CytoSorb hemoadsorption of apixaban during cardio-pulmonary bypass for heart transplantation by Anouk Frering, MD, Antoine Abi Lutfallah, MD, Aude Carillion, MD, PhD, Daniel Wendt, MD, Pascal Leprince, MD, PhD, Adrien Bougle, MD, PhD, Guillaume Lebreton, MD, PhD

“…This patient, has an end-stage heart failure with multiple episodes of decompensation over the previous year. …”
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Characteristics and contributing factors of adverse drug reactions: an analytical study of patients with tuberculosis receiving treatment under the National TB Program of India [ve... by Jay Patel, Priya Bhavsar, Harsh Shah, Sandul Yasobant, Deepak Saxena, Anish Sinha, Somen Saha, Yogesh Patel

“…Over 75% of individuals had pulmonary TB, with 87% having experienced their first episode, 83% being new cases, and 44.7% having a history of addiction. …”
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A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials amongst Ugandans working in healthcare settings. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat

“…Results: A low level on the KCTCOVacTrials was reported amongst healthcare workers in Uganda, thus highlighting challenges for the upcoming Oxford-AstraZeneca clinical trials. Inadequate human resource to handle COVID-19 cases in rural healthcare centers continue to contribute to the mistrust and confidence on COVID-19 clinical trials. …”
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Turbulent heat flux dynamics along the Dotson and Getz ice-shelf fronts (Amundsen Sea, Antarctica) by B. Jacob, B. Y. Queste, M. D. du Plessis

“…We show that cold- and dry-air outbreaks from Antarctica enhance air–sea temperature and humidity gradients, triggering episodic heat loss events. The ocean heat loss is larger along the ice-shelf front, and it is also where the ERA5 turbulent heat flux exhibits the largest biases, underestimating the flux by up to 141 W m<span class="inline-formula">⁻²</span> due to its coarse resolution. …”
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Clinical Burden and Healthcare Resource Use of Asthma in Children in the UK by Gouia I, Joulain F, Zhang Y, Morgan CL, Khan AH

“…We assessed the clinical and economic burden of asthma in children in the UK to better understand the impact of pediatric asthma.Methods: This was a retrospective, case-matched, longitudinal analysis using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database and linked patient-level data (Hospital Episode Statistics and Office for National Statistics datasets) of selected patient (aged 6– 11 years) records in 2017. …”
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Le site antique de la clinique des Dames Blanches à Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : aménagements d’un embarcadère romain sur la Loire et évolution du trait de rive by Nicolas Fouillet, Philippe Gardère

“…After this poorly dated episode (between the mid-4th c. and the 9th c. AD), the sedimentological evolution attests to the distance of the main course of the river towards the north, making it possible once again to occupy the central zone of the site. …”
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Pediatric endoscopic retrograde pancreatography expertise in chronic pancreatitis: a single-center analysis by Hongxi Guo, Juan Luo, Hu Yang, Jun Yang, Hongqiang Bian, Xufei Duan, Xin Wang

“…The annual frequency of pancreatitis episodes showed a significant reduction, decreasing from 2.4 times pre-treatment to 0.6 times post-treatment (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Cognitive performance domains (general cognition, episodic memory, executive function, verbal fluency, orientation, and language-and-praxis) were measured through standardised interviews and cognitive tasks. …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…Participants were visited weekly in their homes for morbidity surveillance for 9 months, and those with uncomplicated diarrhoea and malaria received treatment from the study field workers in the community.Main outcomes Incidence and longitudinal prevalence of diarrhoea, malaria, fever, and lower and upper RTI by intervention group.Results The incidence of diarrhoea, malaria and fever was 1.10 (±1.03 SD), 0.61 (±0.66 SD) and 1.49 (±1.12 SD) episodes per 100 child-days at risk, respectively, and did not differ by intervention group (p=0.589, p=0.856 and p=0.830, respectively). …”
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Registro de la actividad eléctrica cerebral de la atención implicada en la conducción bajo el efecto del alcohol usando un instrumento BCI (brain control interface) by Sandra Camelo, Daniel Rojas, Andrés Mejía, Rafael Castro

“…El pre - sente proyecto registró la actividad eléctrica cere - bral de la atención implicada en la conducción con el equipo bci ( brain control interface ) epoc , bajo el efecto de 0,300 g de alcohol, correspondiente a un porcentaje de 0,02 % bac ( blood alcohol content ) en prueba de alcoholímetro, y a su vez en ausencia de alcohol mediante un diseño pre-experimental con preprueba-postprueba, con un solo grupo de 30 es - tudiantes universitarios entre 18 y 45 años de edad. …”
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Soap and water cleaning versus bleach-based cleaners for eliminating SARS-CoV-2 infection by Ekong E. Udoh, Ubong A. Udoh, Abiodun Egwuenu, Ekpereonne B. Esu, Aruk Eteng, Faithman E. Ovat, Uduak Okomo, Olabisi Oduwole, Joseph Okebe, Martin Meremikwu

“…Setting: We conducted a virtual search through the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane database of systematic reviews, PubMed, EMBASE, and Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC). Methods: We assessed studies which compared the effect of soap and water cleaning on SARS-CoV-2 among humans to that of bleach-based cleaning, both in households and communities. …”
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GASES SANGUÍNEOS, ELECTROLITOS Y VARIABLES METABÓLICAS DETERMINANTES DEL ESTADO ÁCIDO-BASE EN CABALLOS CRIOLLOS COLOMBIANOS by C. Jaramillo, L. M. Ramírez, M. P. Arias, I. D. Álvarez

“…Se determinaron y compararon los valores de los gases sanguíneos, electrolitos, lactato, hematocrito y estado ácido-base en sangre venosa y arterial de 17 equinos criollos del Centro de Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Universidad CES, para lo cual se utilizó el sistema Epoc Blood Analysis®, analizador portátil de sangre que permite obtener resultados de gases, iones y metabolitos. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…Untreated HIV (OR: 1.36 (IQR 1.05–1.78)) and being a Zambian participant (OR: 1.81 (IQR 1.31–2.51)) were associated with having ICVH metrics, whereas age older than 50 years (OR: 0.46 (IQR 0.32–0.65)) was associated with not having ICVH metrics.Future plans Our study will be regularly updated with upcoming analyses using prospective data including a focus on arterial hypertension and vascular function. …”
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Evaluation of CORDEX ERA5-forced NARCliM2.0 regional climate models over Australia using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 4.1.2 by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, Y. Li, M. L. Riley

“…This evaluation shows that NARCliM2.0 ERA5 RCMs provide valuable reference simulations for upcoming CMIP6-forced downscaling over CORDEX-Australasia and are informative datasets for climate impact studies. …”
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Cancer stem cells and tumor-associated macrophages as mates in tumor progression: mechanisms of crosstalk and advanced bioinformatic tools to dissect their phenotypes and interacti... by Francesco Verona, Sebastiano Di Bella, Roberto Schirano, Camilla Manfredi, Francesca Angeloro, Giulia Bozzari, Matilde Todaro, Matilde Todaro, Giuseppe Giannini, Giuseppe Giannini, Giorgio Stassi, Veronica Veschi

“…The aggressive behavior of CSCs is guided by several intracellular signaling pathways such as WNT, NF-kappa-B, NOTCH, Hedgehog, JAK-STAT, PI3K/AKT1/MTOR, TGF/SMAD, PPAR and MAPK kinases, as well as extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, and extracellular signaling molecules such as cytokines, chemokines, pro-angiogenetic and growth factors, which finely regulate CSC phenotype. …”
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Evaluation of the relatedness between the biofilm-associated genes and antimicrobial resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the southwest Iran by Nafiseh Hosseinzadeh Shakib, Zahra Hashemizadeh, Abolfazl Rafati Zomorodi, Reza Khashei, Yeganeh Sadeghi, Abdollah Bazargani

“…Additionally, we investigated eleven biofilm-related genes (ompA, bap, csuE, epsA, blaper-1, bfmS, pgaB, csgA, fimH, ptk, and kpsMII) in all isolates using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa by J-D K Lotz, J Porter, H Conradie, T Boyles, B Gaunt, S Dimanda, D Cort

“…Results. Of 282 treatment episodes, 62% were successful, with higher success in shorter (69%) compared with longer regimens (58%). …”
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Overcoming barriers for investigating nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-related enzymes by Jorge L. Nevarez, Aiko Turmo, Santhosh Gatreddi, Swati Gupta, Jian Hu, Robert P. Hausinger

“…By selecting a wavelength of high molar ellipticity and low absorbance for a given 2-hydroxy acid substrate enantiomer, the conversion of one enantiomer/epimer into the other can be monitored for LarA homologs without the need for any coupling enzymes or reagents. …”
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Risks of parasitic helminth disease outbreaks and influence of physico-chemical factors in flood prone areas of Yaoundé, Cameroon by Noura Efietngab Atembeh, Jean Patrick Molu, Jeanne Valerie Emvoutou Maboulou, Boris Fominyam, Rodrigue Nanfack Dongmo, Gabriel Bertrand Zambo, Emilie Tchinda Tiecheu, Jeannette Tombi, Lucia Nkengazong, Serge Hubert Zebaze Togouet, Jean Louis Essame Oyono

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Villány településszerkezetének fejlődése a 18. századtól napjainkig by Zoltán Erdős

“… A tanulmány a dél-baranyai kisváros, Villány településszerkezetének változásait mutatja be a 18. század első felétől a 21. század elejéig. A római kori előzményekre épült középkori település a hódoltság után szerb, majd a 18. század közepétől német többségű telepesfaluként éledt újjá. …”
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