Treatment of chronic hepatitis B: options, monitoring, special cases and adverse effects by Mateusz Litwin Litwin, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Jakub Parys, Patrycja Kałuziak, Aleksandra Witek, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Stanisław Jesionek, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski

“…Aim of the study: The aim of this paper is primarily to systematize knowledge regarding the natural course of HBV infection and therapeutic options for chronic hepatitis B, both in adults and children. It also aims to highlight the principles of monitoring pharmacotherapy. …”
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Fabrication of Nano-Silver Composite Using Amomum longiligulare Fruit Polysaccharides and Their Biological Activities by Lian Y, Ma N, Cheng Q, Luo M, Xu Z, He F, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Jin D, Kong Y, Wang Y, Wei N

“…Yong Lian,1,* Ning Ma,2,* Qianying Cheng,1,* Mingquan Luo,1 Zhen Xu,1 Fei He,1 Xiaomei Zhou,1 Ying Zhang,1 Dejun Jin,1 Yidan Kong,1 Yong Wang,1 Na Wei1 1Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D on Tropical Herbs, Engineering Research Center of Tropical Medicine Innovation and Transformation of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center of Human-Machine Intelligent Collaborative for Tumor Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Hainan Province, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People’s Republic of China; 2Reproductive Medical Center, Hainan Women and Children’s Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Na Wei; Yong Wang, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of R&D on Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, People’s Republic of China, Email weina-0613@163.com; wangyong1982_2004@163.comPurpose: Study aims to optimize the synthesis conditions for silver nanoparticle composites [ALP(D)-AgNPs] using a rapid and environmentally friendly method and investigate the antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer activities of the fabricated composite.Methods: The polysaccharide component ALP-D was extracted and purified from the fruits of Amomum longiligulare and subsequently used for further experiments. …”
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Olfactory mucosa-mesenchymal stem cells with overexpressed Nrf2 modulate angiogenesis and exert anti-inflammation effect in an in vitro traumatic brain injury model by Zigui Chen, Chunyuan Zhang, Yuhua Fang, He Zhang, Jiawei Luo, Changfeng Miao, Jiale Li, Jun Peng, Yingqi Qiu, Ying Xia, Qisheng Luo

“…Abstract Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability and mortality among children and adults in developed countries. Transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2) has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects and is closely related to TBI. …”
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Inequalities in total fertility rate in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019 by Augustus Osborne, Umaru Sesay, Mohamed S. Bah, Camilla Bangura, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…Abstract Background Total fertility rate measures the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive age (typically 15-49 years). …”
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Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Liyan Yu, Xian Wu, Julia Moreira, Benjamin Felipe Mujica, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, André B. Rietman, Yang Hou

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Predicting survival rates: the power of prognostic nomograms in distal cholangiocarcinoma by Jiangfeng Hu, Yuping Shi, Lihua Jin, Suhong Yi, Jinsuo Chen, Dadong Wan, Weixin Ye, Jingnan Chen, Yajing Zhang, Yang Jiang, Bensong Duan, Yuwei Dong

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Etoposide targets 2A protease to inhibit enterovirus 71 replication by Qinqin Liang, Sai Shi, Qingjie Zhang, Yaxin Wang, Sheng Ye, Binghong Xu

“…ABSTRACT Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major pathogen that causes hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in infants and children. Notably, no clinically approved drugs specifically target EV71. …”
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Multi-omics architecture of childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction uncovers biological pathways and prenatal determinants by Nikos Stratakis, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Lorenzo Fabbri, Léa Maitre, Juan R. González, Sandra Andrusaityte, Xavier Basagaña, Eva Borràs, Hector C. Keun, Lida Chatzi, David V. Conti, Jesse Goodrich, Regina Grazuleviciene, Line Småstuen Haug, Barbara Heude, Wen Lun Yuan, Rosemary McEachan, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Eduard Sabidó, Rémy Slama, Cathrine Thomsen, Jose Urquiza, Theano Roumeliotaki, Marina Vafeiadi, John Wright, Mariona Bustamante, Martine Vrijheid

“…Our integrative analysis uncovers three clusters of children defined by specific multi-omics profiles, one of which characterized not only by higher adiposity but also by a high degree of metabolic complications. …”
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Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…Materials and Methods: The prospective observational study included 66 children aged 6 months–8 years with American society of anesthesiologists physical status I and II, scheduled for elective herniotomy. …”
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Associations between night-time sleep duration and fasting glucose and ratio of triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol among adults free of type 2 diabetes or without... by Rong Zhang, Li Zhang, Qiang Li, Minying Zhang, Feng Liu, Shuo Chen, Yu-Jie Niu, Xin Qi, Chunjun Li, Jiangshan He, Chenglin Hong, Yuxue Wang, Yaqi Fan, Pei Guo, Binbin Zhang, Shitao Ma, Mianzhi Zhang

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Defining Nocturnal Polyuria in Adolescents by Tasmia Promi, Anthony Brooks, Gulzhan Tologonova, Marie-Claire Roberts, Sarita Dhuper, Meseret Tena, Oluwatoyin Bamgbola, Monique Hanono, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Tine DeBacker, Thomas F. Monaghan, Louis Salciccioli, Stephen Wadowski, Elka Jacobson-Dickman, Jason M. Lazar

“…While diagnostic criteria for NP have been established in adult men, they have not been validated in other demographic groups including women, adolescents, and children, and little is known about appropriate reference values in these populations. …”
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Characterization and effective expansion of CD4−CD8− TCRαβ+ T cells from individuals living with type 1 diabetes by J. Ernesto Fajardo-Despaigne, Félix Lombard-Vadnais, Adam-Nicolas Pelletier, Aïnhoa Olazabal, Lucie Boutin, Sarah Pasquin, Valérie Janelle, Laurent Legault, Jean-Sébastien Delisle, Erin E. Hillhouse, Lise Coderre, Sylvie Lesage

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Spinally targeted paired associative stimulation with high-frequency peripheral component induces spinal level plasticity in healthy subjects by Anna Nätkynmäki, Leena Lauronen, Piia Haakana, Erika Kirveskari, Janne Avela, Anastasia Shulga

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AGD1/USP10/METTL13 complexes enhance cancer stem cells proliferation and diminish the therapeutic effect of docetaxel via CD44 m6A modification in castration resistant prostate can... by Hong Wang, Chunli Cui, Weiyi Li, Hui Wu, Jianjun Sha, Jiahua Pan, Wei Xue

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Identification of Health Needs in Ukrainian Refugees Seen in a Primary Care Facility in Tenerife, Spain by Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Eva-Lourdes Díaz-Hernández, Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito, Domingo-Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez, Oxana-Migalievna Rebryk-De Colichón, Ana-Isabel Martín-García, Estrella Pavés-Lorenzo, María-Candelaria Rodríguez-Santos, Juan-Francisco García-Cabrera, Janet Núnez-Marrero, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…The typical profile of a Ukrainian refugee in the Canary Islands is female (79.7%), relatively young, with a high socio-cultural background, generally in good health, travelling alone or with her minor children. The main reasons for consultation were routine health check-ups and control blood tests. …”
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Association analysis of suicide risk assessed with Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interviews’ Suicidality Module in adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder by Shuo Geng, Shuo Geng, Wen Zhang, Xiang Gao, Lele Qu, Xueping Zheng, Jian Sun, Mingdong Xu, Hua Lin, Xueyu Jia, Xu Zhang

“…The Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS), and Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale(PHCSS) were used to measure depressive and anxiety symptoms, and self-concept of adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder. …”
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Exploring the potential association between serum selenium and hypertension in obese adult males in the United States by Bei Li, Haiyan Ma, Ying Yu, Jieli Chen, Shengnan He, Lan Yang

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Real-Life State of Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Drug Choice in Child-Bearing Age Male Patients and Effect on Fertility and Fetal Safety by Zhao X. Hu, Yi N. Ye, Wei G. Wu, Xu J. Liang, Qi W. Wu, Ao Zhang, Xing R. Zheng, Zhi L. Gao, Liang Peng, Chan Xie

“…Furthermore, 900 participants received antivirals (85.71%, 900/1050), including 792 patients with children and 15.15% (120/792) took anti-HBV treatment when preparing for pregnancy. …”
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Attenuation of acute kidney injury in a murine model of neonatal Escherichia coli sepsis by Esther M. Speer, Atilade A. Adedeji, Joyce Lin, Alexandra Khorasanchi, Asma Rasheed, Maya Bhat, Kelly Mackenzie, Randolph Hennigar, Kimberly J. Reidy, Robert P. Woroniecki

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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…Focus groups included a presentation of narrative slideshow materials developed by the research team depicting mHealth use case examples of asthma in children and fall risk in older adults. Focus group questions asked participants to respond to the case examples and to further explore mHealth use preferences, benefits, barriers, and concerns. …”
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