Bioactive Components and Health Benefits of Saskatoon Berry by Lunan Zhao, Fei Huang, Amy Leung Hui, Garry X. Shen

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Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on child protection medical assessments: a retrospective observational study in Birmingham, UK by Julie Taylor, Nutmeg Hallett, Malcolm Price, Joanna Garstang, Geoff Debelle, Indu Anand, Jane Armstrong, Emily Botcher, Helen Chaplin, Clare Morgans, Ern Ern Henna Tan, Emily Tudor

“…Objectives To determine any change in referral patterns and outcomes in children (0–18) referred for child protection medical examination (CPME) during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years.Design Retrospective observational study, analysing routinely collected clinical data from CPME reports in a rapid response to the pandemic lockdown.Setting Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, which provides all routine CPME for Birmingham, England, population 1.1 million including 288 000 children.Participants Children aged under 18 years attending CPME during an 18-week period from late February to late June during the years 2018–2020.Main outcome measures Numbers of referrals, source of disclosure and outcomes from CPME.Results There were 78 CPME referrals in 2018, 75 in 2019 and 47 in 2020, this was a 39.7% (95% CI 12.4% to 59.0%) reduction in referrals from 2018 to 2020, and a 37.3% (95% CI 8.6% to 57.4%) reduction from 2019 to 2020. …”
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Satellite quantification of methane emissions from South American countries: a high-resolution inversion of TROPOMI and GOSAT observations by S. E. Hancock, D. J. Jacob, Z. Chen, H. Nesser, A. Davitt, A. Davitt, D. J. Varon, M. P. Sulprizio, N. Balasus, L. A. Estrada, M. Cazorla, L. Dawidowski, S. Diez, J. D. East, E. Penn, C. A. Randles, C. A. Randles, J. Worden, I. Aben, R. J. Parker, R. J. Parker, J. D. Maasakkers

“…We find that TROPOMI and GOSAT observations can effectively optimize and separate national emissions by sector for 10 of the 13 countries and territories in the region, 7 of which account for 93 % of continental anthropogenic emissions: Brazil (19 (16–23) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), Argentina (9.2 (7.9–11) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), Venezuela (7.0 (5.5–9.9) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), Colombia (5.0 (4.4–6.7) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), Peru (2.4 (1.6–3.9) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), Bolivia (0.96 (0.66–1.2) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), and Paraguay (0.93 (0.88–1.0) Tg a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>). …”
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Determinants of appropriate complementary feeding practices among mothers of children aged 6–23 months in Bokoji town, Oromia region, Ethiopia by Abdurehman Kalu Tololu, Bekele Teshome, Hiwot Zelalem Fessaha, Abdene Weya Kaso

“…Results The study found that 80.0% (95% CI: 76.0%, 83.5%) of children had a timely introduction of complementary feeding, 19.8% (95% CI: 16.3%, 23.8%) had minimum dietary diversity, 93.8%(95% CI: 91.2%, 95.8%) had minimum meal frequency and 19.4%(95% CI: 15.8%, 23.3%) had minimum acceptable diet. …”
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An Improved EDAS Method Based on Bipolar Neutrosophic Set and Its Application in Group Decision-Making by Irvanizam Irvanizam, Intan Syahrini, Nawar Nabila Zi, Natasya Azzahra, Muhd Iqbal, Marzuki Marzuki, Muhammad Subianto

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SERO Suicide Prevention App: A Preliminary Study of User Experiences in Real World by Kerstin DENECKE, François VON KAENEL, Caroline GURTNER, Michael DURRER

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Nanoparticles for Biomedical Use Derived from Natural Biomolecules: Tannic Acid and Arginine by Mehtap Sahiner, Selin S. Suner, Nurettin Sahiner

“…<b>Results</b>: The p(TA-co-ARG) particles in 300–1000 nm size range with smooth surfaces visualized via SEM analysis were attained. Abundant numbers of functional groups, -OH, -NH₂, and -COOH stemming from TA and ARG constituent confirmed by FT-IR analysis. …”
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Dataset of shotgun metagenomic evaluation of Sorghum bicolor rhizosphere microbiome in soils preceded by Glycine maxNCBINCBINCBINCBI by Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma

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Ecological stability of broad bean (<i>Vicia faba</i> L.) in organic farming conditions by N. A. Georgieva, V. I. Kosev

“…In terms of plant height and 1st pod height, accessions FbH 16 and FbH 13 can be classified as high (79 cm, 35 cm) and ecologically stable (bi = 0.76, bi = 0.79). BGE 029055 was little variable and had high numbers of pods (15) and seeds (41) per plant. …”
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Gastric cancer liver metastases in China: a real-world, multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study protocol by Yi Liu, Lin Chen, Hongqing Xi, Zhida Chen, Tingting Lu, Yunhe Gao, Gan Zhang, Haiya Zhang

“…Additionally, the effects of these therapies on prognosis, including OS of type I, II and III; R0 resection and disease-free survival of type I; and successful conversion rate and R0 resection rate and event-free survival of type II will be documented.Ethics and dissemination This study involving human participants was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Chinese PLA General Hospital (no. …”
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Introducing 3D printed models of fractures in osteology learning improves clinical reasoning skills among first-year medical students: a pilot study by Abhishek Agarwal, Anne D Souza, B. Jyostna, Ashwija Shetty, Nandini Bhat

“…Results The intervention group scored significantly higher (2.54 ± 1.15) than the control group (2.04 ± 0.94) (p = 0.015). The maximum score for both groups was five, and the minimum was one. …”
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescribing Practices for Dental Implant Placement in Croatia: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mare Ković, Ajka Pribisalić, Joško Viskić, Jure Martinić, Josipa Grubišić, Ante Vardić, Tina Poklepović Peričić

“…Categorical data were described as absolute numbers and percentages. Differences in the use of antibiotics for specific health conditions were analyzed using Chi-Square, with <i>p</i> < 0.05. …”
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Adjunctive Therapies to Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review by Emily A. DeFranco, Amy Miyoshi Valent, Tondra Newman, Jodi Regan, Jessica Smith, Louis J. Muglia

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ImmunoglobuliN in the Treatment of Encephalitis (IgNiTE): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial by R Kneen, M Lim, A Vincent, A J Pollard, W K Chong, L-M Yu, M A Iro, M Sadarangani, M Absoud, C A Clark, A Easton, V Gray, M Pike, T Solomon, L Willis

“…Safety, radiological, other autoimmune and tertiary outcomes will also be assessed.Ethics and dissemination This trial has been approved by the UK National Research Ethics committee (South Central—Oxford A; REC 14/SC/1416). Current protocol: V4.0 (10/03/2016). The findings will be presented at national and international meetings and conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numbers NCT02308982, EudraCT201400299735 and ISRCTN15791925; Pre-results.…”
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Thread-Traction with a Sheath of Polypectomy Snare Facilitates Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Early Gastric Cancers by Hisatsugu Noda, Naotaka Ogasawara, Akira Koshino, Shouko Fukuta, Takuroh Nagoya, Hironori Hoshino, Kazuhiro Nagao, Tomoya Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Kondo, Yoshitsugi Ito, Shinya Izawa, Masahide Ebi, Yasushi Funaki, Makoto Sasaki, Kunio Kasugai

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Evaluation of the efficacy of low concentration fluoride gel using custom trays to prevent radiation-related dental caries in patients with head and neck cancer: protocol for a ran... by Yumiko Kawashita, Masahiro Umeda, Toshiyuki Saito, Sakiko Soutome, Souichi Yanamoto, Maho Murata, Masako Yoshimatsu, Madoka Funahara

“…In the fluoride group, patients will wear custom trays loaded with 0.145% fluoride gel after brushing every night while sleeping. …”
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A perfusion-independent high-throughput method to isolate liver sinusoidal endothelial cells by Anna Babin-Ebell Gonçalves, Yifang Mao, Tinja Baljkas, Felix Wiedmann, Larissa Eis, Franziska Pilz, Manuel Winkler, Sina W. Kürschner-Zacharias, Marlene Hoffarth, Charlotta Funaya, Réza Shahidi, Cyrill Géraud, Chi-Chung Wu, Constanze Schmidt, Sergij Goerdt, Philipp-Sebastian Reiners-Koch, Mahak Singhal

“…Combining magnetic and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), LSECs from different zones of the hepatic sinusoid can now be isolated in high numbers in less than two hours for downstream applications including proteomics. …”
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Antisemitism in Medicine: An International Perspective by Michael Gordon, Jerome Teitel, Ted Rosenberg, Ruth Oratz, Naomi Katz, David Katz

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Analysis of key factors in prison violence reduction using VIKOR and Neutrosophic sets by Merly Claribel Morán Giler, Gaspar Santos Manaces Esaud, Ingrid Joselyne Díaz Basurto

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What impact has the NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) scheme had on clinical academic careers in England over the last 10 years? A retrospective study by James Neilson, David Jones, Sally Clough, James Fenton, Helen Harris-Joseph, Leesa Rayton, Caroline Magee, Lisa Ann Cotterill

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