Women and birth partners’ experiences of cervical ripening at home and in hospital by Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Helen Cheyne, Boo Charkin, Monica Ferreira, Eloise Price, Amarnath Bhide, Mairead Black, Kathleen Boyd, Neelam Heera-Shergill, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Sarah J. Stock, Rosemary Townsend, Linda J. Williams, Christine McCourt

“…The first stage, cervical ripening, traditionally carried out in hospital, is increasingly offered outpatient – or ‘at home’. …”
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Aspects of conducting a forensic commodity examination of sunflower oil by L. А. Sоlоnіchenkо, D. Yu. Seredа

“…Quality falsification of vegetable oils can be carried out in the following ways: violation of production technology, violation of recipe composition, violation of purification (refining) technology. …”
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Outburst mechanism and hazard prevention technique of limestone aquifer under isolated island panels by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Yanjun Wu, Yanjun Wu, Yanjun Wu, Yongli Shi, Yongli Shi, Yongli Shi, Jingzhong Zhu

“…The maximum stress of the panel floor is greater than that of mining without isolated islands. (2) The special drilling structures, stepwise gradient pressurization, and segmented sequential downward grouting technique are proposed to ensure the grouting effect under goaf. (3) Finally, the limestone water disaster regional treatment and control for the isolated island shaft is carried out and validated. The water level of ground boreholes and the water yield of underground directional boreholes verified the treatment effect. …”
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Non-Destructive Detection of Silage pH Based on Colorimetric Sensor Array Using Extended Color Components and Novel Sensitive Dye Screening Method by Kai Zhao, Haiqing Tian, Jue Zhang, Yang Yu, Lina Guo, Jianying Sun, Haijun Li

“…Four sensitive dyes were screened out from the twelve dyes, which were sensitive to silage volatile compounds and accurately reflected the odor changes. …”
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Immediate results of the еndovascular aneurysm repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients with an unfavorable proximal neck by S.M. Furkalo, V.A. Kondratyuk, O.A. Vlasenko, I.V. Khasyanova, A.V. Khohlov, P.A. Gindich, I.A. Mazanovich, O.O. Pustyntsev

“…EVAR in the groups were carried out without significant complications or fatal cases; in the first group, the duration of the operation (p = 0.01), the amount of contrast (p = 0.03) and the fluoro time (p = 0.01) were significantly increased than in the 2nd group. …”
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Fabrication and In Vivo Evaluation of In Situ pH-Sensitive Hydrogel of Sonidegib–Invasomes via Intratumoral Delivery for Basal Cell Skin Cancer Management by Maha M. Ghalwash, Amr Gamal Fouad, Nada H. Mohammed, Marwa M. Nagib, Sherif Faysal Abdelfattah Khalil, Amany Belal, Samar F. Miski, Nisreen Khalid Aref Albezrah, Amani Elsayed, Ahmed H. E. Hassan, Eun Joo Roh, Shaimaa El-Housiny

“…This investigation set out to design an intratumoral in situ pH-sensitive hydrogel of SDB-invasomes (IPHS-INV) that can effectively treat BCSC by improving SDB’s bioavailability, sustainability, targeting, and efficacy while also reducing its resistance and undesirable side effects. …”
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Learning Effectiveness Assessment between Primary School Students and Adults in Basic Life Support Education by Ming-Fang Wang, Yi-Kan Wu, Cheng-Yu Chien, Li-Heng Tsai, Chen-Bin Chen, Chen-June Seak, Chi-Chun Lin, Chien-Hsiung Huang, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Hsiao-Jung Tseng, Chip-Jin Ng

“…Background. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a big issue of critical care. …”
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Postoperative Outcomes After Robotic Liver Resection of Caudate Lobe: A Systematic Review by Gabriela Del Angel Millan, Gianluca Cassese, Fabio Giannone, Celeste Del Basso, Mariantonietta Alagia, Marco Lodin, Igor Monsellato, Marco Palucci, Federico Sangiuolo, Fabrizio Panaro

“…All the patients underwent R0 resection. In total, 24 out of 110 patients (21.8%) developed postoperative complications, with 1.8% of all patients developing a major complication (Clavien–Dindo classification ≥ III). …”
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IGF-1 impacts neocortical interneuron connectivity in epileptic spasm generation and resolution by Carlos J. Ballester-Rosado, John T. Le, Trang T. Lam, Anne E. Anderson, James D. Frost, Jr., John W. Swann

“…To evaluate the impact of IGF-1 deficiencies on interneuron development, IGF-1R levels were reduced in the neocortex of neonatal conditional IGF-1R knock out mice by viral injections. Four weeks later, this experimental maneuver resulted in similar reductions in interneuron connectivity. …”
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Population Dynamics of Bullet Tuna (Auxis rochei Risso 1881) from the Indian Ocean, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia by Evron Asrial, Ruly Isfatul Khasanah, Fathurriadi Fathrurriadi, Yasir Arapat, Usma Kurniawan Hadi, Lalu Achmad Tan Tilar Wangsajati Sukmaring Kalih, Lalu Samsul Rizal, Mita Ayu Liliyanti, Erwin Rosadi, Daduk Setyohadi, Muhammad Junaidi, Ishani Nelunika Rathnayake

“…This study aimed to assess the population dynamics of the BLT and its size composition caught by small scale fishers in the Indian Ocean, West Nusa Tenggara area was carried out in Bangko-Bangko (West Lombok), Cemplung Beach (South Sumbawa) and Tanjung Luar Fishing Port (East Lombok) between July 2019 and June 2020. …”
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Possible accumulation of emerging contaminants of concern in treated wastewater on the soil plant system of a processing tomato-wheat succession by Giuseppe Gatta, Federica Carucci, Anna Gagliardi, Michele Perniola, Michele Denora, Francesco De Mastro, Gennaro Brunetti, Sapia Murgolo, Cristina De Ceglie, Alfieri Pollice, Marcella Michela Giuliani

“…The experiment was carried out on Petrocalcic Palexerolls soil. Over two experimental years, both crops were irrigated using two water sources: TWW and freshwater (FW) as a control. …”
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Recovery of deformation surface of superelastic and shape memory NiTi alloy by Sneha Samal, Jan Tomáštík, Lukáš Václavek, Mohit Chandra, Jaromír Kopeček, Ivo Stachiv, Petr Šittner

“…A series of indentation tests were carried out on superelastic (SE, Austenite) and shape memory alloy (SMA, Martensite) based NiTi alloys. …”
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Network pharmacology and molecular analysis of mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of Rhubarb in treating atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm by Huilin Xu, Jun Huang, Youjie Zeng, Xia Wang, Huilin Lian, Siyi Zhang, Ren Guo

“…Additionally, 110 AS/AAA target genes were screened out. Topological analysis of the PPI protein network yielded 23 core targets. …”
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Modulation of adiposity and adipocyte inflammation by methanol extracts of Alpinia calcarata leaf in high-fat-diet induced-obese mice: Involvement of COX-2 and PPAR-γ by Imtiaz Ahmad, Maruful Hasan, Dipty Rani Bhowmik, Rahima Begum, Sourav Roy, Md Monirul Islam, Md Abdur Rahman Ripon, Mohammad Salim Hossain

“…The current study aimed to check out the role of Alpinia calcarata leaf in decreasing adiposity and adipocyte inflammation in high-fat diet-induced obese mice and understand the molecular principles underlying this occurrence. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life and hospital costs of Finnish melanoma patients participating in the second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial (MSLT-II) by Pia J. Heino, Jukka Pappinen, John F. Thompson, Micaela Hernberg, Tiina A. Jahkola, Mark B. Faries

“…Background and purpose: After reports that complete lymph node dissection (CLND) did not improve melanoma-specific survival of sentinel lymph node (SLN)-positive patients, the use of CLND has diminished but it is still carried out for selected patients. We sought to assess differences in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and tertiary care costs among the Finnish Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial (MSLT)-II-patients. …”
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Expression Profile of Genes Potentially Associated with Adequate Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sâmia Cruz Tfaile Corbi, Alliny Souza Bastos, Rafael Nepomuceno, Thamiris Cirelli, Raquel Alves dos Santos, Catarina Satie Takahashi, Cristiane S. Rocha, Silvana Regina Perez Orrico, Claudia V. Maurer-Morelli, Raquel Mantuaneli Scarel-Caminaga

“…In conclusion, this study pointed out candidate genes potentially associated with adequate glycemic control in T2D patients, contributing to the knowledge of how the glycemic control could systemically influence gene expression.…”
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Detection of I491F and V170F rpoB mutations associated with misdiagnosis of rifampicin resistance among patients with drug-susceptible tuberculosis treatment failure, Myanmar, 2022 by Phyu Win Ei, Mi Mi Htwe, Myat Htut Nyunt, Aye Su Mon, Zaw Myint, Wint Wint Nyunt, Su Mon Win, Sandar Aung, Wai Myat Thwe, Wah Wah Aung

“…This study aimed to find out RIF resistance missed by routine diagnostic assays using next generation genome sequencing tool. …”
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Evaluation of Siemens Healthineers’ StrokeSegApp for automated diffusion and perfusion lesion segmentation in patients with ischemic stroke by Lynnet-Samuel J. Teichmann, Ahmed A. Khalil, Kersten Villringer, Jochen B. Fiebach, Stefan Huwer, Eli Gibson, Ivana Galinovic

“…The mean volume deviation was 0.49 mL for diffusion lesions and −7.69 mL for perfusion lesions. Out of 56 subjects meeting DEFUSE 2/3 criteria in the cohort, it correctly identified mechanical thrombectomy candidates with a sensitivity of 82.1% (95% CI: 63.1–93.9%) and a specificity of 96.4% (95% CI: 81.7–99.9%).ConclusionThe Siemens Healthineers’ StrokeSegApp provides accurate automated segmentation of ischemic stroke lesions, comparable to human experts as well as similar commercial software, and shows potential as a reliable tool in clinical decision-making for stroke treatment.…”
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Tobacco cv. Solaris seed cake as feed for light lambs: growth performance, carcase traits and meat quality by Antonella Fatica, Marisa Palazzo, Siria Tavaniello, Meng Peng, Dereje Birara Teshale, Giuseppe Maiorano, Elisabetta Salimei

“…Physico-chemical analyses were carried out on samples of Longissimus dorsi (LD) and Semimembranosus (SM) muscles. …”
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Non-communicable airway disease and air pollution in three African Countries: Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia by B. Awokola, H. Lawin, O. Johnson, A. Humphrey, D. Nzogo, L. Zubar, G. Okello, S. Semple, E. Awokola, G. Amusa, N. Mohammed, C. Jewell, A. Erhart, K. Mortimer, G. Devereux, B.H. Mbatchou-Ngahane

“…BACKGROUND: Air pollution exposure can increase the risk of development and exacerbation of chronic airway disease (CAD). We set out to assess CAD patients in Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia and to compare their measured exposures to air pollution. …”
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