Different Current Intensities of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Do Not Differentially Modulate Motor Cortex Plasticity by Dawson J. Kidgell, Robin M. Daly, Kayleigh Young, Jarrod Lum, Gregory Tooley, Shapour Jaberzadeh, Maryam Zoghi, Alan J. Pearce

“…Cortical excitability increased, whilst SICI was reduced at all time points following anodal tDCS. Interestingly, there were no differences between the three intensities of anodal tDCS on modulating cortical excitability or SICI. …”
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Effect of Nigella sativa extract on nasal mucosal inflammation in rats exposed to cigarette smoke by Fathika Alamanda, Anna Mailasari Kusuma Dewi, Dwi Marliyawati, Yanuar Iman Santosa

“…Twenty-five Wistar rats were randomly assigned to one of the five groups: negative control (K-), positive control (K+), and three treatment groups of P1, P2, and P3 receiving NS at the dose of 0.5, 1, and 1.5 g/kg bw/day, respectively. All treatment groups and the positive control group were exposed to smoke from 4 cigarettes/day for 28 days. …”
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Comparative evaluation of salivary and serum CA 15-3 levels in tobacco users with and without potentially malignant oral disorders (PMOD) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by Gopikrishna Padmanabhan, Ramesh kumar, Rajkumar krishnan, Madhu Narayan, R. Ashwini, Shruthi Venkatkumar

“…This difference in CA 15-3 level was statistically highly significant among all the groups(p < 0.001). Conclusion: It is concluded that the serum CA 15-3 and salivary CA 15-3 can be a good adjunct in diagnosing OSCC. …”
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Sustainable synthesis and advanced optimization of Prosopis juliflora biomass catalyst for efficient biodiesel production and environmental impact assessment by Thota S S Bhaskara Rao, Manikandaraja Gnanaprakasam, Rajayokkiam Manimaran, Dhinesh Balasubramanian, Utku Kale, Artūras Kilikevičius

“…Therefore, this research utilized neat WTSB and WTSB/diesel blends (WTSB25, WTSB50, and WTSB75) in a direct injection (DI) diesel engine at variable load settings. Among all WTSB blends, the WTSB25 blend showed closer variations of 1.65% lower BTE and 9.29% higher BSEC when compared to conventional diesel fuel readings. …”
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Tracing the Winds: A Uniform Interpretation of Helium Escape in Exoplanets from Archival Spectroscopic Observations by Patrick McCreery, Leonardo A. Dos Santos, Néstor Espinoza, Romain Allart, James Kirk

“…In this study, we employ the open-source atmospheric escape model p-winds to systematically analyze all publicly available helium triplet spectroscopic detections related to exoplanetary atmospheric escape. …”
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Long-Term (10-Year) Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Toxicity after Treatment with External Beam Radiotherapy, Radical Prostatectomy, or Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer by Grant K. Hunter, Chandana A. Reddy, Eric A. Klein, Patrick Kupelian, Kenneth Angermeier, James Ulchaker, Nabil Chehade, Andrew Altman, Jay P. Ciezki

“…Late effects occur with all treatment modalities. The presence of DM at the time of treatment was significantly associated with worse late GI and GU toxicity. …”
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Customer Loyalty Based on Service Quality, Banking Image, and Fairness Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction by Abdul Fatah Rusydi, Muhtadi Ridwan, Vivin Maharani Ekowati, Achmad Sani Supriyanto, Fuadah Binti Johari

“…Background: Technological advances have impacted intense business competition in the banking world, requiring all banks to compete in updating systems to maintain customer loyalty, which is essential to a business' success. …”
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infections following intravesical BCG immunotherapy: a systematic review protocol by Roberta Monardo, Sana Arif, Aparna Rege, Erin Simon, Leila Ledbetter, Arthur W. Baker, Jason Stout, Manuela Carugati

“…The quality of evidence for all outcomes will be judged using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation working group methodology. …”
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Influence of recycled electronic waste fiber on the mechanical and durability characteristics of eco-friendly self-consolidating mortar incorporating recycled glass aggregate by Panumas Saingam, Burachat Chatveera, Jutatip Roopchalaem, Qudeer Hussain, Ali Ejaz, Wasim Khaliq, Natt Makul, Preeda Chaimahawan, Gritsada Sua-iam

“…Meanwhile, the mixtures incorporating 5 % fibers demonstrated the highest compressive strength at all maturation periods and replacement levels, even more markedly than the control mixture. …”
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PENANAMAN NILAI-NILAI MODERASI BERAGAMA PADA KARAKTER PESERTA DIDIK DI SDN 4 SILIRAGUNG BANYUWANGI by Ali Makrus, Hepni Hepni, Mustajab Mustajab, Lailatul Usriyah

“…This qualitative research employed interview and documentation as data collection methods, with the subjects being all elements present at SDN 4 Siliragung. The results of this study are as follows: First, an emphasis on nationalistic values through flag-raising ceremonies and singing national anthems is a crucial element in shaping students' characters. …”
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Changes in Running Kinematics and Kinetics Following a 10 km Run by Mark Reinking, Emily Hill, Kathryn Marr, Kasey Melness, Dominique Ortiz, Elsa Racasan, Nicholas Wedl, Joshua White, Brian Baum

“…Paired t-tests with Bonferroni corrections were used to find if significant differences existed between pre- and post-run data for all kinematic and kinetic variables. # Results No significant or clinically relevant differences existed between the pre- and post-run measurements for the kinematic or kinetic variables. …”
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Deployment of next-generation sequencing approach for variant detection in myocardial infarction: A concise investigation by Desaraju Suresh Bhargav, Nadeem Siddiqui, Bhadra Murthy V, Vijaya Tartte, Vanaja V

“…Material and Methods: This was a case control study in which patients attending the Cardiology Department of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) recruited and initially evaluated with all biochemical parameters. After taking written informed consent, DNA samples were collected and subjected to NGS sequencing studies; a 17-gene customized MI panel was designed for targeted sequencing. …”
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In Vitro Effects of Some Botanicals with Anti-Inflammatory and Antitoxic Activity by Gianandrea Guidetti, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Angela Giovazzino, Valentina Rubino, Anna Teresa Palatucci, Sara Centenaro, Elena Fraccaroli, Laura Cortese, Maria Grazia Bonomo, Giuseppina Ruggiero, Sergio Canello, Giuseppe Terrazzano

“…Increased INF-γ production, dependent on 24-hour OTC-incubation of T lymphocytes, was significantly reduced by the coincubation with Haematococcus pluvialis, with Glycine max, and with the mix of all botanicals (p⁎<0.05). In conclusion, the use of these botanicals was shown to be able to contrast OTC-toxicity and could represent a new approach for the development of functional foods useful to enhance the standard pharmacological treatment in infections as well as in preventing or reducing the emergence of inflammatory diseases.…”
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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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Integrating electronic health records and GWAS summary statistics to predict the progression of autoimmune diseases from preclinical stages by Chen Wang, Havell Markus, Avantika R. Diwadkar, Chachrit Khunsriraksakul, Laura Carrel, Bingshan Li, Xue Zhong, Xingyan Wang, Xiaowei Zhan, Galen T. Foulke, Nancy J. Olsen, Dajiang J. Liu, Bibo Jiang

“…We derive PRS for the progression from preclinical rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in the BioVU biobank and validate them in All of Us. For both diseases, GPS achieves the highest prediction $${R}^{2}$$ R 2 and the resulting PRS yields the strongest correlation with progression prevalence.…”
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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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