Predicting cytomegalovirus infection and graft-versus-host disease using QuantiFERON-CMV and Monitor in pediatric transplants: a proof-of-concept study by Lina Souan, Rawad Rihani, Maher A. Sughayer

“…Methods: The QF-CMV and QFM tests were used to predict CMV pp65 antigen and GvHD in 24 pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Results: Data showed that positive CMV antigenemia (CMV-Ag) increased the risk of GvHD by 21.2%. …”
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Effect of biannual azithromycin on respiratory pathogens among symptomatic children: results from the randomised Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès avec un Oeil sur la Résista... by Jie Liu, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan, Kieran S O'Brien, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Benjamin F Arnold, James A Platts-Mills, Eric R Houpt, Stephanie A Brennhofer, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Ramatou Maliki, Jixian Zhang, Suzanne Stroup, Suporn Pholwat, Ahmed M Arzika

“…Swabs were tested by quantitative PCR using a customised TaqMan Array Card that included assays for 19 respiratory pathogens.Results Nasopharyngeal detection of Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Streptococcus pneumoniae was common in both azithromycin and placebo communities. The prevalence was reduced in children from azithromycin communities for just two pathogens: Bordetella pertussis and H. influenzae type b (Hib). …”
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Sulfurization- Desulfurization of Iron-Calcium Oxygen Carriers during Chemical Looping Combustion of Syngas by Yu-Lun Chen, Young Ku, Ya-Chun Chang

“…Reduction kinetics for chemical looping combustion of both H2 or CO in syngas with CaFe-378 were adequately described by the 2-dimension diffusion model. …”
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Excited states of mono- and biruthenium(II) complexes adsorbed on nanocrystalline titanium dioxide studied by electroabsorption spectroscopy by Daniel Pelczarski, Błażej Gierczyk, Maciej Zalas, Malgorzata Makowska-Janusik, Waldemar Stampor

“…The EA spectra of Ru complexes sensitizing a TiO2 semiconductor were compared with the spectra of these complexes in the form of solid neat films, both of which parametrized within the Liptay theory. …”
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Visible light-responsive hydrogels for cellular dynamics and spatiotemporal viscoelastic regulation by Yan Lu, Cheng Chen, Hangyu Li, Peng Zhao, Yuanfeng Zhao, Bohan Li, Wei Zhou, Gaofeng Fan, Dongshi Guan, Yijun Zheng

“…Our research presents a dual mechanism for stress relaxation regulation- both intrinsic and responsive- by incorporating Schiff base bonds and a visible light-responsive thiuram disulfide (TDS) moiety into the hydrogel. …”
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL PROGRESS AND EDUCATION ON CORRUPTION: A CONTINGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE by Hatidža Jahić, Merima Činjarević

“… Corruption, commonly defined as the abuse of public power for private gain, is a widespread phenomenon in many countries of the world where its consequences have serious problems. …”
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CAPITAL INFLOWS, FINANCIAL DEEPENING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS: THE MISSING LINK by Amassoma Ditimi, Azeez Oluwatobiloba

“…Also inflation and exchange rate results showcased a negative impact on economic growth. …”
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Effect of 3-hydrazinylquinoxaline-2-thiol hydrogel on skin wound healing process in diabetic rats by Jehan Barakat Alamre, Huda Alkreathy, Ahmed S. Ali, Abdelbagi Alfadil, Sahar S. Alghamdi

“…Abstract Impaired wound healing in diabetic individuals creates huge social and financial burdens for both diabetic patients and the health system. Unfortunately, the current treatment has not resulted in consistently lower amputation rates. …”
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Statistical production of Bc mesons in heavy-ion collisions at the LHC energy by Shouxing Zhao, Min He

“…Comparison with data measured by the CMS experiment shows decent agreement within theoretical and experimental uncertainties.…”
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Evaluating the Role that Monastic Educational Principles Play in Education in Monastic Boy Schooling in Gauteng Province, South Africa by Gradidge Jason, Sepeng Mmalefikane Sylvia

“…The principals and two department heads from each school were chosen to provide a thorough evaluation of the role that monastic educational principles play in education in monastic schools. …”
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Light-YOLO: a lightweight detection algorithm based on multi-scale feature enhancement for infrared small ship target by Ji Tang, Xiao-Min Hu, Sang-Woon Jeon, Wei-Neng Chen

“…However, existing ship target detection models often encounter missed detections and struggle to achieve both high accuracy and real-time performance at the same time. …”
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OUTSOURCING IN RETAIL by Radojko Lukić

“… Modern strategic techniques have been increasingly applied in recent years, both in manufacture and retail, individually or concurrently. …”
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Maternal exposure to tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate induces F0 female reproductive toxicity and offspring developmental toxicity in zebrafish by Anqi Dong, Wenqian Lei, Weiqi Zhou, Wenwen Li, Jianghua Wang

“…Additionally, a notable reduction in protein level in eggs and the gene expression of both the hormone/insulin-like growth factor (GH/IGF) and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) pathways were observed. …”
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Novel drug targets for monkeypox: From viral to host proteins by Zhaozhong Zhu, Qin Sun, Yunhai Xu, Youya Niu, Fei Yang, Shuidong Feng

“…Results: We constructed a comprehensive protein–protein interaction (PPI) network between MPXV and humans, using data from the P-HIPSTer database. This network included 113 viral proteins and 2 607 MPXV-interacting human proteins (MIPs). …”
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Lowering B-type natriuretic peptide levels and increasing cardiac function: the role of levosimendan in the treatment of heart failure by Jianfeng Meng, Ye Zuo

“…The treatment group showed increased urine volume and weight loss. Both groups had similar post-treatment systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and serum creatinine levels, indicating good safety. …”
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Second Trimester Genetic Amniocentesis: Five- Year Experience of a Maternal- Fetal Medicine Unit by Orkun Çetin, Fatma Ferda Verit Atmaca, Ali Galip Zebitay, Ayşegül Deregözü, Begüm Aydoğan, Seda Keskin, Oğuz Yücel

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Ja, goed te deunen onze machtige (Psalm 147,1): De zoektocht naar een toonzetting van de Psalmen by A. de Keyzer

“…For the past ten years, Kees Waaijman and the author have sought a composition of the psalms that does justice to both the individuality of the psalm and the praying people of God. …”
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Comparative efficacy of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation with mucopexy and hemorrhoidectomy by A. Yu. Titov, Maryana V. Abritsova, L. P. Orlova, O. Yu. Fomenko, Yu. L. Trubacheva, D. A. Mtvralashvili

“…Randomized, prospective trial included 240 patients with hemorrhoids of the 3-4th stage. Patients of the first group (n=120) underwent Doppler-controlled hemorrhoid artery ligation with mucopexy, the second group patients (n=120) - hemorrhoidectomy by harmonic scalpel. …”
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Fluid-structure interaction analysis for abdominal aortic aneurysms: the role of multi-layered tissue architecture and intraluminal thrombus by Xinhai Yue, Jiayi Huang, Ju Liu

“…Using fluid-structure interaction, we analyze the biomechanical responses of fusiform and saccular AAAs under three conditions: without ILT, with ILT but no tissue degradation, and with both ILT and tissue degradation.ResultsThe findings show that the media is the primary load-bearing layer, and the multi-layered model yields a more accurate stress profile than the single-layered tissue model. …”
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Psychometric validation and cultural adaptation of the Persian Galveston orientation and amnesia test and orientation-log for assessing traumatic brain injury by Mohammad Eghbali, Mahgol Sadat Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Mitra Movahed, Vali Baigi, Mohammad Rahimkhani, Amirhossein Masoumipour, Mahdi Sharif-Alhoseini

“…The Galveston Amnesia and Orientation Test (GOAT) and Orientation-Log (O-Log) are commonly used assessment tools to evaluate PTA following TBI. …”
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