Guadua angustifolia biochar/TiO2 composite and biochar as bio-based materials with environmental and agricultural application by Luis A. Cañon-Tafur, Juan F. Mateus-Maldonado, Hair Santiago Lozano-Puentes, Carlos D. Herrera-Acosta, Juan J. Sánchez-Matiz, Lucía A. Díaz-Ariza, Geison Modesti Costa, Luis C. Jiménez-Borrego, Ana K. Carrascal-Camacho, Aura M. Pedroza-Rodríguez

“…The biochar/TiO2  composite had a high photocatalytic activity on E. coli, generating a final count of 1.97 ± 0.2 Log10 CFU mL− 1 after 60 min. …”
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Move to improve - Prescribing physical activity and deprescribing paracetamol for low back pain: Protocol for a hybrid type III feasibility study by David Roberts, Paulo H Ferreira, Josielli Comachio, Paula R Beckenkamp, Thomas Patterson, Mark Halliday, Emma Kwan-Yee Ho

“…Findings from the quantitative data will be reported descriptively, and categorical data by counts and percentages. Qualitative (open-ended questions) will be integrated with the feasibility trial outcomes to inform the design of a full-scale randomised controlled trial.Ethics and dissemination This study has ethical approval from the Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee (2023/ETH02683). …”
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Construction of a C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte index-based prediction model for all-cause mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis by Junmin Huang, Junfeng Hao, Huasheng Luo, Lu Chen, Hongying Luo, Huafeng Liu, Yongzhi Xu, Peng Wang

“…In the study, stratification analysis and covariate adjustment were conducted to explore the correlation between the CALLY index and the mortality of MHD patients.Results In the final model, logistic regression showed that the CALLY index, creatinine, triglycerides, dialysis duration, absolute neutrophil count, blood urea nitrogen, sodium and ferritin were variables associated with mortality in MHD patients. …”
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An improved ShuffleNetV2 method based on ensemble self-distillation for tomato leaf diseases recognition by Shuiping Ni, Yue Jia, Mingfu Zhu, Mingfu Zhu, Yizhe Zhang, Wendi Wang, Shangxin Liu, Yawei Chen

“…Among lightweight models, it has the smallest parameter count and the highest recognition accuracy.DiscussionThe results demonstrate that the optimized ShuffleNetV2 is more suitable for deployment on edge devices for real-time tomato disease detection. …”
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Sofosbuvir Based Regimens in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in Community Care Setting by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Mazin Khalid, Osama Mukhtar, Arshpal Gill, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Mohammed Mansour

“…Apart from a low platelet count, there were no other factors associated with a statistical difference in SVR 12(p=0.002) between the two regimens. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Different Local Analgesia Administration Techniques in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study by Akira Hashimoto, Motoki Sonohata, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Sakumo Kii, Hirohito Hirata, Masaaki Mawatari

“…D-dimer levels were significantly lower in the PAI and IAI groups than in the control group on POD 7. The white blood cell count was significantly higher in the PAI and IAI groups than in the control group on POD 1 and 7. …”
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Comparison of Cycle Outcomes among Women with Endometrioma or Non-Functional Cysts Versus Control by Enis Ozkaya, Ebru Cogendez, Elif Tozkir, Saadet Unsal, Ahmet Yavuz, Gulden Tunali, Ozgur Uzun, Evrim Bostancı Ergen, Semra Kayatas Eser

“…Baseline total antral follicle counts were similar among groups (p>0.05). There were significant differences among groups in terms of mean starting and total gonadotropin dose, peak estradiol level, total oocyte number, and mature oocyte numbers (p<0.05). …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes analysis of HIV infection by Ashwant Kumar, Yoganathan Chidambaram, Clement J. Dhas, Nekkanti Abilash, Murali Alagesan

“…HAART was dominated by tenofovir + efavirenz + emtricitabine (TEE) (55%), causing reduction in viral load and rise in CD4 count in about 71% of patients. Nearly 38% of participants showed a combination of clinical, immunological, and virological failures. …”
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Mobile Apps and Visual Function Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of the Latest Advancements by Caius Goh, Marilyn Puah, Zhi Hong Toh, Joewee Boon, Debbie Boey, Ryan Tay, Ashita A. Sule, Renee Liu, Xing-Er Ong, Aditya Kalra, Satvik Gupta, Andres Rousselot, William Rojas-Carabali, Bryan Ang, Rupesh Agrawal

“…The parameters surveyed included types of visual function tests, the involvement of healthcare professionals in their development, cost, and download count. Results Visual tests, including visual acuity and color vision tests, were most common among apps surveyed, and they were comparable to traditional clinical methods. …”
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Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism among Sickle Cell Patients in West Cameroon: Hematological and Clinical Implications by Christian Bernard Kengne Fotsing, Constant Anatole Pieme, Prosper Cabral Biapa Nya, Jean Paul Chedjou, Samuel Ashusong, Gisele Njindam, Jocelyn Tony Nengom, Georges Teto, Carine Nguemeni, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, Donatien Gatsing

“…Haptoglobin genotype of 102 SCPs (SS) and 115 healthy individuals (60 AA and 55 AS) was determined by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction, and the complete blood count was determined using the AutoAnalyser. Results showed that the genotype Hp2-2 was significantly (p < 0.05) represented in SS patients (54%) than in controls AA and AS (27% and 29%, respectively), while Hp2-1 was mostly found (p < 0.05) in AS (42%) and AA (38%), against 15% in SS. …”
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Revisiting Fat Graft Harvesting and Processing Technique to Optimize Its Regenerative Potential by Karina Karina, MD, PhD, Johannes A. Biben, MD, Krista Ekaputri, MD, Grady Krisandi, BMed, Imam Rosadi, MSc, Siti Sobariah, BSc, Irsyah Afini, MBiomed, Tias Widyastuti, BSc, Alfida Zakiyah, BSc, Difky Ernanda, BSc

“…The mean stromal cell counts were 0.937 × 109 ± 0.346 × 109/mL for cannula A and 0.734 × 109 ± 0.266 × 109/mL for cannula B (P = 0.684), with viabilities of 98.79% and 98.22% (P = 0.631), respectively. …”
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PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors related adverse events: A bibliometric analysis from 2014 to 2024 by Qingya Song, Zongliang Yu, Wenping Lu, Zhili Zhuo, Lei Chang, Heting Mei, Yongjia Cui, Dongni Zhang

“…The USA ranked first in publication count and total citations. Over time, publication types transitioned from case reports to clinical trials. …”
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Wenxin Granules Influence the TGFβ-P38/JNK MAPK Signaling Pathway and Attenuate the Collagen Deposition in the Left Ventricle of Myocardial Infarction Rats by Ya Huang, Aiming Wu, Lixia Lou, Dongmei Zhang, Bo Nie, Yizhou Zhao, Keke Liu, Mingjing Zhao, Hongcai Shang

“…The changes of cardiac hemodynamics were detected by the catheter method, morphological changes were observed by HE staining, and myocardial tissue collagen volume was counted by Immunohistochemistry combined with Masson staining, and the expression of inflammatory TGFβ-p38/JNK MAPK signal pathway markers was detected by Western blot. …”
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The hypoxia adaptation strategy of the big-belly seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis) with tuft gills by Long-Wu Jia, Le-Le Zhang, Hong-Wei Yang, Chun-Yu Hou, Lin Shi, Yu-Ping Hou, Guo-Dong Zheng, Xiao-Lei Su, Kai Wang

“…After 4- or 7-days of hypoxia treatment, the red blood cell counts, SOD, CAT, GSH, and T-AOC of BBS were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than those in the normoxia group. …”
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Effect of UV-C Postharvest Disinfection on the Quality of Fresh-Cut 'Tommy Atkins' Mango by Alba Mery Garzón-García, Saúl Ruiz-Cruz, Saúl Dussán-Sarria, José Igor Hleap-Zapata, Enrique Márquez-Ríos, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez, José Agustín Tapia-Hernández, Dalila Fernanda Canizales-Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel Ocaño-Higuera

“…Physicochemical analysis (titratable acidity, pH, total soluble solid content, and firmness), superficial color evaluation, determinations of microbial counts, contents of total carotenoids, phenolics and flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity assays were performed. …”
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Posterior Urethral Valves and Fertility: Insight on Paternity Rates and Seminal Parameters by Marcello Della Corte, Simona Gerocarni Nappo, Antonio Aversa, Sandro La Vignera, Francesco Porpiglia, Cristian Fiori, Nicola Mondaini

“…The review revealed that PUV patients often exhibit compromised semen parameters, including low sperm count, reduced motility, and abnormal morphology, as well as alterations in seminal plasma. …”
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Gut Microbiota, Microinflammation, Metabolic Profile, and Zonulin Concentration in Obese and Normal Weight Subjects by Agnieszka Żak-Gołąb, Piotr Kocełak, Małgorzata Aptekorz, Maria Zientara, Łukasz Juszczyk, Gayane Martirosian, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

“…Positive correlations between bacterial colony count and sTNFR1 (r=0.33, P<0.01) and plasma zonulin (r=0.26, P<0.05) but not haptoglobin levels were found. …”
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Unveiling the novel role of circadian rhythms in sepsis and septic shock: unexplored implications for chronotherapy by Stewart D. Ramsay, Stewart D. Ramsay, Stewart D. Ramsay, Marni A. Nenke, Marni A. Nenke, Emily J. Meyer, Emily J. Meyer, David J. Torpy, David J. Torpy, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young, Richard L. Young

“…Examples of circadian disruptions during sepsis and septic shock include alteration or loss of hormonal rhythms controlling blood pressure and inflammation, white blood cell counts, and cytokine secretions. These changes to circadian rhythms hinder sepsis and septic shock recovery and also increase mortality. …”
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CCL4 Affects Eosinophil Survival via the Shedding of the MUC1 N-Terminal Domain in Airway Inflammation by Yoshiki Kobayashi, Chu Hong Hanh, Naoto Yagi, Nhi Kieu Thi Le, Yasutaka Yun, Akihiro Shimamura, Kenta Fukui, Akitoshi Mitani, Kensuke Suzuki, Akira Kanda, Hiroshi Iwai

“…The immunofluorescence results revealed a negative correlation between the expression of full-length MUC1 and eosinophil count in nasal polyps. In BEAS-2B coincubated with eosinophils, full-length MUC1, but not the C-terminal domain, was reduced, and eosinophil survival was prolonged, which was concomitant with CCL4 increase, whereas the anti-CCL4 neutralizing antibody decreased these reactions. …”
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Clinical Presentation and Course of Pulmonary Involvement in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis by Toni Hospach, Friederike Blankenburg, Anita Heinkele, Kristina Rücklová, Peter Müller‐Abt, Frank Weller‐Heinemann, Laura Buchtala, Jan Maier, Jasmin Kümmerle‐Deschner, Christiane Reiser, Ales Janda, Andreas Urban, Reiner Berendes, Andrea Skrabl‐Baumgartner, Jürgen Brunner, Ralf Trauzeddel, Johannes Peter Haas, Annette Holl‐Wieden, Henner Morbach, Anja Schnabel, Normi Brück, Gabriele Hahn, Wolfgang Emminger, Isabella Valent, Regine Borchers, Christian Klemann, Ilias Tsiflikas, Jens Klotsche, Kirsten Minden, Christian M. Hedrich, Thekla von Kalle

“…Forty‐two pulmonary lesions were counted with a median of two per patient (two to six). …”
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