Comparative analysis of audiometric and impedancemetric findings in workers exposed to the effects of various duration industrial noise by Živić Ljubica, Ignjatović Snežana, Terzić Negra, Jakovljević Vladimir Lj., Živić Danijela, Đonović Nela

“…Industrial noise is produced in workshops due to factory machinery and tools used in technological processes. It has detrimental effect to primarily the organ of the sense of hearing, thus damaging hearing in oversensitive subjects. …”
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Global biogeography of N₂-fixing microbes: <i>nifH</i> amplicon database and analytics workflow by M. Morando, J. D. Magasin, S. Cheung, S. Cheung, M. M. Mills, J. P. Zehr, K. A. Turk-Kubo

“…An array of bioinformatic tools exists to process <i>nifH</i> amplicon data; however, the lack of standardized practices has hindered cross-study comparisons. …”
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Worsening of the skin diseases’ severity during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is confirmed irrespective of the leading immune response pattern by Maria K. Monaenkova, Elizaveta D. Abalukhova, Dmitriy Е. Zlobin, Anton V. Molochkov, Мarina А. Gureeva, Oleg V. Karzanov, Yulia V. Molochkova

“…We retrospectively analyzed changes in clinical parameters on the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) scale and the number of exacerbations (mean value of each parameter over the year before SARS-CoV-2 infection and after its convalescent period). …”
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Interlaboratory validation trial report on multiplex real-time PCR method for molecular serotyping and identification of the 30 major clonal complexes of Listeria monocytogenes cir... by Karine Capitaine, Sandrine Te, Adrien Asséré, Hana Plodková, Valerie Michel, Pauline Sabrou, Erwan Bourdonnais, Guillaume Gillot, Nassim Mouhali, Thomas Brauge, Cécile Dumaire, Carole Feurer, Baptiste Houry, Stefanie Lueth, Zsuzsanna Sréterné Lancz, Gabriella Centorotola, Fabrizia Guidi, Marina Torresi, Tone Mathisen Fagereng, Taran Skjerdal, Hugo Guedes, Gonçalo Nieto Almeida, Laurentiu Mihai Ciupescu, Paula Ågren, Monica Ricão, Elisabet Marti, Wilma Jacobs-Reitsma, Angela van Hoek, Benjamin Félix

“…Different combinations of parameter settings were applied in 15 French and European laboratories involved in L. monocytogenes typing. …”
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Establishment and validation of a pseudovirus neutralization assay for SARS-CoV-2 by Jianhui Nie, Qianqian Li, Jiajing Wu, Chenyan Zhao, Huan Hao, Huan Liu, Li Zhang, Lingling Nie, Haiyang Qin, Meng Wang, Qiong Lu, Xiaoyu Li, Qiyu Sun, Junkai Liu, Changfa Fan, Weijin Huang, Miao Xu, Youchun Wang

“…Pseudoviruses are useful virological tools because of their safety and versatility, especially for emerging and re-emerging viruses. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Serum Free Light Chains in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Katerina Sarris, Dimitrios Maltezas, Efstathios Koulieris, Vassiliki Bartzis, Tatiana Tzenou, Sotirios Sachanas, Eftychia Nikolaou, Anna Efthymiou, Katerina Bitsani, Maria Dimou, Theodoros P. Vassilakopoulos, Marina Siakantaris, Maria K. Angelopoulou, Flora Kontopidou, Panagiotis Tsaftaridis, Nikolitsa Kafasi, Gerasimos A. Pangalis, Panayiotis P. Panayiotidis, Stephen Harding, Marie-Christine Kyrtsonis

“…Serum free light chains (sFLC), the most commonly detected paraprotein in CLL, were recently proposed as useful tools for the prognostication of CLL patients. Objective. …”
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Anterior segment characteristics and spatial variations of different crystalline lens diseases by Jianxia Fang, Ce Shi, Xinyu Ma, Siting Sheng, Jingwei Xu, Sha Zhu, Yixuan Feng, Yu Zhang, Lirui Liu, Huiling Zhao, Zhe Xu, Wen Xu

“…The CV of ACA and AOD, along with location alteration maps from wide-field AS-OCT and UBM, might serve as valuable tools in diagnosing lens dislocation-related diseases, identifying dislocation areas, and assessing zonular weakness.Trial registration number: NCT04833491 (ClinicalTrials.gov.)…”
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Advancing schistosomiasis surveillance: standardization and application of an environmental DNA (eDNA)-based approach for detecting Schistosoma mansoni in Brazil by Sandra Grossi Gava, Isadora Rodrigues de Carvalho, Marcello Otake Sato, Megumi Sato, Natália de Melo Nasser Fava, Patrícia Martins Parreiras, Aureo Almeida de Oliveira, Sueleny Silva Ferreira Teixeira, Adelina Junia Lourenço, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Lângia Colli Montresor, Marina Moraes Mourão, Roberta Lima Caldeira

“…Thus, there is a need to improve tools to assist schistosomiasis surveillance and an environmental DNA (eDNA) approach may help to overcome these limitations. …”
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Psychological wellbeing of student-athletes: a comparative study between European and American athletes by Hugo Keriven, Hugo Keriven, Alberto Sánchez-Sierra, Alberto Sánchez-Sierra, Alberto Sánchez-Sierra, Marta de-la-plaza-San-Frutos, Marta de-la-plaza-San-Frutos, Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla, Vicente Clemente-Suarez, Eduardo Garcia-Laredo, Marisa Saenz-Bravo, Oluwatoyosi B. A. Owoeye, Diego Miñambres-Martín, Diego Miñambres-Martín, Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda, Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda, Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda

“…This study compared stress and recovery parameters between American and European student-athletes. …”
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Non-Invasive Assessment of Vascular Damage Through Pulse Wave Velocity and Superb Microvascular Imaging in Pre-Dialysis Patients by Julia Martín-Vírgala, Beatriz Martín-Carro, Sara Fernández-Villabrille, Belinda Fernández-Mariño, Elena Astudillo-Cortés, Minerva Rodríguez-García, Carmen Díaz-Corte, José Luis Fernández-Martín, Carlos Gómez-Alonso, Adriana S. Dusso, Cristina Alonso-Montes, Manuel Naves-Díaz, Sara Panizo, Natalia Carrillo-López

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), so it is of great importance to find simple and non-invasive tools to detect vascular damage in pre-dialysis CKD patients. …”
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Water Stress Promotes Secondary Sexual Dimorphism in Ecophysiological Traits of Papaya Seedlings by Ingrid Trancoso, Guilherme A. R. de Souza, João Vitor Paravidini de Souza, Rosana Maria dos Santos Nani de Miranda, Diesily de Andrade Neves, Miroslava Rakocevic, Eliemar Campostrini

“…In WS treatment, the SSD was expressed in 14 of 18 traits investigated, while in WW treatment, the SSD was expressed only in 7 of 18 traits. As tools for SSD expression, <i>g</i>_s and simple ratio pigment index (SRPI) must be measured on the first or second day after the imposed WS was interrupted, respectively, while the other parameters must be measured after a period of four days. …”
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Hydrothermally Synthesized TiO₂ Nanostructures for Electrochemical Detection of H₂O₂ in Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) Under Salt Stress and Remed... by Irena Mihailova, Marina Krasovska, Eriks Sledevskis, Vjaceslavs Gerbreders, Jans Keviss, Valdis Mizers, Inese Kokina, Ilona Plaksenkova, Marija Jermalonoka, Aleksandra Mosenoka

“…This study takes an integrated approach, combining the development of a nanostructured sensor with physiological and molecular stress assessment. The urgent need for tools to detect stress at an early stage and manage oxidative stress in sustainable agriculture underscores its relevance.…”
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Clinical predictors of flare and drug-free remission in rheumatoid arthritis: preliminary results from the prospective BIO-FLARE experimental medicine study by Iain B McInnes, Stefan Siebert, Arthur Pratt, Andrew Filer, Karim Raza, Wan-Fai Ng, Christopher D Buckley, Dawn Teare, Andrew Melville, Amy Anderson, Andrew McGucken, Bernard Dyke, Catharien M U Hilkens, John Isaacs, Kenneth F Baker, Mohadeseh Shojaei Shahrokhabadi, Shaun Hiu, Theophile Bigirumurame, Carl Goodyear, Fiona Rayner, Sean Kerrigan, Jonathan Prichard

“…High rates of flare and a lack of effective prediction tools can limit attempts at treatment withdrawal. …”
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Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…AN UNSUPERVISED LEARNING TOOL FOR STEM CELL BURDEN ASSESSMENT IN THE PRETERM KIDNEY • M. …”
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Unveiling the Diagnostic Significance of Calprotectin in Serous Ovarian Carcinoma by Alkis Matsas, Eleni Stamoula, Konstantinos Kontzoglou, Makarios Eleftheriades, Sophia Tsokkou, Panagiotis Christopoulos, Theodoros Panoskaltsis, Eleni Polydorou, Ioannis Sotiropoulos, Theodore Troupis, Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos

“…Emerging evidence reveals that tumor markers are valuable diagnostic and monitoring tools. In this study, we evaluated the aforementioned potential of three markers CA-125, CA 15-3, and serum Calprotectin. …”
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Diverse actions of 15 structurally unrelated mitochondrial uncouplers in cells and mice by Divya P. Shah, Calum S. Vancuylenburg, Ellen M. Olzomer, Sing-Young Chen, Robert J. Grams, Martina Beretta, Frances L. Byrne, Webster L. Santos, Kyle L. Hoehn

“…Objective: Mitochondrial uncouplers are used as chemical tools to study mitochondrial function in vitro and in vivo, and some molecules are in development for the treatment of metabolic diseases. …”
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Psoriasis Does Not Seem to Impair Glomerular and Tubular Function &amp;ndash; The Comprehensive Study on Serum and Urine by Nowowiejska J, Baran A, Hermanowicz JM, Sieklucka B, Koper-Lenkiewicz OM, Kamińska J, Pawlak K, Pawlak D, Flisiak I

“…Nevertheless, due to the higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension in psoriatics and nephrotoxic properties of antipsoriatic drugs &amp;ndash; caution must be exercised and easy screening tools should be considered.Keywords: psoriasis, glomerular function, tubular function, creatinine, albumin, cystatin C, uromodulin, fatty acid-binding protein 1…”
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Functional and morphological indicators of the sciatic nerve condition in rats in the long-term period after injury: A correlation analysis by Ziia K. Melikov, Oksana A. Rybachuk, Serhii I. Savosko, Volodymyr V. Likhodiievskyi, Yuriy G. Serozhkin, Alla I. Klimovskaya, Volodymyr V. Medvediev

“…The statistical significance of these correlations becomes evident only with a sufficient number of observations and a broad range of individual values for the mentioned parameters.…”
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Understanding the perspectives of older adults and physiotherapists on home-based lower-limb exoskeletons by Reinhard Claeys, Elissa Embrechts, Aikaterini Bourazeri, Ruben Debeuf, Mahyar Firouzi, Matthias Eggermont, Siddhartha Lieten, Benjamin Filtjens, Tom Verstraten, Eva Swinnen, David Beckwée

“…Wearable lower-limb exoskeletons (LLEs) have the potential to serve as both assistive devices to support mobility and training tools to enhance physical capabilities. However, active end-user involvement is crucial to ensure LLEs align with users’ needs and preferences. …”
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Establishment of critical nitrogen-concentration dilution curves based on leaf area index and aboveground biomass for drip-irrigated spring maize in Northeast China by Linli Zhou, Bo Ming, Keru Wang, Dongping Shen, Liang Fang, Hongye Yang, Jun Xue, Ruizhi Xie, Peng Hou, Jianquan Ye, Jinghui Yu, Ting Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang, Shaokun Li

“…The CNDC and NNI models developed in this study are valuable tools for diagnosing nitrogen nutrition and guiding precise fertilization practices in maize production under integrated drip irrigation and fertilization systems in Northeast China.…”
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