Strengthening community actions to improve diabetes mellitus care optimising public health facilitators by Okuhle Nxedlana, Mbuyiselo Douglas, Emmanuel Manu

“…Ngangelizwe is one of the townships located about 2 km east of Mthatha Town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The thematic analysis method was used to analyse data with the assistance of Atlas ti, version 23 software. …”
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Therapeutic depletion of CCR8+ tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells elicits antitumor immunity and synergizes with anti-PD-1 therapy by James Dooley, Bart Neyns, Elizabeth Allen, Frank Tacke, Louis Boon, Damya Laoui, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Helena Van Damme, Bruno Dombrecht, Máté Kiss, Heleen Roose, Eva Van Overmeire, Daliya Kancheva, Liesbet Martens, Aleksandar Murgaski, Pauline Madeleine Rachel Bardet, Gillian Blancke, Maude Jans, Evangelia Bolli, Maria Solange Martins, Yvon Elkrim, Kiavash Movahedi, Niels Vandamme, Sebahat Ocak, Isabelle Scheyltjens, Lars Vereecke, Frank Aboubakar Nana, Pascal Merchiers, Jo Agnes Van Ginderachter

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Clinical Factors Predicting Voluntary Driving Cessation among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Hidetada Yamada, Masahiro Nakamori, Tomohisa Nezu, Teppei Kotozaki, Juri Kitamura, Tomohiko Ohshita, Yoshimasa Sueda, Hirofumi Maruyama

“…Cognitive function was evaluated using the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-J). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of heart failure and its underlying causes, 1990–2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jun Ran, Ping Zhou, Jinxi Wang, Xuemei Zhao, Yan Huang, Qiong Zhou, Mei Zhai, Yuhui Zhang

“…Temporal trends were evaluated using estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) and joinpoint regression analysis. …”
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Attendance of Patients with ophthalmological problems about Eye Protection from UV/blue Light Radiation from Sun light and Electronic Devices in Sulaimani City by Salah Qadir Mahmood, Muhammad Babakir-Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Bakhtyar Kamal Talabany

“…The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 22.0. There was an even distribution between male and female participants across the groups. …”
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Ovarian stimulation alternatives for in vitro production of embryos in water buffaloes by Alexis Bandeo, José Luis Konrad, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Marina J. Sansinena, Gustavo Crudeli, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance were conducted on the obtained data, considering population and follicular size, quantity and quality of oocytes, and embryo production, with a significance level (α) of 5%. …”
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Leveraging on large language model to classify sentences: a case study applying STAGES scoring methodology for sentence completion test on ego development by Xavier Bronlet

“…The robustness of aggregated data is particularly evident when calculating ego development scores for individuals, groups, corporate units, and entire corporations. …”
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BRAF inhibitor monotherapy in BRAFV600E-mutated pediatric low-grade glioma: a single center’s experience by S. S. McThenia, S. S. McThenia, S. S. McThenia, K. M. Reddy, K. M. Reddy, E. Damaraju, E. Castellino, Z. He, R. Beer, F. Chien, F. Chien, F. Chien, R. C. Castellino, R. C. Castellino, R. C. Castellino, A. E. Goldman-Yassen, A. E. Goldman-Yassen, J. R. Fangusaro, J. R. Fangusaro, J. R. Fangusaro, T. MacDonald, T. MacDonald, T. MacDonald

“…Combined BRAF/MEK inhibition following incomplete resection demonstrated improved outcome in BRAFV600E altered pLGG compared to combined carboplatin/vincristine chemotherapy and is now considered the standard FDA-approved treatment for this group of tumors. The aim herein was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of single agent BRAF inhibitor treatment in BRAFV600E altered pLGG.MethodsA single institution retrospective chart review analysis was performed on patients, 0 to 21 years of age, with newly diagnosed and/or progressive BRAFV600E mutated pLGGs (WHO Grade 1 or 2) at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta treated off-study with BRAF inhibitor monotherapy between 2013-2023. 2-year progression free survival (PFS) and objective tumor response was evaluated. …”
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Current Status of Trace Metal Pollution in Soils Affected by Industrial Activities by Ehsanul Kabir, Sharmila Ray, Ki-Hyun Kim, Hye-On Yoon, Eui-Chan Jeon, Yoon Shin Kim, Yong-Sung Cho, Seong-Taek Yun, Richard J. C. Brown

“…If the dominant species are evaluated by the highest mean concentration observed for different industry types, the results were grouped into Pb, Zn, Ni, Cu, Fe, and As in smelting and metal production industries, Mn and Cd in the textile industry, and Cr in the leather industry. …”
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CDK9 Expression Shows Role as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Breast Cancer Patients Who Fail to Achieve Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Ashley J. Schlafstein, Allison E. Withers, Soumon Rudra, Diana Danelia, Jeffrey M. Switchenko, Donna Mister, Saul Harari, Hui Zhang, Waaqo Daddacha, Shahrzad Ehdaivand, Xiaoxian Li, Mylin A. Torres, David S. Yu

“…Protein expression was linked with clinical data to determine significance. In a Cox proportional hazards model, using a time-dependent covariate to evaluate the risk of death between groups beyond 3 years, high CDK9 expression was significantly associated with an increase in OS (HR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.07-0.98, p=0.046). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…Objectives: To better understand COVID-19 in young children, we evaluated the epidemiological, clinical, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neonates and 1-3 months old infants and compared the differences between the two groups. …”
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Impact of Sex on Infection Risk in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Borrelli, S. Nicola, F. Corradi, I. Badiu, L. Lo Sardo, N. Rashidy, A. Quinternetto, M. Mazzola, F. Meli, E. Saracco, I. Vitali, S. Negrini, L. Brussino

“…However, only a small number of studies have attempted to analyze this risk using real-life data, and even fewer have successfully assessed the influence of sex. …”
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Clinical novel exploration of intractable fever in stroke rehabilitation: a single-center cross-sectional retrospective study by Huang Jingjie, Wu Bangqi, Qin Peng, Zhang Ziyi, Cheng Yupei, Wang Chaoran, Chen Yuyan, Bai Jing

“…Medical records and clinical characteristics were collected, and the data from the two groups of febrile patients were analyzed using t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and chi-square tests. …”
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Functional MRI study of neurovascular coupling in patients with non-lesional epilepsy by Zhisen Li, Xiaoxia Hou, Yanli Lu, Huimin Zhao, Meixia Wang, Qian Gui, Guanhui Wu, Qinrong Xu, Xiaofeng Dong, Qingzhang Cheng, Xiaowen Xu, Hongxuan Feng

“…The imaging indexes of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and CBF were calculated, respectively, by post-processing analysis. The differences in CBF, ALFF and CBF/ALFF ratio between the two groups were analyzed, along with correlation with clinical data of NLE patients.ResultsCompared with the healthy controls, the CBF of the right parahippocampal gyrus was significantly decreased, and the CBF/ALFF ratio of the right inferior parietal, but supramarginal and angular gyri was significantly increased in NLE patients (p < 0.001). …”
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Characteristics Defining Broccoli Cultivars from Different Seed Producers by Elena Ordiales, Domingo J. Iglesias, María Victoria Alarcón, Lorena Zajara, Jesús Gil, Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez, Julio Salguero

“…Results revealed that both first and second principal components explained more than 75% of the variance and grouped data according their cultivar and commercial origin. …”
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New Insights into Behçet’s Syndrome Metabolic Reprogramming: Citrate Pathway Dysregulation by Anna Santarsiero, Pietro Leccese, Paolo Convertini, Angela Padula, Paolo Abriola, Salvatore D’Angelo, Faustino Bisaccia, Vittoria Infantino

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate SLC25A1 and ACLY expression levels in BS patients. …”
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Relationship between Neovascular Density in Swept Source-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Signs of Activity in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Martin Stattin, Julia Forster, Ahmed Daniel, Alexandra Graf, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

“…A single-cohort retrospective data analysis from one tertiary eye care center. …”
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A Multivariate prediction model for amlodipine therapeutic efficacy in pediatric primary hypertension by Yao Lin, Hui Wang, Yaqi Li, Yang Liu, Yanyan Liu, Hongwei Zhang, Yanjun Deng, Lin Shi

“…The baseline data in the two groups were analyzed to identify variables associated with amlodipine treatment responsiveness; furthermore, a nomogram prediction model was established based on those potential predictors derived from multivariate regression analysis. …”
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Doctoral Studies in the Context of Global Trends: Problems and Key Factors of Development by M. V. Seroshtan, K. A. Artamonova, G. Z. Akimova, E. V. Berezhnaya, E. V. Seroshtan

“…As a result of analyzing and evaluating statistical data for 2010-2021 and summarizing numerous publications of researchers, the authors conclude that the trend of steady decline in the efficiency of doctoral education over the past decade is a systemic problem. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica from Pneumonic Small Ruminants and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility in Haramaya District, Eastern Et... by Mohammed Abdulkadir, Taju Nigussie, Isayas Asefa Kebede

“…STATA 14 software was used to analyze the data. In addition, multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to assess an association of risk factors. …”
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