Distinctive blood and salivary proteomics signatures in Qatari individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease by Ghada Yousif, Selvasankar Murugesan, Mohamed Nadhir Djekidel, Annalisa Terranegra, Giusy Gentilcore, Jean Charles Grivel, Souhaila Al Khodor

“…Timely diagnosis is important in reducing both short and long-term health complications. Saliva has emerged as a potential source for biomarker discovery, offering a non-invasive tool for early detection of individuals at elevated risk for CVD, yet large-scale extensive proteomic analysis using saliva for a comprehensive biomarker discovery remains limited. …”
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A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa. by Florence Jaguga, Sarah Kanana Kiburi, Eunice Temet, Matthew C Aalsma, Mary A Ott, Rachel W Maina, Juddy Wachira, Cyprian Mostert, Gilliane Kosgei, Angeline Tenge, Lukoye Atwoli

“…Findings on the effect of BIs on substance use were mixed. Key evidence gaps emerged. There was paucity of BI research focusing on substances other than alcohol, and there was limited literature on feasibility and efficacy of BIs among youth and adolescents.…”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia had significantly higher health care utilization in inpatient (18.12% vs. 2.30%, p<0.01), emergency room (19.67% vs. 6.46%, p<0.01), office (98.32% vs. 53.26%, p<0.01), and outpatient visits (98.53% vs. 54.16%, p<0.01). …”
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Functional fitness and psychological well-being in older adults by Eliza E. Tóth, Aleksandar Vujić, Ferenc Ihász, Roberto Ruíz-Barquín, Attila Szabo

“…In contrast, endurance, complex movement coordination, and lower body flexibility emerged as the most significant predictors. Still, lower body strength correlated moderately positively with all PWB indices, and similarly, upper body flexibility with resilience, mental well-being, and happiness. …”
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Is Nighttime Really Not the Right Time for a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy? by Anna C. M. Geraedts, Meindert N. Sosef, Jan Willem M. Greve, Mechteld C. de Jong

“…However, operation by surgical staff (OR=1.71) and conversion to laparotomy (OR=3.74) were found to be independently associated with an increased risk of complications (both p<0.05), while an emergency procedure tended to be associated with postoperative morbidity (OR=1.82; p=0.069). …”
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Using Real World Evidence to Describe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with PDE-5 Inhibitor Monotherapy by George Ruiz, Jason Yeaw, Cassandra A. Lickert, Ajita P. De, Rolin L. Wade, Janis Pruett, William Drake

“…**Conclusions:** Initial treatment with PDE-5i monotherapy was associated with substantial direct medical costs, including hospitalizations and emergency department visits, low therapy adherence and a high rate of treatment modifications.…”
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Characterization of indigenous chicken phenotypes in Liban Jawi District, Ethiopia: A qualitative and quantitative analysis. by Desalegn Begna, Teferi Bacha, Shamble Boki, Kasahun Bekana

“…For hens, the average body length was 31.55±0.33 cm. Shank length emerged as a moderate predictor of body weight for both sexes (r = 0.45 for hens and r = 0.44 for cocks), indicating it should be combined with other factors for accurate assessments. …”
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Improving the Military Vocational Training of Cadets at Military Institute by Yu. G. Bychenko, T. M. Balandina

“…The latter leads to a discrepancy between the formally stated and necessary, as well as the actually emerging creative potential of cadets (graduates) of Russia’s military institutions. …”
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Transformer-based malware detection using process resource utilization metrics by Dimosthenis Natsos, Andreas L. Symeonidis

“…To this end, dynamic approaches utilizing process resource-utilization metrics have emerged as promising alternatives. They solve the aforementioned issues, but require large datasets for training and struggle with false-positives and false-negatives. …”
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Parathyroid Adenoma Originated from Supernumerary Gland by Fernando Mendoza-Moreno, Ángel Rodriguez-Pascual, María Rocío Díez-Gago, Marina Pérez-González, Laura Jiménez‐Alvárez, Isabel Furtado-Lobo, Manuel Díez‐Alonso, Fernando Noguerales-Fraguas

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Leveraging mRNA technology for antigen based immuno-oncology therapies by Wei Zheng, Michele Ceccarelli, Charalampos S Floudas, Siranush Sarkizova

“…We address key design considerations for enhancing the immunogenicity and stability of mRNA vaccines, as well as emerging trends and challenges in the field. This comprehensive overview highlights the therapeutic potential of mRNA-based cancer vaccines and underscores ongoing research efforts aimed at optimizing these therapies for improved clinical outcomes.…”
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Application and implementation of brief geriatric assessment in primary care and community settings: a scoping review by Lay Khoon Lau, Penny Lun, Jonathan Gao, Edward Tan, Yew Yoong Ding

“…Physical health, functional, mobility/balance and psychological/mental emerged as four domains that are most assessed in brief geriatric assessments. …”
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Crisdesalazine alleviates inflammation in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis multiple sclerosis mouse model by regulating the immune system by Su-Min Park, Yong-Hun Oh, Ga-Hyun Lim, Ju-Hyun An, Jin-Hwan Lee, Byoung-Joo Gwag, So-Jung Won, Kyoung-Won Seo, Hwa-Young Youn

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Restructuring of Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chains after COVID-19 by N. A. Volgina

“…The effects of Covid-19 were overlapped previously emerging trends towards defragmentation of global pharmaceutical production. …”
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Using the Circular Economy to Mitigate the Global Electronic Waste Challenge: A Systematic Literature Review Approach by Mfowabo Maphosa, Vusumuzi Maphosa

“…The study recommends that emerging economies should embrace the circular economy and integrate the informal sector for e-waste collection, sorting, and less complex recycling, while the formal sector conducts high-end recycling. …”
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Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability in the Tropic of Cancer (Yunnan Section) by Hui Ye, Die Bai, Jinliang Wang, Shucheng Tan, Shiyin Liu

“…Sensitivity is heavily influenced by soil erosion and geological disasters, while economic adaptability emerges as a critical factor in mitigating ecological risks. …”
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Serum chemokine IL-8 acts as a biomarker for identifying COVID-19-associated persistent severe acute kidney injury by Zhi He, Jing-jing Liu, Shao-lei Ma

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Hydrogeological structure of shallow-buried coal seam in wind erosion landform area and water-retaining coal mining method by MENG Fanlin, LI Jiashan, SUN Zhihao, CAI Jin, QIAO Wei, WANG Qiqing, WU Huijie

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UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING PARENTAL VACCINE HESITANCY by Alexandru Paul Baciu, Ancuta Lupu, Ginel Baciu, Carmen Baciu, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Lorenza Forna, Vlad Andrei Pitea, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Larisia Mihai, Bianca-Maria Constantin, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Cristina Maria Mihai

“…With the data we have gathered, we were able to track the general opinion of parents regarding vaccination, their level of information, the risks they express concern about, the relationship between parents and doctors regarding the vaccination process of their child, as well as their level of confidence in the effectiveness of vaccines; (4) Conclusions: From the general opinion on vaccines, it emerges that they are considered highly important and necessary by the majority of parents. …”
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Folk Medicine, Folk Healing by Mustafa SEVER

“…Folk medicine and traditional medical practices emerged as a result of the reactions of primitive men against natural events and their ways of comparing and exchanging the medical practices of relevant communities with their own practices. …”
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