Nuanced differences in adenylate cyclase toxin production, acylation, and secretion may contribute to the evolution of virulence in Bordetella species by Alexa R. Wolber, Liliana S. McKay, Katlyn B. Mote, Richard M. Johnson, Carol S. Inatsuka, Peggy A. Cotter

“…We showed that B. bronchiseptica produces more ACT than B. pertussis and is more efficient at ACT-dependent intoxication of macrophages in vitro than B. pertussis, but for both organisms, acylation of ACT greatly enhances intoxication. …”
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Self-rehabilitation strategy for rural community-dwelling stroke survivors in a lower-middle income country: a modified Delphi study. by Rabiu Ibrahim, Conran Joseph, Aimée Stewart, Isa Usman Lawal

“…<h4>Background</h4>More than half of stroke survivors in lower-middle income countries lack access to stroke rehabilitation services. …”
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AI-Enhanced Virtual Reality Self-Talk for Psychological Counseling: Formative Qualitative Study by ‪Moreah Zisquit, Alon Shoa, Ramon Oliva, Stav Perry, Bernhard Spanlang, Anat Brunstein Klomek, Mel Slater, Doron Friedman

“…The design process addressed user interface, speech-to-text functionalities, fine-tuning the LLMs, and prompt engineering. …”
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Life beyond 5 Years after TAVI: Patients’ Perceived Health Status and Long-Term Outcome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Marie-Isabel K. Murray, Eileen Hofmann, Roberta De Rosa, Silvia Mas-Peiro, Philipp Seppelt, Thomas Walther, Andreas M. Zeiher, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera

“…To evaluate patients’ perceived health status and self-reported long-term outcome more than 5 years after TAVI. Methods and Results. …”
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Atrial fibrillation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: prevalence, risk factors and prognostic significance by T. G. Vaikhanskaya, T. A. Dubovik, O. D. Levdansky, T. V. Kurushko, N. G. Danilenko

“…In patients with AF, initially more pronounced manifestations of right ventricular contractile dysfunction (TAPSE: 13,1±3,4 vs 15,5±4,6 mm; p=0,0001) and LV diastolic dysfunction (E/A: 2,9±1,5 vs 2,1±1,3; p=0,006; E/e' 15,6±6,9 vs 11,8±7,2; p=0,019), more dilated left atrium (left atrial volume index: 63,3±19 vs 50±18,7 ml/m2; p=0,006). …”
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Introducing Angle B: A Novel Quantitative Approach for Sagittal Alignment Reduction in Atlanto-Axial Dislocation Surgery by Cui S, Wang X, Li K, Feng H, Liu Z, Jian F, Wang K

“…This equation not only helps surgeons achieve more precise and effective surgical reductions but also emphasizes the important role of angle B in surgical planning.Keywords: quantitative method, sagittal alignment reduction, atlanto-axial dislocation surgery…”
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Mechanism of heavy alkane influence on CO2 and CH4 competitive adsorption in shale by ZHANG Huan, CHAI Haonan, ZHAO Hongbao, DU Shuangli, LI Yitao

“…To investigate the mechanism by which heavy alkanes affect the competitive adsorption of CH4 and CO2 in organic nanopores of shale, this study combines density functional theory and Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations. …”
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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…AIM: To explore the morphological and functional parameters to evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab (IVR) in treating macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). …”
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Influence of Electric Field in the Adsorption of Atomic Hydrogen on Graphene by C. Cab, R. Medina-Esquivel, C. Acosta, J. Mendez-Gamboa, F. Peñuñuri, A. Tapia

“…A decrease of more than 100% in the chemisorption barrier for an EF of −1.25 V/Å was found. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Endovascular Treatment in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke with an NIHSS Score of ≤5 Exhibiting Predominant Cortical Signs by Chulho Kim, Seung Joon Oh, Jae Jun Lee, Jong-Hee Sohn, Joo Hye Sung, Yerim Kim, Minwoo Lee, Mi Sun Oh, Kyung-Ho Yu, Hee Jung Mo, Sang-Hwa Lee

“…The EVT group demonstrated a significantly higher rate of 3-month mRS score of 0–1 (65.3% vs. 39.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and a lower incidence of SHT than the BMT group (3.2% vs. 12.8%, <i>p</i> = 0.01). Multivariate analysis confirmed that EVT was associated with improved functional recovery (mRS score, 0–1; odds ratio [OR], 3.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.82–7.06; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and reduced risk of SHT (OR, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.05–0.74; <i>p</i> = 0.02). …”
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Comparative efficacy of endovascular treatment alone versus hybrid operation for symptomatic chronic internal carotid artery occlusion by LIU Shu-shen, SUN Tao, JI Long-xin, XUE Zhi-wei, ZHAO Peng, WANG Dong-hai

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In silico engineering of fullerene-like Al12N12 nanostructured for the adsorption of PH3, NH3, and COCl2 industrial affili-ate gases by Ededet A. Eno, Eban L. Kechi, Favour A. Nduoma, Henry O. Edet

“…Our results indicate that adsorption energies for PBE0 functional are more negative than those of the M06-2X and ώB97XD functionals which reveals that PBE0 functional shows better performance in evaluation of such weak interactions. …”
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Heterogeneity of CD8αα intraepithelial lymphocytes is transcriptionally conserved between TCRαβ and TCRγδ cell lineages by Kaito A. Hioki, Kaito A. Hioki, Kaito A. Hioki, Xueting Liang, Xueting Liang, Adam C. Lynch, Adam C. Lynch, Adam C. Lynch, Ravi Ranjan, Elena L. Pobezinskaya, Leonid A. Pobezinsky, Leonid A. Pobezinsky

“…Further transcriptional analysis revealed shared profiles between TCRαβ+ and TCRγδ+ small intestinal IEL subsets, suggesting conserved functional roles across these populations. …”
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Lymphoid stroma in all its states by Nicolas Barbier, Nicolas Barbier, Valentin Isen, Karin Tarte, Karin Tarte, David Roulois

“…LSC heterogeneity has been characterized in depth in mice based on cell-fate mapping, high-resolution imaging and single-cell RNAseq analysis, and more recently in humans despite the difficulty of accessing these rare cell populations. …”
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Progress on responsive neurostimulation in treatment of drug⁃resistant epilepsy by FAN Xiu⁃liang, BAI Yu⁃tong, YANG An⁃chao, ZHANG Kai

“…RNS holds promise for providing personalized and precise treatment to more DRE and expanding its application to other neurological disorders.…”
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Daily Mobility in Metropolitan Areas by Marcela Soto Caro

“…Such day-to-day activities are further shaped by more dynamic and perhaps more subtle influences such as the changing functions of the urban space, increasing socioeconomic fragmentation and segmentation and the inequitable provision of public transport across what is a topographically complex area. …”
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Prior chemotherapy deteriorates T-cell quality for CAR T-cell therapy in B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by Annette Künkele, Andrea Stroux, Olaf Penack, Lars Bullinger, Benedikt Obermayer, Charlotte Junkuhn, Phillip Schiele, Anna Luzie Walter, Frederik Hamm, David Busch, Mareike Frick, Frederik Damm, Julia Polansky, Marco Frentsch, Il-Kang Na, Jonas Kath, Dimitrios L Wagner

“…Our analysis revealed a discernible shift towards phenotypically more differentiated T cells and an upregulation of markers indicative of T-cell exhaustion. …”
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Photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes over MXene-based catalyst: Recent developments and future prospects by Carene Illahi, Wahyudi E.F. Hutabarat, Nadya Nurdini, Fainan Failamani, Grandprix T.M. Kadja

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COMPARING GAUSSIAN KERNEL AND QUADRATIC SPLINE OF NONPARAMETRIC REGRESSION IN MODELING INFECTIOUS DISEASES by Amanda Adityaningrum, Sri Indriani Ladjali, Ismail Djakaria, Lailany Yahya, Muhammad Rezky Friesta Payu, La Ode Nashar, Herlina Jusuf

“…The regression curve for nonparametric regression is assumed to belong to some infinite-dimensional collection of functions, which allows great flexibility in the form of the curve. …”
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Child with RET proto-oncogene codon 634 mutation by Dilek İnce, Kamer Mutafoglu, Erdener Özer, Ayhan Abacı, Filiz Hazan, Osman Zeki Karakuş, Hale Tuhan, Yeşim Oymak, Eda Ataseven, Bengü Demirağ, Nur Olgun

“…Thyroid functions were normal. Serum calcitonin level was found mildly elevated. …”
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