The Battle of Žalgiris / Grunwald: Unanswered Questions by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…Today it is recognized that critical studies of the battle of Grunwald started in the seventh decade of the 20th century only, because until that time images coming from national mythologies prevailed in the studies of the battle of Grunwald, which dictated conditions to the historians of the "scissors and glue" method who cut patterns from the Chronicle of Jan Długosz. …”
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Photo-Fenton Degradation of RB5 Dye in Aqueous Solution Using Fe Supported on Mexican Natural Zeolite by José Domenzain-Gonzalez, José J. Castro-Arellano, Luis A. Galicia-Luna, Luis Lartundo-Rojas

“…Finally, the kinetic reaction was evaluated as a pseudo-first-order kinetics with an apparent rate constant (kapp) of 0.0225 min-1 at latest conditions.…”
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Lema Workineh, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Tahir Eyayu, Shewaneh Damtie, Debaka Belete

“…Estimation of outcome measures at 95% confidence interval was performed using Der-Simonian-Laird’s random-effects model. …”
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Prevalence, predictors, and economic burden of mental health disorders among asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African countries: A scoping review. by Wael Osman, France Ncube, Kamil Shaaban, Alaa Dafallah

“…In terms of number of countries contributing, Uganda was the largest (n = 7), followed by Italy (n = 4). The most studied conditions, using multiple diagnostic tools, were Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD, n = 19) and depression (n = 17). …”
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Dual regulation of the levels and function of Start transcriptional repressors drives G1 arrest in response to cell wall stress by Mihai Spiridon-Bodi, Cristina Ros-Carrero, J. Carlos Igual, Mercè Gomar-Alba

“…Among them, Whi7 and Whi5 are transcriptional repressors of the G1/S transcriptional program, yeast functional homologs of the Retinoblastoma family proteins in mammalian cells. Under standard conditions, Whi7 plays a lesser role than Whi5 in Start inhibition. …”
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Leucocytosis and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Sickle Cell Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Taonga Musonda, Mildred Zulu, Mulemba Samutela, Annie Kalonda, Hamakwa Mantina, Pauline Okuku, Musalula Sinkala, Panji Nkhoma

“…Therefore, we recommend close monitoring of sickle cell patients in Zambia for such conditions to improve patients’ outcomes.…”
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Beverage consumption modifies the risk of type 2 diabetes associated with ambient air pollution exposure by Chaonan Fan, Wenjuan Wang, Wenxue Xiong, Zhiyao Li, Li Ling

“…One interquartile range increase of PM2.5, NO2, and NOX raised the T2D risk with the hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) being 1.09 (1.03, 1.16), 1.14 (1.06, 1.21), and 1.09 (1.04, 1.15), respectively. …”
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Blockade of IL-17A/IL-17R Pathway Protected Mice from Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy by Inhibition of Microglia Activation by Bo Ye, Tianzhu Tao, Andong Zhao, Liyuan Wen, Xiaofei He, Yi Liu, Qiang Fu, Weidong Mi, Jingsheng Lou

“…Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a poorly understood condition that leads to long-term cognitive impairment and increased mortality in survivors. …”
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Effect of Staggered vs. Simultaneous Co-Administration of Bempedoic Acid on Pharmacokinetics of Pravastatin: Randomized, Cross-Over Clinical Trial in Healthy Volunteers by Felicitas Stoll, Salvatore Amato, Max Sauter, Jürgen Burhenne, Johanna Weiss, Walter E. Haefeli, Antje Blank

“…Log-transformed AUC_∞ and C_max were compared with one-way ANOVA with a 90% confidence interval (CI). <b>Results</b>: Fourteen participants completed all visits. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with metabolic syndrome and its components in middle-aged and older individuals in the United States by Qu Zhang, Yemei Wu, Bo Luo

“…Separate analyses examined dietary OBS (DOBS) and lifestyle OBS (LOBS) in relation to MetS.ResultsHigher OBS quartiles were associated with a reduced MetS risk (OR 0.25; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.12–0.51; p &lt; 0.0001), after adjusting for confounders. …”
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Construction and evaluation of a triage assessment model for patients with acute non-traumatic chest pain: mixed retrospective and prospective observational study by Xuan Zhou, Gangren Jian, Yuefang He, Yating Huang, Jie Zhang, Shengfang Wang, Yunxian Wang, Ruofei Zheng

“…Triage assessment urgently requires the use of simple, rapid tools to screen patients with chest pain for high-risk condition to improve patient outcomes. Methods After data preprocessing and feature selection, univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify potential predictors associated with acute non-traumatic chest pain. …”
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Ultrasound outcomes and surgical parameters of the double-layer purse-string uterine closure technique in cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized tri... by Mahsan Nabighadim, Maryam Vaezi, Mahsa Maghalian, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…The meta-analysis demonstrated a significant reduction in the rate of cesarean scar defects in the PSUS group compared to the control group (risk ratio [RR] 0.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.36 to 0.58; 8 trials, 751 participants, I² = 0%, indicating no heterogeneity). …”
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The effect of hindrance stressors on the emotional exhaustion among front-line healthcare workers in the recuperation period during the COVID-19 epidemic in China: a prospective cr... by Hua Zhang, Huan Wang, Junying Ye, Hao Wu, Xinyao Zhou, Caiping Song, Pengpeng Yin, Renzhong Shi, Yang Dan

“…Objectives This study aimed to examine the influence and conditioning process of hindrance stressors on the emotional exhaustion of the front-line healthcare workers during recuperation, examine the potential mediating process of rumination, and explore the moderating role of organisational and family factors.Setting This cross-sectional study was conducted during 12–20 July 2020. …”
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Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Changes in Biochemical Parameters Occurring in Patients with Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Data Analysis from Antimalarial Efficacy-Ran... by Khadime Sylla, Roger Tine, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Annie Abiola, Jean Louis NDiaye, Magatte NDiaye, Kuaku Folly, Léon Amath NDiaye, Oumar Gaye, Babacar Faye

“…Data were analyzed as both continuous and categorical variables with 95% confidence interval. Risks and trends were calculated using multivariate logistic random effect models. …”
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Screening of West Siberian patients with primary congenital glaucoma for CYP1B1 gene mutations by D. E. Ivanoshchuk, S. V. Mikhailova, O. G. Fenkova, E. V. Shakhtshneider, A. Z. Fursova, I. V. Bychkov, M. I. Voevoda

“…Congenital glaucoma is a rare condition (1 case per 10,000–20,000 newborns), but its prevalence is substantially higher (up to 1 case per 250 newborns) in countries where consanguineous marriages are common. …”
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Towards quantitative reconstruction of past monsoon precipitation based on tetraether membrane lipids in Chinese loess by J. Guo, J. Guo, M. Ziegler, L. Fuchs, Y. Sun, F. Peterse

“…Combing our new data with existing brGDGT records from other CLP sites reveals a spatial gradient in MAP that is most pronounced during glacials, when the western CLP experiences more arid conditions and receives up to <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 250 mm less precipitation than in the southeast, whereas MAP is <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 850 mm across the CLP during the Holocene optimum. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Key Genes Involved in the Response of <i>Triticum urartu</i> to Boron Toxicity Stress by Gul Sema Uyar, Anamika Pandey, Mehmet Hamurcu, Tomas Vyhnanek, Mustafa Harmankaya, Ali Topal, Sait Gezgin, Mohd. Kamran Khan

“…In this study, for the first time, we compared the transcriptomic changes in the leaves of a high B-tolerant <i>T. urartu</i> genotype, PI662222, grown in highly toxic B (10 mM B in the form of boric acid) with the ones grown in the control (3.1 μM B) treatment in hydroponic conditions. The obtained results suggest that several mechanisms are involved in regulating the response of the studied <i>T. urartu</i> genotype toward B toxicity. …”
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Identification of the primary pollution sources and dominant influencing factors of soil heavy metals using a random forest model optimized by genetic algorithm coupled with geodet... by Tong Liu, Mingshi Wang, Mingya Wang, Qinqing Xiong, Luhao Jia, Wanqi Ma, Shaobo Sui, Wei Wu, Xiaoming Guo

“…This approach provides a novel perspective for HM source apportionment under complex environmental conditions.…”
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Effects of Salt Stress During the Growth Period on the Yield and Grain Quality of Hybrid Rice by Ruopeng Li, Dan Zhang, Yinlin Pan, Huimin Liu, Chanjuan Tang, Xiaolin Liu, Lin Mo, Yaxi Du, Guoqiang Zhou, Yuanyi Hu

“…The protein and sodium contents and sodium-potassium ratio of all the rice cultivars increased significantly under salt stress; however, no significant effect on cooking or sensory quality were noticed in all rice varieties under saline conditions. Overall, salt stress negatively affected the grain yield and quality, but hybrid rice is more salt-tolerant than conventional rice, harnessing heterosis to improve the yield of saline-tolerant rice.…”
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Effect of exercise intervention on health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older people with osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Di Geng, Xiaogang Li, Yan Shi

“…Background Osteoporosis is a common condition affecting middle-aged and older people, posing a serious threat to their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). …”
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