RETROSPECTIVE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF KOCURIA SPP. TO ANTIBIOTICS by M.O. Faustova, O.A. Nazarchuk, G.A. Loban, Yu.V. Chumak, M.M. Ananieva, V.V. Bondarenko

“…Проблеми екології та медицини…”
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Prediction Model of Drilling Performance for Percussive Rock Drilling Tool by Dae-Ji Kim, Jaewon Kim, Booyeong Lee, Min-Seok Shin, Joo-Young Oh, Jung-Woo Cho, Changheon Song

“…The rock-crushing effect of the drill button bit was measured through a piston drop test. The pneumatic hammer model and drill bit motion model were then combined in a prediction model to determine the impact efficiency according to different rock types (i.e., soft, medium-hard, and very hard). …”
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Human Factors Studies to Assess the Usability of the Faricimab Prefilled Syringe by Barakat MR, Kwong Jr HM, Marcon G, O'Leary OE, Paris LP, Schneider P, Tang Y, Graff JM

“…Mark R Barakat,1,2 Henry M Kwong Jr,2,3 Gelson Marcon,4 Olivia E O’Leary,4 Liliana P Paris,5 Petrick Schneider,4 Yannan Tang,5 Jordan M Graff2,6,7 1Retina Macula Institute of Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 3Associated Retina Consultants, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 4F. …”
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Geospatial Design of Optimal Water Distribution Network in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria by G.C. Ufoegbune, D.O. Ayodele, A.O. Eruola, A.A. Makinde, Z.O. Ojekunle, O.O. Ilevbaoje

“…The study delineated existing water distribution network of the metropolis, provided (i) a map of the service areas, (ii) information on areas with distribution problems and (iii) the per capita demand of the population as inferred from the questionnaires. …”
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Development of Starter Cultures for Precision Fermentation of Kombucha with Enriched Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Content by Geun-Hyung Kim, Kwang-Rim Baek, Ga-Eun Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Ji-Hyun Moon, Seung-Oh Seo

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Dust Explosion Characteristics of Agglomerated 35 nm and 100 nm Aluminum Particles by Hong-Chun Wu, Hsin-Jung Ou, Deng-Jr Peng, Hsiao-Chi Hsiao, Chung-Yun Gau, Tung-Sheng Shih

“…The characteristics of dust cloud explosions with the two powder sizes, 35 nm and 100 nm, revealed considerable differences, as shown here: (dp/dt)max-35 nm = 1254 bar/s, (dp/dt)max-100 nm = 1105 bar/s; Pmax-35 nm = 7.5 bar, Pmax-100 nm = 12.3 bar, and MEC-35 nm = 40 g/m3, MEC-100 nm = 50 g/m3. …”
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LLM-driven multimodal target volume contouring in radiation oncology by Yujin Oh, Sangjoon Park, Hwa Kyung Byun, Yeona Cho, Ik Jae Lee, Jin Sung Kim, Jong Chul Ye

“…Inspired by the recent advancement of large language models (LLMs) that can facilitate the integration of the textural information and images, here we present an LLM-driven multimodal artificial intelligence (AI), namely LLMSeg, that utilizes the clinical information and is applicable to the challenging task of 3-dimensional context-aware target volume delineation for radiation oncology. …”
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Development of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy at Early Stages Using Quantitative Proteomics by Jonghwa Jin, Hophil Min, Sang Jin Kim, Sohee Oh, Kyunggon Kim, Hyeong Gon Yu, Taesung Park, Youngsoo Kim

“…Additionally, we performed a multiplex assay using 15 biomarker candidates identified in the SID-MRM analysis, which resulted in merged AUC values of 0.99 (No DR versus Mo NPDR) and 0.93 (No DR versus Mi and Mo NPDR). …”
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Practical Calling Approach for Exome Array-Based Genome-Wide Association Studies in Korean Population by Tae-Joon Park, Lyong Heo, Sanghoon Moon, Young Jin Kim, Ji Hee Oh, Sohee Han, Bong-Jo Kim

“…Our data set comprises 14,647 Korean samples. To solve the limitation of automated clustering, we performed manual genotype clustering for the targeted identification of 46,076 variants that were identified using GenomeStudio software. …”
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NET formation-mediated in situ protein delivery to the inflamed central nervous system by Yina Wu, Jinwon Park, Quoc-Viet Le, Junho Byun, Jaehyun Choi, Enzhen Xu, Jaiwoo Lee, Yu-Kyoung Oh

“…Tannic acid nanoparticles tethered with anti-Ly6G antibody and interferon-β (aLy6G-IFNβ@TLP) are constructed for targeted neutrophil delivery. …”
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Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Mortality and Hematoma Size in a Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Model in an Acute Phase by Bo Young Choi, Ok Joon Kim, Sae-Hong Min, Jeong Hyun Jeong, Sang Won Suh, Tae Nyoung Chung

“…Mortality rate (50% versus 8.3%), hematoma size, ventricular size, hemispheric enlargement, and degenerating neuron count were significantly lower in the MSC-treated group (p=0.034, 0.038, 0.001, 0.022, and <0.001, resp.), while the expression of ZO-1 and occludin was higher (p=0.007 and 0.012). …”
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Author Correction: LLM-driven multimodal target volume contouring in radiation oncology by Yujin Oh, Sangjoon Park, Hwa Kyung Byun, Yeona Cho, Ik Jae Lee, Jin Sung Kim, Jong Chul Ye

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Azithromycin in the Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs): Indian Real-Life Experience by Dominic M, Srivastava R, Shah K, Naik SM, Rout K, Ray B, Patil D, Rana D, Swami OC

“…Clinical signs also improved notably, with moderate-to-severe pharyngeal erythema (90.9% of patients at baseline to 13.6% at day 5), tonsillar erythema (84% of patients at baseline to 9.6%), and tonsillar exudates (58.3% patients at baseline to 4.4%). …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…PRISm was associated with a high all-cause mortality risk (unadjusted hazard ratio [HR]=2.47, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.25– 2.71, P< 0.001; adjusted HR=1.69, 95% CI: 1.54– 1.86, P< 0.001) compared with normal spirometry. …”
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MicroRNA-132 Interact with p250GAP/Cdc42 Pathway in the Hippocampal Neuronal Culture Model of Acquired Epilepsy and Associated with Epileptogenesis Process by Jinxian Yuan, Hao Huang, Xin Zhou, Xi Liu, Shu Ou, Tao Xu, Ruohan Li, Limin Ma, Yangmei Chen

“…We investigated whether miR-132 regulates GTPase activity through p250GAP and found that Cdc42 was significantly activated in our experimental model. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Limbic Encephalitis during Treatment with Atezolizumab in a Patient with Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Koki Nakashima, Yoshiki Demura, Kosuke Kurokawa, Toshihiro Takeda, Norihiro Jikuya, Masahiro Oi, Toshihiko Tada, Masaya Akai, Tamotsu Ishizuka

“…Recently, PNS cases among patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors have increased. We herein report a 66-year-old man with SCLC who developed disorientation, dysphagia, and gait disturbance after three courses of treatment with atezolizumab. …”
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Preservation of Pleural Integrity during Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Affects Respiratory Functions and Postoperative Pain: A Prospective Study by Bilgehan Savas Oz, Hikmet Iyem, Hakki Tankut Akay, Vedat Yildirim, Kubilay Karabacak, Cengiz Bolcal, Ufuk Demirkiliç, Harun Tatar

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Sealing Ability of AH Plus and GuttaFlow Bioseal by Soo-Hyuk Lee, Soram Oh, Adel Saeed Al-Ghamdi, Ayman Omar Mandorah, Kee-Yeon Kum, Seok Woo Chang

“…The mean leakages (nL/s) in the groups are as follows: GAR, 0.0958 ± 0.0543; GBR, 0.0223 ± 0.0246; GA, 0.0644 ± 0.0803; GB, 0.0267 ± 0.0182; A, 0.0055 ± 0.0057; B, 0.0052 ± 0.005; and GR, 0.2892 ± 0.3018. …”
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Application of iron-rich slag to capture carbon dioxide gas through direct gas-solid carbonation by F. Abdul, R.F. Rahman, K.A. Purwanto, F.I. Ma'ruf, Y. Setiyorini, V.A. Setyowati, S. Pintowantoro

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BDNF Protein and BDNF mRNA Expression of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Amygdala, and Hippocampus during Situational Reminder in the PTSD Animal Model by Shao-Han Chang, Ying Hao Yu, Alan He, Chen Yin Ou, Bai Chuang Shyu, Andrew Chih Wei Huang

“…Whether BDNF protein and BDNF mRNA expression of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC; cingulated cortex area 1 (Cg1), prelimbic cortex (PrL), and infralimbic cortex (IL)), amygdala, and hippocampus (CA1, CA2, CA3, and dentate gyrus (DG)) was involved in fear of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the situational reminder of traumatic memory remains uncertain. …”
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