Morphological characterization and yield of pepper (Piper nigrum L.) types grown in Morogoro District, Tanzania by Abdul Jafari Shango, Ramadhani Omari Majubwa, Amon Petro Maerere

“…Correlation and regression analyses were performed to explore the relationship between yield and yield attributes of pepper. …”
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Dysgeusia in MASLD-related advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD): a silent driver towards the “Bermuda” triangle of malnutrition-sarcopenia-frailty severely affecting prognosis by Marcello Dallio, Mario Romeo, Fiammetta Di Nardo, Carmine Napolitano, Paolo Vaia, Giorgia Iadanza, Simone Olivieri, Annachiara Coppola, Marco Niosi, Alessandro Federico

“…Abstract Background Dysgeusia is a distortion of the sense of taste whose prevalence and relationship with nutritional status in Metabolic dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)-related advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) have never been systematically explored. Methods 200 MASLD patients [60 ≤ F3 fibrosis, 70 compensated ACLD (cACLD), and 70 decompensated (dACLD)] were enrolled. …”
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Environmental exposures associated with atopy in a rural community in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Moses Chimbari, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Elopy Sibanda, Elopy Sibanda

“…Longitudinal studies to explore the temporal and causal relationships between these factors and allergic outcomes are essential. …”
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Identification of a novel disulfidptosis-related gene signature in osteoarthritis using bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation by Mingjie Wei, Xiangwen Shi, Wenbao Tang, Qian Lv, Yipeng Wu, Yongqing Xu

“…The scRNA dataset (GSE169454) was used to classify chondrocytes in OA samples into distinct cell types, further exploring the gene distribution and correlation of characteristic DR-DEGs with specific cell subpopulations. …”
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The Prevalence of Dermoscopy Use Among Dermatology Residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Abdullah Almeziny, Rahaf Almutairi, Amal Altamimi, Khloud Alshehri, Latifah Almehaideb, Asem Shadid, Mohammed Al Mashali

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to determine the proportion of dermatology residents in Riyadh who use dermoscopy in their clinical practice; identify factors influencing the use of dermoscopy, such as availability of equipment, training, and the perceived importance of dermoscopy in clinical practice; explore barriers to dermoscopy use, including the lack of access to necessary resources (eg, dermoscopes) and insufficient training; and provide insights into the adoption and integration of dermoscopy into dermatology training and clinical practice in Saudi Arabia. …”
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The expression landscape and clinical significance of methyltransferase-like 17 in human cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma: a pan-cancer analysis using multiple databases by Yezhou Ding, Mingyang Feng, Wanqing Chi, Xiaoyin Wang, Baoyan An, Kehui Liu, Shike Lou, Xiaolin Wang, Hui Wang

“…An array of bioinformatics methods was employed to explore the potential oncogenic roles of METTL17, including analyzing its related prognosis, mutation, landscapes, tumor stemness index, immune cell infiltration, and other factors among different tumors. …”
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Application of “One Syndrome and One product” specialized nursing plan for pain management in the oncology ward (“一证一品”专科护理模式在肿瘤病房疼痛管理中的应用)... by GUAN Li (关丽), WEI Shuting (魏书婷), HAO Li (郝丽)

“…Objective To explore the application effect of “One Syndrome and One Product” specialized nursing plan for pain management in the oncology ward. …”
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Demand, utilization, and supply of community smart senior care services for older people in China by Ruobing Fa, Shengxuan Jin, Peng Fan, Fengyuan Tang, Qian Jin, Changqing Wang

“…We also analyzed the imbalance between supply and demand for smart senior care services and explored the factors influencing it, thereby providing a reference for optimizing smart senior services. …”
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Diversity of performance patterns in dairy goats: multi-scale analysis of the lactation curves of milk yield, body condition score and body weight by Gafsi, Nicolas, Martin, Olivier, Bidan, Fabrice, Grimard, Bénédicte, Puillet, Laurence

“…Thus, the general objective of this work was to analyze the phenotypic variability of lifetime trajectories (milk yield (MY), body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS)) through a 3-step approach: (1) characterize individual phenotypic lactation curves, (2) explore the associations between MY, BW and BCS curves at the lactation scale and (3) assess the diversity of phenotypic curves over successive lactations. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…In addition to these, misconceptions about ITNs, unfair distribution of ITNs, lack of health education from health extention workers (HEWs), community resistance, improper use (use for other purposes) of ITNs and shortage of HEWs were explored barriers to ITNs use from the qualitative data. …”
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Providing an e-cigarette starter kit for smoking cessation and reduction as adjunct to usual care to smokers with a mental health condition: findings from the ESCAPE feasibility st... by Dimitra Kale, Emma Beard, Anna-Marie Marshall, Jodi Pervin, Qi Wu, Elena Ratschen, Lion Shahab

“…Acceptability, validated sustained abstinence and ≥ 50% cigarette consumption reduction at 1-month, were also evaluated and qualitative interviews conducted to further explore acceptability in this population. Results Feasibility targets were partially met; of 201 eligible participants, 43 (mean age = 45.2, SD = 12.7; 39.5% female) were recruited (21.4%) and randomised (intervention:48.8%, n = 21; control:51.2%, n = 22). …”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe pneumonia caused by human bocavirus in children by Zhuxia Li, Wenjing Gu, Fengming Zhu, Enze Han, Yongdong Yan, Huiquan Sun, Weidong Xu, Xin Zhang, Li Huang, Shan Gao, Yuqing Wang, Chuangli Hao, Xinxing Zhang

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of severe pneumonia caused by human bocavirus (HBoV) infection to explore the associated risk factors. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of data from children hospitalized with HBoV pneumonia. …”
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Analysis of the safety and efficacy of flow diverter device in the treatment of tandem aneurysms in the internal carotid artery by Jun Wan, Jun Wan, Ligang Xu, Yeqing Jiang, Lei Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Xiaolong Zhang, Shengzhang Wang, Shengzhang Wang

“…The risk factors of complete occlusion of tandem aneurysms were explored by logistic regression analysis.ResultsA total of 38 aneurysms were included, including 21 aneurysms of 8 patients in the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) group and 17 aneurysms of 8 patients in the Tubridge Flow Diverter (TFD) group. …”
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Prognostic value of body adipose tissue parameters in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yan Li, Yean Yu, Kun Lv, Rongjuan Ge, Xie Xie

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between body adipose tissue characteristics and clinical outcomes in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.MethodsWe conducted an extensive literature search across three major online databases—Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library—to identify studies examining the link between body adipose tissue and treatment outcomes in cancer patients undergoing ICI therapy, from the inception of each database until February 20, 2024. …”
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Predictive value of the systemic immune–inflammation index for outcomes in large artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy—a single-center study by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Hui He, Jia Duan, Shuang Tang, Wenli Xing

“…Multivariate analysis was performed to explore the relationships between SII and outcomes. …”
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Pre-pregnancy BMI modifies the associations between triglyceride–glucose index in early pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: a 5-year cohort study of 67,936 women in China by Li Li, Yulai Zhou, Huan Li, Juan Li, Lishi Huang, Weibin Wu

“…Multivariable logistic regression models were applied to explore the relationship between TyG index and APOs. …”
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Designing and Modeling Digital Transformation in the Automotive Industry: Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Mohammad Saeed Mozafari Mehr, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…In this regard, the main question focuses on identifying the factors that impact the design and modeling of digital transformation, rooted in the fourth-generation industrial revolution, and exploring the pattern of causal relationships among these factors in Iran Khodro.   …”
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Serial systemic immune inflammation indices: markers of acute migraine events or indicators of persistent inflammatory status? by Tissa Wijeratne, Melanie J. Murphy, Chanith Wijeratne, Paolo Martelletti, Leila Karimi, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Carmela Sales, Nina Riddell, Sheila G. Crewther

“…Thus, the primary aim of this single-centre, retrospective study was to explore the potential clinical utility of the Serial Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Indices (SSIIi) as a comparative measure of duration and severity of inflammation derived from routine blood cell counts in migraine patients with aura and no-aura both within an acute inpatient setting and as outpatients. …”
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Effect of psychological nursing on negative emotions and sense of coherence among patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (?心理护理对造血干细胞移植患者负性情绪和心理一致感的影响)... by LIAO Lu (廖露)

“…Objective To explore the effect of psychological nursing on relief of negative emotions and improving sense of coherence of patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant. …”
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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression, limited cubic spline regression models, and subgroup analyses to explore the association between LFC and hyperuricemia among individuals with pre-diabetes.Results: The prevalence of hyperuricemia among the 2,950 prediabetic individuals was observed to be 22.20%. …”
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