Community’s Perception and Attitude towards People with Epilepsy in Ethiopia by Wubalem Fekadu, Tesfa Mekonen, Shemelash Bitew, Tefera Chanie Mekonnen, Melak Menberu, Seble Shewangizaw

“…The negative attitude was high and multidimensional. All stakeholders must work to increase awareness about the cause, symptoms, and treatment options for epilepsy and to decrease the negative attitude of the community.…”
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Detection of damage caused by Nezara viridula on soybean using novel imaging approaches based on computed tomography and image color analysis by Szilvia Gibicsár, Tamás Donkó, Dániel Fajtai, Sándor Keszthelyi

“…Radiodensity was significantly reduced in all three damaged categories compared to the intact sample; the mean radiodensity reduction range was 49–412 HU. …”
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Prediction models used in the progression of chronic kidney disease: A scoping review. by David K E Lim, James H Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Aron Chakera, Sawitchaya Tippaya, Ashley Irish, Justin Manuel, Kim Betts, Suzanne Robinson

“…<h4>Study selection</h4>All English written studies that are published in peer-reviewed journals in any country, that developed at least a statistical or computational model that predicted the risk of CKD progression.…”
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Hypolipidemic effect of coffee silver skin in rats fed a high-fat diet by Ayman Mohammed El-Anany, Rehab Farouk M. Ali

“…With the exception of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, all lipid fractions increased significantly in rats fed a HFD. …”
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Performance of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annum) Under Different Grow Bag Media in Lalitpur District, Nepal by Sakuna Nepal, Pratibha Khatiwada, Pankaj Karki Dholi, Safal Adhikari

“…The media consisting of T3 (Soil: Sand: FYM: Vermicompost (1.25:0.75:0.5:0.5)) proved to be statistically superior over the rest of the combinations for almost all aspects under investigation, whereas comparatively poor performance was observed in Coco peat: vermicompost (1:1) media. …”
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The Transcription Factor SOX18 Inhibitor Small Molecule 4 Is a Potential Treatment of Cancer‐Induced Lymphatic Metastasis and Lymphangiosarcoma by Katja K. Koll, Martin M. Zimmermann, Patrick A. Will, Ulrich Kneser, Christoph Hirche

“…Additionally, Sm4 treatment suppressed the expression of key lymphatic phenotype markers (Prox1, Flt4, and Lyve1) and hindered migration in both HDLEC and MO‐LAS, all while maintaining cell viability. Conclusion These findings suggest that targeting SOX18 with Sm4 may hold potential as a therapeutic strategy for lymphangiosarcoma and cancer‐induced lymphatic metastasis. …”
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Molecular subtype of ovarian clear cell carcinoma: an analysis of 80 Chinese patients using the TCGA molecular classification of endometrial cancer by Wei Chen, Lu Yan, Qin Li, Shuling Zhou, Ting Hou, Huijuan Yang, Shuang Ye

“…A total of 16.3% (13/80) of the patients were classified as the p53 abnormal (p53abn) subtype, and 77.5% (62/80) were classified as the nonspecific molecular profile (NSMP) subtype. All the MSI-H patients had ARID1A mutations, whereas patients with the p53abn subtype had the lowest percentage of ARID1A mutations (27.3%). …”
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Optimal sizing and performance assessment of stand-alone PV systems using optimum hybrid sizing strategy by Mohamad Abed, Amarendra Reddy B, T.R. Jyothsna, Nabil Mohammed

“…Without the exploration stage, simulations for all 12 months would exceed 12 days. Results confirm that the designed SAPVS meets technical requirements, with steady-state and dynamic performances assessed through graphical analyses of electrical characteristics, power flow, and output curves.…”
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Gasping in Response to Basic Resuscitation Efforts: Observation in a Swine Model of Cardiac Arrest by Mathias Zuercher, Gordon A. Ewy, Charles W. Otto, Ronald W. Hilwig, Bentley J. Bobrow, Lani Clark, Vatsal Chikani, Arthur B. Sanders, Robert A. Berg, Karl B. Kern

“…This is secondary analysis of a previously reported study comparing continuous chest compressions (CCC CPR) versus chest compressions plus ventilation (30:2 CPR) on survival. 64 swine were randomized to 1 of these 2 basic CPR approaches after either short (3 or 4 minutes) or long (5 or 6 minutes) durations of untreated VF. At 12 minutes of VF, all received the same Guidelines 2005 Advanced Cardiac Life Support. …”
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Antiviral Drugs and Vaccines for Omicron Variant: A Focused Review by Nidhi Garg, Ananya Sree Kunamneni, Pankaj Garg, Sandeep Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Adinarayana Kunamneni

“…LY-CoV1404 (bebtelovimab) is recently authorized as it is effective against all sublineages of the Omicron variant. Regarding vaccine efficacy (VE), the 3-dose VE with mRNA vaccines at 14–60 days was found to be 71.6%, and after 60 days, it is 47.4%. …”
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Patient Perspective on Robotic-Assisted Total Joint Arthroplasty by Siddhartha Dandamudi, BBA, Kyleen Jan, MD, Madelyn Malvitz, BS, Anne DeBenedetti, MSc, Omar Behery, MD, MPH, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS

“…Results: A total of 498 responses were collected. Of all respondents, 69.1% are aware of robotic usage in TJA, 68.5% are interested but unsure of the benefits, and only 19.5% feel it is superior to manual surgery. …”
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Alström syndrome: the journey to diagnosis by Akshat Sinha, Kerry Leeson-Beevers, Catherine Lewis, Elizabeth Loughery, Tarekegn Geberhiwot

“…The condition is progressive, but it is important to note that not all the complications associated with AS occur in everyone affected. …”
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Prognostic Factors of Radiofrequency Ablation plus Systemic Chemotherapy for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastasis by Ky Thai Doan, Long Nguyễn Việt, Thinh Nguyen Tien, Binh Nguyen Canh, Hoai Ngo Thi, Ngoc Nguyen Thanh, Bieu Bui Quang, Quang Le Van, Hyun Woong Lee, Bang Mai Hong

“…Median overall survival and progression-free survival of all patients were 32 and 14 months, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of a simulation-based ophthalmology education workshop for medical students: a pilot project by Shikha Bansal, Vishaal Bhambhwani

“…The feedback survey showed that all students found the workshop relevant, comprehensive, easy to understand, and that they gained knowledge/skills applicable to their future clinical practice. …”
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Investigation Report and Analysis Knowledge, attitudes and vaccination status regarding HPV vaccines among female healthcare workers at vaccination clinics in Beijing city: a surve... by Haikun QIAN, Wenyan JI, Luodan SUO

“…MethodsIn June 2023, a self-designed online questionnaire was distributed through work groups to female healthcare workers involved in HPV vaccination services at all Beijing immunization clinics providing HPV vaccines. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease Revascularization in the FRIENDS Study by Fabrizio Tomai, Anna Piccoli, Fausto Castriota, Luca Weltert, Bernhard Reimers, Gabriele Pesarini, Raoul Borioni, Giovanni De Persio, Roberto Nerla, Andrea Pacchioni, Alberto Cremonesi, Flavio Ribichini

“…However, the hybrid group exhibited rates of myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, and cumulative incidence of all clinical events higher than the surgical group. …”
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Repeated exposure to low doses of light induces retinal damage in vivo in a wavelength-dependent manner by Anaïs Françon, Laurent Jonet, Francine Behar-Cohen, Alicia Torriglia

“…We highlight the role of green wavelengths in the phototoxicity of white light and show the protective effect of the addition of red light to mitigate the phototoxicity of blue light. All of this points out the need to rethink the current phototoxicity standards by taking into account the cumulative effect of the exposure to light and the role of the different parts of the emission spectrum.…”
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The association between Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): the mediating role of dietary inflammatory index (DII) by Hongyang Gong, Kaifeng Zhang, Seok Choi, Shaoqun Huang

“…For every 10-point increase in PHDI and each unit increase in DII was associated with a 9% reduction (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.86, 0.97) and an 8% increase (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.13) in the prevalence of COPD, respectively, when all variables were adjusted for using multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Blockchain and cloud platforms in banking services: A paradox perspective by Piotr Łasak, Sławomir Wyciślak

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Cadmium Uptake and Distribution in Fragrant Rice Genotypes and Related Consequences on Yield and Grain Quality Traits by Adam Sheka Kanu, Umair Ashraf, Zhaowen Mo, Issaka Fuseini, Lamin R. Mansaray, Meiyang Duan, Shenggan Pan, Xiangru Tang

“…With increased Cd toxicity, yield and yield parameters were affected in all cultivars. Grain quality was also found affected under Cd stress condition. …”
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