Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2013 and 2023 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Renan Clímaco do Bem Braga, Igor Rosa Meurer, Maisah Meyhr D’Carmo Sodré, Luciana Debortoli de Carvalho, Lauro Juliano Marin, Marcelo Silva Silvério, Patrícia Guedes Garcia

“…Men between 25 and 54 years of age, with a lower educational level, were the most affected by the disease. Regarding race, the majority of the reported cases were attributed to Brown-skinned people. …”
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Zataria multiflora and Pioglitazone Affect Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Induced by Inhaled Paraquat in Rats by Fatemeh Amin, Arghavan Memarzia, Ali Roohbakhsh, Farzaneh Shakeri, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

“…Exposure to PQ significantly increased total and differential white blood cells (WBC) counts, serum levels of nitrite (NO2), malondialdehyde (MDA), interleukin- (IL) 17, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), but reduced thiol, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), IL-10, and interferon-gamma (INF-γ) (p<0.05 to p<0.001). Most measured parameters were significantly improved in groups treated with either doses of the extract, pioglitazone, Pio-5+Z-200 mg/kg/day, or dexamethasone compared to the PQ group (p<0.05 to p<0.001). …”
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Native and pegylated forms of L-asparaginase: the assessment of effectiveness and toxicity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with Berlin–Frankfurt–Munster (BFM) protocol by M. A. Shervashidze, D. S. Smirnova, T. T. Valiev, N. A. Batmanova

“…In 76 (38.2 %) patients treatment protocol included only EG-asparaginase without native L-asparaginase history.Results. The most common adverse event was a hypersensitivity reaction – 27.6 % (n = 55), which was more common in the cohort of patients receiving native L-asparaginase. …”
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Cannabis-derived cellulose acetate electrospun membranes for therapeutic dressings: extraction, characterization, and prototype development by Adriana Lara, Erika Cely, Edwin Gómez-Pachón, Andres Rubiano-Navarrete, Alex López, Adrian Krzysztof Antosik, Xavier Vendrell, Jarosław Serafin

“…CA solutions (13%–25%) were electrospun under varying parameters, and the 17% formulation yielded the most homogeneous, bead-free nanofibers. The resulting membranes were characterized using FTIR, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, UV–Vis spectrophotometry, and SEM. …”
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Efficacy of initial antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 114 studies with up to 144 weeks' follow-up. by Frederick J Lee, Janaki Amin, Andrew Carr

“…Efficacy declined over time: 66% (SD 16) at 48 weeks, 60% (SD 16) at 96 weeks, 52% (SD 18) at 144 weeks. The most common reason for treatment cessation was participant decision (11%, SD 6.6). …”
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Diversity of mast cell subpopulations in the tumor microenvironment of colorectal cancer and their prognostic implications by Tianyu Qiao, Chao Ding, Songtao Yu, Wenyang Li, Yonghou Zhao, Guiyu Wang

“…Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and deadly malignancies worldwide, with a particularly low 5-year survival rate in advanced patients. …”
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A prospective 4-year study of insulin resistance and adipokines in morbidly obese diabetic and non-diabetic patients after gastric banding by Vaidotas Urbanavicius, Zygimantas Juodeikis, Vilma Dzenkeviciute, Aiste Galkine, Zaneta Petrulioniene, Virginijus Sapoka, Vilma Brimiene, Dalius Vitkus, Gintautas Brimas

“…There was no significant correlation between leptin and adiponectin concentrations preoperatively or after 1 year; however, at 4 years it was significant (r = 0.27; p < 0.02). Conclusions : The most significant metabolic changes occurred within 1 year after LAGB. …”
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Morphology and dynamics of inflated subaqueous basaltic lava flows by Anne Deschamps, Cécile Grigné, Morgane Le Saout, Samuel Adam Soule, Pascal Allemand, Brigitte Van Vliet‐Lanoe, France Floc'h

“…These lava have all undergone inflation processes, yet they display highly contrasting morphologies that correlate with their depositional environment, the most striking difference being the presence of water. …”
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A retrospective study on LDL-C goal attainment in readmitted hypertriglyceridemia patients: risk factor analysis by Yuan Ji, Yuan Ji, Arsheen Chadha, Arsheen Chadha, Abhash Krity, Abhash Krity, Shenglan Huang, Shenglan Huang

“…Continuous LLT use was associated with higher goal attainment (HR: 1.23 [95% CI: 1.12–1.36]). Most readmissions (92.15%) had increasing LDL-C trajectories and less odds of achieving the LDL goals at the last hospitalization. …”
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Contactless external manifold design of a kW-scale solid oxide electrolysis cell stack and analysis of its impact on the internal stack environment by Donghun Ryu, Janghyun Lim, Wooseok Lee, Jongsup Hong

“…The results demonstrate that the external manifold stack with the hook-shaped resistance structure provides the most uniform internal environment for cells. Additionally, an air ratio study is conducted to verify the validity of the proposed external manifold design under various conditions, confirming its applicability across a wide range of operating conditions and the reliability of the flow resistance structure design methodology.…”
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Trends in female genital mutilation (FGM) among Senegalese women and their daughters : a secondary analysis of Senegal DHS from 2015 to 2023 by Ndeye Mareme Sougou, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Fatou Bintou Diongue, Amadou Ibra Diallo, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Ibrahima Seck

“…The majority of women who undergo FGM do so between the ages of 0 and 9. The most frequent form of mutilation is "flesh removed from genital area", the frequency of which rises from 58.3% in 2015 to 76.5% of cases of mutilation in 2023. …”
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The effect of three different acrylic intraocular lenses on the glistening formation by Todorović Dušan, Srećković Sunčica, Petrović Nenad, Resan Mirko, Damjanović Goran, Todorović Željko, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana

“…Our results strongly suggest that the progression of glistening was the most pronounced in the first postoperative year. …”
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Diversity and Functional Potential of Gut Bacteria Associated with the Insect <i>Arsenura armida</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by María Griselda López-Hernández, Reiner Rincón-Rosales, Clara Ivette Rincón-Molina, Luis Alberto Manzano-Gómez, Adriana Gen-Jiménez, Julio Cesar Maldonado-Gómez, Francisco Alexander Rincón-Molina

“…Metagenomics confirmed Bacillota as the most abundant phylum. These complementary methods revealed abundant symbiotic bacteria with key metabolic roles in <i>A. armida</i>, offering promising biotechnological applications in enzymatic bioconversion and cellulose degradation.…”
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Spatio-temporal independent component classification for localization of seizure onset zone by Seyyed Mostafa Sadjadi, Seyyed Mostafa Sadjadi, Elias Ebrahimzadeh, Elias Ebrahimzadeh, Alireza Fallahi, Jafar Mehvari Habibabadi, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh

“…The results showed promising accuracy, highlighting valuable features that serve as SOZ functional biomarkers. Unlike most presented methods, which depend on simultaneous EEG information, the occurrence of epileptic spikes, and the depth of the epileptic foci, the presented method is entirely based on fMRI data making it independent of such information, simpler to use in terms of data acquisition and artifact removal, and considerably easier to implement.…”
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Quantum chemical study on the interaction of carbon nanotube with polyethylene and polypropylene oligomers by M. I. Terets, E. M. Demianenko, S. V. Zhuravsky, O. A. Сhernyuk, V. S. Kuts, A. G. Grebenyuk, Yu. I. Sementsov, L. M. Kokhtych, M. T. Kartel

“…By method of density functional theory with the exchange-correlation functional B3LYP, the basis set 6-31G(d,p) and the Grimme dispersion correction, the energy values have been calculated of interaction between carbon nanotube fragments and oligomers of polyethylene and polypropylene, the most probable structures of their intermolecular complexes being optimized. …”
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CONCEPTUALLY-THEORETICAL JUSTIFICATION AND UPDATING OF THE PREVENTIVE APPROACH IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PHARMACIST’S INFORMATION CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM... by I. A. Kirshchina, A. V. Soloninina, V. N. Michailova

“…Public health protection is the most important law of the development of a civilized society. …”
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Possibilities of predicting the risk of developing cardiac conduction disorders after transcatheter aortic valve replacement by V. S. Chekanova, T. E. Imaev, A. V. Pevzner, A. E. Komlev, A. B. Zulkarnaev

“…In constructing a model for predicting new (not registered before the operation) cardiac conduction disturbances after TAVI, the most significant predictors were: intraventricular conduction disturbances, the size of the aortic root, and the end-diastolic size of the left ventricle. …”
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Impact of neurology staff’s adherence to management guidelines on seizure freedom in epilepsy patients by Rodolfo Cesar Callejas-Rojas, Héctor Gerardo Hernández-Rodríguez, Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva

“…Generalized seizures (including primary and secondarily generalized seizures) were most common (66%), followed by focal seizures (30%). …”
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The association between BMI and cognition in India: data from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) by Emma Nichols, Alden L. Gross, Peifeng Hu, T. V. Sekher, Aparajit B. Dey, Jinkook Lee

“…Abstract Background High body-mass index (BMI) is an established risk factor for late-life cognitive impairment and dementia, but most evidence comes from high-income contexts. Existing evidence from cross-sectional data in low- and middle-income settings is inconsistent, and many studies do not adequately address potential sources of bias. …”
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<i>In silico</i> prediction of the transcription factor-enhancer interaction as a first stage of axonal growth regulation by D. D. Kotelnikov, I. A. Sinyakin, E. A. Borodin, T. A. Batalova

“…Binding of the DCC gene enhancer sequence to the transcription factor NANOG at 1–206 bp and 686–885 bp sites is the most probable, binding of the SHH gene enhancer sequence to the transcription factor CEBPA at 1–500 bp (HDOCK limitation of 500 bp) is possible.Conclusion. …”
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