Screening and Characterization of High Protein Yeast with Excellent Stress Tolerance by DENG Juan-li, SUN Chang-po, ZHAO Yi-fan, LI Tian-tian, YIN Peng

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Impact of road infrastructure equipment on the environment and surroundings by N. Robinah, A. Safiki, O. Thomas, B. Annette

“…Most of the emissions met the standards stipulated by Environmental Protection Agency, for reducing emissions back to the environment, except particulate matter. …”
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A multidisciplinary collaborative care model involving family members in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated diabetes distress in young and middle-aged patient... by Wang Yan-Ping, Peng Lu-Yao, Yuan Xian-Ming, Chen Ting-Ting, Li Lin, Deng Kai-Qin

“…While both groups received standard care, IG additionally received FEC. We assessed and compared glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) scores, Summary of Diabetes Self-care Activities (SDSCA) scores, and body mass index (BMI) between the two groups be-fore the intervention and three months after. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Botswana: A Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey by Neo M. Tapela, Lei Clifton, Gontse Tshisimogo, Moagi Gaborone, Tebogo Madidimalo, Virginia Letsatsi, Tiny Masupe, Mosepele Mosepele, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, David J. Hunter

“…Our analysis (N = 4,007) yielded an age-standardized hypertension prevalence of 30% (95% CI: 28%–32%, N = 1,393). …”
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Generalizing the Brady-Yong Algorithm: Efficient Fast Hough Transform for Arbitrary Image Sizes by Danil D. Kazimirov, Ekaterina O. Rybakova, Vitalii V. Gulevskii, Arseniy P. Terekhin, Elena E. Limonova, Dmitry P. Nikolaev

“…The utilization of the HT in applied problems demands its computational efficiency and increased accuracy. The de facto standard algorithm for the fast HT is the Brady-Yong algorithm. …”
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Evaluation of the antidiarrheal activity of the 80% hydromethanolic crude extract and solvent fractions of Terminalia brownii Fresen (Combretaceae) leaves in Swiss Albino mice by Khalid Ibrahim Kassaw, Dawit Zewdu Wondafrash, Jibril Seid Yesuf, Mestayet Geta Mengistie

“…The effects of these extracts and solvent fractions on reducing/delaying diarrhea were compared with the impact of the solvent used for reconstitution and a standard drug (loperamide 3 mg/kg or atropine 5 mg/kg), as well as with each other.ResultsThe hydromethanolic crude extract and ethyl acetate fraction at all tested doses significantly reduced wet defecation (P < 0.05). …”
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Development of a Cell-Based High-Throughput Screening Assay to Identify Porcine Host Defense Peptide-Inducing Compounds by Zhuo Deng, Jing Wang, Wentao Lyu, Xuwen Wieneke, Robert Matts, Xi Ma, Guolong Zhang

“…Such a stable reporter cell line was employed in a high-throughput screening of 148 epigenetic compounds and 584 natural products, resulting in the identification of 41 unique hits with a minimum strictly standardized mean difference (SSMD) value of 3.0. Among them, 13 compounds were further confirmed to give at least a 5-fold increase in the luciferase activity in the stable reporter cell line, with 12 being histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. …”
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The PROMISE-V2 PRIMARY score and SULmax [18F]PSMA-1007 PET/CT in primary staging of prostate cancer by J. Antonio Serna-Macias, M. Lourdes Garcia-Colmenero, Emilly A. Cortes-Mancera, E. David Muñoz-Carpio, Mixel Z. Baltierra-Hernandez

“…Introduction: The PRIMARY score of the PROMISE-V2 criteria for primary staging of prostate cancer (PCa) and its relationship with the maximum standardized uptake value normalized to lean body mass (SULmax) have not been evaluated. …”
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Development and approval of a Lasso score based on nutritional and inflammatory parameters to predict prognosis in patients with glioma by Huixian Li, Hui Hong, Jinling Zhang

“…However, its performance did not significantly exceed that of standard clinical nomograms.…”
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Implementing a workplace participatory approach to support working caregivers in balancing their work, private life and informal care: results of a process evaluation by Eline E. Vos, Simone R. de Bruin, Allard J. van der Beek, Denise J.M. Smit, Karin I. Proper

“…Some caregivers, however, needed more than the standard 3 PA meetings to identify key issues and implement solutions. …”
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Development of a 3D-Printed Chest Phantom with Simulation of Lung Nodules for Studying Ultra-Low-Dose Computed Tomography Protocols by Jenna Silberstein, Steven Tran, Yin How Wong, Chai Hong Yeong, Zhonghua Sun

“…An optimal protocol of 80 kVp and 30 mAs was identified for lung nodule detection, delivering a dose of only 0.23 mSv, which represents a 96% reduction compared to standard CT protocols. The measurement error between patient and phantom scans was −0.03 ± 0.14 cm. …”
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Comparison of Anterior Ocular Biometric Measurements Using Swept-Source and Time-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Sisi Chen, Rongrong Gao, Colm McAlinden, Junming Ye, Yiran Wang, Min Chen, Jinhai Huang, Yong Sun, A-Yong Yu

“…Three consecutive scans of each subject were obtained using both devices in a random order by one experienced operator. Standard deviation (Sw), coefficient of repeatability (CoR), coefficients of variation (CoV), and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to evaluate the intraoperator repeatability. …”
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Episodic Cancer Pain: Patient Reporting, Prevalence, and Clinicodemographic Associations at Initial Cancer Pain Clinic Assessment by Paulo Reis-Pina, Anand Acharya, Antonio Barbosa, Peter G. Lawlor

“…In a cross-sectional study at their first CP clinic attendance, participants with CP had the following assessments: Brief Pain Inventory (BPI); Pain Management Index (PMI), with PMI-negative status indicating undertreatment; standardized neuropathic pain component (NPC) status; S-BTcP (no trigger identified) and S-IcP (trigger identified) status, based on a preceding 7-day history of transitory pain flares distinct from background pain, and BPI-Worst or BPI-Now pain intensity ≥ 4. …”
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The Impact of EGDT on Sepsis Mortality in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon by Christopher El Khuri, Gilbert Abou Dagher, Ali Chami, Ralph Bou Chebl, Tarek Amoun, Rana Bachir, Batoul Jaafar, Nesrine Rizk

“…Our retrospective study included 290 adult patients presenting to the ED of a tertiary center in Lebanon with severe sepsis and/or septic shock. 145 patients between years 2013 and 2014 who received protocol care were compared to 145 patients treated by standard care between 2010 and 2012. Data from the EHR were retrieved about patients’ demographics, medical comorbidities, and periresuscitation parameters. …”
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The association between sleep duration and myopia among Chinese school-age students: mediation effect of physical activity by Haiqing Feng, Yuexia Gao, Na An, Yitong Lu, Jianping Huang, Weiping Yang, Qingyun Lu

“…Each participant completed a standardized interview in which their were asked about their vision, level of physical activity and average hours of sleep per day over the past month. …”
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Comparison of the two treatment methods in primary hyperparathyroidism due to solitary parathyroid adenoma, Ultrasound-guided percutaneous alcohol ablation vs. parathyroidectomy: a... by Mohammad Eslamian, Babak Tavakoli, Alireza Firouzfar, Alireza Pouramini, Bijan Iraj, Mohsen Kolahdouzan, Marjan Mansourian

“…Parathyroidectomy (PTx) is the gold standard of care in symptomatic patients. Patients who are not surgical candidates may benefit from percutaneous ethanol ablation, which is a minimally invasive procedure. …”
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Determinants of Success in Revision Cochlear Implant Surgeries: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Patient, Surgical, and Radiological Factors by Sarah Alshehri, Thikra Khalid Hamdi Alasmari

“…Data were collected from systematic chart reviews of electronic medical records, including demographics, surgical techniques, radiological output from standard high-resolution CT and MRI, and intraoperative data. …”
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Butterfly Pea and Roselle Combination Extracts Reduce V-CAM, ICAM, and IL-6 Levels in High Fat Atherogenic Diet Rats by Karnirius Harefa, Ahmad Hafizullah Ritonga, Riri Safitri, Barita Aritonang, Rahmad Gurusinga, Irmayani Irmayani, Sri Wulan

“…The rats were randomly assigned to 6 groups; 1 group was fed with standard feed, while 5 groups were fed with a high-fat atherogenic diet (HFAD) to create atherosclerosis rat models. …”
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Comparison of the effects of different teaching methods on the effectiveness of teaching neurology in China: a bayesian network meta-analysis and systematic review by Xiangyu Li, Longsheng Zhang, Wenjun Sun, Min Lei, Ying Li, Jiacheng Zhang, Xing Huang

“…This study aims to compare the effectiveness of various teaching methods in the standardized training of Chinese neurology clinicians to inform an optimal teaching model utilizing a Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) approach. …”
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Prognostic impact of depth of response and early tumour shrinkage in patients with -mutated metastatic colorectal cancer treated with targeted therapy by Guglielmo Vetere, Marco Maria Germani, Carlotta Antoniotti, Lisa Salvatore, Filippo Pietrantonio, Sara Lonardi, Maria Bensi, Filippo Ghelardi, Maria Alessandra Calegari, Rossana Intini, Alessandro Minelli, Francesco Giulio Sullo, Chiara Boccaccio, Ada Taravella, Alberto Puccini, Daniele Lavacchi, Laura Noto, Massimiliano Salati, Mario Scartozzi, Chiara Cremolini

“…Background: Encorafenib plus cetuximab (EC) is the standard of care for pre-treated BRAF V600E mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). …”
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