Management of anaemia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease – results of a questionnaire among Polish healthcare professionals by Edyta M. Tulewicz-Marti, Konrad Lewandowski, Martyna Szczubełek, Grażyna Rydzewska

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Optimized gene transduction in human lung organoids: A high-efficiency method for advanced research applications by Jasmin Khateeb, Jady Liang, Yuchong Li, Thenuka Thanabalasingam, Julie Khang, Mirjana Jerkic, Giovanna Pellecchia, Bhooma Thiruv, Ya-Wen Chen, Ori Rotstein, Arthur S. Slutsky, Haibo Zhang

“…Abstract Human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived lung organoids, engineered to carry targeted genes, offer a robust platform for investigating mechanistic insights in lung research. …”
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Changes in sexual activities and risky sexual behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review by Alinaghi Seyed Seyed Ahmad, Karimi Amirali, Mirzapour Pegah, Qaderi Kowsar, Mohammadi Parsa, Salehi Mohammad Amin, Tantuoyir Marcarious M., Arjmand Ghazal, Shahmohamadi Elnaz, Mahalleh Mehrdad, Kianzad Shaghayegh, Pashaei Ava, Khodaei Sepideh, Afsahi Amir Masoud, Mehraeen Esmaeil

“…Several studies reported changes in sexual activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a lack of comprehensive systematic reviews in this field. …”
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Understanding the nature of substance use in Zimbabwe: State of the art and ways forward: A scoping review protocol. by Blessing N Marandure, Samson Mhizha, Amanda Wilson, Clement Nhunzvi

“…Reports of substance use in Zimbabwe paint a concerning picture of escalating prevalence of use, with over half of people admitted to inpatient mental health units reportedly experiencing a substance induced disorder. …”
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Bacterial Profile among Patients with Suspected Bloodstream Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Birhan Alemnew, Habtamu Biazin, Asmamaw Demis, Melese Abate Reta

“…Globally, the emergency and raised resistance rate of bacterial antimicrobial resistance is becoming a prominent problem, and it is difficult to treat patients having sepsis. …”
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Next generation thiazolyl ketone inhibitors of cytosolic phospholipase A2 α for targeted cancer therapy by Felicity J. Ashcroft, Asimina Bourboula, Nur Mahammad, Efrosini Barbayianni, Astrid J. Feuerherm, Thanh Thuy Nguyen, Daiki Hayashi, Maroula G. Kokotou, Konstantinos Alevizopoulos, Edward A. Dennis, George Kokotos, Berit Johansen

“…Targeting their production by inhibiting Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2α) offers a promising approach for cancer therapy. …”
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Effect of Physically Realistic Potential Energy Form on Spatial Pattern Complexity in a Collective Motion Model by Austin M. Marcus, Hiroki Sayama

“…To address this, in this paper, a collective motion model with a pairwise potential energy function that conserved the total energy and momentum of the particles was implemented. …”
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A data-driven semi-parametric model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United States. by John M Drake, Andreas Handel, Éric Marty, Eamon B O'Dea, Tierney O'Sullivan, Giovanni Righi, Andrew T Tredennick

“…To support decision-making and policy for managing epidemics of emerging pathogens, we present a model for inference and scenario analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA. …”
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A Real-Time Safe Navigation Proposal for Mobile Robots in Unknown Environments Using Meta-Heuristics by Micael Balza, Mateus A. Goldbarg, Sergio N. Silva, Lucileide M. D. Silva, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

“…Autonomous navigation in mobile robots represents a significant challenge in unknown and dynamic environments, where the need to avoid obstacles and find safe trajectories in real-time requires efficient solutions. …”
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Factores asociados a la mortalidad de pacientes geriátricos graves ingresados en cuidados intensivos by Wilfredo Hernández Pedroso, Ricardo González Mesana, Aliusha Rittoles Navarro, Rafael Venegas Rodríguez, Raúl Santana Sánchez, Daily Chacón Montano

“…Introducción: La determinación de factores asociados a la mortalidad de los pacientes geriátricos graves, permite tomar las medidas que mejoren el pronóstico. …”
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The effects of Thymus capitatus essential oil topical application on milk quality: a systems biology approach by Ralph Nehme, Chiara Gini, Elise Vanbergue, Sergine Even, Filippo Biscarini, Sonia Andrés, Lucie Rault, Faustine Noel, Valerie Hardit, Said Bouhallab, David M. Pereira, Riadh Ksouri, Philippe Roussel, Secundino López, Paola Cremonesi, Bianca Castiglioni, Donatella Caruso, Fiorenza Faré, Manuela Fontana, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Latifa Abdennebi-Najar

“…Our study is the first to demonstrate that a local application of 10% TCEO on cow’s quarters does not significantly alter milk quality or microbiota composition in milk and skin. …”
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Reinforcement Learning-Based Autonomous Soccer Agents: A Study in Multi-Agent Coordination and Strategy Development by Biplov Paneru, Bishwash Paneru, Ramhari Poudyal, Khem Poudyal

“…We studied the learning progress and performance of agents taught using Q-learning in a series of experiments carried out in a simulated soccer setting. …”
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Infinitely Many Solutions for a Superlinear Fractional p-Kirchhoff-Type Problem without the (AR) Condition by Xiangsheng Ren, Jiabin Zuo, Zhenhua Qiao, Lisa Zhu

“…In this paper, we investigate the existence of infinitely many solutions to a fractional p-Kirchhoff-type problem satisfying superlinearity with homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions as follows: [a+b(∫R2Nux-uypKx-ydxdy)]Lpsu-λ|u|p-2u=gx,u, in  Ω, u=0, in  RN∖Ω, where Lps is a nonlocal integrodifferential operator with a singular kernel K. …”
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KL-optimal experimental design for discriminating between two growth models applied to a beef farm by Santiago Campos-Barreiro, Jesús López-Fidalgo

“…The paper is concerned with a problem of finding an optimal experimental design for discriminating between two competing mass growth models applied to a beef farm. …”
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Fenofibrate Exerts Antitumor Effects in Colon Cancer via Regulation of DNMT1 and CDKN2A by Rui Kong, Nan Wang, Wei Han, Wen Bao, Jie Lu

“…PPARA activation inhibited DNMT1 activity and abolished methylation-mediated CDKN2A repression. Downregulation of cyclin-CDK complexes led to the restoration of CDKN2A, which caused cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase via regulation of the CDKN2A/RB/E2F pathway. …”
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Severe palmoplantar keratoderma: a cutaneous complication from sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes by Fatima Iqbal, Kevin Phan, Wah N Cheung

“…Palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK), characterised by excessive epidermal thickening of the skin on the palms and/or plantar surfaces of the feet, can be hereditary or acquired. Here, we report a case of a 53-year-old woman with a history of sub-optimally controlled diabetes mellitus presenting with fevers and decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to a tertiary hospital. …”
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Endogenous Third-Degree Price Discrimination in a Supply Chain with One Common Manufacturer and Duopoly Retailers by Hongmei Yang, Wei Wang

“…Consequently, the manufacturer designs a fixed fee contract to stimulate retailers to price discriminate and to achieve a win-win situation for them finally.…”
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Corrigendum: Multidimensional features of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the elderly: a case report and systematic review by Jiangfeng Liao, Jiangfeng Liao, Wenming Hu, Wenming Hu, Shiheng Chen, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Senwei Dong, Senwei Dong, Wanjin Chen, Wanjin Chen, Xiaochun Chen, Longfei Chen, Longfei Chen

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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

“…<h4>Method</h4>The review was guided by a stepwise approach outlined in the framework for scoping reviews developed by Arksey and O'Malley. …”
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Advancing macromolecular structure determination with microsecond X-ray pulses at a 4th generation synchrotron by Julien Orlans, Samuel L. Rose, Gavin Ferguson, Marcus Oscarsson, Alejandro Homs Puron, Antonia Beteva, Samuel Debionne, Pascal Theveneau, Nicolas Coquelle, Jerome Kieffer, Paolo Busca, Jeremy Sinoir, Victor Armijo, Marcos Lopez Marrero, Franck Felisaz, Gergely Papp, Herve Gonzalez, Hugo Caserotto, Fabien Dobias, Jonathan Gigmes, Guillaume Lebon, Shibom Basu, Daniele de Sanctis

“…Abstract Serial macromolecular crystallography has become a powerful method to reveal room temperature structures of biological macromolecules and perform time-resolved studies. …”
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