Dying of starvation if not from bombs: assessing measurement properties of the Food Insecurity Experiences Scale (FIES) in Gaza’s civilian population experiencing the world’s worst... by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Kamel Jebreen, Tasnim Swaitti, Mohammed Jebreen, Eqbal Radwan, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Inad Nawajah, Omar Shamsti, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit

“…Finaly, concurrent validity was evidenced by FIES’s positive correlations with water insecurity experiences, post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms. …”
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Resilience, personal recovery, and quality of life for psychiatric in-patients prior to hospital discharge: demographic and clinical determinants by Ernest Owusu, Wanying Mao, Reham Shalaby, Hossam Eldin Elgendy, Belinda Agyapong, Ejemai Eboreime, Mobolaji A. Lawal, Nnamdi Nkire, Carla T. Hilario, Yifeng Wei, Peter Silverstone, Pierre Chue, Xin-Min Li, Wesley Vuong, Arto Ohinmaa, Valerie Taylor, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Vincent I. O. Agyapong, Vincent I. O. Agyapong

“…Participants with depression had significantly lower recovery scores compared to those with bipolar disorder (Mdiff = -10.25, p<.001), schizophrenia (Mdiff = -8.60, p<.001), and substance use disorder (Mdiff = -8.30, p<.005).ConclusionResults suggest that women, younger adults, Indigenous peoples, and individuals with depression struggle more with adapting to post-discharge life. Policymakers should implement programs that focus on supporting resilience in these vulnerable groups.…”
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Successful surgical management of mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease by Keiji Matsuda, Yojiro Hashiguchi, Yoshinao Kikuchi, Kentaro Asako, Kohei Ohno, Yuka Okada, Takahiro Yagi, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Ryu Shimada, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Tamuro Hayama, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Keijiro Nozawa, Yuko Sasajima, Fukuo Kondo

“…A colonoscopy at 6 months post-surgery showed neither ulceration nor stenosis in the rectum, indicating that the rectum could be preserved in the next surgery. …”
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Characterizing the recurrence of atrial arrhythmia following macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia ablation in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot by Bret L. Pinsker, MD, Anthony L. Lin, MD, John D. Serfas, MD, Zebulon Z. Spector, MD, Jonathan P. Piccini, MD, FHRS, Michael J. Campbell, MD, Richard A. Krasuski, MD

“…RA size and the presence of other atrial arrhythmia at ablation may predict recurrence. Extended courses of post-ablation anti-coagulation may prove beneficial in this population.…”
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Risk Prediction and Management of BKPyV-DNAemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Analysis of Immunosuppressive Strategies by Jin-Myung Kim, Hye Eun Kwon, Ahram Han, Youngmin Ko, Sung Shin, Young Hoon Kim, Kyo Won Lee, Jae Berm Park, Hyunwook Kwon, Sangil Min

“…Among them, 927 patients with complete therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) data were categorized into three groups based on post- BKPyV-DNAemia immunosuppressive strategies: mycophenolic acid (MPA) control, sirolimus, and leflunomide. …”
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Quantifying the mRNA epitranscriptome reveals epitranscriptome signatures and roles in cancer by Ying Feng, Xiaoli He, Mingxin Guo, Ying Tang, Guantong Qi, Qian Huang, Wenran Ma, Hong Chen, Yifan Qin, Ruiqi Li, Jin Wang, Yu Liu

“…Abstract Post-transcriptional modifications on mRNA are crucial for mRNA fate and function. …”
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Investigation of corrosion void formation in a Ni-based alloy under simulated MSW incineration condition by Xinxin Wu, Terrence Wenga, Wenchao Ma

“…The conditions consisted of 500 ppm HCl, 50 mg/cm2 NaCl, and 100 ppm SO2, 8 vol% O2, and 20 vol% H2O. The pre-and post-exposure sample characterization for the void formation was conducted using XRD, XPS, SEM, EDX, and FIB-TEM. …”
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Ginger-derived vesicle-like nanoparticles loaded with curcumin to alleviate ionizing radiation-induced intestinal damage via gut microbiota regulation by Xinrui Zhang, Qian Cui, Li Yin, Jin Zhu, Yinghua Mao, Rong Yin, Hao Shao, Wenjing Wang, Xuewei Sun, Zhuohan Zhang, Chunyan Gu, Mingyan Zhang, Ruonan Zhang, Han Lu, Zhipeng Cai, Hong Li, Zhan Yang

“…Furthermore, elevated abundances of Akkermansia muciniphila (A. muciniphila), a bacterial strain of Akkermansia taxa responsive to GDN-Cur, especially their supernatants, were associated with post-radiation protection of intestinal function. …”
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The effectiveness of Valsalva Maneuver-Assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty in reducing cement leakage in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Yongjie Wang, Xueming Chen, Qian Lu, Libin Cui, Xiangyu Li, Chao Kong, Shibao Lu

“…Pain relief was significantly better in the V-PVP group at 1 day and 6 months post-surgery (P < 0.01). Logistic regression analysis identified male gender and absence of cortical disruption as protective factors against cortical leakage, while Genant grade 2 was a risk factor. …”
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Predictors for quantitative flow ratio loss in patients with de novo coronary artery disease treated with drug-coated balloons by Yunhui Zhu, Tianli Hu, Qianqian Bian, Yufei Chen, Tianping Zhou, Jing Li, Guosheng Fu, Wenbin Zhang, Xulin Hong

“…The QFR loss was defined as difference between the immediate post-procedure QFR and follow-up QFR. The subjects were divided into high QFR loss and low QFR loss groups according to the binary method. …”
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BIOLOGICAL AND SYNTHETIC MESH USE IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER by M. V. Ermoshchenkova, V. I. Chissov, A. V. Usov, A. S. Sukhotko, A. Yu. Tukmakov, E. A. Baichorov, A. D. Zikiryahodjaev

“…The technique of operations and the results of studies have been described in detail.Results. In the late post-operational period, the implants were removed in 5 cases: in 2 patients due to the development of inflammation of ADM, 3 — in connection with the development of bedsores and diastasis of the skin in the wound area when synthetic implants were used. …”
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The role of intestinal microbiota in the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA-1273 vaccination by María Tarriño, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez-Bautista, María José Olivares Durán, Abel Garcia-Diaz, Antonio José Cabrera-Serrano, Juan Sainz, Fernando Cobo, Teresa Rodriguez, Juan Antonio Reguera, Mónica Bernal, Miguel Ángel López-Nevot, Antonio Sampedro

“…Participants were stratified into low, medium, and high responders based on IgG titers 30 days post-vaccination. Stool samples were collected at baseline, and 16 S rRNA sequencing was used to assess microbiota diversity and taxonomic profiles. …”
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The moderating and mediating role of resilience in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression, PTSD, and suicidality in Kenyan youth by Victoria Mutiso, David Ndetei, Eric Jeremiah, Pascalyne Nyamai, Samuel Walusaka, Veronica Onyango, Christine Musyimi, Kamaldeep Bhui, Daniel Mamah

“…Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are widely associated with mental health disorders, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicidality. …”
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Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: Part II. Outcomes in Omicron and risk–benefit for self-care by S. Huijghebaert, C. Fabbris, C. Fabbris, A. L. Baxter, S. Parviz, U. S. Chatterjee, D. Rabago

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Decoding Proteus mirabilis biofilms: expression of selected virulence genes and association with antibiotic resistance by Malshani Chathuranika Nissanka, Ayomi Dilhari, Jagath Anuradha Munasinghe, Gayan Priyadarshana, Kumudu Bandara, Imalka Munaweera, Manjula Manoji Weerasekera

“…Gene combinations are strongly linked to higher resistance rates. mrpA exhibited the highest expression in urine-derived strains, followed by rsbA, and ureC, with speA having the lowest. Post-hoc analysis revealed a significant variation in the rsbA expression compared to speA (p = 0.029) and ureC (p = 0.007). speA showed the highest expression in non-urine isolates, followed by rsbA, ureC, and mrpA, with significant differences among all gene pairs (Conover’s all-pairs test; p > 0.05) except rsbA vs. speA. …”
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Treatment of Denervated Muscle Atrophy by Injectable Dual‐Responsive Hydrogels Loaded with Extracellular Vesicles by Ziheng Bu, Jianxing Jing, Wei Liu, Zhen Fan, Junchao Huang, Zheng Zhou, Jianhai Hu, Jinxi An, Jiachang Hong, Jianing Yu, Daolin Tang, Min Sun, Jianzhong Du, Peng Wu

“…In vivo studies using a rat model of nerve injury demonstrated that the EV‐loaded hydrogel (EVs@UR‐gel) significantly preserved muscle function. Six weeks post‐nerve reconstruction, treated rats exhibited muscle strength, circumference, and wet weight reaching 89.53 ± 0.96%, 76.02 ± 7.49%, and 88.0 ± 2.65% of healthy controls, respectively, alongside an improvement in the sciatic nerve index (−0.11 ± 0.09). …”
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Effects of biopolymers, cork, and Rhizobium tropici-derived extracellular polymeric substances on soil microbial communities by Alexis K. Craft, Sowndarya Karapareddy, Varsha C. Anche, Madhusudhana R. Janga, Obaloluwa Soyinka, Sravan K. Sanathanam, Seloame T. Nyaku, Govind C. Sharma, Zachary Senwo, Venkateswara R. Sripathi

“…Samples were collected at four time intervals (0-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hours post-treatment), with three biological replicates for each treatment. …”
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Acute Immunological Biomarkers for Predicting Chronic Rheumatologic Disease After Chikungunya Virus Infection by Anyela Lozano-Parra, Víctor Herrera, Luis Ángel Villar, Silvio Urcuqui-Inchima, Juan Felipe Valdés-López, Elsa Marina Rojas Garrido

“…This nested case-control study aimed to assess immunological factors during the early phases of CHIKV infection to predict the risk of post-CHIK chronic rheumatism (pCHIK-CR) in adult patients of two prospective cohorts. …”
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General practitioners’ scanning competence following tailored ultrasound training: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study by Camilla Aakjær Andersen, Søren Lundbye-Christensen, Allan Riis, Ulrike Mehnert, Thomas Løkkegaard, Troels Mengel-Jørgensen, Liv Dyre Rasmussen, Nicolai Soll, Bo Stork, Søren Kæseler Andersen, Louise Pil, Christian Stjernebjerg, Ole Graumann, Martin Bach Jensen

“…This hybrid effectiveness-implementation study aimed to explore whether a novel educational program, specifically tailored to meet the learning needs of office-based GPs, could lead to scanning competence by the program's conclusion and if this competence can be sustained post-course. Methods GPs working in office-based general practice in Denmark were invited to participate in a three-months ultrasound educational program. …”
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A Shelf-Life Assessment of Sterilized Surgical Instruments Stored Under Controlled Conditions: A Comparative Study of a Single vs. Double Self-Sealing Pouch by Stefano Cavalli, Chiara Caterino, Francesca Paola Nocera, Francesca Pizzano, Rossana Schena, Federica Aragosa, Sinem Arslan, Giovanni Della Valle, Luisa De Martino, Gerardo Fatone

“…Microbiological tests were conducted at 1, 7, 15, 30, 60, 182, and 390 days post-sterilization. (3) Results: no bacterial growth was detected on screws packaged in single and double pouches up to 182 days. …”
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