Within-laboratory SARS-CoV-2 real time PCR testing operations in Nepal: a simulation-based analysisResearch in context by Fannie L. Côté, Nadia Lahrichi, Erica Gralla, Hannah Bakker, Parvathy Krishnan Krishnakumari, Joaquim Gromicho, Arunkumar Govindakarnavar, Runa Jha, Lilee Shrestha, Nirajan Bhusal, Saugat Shrestha, Rashmi Mulmi, Priya Jha, Reuben Samuel, Dhamari Naidoo, Victor J. del Rio Vilas

“…Methods: We developed a discrete event simulation (DES) model, based on data from and in collaboration with Nepali health authorities, to analyse laboratory operations in Nepal. …”
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Discovery and Extensive Follow-up of SN 2024ggi, a Nearby Type IIP Supernova in NGC 3621 by Ting-Wan Chen, Sheng Yang, Shubham Srivastav, Takashi J. Moriya, Stephen J. Smartt, Sofia Rest, Armin Rest, Hsing Wen Lin, Hao-Yu Miao, Yu-Chi Cheng, Amar Aryan, Chia-Yu Cheng, Morgan Fraser, Li-Ching Huang, Meng-Han Lee, Cheng-Han Lai, Yu-Hsuan Liu, Aiswarya Sankar.K, Ken W. Smith, Heloise F. Stevance, Ze-Ning Wang, Joseph P. Anderson, Charlotte R. Angus, Thomas de Boer, Kenneth Chambers, Hao-Yuan Duan, Nicolas Erasmus, Michael Fulton, Hua Gao, Joanna Herman, Wei-Jie Hou, Hsiang-Yao Hsiao, Mark E. Huber, Chien-Cheng Lin, Hung-Chin Lin, Eugene A. Magnier, Ka Kit Man, Thomas Moore, Chow-Choong Ngeow, Matt Nicholl, Po-Sheng Ou, Giuliano Pignata, Yu-Chien Shiau, Julian Silvester Sommer, John L. Tonry, Xiao-Feng Wang, Richard Wainscoat, David R. Young, You-Ting Yeh, Jujia Zhang

“…Citizen astronomer collaboration and extensive data are essential for SBO searches and detailed SN characterizations.…”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Examination versus Dynamic Ultrasonography in Evaluating Ventral Hernias: A Prospective Open-label Study by Mukesh Pant, Rohit Singh, Shabi Ahmad, Dev Kumar Yadav, Virendra Singh

“…Aim: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of physical examinations and dynamic ultrasonography in detecting ventral hernias, focusing on sensitivity, specificity and predictive values. …”
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Seroreactivity against Leptospira spp. differs between community cats and privately-owned cats in Hong Kong by Wing Yan Jacqueline Tam, Omid Nekouei, Francesca Rizzo, Lok See Tiffany Cheng, Yan Ru Choi, Megan Staples, Stefan Hobi, Jane Gray, Fiona Woodhouse, Patricia Yi Man Shuen, Ying Fei Chai, Julia A. Beatty, Vanessa R. Barrs

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Serum soluble urokinase type plasminogen activated receptor and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kehu Yang, Lei Zhu, Tiankui Shuai, Yan Pei Jing, Qiangru Huang, Huaiyu Xiong, Liu Jian

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An investigation into the manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD Val-9Ala) gene polymorphisms employing high-resolution melting in patients with gastric cancer: A preliminary study by Alireza Moradabadi, Maryam Fekri-Soofiabadi, Atefeh Soltani, Shahriar Dabiri

“…The sensitivity and the specificity of the HRM method in detecting MnSOD SNPs were reported to be 100 %.Conclusion: by taking into account the contributing roles of MnSOD SNPs in the induction of gastric cancer, it is highly recommended to create collaboration among basic medical scientists, geneticists, gastroenterologists, medical laboratory scientists, pathologists, and hematologists for more promising results and improved outcome of the diagnosis. …”
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PhenoVision: A framework for automating and delivering research‐ready plant phenology data from field images by Russell Dinnage, Erin Grady, Nevyn Neal, Jonn Deck, Ellen Denny, Ramona Walls, Carrie Seltzer, Robert Guralnick, Daijiang Li

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Synergistic effects of 5-fluorouracil in combination with salinomycin promoted ferroptosis via inhibiting SLC7A11/GPX4 in colorectal cancer by Can Wang, Junyang Wang, Fei Xing, Ning Liu, Xudong Wang

“…Nude xenograft mice were used to detect antitumor in vivo. Changes in the protein level expression of ferroptosis GPX4 and SLC7A11 were also determined in the treated cells.ResultsSAL alone and in combination with 5-FU were found to significantly increase cell mortality and apoptosis. …”
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The Structure, Populations, and Kinematics of the Milky Way Central and Inner Bulge with OGLE, APOGEE, and Gaia Data by Xiao Han, Hai-Feng Wang, Giovanni Carraro, Martín López-Corredoira, Yuan-Sen Ting, Yang-Ping Luo, Guan-Yu Wang, (MWLUDPSG Collaboration)

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Prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Chagas disease in Guanare, Venezuela: a cross-sectional study by Iván A. Escalante-Pérez, Ana A. Alviares, Óscar D. Omaña-Ávila, Fhabián S. Carrión-Nessi, Daniela L. Mendoza-Millán, Grecia de J. Erimee-Vieira, Juan M. Contreras-Rengifo, Vanessa C. Sande-Mujica, Mariana de J. de Marchis-Vento, Karim J. Gebran-Chedid, Mario A. Dubuc-Ponte, Daniela I. Castro-Betancourt, Vittoria F. Fuentes-Fiore, Rachell A. Molina-Mendoza, Alejandro M. Loreto-Rodrigues, Juan C. Gomes-González, Luciano Mauriello, Eyleen Moronta, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, David A. Forero-Peña

“…Seroprevalence was determined by detecting anti-Trypanosoma cruzi IgG antibodies and assessing specific-IgG avidity enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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The Activity of Influenza Viruses during 2017-2018 Season in Russia and Countries of the Northern Hemisphere: Conflict by the B-virus Vaccine Component by D. K. Lvov, E. I. Burtseva, E. A. Mukasheva, L. V. Kolobukhina, S. V. Trushakova, N. V. Breslav, E. L. Feodoritova, L. N. Merkulova, K. G. Krasnoslobotsev, E. O. Morozova, I. T. Fedyakina, A. V. Aristova, R. V. Vartanian, L. B. Kisteneva, A. G. Prilipov, S. V. Alkhovsky, A. G. Rosatkevich, I. S. Kruzhkova, A. L. Belyaev, E. V. Axselrod, M. V. Bazarova, S. V. Smetanina

“…The article presents the features of the influenza virus circulation n for the period from october 2017 to may 2018 in some territories of Russia, collaborating with D. I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology. …”
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Evaluating the impact of existing legislation in Europe with regard to Female Genital Mutilation. Spanish National Report by VVAA .

“…This analysis is shown in chapter 3. In order to detect factors that hamper the implementation of existing legisaltion we need to know how procedures works at different levels: health services, social assistance, police, prosecution office and courts. …”
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Evaluating the impact of existing legislation in Europe with regard to Female Genital Mutilation. Spanish National Report by VVAA .

“…This analysis is shown in chapter 3. In order to detect factors that hamper the implementation of existing legisaltion we need to know how procedures works at different levels: health services, social assistance, police, prosecution office and courts. …”
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The distribution, phenology, host range and pathogen prevalence of Ixodes ricinus in France: a systematic map and narrative review by Perez, Grégoire, Bournez, Laure, Boulanger, Nathalie, Fite, Johanna, Livoreil, Barbara, McCoy, Karen D., Quillery, Elsa, René-Martellet, Magalie, Bonnet, Sarah I.

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Remote EEG acquisition in Angelman syndrome using PANDABox-EEG by Kimberly Gálvez-Ortega, Roslyn Harold, Wei Siong Neo, Orlando S. Hoilett, Amanda M. Borosh, Alexa Friesen-Haarer, Stephanie Gombas, Dan Foti, Bridgette Kelleher

“…Methods PANDABox-EEG was developed through multidisciplinary collaboration with psychologists, psychophysiologists, engineers, and special-education scholars, incorporating caregiver feedback and user-centered design principles. …”
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Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases in regulatory decision‐making by the European Medicines Agency by Audrey M. M. Hermans, Elisabeth Bakker, Viktoriia Starokozhko, Loes den Otter, André J. A. Elferink, Angela Bradshaw, Lorenzo Guizzaro, Peter G. M. Mol, Anna M. G. Pasmooij

“…Abstract INTRODUCTION Biomarkers (BMs) are valuable tools to facilitate early diagnosis of (subtypes of) diseases, improve patient selection and stratification, and detect therapeutic effects or safety concerns. This study explores the extent to which BMs are utilized in the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), as well as topics of discussion regarding BMs in regulatory advice‐ and decision‐making processes and sharing of BM‐related data. …”
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Adverse events of special interest after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccines: a cohort event monitoring study in Iran by Roqayeh Aliyari, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Sepideh Mahdavi, Mostafa Enayatrad, Sajad Sahab-Negah, Sairan Nili, Mohammad Fereidouni, Parvin Mangolian shahrbabaki, Alireza Ansari-Moghadam, Fariba Shahraki-Sanavi, Mansooreh Fateh, Hamidreza Khajeha, Zahra Emamian, Elahe Behmanesh, Hamid Sharifi

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Identifying Socio-Technical Risks in Open-Source Software for Scholarly Communications: Tools, Metrics, and Opportunities for Libraries to Support Sustainable Development by Pierre Lasou, Tomasz Neugebauer, Pamela Carson

“…Having a software tool that can take metrics from GitHub and detect community smells is a valuable way to illustrate problems in the project’s community and point the way to remedying dysfunction.  …”
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Qualitative changes in clinical records after implementation of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship program: a text mining analysis by Keisuke Sawada, Shuji Kono, Ryo Inose, Yuichi Muraki

“…Co-occurrence relationships were assessed using Dice coefficients (threshold, ≥ 0.3), and communities were detected using the Louvain algorithm. Changes in documentation patterns were compared using Fisher’s exact test. …”
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Pembrolizumab-induced myasthenia gravis with respiratory involvement and favorable clinical outcome by Cristoss Gregory, Carey Fay MacDonald-Smith, Akhil Tomy, Tanushree Dewan, Jacob Sebastian, Lowri Davies

“…Despite normal limb strength and reflexes, she exhibited paradoxical breathing and type 1 respiratory failure, necessitating non-invasive ventilation and nasogastric feeding.Given the suspected immunotherapy toxicity, she was promptly treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in collaboration with neurology and the immunotherapy toxicity team. …”
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