The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in South Western Uganda by J. G. M. Majaliwa, R. Twongyirwe, R. Nyenje, M. Oluka, B. Ongom, J. Sirike, D. Mfitumukiza, E. Azanga, R. Natumanya, R. Mwerera, B. Barasa

“…Results showed that small scale farming, tea and eucalyptus plantation and built up area have increased over time, to the expense of woodlot and forest cover. …”
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Influence of Hydrodistillation Conditions on Yield and Composition of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Essential Oil by Huzar Elżbieta, Dzięcioł Małgorzata, Wodnicka Alicja, Örün Harun, İçöz Arda, Çiçek Erkan

“…Moreover, the influence of different factors, such as time of hydrodistillation, sodium chloride addition and method modification by using microwave heating on essential oil yield, was studied. …”
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Enzymatic recovery of glycopeptides from different industrial grades edible bird’s nest and its by-products: nutrient, probiotic and antioxidant activities, and physicochemical cha... by Hidayati Syamimi Mohd Noor, Rafidah Mohd Ariff, Lee Sin Chang, Xin Yi Chai, Hui Yan Tan, Nur’ Aliah Daud, Abdul Salam Babji, Seng Joe Lim

“…The nutrient, physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of the recovered hydrolysates at different hydrolysis times were evaluated. Results showed that the recovery yield of enzymatic hydrolysis was above 89 % for all grades of EBN and the degree of hydrolysis increased over time. …”
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Hospital pharmacy implementation of a unit dose dispensing system: A qualitative interview study to determine experiences, views and attitudes of nursing staff by Theodora Steindl-Schönhuber, Theresa Drechsel, Gunda Gittler, Anita Elaine Weidmann

“…Despite the overwhelmingly positive experiences with ease of use, resultant time saving, improved collaboration, patient safety, patient autonomy and a better facilitated discharge process considered as some of the positive attributes, several barriers were identified. …”
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Usefulness of a TDM-Guided Approach for Optimizing Teicoplanin Exposure in the Treatment of Secondary Bloodstream Infections Caused by Glycopeptide-Susceptible <i>Enterococcus faec... by Milo Gatti, Matteo Rinaldi, Maddalena Giannella, Pierluigi Viale, Federico Pea

“…Hospitalized patients having in the period 1 March 2021–31 October 2024 a documented BSI caused by glycopeptide-susceptible <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> being treated with teicoplanin as definitive targeted therapy optimized by means of a real-time TDM-guided expert clinical pharmacological advice (ECPA) program were retrospectively included. …”
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Innovator ranibizumab ComparEd to Biosimilar ranibizumab in combination with Expansile gas in submaculaR HemorrhaGe: the ICEBERG study by Debdulal Chakraborty, Tushar Kanti Sinha, Soumen Mondal, Subhendu Boral, Arnab Das, Saptorshi Majumbar, Angshuman Mukherjee, Ranabir Bhattacharya, Sumit Randhir Singh

“…Intergroup comparisons between innovator and biosimilar RBZ showed no differences in either BCVA or CMT at all time points (all p values > 0.05). Mean number of intravitreal injections was marginally higher in innovator group compared to biosimilar RBZ (4.37 ± 0.49 vs. 4.22 ± 0.42; p = 0.18). …”
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A two-stage deep learning-based hybrid model for daily wind speed forecasting by Shahab S. Band, Rasoul Ameri, Sultan Noman Qasem, Saeid Mehdizadeh, Brij B. Gupta, Hao-Ting Pai, Danyal Shahmirzadi, Ely Salwana, Amir Mosavi

“…Gradient Boosting (GB), Random Forest (RF), and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) are used in new combinations for data pre-processing. A Time Varying Filter-based Empirical Mode Decomposition (TVFEMD) model is coupled with the GB and LSTM standalone models, to create TVFEMD-GB and TVFEMD-LSTM hybrids, which are run in competition with each other. …”
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An integrative analysis of hydroclimatic elements in the three-river source region for historical and future periods: Shift toward an intensified hydrological cycle by Rashid Mahmood, Shaofeng Jia, Aifeng Lv, Mukand S. Babel

“…For this, the hydrological model, HEC-HMS, was applied to simulate hydrological components and Mann-Kendal to explore the trends for 1981–2015. First time, the statistical downscaling model, SDSM, was used to generate climatic data under the shared socio-economic scenario-5 (SSP585) in the region, which was applied to simulate the hydrological cycle. …”
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Applications of Indocyanine Green in Breast Cancer for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Feryal Kurdi, Yahya Kurdi, Igor Vladimirovich Reshetov

“…ConclusionsAlthough ICG technology has been used for SLN mapping in patients with breast cancer, initial searches in 2022 revealed limited data on this technique’s feasibility, safety, and effectiveness. At that time, preliminary search of Scopus, MEDLINE, Embase, and PubMed identified no current or forthcoming systematic reviews or scoping reviews on the topic. …”
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Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life? by Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Katrine Top Hartmann, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Karen Pankoke, Mette Sif Hansen, Ken Steen Pedersen, Inge Larsen, Jens Peter Nielsen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Egle Kudirkiene, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Kristiane Barington

“…Except for a group of bacteria unidentified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) (p = 0.02), no apparent association was found between histopathologically diagnosed omphalitis and the prevalence of specific pathogens (p > 0.05). …”
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Metastable Helium Lidar for Thermosphere and Lower Exosphere Measurements: Instrument Description and Initial Results by Ruocan Zhao, Zhenwei Liu, Xianghui Xue, Hang Zhou, Zhaofeng Wang, Yingyu Liu, Jiangtao Li, Dongsong Sun, Jiaxin Lan, Tingdi Chen, Dongfeng Zhao, Xiankang Dou

“…Daily rapid variation of metastable helium density within several hours was measured with a height resolution of 50 km for the first time. It demonstrates the capability of ground‐based lidar for continuous height‐resolved detection of the atmospheric metastable helium in the height range of 200–1,000 km. …”
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Global leukemia burden and trends: a comprehensive analysis of temporal and spatial variations from 1990—2021 using GBD (Global Burden of Disease) data by Pengyu Huang, Jie Zhang

“…We employed descriptive, trend, cluster, and forecasting analyses using age-standardized rates (ASRs) and the Estimated Annual Percentage Change (EAPC) to quantify changes over time. Hierarchical clustering and forecasting models, including ARIMA and Exponential Smoothing (ES), were utilized to predict future trends. …”
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LINC01271 promotes fracture healing via regulating miR-19a-3p/PIK3CA axis by Qinghua Chen, Lina Huang, Wenjun Ji, Miao Huang, Jincheng Sima, Jin Li, Hao Song, Wei Xiong, Bin Chen

“…Furthermore, LINC01271 levels increased with time-dependent fracture healing. In vitro studies indicated that LINC01271 boosted osteoblast proliferation, inhibited apoptosis, and augmented osteogenic differences, whereas its inhibition reverses their effects. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided biliary drainage for distal malignant biliary obstruction due to pancreat... by Naminatsu Takahara, Yousuke Nakai, Kensaku Noguchi, Tatsunori Suzuki, Tatsuya Sato, Ryunosuke Hakuta, Kazunaga Ishigaki, Tomotaka Saito, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

“…Technical and clinical success, early (<3 months) and overall RBO rates, time to RBO (TRBO), and adverse events were compared between the EUS-HGS and ERCP-BD groups. …”
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Efficacy of Diltiazem for the Control of Blood Pressure in Puerperal Patients with Severe Preeclampsia: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial by Gilberto Arias-Hernández, Cruz Vargas-De-León, Claudia C Calzada-Mendoza, María Esther Ocharan-Hernández

“…Patients treated with diltiazem had fewer collateral effects and spent less time in the hospital. This trial is registered with NCT04222855.…”
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Approximate and Sample Entropy of the Center of Pressure During Unperturbed Tandem Standing: Effect of Altering the Tolerance Window by Jayla Wesley, Samhita Rhodes, David W. Zeitler, Gordon Alderink

“…Approximate entropy (ApEn) and sample entropy (SampEn) are statistical indices designed to quantify the regularity or predictability of time-series data. Although ApEn has been a prominent choice in analyzing non-linear data, it is currently unclear which method and parameter selection combination is optimal for its application in biomechanics. …”
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Rebiopsy Enhances Survival with Afatinib vs. Osimertinib in EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Study in Taiwan by Jerry Shu-Hung Kuo, Cheng-Yu Chang, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yu-Feng Wei, Chung-Yu Chen

“…Methods: The primary endpoints were time on treatment (ToT) and overall survival (OS). …”
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Navigating the Collective: Nanoparticle-Assisted Identification of Leader Cancer Cells During Migration by Anastasia Alexandrova, Elizaveta Kontareva, Margarita Pustovalova, Sergey Leonov, Yulia Merkher

“…We conducted calibration experiments to identify the “optimal time” at which cells exhibit peak speed during wound closure. …”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“… Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease has been known for a long time, affecting population worldwide. Many studies on this disease have been conducted, including clinical as well as computational, but no effective medical cure has yet been found. …”
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Contribution of Open Access Databases to Intensive Care Medicine Research: Scoping Review by Julien Kallout, Antoine Lamer, Julien Grosjean, Gaétan Kerdelhué, Guillaume Bouzillé, Thomas Clavier, Benjamin Popoff

“…We included original articles based on 4 open databases of patients admitted to ICUs: Amsterdam University Medical Centers Database, eICU Collaborative Research Database, High time resolution ICU dataset, Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (II to IV). …”
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