Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

“…Methodology: This was a hospital based cross-sectional descriptive study carried out with newly diagnosed active tuberculosis (TB) patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Socio-demographic data and associated factors were collected using structured questionnaires. …”
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Undertriage in geriatric trauma: insights from a multicentre cohort study by Daniel Anthony Koch, Lars Becker, Uwe Schweigkofler, Paul Hagebusch, Philipp Faul, Christian Waydhas, Florian Pavlu, Markus Baacke, Caspers Michael, Valentin Clemens, Helena Duesing, Matthias Froehlich, Sebastian Imach, Kai-Oliver Jensen, Christian Kleber, Annette Keß, Gerrit Matthes, Andre Nohl, Orkun Oezkurtul, Thomas Paffrath, Vera Pedersen, Kai Sprengel, Philipp Stoermann, Heiko Trentzsch, Rolf Lefering, Dan Bieler, Lisa Hackenberg, The Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU) Germany

“…Abstract Background With the aging population, the number of geriatric trauma patients continues to rise, posing significant challenges for emergency care and trauma management. Structured trauma team activation (TTA) protocols aim to provide timely and adequate treatment for severely injured patients. …”
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Development and evaluation of a web-based diet quality screener for vegans (VEGANScreener): a cross-sectional, observational, multicenter, clinical study by Tooba Asif, Anna Ouřadová, Ainara Martínez Tabar, Vanessa Bullón-Vela, Sandra Müller, Joelina Dietrich, Vanessa Keller, Marina Heniková, Eliška Selinger, Isabelle Herter-Aeberli, Maria Wakolbinger, Willem De Keyzer, Willem De Keyzer, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Monika Cahová, Leonie H. Bogl, Leonie H. Bogl, Marek Kuzma, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Stefaan De Henauw, Markus Keller, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Selma Kronsteiner-Gicevic, Eva Schernhammer, Eva Schernhammer, Jan Gojda

“…The clinical assessment will include a structured medical history, along with taking blood pressure and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Harnessing community knowledge and actions to strengthen rabies control programs in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia by Yoany Maria Vianney Bita Aty, Endang Puji Astuti, Florentianus Tat, Wanti Wanti, Johanis J. Pitreyadi Sadukh, Irwan Budiana, Aemilianus Mau, Irfan Irfan, Riny Pujiyanti, Wiendra Waworuntu, Andi Leny Susyanti, Nirmala Ahmad Ma’ruf, Luna Amalia

“…Materials and Methods: A mixed-methods approach was adopted, integrating quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews. Structured questionnaires assessed KAP levels among 225 respondents across two regencies, while logistic regression identified sociodemographic predictors of adequate rabies knowledge. …”
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The microbiologist's guide to metaproteomics by Tim Van Den Bossche, Jean Armengaud, Dirk Benndorf, Jose Alfredo Blakeley‐Ruiz, Madita Brauer, Kai Cheng, Marybeth Creskey, Daniel Figeys, Lucia Grenga, Timothy J. Griffin, Céline Henry, Robert L. Hettich, Tanja Holstein, Pratik D. Jagtap, Nico Jehmlich, Jonghyun Kim, Manuel Kleiner, Benoit J. Kunath, Xuxa Malliet, Lennart Martens, Subina Mehta, Bart Mesuere, Zhibin Ning, Alessandro Tanca, Sergio Uzzau, Pieter Verschaffelt, Jing Wang, Paul Wilmes, Xu Zhang, Xin Zhang, Leyuan Li, The Metaproteomics Initiative

“…As the primary catalytic and structural components of microbiomes, proteins provide unique insights into the active processes and ecological roles of microbial communities. …”
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Rapid On-Site Histopathological Analysis of Kidney Biopsy With Dynamic Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography by Léa Zuccarelli, Quentin Bernard, Georges Tarris, Laurent Martin, Mathilde Funes de la Vega, Amélie Jacq, Jean-Michel Rebibou, Claire Tinel, Claude Boccara, Olivier Thouvenin, Jean-Marie Chassot, Marion Rabant, Julien Zuber, Christophe Legendre, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Marie-Noëlle Peraldi, Lucile Amrouche, Anne Scemla, Nathalie Chavarot, Dany Anglicheau, Mathieu Legendre, Thomas Maldiney

“…Results: D-FF-OCT enabled the recognition of most kidney structures. The results showed a significant correlation between this technology and conventional stains for the evaluation of both interstitial fibrosis (IF) (r = 0.61, P < 0.001) and tubular atrophy (TA) (r = 0.60, P < 0.001). …”
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Spectral characteristics of seismic ambient vibrations reveal changes in the subglacial environment of Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland by J. van Ginkel, J. van Ginkel, F. Walter, F. Walter, F. Lindner, M. Hallo, M. Hallo, M. Huss, M. Huss, D. Fäh

“…Our results highlight the value of long time series of HVSR measurements which show variations in the peak and trough structure that reflect hydrological changes in the subglacial environment.…”
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Effects of plant growth regulator (2,4-D) treatments on fruit development and chemical content in the kiwifruit plant (Actinidia chinensis) by Linhui Wu, Jiaqi Dong, Hao Zheng, Yule Wang, Dongliang Qiu, Arif Atak, Qiong Zhang, Caihong Zhong

“…The fruit set rate of parthenocarpic fruits reached 16.95% with 2,4-D treatment at 140 days after flowering; female flowers treated with 2,4-D showed differences in pollen structure compared to those treated with water. Also, no viability was detected in female flower pollen treated with 2,4-D. …”
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Orthopedic surgical treatment of osteomalacia induced by culprit soft tissue tumor in the hip region: a single-center retrospective study by Shuzhong Liu, Xi Zhou, Jinyi Xing, Annan Liang, Yong Liu, Weibo Xia

“…Abstract Background Due to its occult position, complex anatomical structure, and spatial relationships, the causative tumor of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia (TIO) in the hip region is quite difficult to detect and qualitatively diagnose in clinical practice. …”
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Suppression of CHOP Reduces Neuronal Apoptosis and Rescues Cognitive Impairment Induced by Intermittent Hypoxia by Inhibiting Bax and Bak Activation by Linhao Xu, Yanli Bi, Yizhou Xu, Yihao Wu, Xiaoxue Du, Yixuan Mou, Jian Chen

“…GSK2606414, a specific chemical inhibitor of the PERK pathway, reduced the expression of p-PERK, ATF-4, p-elf2α, and CHOP and rescued ER structure. In addition, Bax and Bak accumulated in the mitochondria after IH treatment, which induced cytochrome c release and initiated apoptosis. …”
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Potential to use of viral reverse transcriptase inhibitors in oncology by O. A. Vlasova, I. A. Antonova, Kh. M. Magomedova, M. A. Usolkina, K. I. Kirsanov, G. A. Belitsky, T. T. Valiev, M. G. Yakubovskaya

“…To date, reverse transcriptase inhibitors of viruses of nucleoside and non-nucleoside structure have been developed and are successfully used in the clinic. …”
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Literature review: potential non-thermal molecular effects of external radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on cancer by Anna Dieper, Stephan Scheidegger, Rudolf M. Füchslin, Paraskevi D. Veltsista, Ulrike Stein, Mathias Weyland, Dominik Gerster, Marcus Beck, Olof Bengtsson, Daniel Zips, Pirus Ghadjar

“…Among those, by reviewing the included publications, we identified RF-EMF-induced ion channel activation, altered gene expression, altered membrane potentials, membrane oscillations, and blebbing, as well as changes in cytoskeletal structure and cell morphology.Conclusion The existent literature points toward a yet untapped therapeutic potential of RF-EMF treatment, which might aid in damaging cancer cells through bio-electrical and electro-mechanical molecular mechanisms while minimizing adverse effects on healthy tissue cells. …”
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Ultra-processed food intake and brain health in middle-aged and older adults by Jiawei Gu, Linli Chen, Yujia Bao, Xueer Yang, Xuhua Chen, Zheshen Han, Yibin Zhou, Xiaobei Deng, Yuhua Li, Jinjun Ran

“…Given the increasing prevalence of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in modern diets and their links to various chronic diseases, this study investigates their associations with neurodegeneration and alterations in brain structure. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting and participants: 58,423 participants aged 40–70 years from the UK Biobank cohort (enrolled from 2006 to 2010) were included to examine the associations between UPF intake and neurodegenerative diseases, with a subsample of 5,462 participants with neuroimaging data used to investigate associations with regional gray matter morphology, including volume, thickness, and surface area. …”
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Effects of Different Levels of Green Tea Powder on Performance, Antioxidant Activity, Egg Mass, Quality, and Cecal Microflora of Chickens by Wei Luo, Qisong Tan, Hui Li, Tao Ye, Tao Xiao, Xingzhou Tian, Weiwei Wang

“…The statistical software SPSS was used to perform a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) on the experimental data, and Duncan’s method was used to perform multiple comparisons among groups. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the training needs assessment for critical care nurses by Amir Jalali, Mostafa Bafandeh Zendeh, Azam Sharifi, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Leila Moradi, Jalal Karimi, Nazanin Mardani Taghvostani, Khalil Moradi

“…Results The results of the EFA and CFA confirmed the thirteen-factor structure with 66 items, explaining 62.337% of the total variance. …”
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Lipopolysaccharide and ARDS caused by new coronavirus infection: hypotheses and facts by I. A. Yatskov, V. A. Beloglazov, E. I. Ryapova

“…ARDS is a syndrome of severe respiratory failure, an acutely occurring diffuse inflammatory lesion of lung tissue that develops as a nonspecific reaction to various direct (aspiration, inhalation of toxic gases), and systemic (sepsis, polytrauma) damaging factors and leading to development of acute respiratory failure (ARF), due to impaired structure of the lung parenchyma, disturbances in vascular permeability, decreased area of ventilated lung tissue. …”
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Optimizing XGBoost Hyperparameters for Credit Scoring Classification Using Weighted Cognitive Avoidance Particle Swarm by Atul Vikas Lakra, Sudarson Jena, Kaushik Mishra

“…Weighted cognitive avoidance particle swarm optimization for the XGBoost (WCAPSO-XGB) model has been proposed for credit score classification. The structure of the XGBoost (XGB) model is determined by the hyperparameters, which must be initialized prior to model evaluation. …”
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TWO STAGES OF THE CENOZOIC ALKALINE-BASALT VOLCANISM IN THE DARKHAD DEPRESSION (NORTHERN MONGOLIA) – GEOCHRONOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND GEODYNAMIC CONSEQUENCES by S. S. Tsypukova, A. B. Perepelov, E. I. Demonterova, A. V. Ivanov, S. I. Dril, M. I. Kuzmin, A. V. Travin, Yu. D. Shcherbakov, M. Yu. Puzankov, S. V. Kanakin

“…The origin of trachybasalt magmas of the final stage is associated with the processes of decompression melting of peridotites in a weakly metasomatized lithospheric mantle at the rift stage of the Darkhad structure development.…”
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Thermal, Optical, and Emission Traits of SM³⁺-Ion-Doped Fluoride/Chloride/Oxide Glass for Red/Orange Laser Fiber Applications by Bozena Burtan-Gwizdala, Jan Cisowski, Radoslaw Lisiecki, Kinga J. Kowalska, Bozena Jarzabek, Natalia Nosidlak, Manuela Reben, Ali M. Alshehri, Khalid I. Hussein, El Sayed Yousef

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Assessment of synthetic post-therapeutic OCT images using the generative adversarial network in patients with macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion by Shi Feng, Jingyuan Yang, Xinyu Zhao, Jianchun Zhao, Yunfeng Du, Weihong Yu, Dayong Ding, Xirong Li, Youxin Chen

“…Segmentation of macular location, retinal structure, and typical lesions were added to the input information. …”
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