Impacts of delivery mode on very low birth weight infants’ oral microbiome by Hongping Li, Yong Zhang, Bin Xiao, Shanqiu Xiao, Jiaman Wu, Weimin Huang

“…Objectives: Initial microbial colonization of the oral after birth provides a vital stimulus for neonatal immune and development. …”
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Impact of genetic markers related to hyper-HDL cholesterol on the prevalence of myocardial infarction: a KoGES study by Sung-Bum Lee, Kyung-Won Hong, Byoungjin Park, Dong-Hyuk Jung

“…These SNPs could play a role as important markers for detecting MI in hyper-HDL cholesterol group.…”
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Implications to basin evolution from the interpretation of superficial and buried geological features from remote sensing and magnetic data sets, Lower and Middle Benue Trough, Nig... by E.Y. Yenne, C. Green, T. Torvela

“…Remote sensing and geophysical techniques can assist in refining lithological boundaries and detecting buried geological features such as intrusive bodies, which can be very useful in interpreting the structural history of a basin. …”
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Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging Features of Patients with COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ephrem Awulachew, Kuma Diriba, Asrat Anja, Eyob Getu, Firehiwot Belayneh

“…Consolidations were detected in 1259 (22%) patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. …”
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy: potential for arrhythmic risk modification by N. N. Ilov, S. A. Boitsov, Yu. S. Krivosheev, A. A. Nechepurenko

“…After ICD implantation, patients were followed up for 24 months to register the end point — a first-time sustained paroxysm of VT detected by the ICD. A positive response to CRT was established in the case of an increase in LVEF by ≥5% of the initial level.Results. …”
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SIMPLE PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR FINDINGS OF COVID-19 PATIENTS PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE AND THE DURATION OF HOSPITAL STAY. by Ilhami Berber, Ozlem Cagasar, Ahmet Sarıcı, Nurcan Kirici Berber, Ismet Aydogdu, Asli Yildirim, Harika Gozde Gocukara Bag, Leman Acun Delen, Ozkan Ulutas

“…We aimed to examine the characteristics of the cells detected in the pathological rate and / or appearance and whether these findings are related to the clinical course by evaluating the peripheral blood smear at the time of diagnosis in Covid-19 patients. …”
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HyTIR – an airborne hyperspectral imaging research platform in the LWIR wavelength range by U. Knauer, M. Pause, B. Sander

“…The article also presents initial findings from test flights conducted using the system. …”
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Development of environmental literacy and environmental identity of students – how “green” are the curricula in Serbia, Slovenia, and Finland? by Zorica P. Veinović, Sanja R. Blagdanić, Мilica V. Маrušić Jablanović

“…Incentives for students’ pro-environmental behaviour are not represented to the same extent in the analysed curricula, and differences were detected in terms of the indicators on which the focus is and the level of generality of the formulations that cover them. …”
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X-ray diffraction and thermal studies on some food and cosmetic bentonite clays by O. I. Oranska, Yu. I. Gornikov

“…The shift of the first basal reflection (001) with an interplanar distance of 1.5 nm in the initial clay samples was accompanied by an increase to 1.8–2 nm or a decrease to 0.9 nm interplanar distance in water-saturated or dehydrated clay samples, which confirmed the assignment of the clay mineral to the smectite group. …”
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Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma diagnosed by needle biopsy: a case report by Yusuke Seki, Hiroki Sakata, Toshimasa Uekusa, Hirokazu Momose, Satomi Yoneyama, Akio Hidemura, Yusuke Tajima, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Ishimaru

“…It is debatable whether chemotherapy or surgical resection is the optimal initial treatment for primary hepatic NECs. Therefore, selecting an appropriate therapeutic approach for patients with primary hepatic NECs remains clinically challenging. …”
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Cerebrovascular complication of infective endocarditis complicated with abdominal trauma by Başak Akyıldız, Nazan Ülgen-Tekerek, Abdullah Özyurt, Özge Pamukçu, Nazmi Narin

“… A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with blunt abdominal trauma. Initial assessment was normal except for abdominal tenderness. …”
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Factors influencing bacterial viability on face masks and bactericidal effect of disinfection methods by Yuko Shimamura, Mizuki Ozaki, Misako Shinya, Rika Oishi, Misaki Komuro, Kuniaki Sasaki, Hirofumi Tanaka, Shuichi Masuda

“…By sealing the face mask after 70% ethanol spraying, the number of bacteria was reduced by 6 log order of magnitude and no colonies were detected. However, the presence of contaminants on the face mask weakened the bactericidal effect. …”
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Fresh Azolla, Azolla pinnata as a Complementary Feed for Oreochromis niloticus: Growth, Digestive Enzymes, Intestinal Morphology, Physiological Responses, and Flesh Quality by Mohamed M. Refaey, Ahmed I. Mehrim, Osama A. Zenhom, Hamada A. Areda, Janice A. Ragaza, Mohamed S. Hassaan

“…No significant (P>0.05) differences in the activities of serum alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and creatinine were detected among treatments. The hepatic total antioxidant capacity and the activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase significantly (P<0.05) increased while the activity of malonaldehyde decreased with increasing the replacement levels of FGA up to 20%. …”
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Evaluation of clopidogrel responsiveness using the Platelet Function Analyzer-200 (PFA-200) in dogs by Joon-Ho Shin, Hyun-Jung Han, Hyun-Jung Han

“…In conclusion, the PFA-200 P2Y cartridge effectively detects clopidogrel resistance in dogs and can guide therapeutic adjustments such as dose escalation.…”
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Manufacturing and use of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for phase I clinical trials: Establishment and evaluation of a protocol by Ilić Nina, Atkinson Kerry

“…Alternatively, MSCs may be derived from other tissues including the placenta and adipose tissue. In an initial study no obvious differences in parameters such as cell surface phenotype, chemokine receptor display, mesodermal differentiation capacity or immunosuppressive ability, were detected when we compared human marrow derived- MSCs to human placenta-derived MSCs. …”
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Comparison of multi-state Markov models for cancer progression with different procedures for parameters estimation. An application to breast cancer by Leonardo Ventura, Giulia Carreras, Donella Puliti, Eugenio Paci, Marco Zappa, Guido Miccinesi

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> the knowledge of sojourn time (the duration of the preclinical screen-detectable period) and screening test sensitivity is crucial for understanding the disease progression and the effectiveness of screening programmes. …”
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OXITEST as a Screening Method to Evaluate Antioxidant Agents: A Study of Oxidative Stability of Fishmeal by Miguel Albrecht-Ruiz, Jordan Vito-Villa, Pedro Cueva Martínez, Alberto Salas-Maldonado

“…The fatty acid profile of the lipids revealed high levels of EPA and DHA, with a DHA/EPA ratio greater than 1, which makes the FM more prone to oxidation compared to anchovy oil. Initial results demonstrated oxygen consumption in FM samples, although the inflection point (IP) was not detected. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection of the Central Nervous System: A Case Report by Trifon Valkov, Radka Argirova, George Dimitrov

“…Nasopharyngeal (NP) antigen and RT-PCR tests confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, and an NP swab also detected penicillin- and ampicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Association of SMAD4 loss with drug resistance in clinical cancer patients: A systematic meta-analysis. by Wei Xu, Sau Har Lee, Fengjun Qiu, Li Zhou, Xiaoling Wang, Tingjie Ye, Xudong Hu

“…<h4>Result</h4>After an initial screening according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, eleven studies were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Predictors of Visceral Infectious Aneurysms in Patients with Infective Endocarditis and Systemic Embolization by Monique Boukobza, Emila Ilic-Habensus, Xavier Duval, Jean-Pierre Laissy

“…This study also shows the need for further abdominal-CTA in all cases of left sided IE to detect asymptomatic visceral aneurysms.…”
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