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

“…The current study was conducted to demonstrate the types of organism isolated from the urine of patients presenting with UTI symptoms as well as their antimicrobial sensitivity spectrum.Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, and 272 positive urine cultures from children under 5 years of age with signs and symptoms of a UTI were included in the study. …”
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Deciphering the Role of CD36 in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Linking Fatty Acid Metabolism and Inflammation in Disease Pathogenesis by Huang L, Zhang T, Zhu Y, Lai X, Tao H, Xing Y, Li Z

“…The modified expression and functionality of CD36 may contribute to inflammation and oxidative stress in maternal tissues, interfere with insulin signaling, and subsequently influence maternal insulin sensitivity and fetal growth, increasing the risk for GDM. …”
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Global prevalence of 4 neglected foodborne trematodes targeted for control by WHO: A scoping review to highlight the gaps. by Rachel Tidman, Kaushi S T Kanankege, Mathieu Bangert, Bernadette Abela-Ridder

“…Triclabendazole was the most reported treatment for fascioliasis, while praziquantel was the primary treatment for paragonimiasis, clonorchiasis, and opisthorchiasis. Low sensitivity of diagnostic tests as well as reinfection due to continued high-risk food consumption habits were common factors.…”
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Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions by Feng Ning, Jie Ren, Xin Song, Dong Zhang, Li Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianping Sun, Dongfeng Zhang, Zengchang Pang, Qing Qiao, on behalf of Qingdao Diabetes Prevention Program

“…The same trend was observed in fetal and childhood exposure for the NCEP-ATP III and IDF definitions, except for a marginal effect in adolescence/adult exposure. Sensitivity analysis revealed that the odds ratios for MetS prevalence for the CDS definition were 1.37 (1.03–1.82), 1.40 (1.09–1.79), and 1.58 (1.04–2.40) among fetal, childhood, and adolescence/adult exposure in rural areas, respectively. …”
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Does pregabalin offer potential as a first-line therapy for generalized anxiety disorder? A meta-analysis of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness by Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Narcis Cardoner, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Pilar Saiz, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, Pino Alonso Ortega, María Pérez-Páramo

“…Meta-analyses were conducted using Review Manager 5.4 software, employing odds ratios (ORs) and mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed based on follow-up and dosage.ResultsFourteen studies involving 4,822 patients were analyzed. …”
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Intranasal Testing and Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus With Intravenous Vancomycin and Intranasal Povidone-iodine Prior to Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study... by Jason Malone, DO, Alex Lee-Norris, DO, Austin Wynn, MD, Kaitlin Maher, PA-C, John Lovejoy, III, MD, Ryan Illgenfritz, MD, Margaret Baldwin, MD, Adriana Cadilla, MD, Kathryn Farrell, MSN, Emily Craver, MS

“…Hospital-wide bacterial rates in Group A compared to Group B were higher for all S. aureus species (33.8% vs 30.1%, P ​= ​0.0004), methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (24.6% vs 13.1 %, P ​< ​0.001) but lower for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (9.2% vs 17%, P ​= ​0.02). …”
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Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Novel Approaches to the Pharmacology of Gut Motility by Carmelo Scarpignato, Iva Pelosini

“…Besides decreasing colonic sensitivity to distension, these drugs prolong intestinal transit and may be particularly useful in diarrhea-predominant IBS. …”
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Organotin(IV) trifluoromethanesulfonate chemistry: isolation and characterization of novel 1,10-phenanthroline-based derivatives by Cattey, Hélène, Plasseraud, Laurent

“…Furthermore, from a mixture of 1 and phen in equimolar ratio, in dichloromethane solvent and at –20 °C, temperature-sensitive crystals of a new hydrated di-n-butyltin cation, [n-Bu2Sn(phen)(OH)(H2O)][CF3SO3] (7), were isolated. …”
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Cost of Serum Versus Skin Allergy Testing Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries in the United States by Kenny Y. Kwong, Yang Z. Lu

“…**Background:** Testing for allergic sensitization can be achieved similarly via skin or serum specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) testing, although the costs of each method differ. …”
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Enhancing safety in CT-guided lung biopsies: correlation of MinIP imaging with pneumothorax risk prediction by Michael P. Brönnimann, Leonie Manser, Bernhard Gebauer, Timo A. Auer, Dirk Schnapauff, Federico Collettini, Alexander Pöllinger, Alois Komarek, Miltiadis E. Krokidis, Johannes T. Heverhagen

“…Results Lower radiodensity values in MinIP images in the access route, particularly with the BROM-OLB MinIP method, were significantly associated with a higher risk of pneumothorax (5/39, 13% vs 27/33, 82%, p < 0.01; Sensitivity 81.8% and Specificity 87.2%). Pneumothorax was more common with longer procedures (p < 0.05). …”
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Studi Awal Deteksi COVID-19 Menggunakan Citra CT Berbasis Deep Learning by Windra Swastika

“…The results obtained are 92.86% accuracy for classifying COVID-19 infections and normal. Specificity and sensitivity values were 100% and 85.71% for training using the SGD optimizer. …”
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The Legionella pneumophila effector PieF modulates mRNA stability through association with eukaryotic CCR4−NOT by Harley O'Connor Mount, Malene L. Urbanus, Francesco Zangari, Anne-Claude Gingras, Alexander W. Ensminger

“…Heterologous expression of PieF phenocopies knockout of the CNOT7 ortholog (POP2) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, resulting in 6-azauracil sensitivity. In mammalian cells, expression of PieF leads to a variety of quantifiable phenotypes: PieF silences gene expression and reduces mRNA steady-state levels when artificially tethered to a reporter transcript, and its overexpression results in the nuclear exclusion of CNOT7. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Curcumin and Vitamin E on Inflammatory-Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Primary Symptoms of Menopause in Healthy Postmenopausal Women: A Triple-Blind Randomized... by Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Khatereh Ataei-Almanghadim, Sara Dousti, Amir Mehdi Iranshahi

“…Serum levels of total antioxidant capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA), and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were measured at baseline and after the intervention. …”
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Prognostic Value of Novel CARWL Score in Stage IIIC Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy by Erkan Topkan, Ahmet Kucuk, Duriye Ozturk, Emine Elif Ozkan, Ali Ayberk Besen, Berrin Pehlivan, Ugur Selek

“…ROC curve analysis indicated that rounded 3.0 was the ideal CAR cutoff (area under the curve (AUC): 70.1%; sensitivity: 67.8%; specificity: 65.9%), which categorized the patients into CAR < 3.0 (N = 324) and CAR ≥ 3.0 (N = 327) groups. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Aldose Reductase (ALR2) Regulatory Gene Polymorphism in Diabetic Retinopathy Patients by Hadiza Rabe Musa, Amina Rabe Musa, Yahuza Gimba Muhammed, Usman Salisu Batagarawa, Aminu Ibrahim

“…The investigation encompassed and incorporated the prevalence of the SNP C(-106)T polymorphism within the ALR2 promoter region, in combination with the assessment of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP] and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hsCRP]), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, vitamin A and aldose reductase concentrations. …”
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The association between serum albumin levels and metabolic syndrome based on the NHANES and two sample Mendelian randomization study by Yile Tang, Yong Fan, Jin Su, Zisen Yang, Zaoling Liu

“…In addition, several sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the robustness of the results. …”
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Experimental use of mycobacterial antigens in tuberculin skin test on water buffalo by Alessandra Martucciello, Federica Signorelli, Piera Mazzone, Francesco Grandoni, Giovanna Cappelli, Lucia Boccia, Giuseppe Parente, Monica Cagiola, Maria Beatrice Boniotti, Esterina De Carlo, Francesco Napolitano, Giorgio Galiero

“…Therefore,  ESP could be an excellent candidate for further extensive studies in the buffalo species to improve TST Sensitivity and Specificity. …”
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Genetic evidence for the causal effects of air pollution on the risk of respiratory diseases by Yanjuan Wu, Yuting Zhang, Jingcun Wang, Qiming Gan, Xiaofen Su, Sun Zhang, Yutong Ding, Xinyan Yang, Nuofu Zhang, Kang Wu

“…The primary analytical method was inverse variance weighting (IVW), which explored the exposure-outcome relationship using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with air pollution. Sensitivity analyses, including MR-Egger regression and leave-one-out analyses, were employed to ensure result consistency. …”
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Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom by Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Olga Ovcinnikova, Giampiero Favato, Vincent Daniels

“…The estimated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios from the sensitivity analyses remained <£28000/QALY over a wide range of parameter inputs and demonstrated that disease utilities, discount rate, and vaccine efficacy were the 3 most influential parameters. …”
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Prioritas Investasi Keamanan Informasi Menggunakan Analytic Network Process (ANP) Bagi Pemerintah Daerah Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah by Ruby Haris, Alva Hendi Muhammad, Asro Nasiri

“…This research is expected to assist the Regional Government in formulating more effective investment strategies to improve information security and protect sensitive data within the Central Kalimantan Provincial Government's jurisdiction. …”
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