Immune Response of Thalassemia Major Patients in Indonesia with and without Splenectomy by Teny T Sari1, Djajadiman Gatot, Arwin A.P. Akib, Saptawati Bardosono, Sri R.S. Hadinegoro, Alida R Harahap, Ponpon S Idjradinata

“…A comparative cross sectional study was conducted in healthy, thalassemia major aged more than 12 year and seronegative HIV. They were matched in age and sex for splenectomised and non-splenectomised groups, analysing the non-spesific immune response (neutrophil count and phagocytosis) and specific immune response (count and function of cellular immunity). …”
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Effect of Al2O3 and CaF2 additives on the viscosity of conventional cryolite melts by A. S. Lyutina, A. A. Kataev, A. V. Rudenko, O. Yu. Tkacheva

“…However, the influence of CaF2 is more significant: the addition of 1 wt% CaF2 leads to an increase in viscosity by 3%. …”
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Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and its association with age in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: results from a prospective multicenter study by Yulia Tishova, Ruslan Zukov, Lev Demidov, Pavel Borisov, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Valentina Leonenko, Anastasia Tarasova, Kristina Zakurdaeva, Ilya Tsimafeyeu

“…Background This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) and assess its associations in a large cohort of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) prior to initiating and during therapy.Methods In this prospective multicenter study, male patients with clear-cell mRCC were assessed. Erectile function was evaluated using the 5-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and general health status was assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Kidney Symptom Index (FKSI-19). …”
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Novel perspective on a conventional technique: Impact of ultra-low temperature on bacterial viability and protein extraction. by Aditya Sarnaik, Apurv Mhatre, Muhammad Faisal, Dylan Smith, Ryan Davis, Arul M Varman

“…Towards this, the impact of shorter ULT storage time was investigated to make the strategy more time efficient to be adopted into protocols. …”
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Protective effects of shikimic acid against thioacetamide-induced hepatic fibrosis: role of Nrf2/NF-κB signaling pathways by Ashraf Albrakati

“…BackgroundLiver fibrosis is a chronic condition marked by scar tissue accumulation in the liver that impairs function. Shikimic acid (SA) has demonstrated significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and is a hydroaromatic natural product found in various plant sources, including star anise. …”
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Impact of a Novel Electronic Medical Record–Integrated Electronic Form (Provider Asthma Assessment Form) and Severe Asthma Algorithm in Primary Care: Single-Center, Pre- and Postob... by Matheson L McFarlane, Alison Morra, Delanya Podgers, David Barber, M Diane Lougheed

“…There were significantly more pulmonary function tests requested after the implementation of the PAAF (postimplementation: n=70, 49%; baseline: n=71, 30.9%; PPPPPP ConclusionsThe multifaceted intervention of implementing the PAAF in this primary care practice was associated with improved documentation of diagnosis status and asthma control parameters and improved adherence with evidence-based recommendations for care, such as the use of pulmonary function tests and addressing barriers to effective asthma management. …”
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Immune Response of Thalassemia Major Patients in Indonesia with and without Splenectomy by Teny T Sari1, Djajadiman Gatot, Arwin A.P. Akib, Saptawati Bardosono, Sri R.S. Hadinegoro, Alida R Harahap, Ponpon S Idjradinata

“…A comparative cross sectional study was conducted in healthy, thalassemia major aged more than 12 year and seronegative HIV. They were matched in age and sex for splenectomised and non-splenectomised groups, analysing the non-spesific immune response (neutrophil count and phagocytosis) and specific immune response (count and function of cellular immunity). …”
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Cell non-autonomous signaling through the conserved C. elegans glycoprotein hormone receptor FSHR-1 regulates cholinergic neurotransmission. by Morgan Buckley, William P Jacob, Letitia Bortey, Makenzi E McClain, Alyssa L Ritter, Amy Godfrey, Allyson S Munneke, Shankar Ramachandran, Signe Kenis, Julie C Kolnik, Sarah Olofsson, Milica Nenadovich, Tanner Kutoloski, Lillian Rademacher, Alexandra Alva, Olivia Heinecke, Ryan Adkins, Shums Parkar, Reesha Bhagat, Jaelin Lunato, Isabel Beets, Michael M Francis, Jennifer R Kowalski

“…The importance of cell non-autonomous pathways for inter-tissue signaling, such as gut-to-brain or glia-to-neuron, has emerged more recently, but the cellular mechanisms mediating such regulation remain comparatively unexplored. …”
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86 Defining return to sport in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury recovery with mobile markerless motion capture: A cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with return... by Aidan Foley, Anisa Rayne Torres, Ryan Halvorson, Brian Feeley, Jeannie Bailey

“…It is not clear how biomechanical function and mental health impact return to activity, so the purpose of this study is to evaluate their effect on return to activity following ACLR. …”
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Optimal frequency of platelet-rich plasma injections for managing osteoarthritis: A longitudinal study by Masahiko Kemmochi

“…Introduction: Recent reviews suggest that PRP injections can improve pain and function more effectively than other treatments; however, consensus on the optimal number of injections is lacking. …”
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Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation alone or in combination with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in poststroke rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-anal... by Yong Wang, Kenneth N. K. Fong, Youxin Sui, Zhongfei Bai, Jack Jiaqi Zhang

“…Optimization of rPMS protocols, such as applying appropriate dosage, may lead to a more favourable recovery outcome in poststroke rehabilitation.…”
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Burden of cystic fibrosis in children by Kathryn Bresnick, Emilio Arteaga-Solis, Stefanie J Millar, Glen Laird, Cecile LeCamus

“…CF-related medication and nutritional supplementation use was common across all ages and genotypes. More than half (54.7%) had ≥1 CF-related complication. …”
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Stochastic stability analysis method for doubly fed generator sets considering random blade stress by Wei Chen, Bo Wang, Zhanhong Wei, Qiangqiang Li

“…Probability density function and regional stability probability were obtained from explicit expressions of the mean and regression square root processes. …”
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All-Optically Controlled Memristive Device Based on Cu2O/TiO2 Heterostructure Toward Neuromorphic Visual System by Jun Xie, Xuanyu Shan, Ningbo Zou, Ya Lin, Zhongqiang Wang, Ye Tao, Xiaoning Zhao, Haiyang Xu, Yichun Liu

“…Beneficial from the image preprocessing function, the accuracy of handwritten digit classification increases more than 60%. …”
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Evolutionary Trajectories of Methionine Metabolism in Mycobacterium and Its Application to Engineer a Vitamin B12 Whole‐Cell Ribosensor by Elena Campos‐Pardos, Laura Sanz‐Asensio, Sandra Pérez‐Jiménez, Inmaculada Yruela, Bruno Contreras‐Moreira, Alejandro Toledo‐Arana, Jesús Gonzalo‐Asensio

“…Here, we hypothesise that this discrepant phenotype might impact the function of B12‐dependent enzymes. We specifically focused on methionine synthases MetH and MetE. …”
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The Psychological and Physical Benefits of Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review by Adelina Maritescu, Alexandru Florian Crisan, Camelia Corina Pescaru, Cristian Oancea, Daniela Iacob

“…Some also reported improvements in dyspnea and mild pulmonary function tests, but these were more variable. Only one study evaluated PMR in patients with cystic fibrosis, providing the first clinical data for this group. …”
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Oxidative Stress, Ferroptosis Indicators, and Nicorandil Efficacy in STEMI Patients During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Shengqi Jia MD, Dingyuan Tian MD, Weifeng Zhang MD, Haiyan Jia MD, Jing Zhang MD, Xinwei Jia MD.PhD, Yongjun Li MD.PhD

“…While no significant differences in left ventricular function were observed, the nicorandil group had lower LVEDD at 12 weeks. …”
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An enhanced lightweight model for apple leaf disease detection in complex orchard environments by Ge Wang, Wenjie Sang, Fangqian Xu, Yuteng Gao, Yue Han, Qiang Liu

“…Finally, we employ the NWD loss function to replace the CIoU loss function, allowing the model to locate and identify small targets more accurately and further enhance its robustness, thereby facilitating rapid and precise identification of apple leaf diseases. …”
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Urinary tract infection and hyperbilirubinemia by Hülya Bilgen, Eren Ozek, Tamer Unver, Neşe Biyikli, Harika Alpay, Dilşat Cebeci

“…Renal function tests and renal ultrasound were performed in cases with UTI. …”
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SINGLE STEP IMPLANTATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER OF THE BLADDER AND PENILE PROSTHESIS AS A METHOD OF CORRECTING OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND URINARY INCONTINENCE by P. S. Kyzlasov, M. M. Sokol’shchik, N. A. Goncharov, S. V. Porowski, V. P. Sergeev, D. I. Volodin, A. A. Kisileva, M. V. Zabelin

“…After the operation, one of the methods of preserving the erectile function is the early administration of 5fosofodiesterase inhibitors, but their reception does not always allow to maintain the erectile function, in this case, patients can be rehabilitated by penile implantation. …”
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