Comparative analysis of endophytic bacterial localization and microbiome diversity in plant varieties under varied growth conditions through microscopic imaging and sequencing tech... by Mohd Shadab, Mohd Shadab, Suman Kumar Samanta, Jilmil Baruah, Sujata Deka, Garima Raj, Narayan C. Talukdar, Narayan C. Talukdar

“…In contrast, Pratap plants showed lower diversity, with only 10 bacterial families, dominated by Rhizobiaceae.ConclusionThis study is among the first to report intracellular EB localization in these plant varieties and demonstrates how environmental conditions and growth methods can influence the composition of plant-associated microbiomes.…”
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Cognitive Correlates of Borderline Personality Disorder Features in Youth with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Bipolar Offspring by Alessio Simonetti, Sherin Kurian, Evelina Bernardi, Antonio Restaino, Francesca Bardi, Claudia Calderoni, Gabriele Sani, Jair C. Soares, Kirti Saxena

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This study aimed to investigate the association between BPD features and cognitive impairments in youth with BD and BD-OFF. <b>Methods:</b> Thirty-nine participants (7–17 years) with BD, 18 BD-OFF, and 50 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. …”
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Research on neurotrophic factor for glaucoma: a worldwide bibliometric analysis by Sahilah Ermawati, Winastari Yarhanim Triniputri, Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas, Syahnaz Adilla, Shafira Nur Hanifa, Azka Auliarahman

“…AIM: To comprehensively investigate the current state of research on the application of neurotrophic factors in glaucoma therapy and identify potential research hotspots. METHODS: On September 30, 2023, a literature search was conducted on Scopus using specific keywords related to neurotrophic factors and glaucoma. …”
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Evaluating multimodal physiological signals for fear detection: relative utility of pupillometry, heart rate, and EEG by Yuki Ebato, Tomita Saki, Isshu Wakita, Ayumu Ueno, Tomoaki Ishibashi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Tetsuya Takahashi, Sou Nobukawa, Sou Nobukawa, Sou Nobukawa, Sou Nobukawa

“…In this context, we aimed to evaluate the practical effectiveness and limitations of a multimodal approach that combines pupil dynamics and heart rate—indirect indicators of deep brain activity—with EEG, a temporally precise but spatially limited measure of cortical responses.MethodsWe simultaneously recorded EEG, pupillometry, and heart rate in 40 healthy male participants exposed to fear-inducing and neutral visual stimuli, while also assessing their psychological states.ResultsFear-inducing stimuli elicited distinct physiological responses, including increased occipital theta power, pupil dilation, and decreased heart rate. …”
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A comparative study on efficacy and safety of modified partial stapled hemorrhoidopexy versus conventional hemorrhoidectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Tae Gyu Kim, Chul Seung Lee, Dong Geun Lee, Choon Sik Chung, Seung Han Kim, Sang Hwa Yu, Jeong Eun Lee, Gwan Cheol Lee, Dong Woo Kang, Jeong Sub Kim, Gyu Young Jeong

“…This study aimed to introduce a modified PSH (mPSH) and compare its clinical efficacy and safety with those of CH. Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted. …”
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Transthoracic echocardiography during prone position ventilation: Lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic by Edgar García‐Cruz, Daniel Manzur‐Sandoval, Rodrigo Gopar‐Nieto, Adriana L. Murillo‐Ochoa, Gabriela Bejarano‐Alva, Gustavo Rojas‐Velasco, Rolando J. Álvarez‐Álvarez, Francisco Baranda‐Tovar

“…Our main objective was to show the feasibility of obtaining images to measure multiple parameters with transthoracic echocardiography during the prone position ventilation. Methods We enrolled 15 consecutive mechanically ventilated patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection that required prone position ventilation as a rescue maneuver for refractory hypoxemia. …”
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High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation in healthy respiratory physicians: a non-randomized study by Hong Ye, Dandan Xiang, Xiangyu Zhu, Xiuwei Du, Shengyun Shang, Jing Xu, Yu Li, Yunyun Cheng, Zhongfei Yang

“…This study aims to first establish whether to use HFNC or NIV based on comfort levels, and subsequently evaluate diaphragmatic function under equivalent comfort levels to determine the optimal modality for clinical application.MethodsA self-controlled, non-randomized study was conducted with 10 healthy respiratory physicians as participants. …”
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Expanding Genetic and Clinical Spectra of Inherited Retinal Dystrophies: Identification of Three Novel <i>PRPH2</i> Variants by Raffaella Cascella, Jacopo Sebastiani, Claudia Strafella, Giulia Calvino, Sarah Andreucci, Michele D’ambrosio, Stefania Zampatti, Jung Hee Levialdi Ghiron, Benedetto Falsini, Andrea Cusumano, Emiliano Giardina

“…<b>Methods</b>: A total of 830 Italian subjects diagnosed with IRDs by the multimodal clinical approach underwent WES on the Illumina^® Next-Seq 550 system. …”
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Feasibility of vagus nerve modulation (VNMM/taVNS) in cognitive-swallowing dual-task paradigms: a fNIRS pilot study by Zhiyong Wang, Zhiyong Wang, Keling Cheng, Junhui Bai, Cuicui Zhang, Jun Ni, Jun Ni

“…BackgroundNon-invasive vagus nerve stimulation techniques show promise for modulating cortical networks, but their comparative effects during combined cognitive-swallowing tasks remain underexplored.AimsThis feasibility study aimed to: (1) establish a protocol for assessing transauricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) and VNMM effects using fNIRS during dual-task paradigms, and (2) compare their impacts on cortical activation and functional connectivity.MethodsThis protocol (ChiCTR2200065698) consisted of two separate blocks, a cognitive task (n = 25) and a swallowing task (n = 25), and healthy subjects in either block were randomly assigned to the taVNS and VNMM groups. …”
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Does pharmacist–patient gender discordance influence medication guidance for gender-specific diseases? by Manato Nomi, Ryota Kumaki, Rieko Takehira, Etsuko Arita, Keiko Kishimoto

“…Background: This study aimed to determine whether community pharmacists perceive barriers to providing medication guidance for gender-specific diseases and to clarify whether these perceived barriers are influenced by pharmacist and patient gender concordance or discordance. Methods: A web-based survey was conducted with pharmacists from five pharmacy groups in Japan. …”
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A comparative study of ultrasound-guided caudal block versus anatomical landmark-based caudal block in pediatric patients undergoing infra-umbilical surgeries by Suman Halder, Amrita Roy, Payel Mitra, Maitreyee Mukherjee, Arpita Laha

“…Aims and Objectives: This study was done to compare the success rate and complications between ultrasound (USG) and landmark-guided caudal epidural analgesia in infra-umbilical surgeries in children aged more than 1 month–<12 years. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 subjects were randomly allocated into two equal groups (each of 75 patients). …”
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Anti-skin aging effects and bioavailability of collagen tripeptide and elastin peptide formulations in young and middle-aged women by Shan Lu, Silu Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiayi Ni, Tiantian Zhao, Guoxun Xiao

“…Objective: To evaluate the effects of an orally administered collagen drink combining CP and EP on the skin health of young and middle-aged women. Materials and Methods: A single-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled trial was conducted, utilizing the WONDERLAB® fish collagen tripeptide beverage. …”
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Real-World Evaluation of Dupilumab in the Long-Term Management of Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps: A Focus on IL-4 and IL-13 Receptor Blockade by Nicola Lombardo, Aurelio D’Ecclesia, Emanuela Chiarella, Corrado Pelaia, Debbie Riccelli, Annamaria Ruzza, Nadia Lobello, Giovanna Lucia Piazzetta

“…This study assessed dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting IL-4 and IL-13 signaling, to evaluate its efficacy in reducing the disease burden in patients with CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The patients received subcutaneous dupilumab for 42 weeks. …”
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Thematic Analysis of Produce Packinghouse Sanitation: Challenges and Recommendations Based on Operator and Educator Insights by Allyson N. Hamilton, Sahaana Chandran, Kristen E. Gibson, Juan Moreira

“…Verification of cleaning effectiveness often relies on visual inspection rather than standardized methods such as environmental monitoring or Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) testing. …”
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MLK-TR: a Multi-branch Large Kernel TRansformer for UAV-based images by Xun Li, Yuzhen Zhao, Yang Zhao, Zhun Guo, Jianjing Gao, Baoxi Yuan

“…However, due to the small size of targets captured by UAV, along with challenges such as scale variation and blurred edges, existing methods struggle to maintain high detection accuracy while ensuring efficient inference speed. …”
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HMGB1 released from pyroptotic vascular endothelial cells promotes immune disorders in exertional heatstroke by Chaoping Yu, Yang Huang, Jiangang Xie, Chujun Duan, Shanshou Liu, Wei Zhao, Yutong Wang, Ran Zhuang, Junjie Li, Wen Yin

“…As high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a prototypical alarmin that activates inflammatory and immune responses, this study aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of HMGB1 in the pathogenesis of EHS.Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) transcriptome sequencing of healthy volunteers, classical heatstroke patients, and EHS patients was performed. …”
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Comparative assessment of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> and <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i> efficacy at d... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova

“…To estimate effect of probiotics on severity of clinical symptoms, presence of bacterial overgrowth syndrome (BOS) and quality of life at diarrheal variant of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).Material and methods. In 47 patients with diagnosis of IBS-D, confirmed by conformity of symptoms to Rome-III criteria and absence of organic diseases according to carried out investigation comparative analysis of effect of probiotics and placebo on development of main clinical symptoms, state of intestinal microflora and quality of life was applied. …”
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Radiological and Clinical Outcome Differences Between Standard and Short Stem in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review by Mauro Ciuffreda, Antongiulio Lentini, Giuseppe Francesco Papalia, Domenico Grasso, Pierangelo Za, Rocco Papalia, Giacomo Rizzello

“…This systematic review aimed to compare the radiological and clinical outcomes of uncemented RTSA using short versus standard humeral stems and assess the impact of these radiological changes on clinical outcomes. Methods: A systematic electronic search was performed by two independent reviewers using PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases on 10 December 2024. …”
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Characteristics of Patients with Craniopharyngioma and LongTerm Outcomes of Treatment by Hülya Hacişahinoğulları, Gamze Bilik Oyman, Duygu Dölen, Menekşe Bilge Bilgiç, Rasim Meral, Gülşah Yenidünya Yalın, Nurdan Gül, Ayşe Kubat Üzüm, Özlem Soyluk Selçukbiricik

“…This study identified the long-term outcomes of CPs. Material and Methods: Records of 44 patients with CPs followed up at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Prurigo in Children of Tropical Zone: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Etiological Characteristics in a Dermatology Department in Cotonou (Benin) by Bérénice Dégboé, Christiane Koudoukpo, Nina Maffo, Serge Otémé, Alida Kouassi, Fabrice Akpadjan, Nadège Agbéssi, Nadège Elégbédé-Adégbitè, Jojo Kalogama, Odile Houngbo, Hugues Adégbidi, Félix Atadokpèdé

“…The objective of this work is to document the epidemiological, clinical, and etiological features of prurigo in children. Methods. This is a descriptive and retrospective study done from January 2013 to September 2018 in the Dermatology Department of National and Teaching Hospital HKM of Cotonou. …”
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