Quality of life and clinical data in hemodialysis patients with different degrees of pruritus by Sebastián Mas Fontao, Paula Manso, Julia Audije-Gil, David Hernán Gascueña, Fabiola Dapena, Nuria Aresté, Emilio Sánchez-Álvarez, Pablo Molina, Raquel Ojeda, Marian Goicoechea, Vicent Esteve Simó, Guillermo Alcalde Bezhold, Mario Prieto-Velasco, María Jesús Lloret, Ana Blanco Santos, Juan Manuel Buades, Carlos Narváez, Rafael Sánchez-Villanueva, Rosa Elena Pérez-Morales, María Dolores Arenas Jiménez, Fundación Renal Española Working Group, Prurito Working Group

“…Concerning other variables and symptoms associated with QoL, pruritus group exhibited higher rates of anxiety, depression, decreased sexual desire and sexual function, and sometimes to most of the time reported sleep onset problems, sleeping pill use, and drowsiness on waking (p < 0.001 in all cases). …”
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Clinical, epidemiological, and virological features of Mpox in Beijing, China – May 31–June 21, 2023 by Xiangfeng Dou, Fu Li, Zhenyong Ren, Daitao Zhang, Jia Li, Dan Li, Yulan Sun, Haoyuan Jin, Renqing Li, Weihong Li, Xin Zhang, Yang Yang, Lei Jia, Yu Han, Wai Li, Yang Pan, Wenjie Tan, Peng Yang, Quanyi Wang

“…There were high oropharyngeal swab (75.8%) and blood (84.6%) positivity rates. All MPXV strains belonged to the B.1.3 branch of the West African lineage. …”
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A low-cost mitigation system for ammonia removal from broiler house exhaust air by Jingjing Luo, Jinsheng Rong, Shizhen Zhou, Haoliang Wang, Miao Li, Xiliang Yan, Yingbao Wu, Yan Wang

“…The results of the environmental simulation chamber show that 80 ppm hypochlorous acid and 70 ppm chlorine dioxide are cost-effective, achieving high ammonia (NH₃) removal rates. Field validation in a broiler house demonstrated that using 80 ppm hypochlorous acid with the ARBS achieved NH₃ and dust removal efficiencies of 82 % and 77 %, respectively. …”
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Infrared Compositional Measurements in Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) at Heliocentric Distances Beyond 2.3 au by Chemeda Ejeta, Erika Gibb, Michael A. DiSanti, Hideyo Kawakita, Boncho P. Bonev, Neil Dello Russo, Nathan X. Roth, Younas Khan, Adam J. McKay, Michael R. Combi, Lori Feaga, Mohammad Saki, Ronald J. Vervack Jr, Yinsi Shou

“…We report gas rotational temperatures ( T _rot ) and molecular production rates ( Q ; molecules per second) or upper limits for the “hypervolatile” species CH _4 , CO, and C _2 H _6 , together with less volatile ices (CH _3 OH, H _2 O, HCN, C _2 H _2 , NH _3 , and OCS) over a range of pre-perihelion distances, R _h = 3.15–2.35 au. …”
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Dynamics of mental state and prolactin levels in patients with chronic schizophrenia during aripiprazole therapy by L. N. Gorobets, I. V. Dorovskikh, A. V. Litvinov, V. S. Bulanov, S. K. Gamdullaev, T. A. Pavlova

“…The effectiveness of therapy does not depend on the background values of the hormone: at high rates, prolactin levels decrease, and at low rates, they increase. …”
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Associated Determinants of Surface Urban Heat Islands across 1449 Cities in China by Yuanzheng Li, Lan Wang, Min Liu, Guosong Zhao, Tian He, Qizheng Mao

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Construction of high-density bin genetic map and QTL mapping of fruit aroma in longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) by Wenshun Hu, Qing Zhang, Chaojun Deng, Qizhi Xu, Jimou Jiang, Xiuping Chen, Jianguo Li, Jisen Zhang, Shaoquan Zheng

“…These QTLs explained 19.8%–51.0% of the phenotypic variation rates and were distributed across 11 linkage groups, with two QTL-rich regions on LG7 and LG8. …”
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Dynamic immune response to Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection in broiler chickens: Insights into pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine regulation by Xin Ye, Chuan-Yu Hsu, Linan Jia, Xue Zhang, Christopher Magee, Stephanie Whitham, Spencer Leigh, Jeffrey D. Evans, Li Zhang, Kelsy Robinson

“…This study investigates the dynamic immune responses to APEC infection in broiler chickens, with a focus on survival rates, airsac lesion scores, and cytokine gene expression patterns in lung tissue. …”
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Impact of Hepatic Steatosis on the Antiviral Effects of PEG-IFNα-2a in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and the Associated Mechanism by Huiqing Liang, Yaoyu Liu, Xiaoqian Jiang, Xiaoting Zheng, Jinmo Tang, Jiaen Yang, Hongli Zhuang, Penghua Lai, Li Peng, Zhenying Guo, Shanshan Cai, Dan Luo, Lingxia Xu, Qianguo Mao, Shaodong Chen

“…After 48 weeks of treatment and 24 weeks of follow-up, the rates of CR, VR, and BR had gradually decreased, whereas the severity of hepatic steatosis had increased. …”
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Resistome and Phylogenomics of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Obtained from Diverse Sources in Jimma, Ethiopia by Mulatu Gashaw, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Guenter Froeschl, Ralph Matar, Solomon Ali, Liegl Gabriele, Amelie Hohensee, Thomas Seeholzer, Arne Kroidl, Andreas Wieser

“…<b>Introduction</b>: In recent years, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates have increased significantly in bacterial pathogens, particularly extended beta-lactam resistance. …”
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Gut Microbiota and Lipid Metabolism in Bullfrog Tadpoles: A Comparative Study Across Nutritional Stages by Zhilong Wang, Pengxiang Liu, Jun Xie, Huirong Yang, Guangjun Wang, Kai Zhang, Rui Shu, Zhifei Li, Jingjing Tian, Hongyan Li, Wenping Xie, Wangbao Gong, Yun Xia

“…These insights provide a theoretical foundation for nutritional interventions aimed at enhancing tadpole growth and survival rates.…”
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Global, regional, and national burden and trends of HIV/AIDS among women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: results from Global Burden of Disease 2021 by Mingjie Tang, Mingjie Tang, Jun Shao, Yanjie Jiang, Yanjie Jiang, Yinghong Li, Shiwei Li, Yilin Song, Wenxuan Wu, Jiqin Tang, Zhaoming Chen

“…In 2021, the global age-standardized rates for incidence (ASIR), prevalence (ASPR), mortality (ASMR), and DALYs (ASDALYR) were 34.73 (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 30.03 to 40.54) per 100,000, 830.87 (95% UI: 784.57 to 884.29) per 100,000, 13.39 (95% UI: 10.34 to 17.56) per 100,000, and 829.75 (95% UI: 658.24 to 1,063.9) per 100,000, respectively. …”
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Giant Unicystic Ameloblastoma in a Teenager of Azande Tribe: A Clinical Case Report by Posite Charles M, Faustin TM, Woldemichael MA, Vargas Escalante E, Mohamud Snr MA, Laetitia FM, Moses A, Santos MB, Samuel T, Ali ZI, Olive MM, Maha AB, Baanitse J, Said M, Wabinga H, Rosales YD

“…Incidence varies globally, with lower rates in non-African populations (around 0.5 per million annually) compared to higher prevalence in Nigeria and South Africa, where Black populations show increased susceptibility. …”
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Work related musculoskeletal stress among residents of internal medicine on cardiological wards in their daily working practice – a kinematic and ergonomic analysis by Fabian Holzgreve, Corinna Rittinghausen, Ingo Hermanns, Britta Weber, Rolf Ellegast, Julia Bille, Doerthe Brueggmann, Stefanie Mache, David A. Groneberg, Daniela Ohlendorf

“…The office type work situations showed high sedentary rates with increased ergonomic risk for postures of the cervical and thoracolumbar spine (moderate to unfavorable postures for back curvature in almost all percentiles and office activities, reclination of the neck during (-8°- -16° in P05 and P25) for ‘use of computer’. …”
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Influential drivers of the cost-effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in European older adults: a multi-country analysis by Xiao Li, Lander Willem, Caroline Klint Johannesen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, Toni Lehtonen, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Heini Salo, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez, Javier Díez-Domingo, Mark Jit, for PROMISE investigators, Joke Bilcke, Harish Nair, Philippe Beutels

“…Both costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were discounted at country-specific discount rates and the analysis was conducted from both the healthcare payers’ and societal perspectives. …”
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Ecological Concrete-Based Modular System for Heavy Metal Removal in Riparian Transition Zones: Design, Optimization and Performance Evaluation by Guangbing Liu, Da Ke, Hasnain Moavia, Chen Ling, Yanhong Zhang, Yu Shen

“…The initial rapid surface adsorption phase (0–4 h) achieved removal rates of 0.28–0.42 mg g⁻¹ h⁻¹, followed by pore diffusion (4–24 h) and chemical fixation phases, with removal patterns effectively modeled using a modified pseudo-second-order equation. …”
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Long-term real-world outcomes of first-line immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer – a population-based cohort study in Sweden by Gunnar Wagenius, Anders Vikström, Anders Berglund, Stina Salomonsson, Goran Bencina, Xiaohan Hu, Diana Chirovsky, Hans Brunnström

“…Interpretation: Real-world OS in Swedish patients receiving first-line PD-(L)1 inhibitor-based regimens was consistent with that observed in clinical trials. Moderate OS rates were observed in PS2, with limited sample sizes. …”
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Opportunities for immunocorrection aiming for reduction of morbidity in the areas with adverse occupational and environmental conditions by S. V. Petlenko, E. G. Golovacheva, O. I. Afanasieva

“…The one-year follow-up showed high effectiveness of these drugs, as shown by decreased incidence of acute infectious and lower exacerbation rates of chronic respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases. …”
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Determinants of chronic disease patients' intention to use Internet diagnosis and treatment services: based on the UTAUT2 model by Jing Zhao, Bei Li, Jianwei Sun, Xu Zeng, Jing Zheng

“…Furthermore, based on the interactive mechanisms among these factors, targeted policy recommendations are advanced to enhance service utilization rates and optimize the quality of Internet diagnosis and treatment services.MethodsGuided by the theoretical framework, and informed by expert consultations and a preliminary survey, the questionnaire was meticulously designed and refined. …”
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Organisation of physical education in universities for students with disabilities: Modular approach by L. V. Zakharova, O. N. Moskovchenko, U. Solimene, N. V. Tretyakova, N. V. Bannikova, N. V. Lyulina, O. A. Kattsin

“…The evaluation of the validity of differences in the average values of the studied indicators was performed according to Student’s t-test at a significance level of 5%. The growth rates of indicators were calculated according to Brody’s formula.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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