Chronic stress resulting from stressful life events and its role in the onset of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a comparative analysis using the modified Holmes-Rahe stress scale by Marta Jaskólska, Iga Kościńska-Shukla, Dawid Jaskólski, Alessandro Viti, Marcin Ziętkiewicz, Michał Chmielewski

“…However, little is still known about the impact of prolonged stress reactions on the onset and course of primary Sjögren Syndrome (pSS). …”
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Prevalence of eimeria species in sheep in eskişehir province by Mustafa Eser, Ahmet Göksu, Hatice Çiçek, Mahmut Sinan Erez, Hasan Çiçek

“…Potential economic effects of Coccidiosis can be reduced by informing breeders about disease prevention and control methods.…”
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Extrapolating evidence for molecularly targeted therapies from common to rare cancers: a scoping review of methodological guidance by Sarah J Lord, Saskia Cheyne, John Simes, Doah Cho, Chee Khoon Lee

“…Extrapolation recommendations addressed six distinct components: strategies for grouping cancers as the same biomarker-defined disease; analytical validation requirements of a biomarker test to use across cancer types; strategies to generate control data when a randomised concurrent control arm is infeasible; sources to inform biomarker clinical utility assessment in the absence of prospective clinical evidence; requirements for surrogate endpoints chosen for the rare cancer; and assessing and augmenting safety data in the rare cancer.Conclusions In the absence of an established framework, our recommendations for components of extrapolation can be used to guide discussions about interpreting evidence to support extrapolation. …”
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From thrombosis to tamponade: unveiling severe pericardial effusion in a misdiagnosis case by Amin Bagheri, Morteza Sheikhi Nooshabadi, Pouya Ebrahimi, Roozbeh Nazari, Pedram Ramezani, Toktam Alirezaei

“…Therefore, it is important to ensure physicians have reached an appropriate level of certainty about their diagnosis by performing precise diagnostics before using anticoagulants. …”
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Anthelmintic activity of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione-based metallodrugs by Maria E. Cirino, Thainá R. Teixeira, Alessandro M. H. Silva, Ana C. C. Borges, Lucas Fukui-Silva, Luis G. Wagner, Christiane Fernandes, Malachy McCann, André L. S. Santos, Josué de Moraes

“…The limited efficacy of current treatments highlights the urgent need for new anthelmintic agents. This study investigates the potential antiparasitic activity of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (phendione) and its metal complexes, [Cu(phendione)3](ClO4)2.8H2O and [Ag(phendione)2](ClO4), against Schistosoma mansoni, the causative agent of intestinal schistosomiasis, and Angiostrongylus cantonensis, responsible for eosinophilic meningitis in humans. …”
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Predictors of Young Adult Women’s Psychological Well-Being in Romantic Relationships by Elif Yöyen, Süreyya Çalık, Tülay Güneri Barış

“…Psychological well-being is the experience of fewer negative emotions, such as feelings of loneliness, depression, and low mood, and more positive emotions, such as taking pride in one’s life, being enthusiastic about one’s life, and having a highly satisfying purpose in life. …”
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The Effect of Interlayer on Water Cut Rise in a Bottom Water Reservoir by Yunpeng Hu, Xiaoling Zhang, Wei Ding, Ziyun Cheng, Liangchao Qu, Penghui Su, Chunliu Sun, Wenqi Zhang

“…However, people know little about the impact of the interlayer on the bottom water reservoir. …”
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The effect of propagation saw test geometries on critical cut length by B. Bergfeld, K. W. Birkeland, V. Adam, V. Adam, P. L. Rosendahl, A. van Herwijnen

“…The first PSTs were performed about 20 years ago and standards have since been established. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Holistic Pelvic Examination and Holistic Treatment of Infertility by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…It includes conversation on the present condition and symptoms; concept of boundaries; about how earlier assaults can be projected into the present; establishment of the therapeutic room as a safe place; exercises on when to say stop; therapeutic touch; visualization of the pelvic examination step by step beforehand; touching on the outside of the clothes with repetition of the stop procedure if necessary; pelvic examination paying special attention to traumatized (damaged/scarred/blocked) areas with feel, acknowledge, and let go of the traumatized areas; postprocessing of emotions and traumas with final healing. …”
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Monocyte Subsets, Stanford-A Acute Aortic Dissection, and Carotid Artery Stenosis: New Evidences by Noemi Cifani, Maria Proietta, Maurizio Taurino, Luigi Tritapepe, Flavia Del Porto

“…Only a low number of studies evaluated monocyte behavior in patients affected by cardiovascular diseases, and data about their role in acute aortic dissection (AAD) are lacking. …”
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Patterns of eating behaviors, physical activity, and lifestyle modifications among Bangladeshi adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Most Zannatul Ferdous, Md Saiful Islam, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Ummay Soumayia Islam, Rajon Banik, Shahina Pardhan

“…The survey was carried out through a semi-structured web-based questionnaire that asked questions about socio-demographics (i.e., age, sex, marital status, education, residence), perceived health status and quality of life, anthropometrics (i.e., height, weight), dietary habits (i.e., frequency of eating, daily intake of certain foods, number of meals eaten daily), and physical activity (i.e., modified version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form [IPAQ-SF]), as well as, pre- and during COVID-19 information on stress, and sleep.…”
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Taxonomic and ecophysiological characteristics of actinobacteria in soils of the dry steppe zone of the Selenga Highlands (Western Transbaikalia) by E. P. Nikitina, L. B. Buyantueva, E. Yu. Abidueva, C. H. Sun

“…The data obtained expand current knowledge about the diversity of microbial communities in soils of the Selenga Highlands and also confirm the potential of searching for new actinobacteria species in these soils.…”
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Phylogenetic, Expression, and Bioinformatic Analysis of the ABC1 Gene Family in Populus trichocarpa by Zhanchao Wang, Haizhen Zhang, Jingli Yang, Yunlin Chen, Xuemei Xu, Xuliang Mao, Chenghao Li

“…We studied 17 ABC1 genes in Populus trichocarpa, all of which contained an ABC1 domain consisting of about 120 amino acid residues. Most of the ABC1 gene products were located in the mitochondria or chloroplasts. …”
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The impact of mobile health interventions on service users' health outcomes and the role of health professions: a systematic review of systematic reviews by Fathiya Alkhuzaimi, Deborah Rainey, Christine Brown Wilson, Jacqueline Bloomfield

“…While the findings are promising, concerns about training, sustainability, accessibility, and user acceptance need to be addressed to improve the broader adoption of mHealth interventions. …”
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The Effect of Using Peer on Self-Care, Quality of Life, and Adherence in Elderly People with Coronary Artery Disease by Mojtaba Roshandel, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Majid Najafi Kalyani

“…The patients in the peer education group received the necessary education about medications, lifestyle, daily activities, self-care, and adherence through three educational clips by educated peer. …”
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Thermal Hydraulic and Neutronics Coupling Analysis for Plate Type Fuel in Nuclear Reactor Core by Linrong Ye, Mingjun Wang, Xin’an Wang, Jian Deng, Yan Xiang, Wenxi Tian, Suizheng Qiu, G. H. Su

“…Under the inlet 30% blocked conditions, the maximum coolant temperature would increase around 20°C, while the maximum fuel temperature rises about 30°C. The developed coupling method provides an effective way for the plate type fuel reactor core high-fidelity analysis.…”
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Effects of the Photosystem II Inhibitors CCCP and DCMU on Hydrogen Production by the Unicellular Halotolerant Cyanobacterium Aphanothece halophytica by Sunisa Pansook, Aran Incharoensakdi, Saranya Phunpruch

“…Only CCCP treatment increased H2 production of A. halophytica during dark incubation, because CCCP functions as an uncoupling agent of oxidative phosphorylation. The highest dark fermentative H2 production rate of 39.50 ± 2.13  μmol H2 g−1 dry weight h−1 was found in cells treated with 0.5 μM CCCP after 2 h of dark incubation. …”
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CD4 Count Pattern and Demographic Distribution of Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Akinsegun Akinbami, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Adewumi Adediran, Sarah Ajibola, Olajumoke Oshinaike, Kikelomo Wright, Olanrewaju Arogundade

“…Females account for more than half of registered patients in HIV clinic and have a relatively higher CD4 count than males. About three-quarter of HIV positives require antiretroviral therapy at registration.…”
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Determining the factors affecting cattle and small ruminant enterprises to get animal life insurance by Burak Mat, Mustafa Bahadır Çevrimli, Mustafa Agah Tekindal, Aytekin Günlü

“…<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>The first condition for increasing the rate of having ALI is that producers should be constantly informed about ALI. It should be taken into consideration that some positive additional support and incentives, additional scoring, incentive payment priority, etc., may contribute positively to the system in producing policies and premiums.…”
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Reconstruction of Dynamical Forecasting Model between Western Pacific Subtropical High Area Index and Its Summer Monsoon Impact Factors Based on the Improved Self-Memorization Prin... by Mei Hong, Ren Zhang, Xi Chen, Shanshan Ge, Chengzu Bai, Vijay P. Singh

“…Through 10 experiments of the WPSH abnormal years, forecast results within 25 days are found to be good, with a correlation coefficient of about 0.80 and root mean square error under 8%, showing that the improved model has satisfactory long-term forecasting results. …”
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