Salivary microbiota profile in adult and children population according to active dentin caries: a metagenomic preliminary analysis by Nuria Tamayo-Estebaranz, Nuria Tamayo-Estebaranz, Carolina Muñoz-González, Ana María Gil-Valcárcel, Ana María Gil-Valcárcel, Paula Calvo López-Dávalos, Andrea Martín-Vacas, Marta M. Paz-Cortés, Juan Manuel Aragoneses

“…ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between active dentin caries (ADC), salivary biochemical parameters, and salivary microbiota composition in Spanish children and adults.MethodsSaliva samples were collected from 80 subjects (40 adults and 40 children) divided between ADC and non-ADC. …”
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Differential prognostic roles and clinical implications of mitochondrial and genomic tRNA-derived fragments in colorectal liver metastases by Rebecca Zirnbauer, Daphni Ammon, Annalena Renner, Noam Hartman, Polina Kalinina, Patrick Starlinger, Stefan Stremitzer, Christoph Schwarz, Klaus Kaczirek, Michael Bergmann, Dietmar Pils, Johannes Laengle

“…This study investigates the abundance and prognostic value of genomic (ge) and mitochondrial (mt) tRFs in CRLM. Methods Tumor samples from CRLM patients who underwent curative liver resection between January 2012 and December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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A New Approach to Constraining Properties of Active Galactic Nucleus Host Galaxies by Combining Image and Spectral Energy Distribution Decomposition: Testing upon the MBH–M⋆ Relati... by Haoran Yu, Lulu Fan, Yunkun Han, Weibin Sun, Yihang Zhang, Xuheng Ding, Yongquan Xue

“…We estimated the stellar masses for our sample and found that our results are generally consistent with earlier estimates based on different methods. …”
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GENERATION OF NEW REGULATORY T CELLS AND INCREASED IL-10 LEVELS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION by M Santana-Gonçalves, PB Santis, PD Forti, K Malmegrim, MC Oliveira

“…Immunological monitoring studies demonstrate that AHSCT generates a more self-tolerant lymphocyte repertoire, increases immunoregulatory mechanisms, and promotes a more anti-inflammatory immune profile in patients with autoimmune disorders. …”
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Effect of Hardiness Training on Self-Esteem and Adjustment of Addicted Male by Mohammad Javad Aghajani

“…Method: This research is a pre-post test and control group. …”
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Impact of dairy farming on gut microbiota structure and diversity of practitioners by Zhaojie WANG, Xixiao MA, Xianxia LIU, Yanggui CHEN, Xueying XIANG, Wanting XU, Jiguo JIN, Fan WU, Xiangnan WEI, Jianyong WU, Fuye LI

“…MethodsThe 16S rRNA full-length amplicon sequencing technology was used to sequence 60 fecal samples from dairy farm workers, 89 from dairy cows, and 50 from the general population. …”
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Scapular dyskinesis-based exercise therapy versus multimodal physical therapy for subacromial impingement syndrome in young overhead athletes with scapular dyskinesis: a randomized... by Meilin Wen, Xuanming Hu, Guiying Bao

“…Outcome assessors were blinded to group allocation. Sample size was determined a priori using G*Power (f = 0.25, α = 0.05, power = 0.80), yielding a required sample of 28; 32 participants were planned to account for potential dropout. …”
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Immune response dynamics to SARS-CoV-2 in the Albanian population: A study on T-cell and antibody interactions during the transition from pandemic to endemic phase by Genc Sulcebe, Erkena Shyti, Jonida Dashi-Pasholli, Margarita Kurti, Haijuan Wang

“…The rationale for this investigation is to generate data that can inform the ongoing management of COVID-19, particularly in the context of vaccination and immunity monitoring, to ensure that public health strategies remain effective as the virus becomes more permanent in the population. Methods:. This cross-sectional observational study involved individuals over 18 years of age who were randomly selected at intervals of every 20 records from the family doctor registries of five urban health centers in Tirana and Berat, Albania, between January 23 and April 3, 2023. …”
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Characterisation of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Prostate in Younger Men with Normal Prostate-specific Antigen Within the PROBASE Study by Rouvier Al-Monajjed, Lars Schimmöller, Jan Philipp Radtke, Jale Lakes, Agne Krilaviciute, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Kathleen Herkommer, Petra Seibold, Nikolaus Becker, Rudolf Kaaks, Boris Hadaschik, Gerald Antoch, Peter Albers, Matthias Boschheidgen

“…Limitations of this study are its small sample size, which provides more uncertainty regarding whether we were able to find reliable estimates for the outcomes explored in this study, the single-centre design, and the limited histopathological proof of nonmalignant cases. …”
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Dysfluent Speech Classification Using Variational Mode Decomposition and Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition Techniques With NGCU-Based RNN by N. A. Vinay, K. N. Vidyasagar, S. Rohith, S. Supreeth, S. N. Prasad, S. Pramod Kumar, S. H. Bharathi

“…So, in this proposed work to extract the desired and unique features of dysfluent speech the samples are decomposed into different sub-signals by using two advanced methods of Empirical mode decomposition (EMD), they are Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) and Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (CEEMD). …”
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A cross-sectional analysis of intestinal parasitic infections among the general population in north of Iran by Abdol Sattar Pagheh, Mahdi Sharif, Ahmad Daryani, Jamshid Yazdani-Charati, Eisa Nazar, Shabnam Asfaram, Seyed-Abdollah Hosseini, Mostafa Tork, Masoud Soosaraie, Abolghasem Syadatpanah, Shirzad Gholami, Siavash Mirshafiee, Shahabeddin Sarvi

“…Methodology: This study was conducted on 4,788 specimens collected from 17 urban areas (2,515 samples) and 34 rural areas (2,273 samples) within January-December 2016. …”
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Development and Validation of the Self-Perceived Anhedonia Scale for Adults: A Novel Tool for Assessing Pleasure Deficits by Oana Alina Apostol, Ioana Elena Cioca, Maria-Veronica Morcov, Corina Sporea, Cristian-Gabriel Morcov, Angelo Pellegrini, Elena-Nicoleta Bordea

“…Future studies could benefit from longitudinal designs and more diverse samples to better understand the temporal and cultural variability of anhedonia.…”
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Interpreting immune evasion: a novel assay for HLA loss detection by Linnéa Pettersson, Linnéa Pettersson, Sofia Westerling, Hamid Ramezanali, Francesco Vezzi, Rikard Eckerud, Dan Hauzenberger, Anders Hedrum, Anders Hedrum, Jonas Mattsson, Michael Uhlin, Michael Uhlin, Mehmet Uzunel

“…This study presents the analytical performance of a new Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) assay designed to detect Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) loss. Unlike existing methods, this assay offers increased sensitivity, broader applicability, and does not require prior knowledge of specific HLA mismatches, making it a more versatile tool for post-transplant monitoring. …”
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Clinical characteristics and efficiency of antidepressant therapy of mood disorders with comorbid alcohol use disorder by O. V. Roshchina, A. I. Rozin, E. D. Schastnyy, N. A. Bokhan

“…In the study, we applied clinical-psychopathologic, clinical-dynamic, and statistical methods with Pearson’s χ2 test, Mann – Whitney U-test (for comparison of independent samples), Kruskal – Wallis test (for more than two independent samples), and Wilcoxon test (for comparison of dependent samples). …”
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Massive culture-based approach for the screening of AmpC, ESBL, and carbapenemase producers from rectal swabs by Gabriel Taddeucci-Rocha, Victoria de Oliveira Costa, Sarah Vitória Martins da Silva, Jéssica Britto Gonçalves, Natalia Chilinque Zambão da Silva, Marcia Maiolino Garnica, Renata Cristina Picão

“…By combining enrichment with replica plating, our method enables phenotypic discrimination between AmpC-, extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-, and carbapenemase-producing bacteria without depleting sample material across multiple media. …”
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Sheep challenged with sheep-derived type II Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: the first experimental model of paratuberculosis in China by Meng-Yuan Li, Wei-Kang Meng, Wei Ma, Yu-Lin Ding, Bo Yang, Wei-Hong Zhao, Hasi Bayaer, Alateng Bagen, Rui-Bin Chen, Siqin Tunala, Rong Zhang, Chen-Guang Du, Li Zhao, Yong-Hong Liu

“…Currently, early PTB diagnosis requires a combination of multiple sample types and detection methods.…”
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Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study. by Darren M Lipnicki, John D Crawford, Rajib Dutta, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Nicole A Kochan, Gavin Andrews, M Fernanda Lima-Costa, Erico Castro-Costa, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, Blossom C M Stephan, Richard B Lipton, Mindy J Katz, Karen Ritchie, Jacqueline Scali, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Mary Yannakoulia, Efthimios Dardiotis, Linda C W Lam, Candy H Y Wong, Ada W T Fung, Antonio Guaita, Roberta Vaccaro, Annalisa Davin, Ki Woong Kim, Ji Won Han, Tae Hui Kim, Kaarin J Anstey, Nicolas Cherbuin, Peter Butterworth, Marcia Scazufca, Shuzo Kumagai, Sanmei Chen, Kenji Narazaki, Tze Pin Ng, Qi Gao, Simone Reppermund, Henry Brodaty, Antonio Lobo, Raúl Lopez-Anton, Javier Santabárbara, Perminder S Sachdev, Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Cognitive performance declined with age, and more rapidly with increasing age, across samples from diverse ethnocultural groups and geographical regions. …”
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Clinical and morphological features in patients with advanced endometrial cancer treated with immunotargeting therapy by L. A. Kolomiets, M. N. Stakheeva, O. N. Churuksaeva, A. B. Villert, A. L. Chernyshova, V. G. Sisakyan, I. Yu. Lots, N. M. Chernorubashkina, V. N. Zhurman, A. A. Grechkina, E. N. Aleksandrova, N. E. Musaeva, O. V. Diduk, N. A. Bulygina, D. A. Pyatina, I. L. Obraz, A. V. Krechetova, M. A. Danilova, M. A. Khodzhakhova, A. A. Malsteva, N. A. Ermak

“…Further research in this direction should be aimed at finding criteria to identify patients with EC who would have most benefit from this type of therapy more accurately.…”
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Comparison of different disinfection protocols against contamination of ceramic surfaces with Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm by Piletić Kaća, Mežnarić Silvestar, Keržić Eli, Oder Martina, Gobin Ivana

“…This follow up study is limited to K. pneumoniae alone, and to overcome this limitation, future studies should include more bacterial species, both Gram-positive and Gramnegative, and more samples for us to find optimal disinfection protocols, applicable in real hospital settings.…”
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Prevalence of Cutaneous mycosis in Baqubah City for the period from December 2021 to April 2022 by Hussein Sami Ismael, Anaam Fuad Hussain, Hayder Jasim Mohammed

“…The effect of terbinafine, itraconazole, fluconazole and nystatin were applied on fungal growth by well diffusion method and results concluded that terbinafine was more powerful and active against dermatophytes. …”
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