Dynamic 19F-MRI of pulmonary ventilation in lung transplant recipients with and without chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Mary A. Neal, PhD, Saskia Bos, MD, PhD, Charlotte W. Holland, MRCP, Kieren G. Hollingsworth, Gerard Meachery, FRCP, Arun Nair, MD, FRCP, James L. Lordan, FRCP, Andrew J. Fisher, FRCP, PhD, Peter E. Thelwall, PhD

“…FEV1 (% of baseline) negatively correlated with ventilation during wash-in, most strongly for the periphery (r = −0.844, p = 0.0021). …”
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Synthesis, Molecular Docking, MEP and SAR Analysis, ADME-Tox Predictions, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Novel Mono- and Tetra-Alkylated Pyrazole and Triazole Ligands by Y. Kaddouri, B. Bouchal, F. Abrigach, M. El Kodadi, M. Bellaoui, R. Touzani

“…However, the two tetra-alkylated pyrazole ligands displayed strong antibacterial potential. Moreover, compound 12 was more potent against all tested bacterial strains than compound 13. …”
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Impacts of benchmarking choices on inferred model skill of the Arctic–Boreal terrestrial carbon cycle by Jeralyn Poe, Deborah Huntzinger, Nathan Collier, Christopher Schwalm, Jon Wells, Christina Schädel, William J Riley, Stephen Sitch

“…Here, we find that the magnitude and shape of the responses are strongly impacted by the choice of observational dataset and the approach used to construct the functional relationship benchmark. …”
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Abundant geographical divergence of Clostridioides difficile infection in China: a prospective multicenter cross-sectional study by Lulu Bai, Telong Xu, Wenzhu Zhang, Yajun Jiang, Wenpeng Gu, Wei Zhao, Yang Luan, Yanfeng Xiong, Nianli Zou, Yalin Zhang, Ming Luo, Jinxing Lu, Bike Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…Interestingly, clade 4, especially ST37, previously known as the characteristic type of China, showed a strong geographical divergence. Clade 3, although rare in China, has been detected in Hainan and Sichuan provinces. …”
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Semi-Supervised Learning With Wafer-Specific Augmentations for Wafer Defect Classification by Uk Jo, Seoung Bum Kim

“…Recognizing the importance of thoughtful implementation of weak and strong augmentations within FixMatch, we propose a method that incorporates saliency map information into cutout augmentation. …”
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Effect of prolonged starvation on nutrition utilization and transcriptional responses in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) by Mingkun Liu, Chenchen Wei, Wenwen Xu, Lintao Tan, Li Li, Guofan Zhang

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed that the amino acid and lipid metabolism increased over starvation, while carbohydrate metabolism initially rose and then declined, with a notable tipping point on day 10. This pattern strongly supported the stepped change pattern identified by nutrient utilization. …”
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Correlation of Clinical, Endoscopic, and Pathological Findings among Suspected Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients in Abuja, Nigeria by Onyedika Godfrey Okoye, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Alexander M.E. Nwofor, Paul Jibrin, Cephas Shallangwa Batta, Abubakar Gagarawa Yaú, Olawale A. Badejo

“…Empirical treatment of H. pylori in patients with diagnosed PUD is strongly recommended.…”
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Strength and durability of indirect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection through vaccine and infection-acquired immunity by Sophia T. Tan, Isabel Rodríguez-Barraquer, Ada T. Kwan, Seth Blumberg, Hailey J. Park, Justine Hutchinson, David Leidner, Joseph A. Lewnard, David Sears, Nathan C. Lo

“…Variant-targeted vaccines (bivalent formulation including Omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5) confer strong indirect protection for at least three months [40% (3–63%)]. …”
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Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Blood Pressure among Children with History of Low Birth Weight Appropriate for Gestational Age, Low Birth Weight Small f... by Adrian Umboh, Rocky Wilar, Valentine Umboh, Adi Suryadinata Krisetya

“…Linear regression analysis indicated a strongly significant influence of BW on serum hs-CRP level and SBP. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Literasi Kesehatan dengan Penerapan Pola Hidup Sehat pada Petani di Kelurahan Tenggarang Kabupaten Bondowoso by Lulu Dewanti, Anisah Ardiana, Kholid Rosyidi Muhammad Nur, Dodi Wijaya, Alfid Tri Afandi

“…Our findings unveiled that an impressive 78.9% of respondents exhibited commendable health literacy levels, with 60% demonstrating a strong dedication to leading a healthy lifestyle. …”
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Ecological Stress Modeling to Conserve Mangrove Ecosystem Along the Jazan Coast of Saudi Arabia by Asma A. Al-Huqail, Zubairul Islam, Hanan F. Al-Harbi

“…Ecological stress was modeled via a generalized additive model (GAM) with key predictors, including trends in the NDVI, NDWIveg (vegetation water content), NDWIow (open water), and LST from 1991 to 2023, which were derived using surface reflectance (SR) products from Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 7 ETM+, and Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS sensors. The model exhibited strong performance, with an R² of 0.89. …”
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Standardization of the Agar Plate Method for Bacteriophage Production by Su Jin Jo, Young Min Lee, Kevin Cho, Seon Young Park, Hyemin Kwon, Sib Sankar Giri, Sung Bin Lee, Won Joon Jung, Jae Hong Park, Mae Hyun Hwang, Da Sol Park, Eun Jae Park, Sang Wha Kim, Jin Woo Jun, Sang Guen Kim, Ji Hyung Kim, Se Chang Park

“…The model’s validation showed a strong inverse correlation between plaque size and minimum-lawn cell clearing PFUs (MCPs; R² = 98.91%) and identified an optimal inoculum density that maximizes yield while minimizing the evolution of resistant mutants. …”
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Structural Characterization of B-DNA d(CGTGAATTCACG)₂ in Complex with the Specific Minor Groove Binding Fluorescent Marker Hoechst 33342 by Hristina Sbirkova-Dimitrova, Rusi Rusew, Hristo Gerginov, Annie Heroux, Boris L. Shivachev

“…The structural comparison revealed that Hoechst 33342 inserts itself in the minor groove in a strongly specific manner, displacing the ordered spine waters.…”
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The dynamics of lowland river sections of Danube and Tisza in the Carpathian basin by Imre M. Jánosi, Imre M. Jánosi, István Zsuffa, István Zsuffa, Tibor Bíró, Boglárka O. Lakatos, Boglárka O. Lakatos, András Szöllősi-Nagy, Zsolt Hetesi, Zsolt Hetesi

“…The temporal sampling is not even and exhibits strong irregularities. The paper demonstrates that cubic spline fits and down-sampling (where necessary) produce reliable, evenly sampled time series that smoothly reconstruct water level and river discharge data. …”
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Postmortem Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol Concentration in Blood, Urine, Muscle and Bile by Agnė Okulevičiūtė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Gabija Laubner-Sakalauskienė, Robertas Badaras, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…Results: When the ethyl alcohol concentrations of the different body fluids from the autopsies were evaluated, the urine ethyl alcohol concentration was in 86% cases higher than the blood ethyl alcohol concentration, with a mean difference of 0.51‰. There is a strong correlation between blood and urine ethyl alcohol concentrations, r = 0.93, p < 0.05. …”
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The Result of Timely Therapy for Whipple's Disease: a Clinical Case by S. N. Mekhtiev, O. A. Mekhtieva, E. Yu. Kalinina, V. E. Karev, A. V. Vanyan, O. M. Berko

“…The identified changes were represented by thickening of the villi and accumulations in the stroma of large macrophages (CD68+) with wide light cytoplasm containing abundant accumulations of PAS-positive, negative when stained with carbol fuchsin according to Ziehl — Nielsen and auramine-rhodamine (under microscopy in luminescence mode) short rods, as well as numerous optically empty small and larger cavities. …”
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Health assets among refugees in Australia: a systematic review by Angela Dawson, Evelyn Adjei-Mensah, Andrew Hayen, Sally Nathan, Anita Heywood, Abela Mahimbo, Heidi Merrington, Claire Rogers

“…Refugee social capital and connectedness are strongly linked to resilience, acculturation, health, and well-being. …”
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Accuracy of Apple Watch in Measuring 30-Second Resting Electrocardiography in Patients with Cardiac Diseases and Comorbidity: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Khushhal AA, Mohamed AA, Alsegame MM, Alsaedi AM

“…The Apple Watch has recently been used to measure heart electricity via 30 seconds of ECG monitoring, but its validity is not known.Methods: A cross-sectional study included a sample of 112 patients with chronic disorders, including cardiac patients with sinus rhythm, cardiac patients with irregular heart rhythm, and patients with diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia; their cardiac activity was investigated using the Apple Watch and ECG.Results: The correlations were strong between the Apple Watch and the 12-lead ECG in the heart rate, PR intervals, QT intervals, QRS complex, and RR intervals in all patients’ subcategories (cardiac, hypertension, diabetic, and dyslipidemia patients).Conclusion: The Apple Watch is valid for carrying out ECG in measuring the heart rate, PR intervals, QT intervals, QRS complex, and RR intervals of patients with cardiac and chronic diseases at rest; this may help in initial diagnosis for patients with cardiac diseases or those who are at risk of developing cardiac disease in the future.Keywords: Apple Watch, electrocardiography, cardiac diseases, chronic diseases…”
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Characteristics of seismic strata in the southeast Zhoushan Archipelago (East China Sea) with emphasis on shallow gas by Bing Deng, Junbing Chen

“…The presence of active shallow gas within thin, soft muddy strata, along with the strong tidal turbulence and human activities, indicates that the seafloor of the study area is vulnerable to sediment erosion, and shallow gas is easily released, posing a potential danger to the stability of marine engineering foundations. …”
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The Use of Marketing Communication Tools by DANONE Company by Zdenka Kádeková, Lubica Kubicova

“…Survey proved, that the ads of Danone company influence more women than men and there is also a strong dependence between age of respondents and trust to the brand. 15 – days test and the decision of respondents about accession to the test of Activia product is largely affected by the economic situation of the consumer. …”
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