Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) trends in Sri Lanka: insights from a hospital-based seroprevalence analysis by Narapity Pathirannehalage Sunil-Chandra, Madawala Vithanage Madusha Lakmali Jayasundara, Maththe Gama Ralalage Shobha Sanjeewani Gunathilaka, Suduwa Dewage Himal Suminda

“…Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 30 (IBM® Corporation, New York, USA). Results Overall HCMV seroprevalence was found to be 94.9% (778/820), whereas in males it was 95.2% (395/415) and in females it was 94.6% (383/405) (p = 0.691). …”
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Prevalência dos níveis de atividade física e fatores associados entre adolescentes escolares by Nayra Suze Souza e Silva, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Bruna Nathália Santos, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito, Lucinéia de Pinho, Camila Katheryne Santos Cangussu, Carla Silvana de Oliveira e Silva

“…As chances de ser insuficientemente ativo foram maiores entre as meninas (OR = 1,39; IC95%: 1,01 – 1,91), que consumiam frutas raramente (OR = 1,54; IC95%: 1,00 – 2,37), que não estavam fazendo nada em relação ao peso corporal (OR = 1,78; IC95%: 1,34 – 2,37) e com autopercepção de saúde regular (OR = 1,75; IC95%: 1,27 – 2,42). …”
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Embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research and Beyond by Henry P. Foote, MD, Chuan Hong, PhD, Mohd Anwar, PhD, Maria Borentain, MD, Kevin Bugin, PhD, Nancy Dreyer, PhD, MPH, Josh Fessel, MD, PhD, Nitender Goyal, MD, Morgan Hanger, MPP, Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, Christoph P. Hornik, MD, PhD, MPH, Jennifer G. Jackman, PhD, MBA, Alistair C. Lindsay, MD, MPH, DPhil, Michael E. Matheny, MD, Kerem Ozer, MD, Jan Seidel, PhD, Norman Stockbridge, MD, PhD, Peter J. Embi, MD, Christopher J. Lindsell, PhD

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Use of key indicators to monitor sustainable development of rural areas by V. Shcherbak, L. Ganushchak-Yefimenko, O. Nifatova, N. Fastovets, G. Plysenko, L. Lutay, V. Tkachuk, O. Ptashchenko

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Crecimiento en jaulas del pargo lunarejo Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) con dos tipos de dieta en Bahía Málaga, municipio de Buenaventura, Colombia by Edgardo Andrés Banguera Gil, Jorge Augusto Angulo Sinisterra

“…El trabajo se realizó por espacio de 40 días en cuatro jaulas flotantes, de 3 x 1,5 x 0,75 m, dos para cada tratamiento, a densidades de 15 individuos/m 3 , utilizando el 12% de la biomasa corporal para el suministro de los alimentos a evaluar; el crecimiento se analizó mediante los siguientes índices: IPD = Incremento en Peso Diario; TCE = Tasa de Crecimiento Específico. …”
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Optimization of fatigue life of the seismic vibrator baseplate considering the coupling effect of welding residual stress by Zhen Chen, Qiaomu Wang, Shulong Nie, Shuang Jing, Bo Kong, Nan Luan

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Differential impacts of water diversion and environmental factors on bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities in the eastern route of the South-to-North water diversion project by Moran Tang, Qian Chen, Xinzong Xiao, Yitao Lyu, Weiling Sun

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Impact of irradiation conditions on therapy of Lewis lung carcinoma in mice using glucose-ethylenediamine carbon dots by Pavlo Lishchuk, Halyna Kuznietsova, Taisa Dovbynchuk, Nataliia Dziubenko, Liudmyla Garmanchuk, Sergei Alekseev, Mykola Isaiev, Nataliya Pozdnyakova, Artem Pastukhov, Nataliya Krisanova, Tatiana Borisova, Vladimir Lysenko, Valeriy Skryshevsky

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Characteristics of the macroinvertebrate community structure and their habitat suitability conditions in the Chishui River by Xinyu Li, Long Yan, Xu Zhi, Peng Hu, Chongju Shang, Baolong Zhao

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Electroacupuncture Alleviates Neuropathic Pain and Negative Emotion in Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota by Feng C, Pan H, Zhang Y, Ye Z, Zhou Y, Zou H, Wang K

“…Chenchen Feng,1 Haotian Pan,2 Yanan Zhang,1,3 Zi Ye,1 Yiren Zhou,1 Hong Zou,4 Ke Wang1 1Acupuncture Anesthesia Clinical Research Institute, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Engineering Research Center for Biochip, Shanghai Biochip Limited Corporation, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Engineering Laboratory for Nutrition, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ke Wang, Acupuncture Anesthesia Clinical Research Institute, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 110, Gan he road, Shanghai, 200437, People’s Republic of China, Email wangke8430@163.com Hong Zou, Engineering Laboratory for Nutrition, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 500, Caobao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China, Email hzhou01@sinh.ac.cnBackground: Neuropathic pain (NP) is a prevalent chronic condition frequently accompanied by adverse emotional states. …”
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Roads to remission: evolving treatment concepts in type 2 inflammatory diseases by Marek Lommatzsch, Katharina Blumchen, Lisa A. Beck, Jean Bousquet, Guy G. Brusselle, Wytske J. Fokkens, Eckard Hamelmann, Susanne Lau, Hagen Ott, Oliver Pfaar, Hugh A. Sampson, Josef S. Smolen, Christian Taube, Ingo H. Tarner, Martin Wagenmann, Thomas Werfel, Margitta Worm, Harald Renz

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How investment in children shape fertility choices of families: Evidence from Pakistan. by Olan Naz, Nayab, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ayesha Khan, Adnan Ahmad Khan

“…The study employed multinomial logistic regression to assess the correlation between contraceptive use and education expenditure per child while controlling for other variables using STATA (version 17.0, STATA Corporation, College Station, Texas, USA). Data from 24,024 MWRA and 56,128 children were analyzed. 7,584 (30%) households have no children while 1,658 (10%) don't send any child to school. …”
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“…The cultural aspect of Korean linguistics is explored through Eva VUČKOVIČ’s “Workplace Discourse and Expression of Hierarchy in Yoon Tae-ho’s Webtoon Misaeng,” which uses critical discourse analysis to examine hierarchical dynamics in corporate settings, as depicted in this iconic Korean webtoon. …”
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Assessing ground stability of a vertical backfilled stope considering creep behaviors of surrounding rocks by Ruofan Wang, Lang Liu, Mengbo Zhu, Huafu Qiu, Bingbing Tu, Huisheng Qu, Hao Cui

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Use of Machine Learning to Predict the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Among Relatively Healthy Adults: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study in Taiwan by Ying-Qiang Liu, Tzu-Wei Chang, Lung-Chun Lee, Chia-Yu Chen, Pi-Shan Hsu, Yu-Tse Tsan, Chao-Tung Yang, Wei-Min Chu

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PERAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION MEMEDIASI PENGARUH BRAND IMAGE DAN SERVICE QUALITY TERHADAP CUSTOMER LOYALTY by Kadek Ogi Prasatya, I Putu Gde Sukaatmadja

“…The retail sector has expanded swiftly, resulting in heightened competition. Consequently, the corporation must implement strategies to cultivate customer loyalty. …”
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Three-dimensional quantitative temporomandibular joint changes in skeletal class I malocclusion treated with extraction and non-extraction protocols: a comparative study of fixed o... by Majedh Abdo Ali Al-Somairi, Bowen Zheng, Xaiofeng Yang, Yongxin Zhang, Maged S. Alhammadi, Hao xu, Najah Alhashimi, Bushra Sufyan Almaqrami, Naseem Ali Al –Worafi, Enas Senan Alyafrusee, Barakat Al-Tayar, Yi Liu

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Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering by Kenneth Timmis, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Juan Luis Ramos, Omry Koren, Ana Elena Pérez‐Cobas, Karen Steward, Victor deLorenzo, Elisabetta Caselli, Margaret Douglas, Clarissa Schwab, Virginia Rivero, Rafael Giraldo, Junkal Garmendia, Raymond J. Turner, Jessamyn Perlmutter, José M. Borrero de Acuña, Pablo Ivan Nikel, Jerome Bonnet, Angela Sessitsch, James K. Timmis, Carla Pruzzo, M. Auxiliadora Prieto, Siavash Isazadeh, Wei E. Huang, Gerard Clarke, Danilo Ercolini, Max Häggblom

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Asthma and obesity increase inflammatory markers in children by Harshita Shailesh, Safa Noor, Lena Hayati, Antonisamy Belavendra, Nicholas Van Panhuys, Abdul Badi Abou-Samra, Stefan Worgall, Ibrahim Janahi, Ibrahim Janahi

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Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy by Zhefei Sun, Yihang Liu, Daxi Geng, Deyuan Zhang, Enze Ying, Runze Liu, Xinggang Jiang

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