Identification of circulating metabolites associated with chronic rhinosinusitis using Mendelian randomization analysis by Fan Jiang, Junhao Tu, Wenqi Luo, Yizhen Jia, Qing Luo, Jing Ye

“…Objective: This study aims to employ Mendelian Randomization (MR) analysis to investigate causal relationships between serum metabolites and CRS, identifying key pathogenic and protective factors and analyzing their mechanisms of action. Methods: Utilizing data from the Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) database, employing two-sample MR analysis to investigate the potential causal relationship between 233 circulating metabolites with the occurrence of CRS. …”
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Association of Escherichia coli pathotypes with fecal markers of enteropathy and nutritional status among underweight adults in Bangladesh by Rahvia Alam Sthity, Md. Zahidul Islam, Md. Ehsanul Kabir Sagar, Md. Amran Gazi, Md. Amran Gazi, Jafrin Ferdous, Md. Mamun Kabir, Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmed, Tahmeed Ahmed, Ishita Mostafa, Ishita Mostafa

“…Here, we intended to measure the possible association of these pathotypes with EED biomarkers and nutritional status of adults residing in a slum in Bangladesh.MethodFecal samples were collected from 524 malnourished adults (BMI ≤18.5 kg/m2) living in a slum-setting in Dhaka from March 2016 to September 2019 and analyzed by TaqMan Array Card assays to evaluate the presence of E. coli pathotypes and other entero-pathogens. …”
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Orchard: Building large cancer phylogenies using stochastic combinatorial search. by Ethan Kulman, Rui Kuang, Quaid Morris

“…However, these methods become inaccurate when reconstructing phylogenies with more than 30 mutations, or, in some cases, fail to recover a phylogeny altogether. …”
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Burnout syndrome and accidents in primary healthcare nursing workers: a scoping review by Célia Cristina Franco de Godoy, Anacleta Rodrigues Lima, Paula Hino, Mônica Taminato, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Hugo Fernandes

“…The studies’ methodological quality suggests the need for more in-depth experimental research to suggest more assertive evidence.…”
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Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of community-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Turin: insights from the fast-track cities initiative - a cross-sectional... by Valerio Brescia, Paolo Ragusa, Edoardo Miserere, Fabrizio Bert

“…Significant demographic and behavioral differences were found: previously tested participants are more likely to be older (p < 0.001, OR = 1.15) than first-time testers, more likely to be MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) than MSF (Men who have Sex with Female) and FSM (Female who has Sex with Male) (p < 0.001, OR = 0.132; p < 0.001, OR = 0.183); and are more likely to have had a history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)(p = 0.003, OR = 0.128). …”
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Evaluation of the relationships between physico-chemical parameters and the abundance of Vibrio spp. in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and seawater from the Maryland Coastal Bays by Jasmine Smalls, John Jacobs, Howard Townsend, Paulinus Chigbu, Salina Parveen

“…Vibrio was more prevalent in crab samples compared to seawater. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Current State of Transfer Learning Accelerated CNN-Based Plant Leaf Disease Classification by David J. Richter, Md Ilias Bappi, Shivani Sanjay Kolekar, Kyungbaek Kim

“…And, if these diseases are not identified early enough, they will further infect more plants and therefore destroy even more yield. …”
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Distribution of Aeromonas bacterial population in water, sediment and Nile tilapia in fish culture pond, Guder, Ethiopia by Bekele Lema, Natarajan Pavanasam, Kassaye Balkew, Zufan Bedewi

“…Various physico-chemical characteristics were recorded following standard methods. The level of bacterial population in water, sediment and fish tissue were done by following standard methods and expressed as colony-forming units (CFU) in water per milliliter (CFU ml-1), sediment and fish tissues(CFU g-1).The results revealed more bacterial population in sediment (3.43 x106 to 5.54 x 106 CFU g-1) than in water (1.45x106 to 4.0x106 CFU ml-1) and  fish tissues (1.06 ± 1.10x104 to 1.74 ± 10.8x104 CFU g-1in gill filaments; 1.62 ± 11.2x104 to 2.82 ± 13.0x104 CFU g−1 in intestine from; and 0.82 ± 5.9x104 to 1.60 ± 12.1.6x104 CFU g-1; in kidney from 0.48 ± 5.0 to 0.77 ± 4.1x104 CFU g-1. in skin). …”
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Gadgets in kindergarten: image, perceptions, and reality. Child’s perspective study by Olga L. Kholodova, Natalia S. Tyumentseva, Evgeny E. Krasheninnikov-Khait

“…Primary methods included drawing with commentary and interviews. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury during Open Heart Surgery under Extracorporeal Circulation by E. A. Tabakyan, S. A. Partigulov, M. G., Lepilin, I. V. Burmistrova, V. D. Vodyasov, T. I. Kotkina, V. N. Titov

“…Subjects and methods. Patients of both sexes were examined before and after heart surgery under EC. …”
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Diagnosis of tuberculosis in buffaloes in Argentina: intradermoreaction, compatible lesions and bacteriological culture by Emilia Irina Martínez, Fabiana Cipolini Galarza, Nolly María Monzón, Ana Gabriela Espasandin, José Luis Konrad, Elvira Falzoni, Soledad Barandiaran, Jimena Marfil, Marcela Martínez Vivot, Diana Elina Martínez

“…In the scenario of a previous unknown situation, this diagnostic method was used as a screening test to avoid transmission, so a highly sensitive test is needed. …”
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Live Birth Resulting from the Direct Warming and Direct Rehydration of Vitrified Human Blastocyst in Embryo Culture Medium: A Pilot Study by David Yiu Leung Chan, Murong Xu, Waner Wu, Ka Kei Fung, Linyao Zhang, Hoi Ming Wan, Carol Pui Shan Chan, Jacqueline Pui Wah Chung

“…Background: Frozen embryo transfer (FET) has been a routine assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure since the first FET by slow freezing. It is estimated that more than 2 million FET cycles are performed worldwide each year. …”
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Classifying Dry Eye Disease Patients from Healthy Controls Using Machine Learning and Metabolomics Data by Sajad Amouei Sheshkal, Morten Gundersen, Michael Alexander Riegler, Øygunn Aass Utheim, Kjell Gunnar Gundersen, Helge Rootwelt, Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen, Hugo Lewi Hammer

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The results show that the logistic regression model with L2 regularization can outperform more complex models on an imbalanced data set with a small sample size and a high number of features, while also avoiding overfitting and delivering consistent performance across cross-validation folds. …”
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Prevalência de TDAH em quatro escolas públicas brasileiras ADHD prevalence in four brazilian plublic schools by Rosiane da Silva Fontana, Márcio Moacyr de Vasconcelos, Jairo Werner Jr., Fernanda Veiga de Góes, Edson Ferreira Liberal

“…Boys were more frequently affected than girls and the most prevalent ADHD subtype was the combined subtype, and the latter two findings are concordant with previous studies.…”
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Influence of different scion-rootstock combinations on sugars, polyamines, antioxidants and malondialdehyde in grafted grapevines under arid conditions by Sonu Krishankumar, Jacobus J. Hunter, Mohammed Alyafei, Usama Souka, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Ayyagari Ramlal, Shyam S. Kurup, Khaled M. A. Amiri, Khaled M. A. Amiri

“…Leaf samples were analysed for polyamines, MDA and sugars using liquid chromatography. …”
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Endometriosis Severity and Risk of Preeclampsia: A Combined Mendelian Randomization and Observational Study by Zu Y, Xie Y, Zhang H, Chen L, Yan S, Wang Z, Fang Z, Lin S, Yan J

“…This study aimed to further explore the potential association between endometriosis and PE/eclampsia through Mendelian randomization (MR) and confirm these findings in a retrospective cohort study.Methods: A two-sample MR study was performed using genetic variants associated with endometriosis from the Finnish database, with outcome data for PE and eclampsia from the UK Biobank. …”
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ISLAND Campus: a fee-free formal university educational intervention in mid- to later-life to reduce modifiable risk factors for dementia and improve cognition by Eddy Roccati, Alex Kitsos, Aidan David Bindoff, Jane Elizabeth Alty, Jane Elizabeth Alty, Larissa Bartlett, Jessica Marie Collins, Anna Elizabeth King, Hannah Fair, Kathleen Doherty, James Clement Vickers

“…Here the core hypothesis of ISLAND Campus was investigated: that engagement in later life education leads to improvements in modifiable risk factors for dementia, cognition and blood-based biomarkers.MethodsISLAND Campus participants were matched on age and gender to non-Campus participants via propensity score method, with optimal matching based on logistic regression. …”
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Anthracite nanoporous carbons obtained by nitric acid intercalation followed by alkaline activation by V. O. Kucherenko, Yu. V. Tamarkina, V. O. Sabierova, M. M. Nechitaylov

“…Thermal shock of anthracite nitrate results in a more inert carbon material, which forms AC with deteriorated (by 25–33 %) adsorption properties. …”
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Marcação imunoistoquímica da expressão astrocitária de proteína glial fibrilar ácida e de vimentina no sistema nervoso central de cães com cinomose Immunohistochemical staining of... by Heloísa Orsini, Eduardo Fernandes Bondan, Melissa Sanchez, Maria Anete Lallo, Paulo César Maiorka, Maria Lúcia Zaidan Dagli, Dominguita Luthers Graça

“…The immunostaining for GFAP and VIM was more intense on animals with canine distemper, specially around the ventricules and near degenerated sites. …”
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Distribution of virulence factors in pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from diarrheal piglets and their antibacterial resistance by ZHANG Jing, JIANG Zhongqi, YU Huizhen, WU Yongfu, JIANG Mingjun

“…Nevertheless, few related data have been available in China; furthermore, the prevention strategies have been devised largely based on the virulence factors. In order to gain more insight into the pathogenesis of colibacillosis in piglets and control the disease, it is of significant importance to track the changes of E. coli virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance, and elucidate the possible relationship between them.Samples were collected by rectum swabs from diarrheal piglets on intensive pig farms of Zhejiang Province. …”
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