Management and Outcome of Patients with Acetabular Fractures: Associated Injuries and Prognostic Factors by Do-Hyun Yeo, Jong-Keon Oh, Jae-Woo Cho, Beom-Soo Kim

“…The posterior wall and both column fracture were the most common (37.8%) fracture patterns. Excellent and good clinical grades of MDA included 28 patients (75.6%) and fair and poor grades included nine (24.3%), respectively. …”
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Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles of Clinacanthus nutans as Antioxidant with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Effects by Hock Ing Chiu, Che Nurul Azieyan Che Mood, Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zain, Muggundha Raoov Ramachandran, Noorfatimah Yahaya, Nik Nur Syazni Nik Mohamed Kamal, Wai Hau Tung, Yoke Keong Yong, Chee Keong Lee, Vuanghao Lim

“…Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) previously synthesised using leaf (AgNP-L) and stem (AgNP-S) extracts of Clinacanthus nutans (C. nutans) were tested to evaluate antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxicity activities. The AgNPs showed good inhibition against bacteria, but not fungi. …”
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CAPTCHA as a Visual Performance Metric in Active Macular Disease by Gautam Vangipuram, Aaron Y. Lee, Kasra A. Rezaei, Lisa C. Olmos De Koo, Yewlin E. Chee, Jennifer R. Chao, Catherine Egan, Cecilia S. Lee

“…No significant difference was found comparing the odds ratio of average edit distance of active disease (IRF, SRF) vs. control (OR 1.09 (0.62, 1.90), 1.10 (0.58, 2.05), p=0.77, 0.77) or percent correct responses of active disease vs. control (OR 0.98 (0.96, 1.01), 1.09 (0.58, 2.05), p=0.22,0.51) in CAPTCHA testing. The goodness of fit using logistic regression analysis for the dependent variables of either IRF or SRF did not improve accounting for average edit distance (p=0.49, p=0.27) or percent correct (p=0.89, p=0.61). …”
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Sakuranetin Prevents Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury via Nrf2-Induced Inhibition of Hepatocyte Ferroptosis by Long Z, Yu X, Li S, Cheng N, Huo C, Zhang X, Wang S

“…Sakuranetin (Sak) is an antitoxin from the cherry flavonoid plant with good antioxidant effects. However, whether sakuranetine has a protective effect on APAP-induced liver injury is not clear.Methods: Mouse and HepG2 cell models of APAP injury were used to investigate the effect of sakuranetin on AILI and its mechanism. …”
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Effect of Moderate Red Meat Intake Compared With Plant-Based Meat Alternative on Psychological Well-Being: A 10-Wk Cluster Randomized Intervention in Healthy Young Adults by Tamlin S Conner, Nicola A Gillies, Anna Worthington, Emma N Bermingham, Jillian J Haszard, Scott O Knowles, Daniel R Bernstein, David Cameron-Smith, Andrea J Braakhuis

“…Background: A healthy diet has been proposed to support good mental health, but the addition of either red meat or meat alternatives is nuanced. …”
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Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ahmed Syed, Narjiss Sallahi, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Halima None Bensmail, Abdelilah Arredouani

“…We did not see any significant improvement in PRISQ sensitivity when we considered the family history of diabetes.Conclusions We confirmed a good PRISQ diagnostic rate for pre-diabetes from a representative sample of the Qatar population recruited in a real-world clinical setting. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of community pharmacy personnel in tuberculosis patient detection: a multicentre cross-sectional study in a high-burden tuberculosis setting by Rovina Ruslami, Rizky Abdulah, Rob E Aarnoutse, Ivan Surya Pradipta, Khairunnisa Khairunnisa, Muh Akbar Bahar, Mersa Nurain Kausar, Efi Fitriana

“…Several factors significantly associated with performing the TBPD practice (p<0.05), such as TB training experience (p<0.001), provision of a drug consultation service (p<0.001), male gender (p<0.05), a positive attitude towards TBPD (p<0.001), short working hours (p<0.001) and central city location of the pharmacy (p<0.05).Conclusions Most participants had good knowledge and attitude, which did not translate into actual TBPD practice. …”
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Integrative analysis of 5-methylcytosine associated signature in papillary thyroid cancer by Ying Ding, Xinying Li, Wenlong Wang, Lei Cai

“…An integrated nomogram combining risk score, IRS, and age exhibited good prognostic predictive performance. Additionally, we validate the downregulation of PPP1R12A-AS1 promotes proliferation and metastasis by activating the MAPK signaling pathway. …”
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Acoustic Emission Characteristics and Damage Evolution Analysis of Sandstone under Three-Point Bending Test by Tao Qin, Chen Jiang, Yanwei Duan, Yiwei Wang, Chao Ju

“…In order to study the prevention of roadway roof bending, sinking, and breaking and the prevention of dynamic disasters such as the appearance of rock bursts, three-point bending experiments of sandstone under different spans were carried out. …”
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Lessons learnt from horse-related human fatalities: Accident analysis using HFACS-Equestrianism by Meredith Chapman, Kate Fenner, Matthew J.W. Thomas

“…A better understanding of the risk factors involved in handling and riding horses, coupled with a model to help mitigate that risk will also set us on the path to a good life for horses because human safety and horse welfare are inextricably linked.…”
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<i>Alaria esculenta, Ulva lactuca</i>, and <i>Palmaria palmata</i> as Potential Functional Food Ingredients for the Management of Metabolic Syndrome by Emer Shannon, Maria Hayes

“…Proximate analysis also revealed that all three seaweeds were a good source of protein, fibre, and polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (PUFAs). …”
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Chinese economic presence in East Africa: the case of Kenya by K. A. Gemueva

“…Thus, China's activities are not only aimed at stimulating the export of Chinese goods and services, as well as increasing its geopolitical weight in the region, but also are supporting for Kenya's industrialization, modern and reliable infrastructure development. …”
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Evaluation of indirect indices in the insulin resistance assessment in patients with different body mass index by Lejla Čano Dedić, Arzija Pašalić, Emsel Papić, Emir Begagić, Sabina Šečić Selimović, Mario Gazibarić, Sabina Šegalo

“…In the obese group, TyG-BMI had good predictive power for discriminating IR (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.820), with a sensitivity and specificity of 84.1% and 87.7%, respectively. …”
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Diversity, Abundance, and Habitat Association of Medium and Large-Sized Mammals in Tiski Waterfall, Awi Zone, Ethiopia by Binega Derebe, Yonas Derebe, Melkamu Kassaye

“…To limit the impact of agricultural growth on big and medium mammals, good habitat management is required.…”
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Influence of Titanium Alloy Scaffolds on Enzymatic Defense against Oxidative Stress and Bone Marrow Cell Differentiation by Lais Morandini Rodrigues, Elis Andrade Lima Zutin, Elisa Mattias Sartori, Daniela Baccelli Silveira Mendonça, Gustavo Mendonça, Yasmin Rodarte Carvalho, Luana Marotta Reis de Vasconcellos

“…Even though we were not able to confirm statistically significant differences to justify the replacement of TiAlV regarding antioxidant enzymes, TiNbZrTa was able to induce faster bone formation at early time points, making it a good choice for biomedical and tissue bioengineering applications.…”
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The Pathogenic Role of Expanded CD8⁺CD28^null Angiogenic T Cells in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis by Haomiao Shen, Jinlin Miao, Haoyang Sun, Kui Zhang, Renli Liu, Zichao Li, Leyang Zhang, Peiyan Zhang, Jiawei Wang, Bei Zhang, Longyu Chen, Zhaohui Zheng, Ping Zhu

“…Additionally, there was a positive correlation between both the percentage and absolute count of CD8⁺CD28^null Tang and the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS). In patients with a good treatment response, both the percentage and absolute count of CD8⁺CD28^null Tang were significantly reduced, and this reduction was positively correlated with the decrease in BVAS scores. …”
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Quality of life in people living with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: A scoping review study. by Kate Alford, Stephanie Daley, Sube Banerjee, Jaime H Vera

“…Quality of life (QoL) is recognized as an essential end point in the disease management of chronic conditions such as HIV with calls to include good QoL as a 'fourth 90' in the 90-90-90 testing and treatment targets introduced by World Health Organization in 2016. …”
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Evaluation of maSSS/maSES-PEG2-RM26 for their potential therapeutic use after labeling with Re-188. Could their [99mTc]Tc-labeled counterparts be used to estimate dosimetry? by Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Quanyi Yu, Abouzayed Abouzayed, Ekaterina Bezverkhniaia, Vladimir Tolmachev, Anna Orlova

“…When tested in vivo in GRPR expressing PC-3 xenografts, both radioantagonists demonstrated high tumor accumulation (6.3 ± 0.5%IA/g and 5 ± 1%IA/g at 1 h pi, respectively), with good retention over time (4 ± 2%IA/g and 3.1 ± 0.1%IA/g at 4 h pi, respectively). …”
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Larvicidal Effectiveness of Azolla pinnata against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Its Effects on Larval Morphology and Visualization of Behavioural Response by Nor Shaida Husna Zulkrnin, Nurul Nadiah Rozhan, Nur Amanina Zulkfili, Nik Raihan Nik Yusoff, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Nor Hakimin Abdullah, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Rajiv Ravi, Intan H. Ishak, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…In conclusion, the powdered A. pinnata serves as a good larvicidal agent against Ae. aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) and this study provided information on the lethal concentration that may have potential for a more eco-friendly Aedes mosquito control program.…”
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Climate Change Impact on Cereal Production in Northern Africa: A Comprehensive Modeling and Control Approach by Sabrina De Nardi, Claudio Carnevale, Sara Raccagni, Lucia Sangiorgi

“…This model demonstrates reasonably good agreement with the data, achieving a correlation of 0.72 and a normalized mean absolute error of 0.18. …”
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