Sustained neutrophil infiltration and bacterial grain morphology underlie chronic mycetoma pathology in a murine model by Maria Ruiz-de la Cruz, Anna Vazquez-Marmolejo, Manuel Mejia-Torres, Maria Castro-Corona, Mario Salinas-Carmona

“…The mice were divided into four experimental groups: 0, 70, 100, and 365 days post-infection (dpi). Lesion volume was assessed throughout the course of infection. …”
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Facilitating Advance Care Planning Conversations Among Patients With Cancer and Their Care Partners Utilizing a Conversation Game: A Pilot Study by Kylee Kimbel, Michael Hayes, Morgan Bucher, William A. Calo, Tullika Garg, Monika Joshi, Hannah Kuntz, Terrence E. Murphy, Erika VanDyke, Emily Wasserman, Lauren J. Van Scoy

“…Methods and Results This convergent mixed methods study involved seven dyads (7 patients with cancer and their 7 CPs to total n = 14); dyads played Hello in groups of 2–4. Post‐game, dyads completed satisfaction and acceptability questionnaires and focus groups. …”
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Instruments for assessing organisational food environments of workplaces: a scoping review by Ana Beatriz Coelho de Azevedo, Patricia Gálvez Espinoza, Fernanda Martins de Albuquerque, Cintia Chaves Curioni, Daniel Henrique Bandoni, Daniela Silva Canella

“…Studies were included if they evaluated the food environment of workplaces such as companies/factories, universities/post-secondary institutions/technical colleges and hospitals/health care units. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of BMIs on Wound Complications After the Surgical Closure of Pressure Injuries by Stuti P. Garg, Kirtana Sandepudi, Krish V. Shah, Geneviève L. Putnam, Namrata V. Chintalapati, Joshua P. Weissman, Robert D. Galiano

“…The subjects were monitored for 14 days post-closure (POD-14) so that an assessment of their early wound status and complications, including moisture, maceration, drainage, dehiscence, epidermolysis, necrosis, and demarcation, could be conducted. …”
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In silico screening and experimental validation identify riboflavin as an RNA-targeted antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 by Chae-Hong Jeong, Yoo Jin Na, Tae Yong Kim, So Young Lee, Jungyeon Kim, Sangmi Ryou

“…Riboflavin treatment during viral inoculation significantly reduced viral replication, whereas riboflavin treatment pre- or post-inoculation had no effect. The other screened compounds lacked antiviral efficacy. …”
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Changes in hormone receptor when breast cancer metastasizes to the colon: case report and literature review by Huimeng Li, Liying Yang, Xiqiang Sun, Zhuquan Wang, Shuangwei Qin, Chengcheng Li, Gongwu Liu, Fengming Xie, Weiwei Gao

“…CT and colonoscopy results revealed a malignant tumor in the ascending colon, and the patient underwent surgery. Pathological results post-surgery indicated changes in hormone receptors, differing from the previous breast cancer pathology, ultimately leading to the diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis to the colon. …”
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The effect of simulation-based breast health education on breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination skills of Afghan refugee women: a randomized controlled trial by Nilgün Kuru Alici, Ayşe Arikan Dönmez, Okşan Aktaş, Zeybek Zeytun

“…Study design This study was a pre-test, post-test, parallel-arm randomized controlled trial. …”
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Efficacy of long-acting somatostatin analogs in recurrent variceal bleeding in a patient with pre-hepatic portal vein thrombosis by Alempijević Tamara, Balović Ana, Pavlović-Marković Aleksandra, Tarabar Dino, Krstić Miodrag, Miljić Predrag, Bjelović Miloš

“…Gastroesophageal varices develop in 50% of cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension, but can also develop in other pre- or post-hepatic causes of portal hypertension. Case report. …”
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Transgenerational effects of in ovo stimulation with synbiotic and choline on gonadal tissue across three generations by Mariam Ibrahim, Ewa Grochowska, Marek Bednarczyk, Katarzyna Stadnicka

“…In subsequent F2 and F3 generations, groups SYN and SYNCH were further divided into two subgroups each: (A) only injected in F1 embryos (SYNs and SYNCHs); and (B) repeatedly injected in every generation (SYNr and SYNCHr). At 21 weeks post-hatching, gonadal tissues were sampled from F2 and F3 male chickens for transcriptomic and reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS). …”
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Nurses’ performance regarding use of Braden scale for predicting pressure ulcers among critically ill patients: self learning package by Shimaa R. Ahmed, Mohamed H. Kotp, Ahmed A. Hafez, Mohamed A. Aly, Hossam A. Ismail, Hasan A. Bassiony, Ahmed S. Attia, Ahmed K. Mekdad, Reda K. Ahmed

“…Results There was a statistically significant difference of overall nurses’ knowledge, practice and attitude between pre and post self learning package implementation (P = 0.000). …”
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Striking a balance between aesthetics and safety: a comparative study on the maternal and neonatal outcomes of mini-incision cesarean section by ChunLan Yuan, ShiMei He, WenQian Jian, MeiRong He, HuiFang Huang, JianChun Huang, MeiPing He, KaiSun Zhao

“…The study evaluated several variables, including the time from incision to fetal delivery (I-D), surgery duration, intraoperative blood loss, duration of postoperative antibiotic administration, post-operative hospitalization duration, incidence of wound infection, neonatal adverse outcomes, and blood routine parameters. …”
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A Biomimetic Approach to Diode Laser Use in Endodontic Treatment of Immature Teeth: Thermal, Structural, and Biological Analysis by Dijana D. Mitic, Maja S. Milosevic Markovic, Igor D. Jovanovic, Dragan D. Mancic, Kaan Orhan, Vukoman R. Jokanovic, Dejan Lj. Markovic

“…Diode laser irradiation at 1 W and 1.5 W significantly stimulated SCAPs’ mitochondrial activity within 24 h post-irradiation, indicating a potential photobiostimulatory effect. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling of Thermotolerant <i>Sarcomyxa edulis</i> PQ650759 Reveals the Key Genes and Pathways During Fruiting Body Formation by Zitong Liu, Minglei Li, Hongyu Ma, Fei Wang, Lei Shi, Jinhe Wang, Chunge Sheng, Peng Zhang, Haiyang Yu, Jing Zhao, Yanfeng Wang

“…This study employed transcriptome analysis to compare the post-ripening mycelium (NPM) and primordial fruiting bodies (PRMs) of the thermostable <i>S. edulis</i> strain PQ650759, which uniquely forms primordia under constant temperature. …”
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Impact of circuit training structures on the acute response in physiological and mechanical performance: a cross-sectional study by Francisco Hermosilla-Perona, Adrián Martín-Castellanos, Marcos Raphael Pereira-Monteiro, Javier Iglesias García, Manuel Barba-Ruíz, Juan Ramón Heredia-Elvar

“…Mechanical properties of the CMJ were assessed before and after each session, lactate concentrations were measured pre-, mid-, and post-exercise, and heart rate was continuously monitored throughout all sessions. …”
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An Investigation of Real-Time Galileo/GPS Integrated Precise Kinematic Time Transfer Based on Galileo HAS Service by Lei Xu, Shaoxin Chen, Yuanyuan An, Pengli Shen, Xia Xiao, Qianqian Chen, Jianxiong Wei, Yao Chen, Ye Yu

“…GNSS Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technology has been extensively applied to post-processing international comparisons between UTC/TAI times and real-time time transfer, predominantly in static configurations. …”
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Vascular endothelial overexpression of human CYP2J2 (Tie2-CYP2J2 Tr) modulates cardiac oxylipin profiles and enhances coronary reactive hyperemia in mice. by Ahmad Hanif, Matthew L Edin, Darryl C Zeldin, Christophe Morisseau, John R Falck, Mohammed A Nayeem

“…Other oxylipins, such as epoxyoctadecaenoic acids (EpOMEs), hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids (HODEs), and prostanoids also have varied vascular effects. Post-ischemic vasodilation in the heart, known as coronary reactive hyperemia (CRH), protects against potential damage to the heart muscle caused by ischemia. …”
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Integrating InSAR coherence and air pollution detection satellites to study the impact of war on air quality by Bahaa Mohamadi, Mohamed O. Abu Ghazala, Huxiong Li, Tamer A. Al-Sabbagh, Ali Younes

“…PM2.5 and CO exhibited a reversal from positive to negative correlations post-conflict onset (Pearson’s r: +0.122 to −0.195 and +0.089 to −0.118, respectively), linking destruction to increased particulate and carbon monoxide emissions. …”
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Inoculation of apple plantlets with Rhodococcus pseudokoreensis R79T enhances diversity and modulates the structure of bacterial rhizosphere communities in soil affected by apple r... by Sarah Benning, Fatma M. Mahmoud, Pamela Espindola-Hernandez, Benye Liu, Karin Pritsch, Viviane Radl, Jana Barbro Winkler, Traud Winkelmann, Ludger Beerhues, Michael Schloter

“…Results We applied R79T at 10⁶ to 10⁹ CFU/ml, assessing its impact on bacterial 16S rRNA diversity and abundance, as well as the abundance of biphenyl dioxygenase (bphd) genes. Eight weeks post-inoculation reads of strain R79T persisted in the rhizosphere, particularly at higher inoculation levels. …”
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Breath-Focused Mindfulness and Compassion Training in Parent-Child Dyads: Pilot Intervention Study by Satish Jaiswal, Jason Nan, Seth Dizon, Jessica O Young, Suzanna R Purpura, James K Manchanda, Dhakshin Ramanathan, Dennis J Kuo, Jyoti Mishra

“…Mental health assessments showed a nonsignificant effect in the expected direction in children’s depression scores (Cohen dPdPdPdPPdPdPdP ConclusionsPost-CoCo intervention decrease in default mode network activity on the attention-to-breath task in parent-child dyads may be indicative of cortical plasticity reflecting reduced mind-wandering and thereby, enhanced focus after training. …”
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The Effect of Different Sulphur Sources Applied at Various Rates on Soil pH by Fatma Nur Kılıç, Osman Sönmez

“…Samples taken on days 0, 15, 30, 60, 90, 180, and 360 post-applications showed that the impact of Sulphur applications on soil pH change was significant across all treatments (p<0.01). …”
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