Prevalence, Treatment, and Unmet Needs of Migraine in the Middle East: A Systematic Review by Taoufik Alsaadi, AbuBakar Al Madani, Mohammed Alhatou, Mona Nada, Abdulrazaq Albilali, Ahmed Al-Qassabi, Hegab Mohamed, Haytham Mohamed, Rowan El Masry, Ghaidaa Ahmed Saifuddin, Suhail Abdullah AlRukn

“…Conclusions The SLR highlights knowledge gaps in clinical aspects and the treatment of migraines and enables clinicians to make informed decisions to ensure optimal patient outcomes in diverse clinical settings.…”
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Epigenetic «probes» for lung cancer monitoring: LINE-1 methylation pattern in blood- circulating DNA by A. A. Ponomaryova, Е. Y. Rykova, N. V. Cherdyntseva, A. A. Bondar, A. Y. Dobrodeev, A. A. Zavyalov, S. A. Tuzikov, L. O. Bryzgalov, T. I. Merkulova, V. V. Vlassov, P. P. Laktionov

“…The data obtained agree with our earlier results, which showed that csb-cirDNA was a highly informative material for lung cancer diagnostics.…”
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NutriBase – management system for the integration and interoperability of food- and nutrition-related data and knowledge by Eva Valenčič, Eva Valenčič, Eva Valenčič, Eva Valenčič, Emma Beckett, Emma Beckett, Emma Beckett, Tamara Bucher, Tamara Bucher, Clare E. Collins, Clare E. Collins, Barbara Koroušić Seljak, Barbara Koroušić Seljak

“…However, the tool is also accessible to food manufacturers, who can regularly update information about their products and thus give consumers access to current data. …”
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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

“…Students who actively sought HPV information also showed a higher likelihood of recommending the vaccine (93.05% vs. 83.02%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Studying red cell distribution width in Iraqi persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Najaf City: a case-control study by Maysam Riyadh Mohammed Hussein Alaasam, Karrar Mohammed Abbas Al-buthabhak, Ahmed Mech, Shamim Riadh Mohammed Hussein

“…Purpose: to study red cell distribution width in Iraqi persons with type 2 diabetes and assess its role in providing clinical information about glycemic control. Materials and methods. …”
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Association between renal mean perfusion pressure and prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: insights from the MIMIC IV database by Yipeng Fang, Aizhen Dou, Hui Xie, Yunfei Zhang, Weiwei Zhu, Yingjin Zhang, Caifeng Li, Yanchao Su, Ying Gao, Keliang Xie

“…Objective To investigate the association between renal mean perfusion pressure (MPP) and prognosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI).Methods Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Investigation of the Ternary System, Water/Hydrochloric Acid/Polyamide 66, for the Production of Polymeric Membranes by Phase Inversion by Jocelei Duarte, Camila Suliani Raota, Camila Baldasso, Venina dos Santos, Mara Zeni

“…Pure polymer and the membranes produced by phase inversion were characterized to provide the information required to create the ternary diagrams. …”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

“…Most of the patients who participated in the programme resided in major urban districts and had poor health awareness and a low level of education. The information provided by this study is crucial for improving and expanding the management of free cataract surgery programmes.Trial registration number NCT02633865; Post-results.…”
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Intensive home visiting for adolescent mothers in the Family Nurse Partnership in England 2010–2019: a population-based data linkage cohort study using propensity score matching by Ruth Gilbert, Jan van der Meulen, Katie Harron, Eilis Kennedy, Sally Kendall, Francesca Cavallaro

“…Future evaluations should capture more information on maternal risk factors and additional outcomes relating to maternal/child well-being.…”
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Correlation between the white blood cell/platelet ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality in cardiac arrest patients: a retrospective cohort study based on machine learning by Huai Huang, Guangqin Ren, Shanghui Sun, Zhi Li, Yongtian Zheng, Lijuan Dong, Shaoliang Zhu, Xiaosheng Zhu, Wenyu Jiang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the association between the white blood cell-to-platelet ratio (WPR) and 28-day all-cause mortality among patients experiencing cardiac arrest.MethodsUtilizing data from 748 cardiac arrest patients in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) 2.2 database, machine learning algorithms, including the Boruta feature selection method, random forest modeling, and SHAP value analysis, were applied to identify significant prognostic biomarkers. …”
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Clinical Findings in Diabetes Mellitus Patients with COVID-19 by Ting Guo, Qinxue Shen, Xiaoli Ouyang, Wei Guo, Jinhua Li, Wenlong He, Bo Yu, Chenfang Wu, Zhiguo Zhou, Hong Luo, Hong Peng

“…In this retrospective, single-center study, the medical records of patients with COVID-19 in Changsha, Hunan, China, from January 21, 2020, to February 19, 2020, were reviewed. Epidemiological information, clinical features, and outcomes were compared between DM patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or not. …”
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Disease-Related Knowledge, Stress, and Quality of Life of Parental Caregivers of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate in a Selected Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Phung Le Thi Kim, Leonora Collantes, Phuong Lam Hoai, An Phan Huynh, Nghia Le Trung, Tu Nguyen Thanh, Anh Nguyen Viet, Kieu Nguyen Thi Thanh, Truc Pham Thanh Luu, Phi Duong Nguyen

“…Results: Caregivers had moderately good disease-related knowledge (M=3.66, SD=0.39), with the highest scores in information provision (M=3.90, SD=0.43). Stress levels were moderately low (M=3.46, SD=0.44), with resource deficiencies being the most significant stressor. …”
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Laboratory Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties Based on Agricultural Fertilizer Input Requirement Application: A Case of Haramaya University, Ethiopia by Turyasingura, Benson, Chavula, Petros, Mohammed, Yasin, Eliyas, Abdi Alic, Girmac , Tesfasilassie, Sadeso, Kumale, Shentema, Solomon, Abebed, Aschalew, Katel, Shambhu, Timsina, Sandipa

“…This study aimed at assessing the soil with detail information about soil properties that are basic for agricultural input requirements such as fertilizer application. …”
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Provision of Managerial Skills by Micro Credit Institutions and Sustainability of MSMEs During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region South Western Uganda by Kyabarongo, Benon, Moses, Agaba, Siraje, Kaaya

“…Enterprises' owners and managers were the units of inquiry due to their importance as custodians of information on all the activities taking place in their respective MSMEs. …”
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De l’agglomération antique de Cassinomagus au village de Chassenon (Charente) : un bilan des connaissances by Lucie Carpentier, Sandra Sicard

“…The following centuries were little documented by archeology and our primary source of information relative to them come from historical research dating to the 10th c. …”
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Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence-based decision support system for diagnosis and risk stratification of heart failure (STRATIFYHF): a protocol for a prospective, m... by Prithwish Banerjee, Guy A MacGowan, Frans H Rutten, Iacopo Olivotto, Petar M Seferović, Jonathan Mant, Djordje G Jakovljevic, Oscar Fernandez, Josep Darbà, Nduka C Okwose, Jose Zamorano, Duncan Edwards, David Sinclair, Lazar Velicki, Amy Groenewegen, Lars S Maier, Dimitris Fotiadis, Sarah Jane Charman, Annamaria Del Franco, Maria Tafelmeier, Andrej Preveden, Cristina Garcia Sebastian, Amy S Fuller, Anne Pauline Nelissen, Petros Malitas, Aikaterini Zisaki, Zoran Bosnic, Petar Vracar, Fausto Barlocco, Marta Jiménez-Blanco Bravo, Nenad Filipovic, Bano Fatima, Williams Kate, Fornaro Alessandra, Milovancev Aleksandra, Ascanio Meritxell, Aguera Ainoa, Pičulin Matej, Flis Borut, Boucharas Dimitrios, Manousos Dimitris, Tsiknakis Manolis, Kassiotis Thomas, Sustersic Tijana, Milicevic Bogdan, Hobbs FD Richard, Kaagman Onno

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Comments on: “Early High-Titer Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Patients with Moderate and Severe COVID-19” [Transfusion and Apheresis Science 61 (2022) 103321] by Seyed Reza Hosseiniara

“…Eshghi, who chaired the ethics committee, is also listed as one of the corresponding authors of the article.16 Detailed information regarding Dr. Eshghi's role can be found in the "Credit Authorship Contribution Statement" section.1 This dual role raises important questions about potential conflicts of interest, which could lead to a biased review of the research proposal and ultimately undermine the credibility of the findings in the eyes of the public.Given these considerations, the assertion that convalescent plasma therapy is beneficial for Iranian patients with moderate COVID-19 is, at the very least, questionable. …”
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Nécropoles multipolaires et élaboration d’un nouveau modèle socio-politique au premier âge du Fer : réflexions à partir des sites du Camp de l’Église Sud à Flaujac-Poujols (Lot) et... by Antoine Dumas

“…Following a brief overview of the general contextual informations for these two sites (geographical and physical location, history of prior study, etc.), the first part of this work is dedicated to the internal analysis of each cemetery. …”
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The burden of acute respiratory infection attributable to fine particulate matter brought by dust storms among children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries by Hong Lu, Mingkun Tong, Ruohan Wang, Ning Kang, Xueqiu Ni, Jianyu Deng, Jiajianghui Li, Pengfei Li, Tianjia Guan, Tong Zhu, Tao Xue

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Lightweight YOLOv8s-Based Strawberry Plug Seedling Grading Detection and Localization via Channel Pruning by CHEN Junlin, ZHAO Peng, CAO Xianlin, NING Jifeng, YANG Shuqin

“…However, through meticulous fine-tuning, the model's feature expression capabilities were restored, compensating for the information loss caused by pruning. Experimental results demonstrated that the fine-tuned model not only maintained high detection accuracy but also achieved significant reductions in FLOPs (86.3%) and parameter count (95.4%). …”
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