Hydrocortisone for Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions to Snake Antivenom: A Meta-Analysis by Jihua Feng, Zimeng Wu, Qiao Yu, Hongyuan Li, Pan Ji, Yanli Yang, Xiaoliang Zeng, Xiaowen Zheng, Chunling Zhao, Jianfeng Zhang

“…The result was not statistically significant when the analysis was restricted to studies using prehydrocortisone alone, or randomized controlled designs, or cohorts. Our study was limited by heterogeneity, quality, and a paucity of data. …”
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Evaluation of the Content Validity of the COVID-19 Symptoms Daily Diary by Dine J, Guan Y, Milien M, Ervin C, Byrne DD, Brown ML, De Anda C, Norquist JM

“…., Rahway, NJ, USACorrespondence: Jennifer Dine, Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment, RTI Health Solutions, 3040 E Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, 27709, USA, Email jdine@rti.orgIntroduction: The COVID-19 Symptoms Daily Diary (CSDD) is a patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess the severity of core COVID-19 symptoms in clinical trials. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Dynamic Stable Cluster Head Selection in VANET by Muhammad Asim Saleem, Zhou Shijie, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Tanveer Ahmad, Amarah Maqbool, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Maham Tariq

“…An adaptive spectrum sensing is designed for evaluating the trust values specifically for the primary users. …”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…With the help of specifically designed original questionnaire dynamics of clinical symptoms of constipation, and changes of scores of electrical activity of various regions of gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) by PEGEG was estimated. …”
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Extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study (XP-GWAS) of powdery mildew race 2 W tolerance in the USDA Citrullus germplasm collection by Sandra E. Branham, Venkata Rao Ganaparthi, W. Patrick Wechter, Younghoon Park, Todd Wehner, Angela Davis, Antonia Tetteh, Laura Massey, Sue Hammar, Rebecca Grumet, Shaker Kousik, Amnon Levi

“…Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR (KASP) markers were designed for sixteen SNPs across the three genomic regions. …”
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The Impact of Private Standards on Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance and Rural Workers’ Motivation in Developing Countries: A Study of Mango Farms in Pakistan by Honglei Tang, Zeeshan Rasool, Ahmad Imran Khan, Anum Afzal Khan, Mohsin Ali Khan, Ghulam Ahmad Azaz

“…Given that this study is an impact assessment research, the researcher designed a theoretical framework using a mixed method approach to investigate the rationale behind acquiring the standard by the mango growers in Pakistan and what impact (if any) this shift has generated with regard to the farm workers’ job satisfaction and motivation. …”
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Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policy by Callum Brockett, Katie Woolaston, Felicity Deane, Fran Humphries, Ethan Kumar, Amanda Kennedy, Justine Bell-James

“…Around the world, countries have introduced laws and policies designed to prevent species extinction. While there have been some success stories, overall, these laws and policies are routinely failing. …”
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A Novel Variant Of Regenerating Iα Gene (REG) In Type II Diabetics Among Pakistani Targeted Population by Sadaf Saleem, Saeeda Baig, Sadia Farrukh, Mazhar Shafiq

“…For six exons of the REG 1a gene, 6 sets of primers were designed. The selected (51) samples were amplified and sequenced for 306 (51x6) times. …”
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A Novel Nomogram for Early Identification of CFS-Like Symptoms in University Students with Infectious Mononucleosis by Deping Sun, Yanan Liang, Fuwei Yang, Lan Liu, Yuqin Yan

“…The nomogram will be designed to assist healthcare providers in assessing the likelihood of CFS-like symptoms developing post-IM, rather than providing a definitive diagnosis of CFS. …”
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Phytoalexin deficient 4 is associated with the lesion mimic trait in watermelon clalm mutant (Citrullus lanatus) by Jiale Shi, Congji Yang, Yuanyuan Qin, Qingqing Liu, Shengqi Hua, Defeng Wu, Wei Dong

“…Overexpression the ClCG04G001930 gene, designated as ClPAD4, yielded transgenic lines whose leaves gradually developed chlorotic lesions over 3 weeks. …”
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Impacts of surface wear of attachments on maxillary canine distalization with clear aligners: a three-dimensional finite element study by Qiuying Li, Bowen Xu, Dongyu Fang, Kai Yang

“…Two groups of attachments (vertical rectangular attachment and optimized root control attachment) and five working conditions representing different degrees of attachment wear (M0, M2, M4, M6, and M8) were designed for canine distalization. Tooth displacement and equivalent stress in the roots and periodontal ligaments were analyzed.ResultsThe canines in both groups exhibited a tipping movement pattern under all working conditions. …”
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Multi-layered electrospun grafts for surgical repair: Biomimicking physiological ascending aortic compliance by Julia Krammer, Maximilian Pichlmaier, Jan Stana, Christian Hagl, Sven Peterss, Maximilian Grab, Linda Grefen

“…Three groups (G 1–3 ; n  = 5) with varying layer designs were evaluated regarding the main mechanical properties of vascular grafts such as suture retention strength, permeability and static and dynamic compliance. …”
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Predictive Utility of the HALP and Modified HALP Score for the Assessment of Operative Complications in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis by Yasemin Keskin, Hakan Sevinç, Selçuk Mevlüt Hazinedaroğlu, Şevket Barış Morkavuk, Şiyar Ersöz

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Evaluation of the HALP score is a promising and valuable assessment method for designing appropriate treatment and management strategies for patients with AC.…”
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Status of zoonotic disease research in refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people, globally: A scoping review of forty clinically important zoonotic pathogens. by Regina Oakley, Nadja Hedrich, Alexandra Walker, Habtamu Merha Dinkita, Rea Tschopp, Charles Abongomera, Daniel H Paris

“…Future studies should be more inclusive of One Health approaches to adequately investigate the impact of zoonotic pathogens and identify transmission pathways as a basis for designing interventions for displaced populations.…”
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer with MRI-US Fusion Platform by Chi-Hang Yee, Peter Ka-Fung Chiu, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Chi-Fai Ng, Chi-Kwok Chan, See-Ming Hou

“…It is a prospectively designed case series of HIFU focal therapy for localized prostate cancer. …”
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A novel placement method of a calibration‐free pH capsule for continuous wireless measurement of intragastric pH in horses by Evelyn Hodgson, Marthe Thirouin, Pranav Narayanan, Tallia‐Rume Romano, Jessica Wise, Stephanie Bond

“…A wireless capsule has been designed for continuous esophageal pH monitoring in humans. …”
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τSQWRL: A TSQL2-Like Query Language for Temporal Ontologies Generated from JSON Big Data by Zouhaier Brahmia, Fabio Grandi, Rafik Bouaziz

“…In this paper, we propose a temporal ontology query language for τJOWL, named τSQWRL (temporal SQWRL), designed as a temporal extension of the ontology query language—Semantic Query-enhanced Web Rule Language (SQWRL). …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Bone Profile Around Dental Implants Placed in the Esthetic Zone by Alssum L, Al-Kattan R, Al-Shibani N, Al Ali H, Aldossari F, Allam E

“…Patient satisfaction was assessed by using a specially designed questionnaire. The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-14 was used to assess the quality of life. …”
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MFCEN: A lightweight multi-scale feature cooperative enhancement network for single-image super-resolution by Jiange Liu, Yu Chen, Xin Dai, Li Cao, Qingwu Li

“…The network introduced a novel comprehensive integrated multi-level feature module, leveraging the strong local perceptual capabilities of CNNs and the superior global information processing of transformers. It was designed with depthwise separable convolutions for extracting local information and a block-scale and global feature extraction module based on vision transformers (ViTs). …”
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A Personalised Optimising Level Adaptation (OLA) Difficulty Algorithm for Scenario Simulations in Professional VR Simulators by Marcin Wolański Robert, Karol Jędrasiak

“…Aim: This study introduces the Optimising Level Adaptation (OLA) algorithm, designed to enhance scenario simulations for professional VR training by dynamically adjusting difficulty levels to match user performance, thereby supporting personalised learning and readiness for high-stakes situations such as firefighting and emergency response. …”
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