Children’s preferences among six novel moxifloxacin and linezolid-dispersible tablet formulations by G. Hoddinott, H.R. Draper, N. Vanqa, S. Myeni, S. Staples, T. Sachs, M. Raffique, N. Tshethu, M. Palmer, L. Viljoen, K. Inabathina, R. Taneja, A.C. Hesseling, A.J. Garcia-Prats

“…We evaluated children’s preferences for more child-friendly formulations from two generic manufacturers. …”
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Prognostic relevance of bone marrow immune cell fractions in newly diagnosed B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients by Luciana Valvano, Rocchina Vilella, Fiorella D’Auria, Giovanni D’Arena, Rossana Libonati, Michela Soda, Alessia Telesca, Giuseppe Pietrantuono, Giovanna Rosaria Mansueto, Oreste Villani, Simona D’Agostino, Giovanni Calice, Teodora Statuto

“…In contrast, natural killer (NK) and T cells showed higher values in DLBCL and follicular lymphoma (FL), which progressed more frequently. Interestingly, in DLBCL patients with higher percentage values of double positive (DPT) and helper T cells (Th), we observed a good prognosis. …”
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Diagnostic yield of liquid‐based cytology in serial pancreatic juice aspiration cytological examination by Koh Kitagawa, Akira Mitoro, Fumimasa Tomooka, Shohei Asada, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Norihisa Nishimura, Kosuke Kaji, Hideto Kawaratani, Takemi Akahane, Takahiro Ozutsumi, Miki Kaneko, Yuki Fujimoto, Yuki Tsuji, Masahide Enomoto, Soichi Takeda, Koji Murata, Takahiro Kubo, Satoshi Iwai, Aritoshi Koizumi, Akihiko Shibamoto, Junya Suzuki, Misako Tanaka, Takuya Matsuda, Nobuyuki Yorioka, Hiroyuki Masuda, Masayoshi Takami, Hitoshi Yoshiji

“…Ten patients were diagnosed as benign after a follow‐up of more than 1 year. The nine cases of malignancy were diagnosed before surgical resection by SPACE using LBC, with a sensitivity of 81.8% and specificity of 100%. …”
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A systematic review of the predictive factors for the recurrence of acute pancreatitis by Daniela Pacella, Adriano De Simone, Adolfo Pisanu, Gianluca Pellino, Lucio Selvaggi, Valentina Murzi, Eleonora Locci, Giulia Ciabatti, Laura Mastrangelo, Elio Jovine, Matteo Rottoli, Giacomo Calini, Stefano Cardelli, Fausto Catena, Carlo Vallicelli, Raffaele Bova, Gabriele Vigutto, Fabrizio D’Acapito, Giorgio Ercolani, Leonardo Solaini, Alan Biloslavo, Paola Germani, Camilla Colutta, Pasquale Lepiane, Rosa Scaramuzzo, Savino Occhionorelli, Domenico Lacavalla, Maria Grazia Sibilla, Stefano Olmi, Matteo Uccelli, Alberto Oldani, Alessio Giordano, Tommaso Guagni, Davina Perini, Francesco Pata, Bruno Nardo, Daniele Paglione, Giusi Franco, Matteo Donadon, Marcello Di Martino, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Cardinali, Grazia Travaglini, Dario Bruzzese, Mauro Podda

“…This result highlighted the progress in the scientific approach toward a more rigorous and systematic assessment of the causes and dynamics that influence the recurrence of the disease. …”
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Longitudinal correlates of quitting e-cigarettes in the United States by Mayank Sakhuja, Shayna Farris, Tara Licciardello Queen, Marissa G. Hall, Ebbie Kalan, Paschal Sheeran, Kurt M. Ribisl, Noel T. Brewer

“…To inform future programs and policies, we sought to identify longitudinal correlates of quitting e-cigarette use in the United States (US). Methods: The study design was longitudinal. A nationally representative sample of 1138 US adults and adolescents who used e-cigarettes took a baseline online survey between Nov 2022 and Jan 2023. …”
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Four 2×2 factorial trials of smartphone CBT to reduce subthreshold depression and to prevent new depressive episodes among adults in the community–RESiLIENT trial (Resilience Enhan... by Toshi A Furukawa, Pim Cuijpers, Tatsuo Akechi, Masaru Horikoshi, Yan Luo, Hisashi Noma, Takeo Nakayama, Helen Christensen, Naoki Kondo, Norito Kawakami, Aran Tajika, Ronald C Kessler, Shingo Fukuma, Masatsugu Sakata, Rie Toyomoto, James M S Wason

“…Guided internet cognitive–behavioural therapies (iCBT) appear promising but there is room for improvement because we do not yet know which of various iCBT skills are more efficacious than others, and for whom. In addition, there has been no platform for iCBT that can accommodate ongoing evolution of internet technologies.Methods and analysis Based on our decade-long experiences in developing smartphone CBT apps and examining them in randomised controlled trials, we have developed the Resilience Training App Version 2. …”
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Acupuncture treatment is associated with a decreased risk of dementia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwan: A propensity-score matched cohort study by Hou-Hsun Liao, Ming-Cheng Huang, Yu-Chen Lee, Cheng-Li Lin, Mei-Yao Wu, Peter Karl Mayer, Hung-Rong Yen

“…Results: Acupuncture users tended to be more female-dominant and younger than non-acupuncture users. …”
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Bacterial diversity in longan orchard alluvial soil is influenced by cultivation time and soil properties by Nguyen Khoi Nghia, Kovacs Emoke Dalma, Kovacs Melinda Haydee, Le Thi Xa, Lois Wright Morton, Hüseyin Barış Tecimen, Javad Robatjazi, Jegan Sekar, Hendra Gonsalve W. Lasar, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Chau Thi Anh Thy, Do Thanh Luan, Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh

“…This study investigated the structure of soil bacterial communities and their associations with soil physicochemical properties in longan orchards.MethodsSoil samples were collected from longan orchards cultivated for 15 (N15), 20 (N20) and 30 years (N30) in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam. …”
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Expectations regarding regenerative medicine and attitudes toward invasive surgical therapies in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A cross-sectional survey by Mika Watabe, Atsushi Shima, Kiyoaki Takeda, Yuta Terada, Yusuke Sakato, Akira Nishida, Ikko Wada, Haruhi Sakamaki-Tsukita, Kenji Yoshimura, Daisuke Kambe, Koji Furukawa, Masanori Sawamura, Etsuro Nakanishi, Yosuke Taruno, Hodaka Yamakado, Ryosuke Takahashi, Nobukatsu Sawamoto

“…Allogeneic iPS cells are considerably more practical, despite potential concerns regarding tumor formation post-transplantation. …”
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Accelerometer-derived physical activity patterns and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study by Dan-Qing Liao, Hao-Jie Chen, Hong-Min Li, Jian Gao, Xu-Lian Tang, Li-Ying Du, Shu-Min Lai, Wen-Fang Zhong, Hong-Xuan Huang, Zhi-Yuan Xiong, Pei-Liang Chen, Ling Kuang, Bing-Yun Zhang, Jin Yang, Qing-Mei Huang, Dan Liu, Pei-Dong Zhang, Chen Mao, Zhi-Hao Li

“…These patterns were also evaluated using sample percentile thresholds. The relationships between PA patterns and the risk of T2D were analysed employing Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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Single‐cell RNA‐sequencing and spatial transcriptomic analysis reveal a distinct population of APOE− cells yielding pathological lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer... by Guohui Xiao, Rongli Xie, Jianhua Gu, Yishu Huang, Min Ding, Dongjie Shen, Jiqi Yan, Jianming Yuan, Qiong Yang, Wen He, Siyu Xiao, Haizhen Chen, Dan Xu, Jian Wu, Jian Fei

“…Abstract Background Thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine tumors worldwide, especially among women and the metastatic mechanism of papillary thyroid carcinoma remains poorly understood. Methods Thyroid cancer tissue samples were obtained for single‐cell RNA‐sequencing and spatial transcriptomics, aiming to intratumoral and antimetastatic heterogeneity of advanced PTC. …”
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Applicability of a serodiagnostic line blot for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: the muscle biopsy is not all by Pedro Nogueira Fontana, Pedro Nogueira Fontana, Vinícius Gomes da Silva, Roseli Corazzini, Natália Merten Athayde, Ana Marina Dutra Ferreira da Silva, Igor Brockhausen, Carolina da Cunha Correia, Cláudia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira, Pedro José Tomaselli, Flávio Petean, Rodrigo de Oliveira, Pablo Vinícius Feitoza, Michel Moraes Soane, Natália Saraiva, Rafaela Hidalgo, Cláudia Fideles, David Feder, Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho

“…While MSAs are considered specific for their respective IIM subclass, MAAs can be present in more than one subclass and in other conditions. This study compares results of a multispecific line blot assay with the final diagnosis of IIM patients based on clinical features and muscle biopsy to draw conclusions for the test's applicability in the diagnostic workflow.MethodsSamples from patients (n = 50) diagnosed with various forms of IIM, including patients (n = 5) with other myopathies, were analyzed using the EUROLINE Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies 16 Ag (IgG), an anti-HMGCR (IgG) line blot, and the Anti-cN-1A ELISA (IgG, all EUROIMMUN).ResultsMSA and MAA were detected in 74.0% (37/50) of sera and were concordant with the final diagnosis in 64.8% (24/37), discordant in 16.2% (6/37) and not evaluable in 18.9% (7/37) of cases. …”
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Separation, identification, and quantification of dicyclohexylformyl oxyphenisatin, an illegal additive, from a fruit and vegetable plum by Wanqin Wu, Songsong Zhu, Jintao Xia, Feng Jiang, Xiaolong Fan, Li Zhang

“…After obtaining the synthesized reference standard, an UPLC-PDA detection method for the quantitative analysis of this analog in real samples was established. …”
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Do we need a standardized 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing analysis protocol for poultry microbiota research? by Joshua M. Lyte, Mitiku M. Seyoum, Diana Ayala, Jannigje G. Kers, Valentina Caputi, Timothy Johnson, Li Zhang, Joshua Rehberger, Guolong Zhang, Sami Dridi, Brett Hale, Jean E. De Oliveira, Daniel Grum, Alexandra H. Smith, Michael Kogut, Steven C. Ricke, Anne Ballou, Bill Potter, Monika Proszkowiec-Weglarz

“…This manuscript reviews current practices in profiling poultry microbiota using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and proposes the development of guidelines for protocol for 16S rRNA gene sequencing that spans from sample collection through data deposition to achieve more reliable data comparisons across studies and allow for comparisons and/or interpretations of poultry studies conducted worldwide.…”
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Prepandemic levels of cytokines and immunoglobulins and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in the general population of Barcelona by Miquel Porta, Miquel Porta, Miquel Porta, Miquel Porta, Miquel Porta, Miquel Porta, José Pumarega, José Pumarega, José Pumarega, Ruth Aguilar, Ruth Aguilar, David Prieto-Merino, Laura Campi, Laura Campi, Cristina Rius, Cristina Rius, Cristina Rius, Judit Villar-García, Marta Vidal, Marta Vidal, Marta Vidal, Alfons Jimenez, Alfons Jimenez, Alfons Jimenez, Antonio Peña, Miguel-Ángel Muñoz, Miguel-Ángel Muñoz, Leonardo Trasande, Leonardo Trasande, Leonardo Trasande, Francisco Bolúmar, Francisco Bolúmar, Gemma Moncunill, Gemma Moncunill, Gemma Moncunill, Magda Gasull, Magda Gasull, Magda Gasull, Carlota Dobaño, Carlota Dobaño, Carlota Dobaño

“…The five individual isotype-antigen pairs more clearly associated with seropositivity were: protectively, IgG to CMV pp150, IgG to CMV pp65, and IgG to N OC43; and, increasing risk of seropositivity, IgM to CMV pp65 and IgM to EBV EA-D. …”
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5‐hydroxymethylcytosine features of portal venous blood predict metachronous liver metastases of colorectal cancer and reveal phosphodiesterase 4 as a therapeutic target by Nuo Xu, Zhaoya Gao, Deyan Wu, Hangyu Chen, Zijian Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yuchen Wang, Xuyang Lu, Xu Yao, Xuelan Liu, Yi‐You Huang, Meiying Qiu, Sen Wang, Jinqiang Liang, Can Mao, Feng Zhang, Huimin Xu, Yujiao Wang, Xian Li, Zhexin Chen, Dandan Huang, Jingyi Shi, Wensheng Huang, Fuming Lei, Zeruo Yang, Long Chen, Chuan He, Haichuan Zhu, Hai‐Bin Luo, Jin Gu, Jian Lin

“…Based on 5hmC‐Seal analysis of blood and tissue samples, this study found that portal venous blood was more relevant to tumour gDNA than peripheral blood. …”
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Fediša Modikologo: breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence against women and children. Theoretical framework and protocol for a prospective cohort study [version 2; peer r... by Leane Ramsoomar, Rachel Jewkes, Samantha Willan, Jani Nothling, Esnat Chirwa, Venice Mbowane, Maureen Phakoe, Shibe Mhlongo, Louis Sibiya, Desiree Pass, Charntel Paile, Ishen Seocharan, Nataly Woollett, Laura Washington, Nwabisa Jama-Shai, Bianca Dekel, Pinky Mahlangu, Mercilene Machisa, Amanda Zembe, Boitumelo Seepamore, Tracy Glass, Nicola Christofides, Stanley Carries, Darshini Govindasamy, Naeemah Abrahams, Asiphe Ketelo

“…A sub-cohort of the women (a 20% sub-sample), will be followed more intensively over 3 years. …”
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Fediša Modikologo: breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence against women and children. Theoretical framework and protocol for a prospective cohort study [version 1; peer r... by Leane Ramsoomar, Rachel Jewkes, Samantha Willan, Jani Nothling, Esnat Chirwa, Venice Mbowane, Maureen Phakoe, Shibe Mhlongo, Louis Sibiya, Desiree Pass, Charntel Paile, Ishen Seocharan, Nataly Woollett, Laura Washington, Nwabisa Jama-Shai, Bianca Dekel, Pinky Mahlangu, Mercilene Machisa, Amanda Zembe, Boitumelo Seepamore, Tracy Glass, Nicola Christofides, Stanley Carries, Darshini Govindasamy, Naeemah Abrahams, Asiphe Ketelo

“…A sub-cohort of the women (a 20% sub-sample), will be followed more intensively over 3 years. …”
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Psychological Distress among Internal Displaced Persons in Baghdad City by Hassan A. Hussein, Qahtan Q. Mohammed, Kareem R. Sajit

“…Methodology: A descriptive analytical study was conducted from 1/October /2014 until 15/January/2015 to realize the psychological distress of the displaced persons who were living in displacement camps. The research sample was conducted  on (110) displaced persons, the ages ranging was from 20 to more than 50 years old who are living in displacement camps in Baghdad city, As they were  chosen by depending on an intentional method by systematic random technique. …”
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Infection of neonates with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital, Ghana by Jerome Adinkrah Obeng, William Gariba Akanwariwiak, Eugene Adade, Augustina Angelina Sylverken

“…Prematurity, low birth weight, method of delivery, mode of resuscitation after birth, feeding method, prolonged hospital stay, kangaroo mother care, and overcrowding in hospitals are all risk factors for MRSA infection. …”
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