Fingolimod and risk of skin cancer among individuals with multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study protocol by Lisa Kuramoto, Larry D Lynd, Amir Khakban, Jacquelyn J Cragg, Anthony Traboulsee, Jiwon Oh, Analisa Jia, Weng Sut Sio, M A De Vera, Jonathan Loree, Roger Tam

“…This study aims to describe a protocol for investigating the relationship between fingolimod use and the incidence of skin cancer among individuals with MS.Methods and analysis We will use population-based administrative health data from two Canadian provinces (British Columbia and Alberta) to conduct an observational cohort ‘trial emulation’ study with an active comparator and new-user design. …”
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Performance Enhancement of a Solar Photovoltaic System with Differential Evolution-Optimized Quasi Sliding Mode Control by Rizki Habiba, Boufounas El-Mahjoub, El Amrani Aumeur, El Amraoui Mohamed, Bejjit Lahcen

“…The effectiveness of the DE-optimized QSMC is validated through simulations conducted on the Matlab platform, demonstrating superior performance compared to conventional control techniques.…”
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Effect of MgSO4 as a complement to NPK fertilizer on shallot growth by Syamsiyah Jauhari, Herdiansyah Ganjar, Komariah, Gumilang Bardhian Cahyo Aji, Wijaya Lidya Zaela, Siswantoro Hendricus William

“…Experimental method was conducted using Randomized Complete Group Design (RCBD) with 9 treatments and 3 replications, namely: control, standard NPK (Urea 250 kg ha-1, SP-20 130 kg ha-1, and KCL 60 kg ha-1), MgSO4 (300 kg ha-1), and six combinations of MgSO4 with NPK. …”
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Newly discovered Late Bronze Age settlement in the vicinity of Kamenovo, Kubrat municipality, northeastern Bulgariа: preliminary results by Petar Minkov, Zheni Vasileva, Denitsa Sandeva, Yana Dimitrova, Stanimira Taneva, Plamen Georgiev, Nikola Tonkov, Hristo Popov

“… This article presents the preliminary results of several consecutive studies conducted in the period 2021–2024. The area of the Ludogorsko Plateau is characterised by one of the highest concentrations of Late Bronze Age finds discovered in present-day Bulgaria. …”
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Chloroplast genome characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of Macropanax rosthornii (Harms) C.Y. Wu ex G. Hoo (Araliaceae) by Shuxin Du, Huiying Huang, Shuhui Yang, Tianyi Gu, Mengli Zhou, Ruihong Wang

“…In this study, the first complete chloroplast genome of M. rosthornii was reported and phylogenetic analysis was conducted with other 10 species from Araliaceae. The chloroplast genome was 152,831 bp with 39% overall GC content and includes a large single-copy (LSC) region (93,751 bp), a small single-copy (SSC) region (18,930 bp), and a pair of inverted repeats (IR) regions (20,075 bp). …”
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Adat tapsila representation of the transformation of communication, information, and education of local wisdom wetu telu in efforts for environmental conservation in North Lombok,... by Sutama I Wayan, Pawito Pawito, Hastjarjo Sri, Demartoto Argyo

“…The method of land clearing involves four ngelokaq, including the pemangku, jintaka, penghulu, and mekel. The leader conducts a site inspection termed “ menjango” to ascertain suitable areas for establishing rice fields. …”
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Age-related immune response disparities between adults and children with severe COVID-19: a case–control study in China by Hongliang Chen, Hongliang Chen, Yuan Li, Liping Yuan, Fen Liu, Qian Sun, Qian Sun, Qingkai Luo, Yefei Lei, Yinglan Hou, Jiayan Li, Liang Cai, Shixing Tang

“…A case–control study was conducted using propensity score matching (PSM) to mitigate possible confounding factors.ResultsThe significant differences observed included lymphocyte exhaustion, an increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NEU/LYM) ratio, high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and a cytokine storm, characterized by high levels of Th1 proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, interferon type I (IFN-γ), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in the lung among severe adult COVID-19 patients. …”
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Fusion of MHSA and Boruta for key feature selection in power system transient angle stability by WANG Man, ZHOU Xiaoyu, CHEN Fan, LAI Yening, ZHU Ying

“…It generates a combination of real and virtual features, which the MHSA model trains to select the actual features that are higher than the maximum virtual feature weight, and the model autonomously determines the optimal number of key features. An analysis is conducted on the IEEE 39-node and 118-node systems to validate the proposed method. …”
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Seismic performance of bridge pier integrated by multiple steel pipes with directly-connected piles using soil-water coupled three-dimensional elasto-plastic finite element analysi... by Muhammad Mahmood Ul Hassan, Koichi Isobe, Yasumasa Soga, Yasuo Sawamura, Hiroki Sugiyama, Masatsugu Shinohara

“…Therefore, the aim of the present paper is to conduct a reproduction analysis of the results of the above experiment using the soil–water coupled three-dimensional elasto-plastic dynamic finite element analysis method. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia among Children 6–59 Months Old in Haiti by Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Ismael Ngnie-Teta, Marie Nancy Séraphin, Aissa Mamadoultaibou, Ellen Boldon, Jean Ernst Saint-Fleur, Leslie Koo, Samuel Bernard

“…Anemia has serious consequences on child growth, development, and survival. This study was conducted in Fond des Blancs and Villa, Haiti, to assess the prevalence of childhood anemia and its risk factors in order to inform program design. …”
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Systematic Review Shows Only Few Reliable Studies of Physical Activity Intervention in Adolescents by Nara Michelle Moura Soares, Arley Santos Leão, Josivan Rosa Santos, Glauber Rocha Monteiro, Jorge Rollemberg dos Santos, Sara Maria Thomazzi, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva

“…Surveys in PubMed, SportDiscus, LiLacs, and SciELO databases were conducted using keywords to identify population, intervention, and outcome, as well as DeCS and MeSH terms in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, whenever appropriate. …”
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Hand hygiene adherence in intensive care units: comparison before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a municipality of São Paulo state by Vanessa Aparecida Vilas-Boas, Pedro Antonio Teodoro de Moraes, Marcela Grispino Vieira Torres de Lolo, Edinêis de Brito Guirardello, Maria Isabel Pedreira de Freitas

“…Data on monthly alcohol-based sanitizer use were collected from the intensive care units of public and private general hospitals of the municipality. Analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and graphically with run charts. …”
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The Dependence of Water and Gas Breakthrough on the Choice of Model Parameters in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Sector and Full Reservoir Models by Barham Sabir Mahmood, Mohammed Jamal Awl, Farhad Abdulrahman Khoshnaw

“…Therefore, accurate reservoir modelling and simulation must be conducted in order to achieve ultimate recovery. In this paper, a sector model has been developed based on the studied example field, and its results are compared with the full reservoir model to find out the degree of resemblance between their outputs. …”
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Improved growth performance, food efficiency, and lysine availability in growing rats fed with lysine-biofortified rice by Qing-Qing Yang, Pui Kit Suen, Chang-Quan Zhang, Wan Sheung Mak, Ming-Hong Gu, Qiao-Quan Liu, Samuel Sai-Ming Sun

“…In this study, a 70-day rat feeding study was conducted to assess the nutritional value of two transgenic lines as compared with either their wild type (WT) or the WT rice supplemented with different concentrations of L-lysine. …”
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INFLUENCE OF SCREENING BLOCK SUPPORTING WAY ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF A SOLID PARTICLE ON AN OSCILLATING SURFACE by EMILIAN MOŞNEGUŢU, VALENTIN NEDEFF, NARCIS BÂRSAN, ALEXANDRA-DANA CHIŢIMUŞ, DRAGOŞ RUSU

“…In order to achieve this, a theoretical study has been conducted by using a simulation program, Working Model 2D, within which two ways of supporting the screening block have been conceived: the working surface supported by tie-rods, and the surface suspended on tie-rods. …”
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Treated swine water as amendment for coffee ground composting system by Ng Camelia Choi Lam, Koh Kar Weng, Wong Lai Peng, Guo Xinxin, Wong Ling Yong

“…Using the Berkeley Method, composting was conducted in a 1-meter-high and 0.6- meter-diameter cylindrical pile with a PVC net fence. …”
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An algorithm for cardiac disease detection based on the magnetic resonance imaging by Heng Li, Qingni Yuan, Yi Wang, Pengju Qu, Chunhui Jiang, Hu Kuang

“…Finally, comparative experiments were conducted on the Automated Cardiac Diagnosis Challenge cardiac MRI image dataset where it was found that SA-YOLOv8 achieved better results in detecting cardiac pathologies, and improvement of 7.4% in mAP0.5 value and 5.1% in mAP0.5-0.95 value compared to the baseline model.…”
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Exploring in vivo human brain metabolism at 10.5 T: Initial insights from MR spectroscopic imaging by Lukas Hingerl, Bernhard Strasser, Simon Schmidt, Korbinian Eckstein, Guglielmo Genovese, Edward J. Auerbach, Andrea Grant, Matt Waks, Andrew Wright, Philipp Lazen, Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh, Gilbert Hangel, Fabian Niess, Yigitcan Eryaman, Gregor Adriany, Gregory Metzger, Wolfgang Bogner, Małgorzata Marjańska

“…Here, we present the preliminary findings from 3D MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) of the human brain conducted with the world's first 10.5 T whole-body MR system. …”
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Pentecostal church leaders’ support to children in need of care and protection by Andrew Spaumer, Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi

“…This article presents the support provided by Pentecostal religious leaders to children needing care and protection. The study was conducted in Pentecostal churches in Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, which is found in Gauteng province, South Africa. …”
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