Epidemiological Dynamics of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- or AmpC β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Screened in Apparently Healthy Chickens in Uganda by Steven Kakooza, Damien Munyiirwa, Paul Ssajjakambwe, Edrine Kayaga, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Dickson Ndoboli, Loreen Basemera, Esther Nabatta, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, John Baligwamunsi Kaneene

“…The dynamics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- (ESBL-) and AmpC β-lactamase-producing bacteria (which are deadly groups of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria) have not been well understood in developing countries. This raises major concerns to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) control. …”
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Contemporary survival outcomes of congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunt in children with borderline pulmonary vascular resistant index compared to Eisenmenger syndrome by Nalin Chaiwangyen, Chodchanok Vijarnsorn, Paweena Chungsomprasong, Prakul Chanthong, Supaluck Kanjanauthai, Ploy Thammasate, Thita Pacharapakornpong, Densiri Bositthipichet, Jantaras Sengsim, Jarupim Soongswang, Teerapong Tocharoenchok, Ekarat Nitiyarom, Kriangkrai Tantiwongkosri, Thaworn Subtaweesin, Kritvikrom Durongpisitkul

“…Treatment options for PAH-CHD-predominantly left-to-right (L-R) shunt in children with borderline-high pulmonary vascular resistant index (PVRi) have been debated. We aimed to assess the treatment and survival of children with PAH-CHD-predominantly L-R shunt with borderline to high PVRi, using Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) for comparison. …”
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The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD by Anna-Rosa Cecilie Mora-Jensen, Line Katrine Harder Clemmensen, Manja Gersholm Grønberg, Eli R. Lebowitz, Daniel S. Quintana, Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Charlotte Sewerin Larsen, Lasse Kristoffer Bak, Gitte Lund Christensen, Linea Pretzmann, Valdemar Uhre, Sofie Heidenheim Christensen, Camilla Uhre, Nicoline Løcke Jepsen Korsbjerg, Christine Lykke Thoustrup, Julie Hagstrøm, Melanie Ritter, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Nicole Nadine Lønfeldt

“…Abstract The oxytocin system has been thought to contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). …”
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The critical role of MLKL in hemorrhagic stroke and the therapeutic potential of its associated protein network by Yi Wang, Yi Wang, Moran Xu, Xiaoli Zuo, Sheng Wang, Yong Yu, Zhaobing Gao, Zhaobing Gao, Jingbo Qie, Ye Jiang, Fang Huang, Bingqing Xia, Bingqing Xia

“…IntroductionMixed Lineage Kinase Domain-Like Protein (MLKL), as the executor of necroptosis and a critical factor in the inflammation, has been shown to be associated with the progression of hemorrhagic stroke. …”
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Pregnancy Loss Was Associated With the Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged Women: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiaoyan Yang, Qingling Fan, Can Shen, Ruirui Hou, Ruoling Chen, Jiaqian Yin, Huifeng Xiang, Yunxia Cao, Xiaoqing Peng

“…Objectives: Significant associations between pregnancy loss and risk of future maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been found in Western countries, but the association in China is still unclear. …”
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Dietary protein requirement of Chinese hook snout carp (Opsariichthys bidens) and transcriptomic analysis of the liver in response to different protein diets by Yijiang Bei, Linqiang He, Jin Jing, Xiaoming Chen, Fan Yuan, Gaohua Yao, XueYan Ding, Lei Wang, Fan Zhou

“…The Chinese hook snout carp (Opsariichthys bidens) is a newly developed economic fish species for its good taste, high nutritional content, and suitability for aquaculture in southeastern China, but its dietary protein requirement has not been investigated. In this study, the fish (initial weight 12.45 ± 0.21 g) were fed five isoenergetic diets with varying protein levels (35–47 %, P35-P47) for 65 days. …”
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Determining the effect of frailty on survival in advanced ovarian cancer: study protocol for a prospective multicentre national cohort study (FOLERO) by Daniel Hunde, Niklas Ekerstad, Mihaela Asp, Päivi Kannisto, Madelene Wedin, Charlotte Palmqvist, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, Yvonne Brandberg, Mirna Abraham-Nordling, Kristina Åhlund, Vilhelm Mörlin, Nina Groes-Kofoed, Sahar Salehi

“…Background and purpose: There is an urgent need to improve patient-selection to surgical treatment in advanced ovarian cancer as our results showed that cytoreductive surgery was without effect or even detrimental in a yet unknown subgroup of women. …”
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Effects of public roads on wildlife-vehicle collisions in two protected areas, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Cameron T. Cormac, Cormac Price, Wendy Collinson, Dave J. Druce, Jarryd P. Streicher, Colleen T. Downs

“…As vehicle traffic density is increasing globally, particularly in Africa, where little research on the ecological impact of linear infrastructure has been done, the impact of roads on wildlife in protected areas must be determined. …”
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Recent plastic technologies development of basal texture control to improve the property of wrought Mg alloys-a review by Xiaoyu Feng, Lifei Wang, Xiang Chen, Kunkun Deng, Xiao Wang, Liuwei Zheng, Hongxia Wang, Qiang Zhang, Ho Kwon, Bin Xing, Kwang Seon Shin

“…Consequently, the initial dense basal texture has been decreased, the basal slip systems are significantly activated, and plasticity is greatly improved. …”
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Hubungan Keteraturan Penggunaan Kortikosteroid Inhalasi dengan Tingkat Kontrol Asma Pasien Berdasarkan ACT di Poliklinik Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Wulan Prisilla Prisilla, Irvan Medison, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…The level of asthma control can be assessed</em><em> by </em><em> using </em><em>Asthma Control Test</em><em> </em><em> (</em><em>ACT</em><em>)</em><em> questionnaire, this method is subjective but its validity has been tested. T</em><em>he objective of t</em><em>his study  </em><em>was </em><em>to determine the association between regularity of inhaled corticosteroids application and patient’s level of asthma control based on ACT in the Lung Clinic of Dr. …”
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Exploring the Mechanism of Skeletal Muscle in a Tacrolimus-Induced Posttransplantation Diabetes Mellitus Model on Gene Expression Profiles by Chenlei Zheng, Cheng Wang, Tan Zhang, Ding Li, Xiao-feng Ni, Jian-Hu Lin, Linxiao Sun, Bicheng Chen

“…Tacrolimus (Tac or FK506) is a widely used immunosuppressant that has been reported to be a risk factor for PTDM and to further induce complications in heart and skeletal muscles, but the mechanism is still largely unknown. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid relieves clinical severity of COVID-19 in patients with chronic liver diseases by Tiantian Hu, Tiantian Hu, Jie Tong, Yunhui Yang, Changrong Yuan, Jiming Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Jinyu Wang, Jinyu Wang

“…BackgroundThe potential effect of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on the clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 in patients with chronic liver diseases has been a subject of ongoing debate since the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2019. …”
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Characteristics of TPT initiation and completion among people living with HIV by L. Gunde, A. Wang, D. Payne, S. O'Connor, A. Kabaghe, N. Kalata, A. Maida, D. Kayira, V. Buie, L. Tauzi, A. Sankhani, A. Thawani, E. Rambiki, A. Ahimbisibwe, T. Maphosa, K. Kudiabor, R. Nyirenda, J. Mpunga, K. Mbendera, P. Nyasulu, F. Kayigamba, M. Farahani, A. C. Voetsch, K. Brown, A. Jahn, B. Girma, K. Mirkovic, the MPHIA Survey Team

“…Despite the successful scale-up of TPT in Malawi, monitoring and evaluation have been suboptimal. We utilized the Malawi Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (MPHIA) 2020–2021 survey data to estimate TPT uptake and completion among self-reported HIV-positive persons. …”
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Periodontal Indices as Predictors of Cognitive Decline: Insights from the PerioMind Colombia Cohort by Catalina Arévalo-Caro, Diego López, Jose Antonio Sánchez Milán, Cristina Lorca, María Mulet, Humberto Arboleda, Sergio Losada Amaya, Aida Serra, Xavier Gallart-Palau

“…<b>Background</b>: Poor oral health and periodontitis have been epidemiologically linked to cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults. …”
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Status of seawater intrusion in Mexico: A review by Xiaoxiao Zha, Jesús Horacio Hernández Anguiano, Francisco Padilla Benítez, Arturo Cruz-Falcón, Raul Miranda-Avilés, Manuel E. Mendoza Cantú, Jorge Adrian Perera-Burgos, Xu Liao, Juan Manuel Navarro-Céspedes, Miguel Angel Acosta-Reyes, Yanmei Li

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Seawater intrusion has been documented in Mexican coastal states since the 1970s. …”
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Targeting sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 3 inhibits T-cell exhaustion and regulates recruitment of proinflammatory macrophages to improve antitumor efficacy of CAR-T cells agains... by Weiting Liao, Ge Gao, Xia He, Pei Shu, Qizhi Ma, Benxia Zhang, Diyuan Qin, Yongsheng Wang

“…However, the functional significance of S1PR3 in T-cell-based immunotherapies and the molecular mechanisms have not been fully understood.Methods Here, we studied the combination of EpCAM-specific CAR T-cell therapy with pharmacological blockade of S1PR3 against solid tumor. …”
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Performance of the 2023 diagnostic criteria for MOGAD: real-world application in a Chinese multicenter cohort of pediatric and adult patients by Meng-Ting Cai, Yi Hua, Qi-Lun Lai, Sheng-Yao Su, Chun-Hong Shen, Song Qiao, Yong-Feng Xu, Zhe-Feng Yuan, Yin-Xi Zhang

“…Abstract Background The clinical phenotypes of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) have been found to overlap with several other diseases. …”
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Meta Analysis of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and its association with folate and colorectal cancer by Meng Ye, Guojie Xu, Liming Zhang, Zhihui Kong, Zhenhua Qiu

“…MTHFR, a key enzyme in folate metabolism, has been widely studied in relation to neural tube defects and hypertension, but its role in colorectal cancer remains underexplored. …”
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Little Red Dots: Rapidly Growing Black Holes Reddened by Extended Dusty Flows by Zhengrong Li, Kohei Inayoshi, Kejian Chen, Kohei Ichikawa, Luis C. Ho

“…The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations have revolutionized extragalactic research, particularly with the discovery of little red dots (LRDs), which have been discovered as a population of dust-reddened broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGNs). …”
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Targeting RGMb interactions: Discovery and preclinical characterization of potent anti-RGMb antibodies blocking multiple ligand bindings by Maria Meira, Aurore Frey, Neila Chekkat, Magda Rybczynska, Zaki Sellam, Joon Seok Park, Francesca Smylie Gazzaniga, Alexia Parmentier, Marianne Le Gall, Gordon James Freeman, Dennis Lee Kasper, Arlene Helen Sharpe, Eric Rambeaux, Abdijapar Shamshiev

“…Therapeutic efficacy with durable responses has been demonstrated with several antibody drugs that block key immune checkpoint receptors, including PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4. …”
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