Large language models for pretreatment education in pediatric radiation oncology: A comparative evaluation study by Dominik Wawrzuta, Aleksandra Napieralska, Katarzyna Ludwikowska, Laimonas Jaruševičius, Anastasija Trofimoviča-Krasnorucka, Gints Rausis, Agata Szulc, Katarzyna Pędziwiatr, Kateřina Poláchová, Justyna Klejdysz, Marzanna Chojnacka

“…We aimed to evaluate the responses provided by generative pre-trained transformers (GPT), the most popular subgroup of LLMs, to questions about pediatric radiation oncology. Materials and methods: We collected pretreatment questions regarding radiotherapy from patients and parents. …”
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Response mechanism of water status and photosynthetic characteristics of Cotoneaster multiflorus under drought stress and rehydrated conditions by Qiu-liang Huang, Miao-miao Zhang, Chang-shun Li, Chang-shun Li, Bo-yang Li, Sheng-lan Zhuo, Yu-shan Yang, Yu-da Chen, An-na Zhong, Hao-yang Liu, Wen-feng Lai, Zhen-bei Huang, Ming-hui Cao, Zong-sheng Yuan, Guo-fang Zhang

“…However, little is known about the physiological mechanisms, molecular mechanisms and drought strategies of how C. multiflorus responds to drought stress. …”
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Universal capillary screening for chronic autoimmune, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases: feasibility and acceptability of the UNISCREEN study by Sara Angiulli, Aurora Merolla, Elisa Borgonovo, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Serena Spadoni, Barbara Fontana, Giuseppina Manganaro, Elena Rela, Alberto Bongiovanni, Rita Peracino, Chiara Bellino, Giulia Pata, Eleonora Bianconi, Sabina Martinenghi, Francesca Ulivi, Cristina Renzi, Cristina Renzi, Emanuele Bosi, Emanuele Bosi, UNISCREEN Study Group, Sara Angiulli, Aurora Merolla, Alberto Bongiovanni, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Elena Rela, Rita Peracino, Chiara Bellino, Giuseppina Manganaro, Elisa Borgonovo, Sara Critelli, Aldo Fici, Martina Mallus, Giulia Morocutti, Giulia Pata, Clara Soggetti, Chiara Calabrese, Alberico Di Resta, Maria Pia Ruggiero, Antonella Spano’, Francesca Biasco, Manuel Stocchi, Pietro Melodia, Giuseppe Ancona, Andrea Laurenzi

“…Before screening, 24.0% adults and 31.7% children’s parents were worried about the possibility of being diagnosed or identified as being at risk; worries decreased to 21.3 and 23.4%, respectively, after medical consultation. …”
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Needs for rehabilitation in China: Estimates based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2019 by Tian Tian, Lin Zhu, Qingzhen Fu, Shiheng Tan, Yukun Cao, Ding Zhang, Mingxue Wang, Ting Zheng, Lijing Gao, Daria Volontovich, Yongchen Wang, Jinming Zhang, Zhimei Jiang, Hongbin Qiu, Fan Wang, Yashuang Zhao, Rongman Jia

“…The highest contribution to the need for rehabilitation was musculoskeletal disorders with about 322 (95% UI: 302–343) million persons in seven aggregate disease and injury categories, and hearing loss with over 95 (95% UI: 84–107) million people among 25 health conditions. …”
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Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Eunice Lobo, Jyothi S. Menon, Deepa R., Supriya Bhavnani, Onno CP van Schayck, Shweta Dixit, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Aditi Roy, Sumathi Swaminathan, Ruby Gupta, Poornima Prabhakaran, Prashanth Thankachan, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu, Debarati Mukherjee, Siddhartha Mandal, Gauri Divan

“…While previous studies have examined the independent effects of nutritional status, psychosocial adversities, and environmental pollutants on children’s outcomes, little is known about their interaction and cumulative effects. Objectives This study aims to investigate the independent, interaction, and cumulative effects of nutritional, psychosocial, and environmental factors on children’s cognitive development and mental health in urban and rural India. …”
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Associations of prenatal urinary melamine, melamine analogues, and aromatic amines with gestational duration and fetal growth in the ECHO Cohort by Giehae Choi, Xiaoshuang Xun, Deborah H. Bennett, John D. Meeker, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Sheela Sathyanarayana, Susan L Schantz, Leonardo Trasande, Deborah Watkins, Edo D. Pellizzari, Wenlong Li, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Tracey J. Woodruff, Jessie P. Buckley

“…While these chemicals have identified toxicities, little is known about their influences on fetal development. We measured these chemicals in gestational urine samples in 3 ECHO cohort sites to assess associations with birth outcomes (n = 1,231). …”
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Therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese medicine Hua-Feng-Dan in a rat model of ischemic stroke involve renormalization of gut microbiota by Xiaoxia He, Xiaofeng Yuan, Qilin Shu, Yayang Gao, Youli Chen, Yao Liu, Yao Liu, Yao Liu, Jian Xu, Jian Xu, Jian Xu, Yongping Zhang, Yongping Zhang, Yongping Zhang, Guoqiong Cao, Guoqiong Cao, Guoqiong Cao

“…Hua-Feng-Dan is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat ischemic stroke, but little is known about its therapeutic mechanism. This study explored whether and how the mechanism involves readjustment of gut microbiota. …”
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Effects and trend of steroid dosage reduction during cardiac surgery: A three-year retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center by Jeng-Wei Chen, Hsiu-Wen Liang, Bo-Wei Fong, Chih-Yang Chan, Heng-Wen Chou, Nai-Kuan Chou, Chih-Hsien Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, I-Hui Wu, Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ron-Bin Hsu

“…Background: Current adult cardiac surgery guidelines recommend against the routine use of prophylactic intravenous corticosteroids during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to concerns about myocardial injury, despite their potential to reduce postoperative atrial fibrillation. …”
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Caloric labels do not influence taste pleasantness and neural responses to erythritol and sucrose by Aleksandra Budzinska, Laura Byl, Fabienne Teysseire, Emilie Flad, Patrick Dupont, Bettina Wölnerhanssen, Anne Christin Meyer-Gerspach, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Nathalie Weltens

“…We measured the impact of cognitive influences about the caloric content on brain responses and liking ratings to erythritol, a natural NCS with satiating properties, versus sugar (i.e., sucrose). …”
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IFN-γ reprograms cardiac microvascular endothelial cells to mediate doxorubicin transport and influences the sensitivity of mice to doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by Haoyu Ji, Wenya Ma, Xu Liu, Hongyang Chen, Yining Liu, Zhongyu Ren, Daohong Yin, Ao Cai, Zizhen Zhang, Xin Wang, Wei Huang, Leping Shi, Yanan Tian, Yang Yu, Xiuxiu Wang, Yang Li, Yu Liu, Benzhi Cai

“…Abstract Doxorubicin (DOX) is a first-line chemotherapy agent known for its cardiac toxicity. DOX-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC) severely limits the use for treating malignant tumors and is associated with a poor prognosis. …”
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Carbonic anhydrase 2 mediates anti-obesity effects of black tea as thermogenic activator by Peng Ma, Jie Xiao, Biyu Hou, Ping He, Xinyu Yang, Yisa Wang, Zijing Wang, Tianshu Xu, Xiuying Yang, Xuan Zhu, Shasha Xiang, Song Li, Guanhua Du, Jian Ying, Guifen Qiang

“…Our findings demonstrated anti-obesity effect of BTE as thermogenic activator through CA2-mediated BAT thermogenesis and WAT browning via CA2-AKT-UCP1 signaling pathway, which could be developed as promising anti-obesity agent with good safety and efficacy.…”
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A cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitude and practice of ICU nurses to ICU acquired weakness in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Beijing (北京市三甲医院ICU护士对ICU获得性衰弱的知信行现况调查及影响因素分... by KUANG Lu (旷璐), SHAO Xin (邵欣)

“…The results of multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the influencing factors of knowledge about ICU-AW were professional titles and the educational level(R2=0. 062, △R2=0. 117); The influencing factors of attitude towards ICU-AW was self-evaluation of the degree of mastery of knowledge related to ICU-AW (R2=0. 062, △R2=0. 117); The influencing factors of practice of ICU-AW was working years (R2=0. 061, △R2=0. 102). …”
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Differential expression of circulating microRNAs in lactating Holstein and Jersey cows exposed to heat stress by Jihwan Lee, Doosan Kim, Byeonghwi Lim, Gyeonglim Ryu, Hyeonguk Baek, Joohwan Kim, Seungmin Ha, Sangbum Kim, Seunghwan Lee, Taejeong Choi, Inchul Choi

“…A comparison of 11 potential heat stress-related microRNAs identified in previous studies of Holstein cows revealed consistent expression trends in Jersey cows, albeit with lower fold changes, suggesting their superior heat resilience. …”
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Ozu, le siècle et le geste by Román Domínguez Jiménez

“…Catastrophe qui porte non pas seulement sur la déchéance des grands récits politiques, mais aussi sur l’émergence de la technique comme agent du pouvoir. Le dispositif où la technique se montre elle-même dans toute sa puissance, comme machine politique, est l’image reproductible : la photographie a accompagné la Grande Guerre, comme le cinéma la Deuxième, et la télévision les guerres du Golfe. …”
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Validation of the efficacy of the porous medium model in hemodynamic analysis of iliac vein compression syndrome by Lingling Wei, Ke Hu, Jiaqiu Wang, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Yuanli Chen, Chenshu Li, Xinwu Lu, Kaichuang Ye, Peng Qiu, Yanqing Zhan, Yanqing Zhan

“…The agreements of times to peak between discrete phase particles in CFD analysis and contrast agent particles in Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) were compared. …”
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LC-MS based analysis reveal antimicrobial compounds from Gabonese pharmacopoeia: chemical characterisation and cytotoxicity evaluation by Elvis Otogo N’nang, Elvis Otogo N’nang, Paulin N. Essone, Judicael Ella Ndong, Augustin Boueya, Kossiwa Kokou, Richard Kriz, Richard Kriz, Marie Andrée N’nengué, Félix Ovono Abessolo, Bertrand Lell, Peter G. Kremsner, Peter G. Kremsner, Selidji T. Agnandji, Selidji T. Agnandji

“…However, little is known about the active compounds associated with their biological activities. …”
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Doença de chagas e seus vetores: Conhecer para prevenir! by Flavia dos Santos, Jairo Torres Magalhães-Junior, Ianei de Oliveira Carneiro, Ellenise Elsa Emidio Bicalho, Maurício dos Santos Conceição, Carlos Roberto Franke

“… Este é um estudo qualitativo e descritivo que relata a experiência em atividades de extensão desenvolvidas por estudantes, técnicos e professores do curso de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (UFOB) decorrente de um projeto maior de ensino, pesquisa e extensão junto à população do distrito de Santo Inácio, Gentio do Ouro, Bahia, região endêmica para Trypanosoma cruzi, agente etiológico da doença de Chagas (DC). Foram realizadas duas atividades de extensão, as quais contaram com a participação de 21,9% (56/255) e de 30,6% (78/255) da população. …”
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smu_1558c-mediated regulation of growth and biofilm formation in Streptococcus mutans by Jing Zhou, Jing Zhou, Qizhao Ma, Qizhao Ma, Jingou Liang, Jingou Liang, Yangyang Pan, Yangyang Pan, Yang Chen, Yang Chen, Shuxing Yu, Shuxing Yu, Yaqi Liu, Yaqi Liu, Qiong Zhang, Qiong Zhang, Yuqing Li, Jing Zou, Jing Zou

“…Streptococcus mutans is a key etiological agent in dental caries, owing to its strong ability to form biofilms through carbohydrate fermentation. …”
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Financial Toxicity and Kidney Disease in Children and Adults: A Scoping Review by Siligato R, Gembillo G, De Giorgi A, Di Maria A, Scichilone LM, Capone M, Vinci FM, Nicoletti S, Bondanelli M, Malaventura C, Storari A, Santoro D, Dionisi S, Fabbian F

“…Health care professionals need to improve their knowledge about the relationship between FT and renal disease; there is a paucity of data regarding the effects of FT on different outcomes, although this nonmedical risk factor can negatively influence kidney health and quality of life. …”
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A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of the New Orleans Intervention for Infant Mental Health: A Study Protocol by Rachel Pritchett, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Nicholas Watson, Richard Cotmore, Philip Wilson, Graham Bryce, Julia Donaldson, Kathleen Boyd, Charles Zeanah, John Norrie, Julie Taylor, Julie Larrieu, Martina Messow, Matt Forde, Fiona Turner, Susan Irving, Helen Minnis

“…The need for prompt decisions about permanent placement (i.e., regarding adoption or return home) is internationally recognised. …”
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