Rare coinheritance of hemoglobin vancleave with severe beta-thalassemia mutation in a patient with secondary erythrocytosis by Nur Aisyah Aziz, Nurul Hidayah Musa, Melina Mathews, Komalah Thevii Rajenderan, Faidatul Syazlin Abdul Hamid, Syahzuwan Hassan, Syahira Lazira Omar, Wan Nurul Afiqha Binti Wan Yusoff, Melanie Ling Binti Mohd Din, Nurul Amira Binti Jamaludin, Wan Rohani Wan Taib, Ezalia Esa, Norafiza Mohd Yasin

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Lentinan Attenuates Damage of the Small Intestinal Mucosa, Liver, and Lung in Mice with Gut-Origin Sepsis by Zhongshen Kuang, Tingting Jin, ChangYi Wu, Yanan Zong, Panpan Yin, WangYu Dong, Xue Lin, WeiYan You, Chenlong Zhang, Lijie Wang, Yongying Liu, Shan Ren, Jiangwen Yin, Hang Xu

“…The mice were randomly divided into six groups: sham operation group (sham), gut-origin sepsis model group (CLP), ulinastatin-positive drug control group (UTI), lentinan low concentration group (LTN-L, 5 mg/kg), lentinan medium concentration group (LTN-M, 10 mg/kg), and lentinan high concentration group (LTN-H, 20 mg/kg). …”
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Human PBMC-based humanized mice exhibit myositis features and serve as a drug evaluation model by Akiko Nishidate, Kana Takemoto, Yuki Imura, Mikako Murase, Ryu Yamanaka, Manami Kikuchi, Junpei Anan, Sayuka Kato, Airi Akatsuka, Sachiko Mochizuki, Yuzo Koda

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Case report: Single infusion of combined anti-CD20 and anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies in pediatric refractory lupus nephritis by Decimo Silvio Chiarenza, Raul Mancini, Carolina Bigatti, Carolina Bigatti, Gianluca Caridi, Alessandro Consolaro, Alessandro Consolaro, Valentina Natoli, Valentina Natoli, Gabriele Mortari, Xhuliana Kajana, Francesca Lugani, Marco Gattorno, Marco Gattorno, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Edoardo La Porta, Gabriele Gaggero, Enrico E. Verrina, Andrea Angeletti

“…In this report, we describe two cases of juvenile-onset refractory LN/SLE successfully managed with a combination of a single infusion of rituximab (targeting CD20 on B cells) and daratumumab (targeting CD38 on long-lived plasma cells), unlike prior regimens requiring prolonged daratumumab infusions. …”
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Enhanced characterization of non-metallic inclusions in ultra-high-strength steels using advanced synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemometric analysis by Mourad Kharbach, Mohammed Alaoui Mansouri, Ekta Rani, Harishchandra Singh, Tuomas Alatarvas, Brice Sarpi, Lin Zhu, Yuran Niu, Alexei Zakharov, Ilkka Launonen, Marko Huttula, Mikko J. Sillanpaa, Samuli Urpelainen

“…By acquiring Ca-L2,3-edge X-ray absorption spectra from six NMIs at both room temperature and 400 °C, we analyze their structural changes, chemical compositions, and phase transformations. …”
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Acceptability and effectiveness of a study information video in improving the research consent process for youth: a non-inferiority trial by Sarah Bernays, Victoria Simms, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Katharina Kranzer, Tsitsi Bandason, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Ethel Dauya, Constance R S Mackworth-Young, Mandikudza Tembo, Constancia Mavodza, Tinashe Cynthia Mwaturura, Som Kumar Shrestha, Salmaan Ferrand, Talent Shavani

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Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection by Michele Barone, Maria Teresa Viggiani, Annabianca Amoruso, Serafina Schiraldi, Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Francesca Cortese, Michele Gesualdo, Natale Brunetti, Alfredo Di Leo, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone

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Dynamics of Collective Exploration in the Ant Pheidole Pallidula by C. Detrain, J. L. Deneubourg, S. Goss, Y. Quinet

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Correction: Benefits of a Juvenile Arthritis Support Program (JASP-1) for children recently diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and their parents by Karina Mördrup, Johanna Granhagen Jungner, Eva Broström, Karin Palmblad, Cecilia Bartholdson

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Penile Prosthesis: What Should We Do about Complications? by C. Bettocchi, P. Ditonno, F. Palumbo, G. Lucarelli, G. Garaffa, B. Giammusso, M. Battaglia

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The Zebrafish model in dermatology: an update for clinicians by Irene Russo, Emma Sartor, Laura Fagotto, Anna Colombo, Natascia Tiso, Mauro Alaibac

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Asynchronous Bilateral Ureteric-Arterial Fistula: Diagnosis and Treatment by Pietro Pepe, Letterio D’Arrigo, Domenico Patane’, Ludovica Pepe, Giuseppe Candiano, Michele Pennisi

“…A selective intra-arterial angiography showed a fistula between the ureter and the left common iliac artery that the interventional radiologist quickly repaired by inserting a vascular endoprosthesis. Six months later, gross hematuria secondary to right ureter-iliac fistula occurred again and a second endoprosthesis was inserted. …”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed due to Duodenal Metastases of Lung Adenocarcinoma: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature by Sumitro Kosasih, Khairul Najmi Muhammad Nawawi, Zhiqin Wong, Deborah Chew Chia Hsin, Andrea Yu-Lin Ban, Raja Affendi Raja Ali

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Transcatheter Embolization for Giant Splenic Artery Aneurisms: Still an Open Question by Marianna Mastroroberto, Sonia Berardi, Matteo Renzulli, Caterina Maggioli, Paolo Pianta, Antonio Daniele Pinna, Rita Golfieri, Claudia Sama

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Evaluation of Identification and Susceptibility for Candida Spp. Isolated Directly from Positive Blood Culture Bottles by Ândrea Celestino de Souza, Luciano Z. Goldani, Eliane Würdig Roesch, Larissa Lutz, Patricia Orlandi Barth, Paulo André de Souza Sampaio, Valério Rodrigues Aquino, Dariane Castro Pereira

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Capsule Endoscopy in the Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Federico Argüelles-Arias, Juan Rodríguez-Oballe, Calixto Duarte-Chang, Luisa Castro-Laria, Josefa María García-Montes, Ángel Caunedo-Álvarez, Juan Manuel Herrerías-Gutiérrez

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Cerebrospinal fluid cyclase-associated protein 2 is increased in Alzheimer’s disease and correlates with tau pathology by Alessandro Padovani, Andrea Pilotto, Silvia Pelucchi, Laura D’Andrea, Ramona Stringhi, Federica Gorla, Bahar Aksan, Salvatore Caratozzolo, Alberto Benussi, Alice Galli, Clara Tirloni, Daniela Mauceri, Antonio Canale, Silvana Archetti, Barbara Borroni, Monica Di Luca, Elena Marcello

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Altered Immunoregulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of Regulatory T Cells and Proinflammatory Th17 Cells and Therapeutic Implications by Alessia Alunno, Mirko Manetti, Sara Caterbi, Lidia Ibba-Manneschi, Onelia Bistoni, Elena Bartoloni, Valentina Valentini, Riccardo Terenzi, Roberto Gerli

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MicroRNA-19a Targets Fibroblast Growth Factor-Inducible Molecule 14 and Prevents Tubular Damage in Septic AKI by Jun Hong, Bang-Chuan Hu, Liang Xu, Yang Zheng, Zi-Qiang Shao, Run Zhang, Xiang-Hong Yang, Ren-Hua Sun, Shi-Jing Mo

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The Usefulness of Homeostatic Measurement Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) for Detection of Glucose Intolerance in Thai Women of Reproductive Age with Polycystic Ovary Syndr... by Thanyarat Wongwananuruk, Manee Rattanachaiyanont, Pichai Leerasiri, Suchada Indhavivadhana, Kitirat Techatraisak, Surasak Angsuwathana, Prasong Tanmahasamut, Chongdee Dangrat

“…Two hundred and fifty Thai PCOS women who attended the Gynecologic Endocrinology Unit, during May 2007 to January 2009. Materials and Methods. …”
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