Cholera Outbreak in Chienge District, Luapula Province, Zambia- 31st May – 9th June 2023: Re-emerging threat by Miss Tebello Kolobe

“…This study aimed to describe cases, identify the cause, and risk factors, and propose control measures. Methods: An outbreak investigation followed by a 1: 2 matched case-control study were conducted. …”
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Oral Health Status in the Iranian Elderly: The Role of Nutrition Status and Health Literacy by Shahab Papi, Manijeh Izadi, Leila Behboodi, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Fatemeh Hosseini, Mahdi Yousefi, Zeynab Karimi

“…The number of men and women participating in this study was equal. A total of 257 people (85.7%) were married. …”
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Natural killer T cell immunotherapy combined with IL-15-expressing oncolytic virotherapy and PD-1 blockade mediates pancreatic tumor regression by Simon Gebremeskel, Adam Nelson, Brent Johnston, Brian D Lichty

“…Three days after NKT cell activation, some groups of mice were treated with anti-PD-1 antibodies weekly for 3 weeks.Results VSV-GFP and VSV-IL-15 mediated equal killing of human and mouse pancreatic cancer lines in vitro. …”
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Cholesterol-Rich Antibiotic-Loaded Liposomes as Efficient Antimicrobial Therapeutics by Natsaridis E, Gkartziou F, Mouzoura P, Mourtas S, Papadia K, Kolonitsiou F, Klepetsanis P, Dermon CR, Spiliopoulou I, Antimisiaris SG

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of cholesterol (Chol) content of liposomes, liposome concentration, and surface coating with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the antimicrobial activity of moxifloxacin (MOX) liposomes against Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 35984) (S.e).Methods: MOX-liposome compositions with increasing Chol content were evaluated for their susceptibility to planktonic S.e (growth inhibition, killing, and live-dead staining), as well as against pre-formed biofilms (crystal violet, MTT assay, and confocal microscopy). …”
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A formal notation of legal rules applicable in the local space by Anna M. Barańska, Konrad Eckes

“…Dissimilarity from equality of law for all and stability over time, occurs in local environments and raises the relationships between community, space and time to a higher level of generality. …”
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San'ani's View on Women Authority in the Book of Subul al-Salam | ولاية المرأة عند الصنعاني في سبل السلام by Fatihunnada Anis, Ulfa Fauziah

“…Al-Sunani understood the hadith of women in the state verbally and understood the hadeeth of women in prayer iqamah and adhan by the method of hadith contradiction.…”
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A comparative study of student performance in all-ceramic crown preparation by clinical-phase students by Abdulkarim H. Alshehri, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem, Abdullah Ahmed Meshni, Thrya S. Gadah, Nasser M. Alahmari, Nassreen H. Albar, Hafiz Ahmed A. Adawi, Bandar M. A. AL-Makramani, Mosa A. Shubayr, Kulashekar Reddy Nandalur

“…Results The overall score was very good and almost equal for males (31.03) and females (31.00), with no statistically significant differences in most rubric parameters between students or as recorded by both evaluators (p > 0.05). …”
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UAV-Based Multispectral Winter Wheat Growth Monitoring with Adaptive Weight Allocation by Lulu Zhang, Xiaowen Wang, Huanhuan Zhang, Bo Zhang, Jin Zhang, Xinkang Hu, Xintong Du, Jianrong Cai, Weidong Jia, Chundu Wu

“…The growth inversion model was then constructed using machine learning methods, including linear regression (LR), random forest (RF), gradient boosting (GB), and support vector regression (SVR). …”
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Alterations in White Matter Structure in Sleep-Related Epilepsies: A TBSS-Based Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study by Wang Z, Liu W, Feng X, Wang Q, Ning X, Xing W

“…Ziyun Wang,1,2,* Weiping Liu,3,* Ximei Feng,4 Qian Wang,1,2 Xun Ning,1,2 Wu Xing1,2 1Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, Changsha Central Hospital, University of South China, Changsha, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wu Xing, Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People’s Republic of China, Email xingwu@csu.edu.cnPurpose: The study aims to further investigate the relationship between the Sleep-related epilepsies (SRE) and alterations in the White Matter (WM) microstructure, as well as to explore the clinical value of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with SRE.Methods: DTI data were acquired for 52 patients with SRE and 74 Healthy Controls (HC), all of whom were matched for sex and age. …”
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Research on the evolution and influencing factors of the spatial form of typical tourist towns: a case study of Wulingyuan district, China by Tengzhe Long, Bincheng Luo, Jinlin Wu, Jinlin Wu, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Yunzhe Wang, Yunzhe Wang

“…In this study, the urban area of Wulingyuan District, China, a Natural World Heritage Site, is taken as the research object.MethodsBased on Landsat remote sensing images at five time nodes between 2000 and 2022, the spatial and temporal characteristics and evolutionary patterns of urban expansion in Wulingyuan are quantitatively investigated and the driving factors are explored using fractal theory, the equal sector analysis method, partial least squares regression (PLSR), and the standard deviation ellipse.ResultsThe results reveal the following. (1) From 2000 to 2022, urban expansion has undergone four clear stages, namely, medium-speed, low-intensity, low-speed, low-intensity, medium-speed, medium-intensity, and medium-speed, high-intensity. …”
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Development and validation of BCG vaccine‐induced novel granulomatous liver injury preclinical animal model by Swati Sharma, Abhishek Moudgil, Jyoti Grewal, Pankaj Khatri, Vishal Sharma, Madhumita Premkumar, Amanjit Bal, Dibyajyoti Banerjee, Amol N. Patil

“…The present study aimed to establish a preclinical model of granulomatous hepatitis by using the BCG (Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin) vaccine, further studying it in the presence of ATT dosing, and analyze the pharmacokinetics of isoniazid, rifampicin, and their respective primary metabolites. Methods We used 56 rats in seven equal groups. Group I functioned as a normal control (NC) receiving normal saline only. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) among adolescents by Danyang Luo, Aifei He, Qiaosong Wang, Lin Ye, Huixing Huang, Fangyi Liu, Jie Fu, Lijie Yang, Ning Yao, Kun Zhang

“…The main purpose of this study was to translate the BESAA into Chinese and to preliminarily evaluate its reliability and validity in a sample of Chinese adolescents. Methods A total of 1368 adolescents (age: mean = 14.94, standard deviation = 2.08; 70.18% females, 29.82% males) were recruited through a convenience sampling method. …”
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Clinical and hardware evaluation of moisturizing properties and tolerability of a emollient cream with filagrinol (“Admera”) in atopic dermatitis in children by S. S. Masalskiy, Yu. S. Smolkin, O. Yu. Smolkina

“…Evaluate the possibility of using a cream with 5 % filagrinol ("Admera") in children (0-18 years old) as an emollient in atopic dermatitis (AtD) and receive hardware measurements of skin hydration.Materials and methods. Open interventional study in parallel groups of children with AtD 0-18 years old (n = 72, median age 6 [3.75; 7.0] years). 2 equal groups: group 1 received methylprednisolone cream 1 time daily on lesions for 14 days + Admera emollient on the other skin; group 2 received the same treatment + cream with filagrinol 5 % applied from day 5 on the lesions.Results. …”
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Global Trends in the Incidence and Primary Causes of Femoral Fractures, Excluding Femoral Neck Fractures: A Global Epidemiological Study by Fu F, Liu B, Pu H, Wang Y, Zhang P, Wei S, Gu H, Zhang Q, Ye H

“…This study aims to analyze global patterns in the incidence and primary causes of femoral shaft fractures.Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease database were analyzed for femoral fractures (excluding femoral neck fractures) by age, gender, and socio-demographic index regions. …”
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The Effects of Trade Names on the Misuse of Some Over-The-Counter Drugs and Assessment of Community Knowledge and Attitudes in Alkarak, Jordan by Shaqfeh MI, Alsayed AR, Hasoun LZ, Khader HA, Zihlif MA

“…The Cronbach’s alpha was within the accepted range for all questionnaire items (0.7– 0.9).Results: Most participants were male (60.3%), with an average age equal to 38 ± 11.06 years, having a bachelor’s degree (61.0%) from humanity colleges (43.6%). …”
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A New Nanocomposite for Inducing Demineralized Dentin Remineralization by Ban G, Long J, Yan K, Li Q, Huang X, Wei X, Xie F

“…Guifei Ban,1,2,* Jindong Long,1,2,* Kaiqi Yan,1,2,* Qiurong Li,1,2 Xiaoman Huang,1,2 Xiaolang Wei,1,2 Fangfang Xie1,2 1College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment for Oral Infectious Diseases, College of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fangfang Xie, Email xiedualfang@163.comObjective: This study aimed to investigate a method for promoting the remineralization of demineralized dentin collagen fibers, with the objective of enhancing the bonding strength and durability of dentin resin while reducing the incidence of secondary caries.Methods: A mineralized solution, PAMAM-COOH/ACMP-MDP ethanol solution, was prepared, consisting of the dendritic organic macromolecule PAMAM-COOH, magnesium ions, and methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP). …”
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Deep-EFNet: An Optimized EfficientNetB0 Architecture With Dual Regularization for Scalable Multi-Class Brain Tumor Classification in MRI by Hussein Alshaari, Saeed Alqahtani

“…Additionally, many current methods lack robust performance validation across multiple evaluation metrics. …”
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The relationship of students’ emotional intelligence and the level of their readiness for online education: A contextual study on the example of university training in Saudi Arabia... by A. M. Alenezi

“…In the course of the questionnaire survey, Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) were used to measure the selected characteristics of students. The method of single-factor dispersion analysis ANOVA (analysis of variance) and t-test of equal dispersions were applied to process the obtained empirical data.Results and scientific novelty. 340 Saudi students, admitted into the Faculties of Pharmacy, IT, Sciences and Arts in Northern Border University (Arar), took part in the questionnaire. …”
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Glymphatic System Dysfunction in Thyroid Eye Disease Associated with Disease Activity and Duration by Zhang H, Jiang M, Liu Y, Lee XN, Fang Z, Li J, Li Y, Sun J, Tao X, Song X, Zhou H, Fan X

“…Haiyang Zhang,1,* Mengda Jiang,2,* Yuting Liu,1,* Xin Ning Lee,1 Zilin Fang,1 Jipeng Li,1 Yinwei Li,1 Jing Sun,1 Xiaofeng Tao,2 Xuefei Song,1 Huifang Zhou,1 Xianqun Fan1 1State Key Laboratory of Eye Health, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xianqun Fan, Email fanxq@sjtu.edu.cn Huifang Zhou, Email fangzzfang@sjtu.edu.cnPurpose: To investigate the alterations in the glymphatic system in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis along the perivascular space (ALPS) and to explore the correlation between the glymphatic system and clinical features of TED.Methods: The study included 47 patients with TED, including 20 active TED patients (AP) and 27 inactive TED patients (IP), along with 24 healthy controls (HC). …”
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Mental Health Literacy and Professional Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Primary Healthcare Workers: The Mediating Role of Social Support and Mental Illness Stigma by He X, Chen S, Zhang Q, He S, Yang L, Ma J

“…It also explores the chain mediating roles of social support and mental illness stigma in this relationship.Methods: We conducted the study among primary healthcare workers in Shapingba District, Chongqing, China. …”
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