FapR regulates HssRS-mediated heme homeostasis in Bacillus anthracis by Hualiang Pi, Owen S. Burroughs, Sophia M. Carlin, William N. Beavers, Gideon H. Hillebrand, Evan S. Krystofiak, Devin L. Stauff, Eric P. Skaar

“…By elucidating the connection between FapR and HssRS, our findings provide new insights into the molecular adaptation of bacteria to heme stress and expand our knowledge of bacterial physiology and pathogenicity. More importantly, targeting the regulatory pathways involved in heme sensing and homeostasis presents a promising approach for developing novel therapeutics against anthrax and potentially other bacterial infections that rely on similar mechanisms.…”
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Periodontal health status and influencing factors among 12- and 15-year-old adolescents: evidence from a cross-sectional study in Guizhou province, China (2019–2020) by Xinyue Chen, Ye Tang, Juanjuan Wu, Jiangling Sun, Xutong Zhang, Nanyang Zhao, Arsy Huda Fathaniard, Liangsa Zhang, Wei Li, Na Li, Taiming Dai, Liming Chen

“…Abstract Background At present, the lack of studies on adolescent periodontal health in Guizhou Province is not conducive to the formulation of periodontal policies for children. …”
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Stabilizing behaviors of Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas alcaligenes bacteria on heavy metal ions in electrolytic manganese residue by Hongliang Chen, Xiangqian Li, Yingxian Zhao, Yutao Zhang

“…The results demonstrated that the synergy of P. putida and P. alcaligenes was more effective than either P. putida or P. alcaligenes alone in stabilizing Mn ions. …”
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A 10-Year Follow-Up of an Approach to Restore a Case of Extreme Erosive Tooth Wear by Davide Foschi, Andrea Abate, Francesca Vailati, Ignazio Loi, Cinzia Maspero, Valentina Lanteri

“…In addition, parafunctional habits are also becoming more frequent among patients. The combination of erosion and attrition can be very destructive, and may progress rapidly once dentin is exposed and the risk factors remain unaddressed. …”
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Preventing gambling-related harm among adolescents (PRoGRAM-A): an embedded multi-modal process evaluation in a pilot cluster random control trial by Martine Miller, Freya Howell, James White, Dave Griffiths, Leon Noble, Christopher J. Weir, Angela Niven, Andrew Stoddart, Hanna Ensor, Heather Wardle, Richard Purves, Fiona Dobbie

“…Increasing social skills activities to ensure students are comfortable and confident when initiating conversations and making follow-up sessions more interactive (in-line with the two-day workshop). …”
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Internet-based healthcare services use patterns and barriers among middle-aged and older adults in China: a cross-sectional study by Ziyu Wang, Pingping Yu, Zhihao Yue, Qiaoqiao Ren, Zeyu Yan, Yue Ma, Chaoyi Chen, Chaojie Liu, Yanhua Hao

“…Internet‑based Healthcare Services (IHS) present a promising strategy to address these challenges. …”
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Difficulties in diagnosing atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome by N. V. Fomina, L. D. Chesnokova, O. A. Konderova, S. A. Smakotina, E. V. Utkina, V. Yu. Isaev

“…The paper presents the case of clinical observation of a patient with atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (aHUS). aHUS is a disease characterized by an unfavorable prognosis (severe or catastrophic course with rapid development of terminal renal or multi-organ failure). …”
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Constraint analysis of cabbage farmers in Khordha district of Odisha, India by Kiran Sourav Das, Bishnupriya Mishra, Abhishek Naik, Rebba Kishore Kumar, Shilpa Bahubalendra, Soubhagya Kumar Sahoo

“…However, cabbage farmers in Odisha encounter many challenges that restrict their profitability. The present study was  conducted to assess and analyse the constraints faced by cabbage farmers in the Khordha district of Odisha, a region noted for its significant cabbage production.     …”
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Global research trends and hotspots in prognostic prediction models for pancreatic cancer: a bibliometric analysis by Siyuan Ouyang, Jing Zhang, Fuyao Liu, Qi Jiang, Wei Xing, Jie Chen, Jinggang Zhang

“…Most cases are diagnosed at advanced stages, complicating surgical resection and presenting significant challenges for clinical treatment. …”
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Sonographic diagnosis of fetal eye anomalies and their association with syndromal diseases: A retrospective multicenter analysis of 264 cases by Jorge Jiménez Cruz, Paul Böckenhoff, Laura Tascón Padrón, Norah Emrich, Philipp Kosian, Brigitte Strizek, Cristoph Berg, Eva Weber, Ulrich Gembruch, Annegret Geipel

“…Fetuses with microphthalmia were more likely to have anomalies in the renal system (OR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.2–4.3). …”
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Longitudinal Study of Hepatitis A Infection by Saliva Sampling: The Kinetics of HAV Markers in Saliva Revealed the Application of Saliva Tests for Hepatitis A Study. by Luciane Almeida Amado Leon, Adilson José de Almeida, Vanessa Salete de Paula, Renata Santos Tourinho, Daniel Antunes Maciel Villela, Ana Maria Coimbra Gaspar, Lia Laura Lewis-Ximenez, Marcelo Alves Pinto

“…To address this issue, we carried on a longitudinal study to examine the kinetics of HAV markers in saliva, in comparison with serum samples. The present study followed-up ten patients with acute hepatitis A infection during 180 days post diagnosis (dpd). …”
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Computed tomography scan of the head in patients with migraine or tension-type headache Tomografia computadorizada do crânio em pacientes com migrânea ou cefaléia tensional by Marcelo Moraes Valença, Luciana Patrízia A. Andrade Valença, Terce Liana Menezes

“…A retrospective study was performed in order to evaluate the frequency of abnormalities found by computed tomography (CT) scan of the head in 78 patients with migraine or tension-type headache. In the present study CT scan was normal in 61.5% of the patients with migraine or tension-type headache. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of the associations between age and body weight at first calving and productivity in spring-calving Holstein-Friesian dairy cows by H. Costigan, D.P. Berry, S. Walsh, E. Kennedy

“…Heavier heifers at first calving were also heavier and more conditioned throughout the first, second, and third parities. …”
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Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG by Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI

“…Objective Compared with traditional submarine pipelines, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facilities are deemed more suitable for the exploitation of offshore natural gas. …”
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Defining and Measuring Engagement and Adherence in Digital Mental Health Interventions: Protocol for an Umbrella Review by Lyen Krenz Yap, Edel Ennis, Maurice Mulvenna, Jorge Martinez-Carracedo

“…ConclusionsThis umbrella review will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of engagement and adherence in DMHIs, informing future intervention design and evaluation. …”
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CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF FISH AND DECAPODS CATCHES ALONG SALINITY GRADIENT IN THE RAZDOLNAYA RIVER AND TOP OF THE AMUR BAY IN THE WARM PERIOD OF YEAR by P. G. Milovankin, O. I. Kataykina

“…Species diversity of fish and decapods was presented by 108 taxa (fishes — 88, decapods — 20) belonged to 43 families, among them 84 species were caught in the Amur Bay and 41 species in the Razdolnaya, but no more than 67 species were caught in the Amur Bay only and 24 species — in the Razdolnaya only, other 17 species were found in both external and internal estuaries (Acanthogobius flavimanus, Acanthogobius lactipes, Crangon septemspinosa, Crangon spp., Eriocheir japonica, Hypomesus nipponensis, Giporhamphus sajori, Konosirus punctatus, Liopsetta pinnifasciata, Oncorhynchus masou masou, Palaemon sp., Pholis nebulosa, Planiliza haematocheila, Pugettia quadridens, Salangichthys microdon, Syngnathus schlegeli and Tribolodon spp.). …”
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Egyptian radiology practice guidelines: palpable breast masses by Samar El-Maadawy, Maha Helal, Rasha Kamal, Wahid Tantawy, Tarek El Diasty, Ragab Hany, Ekram Hamed, Mohamed Ihab Reda, Khaled Matrawy, Mohamed Fawzy, Wael Elshawaf, Rana Khaled, Hebatalla El Kassas

“…When a palpable mass is present, the negative predictive value of mammography with ultrasonography varies from 97.4 to 100%. …”
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An enhanced fusion of transfer learning models with optimization based clinical diagnosis of lung and colon cancer using biomedical imaging by N. A. S. Vinoth, J. Kalaivani, R. Madonna Arieth, S. Sivasakthiselvan, Gi-Cheon Park, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi, Woong Cho

“…This study presents an Enhanced Fusion of Transfer Learning Models and Optimization-Based Clinical Biomedical Imaging for Accurate Lung and Colon Cancer Diagnosis (FTLMO-BILCCD) model. …”
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Evaluating Torsional Recovery test for interlinkage with deformation-recovery measurement metrics of polymer modified bitumen by Nazmus Sakib, Sabrina Islam, Shahriar Bin Kabir, Shamima Yasmin, Md. Mamun Kaysar, Joy Prakash Chowdhury, Md. Mahbubur Rahman

“…Notably, TR and ER-DB exhibited R2 more than 0.90, especially within SBS-type specific cases, while global correlation was found to be 0.76. …”
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Correlation between the polymorphism of growth hormone gene with the growth performance in Shaoxing ducks by Li Li, Xu Qi, Chen Yang, Huang Xuetao, Li Liumeng, Tao Zhonglian, Chen Guohong

“…Laying traits, rather than the growth and development traits, are the main breeding criteria in the duck breeding at present. We usually use egg laying traits as the main breeding goal, but ignore the growth and development traits, especially in drake breeding. …”
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