Structural characterization of three acidic polysaccharides from Opuntia dillenii Haw. fruits and their protective effect against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in Huh-7 cells by Rui Liu, Fangxin Chu, Zheng Yan, Hanqing Chen

“…Three novel acidic polysaccharide fractions (OFPP-1, OFPP-2, OFPP-3) with different m olecular weights (803.7, 555.1 and 414.5 kDa) were isolated from the peeled Opuntia dillenii Haw. fruits by alkali-extraction, graded alcohol precipitation and column chromatography. …”
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First Record of Mugilicola bulbosa Tripathi, 1960 (Ergasilidae: Cyclopoida) on the Gills of Greenback Mullet Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes) from Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern Iraq by Musshaf H. Al-Mosawi, Thamir K. Adday

“…A total of 63 specimens of Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes) were collected from Garmat Ali River, Basrah Province. (30° 34′ to 30° 35′ N; 47° 44′ to 47° 34 E′) from October 2023 till January 2024. …”
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Factors influencing role preferences in decision-making of healthy women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants: subanalysis from a randomised controlled decision coaching trial by Sibylle Kautz-Freimuth, Arim Shukri, Claudia Stracke, Anna Isselhard, Birte Berger-Höger, Anke Steckelberg, Frank Vitinius, Nicola Dikow, Marion Kiechle, Cornelia Meisel, Achim Wöckel, Marion Tina von Mackelenbergh, Rita Schmutzler, Kerstin Rhiem, Stephanie Stock

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Statistical analysis of stress–strength in a newly inverted Chen model from adaptive progressive type-Ⅱ censoring and modelling on light-emitting diodes and pump motors by Refah Alotaibi, Mazen Nassar, Zareen A. Khan, Ahmed Elshahhat

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Leakage of Octyl(Phenyl)--Di-Isobutylcarbamoylmethylphosphine Oxide from a Macroporous Silica-Based Chelating Polymeric Adsorption Material and its Recovery by Some Selected Porous Adsorbents by Anyun Zhang, Yuezhou Wei, Harutaka Hoshi, Mikio Kumagai, Yoshikazu Koma

“…The concentration of CMPO in the effluent leaking from CMPO/SiO 2 -P was determined as ca. 48 ppm at 25°C and ca. 37 ppm at 50°C. …”
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Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect program by Alyssa C. Milton, Alyssa C. Milton, Alyssa C. Milton, Kristin Ballesteros, Helen Hernandez, Yenni Hwang, Nick Glozier, Nick Glozier, Tom McClean, Haley M. LaMonica, Haley M. LaMonica, Karen Thorpe, Karen Thorpe, Ian B. Hickie, Ian B. Hickie

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Prediction of Fracture Evolution and Groundwater Inrush from Karst Collapse Pillars in Coal Seam Floors: A Micromechanics-Based Stress-Seepage-Damage Coupled Modeling Approach by Yinlong Lu, Bingzhen Wu, Mengqi He, Lianguo Wang, Dan Ma, Zhen Huang

“…Groundwater inrush from a KCP is a gradual process instead of a mutation process. …”
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Association of caffeine intake and sleep duration with bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2011 and 2018 by Yuxue He, Wenjia Zou, Fei Xiao

“…Methods Data were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to 2018, including 13,457 participants who self-reported sleep duration and caffeine intake, with BMD measured via dual X-ray absorptiometry. …”
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Morphological asymmetry in two marine fish species Acanthopagrus arabicus (Family: Sparidae) and Planiliza klunzingeri (Family: Mugilidae), collected from brackish and freshwater environments in southern Iraq by Jawad Laith A., Al-Saboonchi Azhar A., Musa Zainab J., Nazal Azhar M., Al-Dirawi Ahmed M. H.

“…For both species, specimens from the Shatt al-Arab River and Shatt al-Basrah Canal exhibited greater asymmetry values for snout length. …”
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Adsorption of Biologically Active Compounds from Aqueous Solutions on to Commercial Unmodified Activated Carbons.... by Artur P. Terzyk

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Can computer crossmatch really replace antihuman globulin crossmatch? An intriguing case of missing anti-c on routine antibody screen from a multispecialty center in India by Mitu Dogra, Rasika Dhawan Setia

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Higher Levels of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Positively Associated with the Incidence of Hyperuricemia in Chinese Population: A Report from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Hui-Xu Dai, Zhi-Ying Zhao, Yang Xia, Qi-Jun Wu, Yu-Hong Zhao

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Impact of healthcare-associated infections on in-hospital outcomes during the COVID-19 era: a multicenter comparative study of 20,942 isolated microorganisms from ICU patients by Armin Khavandegar, Zeinab Siami, Aziz Rasouli, Pershang Nazemi, Anoosha Gull

“…In the present study, we aimed to compare the frequency of HAIs in ICU-admitted cases within and before the COVID-19 era.MethodsThis multicenter retrospective study applied a descriptive-analytical approach to investigate the frequency of HAIs in the ICU departments of hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences from 2017 to 2022.ResultsOverall, 14,268 cases with 20,942 isolated microorganisms were recruited for this study, with 8,289 (58.1%) of them being male and 5,975 (41.9%) being female. …”
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Providing an e-cigarette starter kit for smoking cessation and reduction as adjunct to usual care to smokers with a mental health condition: findings from the ESCAPE feasibility study by Dimitra Kale, Emma Beard, Anna-Marie Marshall, Jodi Pervin, Qi Wu, Elena Ratschen, Lion Shahab

“…Conclusions Offering an e-cigarette starter kit to smokers with a mental health condition treated in the community was acceptable and largely feasible, with harm reduction outcomes (i.e. switching from cigarette smoking to e-cigarette use and substantial reduction in cigarette consumption) favouring the intervention. …”
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Development and application of a clinical core data set for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease, dystonia or tremor: from data collection to data exchange and data sharing by Anna-Lena Hofmann, Jonas Widmann, Lilly Brandstetter, Udo Selig, Fabian Haug, Julian Haug, Rüdiger Pryss, Jasper Mecklenburg, Andrea Kreichgauer, Philipp Capetian, Christian J. Hartmann, Christian Niklas, Petra Ritter, Patricia Krause, Alfons Schnitzler, Jens Volkmann, Andrea A. Kühn, Peter Heuschmann, Kirsten Haas

“…Its applicability as well as data exchange and quality control was tested within the first phase of the study in 51 patients from Würzburg. Conclusions Within the ReTune project, a standardised clinical core data set for Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and tremor was developed. …”
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Comparison of Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan, Clinical and Para-clinical Findings in Hospitalized Vaccinated and Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Study from Babol County by Hesamoddin Arabnozari, Farzin Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Tabatabaie, Ghazaleh Hosseininozari, Mana Baziboron, Masoumeh Bayani

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Des esclaves et des bêtes : fables de la sauvagerie en Amérique dans Letters from an American Farmer, de St John de Crèvecoeur by Agnès Derail-Imbert

“…The historical naturalist discourse, which serves as an epistemological framework to the narrator of Crèvecœur’s Letters from an American Farmer, draws upon the observation of local animals in order to praise a society of freedom, in which the American farmer’s autonomy depends on the harmonious relationship with his natural environment. …”
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Human induced pluripotent stem cell line XXMUFAi001-A generated from a patient harboring KCNH2 mutation (c. 2690 A>C) by Xiaolei Li, Junbiao Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Dawei Pu, Zhenling Zhang, Yifang Niu, Shuai Zhang, Zhenping Fan, Yuxuan Li, Peicheng Li, Hui Liu, Fenghua Lv, Yongchun Zhang, Ya’nan Li

“…In this study, we generated a patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line XXMUFAi001-A using non-integrative Sendai reprogramming technology from an individual carrying a heterozygous point mutation (c.2690 A>C) in KCNH2. …”
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Correlates of late initiation and underutilisation of the recommended eight or more antenatal care visits among women of reproductive age: insights from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey by Agani Afaya, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba

“…Objective This study assessed the correlates of late initiation and underutilisation of the WHO’s recommended eight or more antenatal care visits among women in Ghana.Design We analysed secondary data from 2163 women in the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey, which collected data on malaria and antenatal care indicators among women of reproductive age across the previous 10 regions of Ghana.Setting and participants Women of reproductive age across the 10 regions of Ghana.Main outcome measures Late initiation and underutilisation of the recommended eight or more antenatal care visits among women of reproductive age.Results About half (49%) of the participants were between the ages of 25 and 34 years; mean (±SD)=30 (±7.10). …”
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CH4-C3H8 mixed gas hydrates formation in marine mud and foraminifera-rich sand from the South China Sea: an experimental approach by Peixiao Mao, Peixiao Mao, Peixiao Mao, Judith M. Schicks, Mengdi Pan, Mengdi Pan, Nengyou Wu, Nengyou Wu

“…Gas hydrates were formed from water and a constant-feed gas composition containing 96 mol% CH4 and 4 mol% C3H8. …”
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