Use of virtual reality to remotely train healthcare professionals in paediatric emergency tracheostomy skills: protocol for a multi-centre, non-inferiority educational intervention... by Jonathan R. Abbas, Noorulanne Younis, Emily Johnstone, Azita Rajai, Rachel Isba, Antony Payton, Brendan A. McGrath, Neil Tolley, Iain A. Bruce

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Using benthos a bioindicator to assess the efficiency constructed wetland community wastewater treatment system by K. Seethong, K. Chunkao, N. Dampin, W. Wararam

“…Soil samples were taken before and during planting at 2-week intervals, evaluating organic matter, pH, electrical conductivity, salinity, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and plant growth indicators. …”
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Switching to biological DMARDs versus cycling among JAK inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and with inadequate response to JAK inhibitors: from FIRST registry by Yoshiya Tanaka, Hiroaki Tanaka, Satoshi Kubo, Shingo Nakayamada, Yusuke Miyazaki, Yoshino Inoue, Shunsuke Fukuyo, Ippei Miyagawa, Kentaro Hanami, Yasuyuki Todoroki, Masanobu Ueno, Yurie Satoh-Kanda, Ayako Yamaguchi

“…JAKi-IR patients were those who switched to another drug due to inadequate response or did not reach low disease activity within 26 weeks of beginning JAKi. The efficacy and safety of switched biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) or cycled targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were analysed 26 weeks after switching treatment in JAKi-IR patients.Results Patients with JAKi-IR RA accounted for 31.8% (n=138/434). …”
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Owners’ perceptions of dog treat management in Western Romania by Sorana Daina, Anamaria Blaga-Petrean, Silvana Popescu, Ioana Delia Pop, Daniel Mierlita, Adrian Macri

“…Veterinarians play a critical role in guiding owners toward balanced feeding strategies that incorporate treats into comprehensive dietary plans. …”
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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

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Training Psychological Skills: Efficacy and Assessment of a Nonclinical Psychological Sports Coaching E-Intervention for Young Elite Athletes by Raphaël Bonetti, Fabienne Crettaz von Rotten, Denis Hauw

“…Participants aged 13 to 18 (M = 14.67, SD = 1.13) trained an average of 4.10 times per week (SD = 1.01) and had been practicing their sport for an average of 8.65 years (SD = 2.46). …”
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A Test-Retest Study of Single- and Multi-Delay pCASL for Choroid Plexus Perfusion Imaging in Healthy Subjects Aged 19 to 87 Years by Zixuan Liu, Qinyang Shou, Kay Jann, Chenyang Zhao, Danny JJ Wang, Xingfeng Shao

“…There is a growing interest in the choroid plexus (ChP) due to its critical role in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production and its involvement in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Development of a Recombinant Fusion Vaccine Candidate Against Lethal <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Neurotoxin Types A and B by Eun-Sun Choi, Seong-Wook Pyo, So-Hyeon Kim, Jun-Ho Jeon, Gi-Eun Rhie, Mi-Ran Yun, Hwajung Yi, Yoon-Seok Chung

“…The HC_C domain is critical for binding to neuronal cell membrane receptors and facilitating BoNT internalization via endocytosis. …”
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Older adults’ Internet use behavior and its association with accelerometer-derived physical activity by Yen-Yu Chung, Jiaren Chen, Mei-Chun Lin, Ruo-Lan Liu, Jenn-Bang Wu, Hsin-Chang Tsai, Ting-Fu Lai, Ting-Fu Lai, Yung Liao, Yung Liao, Jong-Hwan Park, Jong-Hwan Park, Jong-Hwan Park

“…ObjectiveThe aging population is thriving worldwide, and it is critical to improve the health of older adults through physical activity (PA). …”
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D-mannose alleviates chronic periodontitis in rats by regulating the functions of neutrophils by Xue Li, Xueting Chen, Qingyu Zhu, Pengye Zhang, Shunxue Nan, Lei Lv, Shengcai Qi

“…Methods To explore the protective effects of D-mannose on chronic periodontitis, the eight-week-old Sprague Dawley rat model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced periodontitis was established, followed by D-mannose treatment by oral gavage. …”
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RETRACTED: Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation—Implications for Physiotherapists by Peng-Ming Yu, Peng-Ming Yu, Yu-Qiang Wang, Ze-Ruxing Luo, Raymond C. C. Tsang, Oystein Tronstad, Oystein Tronstad, Jun Shi, Ying-Qiang Guo, Alice Y. M. Jones

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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

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Interaction of dietary replacements of fishmeal by protein blend and feeding frequency on growth performance and protein utilization of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio var. CAS V) by Yongning Yu, Yu Wang, Junyan Jin, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Haokun Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie

“…Future strategies aimed at replacing dietary fishmeal should consider the role of feeding frequency as a critical factor.…”
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Astaxanthin mitigates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via inhibiting ferroptosis and autophagy: a study based on bioinformatic analysis and in vivo/vitro experiments by Bowen Yin, Jingyi Ren, Xuanyi Liu, Yadong Zhang, Jinshi Zuo, Rui Wen, Huanting Pei, Miaomiao Lu, Siqi Zhu, Zhenao Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Yanyi Zhai, Yuxia Ma

“…In the animal experiments, rats underwent 4 weeks of gavage treatment with various doses of ASX, followed by intraperitoneal injections of DOX every 2 days during the final week. …”
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Physiological accumulation of lipid droplets in the newborn liver during breastfeeding is driven by TLR4 ligands by Wanderson Ferreira da Silva Júnior, Karen Marques de Oliveira Costa, Hortência Maciel Castro Oliveira, Maísa Mota Antunes, Kassiana Mafra, Brenda Naemi Nakagaki, Pedro Sérgio Corradi da Silva, Júlia Duarte Megale, Sarah Campos de Sales, Douglas Carvalho Caixeta, Mário Machado Martins, Robinson Sabino-Silva, Cristina Maria Pinto de Paula, Luiz Ricardo Goulart, Rafael Machado Rezende, Gustavo Batista Menezes

“…Newborn mice displayed a dramatic accumulation of hepatic lipid droplets within the first 12 h after birth, persisting for the initial two weeks of life. This pattern coincided with exclusive milk feeding and completely abated by the third week, aligning with weaning. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine plus personal protective equipment versus personal protective equipment alone for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections among healthcare wor... by Rohina Joshi, Sudha Vidyasagar, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Rinaldo Bellomo, Vivekanand Jha, Chirag Patel, Vijay Kumar, Lachlan Donaldson, Oommen John, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Michael John, Naomi Hammond, Jeyaraj Pandian, Ashwani Kumar, Arpita Ghosh, S Radhakrishnan, Rajib Paul, Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Dorrilyn Rajbhandari, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Amritendu Bhattacharya, Sumaiya Arfin, Abhinav Bassi, Lachlan Hugh Donaldson, Naomi E Hammond, Mallikarjuna Kunigari, Cynthia Amrutha, Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini, Subir Ghosh, Santosh Kumar Nag, Hari Krishnan Selvaraj, Viny Kantroo, Kamal D Shah, Sheila Myatra, Amritendu Battacharya, Pavan Kumar Vecham, Evangeline Elvira, Gomathi Parthasarathy, Archana Ragunathan, Gnanavel Rajendra Kunjurao, Pavithra Sampath Kumar, Hilda Nirmala Kumari, Jayanthi Swaminathan, Murshid Cheriyeri Peediyekkal, Arun Chander Yadav, Aarthi Venkatramanan, Cynthia Amrutha Sukumar, Dharini Prasad, Krishnanda Nayak, Ravindra Prabhu, Rohini Bilagi, Akash Bhange, Bhumika Patel, Ekta Ramchandani, Jinesh Patel, Krupa Gandhi, N Prathyusha, Rayshma Rao Bonshlay Lakshmanan, S Hari Krishnan, Abhishek George Mehta, Mousumi Pradhan, Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini, Shahid Ali Siddique, Naved-ur Rahman, Mohammad Jamalludeen, Mounika Amarneni, Suresh Sankar, Vidya Rajesh Joshi, Alka Yadav, Nikhil Modi, Rinku Dahiya, Serena Knowles, Nikita Bathla, Fatima Butt

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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…While the control group followed the regular team training, the intervention group additionally trained twice weekly over five weeks with the novel exergame for 11 min per session (i.e., 3 x 3 min with 1 min rest). …”
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Cissus quadrangularis L. hexane extract infused glyoxal cross-linked chitosan-collagen scaffold elicits early osteoinduction by Praseetha R. Nair, P.S. Unnikrishnan, Sachin J. Shenoy, G.S. Sailaja

“…Results: Histopathological evaluation of CHCOHE implanted critical-size calvarial defect in rats indicates the presence of osteoblast cells, neovascularization along with evidence of scaffold degradation by giant cells after 4 weeks. …”
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Semi-vertebral column resection with preservation of posterior ligament complex for Kümmell’s disease: a case report by Tong-Hao Wang, Zhi Liu, Yong-Gang Tian, Guo-Yue Yang, Li-Qiang Han

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A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in Pregnancy by Rashid Naseem Khan, Aliya Naseem, Muhammad Athar Khan, Qurat ul Ain Qurat ul Ain, Mamoona Hashim, Hafiza Laila Hashim Khan

“…Her thrombocytopenia was managed with transfusions, and regular prenatal ultrasounds were conducted. At 36 weeks, an elective cesarean delivered a healthy 2.4 kg baby. …”
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