Effect of Telitacicept on Circulating Gd-IgA1 and IgA-Containing Immune Complexes in IgA Nephropathy by Jincan Zan, Lijun Liu, Guisen Li, Hongguang Zheng, Nan Chen, Caili Wang, Deqiong Xie, Li Zuo, Rongshan Li, Pengfei Zhang, Yue Wang, Wenxiang Wang, Lin Li, Jianmin Fang, Jicheng Lv, Hong Zhang

“…However, serum biomarkers that could predict the clinical response during the treatment remain unclear. Methods: Plasma samples from 24 participants in the phase 2 clinical trial were collected at baseline and after 4, 12, and 24 weeks; with 8 participants in the placebo group, 9 in the 160 mg group, and 7 in the 240 mg group. …”
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Study of the influence of population immunity to tick-borne encephalitis virus on the characteristics of the epidemic process in Russia by Temur K. Muminov, Vladimir A. Gushchin, Vladimir A. Gushchin, Vladimir A. Gushchin, Denis A. Kleymenov, Artem P. Tkachuk, Artem P. Tkachuk, Viktor A. Manuylov, Viktor A. Manuylov, Andrei E. Siniavin, Andrei E. Siniavin, Daria A. Ogarkova, Nadezhda A. Kuznetsova, Vladimir I. Zlobin, Alexander L. Gintsburg, Alexander L. Gintsburg

“…Blood serum samples were tested for anti-TBE virus IgG antibodies. …”
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Longitudinal immunogenicity cohort study of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines across individuals with different immunocompromising conditions: heterogeneity in the immune response and cruci... by Annalisa Ciabattini, Elena Pettini, Fabio Fiorino, Jacopo Polvere, Simone Lucchesi, Chiara Coppola, Simone Costagli, Gabiria Pastore, Anna Sicuranza, Monica Tozzi, Arianna Lippi, Francesca Panza, Monica Bocchia, Alessandro Bucalossi, Guido Garosi, David Bennett, Sonia Bernazzali, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Francesca Montagnani, Donata Medaglini

“…Summary: Background: Individuals with primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, being more susceptible to infections, are a priority for vaccination. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 virus among patients with acute febrile illness in selected sites of Ethiopia 2021–2022 by Musse Tadesse Chekol, Musse Tadesse Chekol, David Sugerman, Adamu Tayachew, Adamu Tayachew, Zelalem Mekuria, Neamin Tesfay, Aynalem Alemu, Aynalem Alemu, Andargachew Gashu, Andargachew Gashu, Wolde Shura, Melaku Gonta, Admikew Agune, Aster Hailemariam, Yonas Assefa, Mesfin Wossen, Abdulhafiz Hassen, Parsons Michele, Rachel Silver, Hulemenaw Delelegn, Lozano Briana, Tesfu Kasa, Nigatu Kebede

“…Clinical and epidemiological information was collected, Nasopharyngeal swab samples were collected and analyzed using real-time PCR for respiratory viruses (influenza and SARS-CoV-2). …”
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Allometric equations model for estimating an above and below ground biomass of dipterocarp forest in the tropics by I. Heriansyah, Luthfy Abdullah , J.S. Rahajoe, R. Susanti, Y. Lisnawati, Subarudi , R. Dewi, Darwo , Mawazin , Abdurachman , Karmilasanti , N. Wakhid, D. Wicaksono, R. Effendi, A.S. Yunianto, M.A. Qirom, N. Mindawati

“…Based on forest type, planted forests show more uniform relationships between tree diameter, height and biomass components, indicative of managed growing conditions. …”
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β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease by Bing Xu, Kang Xiao, Xiaoxi Jia, Rundong Cao, Donglin Liang, Ruhan A, Weiwei Zhang, Chunjie Li, Liping Gao, Cao Chen, Qi Shi, Xiaoping Dong

“…Abstract Background β-synuclein (β-syn), mainly expressed in central nerve system, is one of the biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood for synaptic damage, which has been reported to be elevated in CSF and blood of the patients of prion diseases (PrDs). Methods We analyzed 314 CSF samples from patients in China National Surveillance for CJD. …”
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Impact of acupuncture treatment on the lumbar surgery rate for low back pain in Korea: A nationwide matched retrospective cohort study. by Wonil Koh, Kyungwon Kang, Yoon Jae Lee, Me-Riong Kim, Joon-Shik Shin, Jinho Lee, Jun-Hwan Lee, Kyung-Min Shin, In-Hyuk Ha

“…This nationwide retrospective cohort study investigated the association between acupuncture treatment and lumbar surgery rate in patients with LBP.<h4>Methods</h4>Using the National Health Insurance Service Sample Cohort Database for 2002-2013, we identified newly diagnosed LBP patients in Korea between 2004 and 2010 and divided them into an acupuncture group and control group according to whether or not they received acupuncture. …”
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A significantly enhanced role for plant genetic resource centres in linking in situ and ex situ conservation to aid user germplasm access by Nigel Maxted, Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon, Catherine Hazel Aguilar, Ana Maria Barata, Béla Bartha, Riccardo Bocci, Domenico De Paola, Heli S. Fitzgerald, Louis John Fresta, Pietro Fusani, Giovanni Giuliano, Filippo Guzzon, Philipp Holzherr, Vojtěch Holubec, José María Iriondo Alegría, Juozas Labokas, Lorenzo Maggioni, Joana Magos Brehm, Anna Palmé, Jade Phillips, Jaime Prohens, Lorenzo Raggi, Parthenopi Ralli, Dainis Rungis, Karuine Sarikyan, Jelka Šuštar-Vozlič, Imke Thormann, Goran Zdunić

“…The demand from breeders for a broader diversity is driving a more integrated approach that combines ex situ and in situ methods. …”
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Emergence of begomoviruses and DNA satellites associated with weeds and intercrops: a potential threat to sustainable production of cassava in Côte d’Ivoire by Aya Ange Naté Yoboué, Aya Ange Naté Yoboué, Bekanvié S. M. Kouakou, Bekanvié S. M. Kouakou, Justin S. Pita, Justin S. Pita, Boni N’Zué, William J.-L. Amoakon, William J.-L. Amoakon, Kan Modeste Kouassi, Kan Modeste Kouassi, Linda Patricia L. Vanié-Léabo, Linda Patricia L. Vanié-Léabo, Nazaire K. Kouassi, Nazaire K. Kouassi, Fatogoma Sorho, Michel Zouzou

“…This study offers insights that will inform the development of more effective control methods for sustainable cassava production in Côte d’Ivoire.…”
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Examining alterations in subjective sleep ratings in individuals with major depressive disorder receiving daily theta burst stimulation by Jennifer Cuda, David Smith, Arthur R. Chaves, Karina L. Fonseca, Jessica Drodge, Stacey Shim, Youssef Nasr, Maya El-Outa, Ram Brender, Ruxandra Antochi, Lisa McMurray, Rebecca Robillard, Sara Tremblay

“…Additionally, changes in depression more closely aligned with changes in sleep-related daytime functioning than with sleep quality per se. …”
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Multicenter Cohort Study by Pierre Gazengel, MD, Vincent Bunel, MD, Kinan El-Husseini, MD, Mohamad Zaidan, MD, Edouard Lefevre, MD, Romain Kessler, MD, Xavier Demant, MD, Loïc Falque, MD, Emmanuel Eschapasse, MD, Thomas Villeneuve, MD, Gaelle Dauriat, MD, Pauline Pradère, MD, Olaf Mercier, MD, Elie Fadel, MD, Clément Picard, MD, Jérôme Le Pavec, MD

“…In the belatacept group, renal function at one year was better but death, bacterial pneumonia, and CMV viremia were more common; none of the differences was significant, perhaps given the small sample size. …”
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Correlation of excess salt intake identified by the survey with urine sodium level and blood pressure: data of ESSE-RF study by Yu. A. Balanova, V. A. Kutsenko, S. A. Shalnova, A. E. Imaev, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, S. E. Evstifeeva, N. S. Karamnova, S. A. Maksimov, E. B. Yarovaya, O. M. Drapkina, A. N. Redko, S. N. Alekseenko, S. V. Gubarev, I. A. Viktorova, M. A. Livzan, I. A. Grishechkina, M. Yu. Rozhkova, N. N. Prishchepa, N. N. Vezikova, I. S. Skopets, S. S. Yakushin, E. V. Filippov, N. V. Dobrynina, N. N. Nikulina, K. G. Pereverzeva, K. A. Moseichuk

“…To study the association of blood pressure (BP) and hypertension (HTN) with salt intake estimated by the survey and the urinary Na+ concentration among men and women 25-64 years old, examined within the ESSE-RF and ESSE-RF-2 studies.Material and methods. Representative samples of the Russian population aged 25-64 years were examined. …”
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Vaping leads tobacco consumption among university students in Arab countries: a study of behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with smoking by Malik Sallam, Malik Sallam, Eman Khamis Alnazly, Eman Khamis Alnazly, Adil Sajwani, Adil Sajwani, Kholoud Al-Mahzoum, Yousef Alkhalaf, Aisha Aldaihani, Abdulrahman Aldousari, Mohammad Alhajeri, Meshari Almutairi, Shekha Alnajdi, Mohammad Alkhozam, Abdulaziz Muneer Alsubaiei, Naser Eisa, Sulaiman Altheyab, Doaa H. Abdelaziz, Doaa H. Abdelaziz, Noha O. Mansour, Mohammed Sallam, Mohammed Sallam, Mohammed Sallam, Mohammed Sallam

“…Multivariate analyses revealed that male students were more likely to engage in all three tobacco use forms. …”
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Prognostic significance of serum MUC5AC in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: initial insights by Ashish Manne, Yonghua Bao, Ankur Sheel, Amir Sara, Upender Manne, Kannan Thanikachalam, Ashwini Esnakula, Timothy M. Pawlik, Jordan M. Cloyd, Susan Tsai, Anup Kasi, Ravi Kumar Paluri, Deepak Sherpally, Sravan Jeepalyam, Lianbo Yu, Wancai Yang

“…BackgroundWe investigated the association between serum MUC5AC (sMUC5AC) levels and patient outcomes in individuals who underwent resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), including those treated with neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) and those who had upfront surgery (UpS) followed by adjuvant therapy.MethodsSerum samples from the Ohio State University biorepository collected from January 2010 to June 2021 were utilized. …”
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Biochemical–molecular–genetic biomarkers in the tear film, aqueous humor, and blood of primary open-angle glaucoma patients by Maria D. Pinazo-Durán, Maria D. Pinazo-Durán, Maria D. Pinazo-Durán, Vicente Zanón-Moreno, Vicente Zanón-Moreno, Carolina García–Villanueva, Alessio Martucci, Cristina Peris-Martínez, Cristina Peris-Martínez, Jorge Vila-Arteaga, Jose J. García-Medina, Jose J. García-Medina, Jose J. García-Medina, Jose J. García-Medina, Irene Andrés–Blasco, Irene Andrés–Blasco, Irene Andrés–Blasco, Alex Gallego–Martínez, Alex Gallego–Martínez, Carlo Nucci, Julian García–Feijoo

“…Outstanding clinical trials and animal-model study designs, innovative technology, and analytical approaches in bioinformatics are essential tools to successfully uncover novel glaucoma biomarkers with a high potential for translation into clinical practice.MethodsTo better understand the clinical and biochemical-molecular-genetic glaucoma pathogenesis, we conducted an analytical, observational, and case-comparative/control study in 358 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and 226 comparative-control individuals (CG) to collect tears, aqueous humor, and blood samples to be processed for identifying POAG biomarkers by exploring several biological pathways, such as inflammation, neurotransmitter/neurotrophin alteration, oxidative stress, gene expression, miRNAs fingerprint and its biological targets, and vascular endothelial dysfunction, Statistics were done by using the IBM SPSS 25.0 program. …”
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Twelve-month prevalence of DSM-5 mental disorders and the psychosocial correlates- a child and adolescent psychiatric epidemiologic survey in Hong Kong SARResearch in context by Sandra S.M. Chan, Oscar W.H. Wong, Samara Hussain, Kelvin K.F. Tsoi, Karen K.Y. Ma, Steven W.H. Chau, Suk Ling Ma, Kelly Y.C. Lai, Winnie C.W. Chu, Holly H.L. Lo, Stephy W.S. Ho, Ching Chi Leung, Karen K.L. Yiu, Suzanne H.W. So, Pak C. Sham, Se Fong Hung, Patrick W.L. Leung

“…Findings: The final weighted sample consisted of 6082 participants. The 12-month prevalence of having only one DSM-5 disorder was 13.5% (95% CI: 12.6–14.3%), while the 12-month prevalence of having two or more DSM-5 disorders was 11.0% (95% CI: 10.2–11.8%). …”
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Dedifferentiated liposarcomas treated with immune checkpoint blockade: the MD Anderson experience by Madeline B. Torres, Madeline B. Torres, Cheuk Hong Leung, Marianne Zoghbi, Rossana Lazcano, Davis Ingram, Khalida Wani, Emily Z. Keung, M. Alejandra Zarzour, Christopher P. Scally, Kelly K. Hunt, Anthony Conley, Andrew J. Bishop, B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, Ahsan Farooqi, Devarati Mitra, Alison K. Yoder, Michael S. Nakazawa, Dejka Araujo, Andrew Livingston, Ravin Ratan, Shreyaskumar Patel, Vinod Ravi, Alexander J. Lazar, Alexander J. Lazar, Christina L. Roland, Neeta Somaiah, Elise F. Nassif Haddad, Elise F. Nassif Haddad

“…CD20/21 post-ICB appear more important for prognosis. Further research is warranted to identify predictive factors for ICB efficacy in DDLPS.…”
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A China dataset of soil properties for land surface modelling (version 2, CSDLv2) by G. Shi, W. Sun, W. Shangguan, Z. Wei, H. Yuan, L. Li, X. Sun, Y. Zhang, H. Liang, D. Li, F. Huang, Q. Li, Q. Li, Y. Dai

“…The results showed that the predicted maps were significantly more accurate and detailed compared to traditional soil type linkage methods (i.e. …”
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Symptoms and pathophysiology of post-acute sequelae following COVID-19 (PASC): a cohort studyResearch in context by Olivier Robineau, Sophie Hüe, Mathieu Surenaud, Cédric Lemogne, Céline Dorival, Emmanuel Wiernik, Sebastien Brami, Jerome Nicol, Xavier de Lamballerie, Hélène Blanché, Jean-François Deleuze, Céline Ribet, Marcel Goldberg, Gianluca Severi, Mathilde Touvier, Marie Zins, Yves Levy, Jean-Daniel Lelievre, Fabrice Carrat

“…Participants with PASC were more frequently women, had a higher BMI and a median number of 3 persistent symptoms, with common symptoms being asthenia, dyspnoea, cough, and sleep disorders. …”
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Remote, smart telemonitoring of COVID-19 survivors for early detection of deterioration in cardiac health (the PARTMO study) by Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Nutan Maurya, Nutan Maurya, Susan San Miguel, Rumbidzai Teramayi, Ahilan Parameswaran, Annamarie D’Souza, Gregory Melbourne, Joseph Descallar, Young Juhn, Enoch Chan, Jerome Pong

“…Univariate Cox regression demonstrated that arrhythmia was more likely to be detected in the remote monitoring group (13/40, 32.9%) as compared with the standard care group (7/200, 3.5%) [HR = 29.56 (9.95, 87.86), p &lt; 0.0001]. …”
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