Central Obesity and Associated Factors among Adult Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Armed Force Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Adnan Kemal, Mohammed Ahmed, Melese Sinaga Teshome, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April 2018. A systematic sampling method was used to select 353 study participants. …”
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Combatting Salmonella: a focus on antimicrobial resistance and the need for effective vaccination by Junaid Nazir, Tasaduq Manzoor, Afnan Saleem, Ubaid Gani, Sahar Saleem Bhat, Shabir Khan, Zulfqarul Haq, Priyanka Jha, Syed Mudasir Ahmad

“…Methods A systematic review of literature was conducted using databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. …”
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Antioxidant Responses in Chromium-Stressed Maize as Influenced by Foliar and Root Applications of Fulvic Acid by Farwa Iftikhar, Asma Zulfiqar, Atif Kamran, Ammara Saleem, Muhammad Zeeshan Arshed, Usman Zulfiqar, Ivica Djalovic, P. V. Vara Prasad, Walid Soufan

“…Two maize varieties, P3939 and 30Y87, were subjected to chromium stress (CrCl3·6H2O) at concentrations of 300 µM and 100 µM for a duration of 5 weeks. The experiment was conducted in a wire house under natural environmental conditions at the Seed Centre, Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. …”
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Patient safety culture through the lenses of surgical patients: a qualitative study by Magnhild Vikan, Arvid S. Haugen, Berit T. Valeberg, Ann K. Bjørnnes, Vigdis K. S. Husby, Ellen CT. Deilkås, Stein O. Danielsen

“…The participants were 57% men and 43% women, aged 35 to 64 years. We conducted 14 individual semi-structured interviews between 18/01/24 and 07/03/24 using Zoom’s video audio software, with an average duration of 65 min. …”
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A comparative evaluation of antibiotic and synbiotic supplementation on production performance and necrotic enteritis severity in broilers during an experimental necrotic enteritis... by Bikas Raj Shah, Walid Ghazi Al Hakeem, Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Ramesh K. Selvaraj

“…Therefore, a 35-day study was conducted to compare the efficacy of synbiotic (PoultryStar®ME) and antibiotic (Stafac®50, Virginiamycin) supplementation during an experimentally induced necrotic enteritis infection. …”
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Predictors of severe community-acquired pneumonia associated with coronavirus infection by S. S. Avhaitis

“…To achieve the aim and solve the problems, an open, prospective observational study was conducted: from January 2021 to February 2022, 102 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) aged 40 to 65 years with a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 were observed in the outpatient department of the Kherson City Clinical Hospital named after Athanasius and Olga Tropinin of the Kherson City Council. …”
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Impact of Land use on soil quality: Insights from the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana by Johnny Kofi Awoonor, Emmanuel Amoakwah, Mohammed Moro Buri, Bright Fafali Dogbey, Jackson Kwame Gyamfi

“…Key indicators included sand, silt, gravel content (Gco), electrical conductivity (EC), available phosphorus (Av. P), exchangeable potassium (Ex. …”
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Integrating microplastic research in sustainable agriculture: Challenges and future directions for food production by Marcelo Illanes, María-Trinidad Toro, Mauricio Schoebitz, Nelson Zapata, Diego A. Moreno, María Dolores López-Belchí

“…For example, evidence indicates that the interaction of MPs particles with elevated levels of ambient CO2 can modify stomatal conductance. In addition, their interaction with high temperatures may induce increased oxidative stress, whereas drought conditions can adversely affect vegetative growth. …”
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Effect of Decellularized Amniotic Membrane on the Tendon–Bone Integration in Rotator Cuff Repair: A Comparative Rat Model Study by Jiangtao Wang, Chunbao Li, Jiating Zhang, Mingyang An, Gang Zhao, Samuel D. Stark, Yujie Liu

“…The assessment of specimens was conducted by micro‐CT analysis, histopathological evaluation, and biomechanical testing. …”
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High-efficiency borohydride oxidation and oxygen reduction on titanium-supported Au(NiMo) catalysts for Alkaline fuel cells by Sukomol Barua, Aldona Balčiūnaitė, Jūratė Vaičiūnienė, Loreta Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė, Eugenijus Norkus

“…Direct alkaline NaBH₄-H₂O₂ single fuel cell tests were conducted using the prepared NiMo/Ti-3 with Mo:Ni molar ratio of 1:24.3 and Au(NiMo)/Ti-3 catalysts as the anode materials. …”
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Community perspectives regarding brain-computer interfaces: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults in the UK. by Austen El-Osta, Mahmoud Al Ammouri, Shujhat Khan, Sami Altalib, Manisha Karki, Eva Riboli-Sasco, Azeem Majeed

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 December 2023 and 8 March 2024. …”
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Characterization of diabetic kidney disease in 235 patients: clinical and pathological insights with or without concurrent non-diabetic kidney disease by Mengjie Jiang, Hongyu Chen, Jing Luo, Jinhan Chen, Li Gao, Qin Zhu

“…Methods A retrospective analysis of 235 patients admitted to the Department of Nephrology at Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was conducted between July 2014 and December 2022. These patients underwent renal biopsy and received a pathology-based diagnosis of DKD. …”
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In vitro inhibition of Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana Xanthomonas Wilt, using medicinal plant extracts from North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic... by Franchement Mukeshambala, Angele Ibanda, Ludivine Lassois, Gakuru Semacumu, Dhed’a Djailo, Leon Nabahungu, Guy Blomme, Godefroid Monde

“…Three in vitro experiments were conducted at laboratories of Uganda's National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in South Kivu. …”
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Separate Evaluation of the Effects of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Eryngium Caucasicum L. and Zataria Multiflora L. on Gastric Ulcers in an Animal Model by mahdi Jalahi, Mohammad Azadbakht, Jafar Akbari, Fereshteh Talebpuor, Fatemeh Akbari

“…The animal study was conducted using eight groups of Balb/c mice. The groups included indomethacin at 70 mg/kg, omeprazole at 30 mg/kg, and three concentrations (250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg) of Eryngium caucasicum L. and Zataria multiflora L., respectively, administered individually to mice via gavage. …”
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Cultural humility strategies for recruitment and retention of minoritised participants: a scoping review protocol by Mireille Chehade, Kellie McLean, Samar Mohsen Ashmawi, Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca, Baomi T Phung, Maya N Clark-Cutaia, Brynne Campbell Rice

“…Dissemination of the findings mapping the cultural humility strategies found effective in health research will be conducted through a peer-reviewed publication.Trial registration number Open Science Framework https://osf.io/vra7h.…”
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Kinesiotherapy for Post-stroke Rehabilitation： Analysis of Characteristics of Clinical Trials in the Past 20 Years Based on Clinical Trials Registry Platform by WANG Hui, FENG Yuting, YU Yongpei, HU Chenhua, TAO Liyuan

“…In terms of geographical distribution, most of the studies were conducted in the Americas (35.97%, mainly in the United States), but the number of registered studies in the Americas declined in recent 10 years, while the number of registered studies in Europe and Asia increased, with statistical difference among different geographical locations (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001). …”
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PABPN1 functions as a downstream gene of CREB to inhibit the proliferation of preadipocytes by Xiao-Han Zhang, Jia-Xin Li, Xiao-Xu Wu, Qian Zhang, Ming Tian, Si-Qi Yang, Di Liu, Xiu-Qin Yang

“…Objective This study was conducted to reveal the role of nuclear poly(A) binding protein 1 (PABPN1) in the proliferation of preadipocytes, and to reveal the relationship between PABPN1 and cAMP response element (CRE)-binding protein (CREB) in the regulation of preadipocyte proliferation. …”
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Screening attendance of breast or cervical cancers and its associated factors among 30-49 year old women in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study. by Abel Desalegn Demeke, Bedilu Deribe, Martha Girma, Muluken Gizaw, Sefonias Getachew, Susanne Unverzagt, Eva J Kantelhardt, Betty Ferrell, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lesley Taylor

“…<h4>Method</h4>A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique. …”
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Exploring BiomedCLIP’s Capabilities in Medical Image Analysis: A Focus on Scoliosis Detection and Severity Assessment by Bartosz Polis, Agnieszka Zawadzka-Fabijan, Robert Fabijan, Róża Kosińska, Emilia Nowosławska, Artur Fabijan

“…Methods: The study was conducted using a dataset of 262 anonymized posturographic X-ray images from pediatric patients (ages 2–17) with diagnosed scoliosis. …”
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Factors associated with male acceptance of modern contraceptive methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study in a peri-urban municipality by Judith A. Anaman-Torgbor, Mirialys Fiona Nana Ama Anaman, Elvis Reindolf Kale, Kennedy Diema Konlan

“…A structured pre-tested questionnaire, including open-ended and closed-ended questions, was researcher assistant administered. Data analysis was conducted using STATA version 17. Results The majority of the respondents identified that contraceptives are used to prevent pregnancy (91.19%), and also identified the following as birth control commodities: birth control pills (64.94%), female condoms (15.71%), intrauterine devices - IUDs (4.79%), and implants (4.21%). …”
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