Gut microbial profiles of patients with optic neuritis or myasthenia gravis by Tao Wu, Hanqiu Jiang, Chen Lin, Jingting Peng, Xiuyun Kong, Jie Yu, Jiawei Wang, Shilei Cui

“…LEfSe analysis identified microbial taxa that were associated with each group. The patients showed lower abundances of certain intestinal probiotics, including Bifidobacterium , Bacteroides , and Roseburia , than the controls. …”
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Driving Motivation in Irish Language Learning: An analysis of variation in post-primary pupil attitudes to Irish in the Growing Up in Ireland study by Emily Barnes, Joe Condon, Ann Devitt, Noel Ó Murchadha

“…In particular, a more student-centred teaching style and higher positive and lower negative interactions with teachers were associated with more positive perceptions of Irish as less difficult and more interesting.  …”
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Biomechanical Performance of Menisci under Cyclic Loads by J.-G. Tseng, B.-W. Huang, Y.-T. Chen, S.-J. Kuo, G.-W. Tseng

“…The achieved results can be applied to do subsequent knee dynamic simulation analysis, to reduce the knee joint and lower external impacts, and to manufacture artificial meniscus through tissue engineering.…”
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Cookware as source of toxic metals: An overview by Okunola Alabi, Amos Tomiwa Afolabi

“…Selecting materials with lower potential for metal leaching, such as stainless steel or cast iron, can significantly reduce exposure. …”
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Rapamycin inhibits tamoxifen-induced endometrial proliferation in vitro as a pilot approach for endometrial protection in breast cancer by Akiko Nakamura, Yuji Tanaka, Tsukuru Amano, Akie Takebayashi, Akimasa Takahashi, Tetsuro Hanada, Yutaka Yoneoka, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Murakami

“…Rapamycin effectively inhibited this proliferation, even at concentrations lower than those typically observed in clinical settings. …”
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Effect of Dietary Fibre Fractions on In Vitro Digestibility of Rapeseed Napin Proteins by Joehnke Marcel Skejovic, Sørensen Susanne, Bjergegaard Charlotte, Markedal Keld Ejdrup, Sørensen Jens Christian

“…The IVPD of RP2 was dose-dependently decreased upon addition of hull fibres at all inclusion levels (8.9-26.6%; P<0.05), whereas the effect of embryo fibres was of a markedly lower magnitude and only significant at the medium to high levels (7.3-8.9%; P<0.05). …”
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A meta-analysis of the effect of protein synthesis inhibitors on rodent fear conditioning by Carneiro, Clarissa F. D., Amorim, Felippe E., Amaral, Olavo B.

“…We detected robust effects of protein synthesis inhibitors on training and reconsolidation, but not on extinction, possibly due to the lower number of studies on the latter. Our analyses identified some well-established moderators, such as intervention timing and reexposure duration. …”
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Clinical Rehabilitation Nursing of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Based on Intelligent Medicine by Lingyan Zhao, Liyan Chu

“…Although on specificity metrics SCNet did not perform the best, it was about 1% lower than the best baseline model. However, the comprehensive performance of the SCNet model on Acc, Sen, F1-Score, and AP indicators showed that the model SCNet proposed in this paper had certain advantages, which was helpful for the clinical rehabilitation care of patients with COPD and could better assist doctors in treatment.…”
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Cold Storage of Two Selections of Soursop (Annona muricata L.) in Nayarit, Mexico by José Orlando Jiménez-Zurita, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Irán Alia-Tejacal, Leticia Mónica Sánchez Herrera, Edgar Iván Jiménez-Ruiz, Juan Esteban Bello-Lara, Juan Diego García-Paredes, Porfirio Juárez-López

“…The fruits exposed at 15°C had a significantly lower weight loss (5%) and showed no chilling injury. …”
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Hybridization potential and genetic influence of parental varieties on fruit size and set rate in Gleditsia sinensis by Qingying Zeng, Yang Zhao, Xiurong Wang, Fuhua Liu, Meixuan Xie, Xingfu Zhang

“…Pod length and width exhibit high heritability, while pod thickness has lower heritability and is more significantly influenced by non-additive effects.…”
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Metastases to the Thyroid Presenting as a Metabolically Inactive Incidental Thyroid Nodule with Stable Size in 15 Months by Subhashini Yaturu, Raina A. Patel

“…Ultrasound (US) of the thyroid revealed a complex, predominantly hypoechoic lesion measuring 1.8 cm within the lower pole of the right thyroid lobe and a subcentimeter lesion in the left lobe of the thyroid. …”
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ZEQoS: A New Energy and QoS-Aware Routing Protocol for Communication of Sensor Devices in Healthcare System by Zahoor Ali Khan, Shyamala Sivakumar, William Phillips, Bill Robertson

“…Simulations also show that the ZEQoS also offers better performance in terms of higher throughput, less packets dropped on MAC and network layers, and lower network traffic than comparable protocols including DMQoS and noRouting.…”
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Obesity Is Not Associated with Impaired Immune Response to Influenza Vaccination in HIV-Infected Persons by Charitha Gowda, Noah McKittrick, Deborah Kim, Rosemarie A. Kappes, Vincent Lo Re, Pablo Tebas

“…HIV-infected individuals demonstrate lower immunogenicity to the influenza vaccine, despite immunologic and virologic control of HIV infection. …”
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Design and Implementation of NTU Wearable Exoskeleton as an Enhancement and Assistive Device by K. H. Low, X. Liu, H. Yu

“…This article presents a wearable lower extremity exoskeleton (LEE) developed to enhance the ability of a human’s walking while carrying heavy loads. …”
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Novel Antibiotic Combinations of Diverse Subclasses for Effective Suppression of Extensively Drug-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Shumyila Nasir, Muhammad Sufyan Vohra, Danish Gul, Umm E Swaiba, Maira Aleem, Khalid Mehmood, Saadia Andleeb

“…First-line β-lactams of lower generations can be used effectively against MRSA infection when used in combination. …”
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Biochemical Changes in Blood Serum after Selenium and Zinc Doses and their Effect on the Health and Environment of Kurdi Sheep in Kurdistan Region by Zirak M. R. Palani, Hozan Jalil Hamasalim, O. M. Abdualmajeed, Jasim M. Baqer, M. E. A. Omer, Hemin Nuradden Mohammed, Darwn H. Kak Bchkol

“…The level of cholesterol increased in the fourth treatment compared to the other treatments in the blood serum, and significant differences were found in the level of albumin and immunoglobulin (IgM) in the fourth treatment compared to the rest of the treatments, and immunoglobulin level (IgG) lowered in all addition treatments compared to the control treatment in the blood serum. …”
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The Performance and Mechanism Analysis of Cement Pastes Added to Aluminum Sulfate-Based Low-Alkali Setting Accelerator by Xingdong Lv, Yan Shi, Yun Dong, Zhiyang Gao, Beixing Li

“…The results show that four typical 42.5-grade ordinary Portland cement types with 6–8% HLSA could satisfy the first-grade requirements according to JC477-2005 even at a lower temperature (e.g., 10°C). Further, the percentage ratio of 28 d compressive strength of cement with 6–8% HLSA was over 90%; the XRD diffraction peak of AFt integrated area of cement with 7% HLSA was 3818 at 5 min of hydration; SEM observation revealed that AFt crystals were filled in the pore of cement at 28 d of hydration; the temperature adaptation and cement flexibilities of HLSA were excellent; the cement with HLSA coagulating in a short time attributed to promoting the formation of abundant AFt and the hydration of C3S.…”
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Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients with Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas and Larger Tumors by Soh-Ching Ng, Sheng-Fong Kuo, Szu-Tah Chen, Chuen Hsueh, Bie-Yu Huang, Jen-Der Lin

“…Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed a significantly lower survival rate associated with multifocal PTMC compared to that with solitary PTMC.…”
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Resilience and its relationship with quality of life and comorbid substance use disorder in patients with type I bipolar disorder by Shady Mohamed Moustafa, Magda Taha Kamal Aldin, Haydy Hassan Sayed, Ahmed Elarabi Hendi

“…Results Resilience level was found to be significantly lower in bipolar with comorbid substance use group compared to bipolar group. …”
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COMPARISON OF CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TENCKHOFF CATHETER INSERTION (OPEN SURGERY VS LAPAROSCOPIC) – A CASE CONTROL STUDY by Christopher Kusumajaya, Tjahjodjati

“…Conclusion: Tenckhoff catheter insertion by using laparoscopic surgery tend to have better outcome compared to open surgery, with lower risk of catheter migration and infection. …”
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