Role of preconception nutrition supplements in maternal anemia and intrauterine growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Sumera Aziz Ali, Jeanine Genkinger, Ka Kahe, Linda Valeri, Nayab Khowaja, Nancy F. Krebs, Louise Kuhn

“…Methods We undertook a review of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of preconception nutrition supplements on maternal hemoglobin, an indicator to estimate maternal anemia, and markers of intrauterine growth including birth weight, length, head circumference, and small for gestational age. Additionally, we examined preterm birth as an important perinatal outcome. …”
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The analgesic effects of quadratus lumborum block versus caudal block for pediatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Zhu, Jin Wu, Shenglong Qu, Peng Jiang, Chetan Bohara, Chetan Bohara, Yi Li

“…Of note, these pain score differences were not clinically significant. In addition, there was no significant difference in the incidence of complications or side effects between the QLB and the CB group (RR = 0.94; 95% CI = 0.59 to 1.48; P = 0.77).ConclusionIn conclusion, QLB might have a better postoperative analgesic effect for lower abdominal surgery than CB in pediatric patients. …”
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Correlation analysis between preoperative odontoid incidence and clinical outcomes 2 years after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion by Yan Gong, Hao Liu, Yanchi Gan, Jiahui He, Zelin Zhou, Hang Zhuo, Yu Liu, De Liang, Hui Ren, Xiaobing Jiang, Zhaojun Cheng

“…Cervical sagittal parameters were assessed on lateral cervical spine radiographs both preoperatively and postoperatively. Additionally, the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA), neck disability index (NDI), and visual analog scale (VAS) scores were documented for each patient before surgery and at the final 2-year postoperative follow-up. …”
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Four weeks of slow-paced breathing: a longitudinal, randomized, placebo-controlled study of the autonomic nervous system by Nicolas Bourdillon, Arnaud Rochat, Vanessa Hoop, Grégoire P. Millet

“…Results HFsup increased only in the SPB group (1062±686 vs 1469±905 ms2) from labPRE to labPOST. In addition, both RMSSDsup (54±29 vs. 62±19 ms) and HFsup (1369±1211 vs. 1469±905 ms2) were greater in the SPB group than the control group in labPOST. …”
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Whether Detection of Gene Mutations Could Identify Low- or High-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma? Data from 393 Cases Using the Next-Generation Sequencing by Lei Jin, Liang Zhou, Jian-Biao Wang, Li Tao, Xiao-Xiao Lu, Na Yan, Qian-Ming Chen, Li-Ping Cao, Lei Xie

“…Our data showed that gene mutations did not appear to have much to do with high-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). …”
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Role of stability analysis and waste discharge concentration of ternary hybrid nanofluid in a non-Newtonian model with slip boundary conditions by Nurhana Mohamad, Shuguang Li, Umair Khan, Anuar Ishak, Ali Elrashidi, Mohammed Zakarya

“…The magnetic parameter enlarges shear stress with the help of the Lorentz force but thermal radiation increases the heat transfer rate while reducing surface drag. Additionally, nanoparticle volume fractions and the porous medium elevate shear stress and heat transfer rate. …”
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Multiomic characterization, immunological and prognostic potential of SMAD3 in pan-cancer and validation in LIHC by Tao Zhou, Dan Dan Zhang, Jiejing jin, Jinyang Xie, Jianhua Yu, Chao Zhu, Rong Wan

“…High levels of SMAD3 expression were consistently associated with unfavorable prognoses across multiple cancer types,. Additionally, our analysis of SMAD3 methylation patterns in human cancers unveiled a favorable prognosis linked to elevated DNA methylation levels in pan-cancer. …”
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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus in the Sultanate of Oman by Noora Al Shihi, Abdulhakeem Al Rawahi, Raya Al Jahdhami, Rayyan Al Riyami, Abdulaziz Al Murazza, Noor Al Busaidi, Fatma Al Riyami, Suad Al Salti

“…Previous researchers have shown that education is an effective method of reducing the incidence and burden of diabetes-related oral health complications. Thus, additional multidisciplinary initiatives are needed to raise awareness of good oral hygiene practices among diabetics in Oman.…”
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DepITCM: an audio-visual method for detecting depression by Lishan Zhang, Lishan Zhang, Zhenhua Liu, Yumei Wan, Yunli Fan, Diancai Chen, Qingxiang Wang, Kaihong Zhang, Yunshao Zheng

“…However, there are still some limitations in the currently proposed deep models based on audio-video data, for example, it is difficult to effectively extract and select useful multimodal information and features from audio-video data, and very few studies have been able to focus on three dimensions of information: time, channel, and space at the same time in depression detection. In addition, there are challenges in utilizing other tasks to enhance prediction accuracy. …”
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Decoding gene expression dynamics in planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans: regulation and role of mutanofactin genes in biofilm formation by Muhammad Afzal, Miguel Carda-Diéguez, Susanne Bloch, Susanne Bloch, Leon G. S. Thies, Alex Mira, Christina Schäffer

“…Notably, expression of the muf gene cluster, was elevated in early exponential-phase cells relative to stationary-phase cells. Additionally, the mufCDEFGHIJ genes were identified as components of a single transcriptional unit (muf operon). …”
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The predictive value of the serum creatinine-to-albumin ratio (sCAR) and lactate dehydrogenase-to-albumin ratio (LAR) in sepsis-related persistent severe acute kidney injury by Xiaoxiao Luo, Dongyang Liu, Cuicui Li, Jia Liao, Wuyang Lv, Yuchen Wang, Ruxue Diao, Yingyu Jin

“…The model's predictive ability for secondary outcomes, such as renal replacement therapy (RRT), also improved with the addition of the Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score. The sensitivity analysis further corroborated the stability of the Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score in predicting persistent severe SA-AKI and secondary outcomes, such as RRT. …”
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Extracellular vesicles from fifth-stage larval Angiostrongylus cantonensis upregulate cholesterol biosynthesis and suppress NLRP2-associated inflammatory responses in mouse astrocy... by Chien-Ju Cheng, Lian-Chen Wang, Lichieh Julie Chu, Kuang-Yao Chen, Ching-Yun Huang, Kuo-Lun Lan, Kuo-Yang Huang

“…The highly abundant proteins in L5 EVs that have immunomodulatory or pathogenic potential in the host deserve further investigation. Additionally, the uptake of L5 EVs by mouse astrocytes significantly upregulates cholesterol synthesis and suppresses ATP-induced NLRP2 inflammasome-related signaling. …”
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Scale brightness of common goldfish on diet supplemented with seaweed Sargassum sp. and pumpkin Cucurbita moschata by Irfina Manda Astari, Tri Rima Setyawati, Ari Hepi Yanti

“…The results of ANOVA test showed that the Sargassum sp. and pumpkin mill addition on food significantly improved of scales brightness of  common goldfish. …”
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Detecting Deception and Ensuring Data Integrity in a Nationwide mHealth Randomized Controlled Trial: Factorial Design Survey Study by Krista M Kezbers, Michael C Robertson, Emily T Hébert, Audrey Montgomery, Michael S Businelle

“…Completing multiple prescreeners (301/501, 60.1%) and providing invalid addresses (156/501, 31.1%) were the most common reasons prescreeners were flagged. An additional 1% (18/1928) of prescreeners were flagged as potentially deceptive during the subsequent study screening and enrollment phone call. …”
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Modeling Lake Titicaca's water balance: the dominant roles of precipitation and evaporation by N. Lima-Quispe, D. Ruelland, A. Rabatel, W. Lavado-Casimiro, T. Condom

“…Previous estimates for this lake have relied on scaling factors to close the water balance, which introduces additional uncertainty. This study presents an integrated modeling framework based on conceptual models to quantify natural hydrological processes and net irrigation consumption. …”
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MAZ-mediated tumor progression and immune evasion in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: Targeting tumor microenvironment and PCLAF+ subtype-specific therapy by Gaofeng Ni, Yuwei Sun, Hongling Jia, Zhikai Xiahou, Yumeng Li, Fu Zhao, Hongyan Zang

“…C3 PCLAF+ tumor cells subtype was found to be closely associated with cancer-associated fibroblasts through the MK signaling pathway, facilitating tumor progression. Additionally, we discovered that MAZ was significantly expressed in C3 PCLAF+ tumor cells subtype, and in vitro experiments confirmed that MAZ knockdown inhibited tumor growth, accentuating its underlying ability as a therapeutic target. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violent extremism and organized crime in the Republic of Serbia by Đorić Marija, Životić Ilija

“…Namely, the authors determined that in addition to the old generators (what is the post-conflict legacy), we also have two new crucial generators of the extreme right - the COVID-19 pandemic and the migrant crisis. …”
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Predicting Iran Cooperative Development Bank's Profit/Loss: Two-stage Collective Learning by Seyed Bagher Fattahi, Seyed Mozafar Mirbargkar, Ebrahim Chirani, Mohammadreza Vatanparast

“…The results reveal notably high-performance accuracy, evidenced by an MAE metric of 5.66 and an MSE metric of 620.34. Additionally, the correlation between training data and predictions from the two-stage collective machine learning stands at 0.9977. …”
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A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing by Jun Yan Ng, Qi Yi Ambrose Wong, Jun Jie Lim, Dingyu Cen, Jia Yi Karen Wong, Yi Ying Eliza Lim, Yang Yie Sio, Kavita Reginald, Yee-How Say, Fook Tim Chew

“…Conclusions We presented clear evidence that skin ageing is much more than just wrinkles, pigmentation and photo-ageing. The addition of telangiectasia, poor lip fullness, a lighter skin colour, xerosis, ephelides, ptosis of eyelids, eyebags, and a low eyebrow positioning added more dimensions to skin ageing phenotype presentations.…”
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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Healthcare Waste Valorisation Alternatives by Zlaugotne Beate, Zandberga Anda, Gusca Julija, Kalnins Silvija Nora

“…From textile recycling acoustic panels (VS5) with result 55 Pt and 598 kg CO2 eq for global warming impact category and reinforced cement (VS2) with result 55 Pt and 603 kg CO2 eq for global warming impact category. Therefore, additional scenario was created where plastic, textile and residual iHCW streams are fully recycled and fully eliminating landfilling. …”
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