Patterns of interpopulation variation and physiological trade-offs of the acute thermal tolerance of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Kenneth W. Zillig, Kenneth W. Zillig, Heather N. Bell, Alyssa M. FitzGerald, Alyssa M. FitzGerald, Nann A. Fangue

“…However, no such trade-off was observed at the population level. Acclimation capacity was positively correlated with latitude and the temperature of the natural rearing environment. …”
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Morphology and Formation of Chrysanthemum-like Pearlite in 100Mn13 Steel During Aging Treatment by Bo Liang, Jiaoyang Sun, Zhimin Ding, Rujin Tian, Feng Yan

“…The morphology and microstructure of pearlite formed in 100Mn13 high-carbon high-manganese steel aged, respectively, at 525 °C and 650 °C after 1050 °C water toughening treatment were observed and analyzed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). …”
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Use of supervised and unsupervised approaches to make zonal application maps for variable-rate application of crop growth regulators in commercial cotton fields by Maria C. da S. Andrea, Cristiano F. de Oliveira, Fabrícia C. M. Mota, Rafael C. dos Santos, Edilson F. Rodrigues Junior, Lucas M. Bianchi, Rodrigo S. de Oliveira, Caio M. de Gouveia, Victor G. S. Barbosa, Marco A. Bispo E Silva

“…However, the degree to which this approach aligns itself with the actual variability in crop growth observed in the field may vary, necessitating field-by-field evaluation.…”
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Low albumin-to-creatinine ratios (ACR) are associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients by Hong Zhao, Xiangrui Li, Xiaoyue Liu, Chenan Liu, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, Jinyu Shi, Qiteng Liu, Zhaoting Bu, Hanping Shi

“…When ACR was categorized into tertiles, the results were consistent with those observed using the cutoff value. In gastrointestinal tract tumor patients, higher ACR levels were linked to lower PG-SGA scores and improved KPS scores (P < 0.05). …”
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Nonlinear association between glycated hemoglobin levels and mortality in elderly patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease: a national health and nutrition examination sur... by Lihua Huang, Liuliu He, Qingfeng Zeng, Jinjing Huang, Xiaoyan Luo, Qiuming Zhong

“…Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all-cause and CVD mortality were calculated using weighted Cox proportional hazards and restricted cubic spline models.ResultsAmong the 1,931 participants (mean [SE] age, 73.2 [0.2] years; 61.9% female), over a median follow-up period of 7.6 years, a total of 1,003 deaths were observed, including 412 from CVD. HbA1c was divided into four quartiles: Quartile 1 (3.7–5.3%), Quartile 2 (5.4–5.6%), Quartile 3 (5.7–5.8%) as the reference group, and Quartile 4 (5.9–6.4%). …”
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The association of Helicobacter pylori infection with the risk of anemia in children: systematic review and meta-analysis by Muluken Walle, Addisu Tesfaye, Melaku Mekonnen Agidew, Muluken Semaw, Surafel Mekuria, Fasil Getu

“…Conclusions This study revealed that children with H. pylori infection are at a higher risk of developing anemia as compared to non-infected children. Moreover, the observed decrease in Hgb and SF levels in infected children suggests that H. pylori may contribute to the development of anemia. …”
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Major facility superfamily sugar transporter protein SsMFSST1 regulates Sporisorium scitamineum mating, pathogenicity, and sugar transport/absorption by Yi Zhang, Yongding He, Meixin Yan, Shilong Zhang, Sisi Zhou, Wankuan Shen

“…After the addition of exogenous small molecular signaling substance cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) or tryptophol required for the sexual mating of S. scitamineum, the sexual mating ability of the knockout mutants was almost restored to the level of the wild type. It was observed that the expression levels of the key genes Uac1 for cAMP synthesis and Aro8 for tryptophol synthesis were significantly lower in the knockout mutants compared with the wild type. …”
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The Effect of Lipotoxicity on Renal Dysfunction in a Nonobese Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome: A Urinary Proteomic Approach by Irena Markova, Denisa Miklankova, Martina Hüttl, Petr Kacer, Jelena Skibova, Jan Kucera, Radislav Sedlacek, Tereza Kacerova, Ludmila Kazdova, Hana Malinska

“…Male Wistar control rats and HHTg rats were fed a standard diet and observed over the course of ageing at 3, 12, and 20 months of age. …”
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Association of serum and local GRP78 and CHOP expressions with disease progression in patients with non-traumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head by Peng Zhang, Qing-He Ye, Wen-Xiu Zhu, Yong-Heng Zhao, Hong-Xun Zhu, Biao-Fang Wei

“…There was a positive correlation observed between the serum CHOP and GRP78 levels and the severity of the FICAT stages. …”
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Ultrasound stimulated perfluorobutane microbubbles cavitation enhanced the therapeutic effect of colchicine in rats with acute gouty arthritis by Ji-cheng Zhang, Bo Gou, Tian-rui Wang, Wan-tai Dang, Yan-hui Li, Wen Wen, Jian Liu

“…In contrast to groups D, E, and F that were given colchicine, group E had a substantially lower gastrointestinal reaction score, with statistically significant differences observed in pairwise comparisons (all P < 0.05). Conclusion: In rats with AGA, cavitation generated by USMB exerted a remarkable effect on augmenting the blood perfusion of the ankle joint. …”
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Enriched rehabilitation on brain functional connectivity in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment by Yaping Huai, Weiwei Yang, Yichen Lv, Kui Wang, Hongyu Zhou, Yiqing Lu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Yaze Wang, Jibing Wang, Xin Wang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to observe the effect of enrichment rehabilitation (ER) on cognitive function in post-stroke patients and to clarify its underlying mechanism.MethodsForty patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to two groups: conventional medical rehabilitation (CM group) and ER intervention (ER group). …”
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Comparative evaluation of non-contrast MRI versus gadoxetic acid-enhanced abbreviated protocols in detecting colorectal liver metastases by Haoran Dai, Cheng Yan, Xi Jia, Yuyao Xiao, Xinyue Liang, Chun Yang, Kai Liu, Mengsu Zeng

“…Results No significant difference in AUCs was observed between Protocol 1 (0.899–0.909) and Protocol 2 (0.906–0.931) versus Protocol 3 (0.935–0.939) (p = 0.091–0.195). …”
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Evaluation of anatomical and functional success in canalicular laceration repair using anterior segment optical coherence tomography and dacryoscintigraphy by Çisil Erkan Pota, Özge Ekin Geçer Şerifoğlu, Aslı Çetinkaya Yaprak, Hatice Deniz İlhan, Adil Boz

“…Conclusion: Although patients did not report epiphora after canalicular laceration repair, our observations indicated potential functional and anatomical differences in dacryoscintigraphy and anterior segment OCT compared to their healthy eyes. …”
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Concurrent versus sequential immunotherapy with chemoradiotherapy for unresectable stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective study by Zhou Meng-Xi, Fan Wen-Jie, Zhang Ning, Zhu Li-Yang, Wang Hong-Yan

“…Hematologic toxicity of any grade was observed in 29.4% and 34.0% of the two groups, with grade 3 or higher toxicity identified in 3.9% and 2.1% of patients, respectively.ConclusionsConcurrent immunotherapy combined with chemoradiotherapy demonstrated superior efficacy than sequential immunotherapy, with good safety and tolerability in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC.…”
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The Effects of High Particulate Matter Levels on Platelet Recovery in Patients Receiving Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion by Hantrakool S, Sriwichai M, Shaengkhamnang B, Leetrakool N, Niprapan P, Kawichai S, Punnachet T, Hantrakun N, Piriyakhuntorn P, Rattanathammethee T, Chai-Adisaksopha C, Rattarittamrong E, Tantiworawit A, Norasetthada L, Srichairatanakool S

“…Multivariate analyses were used to adjust for potential confounders.Results: No significant differences were observed in platelet increment (p = 0.128) or CCI (p = 0.828) between the PM2.5 exposure groups. …”
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Imbalance of Microbacterial Diversity Is Associated with Functional Prognosis of Stroke by Xintong Zhang, Xiangyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Risheng Cao, Yini Dang, Binbin Yu

“…Less community richness (ACE and Chao) was observed in the poststroke patients (P<0.05), but the differences between the poststroke group and the healthy control group in terms of species diversity (Shannon and Simpson) were not statistically significant. …”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin for mortality and inflammatory status in patients with sepsis: a retrospective database study by Hayabusa Takano, Hayabusa Takano, Naoki Kanda, Naoki Kanda, Yuji Wakimoto, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Kensuke Nakamura, Kensuke Nakamura

“…Favorable outcomes in terms of albumin on days14 and 28 and CRP levels on day 28 were observed in the IVIG group.ConclusionsThe administration of IVIG was associated with a reduction in sepsis mortality and favorable outcomes in laboratory parameters and the functional status. …”
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Comparing the clinical efficacy of prostate enucleation by the Millin method and enucleation performed using a holmium laser (HoLEP) with a prostate volume more than 80 cm<sup>3</s... by S. N. Volkov, V. S. Stepanchenko, V. I. Tereshchenko, A. R. Dzharimok, O. R. Grigoryan, R. K. Mikheev

“…In the mid-term period, 4–6 months after surgery, patients from both groups were observed to improve their condition and reduce complaints of dysuric phenomena. …”
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State of spatial memory and antioxidant system activity of rats in the dynamics of development of blast-induced traumatic brain injury by Yu.V. Kozlova, H.S. Maslak, O.E. Abraimova, V.V. Koldunov, O.E. Khudyakov

“…In the dynamics of the post-traumatic period of mild bTBI there was observed a significant (p<0.01) impairment of rats spatial memory in the experimental group, which was established as a prolongation of latent time of the search in the Barnes maze: by 39% – on day 1, by 76% – on day 3, by 65% – on day 7 and by 61% – on day 14 of the study. …”
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A Retrospective Study on Amoxicillin Susceptibility in Severe Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia by Pierre Danneels, Maria Concetta Postorino, Alessio Strazzulla, Nabil Belfeki, Aurelia Pitch, Frank Pourcine, Sebastien Jochmans, Vincent Dubée, Mehran Monchi, Sylvain Diamantis

“…A monocentric retrospective observational study including patients from 2008 to 2017 with severe pneumonia hospitalized in ICU. …”
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