Risk-Based Prenatal Hepatitis C Testing Practices and Results, Alaska 2013-2016 by Leisha D. Nolen, Courtney Gustin, Sara Seeman, Neil Murphy, Sarah Truitt, Sarah Schillie, Michael G. Bruce, Dana Bruden, James Tiesinga, Brian McMahon

“…A retrospective analysis was performed to evaluate HCV testing and exposure in women who delivered infants between 2013 and 2016 at a referral hospital in Alaska. Multiple risk behaviors were evaluated, including drug dependency or abuse (drug abuse), tobacco use, alcohol dependency or abuse, and late presentation to prenatal care. …”
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Ironing out differences in attenuation and blooming artifact in acute stroke thrombi by Aglae Velasco Gonzalez, Dennis Görlich, Boris Buerke, Cristina Sauerland, Norbert Meier, Manfred Fobker, Ray McCarthy, Astrid Jeibmann, Walter Heindel, Andreas Faldum, Harald Kugel

“…These findings provide significant insights into the imaging behavior of acute ischemic stroke clots across both imaging modalities and could potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke patients. …”
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Alterations of lung and gut microbiota in sodium butyrate alleviating heat stress-induced lung injury of broilers by Qiang Niu, Yiwen Lu, Meijuan Ren, Jiale Zhu, Yan Zhao, RuMeng Zhang, Xiaojun Yang, Qingzhu Sun

“…Heat-induced stress has a significant impact on the health of broilers. It induces panting behavior and elevates oxygen consumption, leading to considerable strain on the broiler lungs. …”
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Role of mast cell in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy by Masaaki Nishi, Shoko Yamashita, Chie Takasu, Yuma Wada, Kozo Yoshikawa, Takuya Tokunaga, Toshihiro Nakao, Hideya Kashihara, Toshiaki Yoshimoto, Mitsuo Shimada

“…In vitro experiments suggested that tumor activated mast cells could promote CRC cell malignant behavior via production of macrophage inhibitory factor. …”
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Phase change regulation and enhanced enthalpy in mixed tetrabutylammonium salt hydrates for multi-temperature cold storage applications by Kai Guo, Ziyi Qu, Wenxiang Zhang, Sizhe Zhou, Yonghuan Zang, Xiao Jiang, Zhihan Yang, Qing Xiao, Haojie Gao

“…To meet the varying phase change temperature requirements for different applications, this study investigated the dissociation behavior of hydrates formed from two tetrabutylammonium (TBA+) salt mixtures—FBS (TBAF, TBAB, TBAHSO4) and FCS (TBAF, TBAC, TBAHSO4)—at varying concentrations and ratios using differential scanning calorimetry. …”
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Study of Health-Related Quality of Life and Healthcare Utilization among Type 2 Diabetic Population in an Urban Area of Eastern Nepal by Sangita Shah, Nilambar Jha, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Prajjwal Pyakurel, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Suman Bahadur Singh

“…The quality of life among them could be improved by taking care on healthy behavior, comorbid conditions, and complications.…”
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Identifying the Factors Affecting Student Academic Performance and Engagement Prediction in MOOC Using Deep Learning: A Systematic Literature Review by Shahzad Rizwan, Chee Ken Nee, Salem Garfan

“…A total of 70 articles were selected for in-depth analysis, focusing on key predictors of student performance and engagement, including demographic data, behavioral patterns, learning activities, and clickstream data. …”
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A Secure and Robust Machine Learning Model for Intrusion Detection in Internet of Vehicles by Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, Shiv Prakash, Animesh Tripathi, Tiansheng Yang, Rajkumar Singh Rathore, Manish Aggarwal, Narendra Kumar Shukla

“…In this paper, we proposed a fine tree-based model to study the complex behavior of network traffic inside the IoV to detect and classify anomalies for securing the IoV. …”
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RNA-Targeting CRISPR/CasRx system relieves disease symptoms in Huntington’s disease models by Yingqi Lin, Caijuan Li, Yizhi Chen, Jiale Gao, Jiawei Li, Chunhui Huang, Zhaoming Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao Zheng, Xichen Song, Jianhao Wu, Jiaxi Wu, Oscar Junhong Luo, Zhuchi Tu, Shihua Li, Xiao-Jiang Li, Liangxue Lai, Sen Yan

“…The impact on motor abilities was assessed via behavioral experiments, providing a comprehensive evaluation of the treatment's effectiveness. …”
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NON-FUNCTIONING SPORADIC PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR RECURRENCE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT by Estela Regina Ramos Figueira, André Luis Montagnini, Jessica Okubo, Ana Gabriela Vivarelli Fernandes, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Paulo Herman, José Jukemura

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are uncommon and heterogeneous neoplasms, often exhibiting indolent biological behavior. Their incidence is rising, largely due to the widespread use of high-resolution imaging techniques, particularly influencing the diagnosis of sporadic non-functioning tumors, which account for up to 80% of cases. …”
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Isotemporal substitution of physical activity patterns and sitting time with obesity indicators among workers in São Paulo by Diego Sales, Gerson Ferrari, João Pedro da Silva Junior, Raiany Rosa Bergamo, Pedro Paulo de Oliveira Moda, Amauri dos Santos, Mauricio dos Santos, Victor Matsudo

“…The equivalent substitution of different periods of sitting time for more active behaviors was favorably associated with obesity indicators. …”
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Enhancing the Tribological Characteristics of Epoxy Composites by the Use of Three-Dimensional Carbon Fibers and Cobalt Oxide Nanowires by Muad Muhammed Ali, Haidar Akram Hussein, Nabil Kadhim Taieh, Ying Li, Riad Abdul Abas, Sumair Ahmed Soomro, Salman Aatif

“… In this paper, the results of our research were presented into the sliding wear behaviors of reinforced epoxy composites made with 3D networked carbon fibers ornamented with nanowires of cobalt oxides (NWRs@CFs). …”
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E-Tourism in Nigeria: An Examination of Internet as a Tool for Tourism Marketing in Ikogosi Warm and Cold Spring Holiday Resort by Deborah Olasupo, Ibidapo Adebayo, Olakunle Orimaye

“…Key questions address internet usage, tourist behavior, and the challenges facing e-tourism in Nigeria. …”
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Anti-allergic potentials of Ceriops decandra leaves in TDI-induced allergic mice: Comprehensive in-vivo and in-silico studies by Aishwarja Dey, Subarna Rani, Rabindra Nath Acharyya, Apurba Kumar Barman, Khondoker Shahin Ahmed, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Shrabanti Dev, Asish Kumar Das

“…Method: The toxicity was screened by mortality rate, and behavioral changes in mice. Anti-allergic activity test was conducted on TDI induced allergy model mice by assessing the common allergic symptoms such as sneezing, scratching, nasal score as well as total and differential WBC counts. …”
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The Determinants of Sexual Intercourse Before Age 16 Years Among Rural Jamaican Adolescents by Olaniyi J. Ekundayo, Joana Dodson-Stallworth, Michele Roofe, Inmaculada B. Aban, Laura H. Bachmann, Mirjam C. Kempf, John Ehiri, Pauline E. Jolly

“…Individual and family factors have been hypothesized to influence adolescent sexual behavior, but the extent to which this is true for adolescents in Jamaica as a whole and for those in rural areas in particular, has not been well studied. …”
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Evaluation of Toxicological Risks and Effects of Microplastics on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) under in Vitro Laboratory Conditions by Macarius Pancras Mtega, Matobola Joel Mihale, Kessy Fidel Kilulya

“…The observed responses were loss of equilibrium for 35% of fish, abnormal swimming for 49% of fish, abnormal ventilator behavior for 59% of fish, abnormal appearance for 39% of fish and average growth weight increase in control experiment fish was 6.10±2.62 g compared to 1.7 ± 3.62 g in test fish. …”
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A Millimeter-Resolution Operando Thermal Image of Prismatic Li-Ion Batteries Using a Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor by Zhen Guo, Mina Abedi Varnosfaderani, Calum Briggs, Erdogan Guk, James Marco

“…This was further validated by the operando thermal image in both the time domain and the spatial domain, facilitating a detailed analysis of the thermal-behavior-like heat generation on the current tabs, transmission through the surface, and dissipation to the cell bottom.…”
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Real-time trajectory imaging of alpha particles emitted from actinium-225 and its daughter radionuclides by Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kenji Shirasaki, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

“…These results demonstrate that high-resolution trajectory imaging, integrated with temporal and energy information, offers profound insights into the real-time behavior of Ac-225 and its daughter radionuclides within living cells or tissue sections, thereby driving advancements in targeted alpha-particle therapy.…”
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Immunohistochemical Profile of p62/SQSTM1/Sequestosome-1 in Human Low- and High-Grade Intracranial Meningiomas by Antonio Ieni, Cristina Pizzimenti, Vincenzo Fiorentino, Mariausilia Franchina, Antonino Germanò, Giovanni Raffa, Maurizio Martini, Guido Fadda, Giovanni Tuccari

“…Generally meningiomas have a benign behavior, but their recurrence is not uncommon mainly when atypical or anaplastic varieties occur. …”
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Conceptual Knowledge of Oral Health Among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Cross Sectional Survey by Sanjeev. B. Khanagar, Rayan Albar, Abdullah Alghamdi, Sultan Alshamrani, Yousif Alhussain

“…It is crucial for school teachers to possess strong oral health knowledge, as they significantly influence the oral health knowledge and behaviors of children.…”
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