Use of acupuncture among chronic disease patients attending primary healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional study in Korea by Su Yeon Lee, Soo Jeung Choi, Hyea Bin Im, Dain Choi, Dongwoon Han

“…Abstract Background Given the crucial role of integrating acupuncture treatment into primary care for managing chronic diseases, this study endeavors to identify the utilization of acupuncture among chronic disease patients seeking primary care services in Korea. Additionally, it aims to evaluate their knowledge level and perceptions related to acupuncture use. …”
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Combining ability of CMS-lines of grain sorghum based on A1, A2, A3, A4, 9E and M-35-1A types of сytoplasmic male sterility by O. P. Kibalnik

“…It was found that the manifestation of traits (plant height, parameters of the panicle, the weight of grains in one panicle and 1000 grains, yield) in sorghum is controlled by genes with additive effect. For further breeding for heterosis, CMS-lines (A1 O-Yang 1, A3 Feterita 14 and A4 KP 70) were selected with strong high effects of GCA on the main breeding grounds stable for years. …”
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Elucidating the Prognostic Role of BRAFV600E and the Activation Status of the Downstream MAPK Pathway in PTC: A Study from a Tertiary Centre in India by Nadeem Kocheri, Priti Chatterjee, Shipra Agarwal, Mehar C. Sharma, Sanjana Ballal, Chandrasekhar Bal, Sunil Chumber

“…Although BRAFV600E mutation did not correlate with the MAPK activation status, it had an adverse impact on tumour sensitivity to radioiodine (P < 0.05). …”
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Integrated strategies for effective remediation of chromium-contaminated soils: Advancements, challenges, and sustainability implications by Yingying Xing, Yu Zheng, Xiukang Wang

“…It emphasizes the potential of eco-friendly methods such as phytoremediation and constructed wetlands, which not only remove pollutants but also improve soil quality. Additionally, the study underscores the necessity of incorporating economic and environmental sustainability assessments into the development of comprehensive remediation strategies. …”
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Water budget in flat vs. steep subduction: implication for volcanism and potential for H2 production by Gauthier Alexis, Larvet Tiphaine, Le Pourhiet Laetitia, Moretti Isabelle

“…Using the quantification of water involved in mantle wedge hydration as a proxy for H2 production, we propose that flat subductions are the most promising areas for H2 exploration. Additionally, deep H2 production appears to be particularly sensitive to the amount of subducted sediments, regardless of whether subduction is flat or steep. …”
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Autonomous detection of nail disorders using a hybrid capsule CNN: a novel deep learning approach for early diagnosis by Gunjan Shandilya, Sheifali Gupta, Salil Bharany, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Upinder Kaur, Hafizan Mat Som, Seada Hussen

“…The Hybrid Capsule CNN model, thus, provided superior classification accuracy compared to the others; the training accuracy was 99.40%, while the validation accuracy was 99.25%, whereas the hybrid model outperformed the Base CNN model with astounding precision, recall of 97.35% and 96.79%. The hybrid model additionally leverages the capsule network and dynamic routing, offering improved robustness against transformations as well as improving spatial properties. …”
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Action observation with motor simulation of reactive stepping: A randomized study in older adults with a history of falls by Lotte Hagedoorn, Aurora Ruiz-Rodríguez, Ilse Leijen, Edwin van Asseldonk, Vivian Weerdesteyn

“…As there is currently no safe and feasible method for home-based practice, this randomized study investigated whether action observation with motor simulation (AOMS) of balance recovery improves reactive stepping in older adults with a history of falls. Additionally, we evaluated whether effects differ between AOMS of a human actor in the same experimental context or of an avatar in a virtual world. …”
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FS-DDPG: Optimal Control of a Fan Coil Unit System Based on Safe Reinforcement Learning by Chenyang Li, Qiming Fu, Jianping Chen, You Lu, Yunzhe Wang, Hongjie Wu

“…The platform’s correctness and effectiveness were verified from three aspects: heat transfer, the air side and the water side, under different dry and wet operating conditions. The experimental results show that compared with DDPG, FS-DDPG avoids 98.20% of the pump flow and 95.82% of the fan flow fluctuations, ensuring the safety of the equipment. …”
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Cyclical Inclusive Growth Model of the European Union by E. V. Sapir, A. D. Vasilchenko

“…The study commences with a critical review of existing definitions of inclusive growth, laying the groundwork for an in-depth analysis of the EU model.The research employs quantitative methods to compare EU member states using the UNCTAD Inclusive Growth Index and additional indicators of social and economic development and well-being. …”
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Drug Concentrations in the Air and their Influencing Factors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Hui-Yun Tseng, Yi-Ting Tsai, Ying-Shiuan Su, Po-Pei Peng, Gwo-Hwa Wan

“…The concentration of acetylcysteine in the air showed a positive association with both RH and CO2 concentration. Additionally, drug concentrations measured at 1 m, 1.6 m, and 3 m from the SVN were significantly lower than those measured at 0.1 m from the SVN. …”
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Cobalt Protoporphyrin Downregulates Hyperglycemia-Induced Inflammation and Enhances Mitochondrial Respiration in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells by Peng-Hsiang Fang, Tzu-Yu Lin, Chiu-Chen Huang, Yung-Chang Lin, Cheng-Hung Lai, Bill Cheng

“…ARPE-19 cells were incubated in culture media containing either 5.5 mM (NG) or 25 mM (HG) glucose, with or without the addition of 0.1 µM CoPP. Protein expressions in samples were determined by either Western blotting or immunostaining. …”
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Development of a Novel Prognostic Model for Lung Adenocarcinoma Utilizing Pyroptosis-Associated LncRNAs by Hong-Yan Bai, Tian-Tian Li, Li-Na Sun, Jing-Hong Zhang, Xiu-He Kang, Yi-Qing Qu

“…The results show that the risk prediction model has good prediction ability. In addition, we also studied the differences in tumor mutation burden (TMB), tumor immune dysfunction and rejection (TIDE), and immune microenvironment with pRLs risk scores in low-risk and high-risk groups. …”
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The highly pathogenic strain of porcine deltacoronavirus disrupts the intestinal barrier and causes diarrhea in newborn piglets by Xin Yao, Wei-Hong Lu, Wen-Ting Qiao, Yu-Qian Zhang, Bao-Ying Zhang, Hui-Xin Li, Jin-Long Li

“…Protein functional analysis showed that the structural changes of the three regions changed the epitope of S protein, the O-GalNAc glycosylation site and the 3C-like protease cleavage site. In addition, oral administration of 107 TCID50 CH/LNFX/2022 to newborn piglets successfully reproduced obvious clinical signs of piglets, such as diarrhea and dehydration. …”
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A Plague of Their Own: Injury Incidence Remains Elevated in the 2021 Major League Baseball Season Compared to Pre-COVID-19 Seasons by Brooks N Platt, Breanna M Sullivan, Shawn Dripchak, Timothy L Uhl, Aaron D Sciascia, William Kibler, Austin V Stone

“…Injuries were categorized by body part and player position. Incidence per 1000 athlete-exposures was calculated for the pre-COVID-19 (2018-2019), 2020, and 2021 seasons. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Sexual Differences in Home Range Sizes and Activity Patterns of Endangered Long-Tailed Gorals in South Korea by Sangjin Lim, Maniram Banjade, Jaeyong Ahn, Dongju Song, Jangick Son, Yungchul Park

“…The male home ranges were larger than the female home ranges. Additionally, the home ranges varied seasonally, with the smallest recorded in winter. …”
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Induction of translation-suppressive G3BP1+ stress granules and interferon-signaling cGAS condensates by transfected plasmid DNA by Vladimir Majerciak, Zhi-Ming Zheng

“…Conversely, cGAS KD could prevent cGC without affecting SG formation. …”
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The Cross-Modal Effects of Sensory Deprivation on Spatial and Temporal Processes in Vision and Audition: A Systematic Review on Behavioral and Neuroimaging Research since 2000 by Laura Bell, Lisa Wagels, Christiane Neuschaefer-Rube, Janina Fels, Raquel E. Gur, Kerstin Konrad

“…Therefore, the current systematic review discusses the cross-modal behavioral and neural consequences of deafness and blindness by focusing on spatial and temporal processing abilities, respectively. In addition, movement processing is evaluated as compiling both spatial and temporal information. …”
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Machine learning-based myocardial infarction bibliometric analysis by Ying Fang, Yuedi Wu, Lijuan Gao

“…PurposeThis study analyzed the research trends in machine learning (ML) pertaining to myocardial infarction (MI) from 2008 to 2024, aiming to identify emerging trends and hotspots in the field, providing insights into the future directions of research and development in ML for MI. Additionally, it compared the contributions of various countries, authors, and agencies to the field of ML research focused on MI.MethodA total of 1,036 publications were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. …”
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T4 Phage Displaying Dual Antigen Clusters Against H3N2 Influenza Virus Infection by Shenglong Liu, Mengzhou Lin, Xin Zhou

“…Results: The analysis of the optical density of the target protein bands indicated that each particle could display approximately 179 HA1 and 68 M2e antigen molecules. Additionally, animal experiments demonstrated that this nanoparticle vaccine displaying dual antigen clusters induced a stronger specific immune response, higher antibody titers, a more balanced Th1/Th2 immune response, and enhanced CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cell effects compared to immunization with HA1 and M2e antigen molecules alone. …”
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DSIA U-Net: deep shallow interaction with attention mechanism UNet for remote sensing satellite images by Naga Surekha Jonnala, Renuka Chowdary Bheemana, Krishna Prakash, Shonak Bansal, Arpit Jain, Vaibhav Pandey, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, K. S. Al-mugren

“…Yet, this design typically falls short in leveraging shallow structural information to enrich the dual branches with comprehensive multiscale data. Additionally, the lightweight components struggle to capture the global contextual details of feature sets efficiently. …”
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