A qualitative study of community perceptions and practices relating to blood donation in Cameroon by Solange Dabou, Wilfred Ngwa, Ngo Valery Ngo, Constantine T Asahngwa, Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho, Regina Sinsai, Evrard Kepgang, Odette D Kibu, Ronald Mbua Gobina, Denis Alemka Foretia

“…Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted with community members to understand perceptions and practices that serve as motivators and deterrents to blood donation in Yaoundé, Cameroon. …”
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Mendelian Randomization Reveals Potential Causal Relationships Between DNA Damage Repair-Related Genes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Zhihao Qi, Quan Li, Shuhua Yang, Chun Fu, Burong Hu

“…Beyond causality, we integrated the multi-omics data between mQTL-eQTL and conducted druggability values. We found that DNA methylation of <i>Erbb2</i> and <i>Gpx1</i> significantly impacted their gene expression levels offering insights into the potential regulatory mechanisms of risk variants on IBD. …”
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Comprehensive computational analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs and their influence on transcriptomic signatures in prostate cancer by Fahad M. Aldakheel, Hadeel Alnajran, Ayesha Mateen, Shatha A. Alduraywish, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Rabbani Syed

“…Identification of DEMs was conducted using the ‘limma’ package in R. Integration of these DEMs with mRNA interactions was done using the MiRTarBase database. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Endemic Medicinal Plants of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia, against Urinary Tract Infection Pathogens by Eka Astuty, Vinsa Delia Luhulima, Stefanus Cahyo Ariwicaksono

“…The medicinal plant extraction was conducted using the maceration method. The pathogens were isolated using the dilution method. …”
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Morphometric and Growth Pattern Analysis of Corpus Callosum in Paediatric Population on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Retrospective Observational Study by Sweta Swaika, Harshit Koshta, Apurva Shukla

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study was done in Radiology Department, Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, from January 2020 to June 2023. Study was conducted in 141 children with ≤15 years of age. CC was manually evaluated on mid-sagittal T2-weighted images for following measurements: Anteroposterior Length (APL), Total Length (TL), maximum Genu Thickness (GT), mid-Body Thickness (BT), maximum Splenium Thickness (ST), Maximum body Thickness (MT) and Height (HT). …”
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of children with culture-negative osteoarticular infections: a meta-analysis based on cohort studies by Xingguang Chen, Jue Liu, Mingfeng Xue, Ting Zhuang, Feng Yao, Jialing Lu, Xiaodong Wang

“…Methods: A systematic search was conducted to identify cohort studies comparing the clinical characteristics and prognosis of children with culture-negative OAIs to those with culture-positive OAIs. …”
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The development and pilot testing of a behavioral activation-based treatment for depressed mood and multiple health behavior change in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome. by Emily C Gathright, Katherine Diaz Vickery, Woubeshet Ayenew, Matthew C Whited, Melissa Adkins-Hempel, Michelle Chrastek, Jill K Carter, Rochelle K Rosen, Wen-Chih Wu, Andrew M Busch

“…Second, qualitative interviews were conducted with target patients and target providers on the proposed BA-HD treatment rationale, content, and structure. …”
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Regular human insulins versus rapid-acting insulin analogues in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Seque... by Johanne Juul Petersen, Sophie Juul, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Pascal Faltermeier, Christina Dam Bjerregaard Sillassen, Tiago Jeronimo Dos Santos, Janus Christian Jakobsen

“…Two review authors will independently extract data and conduct risk of bias assessments. Primary outcomes will be severe hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, and serious adverse events. …”
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Integrated Analysis of Water Ice Detection in Erlanger Crater, Lunar North Pole: Insights from Chandrayaan-1 Mini-SAR and Chandrayaan-2 DFSAR Data by Chandani Sahu, Shashi Kumar, Himanshu Govil, Shovan Lal Chattoraj

“…To ascertain the presence of water ice within the designated study area, we conducted an analysis of two datasets from the Chandrayaan mission: Mini-SAR data from Chandrayaan-1 and Dual-Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) data from Chandrayaan-2. …”
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Influence of diglyme and cumene additives upon emission and combustion behaviour of diverse biodiesel fuelled diesel engine by Swarup Kumar Nayak, Dinesh Babu Munuswamy, Ganesan Subbiah, Mallireddy Naresh, Yuvarajan Devarajan

“…Specifically, the effects of diglyme (DG) and cumene (CU) as fuel additives on the combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of diesel engines fueled with jojoba methyl ester (JME), polanga oil methyl ester (PME), and their blended variant mixed methyl ester (MME) were evaluated. Experiments were conducted on a single-cylinder, 4-stroke, water-cooled, direct injection diesel engine operating at a constant speed of 1500 rpm and injection timing of 21ºbTDC under varying load conditions (0–5.02 kW). …”
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Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Psychological Rehabilitation After Lung Cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis protocol by Luchang Cao PhD, Zilin Wang MM, Xinmiao Wang PhD, Guanghui Zhu PhD, Ying Zhang PhD, Jie Li PhD

“…The study will assess the quality of the reports and conduct a subgroup analysis based on various postoperative stages, intervention measures, intervention duration, and sex to gather more evidence to fill the gap in psychological function rehabilitation after lung cancer surgery. …”
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Vertical and horizontal bone loss following alveolar socket preservation using bone grafts and autologous platelet concentrates vs bone grafts alone: a systematic review and meta-a... by Shivang Davda, Rawand Shado, Ines Novo Pereira, David Madruga, Haidar Hassan

“…Methods A search on Pubmed, Scopus, Embase and Google Scholar databases was conducted to identify human studies using APCs in extraction sockets between January 2014 and August 2024. …”
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Predictive modeling to evaluate long-term treatment effectiveness of darvadstrocel in patients with complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease by Chitra Karki, Gary Hantsbarger, Erika Turkstra, Elisabetta Fenu, Ken Genenz, Inmaculada Gilaberte, Julián Panés

“…The setting was multinational and multicenter. ADMIRE-CD was conducted in 49 hospitals in 7 European countries and Israel. …”
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Validation of a Portable Ionized Calcium Detection Device and Changes in the Ionized-to-Total-Calcium Ratio in the Blood of Postpartum Holstein Cows by Zhongming Cao, Yan Zhao, Bo Zhang, John P. Kastelic, Mengjie Hu, Jia Cheng, Mingchao Liu, Jian Gao

“…The objectives were to evaluate a portable iCa testing device, Horiba LAQUAtwin Ca-11C, for measuring ionized calcium (iCa) in the whole blood of dairy cows and to investigate the iCa-to-total-calcium (tCa) ratio in blood collected from dairy cows within 9 days after calving. This study was conducted on two large dairies in northern China. First, blood samples were collected from 246 cows within 3 days after calving, and whole-blood iCa concentrations were measured with a Horiba LAQUAtwin Ca-11C and Abbott i-STAT 1. …”
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Associations between Age-Related Changes in the Core Vestibular Projection Pathway and Balance Ability: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study by Sang Seok Yeo, Jung Won Kwon, In Hee Cho

“…The six-minute walk test (6-MWT), the timed up and go test (TUG), and the Berg balance scale (BBS) were conducted. Spatiotemporal parameters during tandem gait and values of sway during one-leg standing using the wearable sensors were measured. …”
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Management of Bone Defects and Complications After Bone Tumor Resection Using Ilizarov Method by Kai Zheng, Xiu‐Chun Yu, Jinfang Cai, Ming Xu, Haocheng Cui, Qian Chen, Jing‐Yu Zhang

“…Methods A retrospective clinical study was conducted to analyze patients with primary bone tumors who underwent distraction osteogenesis using the Ilizarov method from 2010 to 2020. …”
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Medicinal plant species used for contraception and reproductive health care in rural Uganda by Madina Mohamed Adia, Asiimwe Savina, Namukobe Jane, Mukwaya Joel, Anywar Godwin, Kakudidi K. Esezah, Byamukama Robert

“…An ethnobotanical study was conducted from December 2019 to August 2020 in four different regions of Uganda: Mpigi, Kamuli, Bushenyi and Arua. …”
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The Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Information-Seeking Behaviors Using the Internet: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study by Kazuya Taira, Misa Shiomi, Takayo Nakabe, Yuichi Imanaka

“…MethodsUsing a cross-sectional study design using a subset of panel data, this nationwide survey was conducted in 7 waves. A total of 10,000 participants were randomly selected through an internet survey firm, narrowing down to 8724 after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Future Healthcare Workers in Serbia by Nemanja Maletin, Nikola Denda, Ana Ljubičić, Radmila Velicki, Aleksandra Patić, Zoran Golušin, Tihomir Dugandžija, Vladimir Petrović, Mioljub Ristić, Vladimir Vuković

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 November 2023 using a structured survey questionnaire. …”
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Assessment in education: Current trends, problems and contradictions (review of scientific publications) by I. B. Shmigirilova, A. S. Rvanova, O. V. Grigorenko

“…Despite the contrapositive between the formative and summa-tive assessments, the analysis conducted shows the necessity of their integration. …”
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