The outcome of trachomatous trichiasis surgery in Ethiopia: risk factors for recurrence. by Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir B Kello, Bayeh Abera, Mulat Zerihun, Teshome Gebre, Clare E Gilbert, Peng T Khaw, Paul M Emerson, Matthew J Burton

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We conducted a two-year follow-up study of 1300 participants who had PLTR surgery, conducted by one of five TT nurse surgeons. …”
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Prediction of transcript isoforms and identification of tissue-specific genes in cucumber by Wenjiao Wang, Chengcheng Shen, Xinqiang Wen, Anqi Li, Qi Gao, Zhaoying Xu, Yuping Wei, Yushun Li, Dailu Guan, Bin Liu

“…The root exhibited the highest number of tissue-specific transcripts, followed by shoot apex. Subsequent selective pressure analysis revealed that tissue-specific regions experienced stronger directional selection compared to non-specific regions. …”
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The McGill University Health Centre Cancer Pain Clinic: A Retrospective Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Cancer Pain Management by Jordi Perez, Sara Olivier, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Manuel Borod, Yoram Shir

“…A retrospective analysis of new outpatients completing two subsequent visits (baseline and follow-ups: FU1, FU2) was conducted. Variables included (a) symptom severity measured by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale, (b) pain and disability measured with the Brief Pain Inventory, and (c) analgesic plan implementation including pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies. …”
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Microwave-induced degradation of Congo red dye in the presence of 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene as a catalyst by Salma M. El-Mas, Mohamed A. Hassaan, Gehan M. El-Subruiti, Abdelazeem S. Eltaweil, Ahmed El Nemr

“…The degradation kinetics were studied, and the reaction followed the pseudo-first-order model. The rate constants obtained ranged from 0.04 to 0.83 min−1, varying according to the used catalyst dosage and initial CR dye concentration. …”
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Efficacy and fibrinogen correlations of defibrinogen therapy in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss by Bing Wang, Wen Zhang, Jin Zhang, Qimei Yang, Bing Han, Hui Liu, Ziyu Zhao

“…Spearman’s rank correlation analysis indicated weak negative correlations between fibrinogen levels on day 1 and day 3 and hearing improvement, while the level on day 5±1 had a moderate negative correlation. Throughout the follow-up period, no major complications were observed. …”
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Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of solvent extracts and silver nanoparticles obtained from Woodwardia unigemmata (Makino) Nakai. by Syed Ahsan Shah, Alia Gul, Ghulam Mujtaba Shah, Maha Saeed Ibrahim Wizrah, Awais Khalid, Mamoona Munir, Zainab Maqbool, Arusa Aftab, Mazen R Alrahili, Ayesha Siddiqua, M Yasmin Begum

“…Among them phenolics (5289.89 ± 112.67) had high enrichment followed by reducing sugar (851.53 ± 120.15), flavonoids (408.28 ± 20.26) and ascorbic acid (347.64 ± 16.32), respectively. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis on ChatGPT Research with CiteSpace by Dongyan Nan, Xiangying Zhao, Chaomei Chen, Seungjong Sun, Kyeo Re Lee, Jang Hyun Kim

“…The key findings of this study are as follows. First, we found that the most productive researcher, institution, and country in ChatGPT research are Ishith Seth/Himel Mondal, Stanford University, and the United States, respectively. …”
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Exploring the impact of different types of exercise on working memory in children with ADHD: a network meta-analysis by Xiangqin Song, Yaoqi Hou, Wenying Shi, Yan Wang, Feifan Fan, Liu Hong

“…Cognitive-aerobic exercise showed the most significant effect (SMD = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.44–1.00), followed by ball games (SMD = 0.61, 95% CI: −0.12–1.35). …”
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Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…Among the autonomic symptoms, sicca symptoms (xerostomia and dry eyes) were the most commonly reported (69%), followed by sexual dysfunction in men, leaking of urine, vasomotor dysfunction, constipation, sudomotor dysfunction, and orthostatic symptoms. …”
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Impact of Organic Matter, Inorganic, and Biofertilizer Combination on Soybean Yield in Entisol Soil of Indonesia by Didik Sucahyono, Yudi Widodo, Runik D. Purwaningrahayu, Henny Kuntyastuti, Herdina Pratiwi, Sri Wahyuningsih, Titik Sundari, Rudy Soehendi, I. Gusti K. D. Arsana, Made J. Mejaya

“…The study aimed to investigate an effect of organic fertilizer applied to rice in the first planting season for unfertilized soybean as second crop followed by inorganic and biofertilizer applied in the third season on soybean growth and yield under the rice-soybean-soybean cropping pattern in 2016/2017. …”
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First-line combination therapy of immunotherapy plus anti-angiogenic drug for thoracic SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated tumors in AIDS: a case report and review of the literature by Xiaoling Wei, Xiangju Xing, Wei Yao, Changzheng Wang, Yajie Xiao, Xianzhi Du

“…Additionally, serum biomarkers of lung cancer were abnormal as follows: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) at 13.74 ng/mL, cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA21-1) at 6.82 ng/mL, neuron-specific enolase (NSE) at 25.49 ng/mL, and progastrin-releasing peptide precursor (ProGRP) at 89.35 pg/mL. …”
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Skull vibration induced nystagmus, velocity storage and self-stability by Ian S. Curthoys, David S. Zee, Georges Dumas, Georges Dumas, Christopher J. Pastras, Julia Dlugaiczyk

“…In this paper we give an introduction to the area, followed by brief reviews of the neural response to sound and vibration, and then the velocity storage integrator, before putting forward our hypothesis about the neural input to the velocity storage integrator. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Laser for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alamoudi A, Alnabihi AN, Alsudais AS, Almufarriji N, Batais WT, Aldahlawi AK, Altalhi A, Al-Dhibi HA, Alakeely AG

“…The PRISMA guidelines were followed. Data were extracted and analyzed using risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Evaluation of an oral health education training program for kindergarten teachers by Joanna Cheuk Yan Hui, Joanna Cheuk Yan Hui, Chun Hung Chu, Jieyi Chen, Jieyi Chen

“…ObjectivesThis study aims to examine kindergarten teachers’ satisfaction and their perceived impact of an oral health education (OHE) training program.MethodsThis study followed the steps outlined in the Program Evaluation Standards in Public Health recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation and Its Future Trend Analysis in Huaihe River Basin by GUO Wei, YE Wen, ZHU Xuchao, WU Wei, WANG Lu, GAO Huamin, ZHANG Haiming, SHI Shaohui

“…It also investigates the change trend of extreme precipitation by Mann-Kendall trend analysis and the climate tendency rate method and analyzes the relationship between extreme precipitation and atmospheric circulation factors based on the wavelet analysis method in the Huaihe River Basin. The results are as follows. (1) Extreme precipitation has generally shown an increasing trend in the past 60 years in the Huaihe River Basin. …”
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Improving general practitioners’ approaches to functional somatic syndromes: a pilot training program with a focus on compassion and communication by Gonthier Ariane, Linder Audrey, Sommer Johanna, Despland Jean-Nicolas, Ambresin Gilles

“…The first session of the training was constructed as a pilot session, followed by a qualitative study to complete content validation. …”
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The Roles of Autophagy in Acute Lung Injury Induced by Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion in Diabetic Rats by Liying Zhan, Yuan Zhang, Wating Su, Qiongxia Zhang, Rong Chen, Bo Zhao, Wei Li, Rui Xue, Zhongyuan Xia, Shaoqing Lei

“…Control or diabetic rats were either treated with or without autophagy inducer rapamycin (Rap) or autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) before myocardial IR, which was achieved by occluding the left anterior descending coronary artery for 30 min and followed by reperfusion for 120 min. Diabetic rats subjected to myocardial IR showed more serious ALI with higher lung injury score and WET/DRY ratio and lower PaO2 as compared with control rats, accompanied with impaired autophagy indicated by reduced LC-3II/LC-3I ratio and Beclin-1 expression, decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and increased 15-F2t-Isoprostane formation in lung tissues, as well as increased levels of leukocyte count and proinflammatory cytokines in BAL fluid. …”
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Nutritional Quality and Safety of Complementary Foods Developed from Blends of Staple Grains and Honey Bee Larvae (Apis mellifera) by Shewangzaw Addisu Mekuria, John N. Kinyuru, Beatrice Kiage Mokua, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw

“…Teff, maize, soybean, and bee larva samples were milled to flour and blended before extrusion as follows: ComF01 (57% maize, 29% teff, and 14% soybean) and ComF02 (58% maize, 29% teff, and 13% bee larvae) using NutriSurvey software (version, 2007). …”
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Electrophysiological Characterization of Neuropathy Complicating Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nimat Abuelwafaa, Hana Ahmed, Ilham Omer, Mohamed Abdullah, Ammar Ahmed, Afraa Musa

“…The most frequently affected nerve was the common peroneal, followed by posterior tibial, and the least was the sural nerve. …”
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Strategies for enhancing home-based cardiac rehabilitation self-management for patients with coronary heart disease: a qualitative study by Zhen Yang, Xutong Zheng, Yu Gao, Chunqi Zhang, Aiping Wang

“…The interviews resulted in the extraction of seven subthemes, which were consolidated into three main themes: (1) Personalized and Engaging Educational Approaches, including Precision Education–Tailored, Adaptive Approaches and Visual Aided Education–Beyond Simplification to Deep Engagement; (2) Contextual and Psychologically Grounded Nudging Strategies, comprising Information Framing–Psychological Leveraging for Informed Choices, Social Norms–Leveraging Peer Influence for Motivation, and Verbal Reminders–The Power of Consistency and Reinforcement; (3) Continuous and Personalized Support Systems, involving Regular Follow-Up–Dynamic Support for Ongoing Engagement and Collaborative Management–Building a Team for Long-Term Success. …”
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