Mapping of the Antinuclear Autoantibodies in Sudanese patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus after HAART receiving: A cross-sectional study by Nooh Mohamed Hajhamed, Salahaldeen Ismail Mohammed, Waleed Abdelateif Hussein, Abdullah M. Bakheit, Nouh Saad Mohamed, Ayman Azhary, Abdallah Elssir Ahmed, Abualgasim Elgaili Abdalla, Abubakar Abdelbagi, Hassan Babieker Said Khalf Allah, Mahjoob Osman Mahjoob Ali, Mohammed Elfatih Hamida

“…Interestingly, a high proportion of positivity for ANA were found in the older subject groups (aged 42-56 years and > 57 years), with rates of 80% for each. Furthermore, our study also showed that the predominant ANA patterns were nuclear fine-speckled (AC-4, 56.5%) followed by cytoplasmic fine granules (AC-20, 24.7%). …”
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Incidence, prevalence, and burden of type 2 diabetes in China: Trend and projection from 1990 to 2050 by Haojie Zhang, Qingyi Jia, Peige Song, Yongze Li, Lihua Jiang, Xianghui Fu, Sheyu Li, Jinjiao Li

“…Background:. The epidemiological pattern and disease burden of type 2 diabetes have been shifting in China over the past decades. …”
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Malaria epidemics and its drivers in Uganda in 2022 by Maru W. Aregawi, Catherine Maiteki, John C. Rek, Bosco Agaba, Charles Katureebe, Mansour Ranjbar, Chunzhe Zhang, Samson Kiware, Jimmy Opigo

“…Provinces with bimodal rainfall patterns were more prone to epidemics, while unimodal regions had fewer epidemics but higher incidence rates. …”
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Effects of high CO2 treatment on green-ripening and peel senescence in banana and plantain fruits by Mu-bo SONG, Lu-ping TANG, Xue-lian ZHANG, Mei BAI, Xue-qun PANG, Zhao-qi ZHANG

“…In contrast to the differentiated color changing patterns, the patterns of the softening, starch degradation and soluble sugar accumulation in the pulp of 20% CO2 treated bananas and plantains displayed similarly as the patterns in the fruits ripening in regular air, indicating that the pulp ripening was not inhibited by 20% CO2, and the abnormal ripening of bananas in 20% CO2 can be considered as green ripening. …”
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EQ-5D utility, response and drug survival in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologic monotherapy: A prospective observational study of patients registered in the south Swedish SS... by Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen, Carl Turesson, Meliha Kapetanovic, Martin Englund, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Robin Christensen, Henning Bliddal, Pierre Geborek, Lars Erik Kristensen

“…Overall, DAS28 defined remission and low disease activity were achieved in 20% and 43% of patients, respectively. Drug survival rates were statistically significantly different between bDMARDs (p = 0.01), with the highest rates observed for rituximab, followed by etanercept. …”
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An 18-year retrospective study on the epidemiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis - emergence of uncommon pathogens by Mary Hsin-Ju Ko, Hung-Yang Chang, Sung-Tse Li, Wai-Tim Jim, Hsin Chi, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Chun-Chih Peng, Chia-Ying Lin, Chia-Huei Chen, Jui-Hsing Chang

“…The observed incidence of EOS was 1.52‰. The incidence rates of EOS, GBS, and Escherichia coli (E. coli) sepsis were similar in Epoch 1 and Epoch 3. …”
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Long-term survival outcomes and subtype variations between primary breast cancer and liver metastases in 542 patients with advanced breast cancer: insights from a real-world analys... by Ying Yan, Xinyu Gui, Lijun Di, Hanfang Jiang, Xu Liang, Bin Shao, Guohong Song, Huiping Li

“…The overall discordance rate between receptor expression in primary lesion and liver metastasis across the three subtypes was 23.6% (95% CI: 19.7–27.5), with a Kappa value of 0.55. …”
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Model Partisipasi Pelaku Usaha dan Masyarakat Dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Plastik Teluk Penyu Cilacap by Nandang Bekti Karnowati, Esih Jayanti

“…The number of respondents was 162 consisting of 62 business people and 100 people who were domiciled around the beach. Participation rates are measured from patterns of waste collection and collection. …”
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Impact of PM2.5 Exposure on Reproductive Health and Sperm Functions in Mice from a High-Pollution Industrial Environment by Fu-Jen Cheng, Chung-Shin Yuan, Xin Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin, Ping-Hsun Wu, Ping-Chi Hsu

“…Results Exposure to WS-PM2.5 and WI-PM2.5 reduced rates of normal sperm morphology, with each also presenting unique toxic effects. …”
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Regional trends in perceptions of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons towards barriers to access for patients with Medicaid: limited perioperative service access, low patient enga... by Patrick Saunders, MD, Abhay Mathur, MD, Jordan Frausto, BA, Carlos D. Ramirez, BS, Adam Z. Khan, MD, Brad Bushnell, MD, Hafiz F. Kassam, MD

“…Results: A total of 257 (18.5% response rate) ASES members completed the survey. The mean year in practice for respondents was 14. …”
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Predominance of gram-negative multidrug-resistant pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections among gene X-pert negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Dar Es Salaam... by Irene Rabiel, Mtebe Majigo, Loveness Urio, Lilian Nkinda, Peter Richard Torokaa, Elieshiupendo M. Niccodem, Mabula Kasubi, Doreen Kamori, Joel Manyahi, Agricola Joachim

“…MTB was detected only in high‑quality sputum samples. The high resistance rate to commonly prescribed antibiotics for LRTIs called for further large-scale studies to guide and/or refine treatment guidelines and optimize patient care.…”
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Recursive Class Connectivity Classification (R3C) Applied to Binary Image Segmentation for Improved Infant Fingerprint Enhancement by Joao Leonardo Harres Dall Agnol, Luiz Fernando Puttow Southier, Jefferson Tales Oliva, Marcelo Teixeira, Rodrigo Minetto, Marcelo Filipak, Dalcimar Casanova, Erick Oliveira Rodrigues

“…Consequently, identification rates for children remain significantly lower than those achieved with adult fingerprints. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Infection Screening in Pregnant Women from Northwest Romania: Results of a 15-Year Follow-Up Program by Monica Muntean, Violeta Tincuța Briciu, Angela Monica Ionică, Melinda Horvat, Mihaela Lupse, Amanda Radulescu

“…Only 144 out of 2342 (6.14%) women at risk presented twice during the same pregnancy, of which 12 women (0.51%) displayed a pattern of primary infection. Our population from Northwest Romania shows a high rate of immunization against CMV infection and a low risk of primary infection. …”
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Global directions of change in moral norms: a test of the moral argument theory by Pontus Strimling, Kimmo Eriksson, Irina Vartanova, Joel Krueger, Isabela Hazin

“…We test this theory in a preregistered study of the arguments for both sides of 33 moral issues for which the global directions and rates of norm change were estimated in available longitudinal survey data from 94 societies. …”
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Burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Asia from 1990 to 2021: Findings from Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Shenshen Huang, Jiayong Qiu, Anyi Wang, Yuejiao Ma, Peiwen Wang, Dong Ding, Luhong Qiu, Shuangping Li, Mengyi Liu, Jiexin Zhang, Yimin Mao, Yi Yan, Xiqi Xu, Zhicheng Jing, Rongman Jia

“…Moreover, higher SDI and UHC levels were linked to reduced incidence, but higher prevalence rates. Conclusions:. Although progress has been made in reducing PAH-related mortality and DALYs, the disease continues to impose a substantial burden in Asia, particularly among older adults and young children. …”
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Diabetes alters cardiorespiratory dynamics: insights from short-term recurrence quantification analysis of pulse-respiration quotient by José Javier Reyes-Lagos, Kioko Guzmán-Ramos, Joel Lomelí, Adriana Cristina Pliego-Carrillo, Miguel Ángel Peña-Castillo, Pedro López-Sánchez, Virgilio Eduardo Trujillo-Condes, Laura Ivoone Garay-Jiménez, Juan Carlos Echeverría, María Fernanda Villegas-Zarco, Laura Mercedes Santiago-Fuentes, Laura Mercedes Santiago-Fuentes

“…From these signals, R-to-R peak interval (RRI) and breath-to-breath (BB) time series were derived, allowing us to compute the PRQ time series as the ratio of instantaneous heart rate to instantaneous breathing rate. Linear indices of PRQ and RQA metrics were then calculated for the PRQ signals, enabling comparisons between groups (T2DM vs. control) and across tasks. …”
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Classification of hoarding and comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms by Sara K. Nutley, Catherine W. Striley, Linda B. Cottler, Joseph Eichenbaum, Rachel L. Nosheny, R. Scott Mackin, Carol A. Mathews

“…These subgroups fell along a continuum of increasing neuropsychiatric burden, with individuals in the “multisymptomatic” class experiencing the greatest deficits to general functional ability and cognitive functioning, as well as elevated rates of comorbid neuropsychiatric diagnoses. The “false negative” group was similar to the “hoarding only” class, although comprised of a significantly higher proportion of male participants and married individuals. …”
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Community-Based Evaluation of Hypertension Awareness and Knowledge Among Underserved Bateyes in the Dominican Republic by Dang Nguyen, Ryan Shargo, Nityanand Jain, Yusuf Qureshi, Lovepriya Suthaharan, Ramez M. Odat, Cameron Sabet, Miyaz Ansari, Hamzah Khuddus, Phat K. Huynh, Michael J. Diaz, Reginald Kerolle, Ernest Kissi Kontor, Lindy G. Davidson

“…Background: Globally, hypertension rates are rising, particularly in low-income nations where access to healthcare and education remains limited. …”
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