Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore Calloconophora pugionata (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with Myrcia obovata (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest by Roberth Fagundes, Kleber Del-Claro, Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro

“…Psyche: A Journal of Entomology…”
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The effect of feeding methods and non-nutritive sucking habits on early childhood caries and development of occlusion (A cross-sectional study) by Huda R. Awsi, Bayan A. Hassan

“…Parents (mothers ) were asked for a permission to include their children in the study. …”
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of protists in saline and hypersaline lakes in southern Western Siberia, a region strongly affected by climate change by Elena A. Gerasimova, Alexander S. Balkin, Vladimir Y. Kataev, Ekaterina S. Filonchikova, Yulia V. Mindolina, Denis V. Tikhonenkov

“…The co-occurrence network analysis revealed a decrease in the complexity of the network of protist communities with increasing salinity. …”
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Pathologic complete response following low-dose radiation for advanced oral cavity cancer in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus by Amy B. Leming, Andrea L. Johnston, Greg A. Krempl, Evan J. Fowle, Daniel J. Morton, Christina E. Henson

“…Abstract Background Advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCCa) of the oral cavity is often not amenable to curative-intent therapy due to tumor location, tumor size, or comorbidities. Case presentation A 51-year-old male patient with human immunodeficiency virus and on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) presented with a cT4aN2c SCCa of the tongue. …”
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Stock Market Temporal Complex Networks Construction, Robustness Analysis, and Systematic Risk Identification: A Case of CSI 300 Index by Xiaole Wan, Zhen Zhang, Chi Zhang, Qingchun Meng

“…The Chinese stock 300 index (CSI 300) is widely accepted as an overall reflection of the general movements and trends of the Chinese A-share markets. Among the methodologies used in stock market research, the complex network as the extension of graph theory presents an edged tool for analyzing internal structure and dynamic involutions. …”
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Optimization strategy for the early therapeutic intervention of bronchoalveolar lavage for preventing Mendelson syndrome in a geriatric patient before general anesthesia by Satish Kumar Mishra, Pitchi Chandrakanth Reddy, Shalendra Singh, Gaurav Pandey, Narayanan Subramanian

“…This case report highlights the critical care and anesthetic management of a geriatric patient with an intertrochanteric fracture presenting with aspiration pneumonia undergoing orthopedic surgery. …”
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The Noise Performance of a Multiple-Input-Port and Multiple-Output-Port Low-Noise Amplifier Connected to an Array of Coupled Antennas by Frédéric Broydé, Evelyne Clavelier

“…We compute the natural noise figures of a low-noise MIPMOP amplifier comprising a MIMO series-series feedback amplifier (MIMO-SSFA), designed for a wireless receiver front-end.…”
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Baseline Triglyceride Level Affected the Efficacy of Vildagliptin in Treating Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis of the VISION Study by Lingli Zhou, Xiaoling Cai, Yingying Luo, Fang Zhang, Linong Ji

“…In the current study, we aimed to assess the correlation between patient baseline triglyceride (TG) and efficacy of vildagliptin in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes in a post hoc analysis of the VISION study. TG-based subgroup analysis was performed to evaluate baseline TG’s impact on the decrease of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients receiving vildagliptin plus low-dose metformin (VLDM) vs. high-dose metformin (HDM). …”
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The Association between the Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Isolated Metabolic Syndrome Patients: A Multimarker Approach by Bulent Demir, Esra Demir, Gonul Acıksarı, Turgut Uygun, Irem Kırac Utku, Asuman Gedikbasi, Ilker Murat Caglar, Osman Pirhan, Hande Oktay Tureli, Ersan Oflar, İsmail Ungan, Serkan Ciftci, Osman Karakaya

“…The study included 181 patients as a patient group of 92 consecutive patients with MeS and a control group of 89 consecutive patients with similar age and gender. …”
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Quasi one-dimensional organic conductors: from Fröhlich conductivity and Peierls insulating state to magnetically-mediated superconductivity, a retrospective by Jerome, Denis, Bourbonnais, Claude

“…The present retrospective, which does not attempt to be an exhaustive review of the field, provides a set of experimental findings alluding to the theoretical development while a forthcoming article will address in more details the theoretical aspect of low dimensional conductors and superconductors.…”
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A systematic literature review on combined seawater desalination and reverse electrodialysis: Evaluating its technological readiness and potential for full-commercialization by Marijn T. van Geet, Janina Fuchs

“…Based on a structured literature review including 70 recent publications on the topic, the current study identified four main techno-economic barriers that stand in the way of this eco-innovation progressing to wide-scale adoption: (1) a low power density and energy efficiency; (2) a high levelized cost of energy; (3) technological immaturity; and (4) a lack of competitiveness. …”
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A Novel Approach on the Intuitionistic Fuzzy Rough Frank Aggregation Operator-Based EDAS Method for Multicriteria Group Decision-Making by Muhammad Yahya, Muhammad Naeem, Saleem Abdullah, Muhammad Qiyas, Muhammad Aamir

“…For the suggested operators, a new score and precision functions are described. …”
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Addressing unmet mental health needs of older adults in Turbo, Colombia: a multi-component psychosocial intervention feasibility study by Clarissa Giebel, Erika Montoya, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Thais Caprioli, Mark Gabbay, Danicza Martinez, Jessica Rua, Maria Isabel Zuluaga

“…Methods Based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based mental health interventions for older adults in LMICs, qualitative interviews with older adults and local stakeholders, as well as a mental health needs assessment survey of the local older adult population in Turbo, Colombia, we consulted older adults in the region to co-produce a community-based intervention. …”
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A look at the global educational crisis through the lens of experience of the history of science. Part II. The structure of general education content by V. L. Gapontsev, V. A. Fedorov, Ye. M. Dorozhkin

“…Lednev’s approach, scientific knowledge is a determinant of the general education content. …”
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Unveiling the Mechanisms of a Remission in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)-like Syndrome: The Role of Hippocampal Palmitoyltransferase Expression and Stress Susceptibility by Careen A. Schroeter, Anna Gorlova, Michael Sicker, Aleksei Umriukhin, Alisa Burova, Boris Shulgin, Sergey Morozov, Joao P. Costa-Nunes, Tatyana Strekalova

“…Post-translational modifications of proteins via palmitoylation, a thioester linkage of a 16-carbon fatty acid to a cysteine residue, reversibly increases their affinity for cholesterol-rich lipid rafts in membranes, changing their function. …”
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Maternal age-related declines in live birth rate following single euploid embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study by Wei Jiang, Zichen Zheng, Nan Yan, Shuang Yao, Qijun Xie, Danyu Ni, Shanren Cao, Chun Zhao, Xiufeng Ling

“…Multivariable regression analysis revealed that compared with women aged ≥ 38 years, younger women had reduced risk of miscarriage (aOR = 0.371, 95% CI: 0.139–0.988 for the < 35 years group; aOR = 0.317, 95% CI: 0.106–0.954 for the 35–37 years group) and increased likelihood of live birth (aOR = 2.188, 95% CI: 1.154–4.147 for the < 35 years group; aOR = 2.239, 95% CI: 1.0103–4.548 for the 35–37 years group) after adjusting for relevant confounders. …”
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A robust transfer learning approach for high-dimensional linear regression to support integration of multi-source gene expression data. by Lulu Pan, Qian Gao, Kecheng Wei, Yongfu Yu, Guoyou Qin, Tong Wang

“…This can be effectively applied in genomics when we learn the gene associations in a target tissue, and data from other tissues can be integrated. …”
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Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and treatment-control rates of hypertension among adults in Hubei province: a cross-sectional survey by Tianjing HE, Lan ZHANG, Shuzhen ZHU, Miaoyan SHEN, Qian LI, Yumeng TANG, Mengge ZHOU, Jingju PAN

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and treatment-control rates of hypertension among adults in Hubei province, and to provide a reference for the prevention and control of hypertension in this region. …”
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Infectiousness to sand flies of a cat naturally infected with Leishmania infantum at the moment of diagnosis and after three different courses of treatment by Mariana Dantas da Silva, Andrea Cristina Higa Nakaghi, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, João Augusto Franco Leonel, Geovanna Vioti, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Nayara Cristina de Oliveira Fazolato, Julia Pinho Martins, Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira

“…Therefore, the cat was treated with miltefosine but remained sick and tested positive. A second xenodiagnosis was performed a month after treatment with miltefosine, and promastigotes were observed in 5/9 females (55.55%). …”
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Characterization of a Novel Male Pheromone Compound in <i>Leucoptera sinuella</i> (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and Its Role in Courtship Behavior by Laura Sánchez-Aros, Abel F. O. Queiroz, Jorge Guajardo, Wilson Barros-Parada, Glenn P. Svensson, Jan Bergmann

“…It was first identified in Chile in 2015 and has since become a significant pest in the agricultural sector. …”
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