Review of Epidemiological Situation on Rickettsioses in the Russian Federation in 2022 as Compared with 2013–2021, Forecast for 2023 by N. A. Pen’evskaya, N. V. Rudakov, S. N. Shpynov, A. I. Blokh, D. V. Trankvilevsky, D. A. Savel’ev, S. V. Shtrek, A. V. Sannikov

“…The aim of the review was to characterize the epidemiological situation on tick-borne rickettsioses (TR) in the Russian Federation in 2022 in comparison with the pandemic years of 2020–2021 and the pre-pandemic period of 2013–2019, to give the forecast for 2023. During 2013–2022, a pattern was observed in the incidence of rickettsiosis of the tick-borne spotted fever group (with the exception of Astrakhan spotted fever – ASF), that is also characteristic of most other natural focal infections (NFIs): a sharp decrease in registered incidence rates in 2020–2021 with the subsequent increase in 2022 almost up to pre-pandemic levels or even exceedance in some regions. …”
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Psychiatric comorbidities and smoking behavior in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case–control study from a north Indian tertiary Center by Rohit Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, Manish Singh

“…Results: Cases exhibited significantly higher rates of smoking, with regular smokers constituting 51.1% compared to 14.0% of controls (P=0.0001). …”
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IRF-3, IRF-5, and IRF-7 coordinately regulate the type I IFN response in myeloid dendritic cells downstream of MAVS signaling. by Helen M Lazear, Alissa Lancaster, Courtney Wilkins, Mehul S Suthar, Albert Huang, Sarah C Vick, Lisa Clepper, Larissa Thackray, Margaret M Brassil, Herbert W Virgin, Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Ashlee V Moses, Michael Gale, Klaus Früh, Michael S Diamond

“…In pathogenesis studies with two unrelated positive-sense RNA viruses (West Nile virus (WNV) and murine norovirus), TKO mice succumbed at rates greater than DKO mice and equal to or approaching those of mice lacking the type I IFN receptor (Ifnar(-/-)). …”
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In Silico Designed Multi-Epitope Vaccine Based on the Conserved Fragments in Viral Proteins for Broad-Spectrum Protection Against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viru... by Shaukat Ullah, Hikmat Ullah, Kainat Fatima, Tan Lei

“…This virus includes two major genotypes, PRRSV1 and PRRSV2, both characterized by high mutation rates and genetic variability, complicating the development of a universally effective vaccine and disease control. …”
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Cumulative risk of revision after primary total hip arthroplasty in registries internationally: systematic review and meta-analysis of selected hip stems and cups by Christophe Combescure, James A Smith, Christophe Barea, Lotje A Hoogervorst, Rob Nelissen, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Anne Lübbeke, the Arthroplasty registry group

“…Purpose: The objective was to investigate the consistency in cumulative revision rates (CRRs) for a selection of total hip arthroplasty cups and stems across national/regional hip arthroplasty registries worldwide. …”
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Erosion of estimated genomic breeding values with generations is due to long distance associations between markers and QTL by Didier Boichard, Sébastien Fritz, Pascal Croiseau, Vincent Ducrocq, Thierry Tribout, Beatriz C. D. Cuyabano

“…In Method 2 all the QTL contributions to SNP effects are regressed based on SNP-QTL recombination rates and summed to predict the GEBV at the next generation. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Si Substrate-Free InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes and Their Application in Visible Light Communications by Chia-Lung Tsai, Ying-Chang Li, Yi-Chen Lu, Sheng-Hsiung Chang

“…A direct line-of-sight optical link using the proposed thin-film LEDs achieved data transmission rates of up to 100 Mb/s over a distance of 100 cm, indicating that the proposed LEDs have potential for use as optical transmitters in indoor visible light communications.…”
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Succession of Lichens in Front of Retreating Glaciers in Sweden and Norway by Josef P. Halda, Jan Košnar, Alena Lukešová

“…Additionally, lichen species were categorized into time periods based on their colonization rates. Finally, differences among dated plots in the glacier forelands of Midtdalsbreen (Norway) and Storglaciären (Sweden) were compared. …”
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DiffuseGaitNet: Improving Parkinson’s Disease Gait Severity Assessment With a Diffusion Model Framework by Arshak Rezvani, Nasrin Ravansalar, Mohammad Ali Akhaee, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Russell Greiner, Maryam S. Mirian, Muhammad Yousefnezhad, Martin J. McKeown

“…Assessing the severity of gait impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) using the Movement Disorder Society’s Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) is typically performed by clinical experts, but this process is time-consuming, subjective, and costly. …”
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Clinical characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbid with obsessive -compulsive personality disorder: subtype implications by Ayse Dondu, Levent Sevincok

“…The severity of current OC symptoms was assessed using the Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), while depressive symptoms were measured with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). Anxiety symptoms were also evaluated using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS).ResultsAmong 148 OCD patients, 58.8% met the diagnostic criteria for OCPD. …”
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Avaliação comparativa e evolutiva dos protocolos de atendimento dos pacientes fissurados Comparative and evolutive evaluation of attendance protocols of patients with clef lip and... by Nivaldo Alonso, Daniela Yukie Sakai Tanikawa, Jonas Eraldo de Lima Junior, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…Eight surgical categories were related, palate repair (35.18%) was the most utilized one, followed by lip repair (unilateral and bilateral), keeping the same distribution pattern. Secondary procedures had persisted with high rates (approximately 30%), however the number of complications decreased (no fistulae). …”
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Radiological features of gait phenotypes in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus by Silvia Nicolosi, Silvia Nicolosi, Massimiliano Todisco, Massimiliano Todisco, Matteo Paoletti, Eduardo Caverzasi, Eduardo Caverzasi, Francesco Tarantino, Elena Ballante, Francesca Valentino, Roberta Zangaglia, Silvia Figini, Silvia Figini, Giuseppe Cosentino, Giuseppe Cosentino, Claudio Pacchetti, Anna Pichiecchio, Anna Pichiecchio

“…We compared the iNPH subtypes assessing differences in eight linear radiological indexes and their clinical correlates.ResultsThe Height of the third ventricle was the only radiological feature that differed between the two motor phenotypes (p < 0.05), being higher in the parkinsonian subtype and showing a trend of correlation with the motor score of the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale and with the continence score of the iNPH Rating Scale. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Anesthetics and Surgery on Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Instrumentation Surgery: A Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial by Selcan Akesen, Gökay Eken, Yücel Bilgin, Saltuk Buğra Güler, Elifgül Ulutaş

“…Introduction: The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of the anesthesia methods and surgical procedure on the sleep patterns and sleep quality of patients undergoing posterior spinal instrumentation, using the Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale-20 (PIRS-20). …”
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AI-DBS study: protocol for a longitudinal prospective observational cohort study of patients with Parkinson’s disease for the development of neuronal fingerprints using artificial... by Martijn Beudel, Rick Schuurman, Rob M A de Bie, Deborah Hubers, Mariëlle J Stam, Martijn G J de Neeling, Bart J Keulen, Arthur W G Buijink, Bernadette C M van Wijk

“…Correlations will be tested between spectral features of LFP data and symptom severity, which will be assessed using (1) inertial sensor data from a wearable smartwatch, (2) clinical rating scales and (3) patient diaries and analysed using conventional descriptive statistics and artificial intelligence algorithms. …”
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Taking a look at your speech: identifying diagnostic status and negative symptoms of psychosis using convolutional neural networks by Gleb Melshin, Anthony DiMaggio, Nadia Zeramdini, Michael MacKinley, Lena Palaniyappan, Alban Voppel

“…Modified ResNet-18 convolutional neural networks (CNNs) performed three classification tasks; (1) schizophrenia-spectrum vs healthy controls, within 179 clinically-rated patients, (2) individuals with more severe vs less severe negative symptom burden, and (3) clinically obvious vs subtle blunted affect. …”
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Influence of exercise interventions on functional movement screen scores in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Maleki, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, Mohamad Ali Biabangard, Hooman Minoonejad

“…Abstract The functional movement screen (FMS) is a widely recognized tool for evaluating movement patterns and identifying potential injury risks in athletes. …”
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Laboratory Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties Based on Agricultural Fertilizer Input Requirement Application: A Case of Haramaya University, Ethiopia by Turyasingura, Benson, Chavula, Petros, Mohammed, Yasin, Eliyas, Abdi Alic, Girmac , Tesfasilassie, Sadeso, Kumale, Shentema, Solomon, Abebed, Aschalew, Katel, Shambhu, Timsina, Sandipa

“…Exchangeable calcium ranged 4.99 cmol (+)/kg to 18.34 cmol (+)/kg with a mean of 12.02 cmol (+)/kg which is rated as high. The potassium value of (0.05, 0.82 meq/100gm), 0.06 meq/100gm and (0.13, 0.46 meq/100gm) of soil respectively. …”
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Clinical features of patients with dysthymia in a large cohort of Han Chinese women with recurrent major depression. by Wenqing Wu, Zhoubing Wang, Yan Wei, Guanghua Zhang, Shenxun Shi, Jingfang Gao, Youhui Li, Ming Tao, Kerang Zhang, Xumei Wang, Chengge Gao, Lijun Yang, Kan Li, Jianguo Shi, Gang Wang, Lanfen Liu, Jinbei Zhang, Bo Du, Guoqing Jiang, Jianhua Shen, Ying Liu, Wei Liang, Jing Sun, Jian Hu, Tiebang Liu, Xueyi Wang, Guodong Miao, Huaqing Meng, Yi Li, Chunmei Hu, Yi Li, Guoping Huang, Gongying Li, Baowei Ha, Hong Deng, Qiyi Mei, Hui Zhong, Shugui Gao, Hong Sang, Yutang Zhang, Xiang Fang, Fengyu Yu, Donglin Yang, Tieqiao Liu, Yunchun Chen, Xiaohong Hong, Wenyuan Wu, Guibing Chen, Min Cai, Yan Song, Jiyang Pan, Jicheng Dong, Runde Pan, Wei Zhang, Zhenming Shen, Zhengrong Liu, Danhua Gu, Xiaoping Wang, Xiaojuan Liu, Qiwen Zhang, Yihan Li, Yiping Chen, Kenneth S Kendler, Jonathan Flint, Zhen Zhang

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>There are increased rates of stressful life events in MDD with dysthymia, but the impact of life events on susceptibility to dysthymia with MDD differs from that seen for MDD alone. …”
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Toxicokinetics, tissue distribution, and toxic potency of PFOS alternative OBS in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) based on flow-through exposure system by Yilong Zou, Yu Zhou, Xianglian Wang, Guiqing Gao, Gang Chen, Zhanmeng Liu, Mi Deng, Xueping Huang, Yongming Wu

“…Our findings indicate that OBS accumulated rapidly in zebrafish, with log kinetic bioconcentration factor (logBCFk) values ranging from 2.48 to 2.70 and slow elimination rates (ke = 0.0490–0.0643 d−1). The blood, liver, and muscle were responsible for over 50 % of the total body burden of OBS, with tissue concentrations decreasing in the following order: blood > liver > intestine > gills > gonad > brain > muscle, suggesting a tissue-specific accumulation pattern. …”
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An integrated high-resolution bathymetric model for the Danube Delta system by L. Alaerts, L. Alaerts, J. Lambrechts, N. R. Randresihaja, N. R. Randresihaja, L. Vandenbulcke, O. Gourgue, E. Hanert, E. Hanert, M. Grégoire

“…These error rates are comparable to those observed in bathymetry interpolation in rivers with similar source datasets. …”
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