Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Obese Populations by Wu X, Pan J, Pan X, Kang J, Ren J, Huang Y, Gong L, Li Y

“…Xize Wu,1,* Jiaxiang Pan,2,* Xue Pan,1,3,* Jian Kang,1 Jiaqi Ren,1 Yuxi Huang,1 Lihong Gong,2,4 Yue Li2,4 1Graduate School, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dazhou Vocational College of Chinese Medicine, Dazhou, Sichuan, 635000, People’s Republic of China; 4Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of TCM Geriatric Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lihong Gong; Yue Li, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 33, Beiling Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 024-82961105, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: This study aimed to investigate the potential mechanisms and biomarkers between Obesity (OB) and carotid atherosclerosis (CAS).Methods: The GSE12828, GSE125771, GSE43292, and GSE100927 datasets were combined and normalized to obtain CAS-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and OB-related DEGs were obtained from the GSE151839 dataset and the GeneCards database. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Serious Game to Deliver Health Education About Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Clustered Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Lauren Bloomfield, Julie Boston, Martin Masek, Lesley Andrew, Donna Barwood, Amanda Devine

“…Participants who used MIApp were also asked a series of questions to assess the enjoyment of and engagement with the game. ResultsOf the 788 participating students, the median postintervention correct score in both the MIApp and control cohorts was 14/16 (87.5% correct responses), compared with the median pre-intervention correct score of 6/16 (37.5% correct responses), representing a significant (P<.001) increase in IMD knowledge in both groups. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…In all households, the ownership of at least one mosquito net per household was found to be 89% (95%: CI: 87.62–90.72%) whereas the proper use of ITNs was found to be 20.38% (95%: CI: 18.25–22.50%) in the region. …”
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Cord Direct Antiglobulin Test for Predicting the Need for Phototherapy in Neonates with ABO Incompatibility: A Prospective Cohort Study by Ranjith Balan, Sakthipriya Balaji, Arun Kumar, Subash Sundar, Shrinidhi Krishnan, Ashok Chandrasekaran

“…The adjusted odds ratio of positive DAT for both methods in predicting the requirement for phototherapy was 3.21 (95% CI 2.1-5.8). The sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of the tube method were 37.5%, 85.16%, 2.53, and 0.73, respectively, while for the gel method they were 37.08%, 86.57%, 2.76, and 0.73, respectively. …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This target trial emulation used a cohort of 703,647 patients with COVID-19 seen at 34 clinical sites across the United States between April 1, 2022 and August 28, 2023. Treatment was defined as receipt of a Paxlovid prescription within 5 days of the patient's COVID-19 index date (positive test or diagnosis). …”
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Clinical and molecular analysis of JCPyV and BKPyV infection and associated risk of urothelial carcinoma development in the upper tract by Chun-Nun Chao, Chi-Feng Hung, Wei‑Hong Lai, Chun-Liang Tung, Wan-Yun Yeh, Kai-Wu Yang, Meilin Wang, Ya-Yan Lai, Pei-Lain Chen, Cheng-Huang Shen

“…In the UTUC advanced stages, the OR of virus and LT expression was 3.18-fold higher compared to those who do not require chemotherapy. …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…A qSOFA score of more than 2 associated with 86.4 % of mortality compared with 75.5% mortality with similar SIRS criteria. …”
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Effects of Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Combined with Straw and Organic Fertilizer Application on Soil Acidification Mitigation and Erosion Control by SHEN Mengxue, HAO Rui, LIU Xinwei, WEI Wanhao, CAO Yunfei, SHU Hujia, HAO Zongyu, WANG Huyu, WANG Ling, SHI Zhihua

“…Additionally, the total exchangeable base increased by 7.63%~34.68%, and the total nitrogen and organic matter contents in the soil also significantly increased (by 19.22%~62.86% and 18.43%~61.50%, respectively). …”
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PCR-detection rates of T. pallidum ssp. pallidum in swab samples from the Czech Republic (2004–2022): Combined RPR, IgM, and PCR tests efficiently detect active syphilis by Eliška Vrbová, Petra Pospíšilová, Eliška Dastychová, Martina Kojanová, Miluše Kreidlová, Daniela Vaňousová, Filip Rob, Přemysl Procházka, Alena Krchňáková, Vladimír Vašků, Radim Strnadel, Olga Faustmannová, Monika Dvořáková Heroldová, Ivana Kuklová, Hana Zákoucká, David Šmajs

“…When assessing our laboratory-defined cases of syphilis, the RPR, IgM, and PCR tests were similarly effective (within the range of 80.1–86.1 %). However, parallel testing with these methods was even more effective, i.e., RPR + PCR was 96.1 % effective and RPR + IgM + PCR was 97.8 % effective. …”
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Analisis Penerimaan Sistem Informasi Manajemen BPJS Kesehatan Layanan Primary Care di UPTD Puskesmas Kabupaten Banyumas by Yusmedi Nurfaizal, Rizki Wahyudi

“…Ketiga, kesukarelaan, kebermanfaatan dan sikap penggunaan berpengaruh pada niat perilaku untuk digunakan dengan nilai konstanta 8,467. Keempat, persepsi kegunaan dan niat perilaku penggunaan mempengaruhi tingkat pemberdayaan teknologi riil dengan nilai konstanta -1.682 dan kelima, kompleksitas mempengaruhi kesukarelaan dengan nilai konstanta 8.560.  …”
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Perancangan dan Implementasi Sistem Informasi Deteksi Kesesuaian Pemanfaatan Ruang Berbasis Web dengan Fitur Geo-Intersection Pada POSTGIS by Issa Arwani, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra, Ghazian Hamdi, Tsania Dzulkarnain

“…Sedangkan hasil perhitungan SUS yang didapat dari 10 responden adalah 865 dengan rata-rata nilai 86,5 dan masuk dalam kategori excellent dengan grade scale B. …”
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Sistemas de creencias parentales y orientación cultural en niños y niñas en cuidado transitorio: estudio de caso en una aldea gubernamental en Costa Rica/ Parental Belief Systems a... by Esteban Durán-Delgado, Mariano Rosabal-Coto

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An automatic pipeline for temporal monitoring of radiotherapy-induced toxicities in head and neck cancer patients by Parsa Bagherzadeh, Khalil Sultanem, Gerald Batist, Shirin Abbasinejad Enger

“…The cohort consists of 384 patients with head and neck cancer who underwent radiotherapy, either as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy or surgery. …”
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The Importance Of Literary Works An As Alternative To Spiritul Therapy In The Formation Of Soft Skills by Rosnani Ripin, Amrina Rasyada Kamaruzaman

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Diagnostic Possibilities of Determining the Level of Faecal Calprotectin in Clinical Practice by A. A. Sheptulin, S. S. Kardasheva, A. A. Kurbatova

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The Implementation of Multicultural Values in Arabic Learning by Amrina Amrina, Zulmuqim Zulmuqim, Iswantir Iswantir, adam mudinillah, Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Noor

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AI-assisted super-resolution cosmological simulations IV: An emulator for deterministic realizations by Xiaowen Zhang, Patrick Lachance, Ankita Dasgupta, Rupert A. C. Croft, Tiziana Di Matteo, Yueying Ni, Simeon Bird, Yin Li

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Demand and consumption patterns of banana in Tanzania by William George

“…Cross-price elasticities show substitution effects with cassava (0.06–0.08) and sweet potatoes (0.24). Income elasticity is positive (0.040–0.070) and significant. …”
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Wax Myrtle, Morella cerifera Synonym: Myrica cerifera by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Wax myrtle has been shown to contribute substantial nitrogen addition to soils via symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing microorganisms residing in soils (Permar and Fisher 1983). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg176 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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THE ABUSE OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES AMONG STATES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES by UDEOJI EBELE ANGELA, OCHOGA EDWIN OCHOGA

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