Effect of modified Traditional Chinese Medicine hot compress technique in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (改良式中药热敷技术治疗膝骨关节炎效果观察) by CUI Yangfang (崔杨芳), LIU Ai (刘爱), ZHANG Xuejian (张雪键), ZHAO Yue (赵月), QI Mengying (齐梦颖)

“…Objective To observe the effect of modified Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hot compress technique in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Methods Totally 60 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were randomly divided into the observation group and control group, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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The expression of MALAT1, plasma brain natriuretic peptide, and Tei index in sepsis-induced myocardial injury by Guangqing Huang, Wenzi Yang, Xu Zhao, Yong Bai, Xing Jiang, Jie Liu

“…Abstract Purpose We sought to investigate the expression of MALAT1, plasma brain natriuretic peptide, and Tei index in sepsis-induced myocardial injury. Methods The current retrospective analysis focused on 146 sepsis patients admitted to our hospital from February 2021 to March 2023. …”
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NDM-1-Positive K. pneumoniae at a Teaching Hospital in Southwestern China: Clinical Characteristics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Characterization, Biofilm Assay, and Virule... by Kai Yang, Shumin Liu, Huanqin Li, Na Du, Jing Yao, Qiuyue He, Yan Du

“…Understanding the clinical characteristics, antimicrobial resistance, biofilm assay, and the virulence genes of these isolated strains is of great significance. Methods. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to screen isolated NDM-1-positive K. pneumoniae. …”
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<em>Giardia duodenalis</em> en Algérie : une revue dans le cadre du concept Une seule santé by Myriam Thomas, Bruno Polack, Mohamed Mammeri

“…Objectif: Cette revue se concentre sur la recherche menée en Algérie, couvrant les humains, les animaux et l’environnement, en mettant l’accent sur l’approche «Une seule santé». Méthodes: Les bases de données PubMed et ResearchGate ont été utilisées pour accéder aux publications pertinentes sur la présence de G. duodenalis chez les humains, les animaux ou dans l’environnement de janvier 2000 à avril 2023. …”
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Sistem Kontrol Swarm untuk Flocking Wahana NR-Awak Quadrotor dengan Optimasi Algoritma Genetik by Endra Joelianto, Winarendra Satya Rajasa, Agus Samsi

“…Research on the development of quadrotor swarm has received insignificant attention and it still opens opportunities to research other methods that are better at producing swarm. The paper proposes the control of a quadrotor swarm consisted of two levels of control loops. …”
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Collagen turnover biomarkers to predict outcome of patients with biliary cancer by Leonard Kaps, Muhammed A. Genc, Markus Moehler, Stephan Grabbe, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Detlef Schuppan, Rasmus Sund Pedersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Philipp Mildenberger, Annett Maderer, Nicholas Willumsen

“…Collagen biomarkers of type I collagen (reC1M), type III collagen (PRO-C3), type IV collagen (C4G), type VIII collagen (PRO-C8), type XI collagen (PRO-C11), type XVII collagen (PRO-C17) and type VIII collagen (TUM) may be used as potential non-invasive biomarkers. Methods We measured the seven biomarkers of collagen turnover in sera of 72 patients with BTC at baseline and after first and second chemotherapy cycle (CTX). …”
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Neuropilin1-dependent paracrine signaling of cancer cells mediated by miRNA exosomal cargo by Claudia Palazzo, Roberta Mastrantonio, Noemi Gioelli, Erika Testa, Francesco Recco, Donatella Lucchetti, Giulia Villari, Alessio D’Alessio, Alessandro Sgambato, Flavio Mignone, Guido Serini, Maria Teresa Viscomi, Luca Tamagnone

“…Notably, diffusible forms of NRP1 in the extracellular space have been reported, but their functional role is poorly understood. Methods Extracellular vesicles (EV) were isolated from conditioned media of diverse cancer cells. …”
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Two-Layer Retrieval-Augmented Generation Framework for Low-Resource Medical Question Answering Using Reddit Data: Proof-of-Concept Study by Sudeshna Das, Yao Ge, Yuting Guo, Swati Rajwal, JaMor Hairston, Jeanne Powell, Drew Walker, Snigdha Peddireddy, Sahithi Lakamana, Selen Bozkurt, Matthew Reyna, Reza Sameni, Yunyu Xiao, Sangmi Kim, Rasheeta Chandler, Natalie Hernandez, Danielle Mowery, Rachel Wightman, Jennifer Love, Anthony Spadaro, Jeanmarie Perrone, Abeed Sarker

“…ObjectiveThis paper aims to develop a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architecture for medical question answering pertaining to clinicians’ queries on emerging issues associated with health-related topics, using user-generated medical information on social media. MethodsWe proposed a two-layer RAG framework for query-focused answer generation and evaluated a proof of concept for the framework in the context of query-focused summary generation from social media forums, focusing on emerging drug-related information. …”
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Sex-specific analysis of individual and ski geometry-related risk factors for ACL injuries in recreational alpine skiing: A case-control study by Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Faulhaber, Markus Posch

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess sex-specific effects of individual factors and ski geometry parameters on ACL injury risk in recreational skiers. Methods A retrospective questionnaire-based case-control study was conducted during 6 consecutive winter seasons from 2014/15 to 2019/20. …”
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Effect of Scalp-acupuncture Treatment on Language Reorganization in Poststroke Aphasia：A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by LIN Bingbing, NI Jinglei, XIONG Xiao, HUANG Yunshi, HUANG Jia

“…Objective Based on functional near infrared spectroscopy （fNIRS），to explore the scalp targeting language function and its neurological mechanism of action in patients with post-stroke aphasia （PSA）. Methods A total of 64 PSA patients hospitalized in the Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July 2022 to September 2023 were selected，and a table of random numbers was generated using SAS 9. 1 statistical software，and each group was divided into a control group and an observation group according to a 1：1 ratio，with 32 cases in each group. …”
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Efficacy of a reduced-dosage PRRS MLV vaccine against a NADC34-like strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by Xinyu Yan, Jiayu Liu, Fengxiong Yue, Yan Lin, Yan Li, Wensi Wu, Shan Zhao, Xiaobo Huang, Qin Zhao, Yiping Wen, Sanjie Cao, Senyan Du, Nanfang Zeng, Qigui Yan

“…Therefore, this study compared the effectiveness of 0.1 and 1 dosages against a NADC34-like PRRSV infection using commercial PRRSV vaccines, Ingelvac PRRS MLV, which have been widely utilized in China.MethodsIn this study, we immunized piglets with two different dosages of the MLV vaccine and infected piglets within a nasal way with NADC34-like CF PRRSV at 42 days post-vaccination. …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…This study examines the prevalence of DD among foreign-born individuals of South Asian descent in New York City (NYC) and its association with sociodemographic and clinical factors. Methods Baseline data was collected from the Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities (DREAM) Initiative, an intervention designed to reduce hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) among South Asian individuals with uncontrolled T2D at primary care practices in NYC. …”
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Effectiveness of different solvent-modulated Traditional Chinese Medicine applied to Shenque(RN8) in the treatment of constipation (不同溶剂调制药物贴敷神阙穴治疗便秘的效果观察)... by ZHANG Li (张莉), SHEN Juan (沈娟), PAN Lei (潘磊), ZHANG Yuanyuan (张园园), LI Yuye (李玉叶), DI Yanhui (邸延辉), ZHOU Xiaoyan (周晓艳)

“…Objective The aim of this study is to explore the clinical effect of applying Traditional Chinese Medicine prepared with different solvents to Shenque(RN8) acupoint for the treatment of constipation. Methods A total of 60 patients with constipation during their hospital stay between Mary 2020 and Mary 2021 were included and randomly assigned into control group and treatment group, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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L-glutaminase synthesis by Klebsiella pneumoniae (AS KP 23) isolated from clinical strain, and its efficacy against human hepatocellular and breast cancer cell lines by Lina J. Abdel-Hafez, Eman Y. T. Elariny, Asmaa E. Ibrahim, Mahmoud E. F. Abdel-Haliem

“…Results In this study, a bacterium extracellular from human stool samples was extracted and identified using morphological, biochemical, and molecular methods. The 16 S rRNA gene was 100% identical to the sequence from Klebsiella pneumoniae and was submitted to GenBank under accession number OQ703039. …”
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Assessment of various etiological factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma in non-habit patients- a cross sectional case control study by Mudiyayirakkani Muthusamy, Pratibha Ramani, Paramasivam Arumugam, Parthiban Rudrapathy, Boopathi Kangusamy, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Balachander Kannan, Anitha Pandi

“…The aim was to assess Harvey Rat Sarcoma Virus gene (HRAS) mutation, total bacterial count, Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1), regressive changes of teeth, total antioxidant capacity and its association with NHOSCC. Materials and methods A total of 564 (n = 564) patients with OSCC were included in the study. …”
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Long-term effectiveness of radiofrequency renal denervation in patients with resistant arterial hypertension (10-year follow-up results) by O.L. Rekovets, Yu.M. Sirenko, O.O. Torbas, S.M. Kushnir, G.F. Prymak

“…The aim – to determine the long-term efficacy and safety of renal denervation (RDN) at 10-year follow-up. Materials and methods. We selected 1146 patients with resistant arterial hypertension (RAH) who received 3 or more antihypertensive drugs. 16 patients were selected for renal artery denervation. …”
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The health status of hybrid grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (♀) x E.lanceolatus (♂) cultured in floating-net cage at Kelapa Dua Island, Seribu Islands, Indonesia by Ruku Ratu Borut, Sukenda, Sri Nuryati, kukuh Nirmala, Irzal Effendi, Widanarni

“…Sampling was performed by a purposive-sampling method, environmental parameter measurements, containing temperature and salinity, clinical symptom observation in fish, total erythrocytes, leukocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit, histopathological profiles of hybrid grouper liver and kidney, and existence of VNN virus. …”
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A conserved element in the first intron of Cd4 has a lineage specific, TCR signal-responsive, canonical enhancer function that matches the timing of cell surface CD4 upregulation r... by Gregory A. Swan, Gregory A. Swan, Chika Fujii, Mia E. Guzynski, Sheridan M. Page, Isabelle V. Meyers, Yordan P. Penev, Sejiro Littleton, Sejiro Littleton, Adinda Azzahra, Christine Richardson, Sophia D. Sarafova, Sophia D. Sarafova

“…In this study, we investigate whether a conserved region, here called NCE, that is proximal to the Cd4 silencer and contains E4m has the required developmental-stage-specific canonical enhancer function and TCR responsiveness to mediate the CD4 upregulation required to prevent lineage errors.MethodsTo investigate the role of NCE, transient transfection of reporter plasmids was performed in thymoma cell lines arrested at the double-positive (DP, CD4+CD8+) and intermediate (INT, CD4+CD8lo) stages of development. …”
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Perbandingan aspek ekologi dan karakteristik bulubabi Tripneustes gratilla pada lokasi berbeda by , Tasruddin, , Aonurafiq

“…Experiment and survei method with randomized sampling location applied in five different locations. …”
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Variations in vitamin D status among Chinese children aged 1–6 years during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yongfeng Qiao, Xiaoqin Wang, Yanfen Ma, Jian Hu

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate 25(OH)D concentrations in children before and during the COVID-19 lockdown and to analyze the factors influencing their vitamin D status.MethodsA cross-sectional survey included children aged 1–6 years from Han Zhong Central Hospital in the southern Shanxi Province of China. …”
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