Comprehensive performance evaluation of satellite-based and reanalysis rainfall estimate products in Ethiopia: For drought, flood, and water resources applications. by Desta Yoseph Wodebo, Assefa M Melesse, Tekalegn Ayele Woldesenbet, Kirubel Mekonnen, Ahmed Amdihun, Diriba Korecha, Hailay Zeray Tedla, Gerald Corzo, Asaminew Teshome

“…In general: ARCv2.0 and CHIRPSv2.0 detected rainfall of less than 1 mm and well-captured drought-year monthly products, making them suitable for drought monitoring. …”
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Multi-Omics and Network-Based Drug Repurposing for Septic Cardiomyopathy by Pei-Pei Liu, Xin-Yue Yu, Qing-Qing Pan, Jia-Jun Ren, Yu-Xuan Han, Kai Zhang, Yan Wang, Yin Huang, Tao Ban

“…Results: Network analysis identified 129 drugs associated with SCM, which were refined to 14 drug candidates based on strong network predictions, proven anti-infective effects, suitability for ICU use, and minimal side effects. Among them, acetaminophen and pyridoxal phosphate significantly improved cardiac function in SCM moues, as demonstrated by the increased ejection fraction (EF) and fractional shortening (FS), and the reduced levels of cardiac injury biomarkers: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and cardiac troponin I (cTn-I). …”
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The Impact of Weighting Factors on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Image Quality in Non-Contrast Head Examinations: Phantom and Patient Study by Doris Šegota Ritoša, Doris Dodig, Slavica Kovačić, Nina Bartolović, Ivan Brumini, Petra Valković Zujić, Slaven Jurković, Damir Miletić

“…However, the WA reconstructions were deemed non-diagnostic by all three readers. Two readers found 0.6-WA patient reconstructions significantly superior to 0.4-WA images (<i>p</i> < 0.001), while reader 1 found them to be equally good (<i>p</i> = 0.871). …”
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Impact of Application of Multifunction Electrode (MFE) Pads on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality by Radosław Zalewski, Mateusz Puślecki, Łukasz Szarpak, Tomasz Kłosiewicz, Marek Dąbrowski, Bartłomiej Perek

“…All teams in scenario with adhesive electrodes were able to administer two doses of adrenaline, meanwhile only 74% of them in group C (p<0.001). Moreover, in 8% of group C scenarios, paramedics did not have enough time to administer amiodarone. …”
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Early embryonic thermal programming and post-hatch flavonoid (Scutellaria baicalensis) supplementation enhanced immune response markers in broiler chickens by Sadid Al Amaz, Md Ahosanul Haque Shahid, Rajesh Jha, Birendra Mishra

“…In the thymus, TM significantly decreased (p &lt; 0.05) IL10 and TLR15, while incorporating baicalein with TM decreased (p &lt; 0.05) AvBD6 expression.ConclusionTM improved the immune status of broiler chickens under normal conditions. When combined with baicalein, TM mitigated the negative effects of heat stress by boosting key immune-related gene expression in the spleen, bursa, and thymus.…”
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The first two mitochondrial genomes from Apiotrichum reveal mitochondrial evolution and different taxonomic assignment of Trichosporonales by Qiang Li, Wenqi Xiao, Peng Wu, Ting Zhang, Peng Xiang, Qian Wu, Liang Zou, Mingying Gui

“…In this study, we assembled two Apiotrichum mitogenomes and compared them with mitogenomes from Agaricomycotina, Pucciniomycotina and Ustilaginomycotina. …”
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The Influences of Microwave Irradiation and Heat Treatment on the Dynamic Tensile Response of Granite by Shu Wang, Lei Bao, Pujing Yao, Jingxuan Xi, Ting Zhang, Yueqing Guo, Xinshuang Wu, Yitong Sun

“…In particular, the dynamic real tensile strength (RST) of Brazilian disc (BD) specimens was meticulously gauged and contrasted after subjecting them to microwave irradiation at a potent 6 kW for varying durations (1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 min) and heat treatment across distinct temperature thresholds (178 °C, 345 °C, and 473 °C). …”
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Genetic diversity of the Central European wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) population and domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) breeds based on a microsatellite DNA locus by E. A. Snegin, V. M. Makeeva, A. P. Kaledin, A. M. Ostapchuk, I. D. Alazneli, A. V. Smurov

“…The revealed private alleles, characteristic of the wild boar and breeds, can later be used to identify them. The ordination of the centroids of different herds in the space of the first two principal coordinates based on the matrix of pairwise estimates of Nei’s genetic distances showed that the most distant populations are the Duroc and Boar breeds, and the most genetically close are the Yorkshire and Landrace breeds. …”
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Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents by Lydia M. Lopez del Valle, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Rosana Hanke-Herrero

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between caries and obesity in adolescents.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 187 Puerto Rican adolescents aged 13–19 years, attending, among them, five high schools. Each participant received dental exams for caries using the criteria of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS), had his or her body mass index (BMI) determined, and took a 19-item risk factor questionnaire. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study from 82938 Adults in China by Qingqing Liu, Jie Yuan, Maerjiaen Bakeyi, Jie Li, Zilong Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Fangming Gao

“…We used prospective cohort study data for 82938 individuals aged ≥20 years free of T2DM collected between 2010 and 2016 and divided them into a training (n = 58056) and a validation set (n = 24882). …”
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Extracellular electron transfer genes expressed by candidate flocking bacteria in cable bacteria sediment by Jamie J. M. Lustermans, Mantas Sereika, Laurine D. W. Burdorf, Mads Albertsen, Andreas Schramm, Ian P. G. Marshall

“…Cable bacterial impact extends beyond sulfide oxidation via interactions with other bacteria that flock around cable bacteria and use them as electron acceptor “shortcut” to oxygen. …”
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Rare <i>Wolbachia</i> genotypes in laboratory <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> strains by A. S. Ryabinin, O. D. Shishkina, Yu. Yu. Ilinsky, R. A. Bykov

“…The CS genotypes, on the other hand, are of particular interest because it is unclear how they are maintained in the fruit f ly populations since they should have been eliminated from them due to their low frequency and genetic drift or been replaced by the wMel genotype. …”
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Effect of PCSK9 Inhibitor on Blood Lipid Levels in Patients with High and Very-High CVD Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yue Zhang, Yanrong Suo, Lin Yang, Xiaolu Zhang, Qun Yu, Miao Zeng, Wenlan Zhang, Xijuan Jiang, Yijing Wang

“…Addition of PCSK9 inhibitors to standard therapy resulted in definite improvement in blood lipid levels compared with therapies that did not include them.…”
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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“…In this article we are going to focus on one of them which is sleep. Sleeping hygiene is neglected by many of us as only 8% of polish population rate their sleeping as satisfactory. …”
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Large Scale Experiments Representing a Containment Natural Circulation Loop during an Accident Scenario by R. Kapulla, G. Mignot, S. Paranjape, M. Andreani, D. Paladino

“…These calculations require state-of-the-art experiments to benchmark the codes against them. Two of these experiments are presented in this paper. …”
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A meta-analysis of whole blood transcriptome reveals genes associated with increased neutrophil activity and T cell suppression in sepsis by T. N. Shruthi, Anbazhagan Kolandaswamy, Prabakara Somanna

“…Methods We considered six publically available whole blood transcriptome gene expression omnibus (GEO) datasets and analyzed them using GEO2R. DESeq-R package was used to identify differentially expressed genes. …”
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Discrepancies in reported results between trial registries and journal articles for AI clinical researchResearch in context by Zixuan He, Lan Yang, Xiaofan Li, Jian Du

“…While trial registries and publications serve distinct yet complementary roles in disseminating research findings, discrepancies between them may undermine the reliability of the evidence. …”
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Sildenafil (Viagra) Protective Effects on Neuroinflammation: The Role of iNOS/NO System in an Inflammatory Demyelination Model by Catarina Raposo, Ana Karolina de Santana Nunes, Rayana Leal de Almeida Luna, Shyrlene Meiry da Rocha Araújo, Maria Alice da Cruz-Höfling, Christina Alves Peixoto

“…It is possible that inflammatory regulation through iNOS-feedback is absent in iNOS−/− mice, making them more susceptible to inflammation. Sildenafil has at least a partial anti-inflammatory effect through iNOS inhibition, as its effect on iNOS−/− mice was limited. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and cardiovascular disease outcomes associated with persistent blood pressure control: The Jackson Heart Study. by Gabriel S Tajeu, Calvin L Colvin, Shakia T Hardy, Adam P Bress, Bamba Gaye, Byron C Jaeger, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Swati Sakhuja, Mario Sims, Daichi Shimbo, Emily C O'Brien, Tanya M Spruill, Paul Muntner

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Less than half of JHS participants taking antihypertensive medication had persistent BP control, putting them at increased risk for heart failure.…”
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Assessing the quantities of legume-based products: A dataset of conversion coefficients into a comparable dry-legume equivalent unitRecherche Data Gouv by Marine Spiteri, Lola Pedrini, Agathe Thierry, Valérie Orozco, Olivier de Mouzon, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache

“…Measuring the consumption of processed foods made from a common raw agricultural ingredient requires to make quantities comparable, by converting them in raw product equivalent. This conversion also allows to compute total quantities. …”
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