Two-year trajectory of functional recovery and quality of life in post-intensive care syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study on mechanically ventilated patients wi... by Junji Hatakeyama, Kensuke Nakamura, Shigeaki Inoue, Keibun Liu, Kazuma Yamakawa, Takeshi Nishida, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Satoru Hashimoto, Naoki Kanda, Shotaro Aso, Shinya Suganuma, Shuhei Maruyama, Yoshitaka Ogata, Akira Takasu, Daisuke Kawakami, Hiroaki Shimizu, Katsura Hayakawa, Takeshi Yoshida, Taku Oshima, Tatsuya Fuchigami, Hironori Yawata, Kyoji Oe, Akira Kawauchi, Hidehiro Yamagata, Masahiro Harada, Yuichi Sato, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Kei Sugiki, Takahiro Hakozaki, Satoru Beppu, Masaki Anraku, Noboru Kato, Tomomi Iwashita, Hiroshi Kamijo, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Michio Nagashima, Hirona Nishimaki, Kentaro Tokuda, Osamu Nishida

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Correction: Online education in palliative care—A national exploratory multimethod study by Carina Lundh Hagelin, Christina Melin-Johansson, Jane Österlind, Birgitta Bisholt, Susanna Pusa

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Fermentative production, comparative characterization with carrots, and functional analysis of β-carotene produced from Rhodotorulla toruloids by Bahaa Aldeen Abdalrahman Hadi

“…Beta-carotene, a widely demanded red-orange pigment, has multiple applications in the food, cosmetic, and textile industries. …”
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Risk Factor Analysis and Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infection in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis by Yang F, Liu F, Zhao X, Chen Q

“…Fangfang Yang,1 Fang Liu,2 Xiaoji Zhao,1 Qian Chen2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing Red Cross Hospital (Jiangbei District People’s Hospital), Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Qian Chen, Chongqing Red Cross Hospital (Jiangbei District People’s Hospital), Chongqing, 400000, People’s Republic of China, Email qianchenfafafa@163.comObjective: Patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) complicated by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection often have a higher mortality rate. …”
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Dehydrothyrsiferol Against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Treatment Outcome in a Murine Model by Atteneri López-Arencibia, Carlos J. Bethencourt-Estrella, Desirée San Nicolás-Hernández, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Angélica Domínguez-de-Barros, Lizbeth Salazar-Villatoro, Maritza Omaña-Molina, Francisco Cen-Pacheco, Ana R. Díaz-Marrero, José J. Fernández, Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, José E. Piñero

“…One of the most important steps in preclinical drug discovery is to demonstrate the in vivo efficacy of potential leishmanicidal compounds and good characteristics at the level of parasite killing prior to initiating human clinical trials. …”
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Intraosseous angioleiomyoma of the mandible- Report of a rare case by K.S. Gamal Abdul Nasser, S.G. Wasim Ahamed, Madhu Narayan

“…It is infrequent in the oral cavity. Oral LMs are generally of the angioleiomyoma (ALM) type. …”
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Online education in palliative care - A national exploratory multimethod study by Carina Lundh Hagelin, Christina Melin-Johansson, Jane Österlind, Birgitta Bisholt, Susanna Pusa

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The association between the oral microbiome and hypertension: a systematic review by Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri, Abeer A. Al-Mashraqi, Gamilah Al-Qadhi, Nezar Al-Hebshi, Raidan Ba-Hattab

“…Still, a few taxa were repeatedly found enriched in hypertension including Aggregatibacter, Kingella, Lautropia, and Leptotrachia besides the red complex periodontal pathogens. When considering only studies that controlled for false discovery rates and confounders, Atopobium, Prevotella, and Veillonella were identified as consistently associated with hypertension.Conclusion There are significant differences in the oral microbiome between hypertensive and normotensive subjects. …”
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Clinical outcome and volumetric 3D analysis of biofluorescence imaging system guided surgery for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw(MRONJ) by Sooshin Hwang, Hyouk Keun Jee, Yesel Kim, Hong-Cheol Yoon, Pil-Young Yun, Jeong-Kui Ku

“…Abstract Background This study aims to evaluate the clinical outcome of biofluorescent imaging system (BIS) guided MRONJ surgery through analyzing 3D volumetric changes in CBCT data of bone structure. …”
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Crystallographic characterization of Ag‐doping in nanocrystallite hydroxyapatite and evaluation of photocatalytic activity of organic pollutants by Md. Sahadat Hossain, Shifa Sarkar, Samina Ahmed

“…The maximum rate constant (0.0028 min−1) and reaction rate (9.657 × 10−8 mole L−1·min−1) were found for Congo Red dye and ciprofloxacin, respectively, using 0.25_Ag‐Hap (0.25% Ag‐doped Hap). …”
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Electrochemical properties of hydroxyapatite immobilization material for potential cytosensor fabrication by Dennis Adusei, Bernard O. Asimeng, Francis D. Krampa, Elvis K. Tiburu

“…The SHAp material was characterised using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy to determine the structural configuration, after which it was blended with a conductive polymer [poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly-4-styrene sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS)] to improve the electrochemical responses. …”
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Tissue-friendly dentin treatments as a potential element in revascularization protocol (ex-vivo study) by Hala Fayek Khalil, Nadia Ezz El Din Metwalli, Sara Magdy, Mohamed Shamel

“…Abstract Background Endodontic treatment aims to eliminate pulp tissue, microorganisms, and toxins while creating an environment conducive to tissue revitalization and regeneration. …”
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Bacterial Isolates and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Among Pediatric Patients with Urinary Tract Infections: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Level i... by Esmat E, Saadaat R, Saedi NH, Hakimi A, Baryali AT, Rasooli AJ, Noor S, Ahmad M, Haidary AM

“…In this study, 62% of gram-negative organisms were ESBL positive, among which the Proteus species demonstrated the highest ESBL positivity, followed by the Klebsiella species and E. coli. …”
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Photobiomodulation preconditioning for oral mucositis prevention and quality of life improvement in chemotherapy patients: a randomized clinical trial by Marwa Khalil, Omar Hamadah, Maher Saifo

“…Group 1 received basic oral care instructions before undergoing chemotherapy. …”
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LIPUS promotes osteogenic differentiation of rat BMSCs and osseointegration of dental implants by regulating ITGA11 and focal adhesion pathway by Chao Liang, Yuqing Zhang, Yuwei Yan, Wei Geng, Jun Li, Xiu Liu

“…Conclusions LIPUS can effectively promote implant osseointegration in rats and improve rat BMSC osteogenic differentiation by upregulating ITGA11 and increasing the activity of the downstream focal adhesion pathway.…”
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Etiology of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Thailand: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study by Rongrungruang Y, Plongla R, Pleumkanitkul S, Hantrakun V, Khawcharoenporn T

“…A high rate of carbapenem resistance (CR) in A. baumannii (92.5%) was observed. Lower rates of CR were observed in K. pneumoniae (20.6%) and P. aeruginosa isolates (16.9%). …”
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Saliency-Based Bleeding Localization for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Diagnosis by Hongda Chen, Shaoze Wang, Yong Ding, Dahong Qian

“…However, it requires much time for physicians to scan large amount of WCE images. Alternatively, computer-assisted bleeding localization systems are developed where color, edge, and intensity features are defined to distinguish lesions from normal tissues. …”
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Assessment of the general population knowledge about the emergence of Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional study by Mobin Ibne Mokbul, Shuvajit Saha, Samiha Nahar Tuli, Fatema Binte Nur, A.M. Khairul Islam, Tariful Islam, Shirsho Shreyan, Alok Bijoy Bhadra, Golam Dastageer Prince, Irfath Sharmin Eva, Mustari Nailah Tabassum, Ferdous Wahid, Md Irfan Bin Kayes, Nazim Hassan Ziad, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

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Alterations of the Erythrocyte Membrane during Sepsis by Yasmina Serroukh, Sarah Djebara, Christophe Lelubre, Karim Zouaoui Boudjeltia, Patrick Biston, Michael Piagnerelli

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Ischemic Stroke Detection System with a Computer-Aided Diagnostic Ability Using an Unsupervised Feature Perception Enhancement Method by Yeu-Sheng Tyan, Ming-Chi Wu, Chiun-Li Chin, Yu-Liang Kuo, Ming-Sian Lee, Hao-Yan Chang

“…Finally, we make corrections and mark the stroke area with red color. In the experiment, we tested the system on 90 computed tomography (CT) images from 26 patients, and, with the assistance of two radiologists, we proved that our proposed system has computer-aided diagnostic capabilities. …”
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