Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Multimorbid Patients in Lithuanian Primary Care Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study Using MMSE and LT-GPCOG by Silvija Valdonė Alšauskė, Ingrida Grabauskytė, Ida Liseckienė, Jūratė Macijauskienė

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: This cross-sectional study, conducted from 2021 to 2022, included 796 patients aged 40–85, with arterial hypertension and at least one other chronic disease, recruited from seven Lithuanian primary health care centers. …”
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Is There Gender Disparity in Vascular Access for Hemodialysis with New Percutaneous Systems? A Systematic Review by Hugo Vergara-Pérez, Alejandro Pérez Alba, Pablo Baliño, Asunción Rius Peris, Javier Reque

“…Material and Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted by searching PubMed and Google Scholar using the following terms: “percutaneous arteriovenous fistula”, “endovascular arteriovenous fistula”, and “hemodialysis”. …”
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Precision biotic as an effective replacement of hydrolyzed yeast and butyrate in antibiotic free diets of broiler chickens raised under field conditions by C. Bortoluzzi, M. Ghanbari, J.C. Gonzáles, J.O. Bohórquez, R. Paredes, Y. Mauri, C.A. Lozano-Poveda

“…A total of 1,436,000 Ross 380 AP broiler chicks were included in the experiment, which was conducted in two cycles with 20 houses per cycle and 35,900 birds per house. …”
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Molecular assessment of NMDAR subunits and neuronal apoptosis in the trigeminal ganglion in a model of male migraine-induced rats following Moringa oleifera alcoholic extract admin... by Ahmad Vafaeian, Ali Vafaei, Mohammad Reza Parvizi, Mohsen Chamanara, Mojgan Mehriardestani, Yasaman Hosseini

“…Behavioral evaluations encompassing Von Frey’s and hot plate assessments, in addition to qPCR analysis targeting Nr2a, Nr2b, Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3, were conducted. Results Von Fery’s and hot plate tests revealed a notable decrease in triggering pressure and temperature within the vehicle group when compared to the other groups (both ps < 0.001). …”
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Determinants of traditional Korean medicine utilization by individuals with physical disabilities: inference of causal relationships using Korea health panel data by Chihyoung Son, Jong-hyun Kim, Eunkyung Yoon, Eunji Ahn, Minjung Park, Dongsu Kim

“…A panel analysis was conducted to analyze the correlation between the characteristics of participants and their influence of the TKM utilization. …”
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Influence of Synthetic Antioxidants Used in Food Technology on the Bioavailability and Metabolism of Lipids - In Vitro Studies by Magdalena Mika, Anna Antończyk, Agnieszka Wikiera

“…To investigate this issue, in vitro digestion of a model high-fat product (20 g fat/100 g) without antioxidants and supplemented with BHT, BHA and TBHQ (100 mg/kg) was conducted, followed by studies using the Caco-2 and Hep G2 cell lines. …”
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The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy for Migraine: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies on Rats by An Y, Zhang J, Ren Q, Liu J, Liu Z, Cao K

“…Our goal is to systematically analyze and evaluate this efficacy mechanism in migraine treatment-related basic research.Methods: To retrieve animal experiments investigating the action mechanism of acupuncture in migraine treatment, We conducted a literature search in major databases, the search period was the inception of each database to April 1, 2024. …”
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Effect of ubiquitin-specific proteinase 43 on ovarian serous adenocarcinoma and its clinical significance by Qin Li, Wenhao Li, Jiahao Wang, Wenjing Shi, Taorong Wang

“…WGCNA was employed to prioritise these genes, and Cox regression analysis and survival analysis based on disease-specific time were conducted to identify significant genes. Immunohistochemistry validation was undertaken to confirm the distinct expression of USP43. …”
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A psychometric appraisal of a revised preparedness for medication administration questionnaire in final-year undergraduate nursing students: a secondary analysis by Susan Irvine, Sharon Andrew, Christina Aggar, Nicola Whiteing, Anecita Gigi Lim, Brett Williams

“…An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to assess the reliability and dimensionality of the revised questionnaire, using principal axis factoring and Oblique rotation on the 20 items. …”
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Spatially ordered recruitment of fast muscles in accordance with movement strengths in larval zebrafish by Sayaka Shimizu, Taisei Katayama, Nozomi Nishiumi, Masashi Tanimoto, Yukiko Kimura, Shin-ichi Higashijima

“…As the speed or strength of the movements increases, more fast muscle cells are recruited in a spatially-ordered manner, progressively from lateral to medial. We also conducted anatomical studies to examine muscle fiber size. …”
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Prognostic value of [18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Wonseok Whi, Hwanhee Lee, Young Seok Cho, Hyunjong Lee, Hongseok Yoo, Man Pyo Chung, Joon Young Choi

“…Survival analyses were conducted for progression-free, overall, and disease-specific survival. …”
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Correlation of serum Vitamin D levels and disease severity in patients with atopic dermatitis: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study from North India by Shreya Malhan, Loveleen Kaur, Maninder Kaur, Dimple Chopra, Sharang Gupta, Snehdeep Kaur

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted at the department of dermatology of a tertiary care hospital in North India over a 1-year period. …”
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Assessment of Insecticide Compatibility with Beauveria bassiana for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Management in Maize by G. Sugeetha, M. V. Adwaitha, K. S. Nikhil Reddy, P. Mahadevu, J. Mahadevu

“… The study was conducted during March–April, 2021, in College of Agriculture, V. …”
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A novel and efficient digital image steganography technique using least significant bit substitution by Shahid Rahman, Jamal uddin, Hameed Hussain, Sabir Shah, Abdu Salam, Farhan Amin, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Debora Libertad Ramírez Vargas, Julio César Martínez Espinosa

“…We tested a total of 165 different RGB images of various dimensions and sizes of hidden information, using various Quality Assessment Metrics (QAMs); A name of few are; Normalized Cross Correlation (NCC), Image Fidelity (IF), Peak Signal Noise Ratio (PSNR), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Quality Index (QI), Correlation Coefficient (CC), Structural Similarity Index (SSIM), Mean Square Error (MSE), Entropy, Contrast, and Homogeneity, Image Histogram (IH). We also conducted a comparative analysis with some existing methods as well as security analysis which showed better results. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Endalew Mulugeta Worku, Sofonias Addis Fekadu, Bersufekad Wubie Alemie, Merkineh Markos Lorato

“…Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia.Methods and analysis A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a systematic random sampling technique. …”
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Determination of Hydraulic Properties of a Large Self-Propped Hydraulic Fracture in the Geothermal Research Borehole Horstberg Z1 in the Northwest German Basin by Reinhard Jung, Alireza Hassanzadegan, Torsten Tischner

“…This is explained by assuming a highly conductive flow channel within the fracture resulting from a turn of tensile to mixed-mode fracture propagation. …”
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The incidence of venous thromboembolism is low when risk stratification-based thromboprophylaxis is used after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty by Annette M Moisander, Konsta Pamilo, Jukka Huopio, Hannu Kautiainen, Anne Kuitunen, Juha Paloneva

“…Methods A retrospective register study was conducted in two Finnish hospitals using a fast-track protocol for THA and TKA. …”
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The Role of Aspartate Aminotransferase/Platelet Ratio Index Score in Predicting Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and its Relationship with Total Bile Acid Level: A Case-Contro... by Merve Demir, Emre Sertel

“…STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective case-control study was conducted by examining the hospital records of women diagnosed with ICP (n=66) and healthy controls (n=70) among women followed during pregnancy. …”
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Dietary Phosphorus Requirement of Giant Gouramy (Osphronemus gouramy Lac.) by M. Agus Suprayudi, Mia Setiawati

“… This experiment was conducted to ditermined phosphorus content in the feed of giant gouramy (Osprhonemus gouramy). …”
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Comparison of chromogenic and cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient agar for identification of uropathogens in Gujarat, India by Nisha Vadivelu, Rashmika D. Parmar, Hitesh Shingala, Krunal D. Mehta

“…Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2024 to June 2024 in the Microbiology Department of M.P. …”
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