Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical practice in endocrine and metabolic diseases in Japan: a nationwide surveillance study conducted by the Japan Endocrine Society by Katsunori Manaka, Sayaka Kato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hajime Yamakage, Tsugumi Uema, Shiori Kawai, Megumi Shibata, Izumi Hiratsuka, Sawako Nakachi, Takeshi Onoue, Takefumi Tsuchiya, Michiaki Fukui, Koshi Hashimoto, Atsushi Suzuki, Noriko Makita, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Arima, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…Out of approximately 2,700 specialists, 528 (19.5%) opted to participate, suggesting a high level of interest in COVID-19 management among endocrinologists. …”
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Sparse seagrass meadows are critical dugong habitat: A novel rapid assessment of habitat-wildlife associations using paired drone and in-water surveys by Nicole E. Said, Christophe Cleguer, Paul Lavery, Amanda J. Hodgson, Connor Gorham, Julian A. Tyne, Ankje Frouws, Simone Strydom, Johnny Lo, Holly C. Raudino, Kelly Waples, Kathryn McMahon

“…We found that low cover (typical for this region; 2–10 %) of colonising seagrass is a key driver of the presence and abundance of dugongs. …”
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Intelligent in-cell electrophysiology: Reconstructing intracellular action potentials using a physics-informed deep learning model trained on nanoelectrode array recordings by Keivan Rahmani, Yang Yang, Ethan Paul Foster, Ching-Ting Tsai, Dhivya Pushpa Meganathan, Diego D. Alvarez, Aayush Gupta, Bianxiao Cui, Francesca Santoro, Brenda L. Bloodgood, Rose Yu, Csaba Forro, Zeinab Jahed

“…Nanoelectrode Arrays (NEAs) offer a promising alternative by enabling simultaneous intracellular and extracellular action potential (iAP and eAP) recordings with high throughput. …”
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Kinetics and mechanisms of 4-chloroguaiacol removal by adsorption onto a novel amorphous carbon thin film synthesized from Hamelia patens leaves by Zaharaddeen N. Garba, Chavalit Ratanatamskul

“…This work developed Hamelia patens Jacq leaves (an agricultural waste) as a novel amorphous carbon thin-film (HPL-ACTF) adsorbent, which was successfully employed in removal of 4-chloroguaiacol (4CG) from wastewater. …”
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ZSH‐2208: A novel retinoid with potent anti‐tumour effects on ESCC stem cells via RARγ–TNFAIP3 axis by Ruoxue Chen, Xuan Huang, Jiayun Hou, Junjie Ni, Wenrui Zhao, Quanlin Li, Heng Jiao, Xin Cao

“…Results This study introduces ZSH‐2208, a novel retinoid specifically targeting ESCC‐TRCs, which holds significant potential for clinical application in ESCC. …”
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Characterization of Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis from Invasive Meningococcal Disease Cases in Canada Between 1979 and 2006: Epidemiological Links to Returning Travellers by Angela M Sloan, Averil M Henderson, Raymond SW Tsang

“…INTRODUCTION: Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis has repeatedly caused epidemics of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in developing nations since the 1960s. …”
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A Review on Expression, Pathological Roles, and Inhibition of TMPRSS2, the Serine Protease Responsible for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Activation by Jyotirmoy Sarker, Pritha Das, Sabarni Sarker, Apurba Kumar Roy, A. Z. M. Ruhul Momen

“…These findings provide valid reasons for the assumption that inhibiting TMPRSS2 can have a beneficial effect in reducing the cellular entry of the virus, ultimately affecting the infection rate and case severity. …”
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Successful Low-Dose tPA for Mechanical Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a Patient with Postinfarction Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture by James Livesay, Emmanuel Isang, Hassan Tahir, Raj Baljepally

“…Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a potentially life-threatening complication diagnosed by a combination of clinical features and imaging modalities, but the optimal management in high bleeding risk patients remains controversial. …”
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Correlación entre desarrollo del pimpollo floral y el estadío de uninucleado a binucleado en Capsicum chinense "ají mochero" by Martín Giovanni Saavedra-Saldaña, Segundo Eloy López-Medina, José Mostacero-León, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Soto, Armando Efraín Gil-Rivero, Anthony J. De La Cruz-Castillo, Roger Veneros-Terrones

“…Los resultados revelaron que los pimpollos florales de Capsicum chinense "ají mochero" que están relacionados con la fase de microsporas uninucleadas tienen longitudes que oscilan entre 3,744 y 3,976 milímetros, con diámetros de 2,644 a 2,828 milímetros. De manera similar, los pimpollos florales asociados con la fase de microsporas binucleadas se encuentran en el rango de longitud de 4,674 a 4,917 milímetros y diámetros de 2,923 a 3,001 milímetros. …”
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Gonzalo Juanes. Una incierta luz Madrid: Sala Canal de Isabel II, 28-V-2024 a 21-VII-2024 by Víctor Iniesta Sepúlveda

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Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors as controllable predictors of academic self-efficacy after reforming a medical education system; the Egyptian Nationwide experience by Ahmed Amir Samir, Ahmed Hussein Elamir, Mohamed Basyouni Helal, Yomna Goudy, Khaled Elbarbary, Mohamed El-Mezayen, Wesam Abo-Elenien, Ebtehal Hashem Abdelazim, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, the ASE-Egypt Group, Kerollos Abdelsayed

“…Abstract Background Academic self-efficacy (ASE), influenced by various sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors, is a critical determinant of academic performance in medical students. …”
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Association of anxiety status and anxiety duration with constipation in adult Americans: a cross-sectional study using data from the NHANES 2007–2010 by Xinran Li, Conghui Bian, Hui Dai, Xingrui Chen, Haihua Qian, Dan Zhang

“…Smoothed curve fitting and threshold effect analyses revealed a linear association between anxiety duration and constipation among adults aged 20–60, while a nonlinear inverted U-shaped relationship was observed in those aged 60 and older, with an inflection point at 10 days. …”
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A Theoretical and Experimental Study on Esterification of Citric Acid with the Primary Alcohols and the Hydroxyl Groups of Cellulose Chain (n = 1-2) in Parched Condition by Dang T. Nguyen, Quan T. Pham

“…Esterification of citric acid (CA) with the primary alcohols and the hydroxyl groups of cellulose chain (n = 1-2) in parched condition were investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) method and a two-layer ONIOM approach. Geometry and energy of reactants, products, and transition state (TS) structures were optimized at B3LYP/6-311g (d, p) level and ONIOM (B3LYP/6-311g (d, p):PM3MM) level. …”
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A model for utilising crises-related issues to facilitate transdisciplinary outdoor STEAM education for sustainability in integrated mathematics, language arts and technology classrooms by Musa Saimon, Zsolt Lavicza, Tony Houghton, Fredrick Mtenzi, Pablo Carranza

“…In this study, we propose a model for using real-life crises such as Covid-19 or heatwaves or famine to support teachers in their effort to improve teaching practices in the 21st Century. …”
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Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme by Richard Gearry, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Andrew McCombie, Peter Gibson, Simon Knowles, Lisa Olive, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Leanne Raven, Daniel Romano, Eric O, Madeleine Dober, Leesa van Niekerk, Susan Chesterman

“…Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves an abnormal immune response to healthy gut bacteria. When a person develops IBD, their susceptibility to anxiety and/or depression increases. …”
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IMPACTO DEL CONSULTORIO JURÍDICO Y DESPLAZAMIENTO: EL USO ALTERNATIVO DEL DERECHO. MODELO PARA ATENCIÓN A LA POBLACIÓN DESPLAZADA by Josefina Quintero Lyons, Jorge Carvajal Martínez

“…El desplazamiento forzado en Colombia a causa del conflicto armado o de las violaciones masivas a los DH o al DIH es uno de los más graves del mundo según ha sostenido en su último informe la Misión de Seguimiento realizada en 1999 por el Representante del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas sobre desplazamientos internos, Francis Deng1. …”
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Modification of Jet Structure in High-Multiplicity pp Collisions due to Multiple-Parton Interactions and Observing a Multiplicity-Independent Characteristic Jet Size by Zoltán Varga, Róbert Vértesi, Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi

“…We give predictions for multiplicity-differential jet structures and present evidence for a nontrivial jet shape dependence on charged hadron event multiplicity that can be used as a sensitive tool to experimentally differentiate between equally well-preforming simulation tunes. …”
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Interventions d’André Markowicz et de Margaret Jones-Davies à propos de leur édition de Mesure pour Mesure by André Markowicz, Margaret Jones-Davies

“…This interpretation of « the duke of dark corners » stems from a study of the age-long battle between Philosophy and Eloquence which had taken a new turn in the context of the Wars of Religion. …”
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Characterization of Nutritional Composition, Antioxidative Capacity, and Sensory Attributes of Seomae Mugwort, a Native Korean Variety of Artemisia argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot by Jae Kyeom Kim, Eui-Cheol Shin, Ho-Jeong Lim, Soo Jung Choi, Cho Rong Kim, Soo Hwan Suh, Chang-Ju Kim, Gwi Gun Park, Cheung-Seog Park, Hye Kyung Kim, Jong Hun Choi, Sang-Wook Song, Dong-Hoon Shin

“…Few studies have investigated Seomae mugwort (a Korean native mugwort variety of Artemisia argyi H. …”
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Development of a Novel Rapid Immunodiagnostic Kit Based on Flagellar 40 kDa Antigen Epitope for the Detection of Typhoid Fever in Indian Patients by Rahul Mitra, Surya Bhan, Gopal Nath, Narender Kumar, Ziledar Ali

“…The disease often does not show a specific clinical picture, and can be confused with other febrile illness such as malaria, dengue fever and Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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