Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Current use of e-cigarettes, shisha, and smokeless tobacco was generally comparable between boys and girls where data existed. …”
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The Optimum Dietary Phenylalanine Requirement of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelusfuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinepheluslanceolatus ♂) Juveniles: Effects on Growth Performance, Gut Micromorpholog... by Pinxian Yang, Haijiao Wang, Lei Ma, Haoran Yin, Zhanying Zhu, Cong Liu, Wei Huang, Zhiyu Zhou, Xiaoyi Wu, Sehrish Taj

“…In addition, fish fed Phe 10.1 had lower levels of nuclear factor erythroid 2 (Nrf2) and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the head kidney, and Cu/Zn-superoxide (Cu/ZnSOD) dismutases in the midgut compared to fish fed other Phe levels. Generally, optimal Phe content in the diet of hybrid grouper was estimated to be 12.7 g/kg of dry matter (27.3 g/kg of dietary protein), and at this level, the feed utilization, gut micromorphology, and immunity of fish were also elevated.…”
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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for hypertension complicated by anxiety or sleep disorders: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Xue-Ying Bao, Cun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Tong Qian, Lu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu, Bin-Yan Li, Xiao Wang, Fang Wan, Zhi-Han Li, Zhao-Yi Liu, Liang-Xiao Ma, Li-Qiong Wang

“…Secondary outcomes included changes in office diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale score from baseline to week four. …”
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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

“…The neoadjuvant therapy regimen was generally well-tolerated, with no grade 5 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) reported. …”
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Conventional Mercury Penetration and Constant Velocity Mercury Penetration Experiments Are Used to Quantitatively Characterize the Difference in Micropore Structure in Low Permeabi... by Kaitao Yuan, Yan Li, Tiaotiao Shi, Husheng Huang, Yanfei Li, Minglei He

“…There are many research methods and experimental means for quantitative and semiquantitative evaluation of low permeability reservoirs. Generally, people do not use a single means to study them but use a variety of experimental means to verify and complement each other. …”
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The Status of Wild Grapevine (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. subsp. <i>sylvestris</i> (C.C. Gmel.) Hegi) Populations in Georgia (South Caucasus) by Gabriele Cola, Gabriella De Lorenzis, Osvaldo Failla, Nikoloz Kvaliashvili, Shengeli Kikilashvili, Maia Kikvadze, Londa Mamasakhlisashvili, Irma Mdinaradze, Ramaz Chipashvili, David Maghradze

“…The mature leaf morphology exhibited significant polymorphism, though leaves were generally three- or five-lobed, weak-wrinkling, and -blistering, with a low density of hairs. …”
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Safety and tolerability of intramuscular sotrovimab administered at different injection sites: results from the Phase 1 COSMIC study by Jennifer Moore, Alicia Aylott, Wen-Hung Chen, Jerzy Daniluk, Ian A. Hawes, Sergio Parra, Prosenjit Sarkar, Yasmin Sanchez-Pearson, Megan Turner, Amanda Peppercorn, Andrew Skingsley

“…No or little impact on sleep and movement was reported. Sotrovimab IM was generally well tolerated at all injection sites, at volumes up to 5 mL (dorsogluteal and anterolateral thigh) and as one 2.5 mL injection into each deltoid muscle. …”
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Development of High-performance Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer by Chun-guang XIE, Ji-yang ZHANG, Tong YANG, Yu-liang HUANG, Shu-guang XIE, Hui ZHU, Jing-xuan SUN, Ping CHENG

“…Proton transfer reaction ionization is one of the typical methods of “soft” ionization techniques, which generally takes water and hydronium ions as parent ions, and the objects which have higher proton affinity than water can be ionized. …”
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Health Inspections of Restaurant Establishments in the Attica Region, Greece. Non-compliance Data Within the Food Hygiene Sector by Olympia Chatzimpyrou, Elias Chaidoutis, Dimitrios Keramydas, Petros Papalexis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Vassiliki C. Pitiriga, Panagiota Langi, Foteini Koutsiari, Ioannis Drikos, Maria Giannari, Georgios Chelidonis, Andreas Ch. Lazaris, Nikolaos Kavantzas

“…Conclusions: This study demonstrates that restaurant businesses generally adhere to food hygiene and safety standards at a satisfactory level. …”
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 Increasing the resolution of malaria early warning systems for use by local health actors by Michelle V. Evans, Felana A. Ihantamalala, Mauricianot Randriamihaja, Vincent Herbreteau, Christophe Révillion, Thibault Catry, Eric Delaitre, Matthew H. Bonds, Benjamin Roche, Ezra Mitsinjoniala, Fiainamirindra A. Ralaivavikoa, Bénédicte Razafinjato, Oméga Raobela, Andres Garchitorena

“…A spatio-temporal hierarchical generalized linear regression model was trained on monthly malaria case data from 195 communities from 2017 to 2020 and evaluated via cross-validation. …”
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Exploring cement Production's role in GDP using explainable AI and sustainability analysis in Nepal by Ramhari Poudyal, Biplov Paneru, Bishwash Paneru, Tilak Giri, Bibek Paneru, Tim Reynolds, Khem Narayan Poudyal, Mohan B. Dangi

“…Random Forest, on the other hand, had trouble; it displayed the greatest RMSE (15617.85) and the lowest testing (0.8117), suggesting poorer generalization. The SET (Stacking) Ensemble model gained a testing R2 score (0.9372) and a testing RMSE (9019.76). …”
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis and identification of candidate genes related to Verticillium wilt resistance in Gossypium barbadense and Gossypium hirsutum by Jieyin Zhao, Xingui Hu, Yuxiang Wang, Jiaxin Lu, Wenju Gao, Xuening Su, Quanjia Chen, Yanying Qu

“…The resistance to Verticillium wilt in Gossypium barbadense is generally greater than that in Gossypium hirsutum, and analyzing the differences in the mechanism and regulatory genes involved in Verticillium wilt resistance between G. barbadense and G. hirsutum is particularly important. …”
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Does the transition from face-to-face to face-to-screen improve oral health literacy? A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial by Negar Ebrahimi, Katayoun Sargeran, Reza Yazdani, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

“…The researchers who analysed the data were blinded. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis was used to compare the groups (P < 0.05). …”
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Towards water-conscious green hydrogen and methanol production: A techno-economic review by Henrik Wenzel, Gian Müller, Freia Harzendorf, Thomas Schöb, Felix Kullmann, Jann Michael Weinand, Detlef Stolten

“…Furthermore, as the investigated technologies direct air capture and solid oxide electrolysis generally experience a high level of interest, the conducted review enables modelers to investigate further systems on a detailed level. …”
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Associations of comprehensive dietary antioxidant index with postmenopausal femur bone mineral density and osteoporosis: data from the national health and nutrition examination sur... by Jianbo Sun, Jie Wang, Wu Hu, He Huang, Hongmou Zhao

“…Moreover, the nonlinear relationship was also characterized by smooth curve fitting and weighted generalized additive model. The two-piecewise linear regression models and a recursive algorithm were used to find the inflection points.ResultsAfter adjusting all covariates, the weighted multivariable linear regression models demonstrated that the CDAI was positively correlated with femur BMD. …”
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Coffee, including caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis by Paul Roderick, Peter Clive Hayes, Julie Parkes, Ryan Buchanan, Oliver John Kennedy, Jonathan Andrew Fallowfield

“…The inverse association was weaker for cohorts (RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.77), which were generally of higher quality than case–control studies (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.69). …”
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Molecular mechanisms underlying age-dependent effects of rearing system on the goose testicular development and semen quality by Shenqiang Hu, Xiaopeng Li, Enhua Qing, Junqi Wang, Qingliang Chen, Yang Song, Jiasen Chen, Jiwei Hu, Liang Li, Jiwen Wang

“…Moreover, the semen quality was generally better under CRS than under MRS at week 43. …”
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Evaluating the feasibility of AI-predicted bpMRI image features for predicting prostate cancer aggressiveness: a multi-center study by Kexin Wang, Ning Luo, Zhaonan Sun, Xiangpeng Zhao, Lilan She, Zhangli Xing, Yuntian Chen, Chunlei He, Pengsheng Wu, Xiangpeng Wang, ZiXuan Kong

“…Conclusion Deep-learning radiomics models utilizing AI-extracted image features from bpMRI images can potentially be used to predict PCa aggressiveness, demonstrating a generalized ability for external validation. Critical relevance statement Predicting the aggressiveness of prostate cancer (PCa) is important for formulating the best treatment plan for patients. …”
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Advancing arabic dialect detection with hybrid stacked transformer models by Hager Saleh, Hager Saleh, Hager Saleh, Abdulaziz AlMohimeed, Rasha Hassan, Mandour M. Ibrahim, Saeed Hamood Alsamhi, Moatamad Refaat Hassan, Sherif Mostafa

“…The results show that the stacking model combination of two models archives outperformance over single-model approaches due to capturing a broader range of linguistic features, which leads to better generalization across different forms of Arabic. The proposed model is evaluated based on the performance of IADD and Shami. …”
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Development and validation of a biomarker-based prediction model for metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer: Application of machine learning algorithms by Erfan Ayubi, Sajjad Farashi, Leili Tapak, Saeid Afshar

“…Subsequently, the prediction model was developed and internally validated using five machine learning (ML) algorithms including lasso and elastic-net regularized generalized linear model (glmnet), k-nearest neighbors (kNN), support vector machine (SVM) with Radial Basis Function Kernel, random forest (RF), and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost). …”
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