Relationship Between the Nasopharyngeal Swab Sampling Method, Nasal Obstruction, and SARS-Cov-2 Positivity by Dogan Cakan, Zeliha Kubra Cakan, Semih Usaklioglu, Yetkin Zeki Yilmaz, Omer Uysal, Hasan Ahmet Ozdogan

“…The consistency of the first and second test results increased in patients without NSD and in patients with low VAS scores [odds ratio (OR)=3.779; p=0.001, OR=2.572; p=0.005, respectively].Conclusion:Nasopharyngeal swab sampling may be affected by nasal congestion and the sampling method. …”
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Symptom variability in outpatients with COPD and validation of the Colombian COPD Symptom Variability Instrument (EPOC-CoVaSy) by Eidelman Antonio González-Mejía, Olga Constanza Uñate-Suárez, Carlos José Bula- Gutiérrez, Yojana Patricia Patiño-Jiménez

“… Introduction: The variability of respiratory symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered to be low or nonexistent. However, some authors state that there may be fluctuations. …”
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Association between Apolipoprotein B and diabetic nephropathy: insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2016 and Mendelian randomization analysis by Hui Wang, Sensen Wu, Dikang Pan, Yachan Ning, Yanhong Fu, Chunjing Feng, Jianming Guo, Zichuan Liu, Yongquan Gu

“…Then, we used restricted cubic splines (RCS) to flexibly model and visualize the relation of predicted ApoB levels with DN risk. …”
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Comparison of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) discectomy in the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation (FLLDH): a... by Liang Li, Jilong An, Lei Guo, Xiuqi Shan, Yapeng Sun, Jiaqi Li, Fei Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Compared to the UBE group, the PELD group had lower VAS scores for low back pain on the first postoperative day (P < 0.05), but no significant differences were found in alleviating leg pain in patients postoperatively between these two surgical procedures (P > 0.05). …”
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Gut Microbial Signatures in Long COVID: Potential Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets by Soyoung Oh, Sujin An, Kihyun Park, Soohyung Lee, Yoo Min Han, Seong-Joon Koh, Joowon Lee, Hyerin Gim, Donghyun Kim, Haesook Seo

“…Particular gut bacteria were significantly correlated with certain systemic, gastrointestinal, otolaryngologic, and visual symptoms. Parabacteroides, Eubacterium ventriosum group, and Rothia abundance was correlated with blood biomarkers that influence long COVID development, including total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and basophil levels. …”
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Balancing Complexity and Performance of Machine Learning Models for Avian Pests Sound Detection in Agricultural Environments by Micheline Kazeneza, Anna Sergeevna Bosman, Destiny Kwabla Amenyedzi, Damien Hanyurwimfura, Emmanuel Ndashimye, Anthony Vodacek

“…Agricultural pest control traditionally relies on inefficient visual inspections. Acoustic monitoring offers a promising alternative by analyzing pest-specific sounds. …”
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Interplay between glucocorticoids and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes on the prognosis of adrenocortical carcinoma by Martin Fassnacht, Matthias Kroiss, Laura-Sophie Landwehr, Barbara Altieri, Jochen Schreiner, Iuliu Sbiera, Isabel Weigand, Silviu Sbiera

“…Patients with glucocorticoid excess and low TILs had a particularly poor overall survival (27 vs. 121 months in patients with TILs without glucocorticoid excess).Conclusion Glucocorticoid excess is associated with T cell depletion and unfavorable prognosis. …”
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Functional and anatomical results of subthreshold micropulse laser as rescue treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy after verteporfin shortage by Carlos Oribio-Quinto, Antonio Domingo Alarcón-Garcia, Jacobo Enriquez-Fuentes, Bárbara Burgos-Blasco, Jose Ignacio Fernandez-Vigo

“…However, the rate of complete SRF resolution was low.…”
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A qualitative study of type 1 diabetes complications, mental health, and structural pathways of complications occurrence among young people (14–24 years) and caregivers in southern... by Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Prince Ofori-Boateng, Elizabeth Bankah, Nana Ama Barnes, Yacoba Atiase, Ernest Yorke, Marc Kwame Dzradosi, David Teye Doku

“…Background: Young people (aged 14–24 years) living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), especially, those in low-resource settings experiencing having T1D complications, and poor mental health. …”
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Stability Analysis and Multi-Trait Selection of Flowering Phenology Parameters in Olive Cultivars Under Multi-Environment Trials by Jinhua Li, Dongxu Jia, Zhenyuan Zhou, Jincheng Du, Qiangang Xiao, Mingrong Cao

“…Heritability values were low (0.0589 to 0.262), indicating that genetic factors had limited control over flowering phenology compared to environmental factors. …”
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Achilles Tendon Scraping With Plantaris Tendon Removal for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Jimmy Wen BA, Meraj Alam BS, Romteen Sedighi BS, Burhaan Syed BS, Ramy Khalil BS, Mouhamad Shehabat BS, Bethany Joy BS, Daniel Razick BS, Adam Razick, Eldo Frezza MD

“…Mean preoperative score VISA-A (5 studies), and visual analog scale (VAS) scores (2 studies) were 43.4 (0-74.1) and 6.6 (5.8-7.4), respectively. …”
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Healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practices on infection prevention and control in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Faranah regional hospital and associated he... by Lena Landsmann, Anna Borodova, Carlos Rocha, Aziz Amadou Diallo, Kamis Mamadou Diallo, Matthias Borchert, Mardjan Arvand, Mamadou Diallo, Rebekah R. Wood, Sophie A. Müller

“…IPC strategies are important across the globe, but even more in low-resource settings where capacities for testing and treatment are limited. …”
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To jump or not to jump: Mule deer and white‐tailed deer fence crossing decisions by Emily N. Burkholder, Andrew F. Jakes, Paul F. Jones, Mark Hebblewhite, Chad J. Bishop

“…Though sample size was low in terms of use at modified fence sites, we recommend visually inconspicuous modifications (such as clips to increase the bottom wire height as opposed to goat‐bars) when implementing pasture fencing that was friendlier for deer. …”
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Health Disparity Clusters of Off Label Prescriptions for Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists by Kateri J. Spinelli, Allison H. Oakes, Shih-Ting Chiu, Mary T. Imboden, Austin Miller, Sanjula Jain, Ty J. Gluckman

“…The lowest off-label prescribing rate (31.2%) occurred in a cluster of counties that included American Indian Tribal reservation lands, with low median income ($52,437) and high SVI (0.88). …”
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Neural adaptations to temporal cues degradation in early blind: insights from envelope and fine structure vocoding by Hyo Jung Choi, Hyo Jung Choi, Jeong-Sug Kyong, Jeong-Sug Kyong, Jong Ho Won, Hyun Joon Shim, Hyun Joon Shim

“…The amplitude modulation (AM) vocoder, which contained only the envelope component, had the low-pass filter's cutoff frequency for AM extraction set at 16, 50, and 500 Hz to control the amount of AM cue. …”
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Population genetic structure and connectivity of the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii in the Western Indian Ocean is influenced by predominant ocean currents by Marlene Jahnke, Martin Gullström, Josefine Larsson, Maria E. Asplund, Said Mgeleka, Mathew Ogalo Silas, Arielle Hoamby, Jamal Mahafina, Lina Mtwana Nordlund

“…We assessed clonality and visualized genetic diversity and genetic population differentiation. …”
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Identifying potential three key targets gene for septic shock in children using bioinformatics and machine learning methods by Wei Guo, Hao Chen, Feng Wang, Yingjiao Chi, Wei Zhang, Shan Wang, Kezhu Chen, Hong Chen

“…BackgroundSeptic shock in children is an infectious disease caused by low immunity, and its mortality is very high. Early prediction of the risk of death in children with septic shock is helpful for clinicians to judge the severity of the disease, take active treatment measures, and improve the adverse outcomes of patients. …”
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Anthropogenic Effects on Amphibian Diversity and Habitat Similarity in the Yoko Forest Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Loving Musubaho, Léon Iyongo, Jean-Claude Mukinzi, Alain Mukiranya, Jasmin Mutahinga, Marc Dufrêne, Jan Bogaert

“…During twenty-four field sampling campaigns organized over a period of twelve months, amphibians were collected from nocturnal surveys supported by three techniques: visual spotting using a headlamp, systematic searching of habitats and acoustic hearing of vocalizations. …”
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Application of Monoclonal Antibodies against Naturally Occurring Bioactive Ingredients by Shunsuke Fujii, Takuhiro Uto, Hiroaki Hayashi, Waraporn Putalun, Seiichi Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yukihiro Shoyama

“…Eastern blotting, which was developed as an antibody staining method for low-molecular-weight compounds, is useful for its ability to visually represent specific components. …”
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Watershed scale soil moisture estimation model using machine learning and remote sensing in a data-scarce context by Marcelo Bueno, Carlos Baca García, Nilton Montoya, Pedro Rau, Hildo Loayza

“…Models were built using random forest for spatial downscaling of SMAP-L3-E, then visually and statistically evaluated for disaggregation quality. …”
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