Development of Chatbot-Based Oral Health Care for Young Children and Evaluation of its Effectiveness, Usability, and Acceptability: Mixed Methods Study by Kittiwara Pupong, Jaranya Hunsrisakhun, Samerchit Pithpornchaiyakul, Supawadee Naorungroj

“…Acceptability was evaluated through three methods: (1) open-ended chatbot interactions on day 30, (2) a web-based structured questionnaire at 2 months post baseline, and (3) semistructured telephone interviews with 15 participants 2 weeks post intervention. Participants for interviews were stratified by adherence levels and randomly selected from Hatyai and Maelan districts. …”
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The Different Insulin-Sensitising and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Palmitoleic Acid and Oleic Acid in a Prediabetes Model by Denisa Miklankova, Irena Markova, Martina Hüttl, Barbora Stankova, Hana Malinska

“…POA and OA were each administered intragastrically at a dose of 100 mg/kg b.wt. for four weeks. Results. Supplementation with both MUFAs significantly elevated insulin and glucagon levels, but only POA decreased nonfasting glucose. …”
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Functional Outcome (Short Term) of Modular Cementless Bipolar HemiArthroplasty (Hydroxyapatite-Coated Stem) for Fracture Neck of Femur in the Elderly by Navin K. Shukla, Lata Keshkar, Jayanta Mukherjee, Ratnesh Kumar, Shivendra Singh, Alok C. Agrawal

“…Postoperative follow-up was done every 4–20 weeks and thereafter at intervals of 3–12 months. …”
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Systematic Administration of B Vitamins Alleviates Diabetic Pain and Inhibits Associated Expression of P2X3 and TRPV1 in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Proinflammatory Cytokines... by Duan-Duan He, Yu Gao, Shan Wang, Zhong Xie, Xue-Jun Song

“…There were 87.5% (77/88) rats which developed high blood glucose within 1-2 weeks following STZ injection. Of which, 70.13% (n = 54/77) animals exhibited DNP manifested as mechanical allodynia and/or thermal hyperalgesia. …”
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Effects of pH and Electrolytes on Castor Oil Emulsions with Various Stabilisers Using Khaya senegalensis Gum as an Emulsifier by Deryl Nii Okantey Kuevi, Noble Kuntworbe, Enoch Ayertey

“…The effects of pH (4.0, 5.5, 7.2, 9.0, and 11.0) and electrolytes (0.1 M of NaCl, KCl, and CaCl2) on the physical stability of oil-in-water emulsions were studied during 12 weeks of storage. Percentage creaming volume and whether there was phase inversion were the criteria used as the evaluation parameter. …”
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Metformin versus insulin in glycemic control in pregnancy (MevIP): a randomized clinical trial protocol by Carolina Freitas Alves Amaral-Moreira, Daiane Sofia Morais Paulino, Belmiro G. Pereira, Patricia Moretti Rehder, Fernanda G. Surita

“…The inclusion criteria will be GDM or type II DM requiring medication for glycemic control, singleton pregnancy, and gestational age under 34 weeks. The exclusion criteria will be current treatment with any medication for glycemic control, type I DM, and intolerance to the study medications (metformin or insulin). …”
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Invasive Aspergillus niger Is the Sole Etiological Agent for CSOM : A Clinical Case from Nepal by Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, Rabindra Bhakta Pradhananga, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Santosh Dulal

“…For medication, the patient was treated with Candid Ear Drop with clotrimazole (1% w/v) plus lidocaine (2% w/v) for 4 weeks which successfully improved his condition.…”
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Presence of distinct operant phenotypes and transient withdrawal-induced escalation of operant ethanol intake in female rats by Joseph R Pitock, Shannon R Wheeler, Arleen Perez Ayala, Shikun Hou, Nathaly M Arce Soto, Elizabeth J Glover

“…The current study characterizes home cage drinking and operant ethanol self-administration in female Sprague Dawley, Long Evans, and Wistar rats. Rats underwent three weeks of intermittent-access two-bottle choice home cage drinking before being trained to lever press for ethanol in standard operant chambers equipped with contact lickometers. …”
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Impact of virtual reality with or without hypnosis before oocyte retrieval: A randomised study by Céline Pirard, Pascale Laurent, Christine Wyns, Maria-Grazia Giudice, Christine Watremez, Mona Momeni, Fabienne Roelants

“…The primary endpoint was ongoing pregnancy at 12 weeks. Mann Whitney, Wilcoxon signed rank test and Chi-square tests were used; p value < 0.05 considered significant. …”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…The graft was finally rejected within 3 weeks. Discussion. Nonantigenic equine-derived biomaterials have shown reliability and a good safety profile. …”
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Tetrandrine Inhibits Titanium Particle-Induced Inflammatory Osteolysis through the Nuclear Factor-κB Pathway by Zige Liu, Yan Li, Fengying Guo, Chen Zhang, Guorui Song, Jiahao Yang, Desheng Chen

“…We established a Ti particle-induced inflammatory osteolysis mouse model and administered Tet or an equal volume of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Two weeks later, specimens were collected. Histological staining showed that Tet administration inhibited Ti-stimulated osteolysis. …”
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The effect of replacing red algae on histomorphology and enzymes of digestive tract of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Sanaz Kord, Rahim Abdi, Isaac Zamani, Rhima Peyghan

“…Materials and methods: A total of 120 pieces of tilapia with an average weight of 30 ± 1 g after acclimation for 6 weeks in 100-L aquariums were divided in 4 groups and three replicates (10 fish in each tank) and then fed with basic diet (BioMar Company, France) containing zero, 3%, 6%, and 9% red algae (C, T3%, T6% and T9%). …”
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Morphometric Effects of Testosterone Supplementation on Certain Extremity Bones in Young Swim-Trained Rats by Abdullah Kılcı, Sefa Lok

“…The rats were divided into four equal groups of six: control (C), exercise (E), testosterone (T) and testosterone+exercise (TE) groups. The appropriate weekly dose was adjusted for the rats in the testosterone-treated group according to their body weights. …”
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Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of a Proprietary Preparation of Quercetin–Rutin Blend (SophorOx™) in Exercised Rats by Devanand Shanmugasundaram, James Martin Roza

“…Sprague–Dawley rats were orally administered SophorOx™ at 500 mg·kg−1·b.w. and subjected to daily exercise on a fabricated treadmill for 4 weeks. A total of 24 animals were randomly divided into four groups. …”
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On the space of SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence variants by A. Yu. Palyanov, N. V. Palyanova

“…We have developed software capable of loading and analyzing SARS-CoV-2 nucleotide sequences in FASTA format, determining the 5’ and 3’ UTR positions, the number and location of unidentified nucleotides (“N”), performing alignment with the reference sequence by calling the program designed for this, determining mutations, deletions and insertions, as well as calculating various characteris tics of virus genomes with a given time step (days, weeks, months, etc.). The data obtained indicate that, despite the apparent mathematical diversity of possible options for changing the virus over time, the corridor of the evolutionary  trajectory that the coronavirus has passed through seems to be quite narrow. …”
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AI-Enhanced Healthcare: Integrating ChatGPT-4 in ePROs for Improved Oncology Care and Decision-Making: A Pilot Evaluation by Chihying Liao, Chinnan Chu, Mingyu Lien, Yaochung Wu, Tihao Wang

“…Methods: Thirty cancer patients were consecutively collected via a web-based ePRO platform, reporting side effects over 4 weeks. ChatGPT-4, simulating oncologists, dietitians, and nurses, analyzed this data and offered improvement suggestions, which were then reviewed by professionals in those fields. …”
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Early Electrophysiological Disintegration of Hippocampal Neural Networks in a Novel Locus Coeruleus Tau-Seeding Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease by A. Ahnaou, C. Walsh, N. V. Manyakov, S. A. Youssef, W. H. Drinkenburg

“…Here, a tau-seeding model in which preformed synthetic tau fibrils (K18) were unilaterally injected into the LC of P301L mice, equipped with multichannel electrodes for recording EEG in frontal cortical and CA1-CA3 hippocampal areas, was used to longitudinally quantify over 20 weeks of functional network dynamics in (1) power spectra; (2) FC using intra- and intersite phase-amplitude theta-gamma coupling (PAC); (3) coherence, partial coherence, and global coherent network efficiency (Eglob) estimates; and (4) the directionality of functional connectivity using extended partial direct coherence (PDC). …”
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Ameliorated Impact of Fenugreek Seed Extract on Some Blood Cellular and Biochemical Parameters in Female Albino Rats Exposed to Lead Acetate by Rozhya Abduljalil Naser, Rabar Yousif Mameik, Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood, Kurdo Bapir Chato

“…Rat’s administration was continued daily for two weeks respectively. The administration of rats with LA produced significant reduction in liver weight, food intake, while it increased triglyceride (TG), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), uric acid (UA) and creatinie (CR). …”
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Optimizing Nitrogen Sources in Top Dressing for Wheat: Field Study on Growth, Yield, and Ammonia Volatilization by Muhammad Sajid Farooq, Rashid Mahmood, Aaqib Hameed, Sajid Ali, Faisal Nadeem, Tahir Hussain Awan, Ammara Fatima, Zaira Ahmad

“…Ammonia volatilization losses were tracked for up to 12 weeks from sowing. Ammonia losses from basal-applied N remained consistent in both years, comprising around 4% of the applied N. …”
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Examining the etiology and pregnancy outcomes of 152 critically ill pregnant patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Weiman Liu, Junyou Su, Sumei Wang

“…Furthermore, the incidence of pregnancy termination and induced abortion before 28 weeks in the group affected by non-obstetric factors was significantly higher than that in the group affected by obstetric factors (all p < 0.05). …”
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