Investigation of natural infection of BALB C mice by Bartonella henselae by Luciene Silva dos Santos, Sayros Akyro Soares Martins, Francine Ramos Scheffer, Alexandre Seiji Maekawa, Rafaela de Paula Silva, Gabriel Rabelo de Araújo, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Marina Rovani Drummond

“…DNA was extracted using a commercial kit and tested via nested PCR for the ftsZ gene, as well as conventional PCR and qualitative real-time PCR using Sybr® Green for the citrate synthase gene (gltA), all specific reactions for B. henselae. …”
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The Use of L-Menthol in Endoscopic Transpapillary Interventions. Prospective Randomized Dual-Center Study by M. A. Anishchenko, M. A. Nazmeev, S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Budzinsky, A. V. Rogov, R. R. Zaynutdinov, A. S. Melnikova, E. D. Fedorov, E. N. Platonova

“…In general, successful cannulation was achieved in 100 % of patients in group “L”, and in 94.5 % — in the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Long-Term Postoperative Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: MRI Evaluation 34-51 Years after Surgery and its Changes during Middle an... by Tsutomu Akazawa, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Yoshiaki Torii, Jun Ueno, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Ken Tomochika, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Junichi Nakamura, Yusuke Matsuura, Takane Suzuki, Hisateru Niki, Seiji Ohtori, Shohei Minami

“…Comparison between patients with the lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) at L4 or lower and L3 or higher revealed significantly higher disc scores and 100% prevalence of DD in the L4 or lower group. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Group 2 also showed significantly longer durations for motor blockade (918.75±65.80 minutes vs. 632.60±23.09 minutes, p=3.10×10-44), postoperative analgesia (1051.00±90.18 minutes vs. 811.12±17.23 minutes, p=1.00×10-28), and time for rescue analgesia (1116.75±93.96 minutes vs. 826.50±13.92 minutes, p=2.40×10-32). …”
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Performance of antiretroviral drugs supply chain management and related challenges in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. In the case of public health facilities found in the... by Meseret Tilahun Zeleke, Berhanemeskel Weldegerima Atsbeha, Belachew Yebeyin Melaku, Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Shimelis Dagnachew Nigatu

“…About 42.8 % of hospitals and 26 % of health centers placed at least two emergency orders within the previous six months at the time of data collection. The storage condition of ARV drugs was not good (68.99 %) in health centers. …”
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Association Between Adolescent Violence Exposure and the Risk of Suicide: A 15-Year Study in Taiwan by Chieh Sung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Chang-Huei Tsao, Daphne Yih Ng, Tsu-Hsuan Weng, Li-Yun Fann, Fu-Huang Lin, Wu-Chien Chien

“…Controlled grouping was conducted by 1:10 matching based on gender, age, and the time of medical treatment, and a control group who had not experienced violence was selected for comparison. …”
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Assessment of maternal healthcare services among the women of reproductive age in the rural municipality of Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Mukesh Adhikari, Manish Rajbanshi, Anita Karki, Richa Aryal, Bishnu Prasad Choulagai

“…Similarly, women who were 18 years or above at the time of marriage were more likely to attend at least one PNC (AOR=3.2, CI=1.5–6.5) than women who were under 18. …”
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of the Angiolipoma at Hypopharynx-Esophageal Introitus by Lu Liu, Feng Miao, Hai-Mei Guo, Nuo Li, Shu-Hua Jiao, Shuang Cai, Peng-Liang Liu, Shan-Shan Zhang, Jia Ma, Yang Weng, Ying Sun, Yin-Si Tang, Feng Zhao, Yan Zheng, Shen Zhang, Yan Yang, Yang Yu, Lei Tian, Zhi-Feng Zhao

“…From January 2013 to December 2018, 6 cases of angiolipoma were treated with ESD with a success rate of 100%. The average operation time was 107.0±69.4 minutes. …”
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Effects of Bedaquiline on Antimicrobial Activity and Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Xia-Li Lyu, Ting-Ting Lin, Jing-Tao Gao, Hong-Yan Jia, Chuan-Zhi Zhu, Zi-Hui Li, Jing Dong, Qi Sun, Wei Shu, Sai-Sai Wang, Li-Ping Pan, Hai-Rong Huang, Zong-De Zhang, Qi Li

“…Bdq was strongly bactericidal against intracellular MDR-MTBs and H37Rv in a time-dependent, concentration-dependent manner. Bdq potentially exerted immunomodulatory effects by inducing high-level Th1 cytokine expression (IL-12/23 p40, TNF-α) and low-level Th2 cytokine expression (IL-10).…”
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Phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel plus ramucirumab in combination with nivolumab for unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer after progression on first-line treatment incl... by Hidekazu Hirano, Naoki Takahashi, Yusuke Amanuma, Nobumi Suzuki, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Chie Kudo-Saito, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku, Ken Kato, Hirokazu Shoji

“…Patients are to receive nab-paclitaxel (100 mg/m2 weekly, with a 1-week rest after 3 consecutive weeks), ramucirumab (8 mg/kg every 2 weeks), and nivolumab (240 mg/body every 2 weeks). …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of Deutzia parviflora by WANG Qi, LI Jinyu, WANG Xinyi, WANG Yixuan, GUO Wei, YUAN Tao

“…Its flowering type is concentrated flowering, with a group flowering period of 22-23 d and a single flowering period of 8 d, which can be divided into 8 stages. (2) The stigma acceptability at the petal flattening stage was the strongest, and the pollen viability at the stamen expansion stage was the highest. (3) The optimal medium for pollen viability determination was: 100.0 g/L sucrose + 0.3 g/L H3BO3 + 0.2 g/L CaCl2. (4) Pollen can be dried and stored in the short term (within 10 d), at -20 ℃ and -80 ℃ in the medium term (10-30 d), and at -80 ℃ for a long time (more than 30 d). (5) The pollen-ovule ratio of D . parviflora was 23 695.93, the out-crossing index was 3, the fruit setting rate of xenogamy was the highest. …”
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Multidimensional 1-Year Outcomes After Intensive Care Admission for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Thomas C. Seijbel, BSc, Levi Hoste, MD, Corinne M. P. Buysse, MD, PhD, Karolijn Dulfer, PhD, Filomeen Haerynck, MD, PhD, Matthijs de Hoog, MD, PhD, Naomi Ketharanathan, MD, PhD

“…Seventy MIS-C patients (62% male; median age, 10.0 [interquartile range, 7.4–13.0]) were admitted to the PICU, mostly (86%) due to (imminent) circulatory failure. …”
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A Case of Sirenomelia Associated with Hypoplastic Left Heart with a Healthy Co-Twin: A Rare Entity by Houda Nasser Al Yaqoubi, Muna Mubarak Al Badi, Farida Mohsin Ambu Saidi, Nasser Shaikhan Taaeeb Al Shafouri

“…In monozygotic twins, the risk of sirenomelia is nearly 100–150 times higher as compared to dizygotic twins or singleton pregnancies. …”
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A Humidity Sensor Based on Silver Nanoparticles Thin Film Prepared by Electrostatic Spray Deposition Process by Thutiyaporn Thiwawong, Korakot Onlaor, Benchapol Tunhoo

“…The crystalline structure of silver nanoparticles thin film was found in the orientation of (100) and (200) planes of cubic structure at diffraction angles 2θ  =  38.2° and 44.3°, respectively. …”
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The national project “Labor Productivity” in the Rostov Region: impact on economy of the region by L. A. Pogorelova, M. M. Kulikov

“…It has been shown that total dynamics of payments to the budget for the analyzed period for the studied aggregate increased by 2.2 times, property status of the production complex – by 3.6 times, and profitability indicators – by more than 3 times. …”
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Springtails (Collembola, Hexapoda) inhabiting algae with different degrees of waste product contamination by Izabella Olejniczak, Paweł Boniecki, Anita Kaliszewicz, Ninel Panteleeva

“…The material was collected using a frame with an area of 100 cm2. A total of 40 samples were taken. The abundance of the springtails was almost three times lower in the contaminated algae than in the uncontaminated algae, whereas the species diversity of the springtail communities was much higher in the contaminated algae. …”
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Synthesis of 4,7,9-Trihydroxy[1]benzofuro[3,2-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxamide: Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Inhibition of Protein Kinase C (CaPkc1) by Dao Viet Hung, Tran Khac Vu

“…The bioassay showed CaPkc1 inhibitory activity 87% higher and cytotoxicity 100 times less than the reference, (–)-cercosporamide.…”
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Crosswise Wind Shear Represented as a Ramped Velocity Profile Impacting a Forward-Moving Aircraft by Mahmood Khalid

“…The investigation was concluded using the ARA M100 wing-fuselage model.…”
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Model Contrast of Autonomous Vehicle Impacts on Traffic by Derek Hungness, Raj Bridgelall

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A didactic approach to develop professional skills in Elementary Physiology for Nursing students in Cienfuegos Medical School. by Leyla Georgina Pérez Piñeiro, José Carlos Pérez González, Juan Antonio Castellanos Álvarez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> The present days demand a turn in the nursing formation process in the medical university which may satisfy the requirement of the present times. <strong>Objectives:</strong> to design a didactical proposal to educate the professional abilities in Basic Physiology for nursing students. …”
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