Levodopa Challenge Test Predicts STN-DBS Outcomes in Various Parkinson’s Disease Motor Subtypes: A More Accurate Judgment by Zijian Zheng, Zixiao Yin, Bohan Zhang, Houyou Fan, Dan Liu, Yuancheng Zhou, Jian Duan, Dongwei Zhou, Xi Wu, Guohui Lu

“…Clinically important difference (CID) was employed to dichotomize DBS effects. For patients in each subtype group from the training set, we used the correlation and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analyses to explore the strength of their relations. …”
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Effect of Vocational Rehabilitation Training Camp on Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Returning to Society by Lingjuan RAO, Li DAI, Li CHEN, Xiaoling LI, Jichao XIONG, Qingjun YANG, Huazhong YANG, Jinlong CUI

“…Patients in two groups were evaluated using general self-efficacy scale (GSES), community integration questionnaire (CIQ), and the lam assessment of stages of employment readiness (LASER) before and after treatment. …”
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The Model of Disengagement of Talent with Meta-synthesis Method by Ali Asghar Mobasheri, Ali Nasr Isfahani, Hadi Teimouri

“…Thematic analysis was employed to analyze and synthesize the data, ultimately leading to the final results. …”
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Acceptance of multiple micronutrient supplementations (MMS) and iron and folic acid supplement utilisation among pregnant and lactating women in the rural part of Ethiopia, 2022: a... by Zewdie Birhanu, Menen Tsegaw, Stanley Chitekwe, Ramadhani Noor, Rachana Sharma, Finina Abebe, Yordanos Tadesse Kidanemariam, Ahmednasir Abdi, Hiwot Getachew, Asli Hassan Aden, Tesfaye Chuko, Tariku Dejene, Ahmed Mohammed Dawd

“…A multistage random sampling technique was employed. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 410 pregnant and lactating women. …”
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AiGPro: a multi-tasks model for profiling of GPCRs for agonist and antagonist by Rahul Brahma, Sunghyun Moon, Jae-Min Shin, Kwang-Hwi Cho

“…However, existing models for the GPCRs often focus on single-target or a small subset of GPCRs or employ binary classification, constraining their applicability for high throughput virtual screening. …”
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Solitary vitreous cysts: a series of case reports by A.B. Galimova, I.V. Baranchikova, G.I. Garipova, I.R. Karachurina, R.Yu. Ziyazetdinova

“…Ziyazetdinova² </p> <p> ¹Russian Center for Eye and Plastic Surgery, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa,&nbsp;&nbsp; Russian Federation </p> <p> ²Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russian Federation </p> <p> <b>Aim: </b>to present a series of case reports of vitreous cysts and to discuss the diagnostic and management strategies employed in each case. </p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b>a total of five patients with solitary vitreous cysts associated with various degenerative eye diseases were examined. …”
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Exploration of Degradation Mechanism of Chlorogenic Acids in Stevia Based on UPLC-QTOF MS/MS by Juan-juan WU, Zi-xuan WANG, Yun-he LIAN, Li-juan HOU, Zhi-ping NIU, Wen-chang WANG, Di WU

“…Therefore, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was employed to assess the content variation of seven chlorogenic acid derivatives, namely 3-caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA), 4-caffeoylquinic acid (4-CQA), 5-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA), caffeic acid, 3,4-di-caffeoylquinic acid (3,4-diCQA), 3,5-di-caffeoylquinic acid (3,5-diCQA) and 4,5-di-caffeoylquinic acid (4,5-diCQA) in the stevia chlorogenic acid samples subjected to environmental stimuli. …”
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Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Honokiol against Triple-negative Breast Cancer by Hassan H. Alhassan

“…Settings and Design: The study employed a multidisciplinary approach, combining network pharmacology analysis, molecular docking simulations, and molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of honokiol against TNBC. …”
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Sprengel deformity: What is the functional outcome of conservative treatment versus surgical correction? by C. Antfang, A. Frommer, G. Gosheger, G. Toporowski, A. Laufer, J. D. Rölfing, R. Roedl, B. Vogt

“…The Cavendish and Rigault scores were employed to analyse function, cosmesis and the radiographic location of the scapula. …”
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Designing a Conceptual model for Evaluating the Performance of Software Developers in Fintech Organizations by Hassan Javadi, Fereshteh Amin

“…In addition, the fuzzy Delphi method, coupled with a two-stage expert survey, was employed to confirm and rank the identified components. …”
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Unified Mobile App for Streamlining Verbal Autopsy and Cause of Death Assignment in India: Design and Development Study by Harleen Kaur, Stuti Tripathi, Manjeet Singh Chalga, Sudhir K Benara, Amit Dhiman, Shefali Gupta, Saritha Nair, Geetha Menon, B K Gulati, Sandeep Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

“…The front-end interface was developed using XML, while SQLite and MySQL were employed to streamline complete data storage on the local and server databases, respectively. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for Eritrea: A Screening Tool for Postpartum Depression in Primary Health Care Facilities by Gebregziabher NK, Netsereab TB, Alazar FA, Fessaha YG, Sium AH, Ghebrehiwet NK

“…This study aims to translate, validate, and adapt the EPDS into Eritrean settings.Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional study design to evaluate the performance of the EPDS as a screening tool by using a sample of 380 mothers from four primary healthcare facilities. …”
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Risk of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Randomized Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Abdullah Reda, Alireza Hasanzadeh, Sherief Ghozy, Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Tanin Adl Parvar, Mohsen Motevaselian, Ramanathan Kadirvel, David F. Kallmes, Alejandro Rabinstein

“…Random-effect models in a meta-analysis were employed to obtain the pooled risk ratios (RRs) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for sICH with MT, and were then compared to other reperfusion treatment regimens, including best medical treatment and intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). …”
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HMGB1 lactylation drives neutrophil extracellular trap formation in lactate-induced acute kidney injury by Li Zhu, Li Zhu, Qiang Zheng, Xiaodong Liu, Xiaodong Liu, Hao Ding, Mengqing Ma, Jiaxin Bao, Yawen Cai, Changchun Cao

“…For mice, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were employed to quantify the concentrations of lactate and AKI biomarkers in blood and cell supernatant. …”
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Evaluation of mineral and near-infrared forecasting of wheat yield varieties using spectrophotometric techniques by H.A. Pardhe, N. Krishnaveni, B.K. Chekraverthy, S. Patel, S. Naveen, V. Rashmi, P.C. Govinden

“…To achieve these objectives, different spectrometric methods were employed to analyze the wheat samples.METHODS: Proximate and mineral quantification were carried out following standard Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods using ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, atomic absorption spectrometry, inductive coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy, and prediction was carried out using near-infrared spectra combined with chemometrics.FINDINGS: The samples had moisture content (1.1 - 4.5 percent), protein (18.0 - 22.6 percent), fat (0.3 - 0.6 percent), gluten (6.3 - 10.3 percent), fiber (0.3 - 1.4 percent), alcoholic acidity (0.04 - 0.08 percent), ash (0.9 - 1.7 percent), and carbohydrate (71.1 - 75.2 percent). …”
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Development of an Integrated Model of Planning and Management in Free Zones with an Emphasis on Environmental Pressures by Mohammad Javad Amiri, Vahid Moghaddamzadeh, Gholamreza Nabi Bidhendi

“…A random sampling technique was employed to select 166 individuals from the cities of Jolfa, Nordoz, Qolibeyglo, and Khoda Afarin. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in the health management of chronic disease: bibliometric analysis by Mingxia Pan, Mingxia Pan, Rong Li, Junfan Wei, Huan Peng, Ziping Hu, Yuanfang Xiong, Na Li, Yuqin Guo, Weisheng Gu, Hanjiao Liu, Hanjiao Liu

“…Keyword co-occurrences among countries, authors, and institutions were analyzed with Vosviewer, while CiteSpace was employed to assess keyword frequencies and trends.ResultsA total of 341 publications were retrieved, originating from 775 institutions across 55 countries, and published in 175 journals by 2,128 authors. …”
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Capital structure, profitability, and short-term solvency of nascent SMEs in Ghana: An empirical study by Karikari Amoa-Gyarteng, Shepherd Dhliwayo

“…Financial statements were used to measure the dependent and independent variables, and regression analysis was employed to measure the variance in short-term solvency accounted for by profitability and capital structure. …”
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Analisis Strategi Pemasaran Politik Kampanye Kukuh Haryanto Sebagai Calon Legislatif DPRD Kabupaten Wonogiri Dalam Kontestasi Pemilihan Umum Tahun 2024 by Shildamullah Danendra Mukti Ardana, Titin Purwaningsih

“…This study aims to analyze in-depth the political marketing strategy employed by Kukuh Haryanto. The research adopts a qualitative method, with primary data collected through direct interviews with informants and secondary data sourced from the internet, mass media, journal articles, and previous studies relevant to the topic. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Plasma NETs Levels and iCEB in Silent Myocardial Ischemia in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Liu H, Han J, Ni W, Lu Y, Hu X, Wang J, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Cao J, Liu H

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were employed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of plasma NETs levels and iCEB in identifying SMI.Results: A total of 114 patients were included, with 79 participants in the control group and 35 participants in the SMI group. …”
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