Comparison of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data quality for Clostridioides difficile genome analysis and their application for epidemiological surveillance by Semeh Bejaoui, Sofie Holtsmark Nielsen, Astrid Rasmussen, John Eugenio Coia, Dorte Terp Andersen, Tobias Bruun Pedersen, Martin Vad Møller, Marc Trunjer Kusk Nielsen, Dorte Frees, Søren Persson

“…While Illumina short-read sequencing has been adopted as the gold standard to investigate C. difficile virulence and transmission routes, little is known about the potential of Nanopore long-read sequencing in this field. …”
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Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis by Yusupha Sanyang, Saikou Sanyang, Alice Norah Ladur, Mamady Cham, Nicola Desmond, Florence Mgawadere

“…These findings call for expanding out-of-facility services, adopting mHealth solutions, enhancing provider training, strengthening confidentiality, and reducing financial barriers to ensure equitable and effective access to services.…”
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Medicinal plants with anti-SARS-CoV activity repurposing for treatment of COVID-19 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis by EBENEZER OLUWAKEMI, BODEDE OLUSOLA, AWOLADE PAUL, JORDAAN MARYAM A., OGUNSAKIN ROPO E., SHAPI MICHAEL

“…The chemotypes identified herein can be adopted as a starting point for developing new drugs to contain the novel virus.…”
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Penyusunan Solusi Model Konseptual untuk Pembangunan Strategi Sistem Informasi pada Perusahaan Bisnis TI: Metode Systematic Mapping by Ariani Dwi Wulandari, Bima Ajie Bahari, Bq. Zuyyina Hilyatur Rozalia, Mudjahidin Mudjahidin

“…However, the flexibility of adopting the best practice offered is still too complicated for small and medium scale companies such as IT business companies. …”
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“Listening to understand,” exploring postpartum women’s perceptions of their social networks and social support in relation to their health behaviors and weight: A qualitative expl... by Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, Kristin G Cloyes, Ana Clark, Monica Angulo, Kayla de la Haye, Michelle Precourt Debbink, Cristina Creal, Bob Wong, Sara E Simonsen

“…Background: Postpartum is a critical period to interrupt weight gain across the lifespan, decrease weight-related risk in future pregnancies, promote healthy behaviors that are often adopted during pregnancy, and improve long-term health. …”
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Effect of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation and Task-Oriented Training on Electroencephalography-Based Motor Recovery Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Maryam Zolghadr, Shohreh Noorizadeh Dehkordi, Javad Sarrafzadeh, Saeed Talebian, Hassan Haddadzade Niri, Marzieh Yassin

“…Despite advancements in rehabilitation, many patients face persistent upper limb discrepancies. Adopting top-down and bottom-up interventions may enhance neuroplasticity and improve upper limb function. …”
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Trends and contributors of complete continuum of maternal healthcare service utilization in Ethiopia: a multivariate decomposition analyses by Ayal Debie, Molla M. Wassie, Claire T. Roberts, Murthy N. Mittinty, Annabelle Wilson, Jacqueline H. Stephens

“…Differences in the composition of characteristics and effect of coefficients had a substantial contribution to the change in complete CMHS utilization between 2011 and 2019. Adopting a multi-faceted approach that considers the unique challenges within the country, including women's education, wealth status, and quality of care, will improve CMHS utilization. …”
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Impact of a new case-based payment scheme on volume distribution across public hospitals in Zhejiang, China: does ‘Same disease, same price’ matter by Meiteng Yu, Jing Liu, Tao Zhang

“…This scheme was initially adopted in Jinhua in July 2017, and was later integrated with the “same disease, same price” policy in Hangzhou in January 2020. …”
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Assessing national exposure to and impact of glacial lake outburst floods considering uncertainty under data sparsity by H. Chen, Q. Liang, J. Zhao, S. B. Maharjan

“…A graphics processing unit (GPU)-based hydrodynamic model is then adopted to simulate the resulting flood hydrodynamics in different GLOF scenarios. …”
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Adult education and training for the development of problem-solving skills by I. A. Korshunov, S. V. Lubnikov, N. N. Shirkova

“…This article might be of interest for the specialists in sphere of adult education and lifelong learning, HR-specialists and small and medium-sized enterprise managers in order to improve the efficiency of the recruitment process and to adopt more efficient employer-provided training systems.…”
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Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s paratexts: ‘j’ai senti, j’ai aimé, j’ai parlé’ by Simon Davies

“…It reveals too an enduring desire to find a location to found a community which would act as a place of refuge for the ‘individus malheureux’ of multiple nationalities who would adopt there ‘des principes de tolérance universelle’. …”
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Effect of Electro-acupuncture at Changqiang Acupoint on the Expression of BDNF Protein in Hippocampus CA3 of Rats with Autism by Xuejun ZHANG, Qianru HUANG, Lin Hong, Ping FU, Lingxiu RUAN

“…The Changqiang group acupuncture Changqiang point 0.3 inch, using 0.5 inch homemade bipolar conjoined needle, electro-acupuncture 20 min,20 days a course of treatment; The non-acupoint group adopts the same method as the Changqiang group except the acupoints are different; The blank group and model group were kept under the same condition. …”
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The Role of School Management Committee and Pupils' Performance in Government Primary Schools in RuhiJa Town Council Rubanda District.

“…The study was conducted aimed to investigating the role of school management committee on pupils' performance in primary schools in Ruhija Town Council Rubanda District. It adopted cross-sectional survey design alongside qualitative and qualitative paradigms. …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…The study employed a cross-sectional research design and later adopted a mixed methods approach (qualitative and quantitative approaches) which was used in examining the characteristics of the population as an approach to identify correlations of the study. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of ovarian cancer uncovers association between tumor-related inflammation/immunity and patient outcome by Jingfang Wang, Wenrui Zhu, Xia Li, Yuanyuan Wu, Wenhui Ma, Yangzhou Wang, Weihong Zhao, Fang Wei, Wenhao Wang

“…With the rapid development of PD-1/PD-L1, CTLA-4, oncolytic viruses, cancer vaccines, adoptive cell therapy, etc., tumor immunotherapy has provided new opportunities for the treatment of ovarian cancer.MethodsThis study used comprehensive transcriptome analysis across multiple databases to gather gene transcripts and clinical features of normal ovarian samples and tissue samples from ovarian cancer. …”
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Antibodies against neuronal surface antigens in acute stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Matteo Paolucci, Andrea Zini, Luana Morelli, Luana Morelli, Rocco Liguori, Rocco Liguori, Maria Pia Giannoccaro, Maria Pia Giannoccaro

“…Considering only studies that adopted a cell-based assay, IgA-IgM NMDAR-Abs isotypes (but not the IgG) were found more frequently in patients with acute stroke (OR 2.69, 95% CI 2.00–3.62, I2 = 4%). …”
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NLRX1 limits inflammatory neurodegeneration in the anterior visual pathway by Alexander J. Gill, Matthew D. Smith, Danny Galleguillos, Thomas Garton, Jackson W. Mace, Sachin P. Gadani, Swati Kumar, Aayush Pokharel, Krista Solem, Saahith Potluri, Omar Hussein, Giuliana Sardi Rogines, Arihant Singh, Annatje Clark, Peter A. Calabresi, Marjan Gharagozloo

“…To minimize the effects of Nlrx1 −/− on peripheral lymphocyte priming during EAE, we performed adoptive transfer experiments, in which activated myelin-specific T cells were transferred into lymphocyte-deficient Rag −/− or Nlrx1 −/− Rag −/− mice. …”
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Attitudes toward healthy nutrition in Germany — results from an online-representative cross-sectional survey by Etienne Hanslian, Etienne Hanslian, Julia Katharina Schiele, Julia Katharina Schiele, Michael Jeitler, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Manfred Wischnewsky, Manfred Wischnewsky, Maximilian Andreas Storz, Benno Brinkhaus, Miriam Ortiz, Mike R. Sigl, Rasmus Hoffmann, Judith Lehmann, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Christian S. Keßler, Christian S. Keßler

“…Interestingly, one third of participants indicated a willingness to adopt a more plant-based diet if recommended by physicians or scientists.ConclusionThis online representative survey revealed significant associations between nutrition and sociodemographic aspects. …”
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Experience in setting up non-robotic minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting in a non-routine off-pump coronary artery bypass center by Yukiharu Sugimura, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Sebastian Johannes Bauer, Friederike Irmgard Schoettler, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Michael André Maliwa, Arash Mehdiani, Lachmandath Tewarie, Gereon Schaelte, Ajay Moza, Payam Akhyari

“…MACCE occurs more frequently in the early stages when adopting this surgical technique.…”
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Simulating fluid within elastic pipe(弹性管道约束下的流体仿真) by 杨少娟(YANG Shaojuan), 马龙(MA Long), 杨润泽(YANG Runze), 陈实(CHEN Shi), 周元峰(ZHOU Yuanfeng)

“…Research on simulating the interaction of fluids in elastic pipes is a significant topic in the field of physical simulation. In this paper, we adopt position based dynamics to achieve high controllability and real-time performance. …”
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