Investigating the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic pain management in endometriosis patients: A randomized controlled trial protocol. by Tatiana Camila de Lima Alves da Silva, Hégila da Silva Dantas, Luiza Eduarda Macedo, Talita Duarte Martins, Edson Silva-Filho, Rodrigo Pegado, Linda McLean, Maria Thereza Albuquerque Barbosa Cabral Micussi

“…There will be four assessment times: 1 week before beginning the intervention; on the 10th day following the last tDCS session; and 1 and 2 months after the last tDCS session. …”
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Features of Medical Care Providing to Patients with Digestive Diseases in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, M. A. Basenko

“…Healthcare system workload in the Krasnodar Region increased significantly during the coronavirus pandemic that required a number of structural adjustments. In recent times, the regional health care is returning to the planned mode of providing medical care.…”
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Psychosocial and sociodemographic factors associated with gestational blood glucose levels in women attending public hospitals: Results from baseline of MAASTHI cohort. by Prafulla Shriyan, Srinidhi Koya, Eunice Lobo, Onno Cp van Schayck, Giridhara R Babu

“…Evaluating the benefits of screening for psychosocial factors and timely management of gestational diabetes mellitus can be helpful in India.…”
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Nebulised 3% hypertonic saline versus 0.9% saline for treating patients hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, multicentre trial by Sara Szupieńko, Aleksandra Buczek, Henryk Szymański

“…A total of 140 children will be randomised (1:1) to receive either hypertonic saline nebulisation (5 mL, three times a day) or normal saline at the same dose. The primary outcome measure will be the duration of hospitalisation.Ethics and dissemination The Bioethics Committee of the Lower Silesia Medical Chamber in Wroclaw approved the study protocol (4/PNDR/2023). …”
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In Vitro Cercaricidal Activity, Acute Toxicity, and GC/MS Analysis of Some Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants by Bright Osei-Mensah, Yaw Duah Boakye, William Kofi Anyan, Theresa Appiah Agana, Eugene Agyei Aboagye, Ivy Bentil, Elvis Suatey Lomotey, Francis Adu, Christian Agyare

“…All four plants showed relatively different levels of activity against S. mansoni cercariae at different times and concentrations. The LC50 values of the plant extracts were determined at the end of the assay. …”
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Cognitive enhancing effect of an extract of Swertia chirata against memory impairment induced by aluminum chloride by Reena Deshmukh, Manisha Jaiswal, Anshita Shukla, Umesh Patil, Mukesh Sharma

“…Results: Swertia chirata ethanolic extract exhibited longer exploration times for unfamiliar objects compared to familiar ones. …”
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Health information ties: preliminary findings on the health information seeking behaviour of an African-American community by Ophelia T. Morey

“…Random samples were drawn three times until at least 200 telephone surveys were completed. …”
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Access to information about the activities of the Security Service of Ukraine in the context of countering disinformation by A. I. Marushchak, N. O. Kudriavtseva

“…On the example of the Security Service of Ukraine, the peculiarities of citizens' access to information about its activities are considered, the possibility of using mechanisms of access to public information in the context of countering disinformation about the state body is investigated. Thus, the role of timely and high-quality filling of official web resources of authorities, in particular the Security Service of Ukraine, was considered. …”
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Betatrophin Acts as a Diagnostic Biomarker in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Is Negatively Associated with HDL-Cholesterol by Min Yi, Rong-ping Chen, Rui Yang, Xian-feng Guo, Jia-chun Zhang, Hong Chen

“…Circulating betatrophin levels were approximately 1.8 times higher in T2DM patients than in NDM individuals (median 747.12 versus 407.41 pg/mL, P<0.001). …”
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Implementing a Reminder System in the Northern Part of Belgium to Stimulate Postpartum Screening for Glucose Intolerance in Women with Gestational Diabetes: The “Sweet Pregnancy” P... by Katrien Benhalima, Sabine Verstraete, Frederik Muylle, Katelijn Decochez, Roland Devlieger, Paul Van Crombrugge, Ann Verhaegen, Johan Wens, Chantal Mathieu

“…Registrants receive yearly reminders to have a fasting plasma glucose test in primary care to timely detect prediabetes. Results. After 6 years, 7269 women were registered. …”
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The impact of Cochrane Reviews that apply network meta-analysis in clinical guidelines: A systematic review. by Sarah Donegan, James Connor, Zarko Alfirevic, Catrin Tudur-Smith

“…The number of citations was higher for NMA than PW-MA reviews (rate ratio 1.53 (1.08 to 2.19), p = 0.02). The number of times reviews were commissioned or cited alongside a recommendation was also higher for NMA than PW-MA reviews (rate ratio 4.40 (1.80 to 13.14), p = 0.003). …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Colistin: Extended Application of Novel Quantitative and Morphologic Assay Using Scanning Electron Microscopy by Omar Zmerli, Sara Bellali, Gabriel Haddad, Rim Iwaza, Akiko Hisada, Erino Matsumoto, Yusuke Ominami, Didier Raoult, Jacques Bou Khalil

“…Traditional Colistin AST methods have long turnaround times and are cumbersome for routine use. We present a SEM-AST technique enabling rapid detection of Colistin resistance through direct observation of morphological and quantitative changes in bacteria exposed to Colistin. …”
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Subacute Toxicity Effects of the Aqueous Shoot Extract of Yushania alpina (K. Schum.) W.C.Lin in Sprague Dawley Rats: An Appraisal of Its Safety in Ethnomedicinal Usage by Joseph Ngugi Wanjiru, Timothy Elias Maitho, James Mucunu Mbaria, Gervason Apiri Moriasi

“…Plant-based medicines have effectively managed several ailments in humans and animals since prehistoric times. However, the pharmacologic efficacy and safety of many plants currently used in traditional medicine have not been explored empirically, which raises serious public health concerns, derailing further research and their integration into the conventional healthcare system. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Root Caries Amongst the Elderly Population in Udupi District, Karnataka State, India by Kush Kalra, Ramprasad Vasthare, Shivashankar K. N., Nishu Singla, Deepak Kumar Singhal, Ritesh Singla

“…Additionally, those who used removable partial dentures (RPDs) were found to be 4.65 times more likely to have root caries than those who did not use RPDs. …”
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In Vitro Characterization of Multilamellar Fibers with Uniaxially Oriented Electrospun Type I Collagen Scaffolds by Alireza Hooshmand-Ardakani, Tahereh Talaei-Khozani, Mehdi Sadat-Shojai, Soghra Bahmanpour, Nehleh Zarei-fard

“…In this study, we attempted to create favorable collagen fiber alignment and multilamellar with uniaxially oriented layers, using a disc collector by turning mats 90 degrees horizontally at specific times. Different concentrations of rat tail-derived type I collagen (3, 6, 8% w/v) in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) are used for electrospinning affairs. …”
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Determination of Factors Affecting “Level of Dependency on Social Aid” of Household Living in Rural Area: Iğdır Province Rural Area Example, Türkiye by Osman Doğan Bulut, Cengiz Sayın

“…Also, it shows that the odd ratio of household of being in high level increases 264.25 times if there is not any working individual compared to households with two or more working individuals (P&lt;0.01) whereas this ratio decreases to 3.71 (P&lt;0.05) in households by only one individual working. …”
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Identification of duplicate accessions in the pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) collection at VIR by E. V. Semenova, V. V. Vasipov, I. N. Anisimova

“…The accessions entered the collection in 1922–1996 and to date they have been reproduced 2 to 16 times. After a field assessment, 15 pairs of putative duplicate accessions of various uses were selected for molecular analysis. …”
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Coats-Like reaction post-vitreoretinal surgery for PDR managed with laser photocoagulation and adjunctive intravitreal steroids– a case report by Kanika Godani, Shruti Vidyasagar, Preksha Biradar, Vishma Prabhu, Prathiba Hande, Priyanka Gandhi, Rupal Kathare, Jay Chhablani, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Conclusion This case highlights the occurrence of a Coats-like response following vitreoretinal surgery for PDR, potentially triggered by retinal ischemia and surgical inflammation. Timely intervention with laser photocoagulation, and adjunctive intravitreal corticosteroids can effectively manage such responses.…”
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Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Hepatitis E Vaccination in Reproductive-Age Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vaidas Jotautis, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…Future studies should focus on understanding the biological mechanisms and timing-specific safety to guide vaccination recommendations.…”
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Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD): An Update on Controversies and Considerations by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Qi Zhang, Xueli Bai, Enliang Li, Tingbo Liang

“…Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is serious and the life-threatening form of ARLD and should be treated timely. However, the LT for severe AH remained to be controversial among the transplant community because of marked interests about the constrained organ supply and the hazard that the AH liver recipient will return to risky drinking. …”
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