Could Infectious Agents Play a Role in the Onset of Age-related Macular Degeneration? A Scoping Review by Petra P. Larsen, MD, PhD, Virginie Dinet, PhD, Cécile Delcourt, PhD, Catherine Helmer, MD, PhD, Morgane Linard, MD, PhD

“…A wide range of infectious agents has been investigated, including various microbiota (nasal, pharyngeal), 8 bacteria, 6 viral species, and 1 yeast. Among them, most have been investigated anecdotally. Only Chlamydia pneumoniae, Cytomegalovirus, and hepatitis B virus received more attention with 17, 6, and 4 studies, respectively. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Colistin-Resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> from Foods in Two Italian Regions in the South of Italy by Rosa Fraccalvieri, Angelica Bianco, Laura Maria Difato, Loredana Capozzi, Laura Del Sambro, Stefano Castellana, Adelia Donatiello, Luigina Serrecchia, Lorenzo Pace, Donatella Farina, Domenico Galante, Marta Caruso, Maria Tempesta, Antonio Parisi

“…Additionally, in four of them were predicted the IncHI2 plasmids, known to facilitate the spread of colistin resistance. …”
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Novel Edible Coating of Starch-Based Stenospermocarpic Mango Prolongs the Shelf Life of Mango “Ataulfo” Fruit by Sara Elena Hernández-Guerrero, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Yolotzin Apatzingán Palomino-Hermosillo, Graciela Guadalupe López-Guzmán, Guillermo Berumen-Varela, Pedro Ulises Bautista-Rosales, Gelacio Alejo-Santiago

“…Edible coatings based on 2% starch (w/v) extracted from tropical fruits were applied on stenospermocarpic mango fruits with the objective to prolong its shelf life during storage and give them an added value since they have no commercial value. …”
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Review and External Evaluation of Population Pharmacokinetic Models for Vedolizumab in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Assessing Predictive Performance and Clinical Appli... by Marija Jovanović, Ana Homšek, Srđan Marković, Đorđe Kralj, Petar Svorcan, Tamara Knežević Ivanovski, Olga Odanović, Katarina Vučićević

“…Conclusions: None of the published models satisfied the combined criteria (MDPE, MAPE, percentages of prediction error within ±20% and ±30%), rendering them unsuitable for a priori predictions. However, two models demonstrated better suitability for simulation-based applications.…”
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The Assessment of Different Dietary Selenium Resources on Reproductive Performance, Spawning Indicators, and Larval Production of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus × O. niloticu... by Mohammed A. E. Naiel, El-Sayed H. Eissa, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Saadea Saadony, Heba E. Abd Elnabi, Salah El-Sayed Sakr

“…The first diet was free of additives and acted as the control diet. While the other three formulated diets were supplemented with conventional selenium sources (sodium selenite, Na2SeO3; 1 mg/kg), selenium nanoparticles (NPSe, 1 mg/kg), or a combination of them (0.5 mg Na2SeO3/kg + 0.5 mg NPSe/kg), respectively. …”
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Predicting the Most Deleterious Missense Nonsynonymous Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Hennekam Syndrome-Causing CCBE1 Gene, In Silico Analysis by Khyber Shinwari, Liu Guojun, Svetlana S. Deryabina, Mikhail A. Bolkov, Irina A. Tuzankina, Valery A. Chereshnev

“…Gene-gene interactions revealed CCBE1’s association with other genes, showing its role in a number of pathways and coexpressions. …”
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High Antennal Expression of <i>CYP6K1</i> and <i>CYP4V2</i> Participate in the Recognition of Alarm Pheromones by <i>Solenopsis invicta</i> Buren by Xinyi Jiang, Jiacheng Shen, Peng Lin, Youming Hou

“…Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis divided them into two families: the CYP3 family (<i>SinvCYP6K1</i>, <i>SinvCYP6K1-1</i>) and the CYP4 family (<i>SinvCYP4C1</i>, <i>SinvCYP4C1-1</i>, <i>SinvCYP4C1-2</i>, <i>SinvCYP4V2</i>). …”
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Identification of Interactive Genetic Loci Linked to Insulin Resistance in Metabolic Syndrome—An Update by Imadeldin Elfaki, Rashid Mir, Mohamed E. Elnageeb, Abdullah Hamadi, Zeyad M. Alharbi, Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi, Jamsheed Javid, Tariq Alrasheed, Dalal Alatawi, Basmah M. Alrohaf, Mohammed K. Abunab, Turki Ahmed Muqri

“…We also discuss the genetic loci associated with them. Genetic testing is invaluable in the identification and stratification of susceptible populations and/or individuals. …”
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Medical students’ attitudes toward AI in education: perception, effectiveness, and its credibility by Abdul Sami, Fateema Tanveer, Khadeejah Sajwani, Nafeesa Kiran, Muhammad Ahsan Javed, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin, Khalid Muhammad, Yasir Waheed

“…Notably, 65.7% of students found AI more efficient in helping them grasp medical concepts compared to traditional tools like books and lectures, while 66.8% reported receiving more accurate answers to their medical inquiries through AI. …”
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Artificial Intelligence–Powered Training Database for Clinical Thinking: App Development Study by Heng Wang, Danni Zheng, Mengying Wang, Hong Ji, Jiangli Han, Yan Wang, Ning Shen, Jie Qiao

“…Among 479 students, roughly a third (n=168, 35.1%) scored in the 60 to 80 range, and half of them scored over 80 points (n=238, 49.7%). The app enabled medical students’ learning to become more active and self-motivated, with a variety of formats, and provided real-time feedback through assessments on the platform. …”
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Pengembangan Sistem Monitoring Pendataan Aplikasi Berbasis Web pada Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat by Salma Nada Safira, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo, Mochamad Chandra Saputra

“…Thus, it requires a solution through the development of an application monitoring system. …”
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Hubungan antara Kebiasaan Olahraga dengan Dismenore pada Mahasiswi Pre-Klinik Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas Tahun Ajaran 2012 - 2013 by Ayu Anissa Bahri, Afriwardi , Yusrawati

“…The results of this study showed that there are 82,3% respondents suffered from dysmenorrhea, most of them were the mild type of dysmenorrhea (42,7%), and most of the respondents are not used to do exercise as a habit (42,7%). …”
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HDL proteome and apolipoproteins concentrations in severe ICU COVID-19 patients by Floran Begue, Bryan Veeren, Philippe Rondeau, Aline-Marie Florence, Simon Jamard, Philippe Montravers, Sébastien Tanaka, Olivier Meilhac, on behalf of French COVID Study Group

“…Some markers, such as Apo H, are more predictive than baseline lipid concentrations such as HDL-C. …”
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"Russiana gloriatur ecclesia" and the issue of St. Bruno's of Querfurt missions by Marius Ščavinskas

“…Bruno anointed the bishop and he also visited three Pechenegian lands. Another periphery, where people were sent by St. …”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

“…At final follow-up, except for AVT, CVA, and LL, all other sagittal parameters were significantly correlated with HRQoL. …”
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High-resolution observation per 1.5 h revealed prominent time-dependent daily contamination variations of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives PPDQs... by Zifang Peng, Shijiao Hou, Qingyun He, Fangcheng Su, Lishun Ren, Congcong Pei, Dan Yin, Yanhao Zhang, Yanjie Huang, Shusheng Zhang, Zongwei Cai

“…The composition patterns and sources of PPDs and PPDQs were discovered and more serious contamination of them were both found at the day-time (07:00–19:00). …”
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An empowerment programme to improve diet quality during pregnancy – the Power 4 a Healthy Pregnancy cluster randomised controlled trial by Renske M. van Lonkhuijzen, Jeanne H. M. de Vries, Elske Brouwer-Brolsma, Susanne Cremers, Janine P. M. Faessen, Edith J. M. Feskens, Annemarie Wagemakers

“…Empowerment, defined as the ability to improve capacities, critically analyse situations, and take actions to improve them, can support pregnant women to make healthier choices. …”
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Conjugates of Phthalocyanines With Oligonucleotides as Reagents for Sensitized or Catalytic DNA Modification

“…<p>Several conjugates of metallophthalocyanines with deoxyribooligonucleotides were synthesized to investigate sequence-specific modification of DNA by them. Oligonucleotide parts of these conjugates were responsible for the recognition of selected complementary sequences on the DNA target. …”
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Nickel removal from electroplating industry wastewater: A bamboo activated carbon by D. Sivakumar, J. Nouri, T.M. Modhini, K. Deepalakshmi

“…Fresh water from both the water sources is highly contaminated in recent years because of rapid population growth, modern agriculture and industrial growth. Among them, contamination of water sources due to industrialization is high and it requires more attention to protect those water sources.  …”
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Long-Term Evaluation of Mid-Cost Optical Particle Counters for PM2.5 Monitoring in an Underground Subway Station: Insights from a 15-Month Study by Trieu-Vuong Dinh, Byeong-Gyu Park, Sang-Woo Lee, In-Young Choi, Da-Hyun Baek, Jo-Chun Kim

“…However, BAM cannot be used in large numbers for spatial distribution monitoring because of its high investment cost. Thus, a mid-cost optical particle counter (OPC) is an alternative solution for widespread use. …”
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