NOD2 Expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis and Its Influence on the Blood-Brain Barrier by Ying Wang, Xinjie Liu, Qi Liu

“…It is believed that the brain tissue immune injury is caused by the expression of pattern-recognition receptors (PRR) which can further induce the release of other cytokines and inflammatory cascades. …”
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Clinical course of children with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans with versus without comorbid bronchopulmonary dysplasia by Lamia Medghoul, Julien Grosjean, Christophe Marguet, Hortense Petat

“…Its diagnosis is generally based on clinical history, respiratory symptoms, and computed tomography (CT) findings. Purpose Here we evaluated the frequency of exacerbations, clinical progress, and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) usage in children diagnosed with PIBO with or without comorbid bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). …”
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Synergistic Enhancement of Carbon Sinks and Connectivity: Restoration and Renewal of Ecological Networks in Nanjing, China by Renfei Zhang, Hongye Li, Zhicheng Liu

“…The connectivity of ecological patches was evaluated by calculating the delta potential connectivity index (dPC). …”
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Dual Construct for Very Low Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fracture-Case Series and Extensile Medial Parapatellar Single Incision Approach by Wei Cheong Eu MBBS, Ms Orth, Jade Pei Yuik Ho MBBS, Ms Orth, FRCS, Elizabeth Gar Mit Chong BSc, MBBS, MMED, Jeffrey Jaya Raj MBBS, Ms Orth, Kunalan G MBBS, Ms Orth

“…Due to the osteopenia bone quality at metaphysis and complex fracture pattern, fixation stability could decline over time especially with single-plate fixation, even with weight-bearing restriction. …”
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Alveolar Bone Loss at Maxillary and Mandibular Permanent First Molars in Periodontitis Patients: An Observational Study by Harish Kumar Shah, Rajesh shah, Sujaya Gupta, Harendra Mohan Singh, Md. Asdaq Hussain, Mohammed Shakeel Ahmad, Abanish Singh

“…Panoramic radiograph is one of the methods used to evaluate alveolar bone loss. However, in Nepal data quantifying the extent and site-specific pattern of alveolar bone loss using panoramic radiograph are still lacking. …”
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Ventilation Optimization Based on Spatial-Temporal Distribution and Removal Efficiency of Patient-Exhaled Pollutants in Hospital Wards During the Post-Epidemic Period by Min Chen, Qingyu Wang

“…Ventilation effectiveness is evaluated using indicators like contaminant removal efficiency (CRE), suspension rate (SR), deposition rate (DER), and removal rate (RR) of aerosol droplets. …”
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Multimodal Imaging Characteristics in Unilateral Occlusive Macular Telangiectasia with Atypical X-Shaped Lesion by Abdullah Ağın, Ilknur Turk, Burcu Yakut

“…This case presents a novel X-shaped lesion pattern and ischemic features, expanding the known imaging spectrum of MacTel. …”
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Arrhythmogenicity of Various Anesthesia Techniques During Abdominal Cancer Surgery by M. M Shemetova, V. E. Khoronenko, A. A. Aleksin

“…A change in the heart rhythm pattern was recorded in all the study group patients. …”
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Time trends incidence of celiac disease in a Spanish population. by Julia María Cabo Del Riego, María Jesús Núñez-Iglesias, Andrés Blanco Hortas, Tamara Álvarez Fernández, Ignacio Corchero, Silvia Novío, José Paz Carreira, Carmen García-Plata González, José Abel González-Ramirez, Sofia Zaera, Manuel Freire-Garabal Núñez

“…<h4>Background/objective</h4>Very few studies on celiac disease (CD) incidence across all age groups have been carried out so far, particularly in Spain. We evaluate the time trend incidence of CD of children, adults and elderly.…”
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Ultrasound thyroid nodule segmentation algorithm based on wavelet transform and CNN-Transformer by ZHENG Shuijing, YANG Jun, CAI Yujiao

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Fragmented QRS complex as a predictor of in-hospital life-threatening arrhythmias in myocardial infarction patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tanawat Attachaipanich, Suthinee Attachaipanich, Kotchakorn Kaewboot

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of fQRS on arrhythmias in MI patients. …”
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Depth use of wild Atlantic salmon post-smolts migrating through fjords by Helge B. Bjerck, Henning A. Urke, Thrond O. Haugen, Jo Arve Alfredsen, Torstein Kristensen

“…The results may also be valuable in evaluating other threats to wild salmon.…”
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Prospective association between social engagement and cognitive impairment among middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Zhi-Jie Zheng, Yinzi Jin, Shuduo Zhou, Suhang Song

“…A similar pattern of significantly protective association was found at 4-year follow-up. …”
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Mielomeningocele and nutrition: a proposal of care protocol by Fernanda Graciano Bronzeri, Tatiana dos Santos Faria, Fernanda Simões de Andrade Silva, Patrícia Carla Falcão Cruz Coimbra, Vera Silvia Frangella

“…Prevention with nutritional support with folic acid during gestation is still being evaluated. Based on literature consensus, we created a protocol having information to be gathered in order to prepare an adequate individual intervention focused on necessities of children having mielomeningocele (identification of children and adult responsible, socioeconomic conditions, clinical history, food consumption during gestation, perinatal and current conditions, food facts and anthropometric data) in order to pattern, optimize, qualify and systematize care for correcting nutritional lacks and allowing patients to live longer having a good quality of life.…”
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Decoding Time of Death: Histopathological Dynamics of Intervertebral Discs as a Novel Marker for Postmortem Interval Estimation by Selcuk Cetin, Tugba Ataseven, Ilkay Kalkanli, Bulent Eren

“…This study aimed to evaluate progressive histopathological changes in intervertebral discs at specific postmortem intervals and assess their forensic applicability. …”
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Experimental Validation of a GNSS Receiver Antenna Absolute Field Calibration System by Antonio Tupek, Mladen Zrinjski, Krunoslav Špoljar, Karlo Stipetić

“…Furthermore, the main goals of this contribution are to evaluate the accuracy of dual-frequency GPS calibration results on the pattern level with respect to independent calibrations obtained from Geo++ GmbH and to extensively experimentally validate LMMT calibration results in the spatial (coordinate) domain, i.e., to investigate how the application of LMMT PPC models reflects on geodetic-grade GNSS positioning. …”
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Effect of time interval and immunosuppressive treatment on durability of humoral immune response in rheumatoid arthritis patients following COVID-19 vaccination by Semiyan Muhamad Ali, Sanaa Gadbaan Hama

“…Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the influence of time and immunosuppressive medications on the vaccine efficiency in rheumatoid arthritis patients compare to controls. …”
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HIV infects astrocytes in vivo and egresses from the brain to the periphery. by Victoria Lutgen, Srinivas D Narasipura, Hannah J Barbian, Maureen Richards, Jennillee Wallace, Roshanak Razmpour, Tetyana Buzhdygan, Servio H Ramirez, Lisa Prevedel, Eliseo A Eugenin, Lena Al-Harthi

“…Egressed HIV evolved with a pattern and rate typical of acute peripheral infection. …”
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Exploring the Nonlinear Mechanical Characteristics of 3D-Printed ABS with Varying Infill Densities by Md Zisanul Haque Bhuiyan, Khalil Khanafer

“…This study investigates the mechanical behavior of ASTM D638-02a standard uniaxial tensile test specimens fabricated from 3D-printed acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) using fused deposition modeling (FDM) with a grid infill pattern at varying densities of 20%, 40%, 60%, and 100%. …”
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Low carbohydrate versus isoenergetic balanced diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Celeste E Naude, Anel Schoonees, Marjanne Senekal, Taryn Young, Paul Garner, Jimmy Volmink

“…In diabetic participants, findings showed a similar pattern.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Trials show weight loss in the short-term irrespective of whether the diet is low CHO or balanced. …”
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