Management and outcomes of gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low, middle and high income countries: protocol for a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study by Yang Liu, Nick Sevdalis, Melika Akhbari, Niyi Ade-Ajayi, Justine Davies, Dan Poenaru, Dominique Vervoort, Hannah Thompson, Lubna Samad, Stephen Tabiri, Muhammad Arshad, Emily Smith, Lars Hagander, Kokila Lakhoo, Godfrey Sama Philipo, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Emmanuel Ameh, Cristiana Riboni, Naomi Jane Wright, Laura Herrera, Nana Adofo-Ansong, Harmony Ubhi, Samuel Parker, Sadi Abukhalaf, Ahmad Alhamid, Osaid H. Alser, Emrah Aydin, Yousra-Imane Benaskeur, Shrouk M. Elghazaly, Safa Abdal Elrais, Sophia Hashim, Gabriella Hyman, Henang Kwasau, Bruno Martinez-Leo, Kelly Naranjo, Ibrahim Nour, Mahmoud Saleh, Patricia Shinondo, Marcus Sim, Agota Vaitkiene, Isabelle Williams, Aayenah Yunus, Muhammad Amjad Chaudhary, Muhammad Adnan Khan Khattak, Muhammad Bin Amjad, Marlene Dominguez Anaya, Samiul Hasan, Paolo Bragagnini, Segundo Rite, Hana Arbab, Aqil Soomro, Raed Nael Al-Taher, Ibrahim Rabi Nour, Osama Abdul Kareen Sarhan, Taimur Qureshi, Hina Yousaf, Candy S.C. Choo, Doris Mae Dimatatac, Shireen Anne Nah, Vijay Anand Ismavel, Ann Miriam, Shajin T, Monica Ivanov, Andreea Serban, Eva Blazquez-Gomez, Luis Garcia-Aparicio, Marti Iriondo, Jordi Prat, Xavier Tarrado, Emma Svensson, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, Dominic Bagbio, Sheila Owusu, Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz

“…The Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration aims to undertake the first multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of a selection of common congenital anomalies comparing management and outcomes between low, middle and high income countries (HICs) globally.Methods and analysis The Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration consists of surgeons, paediatricians, anaesthetists and allied healthcare professionals involved in the surgical care of children globally. …”
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Village and age based precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Chevakadzi ward of Shamva district in Zimbabwe by Nicholas Midzi, Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka-Makuvaza, Shan Lv, Qin-Zhi Qiang, Hong-Mei Li, Ling Tang, Xin-lin Yu, Chang-Lian Li, Tonderai Manengureni, White Soko, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Ying-Jun Qian, Shi-Zhu Li

“…Thirty households per village were selected using simple random selection method. Urine and stool samples were collected to diagnose urinary, intestinal schistosomiasis and STH using the urine filtration and Kato Katz techniques respectively. …”
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Effect of the 16S rRNA Gene Hypervariable Region on the Microbiome Taxonomic Profile and Diversity in the Endangered Fish <i>Totoaba macdonaldi</i> by Itzel Soledad Pérez-Bustamante, Roberto Cruz-Flores, Jesús Antonio López-Carvallo, Samuel Sánchez-Serrano

“…Targeting four distinct hypervariable regions (V1–V2, V2–V3, V3–V4, and V5–V7) of the 16S rRNA gene, we determined the microbial composition within the distal intestine. A total of 40 microbiomes were sequenced. …”
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Biofilm Composition Changes During Orthodontic Clear Aligners Compared to Multibracket Appliances: A Systematic Review by Alba Belanche Monterde, Javier Flores-Fraile, Esteban Pérez Pevida, Álvaro Zubizarreta-Macho

“…Finally, 20 articles were selected for the systematic review. The results showed that clear aligner treatment produced less dysbiosis in the selected bacteria compared to multibracket appliances. …”
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Multi-Scale Characterization of the PEPCK-Cmus Mouse through 3D Cryo-Imaging by Debashish Roy, Madhusudhana Gargesha, Grant J. Steyer, Parvin Hakimi, Richard W. Hanson, David L. Wilson

“…Microscopically, individual skeletal muscle fibers, fine mesenteric blood vessels, and intestinal villi, among others, were clearly seen.…”
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli associated with childhood diarrhoea in Colombia, South America by Oscar Gilberto Gomez-Duarte, Yesenia Carolina Romero-Herazo, Carol Zussandy Paez-Canro, Javier Hernando Eslava-Schmalbach, Octavio Arzuza

“… Introduction: Intestinal Escherichia coli pathogens are major causes of diarrhoeal disease in children under five years of age worldwide. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Ligilactobacillus agilis LDTM47, bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria isolated from broiler gastrointestinal tract by Byeong-Gwan Eum, Arxel G. Elnar, Yujin Jang, Geun-Bae Kim

“…Ligilactobacillus are Gram-positive lactobacilli associated with the intestinal tracts of vertebrates. Lactic acid bacteria are considered to have a generally rec¬ognized as safe (GRAS) status from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). …”
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In silico evaluation, characterization, and in vitro anticancer activity of curcumin–nimbin loaded nanoformulation in HCT-116 cell lines by Arumugam Madeswaran, Selvam Tamilazhagan, Sellappan Mohan

“…ADMET analysis indicated favorable Caco-2 permeability and intestinal absorption of the selected phytoconstituents. …”
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Peripheral Nerve Protection Strategies: Recent Advances and Potential Clinical Applications by Weronika Radecka, Wiktoria Nogalska, Maria Siemionow

“…This review highlights the latest developments in nerve wraps, their clinical applications, limitations, and future potential, guiding clinicians in selecting the most appropriate materials for peripheral nerve repair.…”
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Functional analysis and signaling pathway enrichment analysis of genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease by N. Yu. Chasovskikh, A. Yu. Grechishnikova, D. V. Smirnov

“…Two databases, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway andREACTOME, were selected for analysis.The identified susceptibility genes are involved in the synthesis regulation and accumulation of toxic proteins, β-amyloid and α-synuclein, and lead to apoptosis of neurons. …”
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The Silent Danger: A Rare Case of Asymptomatic Aortocaval Fistula Discovered During Routine Imaging by Thomas Saliba, David Rotzinger

“…Postoperatively, the patient developed superior mesenteric artery occlusion and intestinal ischemia, leading to palliative care and death. …”
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Integrated disease management, optimal effort allocation between prevention and control by Mathieu Bonneau, Nathalie Mandonnet, Carine Marie-Magdeleine, Harry Archimède, Jean-Christophe Bambou

“…We also discussed the optimal cost and efficacy of a monitoring method for implementing targeted selective treatment, or the maximal cost of mixed grazing implementation. …”
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The relationship between serum selenium and zinc with gastroesophageal cancers in the Southeast of Iran by Seyed Mehdi Hashemi, Mohamadali Mashhadi, Alireza Ansari Moghaddam, Javad Yousefi, Ahmad Dizangian Mofrad, Masoud Sadeghi, Abolghasem Allahyari

“…Materials and Methods: In a case–control study, we selected sixty patients with GC or EC as the intervention group and 120 age-matched individuals as the control group. …”
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Analysis of migration of pathogenic drug-resistant bacteria to soils and groundwater after fertilization with sewage sludge. by Ewa Stańczyk-Mazanek, Longina Stępniak

“…Their drug resistance to selected antibiotics was also analysed based on current recommendations. …”
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Evaluative Study to Assess the Level of Anxiety among the Patients Undergoing Endoscopy at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hospital Bhubaneswar by Nanda Kumar Paniyadi, Asha P. Shetty, Yashswi Untwale, Deepika Prajapati, Oshin Kharayat, Ratna Kumbhkar, Shashi Bala, Upasana

“…Total 56 Patients who were undergoing Upper Gastro Intestinal Endoscopy in Gastro OPD and Surgery OPD at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar were selected by a Non-probability purposive sampling technique. …”
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Microbiota-derived proteins synergize with IL-23 to drive IL22 production in model type 3 innate lymphoid cells. by Yanling Wang, David S J Allan, Andrew T Gewirtz

“…Microbiota-induced production of IL-22 by type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) plays an important role in maintaining intestinal health. Such IL-22 production is driven, in part, by IL-23 produced by gut myeloid cells that have sensed select microbial-derived mediators. …”
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<i>In Vitro</i> Assessment of Biological and Functional Properties of Potential Probiotic Strains Isolated from Commercial and Dairy Sources by Elmira Kelidkazeran, Meriam Bouri Yildiz, Fikrettin Sahin

“…The findings indicate that these probiotic strains exhibit diverse functionalities beyond intestinal health, with potential roles in digestion, oxidative stress reduction, and immune support. …”
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Parental social environment has transgenerational effects on zebrafish (Danio rerio) growth by Aubrey Dissinger, Karolina Kwasek

“…Each tank was randomly selected to be fed either a fishmeal-based (FM) or soybean meal-based (SBM) diet. …”
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The role of GABA in type 1 diabetes by Gail J. Mick, Kenneth L. McCormick

“…Intestinal microbiota interact with gut-associated lymphoid tissue to maintain host defenses and immune tolerance, which are implicated in autoimmune disease. …”
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NF-kappa-B activation unveils the presence of inflammatory hotspots in human gut xenografts. by Einat Nissim-Eliraz, Eilam Nir, Noga Marsiano, Simcha Yagel, Nahum Y Shpigel

“…We show that NF-κB is activated in select subset of IEC with low "leaky" NF-κB activity. …”
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