Difference of SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence factors between people with and without HIV infection by Jianhui Yang, Esben Strodl, Dandan Zhang, Haibo Jiang, Kun Chu, Shiwen Tan, Zehao Ye, Hongbo Shi, Feng Tong, Weiqing Chen

“…After controlling for the potential confounders, the rate of the SARS-CoV-2 infection was lower among the PLWH than the HIV-negative group (adjusted OR = 0.836, 95% CI = 0.706–0.990). …”
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Modified Endothelial Activation and Stress Index: A New Predictor for Survival Outcomes in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with Doxorubicin-Bleomycin-Vinblastine-Dacarbazine-Bas... by Fazıl Çağrı Hunutlu, Hikmet Öztop, Vildan Gürsoy, Tuba Ersal, Ezel Elgün, Şeyma Yavuz, Selin İldemir Ekizoğlu, Azim Ali Ekizoğlu, Vildan Özkocaman, Fahir Özkalemkaş

“…The 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) (60% vs. 84.3%) and overall survival (OS) (79.6% vs. 95.8%) were significantly lower in the mEASIX^high group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Cardiovascular health in breast cancer patients: insight on BRCA1/2 mutations impact by Panagiotis Mallios, Mehdi Dehghan Manshadi, Laila Hubbert, Tajeri Aydin, Claudia Maes, Johanna Rantala, Annelie Liljegren, Narsis A. Kiani, Elham Hedayati

“…Before BC diagnosis, CVD prevalence was lower in BRCA-BC patients (4.2%) than in Sporadic-BC patients (11.1%). …”
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Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening in Women with HIV in Guangxi, China: A Model Simulation Study by Ran Zhao, Shalini Kulasingam

“…Strategies with a 3- or 5-y screening interval had lower numbers of colposcopies per cancer and cancer deaths prevented. …”
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Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity as overlapping symptoms in adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: severity profiles and associati... by Eszter Kenézlői, Lívia Balogh, Szilvia Somogyi, Evelyn E. Lévay, Zsuzsa Halmai, Zsófia Nemoda, Zsolt S. Unoka, János M. Réthelyi

“…Childhood traumatization was associated with lower levels of personality functioning in adulthood, independently of diagnosis, an effect mediated more by emotion dysregulation, rather than impulsivity. …”
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The use of antimicrobials in Italian buffalo farms by Gabriele Di Vuolo, Federico Scali, Claudia Romeo, Valentina Lorenzi, Chiara D. Ambra, Maria Serrapica, Giovanna Cappelli, Francesca Fusi, Esterina De Carlo, Giovanni Loris Alborali, Luigi Bertocchi, Domenico Vecchio

“…Although direct comparisons may have some limitations, AMU seems to be lower in buffalo than in other species reared in Italy as reported in the bibliography (Mazza et al. 2021). …”
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Prolonged storage reduces viability of Peptacetobacter (Clostridium) hiranonis and core intestinal bacteria in fecal microbiota transplantation preparations for dogs by Bruna Correa Lopes, Jonathan Turck, M. Katherine Tolbert, Paula R. Giaretta, Jan S. Suchodolski, Rachel Pilla, Rachel Pilla

“…When using culture to evaluate the viability of P. hiranonis, we observed that P. hiranonis abundance was lower in lyophilized samples kept at 4°C than −20°C; and P. hiranonis abundance was higher in glycerol-preserved samples for up to 6 months than in samples preserved without glycerol for up to 3 months. …”
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Cryptolepine, the Main Alkaloid of the Antimalarial Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlechter, Induces Malformations in Zebrafish Embryos by Kwesi Boadu Mensah, Charles Benneh, Arnold Donkor Forkuo, Charles Ansah

“…Cryptolepine induced dose- and time-dependent mortality from the 24 to 96 hours postfertilization. Lower cryptolepine concentration (<100 μM) caused mortality, approximately 15–18%, only after the 48 hours postfertilization. …”
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UAS-Guided Analysis of Electric and Magnetic Field Distribution in High-Voltage Transmission Lines (Tx) and Multi-Stage Hybrid Machine Learning Models for Battery Drain Estimation by Tanzim Jim Hassan, Jamison Jangula, Akshay Ram Ramchandra, Niroop Sugunaraj, Barathwaja Subash Chandar, Prashanth Rajagopalan, Farishta Rahman, Prakash Ranganathan, Ryan Adams

“…The results indicate that the hybrid RFR-KNN model yields lower MAPE values compared to stand-alone and other hybrid models.…”
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Short-Term Motor Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease after Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Combined with Post-Operative Rehabilitation: A Pre-Post Comparison Study by Kazunori Sato, Yoshihide Hokari, Eriko Kitahara, Nana Izawa, Kozo Hatori, Kaoru Honaga, Genko Oyama, Taku Hatano, Hirokazu Iwamuro, Atsushi Umemura, Yasushi Shimo, Nobutaka Hattori, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), Timed Up and Go test (TUG) seconds and steps, Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), seconds for 10 times toe-tapping, lower limb extension torque using StrengthErgo240, and center of pressure sway in the quiet standing posture were evaluated preoperatively, postoperatively, and at discharge. …”
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Eligibility of Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin in a Real-World Heart Failure Population by Erik Håkansson, Helena Norberg, Sara Själander, Krister Lindmark

“…Comparing eligible patients in our population with the DAPA-HF- and EMPEROR-reduced trial populations, we found that eligible real-world patients were older (79.0 vs. 66.2 years and 80.3 vs. 67.2 years, respectively), had worse renal function (eGFR 54.4 vs. 66.0 ml/min/1.73m2 and 49.5 vs. 61.8 ml/min/1.73m2, respectively), higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation (56.0% vs. 36.1% and 53.0% vs. 35.6%, respectively), and lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus (21.0% vs. 41.8% and 26.1% vs. 49.8%, respectively). …”
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Effect of comprehensive nursing interventions on relieving postoperative pain of breast cancer patients (乳腺肿瘤患者术后疼痛的护理干预研究) by LI Weijia (李唯佳), LI Yueru (李月茹), LI Ning (李宁), CAO Hongjing (曹红京)

“…Results The VAS score of the study group was significantly lower than that of the control group at 1 day, 3 days and 7 days after surgery(P＜0. 01). …”
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Seasonal carbon fluxes from vegetation and soil in a Mediterranean non-tidal salt marsh by L. Carrasco-Barea, D. Verdaguer, M. Gispert, X. D. Quintana, H. Bourhis, L. Llorens

“…Soil mineralization quotients of the halophilous scrub and the salt meadow were lower than those measured at the glasswort sward, suggesting a higher soil carbon sequestration potential of the first two habitats.…”
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Association of gross domestic product with equitable access to childhood vaccines in 195 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Yakhya Dieye, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, Jones Soladoye Akinbobola, Funmilayo Ibitayo Deborah Afolayan, Tesfaye Kassa, David Dazhia Lazarus, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Nefefe Tshifhiwa, Mustapha Oumouna

“…The protocol was registered on PROSPERO (ID: CRD42022350418) and carried out using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Results Data from 195 countries showed that the following infectious diseases had the highest burden; human papillomavirus (HPV), measles, Ebola and yellow fever. Low-income and some lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) used COVAX and UNICEF for vaccine procurement while high-income countries (HICs) preferred national and regional public tenders. …”
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Conspiracy theories and COVID-19: Coping mechanism or cognitive dissonance? A longitudinal study by Livio TARCHI, Francesco CHIRICO, Eleonora ROSSI, Emanuele CASSIOLI, Kavita BATRA, Pietro CRESCENZO, Amelia RIZZO, Giovanni CASTELLINI, Valdo RICCA

“…Conspiracism was also associated with higher odds of having previously contracted COVID-19 (OR 1.96, p 0.013), vaccine hesitancy (OR 4.35, p <0.001), lower adherence to social distancing behaviors (g -0.154, p 0.006), worry about the economic consequences of the pandemic (g -0.235, p 0.001). …”
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The role of partial splenic artery embolization in the management of refractory esophageal variceal bleeding due to portal vein thrombosis by Büşra Tetik Dinçer, Nafiye Urgancı, Aylin Hasanefendioğlu Bayrak, Özlem Durmaz, İlgin Özden

“…Interventional radiology performed selective lower splenic pole embolization. Six months later, the patient underwent another selective embolization. …”
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Assessing the Relationship of Psychological Sport Readiness, Single-leg Vertical Jump, and Non-Sagittal Single-Leg Hops to Quadriceps Strength After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reco... by Paul Kuwik, Erin Florkiewicz, Timothy Benedict, John Mason, Jamie Morris, Michael Crowell

“… # Results Significant between-limb differences were only identified in the ACLR group (p< 0.05): SLVJ LSI: 88.5%, SLMRH LSI: 93.6%, SLLH LSI: 92.7%, quadriceps strength LSI 80.9% - 83.9%, which were significantly lower (p <0.05) than the healthy control group. Within the ACLR group, a moderate-strong significant (p < 0.05) correlations existed with quadriceps strength and SLVJ (r=0.44-0.65), SLMRH (r =0.43-0.83), and SLLH (r=0.54-0.63); while ACL-RSI had a weak non-significant (p > 0.05) correlation with quadriceps strength (r= 0.12-0.30)…”
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TEVAR for acute type B aortic dissection in pregnant women (35 weeks gestation) with Takayasu's arteritis after cesarean section: a rare case report and literature review by Taiyu Bi, Xiaotian Duan, Yipeng Yin

“…Her blood pressure was 209/73 mmHg and could not be lowered with Urapidil, therefore she was diagnosed with complex Stanford type B aortic dissection. …”
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Ultrasonic assisted stir squeeze casting of AA5456/Al2O3–SiC-Gr-MoS2 hybrid nanocomposites: Microstructure and strengthening analysis by B.N. Akash Deep, S. Rajanna, K.N. Krishnamurthy, G.C. Manjunath Patel, T. Ganesha, G.V. Gnanedra Reddy, Mudassir Hasan, Emanoil Linul

“…Conversely, incorporating lighter SiC and graphite NPs resulted in lower-density composites, as exemplified by the ASGHNC (AA5456 + Al2O3 + SiC + Gr) sample having the lowest density. …”
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Demographic, social and health system factors associated with maternal mortality in Pakistan: A nested case-control study. by Ahsan Maqbool Ahmad, Iqbal H Shah, Ali Muhammad Mir, Maqsood Sadiq, Muddassir Altaf Bosan

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study identifies secondary or higher maternal education, having had tetanus injection during the last pregnancy, ever-used contraception or being in the age group of 20-29 years were factors associated with lower risk of maternal mortality. Conversely, skilled birth attendance increases the risk of maternal death in Pakistan. …”
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