Analysis of the adjustment of current eligibility criteria for alanine aminotransferase levels in blood screening in China by CHANG Le, YAN Ying, JI Huimin, SUN Huizhen, WANG Lunan

“…ALT levels were measured only post-donation using standard laboratory equipment and reagents. …”
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Benchmarking the identification of a single degraded protein to explore optimal search strategies for ancient proteins by Rodriguez Palomo, Ismael, Nair, Bharath, Chiang, Yun, Dekker, Joannes, Dartigues, Benjamin, Mackie, Meaghan, Evans, Miranda, Macleod, Ruairidh, Olsen, Jesper V., Collins, Matthew J.

“…However, there is a lack of a systematic exploration of how these affect the identification of peptides, post-translational modifications (PTMs), proteins and their significance (through the False Discovery Rate) and correctness. …”
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Short-Term Effects of Fruit Juice Enriched with Vitamin D3, n-3 PUFA, and Probiotics on Glycemic and Insulinemic Responses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on Healthy Adults by Nikolaos Zacharodimos, Christina Athanasaki, Stamatia Vitsou-Anastasiou, Olga S. Papadopoulou, George-John Nychas, Chrysoula C. Tassou, Emilia Papakonstantinou

“…Capillary blood glucose and salivary insulin samples were collected at the baseline and for 180 min post consumption. Results: All the fruit juices provided low GI values (control: 54; vitamin D3: 52; n-3: 51; probiotics: 50; vitamin D3-n-3 PUFA-probiotics combination: 52, on the glucose scale). …”
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Dynamic changes of iron metabolism and the effectiveness of health education among apheresis donors in Guangzhou under the GLMM framework by CHEN Xiaowen, LI Fanhai, ZHONG Bi, LIU Guanghuan, CHEN Jinyan, WANG Hao, LI Shijie

“…While number of donations within 180 days had no interactive effect on Hb, SF levels significantly decreased with increased number of donations (using ≥9 donations as the reference group; P<0.05 for all groups). After health education, Hb levels remained unchanged, but SF increased compared to pre-intervention levels (mean difference: -18.571, P<0.05), though a declining trend persisted compared to baseline (mean difference from baseline to post-intervention: 23.068,P<0.05). …”
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‘Super Rehab’: can we achieve coronary artery disease regression? A feasibility study protocol by David Murphy, Charalambos Antoniades, John Graby, Fiona Gillison, Amardeep Dastidar, Dylan Thompson, Theresa Smith, Oliver Peacock, Ali Khavandi, Hugh McLeod, Jonathan Carl Luis Rodrigues

“…However, many patients with coexistent cardiovascular risk factors, particularly those with metabolic syndrome (MetS), remain at heightened risk of future MACE despite current management.Cardiac rehabilitation is offered to patients post-revascularisation, however, there is no definitive evidence demonstrating its benefit in a primary prevention setting. …”
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A comprehensive review and critical discussion on the application of job competency-based workshops in the domain of Traditional Chinese Medicine geriatric nursing education (岗位胜任力... by MA Junhua (马君华), GOU Huijun (苟会君), ZHENG Juan (郑娟)

“…Key components include curriculum design, pre-class preparation, in-class explanation, and post-class consolidation. The advantages of this model in enhancing the quality of nursing services, strengthening practical skills, fostering the holistic development of trainees, and improving team competence were analyzed. …”
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Long COVID in long-term care: a rapid realist review by Annette Berndt, Valorie A Crooks, Manoj Sivan, Simon Carroll, Maura MacPhee, Shannon Freeman, Karen Davison, Ian Fyffe, Janice Sorensen, Alison Andrews-Paul, Jennifer Walls, Benajir Shams, Akber Mithani

“…Synthesised findings were presented to a reference group and expert panel for confirmatory purposes.Results Fifteen peer-reviewed articles and six grey literature sources were eligible for inclusion. …”
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Overcoming beta-lactam resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by targeting metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-1: a one-microsecond molecular dynamics simulation study by Mohammed Salleh M. Ardawi, Samar A. Badreddine, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Yasir, Aiah M. Khateb, Aiah M. Khateb, Safaa A. Turkistani, Ahmed Afandi, Samah O. Noor, Adhari Alselmi, Adhari Alselmi, Vivek Dhar Dwivedi, Vivek Dhar Dwivedi, Esam I. Azhar, Esam I. Azhar

“…These compounds were then subjected to re-docking and one-microsecond molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to assess their binding stability and interactions within the MBL-VIM-1 active site. Finally, post-MD simulation calculations were employed to estimate the interaction strengths and compare the efficacy of these compounds against the reference inhibitor. …”
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WEST L-mode record long pulses guided by predictions using Integrated Modeling by T. Fonghetti, P. Manas, R. Dumont, J.-F. Artaud, C. Bourdelle, F.J. Casson, N. Cummings, L.F. Delgado-Aparicio, P. Maget, J. Morales, Y. Savoye-Peysson, M. Schneider, the WEST team

“…Using this workflow, a 100 s reference discharge was modeled and plasma kinetic profiles and loop voltage were quantitatively well matched. …”
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Wear evaluation method of drilling shaft sinking hob based on rock slag morphology and rock abrasiveness by Hua CHENG, Bao XIE, Zhishu YAO, Chuanxin RONG, Jian LIN

“…Secondly, the rock slag of shaft drilling rig is pretreated on site, and the image recognition method is used for post-processing, and the geometric morphology of rock slag is statistically analyzed, and its cumulative distribution law is described by exponential distribution function. …”
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Influence of crouch angle on lower-extremity kinetic gait profile and walk distance in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Rajani Mullerpatan, Triveni Shetty, Sailakshmi Ganesan, Ashok Johari

“…Bonferroni adjustment was made for post-hoc analyses (p ≤ 0.01). Results Gait speed, cadence and 2-minute walk distance decreased from Group I to II to III(p ≤ 0.01). …”
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Effect of Urbanization on Aridity Index Changes: A Case Study of Yunnan Province by Pan Mengnan, He Yang, Shan Liping, Pei Ding, Zhang Hangrui, Wang Long

“…The study period was divided into two phases: the pre-urbanization phase (1980–2000) and post-urbanization phase (2001–2022), with a separate analysis of AI trends during these two periods. …”
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Histological and inflammatory effects of 26.5 GHz quasi-millimeter wave exposure on rat skin by Etsuko Ijima, Akiko Nagai, Kun Li, Takashi Hikage, Naomi Kamizawa, Emi Hidaka, Yukina Tsuruta, Tatsuya Ishitake, Hiroshi Masuda

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to clearly define the threshold using APD as a reference. These findings may contribute useful evidence for future revisions of exposure guidelines.…”
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Influence of the mean airway pressure trajectory on the mortality and AKI occurrence in septic shock patients with mechanical ventilation: insights from the MIMIC-IV database by Yukang Dong, Yukang Dong, Changyan Yang, Run Sun, Jiangquan Fu, Rui Huang, Jia Yuan, Ying Wang, Jinni Wang, Feng Shen

“…A causal mediation analysis evaluated the intermediary effect of cumulative fluid balance over the first 72 h post-ICU admission.ResultsA total of 956 eligible patients were included. …”
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Back Propagation Neural Network model for analysis of hyperspectral images to predict apple firmness by Shuiping Li, Yueyue Chen, Xiaobo Zhang, Junbo Wang, Xuanxiang Gao, Yunhong Jiang, Zhaojun Ban, Cunkun Chen

“…The results of the research indicated that a deep learning method combined with hyperspectral imaging technology could be utilized to non-destructively detect the firmness of 'Fuji' apples, which will be beneficial and potentially applicable for post-harvest fruit firmness monitoring. This research provides a reference point for the non-destructive detection of apple in the selection of preprocessing, feature selection algorithms, and predicting firmness model.…”
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Novel Gene Clusters for Secondary Metabolite Synthesis in Mesophotic Sponge‐Associated Bacteria by Nuo Chen, Liwei Liu, Jingxuan Wang, Deqiang Mao, Hongmei Lu, Tânia Keiko Shishido, Shuai Zhi, Hua Chen, Shan He

“…Notably, only five GCFs included experimentally validated reference BGCs from the Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster database (MIBiG). …”
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Evaluating the association of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1 gene polymorphisms with pain sensitivity: results from an adaptive recall by genotype... by Aidan P. Nickerson, Laura J. Corbin, Nicholas J. Timpson, Megan Nott, Oliver Blanshard, Katie Foy, Fang Fang Quek, Christopher Geddie, Keith Phillips, Frances M.K. Williams, Anthony E. Pickering, James P. Dunham

“…After accounting for linkage disequilibrium, 3 TRPA1-allele groups were considered for recruitment with the reference alleles considered as a control. An interim cohort was recruited, per protocol, from homozygous carriers of a group (rs7819749) with an equal number of controls (N = 15/group). …”
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Mechanisms behind grouting pressure jumping in low-permeability limestones and techniques for grouting pressure control by Zhenli FAN, Lutong CAO, Yong CUI, Zhiwei ZHANG, Fengda ZHANG

“…This technique can significantly enhance the treatment efficiency, providing a valuable reference for grouting treatment of low-permeability limestones under similar conditions.…”
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Assessing the effects of engineered oyster reefs on shoreline change using drones by Megan E. Geesin, Georgette L. Tso, Hannah Sirianni, Siddharth Narayan, Siddharth Narayan, Chris J. Baillie, Praveen D. Malali, Brandon J. Puckett, Justin T. Ridge, Rachel K. Gittman, Rachel K. Gittman

“…We monitored three sites with engineered oyster reefs installed in 2020 and one reference site located on Carrot Island along Taylor Creek in Beaufort, NC, USA. …”
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Analgesic Efficacy of Thoracoscopic Direct-View Versus Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Multi-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery: A Randomized Controll... by Tong Y, Wu J, Wu X, Mo Y, Wang F

“…However, DTPVB was associated with lower anxiety and higher satisfaction (P< 0.001). At 15 minutes post-block, ropivacaine plasma concentrations were higher in Group D (P=0.024).Conclusion: DTPVB, via transmural pleural puncture, was non-inferior to UTPVB in analgesic efficacy from the beginning of the manipulation of the lungs in operation to 24h postoperatively. …”
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