Identifying bellwether sewershed sites for sustainable disease surveillance in Bengaluru, India: a longitudinal studyResearch in context by Rebecca Fern Daniel, Subash K. Kannan, Namrta Daroch, Sutharsan Ganesan, Farhina Mozaffer, Vishwanath Srikantaiah, Lingadahalli Subrahmanya Shashidhara, Rakesh Mishra, Farah Ishtiaq

“…We utilised an Excel-based calculator (COVID-SURGE calculator) for user-entered wastewater data that differentiates signal from noise (underlying variability) based on the algorithm, with adjustments made to the input format of viral data and a specified limit of detection (LOD) value from the reverse transcriptase-quantitative PCR kit. …”
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Comparison of Dexmedetomidine-bupivacaine Combination versus Bupivacaine Alone for Scalp Block in Attenuating the Haemodynamic Response to Skull Pin Placement during Neurosurgical... by Emin Jimmy, Arpana Kedlaya, Nayanthara Joachim

“…Results: Demographic variables including age, gender, weight and American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) status were comparable between the groups. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminth infection, loss of education and cognitive impairment in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Noel Pabalan, Eloisa Singian, Lani Tabangay, Hamdi Jarjanazi, Michael J Boivin, Amara E Ezeamama

“…Infection-related deficits in learning persisted within design/ROB levels (SMD: -0.37 to -52, P<0.01) except for pre-vs post intervention design (n = 3 studies, SMD = -0.43, P = 0.47). …”
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Fecal Microbiota and Associated Metabolites Are Minimally Affected by Ten Weeks of Resistance Training in Younger and Older Adults by Anthony Agyin-Birikorang, Sarah Lennon, Kristen S. Smith, William Van Der Pol, Morgan A. Smith, Casey L. Sexton, Donald A. Lamb, Kaelin C. Young, Christopher Brooks Mobley, Kevin W. Huggins, Michael D. Roberts, Andrew Dandridge Frugé

“…Main effects and interactions were measured by repeated measures analysis of variance (group × time; G × T) for all dependent variables, and Spearman correlations were used to explore relationships among changes in relevant outcomes. …”
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Fecal Metabolome and Bacterial Composition in Severe Obesity: Impact of Diet and Bariatric Surgery by Nuria Salazar, Manuel Ponce-Alonso, María Garriga, Sergio Sanchez-Carrillo, Ana María Hernández-Barranco, Begoña Redruello, María Fernández, José Ignacio Botella-Carretero, Belén Vega-Piñero, Javier Galeano, Javier Zamora, Manuel Ferrer, Clara G de Los Reyes-Gavilán, Rosa Del Campo

“…Each participant contributed 4 fecal samples (baseline, post-diet, 1 month after surgery and 3 months after surgery). …”
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Robot-assisted adrenalectomy: Step-by-step technique and surgical outcomes at a high-volume robotic center by Federico Piramide, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Marco Paciotti, Luca Sarchi, Luigi Nocera, Adele Piro, Maria Peraire Lores, Eleonora Balestrazzi, Angelo Mottaran, Rui Farinha, Hubert Nicolas, Pieter De Backer, Frederiek D'hondt, Peter Schatteman, Ruben De Groote, Geert De Naeyer, Alexandre Mottrie

“…Categorical variables are reported as frequencies (percentages). …”
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The SmartNTx-study: a prospective, randomized controlled trial to investigate additional interventional telemedical management versus standard aftercare in kidney transplant recipi... by Mario Schiffer, Lars Pape, Julia K. Wolff, Julia K. Wolff, Raoul Gertges, Vanessa Visconti, Karen Reichert, Anja Pfau, Anne Dieterle, Katja Sauerstein, Andreas Kribben, Kristina Boss, Sinem Karaterzi, Felix Nensa, Philipp Winneckens, Mario Cypko, Mario Cypko, Wiebke Duettmann, Bianca Zukunft, Eva Schrezenmeier, Marcel G. Naik, Fabian Halleck, Roland Roller, Sebastian Möller, Sebastian Möller, Oliver Amft, Oliver Amft, Klemens Budde

“…Therefore, a composite endpoint of seven key outcome variables [fewer hospitalizations, shorter length of hospitalization, less development of de novo donor-specific antibody (DSA), better medication adherence, lower tacrolimus intra-patient variability, better blood pressure control, and better renal function after kidney transplantation]was defined. …”
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Longitudinal changes in systemic right ventricular remodeling in adult patients with transposition of the great vessels as assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging by Jonathan Kochav, Michael P. DiLorenzo, Matthew J. Lewis, Maarten Groenink, Malou van den Boogaard, Barbara Mulder, Marlon Rosenbaum

“…Background: Systemic right ventricular (sRV) physiology occurs in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) and D-TGA post atrial switch repair, and the natural history is of progressive sRV dysfunction. …”
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Factors predicting conversion from colon capsule endoscopy to conventional optical endoscopy: findings from the CESCAIL Study by Ian Io Lei, Ioanna Parisi, Anirudh Bhandare, Francisco Porras Perez, Thomas Lee, Chander Shehkar, Mary McStay, Simon Anderson, Angus Watson, Abby Conlin, Rawya Badreldin, Kamran Malik, John Jacob, Andrew Dixon, Jeffrey Butterworth, Nicholas Parsons, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Ramesh Arasaradnam

“…Data were analysed from both symptomatic and post-polypectomy surveillance cohorts. Variables included demographics, comorbidities, medications and laboratory values. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of Landscape Ecological Risks in Highly Urbanized Areas: A Case Study of Suzhou City by Lingyue LU, Dawei SHAO, Dianming WU

“…The research results can provide support for deepening the LER theoretical system at the optimal scale and high urbanization level, and offer scientific references for ecological risk management and control in similar city and post-urbanization areas.…”
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Exploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain by Diana J. Burgess, Emily M. Hagel Campbell, Mariah Branson, Collin Calvert, Roni Evans, Kelli D. Allen, Ann Bangerter, Lee J.S. Cross, Mary A. Driscoll, Sierra Hennessy, John E. Ferguson, Jessica K. Friedman, Marianne S. Matthias, Laura A. Meis, Melissa A. Polusny, Stephanie L. Taylor, Brent C. Taylor

“…Women had higher prevalence of psychiatric and sleep disorder diagnoses, greater levels of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigue, sleep disturbance, stress and pain catastrophizing, and lower levels of pain self-efficacy and participation in social roles and activities. …”
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S-nitros(yl)ation of CaMKIIα and its precision redox regulation by SNOTAC plays a critical role in learning and memory by Boyu Chu, Xinhua Qiao, Hui Ye, Xiaoli Cui, Shuli Zhang, Wenting Su, Yuying Zhang, Chuanxin Sun, Xuanhao Wu, Tiepeng Wang, Hua Li, Jianbing Wu, Zhangjian Huang, Chang Chen

“…To address this question, our study surprisingly observed that during learning and memory tasks, S-nitrosation of CaMKIIα, a key redox-based post-translational modification, significantly increased in mouse hippocampus. …”
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Future Proofing Study: a cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a universal school-based cognitive–behavioural programme for adolescent depression by Maree Teesson, Helen Christensen, Svetha Venkatesh, Aliza Werner-Seidler, Lara Johnston, Bridianne O’Dea, Michelle Torok, Katharine Steinbeck, Raghu Lingam, Andrew Mackinnon, Yael Perry, Kit Huckvale, Joanne R Beames, Alison L Calear, Kate Maston, Philip J Batterham, Ju Lee Oei, Mark E Larsen, Jennifer L Hudson, Lyndsay Brown, Hiroko Fujimoto, Alexandra Batholomew, Debopriyo Bal, Susan Rachel Skinner, Katherine M Boydell, Susanne Schweizer

“…Investigators were blind to group allocation, and outcomes were assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, 6 months (primary outcome only) and 12 months post baseline. The intervention was delivered via smartphone app. …”
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Evidence Gaps and Lessons in the Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Study in a Primary Care Setting (PREFATE Study) by Josep L. Clua-Espuny, Alba Hernández-Pinilla, Delicia Gentille-Lorente, Eulàlia Muria-Subirats, Teresa Forcadell-Arenas, Cinta de Diego-Cabanes, Domingo Ribas-Seguí, Anna Diaz-Vilarasau, Cristina Molins-Rojas, Meritxell Palleja-Millan, Eva M. Satué-Gracia, Francisco Martín-Luján

“…Statistical analyses examined relationships between AF and clinical, echocardiographic, and biomarker variables. <b>Results:</b> A total of 18 cases (12.08%) were identified as positive for possible DDAF using FibriCheck^® and 13 new cases of AF were diagnosed during follow-up, with a 71.4-fold higher probability of confirming AF in FibriCheck^®-positive individuals than in FibriCheck^®-negative individuals, resulting in a post-test odds of 87.7%. …”
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Human growth and development across time and space by Michael Hermanussen, Christiane Scheffler, Jana Fritsch, Piotr Fedurek, Joanna Nieczuja-Dwojacka, Maria Kaczmarek, Sylvia Kirchengast, Dominik Hagmann, Birgit Bühler, Katarzyna Górka, Sylwia Bartkowiak, Başak Koca Özer, Esin Köksal Babacan, Kübra Baran, Martin Musalek, Takashi Satake, Roshan Peiris, Toshie Hirohara, Komei Hattori, Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska, Anna Apanasewicz-Grzegorczyk, Aleksandra Gomula, Slawomir Koziel

“…Post-war periods of political instability associated with visions of future independence and prosperity favor upward body height trends independent of the economic and almost independent of the nutritional situation. …”
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Time Zero for Net Zero: A Coal Mine Baseline for Decarbonising Heat by Alison A. Monaghan, Luke Bateson, Adrian J. Boyce, Neil M. Burnside, Rebecca Chambers, Julia R. de Rezende, Eilidh Dunnet, Paul A. Everett, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan, Muhammad S. Jibrin, Gareth Johnson, Richard Luckett, Donald John MacAllister, Alan M. MacDonald, John W. Moreau, Laura Newsome, Alessandro Novellino, Barbara Palumbo-Roe, Ryan Pereira, Douglas Smith, Mike J. Spence, Vanessa Starcher, Helen Taylor-Curran, Christopher H. Vane, Thomas Wagner, David B. Walls

“…Time zero soil chemistry, ground gas, surface water and groundwater characterisation, together with ground motion and seismic monitoring, document ongoing seasonal and temporal variability that can be considered typical of a post-industrial, urban environment underlain by abandoned, flooded coal mine workings. …”
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Effectiveness of different physical activity programs in improving older adults’ physical capacities: a randomized controlled trial by Carolina A. Cabo, Carolina A. Cabo, Carolina A. Cabo, Carolina A. Cabo, Víctor Hernández-Beltrán, Orlando Fernandes, Orlando Fernandes, Cláudia Mendes, Cláudia Mendes, Cláudia Mendes, José M. Gamonales, José M. Gamonales, José M. Gamonales, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, José A. Parraca, José A. Parraca

“…Data were collected pre- and post-intervention. To analyze the changes, we used Student’s T-test and Cohen’s d for effect size (ES), with statistical significance set at p &lt; 0.05. …”
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Bariatric Surgery as a Molecular Modulator: The Role of FSHR Polymorphisms in Enhancing eNOS Expression and Reproductive Hormone Dynamics in Women with Severe Obesity by Charalampos Voros, Despoina Mavrogianni, Kyriakos Bananis, Alexios Karakasis, Anthi-Maria Papahliou, Vasileios Topalis, Antonia Varthaliti, Raphail Mantzioros, Panagiota Kondili, Menelaos Darlas, Regina Sotiropoulou, Diamantis Athanasiou, Dimitris Mathiopoulos, Panagiotis Antsaklis, Dimitrios Loutradis, Georgios Daskalakis

“…Methods: Twenty-nine women with extreme obesity had bariatric surgery. Pre- and post-surgery levels of eNOS and reproductive hormones such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), and antral follicle count (AFC) were assessed. …”
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Does Levosimendan hasten veno-arterial ECMO weaning? A propensity score matching analysis by Nicolas Paulo, Antoine Kimmoun, David Hajage, Pierre Hubert, David Levy, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Juliette Chommeloux, Ouriel Saura, Grégoire Del Marmol, Quentin Moyon, Guillaume Hékimian, Melchior Gautier, Charles Edouard Luyt, Guillaume Lebreton, Bruno Levy, Alain Combes, Matthieu Schmidt

“…Methods A retrospective bicentric study over 6 years was conducted, including patients who received levosimendan during their ECMO course. Patients with post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock or end-stage chronic heart failure were excluded. …”
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Changes in neurobiological markers of reactivity to alcohol-related stimuli in alcohol-dependent patients after two years of treatment by Gabriel Rubio, Gabriel Rubio, Gabriel Rubio, Gabriel Rubio, Marta Marín, Marta Marín, Marta Marín, Marta Marín, Cristina Martín-Arriscado Arroba, Enrique Rubio-Escobar, Francisco Arias, Francisco Arias, Francisco Arias, Francisco Arias, Abraham B. Torregrosa, Abraham B. Torregrosa, Abraham B. Torregrosa, Jorge Manzanares, Jorge Manzanares, Jorge Manzanares

“…Changes in patient (case) population variables at T0 and T2 were assessed using the Student’s t-test for related samples. …”
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