Population Models for Star Formation Timescales in Early Galaxies: The First Step toward Solving Outshining in Star Formation History Inference by Bingjie Wang, Joel Leja, Hakim Atek, Rachel Bezanson, Emilie Burnham, Pratika Dayal, Robert Feldmann, Jenny E. Greene, Benjamin D. Johnson, Ivo Labbé, Michael V. Maseda, Themiya Nanayakkara, Sedona H. Price, Katherine A. Suess, John R. Weaver, Katherine E. Whitaker

“…To this end, we introduce a more complete, quantitative population-level approach and demonstrate that it promises to recover the typical amplitude, timescale, and slope of the recent SFH to high accuracy. …”
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The Effect of Protein Intake on Bone Disease, Kidney Disease, and Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review by Toyin Lamina, Sallee Brandt, Hamdi I Abdi, Hawking Yam, Ashenafi G Hayi, Romil Parikh, Chelsey Kirkland, Amy M Claussen, Kendal M Burstad, Joanne L Slavin, Levi Teigen, Lyn M Steffen, Kathleen M Hill Gallant, Tasma Harindhanavudhi, Anne Kouri, Sue Duval, Jamie Stang, Mary Butler

“…Background: Protein is essential for optimal growth, function, and maintenance of health. …”
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Safe shortening of antibiotic treatment duration for complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAFE trial): protocol for a randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority... by N Roescher, JM Prins, JTM van der Meer, HI Bax, R Soetekouw, MGJ de Boer, LBS Gelinck, JJ Oosterheert, MA van Agtmael, M Berrevoets, DTP Buis, CH van Werkhoven, MJM Bonten, JE Bosmans, J Branger, S Douiyeb, E Jong, AJJ Lammers, E Sieswerda, JE Stalenhoef, TW Van der Vaart, EA Bij de Vaate, NJ Verkaik, MGA Van Vonderen, PJ De Vries, KCE Sigaloff, E Botman, A Van den Broek, L Buitenhuis, E Buitenwerf, A S Cents, N Engels, J L J Hanssen, A J Meinders, F P N Mollema, L Nagelmaker, M L M van Doorn-Schepens, P Thomopoulos, M Timmer, B van der Wiel

“…Patients with infected prosthetic material or an undrained abscess of 5 cm or more at day 14 of adequate antibiotic treatment are excluded. …”
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Langqing Meiduo Jiujie pills treatment attenuates acute liver injury in animals by regulating anti-oxidative stress and liver metabolism by Zhongyuan Wang, Zhongyuan Wang, Fangjie Wang, Fangjie Wang, Yan Huang, Yan Huang, Gebai Zhaxi, Jiaqing Fu, Jiaqing Fu, Guili Song, Guili Song, Bai Bai, Bai Bai, Mengtian Han, Mengtian Han, Jingwen Zhang, Jingwen Zhang, Yiye Li, Yiye Li, Ran Li, Ran Li, Ting Zhang, Ting Zhang, Tsedien Nhamdriel, Yongzhong Zeweng, Yongzhong Zeweng, Chenlei Ganghuan, Chenlei Ganghuan, Zhang Wang, Zhang Wang

“…IntroductionLangqing Meiduo Jiujie pills (LQMDJJP), a Tibetan formula, has a history of more than 400 years of clinical use. However, there has been no report on the scientific basis of its dosage or its mechanism of action in treating acute liver injury. …”
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Changes in donor lymphocyte infusion for relapsed patients post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a 30-year single-center experience by Yusuke Uchibori, Shuhei Kurosawa, Yuho Najima, Kyoko Haraguchi, Daichi Sadato, Chizuko Hirama, Yasutaka Sadaga, Kaori Kondo, Chika Kato, Satoshi Sakai, Yasuhiro Kambara, Fumihiko Ouchi, Masashi Shimabukuro, Atsushi Jinguji, Naoki Shingai, Takashi Toya, Hiroaki Shimizu, Takeshi Kobayashi, Hironori Harada, Hironori Harada, Yuka Harada, Yoshiki Okuyama, Noriko Doki

“…Future research should focus on further validating these findings and optimizing DLI protocols to improve patient outcomes.…”
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AI-Cirrhosis-ECG (ACE) score for predicting decompensation and liver outcomes by Joseph C. Ahn, Puru Rattan, Patrick Starlinger, Adrià Juanola, Maria José Moreta, Jordi Colmenero, Bashar Aqel, Andrew P. Keaveny, Aidan F. Mullan, Kan Liu, Zachi I. Attia, Alina M. Allen, Paul A. Friedman, Vijay H. Shah, Peter A. Noseworthy, Julie K. Heimbach, Patrick S. Kamath, Pere Gines, Douglas A. Simonetto

“…In practical terms, the ACE score could be integrated into routine clinical assessments to provide more accurate risk predictions, potentially improving the timing of interventions, optimizing transplant listing decisions, and ultimately enhancing patient outcomes. …”
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Handgrip weakness, systemic inflammation indicators, and overall survival in lung cancer patients with well performance status: A large multicenter observational study by Mengmeng Song, Qi Zhang, Chunhua Song, Tong Liu, Xi Zhang, Guotian Ruan, Meng Tang, Xiaowei Zhang, Hailun Xie, Heyang Zhang, Yizhong Ge, Xiangrui Li, Kangping Zhang, Ming Yang, Qinqin Li, Xiaoyue Liu, Shiqi Lin, Yu Xu, Bo Li, Xiaogang Li, Kunhua Wang, Hongxia Xu, Wei Li, Hanping Shi

“…The co‐occurrence of handgrip weakness and low ALI more than doubled the risk of death in LC with good PS (HR, 2.44; 95% CI, 2.06–2.89, p < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Patient Benefits from the Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap in Elderly Patients by Hongmin Luo, Huining Bian, Zuan Liu, Chuanwei Sun, Hanhua Li, Lianghua Ma, Xiaoyan Wang, Zhifeng Huang, Xu Mu, Shenghua Chen, Yuyang Han, Lin Zhang, Shaoyi Zheng, Zeyang Yao, Wen Lai

“…These findings support the continued use of SCIP flaps in aging populations, emphasizing the need for individualized surgical approaches to optimize patient outcomes.…”
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Pediatric to adult healthcare transitioning for adolescents living with HIV in Nigeria: A national survey. by Okikiolu A Badejo, William N A Menson, Nadia A Sam-Agudu, Jennifer Pharr, Salome Erekaha, Tamara Bruno, Gift Nwanne, Olabanjo Ogunsola, Jude Ilozumba, Olusegun Busari, Echezona E Ezeanolue

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Facilities surveyed were more likely to have non-specialized HIV treatment services and had loosely-defined, abrupt transfer versus transition practices, which lacked the core transition elements. …”
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Immune and genomic biomarkers of immunotherapy response in cancer of unknown primary by Madhu Singh, Linda Mileshkin, Penelope Schofield, Bo Gao, Gary Richardson, Andrew Pattison, Rodney J Hicks, Niko Thio, Mark Warren, Colin Wood, Stephen B Fox, Anna DeFazio, Andrew Fellowes, Christopher Steer, David Bowtell, Nicholas Wilcken, Tharani Sivakumaran, Atara Posner, Dariush Etemadmoghadam, Krista Fisher, Samantha Webb, Christos S Karapetis, Ian M Collins, Narayan Karanth, Owen W J Prall, Richard William Tothill

“…Among 110 CUPs with a latent primary or suspected TOO, 47% (52/110) belonged to ICI-responsive cancer types. More than half of the CUPs had at least one feature that may predict ICI response (high IR score, high TMB, ICI-responsive cancer type). …”
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A phase 1b clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of simian adenovirus and poxvirus vectored vaccines against Mycobacterium avium complex subspecie... by Jeremy Sanderson, Jeremy Aboagye, Rebecca Makinson, Katerina Rapi, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Lisa Stockdale, Alison Lawrie, Isabelle Lanigan, Nishat Halim, Abdel Douiri, Emily Greenlay, Rayka Malek, Emma Gray, Lindsey West, Fatima El Oulidi, Paul Ian Cross, Michael Stallibrass, Sarah C. Gilbert, Adrian V.S. Hill, Katie J. Ewer

“…ELISpot responses increased in Groups 1 and 2 and significantly more after boosting with MVA HAV. Interpretation: Candidate vaccines ChAdOx2 HAV and MVA HAV were safe, well-tolerated and immunogenic in patients with active CD. …”
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Effectiveness of early intervention and combination treatment with monoclonal antibodies and antivirals in oncohematological patients with SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective experience by Silvia Di Bari, Francesco Izzo, Livia Bresciani, Giulia Mancarella, Silvia Garattini, Andrea Gasperin, Daniela Di Trento, Alessandra Grimaldi, Alberico Parente, Raffaella Marocco, Anna Carraro, Blerta Kertusha, Tiziana Tieghi, Cosmo Del Borgo, Serena Vita, Mariasilvia Guardiani, Caterina Pasquazzi, Alessandra Spagnoli, Danilo Alunni Fegatelli, Miriam Lichtner, Miriam Lichtner

“…Different treatment approaches aim to either prevent the progression of mild disease (“early therapy”) or to treat more severe COVID-19. Currently, there is limited evidence supporting the effectiveness of a tailored approach for oncohematological patients. …”
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Isolation and Comprehensive Analysis of Cochlear Tissue‐Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Pei Jiang, Xiangyu Ma, Xinlin Wang, Jingyuan Huang, Yintao Wang, Jingru Ai, Hairong Xiao, Mingchen Dai, Yanqin Lin, Buwei Shao, Xujun Tang, Wei Tong, Zixuan Ye, Renjie Chai, Shasha Zhang

“…Compared to sEVs derived from in vitro sources, tissue‐derived sEVs can reflect the in vivo signals released from specific tissues more accurately. Currently, studies on the role of sEVs in the cochlea have relied on studying sEVs from in vitro sources. …”
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Optical properties of Gd3+ doped bismuth silicate crystals based on first principles by Yan Huang, Xuefeng Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jiashun Si, Shuaijie Liang, Qingyan Xu, Huan Zhang, Lingling Ma, Cui Yang, Xuefeng Zhang, Jiayue Xu, Tian Tian, Hui Shen

“…In addition, doping with Gd3+ increases the light transmission rate and reduces energy loss of BSO crystals, while releasing more energy during electron band transitions, effectively improving the luminescence performance of BSO crystals. …”
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Biochar-Coconut Shell Mixtures as Substrates for <i>Phalaenopsis</i> ‘Big Chili’ by Yun Pan, Daoyuan Chen, Yan Deng, Shunshun Wang, Feng Chen, Fei Wang, Luyu Xue, Yanru Duan, Yunxiao Guan, Jinliao Chen, Xiaotong Ji, Donghui Peng

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify more environmentally friendly and efficient alternatives. …”
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Evaluation of Immunogenicity of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis ag85ab</i> DNA Vaccine Delivered by Pulmonary Administration by Haimei Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Yong Xue, Nan Wang, Yinping Liu, Xihui Ma, Lan Wang, Xiaoou Wang, Danyang Zhang, Junxian Zhang, Xueqiong Wu, Yan Liang

“…<b>Background:</b> Tuberculosis (TB) is a respiratory infectious disease, and the current TB vaccine has low local lung protection. We aim to optimize immune pathways to improve the immunogenicity of vaccines. …”
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Combined lifestyle, childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in adults with subthreshold depression: a prospective cohort study by Yanzhi Li, Yan Chen, Hao Zhao, Wenjing Zhou, Wenjian Lai, Jiejing Hao, Subinuer Yiming, Ruiying Chen, Huimin Zhang, Yuhua Liao, Wanxin Wang, Xue Han, Ciyong Lu

“…The lifestyle-stratified analysis showed that CT was associated with more severe depressive symptoms in participants with 0–2 healthy lifestyles, but not in those with 3 or 4–5 healthy lifestyles. …”
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A Phase II, Open-Label Study of Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone Followed by Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Following Upfront Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant by Richard LeBlanc, Stéphanie Thiant, Rafik Terra, Imran Ahmad, Jean-Sébastien Claveau, Nadia Bambace, Léa Bernard, Sandra Cohen, Jean-Sébastien Delisle, Silvy Lachance, Thomas Kiss, Denis-Claude Roy, Guy Sauvageau, Jean Roy

“…In relapsed patients, donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs) have been reported to control disease, but the optimal strategy prior to and doses of DLIs remain unclear. …”
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Age-related changes in upper limb motion during typical development. by Cristina Simon-Martinez, Gabriela Lopes Dos Santos, Ellen Jaspers, Ruth Vanderschueren, Lisa Mailleux, Katrijn Klingels, Els Ortibus, Kaat Desloovere, Hilde Feys

“…During RU, the 5-7y children moved more towards the frontal plane (shoulder), unlike the 13-15y group. …”
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Experimental Study on Axial Compression Behaviour of Ultra-high-performance Concrete-filled Duplex Stainless Steel Tube Stub Rectangular Columns by TANG Hongyuan, WANG Huixiang, LIU Ye

“…The UFSST stub column demonstrates superior residual bearing capacity and a more stable degradation stage of <italic>N</italic>‒<italic>Δ</italic> curves compared to its CFSST counterparts, primarily due to the bridging effect of steel fibers in UHPC. …”
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