The association between dolutegravir-based antiretrovirals and high blood pressure among adults with HIV in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Agete Tadewos Hirigo, Daniel Yilma, Ayalew Astatkie, Zelalem Debebe

“…Initiating ART with DTG-based regimens was associated with higher odds of HBP (AOR 5.9; 95% CI: 1.5–22.7) and switching to DTG-based regimens also increased the odds of HBP (AOR 3.8; 95% CI: 1.1–13.9). …”
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Elucidating the expression and role of cGAS in pan-cancer using integrated bioinformatics and experimental approaches by Zhen Lian, Xue Liu, Xue Li

“…Genomic analysis indicated that the expression of cGAS was positively correlated with copy number levels, while negatively correlated with the methylation levels of cGAS promoter. In addition, the level of cGAS was positively correlated with type I interferons expression, infiltration levels of most immune cell types, TMB and MSI levels, stromal and immune scores, and DNA damage repair gene sets including nonhomologous end joining and homologous recombination pathway. …”
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Prevalence of the Helicobacter pylori babA2 Gene in Children Mainly Depends on the PCR Primer Set Used by Anja Šterbenc, Maja M. Lunar, Matjaž Homan, Boštjan Luzar, Nina Zidar, Mario Poljak

“…The 139 and 832 bp PCR primer sets concordantly detected the babA2 gene in 93 cases; however, in comparison to the 832 bp PCR primer set, the 139 bp PCR primer set detected additional 50 babA2 cases, whereas only two 832 bp positive cases were missed. …”
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TELAAH PERMEABILITAS PADA KAWASAN BERSEJARAH CLARKE QUAY DI SINGAPURA by Ari Widyati Purwantiasning, Lutfi Prayogi, Dedi Hantono, Yeptadian Sari

“…Salah satu teori dan konsep yang diperkenalkan oleh Kevin Lynch adalah teori tentang permeabilitas di dalam sebuah Kawasan. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tentang sebuah Kawasan bersejarah di Singapura yaitu Clarke Quay dengan menggunakan teori permeabilitas yang diperkenalkan oleh Kevin Lynch. …”
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3-year experience of hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy use in patients with high risk non-muscular-invasive bladder cancer by R.S. Chystiakov, F.I. Kostyev, O.V. Bondar, V.V. Lysenko, V.O. Varbanets

“…Cur   rently, the search for additional organ-sparing methods of intravesical therapy for non-muscular-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is actively continuing, which could become an effective alternative to standard treatment using the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. …”
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Rice genotypes (Oryza sativa) respond to varying planting dates and environmental conditions by 1Asif Ali Kaleri, 1Danish Manzoor,1Rabia Laghari,2Muzamil Awan, 3Bina Khanzada, 4Hafsa Munir, 2Saba Solangi, 2Tameer Hyder Shah.5Ameer Jan, 6Laiba Ashfaq, 2Ghulam Sajjad Kaleri Kaleri

“…In terms of production, it comes in third place worldwide, behind maize and wheat. Additionally, about two-thirds of the world's population depends mostly on rice as a food source. …”
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Application of Short Peptide Enteral Nutrition in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Children with Severe Pneumonia and Its Impact on Patient Recovery by Xu Z, Ding Y, Deng XM, Mao XX, Xia PF, Li DR, Lu YP

“…The nutritional risk was assessed using STRONGkids, and the nutritional status was analyzed through biochemical protein indicators. Additionally, mechanical ventilation time, hospitalization duration, incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and disease outcomes were recorded and compared between the two groups.Results: Both groups were assessed with medium to high nutritional risk, with no significant difference in the degree of nutritional risk (P > 0.05). …”
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Vocational and psychosocial predictors of medical negligence claims among Australian doctors: a prospective cohort analysis of the MABEL survey by Anthony Scott, Marie Bismark, Owen M Bradfield, Matthew Spittal

“…Objective To understand the association between medical negligence claims and doctors’ sex, age, specialty, working hours, work location, personality, social supports, family circumstances, self-rated health, self-rated life satisfaction and presence of recent injury or illness.Design and setting Prospective cohort study of Australian doctors.Participants 12 134 doctors who completed the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life survey between 2013 and 2019.Primary outcome measure Doctors named as a defendant in a medical negligence claim in the preceding 12 months.Results 649 (5.35%) doctors reported being named in a medical negligence claim during the study period. In addition to previously identified demographic factors (sex, age and specialty), we identified the following vocational and psychosocial risk factors for claims: working full time (OR=1.48, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.94) or overtime hours (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.29 to 2.23), working in a regional centre (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.08), increasing job demands (OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.30), low self-rated life satisfaction (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.91) and recent serious personal injury or illness (OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.72). …”
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Association between systemic immune-inflammation index and the risk of all-cause, cancer and non-cancer mortality in the general population: results from national health and nutrit... by Siyu Wu, Zhao Liu, Xing Li, Shan Gao, Peng Xia

“…In RCS analysis, non-linear relationships of J-shaped curves were observed in the association between SII with all-cause and non-cancer mortality. Additionally, a U-shaped curve was identified between SII and cancer mortality with a threshold value of 445.22. …”
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Overcoming the Silencing of Doxycycline-Inducible Promoters in hiPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Michelle Guichardaz, Elisa Balmas, Alessandro Bertero, Sveva Bottini

“…We compared two promoters, TRE3VG and T11, for activity and stability, and investigated the addition of a Ubiquitous Chromatin Opening Element (UCOE) to reduce silencing. …”
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A Novel Design of a Neural Network-Based Fractional PID Controller for Mobile Robots Using Hybridized Fruit Fly and Particle Swarm Optimization by Ghusn Abdul Redha Ibraheem, Ahmad Taher Azar, Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem, Amjad J. Humaidi

“…The proposed NNFOPID controller’s parameters consist of derivative, integral, and proportional gains in addition to fractional integral and fractional derivative orders. …”
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Harnessing defects in Ag/CeO2 for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic in water: Structural characteristics, in-depth insights on mechanism, degradation pathway by Ajit Kumar Dhanka, Emerson C. Kohlrausch, Raghabendra Samantray, Vinod Kumar, Balaram Pani, Nityananda Agasti

“…Here we introduced oxygen vacancies in CeO2 by incorporating Ag on the surface of CeO2. Notably, the addition of Ag to CeO2 reduces the band gap energy to 2.90 eV, accompanied by an increase in Ce3+ content which is correlated with an increase in oxygen vacancies. …”
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China’s CBM exploration and production and associated technological advancements: A review and reflections by Jianping YE

“…Shallow CBM, acting as the “ballast stone” for the development of the CBM industry, is supposed to keep continued stable production and serve as the replacement for current CBM resources. Additionally, CBM in low-rank coal reservoirs is a potential target for CBM exploration and production.…”
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Efficacy of Group O Washed Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Vital Signs and Hematologic Stability in Trauma Patients With Different Blood Types by Gou XJ, Li LF, He XL, Chen X, Yu AY, Tian WY

“…In patients with blood groups AB or O, systolic blood pressure (SBP) significantly increased, and SI significantly decreased. Additionally, patients with blood group O revealed a significant rise in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) post-transfusion, with the differences being statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Timely and effective transfusion of group O washed red blood cells is crucial for stabilizing the vital signs of patients with severe trauma. …”
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Exploring benefits of speech and language therapy interventions for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation: A qualitative study by Grace Larweh, Abena Asiedua Owusu Antwi, Ewurama Ampadu Owusu, Thomas Amatey Tagoe

“…Objective: This study examines the perceived benefits of speech and language therapy interventions for people with aphasia in Ghana from the perspectives of those living with aphasia, their family members and Speech therapists. Additionally, this study sheds light on the interventions employed by Speech therapists in their pursuit of enhancing communicative competence among people with aphasia. …”
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Guar gum-modified magnetic palladium nanocatalyst: C–N coupling reaction and STAT3-Mediated breast cancer therapy by Junrui Luan, Xin Dong, Shuwen Zhou

“…After the characterization of the process, we successfully used the prepared Fe3O4@guar gum/Pd NPs in the N-arylation of indole across C(aryl)-N bond formation from the pertaining haloarens (I, Br, Cl) through Ullmann-type coupling reactions. In addition, the new accelerator bears the ability to be recuperated and recycled 7 times. …”
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Fingerprinting of ruby and sapphire gemstones through Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) methodologies by A. Soares de Sousa, E. M. C. Gomes, L. Bayés-García, A. Di Mariano, M. Garcia-Valles

“…Untreated natural stones showed a band at 3230 cm<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> (with an additional peak at 3310 cm<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> in sapphires), whereas Verneuil specimens showed peaks at 3185, 2230, and 3310 cm<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> (with this last peak being more intense the one at 3310 cm<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> in sapphires), and flux specimens showed a 3310 cm<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> band. …”
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Importance of appropriate genome information for the design of mating type primers in black and yellow morel populations by Melissa Cravero, Aaron J. Robinson, Patrick Hilpisch, Patrick S. Chain, Saskia Bindschedler, Pilar Junier

“…Abstract Morels are highly prized edible fungi where sexual reproduction is essential for fruiting-body production. As a result, a comprehensive understanding of their sexual reproduction is of great interest. …”
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FedBFGCN: A Graph Federated Learning Framework Based on Balanced Channel Attention and Cross-Layer Feature Fusion Convolution by Hefei Wang, Ruichun Gu, Jingyu Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Hui Wei

“…Through the organic fusion of these two modules, the FedBFGCN achieves efficient, robust, and more comprehensive node embedding representation, demonstrating excellent performance in node classification and prediction tasks. In addition, this framework also uses homomorphic encryption methods to enhance privacy protection and improve data security. …”
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Spontaneous pneumothorax: intubated or non-intubated surgery? by V.V. Tkalich, Yu.V. Nedilia, V.I. Borysova, O.V. Galiiev, S.I. Savoliuk

“…Continious follow-up and additional  clinical investigations are supposed to validate the profits of the suggested approach.…”
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