Prevalence of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in people with gastrointestinal symptoms in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yenesew Mihret Wondmagegn, Getu Girmay, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Muluneh Assefa, Mebratu Tamir, Zufan Yiheyis Abriham, Abebaw Setegn

“…Methods The current review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) standards and registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; CRD42024598993). …”
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Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022 by Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde

“…We conducted daily nest counts during the leatherback season. We standardized the Soropta nest counts, as the survey extent varied over time. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of handheld ultrasound in primary blast lung injury: a comprehensive study by Shifeng Shao, Zhengbin Wu, Jun Liu, Zhikang Liao, Yuan Yao, Liang Zhang, Yaoli Wang, Hui Zhao

“…The study analyzed lung ultrasound score differences and their correlations with lung function parameters, using ROC analysis to determine early diagnostic standards and mortality prediction efficacy. The study found that in cases of moderate and severe PBLI, lung ultrasound scores and AaDO2 significantly increased at 0.5 h post-injury, while PaO2 decreased. …”
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Efn1 and Efn2 are extracellular 5'-nucleotidases induced during the fission yeast response to phosphate starvation by Aleksei Innokentev, Ana M. Sanchez, Mara Monetti, Beate Schwer, Stewart Shuman

“…Efn1 and Efn2 catalyze the release of inorganic phosphate from all four standard ribonucleoside monophosphates, in order of preference: CMP > UMP > AMP > GMP. …”
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Data-Sharing Statements Requested from Clinical Trials by Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health Journals: Cross-Sectional Study by Yingxin Liu, Jingyi Zhang, Lehana Thabane, Xuerui Bai, Lili Kang, Gregory Y H Lip, Harriette G C Van Spall, Min Xia, Guowei Li

“…Factors significantly associated with journal requests for data-sharing statements included open access status (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.19-0.97), high journal impact factor (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.15-4.78), endorsement of Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (OR 2.43, 95% CI 1.25-4.79), and publication in the United Kingdom (OR 7.18, 95% CI 2.61-23.4). …”
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Performance of seawater-derived Mg(OH)2 as a sustainable coating solution for hydrogen sulfide-induced corrosion mitigation in concrete pipes by Janelle Patricia S. Moa, Bea Angela C. Gaw, John Louis O. Co, Kyle Anderson C. Coo, Kenneth Jae T. Elevado, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas

“…Although the 100% SW - 0% CA specimens did not meet the required pH and compressive strength standards, other coating ratios could satisfy the acceptance criteria. …”
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The impact of teacher emotional support on learning engagement among college students mediated by academic self-efficacy and academic resilience by Wenjing Guo, Juan Wang, Na Li, Luxin Wang

“…This study utilized a random sampling method to survey 414 eligible college students from a university in western Shandong Province, China. Standardized scales were employed to measure teacher emotional support, learning engagement, academic self-efficacy, and academic resilience. …”
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The plasma metabolome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis varies according to subtype and underlying inflammatory status by Jooa Kwon, Melanie R. Neeland, Justine A. Ellis, Jane Munro, Richard Saffery, Boris Novakovic, Toby Mansell

“…Results JIA was associated with higher GlycA (mean difference = 0.93 standard deviations, 95% confidence interval = [0.370, 1.494], P adj = 0.039) and docosahexaenoic acid (1.06, [0.51, 1.60], P adj = 0.021), and lower acetate (-0.92, [-1.43, -0.41], P adj = 0.024) relative to controls. …”
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Effect of Situational Interactive Respiratory Training System on Patients with Respiratory Dysfunction after Stroke by TAN Lishuang, WANG Na, ZHAO Xiaoxue, DU Tianshu, ZHANG Yan

“…Before intervention, after intervention for four, eight weeks, FVC, FEV₁, PEF, breathing duration, respiratory rate (RR), SpO₂ and other indicators were used to evaluate the patient’s respiratory function; the Watian drinking water test and the standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) was used to evaluate the patient's swallowing function; the Barthel index was used to assess the patient's activities of daily living.ResultsCompared with before intervention, FVC, FEV₁, PEF, breathing duration, and BI scores of the two groups after intervention for four, eight weeks were significantly improved, while the Watian drinking water test score and SSA score were significantly reduced, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Integrating green manure and fertilizer reduction strategies to enhance soil carbon sequestration and crop yield: evidence from a two-season pot experiment by Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Wei He, Wei He, Wei He, Zheng Wei, Zheng Wei, Yifei Chen, Yifei Chen, Weichun Gao, Weichun Gao

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Phytochemical investigation and assessment of the anti-inflammatory activity of four Heracleum taxa growing in Turkey by Ekin Kurtul, Esra Küpeli Akkol, Büşra Karpuz Ağören, Büşra Yaylacı, Özlem Bahadır Acıkara, Eduardo Sobarzo-Sánchez, Eduardo Sobarzo-Sánchez

“…Inflammation models induced by carrageenan, prostaglandin E2, and serotonin were employed to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity, using indomethacin (10 mg/kg) as the reference standard. Statistical differences between treatment and control groups were evaluated using ANOVA with Student-Newman-Keuls post-hoc tests. …”
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Impact of subgingival periodontal treatment on systemic markers of inflammation in patients with metabolic syndrome: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials by Marie Chavez, Asshly Ramirez, Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Daniel Comandé, Diego Azañedo

“…However, larger RCTs with standardized methods and longer follow-up are needed to confirm these results.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?…”
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The Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation and Digital Health Project: Human-Centered Approach to Multipartner Research Agenda Codevelopment by Haneen Amhaz, Sally Xuanping Chen, Amanee Elchehimi, Kylin Jialin Han, Jade Morales Gil, Lu Yao, Marianne Vidler, Kathryn Berry-Einarson, Kathryn Dewar, May Tuason, Nicole Prestley, Quynh Doan, Tibor van Rooij, Tina Costa, Gina Ogilvie, Beth A Payne

“…The themes prioritized are digital innovation for (1) patient autonomy and support, (2) standardized educational resources for patients and providers, and (3) improved access to health information. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairments: the influence of do... by Thatchaya Prathum, Thanwarat Chantanachai, Oranich Vimolratana, Chotica Laksanaphuk, Irin Apiworajirawit, Benchaporn Aneksan, Kanthika Latthirun, Cheng-Ta Yang, Wanalee Klomjai

“…Dementia was diagnosed using the DSM-V or NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, while MCI was diagnosed using the DSM-V, the Petersen criteria, or assessments such as Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR). Standardized mean difference (SMD) values were analyzed to assess the effects. …”
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Vaginal colonization and vertical transmission of Candida species: prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women and their neonates at public health facilities of Northeas... by Alemu Gedefie, Getnet Shimeles, Hilina Motbainor, Brhanu Kassanew, Chalachew Genet

“…The samples were inoculated into Sabouraud Dextrose Agar for isolation, followed by inoculation onto a standard CHROM agar Candida plate for species identification, and a germ-tube test confirmed pseudophyphae of C.albicans. …”
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Job satisfaction amongst special education teachers by Z. S. Alkayed, S. M. Al Ali, M. M. Al Masa’deh

“…Results. The means and standard deviations were extracted to analyse the results of the study, which appeared at an average level of performance on the “attitudes” scale, as the averages ranged from 2.49 to 4.20 and with arithmetic mean as a whole 3.49.                …”
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Novel CAD/CAM-splint-based navigation protocol enhances intraoperative maxillary position control in orthognathic surgery: a case control study by Felix Schrader, Leonardo Saigo, Norbert Kübler, Majeed Rana, Max Wilkat

“…The experimental group employed surgical navigation with modified CAD/CAM splints, while the control group used standard CAD/CAM splints. Surgical accuracy was evaluated by measuring translational and rotational discrepancies between the planned and achieved maxillary positions. …”
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Study of a Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm for Displaying Small- and Medium-sized Blood Vessels in Upper Abdominal Energy Spectrum CT by Qin WANG, Weijie YAN, Yuan YUAN, Hehan TANG, Liping DENG

“…Simultaneously, 40 keV and 70 keV single-energy images were extracted using energy spectrum post-processing software, and four groups of images were generated, which were labeled as 40 keV-AV, 40 keV-DL-M, 40 keV-DL-H, and 70 keV-AV, respectively. The CT and standard deviation (SD) values of common hepatic, left gastric, splenic, and superior mesenteric arteries were measured, and the CT and SD values of the vertical spinal muscle at the same level were measured. …”
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Ecological and forestry assessment of the compliance of the composition of forest crops designed for afforestation with the types of forest site conditions in the Steppe climate of... by Svitlana Raspopina, Anastasiia Suska, Yulia Belay, Vitalii Goroshko

“…In particular, in Dnipropetrovsk region over the last five years, the actual average survival rate of forest crops did not exceed 41 %, which is 1.7 times lower than the standard indicator (70%). The dominant cause of forest crops mortality (97.3% of cases), as in other steppe areas, is drought. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Trajectory Planning for Woodworking Manipulator and Worktable Based on the INSGA-II Algorithm by Jiaping Yi, Changqing Zhang, Sihan Chen, Qinglong Dai, Hang Yu, Guang Yang, Leyuan Yu

“…In order to address the limitations of the standard NSGA-II algorithm, which is prone to local optima and exhibits slow convergence, we propose a good point set method for multi-objective optimization population initialization and a linear ranking selection method to refine the parent selection process within the genetic algorithm. …”
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