Efficacy Assessment of Newly-designed Filtering Facemasks during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic by Bob Boogaard, Ali Tas, Joep Nijssen, Freek Broeren, John van den Dobbelsteen, Vincent Verhoeven, Jip Pluim, Sing Dekker, Eric J. Snijder, Martijn J. van Hemert, Sander Herfst

“…Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in shortages of production and test capacity of FFP2-respirators. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression, general depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress (PODSAS) among mothers during their 4-week postnatal follow-up in five public... by Boon How Chew, Subashini Ambigapathy, Saidatul Akmar Mohammad Redzuan, Priyasini Suntharalingam, Thenmoli Palaniyappan, Venotha Ganasan, Puteri Normalina Megat Abu Bakar, Paream Kaur, Lili Zuryani Marmuji, V Paranthaman

“…Participants will be mothers aged 18 years and above at 4 weeks postdelivery who are able to understand the English and Malay languages. …”
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β2 integrin regulates neutrophil trans endothelial migration following traumatic brain injury by Lei Li, Ruilong Peng, Cong Wang, Xin Chen, Dilmurat Gheyret, Siyu Guan, Bo Chen, Yafan Liu, Xilei Liu, Yiyao Cao, Cha Han, Jianhua Xiong, Fanjian Li, Taoyuan Lu, Haoran Jia, Kaiji Li, Jinchao Wang, Xu Zhang, Jianye Xu, Yajuan Wang, Xin Xu, Tuo Li, Jianning Zhang, Shu Zhang

“…Abstract Neutrophils are the first responders among peripheral immune cells to infiltrate the central nervous system following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), triggering neuroinflammation that can exacerbate secondary tissue damage. …”
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Immunogenic dying cells elicit potent anti-tumor T cell immunity against lung metastasis and tumorigenesis by Min Hu, Xinyu Meng, Tong Wang, Yifan Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Dongliang Xu, Wei He, Hongjia Zhang, Wenzheng Guo, Bo Jing, Siwei Zhang, Jianhua Xu, Beibei Sun, Xueqian Sun, Tingting Liu, Na Ni, Tongtong Zhang, Wenwen Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Liping Xia, Feng Yao, Fang Zhang, Jing Du, Jiong Deng

“…Methods ICD was induced by short exposure to lethal dose of chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (Dox), which initiated an irreversible ICD program in tumor cells. We immunized mice with ICD dying tumor cells in prevention, therapy in lung metastasis models, and Gprc5a-knockout (ko) model of lung tumorigenesis. …”
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Salvia deserti Decne., an endemic and rare subshrub from Arabian desert: antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of leaf hydroethanolic extracts by Arbi Guetat, Slimen Selmi, Abdelrhman T. Abdelwahab, Marwa A. Abdelfattah, Abd Ealrhman M. Elhaj, Roaa T. Mogharbel, M. J. A. Abualreish, Abdullah F. Alanazi, Karim Hosni, Naceur Mejri, Abdennacer Boulila

“…Moreover, treatment with S. deserti hydroethanolic extract relieved oxidative stress (reduction of MDA and H2O2) and the activity of antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT and GPx. …”
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High-altitude hypoxia aggravated neurological deficits in mice induced by traumatic brain injury via BACH1 mediating astrocytic ferroptosis by Peng Zou, Tianjing Li, Zixuan Cao, Erwan Yang, Mingdong Bao, Haofuzi Zhang, Zhuoyuan Zhang, Dan Liu, Min Zhang, Xiangyu Gao, Junmiao Ge, Xiaofan Jiang, Zhicheng Tian, Peng Luo

“…We found that with higher altitude, TBI-induced neurological deficits were more severe and the associated histopathological changes were more significant. …”
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Dose-volume parameter evaluation of a sub-fractionation workflow for adaptive radiotherapy of prostate cancer patients on a 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging radiotherapy system by Georgios Tsekas, Cornel Zachiu, Gijsbert H. Bol, Jochem R.N. van der Voort van Zyp, Sandrine M.G. van de Pol, Johannes C.J. de Boer, Bas W. Raaymakers

“…Materials and methods:: The investigated workflow consisted of two sub-fractions where intrafraction drift correction steps were applied based on a daily reference plan. …”
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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

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The impact of nationality status and place of residency on health-related social needs and quality of life among Palestinian Refugees in Jordan by Hamza Alduraidi, Rahaf Issam Abu Zayid, Noor Mahmoud Jaber, Bassam Saleh Hijazi, Sa'ed Radwan Khamis, Hasan Fahed Awad, Marah Al-Khateeb, Saif alnour Mahmoud Aldhirat, Ahmad Amjed Toubasi

“…Introduction: Large number of Palestinian refugees reside in Jordan; most of whom enjoy Jordanian citizenship, and most of whom reside outside camps. …”
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Technology engagement in enhancing memory functionality in elderly care centers by Feras Ali Mohammad Al-Habies, Mamdouh Baniah Lafee Al Zaben, Abdullah M.A Al-Tarawneh, Nagham Mohammad Abu Al-Basal, Hanadi Aldreabi, Omar Ismail Hamzeh Alorani, Hend Abdulaziz Alsulaiman

“…The results showed that reciprocally, greater use of technology was significantly associated with better memory performance in the following years, B (SE) =0.20, SE =0.02, P < .001. The lagged effect of technology use on executive function was significant across waves, B = .27, SE =.015, P < .001. …”
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Brivaracetam to Treat Partial Onset Seizures in Adults by Dustin Latimer, David Le, Evan Falgoust, Patrick Ingraffia, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Elyse M. Cornett, Rupin Singh, JooHee Choi, Giustino Varrassi, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye, Latha Ganti

“…# Purpose of Review Seizures are a hyperexcitable, and hypersynchronous imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory factors (E/I imbalance) in neurotransmission, and epilepsy is the recurrent manifestation of seizures within a reasonable time frame and without being attributable to a reversible cause. Brivaracetam is a derivative of the antiepileptic agent, levetiracetam, that is used as adjuvant therapy for focal onset seizures. …”
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Adverse drug events (ADEs) risk signal mining related to eculizumab based on the FARES database by Xi-Feng Wang, Lu-Ri Bao, Ta-La Hu, Rui-Feng Xu, Wu-Niri Gao, Jing-Yuan Wang, Jian-Rong Zhao, Zhen-Li Fu, Shu-Fang Wang, Yan Meng

“…Some PTs, such as aplastic anemia, gene mutation, mastication disorder, kidney fibrosis, BK virus infection, abnormal neutrophil count, C3 glomerulopathy, neuroblastoma, and glomerulonephritis membranoproliferative, were also detected outside the instructions. …”
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Corrigendum: Adverse drug events (ADEs) risk signal mining related to eculizumab based on the FARES database by Xi-Feng Wang, Lu-Ri Bao, Ta-La Hu, Rui-Feng Xu, Wu-Niri Gao, Jing-Yuan Wang, Jian-Rong Zhao, Zhen-Li Fu, Shu-Fang Wang, Yan Meng

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Atlas of multilineage stem cell differentiation reveals TMEM88 as a developmental regulator of blood pressure by Sophie Shen, Tessa Werner, Samuel W. Lukowski, Stacey Andersen, Yuliangzi Sun, Woo Jun Shim, Dalia Mizikovsky, Sakurako Kobayashi, Jennifer Outhwaite, Han Sheng Chiu, Xiaoli Chen, Gavin Chapman, Ella M. M. A. Martin, Di Xia, Duy Pham, Zezhuo Su, Daniel Kim, Pengyi Yang, Men Chee Tan, Enakshi Sinniah, Qiongyi Zhao, Sumedha Negi, Meredith A. Redd, Joseph E. Powell, Sally L. Dunwoodie, Patrick P. L. Tam, Mikael Bodén, Joshua W. K. Ho, Quan Nguyen, Nathan J. Palpant

“…Abstract Pluripotent stem cells provide a scalable approach to analyse molecular regulation of cell differentiation across developmental lineages. Here, we engineer barcoded induced pluripotent stem cells to generate an atlas of multilineage differentiation from pluripotency, encompassing an eight-day time course with modulation of WNT, BMP, and VEGF signalling pathways. …”
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CytoSorb hemoadsorption of apixaban during cardio-pulmonary bypass for heart transplantation by Anouk Frering, MD, Antoine Abi Lutfallah, MD, Aude Carillion, MD, PhD, Daniel Wendt, MD, Pascal Leprince, MD, PhD, Adrien Bougle, MD, PhD, Guillaume Lebreton, MD, PhD

“…Patients on the transplant waiting list often have multiple reasons for being anticoagulated. Intraoperative removal of apixaban using CytoSorb seems to be an interesting solution for patients on DOACs requiring an emergency CPB intervention. …”
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Factors determining primary or delayed surgery for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor: a multicentric Egyptian study by Ahmed Elgendy, Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Mohamed El-Debeiky, Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Marwa Romeih, Ahmed Ebeed, Mohamed Abouheba, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed Khairi, Osama El-Naggar, Sameh Shehata

“…A retrospective analysis was conducted on all patients with unilateral, non-metastatic WT treated at four major Egyptian institutions from January 2019 to January 2024. …”
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The impact of dietary phosphorus levels on growth, slaughter, and digestive metabolism in growing sheep by Shoupei Zhao, Xiaojun Ni, Jia Zhou, Xiaoqi Zhao, Xiao Wen, Xiaolin Wang, Mingyu Cao, Yanfei Zhao, Chong Shao, Lianghao Lu, Yuanyuan Chen, Bao Zhang, Huaming Yang, Bai Xue, Guobo Quan

“…P requirements for growth were modeled as: P (g/kg EBW) = 30.95772 × EBW – 0.5031. The recommended dietary P level was 0.40%, with maintenance and growth requirements of 0.06 g/EBW and 5.34–6.19 g/kg EBW, respectively, providing a foundation for P reduction strategies.…”
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GIS-based modeling and analytical approaches for groundwater quality suitability for different purposes in the Egyptian Nile Valley, a case study in Wadi Qena by Hanaa A. Megahed, Abd El-Hay A. Farrag, Amira A. Mohamed, Mahmoud H. Darwish, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Heba El-Bagoury, Paola D’Antonio, Antonio Scopa, Mansour A. A. Saad

“…The hydrochemical composition reflects that Sodium–Chloride is the main water type in the study area, and in the sequence of the cations and anions, 100% of the groundwater samples are in the order Na+ &gt; Ca2+ &gt; Mg2+/Cl− &gt; SO42− &gt; HCO3−. Comparative analysis against standard quality guidelines indicated that most groundwater samples exceeded safe levels for major constituents, TDS, TH, pH, and EC, making them unsuitable for drinking but potentially suitable for irrigation of high salt-tolerant crops. …”
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In silico evaluation of missense SNPs in cancer-associated Cystatin A protein and their potential to disrupt Cathepsin B interaction by Shafaat Hossain, Omar Hamza Bin Manjur, Mst Sharmin Sultana Shimu, Tamanna Sultana, Mustafizur Rahman Naim, Shahariar Siddique, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Miftaur Rahman, Md Abu Saleh, Md Rakibul Hasan, Tania Rahman

“…In this study, eight bioinformatics tools (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, PROVEAN, P-Mut, MutPred2, SNAP2, SNPs &amp; GO, and PHD-SNP) were implemented to analyze non-synonymous SNPs from the dbSNP database. …”
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Subtyping Social Determinants of Health in the "All of Us" Program: Network Analysis and Visualization Study by Suresh K Bhavnani, Weibin Zhang, Daniel Bao, Mukaila Raji, Veronica Ajewole, Rodney Hunter, Yong-Fang Kuo, Susanne Schmidt, Monique R Pappadis, Elise Smith, Alex Bokov, Timothy Reistetter, Shyam Visweswaran, Brian Downer

“…and (2) How do SDoH co-occur to form subtypes, and what are their risks for adverse health outcomes? …”
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