Relatively Low Prevalence of Peripheral and Placental Plasmodium Infection at Delivery in Bangui, Central African Republic by Alexandre Manirakiza, Eugène Serdouma, Djibrine Djalle, Georges Soula, Remi Laganier, Nestor Madji, Methode Moyen, Alain Le Faou, Jean Delmont

“…Information was obtained by standardized questionnaire about sociodemographic criteria, IPTsp, other antimalarial treatment, and use of bet nets. …”
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Proteomics and metabolomics analyses of mechanism underlying bovine sperm cryoinjury by Renzheng Zhang, Xiuyuan Wang, Ruili Liu, Yanfang Mei, Xiuping Miao, Jiaxu Ma, Lei Zou, Qiuyue Zhao, Xuejin Bai, Yajuan Dong

“…However, little is known about the biological mechanism through which freezing reduces sperm motility. …”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…Future work to develop consensus guidelines will benefit from objective data about outcomes, particularly in relation to repeat imaging prior to RTP.…”
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Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions of pharmacy students regarding HIV/AIDS by Wael Mansy, Wajid Syed, Salmeen Babelghaith, Mohamed N. Al-Arifi

“…In addition, 35% of students thought that patients with HIV should be quarantined, 45% of students were concerned about workplace transmission of HIV and their safety on the job, and 41% of them would prefer not to take care of patients with HIV. …”
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Chaetoceros muelleri sulfated polysaccharides: chain conformation, physical characteristics, and morphology by Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Jorge Marquez-Escalante, Agustin Rascon-Chu, Karla Martínez-Robinson, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan

“…Polysaccharides are thought to be abundant in marine microalgae; nevertheless, little is known about their sulfated polysaccharides. We studied Chaetoceros muelleri sulfated polysaccharide (CMSP) chain conformation, physical characteristics, and morphology. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of GBA-Related Clinical Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Yuan Zhang, Li Shu, Xun Zhou, Hongxu Pan, Qian Xu, Jifeng Guo, Beisha Tang, Qiying Sun

“…Numerous studies had discussed about the unique clinical characteristics of PD patients with GBA carriers (GBA + PD). …”
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The Effect of Waxing Options on Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality of “ngowe” Mango Fruits under Different Storage Conditions by Benson Maina, Jane Ambuko, Margaret J. Hutchinson, Willis O. Owino

“…Mango is an economically important fruit crop but with a very short shelf life of about 4–9 days in ambient and between 2 and 3 weeks in cold storage. …”
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Advances in carbon dioxide capture and conversion technologies: Industrial integration for sustainable chemical production by Okezie Emmanuel, Rozina, Thaddeus C. Ezeji

“…It can serve as a solvent, a preservative, a raw material for producing fuels, carbonates, polymers, and chemicals, and as a recovery agent for processes such as enhanced coal bed methane and oil recovery. …”
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Primary dysmenorrhea: pathophysiology, improvement of diagnostic and treatment possibilities by T.V. Fartushok, N.V. Fartushok

“…Under observation there were 68 women who were divided into 2 groups: 34 women with primary dysme­norrhea (main group) and 34 healthy women (control group).The diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea was established on the basis of complaints of patients about painful menstruation and accompanying symptoms during consultations with a gynecologist and endocrinologist.Treatment of patients in the main group was carried out with the drug, which includes Vitex agnus castus L, indinol-3-carbinol, 3,3-diindolyl-methane, extract of passionflower, California Eschscholzia. …”
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Modality-Focused L2-Instruction in Swedish Sign Language by Ingela Holmström

“…In such language acquisition cases, learners can build on what they already physically know about how to express language. But, if they begin to learn a sign language, they have to learn how to express language in a new modality, i.e. the visual-gestural one. …”
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Efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Biqiong Pan, Xiaojun Lai, Jiefang Lu, Xiaoyan Bao, Zengke Fan, Jie Sun

“…Two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that the pembrolizumab group had a higher incidence of grade 3 or 4 AEs compared to the control group (OR: 2.23; 95% CI: 1.23, 4.04; p = 0.008).ConclusionPembrolizumab monotherapy or combination significantly improves survival in recurrent or advanced EC and has manageable toxicity albeit with a relatively high incidence of treatment-related AEs.…”
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Nutrient status alters developmental fates via a switch in mitochondrial homeodynamics by Jie Zhang, Suning Liu, Yang Li, Guanfeng Xu, Huimin Deng, Kirst King-Jones, Sheng Li

“…Abstract Steroid hormones are powerful endocrine regulators, but little is known about how environmental conditions modulate steroidogenesis to reprogram developmental fates. …”
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A Mechanistic, Stochastic Model Helps Understand Multiple Sclerosis Course and Pathogenesis by Isabella Bordi, Renato Umeton, Vito A. G. Ricigliano, Viviana Annibali, Rosella Mechelli, Giovanni Ristori, Francesca Grassi, Marco Salvetti, Alfonso Sutera

“…Heritable and nonheritable factors play a role in multiple sclerosis, but their effect size appears too small, explaining relatively little about disease etiology. Assuming that the factors that trigger the onset of the disease are, to some extent, also those that generate its remissions and relapses, we attempted to model the erratic behaviour of the disease course as observed on a dataset containing the time series of relapses and remissions of 70 patients free of disease-modifying therapies. …”
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Kurganless Cemetery of the Sarmatian Times on the Maloe Storozhevoe Hillfort in the Middle Don Basin by Yuriy D. Razuvaev, Aleksandr N. Merkulov, Sergey A. Nelyubov, Yuliya A. Neretina

“…As a rule, the dead were placed in relatively shallow graves (about 0.4 m) on their backs in an extended position with their heads facing southeast. …”
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Digital 3D reconstructions of synagogues for an innovative approach on Jewish architectural heritage in East Central Europe by Jan Lutteroth, Piotr Kuroczyński, Igor Piotr Bajena

“…The integration of historical photographs and surveys into the modelling phase not only enriched the digital reconstruction but also led to further questions about the building’s history and modifications over time. …”
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Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists by Brooke Nickel, Ray Moynihan, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten J McCaffery, Loai Albarqouni, Tessa Copp, Thomas Dakin, Liam Mannix

“…Given growing evidence about the problems of medical overuse, the need for quality media reporting has become a greater priority. …”
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Experiences of health information-seeking behaviour in preoperative patients with lung cancer: a qualitative study in China by Wei Li, Lihua Huang, Jie Zhu, Jiayi Guo, Man Ye

“…Eligible participants were patients with lung cancer aged 18 and above, capable of articulate expression, informed about their diagnosis, preparing for surgical intervention and willing to engage voluntarily in the study.Results Four main categories were identified. …”
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Intercomparison of Solid Precipitation Derived from the Weighting Rain Gauge and Optical Instruments in the Interior Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Lele Zhang, Lin Zhao, Changwei Xie, Guangyue Liu, Liming Gao, Yao Xiao, Jianzong Shi, Yongping Qiao

“…Even when the wind speeds were smaller than 3.5 m/s, about 44% of such light precipitation events were not recorded by Geonor. …”
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STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF METHIONINE HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA AND ITS CORRECTION WITH CHOLINE AND VITAMIN D ON THE CONDITION OF THE PERIODONTIUM, SMALL INTESTINE, AND LIVER OF RATS by Oleh Kutelmakh, Yulia Chumakova, Lina Kovalchuk, Yulia Odnorih, Olexandra Kutelmakh, Anastasiya Spodaruk

“…So, there is a relationship between the oral cavity, the small intestine, and the liver, which was confirmed by our research, but it is difficult to answer what pathology in this triad precedes and causes a chain reaction. The given narratives about the problems of the "mouth-intestine-liver" axis provide hope for a possible new practical step in dentistry.…”
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Narrow Dietary Niche With High Overlap Between Snow Leopards and Himalayan Wolves Indicates Potential for Resource Competition in Shey Phoksundo National Park, Nepal by Sandesh Lamichhane, Bikram Shrestha, Bhumi Prakash Chaudhary Tharu, Raj Kumar Koirala, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Pratigyan Poudel, Binaya Adhikari, Gopal Khanal

“…In Central Asia and the Himalayas, wolves have recolonized snow leopard habitats, raising considerable concern about resource competition between these apex predators. …”
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