High rate of virological failure and low rate of switching to second-line treatment among adolescents and adults living with HIV on first-line ART in Myanmar, 2005-2015. by Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Anthony D Harries, Ajay M V Kumar, Myo Minn Oo, Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Than Win, Thet Ko Aung, Aung Chan Min, Htun Nyunt Oo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Routinely collected data of all adolescent and adult patients living with HIV who were initiated on first-line ART at IHC between 2005 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Changes in Cord Arterial Blood Gas Parameters by the Onset of Spontaneous Respiration during Delayed Cord Clamping by Ji Hye Koh, Hyo-Eun Kim, Suhyoon Choi, Jun-Woo Ahn

“…Background: The initiation of crying is an easy way to evaluate neonatal condition. …”
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Possibilities for managing the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction risk in obese patients by O. V. Gritsenko, G. A. Chumakova, O. V. Gruzdeva, E. A. Subbotin

“…According to echocardiography, LVDD was detected in 20 patients (19,8% after 4,7±0,3 years). …”
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Developmental Exposures to Three Mammalian Teratogens Produce Dysmorphic Phenotypes in Adult <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> by Piper Reid Hunt, Martine Ferguson, Nicholas Olejnik, Jeffrey Yourick, Robert L. Sprando

“…Efficient new methods are needed to support initiatives to reduce, refine, and/or replace toxicity testing in vertebrates. 5-fluorouracil (5FU), hydroxyurea (HU), and ribavirin (RV) are mammalian teratogens. …”
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Neoehrlichia mikurensis is uncommon in rheumatological patients receiving tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and in blood donors: a retrospective cohort study by Bente Glintborg, Merete Lund Hetland, Estrid Høgdall, Helene Mens, Mathilde Ørbæk, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Rosa Gynthersen, Lene Harritshøj, Anne-Mette Lebech

“…The bacterium has been detected in ticks throughout Europe, with a 0%–25% prevalence. …”
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Homocysteine induces ferroptosis in renal tubular epithelial cells via β-catenin/GPX4 signaling pathway by Yanping Lei, Hengjing Hu, Huifang Tang, Lewu Xu, Rui Liu, Yue Zhao

“…Ferroptosis represents a critical mechanism in the initiation and development of kidney disorders. We focus on the β-catenin/GPX4 signaling pathway to explore how homocysteine influences ferroptosis regulation in renal tubular epithelial cells. …”
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Method to Use Transport Microsimulation Models to Create Synthetic Distributed Acoustic Sensing Datasets by Ignacio Robles-Urquijo, Juan Benavente, Javier Blanco García, Pelayo Diego Gonzalez, Alayn Loayssa, Mikel Sagues, Luis Rodriguez-Cobo, Adolfo Cobo

“…Creating such a procedure offers significant potential for advancing the application of DAS in transportation monitoring and smart city initiatives.…”
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Role of Nox2 and p22phox in Persistent Postoperative Hypertension in Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma Patients after Adrenalectomy by Xiaojing Geng, Li Yan, Jun Dong, Ying Liang, Yajuan Deng, Ting Li, Tongfeng Luo, Hailun Lin, Shaoling Zhang

“…NADPH oxidase activity was also detected. Nox2 and p22phox were especially abundant in APA. …”
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Cyr61 Promotes Inflammation of a Gouty Arthritis Model in Rats by Mi Zhou, Kan Ze, Liang Hua, Liu Liu, Le Kuai, Ming Zhang, Bin Li, Yifei Wang, Xin Li

“…After inhibiting the expression of Cyr61, levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 were detected by ELISA, qPCR, western blot, and immunohistochemical methods. …”
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Effectiveness of a tailored forest package of interventions, including topical repellents, in reducing malaria incidence in Myanmar by Kyawt Mon Win, John E. Gimnig, Nay Yi Yi Linn, Feliciano Monti, Nu Nu Khin, William A. Hawley, Jimee Hwang, Ryan E. Wiegand, Ersin Topcuoglu, Alexander Moran, Khin Lin, Hsu Thadar, Aye Aye Myint, Kyaw Myint Tun

“…Methods Thirty-eight villages in the Tanintharyi Region and Rakhine State were initially selected for the study based on malaria incidence in previous years. …”
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Early Prediction of Non Invasive Ventilation Failure and Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients using HACOR Score: A Cross-sectional Study by DV Pratapa Reddy, V Vijaya Kumari, K Kanaka Lakshmi, R Sunil Kumar, BMS Patrudu, S Praveena, A Vivek, P Siva Subramanian

“…The Heart rate, Acidosis, Consciousness, Oxygenation and Respiratory rate (HACOR) score is a promising tool that has demonstrated excellent predictive power in detecting early NIV failure. Aim: To predict NIV failure based on the HACOR score at two hours after the initiation of NIV in patients admitted for acute exacerbation of COPD with type 2 respiratory failure. …”
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Fear no colors? Observer clothing color influences lizard escape behavior. by Breanna J Putman, Jonathan P Drury, Daniel T Blumstein, Gregory B Pauly

“…We quantified the effects of four T-shirt colors on flight initiation distances (FID) and on the ease of capture in western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis), and we accounted for detectability against the background environment. …”
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Multiparty Quantum Private Comparison Using Rotation Operations by Min Hou, Yue Wu

“…To enhance security, the protocol incorporates decoy photons, enabling participants to detect potential eavesdropping on the quantum channel. …”
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Long-Term Retention of Avulsed Maxillary Incisors with Replacement Root Resorption: A 9-Year Follow-Up by Hyunjung Yoon, Minju Song

“…Endodontic treatment was initiated after two weeks, and the nonrigid splint was removed after 3.5 months. …”
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A Case of False-Positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium celatum by Edward Gildeh, Zaid Abdel-Rahman, Ruchira Sengupta, Laura Johnson

“…Certain strains have been shown to cross-react with the probes used to detect M. tuberculosis, making this a diagnostic challenge. …”
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Developing Dynamic Digital Image Correlation Technique to Monitor Structural Damage of Old Buildings under External Excitation by Ming-Hsiang Shih, Wen-Pei Sung

“…If only the frequency change is used, the damages suffered by the building can be detected, but the damage location is not revealed. …”
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Online Solicitation of Children for Sexual Purposes (Cyber Grooming) From the Turkish Legal Perspective by Emine Eylem Aksoy Retornaz

“…Turkish law has not initiated such a reaction yet. However, there exist other courses of action to criminalize cyber grooming in order to prevent such threats to a child’s physical and moral well-being. …”
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Case Study on the Effect of Recycled Asphalt Layer Parameters on the Bearing Capacity of the Pavement by Atis Zariņš

“…Numerous ways to use recycled asphalt (RA) in the road base course will provide both environmental and economic benefits, allowing to recycle and utilise this initially waste material in road or pavement reconstruction projects. …”
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The salivary protein Saglin facilitates efficient midgut colonization of Anopheles mosquitoes by malaria parasites. by Dennis Klug, Amandine Gautier, Eric Calvo, Eric Marois, Stéphanie A Blandin

“…Malaria is caused by the unicellular parasite Plasmodium which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. To initiate sexual reproduction and to infect the midgut of the mosquito, Plasmodium gametocytes are able to recognize the intestinal environment after being ingested during blood feeding. …”
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Inference of a plume conduit beneath the Réunion Island from 3D migration of Ps conversions from the mantle transition zone by B. Padma Rao, M. Ravi Kumar

“…We postulate that an ascending Réunion plume has initially hit the 660 km discontinuity, got horizontally spread and further progressed to the 410 km discontinuity as a columnar structure.…”
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