Fermented sugarcane juice-derived probiotic Levilactobacillus brevis RAMULAB54 enhances lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis through PPAR-γ activation by V. B. Chandana Kumari, Ramith Ramu, Sujay S. Huligere, Shashank M. Patil, Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi, Sharath Bijoor, Uma Venkateswaran Manjappara, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Ling Shing Wong

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COVID-19 morbidity in Afghanistan: a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study by Siyu Chen, Fatima Arifi, Mohammad Nadir Sahak, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai, Lisa J White, Amal Barakat, Eman Abdelkreem Aly, Margo van Gurp, Giti Azim, Bahara Rasoly, Soraya Safi, Jennifer A Flegg, Nasar Ahmed, Mohmmad Jamaluddin Ahadi, Niaz M Achakzai, Alaa AbouZeid

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Prospective multi-centre analysis of rural trauma team development training for medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in Uganda: an interrupted time series stu... by Herman Lule, Micheal Mugerwa, Robinson Ssebuufu, Patrick Kyamanywa, Jussi P. Posti, Michael Lowery Wilson

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A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing by Jun Yan Ng, Qi Yi Ambrose Wong, Jun Jie Lim, Dingyu Cen, Jia Yi Karen Wong, Yi Ying Eliza Lim, Yang Yie Sio, Kavita Reginald, Yee-How Say, Fook Tim Chew

“…Results We analysed our study population, which is composed of 3281 ethnic Chinese participants from the Singapore/Malaysia Cross-sectional Genetics Epidemiology Study (SMCGES). The first ten principal components cumulatively explain 46.88% of the variance of skin ageing phenotypes in our study population. …”
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Insulin Resistance Increases MRI-Estimated Pancreatic Fat in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Normal Controls by Niraj S. Patel, Michael R. Peterson, Grace Y. Lin, Ariel Feldstein, Bernd Schnabl, Ricki Bettencourt, Ekihiro Seki, Claude B. Sirlin, Rohit Loomba

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Evaluation of three-dose fosfomycin tromethamine in the treatment of patients with urinary tract infections: an uncontrolled, open-label, multicentre study by Shan Chen, Yong Yang, Bo Yang, Ming Chen, Kai Zhang, Yi Wang, Lu-Dong Qiao, Bo Zheng, Hong-Feng Guo, Yuan-Jie Niu, Ben-Kang Shi, Wei-Min Yang, Xiao-Kun Zhao, Xiao-Feng Gao

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Prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempts and associated risk factors in oral cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ganesh Bushi, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Manisa Pattanayak, Teena Vishwakarma, Suhas Ballal, Pooja Bansal, Abhay M Gaidhane, Balvir S. Tomar, Ayash Ashraf, M Ravi Kumar, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Sanjit Sah, Edward Mawejje, Muhammed Shabil

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Dual-Stage AI Model for Enhanced CT Imaging: Precision Segmentation of Kidney and Tumors by Nalan Karunanayake, Lin Lu, Hao Yang, Pengfei Geng, Oguz Akin, Helena Furberg, Lawrence H. Schwartz, Binsheng Zhao

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Patterns and factors associated with healthcare utilisation in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study based on the World Health Survey Plus 2023 by Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Por Ir, Paul Kowal, Nawi Ng, Srean Chhim, Chhorvann Chhea, Chamnab Ngor, Sereyraksmey Long, Poppy Walton, Khin Thiri Maung, Grace Marie Ku, Heng Sopheab

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Detection of genetic determinants of potentially oncogenic representatives of the intestinal microbiota as biomarkers of colorectal cancer by Viktoriya N. Shumilova, Artemij E. Goncharov, Daniil V. Azarov, Stanislav I. Sitkin, Elgudzha L. Latariya, Batyrbek I. Aslanov, Mikhail A. Bobrakov, Rustem E. Topuzov

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Prediction of Distant Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on Interpretable Machine Learning: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Dong J, Duan M, Liu X, Li H, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Fu C, Yu J, Hu W, Peng S

“…We aimed to establish an interpretable machine learning model for predicting distant metastasis in RCC patients.Methods: We involved a population-based cohort of 121433 patients (mean age = 63 years; 63.58% men) diagnosed with RCC between 2004 and 2015 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. The lightGBM algorithm was used to develop prediction model and assessed by the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Comparative analysis of dominant gut microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients and healthy individuals: A case-control study by Alireza Ahmadi, Ebrahim Kouhsari, Shabnam Razavi, Nima Mohamadzadeh, Sima Besharat, Mohammad Ali Vakili, Taghi Amiriani

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

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Prevalence of Coronary Endothelial and Microvascular Dysfunction in Women with Symptoms of Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Is Confirmed by a New Cohort: The NHL... by R. David Anderson, John W. Petersen, Puja K. Mehta, Janet Wei, B. Delia Johnson, Eileen M. Handberg, Saibal Kar, Bruce Samuels, Babak Azarbal, Kamlesh Kothawade, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Barry Sharaf, Leslee J. Shaw, George Sopko, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine

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Association of safer smoking supply distribution with participant encounters and naloxone distribution from syringe services programs: Findings from the National Survey of Syringe... by Esther O. Chung, Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Jamie L. Humphrey, Amang Sukasih, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Hansel E. Tookes, Don C. Des Jarlais, Sara N. Glick, Paul A. LaKosky, Stephanie Prohaska, Laura Guzman, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin

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Clinical Recommendations of the Northwest Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Interregional Association for Emergency Surgery, Russian Gastroenterological Association, Un... by Yu. V. Averyanova, E. M. Batyrshin, A. E. Demko, G. E. Ivanova, V. T. Ivashkin, L. N. Kostyuchenko, A. V. Lapitsky, I. N. Leiderman, V. M. Luft, I. V. Maev, I. G. Nikitin, M. S. Novruzbekov, Е. A. Poluektova, A. L. Potapov, A. V. Sytov, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…Current clinical recommendations address the epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestations and pathogenesis of possible immediate and long-term complications, as well as the problematic issues related to treatment and rehabilitation of adult short bowel syndrome patients.Key points. …”
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Associations between interpersonal violence and cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use, and dual use among Mexican adolescent students by Rosibel Rodríguez-Bolaños, Evangelina Díaz-Andrade, Evangelina Díaz-Andrade, Paula Ramírez-Palacios, Anabel Rojas-Carmona, Anabel Rojas-Carmona, Katia Gallegos-Carrillo, Inti Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Lizeth Cruz-Jiménez, Dèsirée Vidaña-Pérez, Edna Arillo-Santillán, James F. Thrasher, James F. Thrasher

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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus screening among African individuals in Spain: Lessons to learn by Helena Miriam Lorenzo Juanes, Amparo López-Bernus, Belen Vicente, Montserrat Alonso-Sardón, Beatriz Rodríguez Alonso, Josue Pendones Ulerio, Pedro Fernandez Soto, Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido, Antonio Muro, Moncef Belhassen-García

“…Our results suggest the need for more extensive clinical and epidemiological studies in Africans to determine the epidemiology and transmission of CCHFV in Spain and to evaluate the relevance of control measures for clinical interventions in situations with a potential risk of transmission. …”
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Low-dose radiation ameliorates PM2.5-induced lung injury through non-canonical TLR1/TLR2-like receptor pathways modulated by Akkermansia muciniphila by Li Wang, Zhipeng Li, Huan He, Lijing Qin, Weiqiang Xu, Hongyuan Tian, Rongrong Liu, Xinru Lian, Wen Li, Yali Qi, Zhicheng Wang

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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices by James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Sali Hafez, Samer Abuzerr, Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert, Mohammed Seyam, Bassam Abu Hamad, Dorotea Gucciardo, Fahd Haddad, Rasha Khoury, Amira Nimerawi, David Mills, Ghassan Abu-Sittah

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