Lung and blood early biomarkers for host-directed tuberculosis therapies: Secondary outcome measures from a randomized controlled trial. by Robert S Wallis, Sibuse Ginindza, Trevor Beattie, Nishanee Arjun, Morongwe Likoti, Modulakgotla Sebe, Vinodh A Edward, Mohammed Rassool, Khatija Ahmed, Katherine Fielding, Bintou A Ahidjo, Mboyo D T Vangu, Gavin Churchyard

“…CRP dropped precipitously during early treatment, but did so equally in all arms; over the entire period of treatment, the rate of decline of CRP tended to be greater in CC-11050 recipients than in controls but this fell short of statistical significance. Whole blood mycobactericidal activity in ex-vivo culture was enhanced by auranofin compared to controls, but not by other HDTs.…”
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia — a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study by Dehao Chen, Dehao Chen, Sarah Lindley McKune, Sarah Lindley McKune, Yang Yang, Ibsa Aliyi Usmane, Ibsa Abdusemed Ahmed, Jafer Kedir Amin, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim, Abadir Jemal Seran, Nurmohammad Shaik, Amanda Ojeda, Bahar Mummed Hassen, Loic Deblais, Belisa Usmael Ahmedo, Kedir Abdi Hassen, Mussie Bhrane, Xiaolong Li, Nitya Singh, Kedir Teji Roba, Nigel P. French, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mark J. Manary, Jemal Yusuf Hassen, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, on behalf of the CAGED Research Team

“…We measured anthropometry, surveyed sociodemographic determinants, and collected stool and urine samples. A short survey was conducted during monthly visits, infant stool samples were collected, and Campylobacter spp. was quantified using genus-specific qPCR. …”
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Efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA treatment in episodic migraine by Jasem Al-Hashel, Jasem Al-Hashel, Raed Alroughani, Malak Almojel, Malak Almojel, Samar Farouk Ahmed, Samar Farouk Ahmed

“…Fifty-four patients (14.4%) experienced mild and short-lasting AEs.ConclusionBoNT-A is an effective and well tolerated therapy in the prophylaxis of EM. …”
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From fear to food: predation risk shapes deer behaviour, their resources and forest vegetation by Martin, Jean-Louis, Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon, Salomon, Anne, Gomez Pourroy, Devana Veronica, Schlaeflin, Mathilde, Le Saout, Soizic, Lucas, Annick, Bentaleb, Ilham, Chollet, Simon, Pattison, Jake, Martin-Blangy, Soline, Gaston, Anthony James

“…In these populations deer had a remarkable tolerance to human presence (short flight initiation and travel distances when disturbed), a willingness to consume foreign bait or to investigate baited traps, and a propensity to be active at daytime. …”
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Effectiveness of nicotine salt vapes, cytisine, and a combination of these products, for smoking cessation in New Zealand: protocol for a three-arm, pragmatic, community-based rand... by Natalie Walker, Amanda Calder, Joanne Barnes, George Laking, Varsha Parag, Chris Bullen

“…Abstract Background Combining short-acting nicotine replacement therapy with varenicline increases smoking cessation rates compared with varenicline alone, but not all people tolerate these medications or find them helpful. …”
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Pharmacological pain management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review by Natasha Cox, Christian D. Mallen, Ian C. Scott

“…These showed moderate- to high-quality evidence from clinical trials in more contemporary time-periods (mainly 1990s/2000s for synthetic DMARDs and post-2000 for biological/targeted synthetic DMARDs) that, in patients with active RA, short-term glucocorticoids and synthetic, biologic, and targeted synthetic DMARDs have efficacy at reducing pain intensity relative to placebo. …”
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Prediction of mechanical characteristics of shearer intelligent cables under bending conditions. by Lijuan Zhao, Dongyang Wang, Guocong Lin, Shuo Tian, Hongqiang Zhang, Yadong Wang

“…This paper proposes a shearer optical fiber cable mechanical characteristics prediction model based on Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN), Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM), and Squeeze-and-Excitation Attention (SEAttention), referred to as the TCN-BiLSTM-SEAttention model. …”
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Diabetes mortality burden attributable to influenza in China: A population-based time-series analysis by Suijun Tong, Peng Yin, Jianhong Li, Zhenping Zhao, Yuchang Zhou, Maigeng Zhou

“…Nevertheless, no previous work has investigated the short-term impact of influenza on diabetes mortality in China. …”
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The interaction between sleep patterns and oxidative balance scores on the risk of cognitive function decline: Results from the national health and nutrition examination survey 201... by Taiwei Lou, Zhiru Zhao, Hongjin Du, Jiwei Zhang, Tian Ni, Miaoran Wang, Qiuyan Li

“…Self-reported questionnaires were used to collect data on sleep duration and sleep disorder, categorizing sleep duration into three groups based on responses: short (6 hours or less per night), normal (7-8 hours per night), or long (9 hours or more per night). …”
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Characteristics of Slovenian Adults in Community-Based Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle Program by Boštjan Jakše, Barbara Jakše, Stanislav Pinter, Jernej Pajek, Nataša Fidler Mis

“…We discovered no significant differences in lifestyle between participants who were involved in our WFPB lifestyle program for short, medium, or long periods of time. The motives for WFPB lifestyle included health benefits (score: 7.9/8), body mass management (6.3), eating to satiety (4.9), convenience (4.3), environmental concerns (4.1), affordability (3.7), animal ethics (3.6), and religious reasons (1.1). …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DISORDERS ON THE LIFE QUALITY OF MEN by Nataliya Medvedovska, Iryna Stovban

“…The universal and standardized Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 questionnaire was used to study changes in quality of life components. …”
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Factors impacting hospitalisation and related health service costs in cancer survivors in Australia: Results from a population data linkage study in Queensland (COS‐Q) by Katharina M. D. Merollini, Louisa G. Collins, Andrew T. Jones, Joanne F. Aitken, Michael G. Kimlin

“…There is a lack of obvious means to reduce these costs in the short or medium term which emphasises an increasing economic imperative to improving cancer prevention and investments in home‐ or community‐based patient support services.…”
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Exploring environmental risk in soils: Leveraging open data for non-sampling assessment? by Silvia Aparisi-Navarro, Maria Moncho-Santonja, Beatriz Defez, Carla Candeias, Fernando Rocha, Guillermo Peris-Fajarnés

“…The misclassification rates for mCd, Pn, PERI, and PLI were 84.25%, 97.55%, 95%, and 82%, respectively, when compared to the field data.This study concludes that while open data raster maps offer rapid overviews, they fall short of providing the detailed precision required for reliable contamination assessments. …”
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Randomized clinical trial: the effects of mirtazapine in functional dyspepsia patients by Lina Cao, Gaozhong Li, Jingmei Cao, Fuxin Li, Wei Han

“…Assessment of the impact of dyspepsia on patients’ quality of life from the short form-Nepean Dyspepsia Index showed that patients generally feel better in mirtazapine group than control group (24.52 ± 2.87 vs 28.64 ± 4.32, p  < 0.001). …”
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Variability of the photoperiod response in guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) genotypes of different geographic origin by S. B. Teplyakova, V. A. Volkov, E. А. Dzyubenko, E. К. Potokina

“…The main problem with guar cultivation in the southern regions of the Russian Federation is that this plant should be grown under a short photoperiod. Prolonged daylight exposure is an obstacle to the timely transition of guar to flowering, which dramatically affects its productivity. …”
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Effectiveness and utilization of a cognitive screening program for primary geriatric care by David P. Salmon, Anna Malkina, Melanie L. Johnson, Christina Gigliotti, Emily A. Little, Douglas Galasko

“…Methods Referred patients were tested during a 40-min session by a psychometrist or trained nurse in the clinic on a brief battery of neuropsychological tests that assessed multiple cognitive domains. Short questionnaires covering subjective cognitive complaints, symptoms of depression, and medical history were also administered. …”
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Supporting students through the COVID-19 pandemic: the perspectives of food pantry workers by Alvin Tran, Muskan Kohli, Aishwarya Sreenivasan, Selena Chom, Dhaani Dhaani, Neeko Rosete

“…Participants also completed a short post-interview survey assessing demographic information and perspectives on food insecurity-related issues impacting their respective college or university. …”
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Artrosis: ¿cambios degenerativos o cambios adaptativos? Consejos educativos breves en la consulta de atención primaria by Gema Izquierdo Enríquez, María Victoria García Espinosa, Isabel Prieto Checa, María Fernández de Paúl, Patricia Moreno Carrero, Silvia Fernanda García Vila

“…Moreover, there are no disease-modifying drugs or curative treatment at present; the basic or first-line treatment is non-pharmacological, based on education and physical exercise.The presence of degenerative changes in imaging tests is present in a high percentage of the general asymptomatic population, i.e. in those who have no pain or functional limitation, and this percentage increases progressively with age. In short, osteoarthritis is part of the normal aging process of the population.As with low back pain, it is proposed to apply a salutogenic model of health, paying special attention to the terms used when informing and advising patients.It is proposed a review of the main causes, effectiveness and prognosis of osteoarthritis treatment, in order to provide brief educational advice to patients.…”
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Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity as overlapping symptoms in adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: severity profiles and associati... by Eszter Kenézlői, Lívia Balogh, Szilvia Somogyi, Evelyn E. Lévay, Zsuzsa Halmai, Zsófia Nemoda, Zsolt S. Unoka, János M. Réthelyi

“…The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, the Level of Personality Functioning Scale, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form were administered to investigate trait measures and childhood traumatization, respectively. …”
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Robust and Adaptive Tuning of PI Current Controllers for Grid-Forming Inverters by Florian Reisner, George Weiss

“…While very efficient in strong grids, such control architectures face stability problems if the grid short-circuit ratio becomes low. While for grid following (GFL) inverters, this problem has been well researched in the past years, and various solutions have been proposed, for GFM inverters, the adequate tuning of the virtual impedances and the current controller parameters has yet to be fully understood. …”
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