Environmental monitoring and spatiotemporal trend analysis of avian influenza virus in Xinjiang, 2021-2023 by Zhe Yin, Fuerhati Wushouer, Jia Huang, Yan Dong, Qi Wang, Xiapikatijiang Aihaiti, Xiayidanmu Abudusaimaiti, Yuanyuan Ma, Zihan Chen, Ruiying Qiu, Quanxi Li, Zhenguo Gao

“…Data were statistically analyzed using Excel and SPSS, and spatial distribution was visualized through Kriging interpolation using ArcGIS. …”
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Leveraging FastViT based knowledge distillation with EfficientNet-B0 for diabetic retinopathy severity classification by Jyotirmayee Rautaray, Ali B.M. Ali, Meenakshi Kandpal, Pranati Mishra, Rzgar Farooq Rashid, Farzona Alimova, Mohamed Kallel, Nadia Batool

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The Contribution of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and its TrkB Receptor to Hippocampal Neuron Resistance to Ischemia-Reperfusion (Experimental Study) by Irina V. Ostrova, Maria Sh. Avrushchenko, Arkady M. Golubev, Nataliya V. Golubeva

“…Animals after a sham surgery served as a reference group. Immunocytochemical methods were used to determine immunoreactivity to BDNF and TrkB proteins. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Two Audio-analgesic Tracks on Reduction of Anxiety Level in Patients Undergoing Root Canal Treatment: A Randomised Clinical Study by Ajay Singh Rao, Namrata Bajpai, Nimisha Chinmay Shah, Deebah Choudhary, Meetu Mathur, Vishnu Pratap Singh Rathore, Ridhhi Vasa

“…In addition to pharmacological treatments, methods like sedation, aromatherapy, behavioural techniques, and music therapy have proven effective in reducing anxiety. …”
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Uterine layers hypervascularization in atypical placentation: the comparison of magnetic resonance imaging with vascular pathomorphology by Polina V. Kulabukhova, Natalia V. Nizyaeva, Andrey P. Milovanov, Ksenia A. Artemyeva, Vladimir A. Mhitarov, Vladimir G. Bychenko

“…Methods: We retrospectively analyzed medical files of 66 patients aged 18 to 45 years, who were assumed to have PAS based on their sonography results. …”
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The effect of percussion massage therapy on the recovery of delayed onset muscle soreness in physically active young men—a randomized controlled trial by Haiwei Li, Liang Luo, Jing Zhang, Peipei Cheng, Qiang Wu, Xinping Wen

“…Although percussive massage treatment (PMT) is widely used as a recovery tool, there is limited evidence supporting its efficacy compared to traditional methods such as static stretching.ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of PMT on recovery from DOMS in physically active young men.MethodsThirty physically active male college students were randomized into three groups: static stretching (SS) group, a short-duration PMT (S-PMT) group, and a long-duration PMT (L-PMT) group. …”
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Co-Designing Priority Components of an mHealth Intervention to Enhance Follow-Up Care in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Health Care Providers: Qualitative Descriptiv... by Sharon H J Hou, Brianna Henry, Rachelle Drummond, Caitlin Forbes, Kyle Mendonça, Holly Wright, Iqra Rahamatullah, Perri R Tutelman, Hailey Zwicker, Mehak Stokoe, Jenny Duong, Emily K Drake, Craig Erker, Michael S Taccone, Liam Sutherland, Paul Nathan, Maria Spavor, Karen Goddard, Kathleen Reynolds, Fiona S M Schulte

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to use co-design to identify the priority components to include in an mHealth intervention with young adult (aged between 18 and 39 years) survivors of childhood cancer and health care providers. MethodsThis study was conducted between January and November 2022 in Canada and used patient-oriented research methods. …”
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Enhancing IoT Security in Vehicles: A Comprehensive Review of AI-Driven Solutions for Cyber-Threat Detection by Rafael Abreu, Emanuel Simão, Carlos Serôdio, Frederico Branco, António Valente

“…; and (4) How does applying AI to IoT security differ from traditional methods? Methods: We included a total of 33 peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2024, specifically in journal and conference papers written in English. …”
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MMAgentRec, a personalized multi-modal recommendation agent with large language model by Xiaochen Xiao

“…Comparison with state-of-the-art methods indicates that our model outperforms LightGCN and DualGNN in all key metrics. …”
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Aides à la navigation, pratique de la navigation et construction des paysages maritimes en Atlantique du Nord-Est : quelques éléments de réflexion by Pascal Arnaud

“…The methods of intellectual construction and the functions of daymarks vary according to the routes and the practices, the ships and the users. …”
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Lithuania's Poles and Russians: two different perspectives by Virginijus Savukynas

“…By taking to analyze the problem of national minorities from the standpoint of cultural anthropology, the author undertakes to provide for equally fruitful and actual hypotheses. In this article he does not aim to generalize or question the validity of the conducted researches. …”
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Phytotea “ATINE” enhances the immunomodulatory effect of adaptogenic factors of the Truskavets’ Spa in patients after radical treatment of oncological pathology by Igor Bombushkar, Mykhaylo Korda, Anatoliy Gozhenko, Ivan Savytskyi, Oleksandr Chebanenko, Nataliya Badiuk, Walery Zukow, Anatoliy Anchev, Viktor Duzhar, Dariya Popovych, Igor Popovych

“…The state of cellular, humoral and phagocytic links of immunity was assessed using routine methods, and two equal groups were formed on this basis. …”
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On using dynamical seasonal forecasts to develop management-driven wildland fire outlooks in Alaska by Cecilia Borries-Strigle, Uma S. Bhatt, Peter A. Bieniek, Mitchell Burgard, Eric Stevens, Heidi Strader, Richard L. Thoman, Alison York, Robert H. Ziel

“…May forecasts typically have equal or greater skill than March forecasts, with the greatest increases in skill seen during the wind subseason. …”
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Data-sharing and trustworthiness of trials evaluating cervical ripening in induction of labour: a meta-epidemiological study of randomised controlled trialsResearch in context by Malitha Patabendige, Daniel Lorber Rolnik, Wanlin Li, Ben Willem Mol, Wentao Li

“…It is still unclear whether there are substantial differences in trial characteristics, trustworthiness, effect sizes, and the certainty of evidence between RCTs that share data and those that do not. Methods: In this meta-epidemiological study of RCTs comparing different methods of induction of labour, we included nine IPD meta-analyses. …”
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Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Monitoring of Diabetic Nephropathy: Assessment of Renal Function and Fibrosis by Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging by Yuan JL, Hu LA, Wang XY, Shi ZY, Chen T, Huang XZ, Wu Y, Cai QJ, Yang ZX, Chen XY, Yuan L, Zhang Y

“…Jian-Lei Yuan,1,2,* Li-Ao Hu,1,2,* Xin-Yu Wang,2,3,* Zhao-Yu Shi,1,2 Ting Chen,1,2 Xin-Zhong Huang,1,2 Yu Wu,1,2 Qiu-Jie Cai,1,2 Zi-Xu Yang,1,2 Xin-Yi Chen,4 Li Yuan,1,2 Yuan Zhang1,2 1Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People’s Republic of China; 2Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Medical Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People’s Republic of China; 4Nanjing Medical University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing, 211166, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuan Zhang, Email zhangy.nt.nd@ntu.edu.cn Li Yuan, Email yuanlint@163.comBackground: This monocentric, cross-sectional study explored the use of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) as a non-invasive means to diagnose and monitor diabetic nephropathy (DN).Methods: Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM, n = 11), mild DN (N = 14), and severe DN (n = 29) were recruited. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: protocol for a randomis... by Hideki Hanaoka, Yoshio Kobayashi, Hideki Kitahara, Takeshi Sugawara, Goro Matsumiya, Yosuke Inaba, Shogo Okita, Hiroaki Yaginuma, Hiroki Goto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Tomoyoshi Kanda, Kaoru Matsuura

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A Comparison of the Association of Fasting Plasma Glucose and HbA1c Levels with Diabetic Retinopathy in Japanese Men by Yumi Matsushita, Norio Takeda, Yosuke Nakamura, Natsuyo Yoshida-Hata, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuhiko Noda, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Tetsuya Mizoue, Toru Nakagawa

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Optimal infiltration depth threshold for low-temperature plasma ablation in fungal keratitis by Zhengwei Yang, Miaomiao Liu, Guihua Yang, Lijin Wen, Juan Yang, Hanqiao Li, Zhiwen Xie, Xie Fang, Shunrong Luo, Xianwen Xiao, Yuan Lin, Huping Wu

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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: A network meta-analysis by Feng Gao, Dongming Jia, Shengxia Xue

“…This network meta-analysis (NMA) evaluates the comparative effectiveness of acupuncture interventions for CNSLBP. Methods: A systematic review and NMA were conducted following PRISMA-NMA guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42024507870). …”
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