Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation by Emerling, Christopher A, Gibb, Gillian C, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Hughes, Jonathan J, Kuch, Melanie, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Hendrik N, Nachman, Michael W, Delsuc, Frédéric

“…We tested these competing hypotheses by examining 11 core dental genes in most living species of Xenarthra, characterizing shared inactivating mutations and patterns of relaxed selection during their radiation. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among students living on campus in South-eastern Gabon by Augustin Mouinga-Ondeme, Moussa Yaro, Guy-Roger Ndong Atome, Madeleine Meba, Neil Michel Longo-Pendy, Roseanne Mounanga Mourimarodi, Christ Eddy Ognari Ayoumi, Abdoulaye Diane, Jeordy Dimitri Engone-Ondo, Eldridge Fedricksen Oloumbou, Ivan S. Mfouo Tynga

“…Results With an infection sero-prevalence rate of 5.6% from a total of 462 participants, mostly undergraduates, 26- and 184-samples tested positive for HBsAg- and Anti-HBc-markers, respectively. …”
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Efficacy and safety of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel plus cisplatin or nedaplatin plus tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil as induction chemotherapy regimen for hypopharyngeal cance... by Cailing Jiang, Yulan Liu, Yunyan Mo, Lieyin Xu, Lin Zhu, Zhenya Li, Shengyuan Xu, Xi Qin, Guangteng Wu, Mafei Kang, Xiaosong He, Feng Xue

“…At the 17.43-month median follow-up, median progression-free survival was 17.6 months (95% confidence interval, 13.9-21.2). The most common grade 3 treatment-related adverse events were alopecia (36.8%), leukopenia (26.3%), and anemia (15.8%). …”
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Primary aortic coarctation repair in adolescents and adultsCentral MessagePerspective by Matthew A. Thompson, MD, William C. Frankel, MD, Jonathan Putnam, BS, Holliann Willekes, MD, Benjamin Kramer, DO, PhD, Ashley M. Lowry, MS, Tara Karamlou, MD, MSc, Patcharapong Suntharos, MD, Joanna Ghobrial, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD

“…Twelve-year freedom from reintervention was 69% in the stented group and 97% in the grafted group (P log-rank = .003). Most reinterventions were for in-stent restenosis of bare metal stents. …”
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Guanfacine extended release for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: efficacy following prior methylphenidate treatment by Huss M, Sikirica V, Hervás A, Newcorn J, Harpin V, Robertson B, Murkett K

“…Of 163 RCT and 296 RWS participants who had previously received stimulant treatment, 142 and 224, respectively, had received methylphenidate (MPH); due to the low number of participants and the heterogeneity of non-MPH treatments, we only report data for prior MPH treatment. The most frequent reasons for stopping MPH were lack of effectiveness or side effects. …”
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Outcomes following single level posterior lumbar fusion in patients with systemic and discoid lupus: A retrospective national database study by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Wesley Day, BA, Comron Saifi, MD, Daniel R. Rubio, MD, Fotios Koumpouras, MD, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Arya Varthi, MD

“…On multivariable analysis of the matched populations, patients with SLE were at most increased odds of 90-day (in decreasing ORs): pneumonia (OR 4.45), urinary tract infection (OR 4.24), minor adverse events (OR 3.17), all adverse events (OR 2.78), deep vein thrombosis (OR 2.71), acute kidney injury (OR 2.62), transfusion (OR 2.08), pulmonary embolism (OR 1.98), sepsis (OR 1.66), surgical site infection (OR 1.29) (p<.0033 for all). …”
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Indole derivatives ameliorated the methamphetamine-induced depression and anxiety via aryl hydrocarbon receptor along “microbiota-brain” axis by Xi Wang, Miaoyang Hu, Weilan Wu, Xinyu Lou, Rong Gao, Tengfei Ma, S Thameem Dheen, Jie Cheng, Jianping Xiong, Xufeng Chen, Jun Wang

“…In addition to the high neurotoxicity, depression, and anxiety are the most prominent characteristics of methamphetamine (Meth) withdrawal. …”
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Right heart condition in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia by N. G. Poteshkina, N. S. Krylova, A. A. Karasev, T. A. Nikitina, A. M. Svanadze, I. P. Beloglazova, E. A. Kovalevskaya, K. A. Barakhanov, M. A. Lysenko, A. M. Ibragimova, V. N. Smorshchok

“…The development of RV hyperfunction was noted. Most likely, this is a compensatory mechanism in response to acute RV afterload. …”
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S-Adenosylmethionine Inhibits Plasminogen-Activating Inhibitor-1 and Protects Male Mice from FOLFOX-Induced Liver InjurySummary by Alexandra Gangi, Tony W.H. Li, Youngyi Lim, Swati Chandla, Andrea Floris, Arash Khangholi, Maria Lauda Tomasi, Shelly C. Lu

“…Results: SAMe cotreatment completely blocked the induction of markers increased in FOLFOX-induced SOS and protected against liver injury. The most up-regulated gene was Serpine1, which encodes for PAI-1. …”
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Continuous Estimation of Hand Kinematics From Electromyographic Signals Based on Power-and Time-Efficient Transformer Deep Learning Network by Chuang Lin, Chunxiao Zhao, Jianhua Zhang, Chen Chen, Ning Jiang, Dario Farina, Weiyu Guo

“…Deep learning plays an important role in extracting motor-related information from sEMG signals. However, most studies prioritize model accuracy without sufficient consideration of model efficiency, including the model size, power consumption, and the computational speed of the model. …”
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Tetranucleotide frequencies differentiate genomic boundaries and metabolic strategies across environmental microbiomes by Matthew Kellom, Maureen Berg, I-Min A. Chen, Ken Chu, Alicia Clum, Marcel Huntemann, Natalia N. Ivanova, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Supratim Mukherjee, T. B. K. Reddy, Simon Roux, Rekha Seshadri, Gitta Szabo, Neha J. Varghese, Tanja Woyke, Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh

“…Within the resulting metagenome clusters, we identify protein-coding gene identifiers that are most differentiated between ecosystem classifications. …”
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The effect of chloroquine on cervical cancer via the PI3K/AKT/MDM2 pathway by Dandan Xu, Chenyang Hou, Jianliang Chang, Shuaibo Yang, Zhicong Yang, Zelong Yuan, Jingqi Li, Shuqin Liu, Yaqun Liu, Yingpeng Su, Peng Gao, Xiaojuan Liu

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer (CC), the most prevalent malignant tumor in the female reproductive system, is characterized by its high incidence and mortality rates. …”
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Development of Innovative Mediterranean-Style Semi-Hard Goat’s Cheese Supplemented with Seaweeds (<i>Palmaria palmata</i> and <i>Ulva</i> sp.) and Its Characterization by Bruno M. Campos, Bruno S. Moreira-Leite, Abigail Salgado, Edgar Ramalho, Isa Marmelo, Manuel Malfeito-Ferreira, Paulo H. M. de Sousa, Adolfo Henriques, João P. Noronha, Mário S. Diniz, Paulina Mata

“…Instrumental color and the textural parameters of semi-hard goat’s cheese varied significantly with seaweed addition. Most of the microbiological load complies with the Portuguese (INSA) and the United Kingdom’s (HPA) guidelines for assessing the microbiological safety of ready-to-eat foods placed on the market. …”
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Evaluation of forensic toxicological characteristics of cases under the age of eighteen with substance use: a sample from Türkiye by Kerem Sehlikoğlu, Murat Kamalak, Mehmet Dağlıoğlu, Seval Gülçiçek, Fatma Köse, Hicran Nermin Demir, Tuğba Çakır, Duygu Ülkü, Melek Rüveyda Koca, Demet Dönmez, Beyza Kılınç, Zeynep Bilge

“…This study assessed substance use profiles in adolescent populations through substance testing. ATS were the most frequently detected substances. The analysis revealed a significant increase in the proportion of female cases over time. …”
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Unraveling natural carbonate variability in Narragansett Bay, RI using multiple high temporal resolution pH time series by Abigail Baskind, Georgia Ahumada, Kristofer Gomes, Heather Stoffel, Shuai Gu, Andrew J Davies, Andrew J Davies, Hongjie Wang

“…By separating the drivers of pH variability into effects from temperature, salinity, water mass mixing, biological activity, and air-sea gas flux, we determined that biological production has the most significant influence on pH from daily to annual timescales and in episodic pH changes. …”
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Mapping Social Capital in Vocational Education and Training: A Multi-Perspective Egocentric Social Network Analysis in a European Innovation Project by Lisa Meyne, Christine Siemer

“…Focussing on the sustainability of the surveyed network structures: Most of the analysed relationships already existed before the project start and were consolidated during it (n = 57), while new ones were also established (n = 17). …”
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Impact of steam sterilization on the rheological characteristics, printability, and bioactivity of nanocellulose/alginate hydrogels for 3D bioprinting by Elena Usala, Zoilo Gonzalez, Noelia Campillo, José Baena, Begoña Ferrari, Alejandro Rodríguez, Eduardo Espinosa

“…Its superior mechanical strength and dimensional stability make it the most suitable for applications requiring robust and precise scaffolds. …”
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Development of an extended full-time equivalent framework: A workforce metric for the beedi rolling industry in India by Eshwari Kundangar, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Yash Alok, Ambigai Rajendran, Satish Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Priyanka Bantwal, Rohith Bhagawath, Ashwath Naik, Praveen Sinha, Mark Goodchild

“…Among the various tobacco products, beedis are the most popular in South Asia. These small, thin, hand-rolled cigarettes are wrapped in leaves from native Asian plants and are a traditional form of tobacco consumption in the region. …”
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Association of biological aging acceleration transitions and burdens with incident cardiovascular disease: longitudinal insights from a national cohort study by Xin Zhang, Yu Yan, Yuxin Liu, Zixin Wang, Yuchen Jiang, Shuo Zhang, Tongda Xu, Ke Wang, Chu Zheng, Ping Zeng

“…Higher BioAgeAccel burdens were related to enhanced incidence and advanced onset of CVD, all of which were greater than the effect of baseline BioAgeAccel, with cumulative BioAgeAccel showing the greatest influence on CVD risk (HR = 1.26 [1.07–1.47]) and the most pronounced contribution to earlier onset of CVD (0.989 [0.558–1.420] years). …”
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Evaluasi Faktor Manfaat Sistem Lingkungan Pembelajaran 3 Dimensi Berbasis Multi-User Virtual Reality (MuVR) by Adhi Rizal, Dadang Yusup, Apriade Voutama

“…Abstract Usability in learning technology is one of the most prominent issues in education. One of the emerging learning technologies is the 3-dimensional learning environment system based on Multi-user Virtual Reality (MuVR). …”
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