Young men’s barriers to and facilitators of utilising HIV-testing services in South Africa by Sithembiso M.S. Ndlovu, Andrew Ross, James Ndirangu

“…They are also unlikely to start and adhere to antiretroviral therapy until the virus has progressed to advanced AIDS stages. Objectives: To explore young men’s barriers to and facilitators of accessing and utilising HTS at the rural Driefontein and peri-urban Steadville Township in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, and to develop a comprehensive framework of care for young men to encourage and support them to utilise HTS at primary healthcare facilities. …”
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Lymphoid Progenitor Cells from Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Are Functionally Deficient and Express High Levels of the Transcriptional Repressor Gfi-1 by Jessica Purizaca, Adriana Contreras-Quiroz, Elisa Dorantes-Acosta, Eduardo Vadillo, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Silvestre Fuentes-Figueroa, Horacio Villagomez-Barragán, Patricia Flores-Guzmán, Antonio Alvarado-Moreno, Hector Mayani, Isaura Meza, Rosaura Hernandez, Sara Huerta-Yepez, Rosana Pelayo

“…Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent malignancy of childhood. Substantial progress on understanding the cell hierarchy within ALL bone marrow (BM) has been recorded in the last few years, suggesting that both primitive cell fractions and committed lymphoid blasts with immature stem cell-like properties contain leukemia-initiating cells. …”
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Synthesis of Mesoporous ZnO•SiO2 Nanocomposite from Rice Husk for Enhanced Degradation of Organic Substances Including Janus Green B under Visible Light by Thu Huong Nguyen, Tuan Cuong Vu, Trung Phong Le, Thu Huyen Nguyen, Xuan Truong Do, Anh-Tuan Vu

“…The effects of operating parameters on the photo-degradation reaction progress, including catalyst dosage, initial dye concentration, and pH of the initial dye were investigated in detail. …”
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Construct Validity and Psychometric Properties of Farsi Version of the Motivational Persistence Scale in University Students by Elham Kooshki, Omid Shokri, Fatemeh Almasi

“…The results related to the correlation between aspects of motivational persistence with positive and negative progress emotions and self-efficacy beliefs provided evidence in defense of the criterion validity of this scale. the internal consistency coefficients of the subscales the long-term purposes pursuing, current purpose pursuing and recurrence of unattained purposes subscales was 0/90, 0/89 & 0/87 . …”
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Proportions of Proinflammatory Monocytes Are Important Predictors of Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients by Yachung Jeng, Paik Seong Lim, Ming Ying Wu, Tien-Yu Tseng, Chang Hsu Chen, Hung Ping Chen, Tsai-Kun Wu

“…Despite the continuous progression in dialysis medicine, mortality and the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among hemodialysis patients are still substantial. …”
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An Ultra-Wide Range D-Shaped Fiber SPR Sensor with a Nanostructure of Gold–MoS₂ and Sodium for the Simultaneous Measurement of Refractive Index and Temperature by Xinglian Lu, Xiantong Yu, Jun Zhou, Min Chang, Dunke Lu

“…These results are essential for progress in simultaneously detecting RI and T.…”
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Enriching maritime vocational education with physical-sports activities by Marudut Bernadtua Simanjuntak, Marihot Simanjuntak, Vidya Selasdini, Meilinasari Nurhasanah Hutagaol, April Gunawan Malau, Susi Herawati, Pargaulan Dwikora Simanjuntak, Damoyanto Purba, Derma Watty Sihombing

“…Future research should explore the long-term impacts of sports education on career progression and health outcomes across diverse maritime contexts. …”
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Adherence, perceptions and knowledge of an HIV PMTCT programme: A mother-baby pair study by Sthembiso Mabuka, Mygirl P. Lowane, Tintswalo V. Nesengani, Thembi V. Simbeni

“…Despite the significant progress made, maternal and paediatric HIV pandemic pose a challenge to the PMTCT services. …”
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PfFBXO1 is essential for inner membrane complex formation in Plasmodium falciparum during both asexual and transmission stages by Sreelakshmi K. Sreenivasamurthy, Carlos Gustavo Baptista, Christopher M. West, Ira J. Blader, Jeffrey D. Dvorin

“…While PfFBXO1 initially localizes to the apical region of dividing parasites, it displays an IMC-like localization as segmentation progresses. Similarly, PfFBXO1 localizes to the IMC region in gametocytes. …”
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The oncolytic adenovirus TILT-123 with pembrolizumab in platinum resistant or refractory ovarian cancer: the phase 1a PROTA trial by Matthew Stephen Block, James Hugo Armstrong Clubb, Johanna Mäenpää, Santeri Pakola, Dafne Carolina Alves Quixabeira, Tatiana Kudling, Elise Jirovec, Lyna Haybout, Mirte van der Heijden, Sanae Zahraoui, Susanna Grönberg-Vähä-Koskela, Sini Raatikainen, Victor Arias, Saru Basnet, Nea Ojala, Teijo Pellinen, Annabrita Hemmes, Katja Välimäki, Annukka Pasanen, Tuomo Alanko, Daniel Adamo, Susan Ramadan, Jorma Sormunen, Juha Kononen, Julia Wanda Cohen, Michael Jon Chisamore, John Goldfinch, Suvi Sorsa, Riikka Havunen, Claudia Kistler, Aino Kalervo, Víctor Cervera-Carrascon, João Manuel dos Santos, Akseli Hemminki

“…Disease control was achieved in 64% of evaluable patients (9/14). Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 98 and 190 days respectively. …”
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Post-traumatic arthritis: overview on pathogenic mechanisms and role of inflammation by Roberta Ramonda, Leonardo Punzi, Anna Scanu, Francesca Oliviero, Roberto Luisetto, Paola Galozzi, Marta Favero

“…A variety of molecular, mechanobiological and cellular events involved in the pathogenesis and the progression of PTA have been identified. The activation of inflammatory mechanisms during the PTA acute phase appears to play a critical role in the chronic disease onset. …”
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GATA2 mutated allele specific expression is associated with a hyporesponsive state of HSC in GATA2 deficiency syndrome by Laetitia Largeaud, Vincent Fregona, Laura A. Jamrog, Camille Hamelle, Stéphanie Dufrechou, Naïs Prade, Esmaa Sellam, Pauline Enfedaque, Manon Bayet, Sylvie Hébrard, Mathieu Bouttier, Christine Didier, Bastien Gerby, Eric Delabesse, Marlène Pasquet, Cyril Broccardo

“…Finally, our study provides a valuable model that recapitulates the ASE-related pathology observed in GATA2 deficiency, shedding light on the mechanisms contributing to the disease’s natural progression.…”
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RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AS FACTORS AFFECTING RUSSIA’S WOOD INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS by Maxim A. Shishelov, Vladimir A. Noskov

“…While innovations and high technologies are gradually increasing their contribution to economic efficiency, progress in their adoption has been slow. This underscores the need for targeted and substantive efforts to integrate advanced technologies as part of a transformative approach to production processes.…”

Boundary Extraction Based on Dual Stream Deep Learning Model in High Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Umut Aydar, Emin Özgür Avşar, Özgün Akçay, A. Cumhur Kınacı

“…Although significant progress has been made in the different calculation methods proposed, there are issues that need improvement, especially in terms of accuracy, efficiency and speed. …”
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Association between IFN-γ +874A/T and IFN-γR1 (-611A/G, +189T/G, and +95C/T) Gene Polymorphisms and Chronic Periodontitis in a Sample of Iranian Population by Zahra Heidari, Hamidreza Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb, Mohammad Hashemi, Somayeh Ansarimoghaddam, Bita Moudi, Nadia Sheibak

“…Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) is an immune regulatory cytokine that acts through its receptor and plays important role in progression of inflammatory disease such as chronic periodontitis (CP). …”
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Evaluating stakeholder coordination and partnerships for NTD elimination in Taraba state, Nigeria: a multi-level analysis by Adeola Onasanya, Oladimeji Oladepo, Gima Humphrey Forje, Eucheria Ekugeni Abua, Uche Veronica Amazigo

“…Discussion NTD control progress has been notable, but to meet WHO’s 2030 targets, Nigeria needs expanded partnerships, increased private sector involvement, improved drug distribution, enhanced CDD support, and integrated programs with cross-border collaboration. …”
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Improving Predictions of High‐Latitude Coronal Mass Ejections Throughout the Heliosphere by C. Scolini, E. Chané, J. Pomoell, L. Rodriguez, S. Poedts

“…Abstract Predictions of the impact of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the heliosphere mostly rely on cone CME models, whose performances are optimized for locations in the ecliptic plane and at 1 AU (e.g., at Earth). Progresses in the exploration of the inner heliosphere, however, advocate the need to assess their performances at both higher latitudes and smaller heliocentric distances. …”
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Expression of Intratumoral IGF-II Is Regulated by the Gene Imprinting Status in Triple Negative Breast Cancer from Vietnamese Patients by Vinodh Kumar Radhakrishnan, Lorraine Christine Hernandez, Kendra Anderson, Qianwei Tan, Marino De León, Daisy D. De León

“…IGF-II gene expression is imprinted (monoallelic), promotes tumor progression, and metastasis and regulates Survivin, a TNBC prognostic marker. …”
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Advancing Alzheimer's Therapy: Computational strategies and treatment innovations by Jibon Kumar Paul, Abbeha Malik, Mahir Azmal, Tooba Gulzar, Muhammad Talal Rahim Afghan, Omar Faruk Talukder, Samar Shahzadi, Ajit Ghosh

“…Case studies highlight the application of computational techniques in AD therapeutics, including the suppression of crucial proteins implicated in disease progression and the repurposing of existing drugs for AD management. …”
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Prevalence of Probable Sarcopenia and Associated Lifestyle Factors among Elderly Retired Nigerian Soldiers by Ajuonuma FO, Ibrahim BY, Zubairu HD, Butawa NN

“…Routine screening by healthcare providers with hand-held dynamometer is recommended for its early identification and adoption of regular physical exercise as a lifestyle after retirement can prevent its progression. …”
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