Comparative Effects of Crocin and Losartan on RAGE, TGF‐β, TNF‐α Gene Expression and Histopathological Changes of the Liver Tissue in Rats With Diabetes by Shahnaz Rajabi, Yaser Mohammadi, Hamid Kabiri‐rad, Mahdiyeh Rajabi‐moghaddam, Azam Rezaei Farimani

“…The serum levels of ALT and AST decreased in all treated groups, but this decrease was significant in the crocin + Los group (p < 0.05). …”
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Control of a Clonal Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Hospital of the Basque Country after the Introduction of Environmental Cleaning Led by the Systemat... by Jesús Delgado Naranjo, José Ignacio Villate Navarro, Mercedes Sota Busselo, Alberto Martínez Ruíz, José María Hernández Hernández, María Pilar Torres Garmendia, María Isabel Urcelay López

“…After systematic sampling from environmental objects and molecular typing of all new MDR A. baumannii strains from patients and environmental isolates, we analyzed the correlation (Pearson’s r) between new infected cases and positive environmental samples. …”
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Unveiling gratitude in Javanese Muslim hajatan traditions: Cultural wisdom and social cohesion in the midst of modernization by Rizky Andana Pohan, M. Ramli, Adi Atmoko, Sa'dun Akbar, Fattah Hanurawan

“…Gratitude to God, nature, and fellow human beings is expressed through various practices such as communal prayers, shared meals, and gotong royong (mutual cooperation), all of which contribute to the psychological and social well-being of the community. …”
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Effect of Ultrasound, Steaming, and Dipping on Bioactive Compound Contents and Antioxidant Capacity of Basil and Parsley by Magdalena Dadan, Urszula Tylewicz, Silvia Tappi, Katarzyna Rybak, Dorota Witrowa-Rajchert, Marco Dalla Rosa

“…In comparison to fresh leaves, enhanced extractability of chlorophyll a after all treatments and TPC after dipping for 20 min, was observed in basil. …”
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Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control Mother-to-Child T... by Anteneh Amsalu, Getachew Ferede, Setegn Eshetie, Agete Tadewos, Demissie Assegu

“…High prevalence of HBsAg and HBeAg as well as low awareness and practices of HBV prevention methods suggests that perinatal transmission of HBV might be the prevailing mode of HBV transmission in the study area. Thus, screening of all pregnant women, particularly those who had history of multiple sexual partners and HIV coinfection, and provision of health education about HBV prevention methods are inevitable.…”
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Cost-Effective Treatment of Hemihydrate Phosphogypsum and Phosphorous Slag as Cemented Paste Backfill Material for Underground Mine by Xilong Xue, Yuxian Ke, Qian Kang, Qinli Zhang, Chongchun Xiao, Fengjian He, Qing Yu

“…The environmental pollution caused by the discharge of phosphogypsum (PG) and phosphorous slag (PS) is a common issue for all countries. In order to fully utilize hemihydrate PG (HPG) and PS and treat goafs in mines, the HPG and PS were used as cementitious materials for cemented paste backfill (CPB). …”
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Detecting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease Using Multiple Wearable Sensors Sets During Various Walking Tasks Relative to Medication Conditions (DetectFoG): Protocol for a Pros... by Sébastien Cordillet, Sophie Drapier, Frédérique Leh, Audeline Dumont, Florian Bidet, Isabelle Bonan, Karim Jamal

“…ResultsThe study is currently in the data collection phase, having commenced recruitment in February 2024. Once all data have been gathered, the data analysis will commence. …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy Duration after Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Stroke Prevention: Impact on Long-Term Outcome by Joelle Kefer, Karlien Carbonez, Sophie Pierard, François-Pierre Mouthuy, Andre Peeters, Cedric Hermans, Catherine Lambert, Christophe DeMeester, Thierry Sluysmans, Agnes Pasquet

“…The PFO closure device was successfully implanted in all cases, with 3% of minor complications. After propensity score matching, there were no differences between Groups short and long in the rate of stroke (0.3 vs. 0.4% patient-year, p=1.00), bleeding (2 vs. 2% patient-year, p=0.17), and device thrombosis (0.3 vs. 0.1% patient-year; p=0.60). …”
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Damping characteristic analysis of grid-forming PMSG-based WT under different power oscillation damping controls by Xiaotian Yuan, Zhengchun Du, Yujun Li, Tong Qu, Han Jiang

“…Simulation studies are performed under various system contingencies in two distinct sceneries to compare the performance of different damping controllers.© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.…”
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A Mechanism Exploration of Metabolic Syndrome Causing Nodular Thyroid Disease by Zexin Li, Lili Zhang, Yingshi Huang, Peixuan Yang, Wencan Xu

“…Step logistic regression suggested glucose intolerance (GI), among all the components of MS, was an independent impact factor of TNs and was considered to contribute most to the formation of TNs. …”
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Optimal distribution modeling and multifractal analysis of wind speed in the complex terrain of Sichuan Province, China by Cun Zhan, Renjuan Wei, Lu Zhao, Shijun Chen, Chunying Shen

“…Persistence was evident in all wind speed series as the Hurst index exceeds 0.5, with the strongest persistence in mountainous areas and the weakest in plains. …”
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Growth, Feed Utilization, Lipid Metabolism, and Metamorphosis of Bullfrog (Aquarana catesbeianus) Tadpoles Fed Diets With Different Lipid Levels by Juan Gao, Ling Wang, Jian Zhang, Kangle Lu, Kai Song, Xueshan Li, Chunxiao Zhang

“…As the dietary lipid level increased from 4.46% to 10.90%, the protein efficiency ratio (PER), protein deposition rate (PDR), lipid deposition rate (LDR), crude lipid content and gross energy of the whole body, apparent digestibility of the crude lipid, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) activities in the liver, and the intestinal trypsin (TPS) activity all increased and then decreased. According to the second-order polynomial regression analysis of the WG and metamorphosis rate at stage 41 to the dietary lipid level, the ideal dietary lipid content for tadpoles was 11.08% and 10.72%, respectively. …”
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Resonance frequency analysis – indicator of post-implantation morphology of mandibular bone tissue by A. P. Oshurko, I. Yu. Oliinyk, N. B. Kuzniak, L. M. Herasym

“…This result made it necessary to revise the rehabilitation plan, adjust the medical prescription sheet and decide to postpone the placement of the all-milled restorative structure on the implants. …”
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An Efficient CNN Model for COVID-19 Disease Detection Based on X-Ray Image Classification by Aijaz Ahmad Reshi, Furqan Rustam, Arif Mehmood, Abdulaziz Alhossan, Ziyad Alrabiah, Ajaz Ahmad, Hessa Alsuwailem, Gyu Sang Choi

“…The proposed model has outperformed all the models generally and specifically when the model testing was done using an independent testing set.…”
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The impact of sleep interventions combined with enhanced nutritional support on sleep quality, nutritional status, pain management, psychological well-being, and quality of life in... by Gang Wang, Shengjie Pan

“…Results The intervention group demonstrated significantly greater improvements across all assessed domains compared to the control group ( P < 0.005 after Bonferroni correction). …”
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Trend of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ethiopian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2018) by Getaneh Alemu, Feleke Mekonnen, Mezgebu Nega, Chalachew Muluneh

“…Metaregression analysis revealed that all soil-transmitted helminths did not show a significantly decreasing trend over time (p>0.05). …”
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Injury mortality in South Africa: a 2009 and 2017 comparison to track progress to meeting sustainable development goal targets by Megan Prinsloo, Shibe Mhlongo, Rifqah A. Roomaney, Lea Marineau, Thakadu A. Mamashela, Bianca Dekel, Debbie Bradshaw, Lorna J. Martin, Carl Lombard, Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Richard Matzopoulos

“…Age-standardised rates, 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were calculated for manner of death rate comparisons and for age groups. Results The all-injury age-standardised mortality rate decreased significantly between 2009 and 2017. …”
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Multidrug Resistant Enteric Bacteria from Cancer Patients Admitted in Douala Laquintinie Hospital, Littoral Region of Cameroon by Michael F. Kengne, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Ballue S. T. Dadjo, Victor Kuete, Armelle T. Mbaveng

“…Stool samples from 307 cancer patients with enteric disorders and 200 noncancer patients with enteric disorders were examined to diagnose the presence of bacteria using various techniques. Among all participants in this study, 62.13% were female and 37.87% were male. …”
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ARISTOTELIO STYGIUS ŠIUOLAIKINIAME MOKSLE by Peeter Müürsepp

“…Only in the last decades of XX-th century the idea of the two different Aristotles began to gain recognition. First of all we should thank Daniel W. Graham for this development. …”
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Transcatheter edge to edge compared with surgery in older patients with degenerative mitral valve regurgitation by Gaspard Suc, Rebecca Hadjedj, Jules Mesnier, Skerdi Haviari, Marylou Para, Gregory Ducrocq, Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, My Lien Nguyen, Sophie Provenchere, Marina Urena, Bernard Iung

“…Primary outcome was a composite of all-cause death, hospitalization for heart failure or mitral valve intervention within one year. …”
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