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The effect of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on ovarian reserve and pregnancy outcomes among infertile women in China

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is common among patients with infertility, yet its effects on ovarian reserve function and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) remain unclear.
Xiaobing Yang, Haitian Chen, Xiangyi Kong, Taisheng Lai, Hailong Liang, Zhihao Chen, Tonghua Wu, Meilan Mo, Yuye Li   +8 more
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3D‐Printed Titanium Gyroid Scaffold Structure Integrated With Tough Hybrid Materials for Cartilage Replacement

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study proposes a potential device design for joint cartilage replacement. Silica‐polytetrahydrofuran (SiO2‐PolyTHF) hybrids with customizable mechanical properties were developed to mimic the characteristics of a natural meniscus. These were synthesized through a two‐pot sol–gel hybrid process.
Yu‐Chien Lin, Gloria R. Young, Francesca Tallia, Reece N. Oosterbeek, Shaaz Ghouse, Edward Spiers, Nupur Kohli, Tom Briggs, Marc Masen, Siwei Li, Ren‐Jei Chung, Jonathan R. T. Jeffers, Julian R. Jones   +12 more
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Tacrolimus treatment in women with repeated implantation failures

Reproductive Medicine and Biology
Background Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive drug that works as a calcineurin inhibitor to improve the reproductive outcomes for women who have experienced multiple implantation failures (RIF) and show elevated type 1 helper T (Th1)/Th2 cell ratios ...
Koji Nakagawa, Rikikazu Sugiyama
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Machine Learning-Based Transcriptomic Diagnosis of Periodontitis

International Dental Journal
Background: Periodontitis, a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease, remains a global health challenge with conventional diagnostic methods hindered by subjectivity and low sensitivity. This study aimed to develop a machine learning (ML)-based diagnostic
Ya’nan Cheng, Haiqiong Yang, Hui Mo, Pu Xu   +3 more
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Wearable Smart Patches on Sustainable Chitosan With Reversible Microbial Growth‐Inhibitory Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chitosan, a polysaccharide upcycled from biowaste, has long promised sustainable, biocompatible, and antimicrobial films and devices, an appeal reinforced by its recent regulatory recognition, with several chitosan‐based antibacterial dressings gaining clearance through the Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) pathway.
Jacopo Nicoletti, Kubra Kocak, Andrea Michel, Enrico Cavarzerani, Ali Raza, Petr Rohzin, Nouha Loudhaief, Saimir Frroku, Nicolò Baldovin, Hazrat Bilal, Alvise Perosa, Maurizio Selva, Flavio Rizzolio, Luca Sbuelz, Sabrina Tamburini, Domenico De Fazio, Giovanni Antonio Salvatore   +16 more
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Early Results from a Pressureless Middle Ear Diagnostic and Its Relation to the Types of Tympanometry Results

Audiology Research
Background/Objectives: In addition to the clinical gold standard, tympanometry, several alternatives for middle ear diagnostics have evolved over the past decades.
Daniel Polterauer-Neuling, Maike Polterauer-Neuling, Peter Zoth, Carmen Molenda   +3 more
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Finite Element Analysis of porously punched prosthetic short stem virtually designed for simulative uncemented Hip Arthroplasty

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background There is no universal hip implant suitably fills all femoral types, whether prostheses of porous short-stem suitable for Hip Arthroplasty is to be measured scientifically. Methods Ten specimens of femurs scanned by CT were input onto Mimics to
Matthew Jian-Qiao Peng, Hai-Yan Chen, Yong Hu, XiangYang Ju, Bo Bai   +4 more
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Fully Additive Vertical Organic Electrochemical Transistors on Renewable and Compostable Substrates Enable Ultrasensitive Bioelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fully additive vertical organic electrochemical transistors (vOECTs) with channel‐length of 226 nm on a 50 µm compostable substrate achieve >106 current modulation and ∼36 mS transconductance. Ion‐selective integration enables 1.1 mA dec−1 sensitivity and 36 µm detection limit, highlighting a scalable platform for sustainable electronics and ...
Giulia Frusconi, Samuele Lavelli, Zsolt M. Kovács‐Vajna, Fabrizio Torricelli   +3 more
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Intrauterine infusion of autologous platelet-rich plasma modulates endometrial immune status and improves pregnancy outcomes in patients with persistent chronic endometritis

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundChronic endometritis (CE) has been widely recognized as a potential cause of infertility, however, access to effective treatment is a formidable challenge due to the rudimentary understanding of the pathogenesis of persistent CE. Here, we aimed
Xian Chen, Xian Chen, Mingye Chen, Mingye Chen, Meng Liu, Meng Liu, Lingbin Qi, Zhiqiang Liu, Zhiqiang Liu, Cong Chen, Binfa Liang, Binfa Liang, Xiaobing Yang, Xiaobing Yang, Tao Zhang, Yuye Li, Yuye Li, Ruochun Lian, Ruochun Lian   +18 more
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Cochlear implants and brain stem implants [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 2002
This chapter describes the development of two implantable prosthetic neurostimulators which, in the last 20 years, have revolutionised the management of severe-to-profound sensorineural deafness. We have witnessed their rapid evolution from the realms of esoteric laboratory abstraction, with many critics and little perceived clinical use, to a routine ...
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