Evaluating Executive Functions in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Using Frontal Assessment Battery by Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Masoud Doost Hoseini, Mohammad Reza Khaleghi, Abbas Tafakhori, Mahsa Dolatshahi, Shayan Pourmirbabaei, Elmira Agah, Shakila Meshkat, Vajiheh Aghamollaii

“…The number of AEDs (polytherapy versus monotherapy) and duration of time since the last seizure had no significant effect on FAB scores in JME patients. …”
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Childhood heart disease and parental emotional wellbeing: a predictive model to explain the perception of quality of life in children and adolescents by Teresa Grimaldi Capitello, Cinzia Correale, Giulia Amodeo, Michela Balsamo, Leonardo Carlucci, Caterina Fiorilli

“…Children and adolescents were submitted to a comprehensive evaluation by different physicians, including pediatric cardiologists, surgeons, and psychologists, at preset time frames. A series of standardized questionnaires were administered during psychological assessment. …”
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Dynamics and Half-Life of Cell-Free DNA After Exercise: Insights from a Fragment Size-Specific Measurement Approach by Ryutaro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Asano, Ryo Tamaki, Yoshihiro Saito, Ami Hosokawa, Hidemichi Watari, Takeshi Umazume

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The rapid clearance of cfDNA underscores its potential as a biomarker for real-time disease monitoring and the evaluation of treatment efficacy. …”
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Unveiling vegetation recovery dynamics in Andean grasslands along a trans-Andean natural gas pipeline by Fiorella Eduardo-Palomino, Héctor Chuquillanqui, Reynaldo Linares-Palomino

“…Field-collected data were standardized and meticulously cleaned to ensure accuracy and consistency over time. Statistical analyses were conducted, and vegetation recovery was visualized at different spatial and temporal scales. …”
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Investigating the Construction Procedure and Safety Oversight of the Mechanical Shaft Technique: Insights Gained from the Guangzhou Intercity Railway Project by Jianwang Li, Wenrui Qi, Xinlong Li, Gaoyu Liu, Jian Chen, Huawei Tong

“…The achievements include a 22.22% reduction in construction time, a 20.27% decrease in investment, and lower worker risk. (2) Monitoring confirmed that all cutting edge and segment values remained safe, demonstrating the method’s feasibility and rationality. (3) Analyzing shaft monitoring data and field uncertainties, this study proposes recommendations for future work, including precise segment lowering control and introducing high-precision total stations and GPS technology to mitigate tunneling and assembly inaccuracies. …”
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Atuação da enfermagem na aplicação de insulinoterapia intravenosa: protocolo de revisão de escopo by Maíra Angelo Camargo da Silva, Raquel de Mendonça Nepomuceno, Flávia Giron Camerini, Andrezza Serpa Franco

“…Inclusion criteria: Studies presenting nursing care in the application of intravenous insulin therapy in intensive care units in all areas such as cardiology, neurology and surgery, with no restrictions on the time frame or methodological design. Method: Scoping review (Open Science Framework registry: https://osf.io/y7bmw), conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and the PRISMA-ScR checklist, to identify documents from the following sources: LILACS; PubMed; Embase, Scopus and CINAHL. …”
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Biochemical Charcterization of Some Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) Germplasm in Ghana by R. Boampong, L. M. Aboagye, D. Nyadanu, M. E. Essilfie, R. Adu Amoah

“…Corms are boiled before eating and take a short time to cook as their carbohydrate structure is not complex. …”
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Molecular Detection and Multidrug Resistance of Shigella spp. Isolated from Wild Waterfowl and Migratory Birds in Bangladesh by Jarna Karmoker, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Liton Rana, Md. Ashek Ullah, Fahim Haque Neloy, Nahian Muniath Oishy, Pritom Kumar Pramanik, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique, Sukumar Saha, Md. Tanvir Rahman

“…To the best of our knowledge, this study was carried out for the first time in Bangladesh to isolate and determine the occurrence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Shigella spp. from fecal materials of wild waterfowl and migratory birds. …”
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Application of therapeutical nanoparticles with neutrophil membrane camouflaging for inflammatory plaques targeting against atherosclerosis by Ningnannan Zhang, Tianzhu Zhang, Jintang Feng, Jian Shang, Beibei Zhang, Qingyang Dong, Zhang Zhang, Chunyang Sun

“…The resulting NNPST mimicked neutrophil function and significantly decreased macrophage‐mediated phagocytosis to prolong its own circulation time in the blood. Compared to pristine nanoparticles (NPST) without a membrane coating, NNPST achieved better plaque targeting in ApoE−/− mice, as indicated by neutrophils actively recruited in atherosclerotic lesions. …”
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Anthocyanins as functional food components by R. S. Yudina, E. I. Gordeeva, O. Yu. Shoeva, M. A. Tikhonova, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Along with these fundamental achievements, we are beginning to realize the potential of anthocyanins as compounds of industrial importance, as pigments themselves, as well as components of functional food that contribute to the prevention and reduction of risk of chronic diseases. For a long time, the biological activity of anthocyanins has been underestimated, in particular, due to the data on their low bioavailability. …”
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A Pooled Analysis of Growth and Tolerance of Infants Exclusively Fed Partially Hydrolyzed Whey or Intact Protein-Based Infant Formulas by Laura A. Czerkies, Brian D. Kineman, Sarah S. Cohen, Heidi Reichert, Ryan S. Carvalho

“…Infants fed PHF-W had a significantly higher probability of soft and lower probability of hard stools as compared to infants fed CMF at each time point (p<0.001). Stool frequency was similar between groups. …”
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A post-marketing pharmacovigilance study of triazole antifungals: adverse event data mining and analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Yalan Tian, Min Jin, Hong Ning

“…Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database from the time the drugs were marketed up to the third quarter of 2023. …”
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Effect of Zr on inclusions and microstructure of non-quenched and tempered steel F38MnVS by Yucheng Wang, Yang Li, Zhouhua Jiang, Meng Sun, Shuai Ma, Yunqie Mao, Yanshuo Ma, Tianci Li, Dengyunfei Nie, Rui Yang

“…Additionally, 220 ppm Zr exhibits the best impact on the inclusion size, reducing the average diameter of the inclusions from 5.04 μm to 2.87 μm. At the same time, the addition of Zr causes the austenite grain size to decrease and more intragranular ferrite appears. …”
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Perspectives of Midwives and Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky on Exercise Counseling During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study by Madhawa Perera, Taniya S. Nagpal, Maire M. Blankenship, Danilo V. Tolusso, Jordyn M. Cox, Dilini Prashadika, Mark Schafer, Rachel A. Tinius

“…Midwives and nurse practitioners, who may have more time with pregnant women, are particularly well suited for this role. …”
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Growth Patterns in the Irish Pyridoxine Nonresponsive Homocystinuria Population and the Influence of Metabolic Control and Protein Intake by Orla Purcell, Aoife Coughlan, Tim Grant, Jenny McNulty, Anne Clark, Deirdre Deverell, Philip Mayne, Joanne Hughes, Ahmad Monavari, Ina Knerr, Ellen Crushell

“…This retrospective review of 48 Irish pyridoxine nonresponsive HCU patients assessed weight, height, body mass index (BMI), protein intake, and metabolic control up to 18 years at nine set time points. Patients diagnosed through newborn screening (NBS) were compared to late diagnosed (LD) patients. …”
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Exploring the potential effect and mechanisms of protocatechuic acid on human hair follicle melanocytes by Li Bo, Tan Jun, Zou Bosheng, Liu Xiaojia, Yu Yiling

“…The result showed that PCA can decrease the synthesis of melanin and the tyrosinase activity with IC50 = 8.9 μmol L−1 and IC50 = 6.4 μmol L−1, respectively, at the treatment time of 24 hours, without inducing any cytotoxicity in HFM cells. …”
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Implementation of Solar Heat Energy and Adsorption Cooling Mechanism for Milk Pasteurization Application by G. Ramkumar, B. Arthi, S. D. Sundarsingh Jebaseelan, M. Gopila, P. Bhuvaneswari, R. Radhika, Geremew Geidare Kailo

“…Heated is necessary for pasteurization. Since for a long time, the Indian milk industry has relied on nonrenewable energy sources, that are not only becoming much more costly but are also to blame for significant environmental issues including greenhouse gases and health issues. …”
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Color Confinement, Hadron Dynamics, and Hadron Spectroscopy from Light-Front Holography and Superconformal Algebra by Stanley J. Brodsky

“…The QCD light-front Hamiltonian equation HLFΨ=M2Ψ derived from quantization at fixed LF time τ=t  +  z/c provides a causal, frame-independent method for computing hadron spectroscopy as well as dynamical observables such as structure functions, transverse momentum distributions, and distribution amplitudes. …”
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The Effects of Noxious Electrical Stimulation and Eccentric Exercise on Mechanical and Thermal Pain Sensitivity in Recreational Runners with Achilles Tendinopathy by Scott K. Stackhouse, Brian J. Eckenrode, Kathleen C. Madara

“…Pressure pain threshold of the involved Achilles tendon increased over time (p < 0.001) with significant improvements after NxES application (p = 0.002) and after six weeks of eccentric exercise (p < 0.001). …”
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Geosynchronous Magnetopause Crossings and Their Relationships With Magnetic Storms and Substorms by A. A. Samsonov, Y. V. Bogdanova, G. Branduardi‐Raymont, L. Xu, J. Zhang, D. Sormakov, O. A. Troshichev, C. Forsyth

“…The average over all events SMU (SML), Kp, and PC indices reach maxima (minima) in 1 h after the GMC beginning, while the delay of the minimum of the Dst index is usually 3–8 h. These average time delays do not depend on the strength of the storms and substorms. …”
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