Predictive value of the systemic immune–inflammation index for outcomes in large artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy—a single-center study by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Hui He, Jia Duan, Shuang Tang, Wenli Xing

“…In addition, cases (distinguished from the aforementioned patients) treated with MT + mild hypothermia (MH) were also included to elucidate the relationships between SII/MH and outcomes in a new cohort.ResultsA total of 323 patients treated with MT were included. The observed HT, MBE, adverse function, and mortality rates were 31.9, 25.7, 59.4, and 27.9%, respectively. …”
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Deep learning-based CT-free attenuation correction for cardiac SPECT: a new approach by Pei Yang, Zeao Zhang, Jianan Wei, Lisha Jiang, Liqian Yu, Huawei Cai, Lin Li, Quan Guo, Zhen Zhao

“…Changes in perfusion categories were observed in 4.19% and 5.9% of studies assessed for global perfusion scores in the training set and testing set. …”
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Seroprevalence of brucellosis in camels and humans in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia and its implications for public health by Abdulaziz M. Almuzaini, Abdullah S. M. Aljohani, Ahmed I. Alajaji, Ayman Elbehiry, Adil Abalkhail, Abdulrahman Almujaidel, Sahar N. Aljarallah, Hazem R. Sherif, Eman Marzouk, Abdelmaged A. Draz

“…The highest seropositivity for camel brucellosis was observed in female camels, particularly in the Unaizah area of the Qassim region and among the Homr breed. …”
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Life cycle assessment of coconut plantation, copra, and charcoal production by T. Puspaningrum, N.S. Indrasti, C. Indrawanto, M. Yani

“…The cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of copra and coconut shell charcoal aims to determine the impacts of coconut, copra, and charcoal production from copra byproducts quantitatively and identify scenario improvements to reduce the impacts and enhance sustainability.METHODS: Field observations were conducted in tall coconuts in Agrabinta, South Cianjur, and in copra and coconut shell charcoal factories in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. …”
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Spirituality-based palliative care education on quality of life, death anxiety, and resilience of heart failure patients: Randomized controlled clinical trial by Roghayeh Balaghi Inaloo, Mostafa Bijani, Leila Nikrouz, Azizallah Dehghan, Abdulhakim Alkamel, Ali Taghinezhad, Zahra Khiyali

“…No significant changes were observed in the control group. Conclusion: The findings demonstrate that spirituality-based palliative care education effectively reduces death anxiety while enhancing quality of life and resilience among heart failure patients. …”
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Giardiose et oesophagostomose nodulaire au parc national de Taï : risque zoonotique ? by Roland Wa Yao Kouassi, William Scott McGraw, Bassirou Bonfoh, Julie Brunet, Sylvie Perroteye, Ermanno Candofi, Eliezer Kouakou N’goran

“…Par ailleurs, des œufs d’Oesophagostomum ont été observés au microscope dans 10 % des selles humaines et 32 % des prélèvements simiens. …”
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Selected cannabis cultivars modulate glial activation: in vitro and in vivo studies by Sigal Fleisher-Berkovich, Nitzan Sharon, Yvonne Ventura, Valeria Feinshtein, Jonathan Gorelick, Nirit Bernstein, Shimon Ben-Shabat

“…The cannabis extracts of the cultivars CN2, CN4, CN6 or vehicle, were intraperitoneally injected with clinical scores given based on observed symptoms over the course of study. At the end of the experiment, the mice were sacrificed, and splenocyte cytokine secretion was measured using ELISA. …”
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Research on the mechanism of the anti-myocardial infarction effect of the Qiliqiangxin capsule on heart failure rats via nontargeted metabolomics and lipidomics by Kuangyi Liu, Yanting Xiong, Yingli Fan, Shunhui Li, Lijuan Wu, Hui Chen, Xiaomin Wang

“…H&E staining and Masson’s trichrome staining were used to observe cardiac morphology and myocardial fibrosis. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of physical activity interventions on cognitive functions in children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a systematic review and network m... by Ruiyuan Tao, Yijian Yang, Mark Wilson, Jeremy R. Chang, Chang Liu, Cindy H. P. Sit

“…No significant differences in acceptability were observed among MBE, exergaming, and MPA. Conclusions The findings in this study suggest that MBE, exergaming, and MPA were effective interventions for improving domain-specific cognitive functions in children and adolescents with NDDs. …”
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Bacterial Profiles and Antibiotic Resistance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Exacerbation and Type 2 Respiratory Failure at Adam Malik General Hospital by Lia Mutia Annisa, Fajrinur Syarani, Andika Pradana, Erna Mutiara

“…Bacterial growth was observed in 76% of the subjects, predominantly involving Gram-negative bacteria (89.4%). …”
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Comparative Assessment of 0.5% Levobupivacaine and 0.5% Ropivacaine for Anaesthetic Potency in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Prachi Surolia, Rajanikanth Kambala, Nitin Bhola, Anchal Agarwal

“…Both Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine showed similar efficacy in achieving the depth of anaesthesia during surgery, with no statistically significant difference observed (p=1.00). The Levobupivacaine group exhibited a longer time to rescue analgesia (656.50 minutes) compared to the Ropivacaine group (501.83 minutes), with a statistically significant difference (p=0.0001). …”
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Contemporary approach to the surgical management of traumatic submacular hemorrhage with choroidal rupture (case series) by A.V. Seleznev, U.L. Amashova, A.Yu. Brezhnev, Z.M. Nagornova, A.C. Egorova, A.V. Kuroyedov

“…Moreover, existing observational approaches and passive management of SMH are unacceptable for them. …”
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Application of information tracing system-based five-in-one full-cycle management of precision surgical instruments (基于信息追溯系统的“五位一体”精密器械全周期管理模式应用)... by XU Yuanle (许远乐), WANG Yuena (王岳娜), ZHU Kunkun (朱坤坤), REN Juanxia (任娟霞)

“…Results Increased rates of qualified cleaning, packaging, distribution and storage and decreased rate of surgical instrument damage were observed after implementation of five-in-one full-cycle management (P＜0. 05). …”
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Age-associated microglial transcriptome leads to diminished immunogenicity and dysregulation of MCT4 and P2RY12/P2RY13 related functions by Martin Škandík, Lara Friess, Guillermo Vázquez-Cabrera, Lily Keane, Kathleen Grabert, Mireia Cruz De los Santos, Mercedes Posada-Pérez, Austeja Baleviciute, Mathilde Cheray, Bertrand Joseph

“…Remarkably, protein analysis in human brain tissue validated the observed upregulation of MCT4 and downregulation of P2RY12 in aged microglia. …”
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Health and economic cost estimates of short-term total and wildfire PM2.5 exposure on work loss: using the consecutive California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data 2015–2018 by Michael Jerrett, Yu Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Diane Garcia-Gonzales, Mohammad Z Al-Hamdan, Miriam E Marlier, Joseph L Wilkins, Ninez Ponce

“…We calculated and applied the coefficient for the association between daily PM2.5 exposure and work loss from regression analyses to the Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program—Community Edition (BenMAP-CE) platform to assess the health and economic impacts of PM2.5 exposure on work loss due to sickness.Results We observed that each 1 µg/m3 increase in daily total PM2.5 exposure will lead to about 1 million days of work loss per year ranging from 1.1 to 1.6 million person-days, and the related economic loss was $310–390 million. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan-Polyethylene Glycol (Ch-Peg) Based Hydrogels and Evaluation of Their Potency in Rat Skin Wound Model by Md Mahmudul Hasan, Md Forhad Uddin, Nayera Zabin, Md Salman Shakil, Morshed Alam, Fahima Jahan Achal, Most. Hosney Ara Begum, Md Sakib Hossen, Md Ashraful Hasan, Md Mahbubul Morshed

“…Hydrogels with good polymeric networks and porosity were observed using SEM. The existence of bound water and free, intra- and intermolecule hydrogen-linked OH and NH in the hydrogels was confirmed using FTIR. …”
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Retrieval and Evaluation of Global Surface Albedo Based on AVHRR GAC Data of the Last 40 Years by Shaopeng Li, Xiongxin Xiao, Christoph Neuhaus, Stefan Wunderle

“…In contrast, CLARA-A3 exhibits significant noise before the 2000s due to the limited availability of observations, while C3S shows substantial biases during the same period due to imperfect sensors intercalibrations. …”
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Assessment Activity Concentrations of Rice Components (Root, Stem, Leaf, and Grain) and Transfer Factors (TF) from Paddy Soil to Rice Grain of Radionuclides ⁴⁰K, <sup>22... by Wei-Hsiang Huang, Ting-Chien Chen, Sheng-Chi Lin, Zhi-Mou Chen, Yi-Lung Yeh

“…Notably, significant negative correlations were observed between TFs and soil concentrations for ⁴⁰K (r = 0.92, <i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>n</i> = 11) and ²²⁶Ra (<i>r</i> = 0.98, <i>p</i> = 0.026, <i>n</i> = 4), suggesting that macronutrients in soil solutions may inhibit the linear transfer of natural nuclides from the soil solution to rice plants.…”
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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression, limited cubic spline regression models, and subgroup analyses to explore the association between LFC and hyperuricemia among individuals with pre-diabetes.Results: The prevalence of hyperuricemia among the 2,950 prediabetic individuals was observed to be 22.20%. Prediabetic individuals with hyperuricemia exhibited higher levels of LFC compared to those without hyperuricemia. …”
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Effect of Estradiol-17β Injection on Gonad Development of White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by . Tarsim, M. Zairin Junior, E. Riani

“…The polypeptide sub unit was observed in vitellin of ovari by SDS-PAGE. The molecular weights of approximately 95, 98, 109 and two units higher than 118 kDa of protein marker. …”
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