Hypertension prevalence, associated factors, treatment and control in rural Cameroon: a cross-sectional study by Valirie Ndip Agbor, Larissa Pone Simo, Dora Mbanya, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Orlin Pagnol Nana, Pride Swiri-Muya Nkosu, Arnold Forlemu Asaah Anouboweh, Jude Nfor Ndi, Jacques Nguend Mbock, Noel Fils Bakari, Harold Giovani Guifo Tambou

“…Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a surge in the burden of hypertension, and rural communities are increasingly affected by the epidemic.Objectives We aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with hypertension in rural communities of the Baham Health District (BHD), Cameroon. In addition, we sought to assess awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension among community members.Design A community-based cross-sectional study.Setting Participants from five health areas in the BHD were recruited from August to October 2018.Participants Consenting participants aged 18 years and above were included.Results We included 526 participants in this study. …”
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Socio-ecological factors influencing boro rice yield and profitability in Wetland areas of Bangladesh: an integrated assessment by Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Md. Abul Kashem, Md. Jaynal Abedien, Tukir Ahamed, Arifa Jannat, Md. Monirul Islam

“…To address this gap, the current study assessed the productivity and profitability of different rice farming systems in the wetland areas of Sunamganj district, Bangladesh. Utilizing farm-level survey data, the study assessed opportunities and constraints to increase the productivity and profitability of Boro rice across diverse farming systems. …”
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Identification of EGR1 as a Key Diagnostic Biomarker in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Through Machine Learning and Immune Analysis by Wu X, Pan T, Fang Z, Hui T, Yu X, Liu C, Guo Z, Liu C

“…Xuanlin Wu, Tao Pan, Zhihao Fang, Titi Hui, Xiaoxiao Yu, Changxu Liu, Zihao Guo, Chang Liu Department of General Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Chang Liu, Department of General Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 37 Yiyuan Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13313699697, Email lc19726666@163.comBackground: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), as a common chronic liver condition globally, is experiencing an increasing incidence rate which poses significant health risks. …”
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Stratified Assessment of Urban Low-Carbon Travel Potential by Keyuan DING, Yan ZHANG, Xu ZHOU, Hai-Xu GUO, Ran PENG

“…Additionally, the low-carbon travel potential of the two cities is visualised by district, enabling an analysis of the characteristics of low-carbon travel potential in each city and a comparison of the differences in low-carbon travel potential between them.…”
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MicroRNA-541-3p/Rac2 signaling bridges radiation-induced lung injury and repair by Jiandong Zhang, Lei Ma, Limin He, Quanxiao Xu, Yan Ding, Lidong Wang

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Specific and sensitive detection of bovine coronavirus using CRISPR-Cas13a combined with RT-RAA technology by Zili Liang, Ruxing Luo, Qifu He, Cheng Tang, Zhidong Zhang, Yanmin Li, Zijing Guo

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A comprehensive overview of acupuncture therapy over the past 20 years: Machine learning-based bibliometric analysis by Chen Liu, Shuqing Liu, Yu Wang, Xinyi Xia, Yu Zhang, Huili Jiang, Tuya Bao, Xuehong Ma

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miR-424-5p Promotes Proliferation, Migration and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer Cells via the Targeting TXNIP/Hippo Axi by Zhang F, Zhu KL, Chen R, Su F

“…Feng Zhang,1,2,* Kai-Li Zhu,3,* Rui Chen,1,* Fei Su1,4 1Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, 73000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University (The Branch Hospital of Donggang), Lanzhou, Gansu Province, 73000, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, 73000, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, 73000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Su, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 199, Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, 730000, People’s Republic of China, Email Sufei19881216@163.comBackground: Aggressive biological behavior leads to unfavorable survival of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. …”
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On-farm molecular epidemiology and therapeutic insights into multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bubaline mastitis by Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Umar Javed, Arslan Ahmed, Hamza Rasheed, Farwa Anwar, Syed Faizan Ali Shah, Jawad Sabir

“…S. aureus methicillin and vancomycin-resistant (MRSA and VRSA) from buffalo (n = 384) herds of district Bahawalpur and Rahim yar khan, Pakistan were identified based on bacteriological, biochemical, and molecular confirmation of nuc, mecA, and vanb genes, respectively. …”
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Impact of Irrigation Regimes on Growth and Postharvest Quality of Pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) under Conditions of Newly Reclaimed Land by Magdi A.A. Mousa, Adel D. Al-Qurashi, Omer H.M. Ibrahim, Kamal A.M. Abo-Elyousr, Ahmed M.K. Abdel Aal, Abdel-Fattah M. El-Salhy, Tarek K.H. El-Bolok, Mohamed A.H. Ali, Esmat F. Ali, Eman A.A. Abou-Zaid

“…The experiment was carried out on a private farm in the Bani Uday district of Manfalouty, Assiut Governorate, Egypt. …”
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Development and validation of a real-time prediction model for acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients by Yuhui Zhang, Damin Xu, Jianwei Gao, Ruiguo Wang, Kun Yan, Hong Liang, Juan Xu, Youlu Zhao, Xizi Zheng, Lingyi Xu, Jinwei Wang, Fude Zhou, Guopeng Zhou, Qingqing Zhou, Zhao Yang, Xiaoli Chen, Yulan Shen, Tianrong Ji, Yunlin Feng, Ping Wang, Jundong Jiao, Li Wang, Jicheng Lv, Li Yang

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Experimental prosopis management practices and grassland restoration in three Eastern African countries by René Eschen, Ketema Bekele, Yohana Jumanne, Staline Kibet, Fernadis Makale, John Richard Mbwambo, Berhanu Megersa, Mahamood Mijay, Francis Moyo, Linus Munishi, Mickfanaka Mwihomeke, Winnie Nunda, Moses Nyangito, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner

“…The three-year study was replicated in Ethiopia (Afar National Regional State), Kenya (Baringo county) and Tanzania (Moshi district). Prosopis survival and vegetation development, both diversity and biomass, were recorded. …”
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In-situ formation mechanism of endogenous fluorescent carbon dots during the roasting process of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) by Yutong Qu, Shuyi Zhao, Jilong Ni, Long Jiao, Xiaoye Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul, Zhiyu Liu, Xiang Chen, Bin Zhang

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Community Integration of Disability: A Bibliometric and Knowledge-Map Analysis by Wang S, Li D, Liu C, Sun X, Shi Y, Wang H, Zhang H

“…Shuaiyou Wang,1 Dingding Li,1 Chenjun Liu,1 Xueting Sun,1 Yage Shi,1 Hongru Wang,2 Huimin Zhang3 1School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republic of China; 2Nursing of Department, Xinxiang First People’s Hospital, Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Huimin Zhang, School of Nursing, Ningxia Medical University, No.1160 Shengli South Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan, 750001, People’s Republic of China, Email 35290915@qq.comBackground: Community integration (CI) is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities. …”
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Determinants of hypertension-related knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among caregivers in Neno, rural Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

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Specific surface area changes and functional potential exploration of Pleurotus pulmonarius under ultrasonic frequency control by Hangyu Fan, Jinlin Jiang, Huaihai Dong, Jinqing Hu, Wenjun Chen, Yingjie Pan, Yong Zhao, Haiquan Liu

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Multilateral Use of Dandelion in Folk Medicine of Central-Eastern Europe by Robert Gruszecki, Magdalena Walasek-Janusz, Gianluca Caruso, Robert Pokluda, Alessio Vincenzo Tallarita, Nadezhda Golubkina, Agnieszka Sękara

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Application of a new composite genetic marker semen-specific methylation-microhaplotype in the analysis of semen–vaginal fluid mixtures by Dan Wen, Hao Xing, Xuan Tang, Yue Wang, Bowei Jiang, Jienan Li, Ying Liu, Lagabaiyila Zha

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Factors affecting cadmium toxicity to rice germinated in soils collected from downstream areas of abandoned zinc mines by P. Chanpiwat, A. Numprasanthai

“…Since the soil characteristics affecting the toxicity and accumulation of cadmium in rice cultivated in cadmium-contaminated soils have never been reported, this study was conducted to investigate the soil characteristics affecting the plant availability and mobility of cadmium in paddy soils and the impacts of these soil characteristics on rice seed germination and accumulation in rice.METHODS: The study area is the Mae Tao Subdistrict, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, located downstream of abandoned zinc mines in northwestern Thailand. …”
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Clustering of non-communicable disease risk factors among school teachers: A cross-sectional study in Kerala, India by Mini GK, Sangeeth KS, Anand Marthanda Pillai, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR

“…Methods: This study analyzed data from 2216 school teachers in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The World Health Organization (WHO) STEPs questionnaire for NCD risk factor surveillance was used. …”
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