Pre-ART levels of inflammation and coagulation markers are strong predictors of death in a South African cohort with advanced HIV disease. by Lotty Ledwaba, Jorge A Tavel, Paul Khabo, Patrick Maja, Jing Qin, Phumele Sangweni, Xiao Liu, Dean Follmann, Julia A Metcalf, Susan Orsega, Beth Baseler, James D Neaton, H Clifford Lane, Project Phidisa Biomarkers Team

“…In addition, for a random sample of 100 patients, biomarkers were measured at baseline and 6 months following randomization to determine whether ART altered their levels.…”
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Trimester Specific Effect of Pregnancy on Maternal Cognitive Function using Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency: A Cross-sectional Study by J Roshni, S Anu, M Ramji

“…Conclusion: The CFFF measurements could provide a useful tool for identifying individuals at risk of more severe cognitive decline or sensory processing difficulties during pregancy and take appropriate measures.…”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing stromal cell- derived factor 1 aid in bone formation in osteoporotic mice by Yanghao Wang, Ya Xiao, XinYu Yang, Fei He, Jun Hu, Guang Yang, Weizhou Wang

“…In an ovariectomized mouse model, SDF1-BMSCs were more likely to be home to the femur than the BMSCs, had a better pro-osteogenic ability, and had higher expression of Wnt-1. …”
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Reducing Repeat Emergency Department Visits for Low-Acuity Patients Using a Healthcare Connection Program by Mitchell Hoyer, Kimberly A. Stanford, Ernestina Perez, Rachel Nordgren, Laura Markin, Melanie Francia, Zain Abid, Marika Kachman, Brenda Battle, Thomas Spiegel

“…Results: In total 5,482 ED patients enrolled in the program were included in the sample, 537 of whom were enrolled more than once. …”
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Clopidogrel and Aspirin Resistance and Its Interaction with Peripheral Arterial Disease Outcomes in the Indian Population by Vikram Patra, Rohit Mehra, C V N M Dattatraya, Rishi Dhillan, Anuka Sharma, Varun Sharma, Brijesh Biswas, Ajay Kumar Dabas, Rahul Merkhed

“…Blood was used as genotyping material. Patient samples were genotyped for clopidogrel resistance (CR)-associated single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) using Illumina Global Screening Array Ver 3 Bead Chip. …”
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Effectiveness of digital health applications on the quality of life in patients with overweight or obesity: a systematic review by Melanie Mäder, Tonio Schönfelder, Ria Heinrich, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Patrick Timpel

“…Abstract Background Globally, more than half of the adult population is overweight, including those who are obese, which increases the risk of premature death and reduces quality of life (QoL). …”
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Rural community pharmacists' willingness to receive, administer, and recommend COVID-19 vaccines after the First U.S. vaccine rollout by Sura O. AlMahasis, Brent Fox, David Ha, Jingjing Qian, Chih-hsuan Wang, Salisa C. Westrick

“…This study explored factors influencing the willingness to recommend and administer COVID-19 vaccines among rural community pharmacists after the first U.S. vaccine rollout. Methods: A convenience sample of rural community pharmacists completed a selfadministered, validated paper/online survey (n = 86, 23.4% response rate). …”
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Longitudinal and Combined Smartwatch and Ecological Momentary Assessment in Racially Diverse Older Adults: Feasibility, Adherence, and Acceptability Study by Sophia Holmqvist, Marina Kaplan, Riya Chaturvedi, Haochang Shou, Tania Giovannetti

“…ObjectiveThis paper examined the feasibility, adherence, and acceptability of a 4-week combined smartwatch monitoring and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study in a racially diverse sample of older adults. MethodsA total of 44 older adults (aged ≥55 y) with either mild cognitive impairment or healthy cognition completed an informed consent comprehension quiz, baseline cognitive testing, training regarding digital data collection, and questionnaires. …”
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Comparison between the Effects of Acupuncture Relative to Other Controls on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis by Haizhen Zheng, Rixin Chen, Xiaofeng Zhao, Guanhui Li, Yi Liang, Hao Zhang, Zhenhai Chi

“…Future high-quality and large-sample-size studies with adequate quantity-effect design need to be conducted.…”
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Comparison of the performance of digital variance angiography and digital subtraction angiography in children with arteriovenous malformations: a retrospective observational study by Balázs Bence Nyárády, Renáta Gubán, Ákos Pataki, András Bibok, Zsuzsanna Mihály, Dávid Korda, Dénes Horváthy, Anikó Ilona Nagy, János Pál Kiss, Edit Dósa

“…Relevance statement The enhanced CNR seen with DVA indicates a potential quality reserve that could be exploited to safely reduce contrast agent dose and radiation risks in pediatric patients, who are more susceptible to the long-term effects of radiation. …”
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Metabolic profiling of pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: A longitudinal study by Hege N. Skytte, Jacob J. Christensen, Nina Gunnes, Kirsten B. Holven, Tove Lekva, Tore Henriksen, Trond M. Michelsen, Marie Cecilie P. Roland

“…Samples were taken from a Norwegian pregnancy cohort. …”
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Imbalance in PB IL-17-Secreting and Regulatory Cells in Pars Planitis Is Associated with Dysregulation of IFN-γ-Secreting Cells, Especially in Patients with Clinical Complications by Agata Kosmaczewska, Joanna Przeździecka-Dołyk, Anna Turno-Kręcicka, Lidia Ciszak, Aleksandra Szteblich, Agnieszka Węgrzyn, Irena Frydecka, Marta Misiuk-Hojło

“…A better understanding of immune alterations in PP may contribute to the development of an appropriate biologic treatment approach. Material and Methods. In our case-control study, samples of peripheral blood from 15 patients with pars planitis and 17 healthy subjects were collected. …”
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The long-term persistence of the wMel strain in Rio de Janeiro is threatened by poor integrated vector management and bacterium fitness cost on Aedes aegypti. by Márcio Galvão Pavan, Franck Jeannot Gnonhoue, Jessica Corrêa-Antônio, Karine Pedreira Padilha, Gabriela Azambuja Garcia, Felipe de Oliveira, Luiz Paulo Brito, Luciana Dias, Ademir Jesus Martins, Vincent Corbel, José Bento Pereira Lima, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Ary Hoffmann, Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas

“…We conducted an independent evaluation during 20 consecutive months to evaluate whether the wMel distribution and frequency would expand or retract. More than 50,000 mosquitoes were sampled in 12 neighborhoods with estimated 500,000 inhabitants, of which 39.2% were Ae. aegypti. …”
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University students’ ambition levels and vocational tendencies associated with common culture by H. A. Danaa, M. M. Al-mzary, W. N. Halasa, L. M. Obeidat, M. A. Rababah, M. Kh. Al-Alawneh

“…It focused on two main domains, namely the ambition level and its relation with vocational tendencies.Methodology and research methods. A quantitative method was adopted to analyse the data. …”
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Effects of anesthesia on cerebral oxygen saturation and prevention of brain injury during carotid endarterectomy by Aikebaier. Nuermaimaiti, Shan-shan Li, Yu-qian Li, Jian-rong Ye

“…MAP and HR showed no significant differences (P > 0.05). ΔrSO₂ increased more in Group CIA (P < 0.05). At T6, S100-β protein was higher in Group IVA (P = 0.016), and pH differed significantly at T1 (P = 0.009). …”
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Bacteraemia in a Nigerian hospital: Implementing antimicrobial resistance surveillance by Adewale A. Amupitan, Adeyemi T. Adeyemo, Adefunke O. Amupitan, Temitope O. Obadare, Aaron O. Aboderin

“…Blood samples were processed between May 2017 and June 2018, using BACTEC blood culture system. …”
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Age-related distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in women with cervical squamous cell carcinoma from Linyi, China, 2015–2023 by Yiming Wang, Haiyan Hou, Guanzheng Dong, Hanlin Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Yuxia Zhou, Mei Xue, Zhihui Wang, Jianxiang Geng, Lisai Liu

“…Age-specific analysis revealed that non-HPV 16 infections were more prevalent in women aged > 45 years, with greater genotype diversity in older age groups. …”
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Prevalence and sex-specific patterns of metabolic syndrome in rural Uganda by Silver Bahendeka, Limor Ben-Yacov, Pearl Ainembabazi, Aliza Hannah Stark, Samuel Kizito

“…Of the 200 randomly recruited participants, 183 successfully completed two steps of the study and 161 provided blood samples.Results Data were collected from 183 adults, aged 18–69 years; 62% were female. …”
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Evaluation of the Role of Two SNPs in MTHFR Gene Polymorphisms (rs1801133) 677 C>T and (rs 1801131) 1298A>C with Homocysteine Level in Iraqi Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Saife AL-AHMER, Basima AL-SAADI, Ali AL SAEDI

“…Objectives: Objectives: The current study was designed to evaluate the role of MTHFR gene (rs1801133 and rs1801131) polymorphisms and investigate the serum Homocysteine level in Iraqi patients with CKD. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected from fifty CKD patients and fifty healthy control group aged (20 –65) years who attended Lmamain Al Kadhemain Medical Teaching Hospital and Al-Numan Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. …”
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Racial and ethnic differences in epigenetic aging: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002. by Belinda L Needham, Nicole Gladish, Hanyang Shen, Yongmei Liu, Jennifer A Smith, Bhramar Mukherjee, Xiang Zhou, David H Rehkopf

“…The analytic sample includes 2,402 adults aged 50-84 with epigenetic data. …”
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