Antiviral Drugs and Vaccines for Omicron Variant: A Focused Review by Nidhi Garg, Ananya Sree Kunamneni, Pankaj Garg, Sandeep Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Adinarayana Kunamneni

“…The current recommendation for mild-moderate, nonhospitalized patients who are at a high risk of disease progression is to use Paxlovid as the first-line option. …”
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VDR Polymorphisms in Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: Focus on Italian Population by Andrea Latini, Giada De Benedittis, Carlo Perricone, Serena Colafrancesco, Paola Conigliaro, Fulvia Ceccarelli, Maria Sole Chimenti, Lucia Novelli, Roberta Priori, Fabrizio Conti, Cinzia Ciccacci, Paola Borgiani

“…A case/control association study and a genotype/phenotype correlation analysis have been performed. We observed a higher risk to develop SLE for rs2228570 TT genotype (P=0.029, OR=1.79). …”
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Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Ruth Naughton-Doe, Rebecca Nowland, Stephanie Tierney, Martin Webber, Anja Wittkowski

“…The perinatal period carries an increased risk of loneliness for mothers and fathers which is elevated by intersectional inequalities, such as having a low income, being LGBTQ+, or being from a minoritised community. …”
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A thorny pathway of macrophage activating factor (GcMAF): from bench to bedside by A. A. Ostanin, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Dolgova, А. S. Proskurina, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…The role of DBP in the resistance of organism against a number of diseases is supported by the increased risk of a variety of severe illnesses (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, colorectal cancer etc.) in patients deficient for GcMAF due to homozygosity for defective DBP alleles. …”
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Assessing The Effect of Single Parenting on Learners Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Kabale Municipality. by Ahumuza, Miriam

“…Other respondents mentioned death, divorce, and separation, the study results on the challenges fed by students of single parents on academic performance, the highest number of respondents mentioned parental understanding of children's feelings, the lowest number of respondents mentioned the ability to negotiate social situations and produce successful social mention and parents' knowledge of their children other respondents mentioned children's satisfaction with the way they are living their lives, risk of failing to get adequate educational provisions which hinder students' academic performance, and ability to manage their learning and succeed academically and the study results on effects of single parenting on students' academic performance, the highest number of respondents mentioned ess concentration in class, the lowest number of respondents mentioned late coming to school. other respondents mentioned a lack of adequate scholastic materials, isolation from friends which hinders the student's discussion, absenteeism from school, and stressful life which affects students' academic performance. …”
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Rapid molecular assays versus blood culture for bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Gabriella Anna Rapszky, Uyen Nguyen Do To, Veronika Eszter Kiss, Tamás Kói, Anna Walter, Dorottya Gergő, Fanni Adél Meznerics, Márton Rakovics, Szilárd Váncsa, Lajos Vince Kemény, Dezső Csupor, Péter Hegyi, Michael R. Filbin, Csaba Varga, Bánk G. Fenyves

“…Similar metrics were observed when the analysis was done by sample. Risk of bias was judged to be high in all included articles. …”
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Health effects of fruit juices and beverages with varying degrees of processing by Xinyue Zhang, Xiaojun Liao, Yongtao Wang, Lei Rao, Liang Zhao

“…Third, we integrated the results of existing epidemiological surveys, randomized controlled trials, and animal experiments to explore the health risks associated with consuming FJBs. Deepening the processing of FJBs has been found to lead to an increased risk of diseases. …”
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis-derived nicotinic acid improves host skeletal muscle mitochondrial function to ameliorate sarcopenia by Zeng Zhang, Quan Guo, Zhihan Yang, Yukai Sun, Shuaiming Jiang, Yangli He, Jiahe Li, Jiachao Zhang

“…Summary: Sarcopenia significantly diminishes quality of life and increases mortality risk in older adults. While the connection between the gut microbiome and muscle health is recognized, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. …”
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Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) Know No Geopolitical Borders—An Update of NIS in the Aegean Sea by Argyro Zenetos, Alper Doğan, Ahmet Kerem Bakir, Georgios Chatzigeorgiou, Maria Corsini-Foka, Ertan Dağli, Athanasios Evangelopoulos, Engin Meriç, Maria Stoumboudi, Ergun Taşkin, Mehmet Baki Yokeş, Marika Galanidi

“…In this work, combined efforts by Greek and Turkish scientists produced an updated validated NIS inventory of the Aegean ecoregion, covering 120 years of records up to August 2024. …”
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Immune and Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications by Haiming Wang, Zifan Liu, Junjie Shao, Lejian Lin, Min Jiang, Lin Wang, Xuechun Lu, Haomin Zhang, Yundai Chen, Ran Zhang

“…The residual inflammatory risk (RIR) has received increasing attention in recent years, and lowering RIR has been expected to improve the outcomes of ACS patients. …”
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Significance of Semiquantitative Assessment of Preformed Donor-Specific Antibody Using Luminex Single Bead Assay in Living Related Liver Transplantation by Atsushi Yoshizawa, Hiroto Egawa, Kimiko Yurugi, Rie Hishida, Hiroaki Tsuji, Eiji Ashihara, Aya Miyagawa-Hayashino, Satoshi Teramukai, Taira Maekawa, Hironori Haga, Sinji Uemoto

“…Aim. To analyze the risks of preoperatively produced donor-specific antibody (DSA) in liver transplantation. …”
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Impact of phytoconstituents on oral health practices: a post COVID-19 observation by Harsh Kumar, Reena Singh, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Chirag Chopra, Natália Cruz-Martins, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Amin F. Majdalawieh, Sivakumar Manickam, Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Dinesh Kumar, Indu Sharma, Varun Sharma

“…Saliva is a potential reservoir of SARS-CoV-2, and there is an increased risk of infection if there is any fissure in the mouth. …”
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Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux Dysregulates Proteostasis in Esophageal Epithelial CellsSummary by Kodisundaram Paulrasu, Ravindran Caspa Gokulan, Wael El-Rifai, Zhibin Chen, Jianwen Que, Timothy C. Wang, Olivier G. Boutaud, Karoline Briegel, Sergey I. Dikalov, Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, Alexander I. Zaika

“…GERD can raise the risk of multiple serious complications including esophageal tumors. …”
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Hypertensive load predicts recovery of renal function for patients undergoing revascularisation for renal artery stenosis by Ben Edgar, Rob Pearson, Andrew Jackson, Callum Stove, Ram Kasthuri, Keith Hussey, Christian Delles, Colin Geddes, Patrick Mark, Giles Roditi, Linsay McCallum, David B. Kingsmore

“…Abstract Renal ischaemia due to renal artery stenosis produces two differing responses - a juxtaglomerular hypertensive response and cortical renal dysfunction. …”
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Development of New Biosorbent Based on Crosslinked Chitosan Beads with High Brilliant Blue FCF Removal Efficiency by Fatiha Lahgui, Beatriz Delgado Cano, Antonio Avalos Ramirez, Michèle Heitz, Hafida Hadjar, Samia Kaddour

“…Effluents containing synthetic anionic dyes can pose a risk to ecosystems, and they must be treated before their release to the environment. …”
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Bioactive potential and storage behavior of low molecular mass peptides in Pilsner and IPA style craft beers by Roberta Nogueira Pereira da Silva, Angelica Priscila Parussolo Tonin, Gabriela Soares Macello Ramos, Juliana Furtado Dias, Eduardo Cesar Meurer, Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz

“…These activities are associated with reduced risk of high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. …”
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On the formation of thermal barrier coatings by magnetron sputtering by Gennady V. Kachalin, Konstantin S. Medvedev, Aleksey F. Mednikov, Olga S. Zilova, Aleksandr B. Tkhabisimov, Dmitriy I. Ilyukhin, Vladislav A. Kasyanenko

“…This paper presents the results of comparing the technology for producing thermal barrier coatings by magnetron sputtering, with two types of extended targets made of Zr–8%Y alloy – a widely used cooled target and an uncooled extended target, of a magnetron sputtering system developed by the authors. …”
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HEMPSEED AND COTTONSEED OILS IN THE ACCESSIONS FROM THE VIR COLLECTION AS SOURCES OF FUNCTIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS by S. V. Grigoryev, T. V. Shelenga, K. V. Illarionova

“…Both crops have the ability to restore the raw material base to produce textile fibers, seed and oil as well as the potential to improve functional food production, because they contain functional food ingredients in their oil capable of reducing human nutrition disorder risks, preventing or restoring nutrient deficiencies, preserving and improving health.Materials and methods. …”
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Genetic Determinants and Biofilm Properties Useful in Estimation of UTI Pathogenicity of the <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Isolated from Free-Living Birds by Bartosz Rybak, Tomasz Jarzembowski, Agnieszka Daca, Beata Krawczyk, Lidia Piechowicz

“…Fecal <i>E. coli</i> with uropathogenic potential (UPEC) can be transmitted between birds and humans and may be a risk factor for urinary tract infections (UTIs). …”
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Classic and Novel Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Effects on the Cardiovascular System in Men by Carla Basualto-Alarcón, Paola Llanos, Gerardo García-Rivas, Mayarling Francisca Troncoso, Daniel Lagos, Genaro Barrientos, Manuel Estrada

“…Circulating SHBG levels are influenced by metabolic and hormonal factors, and they are reduced in obesity and insulin resistance, suggesting that SHBG may have a broader clinical utility in assessing the risk for cardiovascular diseases. Importantly, plasma SHBG levels are strongly correlated with testosterone concentrations, and in men, low testosterone levels are associated with an adverse cardiometabolic profile. …”
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