Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Systemic Sclerosis Lung Disease by Natalie K. Kozij, John T. Granton, Philip E. Silkoff, John Thenganatt, Shobha Chakravorty, Sindhu R. Johnson

“…Using the CMAD model, control subjects had lower median (IQR) alveolar NO than all PAH subjects (2.0 (1.5, 2.5) versus 3.14 ppb (2.3, 4.0), p=0.008). …”
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Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) by Yanlei Liu, Kai Chen, Lihu Wang, Xinqiang Yu, Chao Xu, Zhili Suo, Shiliang Zhou, Shuo Shi, Wenpan Dong

“…AFRAID accurately identified species for all samples tested after 500,000 clean reads, with far less computing time than common approaches. …”
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Tomato Quality during Short-Term Storage Assessed by Colour and Electronic Nose by Valeria Messina, Pía Guadalupe Domínguez, Ana Maria Sancho, Noemi Walsöe de Reca, Fernando Carrari, Gabriela Grigioni

“…Colour values 𝐿∗, 𝑎∗, and 𝑏∗ data showed that colour properties changed during storage for all the lines considered. Correlations between odour profiles and colour parameter were obtained showing that the electronic nose is a useful technique for monitoring short-term storage of tomato.…”
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Burden of scrub typhus among patients with acute febrile illness attending tertiary care hospital in Chitwan, Nepal by Sangita Thapa, Pradip Hamal, Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Lokendra Bahadur Sapkota, Jaya Prasad Singh

“…There is utmost need of reliable diagnostic facilities at all levels of healthcare system in Nepal. Infection with scrub typhus was found high and this calls for an urgent need to introduce vaccine against scrub typhus. …”
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Genome wide identification of MATE and ALMT gene family in lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) and expression profiling under Al stress condition by Ankita Tripathi, Dharmendra Singh, Jyotika Bhati, Deepti Singh, Jyoti Taunk, Jawaher Alkahtani, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Madan Pal Singh

“…Method and results In this study, 90 MATE and 14 ALMT genes were identified and clustered into four (MATE) and five (ALMT) subfamilies/clades with smaller subgroups. All the MATE and ALMT genes were unevenly dispersed across lentil chromosomes. …”
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Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review by Katie Chadd, Anna Caute, Anna Pettican, Pam Enderby

“…Application of inclusion and exclusion criteria was piloted on 5% of the papers by three researchers. All titles and abstracts were screened independently by 2 team members, as were full texts. …”
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MESO-CMOS Hybrid Circuits With Time-Multiplexing Technique for Energy and Area-Efficient Computing in Memory by Tzuping Huang, Linran Zhao, Yiming Han, Hai Li, Ian A. Young, Yaoyao Jia

“…This library is critical to realize automated design, as it allows the implementation of all the basic CMOS functions with MESO, thereby enabling MESO-CMOS hybrid design in large-scale complex circuits. …”
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Value-Added Zobo Drink with Date Juice by Prince C. Ojileh, Queency N. Okechukwu

“…The physicochemical analysis showed that Sample ZD50 with the 50:50 ratio had the highest pH (3.5) and sugar content (9.5°Bx) while the control sample had the lowest pH (2.5) and sugar content (0.9°Bx), with all samples showing significant (p ≥ 0.05) differences. …”
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A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the relationships between interleukin-7 levels and COVID-19 severity by Michal MATUSZEWSKI, Michal PRUC, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alla NAVOLOKINA, Katarzyna KIEZUN, Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriella NUCERA, Yuriy STEPANOVSKYY, Murat YILDIRIM, Anna HILFANOVA, Anastasia BONDARENKO

“…Results: Seven papers were chosen for meta-analysis findings synthesis. All six trials reported interleukin-7 levels among severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients. …”
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Acute Effects of a Single-Bout Session of High-Intensity Functional Training and Moderate-Intensity Functional Training on Cognitive Functions, Anxiety, and Stress in Healthy Adult... by Francisco José Trujillo-Gutiérrez, José López-Aguilar, Francisco Álvarez-Salvago, Honorato Morente-Oria, José Daniel Jiménez-García

“…Results: Both groups (HIFT and MIFT) showed significant improvements in executive function, attention, and memory, as well as significant reductions in anxiety and stress after the intervention (all <i>p</i> values ranged between <i>p</i> < 0.001 and <i>p</i> < 0.04). …”
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Estimating mortality attributable to alcohol or tobacco – a cohort study from Germany by Ulrich John, Hans-Jürgen Rumpf, Monika Hanke, Christian Meyer

“…The data analysis included estimates of alcohol- or tobacco-attributable mortality using all conditions given in the death certificate and alternatively the underlying cause of death only. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy between Bilateral Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block versus Incision Site Infiltration for Duration of Analgesia in Lumbar Spinal Surgery Using Levob... by Karthik G Sheshadri, Sudheer Ramegowda, Mahesh Chandra, Prajyot Bhurli, Ashwani Kristipati, Renjan R I

“…Results: Both groups were statistically comparable with respect to all demographic variables, ASA grading and duration of surgery. …”
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Recreational trail use alters mammal diel and space use during and after COVID-19 restrictions in a U.S. national park by Hailey M. Boone, Mark Romanski, Kenneth Kellner, Roland Kays, Lynette Potvin, Gary Roloff, Jerrold L. Belant

“…While visitation in both years was greatest in June–August, there were 338 % more human visitors in 2021 than when COVID-19 pandemic visitor restrictions were active in 2020. Space use for all species decreased within and between years as human visitation increased. …”
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Barriers and enablers in the micronutrient powder supply chain: lessons from a process evaluation of a home fortification programme in Bangladesh by Md. Fakhar Uddin, Md. Aminul Islam, Mahfuzur Rahman, Tahmeed Ahmed, Haribondhu Sarma

“…Enablers to each of the barriers mentioned include ensuring buffer stock at all levels, raising separate transport requisition for MNP supply, and recruiting dedicated supply chain officers.ConclusionConcurrent course-corrections based on process evaluation findings improved MNP supply chain performance, resulting in higher MNP sales and coverage. …”
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Advanced Modeling of Circular Waveguide-Based Devices With Smooth Profiles Using Transformation Optics and Hierarchical Model Reduction by Giacomo Giannetti, Stefano Selleri, Gian Guido Gentili, Gines Garcia-Contreras, Juan Corcoles, Jorge A. Ruiz-Cruz

“…The 3D integrals arising from the discretization of the vector electric field equation are separable, thus allowing for solving radial and longitudinal integrals once and for all, while the angular integrals are the only ones to be computed for each specific device geometry. …”
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Stages of Gynaecological Cancers at the Time of First Presentation at a Large Cancer Hospital in Pakistan: An Observational Study by Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Shamsunnissa Khaskheli, Ramsha Zafar Durrani, Naseema Jhatial, Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah

“…The patients had a median age of 52 years (mean 51.3, SD 15.7), and all had no education. Ovarian cancer was the most common gynaecologic cancer (57.9%, n = 165), followed by cervical cancer (25.9%, n = 74), uterine (endometrial) cancer (10.9%, n = 31), vaginal cancer (3.9%, n = 10), and choriocarcinoma (1.4%, n = 4). …”
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Treatment of early stage Supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: meta-analysis comparing primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy by Krupal B. Patel, Anthony C. Nichols, Kevin Fung, John Yoo, S. Danielle MacNeil

“…Two reviewers independently screened all titles, abstracts and articles for relevance using predefined criteria. …”
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Tuberculosis Mimicking-Musculoskeletal Tumor of The Hand: An Uncommon Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Andy Lesmana, Hapsari Retno Dewanti, Lenty BR Perangin Angin, Muhamad Irvan Muzakky, Stefi Geovani Valentin Hayon, Mentari Maratus Sholihah, Muhammad Ifham Hanif

“…Background: Musculoskeletal extrapulmonary tuberculosis is accounting for only 10-15% of all cases. Current attention has been focused on hand tuberculosis due to its increasing prevalence. …”
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Comparing low-cost activated carbon made from coffee waste and bagasse to remove heavy metals and methylene blue dye by Nahla. M. Salatein, Mahmoud Shaaban, Irene. S. Fahim

“…Kinetic studies were assessed using pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models to clarify the potential copper adsorption mechanism, which indicated a more rapid adsorption rate on the adsorbent, with the pseudo-second-order model exhibiting an acceptable fit for all samples. SCBAC and ECWAC had irregular, cavity-filled surfaces with BET surface areas of 403.1 and 359.1 m2/g, respectively. …”
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Epidemiology and Management of Open Fractures in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: An Observational Study by Sagar Maharjan, Arun Kumar Chaudhary, Rohit Shrestha, Pramit Ram Shrestha, Prabesh Gautam, Ashkal Basi, Manasil Malla, Shreedhar Prasad Acharya, Sushant Kumar Khadka

“…Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center, Medical records of all patients with open fractures who underwent immediate orthopedic interventions between January 2021 and December 2023 were evaluated retrospectively after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 29/24). …”
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