Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Food Handlers in Mettu Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Solomon Yeshanew, Melaku Tadege, Abdulhakim Abamecha

“…To collect sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, a structured questionnaire and physical observation were employed. Stool specimens collected from each food handlers participated in the study were then examined using light microscopy of the wet mount followed by formol-ether concentration methods to see infection status. …”
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence analysis revealed double matrilineal components in Indian Ghoongroo pigs by Pranab Jyoti Das, Satish Kumar, Manasee Choudhury, Seema Rani Pegu, K. Meera, Rajib Deb, Sunil Kumar, Santanu Banik, Vivek Kumar Gupta

“…Analysis of the mitochondrial sequences and phylogenetics uncovered two distinct matrilineal components within the GH population, a phenomenon also observed in its crossbred counterparts, Rani and Asha. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals in the management of patients with hypertension and concurrent bronchial asthma: a cross-sectional study in the Yello... by Yang Yang, Wenwen Xu, Fei Yu, Xiaohong Yan, Xingbin Ma, Jinxiang Gao

“…The reporting of this study followed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist.Setting From 30 March to 15 April 2024 at 66 various level hospitals and community health service centres.Participants Physicians and nurses specialising in clinical internal medicine, each with over 2 years of practice and who provided informed consent.Primary and secondary outcome measures The demographic characteristics of the healthcare professionals and their KAP towards the Management of Patients with Hypertension and Concurrent Bronchial Asthma were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Antimicrobial effect of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in arresting dentine caries of permanent teeth: A Systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Mamata Hebbal, Albandri Mohammed Alowid, Praveen Jodalli, Shahad Saad Alkait, Ghadeer Ghalab Almutairi, Fatimah Salim Almufarji

“…However, variations in study design, methodology, and outcome measures were observed across the included studies. Conclusion The review underscores the significant antimicrobial efficacy of SDF in combating cariogenic bacteria within dentin lesions of permanent teeth. …”
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Transcriptional activity of repair, apoptosis and cell cycle genes (TP53, MDM2, ATM, BAX, BCL-2, CDKN1A, OGG1, XPC, PADI4, MAPK8, NF-KB1, STAT3, GATA3) in chronically exposed perso... by V. S. Nikiforov, E. A. Blinova, A. I. Kotikova, A. V. Akleyev

“…A statistically significant increase in the transcriptional activity of the TP53 gene was observed in the group of chronically exposed persons with the increased intensity of peripheral blood lymphocyte necrosis in the long-term period (p = 0.015). …”
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Multifocality and Detectability of Prostate Cancer with 3-Tesla Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Correlation with Radical Prostatectomy Mapping Histopathology by Serdar Karadağ, Deniz Noyan Özlü, Ahmet Hacıislamoğlu, Ömer Yıldız, Halil Fırat Baytekin, Mithat Ekşi, Hakan Polat, Alper Bitkin, Ali İhsan Taşçı

“…The diagnostic accuracy is observed to be markedly diminished in small, low GS, and nonindex tumors. …”
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Biological characteristics of bream (Abramis brama Linnaeus, 1758) of the Kremenchuk Reservoir as an object of commercial fishery by N. Rudyk-Leuska, O. Buzevych, M. Leuskyi, I. Burjak

“…The commercial catch of bream in the Kremenchuk Reservoir over the past 25 years has been characterized by instability with a significant decrease in 2020-24 - from 1.6-1.8 thousand tons to 1.1-1.3 thousand tons, while a decrease in the share of this species in the total catch was also observed - from 31-39% to 20-26%. The most abundant commercial contingents of bream of the Kremenchuk Reservoir were represented by individuals of 32-40 cm long, which resulted in relatively low average weighted values in 2021-24: age from 6.1 to 7.3 years, length from 33.3 to 36.8 cm, weight from 829 to 1080 g. …”
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Balancing Yield and Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Supplemental Lighting in Commercial-Scale Cucumber Cultivation by Seyed Mohammad Hashemi, Andrzej Kurenda, Selin Karatepe, Nick A. Savidov

“…Furthermore, compact growth and shorter stem internodes were observed under iLEDs as well as hLEDs, highlighting the spectral effects on photomorphogenesis, likely caused by a balanced light spectrum. …”
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Determining Factors and Zootechnical Output of Biosecurity Practices in Fish Farms in the Wouri Division, Cameroon by Fonkwa Georges, Makombu Judith Georgette, Kamdem Alex Henri, Kametieu Djamou Franck, Nack Jacques, Awah-Ndukum Julius, Tomedi Eyango Minette, Tchoumboue Joseph

“…The “snow ball” technique, on-farm observations, and face-to-face interviews of farm managers using a semistructured questionnaire were used for data collection. …”
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Minimal clinical data sets for spine-related musculoskeletal disorders in primary care and outpatient settings: a scoping review protocol by Pierre Côté, Andrea C Tricco, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Jérémie Mikhail, Isabelle Pagé

“…Quantitative and qualitative study designs will be eligible, including consensus-based studies, interventional, observational, feasibility and linguistic validation studies. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon sequestration capacity and its determinants in rubber plantation ecosystems of Hainan Island by Yinghe An, Zhixiang Wu, Runqing Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Zhenghong Tan, Zhongyi Sun

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Reduction effect of oral pravastatin on the acute phase response to intravenous zoledronic acid: protocol for a real-world prospective, placebo-controlled trial by Qi Liu, Min Zhang, Liyuan Tao, Chunli Song, Haiyan Li, Gengyu Han, Runting Li, Dongwei Fan, Guohong Du, Dongyang Liu

“…However, side effects of bone pain and fever, known as the acute phase response (APR), have often been observed after clinical usage. A meta-analysis reported that the incidence of APR was 49.4% among patients with OP who received ZA for the first time and that 30% of patients with these adverse effects refused treatment in the following year. …”
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Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review by Berardo Di Matteo, Riccardo Ranieri, Angelo Manca, Simone Cappato, Maurilio Marcacci, Elizaveta Kon, Alessandro Castagna

“…Relevant data were then extracted and collected in a single database with the consensus of the two observers to be analyzed for the purposes of the present manuscript. …”
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An Efficient 3D Convolutional Neural Network for Dose Prediction in Cancer Radiotherapy from CT Images by Lam Thanh Hien, Pham Trung Hieu, Do Nang Toan

“…In addition, we developed software to display the dose maps predicted by the proposed model for each 2D slice in order to facilitate usage and observation. These results may help doctors in treating cancer with radiation therapy in terms of both time and effectiveness.…”
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients with autoimmune disease: Safety and efficacy by Jiayuan Le, Yuming Sun, Guangtong Deng, Yating Dian, Yanli Xie, Furong Zeng

“…However, no statistically significant differences were observed in the incidence of grade ≥3 irAEs, objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS) between the two groups. …”
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The effect of cheese intake on osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization study by Song Wen, Zehan Huang, Bin Zhang, Yuqing Huang

“…Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating chronic disease with a high prevalence, characterized by progressive degeneration of articular cartilage that leads to joint dysfunction, pain, and disability. Observational studies investigating the link between cheese intake and OA have yielded inconclusive results and may be susceptible to confounding. …”
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Secular trends of epidemiologic patterns of chronic kidney disease over three decades: an updated analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Jing Liu, Xue Li, Yongping Liu, Xiaodong Sun, Xiaojin Feng, Ningning Hou, Zhenna Chen

“…Objectives To assess the characteristics of the global death burden imposed by chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2019 to help inform a framework for policy discussions, resource allocation and research priorities.Design A population-based observational study.Setting The death data and relative risk factors were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 database.Main outcome measures Based on the GBD database, we estimated the death burden attributable to CKD stratified by sociodemographic index (SDI), geographic location, sex, age group, time period and risk factors from 1990 to 2019.Results Over three decade study period, the global number of CKD-related deaths increased from 0.60 million (95% uncertainty interval (UI): 0.57–0.63 million) in 1990 to 1.43 million (95% UI: 1.31–1.52 million) in 2019. …”
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Residual analysis for the identification of potential mid-infrared-derived biomarkers of heat stress in dairy cattle by Pauline Lemal, Clément Grelet, Frédéric Dehareng, Hélène Soyeurt, Martine Schroyen, Nicolas Gengler

“…Conversely, a relative homoscedasticity of variance with increasing THI was observed for several milk MIR components including protein percentage and casein concentration. …”
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Photostimulation decreases fearfulness, but improves growth performance and egg quality of breeder Pekin ducks by E.M. Oluwagbenga, J.M. Schober, M.M. Bergman, D.M. Karcher, C. Chavez, G.S. Fraley

“…Drakes bodyweight was higher in the PS compared to 24h treatment at weeks 5 (p < 0.01) and 10 (p < 0.001). No difference was observed in FCR, fertility, or transect data. NOT showed lower fear response (p < 0.05) at weeks 5 and 10 in the PS compared to 24 h treatment. …”
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Serum NT-Pro-BNP versus Noninvasive Bedside Inotropic Index in Paediatric Shock: A Contest of Myocardial Performance in Response to Fluid Loading by Antonius Hocky Pudjiadi, Tuty Rahayu, Stephanie Wijaya, Fatima Safira Alatas

“…Methods. This is an observational study on 70 paediatric shock patients. …”
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