Urinary Eosinophil Protein X in Childhood Asthma: Relation with Changes in Disease Control and Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation by Marianne Nuijsink, Wim C. J. Hop, Peter J. Sterk, Eric J. Duiverman, Johan C. De Jongste

“…We measured uEPX at baseline, after 1 year and after 2 years in 205 atopic asthmatic children using inhaled fluticasone. At the same time points, we assessed symptom scores (2 weeks diary card), lung function (forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)), airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), and percentage eosinophils in induced sputum (% eos). …”
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Once-weekly semaglutide doubles the five-year risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a Danish cohort of 424,152 persons with type 2 diabetes by Jakob Grauslund, Andreas Abou Taha, Laleh Dehghani Molander, Ryo Kawasaki, Sören Möller, Kurt Højlund, Lonny Stokholm

“…Overall, 67 persons exposed to semaglutide developed NAION with a median time from first prescription to event of 22·2 months (interquartile range 10·2–37·8 months). …”
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The Examination of Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers According to Different Variables by Ayşe Feray Özbal, Tolga Eski, Arıkan Ektirici

“…Bandura (3) proposed the term “self-efficacy” for the first time in 1977 in his book titled Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. …”
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Characterising COVID-19 school and childcare outbreaks in Canada in 2021: a surveillance study by Kaitlin Patterson, Erin McGill, Demy Dam, Anna Bellos, Cameron Mark Coulby, Rachel McCormick

“…Epidemiological curves were generated, trends in outbreak settings and cases’ age distribution over time were examined and descriptive statistics on outbreak size were calculated.Results In 2021, most school and childcare outbreaks were in primary schools (42%). …”
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HIV-related stigma among young men who have sex with men in HIV care in Plateau State Nigeria by Tolulope O. Afolaranmi, Tolulope O. Afolaranmi, Beth Chaplin, Ayuba I. Zoakah, Phyllis J. Kanki

“…Significant variation in the mean total HIV-related stigma score was found with duration on HIV treatment with those who had been on treatment for >3 years having a mean score of 117.8 ± 15.2 compared to 110.3 ± 20.1 for those who had been on treatment for <2 years (mean difference: −7.50; 95% Confidence interval: −14.45, −5.51; p = 0.035).ConclusionThis study found a high level of HIV-related stigma among the YMSM in HIV care which is significantly influenced by the duration of time in HIV care.…”
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Barriers and enablers to opioid deprescription: A qualitative study. by Rebecca Lawrence, Everett Versteeg, Andrea Pike, Holly Etchegary, Amanda Hall

“…They also feel unprepared to deal with deprescription effectively without access to other resources, healthcare professionals, patient education materials and time. Rural physicians would benefit most from added foundational supports for deprescription.…”
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Temporal shifts in dengue epidemic in Guangdong Province before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Bayesian model study from 2012 to 2022. by Jiaqing Xu, Xiaohua Tan, Yi Quan, Dexin Gong, Hui Deng, Jianguo Zhao, Xing Huang, Yingtao Zhang, Zhoupeng Ren, Zuhua Rong, Weilin Zeng, Xing Li, Wenyuan Zheng, Shu Xiao, Jianpeng Xiao, Meng Zhang

“…Based on the counterfactual framework, we constructed the Bayesian structural time series (BSTS) model to capture the epidemic trends of dengue.…”
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Investigating the Effects of Ionospheric Scintillation on Multi‐Frequency BDS‐2/BDS‐3 Signals at Low Latitudes by Hang Liu, Xiaodong Ren, Xiaohong Zhang, Dengkui Mei, Pengxin Yang

“…BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS), a newly developed GNSS by China, has begun to provide global positioning, navigation, and timing service. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of ionospheric scintillation on BDS‐2 and BDS‐3 multi‐frequency signals. …”
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Effect of different doses of ciprofol on hemodynamics induced by general anesthesia in elderly diabetic patients undergoing spinal surgery: a double-blind, randomized, controlled s... by Xiaorui Jiang, Linzhong Zhang, Jiawei Ji, Yan Jing, Meiping Li

“…Case presentation The incidence of hypotension in Group C (46.4%) was significantly higher than that in Groups A (7.4%) and B (14.8%) (P < 0.05). The area under the time-mean arterial pressure curve (AUTMAP) was significantly greater in Group C (176.39 ± 33.83 mmHg·min) than in Group B (158.44 ± 26.55 mmHg·min) and Group A (143.59 ± 19.52 mmHg·min) (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of Problem Based Gamification Learning (PBGL) Model on Critical Thinking Ability with Artificial Intelligence Approach Integrated with ChatGPT API: An Experimental Study by Remerta Noni Naatonis, Rusijono Rusijono, Miftakhul Jannah, Edwin Ariesto Umbu Malahina

“…The main problems faced are the limited time of the lecturer in delivering the material, the lack of reference material, and the low motivation of students. …”
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Lc-ms-based untargeted metabolomics reveals potential mechanisms of histologic chronic inflammation promoting prostate hyperplasia. by Jiale Li, Beiwen Wu, Guorui Fan, Jie Huang, Zhiguo Li, Fenghong Cao

“…We employed UPLC-Q-TOF-MS-based untargeted metabolomics using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to identify differential metabolites that can reveal the mechanisms that underlie the promotion of prostate hyperplasia by histologic chronic inflammation. …”
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General principles of combating corruption in the countries of the Visegrad Four: the experience of the Czech Republic by V. S. Makarenko, O. S. Bakumov

“…It has been determined that it is customary to distinguish three time periods of the Czech Republic's development on the way to overcoming corruption. …”
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The development of triploid apple cultivars is a priority in breeding by E. N. Sedov, G. A. Sedysheva, M. A. Makarkina, Z. M. Serova

“…During 1970–2015, the following work was done in apple breeding using polyploidy: 455 crossing combinations were performed; 660000 flowers were artificially pollinated; 124700 hybrid seeds were obtained and 47900 one-year-old seedlings were grown, from which after multiple rejections 13200 seedlings were planted in breeding orchards. For the first time in Russia ten apple cultivars (Avgusta, Aleksandr Boiko, Bezhin Lug, Vavilovskoye, Dariona, Maslovskoye, Orlovsky Partizan, Osipovskoye, Patriot and Yablochny Spas) have been developed from intervalence crossings and regionalized. …”
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Relationship Between Single-Leg Vertical Jump and Drop Jump Performance, and Return to Sports After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Graft by Shunsuke Ohji, Junya Aizawa, Kenji Hirohata, Takehiro Ohmi, Tomoko Kawasaki, Hideyuki Koga, Kazuyoshi Yagishita

“…Performance variables were also assessed, including SL hop distance, jump height in SL vertical jump, and reactive strength index (RSI; jump height/contact time) in SL drop jump. Participants were asked to subjectively report whether they had returned to the same level of competition as pre-injury and their perceived sport performance intensity. …”
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Sap flow of pecan trees in a US Southeastern orchard by Gengsheng Zhang, Monique Y. Leclerc, Lenny Wells

“…This study reports for the first time on pecan tree sap flow properties observed in a micro-irrigated orchard in the southeastern US in 2022 and 2023. …”
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COVID-related choroiditis masquerading as a choroidal melanoma by A.F. Brovkina, S.Yu. Nechesnyuk, A.V. Dobroserdov

“…The pathomorphology of this condition is uncovered for the first time. By comparing morphological signs in the choroid typical for cell damage with viruses and signatures of the pathological process in the inner tunic of the eye, the disease was interpreted as a COVID-associated&nbsp; choroiditis. …”
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JAUNOSIOS KARTOS KATALIKŲ INTELEKTUALŲ PAŽIŪROS Į KAPITALIZMĄ IR SOCIALIZMĄ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Dielininkaitis and others) observed and identified the real consequences of the results of the development of capitalistic system at that time and its influence upon a human spirit and the possibilities of self-expression of an individual. …”
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Case Report: Prenatal diagnosis of novel compound heterozygous variants in WDR35 gene causing short-rib thoracic dysplasia 7 with or without polydactyly by Jianlong Zhuang, Junyu Wang, Zhengping Huang, Yu’e Chen, Chunnuan Chen

“…The obtained results were further verified by Sanger sequencing or real time quantitative PCR (qPCR).ResultsNo chromosomal abnormality or CNVs were identified in the fetus by CMA. …”
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Decomposition of skill scores for conditional verification: impact of Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation phases on the predictability of decadal temperature forecasts by A. Richling, J. Grieger, H. W. Rust

“…<p>As the performance of weather and climate forecasting systems and their benchmark systems are generally not homogeneous in time and space and may vary in specific situations, improvements in certain situations or subsets have different effects on overall skill. …”
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Leveraging Social Media Data for Forest Fires Sentiment Classification: A Data-Driven Method by Warih Maharani, Hanita Daud, Noryanti Muhammad, Evizal Abdul Kadir

“…However, social media platforms provide real-time information generated by users, along with location information of disaster events. …”
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