Divergent thinking in groups during cold-water immersion is impaired by cold stress not the cold shock response by Max Kailler Smith, Max Kailler Smith, Rebecca Weller, Rebecca Weller, Tony Duong, Tony Duong, Rebecca McClintock, Rebecca McClintock, Matthew Peterson, Nathaniel Barr, Douglas M. Jones, Timothy L. Dunn

“…If cold shock response severity can be mitigated, life-saving actions must be taken within the first 10 min, as after this time frame drowning occurs due to cold incapacitation. To date, research shows that executive functioning is generally impaired by intense, acute stress, which implies the ability to think through potential actions to maximize survival would also be impaired by the cold shock response.MethodsTo examine whether the severity of cold shock response impairs higher-level thinking in a group, 29 active duty service members completed a group format Divergent Association Task (DAT; 4–5 per group) prior to and during a 13-min cold-water immersion (water temperature: 1.3°C, air temperature: −2.7°C).ResultsResults showed no relationship between cold shock response magnitude, indexed by peak heart rate, and DAT performance. …”
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The characteristics of chronic benzene poisoning in 176 Chinese occupational population cases by Lian Gou, Lian Gou, Xingyu Ma, Lili Huang, Lili Huang, Mei Qiu, Ruiqing Guo, Jun Jia, Peiyu Xu, Nan Lian

“…This study included 176 cases who are diagnosed with occupational chronic benzene poisoning, via the Occupational Disease Direct Network Reporting System of the Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention from 2005 to 2019. Data on gender, date of birth, years of benzene exposure, enterprise size, ownership type, industry were collected and descriptively analyzed. …”
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Risiko Perdarahan Saluran Cerna pada Pasien COVID-19 berdasarkan Jenis Obat Antivirus di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Arnelis Arnelis, Saptino Miro, Nasrul Zubir, Vesri Yoga, Andry Kurniawan, Alexander Kam, Abdul Alim Rahimi, Jersivindo Ranazeri, R. Ifan Arief Fahrurozi

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic to date. Some studies reported gastrointestinal tract (GIT) bleeding occurs in several patients hospitalized with COVID-19. …”
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Motivations regarding continuing or terminating pregnancy in women with high-risk pregnancies: a scoping review by Mónica Antunes, Mónica Antunes, Ana Galhanas, Ana Lúcia Vitorino, Sara Palma, Sara Palma, Ana Frias, Ana Frias

“…This scoping review synthesises the qualitative literature on the underlying motivations influencing these decisions.AimThis analysis explores the underlying motivations that influence women's decisions regarding the continuation or termination of pregnancy, considering the challenges and dilemmas this population faces.MethodsThis review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodology. No date restrictions were applied to the search. Titles and abstracts were screened to select original studies, and cross-checking was performed to avoid case overlap. …”
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L-Dopa Pharmacokinetic Profile with Effervescent Melevodopa/Carbidopa versus Standard-Release Levodopa/Carbidopa Tablets in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomised Study by Fabrizio Stocchi, Laura Vacca, Paola Grassini, Stephen Pawsey, Holly Whale, Stefano Marconi, Margherita Torti

“…Few studies assessed the pharmacokinetics of carbidopa to date. Methods. This was a single-centre, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, two-period crossover study. …”
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Population genetics of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the sleeping sickness focus of Boffa (Guinea) before and after eight years of vector control: no effect of control despite a... by Kagbadouno, Moise S, Séré, Modou, Ségard, Adeline, Camara, Abdoulaye Dansy, Camara, Mamadou, Bucheton, Bruno, Bart, Jean-Mathieu, Courtin, Fabrice, De Meeûs, Thierry, Ravel, Sophie

“…We used the genotyping at 11 microsatellite markers and population genetic tools of tsetse flies from different sites and at different dates before and after the beginning of the VCC. …”
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Effects of balanced opioid-free anesthesia on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized trial by Xiang Yan, Chen Liang, Jia Jiang, Ying Ji, An-Shi Wu, Chang-Wei Wei

“…Clinical trial registration number Clinicaltrials.gov, Identifier: NCT05411159. First posted date: 9 Jun, 2022.…”
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Investigation of natural infection of BALB C mice by Bartonella henselae by Luciene Silva dos Santos, Sayros Akyro Soares Martins, Francine Ramos Scheffer, Alexandre Seiji Maekawa, Rafaela de Paula Silva, Gabriel Rabelo de Araújo, Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Marina Rovani Drummond

“…More studies are needed to understand and confirm the natural infection in experimental animals by Bartonella spp.. To date, no additional published reports of contamination of experimental animals by these bacteria have been identified.…”
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Statistically Coherent Calibration of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for Major Elements in Rocks and Minerals by Surendra P. Verma, Sanjeet K. Verma, M. Abdelaly Rivera-Gómez, Darío Torres-Sánchez, Lorena Díaz-González, Alejandra Amezcua-Valdez, Beatriz Adriana Rivera-Escoto, Mauricio Rosales-Rivera, John S. Armstrong-Altrin, Héctor López-Loera, Fernando Velasco-Tapia, Kailasa Pandarinath

“…The mean concentration and uncertainty data for the GRMs used for the calibrations (Supplementary Materials) (available here) filewere achieved from an up-to-date compilation of chemical data and their processing from well-known discordancy and significance tests. …”
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Case report: Clinical characteristics and Genetical analysis of HSD11B2 in three Chinese children with apparent mineralocorticoid excess: a case series by Yuan Ding, Yuan Ding, Ming Cheng, Ming Cheng, Bingyan Cao, Bingyan Cao, Min Liu, Min Liu, Xuyun Hu, Xuyun Hu, Di Wu, Di Wu, Di Wu

“…BackgroundApparent Mineralocorticoid Excess (AME) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by a notably complex diagnostic process. To date, the majority of documented cases have been presented as individual case reports. …”
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Current Status and Future Directions of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Literature Measurement Analysis by Ruoyu Wan, Ruohong Wan, Qing Xie, Anshu Hu, Wei Xie, Junjie Chen, Yuhan Liu

“…Ressler has emerged as the most influential author in the field to date. The United States leads in the number of publications, producing seven times more papers than Canada, the second-ranked country, and demonstrating substantial influence. …”
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A Review of Agricultural Film Mapping: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions by Mengmeng Zhang, Jinwei Dong, Quansheng Ge, Hasituya, Pengyu Hao

“…To advance the field, future directions should focus on combining multi-source data, collaborating spectral-temporal-spatial features to extract types, start-end dates, and durations of mulching, and expanding from local to national or global scales. …”
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Genotypic Spectrum in a Cohort of Sri Lankan Patients With Homocystinuria by Hewa Warawitage Dilanthi, Kandana Liyanage Subhashinie Jayasena, Nambage Dona Priyani Dhammika, Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika, Matara Mahavidanage Nishani De Silva, Imalke Kankananarachchi, Pushpa Malkanthi Gardiye Punchihewa, Dharma Irugalbandara, Sabine Schroeder, Kosala Karunaratne, Eresha Jasinge

“…Spectrum of genetic variants in CBS gene and their correlation with the phenotypes of homocystinuria in Sri Lankan patients have not been reported to date. The objective of this study was to identify the genotypes and genotype–phenotype correlations in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients with homocystinuria due to CBS deficiency. …”
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One-stage versus two-stage video-assisted thoracic surgery for synchronous bilateral pulmonary nodules: protocol for a single center, non-randomized clinical trial (OTVATS-1) by Yu Han, Weixun Zhang, Peihang Xu, Zhoujunyi Tian, Yang Hao, Jin Zhang, Tai Ren, Chaoyang Liang

“…It has been officially registered with the China Clinical Trial Registry, TRN: ChiCTR2300071198 and registration date is May. 8, 2023.…”
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Geo-epidemiology of temporal artery biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis in Australia and New Zealand: is there a seasonal influence? by Matthew A Brown, Tony R Merriman, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Catherine L Hill, Elisabeth De Smit, Linda Clarke

“…Demographic details including age, sex and date of TAB were collected from collaborating pathology departments. …”
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Investigating the formation and evolution of plant diversity patterns in the Qiangtang Plateau based on phylofloristics approach by Xiaoping Li, Yun Han, Lei Miao, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Shuang Han, Faqi Zhang

“…Furthermore, using fossil data, we deduced that the emergence of seed plant families in this region dates back to the Cretaceous period (145.00 Ma), with a significant acceleration in evolutionary rates observed since the onset of the Quaternary Ice Age (2.00 Ma). …”
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Modern modes of chronic hepatitis B treatment in daily clinical practice by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova, S. A. Ondos, V. T. Ivashkin

“…This article reviews in brief up-to-date modes of CHB treatment, clinical case demonstrating the basic AVT stages is presented: decision-making on its onset, monitoring of the patient during treatment, rules of choice and substitution of antiviral agents, criteria of treatment response assessment and indications for its termination.Conclusion. …”
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Together throughout the year: seasonal patterns of bacterial and eukaryotic microbial communities in a macrotidal estuary by Vincent Hervé, Jérôme Morelle, Josie Lambourdière, Pascal Jean Lopez, Pascal Claquin

“…In the present study, we investigated monthly 8 sites at two depth layers and over a one-year period the bacterial and eukaryotic community dynamics along the Seine macrotidal estuary (Normandy, France). To date, the taxonomy of the microbial diversity present in this anthropized estuary remains elusive and the drivers of the microbial community structure are still unknown. …”
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Examining anti-inflammatory therapies in the prevention of cardiovascular events: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by George A Wells, Kevin Emery Boczar, Sheojung Shin, Kathryn A Bezzina, Aishwarya Geejo, Alexander Liam Pearson, Saba Shahab, Christophe A Fehlmann, Sarah Visintini, Rob Beanlands

“…Studies will be retrieved from Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, as well as clinical trial registry websites, Europe PMC and conference abstract handsearching. No publication date or language restrictions will be imposed. Eligible interventions must have some component of anti-inflammatory agent. …”
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Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

“…Roby engaged Dutch adult smokers (N = 102) in conversations covering topics such as setting a quit date, managing withdrawal and cravings, and relapse prevention. …”
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