Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Human Cytomegalovirus among Hemodialysis Patients in Kirkuk/Iraq by Eman Ammar Ihsan, Lezan Medhat Mohammed, Waleed Mohammed Ali

“…Only 4% of hemodialysis patients had CMV DNA found. In contrast to females, males had a higher likelihood of having CMV-IgM (60% vs. 40%) and CMV-IgG (55.7% vs. 32.7%, respectively). …”
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Comparative efficacy of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> composition and prucalopride in treatment of const... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova

“…Overall 8 men (16%) and 42 women (84%) with mean age of 35 years [33,7; 41,1 years] were investigated. Patients received probiotic Florasan-D 250 mg bid, placebo — in a similar mode; patients received Resolor 2 mg as a single-dose in the morning. …”
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Clinical outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 11-year follow-up study by Steven Dooley, Juan Du, Xiaoping Tang, Lan Chen, Jinzhu Jia, Fujun Li, Yanyan Shi, Christoph Meyer, Zhongwei Zhu, Yanming Zhang, Roman Liebe, Keming Hu, Tingting Zhou, Huier Zhang, Hong-Lei Weng, Tong Huang

“…Over an 11-year follow-up period, 12.6%, 37.7% and 14.2% of male patients with NAFLD and 11.6%, 44.7% and 22.6% of female patients with NAFLD developed diabetes, hypertension and hyperuricaemia, respectively. …”
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Artiküler eminens ve glenoid fossa pnömatizasyonunun tanısında konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi ve dijital panoramik radyografi kullanımının değerlendirilmesi by Berrin Çelik, Cemile Özlem Üçok, Ezgi Nazman

“…Panoramik radyografiler incelendiğinde PAT için sol taraf (% 43.6) unilateral (% 69.2) lokalizasyon ile multiloküler (% 76.9) lezyon tipi, PGF için ise sol taraf (% 35.7) unilateral (% 59.6) lokalizasyon ve multiloküler (% 84) bir lezyon tipi görülmüştür (p&gt;0.05). …”
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The Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Waiting for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Worse Than an Age- and Sex-Matched Population: Increasing Time on Waiting Li... by Siddharth Sripada, Harrison Loader, Man Hei Marcus Kam, Arslan Khaliq Raja, Joshua Haggart, Thomas Fawcett, Cameron Peattie, Samuel Molyneux, Nicholas Clement

“…The mean EQ-5D score for the study cohort was significantly worse than the matched score (difference, 0.367; p<0.001), and the same trend was observed for all eight dimensions of the SF-36 score. …”
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Effects of fiber engraving laser on metallurgical, surface topography, and corrosion properties of AZ80 magnesium-based alloy by Narges Ahmadi, Homam Naffakh-Moosavy, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Hadavi, Fatemeh Bagheri

“…The roughness test showed a decrease from 10±0.54 µm for the AZ80 sample to 3.27±0.45 µm for sample 5. The results of the wettability test showed that the water contact angle increased from 55.1 ± 1.5° for AZ80 to 129 ± 4.3° for sample 3. …”
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Adaptation Strategies for Hemp in Alkaline Salt Environments: Fertilizer Management for Nutrient Uptake and Optimizing Growth by Yunshu Ye, Haoyu Wang, Panpan Zhang, Yuhong Zhang

“…The N1P2K2 treatment (N 120 mg·L⁻¹, P 238 mg·L⁻¹, K 348 mg·L⁻¹) significantly enhanced plant performance, increasing shoot biomass by 45.3% and root biomass by 38.7% compared to the control. This optimal combination maintains the K⁺/Na⁺ ratio in leaves above 1.2 and regulated Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺ homeostasis, maintaining a ratio of 2.8–3.2, indicating improved salt tolerance. …”
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Dissection of the genetic basis and molecular mechanism of ovule number per ovary in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Muslim Qadir, Xinyi Lin, Farhan Nabi, Kishore Kumar Ashok, Xue-Rong Zhou, Qingbin Sun, Peiman Shi, Xinfa Wang, Jiaqin Shi, Hanzhong Wang

“…A skeleton genetic map of 2111 markers within 19 linkage groups was developed, with a total of 1715.71 cM in length and an average of 0.82 cM between markers. …”
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Promise and Peril: Stellar Contamination and Strict Limits on the Atmosphere Composition of TRAPPIST-1 c from JWST NIRISS Transmission Spectra by Michael Radica, Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb, Jake Taylor, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Björn Benneke, Loic Albert, Étienne Artigau, Nicolas B. Cowan, René Doyon, David Lafrenière, Alexandrine L’Heureux, Olivia Lim

“…For high mean molecular weight atmospheres, where O _2 or N _2 is the background gas, our spectrum disfavors partial pressures of more than  ∼10 mbar for H _2 O, CO, NH _3 , and CH _4 at the 2 σ level. Similarly, under the assumption of a 100% H _2 O, NH _3 , CO, or CH _4 atmosphere, our spectrum disfavors thick,  >1-bar atmospheres at the 2 σ level. …”
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BMI trajectories are associated with NAFLD and advanced fibrosis via aging-inflammation mediation by Haiyang Peng, Zhibo Zhao, Jianping Gong, Kun He

“…The Rapid Ascending trajectory significantly correlated with NAFLD (OR = 2.21, 95% CI 1.29–3.77) and advanced fibrosis (OR = 3.04, 95% CI 1.13–8.22). …”
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Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Prepapillary Arterial Loop: An Isolated Ocular Disease? Case Report and Literature Review by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Casella AMB, Kheir WJ, Bashshur ZF

“…Ahmad M Mansour,1 Maurizio Battaglia Parodi,2 Antônio Marcelo Barbante Casella,3 Wajiha J Kheir,1 Ziad Fayez Bashshur1 1Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute Milan, Milan, Italy; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, BrazilCorrespondence: Ahmad M Mansour, Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel +961-337-7633, Email ammansourmd@gmail.comPurpose: When branch retinal artery occlusion is linked to prepapillary artery loop, is a systemic work-up necessary?…”
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Study on Roof Presplitting Mechanism and Deformation Control of Reused Roadway in Compound Soft Rock by Roof Presplitting Approach by Fuzhou Qi, Dangwei Yang, Xinming Li, Bin Li, Yingying Zhai, Shuisheng Yu

“…The elastic strain energy of the reused roadway is reduced to 32.7% of the peak value. The deformation of the roof is coordinated and deformed. …”
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Incremental long-term benefit of drug therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in quality of life but not mortality: a network meta-analysis by Qiong Pan, Jiongzhou Sun, Shiyuan Gao, Zian Liu, Yiwen Huang, Yixin Lian

“…ICS/LABA/LAMA/dupilumab was the most effective in decreasing exacerbation risk (OR = 0.561 [95% CI: 0.387–0.810]), followed by ICS/LABA/LAMA (OR = 0.717 [95% CI: 0.626–0.817]). …”
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Molecular Detection of Panton Valentine Leukocidin Toxin in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Kiambu County, Kenya by Sani Iliya, Jonathan Mwangi, Ronald Maathai, Mary Muriuki, Christopher Wainaina

“…Out of 138 samples that were collected from patients in Kiambu County, 54 S. aureus isolates were obtained, of which 14 (25.9%; 95% CI = 11.9–38.9) samples had PVL toxins. The isolates that were obtained from the female patients had a higher PVL toxin prevalence of 35.7%, while the isolates collected from the male patients had a lower prevalence of 15.4% (P=0.09). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Gastrointestinal Metastases in Solid Tumor Patients: A Retrospective Study and Review of Literatures by Li Lin, Xiangyi Wang, Chuanhao Tang, Jun Liang

“…Results. 30 patients (median age 56 years, 56.7% female) were included. The most common primary carcinomas associated with gastrointestinal metastases were breast (11 patients, 36.7%), stomach (9 patients, 30.0%), and lung (4 patients, 13.3%) cancer. …”
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Exploring the Relationships Between Behavioural Biases and the Rational Behaviour of Australian Female Consumers by Abhishek Sharma, Chandana Hewege, Chamila Perera

“…Using a quantitative approach, a structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted on the proposed theoretical framework with a cleaned dataset of 357 Australian female consumers, which revealed that behavioural biases significantly influence each stage of rational decision-making when making financial decisions. …”
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Spatial suitability evaluation and layout optimization of emergency shelter: A case study in Tianhe District of Guangzhou City by Bo Tang, Zongyuan Li, Yinzhong Chen

“…Evaluating the appropriateness and optimizing the spatial layout of urban emergency shelters can enhance disaster prevention and response capacity in megacities. …”
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Use of dietary supplements among lactating women in western Algeria. [Prise des compléments alimentaires chez des femmes allaitantes de l'ouest Algérien] by Amina BAYAZID, Kheira MELIANI, Meriem LEBAINI

“…The most commonly reported micronutrients were vitamin B6 (41.8%), vitamin B12 (36.3%), vitamin C (33.7%), iron (28.4%), magnesium (28.0%), and zinc (30.0%). …”
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Air-Entraining Effect on Rheological Properties of Cement-Based Mixtures by Aigerim Tolegenova, Gintautas Skripkiunas, Lyudmyla Rishko, Kenzhebek Akmalaiuly

“…Modification of cement mortar by AIR in 0.3% dosage leads to a decrease in yield stress by 37.7% and a decrease in plastic viscosity by 35.4% compared to the control specimen without PCE. …”
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Sports Injuries Seen in Korfball Players: Assessment of Injuries’ Areas and Types by Mahmut Alp, Mahmut Özdinç

“…The mean age of the athletes was 21.26±1.90 years, the mean height was 176.73±10.16 cm and the mean body weight was 69.75±12.87 kg. …”
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