In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial and biofilm-modulating effects of commercial cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) extracts against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by Veledar-Hamalukić Anisa, Avdić Monia, Demirović Amra

“…PAC content was determined using a modified Bate-Smith method. Antimicrobial activity was assessed via the microbroth dilution method, determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for each extract against two E coli and three S aureus strains. …”
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Nonadherence Predictors to Tuberculosis Medications among TB Patients in Gambella Region of Ethiopia by Taye Kebede, Wiw Gach Jing, Abiot Girma, Kifle Woldemichael

“…Hence, the objective of this study was to determine the determinants of nonadherence to anti-TB drug treatment among patients in Gambella regional state of Ethiopia. Methods. A case-control study was conducted on cohorts of TB patients sampled from four public health facilities in Gambella Region from January 2019 to 2020, followed by 18 months of follow-up. …”
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A Cuproptosis-Related lncRNAs Signature Could Accurately Predict Prognosis in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Wei Zhang, Han Wang, Wei Wang, Haoqiang Xue, Maolin Qiao, Liying Song, Shuang Wang, Zhaoyu Ren, Zhifang Ma

“…As cuproptosis, a new cell death mechanism proposed recently, differs from all other known mechanisms regulating cell death, we aimed to create prognostic markers using cuproptosis-related long non-coding ribonucleic acids (RNAs; lncRNAs) and elucidate the molecular mechanism. Methods. Data from transcriptome RNA sequencing of ccRCC samples and the relevant clinical data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas, and Pearson’s correlation analysis was implemented to obtain the cuproptosis-related lncRNAs. …”
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Characteristics of HCV co-infection among HIV infected individuals from an area with high risk of blood-borne infections in central China. by Tiejun Zhang, Damien C Tully, Sujuan Zhou, Na He

“…Serum samples were collected and HCV antibody testing, AST and ALT testing were performed. …”
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Speech-in-noise, psychosocial, and heart rate variability outcomes of group singing or audiobook club interventions for older adults with unaddressed hearing loss: A SingWell Proje... by Chi Yhun Lo, Benjamin Rich Zendel, Deniz Baskent, Christian Boyle, Emily Coffey, Nathan Gagne, Assal Habibi, Ellie Harding, Merel Keijzer, Gunter Kreutz, Bert Maat, Eva Schurig, Mridula Sharma, Carmen Dang, Sean Gilmore, Helen Henshaw, Colette M McKay, Arla Good, Frank A Russo

“…However, there is a lack of robust evidence, primarily due to the literature being based on small sample sizes, single site studies, and a lack of randomized controlled trials. …”
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Cardiac Amyloidosis Versus Other Restrictive Cardiomyopathies: A Retrospective Analysis of Cardiovascular Outcomes and Arrhythmic Burden by Andrew Sagalov, Waqas Ullah, Yevgeniy Brailovsky, Michael Buhnerkempe, Steve Scaife, Abhishek Kulkarni, Mohamed Labedi, Shruti Hegde

“…Methods and results: We queried the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to identify all adult patients diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis or other RCM between the years 2016 and 2019. …”
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RNA Sequencing Identifies Novel Signaling Pathways and Potential Drug Target Genes Induced by FOSL1 in Glioma Progression and Stemness by Guo S, Sidhu R, Ramar V, Guo AA, Wang G, Liu M

“…Shanchun Guo,1 Rajveer Sidhu,2 Vanajothi Ramar,2 Alyssa A Guo,3 Guangdi Wang,1 Mingli Liu2 1RCMI Cancer Research Center and Department of Chemistry, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, USA; 2Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; 3Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USACorrespondence: Mingli Liu, Email mliu@msm.eduBackground: Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumor, and the transition from the proneural to mesenchymal subtype is associated with more aggressive and therapy-resistant features. However, the signaling pathways and genes involved in this transition remain largely undefined.Methods: We utilized patient-derived xenograft (PDX) samples of glioblastoma, specifically PDX-L14, which exhibit both negative and overexpressed FOSL1 expression. mRNA expression profiles were assessed by RNA sequencing in these samples, followed by gene ontology (GO) analysis, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis, and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). …”
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A Retrospective Analysis of the Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Dental Implants Placed in Romanian Patients by Bogdan Gabriel Sandu, Raluca Iulia Juncar, Abel Emanuel Moca, Paul Andrei Țenț, Mihai Juncar

“…This study aimed to assess the favorable or unfavorable progress of dental implants in a patient sample from Oradea, Romania, considering different variables. …”
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Evaluation of Herbal Honey with Black Cumin and Curcuma xanthorriza as an Antioxidant Supplement for Stunting Prevention by Lukman Hardia, Akrom Akrom, Titiek Hidayati, Nanik Sulistyani

“…HBCX honey has a lower pH than sample honey products from the market but still complies with national standards. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Inverse Weibull based on Step-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Tests with Unified Hybrid Censoring Data by Amal Soliman Hassan, Abd ELwahab Hagag, Nader Metwally, Omar Hussein Sery

“…Additionally, given different sample sizes, reported failures, and censoring techniques, the percentile Bootstrap confidence intervals give more accurate outcomes than Bootstrap-t in most cases. …”
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ANALYSIS OF A GENETIC COLLECTION OF TOMATO CULTIVARS AND HYBRID FORMS FOR RESISTANCE TO LEAF MOLD USING DNA MARKERS by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, Y. V. Gryazneva

“…It allows for the time-saving analysis of breed­ing material.Materials and methods. The present work offers the results of screening more than 30 accessions from the genetic collection of tomato cultivars and hybrids of the Michurinsk State Agrarian University using the P7 molecular marker.Results and discussion. …”
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Association between diabetes and edentulism and their joint effects on health status in 40 low and middle-income countries by Lee Smith, Josep Maria Haro, Ai Koyanagi, Jae Il Shin, Louis Jacob, Guillermo F Lopez-Sanchez, Hans Oh

“…In addition, people with comorbid diabetes and edentulism had worse health status in the domains of cognition, sleep/energy, and perceived stress, compared with those with diabetes only.Conclusions Diabetes was positively associated with edentulism in this sample of more than 175 000 individuals living in LMICs. …”
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Locus-specific HERV expression associated with hepatocellular carcinoma by Hui Wen, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Lopa Mishra, Keith A. Crandall

“…For example, HERVH and ERVLE families showed consistent downregulation in tumor samples, while HERVE and HERV9 were more commonly upregulated. …”
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Prevalence and predisposing factors of retained drug needle fragments in people who inject drugs: a protocol for a preliminary cross-sectional multicentre observational study in Fi... by Markku Sumanen, Heidi Laukkala, Otso Arponen, Irina Rinta-Kiikka, Olli Pekka Oskari Nevalainen

“…After the pilot study, we aim to recruit 80 more adult participants.Ethics and dissemination We submitted the study protocol for ethics review to the Tampere University Hospital Ethics Committee and received their favourable opinion (study code: R22037). …”
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Therapeutic and protective effects of light-cured varnishes on erosive lesions: an in vitro study by Ebru Imren, Yeliz Güven

“…After initial erosion, the samples were treated with varnishes and subjected to a second 7-day erosive cycle. …”
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The association between physical activity and lung function in adolescents: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Xiaoyuan Chen, Jinhai Ma, Linghua Dong, Yan Chen, Keke Chen

“…While physical activity is known to improve respiratory health, its impact on specific lung function parameters in adolescents, particularly across different activity intensities, remains underexplored.MethodsWe analyzed the effects of varying intensities of PA on lung function parameters—specifically Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s (FEV₁), and Forced Expiratory Flow (FEF)—in a sample of 896 adolescents aged 12–19 years. …”
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Community nursing on subjective well-being of the elderly: evidence from CLASS data by Fulei Jin, Tao Chen

“…However, due to factors like the flow of the labor force, the miniaturization and flattening of family structures, the traditional function of family care has been continuously weakened, and it’s hard for families to take on the all-round care for the elderly. Methods This study utilized the micro-panel data from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) in 2018 and 2020, covering a sample of 8,179 elderly people aged over 60 in China. …”
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Adolescent Emoji Use in Text-Based Messaging: Focus Group Study by Matt Minich, Bradley Kerr, Megan Moreno

“…ObjectiveThis study sought to understand whether the pragmatic functions of adolescent emoji use resemble those of adults, and to gain insight into the semantic meanings of emojis sent by adolescents. MethodsWeb-based focus groups were conducted with a convenience sample of adolescents, in which participants responded to questions about their use and interpretation of emojis and engaged in unstructured interactions with one another. …”
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Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection and its effect on hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants aged 3-10 months: A cohort study in Eastern Uganda. by Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, David Mukunya, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Martin Chebet, Francis Okello, Andrew D Weeks, Fred Bisso, Thorkild Tylleskär, Kathy Burgoine, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen

“…CMV status was determined by PCR screening of saliva samples, with positive results confirmed using urine samples (Chai Open qPCR, Santa Clara, CA). …”
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Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of DNA repair genes (BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2) and breast cancer incidence in a subset of Iranian population by Sepideh Jahangiri, Zahra Abdan, Massoud Houshmand, Ali Souroush, Mozaffar Aznab

“…This study aims to evaluate the frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 genes in patients with BC from a subset of the Iranian population in the western part of Iran. Methods Blood samples were collected from 335 patients with BC and 354 healthy matched volunteers. …”
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