Endocrine Aspects of 4H Leukodystrophy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Emma Billington, Geneviève Bernard, William Gibson, Bernard Corenblum

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Engineering cardiology with miniature hearts by Xiaojun Xia, Miner Hu, Wenyan Zhou, Yunpeng Jin, Xudong Yao

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Application of the Lasso regularisation technique in mitigating overfitting in air quality prediction models by Abbas Pak, Abdullah Kaviani Rad, Mohammad Javad Nematollahi, Mohammadreza Mahmoudi

“…Abstract As a significant global concern, air pollution triggers enormous challenges in public health and ecological sustainability, necessitating the development of precise algorithms to forecast and mitigate its impacts, which has led to the development of many machine learning (ML)-based models for predicting air quality. …”
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The Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Engin Yurtcu, Sibel Mutlu, Enis Ozkaya

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Nonpharmacological Treatment for Supporting Social Participation of Adults with Depression by Supaluck Phadsri, Rieko Shioji, Atsuko Tanimura, Jeerawit Jaknissai, Sopida Apichai, Tippawan Sookruay

“…Both OBI such as animal-assisted therapy and CBT-BI such as behavioral change program and health education have a strong level of certainty and low risk of bias in promoting social participation by supporting positive behavioral change and reducing depressive symptoms. …”
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Optimizing greenhouse microclimate for plant pathology: challenges and cooling solutions for pathogen control in arid regions by Abdulmujib G. Yusuf, Fahad A. Al-Yahya, Amgad A. Saleh, Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghany

“…This review discusses the current strategies employed to optimize greenhouse conditions in hot arid regions, aiming to enhance plant health by mitigating pathogen activity while minimizing energy, and water consumption. …”
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Exploring Fungal Biodiversity in Crop Rotation Systems: Impact of Soil Fertility and Winter Wheat Cropping by Srdjan Šeremešić, Sonja Tančić Živanov, Miloš Rajković, Vladimir Aćin, Stanko Milić, Brankica Babec, Snežana Jovanović

“…These findings highlight the importance of tailored crop rotation and tillage strategies to improve soil health, enhance microbial biodiversity, and boost agricultural sustainability in temperate climates, providing valuable insights for mitigating the impacts of intensive farming and climate change.…”
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Mathematical model of the relationship between pH holding time and erosive esophagitis healing rates by Colin W. Howden, Carmelo Scarpignato, Eckhard Leifke, Darcy J. Mulford, Gezim Lahu, Axel Facius, Yuhong Yuan, Richard Hunt

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Impact of Wildfire Smoke Events on Indoor Air Quality and Evaluation of a Low-cost Filtration Method by Nathaniel W. May, Clara Dixon, Daniel A. Jaffe

“…Recommendations for limiting exposure to PM2.5 and associated adverse health outcomes focus on staying inside, closing windows and doors, and increasing filtration; however, relatively little is known about indoor air quality (IAQ) during major smoke events. …”
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Barriers and Factors Affecting Nursing Communication When Providing Patient Care in Jeddah by Ruba M. Alharazi, Rahaf J. Abdulrahim, Alhanouf H. Mazuzah, Reem M. Almutairi, Hayfa Almutary, Aisha Alhofaian

“…It fosters trust, understanding, and collaboration and contributes to better health outcomes and satisfactory nurse–patient relationships. …”
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Incidence and Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease in Medicare Beneficiaries by Haixin Zhang, Amir Abbas Tahami Monfared, Quanwu Zhang, Lawrence S. Honig

“…Our findings address the reality of Alzheimer’s disease in clinical practice in the United States that is confronted by healthcare professionals, payors, healthcare decision-makers, patients, and caregivers, and may offer a realistic gauge for patient triage for treatment, healthcare resource allocation, and health-systems’ operational prioritization. With the availability of anti-amyloid treatments, we anticipate that the population with diagnosed MCI/AD within the Medicare database may rise over time; therefore, periodic updates of incidence/prevalence estimates may provide support for timely healthcare decision-making.…”
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Comparing the effects of computerized versus manual methods of identifying point-specific acupuncture as an adjunct to physiotherapy in the management of knee osteoarthritis: A ran... by Lee Chai Li, Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Tan Chee Hou, Angeline Low Ann Je, Lee Zi Lin, Tay Yan Ling, Peng Yan

“…Outcome measures, including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, active knee flexion range, Timed Up and Go test, Visual Analog Scale for pain, Short Form-36 health survey, and Personal Integrated Energetics score, will be assessed at baseline and immediately post-intervention. …”
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Association between Emission Parameters and Material-phase Concentrations of Phthalate Plasticizers and their Alternatives by Chenyang Bi, Clara M. A. Eichler, Chunyi Wang, John C. Little

“…Understanding the emission rate of plasticizers in indoor environments is critical for subsequent exposure and health risk assessments. While concerns have been increasing regarding the use of phthalate plasticizers in products and the emission of phthalates has been characterized in previous studies, the emission characteristics of compounds that are now being used as alternatives for phthalates remain poorly understood. …”
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Improvement of Fish Growth and Metabolism by Oligosaccharide Prebiotic Supplement by Wei Xu, Charles Greg Lutz, Christopher M. Taylor, Miriam Contin Ortega

“…Finfish aquaculture is expected to continue to benefit from significantly improved fish diets, which are the source of energy to support the growth and health of fish. Strategies to enhance the transformation rate of dietary energy and protein to fish growth are greatly desired by fish culturists. …”
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Nuclear Position and Shape Deformation of Chromosome 8 Territories in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Sylvia Timme, Eberhard Schmitt, Stefan Stein, Jutta Schwarz-Finsterle, Jenny Wagner, Axel Walch, Martin Werner, Michael Hausmann, Thorsten Wiech

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Clusters of diet, physical activity, screen-time and sleep among adolescents and associations with 3-year change in indicators of adiposity. by Noura Alosaimi, Lauren B Sherar, Paula Griffiths, Mark Hamer, Natalie Pearson

“…<h4>Background</h4>Clusters of health behaviours could impact changes in adiposity among adolescents over time. …”
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Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening in Women with HIV in Guangxi, China: A Model Simulation Study by Ran Zhao, Shalini Kulasingam

“…Highlights Our comprehensive model can be used to evaluate various health interventions that aim to reduce the disease burden caused by HPV and cervical cancer. …”
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Suicide Ideation among Outpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder by Wen-Yu Hsu, Ting-Gang Chang, Cheng-Chen Chang, Nan-Ying Chiu, Chieh-Hsin Lin, Hsien-Yuan Lane

“…The suicidal ideation group had significantly younger participants, a higher proportion of women, a higher proportion of participants with a history of domestic violence, a greater severity of alcohol addiction (based on both AUDIT and MAST scores), higher depression scores, higher anxiety scores, less social support, a lower quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)), and poorer sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) compared with the nonsuicidal ideation group. …”
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Comparative Evaluation Of Postoperative Sensitivity Using Total-Etch Versus Self-Etch Bonding Techniques In Resin Composite Restorations: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Shahid Ahmad Marwat, Hassan Maqbool, Umair ul Haq, Zarnab Rizwan, Khadija Sajid, Shakeel Ur Rehman Khattak

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Exploring physician approaches to conflict resolution in end-of-life decisions in the adult intensive care unit: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative research by Richard Huxtable, Harleen Kaur Johal, Giles Birchley

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