Schistosomiasis Among Schoolchildren in Amd District of Hadhramout Governorate, East of Yemen: A Hotspot for Schistosoma haematobium Transmission by Al-Bowri SS, Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Azazy AA

“…Despite its endemicity, epidemiological patterns in many districts remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with schistosomiasis among schoolchildren in the Amd District of Hadhramout Valley.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 380 schoolchildren aged 6– 16 years. …”
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Identifying Socio-Technical Risks in Open-Source Software for Scholarly Communications: Tools, Metrics, and Opportunities for Libraries to Support Sustainable Development by Pierre Lasou, Tomasz Neugebauer, Pamela Carson

“…., 2022), community evaluation that looks at the interaction patterns between project contributors is the practical focus of this research paper since there are multiple human factors that librarians who may not be software developers can impact. …”
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Wnt signaling as a translational target in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis by Gloria Riitano, Francesca Spinelli, Valeria Manganelli, Daniela Caissutti, Antonella Capozzi, Cristina Garufi, Tina Garofalo, Roberta Misasi, Maurizio Sorice, Fabrizio Conti, Agostina Longo, Cristiano Alessandri

“…Results This study highlights significant increase in DKK1, Wnt 5a, and β-catenin levels in RA and PsA patients compared to HD, with distinct patterns of correlation with disease activity indices. …”
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Developmental trajectories in mental health through adolescence and adulthood: does socio-economic status matter? by Christine Leonhard Birk Sørensen, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Ute Bültmann, Trine Nøhr Winding, Pernille Bach Steen, Karin Biering

“…Abstract Aims This study aims to examine the different aspects of socio-economic status (SES) patterns in mental health from adolescence into adulthood by investigating the mean, prevalence, cumulative incidence and trajectories of several mental health measures, including depressive symptoms, mental disorder diagnosis and medication use. …”
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Novel insights into the Leishmania infantum transcriptome diversity of protein-coding and non-coding sequences in both stages of parasite development using nanopore direct RNA sequ... by Jean-Guillaume Emond-Rheault, Gabriel Reis Ferreira, Camille Lavoie-Ouellet, Martin A. Smith, Barbara Papadopoulou

“…These lncRNAs exhibit generally distinct expression patterns from the 3’UTRs they derived and several are developmentally regulated, representing ~ 27% of the L. infantum stage-regulated transcriptome. …”
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A fluorescence-based protocol to monitor bacterial antagonism by Justin M. Luu, Cristian V. Crisan, Morgan L. Pettis, Anayancy Ramos Facio, Timothy D. Read, Joanna B. Goldberg

“…These assays can be time-consuming, low-throughput, and may present difficulties if the bacteria of interest show similar resistance patterns to one another or if the tolerance to selective agents is unknown. …”
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A quantum machine learning framework for predicting drug sensitivity in multiple myeloma using proteomic data by M. Priyadharshini, B. Deevena Raju, A. Faritha Banu, P. Jagdish Kumar, V. Murugesh, Oleg Rybin

“…QSVM employs quantum kernels to map data into a higher-dimensional Hilbert space, so that the model can detect complex patterns in MM drug resistance. qPCA reduces dimensionality without loss of important variance, and thus improves computation efficiency. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of TALE superfamily genes under hormone and abiotic stress in maize (Zea may L.) by Peiyan Guan, Dongbo Zhao, Longxue Wei, Peipei Cui, Shicai Zhang

“…Specific spatiotemporal expression patterns analysis showed that ZmBELLs were highly expressed in root and mature leaf, whereas the ZmKNOX1 subfamily genes were more expressed in the primordium, internode, vegetative meristem, and root during developmental stages. …”
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Current status and trends in thalassemia burden across South, East and Southeast Asia, 1990–2021 a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shuning Zhang, Zhangjie Chen, Meihuan Chen, Hailong Huang

“…Abstract Objective Thalassemia, an inherited hemoglobin synthesis disorder, imposes a significant health burden in Asian regions with high prevalence. Detailed patterns and trends of the disease across countries and territories within these regions remain underexplored. …”
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Functional and Structural Network Alterations in HIV-Associated Asymptomatic Neurocognitive Disorders: Evidence for Functional Disruptions Preceding Structural Changes by Zhou Z, Gong W, Hu H, Wang F, Li H, Xu F, Li H, Wang W

“…Graph-theoretical analysis was employed to assess inter-group differences in global metrics, nodal characteristics, and functional-structural coupling patterns. Furthermore, machine learning classifiers were used to construct and evaluate classification models based on imaging features from both groups. …”
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Early Digital Engagement Among Younger Children and the Transformation of Parenting in the Digital Age From an mHealth Perspective: Scoping Review by Nafisa Anjum, Md Mehedi Hasan, Nursat Jahan, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Allison Garefino, Nazmus Sakib

“…Synthesized data were scrutinized to detect patterns, variances, and reasonable recommendations. …”
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Integrated genomic and transcriptomic analysis of polydactyly in chickens by Zhiying Huang, Xiaomeng Miao, Diyan Li, Jia Liu, Haolin Chen, Yuan Su, Yuan Su

“…Fuzzy c-means clustering delineated temporal expression patterns, and enrichment analyses (KEGG, GO) characterized candidate pathways.ResultsGenomic scans revealed 1,339 and 1,035 positively selected genes in five-toed and four-toed chickens, respectively, with 335 shared loci relative to RJF. …”
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Rare serovars of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica isolated from humans, beef cattle and abattoir environments in Nigeria. by Mabel Kamweli Aworh, Pernille Nilsson, Beverly Egyir, Felicia Amoa Owusu, Rene S Hendriksen

“…This study investigated the prevalence and resistance patterns of Salmonella enterica serovars in abattoir employees, beef cattle and abattoir environments in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria.…”
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Secondary syphilis in cali, Colombia: new concepts in disease pathogenesis. by Adriana R Cruz, Allan Pillay, Ana V Zuluaga, Lady G Ramirez, Jorge E Duque, Gloria E Aristizabal, Mary D Fiel-Gan, Roberto Jaramillo, Rodolfo Trujillo, Carlos Valencia, Linda Jagodzinski, David L Cox, Justin D Radolf, Juan C Salazar

“…Strain typing analysis was attempted in all skin and WB samples with detectable Tp DNA. Using arp repeat size analysis and tpr RFLP patterns four different strain types were identified (14d, 16d, 13d and 22a). …”
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Investigating the molecular mechanisms associated with ulcerative colitis through the application of single-cell combined spatial transcriptome sequencing by Hua Huang, Jiaze Ma, An Kang, Tianwei Guo, Wei Sun, Yan Xu, Lijiang Ji

“…Additionally, immunohistochemistry was performed on UC lesion samples to investigate the expression patterns of the identified key genes. In an animal model, we utilized immunofluorescence and western blotting to validate the expression of these genes in the affected intestinal segments.ResultsOur investigation identified specific monocyte subtypes associated with UC through a comprehensive analysis involving cell communication, Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO), and Support Vector Machine (SVM) methodologies. …”
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The alteration of the sensorimotor network in trigeminal neuralgia after microvascular decompression surgery: a follow-up study using independent component analysis by Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xueju Wang, Xuefeng Wang, Gengdi Huang

“…In contrast, MVD significantly reduced the area of aberrant activation regions, particularly in the operculo-insular cortex, and also normalized cerebellar abnormalities.DiscussionOur study demonstrates that ICA can effectively identify distinct patterns of functional connectivity in the sensorimotor network associated with TN and MVD surgery. …”
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Insights into the blood, gut, and oral microbiomes in Chinese patients with myocardial infarction: a case-control study by Ikram Khan, Imran Khan, Ping Xie, Yu Xiaohui, Shengnan Lei, Tianzhu Song, Zhiqiang Li, Xiaodong Xie

“…The unique microbial patterns detected in the blood provide compelling evidence for the existence of a stable core blood microbiome, highlighting its importance as a key contributor to cardiovascular health and disease progression.…”
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The association of ferritin with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in community-dwellers: The English longitudinal study of ageing. by Nikolaos P E Kadoglou, Jane P Biddulph, Snorri B Rafnsson, Marialena Trivella, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Panayotes Demakakos

“…No association between ferritin levels and cardiovascular mortality was detected in women.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Circulating ferritin levels showed sex-specific prognostic patterns. …”
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A Histopathological Study of Mean Eosinophil Count in Adult Gastrointestinal Pathologies: A Cross-sectional Study by Ashwini Annappa Moger, Padma Priya Kasukurti, Sulata M Kamath, SR Mangala Gowri, Karthik Yadavalli

“…Despite the growing prevalence of eosinophil-associated diseases, there is limited information regarding abnormal increases, distribution patterns across different diagnosis, and normal eosinophil levels. …”
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Epidemiology, fatality rate, and geographic distribution of Lassa fever in Anambra state, Nigeria by Chuma Edward Emembolu, Ijeoma Valentina Ikeanyionwu, Ben Afam Obidike, Obiageli Annamary Uchebo, Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Onyeka Chukwudalu Ekwebene, Uchenna Clara Chijioke-Ofoma, Ngozichukwu Gertrude Uzoewulu, Chukwuemeka Chidindu Njoku, George Uchenna Eleje

“…Specifically, this study examines the gender distribution, mortality rates, and local government area (LGA)-specific patterns of Lassa fever cases. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study of surveillance data from the Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) was conducted for confirmed, suspected, and probable Lassa fever cases from 2018 to epidemiological week 41 of 2024. …”
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