Patient lumbar discectomy journey (DiscJourn) in the UK: a qualitative study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Louise White, Navin Furtado, Annabel Masson, Karl Baraks, Zeeshan Parvez

“…Objectives To gain insight into patients’ views, perceptions, experiences and expectations postlumbar discectomy.Methods A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) purposively recruited patients undergoing lumbar discectomy at one UK spinal centre. …”
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5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of basal and squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review by Nathalie C. Zeitouni, Todd Schlesinger, Meenal Kheterpal, Puneet S. Jolly, Jared Jagdeo

“…We performed a systematic review to assess the efficacy and safety of published ALA-PDT protocols for these conditions. Methods: A PubMed search was conducted through August 8, 2024, to identify studies evaluating 10 % or 20 % ALA-PDT in BCC, SCC, and BD. …”
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GENETIC PREDICTORS OF SEVERITY AND EFFICACY OF COVID-19 PHARMACOTHERAPY by I. N. Shishimorov, O, V. Magnitskaya, Yu. V. Ponomareva

“…The studies aimed at finding predictors of the severe course of this novel coronavirus infection, as well as the factors that determine the efficacy and safety of this disease pharmacotherapy, are acquiring special social significance.The aim of this work is to find and summarize information on genetic predictors of severe COVID-19, as well as pharmacogenetic aspects that determine the variability of the therapeutic response to the drugs recommended for COVID-19 treatment.Materials and methods. The article provides a review of scientific results on the research of gene polymorphism that determine a body’s response to the introduction of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the effects of pharmacotherapy for this disease, obtained from open and available sources within the period of 2019 – March 2021. …”
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Meta-analysis of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for intrauterine adhesions: a comprehensive consideration of efficacy and safety by Jiawei Gao, Xinyue Zhou, Nan Jiang, Yongjuan Zhang, Jianpeng Han, Tianyu Jia, Tianyu Jia, Yanbiao Jiang, Xiaoling Ma, Xiaoling Ma, Haofei Shen, Haofei Shen

“…Subgroup analyses were performed based on stem cell sources and transplantation methods.ResultsTwelve studies with 233 patients were included. …”
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The current situation and factors influencing the use of traditional Chinese medicine therapies among patients with chronic disease in china: a cross-sectional study by Yifei Cao, Ting Huang, Haoyan Deng, Jingyi Zhang, Fengjiao Guo, Wenqiang Yin, Jinwei Hu, Zhongming Chen, Hongwei Guo

“…The government and relevant departments should understand the trend in the use of TCM therapies in chronic disease management, accurately identify the characteristics of the population that has chronic diseases, optimize publicity channels, enhance the accessibility and acceptance of TCM therapies in global chronic disease health management, and provide practical references for enriching the methods available for preventing and treating chronic diseases.…”
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Current Context of <i>Cannabis sativa</i> Cultivation and Parameters Influencing Its Development by Andreia Saragoça, Ana Cláudia Silva, Carla M. R. Varanda, Patrick Materatski, Alfonso Ortega, Ana Isabel Cordeiro, José Telo da Gama

“…Radiation, for instance, is essential for photosynthetic processes, acting as both a primary energy source and a regulator of plant growth and development. …”
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Geological technological innovations and contributions in the exploration and development of the Shenfu coalfield by Limin FAN

“…ProspectsThe geological technological innovation targets of the Shenfu coalfield will undoubtedly include investigating sedimentary environments using high-resolution survey methods, constructing large transparent geological models, reducing mine water production through source control for deep coal seam mining, and achieving aquifer structure protection and ecological restoration under high-intensity coal mining.…”
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Can Peritumoral Radiomics Based on MRI Predict the Microvascular Invasion Status of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Before Surgery? by Guo L, Huang C, Hao P, Jia N, Zhang L

“…Then, the Python open-source platform was used for radiomics analysis. Mutual information and recursive elimination methods were used to select the optimal features. …”
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Strategi komunikasi Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Sleman dalam mengoptimalkan pelaksanaan program lanjut usia terlantar di Sendangmulyo by Nadia Zulva Pratiwi, Novianto Yudha Laksana

“…This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection methods used are observation, structured interviews and documentation. …”
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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Technology Interventions in Improving the Social Skills of Children and Adolescents With Autism: Systematic Review by Xipeng Yang, Jinlong Wu, Yudan Ma, Jingxuan Yu, Hong Cao, Aihua Zeng, Rui Fu, Yucheng Tang, Zhanbing Ren

“…These researchers also independently extracted information regarding gathered data on the sources, samples, measurement methods, primary results, and data related to the main results of the studies that met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Tradeoffs in Introduction Policies for the Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Bedaquiline: A Model-Based Analysis. by Amber Kunkel, Frank G Cobelens, Ted Cohen

“…<h4>Background</h4>New drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are becoming available for the first time in over 40 y. Optimal strategies for introducing these drugs have not yet been established. …”
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Biological characterization and in vitro fungicide screening of a new pathogen of basal stem rot of Schisandra chinensis in Jilin Province, China by Taiping Tian, Mengqi Wang, Jingmeng Zhu, Yining Sun, Mingjie Ma, Guoliang Liu, Jinshuo Wang, Bing Zhao, Yiping Yan, Yue Wang, Yue Wang, Yanli Wang, Yanli Wang, Changyu Li, Changyu Li, Dongyin Wang, Fang Yang, Wenpeng Lu, Wenpeng Lu, Peilei Xu, Peilei Xu

“…Optimal growth conditions included CDA or CMA media, 25°C, continuous darkness, and pH 7. …”
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Top-down CO emission estimates using TROPOMI CO data in the TM5-4DVAR (r1258) inverse modeling suit by J. R. Nüß, N. Daskalakis, F. G. Piwowarczyk, A. Gkouvousis, A. Gkouvousis, O. Schneising, M. Buchwitz, M. Kanakidou, M. Kanakidou, M. Kanakidou, M. C. Krol, M. C. Krol, M. Vrekoussis, M. Vrekoussis, M. Vrekoussis

“…<p>Carbon monoxide in the atmosphere adversely affects air quality and climate, making knowledge about its sources crucial. However, current global bottom-up emission estimates retain significant uncertainties. …”
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Screening, Identification, and Fermentation of <i>Brevibacillus laterosporus</i> YS-13 and Its Impact on Spring Wheat Growth by Wenjing Zhang, Xingxin Sun, Zele Wang, Jiayao Li, Yuanzhe Zhang, Wei Zhang, Jun Zhang, Xianghan Cheng, Peng Song

“…Quantitative evaluation using the molybdenum–antimony colorimetric method revealed soluble phosphorus concentrations of 21.24, 6.67, 11.73, and 17.05 mg·L⁻¹ when lecithin, ferric phosphate, calcium phosphate, and calcium phytate were used as phosphorus sources, respectively. …”
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Research on the Reconstruction of the Temperature Field in Two-Dimensional Steady-State Thermal Conductivity Based on Physics-Informed Neural Networks by Yufan Pan, Ke Zhang, Ji Zhang, Ning Mei

“…The primary objective is to reconstruct the temperature field and deduce unknown boundary conditions using limited labeled data sourced from conventional numerical methods. This work specifically validates the methodology using simulated data with known original conditions, rather than addressing truly unknown boundary conditions in real-world scenarios. …”
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Enhancing Voice Activity Detection for an Elderly-Centric Self-Learning Conversational Robot Partner in Noisy Environments by Subashkumar Rajanayagam, Max Andreas Ingrisch, Pascal Müller, Patrick Jahn, Stefan Twieg

“…In contrast, traditional lightweight rule-based VAD methods tend to yield higher recall but at the expense of precision. …”
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Integrating data from unmanned aerial vehicles and Sentinel-2 with PROSAIL-5D-driven machine learning for fuel moisture content estimation in agroecosystems by Jinlong Liu, Jia Jin, Jing Huang, Mengjuan Wu, Shaozheng Hao, Haoyi Jia, Tengda Qin, Yuqing Huang, Dan Chen, Nathsuda Pumijumnong

“…This study presents an advanced framework integrating multi-source remote sensing data fusion, physically based modeling, and machine learning to enable high-resolution and high-precision FMC estimation. …”
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Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG by Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI

“…The binary interaction coefficient was optimized using the genetic algorithm and test data. …”
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SFD-YOLO: A novel framework for subsidence funnels detection in China based on large-scale SAR interferograms by Jing Guo, Zhengjia Zhang, Peifeng Ma, Mengmeng Wang, Xuefei Zhang, Dongdong Li, Bing Sui

“…Accurate identification of subsidence funnels is essential for assessing surface deformation in mining areas, preventing disasters, and optimizing resource management. However, recognizing subsidence funnels of varying sizes in large-scale interferograms poses significant challenges, particularly for small-sized funnels. …”
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Tongue-LiteSAM: A Lightweight Model for Tongue Image Segmentation With Zero-Shot by Daiqing Tan, Hao Zang, Xinyue Zhang, Han Gao, Ji Wang, Zaijian Wang, Xing Zhai, Huixia Li, Yan Tang, Aiqing Han

“…This study aims to construct an efficient model with zero-shot suitable for tongue image segmentation in TCM. Methods: We developed the Tongue-LiteSAM model by improving the SAM (Segment Anything Model) framework to suit tongue segmentation. …”
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