The unintended outcome: a retrospective cross‐sectional study using a urine lateral flow assay to detect ART use reveals non‐disclosure of taking ART in South Africa's public healt... by Nsika Sithole, Indira Govender, Matthew Spinelli, Theresa Smit, Siyabonga Cibane, Mlungisi Zwane, Njabulo Phakathi, Meighan Krows, Busisiwe Nkosi, Janet Seeley, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Mark J. Siedner, Mosa Moshabela, Connie Celum, Alison Grant, Monica Gandhi, Adrienne E. Shapiro

“…If successful, this strategy may reduce duplicative care entries and promote more efficient use of resources.…”
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Clinical features, treatments and outcomes of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 among the hospitalized patients in the clinic for infectious diseases in Novi Sad by Čanak Grozdana, Kovačević Nadica, Vukadinov Jovan, Turkulov Vesna, Sević Siniša, Doder Radoslava, Somborac Stevan, Potkonjak Aleksandar

“…Most infections caused by influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus are presented by mild respiratory symptoms. However, some patients required admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). …”
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Travelling Policies: by Diogo Gaspar Silva, Jorge Malheiros, Herculano Cachinho

“…At its core, it brings together a selection of papers and presentations made in and beyond the conference venues of downtown Denver at the 2023 AAG, where Cristina Temenos (University of Manchester) played a pivotal role as a guest discussant. …”
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Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic hazards associated with trace elements and organochlorines from fish consumption in tropical river watershed by D. Dwiyitno, F. Ariyani, G.R. Barokah, D. Yogaswara, R. Grandiosa, E. Frimawaty, H.E. Irianto, Y. Sani

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Trace elements and pesticide residues are among the crucial problems in the river Watershed ecosystem. The present study aimed to assess the health risk of trace elements and organochlorines to the local inhabitants from fish consumption in Citarum Watershed, Indonesia. …”
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Identificación de personas a través del cotejo de radiografías panorámicas y periapicales. Comparación de características observadas en 30 pacientes Identification of people throug... by Clarisa Yanina Gómez, Pamela Borgo Cosentino, Alan Diego Briem Stamm

“…A comparison was conducted between AM and PM samples, in all cases confronting a panoramic radiograph with one or more periapical radiographs. This comparison was based on the four criteria established by the American Board of Forensic Odontology (positive identification, possible identification, insufficient evidence, or exclusion), adapted for this study, aiming to identify and compare relevant characteristics for dental identification. …”

Detection of Varicella Zoster Virus Reactivation in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack by Wenyang Li, Peter Sguigna, Chintan Rupareliya, Suriya Subramanian, Hisham Salahuddin, Khalil S. Husari, William Moore, Mark Johnson, Alejandro Magadan, Charles Grose, Ank E. Nijhawan, Ty Shang

“…Results Among the 177 patients included, VZV reactivation in CSF was found in 23.2%. VZV reactivation was more common in strokes involving intracranial arteries compared with those that did not (28% versus 3%, P=0.01). …”
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PLATINUM-BASED CHEMORADIOTHERAPY AS DEFINITIVE TREATMENT IN ADVANCED SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF HEAD AND NECK IN REAL-WORLD SETTING by Hadila da Silva Veras Sousa, Vivian Naomi Horita, Matheus Yung Perin, Daniel Naves Araújo Teixeira, Joyce Gruenwaldt, Eduardo Baldon Pereira, Carlos Takahiro Chone, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Ligia Traldi Macedo, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima

“…Patients with these characteristics had an approximately twofold higher risk of presenting relapse and disease progression leading to death. …”
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Holocene vegetation dynamics on the Bolshoi Ainov Island (Barents Sea, Russia) as a reflection of land uplift and the seabird influence by Ludmila V. Filimonova, Stanislav A. Kutenkov

“…The vegetation development is considered from the island formation time ca. 5000 calendar years before the present (hereinafter – cal BP) to the present. Its main directions are from obligate halophytes sparse communities and coastal meadows formation to tundra-like crowberry heaths on convex landforms and to grass-moss mires in depressions. …”
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The effectiveness of the educational package of happiness skills based on Islamic approach and comparison with Fordyce's happiness package on happiness, life satisfaction and anger... by Tayebe Vahdani Khorram, Fatemeh Fayyaz, j avad Eynypour

“…The purpose of the present study was to evaluate of the effectiveness of the educational package of happiness skills based on the Islamic approach for happiness, life satisfaction and anger control in mothers and compared the results with Fordyce package. …”
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由TIMSS 2019電腦化測驗檢視 臺灣學生表現之模式效應及數位落差現象 The Mode Effects and Digital Divide Among Taiwanese Students Based on the TIMSS 2019 Computer-Based Testing... by 陳冠銘 Kuan-Ming Chen, 許添明 Tian-Ming Sheu, 任宗浩 Tsung-Hau Jen

“…The urgency of digitalization in education become even more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for accessible and equitable digital learning solutions. …”
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Delirium during Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation by Marcela Aparecida Leite, Erica Fernanda Osaku, Claudia Rejane Lima de Macedo Costa, Maria Fernanda Cândia, Beatriz Toccolini, Caroline Covatti, Nicolle Lamberti Costa, Sandy Teixeira Nogueira, Suely Mariko Ogasawara, Carlos Eduardo de Albuquerque, Cleverson Marcelo Pilatti, Pitágoras Augusto Piana, Amaury Cezar Jorge, Péricles Almeida Delfino Duarte

“…Sixty-four patients were included in the study, 53.1% of whom presented with delirium. The risk factors of delirium were age (P=0.01), SOFA score (P=0.03), APACHE score (P=0.01), and a neurological cause of admission (P=0.01). …”
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Tixagevimab/cilgavimab or placebo for COVID-19 in ACTIV-2: Safety, pharmacokinetics and neutralizing and anti-drug antibodies by Rachel A. Bender Ignacio, Kara W. Chew, Carlee Moser, Judith S. Currier, Joseph J. Eron, Arzhang Cyrus Javan, Mark J. Giganti, Justin Ritz, Michael Gibbs, Hervé Tchouakam Kouekam, Mark T. Esser, Eric S. Daar, Manish Choudhary, Rinki Deo, Courtney V. Fletcher, Jonathan Z. Li, Michael D. Hughes, Davey Smith, David Alain Wohl

“…New anti-drug antibodies were about 3 times more likely in active vs. placebo recipients. SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies increased 157-fold at 7 days and 127-fold at 1 month (IM-treated) but were less robust in IV participants. …”
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Case Report: Heterozygous out-of-frame frameshift variant in ELANE without evidence of neutropenia by Yulin Li, Yulin Li, Lang Yu, Lang Yu, Yishi Zhang, Yishi Zhang, Liwen Zhang, Liwen Zhang, Lina Zhou, Lina Zhou, Xuemei Tang, Xuemei Tang, Xuemei Tang, Xiaodong Zhao, Xiaodong Zhao, Xiaodong Zhao

“…The father of the patient, without neutropenia, did not present any clinically significant symptoms and showed no evidence of somatic mosaicism. …”
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High-resolution segmentation of the cavum septum pellucidum in young adult human brains by Andrew Rios, Achok Alier, Mihir Aneja, Farah Nimeri, Kayla Lavery, Jack Fisher, Rochana Wiyathunge, Marek Kubicki, Marek Kubicki, Edward Yeterian, Sylvain Bouix, Sylvain Bouix, Nikos Makris, Nikos Makris, Nikos Makris, Hector Arciniega, Hector Arciniega, R. Jarrett Rushmore, R. Jarrett Rushmore, R. Jarrett Rushmore

“…Moreover, the small size and frequently indistinct borders present a challenge for automated segmentation of the CSP. …”
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Advancing liver cancer treatment with dual-targeting CAR-T therapy by Ze Yang, Chao Cheng, Zhongliang Li, Huajing Wang, Mengmei Zhang, Ermin Xie, Xu He, Bing Liu, Hongwei Sun, Jiantao Wang, Xiaopei Li, Dingjie Liu, Xiaowen Lin, Xianyang Li, Ping Jiang, Ligong Lu, Xiaowen He, Meixiao Zhan, Ke He, Wei Zhao

“…Our findings highlight the potential of this innovative approach to offer more effective treatment options for patients with liver cancer. …”
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Differential Expression of Host Biomarkers in Saliva and Serum Samples from Individuals with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Khutso G. Phalane, Magdalena Kriel, Andre G. Loxton, Angela Menezes, Kim Stanley, Gian D. van der Spuy, Gerhard Walzl, Novel N. Chegou

“…Host biosignatures of inflammatory markers may be valuable in such cases, especially if they are based on more easily obtainable samples such as saliva. To explore the potential of saliva as an alternative sample in tuberculosis diagnostic/biomarker investigations, we evaluated the levels of 33 host markers in saliva samples from individuals presenting with pulmonary tuberculosis symptoms and compared them to those obtained in serum. …”
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The composition and structure of bacterial and fungal communities in kiwifruit are influenced by photoselective nets by Paulo Fernandes, Concha Cano-Díaz, Rui Pinto, Isabel Mourão, Luís Miguel Brito, Luísa Moura

“…Kiwifruit pathogens associated with postharvest rot, such as Alternaria, Didymella, and Cladosporium, were significantly more prevalent on kiwis grown without nets. Additionally, different net types influenced microbial diversity, richness, and network structure. …”
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Biosynthesis of irregular monoterpene lavandulol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Shengxin Nie, Ruiqi Chen, Mingyue Ge, Yue Qu, Xiaofeng Liu, Chaofeng Ruan, Xiaoguang Yan, Jianjun Qiao

“…With the development of synthetic biology, more terpenoids are synthesized utilizing microorganisms. …”
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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Myelofibrosis by MV Barabanshchikova, EV Morozova, VV Baikov, IM Barkhatov, NN Mamaev, SN Bondarenko, AL Alyanskii, LS Zubarovskaya, BV Afanas’ev

“…Background & Aims. At present, the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the only treatment option with curative potential in patients with myelofibrosis (MF), especially in intermediate and high risk categories. …”
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Evaluation of phenotypic and functional stability of RAW 264.7 cell line through serial passages. by Bartłomiej Taciak, Maciej Białasek, Agata Braniewska, Zuzanna Sas, Paulina Sawicka, Łukasz Kiraga, Tomasz Rygiel, Magdalena Król

“…The monocyte/macrophage-like cell line RAW 264.7 has been one of the most commonly used myeloid cell line for more than 40 years. Despite its phenotypic and functional stability is often discussed in literature or at various scientific discussion panels, their stability during the consecutive passages has not been confirmed in any solid study. …”
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