The Intracellular Growth of M. tuberculosis Is More Associated with High Glucose Levels Than with Impaired Responses of Monocytes from T2D Patients by Martha Torres, María Teresa Herrera, Guadalupe Fabián-San-Miguel, Yolanda Gonzalez

“…To evaluate whether M. tuberculosis infection susceptibility is associated with an intrinsic factor in monocytes from type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients or it is associated with hyperglycemia per se, we analyzed TLR-2 and TLR-4 expression by flow cytometry and the cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF-α by cytometric bead array assays, either stimulated with TLR-2 and TLR-4 ligands or infected with M. tuberculosis in the whole blood from T2D patients (n=43) and healthy subjects (n=26) or in CD14+ monocytes from healthy subjects cultured in high glucose (HG) (30 mM). …”
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Activated Neutrophils Express B7-H4 That Correlates with Gastric Cancer Progression and Poor Patient Survival by Zhi-guo Shan, Zong-bao Yan, Liu-sheng Peng, Ping Cheng, Yong-sheng Teng, Fang-yuan Mao, Kun Fan, Yuan Zhuang, Yong-liang Zhao

“…Here, immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR, and flow cytometry analyses were performed to examine levels and phenotype of neutrophils in samples from 41 patients with GC, and also isolated, stimulated, and/or cultured neutrophils for in vitro regulation assays. …”
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CAR T-cell detection scoping review: an essential biomarker in critical need of standardization by Naomi Taylor, Nirali N Shah, David P Turicek, Victoria M Giordani, Josquin Moraly

“…Across the array of CAR T-cell constructs, flow cytometry and quantitative PCR were identified as the two primary techniques for detecting CAR T-cells. …”
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Aspects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Related to Neuroprotection, Regeneration, and Functional Plasticity in the Adult Brain by N. David Åberg, Katarina Gustafson Brywe, Jörgen Isgaard

“…The functional role of GH and IGF-I in the adult brain will be reviewed with reference to neurotransmitters, glucose metabolism, cerebral blood flow, gap junctional communication, dendritic arborization, exercise, enriched environment, depression, learning, memory, and aging.Briefly, these findings suggest that IGF-I functions as a putative regenerative agent in the adult CNS. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Green Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Antiproliferative Effects through Apoptosis Induction and MicroRNA Modulation in Breast Cancer Cells by Amir Hossein Aalami, Mohammad Mesgari, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Moreover, apoptosis assays were performed using morphological analysis, fluorescent dyes, flow cytometry, and evaluation of caspase-3 and caspase-8 gene expression. …”
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Investigating the Efficiency of Coffee Husks in Bio-Retention Model for Storm Water Treatment. by Musasizi, Joseph

“…Storm water from rooftops, paved areas, bare soil and sloped lawns transports eroded soil, animal wastes, litter, salts, pesticides, fertilizers, oil and grease and other potential pollutants which flows directly into the streams and rivers. This spoils the stream water quality and thereby causing a decline in aquatic biota. …”
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Student Councils and Management Of Discipline in Selected Secondary Schools in Kamwenge District. by Wilson, Hakiza

“…The researcher recommended that teachers in charge of students’ Council should ensure that there is effective flow of information between administration and students; school councils should also be empowered with skills that will enable them to thwart any planned strikes and the Ministry of Education should come up with a policy framework for training of student leaders which will lead to improvement of discipline in Ugandan secondary schools.…”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…For example, moving ICU patients to lower levels of care once they have sufficiently recovered is a challenge for doctors, who often call other hospitals to find open beds. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a prospective cohort study by Erlend Eriksen, Ronak Rajani, Sahrai Saeed, Svein Rotevatn, Daanyaal Wasim, Øyvind Bleie, Abukar Mohamed Ali, Erik Jerome Stene Packer, Håvard Keilegavlen

“…Among the 548 eligible patients, 173 (31.6%) underwent pacemaker implantation ≤30 days following TAVI, evenly distributed between females and males (29.6% vs 33.6%, p=0.317), with higher implant rates at low-volume phase (2012–2015) and lower implant rates at high-volume phase (2016–2019) (45.8% vs 23.9%, p<0.001). …”
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Over 20-year Follow-up Result of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Knee Arthropathy: A Single Center Cohort Study by XU Yiming, HU Mingwei, ZHU Wei, YU Muyang, LIN Jin, JIN Jin, QIAN Wenwei, FENG Bin, WENG Xisheng

“…The HSS score at the last follow-up was lower than that at 10- year postoperative follow-up[(84.69±11.03) scores vs. (95.25±13.32) scores, P < 0.05], but significantly improved compared with the preoperative[(84.69±11.03) scores vs. (58.75±7.19) scores, P < 0.05]. …”
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The Impact of Acute Aerobic Exercise on General and Food-Related Inhibitory Function Among Young Adults with Obesity: An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Study by Chun Xie, Tao Huang, Yingying Wang, Peisi Wang, Yanxia Chen, Jiali Qian, Guozhuang Chen, Kun Wang

“…Additionally, food stimuli (both high- and low-calorie) resulted in lower No-go accuracy and smaller N2 amplitudes compared to neutral stimuli. …”
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Improving Patient Outcomes in mTBI: The Role of Integrated Nursing Interventions in the Emergency Department by Feng T, Zhao P, Wang J, Du X, Ai M, Yang J, Li J

“…Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were used to evaluate the effect of nursing interventions on outcomes such as mortality, complications, and hospital stay.Results: Among the 246 mTBI patients, those receiving Integrated Nursing Interventions (n=138, 56.1%) experienced significantly lower rates of adverse events, including perioperative intracranial hemorrhage (4.3% vs 12.0%, P=0.025) and shorter hospital stays (6± 2 days vs 11± 3 days, P< 0.001). …”
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Radiological safety assessment of sugar consumption in South Africa—a study of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 40K levels by Samuel Odumu Ogana John, Stephen Friday Olukotun, Stephen Friday Olukotun, Moses Mpofana Radebe, Manny Mathuthu

“…The respective mean values were 3.83 ± 0.21, 2.90 ± 0.21, and 320.26 ± 7.41 Bq/kg, with brown sugar having lower values than with white sugar. Annual effective ingestion dose from intake of 226Ra, 228Ra, and 40K, for infants (1–2 years), children (7–12 years), and adults (&gt;17 years) ranged from 0.28 to 0.69, 0.32 to 0.82, and 0.12 to 0.30 mSv/year, respectively, and the respective mean values are 0.40 ± 0.11, 0.45 ± 0.14, and 0.17 ± 0.05 mSv/year. 228Ra contributed the largest proportion to ingestion dose (46–67%), indicating potential radiation risk to bones. …”
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The impact of the objective state and self-esteem of health on academic performance in senior students of medical and humanitarian specialties, taking into account various environm... by V. V. Kuznetsov, K. V. Kosilov

“…Student performance was also higher for students in both areas, evaluating the quality of education as high (r = 0.032; r = 0.046 / r = 0.033; r = 0.043), but lower for students with a high comorbidity index (r = –0.038 / r = –0.036). …”
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Mid- to long-term clinical outcomes of modified technique skip-level titanium plate fixation in cervical laminoplasty compared to continuous fixation by Shuo Feng, QiRui Zhu, Yang Sun, ZiYao Ding, Zhe Zhuang, Heng-Heng Yu, Ma-Ji Sun, Feng Yuan

“…Both groups showed no significant differences in gender, age, and disease duration (P > 0.05). Group A had lower hospitalization costs, intraoperative blood loss, operation time, and postoperative hospital stay compared to Group B (P < 0.05). …”
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“I can see a lady with a curly brown hair” - A Corpus-Based Investigation of Article Use in the Language of Young Norwegian EFL Learners by Sofie Larsen, Kristian A. Rusten

“…We also quantitatively contrast learners’ non-target-like uses of the articles with their (overt) target-like uses, and we demonstrate how the learners’ use of articles develops from Year 7 to Year 10 of primary and lower secondary education. On the basis of our findings, pedagogical implications are discussed. …”
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Effects of Jianpi therapy for cancer-related fatigue:a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Jiaxing Dai, Jiaxing Dai, Huili Shui, Huili Shui, Huili Shui, Yuan Wu, Huanghui Zhang, Huanghui Zhang, Yuanyin Li, Yuanyin Li, Shaowang Zhang, Shaowang Zhang, Bing Yang, Bing Yang, Bing Yang, Dongxin Tang, Dongxin Tang, Dongxin Tang

“…Furthermore, Jianpi therapy was found to be effective in lowering tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels (MD=-7.79, 95% CI -11.24 to -4.34, P&lt;0.001) and concurrently enhancing interferon-gamma (MD=5.15, 95% CI 3.20 to 7.09, P=0.002), interleukin-2 (MD=8.37, 95% CI 6.14 to 10.59, P&lt;0.001).ConclusionOur research indicates that Jianpi therapy effectively alleviates CRF, reduces inflammation, and strengthens immune function. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of HIV testing-seeking behaviors among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: analysis of the 2022 Demographic and health survey by Jackson Micheal Asingwire, Isaac isiko, Kuli Faith Rombe, Aaron Mwesigwa, Emmanuel Asher Ikwara, Haron Olot, Lenz Nwachinemere Okoro, Manankong Jane Precious Izunwanne, Blessing Onyinyechi Agunwa, Abdul Aziiz Bwana, William Yiga Kalemba, Ebuka Louis Anyamene

“…Not employed [AOR:0.35, CI (0.20–0.61)] has lower odds of HIV testing than All-year employed status. …”
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Comparative analysis of ambient, in-home, and personal exposures reveals associations between breathing zone pollutant levels and asthma exacerbations in high-risk children by Camille M. Moore, Jonathan Thornburg, Elizabeth A. Secor, Katharine L. Hamlington, Allison M. Schiltz, Kristy L. Freeman, Jamie L. Everman, Tasha E. Fingerlin, Andrew H. Liu, Max A. Seibold

“…In-home monitoring less frequently detected BrC (Personal:79% > lower limit of detection, Home:36.8%) and ETS (Personal:83.7%, Home:4.1%) than personal exposures, and detected BC in participants without personal exposure (Personal: 26.5%, Home: 96%). …”
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Identifikasi Pertumbuhan Jamur Aspergillus Sp pada Roti Tawar yang Dijual di Kota Padang Berdasarkan Suhu dan Lama Penyimpanan by Dina Khaira Mizana, Netty Suharti, Arni Amir

“…The temperature is also related to the Relative Humidity (RH), the higher the temperature, so RH will become lower and vice versa. The foods which store in the low RH will be damaged on the surface side since the fungus, yeast, and certain bacteria. …”
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