Real-world clinical utility of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in the assessment of tuberculosis in a low-TB-incidence, high-resource setting by Robert C Free, Manish Pareek, Hemu Patel, Pranabashis Haldar, Jee Whang Kim, Richard Halliwell, Nelun Perera, Gerrit Woltmann, Alison Glimour-Caunt, Raman Verma

“…Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were calculated using positive MTB culture and clinical TB diagnosis as reference standards. The QuantiFERON (QFT) positive proportion of pulmonary TB (PTB) contacts was used as a metric of transmitted infection to evaluate Xpert-Ultra and smear grade as markers of infectiousness.Results 251 samples (188 respiratory) from 231 patients (86 TB) were analysed. …”
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Evaluation of different surface treatment methods on shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets on demineralized enamel. by Nazly Adeeb Yahya, Zana Qadir Omar

“… Background and Objective: One of the ordinary problems throughout orthodontic treatment is bracket debonding , which affect treatment course and results in increased treatment duration and more clinical time for bonding again of failed brackets This study aimed to evaluate the shear bond strength(SBS) of brackets bonded to demineralized enamel pretreated with fluoride varnish (3M),sodium hypochlorite NaClO 5% and low viscosity Icon Infiltrant resin (DMG)and laser ( YAG) with fluoride and evaluation of the adhesive remnant index (ARI) on the deboned bracket. Materials and method: A total of 65 human maxillary premolar teeth were assigned in to five groups (n=13) Groups. …”
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Langue d’écriture : entre ancrage culturel et créativités littéraires dans La carte d’identité de Jean-Marie Adiaffi et Les germes de la mort de Regina Yaou by Amoin Véronique BOHOUSSOU

“…Si au Sénégal, au Congo, au Kenya, pour ne citer que ces quelques cas de figures, il apparaît qu’en dehors de la langue française, langue officielle, il existe des œuvres littéraires produites en langues locales, d’autres écrivains en revanche choisissent d’user la langue française mais tout en y intégrant des lexèmes du terroir. …”
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Explorer des oeuvres de francophonie périphérique (Belgique francophone) pour amplifier l'expérience interculturelle d'apprenants en Erasmus by Élisabeth Castadot

“… En tant que professeur de français langue étrangère pour des étudiants Erasmus qui viennent étudier dans une université francophone hors de France, l’on peut s’interroger sur la pertinence d’enseigner les variations linguistiques et les références culturelles et littéraires propres à cet espace francophone, ou d’abord et avant tout des références et œuvres « franco-centrées ». …”
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Interferon (IFN)-gamma (γ) inducible protein 10 (IP-10) in the diagnosis of latent and active tuberculosis in Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)-vaccinated pediatric population. by Magdalena Druszczynska, Michał Seweryn, Sebastian Wawrocki, Anna Pankowska, Anastasiia Kulbachko, Magdalena Jurczak, Magdalena Kowalewska-Pietrzak

“…The research specifically assessed IP-10 levels in serum, urine, and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT) cultures stimulated with M.tb antigens to determine if IP-10 could be a useful diagnostic marker for pediatric tuberculosis, either alongside or as an alternative to IFN-γ.…”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

“…In the first section the authors argue that the NATO countries under the pretext of the growing hybrid threat from the Russian Federation have themselves launched an active information campaign in the spirit of hybrid warfare aimed at demonizing Russia and enforcing on public a Cold War-style black-and-white picture of reality as a ‘zero-sum game’. …”
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Plasmaféresis terapéutica y fármacos biotecnológicos: Experiencia clínica en pacientes con COVID-19 en Cuba. by Idamis Fernandez Jure

“…Metodología: Estudio prospectivo longitudinal, monocéntrico para evaluar el efecto de  la plasmaféresis terapéutica y los productos biotecnológicos Itolizumab,  Jusvinza, HeberFERON®, Intacglobin en pacientes con empeoramiento de la enfermedad COVID 19; mayores  de 18 años de edad diagnosticados con SARS-CoV-2 por PCR-RT, a través del comportamiento de  marcadores inflamatorios según los resultados de laboratorio como el lactato deshidrogenasa, las enzimas hepáticas, la proteína C reactiva; frecuencia de las sesiones de plasmaféresis terapéuticas,  entre otros. …”
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Effects of systemic administration of the retinoid Isotretinoin on bone tissue: A narrative literature review by Maria Júlia Bento Martins Parreira, Bruna Trazzi Pagani, Matheus Bento Medeiros Moscatel, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis, Beatriz Flávia de Moraes Trazzi, Acácio Fuziy, Rogerio Leone Buchaim

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Interrupted time series analysis to evaluate the impact of COVID-19-pandemic on the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases in the Lazio region, Italy by Martina Spaziante, Sara Leone, Maurizio D’Amato, Gabriella De Carli, Gilda Tonziello, Giorgio Nicolò Malatesta, Alessandro Agresta, Claudia De Santis, Valentina Vantaggio, Giovanni Pitti, Maria Concetta Fusco, Pierluca Piselli, Alessandra Barca, Enrico Girardi, Paola Scognamiglio, Francesco Vairo

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Molecular Detection of EMT Markers in Circulating Tumor Cells from Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Potential Role in Clinical Practice by Annalisa Milano, Francesca Mazzetta, Sabatino Valente, Danilo Ranieri, Laura Leone, Andrea Botticelli, Concetta Elisa Onesti, Salvatore Lauro, Salvatore Raffa, Maria Rosaria Torrisi, Paolo Marchetti

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Co-modulation of a circular form of PCDH11Y during neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer by Giovanni Pecoraro, Ilaria Leone, Silvia Nuzzo, Santiago Negueruela, Giovanni Smaldone, Lorena Buono

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Integrated SegFlow, µSIA, and UPLC for Online Sialic Acid Quantitation of Glycoproteins Directly from Bioreactors by Letha Chemmalil, Tanmay Kulkarni, Mathura Raman, Priya Singh, Yueming Qian, Chris Chumsae, Kyle McHugh, Zhuangrong Huang, Eric Hodgman, Michael C. Borys, Julia Ding, Gloria Li, Anthony Leone

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From Cartilage to Matrix: Protocols for the Decellularization of Porcine Auricular Cartilage by Ana Caroline dos Santos, Livia Maria Barbosa de Andrade, Raí André Querino Candelária, Juliana Casanovas de Carvalho, Maria Carolina Miglino Valbão, Rodrigo da Silva Nunes Barreto, Marcelo Domingues de Faria, Rogerio Leone Buchaim, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Maria Angelica Miglino

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Growth Arrest Specific Gene 6 Protein Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid Correlates with Relapse Severity in Multiple Sclerosis by P. P. Sainaghi, L. Collimedaglia, F. Alciato, R. Molinari, D. Sola, E. Ranza, P. Naldi, F. Monaco, M. Leone, M. Pirisi, G. C. Avanzi

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Hierarchische und dynamische Einheit. Kontext-Eigenschaften und ›metrische Pfade‹ als Kategorien der Syntaxanalyse bei Mozart by Michael Polth

“…Jahrhunderts jedoch gibt es Formabschnitte, die zwar als einheitlich erfahren werden, deren Einheit aber offensichtlich nicht auf den Bezug zu einer einzigen umfassenden Struktur, sondern auf einen dynamischen ›Zug‹ gründet, der durch alle Ereignisse hindurch zu gehen scheint. Um eine derart ›dynamisch konstituierte Einheit‹ musiktheoretisch zu fassen, müssen die Eigenschaften, die musikalische Ereignisse dadurch besitzen, dass sie Teil einer durch Dynamik gegründeten Einheit sind, als Eigenschaften begriffen und analysiert werden, die allein im ›Kontext‹ entstehen, die sich dem Hörer mithin nur dann zeigen, wenn dieser dem musikalischen Verlauf folgt. …”
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Accès psychotique aigu révélant un neurolupus : à propos d’un patient de 21 ans by JE Savadogo, I Compaoré, WJS Zabsonré/Tiendrébéogo, B Bagué, DD Ouédraogo

“…L’examen neurologique était sans particularité. L’imagerie par résonance magnétique cérébrale a objectivé une atrophie cortico sous corticale sévère. …”
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DESESTABILIZACIÓN DE LADERAS Y PELIGRO DE PROCESOS DE REMOCIÓN EN MASA. CASO DE ESTUDIO: FALDEOS DEL CERRO CURRUHUINCA. SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES. NEUQUÉN. by Carla S. Urra Matus, Elsie M. Jurio

“…The fall of rocks, are common in the area, product of the different factors of detonating. Settlers warn of the danger of the detachment of the same, in rainy season; and they demand from the municipality as a possible brake, the construction of retaining walls. …”
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Occurrence of Fatal and Nonfatal Adverse Outcomes after Heart Transplantation in Patients with Pretransplant Noncytotoxic HLA Antibodies by Luciano Potena, Andrea Bontadini, Sandra Iannelli, Fiorenza Fruet, Ornella Leone, Francesco Barberini, Laura Borgese, Valentina Manfredini, Marco Masetti, Gaia Magnani, Francesco Fallani, Francesco Grigioni, Angelo Branzi

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Corrigendum to “Multicentre Harmonisation of a Six-Colour Flow Cytometry Panel for Naïve/Memory T Cell Immunomonitoring” by Iole Macchia, Valentina La Sorsa, Irene Ruspantini, Massimo Sanchez, Valentina Tirelli, Maria Carollo, Giorgio Fedele, Pasqualina Leone, Giovanna Schiavoni, Carla Buccione, Paola Rizza, Paola Nisticò, Belinda Palermo, Stefania Morrone, Helena Stabile, Aurelia Rughetti, Marianna Nuti, Ilaria Grazia Zizzari, Cinzia Fionda, Roberta Maggio, Cristina Capuano, Concetta Quintarelli, Matilde Sinibaldi, Chiara Agrati, Rita Casetti, Andrea Rozo Gonzalez, Floriana Iacobone, Angela Gismondi, Filippo Belardelli, Mauro Biffoni, Francesca Urbani

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Biological Behavior of Bioactive Glasses SinGlass (45S5) and SinGlass High (F18) in the Repair of Critical Bone Defects by Dayane Maria Braz Nogueira, Marcelie Priscila de Oliveira Rosso, Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Alice Corrêa Silva-Sousa, Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis, Jéssica de Oliveira Rossi, Cleuber Rodrigo de Souza Bueno, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando

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