Methods to Adjust for Confounding in Test-Negative Design COVID-19 Effectiveness Studies: Simulation Study by Elizabeth AK Rowley, Patrick K Mitchell, Duck-Hye Yang, Ned Lewis, Brian E Dixon, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, William F Fadel, Inih J Essien, Allison L Naleway, Edward Stenehjem, Toan C Ong, Manjusha Gaglani, Karthik Natarajan, Peter Embi, Ryan E Wiegand, Ruth Link-Gelles, Mark W Tenforde, Bruce Fireman

“…MethodsAdjustment for a disease risk score (DRS) is compared with multivariable logistic regression. Both stratification on the DRS and direct covariate adjustment of the DRS are examined. …”
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Formulating a Blue Ocean Strategy in the Banking Services Industry: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Improved Demand Fulfillment and Presenting an Optimal Pattern by Manuchehr Ghanbari, Ali Sabzali Yameqani, Yousef Rabbani, Kobra Sabzali Yamaqani

“…Methodology The present study adopts a quantitative approach in both data collection and research methodology. Conducted in an exploratory manner, the research is characterized by a practical orientation and a comparative approach. …”
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In Vitro Activities of Ceftobiprole and Doripenem Tested against Frequently Encountered Aerobic and Facultative Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Pa... by James A Karlowsky, Mel DeCorby, Daryl J Hoban, George G Zhanel

“…The current study demonstrated both ceftobiprole and doripenem to be promising broad-spectrum antibacterial agents.…”
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Bias Mitigation in Primary Health Care Artificial Intelligence Models: Scoping Review by Maxime Sasseville, Steven Ouellet, Caroline Rhéaume, Malek Sahlia, Vincent Couture, Philippe Després, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, David Darmon, Frédéric Bergeron, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

“…Algorithmic preprocessing methods, such as relabeling and reweighing data, along with natural language processing techniques that extract data from unstructured notes, showed the greatest potential for bias mitigation. …”
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Toward Understanding of Quiet Human Resource Management Theory in Iranian Organizations: Theoretical Origins, Conceptual Narration and its Consequences by Abbas Nargesian, Sajjad Sadpoor

“…The consequences of quiet HRM are both positive, such as skill diversification and identification of high performers, and negative, including increased turnover, damage to employer branding, and declines in employee mental health, job satisfaction, and performance. …”
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The miR-146a SNP Rs2910164 and miR-155 SNP rs767649 Are Risk Factors for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Iranian Population by Neda K. Dezfuli, Ian M. Adcock, Shamila D. Alipoor, Sharareh Seyfi, Babak Salimi, Maryam Mafi Golchin, Neda Dalil Roofchayee, Mohammad Varhram, Esmaeil Mortaz

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression and may act as both tumor suppressors and as oncogenes. The presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) inside the miRNA genomic region could affect target miRNA maturation, expression, and binding to its target mRNA and contribute to cancer development. …”
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Intranasal Administration of the Combination of Dextro-Ketamine and Dexmedetomidine for Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain in Rats by Sudo SZ, Montagnoli TL, Dematté BE, Santos AD, Trachez MM, Gubert F, Mendez-Otero R, Zapata-Sudo G

“…Intranasal administration for 10 days of the combination of low doses of keta and DEX promoted an intense decrease in the expression of both GFAP and TNF-alpha, indicating lower activation of astrocytes in the spinal cord and reduced production and release of TNF-alpha, favoring the reduction of inflammation.Conclusion: Intranasal administration of low doses of keta with DEX could be a new therapeutic approach to reduce neuropathic pain and consequently improve the quality of life of diabetic patients.Keywords: diabetes, neuropathic pain, dextro-ketamine, dexmedetomidine…”
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The Opportunity of Using Diode Laser with the Length of 1940 nm in the Treatment of Hemorrhoids by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, O. A. Mainovskaya, Yu. L. Trubacheva, O. Yu. Fomenko, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, I. A. Mukhin, A. M. Battalova, E. M. Bogdanova

“…Surgical intervention was performed under both local and spinal anesthesia. Intraoperative complications in the form of hemorrhoidal node bleeding were noted in 3 patients. …”
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Pure ICL Implantation: A Novel Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device-Free Method by Qin Qin, Lianyun Bao, Zifang He, Feifei Chen, Dandan Zhu, Si Zhang, Wenwen Zhang, Yajun Liu, Ruiying Gao, Zhenggao Xie

“…In this study, 40 patients underwent ICL implantation for both eyes: one eye underwent traditional ICL implantation, and the other eye underwent OVD-free (pure) ICL implantation. …”
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Zoltán Kodálys Harmonielehre – ein Rekonstruktionsversuch by Anna Dalos

“…The source interpretation is guided by the idea that the teaching concepts of composers represent not only their didactics, but also their conceptions of composition. Both approaches – the practical pedagogical and the ideological compositional – can hardly be separated. …”
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Biotechnological Phytocomplex of <i>Zanthoxylum piperitum</i> (L.) DC. Enhances Collagen Biosynthesis In Vitro and Improves Skin Elasticity In Vivo by Giovanna Rigillo, Giovanna Pressi, Oriana Bertaiola, Chiara Guarnerio, Matilde Merlin, Roberto Zambonin, Stefano Pandolfo, Angela Golosio, Francesca Masin, Fabio Tascedda, Marco Biagi, Giulia Baini

“…Human fibroblasts (HFFs) were treated with varying ZPP concentrations to assess cellular viability, collagen metabolism, and ECM-related enzyme activities, both under normal and cell stress conditions. The in vivo assessment was performed by measuring biophysical skin parameters such as hydration, elasticity, and roughness in female volunteers for a period of six weeks. …”
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Probing the Dual Role of Ca²⁺ in the <i>Allochromatium tepidum</i> LH1–RC Complex by Constructing and Analyzing Ca²⁺-Bound and Ca²⁺-Free LH1 Comple... by Mei-Juan Zou, Shuai Sun, Guang-Lei Wang, Yi-Hao Yan, Wei Ji, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo, Michael T. Madigan, Long-Jiang Yu

“…The genome of the mildly thermophilic hot spring purple sulfur bacterium, <i>Allochromatium</i> (<i>Alc</i>.) …”
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Automated quantification of axonal and myelin changes in contusion, dislocation, and distraction spinal cord injuries: Insights into targeted remyelination and axonal regeneration by Xuan Li, Yuan He, Fangyao Chen, Xin Tong, Yunlong Fan, Yuzhe Langzhou, Jie Liu, Kinon Chen

“…Contusion injuries, involving both axonal and myelin damage, may benefit from a combination of neuroprotective and remyelination strategies. …”
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Combined 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and physical activity on mortality in US stroke survivors: findings from the NHANES by Junqi Liao, Jingyi Chen, Huimin Wu, Qing Zhu, Xiaogang Tang, Li Li, Aimei Zhang, Peiyi Mo, Yan Liu, Xinyi Yang, Yang Han, Zhaoyao Chen, Wenlei Li, Yuan Zhu, Minghua Wu

“…Abstract Background 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and physical activity (PA) are linked and both are associated with changes in mortality. We examined the association of 25(OH)D and PA with all-cause or cause-specific mortality risk in stroke survivors. …”
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Sugarcane: an unexpected habitat for black yeasts in Chaetothyriales by Flávia de F. Costa, Rafael S. C. de Souza, Morgana F. Voidaleski, Renata R. Gomes, Guilherme F. Reis, Bruna J. F. de S. Lima, Giovanna Z. Candido, Marlon R. Geraldo, Jade M. B. Soares, Gabriela X. Schneider, Edvaldo da S. Trindade, Israel H. Bini, Leandro F. Moreno, Amanda Bombassaro, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Roberto T. Raittz, Yu Quan, Paulo Arruda, Derlene Attili-Angelis, Sybren de Hoog, Vania A. Vicente

“…Using metagenomics, we identified 5833 fungal sequences, while 639 black yeast-like isolates were recovered in vitro. In both strategies, the latter fungi were identified as members of the genera Cladophialophora, Exophiala, and Rhinocladiella (Herpotrichiellaceae), Cyphellophora (Cyphellophoraceae), and Knufia (Trichomeriaceae). …”
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MBD2 Regulates Th17 Cell Differentiation and Experimental Severe Asthma by Affecting IRF4 Expression by Aijun Jia, Yueling Wang, Wenjin Sun, Bing Xiao, Yan Wei, Lulu Qiu, Lin Mu, Li Xu, Jianmin Li, Xiufeng Zhang, Da Liu, Cong Peng, Dongshan Zhang, Xudong Xiang

“…However, little is known about that epigenetic regulation of MBD2 in both immunological pathogenesis of experimental severe asthma and CD4+ T cell differentiation. …”
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O-GlcNAcylation attenuates ischemia-reperfusion-induced pulmonary epithelial cell ferroptosis via the Nrf2/G6PDH pathway by Liuqing Yang, Hexiao Tang, Jin Wang, Dawei Xu, Rui Xuan, Songping Xie, Pengfei Xu, Xinyi Li

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In Vitro Susceptibility and Florfenicol Resistance in Citrobacter Isolates and Whole-Genome Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Citrobacter freundii by Wangxiao Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Changrui Qian, Kai Shen, Xinyi Zhu, Danying Zhou, Wei Lu, Zhewei Sun, Hongmao Liu, Kewei Li, Teng Xu, Qiyu Bao, Junwan Lu

“…Sequencing and comparative analysis of the plasmids from a multidrug-resistant C. freundii isolate named R47 showed that the floR-containing region in the plasmid pR47-54 was a truncated transposon-like structure and could be found on both plasmids and chromosomes of bacteria of either animal or human origin. …”
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Plasma S100β is a predictor for pathology and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease by Geetika Nehra, Bryan J. Maloney, Rebecca R. Smith, Wijitra Chumboatong, Erin L. Abner, Peter T. Nelson, Björn Bauer, Anika M. S. Hartz

“…Abstract Background Blood–brain barrier dysfunction is one characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and is recognized as both a cause and consequence of the pathological cascade leading to cognitive decline. …”
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Investigating the dual causative pathways linking immune cells and venous thromboembolism via Mendelian randomization analysis by Ning Qi, Zhuochen Lyu, Lu Huang, Yun Zhao, Wan Zhang, Xinfeng Zhou, Yang Zhang, Jiasen Cui

“…Five commonly used Mendelian randomization (MR) methods were employed, including inverse-variance weighted (IVW), MR-Egger regression, weighted median estimator (WME), and both weighted and simple models to analyze their associations. …”
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