Correlation of plasma insulin-like factor 6 level with risk of acute aortic syndrome and adverse prognosis by DONG Wang, DONG Wang, WANG Ying, ZHANG Mingle

“…Results‍　‍The plasma INSL6 level was significantly higher in AAS patients at acute phase than the control individuals [704.40 (481.32~1 152.62) vs 141.24 (107.60~163.72) pg/mL, P<0.001], but no statistical difference was observed in the level among the patients with different AAS subtypes (aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating aortic ulcer). …”
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Investigating the impact of existing and under construction industries on the air quality of Arak City using ADMS model by Jalil Badamfirooz, Alireza Rahmati, Nooshin Daneshpajooh, Roya Mousazadeh, Reza Mirzaei

“…Also, in most stations, the results of environmental measurement of NO2 were less than the modeled values, revealing that the industries had a greater share in the emission of this gas. …”
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Vitrectomy, subretinal Tissue plasminogen activator and Intravitreal Gas for submacular haemorrhage secondary to Exudative Age-Related macular degeneration (TIGER): update to study... by Chan Ning Lee, Riti Desai, Lisa Ramazzotto, Hatem Wafa, Yanzhong Wang, Catey Bunce, Kodchawan Doungsong, Victory Ezeofor, Rhiannon T. Edwards, Noemi Lois, David H. Steel, Tunde Peto, Jost Hillenkamp, Jan C. van Meurs, Barnaby C. Reeves, Timothy L. Jackson

“…The primary analysis of the trial as stated in the statistical analysis plan is the difference between groups in the proportion of participants gaining ≥ 10 ETDRS letters in their study eye at the month 12 visit, whilst the primary health economic analysis of the trial is the difference in quality-adjusted life years between groups at 12 months. …”
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Association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and its subtypes: A retrospective cohort study. by Shanquan Chen, Benjamin R Underwood, Peter B Jones, Jonathan R Lewis, Rudolf N Cardinal

“…Eligible patients were those aged 50 years or over at baseline and who had at least 1 year follow-up, excluding patients with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia before, or less than 1 year after, their start date. …”
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Exogenous 24-epibrassinolide mitigates damage in grape seedlings under low-temperature stress by Fengxia Dong, Xinyu Li, Chang Liu, Boxiang Zhao, Yu Ma, Wei Ji, Wei Ji

“…We explored physiological mitigation mechanisms of exogenous EBR in grape seedlings with low-temperature injury by observing the impacts of EBR treatment on the physical and biochemical indices such as phenotypes and anatomical structures, photosynthetic characteristics, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, antioxidant systems, and osmoregulatory substances. Exogenous EBR had an inhibitory effect on cold stress in grape seedlings at different treatment periods compared with the CK group. …”
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Characteristics of Surface Soil Moisture Drydown in the Heihe River Basin by Shiyu DONG, Zhongli ZHU, Ziwei XU, Shaomin LIU, Linna CHAI

“…The process of soil drying is referred to as soil moisture drydown.It usually occurs after precipitation， especially for surface soil， and we address this process in three dominant regimes： gravity drainage， energy-limited regime and water-limited regime.The Heihe River Basin originates from the Qilian Mountains， and the landscape zonality here is clear from its upstream， midstream and downstream.By exploring the characteristics of surface soil moisture drydown in this area， researchers were able to understand the patterns and factors associated with soil evaporation under different conditions.The soil drydown events were investigated using data on soil moisture， soil temperature， and air temperature collected between 2016 and 2020 from 10 meteorological observation stations located in the Heihe River Basin.The relationships between soil moisture （SM）， potential evaporation （PE）， the normalized difference vegetation index （NDVI）， soil texture and surface soil drying rates were explored.Using the exponential model for fitting drydown events， the seasonal variation of the drying rate at each site was compared.Results showed that： （1） There were 362 effective drydown episodes between 2016 and 2020， totaling 3584 days.After entering the drydown stage， as the soil gradually became dry， the drying rate also slowed down and became stable after 12 days.The upstream site settled around 0.04 cm3·cm-3·day-1， whereas the middle and downstream sites tended to 0.（2） In upstream， midstream， and downstream， the values of surface soil moisture evaporation efficiency （90%） are lower than 0.25， 0.15， and 0.12， respectively， which can only partially meet atmospheric demand.The evaporation efficiency may be close to 1 if the evapotranspiration of soil profiles below 5 cm is taken into account.（3） Because the surface soil in upstream locations of the Heihe River is relatively wet， the soil drydown process is limited by the atmosphere.The middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River are drier and limited by water.As for the surface soil evaporation rate， the upstream was mainly affected by atmospheric water demand； it increases along with PE.When SM exceeded 0.4 cm3·cm-3， PE and SM had no significant impact on soil drying rate.In the middle and downstream of the Heihe River， the soil evaporation rate increases with SM.In comparison to upstream， the impact of PE on soil evaporation rate is less significant.（4） The type of vegetation and the dry and wet states of the soil both affect how quickly the surface SM dries； the drying rate is very slightly influenced by soil texture.（5） The drydown events fitted by the exponential model have distinct season features.The highest drying rate （τ）， the highest drying range （A）， and the lowest lower limit of soil moisture （θw） were observed in summer.As for desert region， θw is more affected by precipitation and is higher in the summer.For the entire basin， the drying rate of surface soil moisture from high to low was summer， spring， autumn， and the seasonal variability of drying rate increased with the change in surface coverage （meadow， farmland， shrub）.…”
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Isolation of a novel manganese-oxidizing bacterium Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus M125: characterization, structural evolution, and Cd-adsorption activity of biogenic Mn oxides produ... by Xiaoju Li, Xinyi Yuan, Yuxia Wei, Lianqi He, Yuanyuan Li, Meiquan Qiu, Yang Liu, Nannan Dong, Chengjia Zhang, Xin Pang, Xin Pang, Xin Pang

“…BioMnOx, the product of strain M125 oxidation of manganese, had a relatively complex structure, containing a mixture of amorphous MnO2 and crystalline Mn3O4 phase. …”
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Reduced-dose deep learning iterative reconstruction for abdominal computed tomography with low tube voltage and tube current by Shumeng Zhu, Baoping Zhang, Qian Tian, Ao Li, Zhe Liu, Wei Hou, Wenzhe Zhao, Xin Huang, Yao Xiao, Yiming Wang, Rui Wang, Yuhang Li, Jian Yang, Chao Jin

“…After application of the Deep IR, there was no significant change in the CT value, but the SD gradually increased. Group B had higher CT values than group A, and the portal vein CT values significantly differed between the groups (P < 0.003). …”
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Preliminary study on the mechanism of Huangqi Decoction in treating slow transit constipation by Chen Huaxian, Yang Chaoxin, Xiao Guozhong, Zheng Yihui, Lei Mingyuan, Lin Hongcheng

“…Molecular docking results showed that acetic acid, quercetin, luteolin, kaempferol, and arachidonic acid of Huangqi Decoction had good binding with p65 protein. Western blot results showed that the level of p-p65 protein in LPS treatment group was increased, and the level of p-p65 protein was decreased after three different concentrations of Huangqi Decoction. …”
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Genomic surveillance and evolutionary dynamics of influenza a virus in Sri Lanka by Tibutius Thanesh Pramanayagam Jayadas, Chandima Jeewandara, Bhagya Senadheera, Heshan Kuruppu, Rivindu Wickramanayake, Padukkage Harshani Chathurangika, Nushara Senatilleke, Navanjana Warnakulasuriya, Farha Bary, Ananda Wijewickrama, Suranga Manilgama, Manouri Gamage, Nilanka Perera, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

“…Conclusion In this first study using genomic sequencing to characterize the influenza A strains in Sri Lanka, which showed different influenza A viruses circulating in an 18-month period. …”
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Midfoot Charcot and Need for Arch Reconstruction and Superconstruct—“Lessons Learnt”: Multicentric Indian Experience by Rajagopalakrishnan Ramakanth, Rajesh Simon, Silvampatti Ramasamy Sundararajan, Abhishek Kini, Pratheeban Karthikeyan, Terence Dsouza, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Madhu Periasamy

“…Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of all patients operated in three different centers by four different surgeons, between 2018 and 2022. …”
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Enhanced versus standard fortification of pasteurized donor human milk for growth in very low birth weight infants: a randomized controlled trial by Chengsi Ong, Anng Anng Wong, Siew Tin Wong, Ying Zheng, Cynthia Pui Chan Pang, Cynthia Pui Chan Pang, Pooja Agarwal Jayagobi, Pooja Agarwal Jayagobi, Joo Guan Yeo, Joo Guan Yeo, Joo Guan Yeo, Kee Thai Yeo, Kee Thai Yeo, Mei Chien Chua, Mei Chien Chua, Mei Chien Chua

“…Rates of BPD and ROP were not significantly different between groups.ConclusionAmong VLBW infants, EF did not improve weight gain, but reduced declines in HC and linear growth compared to SF.…”
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Changes in soil organic carbon and aggregate stability after conversion to conservation tillage for seven years in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China by Xin SHU, An-ning ZHU, Jia-bao ZHANG, Wen-liang YANG, Xiu-li XIN, Xian-feng ZHANG

“…The OC concentrations in different aggregate fractions at all soil depths followed the order of macroaggregates>microaggregates>silt+clay fraction. …”
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Expression analysis of glutathione S-transferase genes in Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) subjected to CO₂-enriched atmosphere by XU Kangkang, DING Tianbo, YAN Yi, LI Can, YANG Wenjia

“…Homology analysis indicated that the predicted amino acid sequences of the three genes had typical features of GSTs, including an Nterminal domain and a C-terminal domain. …”
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Effects of L-carnitine supplementation in uremic patients receiving hemodialysis (尿毒症血液透析患者应用左卡尼汀临床效果观察) by YOU Huiqin (尤惠琴)

“…Results The overall effective rate was 98. 00%(49/50)in the observation group and 86. 00%(43/50)in the control group, with no significant difference (P＞0. 05). Compared with patients in the controlgroup, patients in the observation group had a higher Ccr and lower level of Scr and BUN after treatment(P＜0. 05). …”
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Effects of long working hours, shift rotation, and job stress on work-related musculoskeletal disorders among key occupational populations in Yunnan Province by Jun QI, Jingjing CAO, Meifeng ZHOU, Ke ZHU, Xingren LIU, Linbo FAN

“…The positive rate of WMSDs in the secondary industry group was 69.4%, while it was 81.6% in the tertiary industry group, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.001). Among the eight surveyed sectors, the education sector had the highest positive rate of WMSDs (94.2%). …”
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Evaluating academic detailing as an antibiotic stewardship intervention in primary healthcare settings in Croatia by Darija Kuruc Poje, Domagoj Kifer, Maja Kuharić, Katarina Gvozdanović, Željka Draušnik, Ana Posavec Andrić, Vesna Mađarić, Vlatka Janeš Poje, Marina Payerl-Pal, Arjana Tambić Andrašević, Juraj Mark Poje, Vesna Bačić Vrca, Srećko Marušić

“…This feasibility quasi-experimental study had two control groups in two counties. Impact of AD intervention was assessed by analyzing antibiotic prescription patterns using log-linear model, adjusting for seasonality. …”
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Efficacy and safety of SQ house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy-tablet (12 SQ-HDM) in children with allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis with or without asthma (MT-12): a rando... by Antje Schuster, Davide Caimmi, Hendrik Nolte, Silviya Novakova, Jan Mikler, Majken Hougaard Foss-Skiftesvik, Anne Sofie Østerdal, Andrzej Emeryk, Remi Gagnon, Oliver Pfaar

“…Eligible subjects were randomised 1:1 to SQ HDM SLIT-tablet or placebo for ∼1 year and had free access to AR/C symptom-relieving medications. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Image Segmentation Using Dual-Energy Spectral CT Images with Deep Learning Image Reconstruction: A Phantom Study by Haoyan Li, Zhenpeng Chen, Shuaiyi Gao, Jiaqi Hu, Zhihao Yang, Yun Peng, Jihang Sun

“…Virtual monoenergetic images (VMIs) at different energy levels of 40, 50, 60, 68, 74, and 100 keV were generated. …”
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What is the Gold Standard for Advanced Hallux Rigidus? Minimum 10 Year Follow-Up Comparison of Interposition Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis Shows Similar Outcomes by Jeffrey E. Johnson MD, FAAOS, Andrea R. Phinney MD, Mary Hastings PT, DPT, MSCI, ATC, Hyo Jung Jeong PT, PhD, MS, Ling Chen, Andrew P. Thome MD, Jeremy J. McCormick MD, FAAOS, Jonathon D. Backus MD FAAOS

“…Conclusion: More than 10 years of follow-up after surgery, patients in both MOKCIA and Arthrodesis groups had little pain, were similarly satisfied, and reported high function with little limitation due to their toe surgery. …”
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