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• Proteome changes of plasma-derived extracellular vesicles in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

  Authors:Klara Pecankova, Pavla Pecherkova, Zdenka Gasova, Zofie Sovova, Tomas Riedel, Eliézer Jäger, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20226,894 words Report 1360LBackground Extracellular vesicles are released into body fluids from the majority of, if not all, cell types. Because their secretion and specific cargo (e.g., proteins) varies according to pathology, extracellular...

• Assessment of the quality of sexual and reproductive health services delivered to adolescents at Ujala clinics: A qualitative study in Rajasthan, India.

  Authors:Radhika Dayal and Mukta GundiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 202210,314 words Report 1480LThe Adolescent Friendly Health Clinic (AFHCs), a key component of the Government of India's National Adolescent Health Programme a.k.a. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), aims to increase the accessibility and...

• Dispositional and situational personal features and acute post-collision head and neck pain: Double mediation of pain catastrophizing and pain sensitivity.

  Authors:Michal Granot, Einav Srulovici, Yelena Granovsky, David Yarnitsky, and Pora KupermanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20227,632 words Report 1530LPain variability can be partially attributed to psycho-cognitive features involved in its processing. However, accumulating research suggests that simple linear correlation between situational and dispositional factors...

• Ten-year longitudinal investigation of astigmatism: The Yamagata Study (Funagata).

  Authors:Hiroyuki Namba, Akira Sugano, Takanori Murakami, Hiroshi Utsunomiya, Hidenori Sato, Koichi Nishitsuka, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20224,281 words Report 1370LDespite numerous investigations into ocular or corneal astigmatism, the dynamic nature of astigmatism remains poorly understood. To reveal potential associations between age and astigmatism, 264 Japanese participants who...

• SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulator), acting as estrogen receptor [beta] agonists in hepatocellular carcinoma cells, inhibit the transforming growth factor-[alpha]-induced migration via specific inhibition of AKT signaling pathway.

  Authors:Rie Matsushima-Nishiwaki, Noriko Yamada, Yuria Hattori, Yui Hosokawa, Junko Tachi, Takamitsu Hori, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20227,167 words Report 1370LSelective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) interacts with estrogen receptors and acts as both an agonist or an antagonist, depending on the target tissue. SERM is widely used as a safer hormone replacement therapeutic...

• Evaluation of a novel combination of TRAM-34 and ascorbic acid for the treatment of corneal fibrosis in vivo.

  Authors:Allison A. Fuchs, Praveen K. Balne, Elizabeth A. Giuliano, Nishant R. Sinha, and Rajiv R. MohanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20226,305 words Report 1490LCorneal injury and aberrant wound healing commonly result in corneal fibrosis and subsequent vision loss. Intermediate-conductance calmodulin/calcium-activated K+ channels (K.sub.Ca 3.1) have been shown to promote...

• The circulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is down-regulated in dogs with glomerular diseases compared to other chronic kidney diseases with low-grade proteinuria.

  Authors:Lisa-Maria Grandt, Ariane Schweighauser, Alan Kovacevic, and Thierry FranceyFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20225,046 words Report 1390LGlomerular diseases (GD) lead to a variety of disorders of the vascular and the total body water volumes. Various pathomechanisms, including vascular underfill and overfill, have been suggested to explain these...

• Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) NEAT1 and MALAT1 are differentially expressed in severe COVID-19 patients: An integrated single-cell analysis.

  Authors:Kai Huang, Catherine Wang, Christen Vagts, Vanitha Raguveer, Patricia W. Finn, and David L. PerkinsFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20229,943 words Report 1440LHyperactive and damaging inflammation is a hallmark of severe rather than mild Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To uncover key inflammatory differentiators between severe and mild COVID-19, we applied an unbiased...

• Effect of tetracycline on nitrogen removal in Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) System.

  Authors:Yan Shu and Donghui LiangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20225,474 words Report 1410LThe effect of tetracycline (TC) on nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment plants has become a new problem. This study investigated the effects of TC on nitrogen removal using a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor system. The...

• Timely initiation of antenatal care and its associated factors among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multicountry analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.

  Authors:Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Yigizie Yeshaw, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh, Misganaw Gabrie Worku, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20227,632 words Report 1520LBackground Timely initiation of antenatal care (ANC) is an important component of ANC services that improve the health of the mother and the newborn. Mothers who begin attending ANC in a timely manner, can fully...

• Virtual farm tours-Virtual reality glasses and tablets are suitable tools to provide insights into pig husbandry.

  Authors:Aurelia Schütz, Katharina Kurz, and Gesa BuschFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20229,982 words Report 1520LApart from improving husbandry conditions and animal welfare, there is a clear public demand to increase transparency in agricultural activities. Personal farm tours have shown to be appreciated by citizens but are...

• A study on the temperature profile of bifurcation tunnel fire under natural ventilation.

  Authors:Jianlong Zhao, Yanfeng Li, Junmei Li, and Jiaxin LiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20225,717 words Report 1410LThis study simulated a series of bifurcation tunnel fire scenarios using the numerical code to investigate the temperature profile of bifurcation tunnel fire under natural ventilation. The bifurcation tunnel fire...

• Bacterial colonization, species diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of indwelling urinary catheters from postpartum mothers attending a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern Uganda.

  Authors:Ashley Winfred Nakawuki, Rebecca Nekaka, Lydia V. N. Ssenyonga, George Masifa, Dorreck Nuwasiima, Julius Nteziyaremye, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20228,403 words Report 1450LBackground Postpartum urinary Catheter-Related Infections (CRIs) are a significant cause of maternal sepsis. Several studies done have reported the presence of mixed populations of bacteria with a significant increase...

• Clinical presentations, diagnostics, treatments and treatment costs of children and adults with febrile illness in a tertiary referral hospital in south-eastern Guinea: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

  Authors:Manuel Raab, Lisa M. Pfadenhauer, Dansira Doumbouya, and Guenter FroeschlFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20227,925 words Report 1430LBackground Febrile illness is frequent among patients in the tropics. It is caused by a wide variety of common diseases such as malaria or gastrointestinal infections but also by less common but highly contagious...

• Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among adults with and without HIV in Western Kenya.

  Authors:Jerusha Nyabiage Mogaka, Monisha Sharma, Tecla Temu, Sarah Masyuko, John Kinuthia, Alfred Osoti, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20225,008 words Report 1440LIntroduction The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa with untreated hypertension being a major contributing factor. Understanding the magnitude of the problem and risk factors...

• Design and protocol for a cluster randomised trial of enhanced diagnostics for tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV in hospital in Malawi (CASTLE study).

  Authors:Rachael M. Burke, Saulos Nyirenda, Hussein H. Twabi, Marriott Nliwasa, Elizabeth Joekes, Naomi Walker, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20224,759 words Report 1500LBackground People living with HIV (PLHIV) have a high risk of death if hospitalised in low-income countries. Tuberculosis has long been the leading cause of admission and death, in part due to suboptimal diagnostics....

• Trade-offs between economic, environmental and social sustainability on farms using a latent class frontier efficiency model: Evidence for Spanish crop farms.

  Authors:Amer Ait Sidhoum, K. Hervé Dakpo, and Laure LatruffeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 10, 20228,286 words Report 1560LThis article studies trade-offs of farms in terms of economic sustainability (proxied here by technical efficiency), environmental sustainability (proxied here by farmers' commitment towards the environment) and social...