Impairment of myocardial perfusion correlates with heart failure severity in patients with non‐compaction cardiomyopathy by Andraz Cerar, Martina Jaklic, Sabina Frljak, Gregor Poglajen, Gregor Zemljic, Barbara Guzic Salobir, Maja Dolenc Novak, Monika Stalc, Rok Zbacnik, Mirta Kozelj

“…At the same time, serum levels of N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) have been measured, and myocardial single‐photon emission computed tomography at rest and on stress was used to define significant myocardial ischemia defined as summed difference score ≥ 2. …”
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Coronary plaque characteristics quantified by artificial intelligence-enabled plaque analysis: Insights from a multi-ethnic asymptomatic US population by Guadalupe Flores Tomasino, Caroline Park, Kajetan Grodecki, Jolien Geers, Donghee Han, Andrew Lin, Keiichiro Kuronuma, Nipun Manral, Emily Xing, Heidi Gransar, Sebastien Cadet, Alan Rozanski, Piotr J. Slomka, Michelle Williams, Daniel S. Berman, Damini Dey

“…Quantitative plaque volumes—including total plaque, non-calcified plaque, low-attenuation non-calcified plaque (<30 Hounsfield Units [HU]), and calcified plaque—were measured using artificial intelligence-enabled software. …”
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Cohort profile: the BangladEsh Longitudinal Investigation of Emerging Vascular and nonvascular Events (BELIEVE) cohort study by Anisur Rahman, Stephen Sutton, Mahbubur Rahman, Jason Crawte, Tahmeed Ahmed, Md Saimul Islam, Aliya Naheed, Adam S Butterworth, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Matthew Walker, John Danesh, Angela Wood, Sarah Hawkes, Sadika Akhter, Catherine Perry, Aytalina Azarova, Ruchira T Naved, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Nusrat Khan, Rajiv Chowdhury, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Nusrat Jahan, Stephen Kaptoge, Md Zahidul Islam, Kaniz Fatema, Kim Robin van Daalen, Shammi Luhar, Roderic L Jones, Abbas Bhuiya, Md Khalequzzaman, Syed Shariful Islam, Henry Taylor, Shamima Akter, Simon Griffin, Khairul Islam, Salma Akter, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Abdul Malik, Rubhana Raqib, Animesh Talukder, Richard Houghton, Tahmina Shirin, Lawrence King, Kamrun Nahar, Samantha Farrow, Giulia Loffreda, Samsad Rabbani Khan, Valerie Rhenius, Nahida Akter, Md Mostafa Monower, Sabina Akter, Mantaka Rahman, Lisa Pennells, Maria L C Iurilli, Md Taslim Uddin Miah, Khan Mohammad Thouhidur Rahman, Sharraf Samin, Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb, Ishrat Tasmin, Eleanor Farrow, Ank Michielsen, Sarah Spackman, Charlotte van Coeverden, James Ajioka, Khondker Abdul Abdul Awal, Evangelia Chatzidiakou, Jörg Feldmann, Richard Fenner, Tuhin Haque, Sirajul Islam, Kamrul Hasan Khan, Fazila-Tun-Nesa Malik, Olalekan Popoola, Nicholas Mascie Taylor, Md Alfazal Khan, Israt Akter, Laboni Akter, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Monalisa Moni, A H M Rezwan, K M Thouhidur Rahman, Monjeline Sultana, Jesmin Akhter, Ayasha Akter, Bakul Akter, Jharna Akter, Jesmin Akter, Juba Akter, Khadiza Akter, Khadija Akter, Lipi Akter, Maksuda Akter, Mousumi Akter, Mst Lovely Akter, Nasima Akter, Samima Akter, Sema Akter, Shahida Akter, Shahnaj Akter, Taslima Akter, A T M Zorjis Alam, Mahmuda Atique, Lutfa Begum, Mst Nazma Begum, Farjana Choudhury, Mitali Paul Chowdhury, Robin Reza Chowdhury, Mukul Rani Debnath, Nahid Ferdash, Naima Ferdous, Md Rakib Al Hasan, Khandaker Hashanuzzaman, Shamima Haq, Md Riazul Haque, Alamgir Hossain, Md Ibrahim, Shahi Israt Jahan, Israt Jahan Jarin, Zohora Pradhan Jonaki, Asik Kabir, Tonema Kader, Md Mostafa Kamal, Sayed Kamruzzaman, Sadik Fatima Kanon, Nazmul Karim, Shamsul Karim, Tanuja Khanom, Shamim Ara Khatun, Badrun Nahar Lorin, Mst Sirajum Manira, Farhana Jahan Mary, Kazi Dilruba Mita, Lipi Mitra, Basudeb Mollik, Sudipta Nargis, Nusrat Alam Nawmee, Esrat Zahan Nesa, Mahmuda Akter Nipa, Mehenaz Parvin, Sanjida Parvin, Shahnaj Parvin, Suraiya Parvin, Nayan Rabidash, Rulia Rahman, Madhabi Rani, Shahjalal Sarker, Smriti Sarker, Razia Sultana Shathi, Fatema Shelly, Ireen Sultana, Rovaiya Sultana, Israt Jahan Sumi, Sharmin Tamanna, Khadija Akter Topy, Umme Habiba Urmee, Suraya Yesmin, Julianne Halley, Charlotte van Coeverden, Mahmuda Akther Akhi, Asia Akter, Labony Akter, Ms Mili Akter, Mst Shamima Akter, Setu Akter, Tahmina Akter, Md Sabdar Ali, Mst Jesmin Ara, Edyta Bujnik, Apu Chandra Das, Many Das, Nurjahan Fatema, Md Riyad Hasan, Soniya Jannat, Mst Amena Khatun, Most Nurnahar Khatun, William Mossman, Robyn Murdoch, Zannaton Naeem, Evrikleia Ntasi, Silvia Alonso Rodriguez, Tripty Roy, Most Abida Sultana, Laryssa Amado, Tanya Braune, Eilidh Cowan, Steve Ellis, Ellie Farrow, Hannah Lombardi, Niko Ovenden, Tamara Sabri, Md Khalid Sultan, Jim Ajioka, Khondker Abdul Awal, Arul Baradi, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Camilla Faidutti, Joerg Feldmann, Louise Hair, Sharifuddin Hasnat, Shahid Akhter Hossain, Md Mominul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Joe Lavallée, Fazila Tun-Nesa Malik, Nick Mascie-Taylor, Md Sirajul Islam, Laurie Savage, Sara Shazad, Lalitha Sundaram, Aloka Tulukdar, Kim Van Daalen, Tanvir Chowdhury, Nurul Huda, Samia Naz Isha, Riaz Hossain Khan, Aliva Salmeen, Zeeba Zahra Sultana

“…A structured questionnaire was administered by trained personnel recording participants’ demographic, socioeconomic, behavioural, medical, environmental and other factors. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure were recorded for each participant. …”
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The origin and transmission of HIV-1 CRF80_0107 among two major first-tier cities in China by Xiaorui Wang, Bo Zhu, Hanping Li, Jingwan Han, Xiaolin Wang, Lei Jia, Bohan Zhang, Jingyun Li, Linding Wang, Yongjian Liu, Hongling Wen, Lin Li

“…This highlights the importance of continuous monitoring for the emergence and dynamic changes of novel HIV-1 recombinant viruses and the necessity of implementing effective preventive measures targeting specific populations in particular regions.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection and antibody seroprevalence in routine surveillance patients, healthcare workers and general population in Kita region, Mali: an observational study 2020–2021... by Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Nigel Klein, Samba O Sow, Camilla Ducker, Elaine Cloutman-Green, Dagmar Alber, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Juho Luoma, Laura Adubra, Henry Badji, Fatoumata Diallo, Rikhard Ihamuotila, Owen Martell, Uma U Onwuchekwa, Oumar Samaké, Awa Traore, Kevin Wilson, Yue-Mei Fan

“…Objective To estimate the degree of SARS-CoV-2 transmission among healthcare workers (HCWs) and general population in Kita region of Mali.Design Routine surveillance in 12 health facilities, HCWs serosurvey in five health facilities and community serosurvey in 16 villages in or near Kita town, Mali.Setting Kita region, western Mali; local health centres around the central (regional) referral health centre.Participants Patients in routine surveillance, HCWs in local health centres and community members of all ages in populations associated with study health centres.Main outcome measures Seropositivity of ELISA test detecting SARS-CoV-2-specific total antibodies and real-time RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.Results From 2392 routine surveillance samples, 68 (2.8%, 95% CI: 2.2% to 3.6%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. …”
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Impaired hemodynamic forces assessed by routine CMR and its determinants in different duration T2DM patients with normal LV function and myocardial strain by Guozhu Shao, Guozhu Shao, Guozhu Shao, Yukun Cao, Yukun Cao, Yukun Cao, Yue Cui, Yue Cui, Yue Cui, Hongyan Li, Heshui Shi, Heshui Shi, Heshui Shi

“…LV deformation parameters, global circumferential strain (LVGCS), radial strain (LVGRS), longitudinal strain (LVGLS) and HDFs parameters such as longitudinal (apical-basal/A-B), transversal (lateral-septal/L-S) HDF strength (RMS) were measured and compared among the three groups.ResultsCompared with healthy volunteers, no significant differences in LV function and strains were observed (P &gt; 0.05), while HDF Strength (RMS) L-S (%) were significantly higher in T2DM patients (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Short-term variability of Alzheimer’s disease plasma biomarkers in a mixed memory clinic cohort by Frederikke Kragh Clemmensen, Mathias Holsey Gramkow, Anja Hviid Simonsen, Nicholas J. Ashton, Hanna Huber, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Gunhild Waldemar, Steen Gregers Hasselbalch, Kristian Steen Frederiksen

“…Methods In a consecutive sample of memory clinic patients (AD n = 27, non-AD n = 20), blood samples were collected on three separate days within a period of 36 days and analysed for plasma Aβ40, Aβ42, p-tau181, p-tau217, p-tau231, T-tau, neurofilament light (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). We measured intra- and inter-individual variability and explored if the variability could be affected by confounding factors. …”
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Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural eastern Ethiopia — a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study by Dehao Chen, Dehao Chen, Sarah Lindley McKune, Sarah Lindley McKune, Yang Yang, Ibsa Aliyi Usmane, Ibsa Abdusemed Ahmed, Jafer Kedir Amin, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim, Abadir Jemal Seran, Nurmohammad Shaik, Amanda Ojeda, Bahar Mummed Hassen, Loic Deblais, Belisa Usmael Ahmedo, Kedir Abdi Hassen, Mussie Bhrane, Xiaolong Li, Nitya Singh, Kedir Teji Roba, Nigel P. French, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mark J. Manary, Jemal Yusuf Hassen, Arie Hendrik Havelaar, on behalf of the CAGED Research Team

“…Campylobacter infection could be a linchpin between livestock fecal exposure and health outcomes in low-resource smallholder settings.MethodsWe followed a birth cohort of 106 infants in rural smallholder households in eastern Ethiopia up to 13 months of age. We measured anthropometry, surveyed sociodemographic determinants, and collected stool and urine samples. …”
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An outbreak within an outbreak: The impact of Infection Prevention and Control strategies on hospital-acquired infections and the occurrence of multi-drug resistant organisms durin... by B Mashigo, A Parker, U Lalla, B W Allwood, M S Moolla, T Lovelock, C F N Koegelenberg

“…The outbreak of both CRE and A. baumannii, and the fact that many patients cultured the same CRE organism and A. baumannii, strongly suggests that a critical breakdown in IPC measures had occurred. …”
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Translingual neural stimulation induced changes in intra- and inter-network functional connectivity in mild-moderate traumatic brain injury patients by Daniel Y. Chu, Jiancheng Hou, Thomas Hosseini, Veena A. Nair, Nagesh Adluru, Yuri Danilov, Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Mary E. Meyerand, Mitchell Tyler, Mitchell Tyler, Vivek Prabhakaran

“…The current study aimed to extend our previous resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) study investigating the effects of TLNS intervention on outcome measures related to gait and balance.MethodsAn experimental PoNS device was utilized to deliver the TLNS. …”
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From fear to food: predation risk shapes deer behaviour, their resources and forest vegetation by Martin, Jean-Louis, Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon, Salomon, Anne, Gomez Pourroy, Devana Veronica, Schlaeflin, Mathilde, Le Saout, Soizic, Lucas, Annick, Bentaleb, Ilham, Chollet, Simon, Pattison, Jake, Martin-Blangy, Soline, Gaston, Anthony James

“…Because these deer also forage in the intertidal, a habitat hypothetically more exposed to risk, we also analysed how risk affected intertidal foraging by measuring the proportion of marine versus terrestrial stable isotopes in deer bone collagen. …”
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Variables associated with cognitive function: an exposome-wide and mendelian randomization analysis by Yong-Li Zhao, Yi-Ning Hao, Yi-Jun Ge, Yi Zhang, Lang-Yu Huang, Yan Fu, Dan-Dan Zhang, Ya-Nan Ou, Xi-Peng Cao, Jian-Feng Feng, Wei Cheng, Lan Tan, Jin-Tai Yu

“…Subsequently, our multivariable analyses identified 41 variables that were significantly associated with at least one cognitive function, spanning categories such as education, socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors, body measurements, mental health, medical conditions, early life factors, and household characteristics. …”
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Nursing of a patient with COPD complicated with type II respiratory failure treated by sequential non-invasive positive pressure ventilation via nasal high-flow oxygen therapy (经鼻高... by QIAO Xinli (乔新立), MA Hailian (马海莲), LI Na (李娜), CHEN Hong (陈宏), TANG Ling (唐玲), ZHANG Ning (张宁), WANG Jingjing (王晶晶), ZHANG Tingting (张婷婷), ZHOU Jie (周洁)

“…This paper summarized the nursing measures for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with type II respiratory failure treated by sequential non-invasive positive pressure ventilation via nasal high-flow oxygen therapy. …”
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The mcpC mutant of Salmonella enteritidis exhibits attenuation and confers both immunogenicity and protective efficacy in mice by Lu Zhang, Li Chen, Xuqiang Zhang, Yang Li, Qingfeng Zheng, Yun Li, Ning Li, Qiumei Shi, Yanying Zhang, Tonglei Wu

“…Furthermore, the immunogenicity of ΔmcpC was analyzed in mice by measuring specific IgG and SIgA antibody levels, lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine expression, and the protective efficacy of ΔmcpC vaccination.ResultsCompared to the wild-type strain, ΔmcpC exhibited no significant changes in biofilm formation or adhesion to Caco-2 cells. …”
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Retinal optical coherence tomography intensity spatial correlation features as new biomarkers for confirmed Alzheimer’s disease by Zi Jin, Xinmin Wang, Ying Lang, Yufeng Song, Huangxiong Zhan, Wuge Shama, Yingying Shen, Guihua Zeng, Faying Zhou, Hongjian Gao, Shuling Ye, Yanjiang Wang, Fan Lu, Meixiao Shen

“…The main objective of this study was to investigate whether retinal metrics measured by OCT aid in the early screening and brain pathology monitoring for confirmed AD. …”
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A comparison of applicant and accepted student characteristics to research training programs with implications for recruitment and selection strategy by Young-Hee Cho, Young-Hee Cho, Chi-Ah Chun, Chi-Ah Chun, Hector Ramos, Paul Buonora, Paul Buonora, Paul Buonora, Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Kim-Phuong L. Vu

“…Although psychosocial characteristics measured with the online survey were not considered in the selection process, post-hoc analyses showed that LD applicants with higher grit and UD applicants with higher science interests were more likely to be accepted to the programs.ConclusionThe equal representation of URM and female students in the applicant and non-applicant groups suggests that students from these traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM were just as likely to apply to our training programs. …”
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The effects of ultra-selective beta1-antagonism on the metabolic and cytokine profile in septic shock patients receiving noradrenaline: a sub-investigation from the STRESS-L Random... by Jarrod L. Thomas, Kirsty C. McGee, Anower Hossain, Gavin D. Perkins, Anthony C. Gordon, Duncan Young, Danny McAuley, Mervyn Singer, Ranjit Lall, Tina Kramaric, Janet M. Lord, Tony Whitehouse, Luis A. J. Mur, for the STRESS-L. collaborators

“…A panel of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were measured through commercially acquired multiplex Luminex assays and statistically analysed by individual and cluster-level analysis (patient). …”
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Field margins as substitute habitat for the conservation of birds in agricultural wetlands by Mallet, Pierre, Bechet, Arnaud, Sirami, Clelia, Mesleard, Francois, Blanchon, Thomas, Calatayud, Francois, Dagonet, Thomas, Gaget, Elie, Leray, Carole, Galewski, Thomas

“…Given the increasing pressure on agricultural land, it is necessary to identify conservation measures that consume little productive land. We tested the compensation hypothesis which states that field margins may represent substitute habitats for bird species in agricultural wetlands. …”
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Occupational exposures and coronary heart disease in the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS) – a cross-sectional study by Franziska Labe, Raphael Twerenbold, Betül Toprak, Peter Koch, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Sarah Affolderbach, Lukas Damerau, Hanno Hoven, Hajo Zeeb, Robert Herold, Volker Harth

“…The level of exposure is assigned to each job using a JEM. CHD is measured by self-reported diagnosis. Absolute and relative frequencies were calculated. …”
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Short‐term echocardiographic evaluation by global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure treated with sacubitril/valsartan by Simone Mazzetti, Chiara Scifo, Raffaele Abete, Davide Margonato, Margherita Chioffi, Jessica Rossi, Matteo Pisani, Giovanni Passafaro, Massimiliano Grillo, Daniele Poggio, Andrea Mortara

“…Methods and results Thirty patients with New York Heart Association class II–III HFrEF were treated with ARNI and monitored using standard echocardiographic examination and GLS measurements at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. ARNI therapy resulted in a significant reduction of ventricular volumes and a significant increase in left ventricular ejection fraction at 6 months but not 3 months by standard transthoracic echocardiography (left ventricular ejection fraction from 28 ± 8% at baseline to 34 ± 12% at 6 months, P < 0.001). …”
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