Autosomal recessive woolly hair/hypotrichosis caused by LIPH mutations: a case report by Ying Xie, Ying Xie, Sha Luo, Yumei Yang, Xin Zou, Shuying Lv, Meijiao Du, Meijiao Du, Yonglong Xu, Yonglong Xu, Xiaojuan Song, Changjie Qi, Nuo Li, Dingquan Yang

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Epidemiological and molecular investigation of a Salmonella Agona-associated foodborne outbreak in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, 2022 by Jitao Wang, Weidong Zheng, Yuezhen Li, Jihong Xu, Xiaomei Jia, Lin Miao, Junhong Wu, Ping Zhang, Teng An, Yang Xu, Lirong Liang, Xiaohua Zhang

“…Methods To isolate, cultivate, and identify pathogens, we collected samples from patients, food, and the environment. …”
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HR-pQCT and 3D Printing for Forensic and Orthopaedic Analysis of Gunshot-Induced Bone Damage by Richard Andreas Lindtner, Lukas Kampik, Werner Schmölz, Mateus Enzenberg, David Putzer, Rohit Arora, Bettina Zelger, Claudia Wöss, Gerald Degenhart, Christian Kremser, Michaela Lackner, Anton Kasper Pallua, Michael Schirmer, Johannes Dominikus Pallua

“…<i>Sphingomonas</i> sp., a bacterium that forms biofilms, was identified as the pathogen. Among the printing methods, PolyJet and SLA demonstrated the highest anatomical accuracy, whereas FDM exhibited greater geometric deviation. …”
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Evaluating chain-of-thought prompting in a GPT chatbot for BCID2 interpretation and stewardship: how does AI compare to human experts? by Daniel M. Tassone, Matthew M. Hitchcock, Connor J. Rossier, Douglas Fletcher, Julia Ye, Ian Langford, Julie Boatman, J. Daniel Markley

“… Abstract Background: Rapid molecular diagnostics, such as the BIOFIRE® Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) panel, have improved the time to pathogen identification in bloodstream infections. …”
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Exogenous melatonin enhances Lr10-mediated resistance to Puccinia triticina by upregulating TaRAR1 and potentiating salicylic acid pathway and antioxidant defense system by Johannes Mapuranga, Lulu Song, Ruolin Li, Hao Li, Jiaying Chang, Jiaojie Zhao, Yingdan Zhang, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang

“…Wheat leaf rust, caused by the biotrophic fungal pathogen Puccinia triticina (Pt), continuously threatens global wheat production, causing considerable yield losses necessitating the implementation of effective management approaches. …”
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Differential roles of interleukin-6 and adrenomedullin in early diagnosis and mortality predictions in late-onset neonatal sepsis by Emilly Henrique dos Santos, Gabriel Acca Barreira, Mariana Okay Saippa, Maria Carolina Pires Cruz, Karen Alessandra Rodrigues, Ronaldo Arkader, Thelma Suely Okay

“…Results Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus was the most commonly detected pathogen. ADM (cutoff, 0.5 ng/mL) and CRP (cutoff, <5 mg/L) values aligned with manufacturer recommendations, while IL-6 levels (cutoff, 10 pg/mL) were higher than expected, likely due to labor stress. …”
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White Mold: A Global Threat to Crops and Key Strategies for Its Sustainable Management by Md. Motaher Hossain, Farjana Sultana, Md. Tanbir Rubayet, Sabia Khan, Mahabuba Mostafa, Nusrat Jahan Mishu, Md. Abdullah Al Sabbir, Nabela Akter, Ahmad Kabir, Mohammad Golam Mostofa

“…White mold, caused by the fungal pathogen <i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</i> (Lib.) de Bary, is a significant biotic stress impacting horticultural and field crops worldwide. …”
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The role of iodine in plant defence against Botrytis cinerea by Sara Beltrami, Lorenzo Di Paco, Claudia Pisuttu, Lorenzo Mariotti, Alessandra Marchica, Elisa Pellegrini, Sabrina Sarrocco, Cristina Nali, Pierdomenico Perata, Claudia Kiferle

“…Nevertheless, the wide range of defence-like responses triggered by iodine suggests its potential effectiveness against a broad spectrum of biotic agents. Integrating iodine in plant nutritional programs thus represents a promising, eco-friendly, and easy-to-apply tool to fight against pathogen attacks, which could be alternative/additional to using traditional pesticides.…”
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Sources, dissemination, and risk assessment of antibiotic resistance in surface waters: A review by Na Liu, Lingsong Zhang, Hao Xue, Zhilin Yang, Fansheng Meng

“…Based on this information, we suggest seven priority research questions regarding antibiotic resistance management in water environments: control of AR dissemination, advanced monitoring technologies, integrative impacts evaluation of antibiotics on resistance mechanisms and microbial communities, quantitative microbial risk assessment for ARB and ARGs, implications of horizontal gene transfer in non-pathogenic bacteria, synergistic risks of multiple resistance elements, and identification of high-risk ARGs and ARB in aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Insights into Theileria transmission-blocking vaccines for East Coast fever control: A disease with an “outdated vaccination approach” by C. Ndawula, Jr, P. Emudong, N. Muwereza, C. Currà

“…The review highlights the need for embracing a holistic integrative vaccination approach entailing blocking Theileria pathogen-development and transmission both in the ticks and cattle, and/or the tick-population.…”
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Rigorous Process for Isolation of Gut-Derived Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) and the Effect on Latent HIV by Nneoma C. J. Anyanwu, Lakmini S. Premadasa, Wasifa Naushad, Bryson C. Okeoma, Mahesh Mohan, Chioma M. Okeoma

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Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning for Diagnosing Rice Bacterial Blight Symptoms Caused by <i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzae</i>, <i>Pantoea ananatis</i> and <i>Enter... by Meng Zhang, Shuqi Tang, Chenjie Lin, Zichao Lin, Liping Zhang, Wei Dong, Nan Zhong

“…This study explores the potential of combining hyperspectral imaging (HSI) with machine learning for the rapid and accurate detection of rice bacterial blight symptoms caused by various pathogens. One-dimensional convolutional neural networks (1DCNNs) were employed to construct a classification model, integrating various spectral preprocessing techniques and feature selection algorithms for comparison. …”
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High-Dimensional Modeling of Huanglongbing Dynamics with Time-Varying Impulsive Control by Feiping Xie, Youquan Luo, Yan Zhang, Shujing Gao

“…This study develops a high-dimensional impulsive differential equation model to analyze Huanglongbing (HLB) transmission dynamics, incorporating seasonal fluctuations in vector psyllid populations and multi-pronged control measures: (1) periodic removal of infected/dead citrus trees to eliminate pathogen reservoirs and (2) non-uniform pesticide applications timed to disrupt psyllid life cycles. …”
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Exploring lytic phage therapy as an alternative treatment for antibiotic-resistant Cutibacterium acnes by Meryem Nisa Erdoğan, Nurver Ulger Toprak, Jens Andre Hammerl, Aycan Gundogdu

“…Lytic phage therapy, which uses bacteriophages—natural bacterial pathogens that do not harm human cells—shows promise as an alternative. …”
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Piriformospora indica incumbers the incidence and growth of Colletotrichum capsici in colonized chilli plants by direct antagonism and activation of phenylpropanoid pathway by Elizabeth T. Jojy, P. Amrutha, Joy Michal Johnson, A. Sajeena, M. Rafeekher, N. V. Radhakrishnan, Ambily Paul

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Piriformospora indica incumbers the incidence and growth of Colletotrichum capsici in colonized chilli plants by direct antagonism and activation of phenylpropanoid pathway by Elizabeth T. Jojy, P. Amrutha, Joy Michal Johnson, A. Sajeena, M. Rafeekher, N. V. Radhakrishnan, Ambily Paul

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Multiplex peptide microarray profiling of antibody reactivity against neglected tropical diseases derived B-cell epitopes for serodiagnosis in Zimbabwe. by Arthur Vengesai, Thajasvarie Naicker, Herald Midzi, Maritha Kasambala, Tariro L Mduluza-Jokonya, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Francisca Mutapi, Takafira Mduluza

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Peptides (B-cell epitopes) have broad applications in disease diagnosis and surveillance of pathogen exposure. In this framework, we present a pilot study to design and produce a peptide microarray for the integrated surveillance of neglected tropical diseases. …”
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Improving health literacy and stakeholder-directed knowledge of One Health through analysis of readability: a cross sectional infodemiology study by John E. Moore, Beverley C. Millar

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A comprehensive review on elucidating the host disease resistance mechanism from the perspective of the interaction between cotton and Verticillium dahliae by Yalin Zhang, Lihong Zhao, Dongpo Li, Ziming Li, Hongjie Feng, Zili Feng, Feng Wei, Jinglong Zhou, Zhiying Ma, Jun Yang, Heqin Zhu

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A conserved fungal effector disturbs Ca2+ sensing and ROS homeostasis to induce plant cell death by Yunlong Lin, Chan Xu, Lili Li, Liqin Fan, Rui Li, Jiaxin He, Hongli Li, Wei Deng, Zhensheng Kang, Zhengguo Li, Yulin Cheng

“…The interaction between CaM and Hsp70 in citrus fruit is disturbed during pathogen infection but recovered during ΔPdCDIE1 mutant infection. …”
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