Clinical outcomes and adverse events of Hedgehog pathway inhibitors for advanced basal cell carcinoma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Suvijak Untaaveesup, Wichapol Dendumrongsup, Pornteera Srichana, Chanamon Pongphaew, Gynna Techataweewan, Kanmanee Viratkapan, Nichanant Nampipat, Ben Ponvilawan, Chayanis Kositamongkol, Walaiorn Pratchyapruit, Pochamana Phisalprapa

“…Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature review across Embase, Scopus, PubMed, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases from inception until March 2024. …”
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Implementation of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Hsu-Liang Chang, Tzu-Ying Liu, Po-Shou Huang, Chin-Hwan Chen, Chia-Wen Yen, Hui-Zhu Chen, Shin-Huei Kuo, Tun-Chieh Chen, Shang-Yi Lin, Po-Liang Lu

“…Despite standard interventions, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) remain major HAI contributors. …”
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RSM-, ANN-, and GA-Based Process Optimization for Acid Centrifugation Treatment of Cane Molasses Toward Mitigating Calcium Oxide Fouling in Ethanol Plant Heat Exchanger by Lata Deso Abo, Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis, Mani Jayakumar, Sundramurthy Venkatesa Prabhu, Gadissa Tokuma Gindaba, Abas Siraj Hamda, B. S. Naveen Prasad

“…To predict the effects of process factors on CaO reduction efficiency, a response surface approach with a central composite design was selected. The polynomial quadratic equation was used to predict CaO removal efficiency, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was utilized to assess the relevance of process factors. …”
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“You May Not Appreciate This Now, But You May Later”: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact and Meaning of Legacy Interventions as Defined by Bereaved Parents by Stephanie Barta, Cassandra Matz, Stephany Griswold, Foster Rosemund, Caroline Boyd, Sarah Scott, Eileen Auer Bennett, Jennifer Staab

“…Codes were analyzed to identify central themes. Data analysis yielded three themes: 1) Types and Functions of Legacy Items/Activities, 2) Meaningfulness of Legacy Items/Activities, and 3) Process of Providing Legacy Items/Activities. …”
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Canine adenovirus serotype 2 isolation and determination of its cultivation parameters by A. A. Klimova

“…Infectious laryngotracheitis is the most often recorded in dogs in the central part of the Russian Federation and its incidence tends to increase. …”
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Early stroke behavior detection based on improved video masked autoencoders for potential patients by Meng Wang, Guanci Yang, Kexin Luo, Yang Li, Ling He

“…Then, the local convolution attention mechanism is designed to capture local dynamic feature information, and central to the EPBR-PS is the integration of local convolutional attention mechanism with VideoMAE's multi-head attention mechanism. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Saeed Alqahtani, Ahmad Ayed Alshbriqe, Ahmed A. Awwadh, Turki Ali Alyami, Mohammed Saad Alshomrani, Adel Alhazzani

“…Patients data were obtained from patients’ records at Aseer Central Hospital. Depression among caregivers was assessed by using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. …”
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Enhanced dynorphin expression and secretion in pancreatic beta-cells under hyperglycemic conditions by Miranda Movahed, Ruy A. Louzada, Manuel Blandino-Rosano

“…Objective: Dynorphin, an endogenous opioid peptide predominantly expressed in the central nervous system and involved in stress response, pain, and addiction, has intrigued researchers due to its expression in pancreatic β-cells. …”
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Focal Adhesion Kinase and ROCK Signaling Are Switch-Like Regulators of Human Adipose Stem Cell Differentiation towards Osteogenic and Adipogenic Lineages by Laura Hyväri, Miina Ojansivu, Miia Juntunen, Kimmo Kartasalo, Susanna Miettinen, Sari Vanhatupa

“…The cellular events related to cell adhesion and cytoskeleton have been suggested as central regulators of differentiation fate decision. …”
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Administrative and organizational mechanisms for regulating the integration of migrants in Spain by V. Ledeneva

“…It has been concluded, that the effectiveness depends on the existence of a holistic system of interaction between the Central government, regional and municipal authorities and non-governmental organizations, which greatly simplifies the process of integration of migrants into Spanish society. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of the Northwest Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Interregional Association for Emergency Surgery, Russian Gastroenterological Association, Un... by Yu. V. Averyanova, E. M. Batyrshin, A. E. Demko, G. E. Ivanova, V. T. Ivashkin, L. N. Kostyuchenko, A. V. Lapitsky, I. N. Leiderman, V. M. Luft, I. V. Maev, I. G. Nikitin, M. S. Novruzbekov, Е. A. Poluektova, A. L. Potapov, A. V. Sytov, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…The main referral indications for small bowel transplantation (SBT) are: fast-progressing cholestatic liver disease-complicated irreversible intestinal failure; thrombosis of two or more central venous conduits used for parenteral nutrition; recurrent catheter-associated bloodstream infection.Conclusion. …”
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The distribution of the european swallow bug (oeciacus hirundinis jenyns, 1839) in the nests of house martin (delichon urbica linnaeus, 1758) in afyonkarahisar by Mustafa Köse, Kürşat Kartal, Mustafa Eser, Bilal Dik

“…For this purpose, the nests at the buildings in central campus of Afyon Kocatepe University were examined.…”
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Women's economic empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from cross-national population data by Eunice Williams, Sabu S. Padmadas, Heini Vaisanen

“…<b>Background</b>: Women's economic empowerment (WEE) has attracted high-level policy interest, and is recognized as a central, cross-cutting outcome, and the cornerstone for achieving Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Narrativas de solidaridad durante el Estallido Social en Chile: Testigos comprometidos durante las protestas en las calles by Ximena Faúndez Abarca, Omar Luis Sagredo Mazuela, Fuad Hatibovich Díaz

“…En estas acciones, la solidaridad fue central, como principio ético y eje frente a las vulneraciones sociales desde octubre de 2019 y en el inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Cultivars and Seeding Rates on the Yield of Lentil Grown under the Vertisols Production System by Mebrate Tamrat Woldeselassie, Abel Gizaw, Simegnew Aniley

“…Lentil is the second leading pulse crop grown in the central highland Vertisols of Ethiopia. However, waterlogging and the lack of situation-specific seed rate recommendations are among the problems that constrain its productivity. …”
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Not “Much Room” in the Heart: A Rare Case of a Massive Intracardiac Candida Mass by Ali Haider Jafry, Sardar Hassan Ijaz, Murtaza Mazhar, Areeba Shahnawaz, Ali Yousif

“…CIE may be an insidious complication of indwelling central venous catheters, necessitating a high index of suspicion. …”
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"I Fregi del Ceppo”: when artificial intelligence and geomatics meet theatre by Pietro Bartolini, Alessandro Conti, Lidia Fiorini, Grazia Tucci

“…It also points to a future where AI and 3D technologies will play an increasingly central role in shaping the performing arts.…”
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BORDER MANAGEMENT, ARMED BANDITRY AND TERRORISM MITIGATION IN NIGERIA by ODE AGI OKO

“…In consequence, the paper dwells on key concepts of the work on border management and its demands, activities of armed banditry and how to mitigate terrorism in Nigeria, with case studies of North Central, North-West, North East and others, just to mention but few. …”
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Determination of Curcuma longa L. (Turmeric) Leaf Extraction Conditions Using Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Extraction Yield and Antioxidant Content by Sera Kim, Seok-Chun Ko, Yoon-Sook Kim, Sang-Keun Ha, Ho-Young Park, Yongkon Park, Sang-Hoon Lee

“…Radical-scavenging activity was also higher in water extract compared with others such as DPPH (51.10 ± 2.29%), H2O2 (25.39 ± 2.69%), and ABTS (91.08 ± 0.15%). Central composite design was applied to confirm the effect of independent variables such as temperature (X1) and time (X2) to the yield (Y1). …”
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Enhancing the research enterprise at a health sciences university: A call for an institutional paradigm shift by Bryan G. Beutel, Taryn Bissing, Aaditya Patel, Nicolette Duong, Jan Talley

“…Students proposed multiple initiatives to enhance research infrastructure, including a central communication website to exchange research ideas, expansion of research mentors and opportunities/partnerships, and hiring research-focused support staff. …”
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