Comparison of Axillary and Tympanic Temperature Measurements in Children Diagnosed with Acute Otitis Media by Hatice Hilal Doğan, Rabia Gönül Sezer, Tarık Kırkgöz, Abdulkadir Bozaykut

“…We suggest that the higher tympanic temperatures, approximately 0.5°C in our study, in infected ears may aid in diagnosis of patients with fever without a source in pediatric clinics.…”
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Intra-Articular Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anteromedial Knee Pain by Ergin Sagtas, Kemal Gokkus, Ahmet Turan Aydin

“…Even though the diagnosis of intra-articular osteoid osteoma often presents a challenge for the surgeons, with a present awareness of intra-articular osteoid osteomas which lack the characteristic sclerotic lesions and nidus on plain X-rays and the aid of multislice CT, a correct diagnosis which warrants proper treatment can be achieved. …”
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Eye-tracking dataset of endoscopist-AI teaming during colonoscopy: Retrospective and real-time acquisition by Yan Zhu, Rui-Jie Yang, Pei-Yao Fu, Zhen Zhang, Yi-Zhe Zhang, Quan-Lin Li, Shuo Wang, Ping-Hong Zhou

“…Eye-tracking data was collected from graduate students, nurses, senior endoscopists, and novice endoscopists while they reviewed retrospectively recorded colonoscopy withdrawal videos, both with and without computer-aided detection (CADe) assistance. Furthermore, 80 real-time video segments were prospectively collected during endoscopists’ actual colonoscopy withdrawal procedures, comprising 43 segments with CADe assistance and 37 segments without assistance (normal control).…”
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Binding of CXCL8/IL-8 to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modulates the Innate Immune Response by Agnieszka Krupa, Marek Fol, Bozena R. Dziadek, Ewa Kepka, Dominika Wojciechowska, Anna Brzostek, Agnieszka Torzewska, Jaroslaw Dziadek, Robert P. Baughman, David Griffith, Anna K. Kurdowska

“…Importantly and in direct relevance to the objectives of this report quite a few findings suggest that the presence of IL-8 may be beneficial for the host. IL-8 may aid with mounting an adequate response during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb); however, the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. …”
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Tea and depression by Klaus W. Lange, Yukiko Nakamura, Katharina M. Lange, Hui Zhao

“…ABSTRACT: The available evidence, which derives from studies investigating mechanistic effects of tea, research on animal models as well as epidemiological studies and intervention trials in humans, suggests that compounds contained in tea may have the potential to aid in the prevention of depression or in its treatment as an addition to established therapies. …”
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Molecular dynamics and machine learning unlock possibilities in beauty design—A perspective by Yuzhi Xu, Haowei Ni, Fanyu Zhao, Qinhui Gao, Ziqing Zhao, Chia-Hua Chang, Yanran Huo, Shiyu Hu, Yike Zhang, Radu Grovu, Hermione He, John Z. H. Zhang, Yuanqing Wang

“…Computational molecular design—the endeavor to design molecules, with various missions, aided by machine learning and molecular dynamics approaches—has been widely applied to create valuable new molecular entities, from small molecule therapeutics to protein biologics. …”
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Body Composition and Metabolic Syndrome Components on Lipodystrophy Different Subtypes Associated with HIV by Livia Bertazzo Sacilotto, Paulo Câmara Marques Pereira, João Paulo Vieira Manechini, Sílvia Justina Papini

“…Forty people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), with clinical diagnosis of HALS and from both genders, were assessed. …”
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Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Average Person in Developing Countries by Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Yahya Saeed

“…The study examines and presents SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) of several diverse types of online resources, including online counseling platforms, peer-to-peer support communities, self-help programs, mindfulness meditation resources, self-help therapy modules, videos, online therapy services for teenagers, mental health first aid resources, confidential and anonymous support services. …”
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Successful Traceability of Wildlife Samples Contributes to Wildlife Conservation: A Case Study of Tracing the Snub-Nosed Monkey (<i>Rhinopithecus</i> spp.) by Xibo Wang, Ying Shen, Yang Teng, Ruifeng Wu, Shuhao Liu, Jilai Zhao, Can Hu, Ming Li, Huijuan Pan, Jiwei Qi

“…This approach can be extended to other species, aiding in the conservation of endangered wildlife and tracing criminal evidence.…”
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Main life history traits of the largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Senegalese North coast by Diop Khady, Diouf Khady, Ndiour Yacine, Diouf Sidya, Jouffre Didier

“…These parameters could be integrated into stock assessment models, providing a better estimate of the exploitation level of this resource and aiding in the formulation of more scientifically informed management measures for sustainable exploitation.…”
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Spatial Patterns and Temporal Variability of Drought in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Areas in China by Wanyuan Cai, Yuhu Zhang, Qiuhua Chen, Yunjun Yao

“…The obtained results can aid to improve water resources management in the area.…”
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Visualization of microbial biofilms in case of digestive disorders in lambs by E. M. Lenchenko, N. P. Sachivkina, D. A. Blumenkrants, A. Yu. Arsenyuk

“…Presence of blastospores aided to the increased number of cells attached to the substrate, and biofilm was formed, which consisted of rod and round cells attached to the microfungi cells. …”
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Key Role of Phosphorylation in Small Heat Shock Protein Regulation via Oligomeric Disaggregation and Functional Activation by Zachary B. Sluzala, Angelina Hamati, Patrice E. Fort

“…Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are essential molecular chaperones that protect cells by aiding in protein folding and preventing aggregation under stress conditions. …”
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A Master-Slave Haptic System for Neurosurgery by Vanni Zanotto, Paolo Boscariol, Alessandro Gasparetto, Albano Lanzutti, Renato Vidoni, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Pasquale Gallina, Aldo Dalla Via, Aldo Rossi

“…This paper presents a master-slave haptic robotic system for minimally invasive neurosurgery, which can aid surgeons in performing safer and more accurate stereotactic neurosurgical treatments. …”
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Tobacco prevention and control interventions in humanitarian settings: a scoping review protocol by Muralidhar M Kulkarni, Sanjay Zodpey, Nachiket Gudi, Ansuman Swain, Sanjay Pattanshetty

“…A narrative synthesis approach will be employed to collate the findings from the studies and tabular formats would be used to aid the representation.Ethics and dissemination This review will identify, map and synthesise the interventions for tobacco prevention and control in the humanitarian settings. …”
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Depth Prediction of Karstic-Fault Reservoirs Based on Wellbore Temperature Measurements and Numerical Simulations by Jian Lei, Baozhi Pan, Yuhang Guo, YuFei Fan, Lihua Zhang

“…The application of the method will aid in deepening our understanding of the distribution of fault-karst reservoirs, as well as in supporting the future stable and sustainable high-yielding oilfield production of similar reservoirs.…”
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Multifractal Analysis of Acoustic Emissions during Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments under Uniaxial Loading Conditions: A Niutitang Shale Example by Jingqiang Tan, Jun Xie, Lei Li, Qiao Lyu, Jianqiang Han, Zhengguang Zhao

“…This study demonstrates that the multifractal method is feasible for quantitatively characterizing hydraulic fractures and can aid field hydraulic fracturing operations.…”
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Randomized studies in China show that studying and promoting civic honesty needs to consider local norms by Iris W. Hung, Yuho Yiu, Sihan Wu, Dan Liu, Liman Wang, Xiao Han

“…Moreover, we tested multiple behavioral interventions in the field. Aiding a lost-property finder to connect to an owner using WeChat led to a reporting rate of 59.3% (vs. 7% as shown in a recent research that used email as the communication means; note that due to differences in experimental designs, no direct comparison of these reporting rates should be made however). …”
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Synthetic peptides as valuable and versatile tools for research: our 20 year journey in Chile by Constanza Cárdenas, Paula Santana, Claudio Álvarez, Luis Mercado, Sergio Marshall, Fernando Albericio, Fanny Guzmán

“…Peptides are also prevalent in other sectors, such as the food industry, where they serve as food additives to enhance nutritional characteristics or aid in food preservation. Moreover, peptides are increasingly being utilized in cosmetics. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Dynamic Response of Hydraulic Cylinder with 3D Spatial Joints considering Radial and Axial Clearances by Ke Chen, Guojun Zhang, Haishuo Wang, Rui Wu, Hongmei Zheng, Shunhua Chen

“…Increasing the input force and clearance size will degrade the hydraulic cylinder dynamic response; however, the input force frequency can reduce the deterioration of the dynamic response. This study aids in providing improved understanding of the hydraulic cylinder with 3D clearances in the theoretical field and for practical engineering applications.…”
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