Associations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with terminal ductal lobular unit involution of the normal breast by Katherine W. Reeves, Youssef Oulhote, Philippe Grandjean, Flemming Nielsen

“…Terminal ductal lobular units (TDLUs) are the structures that produce milk following childbirth, and involution of TDLUs normally occurs with aging. Most breast cancers arise from TDLUs, and a greater degree of TDLU involution may be associated with lower breast cancer risk. …”
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Short-term antiretroviral therapy may not correct the dysregulations of plasma virome and cytokines induced by HIV-1 infection by Yingying Ma, Min Zhang, Zhenyan Wang, Le Cao, Yanpeng Li, Zhenzhou Wan, Yakhouba Kane, Gang Wang, Xin Li, Chiyu Zhang

“…Increased abundance and prevalence of HPgV-1 were further confirmed by RT-qPCR assay in a larger cohort of 114 HIV-1-infected individuals. Notably, most dysregulated cytokines were not fully restored by ART, with extremely abnormal levels of IL-10, GM-CSF, VEGF, and eotaxin, and a significantly increased level of plasma I-FABP. …”
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Profilometric and scanning electron microscopy analysis comparing hydroxyapatite and zinc oxide nanoparticles for erosion resistance by Mayar H. Hassaan, Nagah A. Rashad, Afaf A. El Sawa, Lubna M. Eldesouky, Aya S. Sedik

“…SEM analysis indicated that Group III displayed more occluded DTs compared to Group II. Group I showed the most unoccluded DTs. The SEM analysis results were further quantitatively confirmed using Image J. …”
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Genomic epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Wales by Nicole Pacchiarini, Felicity Simkin, Mark Postans, George Ahern, Jiao Song, Clare Brown, Josie Smith, Catie Williams, Matthijs Backx, Daniel Thomas, Thomas R. Connor, Christopher Williams

“…Descriptive epidemiology and logistic regression modelling were used to identify factors associated with genotypic clustering. 215 cases were included in the cluster analysis (66% male and 46% born outside of the UK); 115/215 belonged to 30 genomic clusters belonging to lineages 2–4. Most clusters corresponded to Lineage 4 and were distributed within South Wales. …”
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REPEATABILITY ESTIMATES OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL EGG QUALITY TRAITS OF LOCAL MUSCOVY DUCKS by Bababunmi AJAYI, Halimah AGBAJE, Kafayat AKINSOLA, Adelani ADEOYE, Great BABALOLA, Rebecca ADAGA

“…It was concluded that, traits with moderately high, to high estimates could be selected in the early part of the duck’s lifetime while the low estimates of repeatability for some egg quality traits in this Muscovy duck indicates that improvement in these traits could be achieved through improvement of most of their non-genetic factors of Muscovy production.…”
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The role of non-antibacterial agents in the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections by E. V. Shikh, O. V. Zhukova

“…In addition, the problem is not only medical, but also socio-economic in nature, since in most cases recurrent urinary tract infections occur among the working population. …”
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Two-Dimensional Spatial Variation Analysis and Correction Method for High-Resolution Wide-Swath Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging by Zhenyu Hou, Pin Li, Zehua Zhang, Zhuo Yun, Feng He, Zhen Dong

“…Next, through modeling and simulation, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the impact of two-dimensional spatial variation on spaceborne SAR imaging, obtaining corresponding constraints and thresholds and concluding that in most cases, only one type of azimuth spatial variation needs to be considered, thereby greatly reducing the demand and difficulty of two-dimensional spatial variation correction. …”
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Enhanced clustering techniques for lithofacies and electrofacies identification in post-salt carbonate and siliciclastic reservoirs: a case study from the campos basin, Brazil by Abel Carrasquilla, Herson Rocha

“…Geophysical well logs are among the most reliable tools for determining geological formations and their petrophysical attributes. …”
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Musculoskeletal manifectations of the new coronavirus infection: focus on arthralgia and myalgia by N. A. Shostak, A. A. Klimenko, N. A. Demidova, A. A. Kondrashov, D. Yu. Andryashkina, Yu. M. Saakyan, G. A. Varaksin, A. Yu. Tarantina

“…Myalgias and arthralgias during COVID-19 usually regress spontaneously and in most patients do not require prescription of antipain medications, but in some cases pain management is necessary. …”
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DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH TO THE SURGICAL EXTRACTION OF WISDOM TEETH by A.I. Pankevych, I.A. Kolisnyk, A.M. Hohol

“…The operation of surgical extraction of the third molar of the mandible is indicated for these patients and this operation is one of the most common in surgical dentistry today.Alsoasignificant indication for wisdom teeth removaliscrowding of teeth. …”
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PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS DATA OF FLOW AND FORECASTING OF MAXILLOFACIAL PHLEGMON IN VARIOUS MEDICAL-GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS by H.P. Ruzyn, Y.O. Pokhodenko-Chudakova, S.N. Hryhorov, E.N. Vakulenko, V. O. Krainia

“…Within the framework of the cooperation agreement between the Department of Surgical Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery KhNMU and the Department of Surgical Dentistry of Belarusian State Medical University, used the program "Prognosis" in the clinic and compared the most informative data of these diseases. Submissions from the department of surgical dentistry of the Belarusian State University (Minsk) were processed by our proposed program "Prognosis". …”
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Effect of Alkali Source on Crystal Regulation and Ethanol Gas Sensing Properties of Nano-ZnO by Yinying Liao, Lu Qiu, Yunfei Ouyang, Dayang Feng, Shiyi Huang, Zhaoyang Zhang, Xinyao Xie, Junwei Ke, Tianhao Liu, Xiangxiang Chen, Hongshan Bi, Weiran Zuo

“…To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, density functional theory (DFT) calculations combined with electron depletion layer theory were applied to assess charge transfer processes and identify the most sensitive ZnO crystal planes for ethanol detection. …”
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Sustainable Lightweight Concrete Using Candlenut Shell as Coarse Aggregate: The Impact of Water-Cement Ratios on Strength and Density by Reza Hasrul, Mohammad Junaedy Rahman, Ahnaf Riyandirga Ariyansyah Putra Helmy, Taufiq Natsir, Ahmad Rifqi Asrib

“…Our results indicate that an optimal w/c ratio of 0.55 yields the most favorable balance, achieving the highest compressive strength of 14.3 MPa and a maximum density of approximately 1850 kg/m3. …”
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A retrospective observational study on the prognostic role of inflammatory markers in futile recanalization after endovascular treatment for large-vessel stroke by Zubing Xu, Linghong Guo, Yunqing Chen, Dandan Chen, Hudie Zhang, Xilin Xiong, Yan Gong, Qiulong Yu, Chenying Zeng, Lanjiao Zhang, Qin Huang, Jinchong Zhang, Keji Zou, Pu Fang, Daojun Hong, Jing Lin, Xian Liu, Xiaobing Li

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves revealed that postoperation neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was the most predictive marker for futile recanalization (area under the curve = 0.623, 95% confidence interval: 0.572–0.675). …”
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A New Insight into Nosocomial Infections: a Worldwide Crisis by Elham Sheykhsaran1, 2, 3, Hamed Ebrahimzadeh Leylabadlo6, Farbod Alinezhad4, 5, Hadi Feizi3, 4, Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi1,2,4*

“…Urinary tract infections (UTI), surgical-site infections (SSI), bloodstream infections (BSI), and pneumonia are the most well-known instances. We investigated various aspects of NIs and the main causative agents of NIs, particularly bacteria, antibiotic resistance, crucial viral infections in hospitals, and a brief survey of fungal infections. …”

Modelo computacional para suporte à decisão em áreas irrigadas. Parte I: Desenvolvimento e análise de sensibilidade Computer model for decision support on irrigated areas Part I: D... by João C. F. Borges Júnior, Paulo A. Ferreira, Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst, Camilo de L. T. de Andrade

“…The sensitivity analysis pointed out that the most influential parameters on the seasonal irrigation requirement were: drain spacings, drainable porosity, curve number, horizontal soil saturated hydraulic conductivity, impermeable layer depth and the van Genuchten-Mualem parameters n and alpha.…”
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Methods of Digital Bite Registration: A Narrative Review by Maryam Jahangiri, Sayed Shojaodin Shayegh

“…This review study aims to investigate different digital bite registration methods and assist dentists in selecting the most appropriate method in various situations.Methods and Materials: This systematic review study was conducted based on PRISMA guidelines and using the PICO approach to examine and compare different digital bite registration methods in dentistry. …”
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The physical model of hot tearing based on formation of microporosity in aluminum alloys by Yongqin Liu, Xiyu Zhi, Zhiming Gao, Yuanyuan Du, Yongming Ren, Man Zhu, Xiangjin Kang, Lingbo Shen, Muhan Li, Yinghui Zhou

“…During thermal crack formation, micropores were observed in most castings, and many cracks originating from these micropores. …”
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Current understanding of abdominal bulge with a novel classification: A retrospective study by Heng Sung, Binbin He, Zhicheng Song, Dongchao Yang, Jugang Wu, Jianjun Yang, Yan Gu

“…Complications occurred in 35 % of patients, with seroma (12.5 %) being the most common. Recurrence was observed in 17.5 % of patients. …”
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Use of a continuous disinfection programme in commercial broiler production by D Beauzec, S McCarlie, RR Bragg

“…Submitted 22 June 2024; Accepted 23 June 2025; Published 18 July 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Significance of research to South African science The article “Use of a continuous disinfection programme in broiler farms and its effects on litter microbiota and bird performance” by Beauzec et al. (2025) is significant for South African science as it contributes to improving biosecurity and productivity in poultry farming - one of the country’s most important animal protein sectors. The study demonstrates how continuous disinfection affects microbial populations in litter and enhances broiler growth performance and feed conversion. …”
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