Analysis of the physicochemical indexes and microbial differences in Huangshui from new and old pits in Qionglai production area by MA Junkai, LIU Linpei, LIN Hanrui, TIE Yu, MA Yiran, HUANG Shusheng, WANG Feng, CHEN Yong, WANG Xuan, WU Bo, ZHUANG Yong, HE Mingxiong

“…These findings indicated that changes of pit age had an important effect on the formation of microbial community and its metabolites in the Huangshui.…”
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Clinical and treatment response differences according to age and gender in patients with acromegaly in Colombia: A retrospective study by Alin Abreu Lomba, Marcela Patiño Arboleda, Reynaldo Carvajal Ortiz, Nathalia Buitrago Gomez, Alejandro Pinzón Tovar, David Alexander Vernaza Trujillo, Alejandro Castellanos Pinedo, Rafael Castellanos Bueno, Doly Pantoja Guerrero, Henry Arenas Quintero

“…The average time of evolution of the disease until diagnosis was 6.9 ± 4.4 years, however, older adults had a longer time of 8.6 ± 5.7 years, with no differences with respect to gender. …”
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Genetic Associations of PPARGC1A with Type 2 Diabetes: Differences among Populations with African Origins by Amanpreet K. Cheema, Tan Li, Juan P. Liuzzi, Gustavo G. Zarini, Mehmet T. Dorak, Fatma G. Huffman

“…The aim of this study was to assess the differences in correlation of PPARGC1A polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk in adults of African origins: African Americans and Haitian Americans. …”
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Exploring Clinical and Imaging Differences in COVID-19: an Observational Approach to the IFITM3 rs12252 Polymorphism by Mitrea A, Mitroi AF, Opariuc-Dan C, Constantin AA, Dantes E

“…We investigate whether the polymorphism rs12252 plays a role within our population and observe the differences in other parameters between the mild and severe forms of the disease.Patients and Methods: The observational study examining the IFTIM3 rs12252 polymorphism based on the level of COVID-19 severity and differences between inflammatory markers. …”
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Virulence and genome analysis of baculovirus isolates from different Lymantria dispar populations by Y. Akhanaev, S. Pavlushin, M. Yakimova, D. Lebedeva, D. Kurenshchikov, Z. Teshebaeva, S. Toshchakov, Y. Vyatkin, A. Kononchuk, A. Ignatieva, Y. Tokarev, V. Soukhovolsky, N. M. Inoue, V. Martemyanov

“…The LdMNPV-KG from Kyrgyzstan had minimal effect on larvae from Novosibirsk population but reduced survival in Krasnodar population. …”
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Effects of different warm-up methods on 50-meter breaststroke swimming performance by Hsuan-Yen Lee, Te Chao, Chi-Chieh Hsu, Ning-Wei Chang, Yi-Liang Chen, Yung-Shen Tsai

“…Breaststroke specialists who engaged in the TA warm-ups had higher stroke frequency than those who engaged in the conventional 1,400 m warm-ups, the SQ warm-ups, and the PD warm-ups. …”
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Epidemiology of immune thrombocytopenia in Yunnan Province and cytokine expression characteristics at different altitudes by Wen Yang, Jianfang Dong, Wei Zhang, Yaxian Tan, Fan Zhou, Jia Wang, Yanting Li, Li Ma, Hui Bi, Huabin Gao, Zeping Zhou

“…Additionally, there was no significant difference in the incidence of ITP based on altitude; however, mid-latitude regions had a higher concentration of ITP patients. …”
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The Impact of Adolescents’ Food Purchasing on Overall Dietary Quality Differs by Socioeconomic Status by Sarah Shaw, Sarah Crozier, Cyrus Cooper, Dianna Smith, Mary Barker, Christina Vogel

“…For adolescents experiencing disadvantage, these food choices had a more detrimental impact on their overall diet. …”
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Computational study on water based hybrid photovoltaic systems with different absorber configurations by Jitendra Satpute, Gouri Ghongade, Jana Petrů, Srinidhi Campli, Sunita Yadav, PavanKumar Sonawane, Harish Venu, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Shylesha Channapattana

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Study on the Ecological Interaction Mechanism of Continuous Cropping Soil Driven by Different Modifiers by Juan Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Wei Tan, Dan Zhao, Chunmei Xu, Zhiwei Wang, Yufeng Liu, Siyu Liu, Jiayi Kang

“…In this study, the effects of different modifiers on rhizosphere soil microorganisms, their functions, and the soil properties of continuous tomato cropping were investigated. …”
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Therapeutic Benefits of Tocilizumab Vary in Different Organs of a Patient with AA Amyloidosis by Masaru Matsui, Satoshi Okayama, Hideo Tsushima, Kenichi Samejima, Tomoko Kanki, Ayako Hasegawa, Katsuhiko Morimoto, Yasuhiro Akai, Masato Takano, Shiro Uemura, Chiho Ohbayashi, Yoshihiko Saito

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Application of different approaches in interventional thrombolysis of deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities by YUAN Xiaopu, YANG Lili, WU Hongfang

“…Results：The observation group had shorter surgical times, reduced X-ray exposure times, and lower contrast agent doses compared to the control group (P＜0.05). …”
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Study on the Eye Movement Transfer Characteristics of Drivers Under Different Road Conditions by Zhenxiang Hao, Jianping Hu, Xiaohui Sun, Jin Ran, Yuhang Zheng, Binhe Yang, Junyao Tang

“…The results of the study showed that drivers’ visual behaviors in different road sections showed significant differences: drivers in the turning section had the largest percentage of fixation on the near front, with a fixation duration and frequency of 29.99% and 28.80%, respectively; the straight ahead section, on the other hand, mainly focused on the right side of the road, with 31.57% of fixation duration and 19.45% of frequency of fixation; on the uphill section, drivers’ fixation duration on the left and right roads was more balanced, with 24.36% of fixation duration on the left side of the road and 25.51% on the right side of the road; drivers on the downhill section looked more frequently at the distance ahead, with a total fixation frequency of 23.20%, while paying higher attention to the right side of the road environment, with a fixation duration of 27.09%. …”
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Effects of activated carbon and four different biochars on fermentation in the artificial rumen (RUSITEC) by Alexander Weinberg, Franziska Witte, Dana Carina Schubert, Karl Rohn, Martin Hoeltershinken, Victoria Eva Hancock, Werner Sitzmann, Nino Terjung, Christian Visscher

“…Therefore, in this study, we aimed to influence the fermentation processes in the artificial rumen model (rumen simulation technique, RUSITEC) using five different carbons—one activated carbon (AC) and four biochars (BCs)—and one control without supplement. …”
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Clinical efficacy of different neoadjuvant therapies for resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Xiaoyang Wang, Danxia Wen, Huiting Feng, Min Luo

“…With a 28.5-month median follow-up, survival significantly differed between groups (log-rank p = 0.048). NICT had superior overall survival (median not reached vs. 31.2 months in NCRT and 34.5 months in NCT), with 2-year rates of 76.2%, 68.9%, and 63.3%, respectively. …”
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in axial spondyloarthritis patients with different types of therapy by A. Yu. Morenkova, T. V. Tyrinova, A. V. Fedorova, M. A. Tikhonova, N. A. Ilina, O. A. Chumasova, A. E. Sizikov, E. R. Chernykh

“…Low activity was associated with an isolated M-MDSC increase (р=0.045). Patients had reduced expression of majority of the studied suppressor molecules in MDSCs. …”
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Er:YAG Laser Applications for Debonding Different Ceramic Restorations: An In Vitro Study by Ruxandra Elena Luca, Anișoara Giumancă-Borozan, Iosif Hulka, Ioana-Roxana Munteanu, Carmen Darinca Todea, Mariana Ioana Miron

“…The various restoration types had the following success rates: 100% for the LZ and F groups, 87% for the LD group, and 0% for the MZ group. …”
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Sex-specific risk signals and onset patterns of drug-induced peripheral neuralgia: a 20-year pharmacovigilance analysis based on FAERS real-world dat by Xianyan Wang, Min Deng, Wanjun Liao, Yiwen Quan, Xiaoxue Xu

“…Among them, adalimumab, ciprofloxacin, and lenalidomide had the highest number of reports. Eighteen drugs presented new risk signals not previously mentioned in official drug labeling. …”
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Challenges of Turner Syndrome Care in Adulthood: A Single Tertiary Center Experience by Ralitsa Robeva, Atanaska Elenkova, Sabina Zacharieva

“…Patients on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) had higher high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels (1.80 mmol/L [1.44–1.99] vs. 1.55 mmol/L [1.31–1.74], p = 0.041) and lower follicle-stimulating hormone levels (33.70 IU/L [23.65 – 65.07] vs. 70.00 IU/L [46.90–79.39], p = 0.008) compared to non-treated women. …”
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<i>Encephalitozoon cuniculi</i> Infection in Rabbits (<i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>): Data from an International Survey of Exotic and Small Animal Veterinarians by Fabiano Montiani-Ferreira, Anja Joachim, Frank Künzel, Franz Riegler Mello, Emma Keeble, Jennifer Graham, Jaume Martorell, Jean-Francois Quinton, Ann Gottenger, Carolyn Cray

“…This was significantly different (<i>p</i> = 0.001) from the information from respondents from the United States, where 48.0% indicated that younger rabbits had an increased incidence versus 52.0% who indicated that older age increased occurrence. …”
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