mHealth Incentivized Adherence Plus Patient Navigation (MIAPP): protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to improve linkage and retention on buprenorphine for hospitalized... by Elenore P. Bhatraju, Devin N. Kennedy, Alexander J. Gojic, Matthew Iles-Shih, Joseph O. Merrill, Jeffrey H. Samet, Kevin A. Hallgren, Judith I. Tsui

“…Development of the MIAPP intervention was guided by the information-motivation-behavioral skills model and combines financial rewards via mobile health-based adherence monitoring with the “human touch” of a patient navigator. Participants receive financial incentives for submitting videos of themselves taking buprenorphine via smartphone. …”
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Mammography breast density assessment with Quantra artificial intelligence software: intra- and interobserver agreement with radiologists by Beatriz E. Gonzalez-Ulloa, Claudia B. Corona-Gonzalez, Rosa L. Molina-Gutierrez, Sofia Salas-Aguirre

“…This study aimed to determine the intraobserver agreement of radiologists (human readers, HRs) and the interobserver agreement between AI Quantra and HRs in MBD assessment. …”
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Longitudinal Survey of Astrovirus infection in different bat species in Zimbabwe: Evidence of high genetic Astrovirus diversity by Chidoti, Vimbiso, De Nys, Hélène, Abdi, Malika, Mashura, Getrude, Pinarello, Valérie, Chiweshe, Ngoni, Matope, Gift, Guerrini, Laure, Pfukenyi, Davies, Cappelle, Julien, Mwandiringana, Ellen, Missé, Dorothée, Gori, Elizabeth, Bourgarel, Mathieu, Liégeois, Florian

“…One group was comprised of sequences isolated from Hipposideros, Rhinolophus and Eidolon helvum spp. clustered with Human Astrovirus strains: HuAstV types1-6, HuAstV-MLB1-3 and HuAstV-VA-1. …”
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Water resources carrying capacity before and after volcanic eruption by M. Dede, S.B. Wibowo, Y. Prasetyo, I.W. Nurani, P.B. Setyowati, S. Sunardi

“…The population distribution data have been previously mapped by referring to statistical data and land use at the village level, while water availability is calculated considering rainfall, potential evaporation rate, and runoff.FINDINGS: Water resources carrying capacity in Krasak watershed has undergone changes related to the distribution of volcanic material and human activities. The water resources carrying capacity for both periods experienced a surplus, although there has been an average decrease of 331.50 cubic meters per year for each grid cell. …”
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Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of Sandy-Textured Soils under Smallholder Agricultural Land Use Practices in Sarawak, East Malaysia by Soo Ying Ho, Mohd Effendi Bin Wasli, Mugunthan Perumal

“…In addition, soils in the pepper land uses were more compact due to human trampling effects from regular farm works at a localized area. …”
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Artificial neural network detection of pancreatic cancer from proton (1H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy patterns of plasma metabolites by Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Santosh Kumar Bharti, Raj Kumar Sharma, Mohamad Dbouk, Wasay Nizam, Malcolm V. Brock, Michael G. Goggins, Zaver M. Bhujwalla

“…Methods We first acquired 1H MR spectra of human plasma samples classified as normal, benign pancreatic disease and malignant (PDAC). …”
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Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE): protocol for a double-blinded cross-over trial in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain by Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Pedro Valdes-Hernandez, Zhiguang Huo, Roland Staud, Natalie C. Ebner

“…A promising treatment is the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), which has been shown to play a role in endogenous analgesia with human and animal studies demonstrating anti-nociceptive effects. …”
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Evaluation of humoral immune response and milk antibody transfer in calves and lactating cows vaccinated with inactivated H5 avian influenza vaccine by Mohamed Samy Abousenna, Nermeen G. Shafik, Mahmoud M. Abotaleb

“…Abstract The detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the United States has raised concerns about human exposure. This study evaluated the efficacy of various doses of an inactivated H5 AI vaccine in cattle and assessed antibody transfer in milk against a recent bovine isolate of HPAI A(H5N1, clade 2.3.4.4b). …”
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Disentangling the effects of eutrophication and natural variability on macrobenthic communities across French coastal lagoons by Jones, Auriane G., Schaal, Gauthier, Boyé, Aurélien, Creemers, Marie, Derolez, Valérie, Desroy, Nicolas, Fiandrino, Annie, Mouton, Théophile L., Simier, Monique, Smith, Niamh, Ouisse, Vincent

“…Owing to their position at the interface between land and sea, they are also subject to increasing human impacts, which alter their ecological functioning. …”
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HIV-Envelope–Dependent Cell-Cell Fusion: Quantitative Studies by Leonor Huerta, Nayali López-Balderas, Evelyn Rivera-Toledo, Guadalupe Sandoval, Guillermo Gómez-Icazbalceta, Carlos Villarreal, Edmundo Lamoyi, Carlos Larralde

“…Interaction in vitro between cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and surrounding, uninfected, target cells often leads to cell fusion and the formation of multinucleated cells, called syncytia. …”
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Micro-computed tomography measurement of the marginal gap of different types of glass-ceramic veneers fabricated by heat-pressed technique. by Soma Qadir, Bassam Karem Amin

“…Methods: Twenty sound human maxillary central incisors were prepared in window preparation design for the fabrication of laminate veneers. …”
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ACTION: Augmentation and computation toolbox for brain network analysis with functional MRI by Yuqi Fang, Junhao Zhang, Linmin Wang, Qianqian Wang, Mingxia Liu

“…Moreover, current studies usually focus on analyzing fMRI using conventional machine learning models that rely on human-engineered fMRI features, without investigating deep learning models that can automatically learn data-driven fMRI representations. …”
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<i>In vitro</i> assay of biological activity of a national preparation of macrophage activating factor (GcMAF-RF) by E. V. Levites, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Dolgova, A. S. Proskurina, G. S. Ritter, А. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, S. S. Bogachev

“…According to an original protocol, DBPs were obtained from human blood plasma using affinity chromatography, purified and modified to GcMAF-RF using cytoimmobilized glycosidases (beta-galactosidase and neuraminidase). …”
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Fluralaner systemic treatment of chickens results in mortality in Triatoma gerstaeckeri, vector of the agent of Chagas disease by Cassandra Durden, Yuexun Tian, Koyle Knape, Cory Klemashevich, Keri N. Norman, John B. Carey, Sarah A. Hamer, Gabriel L. Hamer

“…Abstract Background Chagas disease remains a persistent vector-borne neglected tropical disease throughout the Americas and threatens both human and animal health. Diverse control methods have been used to target triatomine vector populations, with household insecticides being the most common. …”
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Table for two: Diet composition differences of allopatric and sympatric populations of island geckos by Catarina J. Pinho, Bárbara Santos, Vanessa A. Mata, Ricardo J. Lopes, Maria M. Romeiras, Evandro P. Lopes, Paulo C. Alves, Brent C. Emerson, Raquel Vasconcelos

“…This is exemplified by the two endemic wall geckos, Tarentola gigas and Tarentola raziana, which occur in sympatry on Raso Islet, with the latter also occurring in allopatry on Santa Luzia Island, due to the human-mediated extinction of T. gigas. DNA metabarcoding of faecal pellets was used to compare the diets of both sympatric and allopatric populations. …”
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Newer Generation of Scooters: Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Reductions by Hung-Hong Chen, Yun-Hwei Shen, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Jau-Huai Lu, Lin-Chi Wang, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Chia-Fon Lee, Sheng-Lun Lin

“…Abstract Scooter emissions have attracted attention in recent years because of human exposure to their direct effects in urban areas. …”
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Potential Technosignature from Anomalously Low Deuterium/Hydrogen in Planetary Water Depleted by Nuclear Fusion Technology by David C. Catling, Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Tyler D. Robinson

“…Deuterium–deuterium (DD) fusion is viewed as an ideal energy source for humanity in the far future, given a vast seawater supply of D. …”
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Fuzzy Enhanced Kidney Tumor Detection: Integrating Machine Learning Operations for a Fusion of Twin Transferable Network and Weighted Ensemble Machine Learning Classifier by Ananya Ghosh, Jyotismita Chaki

“…This automated approach can assist urologists in confirming the presence of kidney tumors, minimizing human error during physical inspection and potentially leading to improved patient outcomes.…”
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Enhanced detection of circulating tumor cells using a MUC1 promoter-driven recombinant adenovirus by Cheng Wang, Huihui Gu, Jia Cai, Chuandong Zhu, Qin Zheng, Hanfeng Xu, Lixue Wang, Yuan Wan

“…Breast cancer cell lines and healthy human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were infected with both viral constructs to evaluate infection efficiency and the incidence of false-positive cells. …”
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Visual Mapping of Operating Theater Team Dynamics and Communication for Reflexive Feedback and Surgical Practice Optimization by Surya Surendran, MA, Candice Bonaconsa, MSc, Vrinda Nampoothiri, PharmD, Oluchi Mbamalu, PhD, Anu George, PGDip, Swetha Mallick, MCh, Sudheer OV, MCh, Alison Holmes, MD, Marc Mendelson, PhD, Sanjeev Singh, PhD, Gabriel Birgand, PhD, Esmita Charani, PhD

“…Implementing the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist was inconsistent across pathways and does not match reported compliance data. Conclusions:. Human factors research is important in optimizing surgical teamwork. …”
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