Seroprevalence of IgM/IgG and Neutralizing Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Unvaccinated Young Adults from Mexico Who Reported Not Having Had a Previous COVID-19 Infection by Diana Lourdes Padilla-Bórquez, Mónica Guadalupe Matuz-Flores, Jorge Hernández-Bello, Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno, Samuel García-Arellano, Edith Oregon-Romero, Melva Guadalupe Herrera-Godina, Guillermo González-Estevez, Norma Patricia Adan-Bante, Jesús Alfredo Rosas-Rodríguez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

“…A total of 171 unvaccinated young adults (18–35 years) from Sonora, Mexico, who underwent a structured survey to identify prior COVID-19 infections, were included in this study. …”
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A Study of Lithosphere–Ionosphere Seismic Precursors from Detecting Gamma-Ray and Total Electron Content Anomalies Prior to the 2018 M_L6.2 Hualien Earthquake in Eastern Taiwan by Ching-Chou Fu, Hau-Kun Jhuang, Yi-Ying Ho, Tsung-Che Tsai, Lou-Chuang Lee, Cheng-Horng Lin, Ching-Ren Lin, Vivek Walia, I-Te Lee

“…Our findings reveal a significant rise in gamma-ray emissions at the YMSG station from 19 January to 4 February 2018, which corresponds to a precursor period of approximately 18 days before the Hualien earthquake. …”
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Nationwide multi-centric prospective study for the identification of biomarkers to predict the treatment responses of nivolumab through comprehensive analyses of pretreatment plasma exosome mRNAs from head and neck cancer patients (BIONEXT study) by Kuniaki Sato, Satoshi Toh, Taku Murakami, Takafumi Nakano, Takahiro Hongo, Mioko Matsuo, Kazuki Hashimoto, Masashi Sugasawa, Keisuke Yamazaki, Yushi Ueki, Torahiko Nakashima, Hideoki Uryu, Takeharu Ono, Hirohito Umeno, Tsutomu Ueda, Satoshi Kano, Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Akihito Watanabe, Ichiro Ota, Nobuya Monden, Shigemichi Iwae, Takashi Maruo, Yukinori Asada, Nobuhiro Hanai, Daisuke Sano, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Takahiro Asakage, Takahito Fukusumi, Muneyuki Masuda

“…In parallel, paired treatment-naïve tumor and plasma samples (N = 20) were assayed to elucidate biological implications of the PEX mRNA signature.ResultsAssays for pre-treatment blood samples (N = 104) demonstrated that a combination of 6 candidate PEX mRNAs plus neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio precisely distinguished non-survivors from >2-year survivors (2-year OS; 0% vs 57.7%; P = 0.000124) with a high hazard ratio of 2.878 (95% CI 1.639-5.055; P = 0.0002348). …”
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Flight Dynamics and Abundance of Ips sexdentatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Different Sawmills from Northern Spain: Differences between Local Pinus radiata (Pinales: Pinaceae) and Southern France Incoming P. pinaster Timber by Sergio López, Arturo Goldarazena

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Correction: Tai et al. Sea Bass Essence from <i>Lates calcarifer</i> Improves Exercise Performance and Anti-Fatigue in Mice.... by Hong-Jun Tai, Mon-Chien Lee, Yi-Ju Hsu, Chun-Yen Kuo, Chi-Chang Huang, Ming-Fu Wang

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A strategy for selective screening of dual-target bioactive compounds against hypertrophic scar through inhibiting angiotensin II type 1 receptor while stimulating type 2 receptor from Chinese herbs by Lejing Qu, Meizhi Jiao, Zilong Zhang, Yuanyuan Ou, Xue Zhao, Yajun Zhang, Xinfeng Zhao

“…Therefore, establishing new methods to pursue dual-target lead compounds from Chinese herbs is in much demand for treating scar. …”
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Comparison of Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM III) score with Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM III) score in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Single center, prospective observational study from South India by Nidhi Srinivas, Kavya Venugopal, Gurudutta Avathi Venkatesha, Nagalatha Chidanand

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Effect of biannual azithromycin on respiratory pathogens among symptomatic children: results from the randomised Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès avec un Oeil sur la Résistance (MORDOR) I trial by Jie Liu, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan, Kieran S O'Brien, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Benjamin F Arnold, James A Platts-Mills, Eric R Houpt, Stephanie A Brennhofer, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Ramatou Maliki, Jixian Zhang, Suzanne Stroup, Suporn Pholwat, Ahmed M Arzika

“…The prevalence was reduced in children from azithromycin communities for just two pathogens: Bordetella pertussis and H. influenzae type b (Hib). …”
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The Pharmacodynamic Impact of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, on Circulating Levels of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Substudy Results from a Phase III, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (PALACE 1) by Peter H. Schafer, Peng Chen, Lorraine Fang, Andrew Wang, Rajesh Chopra

“…At Week 24, IL-8, TNF-α, IL-6, MIP-1β, MCP-1, and ferritin were significantly reduced from baseline with apremilast 20 mg BID or 30 mg BID versus placebo. …”
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Establishment of Normal Reference Intervals for CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, and CD4+ to CD8+ Ratio of T Lymphocytes in HIV Negative Adults from University of Gondar Hospital, North West Ethiopia by Addisu Gize, Biniam Mathewos, Beyene Moges, Meseret Workineh, Lealem Gedefaw

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The oral disposition index calculated from a meal tolerance test is a crucial indicator for evaluating differential normalization of postprandial glucose and triglyceride excursions in morbidly obese patients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy by Yukako Yamamoto, Takeshi Togawa, Osamu Sekine, Yuki Ozamoto, Junko Fuse, Choka Azuma, Jun Ito-Kobayashi, Yasumitsu Oe, Akeo Hagiwara, Masaki Kobayashi, Tadahiro Kitamura, Masanori Iwanishi, Akira Shimatsu, Atsunori Kashiwagi

“…., [Matsuda index] × (Glucose-induced insulin secretion) was progressively worsened from normal glucose tolerance to DM patients after LSG. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of acute gastroenteritis in children and adolescents aged from 6 to 17 years old: a cross-sectional study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database 1999–2018 by Hailun Cai, Yanyan Shao, Weihao Yu

“…Objective To explore the prevalence of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and associated factors in children and adolescents in the USA from 1999 to 2018 using nationally representative data.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database.Participants 25 361 children and adolescents aged 6–17 years old.Primary and secondary outcome measures Whether the patient suffered from AGE.Results Totally 1882 suffered from AGE. …”
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Multi-institutional evaluation comparing guidance from International Ki67 Working Group vs National Health Commission of China on immunohistochemistry-based Ki67 assessment alongside the Quantitative Dot Blot method by Yin Wang, Jiarui Zou, Qinghua Cao, Guihong Dai, Panhong Fan, Xue Gong, Jinyan Jiang, Yanqing Kong, Chao Liu, Chunhui Liu, Chenjia Lu, Meiren Li, Zhiqiang Lang, Yang Lin, Yan Peng, Haiyan Shi, Yuhuan Wang, Jiu Wang, Bichen Xie, Bing Yang, Guohua Yu, Cuiping Zhang, Hengming Zhang, Luting Zhou, Zilan Zhang, Zhenli Zhu, Junmei Hao

“…They were evaluated in this multi-institutional study alongside the results from the Quantitative Dot Blot (QDB) method.MethodsThree alternative adjacent sections from 40 primary ER+ breast cancer resection blocks were randomly assigned a number from 1 to 120 for Ki67 staining and reviewed by 21 pathologists, while the other three alternative sections were sent for QDB analysis of Ki67 protein levels. …”
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Temporal trends in aerobic physical activity guideline adherence among nationally representative samples of U.S adults between 2011 and 2019: Cross-sectional findings from a sample of over 2 million adults by David Abernethy, Jason Bennie, Toby Pavey

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Minimally invasive techniques as adjuncts in low- versus high-lying retained rectal foreign bodies of autoerotic nature in young men: a tailored management algorithm with two contrasting case reports from India by Shubham Kumar Gupta, Vivek Kumar Katiyar, Sumit Sharma, Shashi Prakash Mishra, Satyanam Kumar Bhartiya

“…RFBs exhibit a wide range of presentations and require varied management approaches, with the choice of treatment modality differing from case to case. Recently, minimally invasive techniques have been employed for the retrieval of RFBs. …”
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Effectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a community-based cluster randomised trialResearch in context by Amanda Sim, Khaing Zar Lwin, Stephanie Eagling-Peche, G.J. Melendez-Torres, Seema Vyas, Francisco Calderon, Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak, Jamie Lachman, Sureeporn Punpuing, Andrea Gonzalez, Mary Soan, Nway Nway Oo, Ivet Castello Mitjans, Greg Tyrosvoutis, Eve Puffer

“…We assessed the impact of a universal film intervention for migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar living in Thailand. Methods: We implemented a two-arm, cluster randomised trial in Tak province, Thailand, on the border with Myanmar. 44 communities were stratified by district and randomly allocated to intervention or control (1:1) using a computer-generated list of random numbers. …”
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Use of nicotine vaping products during an attempt to quit smoking by Canadian adults who smoke or recently quit: findings from the 2022 Canada International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey by Shannon Gravely, David Sweanor, Pete Driezen, David T. Levy, Geoffrey T. Fong, Anne C. K. Quah, Lorraine V. Craig, Janet Chung-Hall, Susan C. Kaai, K. Michael Cummings

“… AbstractAn analysis of 1771 Canadian adults who smoke or used to smoke cigarettes was conducted using data from the 2022 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey. …”
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Is There a Nonlinear Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Lipids in a Hypertensive Population with eGFR ≥30 ml/min/1.73 m2? Findings from the China Hypertension Registry Study by Yu Yu, Xiao Huang, Minghui Li, Congcong Ding, Lihua Hu, Xiao Zhong, Wei Zhou, Tao Wang, Lingjuan Zhu, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng

“…A total of 13,355 hypertensive participants with eGFR ≥30 ml/min/1.73 m2 were selected from the Chinese Hypertension Registry Study. Multivariate linear regression was used to examine the linear relationship between SUA and lipids. …”
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Association between HALP (hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet) score and poor outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study from the Third China National Stroke Registry by Xu Zhu, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Yijun Zhang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Anxin Wang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Guoyuan Yu, Shifeng Xiang, Yiping Wu, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between HALP scores and poor outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).MethodsPatients with AIS and type 2 DM were screened from the Third China National Stroke Registry (CNSR-III) and divided into quartiles based on their HALP scores at admission. …”
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The Cog-4 Subset of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale as a Measure of Cognition: Relationship with Baseline Factors and Functional Outcome after Stroke Using Data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive by Sandeep Ankolekar, Cheryl Renton, Nikola Sprigg, Philip M. W. Bath

“…Methods. Data from 9,147 patients with acute stroke from the VISTA archive was used to generate Cog-4 scores. …”
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