Mystical Culture and Political Apathy: Understanding its Influence on Beginner Voters at Islamic Education by Dewi Ariyanti, Jannatin Aliyah, Meicha Adheline Raihanun, Mas Adam Lukman Chaubah

“…Unfortunately, there is a downward trend in political participation and indications of political apathy among young people, especially first-time voters. This research aims to determine the correlation between mystical culture and political apathy in political behavior; and the factors behind the political behavior of MAN students in Malang City. …”
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Calcium hydroxide nanoparticles induce cell death, genomic instability, oxidative stress and apoptotic gene dysregulation on human HepG2 cells by Hanan R. H. Mohamed, Esraa H. Ibrahim, Shahd E. E. Shaheen, Nesma O. E. Hussein, Ayman Diab, Gehan Safwat

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured using 2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate, while the expression level of apoptosis-related genes (p53, Bax, and Bcl-2) were quantified using real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The SRB cytotoxicity assay revealed that a 48-hour exposure to Ca(OH)2NPs caused concentration-dependent cell death and proliferation inhibition in both HSF and HepG2 cells, with IC50 values of 271.93 µg/mL for HSF and 291.8 µg/mL for HepG2 cells. …”
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Measurement report: A comparative analysis of an intensive incursion of fluorescing African dust particles over Puerto Rico and another over Spain by B. Sarangi, D. Baumgardner, A. I. Calvo, B. Bolaños-Rosero, R. Fraile, A. Rodríguez-Fernández, D. Fernández-González, C. Blanco-Alegre, C. Gonçalves, E. D. Vicente, O. L. Mayol-Bracero, O. L. Mayol-Bracero

“…The analysis highlights the similarities and differences at the two locations and reveals differences that can be attributed to the age and history of the dust plumes, e.g., the amount of time that the air masses were in the mixed layer and the frequency of precipitation along the air mass trajectory.…”
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Overcoming breast cancer cell treatment resistance by optimizing sonodynamic therapy and radiation sensitizers on lncRNA PVT1 and miR-1204 expression by Ali Neshastehriz, Zeinab Hormozi-Moghaddam, Zahra Abedi Kichi, Seyedeh Mona Taheri, Seyed Mohammad Amini, Amir Aghaei

“…This was associated with a marked increase in ROS with a mean fluorescence intensity of 20,576.2 ± 4.6 (>4.5 times). The combined treatment also increased p53 expression and decreased the expression of PVT1, miR-1204, and related genes. …”
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Retrospective analysis of trauma patients transported by dispatch monitored type B ambulances to Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal, 2019–2023 by Maxwell L. Mantych, Shiva Neupane, Machchendra Sapkota, Laura D. Cassidy, Sarah C. Young, Ronald Anguzu, Samjhana Basnet

“…Abstract Background Timely emergency medical services (EMS) are particularly important among trauma patients, as inefficient EMS systems can result in potentially avoidable death before reaching a hospital. …”
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Age-Stage, Two-Sex Life Table of <i>Leptinotarsa decemlineata</i> (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Experiencing Cadmium Stress by Bingyu He, Jiebo Zhang, Yang Hu, Yi Zhang, Jianan Wang, Chao Li

“…Key population parameters, including the innate rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate (R₀), and gross reproduction rate (GRR), were evidently lower in cadmium-exposed <i>L. decemlineata</i>, while the average generation time did not show a significant difference. 3. Cadmium exposure also resulted in a remarkable reduction in survival and reproductive rates at specific life stages, along with an increase in the incidence of deformations in newly emerged adults. …”
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Chronic enteropathy in dogs affects the quality of life in both dogs and their owners—are veterinarians proficient in handling the caregiver burden? by Janne Graarup-Hansen Lyngby, Lise Nikolic Nielsen, Stine Ankerkilde, Amanda Wissendorf Bentzen, Charlotte Bjørnvad, Thomas Bøker Lund, Peter Sandøe, Peter Sandøe

“…Dog owners generally felt that communication with their veterinarians was good, while veterinarians found the communication laborious and time-consuming.DiscussionIn general, owners and veterinarians were aligned in their QoL assessments, and the majority of veterinarians relied heavily on the owners’ input and observations. …”
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Prevalence and health consequences of nonmedical use of tramadol in Africa: A systematic scoping review. by Saidou Sabi Boun, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…We then searched six databases: Medline, Global Health (EBSCO), Scopus, Web of Science, the African Journals online database, and for grey literature via Google Scholar without any time restriction. The articles were imported into Covidence and reviewed by two independent researchers. …”
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Rapid Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study by YanHong Dong, Way Inn Koay, Leonard Leong Litt Yeo, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Jing Xu, Raymond Chee Seong Seet, Erle Chuen Hian Lim

“…The NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol is time expeditious while remaining statistically equivalent to MoCA and superior to MMSE and therefore is suitable for rapid cognitive screening of CI in PD patients.…”
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Positive energy density in topologically charged exponential wormholes and Regge–Wheeler potential by Faizuddin Ahmed, Jaydeep Goswami, Abdelmalek Bouzenada

“…Our results demonstrate that the radius of the wormhole throat is consistent with established characteristics of traversable wormholes and is free from singularities. subsequently, we study the Regge–Wheeler (RW) potential in the context of our chosen wormhole background, providing a detail analysis of its implications for spin zero scalar s-waves with multipole number $$\ell =0$$ ℓ = 0 . our analysis shows that the RW potential for spin zero scalar field is influence by the global monopole parameter and the coupling constant, which possesses dimensions inverse to that of length present in the wormhole space-time geometry. This modification has profound implications for the stability and dynamics of scalar perturbations in the vicinity of the wormhole, potentially affecting the stability of the wormhole itself.…”
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Multi-channel spatio-temporal graph attention contrastive network for brain disease diagnosis by Chaojun Li, Kai Ma, Shengrong Li, Xiangshui Meng, Ran Wang, Daoqiang Zhang, Qi Zhu

“…Second, we develop a multi-channel spatial attention contrastive network to extract topological features from the brain network within each time window. This network incorporates an intra-window graph contrastive constraint to enhance the discriminative ability of the extracted features. …”
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Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China by Zhixin Fan, Songlin Zheng, Weiming Cui, Chao Zheng, Qiang Sun, Jia Yin

“…For the ability to reach, the average time spent on purchasing drugs was 2.1 ± 1.3 h, with respondents living in rural areas and having low levels of education most likely to spend more hours. …”
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Childhood BMI trajectories and sociodemographic factors in an Italian pediatric population by Erich Batzella, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Gloria Porcu, Silvia Bressan, Elisa Barbieri, Carlo Giaquinto, Anna Cantarutti, Cristina Canova

“…Yet, more research relying on multiple time-point BMI measurements is warranted to gain further insight into obesity’s temporal trends. …”
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Air Medical Transportation for Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients over an Extra Long Distance: Is It Safe Enough? by Lin Gao, Jingzhu Zhang, Kun Gao, Yiyuan Pan, Xiaotao Qin, Jie Zhang, Jing Zhou, Guotao Lu, Weiqin Li, Zhihui Tong

“…The majority of SAP patients got timely intervention and the ultimate mortality rate was 15%. …”
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Comparative analysis of Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope imagery for chlorophyll-a prediction using machine learning models by Eden T. Wasehun, Leila Hashemi Beni, Courtney A. Di Vittorio, Christopher M. Zarzar, Kyana R.L. Young

“…These maps were created to visualize the distribution and variation of Chl-a concentrations over time and space. This study contributes valuable insights into the difference between two satellite sensors with varying spatial resolution in assessing inland water quality and offers a comparative analysis of multiple inversion methods. …”
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Targeting transforming growth factor-β1 by methylseleninic acid/seleno-L-methionine in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Aseel O. Rataan, Yan Xu, Sean M. Geary, Yousef Zakharia, Eman S. Kamel, Youcef M. Rustum, Aliasger K. Salem

“…MSA treatment significantly downregulated TGF-β1, PD-L1, and VEGF in a dose- and time-dependent manner in both non-sarcomatoid and sarcomatoid ccRCC cell lines. …”
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Co-creating and hosting PxP: a conference about patient engagement in research for and by patient partners by Dawn P. Richards, Hetty Mulhall, Joletta Belton, Savia de Souza, Trudy Flynn, Alex Haagaard, Linda Hunter, Amy Price, Sara Riggare, Janice Tufte, Rosie Twomey, Karim M. Khan

“…We close with what the future holds for PxP in 2024 and beyond. It’s time to elevate patients into leadership roles for conferences and events, and we encourage you to adopt the PxP ethos by using or adapting our approach and resources to support your opportunity.…”
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Continuous overnight monitoring of body temperature during embryo transfer cycles as a proxy for establishing progesterone fluctuations by comparison with P4 blood progesterone res... by T.G. Knowles, J.A. García-Velasco, M. Toribio, N. Garrido, A.I. Barrio Pedraza, C. Colomé Rakosnik, A. Salazar Vera, R. Milnes

“…Secondary outcome measures: Ongoing Pregnancy, Miscarriage or biochemical pregnancy. Graphical time based comparison analyses and multilevel regression analyses using MLwiN 3.10 [Charlton C, Rasbash J, Browne WJ, Healy M, Cameron B. …”
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Medical Arbitration (Arbitration Court) as an Alternative to Civil Courts in Medical Disputes by I. I. Bozhuk, I. V. Chekhovskaya

“….); confidentiality and secrecy in resolving the dispute; possibility of personal control of the course of the procedure; infinity in time; private (non-state) nature. The current state of development of medical arbitration is analyzed, as well as the main problems of its application in Ukraine are highlighted: insufficient awareness of medical arbitration and its scope, advantages before court proceedings; lack of sufficient qualified and experienced specialists; lack of state support and encouragement to use this form of protection of citizens’ rights; public distrust of new instruments of protection of the rights; the need to amend the Law of Ukraine "On Arbitration Courts" in terms of limiting the jurisdiction of arbitration courts of disputes related to consumer protection, including medical services. …”
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Segmental analysis of human hair reveals intra-annual variation in 25(OH)D3 concentrations in modern and archaeological individuals by Kate Britton, Orsolya Czére, Eléa Gutierrez, Linda M. Reynard, Eamon Laird, Gary Duncan, Baukje de Roos

“…Concentrations were above detectable levels in 14 of 16 individuals, generating a (~ monthly) time-series of 25(OH)D3 concentrations, with fluctuating intra-hair trends consistent with the bioaccumulation of 25(OH)D3. …”
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