Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the “WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care” in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

“…Health assistants’ familiarity with lay health workers and pre-established structures were considered facilitating factors. Key challenges included knowledge gaps in dementia care and limited resources. …”
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A novel multimodality anthropomorphic phantom enhances compliance with quality assurance guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging in radiotherapy by Meshal Alzahrani, David A Broadbent, Irvin Teh, Bashar Al-Qaisieh, Emily Johnstone, Richard Speight

“…In MRI-CT registration, no errors were found; the ACR phantom offered more quantitative landmarks, while the anthropomorphic phantom provided limited structures. Both phantoms achieved target registration errors (TREs) below 0.97 mm and dice similarity coefficient (DSC) values above 0.9, meeting guidelines. …”
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Comparison of Accuracy in Expert Clinical Examination versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthroscopic Exam in Diagnosis of Meniscal Tear by Seyed Ali Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Ranjbar, Mohammad Tahami, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani

“…Torn menisci or ligamentous structures within the knee cause significant pain and disability and thus require expeditious management. …”
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Study on stress corrosion behavior and failure mechanism of galvanized bolts in complex coal mine environments by Zhe He, Nong Zhang, Zhengzheng Xie, Chao Ma, Changliang Han, Fan Zhang, Huiqing Wang, Saad S. Alarifi

“…Additionally, HIC-sensitive structures (tempered martensite) and typical features of HIC (white spots) were found in the galvanized bolts, providing strong evidence of HIC occurrence during their service in the mine. …”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…Objectively, the volume of the bowel structures receiving 7 Gy, 14 Gy, and 25 Gy did not show any statistically significant difference between cases and controls. …”
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Harmonizing population health data into OMOP common data model: a demonstration using COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Michael Ochola, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Tathagata Bhattacharjee, David Amadi, Maureen Ng’etich, Damazo Kadengye, Henry Owoko, Boniface Igumba, Jay Greenfield, Jim Todd, Agnes Kiragga, Agnes Kiragga

“…BackgroundObservational health data are collected in different formats and structures, making it challenging to analyze with common tools. …”
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NKAPL facilitates transcription pause-release and bridges elongation to initiation during meiosis exit by Zhenlong Kang, Chen Xu, Shuai Lu, Jie Gong, Ruoyu Yan, Gan Luo, Yuanyuan Wang, Qing He, Yifei Wu, Yitong Yan, Baomei Qian, Shenglin Han, Zhiwen Bu, Jinwen Zhang, Xian Xia, Liang Chen, Zhibin Hu, Mingyan Lin, Zheng Sun, Yayun Gu, Lan Ye

“…NKAPL binds to promoter-associated nascent transcripts and co-localizes with DNA-RNA hybrid R-loop structures at GAA-rich loci to enhance R-loop formation and facilitate Pol II pause-release. …”
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Eco-benign synthesis of multifunctional silver nanoparticles using leptochloa fusca for enhanced biomedical and catalytic applications by Riaz Ahmad Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Shahnaz, Kamran Tahir, Moamen S Refat, Abdel Majid A Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…This type of binding results in conformational changes in ssDNA and BSA structures and therefore LF-AgNPs hold potential for numerous applications like drug delivery, anticancer agents and receptor targeting. …”
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Quaternary ammoniums activate human dendritic cells and induce a specific T-cell response in vitro by Marine Peyneau, Mathilde Zeller, Virginie Paulet, Benoît Noël, Marie-Hélène Damiens, Natacha Szely, Andreas Natsch, Marc Pallardy, Sylvie Chollet-Martin, Luc de Chaisemartin, Saadia Kerdine-Römer

“…We aimed to establish the immunogenicity of QACs representative of the main existing chemical structures. Methods: We measured the sensitization potential of seven QACs (two polyquaterniums, three alkyl-ammoniums and two aromatic ammoniums) by using two standard dendritic cells (DCs) models (THP-1 cell line and monocyte derived-dendritic cells). …”
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Boosting electrocatalytic generation of FDCA and H2 from 2,5-furanedimethanol solution by carbonized wood supported Fe-CoP nanoleaves by Yuan Ma, Jiaojiao Miao, Yuanyuan Li, Xuehua Zhou, Lianbing Zhang, Jian Zhang, Guanglei Li, Yong Qin, Jie Gao

“…Wood serves as an ideal matrix for boosting the performance of catalysts, since its hierarchical porous structures facilitate mass transport and provide abundant active sites. …”
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Prolonged pain-to-balloon time still impairs midterm left ventricular function following STEMI by Dominik Felbel, Sabrina Fackler, Rachel Michalke, Michael Paukovitsch, Matthias Gröger, Mirjam Keßler, Nicoleta Nita, Yannick Teumer, Leonhard Schneider, Armin Imhof, Dominik Buckert, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Sinisa Markovic

“…Conclusion Despite optimal medical management and advanced healthcare structures, nearly half of patients with STEMI as their first presentation of coronary artery disease continue to exhibit reduced LVEF at 12-months. …”
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Computational Simulation of Virtual Patients Reduces Dataset Bias and Improves Machine Learning-Based Detection of ARDS from Noisy Heterogeneous ICU Datasets by Konstantin Sharafutdinov, Sebastian Johannes Fritsch, Mina Iravani, Pejman Farhadi Ghalati, Sina Saffaran, Declan G. Bates, Jonathan G. Hardman, Richard Polzin, Hannah Mayer, Gernot Marx, Johannes Bickenbach, Andreas Schuppert

“…However, such heterogeneous datasets can introduce further biases driven by data origin, as data structures and patient cohorts may differ between hospitals. …”
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Identification and Analysis of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) SHMT Gene Family Members and Their Functional Studies on Tolerance to Low-Temperature Stress by Yanmin Liu, Dandan He, Yizhou Wu, Kangqi Zhao, Changyi Yang, Yulu Zhong, Liuyang Yang, Haiyue Niu, Sushuang Liu

“…We predicted their chromosomal locations, physicochemical properties, gene structures, evolutionary relationships, conserved motifs, cis-acting elements of promoters, and tissue-specific expression patterns. …”
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Design of anti-poisoning catalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction in next-generation anion exchange membrane fuel cells by Jiho Min, Yunjin Kim, Seunghyun Lee, Keonwoo Ko, Sourabh S. Chougule, Abhishek A. Chavan, Khikmatulla Davletbaev, Beomjun Pak, Hyelim Park, Sung-Dae Yim, Namgee Jung

“…Here, we introduce an anti-poisoning catalyst structure promoted by the synergistic effect of carbon shell encapsulation and metal alloying. …”
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Soft Tissue/Bone Decomposition of Conventional Chest Radiographs Using Nonparametric Image Priors by Yunbi Liu, Wei Yang, Guangnan She, Liming Zhong, Zhaoqiang Yun, Yang Chen, Ni Zhang, Liwei Hao, Zhentai Lu, Qianjin Feng, Wufan Chen

“…The proposed method can markedly reduce the visibility of bony structures in chest radiographs and shows potential to enhance diagnosis.…”
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The application of biochar and organic fertilizer substitution regulates the diversities of habitat specialist bacterial communities within soil aggregates in proso millet farmland by Lixin Tian, Yawei Wang, Doudou Jin, Yulong Zhou, Bauyrzhan Mukhamed, Dan Liu, Baili Feng

“…The impacts of biochar and fertilizer additions, as well as soil aggregates, on the community structure and composition of specialists were greater than those of generalists. …”
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A Qualitative analysis of code-switching and language vitality in amazigh communities by ilham BAAZIZ, Ali FALLOUS, Hafida ELAMRANI

“…Les informations ont été recueillies au moyen d'entretiens semi-structurés, puis analysées à l'aide du logiciel NVivo pour identifier les types les plus importants de changement de code et les facteurs socioculturels et économiques régissant les choix linguistiques. …”
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Investigation of 3D iris morphology early alteration after implantable collamer lens implantation by using SS-OCT by Zhengwei Zhang, Shuimiao Chang, Kaiwen Li, Jinhan Yao, Zhao Wang, Jiewei Liu, Lin Jiang, Feiyan Chai, Xiaogang Wang

“…Purpose: Using a fully automated multitask deep learning method, which enabled simultaneous segmentation and quantification of all major anterior segment structures with swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), we aimed to investigate the three-dimensional (3D) alterations in iris morphology before and after implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery. …”
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Detection of melatonin and 5-HTP in dietary supplements based on multiple spectra by Huiyu Yang, Huiyu Yang, Huiyu Yang, Xinrui Zhang, Xinrui Zhang, Xinrui Zhang, Yang Gao, Yang Gao, Yang Gao, Zhuang Peng, Zhuang Peng, Zhuang Peng, Bo Su, Bo Su, Bo Su, Kai Li, Cunlin Zhang, Cunlin Zhang, Cunlin Zhang

“…Purity and crystal structures of the samples were investigated using Raman spectroscopy and PXRD, establishing the foundation for terahertz (THz) simulations.Results and discussionThe Raman spectroscopy results demonstrate that the characteristic Raman peaks of melatonin and 5-HTP in the range from 170 cm−1 to 1700 cm−1 were observed at 1356 cm−1 and 1,304 cm−1, respectively. …”
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Correlation Analysis of the Entorhinal Cortex-Hippocampus Nerve Fiber Changes and Memory Dysfunction in P301L-Tau Mouse Model and Molecular Mechanism by CHEN Xiaocheng, LIANG Shengxiang, LIN Bingbing, LIU Weilin, HUANG Jia

“…Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between fractional anisotropy (FA) values in different brain regions of the entorhinal cortex-hippocampus and their corresponding learning and memory functions.Results(1) Learning and memory function test: compared with the control group, the learning and memory function of the model group significantly decreased, the escape latency significantly increased, the number of platform crossings and time ratio of target quadrant significantly decreased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Structure of nerve fibers in the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus: compared with the control group, FA values of the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus in the model group decreased more significantly, MD values of the entorhinal cortex in the model group increased more significantly, while there was no significant difference in the MD values of the hippocampus in the model group (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). (3) Correlation analysis between FA values in the entorhinal cortex-hippocampus and learning and memory function: FA values in the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus were positively correlated with the number of platform crossings (<italic>r</italic>=0.76, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05; <italic>r</italic>=0.62, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (4) Expression of t-Tau, Ser262 and GSK3β protein in the entorhinal cortex-hippocampus: compared with the control group, the expression of t-Tau, p-Tau (Ser262) and GSK3β protein of entorhinal cortex and hippocamp increased more significantly in the model group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionThe Tau protein in the entorhinal cortex-hippocampus of the P301LTau mouse model was hyperphosphorylated, which leads to destruction of the nerve fiber structures in the entorhinal cortex-hippocampus and learning and memory dysfunctions. …”
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