Development of a Conceptual Model to Understand Disease Burden in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Organ Damage by Lynne Broderick, Wen-Hung Chen, Roger A. Levy, April Mitchell Foster, Cindy Umanzor Figueroa, Kerry Gairy, Deven Chauhan

“…**Conclusions:** The conceptual model will inform improvements in disease management, which may result in better patient outcomes and aid development of clinical outcome assessments of disease burden.…”
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Silicone Foley's catheter: A useful splint in ear surgeries by Siddharth K. Karanth, Nitin J. Mokal

“…Results: The catheter was found to sit snugly in the newly created sulcus, thereby maintaining the sulcus and ear projection. It aided in maintaining the meatal opening of a satisfactory diameter in the case of external auditory canal recanalization. …”
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Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Reared under Laboratory Conditions by Dinah Marri, Samuel Adjei Mensah, Daniel Ashie Kotey, John Abraham, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Michael Osae

“…Apart from being an important reference point for future research on the FAW, the data provided would aid FAW management decision-making.…”
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Indoor Black Carbon Concentrations and their Sources in Residential Environments: Validation of an Input-adaptive Proxy Model by Jiangyue Zhao, Pak Lun Fung, Martha Arbayani Zaidan, Birgit Wehner, Kay Weinhold, Alfred Wiedensohler, Tareq Hussein

“…For different scenarios, the model achieved a satisfactory to good coefficient of determination (0.49 < R 2 < 0.77). With the aid of this model, a more accurate prediction of indoor eBC mass concentration and the resulting exposure and health risk assessment can be achieved for households under similar climatic conditions and activity habits of the occupants, e.g., in Central Europe.…”
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Exploration of techno-functional properties and metabolomic profile of Scleroderma texense (Phutuki Mushroom): a comparative study with Agaricus bisporus (white button mushroom) by Arun Kumar Gupta, Avinash Kumar Jha, Bindu Naik, Vijay Kumar, Sarvesh Rustagi, Milad Tavassoli

“…This study aims to comprehensively analyze Agaricus bisporus (AB) and Scleroderma texense (ST) to understand their distinct characteristics, aiding food processors in making informed ingredient decisions. …”
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Influence of Supplemental Dietary Cholesterol on Growth Performance, Indices of Stress, Fillet Pigmentation, and Upper Thermal Tolerance of Female Triploid Atlantic Salmon (Salmo s... by Eric H. Ignatz, Rebeccah M. Sandrelli, Sean M. Tibbetts, Stefanie M. Colombo, Fábio S. Zanuzzo, Ashley M. Loveless, Christopher C. Parrish, Matthew L. Rise, A. Kurt Gamperl

“…We hypothesized that supplemental cholesterol could aid in maintaining cell rigidity, reducing stress and the need to mobilize astaxanthin muscle stores, and improving salmon growth and survival at high rearing temperatures. …”
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Addressing Label Noise in Colorectal Cancer Classification Using Cross-Entropy Loss and pLOF Methods With Stacking-Ensemble Technique by Ishrat Zahan Tani, Kah Ong Michael Goh, Md Nazmul Islam, Md Tarek Aziz, S. M. Hasan Mahmud, Dip Nandi

“…In this paper, we address label noise in training data and propose a stacking-ensemble model for classifying colorectal cancer along with a trustworthy computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system. Initially, a variety of filtering methods are extensively analyzed to determine the most suitable image representation, with subsequent data augmentation techniques. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for chronic post-surgical pain risk: a single-center prospective study of video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery by Xiong-Fei Zhang, Chang-Guo Peng, Hua-Jing Guo, Zhi-Ming Zhang

“…Conclusion An effective risk prediction model for CPSP was successfully developed and validated in this study. This model can aid physicians in conducting more accurate assessments of CPSP risk in patients prior to surgery and in offering personalized strategies for managing CPSP. …”
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Symbolic versus Practical Reconciliation between Mainstream and Indigenous Australian Economies by Victor Oost

“…D’autres chefs, tel Noël Pearson, accueillent favorablement cette rupture d’avec l’aide sociale et la dépendance qu’elle crée, puisqu’on met l’accent sur la responsabilité collective des Aborigènes.Jusqu’à ce que le parti de John Howard soit élu en 1996, la réconciliation fut souvent considérée comme un rapprochement spirituel et culturel, les Aborigènes devant pardonner aux blancs les torts commis, alors que les blancs devaient admettre leur responsabilité dans l’oppression et l’éviction des noirs de leurs terres, par le passé. …”
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Another way? An investigation into an institution’s use of the Wayson stain in re-evaluating “no organisms seen” on Gram stain smears from positive blood cultures by Christopher C. Attaway, Jessica Smith, Daniel D. Rhoads

“…Of blood cultures that were positive by BACTEC with NOS Gram and Wayson stains (475), 414 were finalized as no growth and 61 had an isolate (false negatives) of which 49% (30) were yeasts. The Wayson stain aided in detecting gram-negative genera such as Capnocytophaga, Campylobacter, and Fusobacterium species and other rarely identified species.IMPORTANCEThe Wayson stain, a rapid one-step stain that provides contrast between microorganisms and the background, was historically used for the presumptive diagnosis of Yersinia pestis from bubo specimen. …”
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Potentials of Presepsin as a Novel Sepsis Biomarker in Critically Ill Adults: Correlation Analysis with the Current Diagnostic Markers by Mai S. Sater, Nourah Almansour, Zainab Hasan Abdulla Malalla, Salim Fredericks, Muhalab E. Ali, Hayder A. Giha

“…Several biomarkers are employed to aid in the diagnosis, prognostication, severity grading, and sub-type discrimination of severe septic infections (SSIs), including current diagnostic parameters, hemostatic measures, and specific organ dysfunction markers. …”
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Determination of Medical Students’ Perception on Disaster Awareness by Bilge DELİBALTA, Abdul Samet ŞAHİN, Enes BULUT, Berkay YILDIZ, Abdülkadir GÜNDÜZ

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Advances in tissue engineering of peripheral nerve and tissue innervation – a systematic review by Jayson Sueters, Rowan van Heiningen, Ralph de Vries, Zeliha Guler, Judith Huirne, Theo Smit

“…In this study, a systematic review was performed on tissue-engineered advancements for peripheral nerves and tissues, to aid future developments in bridging the gap toward the clinic by identifying high-potential solutions and unexplored areas. …”
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Digital Health Intervention (SANGYAN Podcast) to Enhance Knowledge Related to COVID-19 and Other Health Conditions: Protocol for an Implementation and Evaluation Study by Ashish Joshi, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan, Apurva Kumar Pandya, Ashoo Grover, Sofia Rani Saggu, Saravanavel Kalpana Revathi, Shruti Sharma

“…ConclusionsThe finding from this research project will aid in the development and implementation of data-driven, evidence-based, and human-centered behavior change interventions using podcasts to address public health challenges among populations living in diverse settings. …”
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Potential biomarkers in Behçet’s disease: monocyte, neutrophil, platelet, and C-reactive protein to albumin ratios by Mestan Sahin, Cansu Celin Karakose, Meltem Alkan Melikoglu

“…This finding suggests that these parameters possess discriminative ability and could potentially serve as biomarkers to aid in the clinical evaluation of BD.…”
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Comparison of biomechanical characteristics of the Schneiderian membrane with different transcrestal sinus floor elevation techniques using three-dimensional finite element analysi... by Xi Lin, Siqi Xu, Lijuan Chen, Guoying Que

“…Three models were simulated via computer-aided design software, with the sinus membrane elevated to 1, 3 and 5 mm, after which the required loading force was recorded. …”
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Impact of Chorea on Self-care Activity, Employment, and Health-care Resource Use in Patients with Huntington’s Disease by Daniel O. Claassen, Jonathan DeCourcy, Jennifer Mellor, Charlotte Johnston, Ravi G. Iyer

“…HD patients with chorea required aid to help them get around significantly more frequently than those without chorea (55% vs 34%; _P_<0.001). …”
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Massive Pulmonary Embolism Complicating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: A Case Report by Shruti Hegde, Gemini Yesodharan, John Tedrow, Alena Goldman

“…Furthermore, timely diagnosis can be made to aid in appropriate management with the help of bedside TTE and ECG in cases where CTPA is not feasible secondary to the patient’s hemodynamic instability.…”
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Provide a reliable location-allocation model in the humanitarian supply chain network using combined transport and the application of feasibility-robust planning by Alireza Hamidieh, Maryam Besharat Meymandi

“…Therefore, balancing the complexity of the issue and the uncertainty with the constraints on aid scheduling and resource management is critical. …”
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Understanding Local Perspectives on Climate Change and Its Impacts on Small-Scale Fishing Communities in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines by Jesusito Vicente, Niño Jess Mar Mecha, Jean Beth Jontila

“…The data were obtained using a face-to-face survey with the aid of a structured questionnaire. They were interpreted and analyzed using the  Likert point scale, descriptive statistics, and chi-square. …”
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