Sex differences in epigenetic ageing for older people living with HIVResearch in context by Carrie D. Johnston, Alina P.S. Pang, Eugenia L. Siegler, Charlene Thomas, Chelsie O. Burchett, Mia Crowley, Rochelle O'Brien, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Marshall J. Glesby, Michael J. Corley

“…Funding: National Institute on Aging (K23AG072960), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR000457), National Institute of Mental Health (R21 MH115821).…”
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Suspicion, screening, and diagnosis of wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: a systematic literature review by Katrine Bay, Finn Gustafsson, Michael Maiborg, Anne Bagger‐Bahnsen, Anne Mette Strand, Trine Pilgaard, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen

“…Awareness of ATTRwt CM and its diagnosis has been challenged by its unspecific and widely distributed clinical manifestations and traditionally invasive diagnostic tools. Recent advances in echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), non‐invasive diagnosis by bone scintigraphy, and the development of disease‐modifying treatments have resulted in an increased interest, reflected in multiple publications especially during the last decade. …”
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Preterm preeclampsia screening and prevention: a comprehensive approach to implementation in a real-world setting by Stefania Ronzoni, Shamim Rashid, Aimee Santoro, Elad Mei-Dan, Jon Barrett, Nanette Okun, Tianhua Huang

“…Early screening using advanced models and primary prevention with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid for high-risk populations is crucial to reduce the disease’s incidence. …”
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Inter-rater reliability and prognostic value of baseline Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) scores in observational cohort studies of inpatients with COVID-19 by Andrew I Kim, William Bain, Alison Morris, Barbara Methe, Bryan J McVerry, Georgios D Kitsios, Daniel Kotok, Janet S Lee, Nameer Al-Yousif, Christine E Girard, Jana J Jacobs, Konstantin Golubykh, Hafiz Qurashi, Michael Lu, Saketram Komanduri, Anatoliy Korzhuk, Halimat O Lawal, Nicholas Abourizk, Caitlin Schaefer, Kevin J Mitchell, Catherine M Dietz, Ellen K Hughes, Clara S Brandt, Georgia M Fitzgerald, Robin Joyce, Asmaa S Chaudhry, Jose D Rivera, Shruti Shettigar, Allen Lavina, Samantha R Gillenwater, Anas Hadeh, Faraaz A Shah, Matthew Bittner, Niall Prendergast, John Evankovich, Navitha Ramesh, Cathy Kessinger

“…Among invasively ventilated patients, RALE scores were significantly associated with worse respiratory mechanics (plateau and driving pressure) and gas exchange metrics (PaO2/FiO2 and ventilatory ratio), as well as higher plasma levels of IL-6, soluble receptor of advanced glycation end-products and soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (p<0.05). …”
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Identification of CD8+ T Cell-Related Genes: Correlations with Immune Phenotypes and Outcomes of Liver Cancer by Qi Pan, Ying Cheng, Donghua Cheng

“…Treatment outcomes for advanced liver cancer are poor. Immunotherapy is a treatment strategy that has been widely used to treat other cancers. …”
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Predicting the Progress of Tuberculosis by Inflammatory Response-Related Genes Based on Multiple Machine Learning Comprehensive Analysis by Shuai Ma, Peifei Peng, Zhihao Duan, Yifeng Fan, Xinzhi Li

“…Hence, it is imperative to develop advanced molecular tools for TB risk stratification. …”
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Compact Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Noninvasive Glucose Sensor Upgraded with Direct Comb Data-Mining by Liying Song, Zhiqiang Han, Hengyong Nie, Woon-Ming Lau

“…Although recent innovative exploitations of the well-established Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy have reached such FDA accuracy benchmarks, an FTIR spectrometer is too bulky. The advancements of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) can lead to FTIR spectrometers of reduced size, but compact QCL-based noninvasive blood glucose sensors are not yet available. …”
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A Local Adversarial Attack with a Maximum Aggregated Region Sparseness Strategy for 3D Objects by Ling Zhao, Xun Lv, Lili Zhu, Binyan Luo, Hang Cao, Jiahao Cui, Haifeng Li, Jian Peng

“…Addressing this, our research focuses on developing more subtle and efficient attack methods that can better evade detection in practical settings. Based on these principles, this paper proposes a local 3D attack method driven by a Maximum Aggregated Region Sparseness (MARS) strategy. …”
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Dynamics of inland saline ground water and associated growth potential of common carp Cyprinus carpio for a sustainable aquaculture by P. S. Nagaraja, V. Susitharan, Siddhant Shivaji Upaskar, Jay Prakash Yadav, Pankaj Kumar, Sreedharan Krishnan, A. M. Babitha Rani, Ashok Kumar, Satyendra Singh, Dhalongsaih Reang, Sunil Kumar Nayak, Mohammad Aklakur, Angom Lenin Singh, Aparna Chaudhari, Mujahidkhan A. Pathan

“…Thus, the present study recommends common carp as a potential candidate species for inland saline aquaculture in degraded soils and advocates its scientific propagation.…”
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An atmospheric correction method for Himawari-8 imagery based on a multi-layer stacking algorithm by Menghui Wang, Donglin Fan, Hongchang He, You Zeng, Bolin Fu, Tianlong Liang, Xinyue Zhang, Wenhan Hu

“…Furthermore, the spatial mapping of MSM-corrected reflectance exhibits a high agreement with the MODIS and Himawari-8 Advanced Himawari Imagery water-leaving reflectance products, further confirming its superiority. …”
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Morphofunctional characteristics of leaves and fruits in Maloideae (Rosaceae): a. Microstructure of surface tissues by T. Kh. Kumachova, A. S. Voronkov, A. V. Babosha, A. S. Ryabchenko

“…The epidermis, which emerged as a device for protecting deeper underlying tissues from drying, subsequently acquired additional functions (participation in gas exchange and transpiration, absorption and isolation of certain substances as well as protection from the penetration of pathogens) and became a multifunctional tissue consisting of several types of cells (basic, stomatal, and trichomes). …”
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Psychological and pedagogical readiness of a guide to work with disabled people by O. V. Zaslavskaya, A. S. Malafiy

“…The conclusion was reached that the methods of education in higher education institutions and the system of advanced training for specialists-guides need to be further developed and improved in order to maximise the implementation of pedagogical function of culture-oriented sightseeing tourism. …”
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Migrasomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells: a new therapeutic agent for ovalbumin-induced asthma in mice by Weifeng Gu, Tingting Zheng, Wen Li, Xinkai Luo, Xiaowei Xu, Ying Wang, Chaoming Mao, Yongbin Ma, Liyang Dong

“…In addition, we found that hUCMSC-migrasomes inhibited the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) signal in OVA-treated BMDCs in vitro and in asthma mice lung in vivo. …”
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Exploring Glypican-3 targeted CAR-NK treatment and potential therapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. by Lei Yang, Kien Pham, Yibo Xi, Qunfeng Wu, Dongfang Liu, Keith D Robertson, Chen Liu

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent form of primary liver cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. Despite advancements in current HCC treatment, it remains a malignancy with poor prognosis. …”
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Diversity and Functional Insights into Endophytic Fungi in Halophytes from West Ordos Desert Ecosystems by Xingzhe Wang, Yan Zhang, Jingpeng Li, Yiteng Ding, Xiaodan Ma, Peng Zhang, Haijing Liu, Jie Wei, Yuying Bao

“…The results of this study provide a reference for advancing the development and utilization of halophyte endophytic fungal resources, with applications in desert ecosystem restoration and halophyte cultivation.…”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using LED Light Combined With Chromophore Gel in Treating Acne Vulgaris – Preliminary Study by Deda AE, Hartman-Petrycka M, Wilczyński S

“…The treatments were performed using a LED device (465– 880 nm). Blue light - 465 nm in combination with red light - 640 nm in pulsed mode and near-infrared light - 880 nm were used in the treatments. …”
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Simultaneous Debridement and Titanium Mesh Reconstruction in Patients with Compound Depressed Skull Fracture: A Retrospective Descriptive Study by Srikant Das, Acharya Suryakant Pattajoshi, Mahesh Kumar Kusta, Dibakar Sarkar

“…Not all compound fractures require surgical intervention; however, some fractures pose surgical challenges due to their location and the extension of fracture segments to adjacent dural venous sinuses. Surgical management includes thorough debridement of fractured segments, along with devitalised and contaminated soft tissues, followed by cranioplasty either in the same sitting or as a staged procedure. …”
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Cardiometabolic index as a predictor of gallstone incidence in U.S. adults: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Ji Li, Shou-jun Bai

“…Generalized Additive Models (GAM) and advanced curve fitting techniques were used to explore potential non-linear relationships, with threshold effects determined via piecewise linear regression if such relationships were identified. …”
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Farmers’ Perception of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Food Security in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Bello N.J, Omoniyi T.E

“…Considering the recent advances in climate science, many studies are trying to provide a reliable basis for climate, and subsequently agricultural production forecasts. …”
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The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Local Government Performance in Service Delivery. A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Musinguzi, Joshua

“…The study recommends that tailored approaches are needed, recognizing the diverse effects of lockdowns according to young people's gender, age, stage of education, socioeconomic status, and location (rural, peri-urban, and urban). …”
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