Experiences of infertility among couples in Morocco by Amal Benbella, Amal Benbella, Gitau Mburu, Asmaa Zaidouni, Sanae Elomrani, Abdelhakim Yahyane, Karima Gholbzouri, James Kiarie, Rachid Bezad, Rachid Bezad

“…Solutions addressing these challenging experiences were suggested by interviewed couples including continued quality and respectful care to enhance biomedical experiences; public education campaigns to educate the public and destigmatize infertility to improve social experience, inclusion of psychosocial services as part of fertility integrated care to enhance psychological experiences, and enhanced financial protection, and service decentralisation to mitigate negative financial pressures.ConclusionCouples with infertility are exposed to various challenges in the biomedical, social, psychological, and financial domains. A health system strengthening approach is essential to address those challenges, and multiple strategies are needed to improve the experiences of couples with infertility in Morocco. …”
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A methotrexate labelled dual metal oxide nanocomposite for long-lasting anti-cancer theranostics by Joyce L.Y. Tang, Shehzahdi S. Moonshi, Yuao Wu, Gary Cowin, Karla X. Vazquez- Prada, Huong D.N. Tran, Andrew C. Bulmer, Hang Thu Ta

“…We explored the feasibility of a self-assembled chitosan nanocomposite incorporating cerium oxide/nanoceria and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (Chit−IOCO NPs), conjugated with methotrexate (MTX) and Cy5 dye, as an integrated cancer theranostic nanosystem (Chit-IOCO-MTX-Cy5). In this system, nanoceria serves as an anti-cancer agent, while the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles function as a negative contrast agent for MR imaging. …”
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Effect of nursing risk management on safety goals of cancer patients during the transition period after discharge from ICU (护理风险管理对ICU转出肿瘤患者过渡期安全目标的影响)... by GAO Fei (高菲), ZHANG Jianhua (张建华)

“…The high-risk screening system, detailed implementing rules, cost-effectiveness evaluation and quality control process were carried out. …”
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Cardiac arrhythmia assessment with patch electrocardiogram versus insertable cardiac monitor: a cohort study in endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation by Trygve Berge, Andre La Gerche, Bente Morseth, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Arnljot Tveit, Marius Myrstad, Jon Magne Letnes, Guido Claessen, Bjarne Martens Nes, Turid Apelland, Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Eivind Sørensen, Jan Pål Loennechen, Kristine Folkenborg, Kristin Espolin Johnson, Vegard Malmo, Andreas Berg Sellevold, Rune Byrkjeland, Steve Enger, Sophia Onarheim, Vigdis Bache-Semb, Boris Delpire, Ingrid Haagenrud Langmo, Fedelix Pethogo Brown, Lena Marie Kristiansen

“…One technical artefact was falsely classified as ventricular tachycardia by the ECG247 Smart Heart Sensor system.Conclusion Monitoring with patch ECG was feasible in endurance athletes, but ECG recording quality varied between athletes and by type of exercise.Trial registration NCT04991337 (for the related randomised controlled trial).…”
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Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh by Md Mostaured Ali Khan, Md Arif Billah, Kaniz Fatima, M Mofizul Islam, Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

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SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in Mozambique and Zimbabwe during the first 3 years of the pandemic by Roselyn F. Kaondera-Shava, Marta Galanti, Matteo Perini, Jiyeon Suh, Shannon M. Farley, Sergio Chicumbe, Ilesh Jani, Annette Cassy, Ivalda Macicame, Naisa Manafe, Wafaa El-Sadr, Jeffrey Shaman

“…Here, to better understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in two southern African countries, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, we developed a dynamic model-Bayesian inference system to estimate key epidemiological parameters, namely the transmission and ascertainment rates. …”
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Quantitative Validation of Hematocrit Percentage Drop Cutoff Points in Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Automated Gravimetric Approach by Venance Basil Kway, José Enrique Calacuayo Rojas, Josué Sidonio Rodríguez Cuevas, Ursula Medina Moreno, José Sergio Camacho Juárez, Jorge Francisco Ayala González, Karla Krebs Larraga, Ilse Veronica Castro Martinez, Roberto Arturo Castillo Reyther, Antonio Gordillo Moscoso, Yang Pan

“…Blood loss was measured by an automated gravimetric system integrated into a suction blood collector and surgical gauze weighing systems to automatically sum up blood loss immediately after hysterectomy and fetal delivery. …”
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Feminization of Maroon Clownfish (<I>Amphiprion biaculeatus<I/>, Bloch 1790) with 17β-Estradiol Hormonal Induction by Helena Sahusilawane, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Muhmmad Agus Suprayudi, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Ligaya I. T. A. Tumbelaka, Irzal Effendi

“…Five fish composed of α-fish, β-fish, and three γ-fish were reared in each aquarium for 90 days with a flowing water system. The α- and β-fish were then removed, while the γ-fish was injected with hormone. …”
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Exploring multi-level factors determining social participation of students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive physical education classes by Christoffer Klenk, Matthias Buser

“…Discussion/Conclusion Assuming that not the SwID, but the education system has to adapt its structures for effective participation of all students, focus for enhancing SP for teacher training should be on class-related variables, in particular how to develop a positive class climate. …”
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Positively charged polysilsesquioxane/iodide lonic liquid as a quasi solid-state redox electrolyte for dye-sensitized photo electrochemical cells: infrared, <mml:math alttext="$^{{...

“…DSPEC cells based on a titania-dye system with MTMSPI<mml:math alttext="$^+I^-$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mi></mml:mi> <mml:mtext>+</mml:mtext> </mml:msup> <mml:msup> <mml:mtext>I</mml:mtext> <mml:mo>&#x2212;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> electrolyte containing iodine (0.1 M) reached an overall efficiency between 3.3&#8211;3.7%.…”
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Maternal and paternal depressive symptoms and parental vocalisation behaviours in infancy: findings from UK-based birth cohort by Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Amy Campbell, Gemma Lewis, Ilaria Costantini, Miguel Cordero, Andy Skinner, Esther Dermott, Tina Miller, Mari-Rose Kennedy, Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin

“…Twenty-five mother-infant and father-infant interactions were coded on multiple aspects of parental and infant vocalisation behaviours using the micro-behavioural observational coding system. Parental (PND) was measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; total score).ResultsFrequencies and duration of vocalisation behaviours were similar in mothers and fathers. …”
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Effect of different restorative design and materials on stress distribution in cracked teeth: a finite element analysis study by Ting Liu, Yinghao Huang, Yue Li, Jiali Meng, Yajing Liu, Yuan Wei, Yequan Huang, Qian Zhou, Weidong Yang, Fuhua Yan, Xiang Wang, Yanan Zhu

“…Materials and methods A mandibular first molar was digitized using a micro CT scanning system in 2023. Three-dimensional dynamic scan data were transformed, and a 3D model of a cracked tooth was generated. …”
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Assessing the detection and interaction of Lawsonia intracellularis and porcine circovirus 2 in low and high-performance wean-to-finish pig groups in different porcine reproductive... by Guilherme Cezar, Fernando L. Leite, Eduardo Fano, Reid Phillips, John Waddell, Kate Dion, Edison Magalhães, Giovani Trevisan, Gustavo Silva, Daniel C. Linhares

“…IntroductionEffective disease management strategies are essential for achieving optimal pig performance, ensuring high-quality animal health and welfare, and maintaining the economic viability of swine systems. Thus, understanding factors that lead to more or less severe disease are critically important. …”
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Design of Intelligent Feature Selection Technique for Phishing Detection by Sharvari Sagar Patil, Narendra M. Shekokar, Sridhar Chandramohan Iyer

“…Features selected for designing detection systems majorly contribute to the performance of the detection system. …”
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Association of Maternal Diabetes Mellitus and Polymorphisms of the NKX2.5 Gene in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Centre-Based Case-Control Study by Mingyi Zhao, Jingyi Diao, Peng Huang, Jinqi Li, Yihuan Li, Yang Yang, Liu Luo, Senmao Zhang, Letao Chen, Tingting Wang, Ping Zhu, Jiabi Qin

“…We collected the mothers’ information by questionnaire and detected children’s NKX2.5 variants with a MassARRAY system. The interaction coefficient (γ) was used to quantify the estimated gene-environment interactions. …”
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Implementation of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound using a novel continuous feedback approach in a UK helicopter emergency medical service by Salman Naeem, Shadman Aziz, Thomas Hirst, Johannes Strobel, Jamin M. Mulvey, Ailidh Lang, Jankee Patel, Alexander Smith, Ka Jun Cheng, Michael Palmer, Jonas Schlautmann, Michael D. Christian, Daniel Nevin

“…Conclusion Introduction of prehospital PoCUS in a HEM service utilizing high quality training, user-friendly workflow and image archiving system, robust governance framework and continuous feedback may be feasible allowing high quality ultrasound examinations. …”
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Lunar and Martian gravity alter immune cell interactions with endothelia in parabolic flight by Yu Du, Bing Han, Katharina Biere, Nathalie Abdelmalek, Xinyu Shu, Chaoyang Song, Guangyao Chen, Ning Li, Marina Tuschen, Huan Wu, Shujin Sun, Alexander Choukér, Mian Long, Dominique Moser

“…To investigate the impact of partial gravity on immune cell attachment to vessel endothelia, THP-1 cells and HUVEC cell layers were monitored in a flow chamber system during parabolic flight in lunar (0.16 g) or Martian (0.38 g) gravity. …”
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Akkermansia muciniphila and its metabolite propionic acid maintains neuronal mitochondrial division and autophagy homeostasis during Alzheimer’s disease pathologic process via GPR4... by Zifan Wang, Cai Wang, Boyu Yuan, Li Liu, Haoming Zhang, Mingqiang Zhu, Hongxia Chai, Jie Peng, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Juxiong Liu, Liyong Wu, Wei Wang

“…In addition, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced by intestinal microbiota metabolism have been considered to be important factors affecting central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis. Among the main mediators of host-microbe interactions, volatile fatty acids play a crucial role. …”
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Job burnout and resilience among palliative care professionals in china: a qualitative study by Fang Tan, Yan Wu, Na Li, Chuan Zhang, Shan Chen, Lan Huang, Yang Chen, Jianjun Jiang, Qian Deng

“…Personal internal factors come from good self-regulation and emotional balance, while external factors come from an increasingly sophisticated social support system and effective intervention measures to cope with job burnout. …”
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A1, an innovative fluorinated CXCR4 inhibitor, redefines the therapeutic landscape in colorectal cancer by Hossein Khorramdelazad, Kowsar Bagherzadeh, Ali Rahimi, Ali Darehkordi, Alireza Najafi, Milad Karimi, Majid Khoshmirsafa, Gholamhossein Hassanshahi, Elaheh Safari, Reza Falak

“…Following the development of the CRC animal model in BALB/c mice, immune system responses within the tumor microenvironment (TME) were evaluated. …”
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