Shifting Paradigms: A Deep Dive Into Public Perceptions of Gender-affirming Surgery by Justin M. Camacho, MBA, Michael Alfertshofer, MD, Heli S. Patel, MBA, Daniel Najafali, BS, Noelle Thompson, BS, Victoria Stoffel, MS, Chris M. Reid, MD, Michael Alperovich, MD, Samuel Knoedler, BS, Leonard Knoedler, MD

“…Understanding the public’s opinions and attitudes toward GAS will provide valuable insights for shaping educational initiatives to enhance public knowledge and awareness. Methods:. This cross-sectional study used the Prolific Academic platform to distribute an online survey among adult participants residing in the United States in August 2023. …”
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Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“…A part of press publishers, multipliers, and distributors contributed to the partisan press or came in contact with it in 1944-1953; therefore, the entire press circumventing the Soviet censorship and published without the knowledge of the authorities was generally referred to as the "underground press". …”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

“…While bird‐feeding can increase connections between people and nature, there are increasing calls from researchers and the general public to limit this activity due to emerging knowledge of potential negative ecological impacts (e.g. biased competition and spread of pathogens). …”
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Scientific support of small fruit growing in Russia and prospects for its development by I. M. Kulikov, S. M. Evdokimenko, T. A. Tumaeva, A. V. Kelina, F. F. Sazonov, N. V. Andronova, M. A. Podgaetsky

“…The research programs of the SBC involve an integrated approach that combines the knowledge and capabilities of researchers from different disciplines, the concentration of a complex analytical instrument base in the Centers of collective use, the using of biotechnological and molecular genetic research, along with traditional methods of breeding. …”
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A single-plasmid-based, easily curable CRISPR/Cas9 system for rapid, iterative genome editing in Pseudomonas putida KT2440 by Qifeng Wen, JinJin Chen, Jin Li, Ida Putu Wiweka Dharmasiddhi, Maohua Yang, Jianmin Xing, Yilan Liu

“…This system requires less than 1.5 days for one edit due to simplified plasmid construction, electroporation and curing processes, thus accelerating the cycle of genome editing. To our knowledge, this is the fastest iterative genome editing system for P. putida. …”
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p18 encoded by FgGMTV1 is responsible for asymptomatic infection in Fusarium graminearum by Lihang Zhang, Pengfei Li, Yanfei Wang, Shuangchao Wang, Lihua Guo

“…This work not only expands our knowledge of the genomovirus proteome but also provides insights into the strategies of viral evolution and adaptation. …”
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DEKARTIŠKASIS DIEVO ĮRODYMAS: PRIELAIDOS IR INTENCIJOS by Skirmantas Jankauskas

“…Keywords: modern philosophy, proof of god, cogito, knowledge, traditional thinking, deconstruction. …”
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Food-derived bio-functional peptides for the management of hyperuricemia and associated mechanism by Yanxin Wang, Mingxia Ma, Yumeng Huang, Siqing Fan, Jie Peng, Shiming Li, Xiurong Su, Yanbo Wang, Chenyang Lu

“…The current review proposed recent advances in producing the food-derived peptides with high anti-hyperuricemia activity by protein source screening and matched enzymatic hydrolysis condition adjusting, increased the knowledge about strategies to search antihyperuricemia peptides with definite structure, and emphasized the necessity of combining computer-aided approaches and activity evaluations. …”
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Neck Mimicking Cold Thyroid Nodule in 99m Tc Thyroid Scintigraphy by Oya Topaloglu, Bekir Ucan, Taner Demirci, Muyesser Sayki Arslan, Guleser Saylam, Evrim Onder, Sinan Gultekin, Alper Dilli, Mustafa Sahin, Erman Cakal, Mustafa Ozbek, Tuncay Delibasi

“…Solitary fibrous tumor originated from or associated with thyroid gland is extremely rare. According to our knowledge, this is the first reported solitary fibrous tumor presenting like a cold thyroid nodule. …”
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In vitro and in silico analysis of dual-function peptides derived from casein hydrolysate by Maolin Tu, Xinyu Qiao, Cong Wang, Hanxiong Liu, Shuzhen Cheng, Zhe Xu, Ming Du

“…In this work, the anticoagulant and ACEI activities of the casein hydrolysates released by pepsin digestion were evaluated for the first time to the best of our knowledge. Results indicated that the casein hydrolysate exhibited potent anticoagulant activity by prolonging the thrombin time (TT) and the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). …”
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Development of the Whole Day Matters Toolkit for Primary Care: a consensus-building study to mobilize national public health guidelines in practice by Tamara L. Morgan, Michelle S. Fortier, Rahul Jain, Kirstin N. Lane, Kaleigh Maclaren, Taylor McFadden, Jeanette Prorok, Jill Robison, Zachary J. Weston, Jennifer R. Tomasone

“… IntroductionStrategic knowledge mobilization efforts are needed to enhance uptake and use of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines (24HMG), which describe optimal amounts of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep each day for overall health. …”
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CIME4R: Exploring iterative, AI-guided chemical reaction optimization campaigns in their parameter space by Christina Humer, Rachel Nicholls, Henry Heberle, Moritz Heckmann, Michael Pühringer, Thomas Wolf, Maximilian Lübbesmeyer, Julian Heinrich, Julius Hillenbrand, Giulio Volpin, Marc Streit

“…Scientific contribution To the best of our knowledge, CIME4R is the first open-source interactive web application tailored to the peculiar analysis requirements of reaction optimization (RO) campaigns. …”
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The Feasibility of Telephone-delivered Self-management Intervention in Multiple Sclerosis by Mozaffar Hosseininezhad, Sajjad Saadat, Fatemeh Younesi Rostami, Roghaye Zare, Ali Bonyad, Masoumeh Qanbary Joopish, Alia saberi, Fateme Shafaee

“…The intervention affects the self-management total score (P<0.001), the treatment adherence/barriers subscale (P=0.024), the MS knowledge and information subscale (P<0.001), and health maintenance behavior (P=0.004). …”
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A systematic scoping review of latent class analysis applied to accelerometry-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior. by Michael Kebede, Annie Green Howard, Yumeng Ren, Blake Anuskiewicz, Chongzhi Di, Melissa A Troester, Kelly R Evenson

“…The criteria to guide the selection of the final number of classes and model fit varied across studies, including Bayesian Information Criterion (63%), substantive knowledge (63%), entropy (50%), Akaike information criterion (50%), sample size (50%), Bootstrap likelihood ratio test (38%), and visual inspection (38%). …”
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Bioactive potential and storage behavior of low molecular mass peptides in Pilsner and IPA style craft beers by Roberta Nogueira Pereira da Silva, Angelica Priscila Parussolo Tonin, Gabriela Soares Macello Ramos, Juliana Furtado Dias, Eduardo Cesar Meurer, Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz

“…Beer, one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages globally, is typically produced from barley and hops, and contains carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, ethanol, and bioactive phytochemicals such as phenolic compounds. However, the knowledge of protein content, particularly bioactive peptides in beer, remains limited. …”
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PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors related adverse events: A bibliometric analysis from 2014 to 2024 by Qingya Song, Zongliang Yu, Wenping Lu, Zhili Zhuo, Lei Chang, Heting Mei, Yongjia Cui, Dongni Zhang

“…This study aimed to address the knowledge gap regarding adverse events related to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. …”
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The mechanical test as a supplemental decision support tool for the safe removal of an Ilizarov circular external fixator by Yulin Xu, Jialin Liu, Jinghong Yang, Tao Zhang, Zhong Li, Yanshi Liu

“…In group II (45 patients), from July 2015 to October 2019, the supplemental axial load–share (LS) ratio test was accomplished without the knowledge of the clinical results by another medical team. …”
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Characterization of cognitive functioning in complex PTSD compared to non-complex PTSD by Zoe-Sofia Schöndorf, Zoe-Sofia Schöndorf, Valentin Terhoeven, Anna Jaehn, Daniela Roesch-Ely, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Christoph Nikendei, David Kindermann, David Kindermann

“…However, there is limited knowledge about the cognitive profile of individuals with complex PTSD (cPTSD), a new diagnosis in ICD-11. …”
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Relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 levels and ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jinhui Li, Simiao Chen, Lan He, Yangni Li, Weinan Yang, Yishu Zhang, Lincheng Zhang, Yuyan Zhang

“…Objective To assess the association of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) with the risk of incident ischaemic stroke and outcome after ischaemic stroke.Design A systematic review of primary studies.Setting Hospitals in Western Sweden, Italy, China and Denmark.Methods A search was carried out in eligible studies in electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Web of Science) updated to 29 December 2020. …”
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Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Associated Factors in Areka Town, South Ethiopia, 2018 by Melese Menta Alambo, Eyasu Alam Lake, Shimelash Bitew Workie, Addisu Yeshambel Wassie

“…Similarly, children with caretakers having inadequate knowledge about trachoma (AOR = 8.10; 95% CI: 2.04–32.17) were more likely to develop active trachoma. …”
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