Pre-IVF treatment with a GnRH antagonist in women with endometriosis (PREGNANT): study protocol for a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Hugh Taylor, Hao Huang, Lubna Pal, Heping Zhang, Howard J Li, Sandra Carson, Valerie Flores, Jared Robbins, Nanette F Santoro, James H Segars, David Seifer, Steven Young

“…A total of 814 patients with endometriosis undergoing fertility treatment will be enrolled and randomised 1:1 into two groups: elagolix 200 mg two times per day or placebo for 8 weeks, prior to undergoing IVF. All participants will then undergo IVF treatment per local protocols. …”
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The Interaction of Topicalization and Left-Dislocation in English by Betty J. Birner, Gregory Ward

“…Topicalization (TOP) in English requires that the topicalized information stand in a partially-ordered set (poset) relationship with previously evoked information, whereas Left-Dislocation (LD) has been argued to have three discourse functions: to simplify the processing of discourse-new information, to trigger a poset inference, or to amnesty an island violation (Prince 1997). …”
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Reorganisation of chromatin during erythroid differentiation by A. A. Khabarova, A. S. Ryzhkova, N. R. Battulin

“…Recent focus on studying chromatin reorganization accompanying cell cycle progression and cellular differentiation partially explained some aspects of 3D genome folding. …”
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The effect of plyometric exercise on bone mineralisation and physical fitness in adolescents by Syahrul Syahrul, Rijal Rijal, Yudi Hardianto, Rabia Rabia

“…The plyometric training consisted of a warming-up period, plyometric session, and cooling-down period performed by participants in the plyometric group, three days/week for six months. …”
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Bacterial diversity impacts as a result of combined sewer overflow in a polluted waterway by O. Calderon, H. Porter-Morgan, J. Jacob, W. Elkins

“…The creek is also impacted by discharges from twenty combined sewer overflow pipes, which may deposit raw sewage or partially treated wastewater directly into the creek during heavy or sustained rain events. …”
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Exploring the contribution of integrated healthcare practices to malaria control in Ghana: perspectives of medical herbalists by Irene G. Ampomah, Susan Devine, Genevieve A. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…Results Findings revealed high awareness of integrated healthcare practices among participants. Medical herbalists perceived integrated care as instrumental in enhancing malaria management through factors such as improved quality assurance, increased accessibility to integrated health facilities, patient-centred care, follow-up practices, and opportunities for continuous professional development. …”
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Effect of the Interaction between Depression and Sleep Disorders on the Stroke Occurrence: An Analysis Based on National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey by Jia Li, Leijun Li, Yan Lv, Yanhai Kang, Mingjin Zhu, Wenfeng Wang

“…A total of 30473 eligible participants were included in this study, including 1138 (3.73%) with stroke and 29335 (96.27%) with nonstroke. …”
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Association between smoking status and death from COVID-19 in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study by Jae Woo Choi

“…The smoking status of subjects who participated twice in national health screenings between 2015 and 2018 was measured. …”
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Evaluation of Cognitive Functions in People Living with HIV Before and After COVID-19 Infection by Dimtrios Basoulis, Elpida Mastrogianni, Irene Eliadi, Nikolaos Platakis, Dimitris Platis, Mina Psichogiou

“…Results: 116 virally suppressed PLWHIV participated (mean age: 47.6 years, 91.4% male); 60 underwent repeated evaluation after the pandemic at a median interval of 3.1 years. …”
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Inhibition of Synovial Macrophage Pyroptosis Alleviates Synovitis and Fibrosis in Knee Osteoarthritis by Li Zhang, Runlin Xing, Zhengquan Huang, Nongshan Zhang, Li Zhang, Xiaochen Li, Peimin Wang

“…Increasing evidence has shown that macrophage pyroptosis in different tissues participates in chronic aseptic inflammation and is related to tissue fibrosis. …”
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ICT integration in education: aligning experiences of ESP lecturers in economic universities by О. Zatserkovnyi

“…However, significant differences were observed in the average scores for various components of ICT competence across different levels of work experience among the survey participants. Focus group discussions highlight challenges such as limited access to ICT resources and inadequate institutional support. …”
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A paciência revolucionária de Lélia Gonzalez, intelectual amefricana e intérprete do Brasil by Taynara Aparecida Ferreira da Silva

“…Sendo assim, a intenção é observar as propostas políticas de Lélia, alçando-a enquanto intérprete do Brasil que teorizou sobre a formação cultural brasileira e as suas problemáticas estruturais pautadas em questões de gênero, raça e classe, e relacioná-las aos pressupostos da epistemologia feminista negra, tais como a ética do cuidado e da responsabilidade e o diálogo e a experiência vivida, que entendem a teoria como parte fundamental da luta prática. A partir dessas discussões, o texto busca contribuir para a literatura ao destacar a relação indissociável entre a produção de saberes e a atuação política.   …”
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The Legal Values of the Formal Composition in the Interior Spaces of Beauty Centers as a Model by Liqa Ahmad Abd al- Rhman, Rana Abdalkareem Saieed

“…The designer relied on creating a system in the design of the reception space for the centers Beautification is a creative act that controls the parts to give their meanings and connotations, that privacy is the individual's need to practice his privacy without monitoring and follow-up from others and in the interior design the recipient's feeling of safety, participation and respect through what the design product carries and this is what the interior designer tried to achieve in the design of the reception space of beauty centers. …”
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Argonaute2 modulates megakaryocyte development and sex-specific control of platelet protein expression and reactivity by Sophia Lazar, Jeremy G.T. Wurtzel, Shayan Askari, Matthew Cooper, Xuefei Zhao, Peisong Ma, Lawrence E. Goldfinger

“…Thus, Ago2 is important for platelet development and function, putatively partially rescued by upregulation of Ago1. Platelet reactivity controlled by Ago2 reflects sex-specific regulation of gene expression potentially at both transcriptional and translational levels in megakaryocytes and platelets.…”
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Impact of Concussions on Postural Stability Performance Using the Head Shake-Sensory Organization Test by John D Heick, Abdulaziz Alkathiry

“… # Results Twenty-five participants (nine patients with history of concussion and 16 healthy controls; mean age, 21.08±4.10 years) completed testing. …”
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Marital Status and Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Melanoma by J. A. Maas, A. J. Monreal, E. L. Diaz, G. Castro, P. Rodriguez de la Vega, M. Varella

“…We performed secondary analysis of data from all participants of the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) and included adult melanoma patients diagnosed between 2001 and 2009 with follow-up information available until 2015. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Biotransformation of Olive Polyphenols Between Healthy Young and Elderly by Stef Lauwers, Anne-Sophie Weyns, Annelies Breynaert, Tim Van Rillaer, Valerie Van Huynegem, Erik Fransen, Wout Bittremieux, Sarah Lebeer, Emmy Tuenter, Nina Hermans

“…Methods: An in vitro biotransformation model was used to mimic the conditions in the stomach, small intestine and colon of two age groups of healthy participants (20–30 years old, ≥65 years old), using oleuropein as a single compound and an olive leaf extract as test compounds. …”
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Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Divorced Women for Depression, Anxiety and Loneliness symptoms: A pilot study by Nilgün ÖNGÝDER

“…The sample of the study consisted of 7 divorced women. The participants was selected from women whom was divorced between 0-2 years. …”
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A novel classification method for balance differences in elite versus expert athletes based on composite multiscale complexity index and ranking forests. by Yuqi Cheng, Dawei Wu, Ying Wu, Youcai Guo, Xinze Cui, Pengquan Zhang, Jie Gao, Yanming Fu, Xin Wang

“…We calculated the CMCI and used four machine learning algorithms-Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine(SVM), Naive Bayes, and Ranking Forest-to combine these features and assess each participant's balance ability. A classic train-test split method was applied, and the performance of different classifiers was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic(ROC) analysis. …”
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Comparative study between efficacy of topical tofacitinib 2% ointment versus topical clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment in hand eczema at a tertiary hospital in central India [ve... by Dr Adarshlata Singh, Drishti Bhatt

“…Methods The study will be a single-blinded, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial conducted at the Dermatology outpatient department of Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, from March 2023 to September 2025. Eligible participants diagnosed with hand eczema will be randomized into two groups: Group 1 will receive Clobetasol Propionate 0.05% ointment, and Group 2 will receive Tofacitinib 2% ointment. …”
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