Development of prevalence and incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in German laboratories from 2016 to 2020 by Caroline Corbett, Philipp Finger, Marion Heiß-Neumann, Juergen Bohnert, Ines B. Eder, Melanie Eisele, Inna Friesen, Achim J. Kaasch, Jan Kehrmann, Roland Lang, Jürgen Rödel, Susann Roessler, Annika Schmidt, Sophie Schneitler, Daniela Schui, Franziska Schuler, Ludwig Sedlacek, Annerose Serr, Ana-Gabriela Sitaru, Joerg Steinmann, Dirk Wagner, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Sabine Hofmann-Thiel, Harald Hoffmann

“…Sound epidemiological data are however missing for most European regions. This study calculated prevalence and incidence of NTM recovered from patients’ lungs in Germany, the largest Central European country, over a five-year period. …”
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Choleotropic Activity of <i>Cistus salviifolius</i> Extract by E. D. Semivelichenko, A. S. Ivkina, A. V. Karavaeva, A. Yu. Grishina, E. I. Eletskaya, M. V. Krasnova, K. O. Sidorov, I. A. Titovich, D. Yu. Ivkin

“…Currently, only ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the generally accepted drug for the treatment of most CLDs.Aim. Comparative efficacy evaluation of Cistus salviifolius extract (at 2 doses levels) compared to the reference medicine ursodeoxycholic acid Ursosan® (at a therapeutic dose) in intragastric administration to mice in a cholestasis model induced by intragastric administration of alphanaphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT) oil solution during 20 Days.Materials and methods. …”
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Longitudinal Patterns in the Isolation and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bovine Mastitis-Causing Bacteria in Ireland by Amalia Naranjo-Lucena, Philip Becker, Gillian Madigan, Rebecca Cupial, Brian Byrne, Alan Johnson

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Surgical Complications of Typhoid Fever: First National Typhoid Conference in Niamey, Niger [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by Ide Kadi, Amadou Magagi Ibrahim, Abdou Soley Aboul Aziz, Zabeirou Oudou Abdou Aliou, Mahamadou Doutchi Altine, Boubacar Moctar, Adehossi Eric, Brah Souleymane, Mamadou Saidou, Joseph Emalieu Toko, Lassane Kabore, Assan Abdoul Nasser, Rachid Sani, Kathleen Neuzil, Harissou Adamou, Yakoubou Sanoussi, Abdoulaye Maman Bachir, Leah Sukri, Katherine Shafer, Saidou Adama, Laura Hobbs

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Diagnosing P. simium zoonotic malaria infection in the Rio de Janeiro Atlantic forest, Brazil by Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz, Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira, Rebecca de Abreu-Fernandes, Aline Rosa de Lavigne Mello, Graziela Zanini, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Patrícia Brasil, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro

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Performance of radiomics analysis in ultrasound imaging for differentiating benign from malignant adnexal masses: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Francesca Moro, Marianna Ciancia, Maria Sciuto, Giulia Baldassari, Huong Elena Tran, Antonella Carcagnì, Anna Fagotti, Antonia Carla Testa

“…In contrast, the risk of bias was generally low for the reference standard (i.e., most studies used a reference that accurately identified the target condition) and the testing workflow (i.e., the time interval between the index test and reference standard was appropriate) domains. …”
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Airway Segmentation and Centerline Extraction from Thoracic CT - Comparison of a New Method to State of the Art Commercialized Methods. by Pall Jens Reynisson, Marta Scali, Erik Smistad, Erlend Fagertun Hofstad, Håkon Olav Leira, Frank Lindseth, Toril Anita Nagelhus Hernes, Tore Amundsen, Hanne Sorger, Thomas Langø

“…<h4>Results</h4>The TSF method was the most automatic, while the Mimics Pulmonology Module (MPM) and the Mimics Basic Module (MBM) resulted in the highest number of branches. …”
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Comparison of Analytical Performance of Dry Chemistry Analysers Vitros 5600 and Vitros 250: A Cross-sectional Study by Edakkadath Raghavan Sindhu, Emilin Zacharias, Keezhpally Soman Mini, Therayangalath Bindu, Padippurayil Faizal, Thekkoottuparambil Ananthanarayanan Ajith

“…Due to poor awareness regarding the statistical evaluation of Internal Quality Control (IQC) results from two analysers, most laboratories in tertiary care centres do not conduct comparative studies, which may lead to erroneous results. …”
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Risk factors for neuroendocrine neoplasms: protocol for a case–control study based on a record linkage of registry and claims data by Nina Grundmann, Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn, Ursula Berger, Sven Voigtländer, Ewan Donnachie, Martin Tauscher, Roman Gerlach, Amir Hakimhashemi, Martin Meyer

“…The analysis uses conditional logistic regression to estimate ORs and 95% CIs.Ethics and dissemination This study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Bavarian State Chamber of Physicians (reference number: 24008). Approval by the supervisory authority has been obtained from the Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care, and Prevention (reference number: G35h-A1080-2023/20-2) and also the Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner stated to have no concerns after presentation of the study protocol (reference number: DSB/7-692/1-275). …”
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Ultrasensitive interferons quantification reveals different cytokine profile secretion in inflammatory myopathies and can serve as biomarkers of activity in dermatomyositis by Loïs Bolko, Loïs Bolko, Loïs Bolko, Céline Anquetil, Céline Anquetil, Alba Llibre, Solène Maillard, Damien Amelin, Karim Dorgham, Vincent Bondet, Océane Landon-Cardinal, Océane Landon-Cardinal, Océane Landon-Cardinal, Ségolène Toquet, Ségolène Toquet, Kuberaka Mariampillai, Samuel Malatre, Alexandrine Mahoudeau, Baptiste Hervier, Mathieu Rodero, Guy Gorochov, Darragh Duffy, Olivier Benveniste, Olivier Benveniste, Yves Allenbach, Yves Allenbach

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Current resistance status of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in Penang Island, Malaysia by Kin Hoong Ng, Wan Fatma Zuharah

“…The addition of PBO with these insecticides successfully reduced knockdown time (KT50 and KT95) values of most of the Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus field strains except PBO+0.75% permethrin against Ae. aegypti suburban. …”
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Radiographic measurements of the hoof in generally sound donkeys with emphasis on the front limbs by Juliana Wacker, Kyra Schaus, Anabell Jandowsky, Kathrin Büttner, Michael Röcken, Claus Peter Bartmann

“…The objective of this study was to provide reference values for different radiographic parameters for healthy donkeys. …”
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Molecular Characterization of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in the Food Chain of the Republic of Kosovo from 2016 to 2022 by Besart Jashari, Karine Capitaine, Bledar Bisha, Beatrix Stessl, Katerina Blagoevska, Armend Cana, Dean Jankuloski, Benjamin Félix

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In vivo testing of the anti-inflammatory action of topical formulations containing cobalt complexes with oxicams by George T. A. Burcea-Dragomiroiu, Elena Moroșan, Daniela-Elena Popa, Sultana Niţă, Iuksel Rasit, Minerva Panteli, Kirill S. Golokhvast, Octav Ginghină

“…Results After 60 minutes of inducing the edema, the MxCo 0.05% (ISO) and MxCo 0.56% (ISO) formulations displayed the most pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, 88% and 84% respectively. …”
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Evaluation of levels of exposure of adult patients from common radiographic examinations in the Russian Federation in 2009–2014 by A. V. Vodovatov, V. Yu. Golikov, S. A. Kalnitsky, I. G. Shatsky, L. A. Chipiga

“…Diagnostic reference levels are the main and the most effective tools of optimization of the radiation protection of patients from medical exposure. …”
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Probabilistic Fracture Analysis and Discussion of Reactor Pressure Vessel in Domestic Pressurized Water Reactor by ZENG Xin1, TAN Jianping1, REN Qianyi1, LIU Changjun1, , FENG Churan2, DENG Wei2, MA Chao2

“…With the increase of defect depth and density magnification, the average TWCF rises by 3 to 6 orders of magnitude under most transient conditions. When considering the warm pre-stress effect, the average TWCF significantly decreases, with the average TWCF approaching zero under most transient conditions. …”

Description of a contemporary pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with post-weaning diarrhea in the United States from 2010 to 2023 by Rodrigo C. Paiva, Eric R. Burrough, Nubia Macedo, Ana Paula S. P. Silva, Maud de Lagarde, John M. Fairbrother, Pablo E. Piñeiro, Marcelo N. Almeida

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CHANGING IMAGE OF TKIS: ORIGINAL, BIOSIMILAR AND GENERIC OPTIONS by Cenk Sunu

“…The original imatinib is produced in b-crystalline form, generics are mostly in crystalline form and have been observed to be less stable at room temperature than the b-form. …”
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Distribution of Size-Fractionated Phytoplankton and Their Relationships with Environmental Variables in Bivalves Mariculture Areas of Haizhou Bay by Xue GONG, Jihong ZHANG, Xinmeng WANG, Wenguang WU, Rongzhao MENG, Liushuyi TAN, Haojie MA

“…Blue mussel Mytilus edulis and triploid oyster Crassostrea gigas are the most common bivalve species in Haizhou Bay, a typical bivalve mariculture area in China. …”
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MLOps Components, Tools, Process, and Metrics: A Systematic Literature Review by Adrian P. Wozniak, Mateusz Milczarek, Joanna Wozniak

“…Which tool implementations are the most popular? What processes are implemented within MLOps? …”
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