Comparative study of phenotypic and genotypic expression of virulence factors in colonizing and pathogenic carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) by Swati Sharma, Kamal Singh, Ashish Chaurasiya, Tuhina Banerjee, Royana Singh, Ghanshyam Yadav, Ashok Kumar

“…Pathogenic carbapenem resistant A. baumannii showed significantly higher pathogenicity in-vivo, as 100% of larvae died on 4th day post-infection. …”
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Acupuncture and Kinesitherapy Improve Physical Activity More than Kinesitherapy Alone in Patients with Acute Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Who... by Dejan Ilic, Zoran Jovic, Zorica Mladenovic, Vesna Pejovic, Branislava Lung, Aleksandra Kozic, Slobodan Obradovic

“…After the fifth day of therapy, the E2 group showed the greatest improvement in the A test compared to other groups (<i>p</i> = 0.022). …”
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Analysis and Engineering Practice of Factors Affecting Top-Coal Recovery in a Large Dip Coal Seam by Xinglong Huang, Ying Chen, Yang Li, Fengshuo Jia, Shengjian Liang, Xiufeng Zhang, Yang Chen, Qianjia Hui, Zhiwen Wang, Zhaoju Zhang, Zhijie Zhu, Dequan Sun

“…The influences of the coal seam’s dip angle, mining direction, and coal caving mode and interval on the recovery were analyzed using PFC2D simulation. Field trials were also carried out. The results of the numerical calculations show that the recovery of top coal is clearly affected by the dip angle, with recovery decreasing as the dip angle is increased. …”
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A network-based analysis anticipates time to recovery from major depression revealing a plasticity by context interplay by Claudia Delli Colli, Aurelia Viglione, Silvia Poggini, Francesca Cirulli, Flavia Chiarotti, Alessandro Giuliani, Igor Branchi

“…In this study, we aimed to show that measuring patients’ plasticity – that is the susceptibility to modify the mental state – identifies at baseline who will recover, anticipating the time to transition to wellbeing. …”
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The Effect of Therapeutic Blockades of Dust Particles-Induced Ca2+ Signaling and Proinflammatory Cytokine IL-8 in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Ju Hee Yoon, Sung Hwan Jeong, Jeong Hee Hong

“…PM10-mediated Ca2+ signal and IL-8 expression were attenuated by several pharmacological blockades such as antioxidants, IP3-PLC blockers, and TRPM2 inhibitors. Our results show that blockades of PLC or TRPM2 reduced both of PM10-mediated Ca2+ signal and IL-8 expression, suggesting that treatment with these blockades should be considered for potential therapeutic trials in pulmonary epithelium for inflammation caused by environmental events such as seasonal dust storm.…”
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The effect of allergic rhinitis treatment on asthma control: a systematic review by Ellen Tameeris, Arthur M. Bohnen, Patrick J. E. Bindels, Gijs Elshout

“…Quality of life (QoL) showed a significant and clinically relevant improvement in five studies. …”
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Differences between SSRI and SNRI in depression treatment by Mateusz Grego, Katarzyna Grego, Łukasz Stojak, Dariusz Popiela, Karina Urbańska, Filip Kwiatkowski, Mateusz Baczewski, Witold Czyż

“…Conclusion The review of the literature and clinical trial results shows that no single universal group of medications can be identified for depression therapy. …”
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Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco by Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou, Mehdi Azlaf, Imane El Menchawy, Mohamed El Mzibri, Khalid El Kari, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Fatima-Zahra Mouzouni, Amina Barkat, Hassan Aguenaou

“…In a double-blind controlled trial conducted on schoolchildren, children were divided into two groups to receive fortified milk (30% of cover of RDI iodine) or nonfortified milk for 9 months. …”
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Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Cardiovascular Disease by Caterina Oriana Aragona, Egidio Imbalzano, Federica Mamone, Valentina Cairo, Alberto Lo Gullo, Angela D’Ascola, Maria Adriana Sardo, Michele Scuruchi, Giorgio Basile, Antonino Saitta, Giuseppe Mandraffino

“…Due to their capability of proliferation, circulation, and the development of functional progeny, great interest has been directed to therapeutic use of progenitor cells in atherosclerotic diseases. This trial is registered with registration number: Prospero CRD42015023717.…”
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Promoter Polymorphism of RGS2 Gene Is Associated with Change of Blood Pressure in Subjects with Antihypertensive Treatment: The Azelnidipine and Temocapril in Hypertensive Patients... by Ken Sugimoto, Tomohiro Katsuya, Kei Kamide, Tomomi Fujisawa, Izumi Shimaoka, Mitsuru Ohishi, Ryuichi Morishita, Toshio Ogihara, Hiromi Rakugi

“…We performed a prospective study to examine the genetic effect on the response to a calcium (Ca) channel blocker, azelnidipine and an ACE inhibitor, temocapril treatment in patients with hypertension, as a part of the prior clinical trial, the Azelnidipine and Temocapril in Hypertensive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Study (ATTEST). …”
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Microbiological Effect of Essential Oils in Combination with Subgingival Ultrasonic Instrumentation and Mouth Rinsing in Chronic Periodontitis Patients by Toshiya Morozumi, Takehiko Kubota, Daisuke Abe, Taro Shimizu, Kaname Nohno, Hiromasa Yoshie

“…This trial is registered with UMIN Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000007484.…”
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Promoting Optimal Physical Exercise for Life: An Exercise and Self-Management Program to Encourage Participation in Physical Activity after Discharge from Stroke Rehabilitation—A F... by Avril Mansfield, Svetlana Knorr, Vivien Poon, Elizabeth L. Inness, Laura Middleton, Louis Biasin, Karen Brunton, Jo-Anne Howe, Dina Brooks

“…This study supports feasibility of a larger randomized trial to evaluate this program.…”
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Extensive Use of Interventional Therapies Improves Survival in Unresectable or Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Ricarda Seidensticker, Max Seidensticker, Kathleen Doegen, Konrad Mohnike, Kerstin Schütte, Patrick Stübs, Erika Kettner, Maciej Pech, Holger Amthauer, Jens Ricke

“…Median survival was 33.1 months from time of diagnosis and 16.0 months from first therapy. UICC stage analysis showed a median survival of 15.9 months for stage I, 9 months for IIIa, 18.4 months for IIIc, and 13 months for IV. …”
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The effect of clinician-expressed empathy and nocebo-alleviating information on breast-cancer-patients' anxiety and side effects during active chemotherapy: A clinical feasibility... by Lara C. Gröschel, Fiona T. Brosig, Marcel Soesan, Katherina T. Vourtsis, Mirte van der Spek, Elise Sluiter, Liesbeth M. van Vliet

“…Conclusion: The study showed limited effects of the video intervention. …”
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Do Increased Doses to Stem-Cell Niches during Radiation Therapy Improve Glioblastoma Survival? by Sebastian Adeberg, Semi Ben Harrabi, Nina Bougatf, Denise Bernhardt, Angela Mohr, Juliane Rieber, Christian Koelsche, Stefan Rieken, Juergen Debus

“…Conventionally fractionated patients (n=54) who received higher doses (Dmean ≥ 40 Gy) to the IL SVZ showed improved PFS (8.5 versus 5.2 months; p=0.013). …”
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Global bibliometric analysis of traditional Chinese medicine regulating gut microbiota in the treatment of diabetes from 2004 to 2024 by Jieling Liang, Xiaojuan Lin, Xin Liao, Xi Chen, Ying Zhou, Lin Zhang, Yunyun Qin, Haoru Meng, Zhongwen Feng

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Effect of sowing date and irrigation norms on yield components of different sweet corn hybrids by Tupajić Ivan, Moravčević Đorđe, Ćosić Marija, Stojiljković Jelena, Stevanović Dragana, Sudimac Maja, Luković Kristina, Šević Biljana

“…This experimental trial was conducted during the 2022/23 growing season in the Bresje village area near Velika Plana, on anthropogenized soil, using a randomized block design with four replications. …”
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Volatile organic compounds of hoary stock are responsible for suppressing downy mildew of grape in an intercropping system by Weiping Deng, Fei Du, Rongliang Yang, Hanyang Yao, Min Yang, Xinyue Mei, Chen Ye, Su Li, Yixiang Liu, Huichuan Huang, Shusheng Zhu

“…The field results showed that intercropping effectively suppressed grape downy mildew, particularly during the blooming stage of hoary stock. …”
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Amorphous silica reduces N2O emissions from arable land at the field plot scale by Mathias Hoffmann, Oscar Rodrigo Monzon Diaz, Isabel Zentgraf, Wael Al-Hamwi, Maren Dubbert, Mathias Stein, Maire Holz, Jörg Schaller, Jörg Schaller

“…Both factors are known to directly and indirectly affect N2O emissions from agroecosystems.MethodsIn this study we conducted a field plot trial on arable soil depleted in ASi and fertilized this soil to its pre-agricultural ASi level.ResultsOur data clearly shows that increasing soil ASi to a pre-agricultural level decreased seasonal N2O emissions by ∼30%.DiscussionThis reduction of N2O emissions due to ASi might be of global relevance as agricultural practice has reduced the ASi content in agricultural soils. …”
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Optimizing the frequency of question items for bird species in quiz-style online training by Yui Ogawa, Keita Fukasawa, Akira Yoshioka, Nao Kumada, Akio Takenaka, Takashi Kamijo

“…We then evaluate the effectiveness of the algorithms in a randomized controlled trial, based on test scores and questionnaire responses. …”
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