Spatial predictors of landowners' engagement in the restoration of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Thomas Pienkowski, Anna Freni Sterrantino, Anazelia M. Tedesco, Matt Clark, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Arundhati Jagadish, Alex Mendes, Ludmila Pugliese de Siqueira, Morena Mills

“…Engagement with forest restoration is highest where there are more people and lower travel times to cities, suggesting restoration can potentially deliver ecological benefits in some of Brazil's most degraded landscapes. …”
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Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study by Amit Kumar Satapathy, Arvind Kumar Singh, Priyamadhaba Behera, Debkumar Pal, Abhisek Mishra

“…Thirty-seven (75.5%) sick infants reached the healthcare facility 30 min after deciding to seek care.Conclusion Birth asphyxia, pneumonia prematurity and low birth weight were found to be the common causes of infant mortality, with larger family sizes and lower education status among fathers being the significant determinants of infant mortality. …”
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The association between gestational selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment and newborn thyroid screen: a large-scale cohort study by Orian Raviv, Yael Lebenthal, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Eyal Cohen-Sela, Shlomo Almashanu, Ronella Marom, Jacky Herzlich, Liran Hiersch, Avivit Brener

“…Infants of SSRI-treated mothers had lower WHO-classified birthweight z-scores (-0.25 ± 0.93 vs -0.04 ± 0.92, p < 0.001) and a higher rate of small-for-gestational-age infants (13.4% vs 8.2%, p < 0.001). …”
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The influence of neurovegetative and psychological characteristics of infertile patients with long-term COVID-19 on the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technologies by O.G. Boichuk, I.S. Golovchak, T.V. Kolomiichenko

“…Women with infertility and "long-COVID-19" are characterized by a relatively low level of socio-economic status: a lower level of income, a smaller share of entrepreneurs and housewives, not comfortable enough living conditions. …”
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A clinical study on head meridian massage to relieve tension type headache in patients with anxiety disorders (头部经穴推拿缓解焦虑障碍患者紧张性头痛的临床研究)... by WEI Hongmei (韦红梅), CHEN Yanfen (陈燕芬), LUO Tianyun (罗添云), YE Junrong (叶君荣), XIONG Linghui (熊令辉), LONG Xuxing (龙绪星), ZHOU Peilin (周沛林), ZHANG Xin (张辛)

“…Results After the intervention, the VAS score and HAMA score of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group, and the total effective rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0. 05). …”
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Changes in Techno-Functional Characteristics of Cow Colostrum Powder Prepared by Freeze Drying by Anamika Das, Raman Seth, Ayon Tarafdar, Swarnima Dey, Yogesh Kumar, Ranjna Sirohi

“…The microstructure of freeze-dried cow colostrum whey powder revealed that its pore size was more than that of skimmed colostrum powder. BCWP exhibited lower phagocytic activity as well as lymphocyte proliferation index as compared to BSCP which was carried out in vitro. …”
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The role of vitamin D in slipped capital femoral epiphysis in children and adolescents: a retrospective case-control study by Peng Ning, Shuting Lin, Huiyu Geng, Tianjing Liu

“…Significant differences were found in 25(OH)D, ALP, free thyroxine (FT4), and Mg (P&lt;0.05). The SCFE group had lower 25(OH)D and ALP levels but higher FT4 and Mg. …”
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Exposure to Subclinical Doses of Fumonisins, Deoxynivalenol, and Zearalenone Affects Immune Response, Amino Acid Digestibility, and Intestinal Morphology in Broiler Chickens by Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Laharika Kappari, Mohammad Pilewar, Matthew K. Jones, Oluyinka A. Olukosi, Anthony Pokoo-Aikins, Todd J. Applegate, Anthony E. Glenn

“…Higher mycotoxin groups T2 to T6 had a reduction in the digestibility of amino acids methionine (<i>p</i> < 0.05), aspartate (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and serine (<i>p</i> < 0.05); a reduction in CD4+, CD8+ T-cell populations (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and an increase in T regulatory cell percentages in the spleen (<i>p</i> < 0.05); a decrease in splenic macrophage nitric oxide production and total IgA production (<i>p</i> < 0.05); and upregulated cytochrome P450-1A1 and 1A4 gene expression (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Birds fed the lower mycotoxin concentration groups, T7 and T8, did not have a significant effect on performance, intestinal health, and immune responses, suggesting that these concentrations pose the least negative effects in broiler chickens. …”
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Geographic variation in modern contraceptive utilization among women of reproductive age in Mozambique: a multilevel analysis by Habtu Kifle Negash, Destaye Tirite Gelaw, Mihret Getnet, Hiwot Tezera Endale, Tseganesh Asefa, Fethiya Seid Hasen, Yihun Tefera Ayenew, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn, Trualem Zeleke Yehuala, Winta Tesfaye

“…Regional differences persist, with lower usage in provinces like Cabo Delgado and higher usage in urban areas like Maputo and Gaza. …”
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Efficacy of an avocado-based Mediterranean diet on serum lipids for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke: a randomized phase 2 controlled pilot trial by Verónica V. Olavarría, Paola R. Campodónico, Valeska Vollrath, Paula von Geldern, Carolina Velásquez, Patricia Pavez, Barbara Valente, Pamela Donoso, Alexandra Ginesta, Gabriel Cavada, Enrico Mazzon, Víctor Navia, Matías Guzmán, Pablo Brinck, Andrés Gallardo, Pablo Gonzalez, Pablo M. Lavados

“…Conclusion Compared with a low-fat diet, the avocado-based MeDi did not significantly lower LDL-C in IS patients after three months. The intervention was safe, feasible, and well accepted. …”
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Quality improvement of rubber seed meal diet for Nile tilapia with amino acid supplemetation by Didi Humaedi Yusuf, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Jusadi

“…The data indicated that quality of 75% RSMF could improved after lysine supplementation, but still lower than using 50% RSMF and soybean meal as protein source.   …”
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Assessment of various etiological factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma in non-habit patients- a cross sectional case control study by Mudiyayirakkani Muthusamy, Pratibha Ramani, Paramasivam Arumugam, Parthiban Rudrapathy, Boopathi Kangusamy, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Balachander Kannan, Anitha Pandi

“…The biochemical analysis revealed patients with lower total antioxidant capacity have 0.671 odds (0.671 OR, CI, 0.621–0.725) of getting NHOSCC and was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001). …”
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Rearing mealworm larvae with wheat, barley or maize grains as main source of nutrients in unbalanced or balanced substrates by D. Plonquet, G. Fondevila, M. Fondevila

“…Apparently, larval performance does not respond to the substrate starch content but it might be influenced by the endosperm physical structure. Additionally, a lower N content in the substrate could impair growth performance, an effect that is alleviated once larval protein requirements are achieved. …”
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Using a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalve Atrial Fibrillation in China’s Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study by Xueying Ru, Tianhao Wang, Lan Zhu, Yunhui Ma, Liqun Qian, Huan Sun, Zhigang Pan

“…It seemed that the incidence of adverse clinical events in the software group was lower than that in the control group. The main reason for dropouts in both groups was “following up in other hospitals.” …”
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The dynamic characteristics of the shearer cable drag system. by Bo Xie, Feida Wang, Jing Liu, Zhanjun Xu, Shuaishuai Gao, Lijuan Zhao

“…These values are significantly lower than the cable clamp's breaking tensile strength of 70 kN, with peak values of 57.4 N and 94.1 N, respectively. …”
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DYNAMICS OF MISCARRIAGE AMONG THE FEMALE POPULATION OF FERTILE AGE IN UKRAINE AND IN LVIV REGION IN 2014-2021 by Nataliia Timchenko, Taras Gutor

“…The analyzed indicators of the share of premature newborns from the total number of live births in Lviv region were lower every year, and the share of newborns from the total number of stillbirths was higher compared to the average annual indicators in Ukraine. …”
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Comparison of biodegradable and durable polymer drug-eluting stents in acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis by Tingting Wei, Can Huang, Yifan Zeng, Haoyong Yuan, Zhongshi Wu, Ting Lu, Yalin Liu

“…There was no difference in the baseline characteristics, except for the number of smoking patients (OR: 1.13, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.24; p=0.008, I2=29%), which was significantly lower in the BP-DES group. The meta-analysis demonstrated that MACEs, efficacy endpoints and safety endpoints were similar between the groups at 1 year. …”
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The Virtual Client Experience Survey for Mental Health and Addictions: Revalidation of a Survey to Measure Client and Family Experiences of Virtual Care by Allison Crawford, Anne Kirvan, Marcos Sanches, Amanda Gambin, Denise Canso, Eva Serhal

“…Timely was the only subscale with an α lower than 0.7; all others were above 0.8. In all cases, the corrected item-total correlation was higher than 0.3. …”
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Fracture Line Morphology and a Novel Classification of Pilon Fractures by Jichao Liu, Chengdong Piao, Guanlu Cui, Haipeng Sun, Zhengwei Li

“…The fibula fracture line mainly extended from the anterior and lower part of the lateral malleolus to the posterior and upper part. …”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…This increase underscores the importance of systematic approaches and interdisciplinary collaborations, while identifying knowledge gaps, especially in lower-income regions. It is crucial that researchers worldwide adhere to evidence-based medicine principles to avoid duplication of efforts. …”
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