Anorectal malformations (ARM) and VACTERL association and severity of congenital heart diseases (CHD): Experience of 396 consecutive patients in a tertiary center by Patrizio Moras, Angelo Zarfati, Pietro Bagolan, Andrea Conforti, Alessandra Toscano, Barbara Daniela Iacobelli

“…Objective: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most frequently associated anomalies with anorectal malformations (ARM). …”
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Exploring Saliva as a Sample for Non-Invasive Glycemic Monitoring in Diabetes: A Scoping Review by Patricia Sthefani Calixto, Fernanda Cereda Ferraz, Gabriela Carolina Dutra, Maria Julia Belotto Pelozzo, Mariana Eleni Trovão, Fabiane Gomes de Moraes Rego, Geraldo Picheth, Patrícia Maria Stuelp Campelo, Marcel Henrique Marcondes Sari

“…The findings indicated consistent positive correlations between the salivary and blood glucose levels in most studies, although there were significant variations in the sensitivity, specificity, and methodological approaches. …”
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Low Heterozygosity and Historical Bottleneck Effect Depicted From the Genome Assembly of the Indus River Dolphin (Platanista minor) by Aamir Ibrahim, Simin Chai, Cuijuan Zhong, Kang Jieqiong, Ahsaan Ali, Sajjad Hussain, Hassan Ali, Tanveer Hussain, Umer Waqas, Guang Yang

“…Additionally, this study estimated that the Indus River dolphin diverged nearly 31.2 million years ago from the most recent common ancestor of Delphinidae and Lipotidae, placing it in a more basal position to other freshwater dolphins (e.g., the baiji Lipotes vexillifer). …”
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Colistin Resistance in WHO-Designated Global Priority Pathogens Isolated from Wastewater Effluents of Two Hospitals in Enugu Metropolis, South East Nigeria by Oluchi Agbo1*, Mumuni Momoh1, Damian Odimegwu1, Cyril Adonu2

“…Results: Gram-negative bacteria were isolated from 63.1% of samples, with Klebsiella spp. being the most prevalent, accounting for 24.6%. Colistin resistance was phenotypically observed in E. coli (83%), Klebsiella spp. (75%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (100%). …”
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Acid rock drainage and metal leaching from mine waste material (tailings) of a Pb-Zn-Ag skarn deposit: environmental assessment through static and kinetic laboratory tests by Blanca Adriana Méndez-Ortiz, Alejandro Carrillo-Chávez, Marcos Gustavo Monroy-Fernández

“…Laboratory tests (static and kinetic) of historic and recent tailings were conducted along with the mineralogical characterization of solids, and chemical analyses of solids and leachates. Pyrite (FeS2) is the most abundant sulfide phase, and one of the main minerals promoting ARD- ML generation, followed by pyrrhotite (Fe1-xS) and arsenopyrite (FeAsS). …”
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Spatial Matching Relationship between the Accessibility of Elderly Health and Recreation Facilities and the Distribution of Elderly Population: A Case Study of Sichuan Province by Liu Heng, Lu Yuqi, Niu Bo, Gao Lina

“…Improving the spatial system of social elderly care services and rationally allocating elderly care resources have far-reaching significance in coping with the problem of social aging. Most existing studies are limited to physiological nursing and health management of the elderly population, ignoring their spiritual and recreational needs and the rationality of the allocation of relevant service space. …”
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Research on fatigue characteristics of conductive rod of high pressure bushing under different factors by Xiu Zhou, Tian Tian, Longcheng Dai, Jin Bai, Weidong Yang, Yan Luo, Liangliang Pan, Jiaying Yu, Jibing Li, Xianghui Chang, Dezhi Chen

“…As the most important part of the UHV DC transmission project, the capacity and voltage level of the transformer are continuously improved, and the technical difficulty and failure rate of its operation and maintenance are also increasing. …”
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A machine learning approach to predict self-efficacy in breast cancer survivors by İsmail Toygar, Su Özgür, Gülcan Bağçivan, Ezgi Karaçam, Hilal Benzer, Ferda Akyüz Özdemir, Halise Taşkın Duman, Özlem Ovayolu

“…Education level ranked first in the LR (0.3874), RF (0.3290), and SVM (0.1250) models, and was the second most important variable in the XGB (0.2327) model. …”
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Bioprinting of GelMA-Based Hydrogels to Aid in Creation of Biomimetic 3D Models for Glioblastoma by Kaitlyn Ann Rose Schroyer, Kylie Marie Schmitz, Gunjeeta Raheja, Bin Su, Justin D. Lathia, Liqun Ning

“…Glioblastoma (GBM, isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults and is associated with a severely low survival rate. …”
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Green lentil fortification of wheat bread: a strategy for quality improvement and acrylamide reduction by Vytaute Starkute, Elena Bartkiene, Ernestas Mockus, João Miguel Rocha, Darius Cernauskas, Erika Mozuriene, Romas Ruibys, Gul Ebru Orhun, Dovile Klupsaite

“…Lentil quantity and type added significantly influenced most of the VC formation in bread. Correlations between AA content in WB and separate VC were found. …”
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Pharmaceutical development and practical approach to synthesis of tropantiol radiopharmaceutical ([^99mTc]Tc-TRODAT-1) for diagnostic of neurodegenerative diseases (revie... by E. P. Pavlenko, A. O. Malysheva, A. A. Larenkov

“…Among the formulations based on 99mTc and tropane derivatives proposed for dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging, [99mTc]Tc-TRODAT-1 (technetium-99m-labeled tropantiol) is the most effective. Currently, various compositions of the freeze-dried kits for the synthesis of [99mTc]Tc-TRODAT-1 have been proposed, facilitating the process of its production in situ, which, together with the availability of technetium-99m generator in a healthcare facility, as well as favorable pharmacokinetics, makes [99mTc]Tc-TRODAT-1 a drug of choice for routine use in clinical practice.Text. …”
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Epidemiology and healthcare access inequities in diabetic foot disease: a retrospective study in Central Queensland, Australia by Michael Kirk, Gulam Khandaker, Yudish Kumar Soonarane, Ruth Varrall

“…Remoteness was associated with lower DFD treatment completion rates at local hospitals, with only 9.3% of patients from the most remote regions completing treatment locally, compared with 76.3% from the least remote regions (p<0.001). …”
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Usability of a novel digital medicine system in adults with schizophrenia treated with sensor-embedded tablets of aripiprazole by Peters-Strickland T, Pestreich L, Hatch A, Rohatagi S, Baker RA, Docherty JP, Markovtsova L, Raja P, Weiden PJ, Walling DP

“…The patients contacted a call center most frequently at week 1. At the last visit, 78% (47/60) of patients were somewhat satisfied/satisfied/extremely satisfied with the DMS.Conclusion: A high proportion of patients with schizophrenia were able to use the DMS and reported satisfaction with the DMS. …”
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EEA for sellar chodrosarcomas: case series with literature review by GuoFo Ma, Ning Qiao, Wentao Wu, BoChao Zhang, Kefan Cai, SongBai Gui

“…The median age at diagnosis was 28.5 years (interquartile range, 22.8–39.3). The most common clinical presentation was blurring of vision (66.7%) and headache (50%). …”
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Considerações da análise exergética em tarifas de energia elétrica Considerations of the exergetic analysis on electric energy rates by Delly Oliveira Filho, Celso Shiguetoshi Tanabe, José Márcio Costa

“…Among the engineering criteria, the system efficiency may be considered as one of the most important. Rational utilization of the energy in lighting, heating and traction, for example, can be stimulated or not, by the efficiency criteria adopted. …”
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Metabolic Abnormalities in a Cohort of Overweight and Obese Children in an Urban Setting of Sri Lanka by Loretta S. Warnakulasuriya, Dulani L. Samaranayake, Adikaram V. N. Adikaram, Manel M. A. Fernando, Elisabet Rytter, Iris Ciba, Peter Bergsten, Anders H. Forslund, K. D. Renuka Ruchira Silva, Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe

“…Childhood obesity-related metabolic derangements are increasing among South Asian populations. Most of these changes persist to adulthood. This study aims to describe the distribution of metabolic abnormalities among 7- to 17-year-old overweight and obese children in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. …”
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Impact of α-synuclein fibril structure on seeding activity in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease by Junichiro Ohira, Masanori Sawamura, Kenichi Kawano, Risa Sato, Tomoyuki Taguchi, Tomoyuki Ishimoto, Jun Ueda, Masashi Ikuno, Shu-ichi Matsuzawa, Katsumi Matsuzaki, Ryosuke Takahashi, Hodaka Yamakado

“…Among these factors, the size of the PFFs is considered the most influential as unsonicated PFFs exhibit limited seeding and propagation abilities. …”
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Patient perspectives of jail based MOUD treatment: views of individuals who have returned to the community following incarceration by Claudia Santelices, Warren Ferguson, Rebecca Rottapel, Ekaterina Pivovarova, Elizabeth Evans, Thomas Stopka, Peter Friedmann

“…Results Participants were 41.5 years old; predominantly male; 84.2% white, 23.7% Hispanic/Latino and 7.9% Black; and most continued taking MOUD. Thematic analysis focused on four code reports: Perception of Addiction/MOUD, Barriers/Facilitators, Impact of MOUD in Jails, and Stigma. …”
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Remote Sensing Evidence of Blue Carbon Stock Increase and Attribution of Its Drivers in Coastal China by Jie Chen, Yiming Lu, Fangyuan Liu, Guoping Gao, Mengyan Xie

“…Although previous field surveys and regional assessments have improved the understanding of individual habitats, most studies remain site-specific and short-term; comprehensive, multi-decadal assessments that integrate all major coastal blue carbon systems at the national scale are still scarce for China. …”
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Bivalent non-human gal-α1-3-gal glycan epitopes in the Fc region of a monoclonal antibody model can be recognized by anti-Gal-α1-3-Gal IgE antibodies by Grayson Hatfield, Lioudmila Tepliakova, Jessica Tran, Huixin Lu, Michel Gilbert, Roger Y. Tam

“…Our results demonstrate that unexpectedly, anti-α1–3-Gal human IgE antibodies can bind to Fc glycans, with bi-α1–3-galactosylation being the most important factor, highlighting that their presence in the Fc region may be considered as a potential critical quality attribute, particularly when using novel platforms in mAb-based biotherapeutics.…”
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