Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by Beatrice J. Birgen, Lucy G. Njue, Dasel M. Kaindi, Fredrick O. Ogutu, Joshua O. Owade

“…Street-vended foods play a key role in providing many urban dwellers with cheap, nutritious, and accessible food, but when prepared in an unhygienic and unregulated environment, they could contribute to increased food safety burden. …”
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Optimization, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Copper Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Senna didymobotrya Root Extract by Bernard Otieno Sadia, Jackson Kiplagat Cherutoi, Cleophas Mecha Achisa

“…This study for the first time aimed at optimizing the synthesis conditions (concentration of copper ions, temperature, and pH) to obtain the smallest size of CuNPs, characterizing and testing the antibacterial efficacy of CuNPs prepared from Senna didymobotrya (S. didymobotrya) roots. …”
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Effectiveness of Voytik-Harbin Protocol in Fabrication of Ram’s Testicular-Derived Hydrogel and Its Impact on Mouse In Vitro Spermatogenesis by Leila Rashki Ghaleno, Tohid Rezaei Topraggaleh, Leila Montazeri, Abdolhossein Shahverdi, Mojtaba Rezazadeh Valojerdi

“…In contrast, the VH protocol solidifiedthe hydrogel and produced a strong hydrogel due to its gelation consistency. Furthermore, the prepared hydrogel byVH with 25 mg of dECM had a significantly higher priority in terms of rheology and structure (P<0.05). …”
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Filtration flow rate at low convection volume in continuous hemodiafiltration using cytokine adsorbing hemofilter does not affect cytokine clearance in an experimental model by Mototsugu Kudo, Shinya Chihara, Hiroomi Tatsumi, Yoshiki Masuda

“…Materials and methods Test solutions, including albumin (4.5%), creatinine (10 mg/dL), interleukin (IL)-6 (1000 pg/mL), and IL-8 (1000 pg/mL), were prepared. The test solution was circulated through the experimental circuit of continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) with a total convection volume ranging from 0 to 600 mL/h. …”
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The role of hospital pharmacists in supporting the appropriate and safe use of CGT/ATMPs: a scoping review of current insights by Junnan Shi, Xianwen Chen, Hao Hu, Carolina Oi Lam Ung

“…Of 26 studies, the perspectives assuming their roles in CGT/ATMPs management were categorized when patients receiving ATMPs (n = 2), HSCT and cellular-based therapy (n = 12), gene therapy (n = 6), and the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy (n = 6), mainly covering procurement, influences on prescribing, preparation and delivery, administration, monitoring of medicines use, human resources, training and development. …”
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Analisis Forensik Digital untuk Investigasi Kasus Cyberbullying pada Media Sosial Tiktok by Halimah Septya Mikayla, Ari Kusyanti, Primantara Hari Trisnawan

“…The scenario phase encompasses preparation, design, and implementation. Data obtained from these scenarios is subsequently subjected to a digital forensics phase, consisting of these stages: planning, reconnaissance, collection, transport, examination, identification, analysis, classification, reporting, and presentation. …”
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The evaluation of internal adaptation of glass ionomer restorations applied after the use of different cavity conditioners in primary teeth: an in-vitro study by Sümeyye Gürler, Akif Demirel, Arda Buyuksungur

“…Class V cavities were prepared on the buccal surfaces and relevant cavity conditioners were applied, and the samples in each cavity conditioner group were randomly assigned to glass hybrid (GHR) or conventional glass ionomer restoratives (CGIR). …”
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Understanding factors influencing safety and team functionality at operative vaginal birth through multidisciplinary perspectives: a mixed methods study by Sasha M. Skinner, Eleanor Kippen, Daniel L. Rolnik, Peter Neil, Ryan J. Hodges, Nadine Murry, Ben W. Mol, Arunaz Kumar

“…Five overarching themes impacted on team functionality at OVB; (1) Quality of communication, (2) Preparation and risk assessment, (3) Leadership and interpersonal dynamics, (4) Transfer from Birth Unit to Operating Theatre, (5) Variation in clinical practice. …”
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Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia by Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Maria Vitale, Desie Sheferaw

“… Erratum to: Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia Maireg Hailu1, Kassahun Asmare2, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin3, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti4, Maria Vitale4, Desie Sheferaw2 On page 6 of the original publication, a short paragraph and a table (the second Table 4) were wrongly included from other article during layout preparation. Therefore, this wrong information has nothing to do with the topic and is deleted from the original publication Abstract:  Dairy production is an important component of livestock farming in Ethiopia. …”
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An ultrasound-driven PLGA/Zn-KNN hybrid piezoelectric scaffold with direct and immunoregulatory antibacterial activity for bone infection by Yuhao Zheng, Shu Wang, Wenhe Jin, Zhuoxuan Li, Guoju Yang, Xiaoxu Li, Ning Li, Yue Wang, Fan Sheng, Zhiming Song

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Experiences of health information-seeking behaviour in preoperative patients with lung cancer: a qualitative study in China by Wei Li, Lihua Huang, Jie Zhu, Jiayi Guo, Man Ye

“…Eligible participants were patients with lung cancer aged 18 and above, capable of articulate expression, informed about their diagnosis, preparing for surgical intervention and willing to engage voluntarily in the study.Results Four main categories were identified. …”
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High Prevalence but Insufficient Treatment of Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results of a Population-Based Cohort by Claudia Ott, Anne Liebold, Angela Takses, Ulrike G. Strauch, Florian Obermeier

“…Even patients with diagnosed iron-deficiency anemia were infrequently and inconsequently treated with iron preparations, despite the high impact on quality of life.…”
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Qwen-2.5 Outperforms Other Large Language Models in the Chinese National Nursing Licensing Examination: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Comparative Study by Shiben Zhu, Wanqin Hu, Zhi Yang, Jiani Yan, Fang Zhang

“…These findings demonstrate the transformative potential of LLMs in revolutionizing health care education and call for further research to refine their capabilities and expand their impact on examination preparation and professional training.…”
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Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Connectivity Analysis in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Yuzhang Wu, Zhitao Li, Ruowei Qu, Yangang Wang, Zhongzhen Li, Le Wang, Guangrui Zhao, Keke Feng, Yifeng Cheng, Shaoya Yin

“…Participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 three-dimensional magnetization with a prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (3D-T1-MPRAGE) sequence, and video EEG data were collected. …”
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Innovative Solid Lipid Nanoparticle-Enriched Hydrogels for Enhanced Topical Delivery of L-Glutathione: A Novel Approach to Anti-Ageing by Mengyang Liu, Manisha Sharma, Guoliang Lu, Zhiwen Zhang, Wenting Song, Jingyuan Wen

“…<b>Methods:</b> GSH-loaded SLNs were prepared via a double-emulsion technique and optimized using factorial design. …”
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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Dual-Ion Batteries with T-Nb₂O₅/Nitrogen-Doped Three-Dimensional Porous Carbon Composites by Chen Qi, Duo Ying, Cheng Ma, Wenming Qiao, Jitong Wang, Licheng Ling

“…Herein, a nitrogen-doped three-dimensional porous carbon (RMF) was prepared for loading niobium pentoxide to construct a composite system with excellent electrochemical performance. …”
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Enhancement of nutritional value and storage stability of silver carp surimi incorporated with red seaweed (Gracilaria tenuistipitata) paste by Mst Jannatul Ferdous, Md. Salah Uddin, Mst. Aspriya Rahman Antu, Md․ Tanvir Ahmed, Md․ Rasal Ali, Md Sadek Ali, Monjurul Haq

“…Silver carp surimi was prepared with varying levels (1.5 %, 3.0 %, 4.5 %, 6 %; w/w) of red seaweed paste (SWP) to improve nutritional and storage attributes, assessing proximate composition, amino acids, minerals, sensory attributes, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), pH, and color. …”
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The milpa, from Mesoamerica to present days, a multicropping traditional agricultural system serving agroecology by Vazeux-Blumental, Noa, Manicacci, Domenica, Tenaillon, Maud

“…It is important to note that maize usage differed: maize of flint type is coarsely ground for the preparation of polenta in Europe, while in Mesoamerica, tropical varieties are soaked in alkaline solution to improve nutritional quality before being finely ground to make tortilla dough. …”
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Impact of Molecular and Crystal Structure on the Melting Points in Halo-Substituted Phenyl-Quinazolinones by Ivica Đilović, Nenad Judaš, Mario Komar, Maja Molnar, Marta Počkaj, Tomislav Balić

“…Three halo-substituted phenyl-quinazolinone derivatives were prepared and structurally characterized [<b>1</b> = 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-iodo-2-methylquinazolin-4(3<i>H</i>)-one, <b>2</b> = 6-iodo-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylquinazolin-4(3<i>H</i>)-one, and <b>3</b> = 7-chloro-2-methyl-3-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]quinazolin-4(3<i>H</i>)-one)] in order to explore the relationship between structure and melting point in this group of compounds. …”
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Ear and skull base paraganglioma: review of literature by D. Abdrakhmanova, K. Niemczyk, A. Mustafin, G. Mukhamadieva, N. Papulova

“…Special attention was brought to the preoperative preparation and embolization of vessels, which supply blood to the tumor as well as to the problem of repeated bouts of glomangioma. …”
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