Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pyrene by Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria Gordonia cholesterolivorans AMP 10 by Tri Handayani Kurniati, Iman Rusmana, Ani Suryani, Nisa Rachmania Mubarik

“…The biosurfactants production was detected by the decreased surface tension of the medium and emulsification activity.  …”
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Performance of predictive algorithms in estimating the risk of being a zero-dose child in India, Mali and Nigeria by Sebastian Bauhoff, John Tucker, Arpita Biswas

“…Performance did not meaningfully increase when predictors were added beyond an initial sparse set of seven variables. Region and measures of contact with the health system (antenatal care and birth in a facility) had the highest feature importance. …”
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A multifaceted examination of the action of PDE4 inhibitor rolipram on MMP2/9 reveals therapeutic implications by Arka Bagchi, Analabha Roy, Anindya Halder, Arunima Biswas

“…The best models of the docked complexes were used as initial conditions for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to explore their dynamic behavior and stability. …”
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Reconstruction of Tokamak Plasma Emissivity Distribution by Approximation with Basis Functions by Tomasz Czarski, Maryna Chernyshova, Katarzyna Mikszuta-Michalik, Karol Malinowski

“…The present study focuses on the development of a diagnostic system for measuring radiated power and core soft X-ray intensity emissions with the goal of detecting a broad spectrum of photon energies emitted from the central plasma region of the DEMO tokamak. …”
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Broad adaptive immune responses to M. tuberculosis antigens precede TST conversion in tuberculosis exposed household contacts in a TB-endemic setting. by Ulrike K Buchwald, Ifedayo M O Adetifa, Christian Bottomley, Patrick K Owiafe, Simon Donkor, Adama L Bojang, Jayne S Sutherland

“…Contacts were classified into those with initial positive TST (TST+); those with baseline negative TST but TST conversion at 6 months (TST converters, TSTC) and those with persistently negative TST (PTST-). …”
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Transcriptome analysis of Bombyx mori larval midgut during persistent and pathogenic cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus infection. by Anna Kolliopoulou, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Dimitrios J Stravopodis, Dieter Deforce, Luc Swevers, Guy Smagghe

“…Interestingly, vsRNAs of the same size were detected at lower rates in persistently infected larvae. …”
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Observational quality control study: insourcing multi-PCR-impact on the use of anti-infectives for patients with pleocytosis by Jörg Tebben, Bianca Wiebalck, Holger Schmidt

“…Abstract Background An analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is essential for diagnosis of meningitis, headache, disturbance of conscience, cranial nerves or autoimmune-related conditions of the CNS. The initial treatment of pleocytosis usually consists of both antiviral therapy and antibiotics until laboratory results enable a more specific approach. …”
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Association of Chest Anteroposterior Radiography with Computed Tomography in Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma by Young Un Choi, Chang Whan Kim, JiHye Lim, Il Hwan Park, Chun Sung Byun

“…In cases of chest trauma, computed tomography (CT) can be used alongside chest anteroposterior (AP) radiography and physical examination during initial evaluation. Performing a CT scan may be difficult if a patient has unstable vital signs. …”
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Evaluating a Low-Fidelity Anesthesiology Simulation for Airway Management and Cardiac Arrest in Medical Students by Kendra Walsh, Christopher Samuel, Shyamal Asher

“…This study describes the development and initial implementation of a low-cost, easy-to-run simulation, assesses participant performance in airway management and ACLS, and reviews qualitative feedback to refine future iterations. …”
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Wavelet-based high order spectrum for local damage diagnosis of gears by Zhu Rui, Mousmoulis George, Gryllias Konstantinos

“…Common failures, such as spalling and pitting of gear teeth, can occur as a result of contact fatigue, excessive load, or sudden impact. Starting from an initial stage, their steady growth can lead to irreparable damage and unexpected breakdowns. …”
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Hepatic Steatosis Index in Acromegaly: Correlation with Insulin Resistance Regardless of the Disease Control by Alessandro Ciresi, Valentina Guarnotta, Daniela Campo, Carla Giordano

“…Ultrasonography has shown poor sensitivity in detecting hepatic steatosis and noninvasive methods have been proposed. …”
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Characterization of white blood cell ratios in South American camelids presented at a veterinary teaching hospital by Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Max Kornblum, Martin Ganter, Frederik Kiene

“…WBC ratios were calculated based on hematologic results of the initial blood samples. The influence of species, sex, age, body condition score, WBC count, and anemia on those ratios was investigated using descriptive statistics and generalized linear models. …”
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Immunotherapy‐Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Causing Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Case Report and Review of Current Guidelines by Patrick Disterhaft, Caleb Kerr, Daniel Barnett, Moti Salloum

“…This proposed update is supported by our patient's rapid onset of hyperglycemia and other case reports and reviews showing that most patients with this diagnosis have an initial presentation of DKA. Detecting hyperglycemia and starting treatment early is important in the prevention of acute complications from uncontrolled T1DM, like DKA. …”
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Molecular study of Streptococcus equi isolated from horses with strangles in Iraq by Saif Aldeen Kamal Abdul-Latif, Afaf Abdulrahman Yousif

“…Additionally, nine PCR products were used for sequencing and allele typing of the SeM gene which provided the initial report of SeM-97 allele identification in Iraq. …”
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Gait Rehabilitation in Ambulant Diplegic Children Using Botulinum A Injection and Ankle Weights by Nahla M. Ibrahim, Hatem Galal Abdallah Ibrahim, Tarek Alsayad, Mahrous I. Seddeek, Talal A. Dawa, Adel Ibrahim Azzam, Abd El-Hamid Gaber, Ashraf Abdelkader

“…However, more significant improvement was detected regarding all studied variables in both knees after treatment in group C patients with a P value <0.001. …”
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Identifying Hub Genes and Pathways in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PAAD): A comprehensive in silico study by Elham Karimi, Niloufar Sadat Kalaki, Seyed Mohammad Akrami

“…These genes could serve as promising diagnostic biomarkers, offering a valuable chance to detect PAAD in its initial stages, leading to more effective treatment options.…”
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Modelling cognitive decline in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial [HYVET] and proposed risk tables for population use. by Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Robert Beardmore, Rafael Peña-Miller, Kenneth Rockwood, Arnold Mitnitski, Shahrul Mt-Isa, Christopher Bulpitt

“…Outcomes at two and four years could be predicted based on the initial state and treatment.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>A dynamic model of cognition that allows all outcomes (cognitive worsening, stability improvement or death) to be categorized simultaneously detected small but consistent differences between treatment and control groups (in favour of treatment) amongst very elderly people treated for hypertension. …”
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Free Methylglyoxal and Lactate Produced and Released by Cultured Cancer and Non-Cancer Cells: Implications for Tumor Growth and Development by Dominique Belpomme, Philippe Irigaray, Jean-Marc Alberto, Clément Poletti, Charlotte Hinault-Boyer, Stéphanie Lacomme

“…We also recently confirmed our initial experimental finding that in these patients, free MG peripheral blood levels correlate positively with tumor growth, making free MG levels a new metabolic biomarker of tumor growth of interest to detect cancer and clinically follow cancer patients with no available biomarkers. …”
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Physical and technical performance in and after the worst-case scenario in matches of the Chinese Super League of soccer by Zuoming Fang, Zhaoyang Wang, Xueliang Li, Miguel-Angel Gómez, Hongyou Liu

“…While only trivial changes were detected in all the other technical performance-related parameters. …”
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Self-Powered Photodetectors with High Stability Based on Se Paper/P3HT:Graphene Heterojunction by Xuewei Yu, Yuxin Huang, Pengfan Li, Shiliang Feng, Xi Wan, Yanfeng Jiang, Pingping Yu

“…After one month, the photocurrent value of the Se-P/P3HT:G device held steady at 91.4% of its initial value, and even following pre-treatment at 140 °C, the on/off ratio still remained 17 (at a retention rate of about 5.9%). …”
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