Comparison of the results of medical approach and surgical approach of septic arthritis in native joints: a single-center retrospective study by Qiyuan Lu, Xiaoqiang Yang, Mengmeng Chen, Zhiqiang Mao, Houfu Ling

“…The number of drainage tubes after knee arthroscopy had no significant effect on the recovery of knee joint function. Maybe the type of bacteria (gram negative or more aggressive ones) can play a role in the choice of treatment strategy. …”
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A randomized controlled trial of statin therapy effect on androgen status and erectile function in men with high and very high cardiovascular risk (TRISTAN): rationale and study pr... by K. P. Raevskii, O. Yu. Nesterova, A. A. Strigunov, M. E. Chaliy, A. V. Kadrev, A. G. Plisyuk, A. A. Kamalov, Ya. A. Orlova

“…The expected result of testing the research hypothesis is that statin therapy will not have a negative effect on androgen status and erectile function in men. …”
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Factors Determining the Assessment of Quality of Life Made by Patients Who Have Had a Stroke by Aleksandra Stelmach, Regina Lorencowicz, Józef Jasik, Krzysztof Turowski

“…Conclusions. 1) The ability to function independently favours the acceptance of the consequences of stroke. 2) The biggest problem with adjusting to the new reality of living with the disease referred to those respondents who were independent but in some activities had to rely on the assistance from others. 3) More than ninety per cent of respondents as a prerequisite for fulfillment in life pointed to the possibility to continue working. 4) The quality of life perceived is drastically reduced in patients who had a stroke within the period ranging from three months to a year before participation in the study. 5) The reduced sense of well-being of the respondents was mostly affected by the negative impact of the growing problems in performing basic activities of daily life, particularly in terms of health and functioning. 6) The functional capacity limited after the stroke and the problems with the acceptance of the disease do not disturb, according to patients’ assessment, family relationships. …”
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Impacts of land use changes on leaf litter decomposition in tropical streams by Gabriela García, Javier Pérez, Richard M. Bennett-Vaz, Gabriel Araúz, Luz Boyero, Aydeé Cornejo

“…Our results revealed a negative correlation between the percentage of agricultural land use in the catchment and decomposition rates. …”
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Functional study of FleQ reveals the co-regulation of flgG by rpoN2vemRfleQ operon members in Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri by Gang Wang, Lanjuan Mi, Li Luo, Gaokai Li, Huasong Zou

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Resting-state connectivity and task-based cortical response in post-stroke executive dysfunction: A fNIRS study by Kayee Chong, Songmei Chen, Xixi Chen, Xiaolin Zhang, Deng Liu, Zhiqing Zhou, Xiaowen Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Chunlei Shan

“…Objective: This study attempted to investigate the frontoparietal cortical reorganization associated with executive function (EF) in post-stroke executive dysfunction (PSED) patients, focusing on resting-state, Stroop and 1-back task-based functional connectivity (FC) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). …”
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Effect of a Yeast β-Glucan on the Performance, Intestinal Integrity, and Liver Function of Broiler Chickens Fed a Diet Naturally Contaminated with <i>Fusarium</i> Mycotoxins by Virginie Marquis, Julie Schulthess, Francesc Molist, Regiane R. Santos

“…This study evaluated the effect of a yeast β-glucan on the performance, gut health, liver function, and bacterial translocation of broiler chickens fed a diet contaminated with <i>Fusarium</i> mycotoxins. …”
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Functionalized Magnetic Nanomaterial Based on SiO₂/Ca(OH)₂-Coated Clusters Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles for Dental Applications by Izabell Crăciunescu, George Marian Ispas, Alexandra Ciorîta, Rodica Paula Turcu

“…Comprehensive physicochemical characterization confirmed the material’s functional performance. Saturation magnetization decreased progressively with surface functionalization, from 62 to 14 emu/g, while the zeta potential became increasingly negative (from −2.42 to −22.5 mV), supporting its ability to promote apatite nucleation. …”
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Non-invasive bio-electromagnetic monitoring of cerebrovascular function: a novel conductivity reactivity index (CRx) for optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in acute brain injury m... by Jia Xu, Haochen Li, Feng Wang, Lian Yan, Gui Jin, Mingsheng Chen, Gen Li, Mingxin Qin

“…In the animal experiment, a novel cerebrovascular function index Conductivity Reactivity index (CRx), established with MIPS and ABP, was to assess optimal cerebral blood perfusion pressure (CPP) for maintaining the cerebrovascular function in four gradients of CPP in acute brain injury model.ResultsThe results found that the CRx (−0.072 ± 0.203) was a significant negative correlation with the PRx (0.223 ± 0.203) (r = −0.447, P = 0.003). …”
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Mediating effect of fasting blood glucose and peripheral arterial disease on the relationship between sexual functioning and health-related quality of life among Nigerians with typ... by Olufemi O. Oyewole, Ayotunde O. Ale, Ayanbola I. Adepoju, Grace M. Emmanuel, Michael O. Ogunlana, Olufunmilayo O. Oyewole, Olatunde Odusan

“…Participants completed the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire and Short Form 12 (SF-12) questionnaire to assess SeF and HRQoL, respectively. …”
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF THE ECONOMY: RISKS AND PROSPECTS by A. N. Rjahovskaja

“…Particular attention is given to certain aspects of the functioning of self-regulation institute inRussia.…”
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Protective potential of high-intensity interval training on cardiac structure and function after COVID-19: protocol and statistical analysis plan for an investigator-blinded random... by Lars Køber, Mathias Ried-Larsen, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Niels Vejlstrup, Frederik Foged, Iben Elmerdahl Rasmussen, Josephine Bjørn Budde, Rasmus Syberg Rasmussen, Villads Rasmussen, Mark Lyngbæk, Simon Jønck, Rikke Krogh-Madsen, Birgitte Lindegaard, Regitse Højgaard Christensen, Peter Godsk Jørgensen, Morten Asp Vonsild Lund, Ronan M G Berg

“…The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, including cases of positive, negative and inconclusive results.Trial registration number NCT04549337.…”
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Subchronic cyanuric acid treatment impairs spatial flexible behavior in female adolescent rats through depressing GluN2B-dependent neuronal and synaptic function by Wei Sun, Haiyang Yu, Xiaoliang Li, Yiwen Wan, Yazi Mei, Yang Yang, Lei An

“…To examine if this exposure induced negative effects on cognitive function in females, we examined the behavioral performance and further attempted to investigate synaptic and neuronal function. …”
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Application of Immune Complement Algorithm to NSL-KDD Intrusion Detection Dataset by Mafaz Khalil Alanezi, Najlaa Aldabagh

“…</span> <span>This Paper presents a description of an intrusion detection approach modeled on the basis of three bio-inspired concepts namely, Negative selection, Positive selection and complement system. …”
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TNBC response to paclitaxel phenocopies interferon response which reveals cell cycle-associated resistance mechanisms by Nicholas L. Calistri, Tiera A. Liby, Zhi Hu, Hongmei Zhang, Mark A. Dane, Sean M. Gross, Laura M. Heiser

“…Abstract Paclitaxel is a standard of care neoadjuvant therapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC); however, it shows limited benefit for locally advanced or metastatic disease. …”
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Functional Imaging of Liver Cancer (FLIC): Study protocol of a phase 2 trial of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT imaging for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. by Esther Mena, Joanna Shih, Joon-Yong Chung, Jennifer Jones, Atoosa Rabiee, Cecilia Monge, Baris Turkbey, Liza Lindenberg, Kilian E Salerno, Michael Kassin, Brad Wood, Jonathan Hernandez, Roberto Maass-Moreno, Babak Saboury, Neha Jakhete, Jason K Molitoris, Keith R Unger, Peter L Choyke, Freddy E Escorcia

“…The purpose of this Functional Imaging Liver Cancer (FLIC) trial is to assess the ability of 18F-DCFPyL-PET/CT to detect sites of HCC.…”
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The Canadian platform for research online to investigate health, quality of life, cognition, behaviour, function, and caregiving in aging (CAN-PROTECT): Study protocol, platform de... by Zahinoor Ismail, Dylan X. Guan, Daniella Vellone, Clive Ballard, Byron Creese, Anne Corbett, Ellie Pickering, Adam Bloomfield, Adam Hampshire, Ramnik Sekhon, Pamela Roach, Eric E. Smith

“…In participants, relationships between cognition, behaviour, function, and quality of life were examined using adjusted multivariable linear and negative binomial regression models. …”
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Enhanced IL-15-mediated NK cell activation and proliferation by an ADAM17 function-blocking antibody involves CD16A, CD137, and accessory cells by Jeffrey S Miller, Martin Felices, Shee Kwan Phung, Anders W Matson, Sam Wang, Ryan R Friess, Bruce Walcheck, Kate J Dixon, Jianming Wu, Rob Hullsiek, Anders J Lindstedt, Tanya S Freedman, Emily N Truckenbrod

“…These stimuli activate the membrane protease ADAM17, which cleaves various cell-surface receptors on NK cells as a negative feedback loop to limit their cytolytic function. …”
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Effects of dietary Lactobacillus pentosus supplementation on growth performance, serumbiochemistry and liver function of hybrid grouper (♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus... by Wenshan Cai, Zhihao Li, Weibin Huang, Menglong Zhou, Hao Liu, Yuanzhi Yang, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong

“…This study was to investigate the effects of dietary Lactobacillus pentosus (LP) supplementation on the growth performance, serum biochemistry and liver function of hybrid grouper (♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ E. lanceolatus) fed with oxidized fish oil. …”
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A comparative pharmacological study of three Chinese traditional medicines found Blautia to be the key functional bacterium of Coptis chinensis Franch. and Phellodendri chinensis C... by Jiaguo Zhan, Jiale Cheng, Yanan Yang, Xiaofan Xu, Zhiyi Lu, Leilei Li, Haoyu Li, Qiannan Yang, Yanran Hu, Yuxin Song, Qingmiao Fan, Enwei Yang, Qianyue Liang, Shuangyong Sun, Shuangyong Sun, Feng Qiu, Feng Qiu, Ying Cao, Chongming Wu, Chongming Wu

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