Challenges of environmental and climate change: response of Global South (BRICS) countries by Z.T. Rahman, R. Lal, R. Rena

“…Because of the obstacles presented by environmental and climate change, it is now imperative that each individual bear the responsibility of overcoming these issues. …”
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Sarcoidosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies by Danfeng Xu, Xiaohua Tao, Yibin Fan, Yan Teng

“…Antigen stimulation in genetically predisposed individuals enhances the phagocytic activity of antigen-presenting cells, including macrophages and dendritic cells. …”
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Partially unraveling mechanistic underpinning and weight loss effects of time-restricted eating across diverse adult populations: A systematic review and meta-analyses of prospecti... by Duc Tran Quang, Nguyen Di Khanh, Linh Le Cu, Huyen Nguyen Thi Hoa, Chi Vu Thi Quynh, Quang Phan Ngoc, Thuy Bui Thi

“…The effectiveness of the TRE was found to vary across health conditions, with modest weight loss observed in healthy individuals (pooled effect size -1.04 Kg, 95% CI: -1.42 to -0.65) and more significant weight reduction seen in participants with chronic diseases (pooled effect size -3.33 Kg, 95% CI: -5.05 to -1.62) and overweight/obesity (pooled effect size -4.21 Kg, 95% CI: -5.23 to -3.10). …”
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Rheumatoid-like hand deformities and aortic valve disease in a 13-year-old girl with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report by Anjuman Ara Rahman, Abhijit Datta, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Anindita Das Barshan, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…A high index of suspicion is essential for timely diagnosis and tailored management, thus reducing the burden of atherosclerotic heart disease in affected individuals.…”
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Investigating a hybrid mixed population leads to recognizing a new species of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae) by Tito Abbo, Morgan A. Stickrod, Alexander Krohn, V. Thomas Parker, Michael C. Vasey, William Waycott, Amy Litt

“…A principal component analysis of eight morphological characters shows that A. rudis individuals from Santa Barbara County tend to be phenotypically variable, occurring in a wide morphological cluster that overlaps with the tight clusters formed by A. purissima, A. crustacea, and Arctostaphylos from the Nipomo Mesa. …”
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Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on physical activity levels in different sub-populations of Iranians: a national survey by Hamid Arazi, Behzad Taati

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PA levels across diverse population subsets in Iran and to identify the barriers to PA during the fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreak. Data from 7810 individuals (50.8% male, 54.8% married, 69.6% 18–49 years) were collected using a standardized questionnaire comprising demographic details, levels of high, moderate, and low PA, daily sedentary time, PA at home, and barriers to PA. …”
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Association of cognitive reserve with stroke outcome: a protocol for a systematic review by Laura Gallucci, Roza M Umarova

“…Introduction The concept of cognitive reserve (CR) was introduced to account for individual differences in the clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Motor Imagery Experiences and Use: Asking Patients after Stroke Where, When, What, Why, and How They Use Imagery: A Qualitative Investigation by Corina Schuster, Andrea Glässel, Anne Scheidhauer, Thierry Ettlin, Jenny Butler

“…Patients imagined themselves as healthy individuals, did not focus on surroundings during MI practice,and reported to use positive imagery only. …”
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Development and validity test of impression management efficacy scale based on self-presentation behavior of Chinese youth on social media by Yixuan Liu, Ke Lei

“…It aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of their ability and self-efficacy in managing impressions within social media environments.MethodsFor this study, 18 young individuals were selected to participate in in-depth interviews. …”
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Evaluation of the practice of applying state price regulation methods: Indian experience by E. A. Santovich

“…The problems of the functioning of individual instruments of the state pricing policy have been indicated, however, based on statistical data, a generalized conclusion has been made, that they are not critical and do not undermine the country’s economy or the free functioning of the market. …”
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Experience and role of Italian nurses working in genetic clinics: a descriptive phenomenological qualitative study by Lea Godino, Camilla Elena Magi, Carla Bruzzone, Stefano Bonora, Marco Seri, Liliana Varesco, Daniela Turchetti

“…Three focus groups and one individual interview were conducted to collect data between April and November 2022 and transcribed verbatim. …”
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The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…This resulted in the rank of prognostic factors based on severity of carotid artery changes, making it possible to conclude individual atherosclerotic risk score for AD and different forms of NAFLD. …”
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Recombinant SpTransformer proteins bind to specific sites on sea urchin phagocytes and modulate SpTransformer gene expression and immune responsiveness by Ryley S. Crow, Leon Grayfer, L. Courtney Smith

“…The SpTrf gene family encodes structurally similar proteins with a wide range of sequence diversity within and among individual sea urchins. A recombinant (r)SpTrf protein interacts specifically with a variety of non-self targets. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of the Diode Laser (980 nm) and Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Oral Pyogenic Granuloma by Peeyush Shivhare, Naqoosh Haidry, Neha Sah, Ajay Kumar, Abhishek Gupta, Ankur singh, Mohan Raju Penumatcha, Shalini Subramanyam

“…Patients were evaluated and categorized according to their gender, sex, site of lesions, size of lesions, number of sessions, details of side effects, details of the VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) on third postoperative day, response of treatment to individual groups, time required for complete resolution, and details of recurrence. …”
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A Comparative Study Evaluated the Performance of Two-class Classification Algorithms in Machine Learning by Shilan Abdullah Hassan, Maha Sabah Saeed

“…The Organization for World Health (WHO) reports that around 17 million individuals worldwide pass away from cardiovascular diseases (CVD), notably heart attacks and strokes, each year. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Improved RIME Algorithm for Global Optimization Problems by Wuke Li, Xiong Yang, Yuchen Yin, Qian Wang

“…Moreover, ablation experiments validate the effectiveness of each strategy individually. Thus, the experimental results show that HERIME has better search efficiency and optimization accuracy and is effective in dealing with global optimization problems.…”
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The combined impacts of toxic drug use and the 2021 Heat Dome in Canada: A thematic analysis of online news media articles. by Emily J Tetzlaff, Nicholas Goulet, Melissa Gorman, Glen P Kenny

“…<h4>Results</h4>Four main themes were identified within our media-based analysis: (I) the reported impact of toxic drug use on human thermoregulation and behavioural adaptation; (II) the reported demand of intersecting crises on the health system; (III) barriers and stigma reported to influence an individual's access to or use of heat mitigation behaviours and services; and (IV) the reported impact of extreme heat on the public health response to drug poisoning emergencies.…”
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Eyecare practitioner perspectives and attitudes towards myopia and myopia management in the UK by Sophie Coverdale, Lindsay Rountree, Kathryn Webber, Matthew Cufflin, Edward Mallen, Alison Alderson, Neema Ghorbani-Mojarrad

“…To improve accessibility, changes are required at multiple levels, from individual ECPs through to wider stakeholders in UK eyecare provision.…”
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A systematic epidemiological trends analysis study in global burden of multiple myeloma and 29 years forecast by Qianru Hou, Xinyang Li, Huanxin Ma, Di Fu, Aijun Liao

“…Worldwide, the number of mortality attributed to multiple myeloma reached 116,359.63, with the confidence interval lying between 103,078.62 and 128,470.57, and an age-standardized mortality rate of 1.37 per 100,000 individuals, the confidence interval for which was 1.22 to 1.52. …”
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Hemodynamic and respiratory variation in the six-minute walk test in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a cross-sectional study by Julia Casagrande, Emely Teixeira Bodnar, Eliane Roseli Winkelmann

“…This cross-sectional study included 113 individuals undergoing elective cardiac surgery. The 6MWT was conducted the day before surgery and on the fourth postoperative day. …”
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