Emerging Challenges in Methicillin Resistance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by Marta Katkowska, Maja Kosecka-Strojek, Mariola Wolska-Gębarzewska, Ewa Kwapisz, Maria Wierzbowska, Jacek Międzobrodzki, Katarzyna Garbacz

“…Compared with MRCoNS and BORCoNS, OS-MRCoNS strains demonstrated lower resistance to non-beta-lactams. SCC<i>mec</i> type I cassette was predominant. …”
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Obesity and polysomnographic variables on patients with obstructive sleep apnea by Chaiane Facco Piccin, Marco Colomé Beck, Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Reinaldo Fernando Cóser Neto, Pedro Luis Cóser, Fabrício Scapini, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva

“…The following variables were analyzed: stages 1, 2 and 3 of sleep (N1, N2 and N3), REM sleep, index peri- odic movements of the lower limbs (PLMS), apnea and hypopnea (AHI), AHI in REM sleep (AHIREM) and micro-arousal rates (MAR). …”
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Determination of protective effectiveness of nerium oleander distillation in doxorubicin-induced organ damages by Burak Dik, Ayşe Er, Orhan Çorum

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Heart TBARS values of the doxorubicin group were lower (P<0.05) than Doxorubicin + NO distillate group, while kidney TBARS values of the doxorubicin group were higher (P<0.05) than the NO distillate group. …”
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Composition Characteristics and Potential Regions of PM2.5 during Winter Haze Pollution in Typical Industrial Areas, NW-China by Liyao Guo, Chao Gu, Kaiyuan Dong, Shengju Ou, Xueyan Zhao, Xinhua Wang, Zhensen Zheng, Wen Yang

“…The sum of 39 inorganic element concentrations (8.28% ± 3.59%) was lower than that of water-soluble ions (63.26% ± 8.78%) and carbonaceous compounds (10.95% ± 3.22%). …”
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Shaping Ability of XP Endo Shaper File in Curved Root Canal Models by Abdulmohsen Alfadley, Abdalrhman Alrajhi, Hamad Alissa, Faisal Alzeghaibi, Lubna Hamadah, Khalid Alfouzan, Ahmed Jamleh

“…Both file systems showed signs of deformation after use with a lower number of deformed files observed in WOG throughout the experiment.…”
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Characteristics of exacerbators in the US Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry: a cross-sectional study by Nicole C. Lapinel, Radmila Choate, Timothy R. Aksamit, Joseph Feliciano, Kevin L. Winthrop, Andreas Schmid, Sebastian Fucile, Mark L. Metersky

“…aeruginosa, younger age, lower FEV1% predicted, asthma, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were associated with more exacerbations. …”
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Sample Size and Statistical Power Calculation in Genetic Association Studies by Eun Pyo Hong, Ji Wan Park

“…Under a dominant model, a smaller sample size is required to achieve 80% power than other genetic models. We found that a much lower sample size was required with a strong effect size, common SNP, and increased LD. …”
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Clinical characteristics and associated factors of pediatric acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a retrospective study by Huiling Zhang, Yilong Wang, Qianyun Ding, Xuekun Li, Sheng Ye

“…The fatal group displayed lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores and severe complications. …”
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Reducing the dietary starch:protein ratios in low-protein diets enhanced the growth performance of goslings from 1 to 28 days of age by Xucheng Zheng, Qian Lu, Chunhui Huang, Usman Nazir, Zhi Yang, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang

“…The results showed that: reducing the S: P ratio at the same dietary protein level increased weight gain (WG), average daily gain (ADG), and average daily feed intake (ADFI) of goslings (P < 0.05). Lowering the protein level increased feed-to- gain ratio (F/G) at the same dietary S: P ratio type. …”
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Fast Hadamard-Encoded 7T Spectroscopic Imaging of Human Brain by Chan Hong Moon, Frank S. Lieberman, Hoby P. Hetherington, Jullie W. Pan

“…Spectral analyses for the J-refocused studies of glutamate and myo-inositol show that the Cramer Rao lower bounds are not significantly different between the fast RSI and conventional CSI studies. …”
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Factors Influencing the Serum Uric Acid in Gout with Cerebral Infarction by Yi Li, Hongyi Yang, Yao Tian, Lihua Duan

“…The data also suggested that uric acid-lowering therapy may need to be strengthened in the young gout+CI patients with a history of smoking.…”
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High vulnerability of the endemic Southern Ocean snail Neobuccinum eatoni (Buccinidae) to critical projected oceanographic changes by Rosvita González, Luis R. Pertierra, Pablo C. Guerrero, Angie Díaz

“…By 2100, under the moderate emissions scenario (SSP2-4.5), the species is projected to move to deeper areas and lower latitudes, with notable expansions in the Weddell Sea and in the Southern Ocean surrounding the Kerguelen Archipelago. …”
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The acceptability of intimate partner violence screening and response among refugee women accessing Australian resettlement services. by Nigel Spence, Jo Spangaro, Nicola Man, Jacqui Cameron, Kelsey Hegarty, Jane Koziol-McLain, Tadgh McMahon, Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Chye Toole-Anstey, Jeannette Walsh, Anthony Zwi

“…Those with no recall of the questions had lower overall agreement and higher disagreement than those who recalled the questions (88% and 10%). …”
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Burden of Illness in Prostate Cancer Patients with a Low-to-Moderate Risk of Progression: A One-Year, Pan-European Observational Study by Cesare Selli, Anders Bjartell, Javier Burgos, Matthew Somerville, Juan-Manuel Palacios, Laure Benjamin, Libby Black, Ramiro Castro

“…QLQ-PR25 urinary symptoms subscale score was significantly increased at 3 months (P<0.001), indicating that urinary symptoms worsened after treatment. The score was lower at 12 months than at 3 months, but it was still significantly higher than at baseline (P<0.001). …”
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Study on Fault Activation Evaluation Mechanism and Sensitivity Analysis in Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing by Penglin Liu, Haifeng Fu, Zhuxing Chen, Qixuan Li, Jun Li, Jiayi Liu, Yu He, Xianbo Liu

“…Casing deformation slows the fracturing process, lowers production, and raises the cost of a shale gas well. …”
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Current developments in robotic assistance technology for total knee arthroplasty: a comprehensive overview by Hongli Zhang, Xing-an Jiang, Bing-chen Jin, Hong-hao Zhang, Jun-bo Liang

“…The inevitable human factor in conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) frequently results in poor positioning of the prosthesis during the reconstruction of the lower limb's biomechanical axis. This can lead to severe postoperative pain, accelerated wear of the prosthesis, early loosening, and other problems in the affected knee, which has always been a primary concern for orthopaedic surgeons. …”
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Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Childhood Specific Phobias by Abdurrahman Cahid Orengul, Yavuz Meral, Vahdet Gormez

“…Subjects with animal phobia or situational phobia had lower, blood/injection type phobia or natural environment type phobias had higher rates of comorbidity with an externalizing disorder as compared to the rest of the sample(&#935;2=9.54, p=0.002 and &#935;2=11.51, p=0.001, &#935;2=6.00, p=0.014 and &#935;2=8.45, p=0.004; respectively). …”
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Utilisation of alcohol-related treatment after a first alcohol use disorder diagnosis in Hamburg, Germany by Jakob Manthey, Kilian Huß, Sven Buth, Ludwig Kraus, Anna Schranz, Carolin Kilian, Jürgen Gallinat, Ingo Schäfer, Bernd Schulte

“…Treatment utilisation was associated with younger age, female sex, unemployment, German nationality, and lower physical comorbidity. Among treatment entrants, nearly half received only brief psychiatric consultation. …”
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Comparing Iraqi Regional Differences on Infant Feeding through Breastfeeding and Formula by Anna Grace Tribble

“…Karbala = 24.32 percentage points lower probability of using infant formula relative to Sulaimani, (p<0.0001), but differences in breastfeeding seem to be between the southern and northern governorates (e.g. …”
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Single-cell RNA-seq analysis reveals microenvironmental infiltration of myeloid cells and pancreatic prognostic markers in PDAC by Yanying Fan, Lili Wu, Xinyu Qiu, Han Shi, Longhang Wu, Juan Lin, Jie Lin, Tianhong Teng

“…Further, patients with high-risk scores had a lower likelihood of benefiting from immunotherapy. …”
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