Targeting the G-quadruplex as a novel strategy for developing antibiotics against hypervirulent drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Maria Sultan, Maria Razzaq, Joohyun Lee, Shreyasi Das, Shrute Kannappan, Vinod Kumar Subramani, Wanki Yoo, Truc Kim, Hye-Ra Lee, Akhilesh K. Chaurasia, Kyeong Kyu Kim

“…Abstract Background The rapid emergence of multiple drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens and the lack of a novel antibiotic pipeline pose a serious threat to global healthcare. The limited number of established targets further restricts the identification of novel antibiotics to treat life-threatening MDR infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains. …”
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Factors associated with perceived changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in the Brazilian university community during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“… Objective: This study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with perceived changes in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) during the COVID 19 pandemic within the university community. …”
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O descortinar da mediação da leitura no espetáculo Crianceiras by Raquel do Rosário Santos, Ana Claudia Medeiros de Sousa, Pamela Oliveira Assis, Gisele Meneses de Paula Almeida Sousa, João Manoel Santana Ferreira Santos, Erick Alves dos Santos

“…A análise dos resultados indicou que, ao articular diversos dispositivos informacionais, o Crianceiras tem conseguido alcançar o objetivo de envolver diferentes sujeitos nas atividades de mediação da leitura, de modo a apoiar esses sujeitos-leitores em sua formação e desenvolvimento crítico e cognitivo. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression, general depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress (PODSAS) among mothers during their 4-week postnatal follow-up in five public... by Boon How Chew, Subashini Ambigapathy, Saidatul Akmar Mohammad Redzuan, Priyasini Suntharalingam, Thenmoli Palaniyappan, Venotha Ganasan, Puteri Normalina Megat Abu Bakar, Paream Kaur, Lili Zuryani Marmuji, V Paranthaman

“…Data analysis will be conducted using SPSS V.25.0 (IBM). Besides descriptive statistics, multivariable regression analyses will be done to identify possible risk factors and their independent associations with depression (PPD and general depressive symptoms, combined and separately), anxiety and stress.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health Malaysia on 7 August 2019. …”
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Fatores associados às mudanças percebidas na atividade física e comportamento sedentário na comunidade universitária brasileira durante a pandemia da covid-19 by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“…Apresentaram mais chances de maior CS as mulheres que estavam em distanciamento (OR = 1,71; IC 95%: 1,25 - 2,34), por dois meses ou mais (OR = 1,43; IC 95%: 1,10 - 1,85), ou cômodo per capita de 1,20 (OR = 1,51; IC 95%: 1,13 - 2,01), e homens em distanciamento (OR = 1,61; IC 95%: 1,10 - 2,34), por dois meses ou mais (OR = 1,42; IC 95%: 1,02 - 1,96) e que residiam na região Nordeste (OR = 2,34; IC 95%: 1,20 - 4,57) e Sudeste (OR = 2,96; IC 95%: 1,47 - 5,96). …”
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USO DA TERAPIA POR PRESSÃO NEGATIVA PARA CICATRIZAÇÃO DE FERIDAS ONCOLÓGICAS: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA by Giovani Basso da Silva, Vinicius Souza dos Santos, Lucas Paulo de Souza, Ana Paula Dias da Silva, Fabiane Mendonça da Rosa, Eliane Goldberg Rabin, João Gabriel Toledo Medeiros

“… RESUMO Introdução: A Terapia por Pressão Negativa (TPN) é uma tecnologia eficaz no tratamento de feridas crônicas e complexas, como as de pacientes oncológicos. …”
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Salvia deserti Decne., an endemic and rare subshrub from Arabian desert: antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of leaf hydroethanolic extracts by Arbi Guetat, Slimen Selmi, Abdelrhman T. Abdelwahab, Marwa A. Abdelfattah, Abd Ealrhman M. Elhaj, Roaa T. Mogharbel, M. J. A. Abualreish, Abdullah F. Alanazi, Karim Hosni, Naceur Mejri, Abdennacer Boulila

“…IntroductionDiabetes is a major health issue that has reached alarming levels worldwide. Although their effectiveness, the antidiabetic drugs have many side effects such as cardiovascular diseases, kidney failure, and hepatic complications. …”
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Clinical outcomes among HIV positive babies below 18 months of age, diagnosed under the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) programme, India: a mixed-methods studyResearch in context by Suchit Kamble, Nilesh Gawde, Shilpa Bembalkar, Noopur Goel, Mohan Thorwat, Kalyani Nikhare, Sushmita Kamble, Radhika Brahme, Swapna Pawar, Harsh Kubavat, Bhawanisingh Kushwaha, Vinita Verma, Chinmoyee Das, Raman Gangakhedkar

“…WHO clinical stages III and IV had hazard ratios of 2.42 ((CI: 1.43, 4.09), p = 0.001) for mortality and 1.92 ((CI: 1.28, 2.88), p = 0.001) for death or development of opportunistic infections. …”
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Complejo respiratorio bovino: evidencia de circulación viral múltiple en un establecimiento de cría by N. STREITENBERGER, A. FERELLA, M.S. PÉREZ AGUIRREBURUALDE, A. SAMMARRUCO, M.J. DUS SANTOS, M.V. MOZGOVOJ, S. MAIDANA, S.A. ROMERA, A. PECORA, M.A. QUIROGA, L.E. FAZZIO

“…Resulta importante la realización de estudios virológicos complementarios que permitan identificar y caracterizar las cepas circulantes en esta etapa productiva, principalmente en relación con bSRV y PIV3, virus de los que se posee escasa información en nuestro medio.…”
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Dose-volume parameter evaluation of a sub-fractionation workflow for adaptive radiotherapy of prostate cancer patients on a 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging radiotherapy system by Georgios Tsekas, Cornel Zachiu, Gijsbert H. Bol, Jochem R.N. van der Voort van Zyp, Sandrine M.G. van de Pol, Johannes C.J. de Boer, Bas W. Raaymakers

“…Results:: Clinically acceptable coverage was reported for the target structures resulting in mean V95% of 99.7 % and 97.8 % for the clinical target volume (CTV) and planning target volume (PTV) respectively. Sub-fractions with insufficient CTV dose can be explained by the presence of intrafraction rotations and deformations that were not taken into account during intrafraction corrections. …”
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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

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Recruitment and retention of participants in randomised controlled trials: a review of trials funded and published by the United Kingdom Health Technology Assessment Programme by Stephen J Walters, Daniel Hind, Richard M Jacques, Steven A Julious, Joanne Rothwell, Oscar Bortolami, Laura Flight, Inês Bonacho dos Anjos Henriques-Cadby, Christopher Knox, Ben Nadin, Michael Surtees

“…The median recruitment rate (participants per centre per month) was found to be 0.92 (IQR 0.43–2.79) and the median retention rate (proportion of participants with valid primary outcome data at follow-up) was estimated at 89% (IQR 79–97%).Conclusions There is considerable variation in the consent, recruitment and retention rates in publicly funded RCTs. …”
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The impact of nationality status and place of residency on health-related social needs and quality of life among Palestinian Refugees in Jordan by Hamza Alduraidi, Rahaf Issam Abu Zayid, Noor Mahmoud Jaber, Bassam Saleh Hijazi, Sa'ed Radwan Khamis, Hasan Fahed Awad, Marah Al-Khateeb, Saif alnour Mahmoud Aldhirat, Ahmad Amjed Toubasi

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Gonadal aspects, testosterone and estradiol profiles of the Lebranche mullet Mugil liza subjected to different temperatures during the larviculture phase by Marco Shizuo Owatari, Vanessa Martins da Rocha, Cleize Sales da Silva, Marina Cesconeto dos Santos, Mariana Rangel Pilotto, Fabiola Santiago Pedrotti, Caio Magnotti, Maurício Laterça Martins, Vinicius Ronzani Cerqueira

“…However, recently, the species has been recommended for classification as near threatened. …”
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A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Technical Difficulty and Safety between Right and Left-sided Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in a Nondilated Biliary System by Ranjan Kumar Patel, Taraprasad Tripathy, Bramhadatta Pattnaik, Tanmay Dutta, Sunita Gupta, Hemant Kumar Nayak, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Deepak Das, Sandip Kumar Barik, Sudipta Mohakud, Suprava Naik, Nerbadyswari Deep Bag

Subjects: “…right-sided versus left-sided PTBD…”
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Advances in regenerative medicine-based approaches for skin regeneration and rejuvenation by Nathalia Silva Dutra Alves, Gustavo Roncoli Reigado, Mayara Santos, Izabela Daniel Sardinha Caldeira, Henrique dos Santos Hernandes, Bruna Leticia Freitas-Marchi, Elina Zhivov, Felipe Santiago Chambergo, Viviane Abreu Nunes

“…Significant progress has been made in regenerative medicine for skin repair and rejuvenation. …”
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Brivaracetam to Treat Partial Onset Seizures in Adults by Dustin Latimer, David Le, Evan Falgoust, Patrick Ingraffia, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Elyse M. Cornett, Rupin Singh, JooHee Choi, Giustino Varrassi, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye, Latha Ganti

“…It was approved by the FDA in 2016 and has shown promising results with minimal adverse effect reactions in clinical trials…”
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Effects of low, moderate, and high-intensity aquatic exercise on joint edema in induced rat knee arthritis by Alline Mardegan Mioto, Daniel Fernando dos Reis, Thiago Alves Garcia, Guilherme Akio Tamura Ozaki, Iara Buriola Trevisan, Rodrigo Metzker Pereira Ribeiro, Robson Chacon Castoldi, José Carlos Silva Camargo Filho

“…ABCS Health Sciences…”
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