Weakened Effective Connectivity Related to Electroacupuncture in Stroke Patients with Prolonged Flaccid Paralysis: An EEG Pilot Study by Yi-Fang Lin, Xin-Hua Liu, Zheng-Yu Cui, Zuo-Ting Song, Fei Zou, Shu-Geng Chen, Xiao-Yang Kang, Bin Ye, Qiang Wang, Jing Tian, Jie Jia

“…The long-duration group has no response in the cortical network during electroacupuncture. The global network measures of EEG data (sPDC, mPDC, and N) indicated that there was no significant difference among the three groups. …”
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Spatial Cognitive EEG Feature Extraction and Classification Based on MSSECNN and PCMI by Xianglong Wan, Yue Sun, Yiduo Yao, Wan Zuha Wan Hasan, Dong Wen

“…Finally, the MSCNN model captures local and global features using convolution kernels of varying sizes, enhancing classification accuracy and robustness. …”
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Perspectives on Structural, Physiological, Cellular, and Molecular Responses to Desiccation in Resurrection Plants by Yathisha Neeragunda Shivaraj, Plancot Barbara, Bruno Gugi, Maïté Vicré-Gibouin, Azeddine Driouich, Sharatchandra Ramasandra Govind, Akash Devaraja, Yogendra Kambalagere

“…In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of structural, physiological, cellular, molecular, and global responses involved in desiccation tolerance.…”
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Untreated exstrophy-epispadias complex: outcomes of Indiana pouch and primary abdominal wall closure by Niraj Kumar, Avishek Mandal, Sandeep Kumar, Siddharth Yadav, Somanath Karmungikar, Pawan Vasudeva

“…The objective success was defined as complete diurnal and nocturnal continence with a pouch capacity of at least 300 ml, whereas the subjective success was defined as the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) score of 1 or 2 at 12 months post-surgery. …”
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Exome sequencing of UK birth cohorts [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Petr Danecek, Amy Hough, John Wright, Karen Ho, Nicholas J. Timpson, Sarah J. Lindsay, Davide Bonfanti, Daniel S. Malawsky, Rafaq Azad, Deborah Plowman, Sara Widaa, Gemma Shireby, Emla Fitzsimons, David Bann, Matthew E. Hurles, Hilary C. Martin, Susan M. Ring, Dan Mason, Michael A. Quail, Wei Huang, Vivek Iyer, Mahmoud Koko, Iaroslav Popov, Laurie Fabian, Gennadii Zakharov, Ruth Y. Eberhardt, Emma E. Wade, Qin Qin Huang

“…The overall objective of this coordinated effort is to make the resulting high-quality data widely accessible to the global research community in a timely manner. We describe how the datasets were generated and subjected to quality control at the sample, variant and genotype level. …”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma: signaling pathways and therapeutic advances by Jiaojiao Zheng, Siying Wang, Lei Xia, Zhen Sun, Kui Ming Chan, René Bernards, Wenxin Qin, Jinhong Chen, Qiang Xia, Haojie Jin

“…Abstract Liver cancer represents a major global health concern, with projections indicating that the number of new cases could surpass 1 million annually by 2025. …”
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Turkish suicide patterns: Longitudinal analysis of suicide trends in Turkiye (2000 -2022) by Ayhan Tabur, Feruza Turan Sonmez

“…Suicide is a major global public health issue and a growing concern in Turkiye, driven by demographic and societal changes. …”
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POLITICAL MECHANISM IN THE REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE SYSTEM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT by Микола БОГАЧЕНКО

“…The research underscores the significance of international cooperation in achieving SDGs, encouraging local enterprises to engage in international projects and partnerships to leverage global expertise and resources. Innovative financing mechanisms, including public-private partnerships and impact investing, are proposed to support local development initiatives, aiming to reduce dependency on state budgets and enhance financial sustainability. …”
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Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis Identifies Networks and Promising Biomarkers for Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yun Ji, Yue Yin, Weizhen Zhang

“…Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) has long been recognized as a dominant hazard factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and accounts for at least half of HCC instances globally. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of HBV-linked HCC has not been completely elucidated. …”
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Attitudes and perspectives of healthcare workers on treating chronic hepatitis C infection in children and adolescents by Farihah Malik, Philippa Easterbrook, Giuseppe Indolfi, Giuseppe Indolfi, Claire Thorne

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Evaluating dental students’ satisfaction in clinical Periodontics courses at KSAU-HS: a cross-sectional study by Jawaher Abu Wathlan, Hussam Alqahtani

“…These findings underscore the importance of aligning course design with best practices in dental education to ensure graduates are well-prepared for clinical practice on a global scale.…”
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Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA’s MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its Relation to the Air Quality Index by Chimurkar D. Navinya, V. Vinoj, Satyendra K. Pandey

“…More recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) has begun estimating the global distribution of PM2.5 mass concentrations at high spatio-temporal resolutions, but the limitations of the applied estimation methodologies must be carefully evaluated in order to understand their strengths and weaknesses. …”
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Hubungan Kebiasaan Merokok dengan Tekanan Darah pada Siswa SMK N 1 Padang by Aulia Fash Farabi, Afriwardi Afriwardi, Gusti Revilla

“…Penilaian status merokok dengan menggunakan kuesioner Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) yang telah disadur dan digabungkan dengan indeks Brinkman dan penilaian tekanan darah dengan sphygmomanometer air raksa serta stetoskop. …”
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TTSNet: Transformer–Temporal Convolutional Network–Self-Attention with Feature Fusion for Prediction of Remaining Useful Life of Aircraft Engines by Zhaofei Li, Shilin Luo, Haiqing Liu, Chaobin Tang, Jianguo Miao

“…Then, it uses a parallel transformer encoder, temporal convolutional network (TCN), and multi-head attention three-branch network to capture both global and local features of the time series. The model further completes feature dimension weight allocation and fusion through a multi-head self-attention mechanism, emphasizing the contribution of different features to the model. …”
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Prospective evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications for use in cancer pathways following diagnosis: a systematic review by Ajay Aggarwal, Richard Sullivan, Andrew Hope, Peng Yun Ng, Sheba Macheka

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Protocol for a scoping review on rehabilitation among individuals with traumatic brain injury who intersect with the criminal justice system. by Vincy Chan, Maria Jennifer Estrella, Zacharie Beaulieu-Dearman, Jessica Babineau, Angela Colantonio

“…Primary research articles that meet pre-defined inclusion criteria will be identified from electronic databases (MEDLINE® ALL, Embase and Embase Classic, Cochrane CENTRAL Register of Clinical Trials, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Nursing and Allied Health, and Dissertation and These Global), reference lists of included articles, and scoping or systematic reviews. …”
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Attitudes of healthcare workers at a District in KwaZulu-Natal regarding institutionalisation of antimicrobial stewardship by Andile P. Dlungele, Lehlohonolo J. Mathibe

“…Background: The Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) programme is one of the strategic initiatives of the World Health Organization’s global action plan to reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …”
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The implementation, use and impact of patient reported outcome measures in value-based healthcare programmes: A scoping review. by Mayara Silveira Bianchim, Ellie Crane, Anwen Jones, Barbara Neukirchinger, Gareth Roberts, Leah Mclaughlin, Jane Noyes

“…PROMs were universally considered to have the potential to increase patient satisfaction with treatment and services, enhance patient awareness of symptoms and self-management, and improve health outcomes such as quality of life and global health status. Evidence is currently limited on how PROMs work and how best to optimally implement PROMs to achieve the target outcome. …”
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Gated Spatial–Temporal Merged Transformer Inspired by Multimask and Dual Branch for Traffic Forecasting by Yongpeng Yang, Zhenzhen Yang, Zhen Yang

“…In addition, MTD, which brings dual-branch mechanism, can enhance the DBGTT for capturing more detailed temporal information via exploiting global and periodic profile of traffic data. At last, some experiments, which are performed on several real-world traffic datasets, demonstrate the better results over classic traffic forecasting methods.…”
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Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review. by Kim Truong, Sandra Park, Margarita D Tsiros, Nikki Milne

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite targeted efforts globally to address childhood overweight/obesity, it remains poorly understood and challenging to manage. …”
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