Accuracy and Usability of Smartphone-Based Distance Estimation Approaches for Visual Assistive Technology Development by Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, Mingxin Liu, Diwei Sheng, Chen Feng, Todd E. Hudson, John-Ross Rizzo, Kevin C. Chan

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Co-Optimization of Power Delivery Network Design for 3-D Heterogeneous Integration of RRAM-Based Compute In-Memory Accelerators by Madison Manley, James Read, Ankit Kaul, Shimeng Yu, Muhannad Bakir

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A Digital Behavior Change Intervention for Health Promotion for Adults in Midlife: Protocol for a Multidimensional Assessment Study by Dagmar Soleymani, Dominique Pougheon-Bertrand, Rémi Gagnayre

“…Specific and identifiable behavior changes are documented by monitoring the same individuals from T0 to T2, using verbatim comments to classify them into profiles and conducting semistructured individual interviews with a sample of users. …”
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Enhanced CyGNSS Soil Moisture Retrieval Validated by In-Situ Data in Argentina's Pampas by Javier Arellana, Francisco Grings, Mariano Franco

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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…Data Collection Methods included a questionnaire method, interview method, and document review. The researcher used both quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyze the data which enabled the researcher to obtain relevant data for the study. …”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub County Kisoro District . by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…Data Collection Methods included a questionnaire method, interview method, and document review. The researcher used both quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyze the data which enabled the researcher to obtain relevant data for the study. …”
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Modifiable factors for irritable bowel syndrome: evidence from Mendelian randomisation approach by Jinling Tang, Zhirong Yang, Shanshan Wu, Feng Sha, Tengfei Lin, Di Liu, Meiling Cao, Yiwen Jiang, Weijie Cao, Fuxiao Li

“…Background The potential modifiable factors influencing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have not been thoroughly documented. We aimed to systematically investigate the modifiable factors associated with IBS, while accounting for the impact of unobserved confounders and coexisting disorders.Methods Genetic correlation and Mendelian randomisation (MR) analyses were integrated to identify potential modifiable factors and coexisting disorders linked to IBS. …”
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Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence in cancer patients (CIRCA): A multicentre, international study by Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, Jessica O'Keefe, Rachel Woolstencroft, Shipraa Kaul, Néstor López, Katie Cronin, Andrew Lim, Nicole Garcia-Pouton, Míriam Álvarez, Lynette Chee, Mateu Espasa, Ignacio Grafia, Maria Suárez-Lledó, Olivia Smibert, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Monica A. Slavin, Michelle K. Yong, Alex Soriano, Leon J. Worth

“…Results: A total of 547 CDI episodes in cancer patients were documented. Treatment predominantly involved vancomycin (81.5%), followed by metronidazole (15.0%) and fidaxomicin (9.1%). …”
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Assistência Oncológica para Crianças, Adolescentes e Adultos Jovens nos Serviços Públicos da Região de Campinas-SP by Jane Kelly Oliveira Friestino, Breno Binotti de Souza Camargo, Vander Monteiro da Conceição, Willian Lorentz, Patricia Haas, Rivaldo Mauro de Faria, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco

“…Método: Estudo transversal retrospectivo, de natureza exploratória e descritiva. Para a análise documental, foram consultados o Plano Estadual de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo 2020-2023 (PES-SP), e demais documentos norteadores das Redes Regionais de Atenção à Saúde no Estado de São Paulo. …”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…Results: A total of 102 patients treated with WP-SBRT were screened and only those with properly documented acute toxicity were included for further analysis. …”
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Impact of the level of physical activities on emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, lack of personal accomplishment and burnout among students in the city province of Kinshasa by Liny Enyuka Kila, Constant Nkıama, Dalmond Kambale Mutsopi, Siloé Ntumba Tshiyamba, Carel Busano Nduakulu, Godefroid Kusuayi Mabele

“…The impact of the practice of physical activities on burnout and its dimensions remains very little documented among students living in subaerial African countries. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with antiangiogenic therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer: a real - world retrospective co... by Zhouwei Zhan, Bijuan Chen, Shaohua Xu, Ruyu Lin, Haiting Chen, Xiaohuan Ma, Xuanping Lin, Wanting Huang, Changhua Zhuo, Yu Chen, Zengqing Guo

“…A systematic approach was used to document patients’ clinical and pathological characteristics, pathological findings, and survival outcomes, which were subsequently analyzed in detail.ResultsA total of 38 individuals met the study’s inclusion criteria, with the majority (32 patients, 84.2%) having clinical stage III GC. …”
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Modeling the advective supply of Calanus finmarchicus to Stellwagen Bank as an indicator of sand lance foraging habitat, and the climate vulnerability of a National Marine Sanctuar... by Cameron R. S. Thompson, Cameron R. S. Thompson, Isabel A. Honda, Isabel A. Honda, Jacob P. Kritzer, Jackie Motyka, Jeffrey A. Runge, Rubao Ji

“…Meanwhile, observations from drifters and buoys since 2001 have documented decreases in MCC current speed which has been linked to a climate driven strengthening of southwesterly winds. …”
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Water–rock interaction in the geothermal systems related to post-collision zone volcanism: A case study based on multivariate statistical analysis from the Kavak geothermal field (... by Gündüz, Mesut, Bozdağ, Ayla, Bayram, Ali Ferat, Bozdağ, Ali, Asan, Kürşad, Sardini, Paul

“…Water–rock interaction is the focus of geothermal energy studies and can be documented by traditional geochemical methods such as ion ratio method and hydrogeochemical modelling etc. …”
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‘I no longer worry about money for transport to the health centre’ - economic empowerment of caregivers of children living with HIV through Village Savings and Loan Associations: e... by Joseph Rujumba, Carmen Roebersen, Susan Namara, Richard Ochen, Sharon Eva Ahumuza, Allen Tushabe, Mathias Akugizibwe, David Bitira, Innocent Mwesigye, Stella Kentusi, Henry Zakumumpa, Japheth Kwiringira, Merian Natukwatsa Musinguzi

“…Aidsfonds and partners in Uganda implemented an eight-year ‘Towards an AIDS Free Generation in Uganda’ (TAFU) programme in central, western and eastern, Uganda with Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) as a key component. In this paper we document experiences of caregivers, children and health workers and lessons learnt from VSLAs as part of the TAFU programme in Uganda. …”
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Appetite Suppression and Antiobesity Effect of a Botanical Composition Composed of Morus alba, Yerba mate, and Magnolia officinalis by Mesfin Yimam, Ping Jiao, Mei Hong, Lidia Brownell, Young-Chul Lee, Eu-Jin Hyun, Hyun-Jin Kim, Tae-Woo Kim, Jeong-Bum Nam, Mi-Ran Kim, Qi Jia

“…Decreases in body weight gain (21.5% compared to the HFD at weeks 7 and 8.2% compared to baseline) and calorie intake (40.5% for the first week) were observed. 75.9% and 46.8% reductions in insulin and leptin, respectively, 4.2-fold increase in ghrelin level, and reductions of 18.6% in cholesterol and 59% in low-density lipoprotein were documented. A percentage body fat of 18.9%, 47.8%, 46.1%, and 30.4% was found for mice treated with normal control, HFD, Orlistat, and UP601, respectively. 59.3% less mesenteric fat pad and improved NASH scores were observed for UP601. …”
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Development of Primer Panels for Whole-Genome Amplification and Sequencing of Human Seasonal Coronaviruses: hCoV-OC43, hCoV-HKU1, hCoV-229E, and hCoV-NL63 by Tamila Musaeva, Artem Fadeev, Maria Pisareva, Veronika Eder, Andrey Ksenafontov, Margarita Korzhanova, Valery Tsvetkov, Alexander Perederiy, Irina Kiseleva, Daria Danilenko, Dmitry Lioznov, Andrey Komissarov

“…While seasonal patterns and the annual variability of predominant hCoV species are well-documented, their genetic and species diversity in St. …”
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Endothelial and neuronal engagement by AAV-BR1 gene therapy alleviates neurological symptoms and lipid deposition in a mouse model of Niemann-Pick type C2 by Charlotte Laurfelt Munch Rasmussen, Signe Frost Frederiksen, Christian Würtz Heegaard, Maj Schneider Thomsen, Eva Hede, Bartosz Laczek, Jakob Körbelin, Daniel Wüstner, Louiza Bohn Thomsen, Markus Schwaninger, Ole N. Jensen, Torben Moos, Annette Burkhart

“…Composite phenotype scores and behavioral tests were assessed for the following 6 weeks and visually documented. Post-mortem analyses included gene expression analyses, verification of neurodegeneration in Purkinje cells, determination of NPC2 transduction in the CNS, assessment of gliosis, quantification of gangliosides, and co-detection of cholesterol with NPC2 in degenerating neurons. …”
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Nucleotide receptor P2X7/STAT6 pathway regulates macrophage M2 polarization and its application in CAR-T immunotherapy by Qin Si, Lu Yang, Jie Liu, Hui Liu, Ruifang Bu, Na Cui

“…P2X7 receptor has been previously documented as expressed within these macrophages and its correlation with M2 polarization is evident. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Occurrence and Role of CX3CL1 (Fractalkine) and Its Receptor CX3CR1 in Hemophilic Arthropathy and Osteoarthritis by Piotr Wojdasiewicz, Łukasz A. Poniatowski, Andrzej Kotela, Marta Skoda, Michał Pyzlak, Aleksandra Stangret, Ireneusz Kotela, Dariusz Szukiewicz

“…In our study, we have documented increased average concentration of CX3CL1 in the blood serum of the study group (7.16±0.53 ng/ml) compared to the control group (5.85±0.70 ng/ml) without statistically significant difference in synovial fluid concentration at the same time. …”
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