Macrophage phenotype after human refluxate exposure, esophageal dysmotility and their correlation with gastroesophageal reflux disease by A. V. Paraskevova, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, S. V. Lyamina, S. V. Kalish, S. S. Pirogov, A. B. Ponomarev, D. E. Rumyantseva, I. Yu. Malyshev, I. V. Maev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To investigate the esophageal dysmotility, changes in the esophageal mucosa and the immune response depending on the type of refluxate in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients.Material and methods. 68 patients with GERD were recruited: 28 (14 men; mean age, 45.74 ± 2.23 years) nonerosive reflux disease (NERD), 22 (15 men; mean age, 45.0 ± 3.24 years) erosive reflux disease (EE), 18 (13 men; mean age, 47.22 ± 2.95) Barrett’s Esophagus (BE). …”
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Outcomes of combined liver-lung transplant in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: An ISHLT transplant registry study by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD PhD

“…Results: We identified 18 ConLi-LTx who were compared to 72 LTx-only cases. …”
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The effect of 12-week combined balance and plyometric training on dynamic balance and lower extremity injury risk in college dancers by Yuqi Yan, Park Seoyoung, Heo Seomyeong, Yi Zhao

“…The BP group also demonstrated greater improvements in LSI-3C and LSI-6, which reflect dynamic stability (LSI-3C: p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.229; LSI-6: p = 0.006, partial η2 = 0.128).ConclusionThe 12-week combined balance and plyometric training program was more effective than plyometric training alone in improving dynamic balance and reducing lower extremity injury risk in college dancers. …”
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Histological Features of the Duodenum of Mice (Mus musculus) Treated with Liquid Probiotic Isolates of Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus subtilis, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Devi Sri Rohmani, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Eka Pramyrtha Hestianah, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari

“…Histological examination of the duodenum of mice was carried out by making histological preparations from the height and width of the duodenal villi which were observed under a microscope with 100x magnification. Statistical analysis in this study used One-Way ANOVA and Duncan's test. …”
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How does the rise in contraceptive usage predict pregnancy termination among young women in Kenya? an in-depth multilevel analysis by Stephen Okechukwu Chukwudeh, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, David Olawade, Sinegugu Shongwe, Ritika Tiwari

“…Results The results showed that the higher percentage of contraceptive users among young women are those aged 15–19 years (50.1%); consequently, a higher percentage of pregnancy termination was also found among women who reported the use of contraceptive methods (6.2%) compared to 2.9% among non-users. The main findings of the study showed that young women who reported using contraceptives were more likely to have a history of pregnancy termination [aOR = 1.03; 95% CI: 0.80–1.26] compared to those who were non-users. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion by Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal

“…The AUROC of DROOL score in predicting overall complications was 0.932 (95% CI: 0.877–0.987) and the AUROC of DROOL score in predicting mortality was 0.864 (95% CI: 0.758–0.970). …”
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Evaluation of treatment strategies for patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer in the immunotherapy era by Amy Alabaster, Jeffrey B. Velotta, Haley I. Tupper, Mark S. Walker, Yanina Natanzon

“…IPTW-adjusted analyses showed reduced hazards in the SC group vs. CRI for rwPFS (HR 0.78, 95% CI: 0.63–0.97) and rwOS (HR 0.63, 95% CI: 0.49–0.82). …”
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Asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection in women prior to oocyte retrieval has no impact on embryo laboratory outcomes: a retrospective study by Yanhong Wu, Shenghao Wu, Weijue Su, Junzhao Zhao, Liangliang Ma

“…The rates of blastocyst formation (42.56%) and high-quality blastocyst formation (12.05%) in group B were significantly lower than those in group A (51.51%; P = 0.003, 16.58%; P = 0.026) and C (48.20%; P = 0.005, 16.49%; P = 0.002). …”
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Complete mitogenome characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of traditional Chinese medicinal plant Tinospora sagittata (Oliv.) Gagnep. from the Menispermaceae family by Jing Zhao, Zi-Han Chen, Peng-Cheng Huang, Liu-Wei Chen, Ming-Xian Zhang, Li-Hua Wang, You-Yong Zhu, Jia-Guan Wang, Yu Zhao

“…We further sequenced and assembled the organelle genomes of T. sagittata, including the mitogenome (513,210–513,215 bp) and plastome (163,621–164,006 bp). The plastomes were highly similar in gene content and exhibited a typical quadripartite structure, but a translocation as well as two inversions were detected in mitogenomes. …”
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Factores demográficos y características clínicas en perros con urolitiasis de oxalato de calcio en México by María Alejandra Ake-Chiñas, Claudia Iveth Mendoza-López, Javier Del-Angel-Caraza, Israel Alejandro Quijano-Hernández, José Mauro Victoria-Mora

“…Se observó que el 31.8% de los urolitos de OxCa procedían de perros con episodios previos de urolitiasis. …”
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TOOLS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH by Eldar Veremchuk, Hennadii Vasylchuk

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Characterizing Light-absorbing Aerosols in a Low-income Settlement in South Africa by Nopasika A. Xulu, Stuart J. Piketh, Gregor T. Feig, Daniel A. Lack, Rebecca M. Garland

“…Levels of daily averaged light-absorbing aerosols were 2.9 times higher (1.89 ± 0.5 µg m–3) in winter 2014 than in summer 2015 (0.66 ± 0.2 µg m–3). …”
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Improving the survival under gastric conditions of a potential multistrain probiotic produced in co-culture by Marcelo Fernando Valle-Vargas, Yesica Vanesa Rojas-Muñoz, Ruth Yolanda Ruiz-Pardo, Luisa Villamil-Díaz, María Ximena Quintanilla-Carvajal

“…As the main result, a high concentration of di-sodium phosphate (2.63% w/v) increased the viability of L. lactis A12 (9.05 to 9.46 Log10 CFU/mL) and Priestia species (0.00 to 6.88 Log10 CFU/mL), survival to pH 3.00 (60 to 93%), survival of bile salts (58– 93%) antagonistic activity (8.74 to 15.56 mm), and final pH of culture medium (4.34 to 6.95). …”
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Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5-bound Components in Beijing, China during 2013–2015 by Tianchu Zhang, Yangfan Chen, Xiaohong Xu

“…Cancer risks by source were, in descending order, road dust (7.3E-5), fossil fuel combustion (4.4E-5), vehicle exhaust (3.8E-5), soil dust (8.4E-6), metal processing (8.2E-6), secondary sulphur (8.0E-6), and biomass burning (6.4E-6). …”
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Stent as a bridge to surgery for malignant colonic obstruction: a retrospective study on survival and outcomes by Thanawin Wong, Tanawat Pattarapuntakul, Nisa Netinatsunton, Jaksin Sottisuporn, Thanapon Yaowmaneerat, Wongsakorn Chaochankit, Siriboon Attasaranya, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Viraksakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…The SBTS group had higher rates of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) (65.5% vs. 16.9%, p < 0.001) and shorter postoperative stays (POS) (7 vs. 9 days, p = 0.026). …”
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Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…In 2016 the highest prevalence of HBV infection was among Syrians which was 2.5% while highest HCV prevalence was among Europeans 0.82%. Ages of the patients ranged between (18-65) years, 85.4% were males, 65.2% of males and 45.7% of females were married. …”
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A comparative analysis of global and Chinese trends in the burden of kidney cancer from 1990 to 2021 by Zhongli Qiao, Jun Xiong, Shenyu Zhang, Lin Chen, Jialin Wang, Runze Chen

“…The (1-MIR) of renal cancer increased from 0.36 to 0.62 in China and from 0.49 to 0.58 globally. …”
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Genomic characterization of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in patients of African ancestry by Cecilia Bonolo de Campos, Chantal E. McCabe, Laura A. Bruins, Daniel R. O’Brien, Sochilt Brown, Renee C. Tschumper, Cristine Allmer, Yuan Xiao Zhu, Kari G. Rabe, Sameer A. Parikh, Neil E. Kay, Huihuang Yan, James R. Cerhan, John N. Allan, Richard R. Furman, J. Brice Weinberg, Danielle M. Brander, Diane F. Jelinek, Marta Chesi, Susan L. Slager, Esteban Braggio

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Keamanan dan Kualitas Makanan Pendamping ASI (MPASI) Ransum Bencana dengan Teknologi Pengemasan Retort Pouch by Nanang Nasrulloh, Iin Fatmawati, Richard Endang Srihari Mochni

“…Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada pengaruh yang signifikan dari faktor perlakuan lama penyimpanan terhadap kandungan gizi yaitu kadar karbohidrat (p-value=0,272), protein (p-value=0,730), lemak (p-value=0,748), abu (p-value=0,848) dan kadar air (p-value=0,806). Demikian pula tidak ada pengaruh signifkan dari lama penyimpanan terhadap total bakteri yang nilainya masih dalam batas aman (<10 koloni/g).  …”
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Machine learning assisted radiomics in predicting postoperative occurrence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with gastric cancer by Yuan Zeng, Yuhao Chen, Dandan Zhu, Jun Xu, Xiangting Zhang, Huiya Ying, Xian Song, Ruoru Zhou, Yixiao Wang, Fujun Yu

“…Among these models, RF and NB demonstrated the highest predictive performance, achieving an AUC of 0.928, while SVM and XGBoost achieved a slightly lower AUC of 0.915 and 0.869, respectively. Conclusion ML algorithms based on imaging information may prove to be novel non-invasive models for predicting postoperative occurrence of DVT in GC patients.…”
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