A Systematic Literature Review of Three Stenting Strategies for Bifurcation Lesions in Coronary Artery Disease by Larragem Parsley-Raines, Dominique M. Brandt, Dillon L. Carr, Sabrina Uhry, Eileen S. Alexander, Stephanie A. Donauer, Peter J. Mallow

“…Outcomes of interest reported were target vessel failure in 2 studies, major adverse cardiac event (MACE) (cardiac death, all myocardial infarction, ischemic driven target legion revascularization TLR) in 5 studies. …”
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Heuristic Forest Fire Detection Using the Deep Learning Model with Optimized Cluster Head Selection Technique by Sengottaiyan N., Ananthi J., Rajesh Sharma R., Hamsanandhini S., Sungheetha Akey, Chinnaiyan R., Ketema Adare Gemeda

“…This novel technique introduces a modern approach to forest fire prediction by integrating a deep learning model with an optimized cluster head selection technique. The major goal is to augment the accuracy and efficiency of forest fire prediction, leveraging the capabilities of advanced machine learning algorithms and optimized sensor network management. …”
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THE CONTENDING ISSUES AND REALITIES IN NIGERIAN FEDERALISM by BENJAMIN SHAIBUME, AONDOAKAA AFONGU IORNUMBE

“…Nigeria’s complex diversity was a major factor that combined with other centrifugal and centripetal forces to produce a federation. …”
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Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana by Jerry John Ouner, Rachel G. A. Thompson, Nutifafa E. Y. Dey, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Akua O. Gyamerah

“…Abstract Objective HIV-related stigma is a major public health concern compromising the rights and health outcomes of many people living with HIV (PLWH). …”
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Estimating the Risk of Maternal Death at Admission: A Predictive Model from a 5-Year Case Reference Study in Northern Uganda by Gasthony Alobo, Cristina Reverzani, Laura Sarno, Barbara Giordani, Luigi Greco

“…We aimed at exploring the main factors affecting maternal death and designing a predictive model for estimation of the risk of dying at admission at a major referral hospital in northern Uganda. Methods. …”
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Medical students’ perceptions of improving physician satisfaction and patient care: a text network analysis approach by Young Gyu Kwon, Myeong Namgung, Song Hee Park, Mi Kyung Kim, Hyo Hyun Yoo, Chan Woong Kim

“…Specifically, this study analyzed medical students’ perceptions and attitudes toward physician satisfaction and patient relationships by applying text network analysis to their essay responses and identifying key themes and keywords. Results The major topics were extracted using latent dirichlet allocation topic modeling. …”
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Future perspectives for PDE5 inhibitors bridging the gap between cardiovascular health and psychological status by Andrea Sansone, Eugenia Guida, Susanna Dolci, Valeria Frangione, Amanda Asso, Gilberto Bellia, Emmanuele A. Jannini

“…Findings from a number of laboratories and clinics around the world unanimously demonstrated the following: (i) the major cause of ED is directly or indirectly related to cardiovascular disease (CVD); (ii) ED and CVDs share the same risk factors, which are related mainly to lifestyle choices; (iii) the first therapeutic approach to both ED and CVDs is to transform harmful lifestyles into virtuous lifestyles; and (iv) PDE5is in general, particularly sildenafil, are very safe, if not protective, for use in CVD patients. …”
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Russia and NATO’s ‘Open Door’ Policy in the Post-Bipolar Period by P. Ye. Smirnov

“…A major problem for Russia in formulating and defending its national interests after the Cold War was to fit in the European political order, dominated by the collective West and its institutions. …”
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Patient Preference for Once-Weekly Dosing in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japan by Rohini Sen, Alan L. Shields, Koichiro Atsuda

“…**Results:** Current treatment regimen, age, and work status were identified as the major demographic factors that were most predictive of QW preference. …”
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Genetic Analysis of Cytokine Promoters in Nonhuman Primates: Implications for Th1/Th2 Profile Characteristics and SIV Disease Pathogenesis by Pavel Bostik, Melanie Watkins, Francois Villinger, Aftab A. Ansari

“…To address this issue promoter regions for the major Th1/Th2 cytokines from RM and SM were cloned and sequenced. …”
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Nutritional Potential of Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. Almonds as Compared to Some Oilseeds from Morocco: Evidence from Proximate Composition, Mineral Profiling, and Oil Physicochemical... by Hasna Ait Bouzid, Laila Bijla, Mohamed Ibourki, Abderrahim Asbbane, El Hassan Sakar, Jamal Koubachi, Said Gharby

“…The main fatty acids in ZLA oil were oleic acid (60.73 ± 0.10 g/100 g), linoleic acid (18.75 ± 0.10 g/100 g), and palmitic acid (9.86 ± 0.10 g/100 g). β-Sitosterol (67.92 ± 0.46 g/100 g) was the major sterol in ZLA, followed by stigmasterol (15.34 ± 0.35%) and campesterol (8.75 ± 0.12%). …”
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Evaluating the pathological and clinical implications of errors made by an artificial intelligence colon biopsy screening tool by Simon Graham, Andrew Robinson, Shivam Bhanderi, Harriet Evans, David Snead, Naveen Sivakumar, Abhilasha Patel

“…Diagnostic errors varied from cases of adenocarcinoma to mild inflammation. 88.4% of FN errors would have no impact on patient care, with only one error causing major patient harm. Factors that protected against harm included biopsies being low-risk polyps or diagnostic features were detected in other biopsies.Conclusion Most FN errors would not result in patient harm, suggesting that even with a 7.9% case-level error rate, this AI tool might be more suitable for adoption than statistics portray. …”
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Curcumin Relieves Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behavior through the PGC-1α/FNDC5/BDNF Pathway by Yanqin Wu, Fusheng Sun, Yujin Guo, Yumao Zhang, Li Li, Ruili Dang, Pei Jiang

“…Our present study is aimed at investigating the antidepressant-like effects of curcumin (CUR) in a chronic unpredictable mild stress- (CUMS-) induced depression rat model and explore whether the PGC-1α/FNDC5/BDNF pathway is the major driving force behind the therapeutic effects of CUR. …”
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Arterial Stiffness in Nonhypertensive Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Ghana by Kwame Yeboah, Daniel A. Antwi, Ben Gyan

“…Multiple regression models showed that, in the entire study participants, the major determinants of PWVao were diabetes status, age, gender, systolic BP, and previous smoking status (β = 0.22, 0.36, 0.48, 0.21, and 0.25, resp.; all p<0.05); the determinants of CAVI were diabetes status, age, BMI, heart rate, HbA1c, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and previous smoking status (β = 0.21, 0.38, 0.2, 0.18, 0.24. 0.2, −0.19, and 0.2, resp.; all p<0.05). …”
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Early Predictive Values for Severe Rhabdomyolysis in Blunt Trauma by Jung Yun Park, Myoung Jun Kim, Jae Gil Lee

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most significant and serious complication of RB and is a major cause of mortality in patients with RB. Severe RB (creatine kinase [CK] ≥5,000) has been associated with AKI. …”
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Promoting critical reading instruction in higher education: a three-step training scheme facilitated by using corpus technology by Yang Jing, Mei Fang

“…The study involved 45 second-year English majors. The data were collected through surveys, interviews, and written reports, focusing on student learning of cognitive skills such as speculating, noticing, inferring, and verifying, as synthesized by Chun (2011. …”
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Zooplankton Structure and Potential Food Web Interactions in the Plankton of a Subtropical Chain-of-Lakes by Karl E. Havens

“…These results, and findings of controlled experiments on a nearby lake with a nearly identical zooplankton species complement, suggest that fish predation may be a major factor structuring the macro-zooplankton assemblage. …”
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Analysis of Characteristic Flavor Substances of Yak Part Meat Based on GC-IMS by Jingnian ZHANG, Shengsheng LI, Jibing MA, Chenglu LIU

“…The results of PCA and CA showed that the 20 parts of yak meat were clustered into two major groups. Twelve signature compounds, including 1-pentene and 2-ethylfuran, were screened out by PLS, and 3-methylbutyraldehyde, ethyl 2-methylpropionate, and 1-penten-3-one were identified by the relative odor activity value (ROAV) of the yak meat, which ROAV were greater than 1, indicating that they were the key substances influencing the flavor differences of the yak meat parts. …”
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miR-126 and miR-126*: New Players in Cancer by Jeannette Meister, Mirko H. H. Schmidt

“…Knock-out studies in zebrafish and mice suggested a major role of miR-126 in angiogenesis and vascular integrity, which was mediated by the repression of inhibitors of VEGF-induced proliferation in endothelial cells. …”
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Pranayama (yogic breathing practices) in Parkinson’s disease: protocol for a scoping review of literature by Sarika Chaturvedi, Dhiraj Agarwal, Prajwal Rao, Shalesh Rohatgi

“…This scoping review aims to map the available scientific evidence on the effect of pranayama interventions for Parkinson’s disease and identify the potential gaps in the literature.Methods and analysis A literature search will be conducted in major databases (JBI evidence synthesis, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, including Cochrane Complimentary Medicine, and Scopus) from 1990 to date. …”
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