The Effect of Polyurethane Film Versus Apis Dorsata Honey Spray for Wound Dressing Following Long Bone Fractures Osteosynthesis by Surianty Shafei, Mohd Ariff Sharifudin, Shaifuzain Ab Rahman, Abdul Nawfar Sadagatullah

“…In the control group, wounds were treated with non-adhesive film only. All wounds were evaluated on day 14 (D14) and day 42 (D42) for local complications and the effects on skin commensals. …”
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Contribution of a bonded scholarship scheme to staffing rural health facilities by R G MacGregor, A J Ross

“…Ten percent (42/405) of graduates did not work at a rural PHCF at all. A total of 110/124 (89%) of doctors supported by UYDF had worked at a rural PHCF, with 32% (40/124) working at a rural PHCF for ≥3 years. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Resistant to Carbapenems, Fluoroquinolones, and Aminoglycosides Isolated from One of the Largest Hospitals in Vietnam in 2014–2019 by Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, Do Van Thanh, Truong Thai Phuong, Nguyen Quang Huy, Pham Thi Phuong Thuy, Teruo Kirikae, Pham Hong Nhung, Norio Ohmagari

“…In this study, we collected MDR Escherichia coli, defined as E. coli resistance against all fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, and carbapenems. …”
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Genetic gain of grain yield and quality in bread wheat cultivars representing 40 years of breeding in Morocco by S. Bennani, M. Taghouti, F. Gaboun

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The Impacts and Economic Analysis of Jack Mackerel Meal Inclusion in Low Fish Meal Diets on the Growth and Feed Availability of Juvenile Rockfish (<i>Sebastes schlegeli</i>) by Yu Jin Sim, June Kim, Sung Hwoan Cho

“…In the Con diet, 25% and 50% of FM were substituted with CBM, MM, and TBM, with the inclusion of 22% JMM exhibiting strong attractiveness for rockfish, named CBM25J, CBM50J, MM25J, MM50J, TBM25J, and TBM50J diets, respectively. All experimental diets were assigned to triplicate groups of fish. …”
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Experience of being a frequent user of primary care and emergency department services: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Catherine Hudon, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Magaly Brodeur, Eva Margo-Dermer

“…A thematic synthesis was performed to develop descriptive themes and analytical constructs.Study selection Twelve studies were included. All included studies met the following inclusion criteria: qualitative design; published in English; discussed frequent users’ experiences from their own perspectives and users’ experiences occurred in primary care and/or emergency departments.Results The predominant aspects of frequent users’ experiences were: (1) the experience of being ill and (2) the healthcare experience. …”
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Pulmonary Morbidity in Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disease: A Single-Center Experience by Georg Evers, Arik Bernard Schulze, Michael Thrull, Jan-Philipp Hering, Christoph Schülke, Rainer Wiewrodt, Helmut Wittkowski, Lars Henning Schmidt, Michael Mohr

“…Hence, AAT analysis should be offered to all patients with confirmed PID diagnoses. To strengthen this finding, we suggest the investigation of larger databases.…”
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Knowledge, Attitude, Awareness, and Practice Regarding Demodex Mites Among the Thai Population by Paichitrojjana A, Paichitrojjana A

“…This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude, awareness, and practice regarding Demodex mites in the Thai population and analyze the influencing factors associated with these aspects.Methods: This study is a cross-sectional, analytical, observational study. All participants completed a questionnaire that covered sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, awareness, practice regarding Demodex mites, and sources of health information. …”
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Heterogeneous foraging swarms can be better by Gal A. Kaminka, Yinon Douchan

“…Treating every collision as a stage in the repeating game, the overhead is bounded by the total EI of all robots. We then use a marginal-contribution (difference-reward) formulation to derive individual rewards from the total EI. …”
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Application of rice shell activated carbon for reduction of chemical oxygen demand limit and adsorption of iron from abattoir wastewater by Robinson Davi Udo, Samuel Ayegu Tsebam, Kolade Olawale Samson, Precious Nya Umo, Adeniyi Solomon Lawal, Juliet Gordon, Oluwaseun Fetuata, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…The contact period of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 min, the dosage of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 0.6g, and the temperature of 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100oC were evaluated for the Fe bio-adsorption as well as COD limits reduction in wastewater obtained from abattoir at constant agitation of 200rmp and potential hydrogen level of 5 for all the runs. RS-AC can be used to maintain the amount of iron and COD in aqueous solutions and water treatment, according to the results. …”
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts and their role in tumor progression by M. S. Ermakov, A. A. Nushtaeva, V. A. Richter, O. A. Koval

“…Since CAFs are found in all types of carcinomas, these cells are potential targets for the development of new approaches for anticancer therapy. …”
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Effects of Film-Bottomed Treatment on Absorbability and Translocation of Nitrogen in Spring Wheat in Arid Area by Zizhen Li, Xiaolei Zhou, Qing Tian, Low Pak Sum, Yuee Yan, Xujiao Zhou

“…We conducted a field experiment on sandy soil to investigate the effects of different DFBT depths (60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 cm) and on total N absorption amount (TNAA), total N translocation amount (TNTA) in all nutritive organs, grain nitrogen content (GN), and grain yield (GY). …”
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Histopathologic Evaluation of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hypothyroidism-Induced Rats by Şule Demir, Mustafa Ünübol, Serap Ünübol Aypak, Emrah İpek, Serdar Aktaş, Gamze Sevri Ekren, Murat Yılmaz, Recai Tunca, Engin Güney

“…In our study, we detected mild hepatosteatosis in all hypothyroidism-induced rats. There was statistically significant difference with respect to obesity between the two groups (p<0.001). …”
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Music Theory: Speculation, Reasoning, Experience. A Perspective from Systematic Musicology by Albrecht Schneider

“…Though these orientations all seem legitimate and of relevance to music theory, one should neither neglect the philosophical and scientific background of the discipline nor the need to carry out empirical and experimental investigations that have been part of music theory since antiquity. …”
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Improving vaccination uptake in pediatric Cochlear implant recipients by Lisa Jin, Paula Téllez, Ruth Chia, Daphne Lu, Neil K. Chadha, Julie Pauwels, Simon Dobson, Hazim Al Eid, Frederick K. Kozak

“…Pneumovax-23, a vaccine for high-risk patients (such as cochlear implant candidates) was missed in all cases. Conclusion Pre-operative vaccination for cochlear implant recipients improved dramatically with the addition of a vaccine specialist. …”
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Podocyte-related biomarkers' role in evaluating renal toxic effects of silver nanoparticles with the possible ameliorative role of resveratrol in adult male albino rats by Eman El-Sayed Khayal, Mona G. Elhadidy, Sulaiman Mohammed Alnasser, Manal Mohammad Morsy, Azza I. Farag, Samah A. El-Nagdy

“…A significant increase in the optical density of transforming growth factor-beta 1 and claudin-1 immunostaining was detected in the Ag NPs group when compared to other groups. All these changes were alleviated by the usage of resveratrol through its anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and activation of SIRT1 recommending its use as a renoprotective agent.…”
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Rapid Improvement in Neck Disability, Mobility, and Sleep Quality with Chronic Neck Pain Treated by Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling: A Randomized Control Study by Ching-Hsuan Huang, Lung-Hung Tsai, Mao-Feng Sun, Zhonghua Fu, Jian Sun, Li-Wei Chou

“…The VAS was immediately reduced in the FSN and TENS groups and sustained for 15 days of follow-up (all P<0.001). The immediate effects were also observed as the pressure pain threshold increased in the FSN group on day 2 (P=0.006) and day 4 (P=0.023) after treatment, and tissue hardness decreased by FSN on day 1 and day 2 after treatment (both P<0.001). …”
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Impact of a Novel Insulin Management Service on Non-insulin Pharmaceutical Expenses by John E. Schneider, Anjani Parikh, Ivana Stojanovic

“…Direct savings from medication elimination was estimated to be $145 per patient per month (PPPM) or $1736 per patient per year (PPPY) for all patients and $514 PPPM/$6172 PPPY for the target group. …”
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Effect of Ethiopian kaolin treatment on the performance of adsorptive removal of methylene blue dye by Wondimhun Tedila Sibhat, Hailu Sheferaw Ayele, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Kedir Seid Mohammed, Belete Asefa Aragaw, Bamlaku Abebaw, Dessie Tibebe Ayele

“…From the thermodynamic data it was observed that the process was most efficient at lower temperatures, indicating that adsorption is more feasible and exothermic at these conditions. All kaolin adsorbents demonstrated over 90 % removal efficiency, with more than 90 % retention after five reuse cycles, showcasing their stability and reusability. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Amino Acid/Auxin Permease (AAAP) Genes in Grapes (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L.) Under Abiotic Stress and During Development by Xufeng Guo, Na He, Biying Huang, Chongyao Chen, Yanxia Zhang, Xiaoyu Yang, Jie Li, Zhigang Dong

“…Consequently, we conducted a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of all <i>AAAP</i> genes in grapes, encompassing genome sequence analysis, conserved protein domain identification, chromosomal localization, phylogenetic relationship analysis, and gene expression profiling. …”
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