Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…Conclusions The study offers a critically important contribution to evidence on gendered inequalities in low mood and anxiety, drawing attention to the interwoven and complex nature of girls’ lives and illuminating various aspects that would benefit from greater research. …”
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RNA-BioLens: A Novel Raspberry Pi-Based Digital Microscope With Image Processing for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Detection by Angeline Dwi Sanjaya, Rachmad Setiawan, Nada Fitrieyatul Hikmah

“…Blood analysis plays a critical role in understanding an individual’s health, particularly by examining the morphology and concentration of blood cells. …”
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Effects of soil management strategies based on different principles on soil microbial communities and the outcomes for plant health by Xing Zhou, Qian Zhang, Yuanyuan Yan, Jisong Qu, Jun Zhou, Jun Zhao, Jinbo Zhang, Zucong Cai, Chuanchao Dai, Xinqi Huang

“…In addition, this study provides empirical evidence for the significant impact of biological management on the manipulation of the core microbiome and its critical role in plant health.…”
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Molecular mechanisms of cis-oxygen bridge neonicotinoids to Apis mellifera Linnaeus chemosensory protein: Surface plasmon resonance, multiple spectroscopy techniques, and molecular... by Xiangshuai Li, Shiyu Li, Yang Liu, Li Cui, Daibin Yang, Shuning Chen, Xusheng Shao, Huizhu Yuan, Xiaojing Yan

“…These findings offer critical insights for the design of cis-structured neonicotinoid compounds that are safer for pollinators, thus reducing the impact on non-target organisms such as bees. …”
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Open Issues in Statistical Forecasting of Solar Proton Events: A Machine Learning Perspective by Mirko Stumpo, Simone Benella, Monica Laurenza, Tommaso Alberti, Giuseppe Consolini, Maria Federica Marcucci

“…From a Bayesian point of view, we find that the FAR explicitly contains the prior knowledge about the class distributions. This is a critical issue of any statistical approach, which requires to perform the model validation by preserving the class distributions within the training and test datasets.…”
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Intramural pregnancy after intrauterine insemination in a nulligravid patient without previous uterine trauma, complicated by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report by Koyo Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takiuchi, Kengo Kiso, Saki Ishii, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuto Kinose, Michiko Kodama, Yutaka Ueda, Kenjiro Sawada, Takahiro Tsuboyama, Tadashi Kimura

“…Early diagnosis and appropriate management of IMP are critical to prevent severe intraperitoneal bleeding, while preserving future fertility.…”
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Retrospective analysis of 300 microbial cell-free DNA sequencing results in routine blood stream infection diagnostics by Claudio Neidhöfer, Claudio Neidhöfer, Niklas Klein, Niklas Klein, Aylin Yürüktümen, Tessa Hattenhauer, Rebekka Mispelbaum, Christian Bode, Tobias A. W. Holderried, Achim Hoerauf, Marijo Parčina

“…IntroductionBloodstream infections are a critical challenge worldwide due to the slow turnaround time of conventional microbiological tests for detecting bacteremia in septic patients. …”
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Quality-by-Design Principles Applied to the Establishment of a Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory in a Resource-Limited Setting: The Lab Water by Sultan Suleman, Sileshi Belew, Dereje Kebebe, Markos Duguma, Henok Teshome, Gemmechu Hasen, null Evelien Wynendaele, Luc Duchateau, Bart De Spiegeleer

“…The consistent capability of the established water purification system was evaluated through routine monitoring of the critical quality parameters (i.e., physicochemical, HPLC-DAD chromatogram total peak area, and resistivity) of freshly prepared lab water for a period of one year. …”
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Advanced statistical analysis of air quality and its health impacts in India: Quantifying significance by detangling weather-driven effects by Akshansha Chauhan, Guggilla Pavan Sai, Chin-Yu Hsu

“…The analysis revealed that meteorological variability and long-range transport of airmass played critical roles in shaping pollutant concentrations. …”
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A multi-stage deep learning network toward multi-classification of polyps in colorectal images by Shilong Chang, Kun Yang, Yucheng Wang, Yufeng Sun, Chaoyi Qi, Wenlong Fan, Ying Zhang, Shuang Liu, Wenshan Gao, Jie Meng, Linyan Xue

“…Accurate classification of colorectal polyps (CRPs) is critical for the early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Lipidopathy disrupts peripheral and central amyloid clearance in Alzheimer's disease: Where are our knowledge by Shahram Darabi, Enam Alhagh Charkhat Gorgich, Fatemeh Moradi, Auob Rustamzadeh

“…Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) plays a critical role in both the central clearance of Aβ from the brain and its peripheral transport to visceral organs. …”
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Factors associated with successful treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in a district municipality of Vhembe, Limpopo by Busisiwe Mkhavele, Slindile Zondi, Lindiwe Cele, Mabina Mogale, Margeret Mbelle

“…Background: Treatment success rate is a critical indicator for monitoring the progress of tuberculosis (TB) treatment programmes at both the patient and population levels. …”
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Preamble Arbitration Rule and Interference Suppression-Based Polling Medium Access Control for In-Vehicle Ultra-Wideband Networks by Makoto Okuhara, Nobuyuki Kurioka, Shigeki Mitoh, Patrick Finnerty, Chikara Ohta

“…Second, the algorithm exploits the hierarchical nature of preamble codes in simultaneously received frames, reducing data loss rate to the order of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$10^{-5}$</tex-math></inline-formula> by prioritizing frames from critical communication devices based on the preamble code hierarchy. …”
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From gut to liver: Exploring the crosstalk between gut-liver axis and oxidative stress in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Mi Zhou, Jianyu Lv, Xinli Chen, Yujie Shi, Guanqun Chao, Shuo Zhang

“…This comprehensive review delves into the critical interplay between the gut-liver axis and oxidative stress, elucidating their pivotal roles in the etiology and progression of MASLD. …”
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Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma First Presenting as Painful Gingival Swellings and Tooth Hypermobility: A Life-Saving Referral by Erofili Papadopoulou, Maria Kouri, Dimitrios Velonis, Anastasia Andreou, Maria Georgaki, Spyridon Damaskos, Evangelia Piperi, Konstantina Delli, Ioannis K. Karoussis, Antonia Vlachou, Georgia Avgerinou, Antonis Kattamis, Nikolaos G. Nikitakis

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> This case underscores the critical importance of the timely diagnosis and life-saving referral of rapidly growing jaw lesions, which may represent the first sign of an underlying lymphoreticular malignancy with aggressive course, such as BL.…”
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Using Real‐Time Power BI Formative Feedback to Improve Nurse Anesthesia Students' Clinical Competence: An Educational Intervention by Ali Khalafi, Sajjad Choopani, Nooshin Sarvi‐Sarmeydani, Elham Maraghi

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims The escalating complexity of diseases and the burgeoning demand for proficient nurse anesthetists underscore the critical need for graduates optimally equipped to deliver competent care across varying patient conditions. …”
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Nutritional and phenolic profiles of Hibiscus cannabinus L.: Food and feed industries prospect by Tlou Christopher Kujoana, Monnye Mabelebele, William James Weeks, Freddy Manyeula, Nthabiseng Amenda Sebola

“…Therefore, current findings indicated that kenaf has high key nutrients and phenolics, implying that it has considerable health and nutritional benefits for both humans and animals, making them critical to the food, feed and health industries.…”
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ACUTE LEUKEMIA AND LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN ITALY: QUANTIFERON-TB TEST SCREENING IN A LOW TUBERCULOSIS INCIDENCE COUNTRY by Andrea Nunzi, Luigi Della Valle, Elisa Linnea Lindfors Rossi, Giorgia Ranucci, Flavia Mallegni, Federico Moretti, Elisa Meddi, Luca Guarnera, Ilaria Tiravanti, Kristian Taka, Elisa Buzzatti, Fabiana Esposito, Roberto Secchi, Francesca Di Giuliano, Flavia Chirico, Raffaele Palmieri, Luca Maurillo, Francesco Buccisano, Carmelo Gurnari, Giovangiacinto Paterno, Adriano Venditti, Maria Ilaria Del Principe

“… Background and objectives Identification of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a critical step of tuberculosis surveillance, especially in low incidence countries, and is limited to situations with a higher probability of developing active disease, e.g., patients with hematological malignancies. …”
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A comprehensive review of AI-based collagen valorization: Recent trends, innovations in extraction, and applications by Arthi Srinivasan, Arun Gupta, Vigneswaran Narayanamurthy

“…Collagen, constituting approximately 30 % of total body proteins, is a critical structural protein with extensive applications in biomedical, cosmetic, and food industries. …”
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Long-term Spectral Monitoring of Active Asteroid (6478) Gault: Implications for the H Chondrite Parent Body by Adam Battle, Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, Neil Pearson, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Theodore Kareta

“…Multiple studies investigated the dust properties, confirmed that Gault is an S-type Phocaea-family asteroid, and obtained a ∼2.5 hr rotation period consistent with being near the critical rotation period for breakup. We present results from near-infrared spectral monitoring of Gault on one night during a period of activity and five nights across 3 yr after activity ceased in order to understand the evolution of surface mineralogy over time. …”
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