Temporal Changes in Blood Metabolome Among Patients on Hemodialysis by Vida Dehghan Niestanak, Natasha Wiebe, Lun Zhang, David S. Wishart, Marcello Tonelli, Larry D. Unsworth

“…In post hoc analyses, we found that lower water solubility appeared more likely to exhibit increases of metabolites concentration in blood (P = 0.04). …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Carbon Fiber on the Mechanical Characteristics and Electrical Conductivity of Roller-Compacted Concrete Containing Waste Ceramic Aggregates Exposed to F... by Danial Nasr, Rezvan Babagoli, Mohsen Rezaei, Arsalan Andarz

“…The results showed that both models have high performance in estimating these values, but RBF was a more efficient model.…”
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Economic Insights to Optimize Chain of Survival in Emergency Response by Alaa Al Amiry, Sahel ALrousan

“…Results: A total of 239 respondents were recruited in the survey from multiple countries. About 32% of the sample had recognition lag 95% CI of [26.3%, 38.2%]. …”
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Analysis of pseudoscientific beliefs in quantum mechanics of high school students and teachers by Walter Sciarretta, Maria Bondani, Silvia Galano, Massimiliano Malgieri, Pasquale Onorato, Italo Testa

“…However, existing studies have not focused on specific scientific domains and have involved samples with individuals of different age and sociocultural background. …”
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Prognostic value of a quantitative analysis of lipoarabinomannan in urine from patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis. by Andrew D Kerkhoff, Robin Wood, Monica Vogt, Stephen D Lawn

“…Higher LAM ODs were associated with a range of prognostic indices, including lower CD4 cell counts, lower haemoglobin levels, higher blood neutrophil counts and higher mycobacterial load as assessed using both sputum and urine samples. The median LAM OD among patients who died was more than 6.8-fold higher than that of patients who remained alive at 3 months (P<0.001). …”
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Dietary intake of silicon in the adult population of Omsk Region by A. V. Brusentsova, E. A. Vilms, M. S. Turchaninova, T. A. Yunatskaya

“…To provide a hygienic assessment of dietary silicon intake among the adult population of the Omsk Region. Materials and Methods. In 2023, a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study was conducted in a representative sample (n = 506) of adults aged 18 to 83 years (231 men and 275 women; median age – 45 [32; 59] years). …”
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Characterization and quantification of proteins secreted by single human embryos prior to implantation by Maurizio Poli, Alessandro Ori, Tim Child, Souraya Jaroudi, Katharina Spath, Martin Beck, Dagan Wells

“…This study illustrates the potential of high‐sensitivity proteomics to measure clinically relevant biomarkers in minute samples and, more specifically, suggests that key aspects of embryo competence could be measured using a proteomic‐based strategy, with negligible risk of harm to the living embryo. …”
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The Effect of Povidone Iodine Combined with Sodium Bicarbonate against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, the Antagonism and Synergism by Baqer Hazim Hamid, Safa Abbas Saadoun, Falah Hasan Obayes Al-Khikani

“…So evaluation of the antibacterial activity of PVP-I and SBC combination as a modified disinfectant may be useful by detecting the possible synergism or antagonism. Material and Methods: A total of 30 samples (15 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and 15 isolates of Escherichia coli) were investigated in this study. …”
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A new phantom to evaluate the tissue dissolution ability of endodontic irrigants and activating devices by Kimia Khoshroo, Brinda Shah, Alexander Johnson, John Baeten, Katherine Barry, Mohammadreza Tahriri, Mohamed S. Ibrahim, Lobat Tayebi

“…The surface area and mass of samples were held constant while the ratio of gelatin and BSA were varied, ranging from 7.5% to 10% gelatin and 5% BSA. …”
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Long-Term Quality of Life after Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yara Azzawi

“…Results: In the EuroQol-5 Dimension scale, 147 (55%) patients reported problems in one or more QoL dimension but only 4% experienced severe problems. …”
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Comparison of the Degree of Hip Rotation Between Amateur Golfers With Low Back Pain and Matched Desk-Bound Individuals in Ebonyi State by Uzunma PI, Chukwuemeka UM

“…Adequate categorising of sample population made the finding more definite thereby clarifying the ever evasive paradox of the hip function -LBP relationship. …”
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Practical and effective diagnosis of animal anthrax in endemic low-resource settings. by Olubunmi R Aminu, Tiziana Lembo, Ruth N Zadoks, Roman Biek, Suzanna Lewis, Ireen Kiwelu, Blandina T Mmbaga, Deogratius Mshanga, Gabriel Shirima, Matt Denwood, Taya L Forde

“…We validated microscopic and molecular methods for the detection of Bacillus anthracis in field-collected blood smears and identified alternative samples suitable for anthrax confirmation in the absence of blood smears. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on eating habits, physical activity and sleep in Brazilian healthcare professionals by Isabella Araújo Mota, Gilberto Diniz de Oliveira Sobrinho, Iuara Paiva Silva Morais, Thamires Ferreira Dantas

“…Objective: To investigate changes in the daily life and sleeping habits of healthcare professionals in Brazil. Methods: We conducted an observational and cross-sectional study from May to July 2020. …”
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Enhancing attachment of human gingival fibroblasts to periodontally compromised teeth: A comparative analysis of hyaluronic acid, EDTA, enamel matrix derivatives by Baher Khaled Felemban

“…Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate fibroblast-root surface adhesion and determine whether periodontitis-damaged root surface microstructure can be restored using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and an enamel matrix derivative (EMD), individually or in combination. Material and methods: Teeth extracted from patients with periodontal disease were used to create 60 samples, with each group containing six specimens. …”
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Targeted Sequencing of Lung Function Loci in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cases and Controls. by María Soler Artigas, Louise V Wain, Nick Shrine, Tricia M McKeever, UK BiLEVE, Ian Sayers, Ian P Hall, Martin D Tobin

“…We used a pooled sequencing approach, with 12 pools of 25 individuals each, enabling high depth (30x) coverage per sample to be achieved. This pooled design maximised sample size and therefore power, but led to challenges during variant-calling since sequencing error rates and minor allele frequencies for rare variants can be very similar. …”
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A pilot study: relationship between Bisphenol A, Bisphenol-glucuronide and total 25 hydroxy vitamin D in maternal-child pairs in a South African population by Verena Gounden, Rajen N. Naidoo, Anil Chuturgoon

“…The aim of this pilot study was to examine the relationship of BPA and its naturally occurring metabolite BPA-glucuronide (BPA-g) with 25-hydoxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels in South African mother-child pairs.MethodsThird-trimester serum maternal samples and matching cord blood samples were analyzed for BPA and BPA-g using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and 25OHD3 and 25OHD2 using high performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Long-term consequences of COVID-19 on sleep, mental health, fatigue, and cognition: a preliminary study by Armin Adibi, Ali Motahharynia, Iman Adibi, Mehdi Sanayei

“…Prospective longitudinal studies with larger and more diverse samples are warranted to confirm and expand upon these findings.…”
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Epidemiology with real-world data: deep endometriosis in women of reproductive age by Nilson Abrão Szylit, Luciana Cristina Pasquini Raiza, Anucha Andrade Schindler Leal, Sérgio Podgaec

“…Women of reproductive age with at least one of the following symptoms were included in the study: deep dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, intestinal or urinary symptoms during the menstrual cycle, or infertility. A sample size calculation indicated that an estimated sample of 269 patients was required for the study. …”
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Systematic review of risk prediction models for arteriovenous fistula dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis patients. by Shiyan Yao, Guannan Ma, Yongze Dong, Mengjiao Zhao, Luchen Chen, Wenhao Qi, Huajuan Shen

“…This study aims to systematically evaluate risk prediction models for AVF failure in MHD patients, thereby providing insights for clinical practitioners in selecting or developing more effective risk assessment tools.<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov registry platform,the China Biomedical Literature Database, CNKI, WanFang Database, and the VIP Database, focusing on studies related to risk prediction models for AVF failure in MHD patients. …”
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Expression of two long noncoding ribonucleic acids (growth arrest-specific 5 and H19) in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Relation to clinical characteristics and disease activity by Gehan Abdel-Fattah Hegazy, Olfat Shaker, Omnia Aly, Hanan Hassan Zaki, Mohamed R Herzalla, Ahmed Fathy Gomaa, Safaa Sayed, Maysa M Haroon

“…Patients and Methods: Levels of GAS5 and H19 expression were compared in serum samples from Egyptian RA patients (n = 100) and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (n = 100) and then correlated within the RA group to disease activity measured by the Disease Activity Score 28–erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR). …”
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