Brief electrical stimulation and synkinesis after facial nerve crush injury: a randomized prospective animal study by Adrian Mendez, Alex Hopkins, Vincent L. Biron, Hadi Seikaly, Lin Fu Zhu, David W. J. Côté

“…Conclusions This is the first study to use an implantable stimulator for serial BES following a crush injury in a validated animal model. …”
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The triphenylmethane dye brilliant blue G is only moderately effective at inhibiting amyloid formation by human amylin or at disaggregating amylin amyloid fibrils, but interferes w... by Rehana Akter, Alexander Zhyvoloup, Bingqian Zheng, Surita R Bhatia, Daniel P Raleigh

“…BBG also interferes with ANS based assays of h-amylin amyloid formation. The work highlights the differences between inhibition of Aβ and h-amylin amyloid formation, illustrates the limitation of using Aβ inhibitors as leads for h-amylin amyloid inhibitors, and reinforces the difficulties in interpreting dye binding assays of amyloid formation.…”
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Trauma surgical skill sustainment at the University of Chicago AMEDD Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Site: an observation report by Priya Prakash, Kenneth Wilson, Jennifer Cone, Selwyn O Rogers, Andrew Benjamin, Timothy P Plackett, Nicholas Jaszczak, David A Hampton

“…The operative volume resulted in a KSA score of 22 799 points. The first civilian surgeon’s annual clinical activity included 453 trauma evaluations and 151 operative cases, resulting in a KSA score of 16 738 points. …”
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Isolation, characterization and control of Botrytis spp. pathogenic on strawberry in Iran by Fatemeh Maghsoodi, Parissa Taheri, Saeed Tarighi

“…The EO obtained from F. gummosa at 125, 250, 500, 750 and 1000 μg mL−1 concentrations showed significant antifungal effect on mycelial growth of B. cinerea and B. pelargonii in a dose dependent manner. …”
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Association between adolescent obesity and early adulthood healthcare utilization—a two-cohort prospective study by Emilia Hagman, Vidar Halsteinli, Resthie R. Putri, Christina Hansen Edwards, Gudrun Waaler Bjørnelv, Claude Marcus, Rønnaug A. Ødegård

“…Methods This study analyzed data from two longitudinal cohorts: a population-based cohort from Norway (Young-HUNT) and a clinical cohort from Sweden (BORIS), the latter with matched general population comparators. …”
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Vers la conservation intégrée des gibbons à favoris blancs by Brice Lefaux, Camille Coudrat

“…Depuis 2013, Projet Anoulak, organisation non gouvernementale basée au Laos, dans la réserve de Nakai Nam theun, étudie une des plus grandes populations de gibbons à favoris blancs. …”
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Value of multi-parameter 123I-MIBG scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease by Teng Xue, Ying Cui, Ying Kan, Guanyun Wang, Jigang Yang

“…Diagnostic efficacy was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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Quantifying the spatial impact of an invasive Acacia on ecosystem functioning using remote sensing by André Große-Stoltenberg, Christiane Werner, Christine Hellmann, Jens Oldeland, Jan Thiele

“…Vegetation cover and topographic indices derived from airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) were used to account for spatial heterogeneity. …”
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Clinical and measurement variables affecting halitosis intensity following cysteine challenge test by Wanki Lee, Jung Hwan Jo, Young-Seok Park, Ji Woon Park

“…Standardized test protocols should address measurement timing, tools used, and tongue coating levels as clinical factors influencing VSC detection.…”
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Certain Aspects of the Analysis of Cryptocurrency Transactions during the Prevention and Investigation of Crimes by V. V. Nosov, I. A. Manzhai

“…The main directions of using cryptocurrency in a criminal environment have been determined. …”
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Malaria and Helminth Coinfection among Children at the Douala Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital by Ashungafack Flavio, Yamssi Cedric, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Vincent Khan Payne

“…The study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study that took place from January to July 2020 where 203 children were involved. …”
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Do nome à coisa: a Covid-19 experienciada por mulheres domiciliadas em João Pessoa - o caso de Cristina by Geissy Reis, Mónica Franch

“… A pandemia da covid-19, ao longo de seu trajeto espaço temporal, vê-se enredada às múltiplas condições socioculturais das distintas localidades e grupos humanos que atinge, como diversos estudos vêm apontando. …”
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A grounded theory study on medical students’ proxy online health information seeking behavior by Pan Minghao, He Leyun, Yang Jingying, Huang Wanyu, Wang Fan, Wang Linlin, Shen Meiyu

“…Methods Based on grounded theory, this study conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 medical students, from whom data were collected for analysis. …”
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Oferta institucional de recursos didácticos digitales para la inclusión en secundaria: Un análisis comparativo en el estado español by María Isabel Vidal Esteve, Miriam González González, Ana Parada Gañete, Diana Marín-Suelves

“…Desde esta perspectiva, en esta investigación se ha analizado la oferta institucional de recursos didácticos digitales para la atención a la diversidad en la etapa de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, de tres comunidades autónomas del estado español: la Comunitat Valenciana, Galicia y las Islas Canarias. …”
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Association of Axial Length and Refraction with Near Horizontal Heterophoria in Chinese Children: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaoqin Chen, Yanglin Jiang, Qian Fan, Lihua Li, Wenli Lu, Yan Wang

“…Near heterophoria was measured at 33 cm using the Maddox rod and prism test. Noncycloplegic refraction and AL were also measured. …”
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Enhanced CyGNSS Soil Moisture Retrieval Validated by In-Situ Data in Argentina's Pampas by Javier Arellana, Francisco Grings, Mariano Franco

“…Soil moisture (SM) retrieval using signals of opportunity based on specularly reflected signals has gained significant attention in the past two decades. …”
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Assessing the impact of antimicrobial resistance policies on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance-associated mortality in children and adults in low and middle-income countries: a global analysis by Günther Fink, Jay Patel, Kyaw Zay Ya

“…Further policy effectiveness research will be needed to better understand the true impact of government measures. In general, a multifaceted approach will likely be needed to fight AMR and preserve antibiotics’ effectiveness, including evidence-based policies, targeted education and research.…”
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A social ecological approach to identify the barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination acceptance: A scoping review. by Penny Lun, Jonathan Gao, Bernard Tang, Chou Chuen Yu, Khalid Abdul Jabbar, James Alvin Low, Pradeep Paul George

“…One of the biggest obstacles to implementing successful vaccination programmes is vaccine hesitancy stemming from concerns about effectiveness and safety. This review aims to identify the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance and to organize the factors using the social ecological framework.…”
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Gender Inequality and Elite Working Women in Kirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Namanya, Precious

“…Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and this enabled the researcher to draw valid and dependable conclusions and recommendations of the study. Using Krejicie and Morgan's table of determination of sample size from a given study population (1970), the Study population was put into strata namely 56 elite rural working women and 10 local leaders. …”
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Impact of Maziba Church of Uganda on Family Stability in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Akancungura, Albert

“…Findings of the study obtained from the field interpreting the results analyzing based on the specific objectives of the study and chapter five portrayed the summary of findings, the study concludes that the Maziba church of Uganda parish like any other church needs to manifest itself as an advocate of social change. …”
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