Anthropometrics Analysis of Mental Foramen and Accessory Mental Foramen in Zambian Adult Human Mandibles by Balakrishnan Subramanian, Severine N. Anthony, Lumamba Mubbunu, Chitinti Hachombwa, Majuto S. Mlawa, Mudhihiri M. Majambo, Rajab M. Sasi

“…All measurements were performed using a Digital Vernier Calliper and statistically analysed for per cent frequency and mean and standard deviations, and we performed the one sample t-test for comparative analysis. …”
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Xenopus laevis neural stem progenitor cells exhibit a transient metabolic shift toward glycolysis during spinal cord regeneration by Paula G. Slater, Paula G. Slater, Miguel E. Domínguez-Romero, Guillermo Campos, Guillermo Campos, Vania Aravena, Vania Aravena, Javier Cavieres-Lepe, Verónica Eisner

“…We observed that mitochondria exhibit a rapid and transient response after SCI, characterized by a disruption of the mitochondrial localization, a decrease in mitochondrial number per cell section, and an increase in mitochondrial area and circularity. …”
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Genetic structure of the population of wild-growing vines of the Utrish Nature Reserve by E. T. Ilnitskaya, M. V. Makarkina, I. V. Gorbunov, I. V. Stepanov, T. D. Kozina, E. A. Kozhevnikov, V. K. Kotlyar

“…The number of alleles identified in the sample varied from 5 to 18 and averaged 8 alleles per locus. Statistical processing of DNA analysis data made it possible to identify two genetically different populations among the wild discovered vines. …”
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Ear and skull base paraganglioma: review of literature by D. Abdrakhmanova, K. Niemczyk, A. Mustafin, G. Mukhamadieva, N. Papulova

“…The combined morbidity of benign tumor forms is evaluated to be between 0.7 to 1.0 for 100000 people per year. Even though the results in understanding the nature of paraganglioma, as well as treatment thereof, are successful, the amount of literature on this topic only increases. …”
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Spatial transcriptomic analysis drives PET imaging of tight junction protein expression in pancreatic cancer theranostics by James Wang, Jai Woong Seo, Aris J. Kare, Martin Schneider, Mallesh Pandrala, Spencer K. Tumbale, Marina N. Raie, Gokce Engudar, Nisi Zhang, Yutong Guo, Xiaoxu Zhong, Sofia Ferreira, Bo Wu, Laura D. Attardi, Guillem Pratx, Andrei Iagaru, Ryan L. Brunsing, Gregory W. Charville, Walter G. Park, Katherine W. Ferrara

“…We develop a peptide-based molecular imaging agent targeted to claudin-4 with accumulation to ~25% injected activity per cubic centimeter (IA/cc) in metastases and ~18% IA/cc in tumors. …”
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Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

“…The rates of CVD in the DM+/no remission, DM+/remission, DM−/no progression, and DM−/progression groups were 7.96, 4.76, 1.99, and 5.47 per 1000 person-years, respectively. Compared with DM+/no remission, DM+/remission reduced the risk of CVD [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.71, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.57–0.89]. …”
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Disentangling the effects of intermittent faecal shedding and imperfect test sensitivity on the microscopy-based detection of gut parasites in stool samples. by Lana C E Ferreira-Sá, Eleuza R Machado, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Fernando Abad-Franch

“…Using replicate test results and multilevel hierarchical models, we estimated per-sample Giardia shedding probability at [Formula: see text] and observer-specific test sensitivities at [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. …”
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Distribution of spinal damage in patients with axial spondyloarthritis as assessed by MRI: a prospective and blinded study by Andreas Haidmayer, Gabriel Adelsmayr, Christopher Spreizer, Eva Valentina Klocker, Franz Quehenberger, Michael Fuchsjaeger, Jens Thiel, Josef Hermann

“…The median number of lesions per patient was higher in the thoracic (8.5, range 1.0–41.0) than in the lumbar (7.5, range 0.0-27.5) and the cervical spine (3.5, range 0.0-24.5). …”
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Treating chronic kidney disease in Danish primary care: results from the observational ATLAS study by Morten Lindhardt, Søren Tang Knudsen, Thomas Saxild, Morten Charles, Rikke Borg

“…Methods A computerized selection identified 12 random individuals with CKD per clinic with ≥ 2 measurements of eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or UACR > 30 mg/g within two years (N = 1 497). …”
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Unveiling the diversity of macrobenthic crustaceans on sandy beaches of the eastern Mexican coast: new records and an updated checklist by María R. Muciño-Reyes, María R. Muciño-Reyes, Edlin Guerra-Castro, Edlin Guerra-Castro, Raúl E. Castillo-Cupul, Carlos E. Paz-Ríos, Nuno Simões, Nuno Simões, Nuno Simões

“…Two sampling designs using sediment cores (4 versus 6 cores per transect) were implemented across 15 sandy beaches. …”
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Effect of Vernonia amygdalina leaf meal on growth performance, intestinal mucosa activity, digestive enzymes, absorption capacity, and immunity in broiler chickens by B.M. Tokofai, B.M. Orounladji, K. Idoh, O.E. Oke, A. Agbonon

“…Each treatment had six replicates of 10 chickens. On d 42, six chickens per replicate were isolated and euthanised. Digesta from the jejunal segments (10 cm) was collected for analysis of the digestive enzymes. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Topical Lotilaner Ophthalmic Solution 0.25% for the Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis: A Pilot Study by Roberto Gonzalez-Salinas, Elizabeth Yeu, Mark Holdbrook, Stephanie N. Baba, Juan Carlos Ceballos, Martha Massaro-Corredor, Claudia Corredor-Ortega, Nallely Ramos-Betancourt, Hugo Quiroz-Mercado

“…Mean collarette grade (upper lids) improved from 3.07 ± 0.21 to 0.79 ± 0.19 on Day 28; the change was statistically significant for both upper and lower lids from Day 14 on. Mean mite density per lash decreased from 2.28 ± 0.16 at baseline to 0.14 ± 0.05 at Day 28 p<0.0001. …”
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Treatment Patterns and Health Care Costs in Commercially Insured Patients with Follicular Lymphoma by Nathan H. Fowler, Guifang Chen, Stephen Lim, Stephanie Manson, Qiufei Ma, Frank Li

“…Annualized all-cause health care costs per patient ranged from US$97&#8239;141 (SD: US$144&#8239;730) for first-line to US$424&#8239;758 (SD: US$715 028) for fifth-line therapy. …”
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Analysis of the Production and Economic Indicators of Broiler Chicken Rearing in 2020–2023: A Case Study of a Polish Farm by Michalina Adaszyńska-Skwirzyńska, Paweł Konieczka, Mateusz Bucław, Danuta Majewska, Arkadiusz Pietruszka, Sławomir Zych, Danuta Szczerbińska

“…In all of the analyzed production cycles, the PI of broiler chicken rearing was above 100, averaging 120.48%, and the average profit per bird was 0.46 EUR. During the study period, several negative events occurred, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of avian influenza outbreaks, and consequent fluctuations in feed and poultry prices. …”
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Common features of environmentally and socially engaged community programs addressing the intersecting challenges of planetary and human health: mixed methods analysis of survey an... by Linda J. M. Thomson, Linda J. M. Thomson, Ailsa Critten, Victoria Hume, Helen J. Chatterjee, Helen J. Chatterjee

“…Thematic analysis of 19 surveys and eight interviews identified 146 responses, from which 12 themes with 98 subthemes were derived. Seventy per cent of responses were distributed across five major themes: ‘Collaboration and partnerships’, ‘Community health and wellbeing’, ‘Connection to nature’, ‘Funding’ and ‘Mental health’. …”
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Comparison of the growth, fruit quality and physiological characteristics of cucumber fertigated by three different nutrient solutions in soil culture and soilless culture systems by Hamid Reza Roosta, Hossein Sharifi Azad, Seyed Hossein Mirdehghan

“…Soilless cultivation increased the yield per plant and cultivation area (52%). The photosynthetic pigments (27.5% and 49.18% for Chl a and b, respectively), and fruit quality traits including fruit appearance color (the components a (16.42%), b (19.44%), and L (1.87%), hue angle (32.74%), and chroma (15.13%)), total soluble solids (TSS) (7%) and vitamin C (31.85%) increased compared to soil-grown plants. …”
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Siphon-type hydroelectric plants: application for power generation in a low head dam in southern Brazil by Janaina Terhorst Pizutti, Carlos Henrique Pereira Assunção Galdino, Fernando Setembrino Cruz Meirelles, Alexandre Beluco

“…The energy cost for this system is $0.164 per kWh. For a system without diesel and with 0% service failures, viable results appear only up to 2600 kWh load. …”
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Addressing unmet mental health needs of older adults in Turbo, Colombia: a multi-component psychosocial intervention feasibility study by Clarissa Giebel, Erika Montoya, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Thais Caprioli, Mark Gabbay, Danicza Martinez, Jessica Rua, Maria Isabel Zuluaga

“…The co-produced intervention ran for three months in 2023, with two sessions provided per week in a community centre (26 sessions in total). …”
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Economic impact of medication non-adherence by disease groups: a systematic review by Victoria Garcia-Cardenas, Rachelle Louise Cutler, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Michael Frommer, Charlie Benrimoj

“…The annual adjusted disease-specific economic cost of non-adherence per person ranged from $949 to $44 190 (in 2015 US$). …”
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Towards a decision support system for post bariatric hypoglycaemia: development of forecasting algorithms in unrestricted daily-life conditions by Francesco Prendin, Olivia Streicher, Giacomo Cappon, Eva Rolfes, David Herzig, Lia Bally, Andrea Facchinetti

“…Algorithms’ performance was assessed by measuring Precision, Recall, F1-score, False-alarms-per-day and Time Gain (TG). Results The run-to-run forecasting algorithm based on recursive autoregressive model (rAR) outperformed the other techniques, achieving Precision of 64.38%, Recall of 84.43%, F1-score of 73.06%, a median TG of 10 min and 1 false alarm every 6 days. …”
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