The effect of general versus spinal anesthesia on perioperative innate immune function in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty by Lotte M. C. Jacobs, Veerle Bijkerk, Lucas T. van Eijk, Leo A. B. Joosten, Christiaan Keijzer, Jetze Visser, Michiel C. Warlé

“…Immune function was assessed by determination of ex vivo cytokine production capacity upon whole blood stimulation with E. coli lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and measurement of plasma cytokines and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Results In the general anesthesia group, ex vivo cytokine production capacity of IL-1β was significantly lower shortly after induction (p = 0.02) and both IL-1β and IL-6 were significantly lower at the end of surgery compared to the spinal anesthesia group (p = 0.002 and p = 0.02, respectively). …”
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Fungal-Infected Weeds: A Potential Source of Leaf Spot Disease in Rubber Trees from Southern Thailand by Narit Thaochan, Chaninun Pornsuriya, Thanunchanok Chairin, Kodeeyah Thoawan, Putarak Chomnunti, Anurag Sunpapao

“…Severe defoliation caused by emerging diseases has been reported to substantially reduce rubber yields during the leaf fall phase. The classical disease dispersal patterns of fungi in rubber tree plantations might be derived from weeds in adjacent fields. …”
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Risk Factors and Management for the Recurrent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review by Jiahe Pei, Huan Wang, Jiajin Liu, Xiao Han, Zhiying Song

“…Findings in Brief: Age, BMI, and weight gain during pregnancy, the interval between pregnancies, previous history of GDM, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results, history of macrosomia, insulin levels, dietary patterns, lifestyle changes, and breastfeeding, all have an impact on the recurrence rates of GDM. …”
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Advances in cGAS-STING Signaling in Fibrosis Diseases: Therapeutic Target in Pathological Scars by Zhao W, Angspatt A, Kitkumthorn N, Meevassana J

“…This reflects its capacity to sense and regulate cellular responses to ubiquitous danger-associated molecular patterns, mainly microbial or host-derived DNA. The cGAS–STING pathway plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of fibrotic diseases by linking cellular stress and DNA damage to chronic inflammation and fibroblast activation, thereby driving pathological tissue remodeling and extracellular matrix accumulation. …”
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Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda: ‘it is a completely different thing to implement what you... by Jason Johnson-Peretz, Canice Christian, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Fred Atwine, Elijah Kakande, Moses R. Kamya, Diane V. Havlir, Carol S. Camlin, Gabriel Chamie

“…Sustainable application of that knowledge, or implementation know-how, must resonate with local cultural patterns. When it is neglected, root issues like unclear decision-making space and local authority to interpret policy during implementation remain unaddressed. …”
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Lifestyle factors associated with being overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang, China by Xiaoting Pan, Chaoyi Jiang, Wenqing Wang, Jianfeng Lin

“…An obesogenic environment contributes to this problem, influenced by changes in dietary habits, exercise patterns, and sociocultural factors. Preventing and controlling overweight and obesity among adolescents and children requires the collective efforts from all sectors of society, including government departments, educational institutions, communities and families. …”
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Time lag effect of precipitation on groundwater level based on wavelet analysis in the People’s Victory Canal irrigation area, China by Zhongpei Liu, Xiaoqing Li, Zhipeng Hu, Runxiang Cao, Yuping Han, Lin Wu

“…It uses methods such as continuous wavelet transform, cross-wavelet transform, and cross-correlation analysis to systematically analyze the lag effect and its changing patterns of groundwater table depth in response to precipitation at different time scales. …”
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Tobacco-related lung cancer burden in the Western Pacific Region from 1990 to 2021: An age-period-cohort analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study by Rui Wang⁺, Zhiqiang Zhang⁺, Xiaoxi Shan⁺, Jiayang Dong, Xinyue Yang, Jing zhang, Jie Cao

“…It employs an age-period-cohort analysis to explore patterns in mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributed to tobacco-related lung cancer. …”
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Long-term β-cells autoimmune destruction markers persistence and residual C-peptide secretion in type 1 diabetes mellitus by M. R. Ragimov, O. S. Derevyanko, N. M. Malysheva, Z. T. Zuraeva, L. V. Nikankina, T. V. Nikonova

“…Backgraund: It believed that autoimmune process maintained only during the first 5 years of diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1D). …”
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Pollination efficiency by bee guilds (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) to annatto flowers, Bixa orellana L.1753 (Bixaceae) by K. S. Arteman, M. A. Uchoa, V. V. Alves-Junior, E. A. B. Almeida, M. R. Maestre

“…The aims of this paper, are: to know the bee diversity and their population patterns over annatto flowers in the orchard; evaluate seed production in annatto plants with and without entomophilous pollination; to compare whether body size and intertegular distance of bees visiting annatto flowers correlates, and whether size of floral visitor bees in annatto influence in the pollination and productivity. …”
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Growth and resistance response of eleven eggplant cultivars to infection by the Javanese root-knot nematode - Meloidogyne javanica under greenhouse conditions by Mostafa Ahmed El-Qurashi, Fahad Al-Yahya, Ali Almasrahi, Adnan Shakeel

“…Following Koch's postulates for pathogenicity, RKNs were isolated from infected eggplant, and females were identified morphologically by perineal patterns as Meloidogyne javanica, which was distinguished by clear lateral fields on both sides. …”
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Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams by J. M. Wolstenholme, J. M. Wolstenholme, C. J. Skinner, C. J. Skinner, D. Milan, R. E. Thomas, D. R. Parsons

“…Monthly observations reveal that channel topography and bed sediment patterns self-organise in response to sustained low flows and are perturbed by higher flow events. …”
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Multi-omics profiling of acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia unmasks conventional NK cell depletion and stage-specific therapeutic targets by Fuliang Zong, Nan Xiao, Yifeng Wang, Duo Su, Dongsheng Zhou, Lingfei Hu, Huiying Yang

“…We analysed the expression patterns and dynamic transcriptional characteristics of differentially expressed genes (DEGs), describing the inflammation progression. …”
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Electrical impedance tomography-based temporal signals correlate with quantitative computed tomography-based spatial variables in asthma subjects: a pilot study by Jinyoung Jeong, Yuna Kim, Seung Eun Lee, Hye Ju Yeo, Sungchul Huh, Sanghun Choi

“…IntroductionQuantitative computed tomography (qCT) provides detailed spatial assessments of lung structure and function, while electrical impedance tomography (EIT) offers high temporal resolution for analyzing breathing patterns but lacks structural detail. This study investigates the correlation between qCT-based spatial variables and EIT-based temporal signals to elucidate the physiological relationships between these two modalities.MethodsSix participants with asthma underwent pulmonary function tests (PFTs) before and after bronchodilator inhalation. …”
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Aerial Biological Target Classification Based on Time–Frequency Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Network by Lianjun Wang, Rui Wang, Weidong Li, Jiangtao Wang, Yujia Yan, Cheng Hu

“…Additionally, the motion characteristics of insects and birds are complex, with diverse motion patterns observed during limited observation periods. …”
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Alternative splicing induces sample-level variation in gene–gene correlations by Yihao Lu, Brandon L. Pierce, Pei Wang, Fan Yang, Lin S. Chen

“…Abstract Background The vast majority of genes in the genome are multi-exonic, and are alternatively spliced during transcription, resulting in multiple isoforms for each gene. …”
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Effectiveness of triple fixed-dose combination in patients with inadequate blood pressure control by E. V. Zbyshevskaya, V. E. Gumerova, V. P. Erinchek, N. A. Logunova

“…According to ABPM, an average daytime BP significantly (p<0,001) decreased from 153,9±9,04/8,38±9,18 to 120,3±4,7/73,4±4,7 mm Hg after 24 weeks of amlodipine/indapamide/perindopril FDC therapy. Similar patterns were also found for the average values of nighttime BP. …”
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Adherence to guidelines for antibiotics used in the initial treatment of febrile neutropenia in patients with cancer: a study using health insurance claims database in Japan by Kanako Mizuno, Ryo Inose, Ryota Goto, Yuichi Muraki

“…Conclusion The study revealed an FN guideline adherence rate of 78.8% in Japan, along with changes in antibiotic prescribing patterns, including a trend toward carbapenem-sparing strategies between 2014 and 2022. …”
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Heutagogical approach to music learning in vocational schools by Y. Sukmayadi, F. Sella, H. I. Midyanti

“…In addition, students can be trained to design music lessons, build space patterns and learning opportunities, and develop themselves individually; hence that they can be responsible for the learning objectives they designed for themselves. …”
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Compound Salt-Based Coagulants for Tofu Gel Production: Balancing Quality and Protein Digestibility by Zhaolu Li, Sisi Zhang, Zihan Gao, Xinyue Guo, Ruohan Wang, Maoqiang Zheng, Guangliang Xing

“…Electrophoresis revealed distinct protein retention patterns, with MgCl₂ (0.6% <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) forming denser gels that minimized protein leakage into soy whey. …”
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