Unraveling salivary microbiota diversity following kidney transplantation: insights from baseline peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets by Xuyu Xiang, Tianyin Wang, Peng Ding, Yi Zhu, Ke Cheng, Yingzi Ming

“…It is therefore hypothesized that the salivary microbiota may be linked to immune function.Materials and Methods We analyzed 108 saliva samples from 37 KT patients using 16S rRNA sequencing. …”
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The effects of normal aging on multiple aspects of financial decision-making. by Dorien F Bangma, Anselm B M Fuermaier, Lara Tucha, Oliver Tucha, Janneke Koerts

“…Therefore, the present explorative study examines the effects of normal aging on multiple aspects of FDM.<h4>Methods</h4>One-hundred and eighty participants (range 18-87 years) were assessed with eight FDM tests and several standard neuropsychological tests. …”
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Analysis of key components in the rehabilitation diagnosis of acute stroke patients by A. A. Shmonin, M. N. Mal’ceva, A. Oshchepkov, A. V. Starceva, A. R. Zashcherinskaya, M. S. Prosvirnina, P. V. Lebedev, D. D. Glistenkova, E. v. Mel’nikova

“…The content of these problems determines the structure of multidisciplinary team.The objective of the study was to describe key problems that limited patients’ functioning in the period after insult and determine the structure of multidisciplinary team for resolving these problems efficiently.Material and methods. The study was observational. The sample size was 81 patients. …”
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The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Clare Shelley-Egan, Ole Rogeberg

“…<h4>Background</h4>The objective of this study is to document whether and to what extent there is an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and disease outcomes in the last five influenza pandemics.<h4>Methods/principle findings</h4>The review included studies published in English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. …”
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Coronavirus infection in patients with HIV infection, features of the course by E. V. Stepanova, O. N. Leonova, A. S. Shelomov, T. N. Vinogradova

“…Analyze and identify the features of the course of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in HIV-infected patients.Materials and methods. An analysis of the course of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was carried out in 16 patients with HIV infection who were hospitalized at the St. …”
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Healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. by Brian Downer, Soham Al Snih, Mukaila Raji, Lin-Na Chou, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S Markides, Kenneth J Ottenbacher

“…Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the probability for one or more hospitalizations, ER admissions, and physician visits at each quarter. …”
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Evaluation of Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in an Intensive Care Unit: A... by Elif Kerimoglu, Tuba Catak, Anil Kilinc

“…Culture-based pathogen distribution revealed <i>A. baumannii</i> as the predominant organism in respiratory samples, while <i>K. pneumoniae</i> was more frequently isolated from bloodstream and urinary specimens. …”
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Metabolic Abnormalities Are Common among South American Hispanics Subjects with Normal Weight or Excess Body Weight: The CRONICAS Cohort Study. by Catherine P Benziger, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Robert H Gilman, William Checkley, Liam Smeeth, Germán Málaga, J Jaime Miranda, CRONICAS Cohort Study group

“…<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to characterize metabolic status by body mass index (BMI) status.<h4>Methods</h4>The CRONICAS longitudinal study was performed in an age-and-sex stratified random sample of participants aged 35 years or older in four Peruvian settings: Lima (Peru's capital, costal urban, highly urbanized), urban and rural Puno (both high-altitude), and Tumbes (costal semirural). …”
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Victimization in childhood as a suicide risk factor in adults by Dedić Gordana, Đorđević Barbara, Dedić Srđan

“…The aim of our study was to examine whether victimization in childhood increased the likelihood of suicide attempt in adults. Methods. The sample consisted of 90 patients, 71 females and 19 males, aged 37.92 ± 11.04 years on average, hospitalized in the Day Hospital of the Clinic of Psychiatry Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. …”
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Sexual Risk Behaviours and Willingness to Be Circumcised among Uncircumcised Adult Men in Uganda. by Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick Makumbi, Marguerite Daniel, Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were from the 2011 Uganda AIDS Indictor Survey (UAIS), with a nationally representative sample of men 15 to 59 years. …”
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Gender Inequality and Elite Working Women in Kirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Namanya, Precious

“…The study engaged a total of sixty-six (66) respondents. Data collection methods used to collect data included interviews and questionnaires. …”
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Influence of Training on Employees' Performance: A Case Study of Rukiga SACCO. by Manige, Alexander

“…The study recommended that there is a need for more tailored and job-specific training content, as well as ongoing evaluation and adjustment of training methods to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with evolving organizational goals and develop training programs that are specifically tailored to the roles and responsibilities of different employee groups within Rukiga SACCO. …”
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Antibiotics Use for Dental or Oral Cavity Infections in Pediatric Dentistry: Knowledge and Prescribing Practices Between Italian Dentists by Martina Barone, Michele Basilicata, Giovanni Bruno, Christian Bacci, Patrizio Bollero, Raffaella Docimo, Antonio Gracco, Alberto De Stefani, Filippo Cavallari

“…For the complementary treatment of dental or oral cavity infections, Amoxicillin was the antibiotic indicated as the first choice for pediatric patients with no allergy to penicillins by most of the sample, while more than 20% of dentists would prescribe Clindamycin in patients with an allergy to penicillin. …”
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Rapid Syndromic Testing: A Key Strategy for Antibiotic Stewardship in ICU Patients with Pneumonia by Silvana Vulpie, Monica Licker, Oana Izmendi, Delia Muntean, Diana Lungeanu, Beatrice Sarah Zembrod, Iasmina Maria Hancu, Ovidiu Bedreag, Dorel Sandesc, Romanita Jumanca, Luminita Mirela Baditoiu

“…<b>Results</b>: Of the results generated using Unyvero/HPN, 51% were fully concordant with those obtained via culture, 48% were partially concordant, and only 1% represented failure. It was also more efficient in identifying multiple organisms in a single sample than the SoC culture (1.32 versus 1.1 per sample). …”
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Subtropical forest macro-decomposers rapidly transfer litter carbon and nitrogen into soil mineral-associated organic matter by Guoxiang Niu, Tao Liu, Zhen Zhao, Xuebing Zhang, Huiling Guan, Xiaoxiang He, Xiankai Lu

“…MAOM) is a promising method for identifying how SOM contributes to reducing global warming. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity environment in English primary schools: a multi-perspective qualitative analysis by Danielle House, Robert Walker, Ruth Salway, Lydia Emm-Collison, Katie Breheny, Kate Sansum, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G Williams, Frank de Vocht, Russell Jago

“…Interview and focus group guides covered the impact of the pandemic on child physical activity and changes to this over time. The framework method was used for analysis. Results Three themes and three subthemes were generated: (1) the return to school; (2) over-pressured staff and environment and (3) the uneven impact of the pandemic. …”
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The Role of Potassium Phosphite in Enhancing the Activity of Defense Enzymes in Rice Infected by Sheath Blight by Milad Habibi Daronkolaei, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Valiollah Babaeizad, Heshmatollah Rahimian, Ali Dehestani

“…Currently, the most suitable method to control this disease is the use of commercial fungicides. …”
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The Impact of Rotational Malalignment Following Intramedullary Nailing for Intertrochanteric Fractures on Patients’ Functional Outcomes: A Prospective Study by Michail Vavourakis, Athanasios Galanis, Dimitrios Zachariou, Evangelos Sakellariou, Christos Patilas, Panagiotis Karampinas, Angelos Kaspiris, Meletis Rozis, John Vlamis, Elias Vasiliadis, Spiros Pneumaticos

“…Future research should focus on creating a more detailed, functional evaluation system for the elderly and applying it to a larger sample to confirm these findings.…”
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Co-occurrence and importance of AmpC and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-producing gram-negative bacilli in clinical specimens at a Tertiary Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Japhet Anania Peter, Salim Masoud, Doreen Kamori, Agricola Joachim, Upendo Kibwana, Joel Manyahi, Mtebe Majigo, Mecky Matee

“…The proportion of ESBL producers was more in pus samples (28.0%) and blood samples (27.0%). …”
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Study on evolution law of particle breakage after coal adsorption of CO2 under different uniaxial compression stress conditions by Yang DING, Mengdi WANG, Shugang LI, Haifei LIN, Hongchao ZHAO, Junhong TAN, Jingfei ZHANG, Bing ZHU, Yizheng ZHANG, Yan ZHANG

“…After the completion of coal seam mining, a rich fracture space is formed underground, in which there is one or more layers of residual coal, and may even include a complete unminable coal seam. …”
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