Analysis of the distribution characteristics of infecting microorganisms in the wound tissue of patients with perianal abscess combined with infection and the influencing factors o... by Luji Qiao, Hongjian Gao, Yi You, Jinliang Zhu

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to analyze the distribution characteristics of infecting microorganisms in the wound tissue of patients with perianal abscess and infection, as well as to identify factors affecting wound healing. Methods Two hundred patients with perianal abscess combined with infection admitted to our hospital from January 2023 to May 2024 were selected, all of whom underwent one-time radical surgery, and were divided into 155 cases with good quality of healing and 45 cases with poor quality of healing according to the healing status of wounds in the 2 weeks after surgery, and the traumatized tissue specimenss were collected for the cultivation and identification of infecting microorganisms to analyze the characteristics of the distribution of infecting microorganisms. …”
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Pediatrician and Parent Opinion on Nutrition in Infants Under 3 Years: Results of Pilot Survey Conducted in Central Federal District of the Russian Federation by Tatiana E. Borovik, Irina M. Guseva, Natalia N. Semenova, Natalia G. Zvonkova, Irina N. Zakharova, Alexandra V. Surgik, Tatiana N. Stepanova, Tatiana V. Bushueva, Vera A. Skvortsova, Olga L. Lukoyanova, Lidia I. Mozjuhina, Tatiana V. Rusova

“…Optimization of educational activities performed by pediatricians, medical stuff, and mass media is required.…”
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Analysis of the Porphyrin Peak Shift and Fluorescence Lifetime in Gliomas with Different Tumor Grades, Intratumoral Regions, and Visible Fluorescence Status by Lisa Irina Körner, David Reichert, Marco Andreana, Angelika Unterhuber, Mikael T. Erkkilae, Jessica Makolli, Barbara Kiesel, Mario Mischkulnig, Thomas Rötzer-Pejrimovsky, Adelheid Wöhrer, Mitchel S. Berger, Rainer Leitgeb, Georg Widhalm

“…Based on these initial data using fluorescence lifetime, this knowledge is of major importance, especially for detecting tissue from LGG that lack visible fluorescence, to further optimize the visualization of these tumor tissue using this promising imaging modality.…”
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Bias in Discontinuous Elevational Transects for Tracking Species Range Shifts by Shixuan Li, Jiannan Yao, Yang Lin, Siyu Wu, Zhongjie Yang, Chao Jin, Yuhan Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jinliang Liu, Guochun Shen, Mingjian Yu

“…To address this concern, we utilized species distribution data from a novel continuous elevational transect to evaluate the accuracy of discontinuous transect methods. Our analysis focused on how quadrat spacing and survey time intervals affect bias in estimating species range shifts. …”
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The Influence of Region, Sex, and Age on the Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Alpacas (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>) in Poland by Bogumiła Pilarczyk, Renata Pilarczyk, Marta Juszczak-Czasnojć, Małgorzata Bąkowska, Agnieszka Tomza-Marciniak, Beata Seremak, Paulius Matusevičius, Ramutė Mišeikienė

“…Examination was performed using the direct flotation and McMaster methods. The average prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections was 74.4%; 68.8% of alpacas were infected with nematodes and 34.8% with protists of the genus <i>Eimeria</i>. …”
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Cardiac implications of chicken wooden breast myopathy by Thea Parsberg Støle, Andreas Romaine, Thea Kleiberg, Vibeke Høst, Marianne Lunde, Almira Hasic, Tiril Aurora Lintvedt, Karen Wahlstrøm Sanden, Svein O. Kolset, Jens Petter Wold, Addolorata Pisconti, Sissel Beate Rønning, Cathrine Rein Carlson, Mona Elisabeth Pedersen

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METABOLISM FEATURES IN HIGHLY TRAINED HOCKEY-PLAYERS DURING CONTEST SEASON by S. A. KOLESOV, R. S. RAKHMANOV, T. V. BLINOVA, L. A. STRAKHOVA, R. Sh. KHAYROV

“…To evaluate the dynamics of metabolic status features in highly trained hockey-players during contest season.Materials and methods. 33 highly trained hockey-players were examined. …”
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Correlation between digestive system development and feedback regulation of cholecystokinin and trypsin in Megalobrama pellegrini larvae and juveniles by Feifan Ma, Xiaogang Lin, Wenyu Li, Qin Li, Hongyu Tang

“…A combination of histological, biochemical, and molecular methods was employed to detect M. pellegrini larvae from hatching up to 50 days after hatching (DAH). …”
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Prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in North Macedonia: data from a newborn screening program conducted for twenty years by Violeta Anastasovska, Milica Pesevska, Nikolina Zdraveska, Biljana Zafirova, Jasmina Meceska Jovcevska, Mirjana Kocova

“…Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common endocrine disorder that can be treated if timely detected by newborn screening, optimizing the developmental outcome in affected children. …”
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The effect of obligatory versus voluntary school food standard implementation on the fulfillment of the school food standard requirements in Germany by Cordula Hundeshagen, Heike Rosmann, Jörg Lindenmeier

“…Methods: After drawing a random sample of schools and reaching out for voluntary participation in this study, school menus of federal states with obligatory (OSFS) and voluntary (VSFS) SFS implementation were collected and analyzed. …”
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SPECIFIC FEATURES OF AXIAL SKELETON INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS (The REMARCA TRIAL) by E. Yu. Loginova, T. V. Korotaeva, A. V. Smirnov, A. A. Glazkov, D. E. Karateev, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective: to optimize the diagnosis of spinal column involvement in early psoriatic arthritis (ePsA).Subjects and methods. 40 ePsA patients (17 men and 23 women) fulfilling the respective CASPAR criteria were examined. …”
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Profiling of Physical Qualities of Highly Trained Portuguese Youth Soccer Players by Miguel Silva, Hugo Duarte Antunes, Ana Sousa, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, António Rodrigues Sampaio, Ricardo Pimenta

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Leveraging artificial intelligence for photo identification to aid CITES enforcement in combating illegal trade of the endangered humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) by C. Y. Hau, W. K. Ngan, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson

“…To address this, a photo identification system utilizing the unique complex facial patterns of humphead wrasse was established enabling enforcement officers to detect possible laundering by monitoring individual fish at retail outlets.Methods and resultsDeep learning models were developed for facial pattern extraction and comparison to enhance efficiency and accuracy. …”
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Identifying subgroup of severe community-acquired pneumonia based on clinical metagenomics, a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Mingqiang Wang, Mingqiang Wang, Yue Jin, Yue Jin, Wenxiao Zhang, Wenxiao Zhang, Ling Ye, Ling Ye, Huanzhang Shao, Huanzhang Shao

“…We hypothesize that subtyping sCAP based on simple inflammatory markers, organ dysfunction, and clinical metagenomics results is feasible.MethodIn this study, we retrospectively enrolled immunocompetent sCAP patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation, who underwent clinical metagenomics from 17 medical centers. …”
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Ultra-Low Dose Computed Tomography Imaging in Quantifying Bone Trauma and Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fariba Zarei, Seyedeh Marzieh Ahmadi, Saber Dehbani-Zadeh, Anahita Jafari, Vyas Akondi, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Seyed Alireza Mirhosseini, Rezvan Ravanfar Haghighi

“…This study aims to assess the effectiveness of ultra-low-dose CT (ULD-CT) imaging, reconstructed using an Iterative Reconstruction (IR) algorithm, in detecting bone trauma and disorders.Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 71 patients with CT requests for spine or extremity (limb) bone underwent scanning using standard dose (SD) and ULD-CT protocols, in Shahid Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran from June 2019 to June 2020. …”
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Preparation, characterization and antioxidative activity analysis of recombinant humanized collagen type III-loaded liposomes by Mengxing Du, Chuanxiu Chen, Yuxin Zhou, Yixuan Song, Shan Wang, Shanshan Tang, Jia Yang, Xia Yang, Enli Liu, Yufeng Yu

“…Abstract To improve the bioavailability and biological activity of recombinant type III humanized collagen (rhCol III), we optimized the preparation process of recombinant type III humanized collagen-loaded liposomes (rhCol III-LIPS) using the film dispersion and periplasmic extrusion methods, with the encapsulation rate as the response value. …”
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Prognostic value of the co-stimulatory molecule OX40 expression in Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma by Haiyan Zhang, Yujie Li, Qing Zhang, Yubo Wang, Shuo Zhang, Xing Xing, Ziyuan Shen, Hui Liu, Wei Sang

“…Objective To explore the clinicopathological features and the prognostic values of the co-stimulatory molecules OX40 and the inducible T-cell co-stimulator (ICOS) in Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma (ENKTL).Methods 82 participants (median age 51 years, 26.8% female) were included in this study. …”
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Predictive model for coronavirus disease 2019 severity based on blood biomarkers: a retrospective study by Liu Xiaoyan, Bao Zhongying, Duan Shuhong, Sun Jing, Zhang Yijie, Zhang Jie, Liu Jingxin

“…ObjectiveTo develop and validate a clinical prediction model for assessing the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using blood biomarkers, aiming to support clinical decision-making and treatment guidance.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted at Beijing Shijitan Hospital on January 5, 2023, including SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with initial chest CT-detected from outpatient and emergency departments. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Two Interstocks, Changshanhuyou and Ponkan, on the Fruit Quality and Volatile Flavor of Cocktail Grapefruit (<i>Citrus paradisi</i> Macf. cv. Cocktail) by Fuzhi Ke, Zhenpeng Nie, Xiu Huang, Changjiang Cui, Yi Yang, Jianguo Xu, Luoyun Wang, Lifang Sun

“…Citrus cultivars are propagated asexually through methods such as layering, cutting, and grafting. Grafting plays a critical role in regulating citrus fruit quality by optimizing stock–scion combinations. …”
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Unraveling the microbiome–aroma Nexus: a metagenomic and volatile compound analysis of Yunnan cigars by Jing Pan, Ming-Da Huang, Jin Wang, Jian-Xiong Zhao, Bin Yang, Hong-Hui Yang, Jin-Sheng Huang, Yu-Long Su, Xue-Ru Song, Wei-Guang Wang, Ling-Duo Bu

“…However, comparative studies examining the microbiome–aroma nexus across major cigar-producing regions remain limited.MethodsWe integrated high-throughput metagenomic sequencing with volatile organic compound (VOC) profiling to investigate microbial community structure and aroma compounds in four Yunnan cigars and two Cuban cigars.ResultsBacillus spp. was consistently dominant across all samples, while Yunnan cigars exhibited higher microbial diversity. …”
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