The relationship between histamine receptor type 4 gene polymorphism (rs11662595) and response to H1 antihistamine drugs in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria by Ebrahim Mohammadi, Fakhredin Karimpour, Ramin Lotfi, Fatemeh Zamani, Abbas Aghaei, Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi

“…With the consent of the patients, 5 ml of peripheral blood was taken from each patient for DNA extraction (in a CBC tube) and IgE measurement (in a hemolysis tube without anticoagulant). …”
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Face Recognition Method for Underground Engineering Based on Dual-Target Domain Adaptation and Discriminative Feature Learning by Yongqiang Yu, Cong Guo, Lidan Fan, Jiyun Zhang, Liwei Yu, Peitao Li

“…Although various methods to improve algorithm robustness can enhance the overall model performance, the face recognition accuracy remains insufficient for the large number of blurred and NIR images generated during underground engineering. Accordingly, this paper proposes a novel face recognition method for underground engineering environments based on dual-target domain adaptation (DTDA) and discriminative feature learning (DFL). …”
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Possible Threats of IgA Vasculitis in Children: One Center Experience by Eglė Lanzbergaitė-Manuilova, Skirmantė Rusonienė, Augustina Jankauskienė

“…There were no bad outcomes: lethal outcome or chronic kidney disease for the patients with GI and kidney involvement in recent study. During two years of surveillance after IgAV diagnosis, 11 cases (4.6%) had indications for kidney biopsy and were diagnosed with IgAV nephritis. …”
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Deciphering sepsis: transforming diagnosis and treatment through systems immunology by Robert E. W. Hancock, Andy An, Claudia C. dos Santos, Amy H. Y. Lee

“…Longitudinal within-patient analyses can also reveal mechanisms (including epigenetics) that drive differential sepsis trajectories over time, enabling the prospect of disease stage-specific therapy during and after hospitalization, including for post-sepsis and long COVID syndromes. …”
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Uptake, safety and effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease: a UK-wide study by Abhishek Abhishek, Christian D Mallen, Georgina Nakafero, Matthew J Grainge, Tim Card, Jonathan S Nguyen Van-Tam

“…Fifty percent were vaccinated during the influenza cycle, while 32.1% were vaccinated on time, that is, before the seasonal influenza virus circulated in the community. …”
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Impacts of a multipronged initiative with community HIV clinics to support retention and re-engagement in HIV care by Ellen Eaton, Claudia T. Martorell, Jewel Sawyer, Tanya S. Schreibman, Gregory S. Felzien, Jenniffer Meza Jimenez, Chelsie Anderson Chadha, Jeffrey Carter, Chris Napolitan, Laura Simone, Leah Molloy, Bonnie Douglas

“…Patient-oriented interventions included instructional videos for patients to view before appointments and conversation guides about barriers to care for patients to use with staff during appointments. HCP-oriented interventions included baseline surveys assessing clinic practices and challenges and audit-feedback sessions to review survey findings and devise plans to improve retention strategies. …”
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Mental Skill Usage of Athletes with Physical Disabilities by Ferhat Esatbeyoğlu, Mark Campbell

“…The purpose of the present research were twofold; initially to examine performance strategies in various sport situations used by volleyball, sitting volleyball and amputee soccer players, and comparing it among the sports; and secondly, whether the current performance level of athletes and the years participating in sport would show a significant difference in their application o f psychological skills during practice and competition. …”
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Individual Baseline Balance Assessments in a Large Sample of Incoming NCAA Division I Athletes Using a Force Plate System by Scott A. Weismiller, Robert Monaco, Jason Womack, Brandon Alderman, Carrie Esopenko, Fiona N. Conway, Kyle Brostrand, Allison Brown, Nicola L. de Souza, Jennifer F. Buckman

“… # METHODS Baseline balance and self-reported sex, sport, and concussion history were assessed in 533 prospective collegiate athletes (45% female) during pre-participation physical examinations. Balance was measured using four stances from the modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance and quantified as Sway Index Scores with the Biodex Biosway Portable Balance System. …”
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Hospitality Venues’ Anti-tobacco Legislation Violation in 11 Different Cities in Türkiye by Dilek Aslan, Yağmur Ünal, Sevinç Sütlü, Raika Durusoy, Mahmut Talha Uçar, Evrim Arslan, Elçin Balcı, Elif Sızan, Beyza Püren Selcan Gündoğdu, Emir Atasoy, Şeyma Duman, Selma Karabey, Özge Yaman Coşkun, Günay Saka, Hatice Nilden Arslan, İlayda Kulaç Aksu, Ceren Varer Akpınar, İsmail Erdem Erkoyun, Burak Kahraman, Elif Işık, İpek Gündoğdu, Türkan Günay, Muhammed Nur Özkan Tanrıverdi, Meryem Nisa Özdel, Rabia Cansel Çetin, Mehmet Ali Kurçer, Ümit Kamacı, Mehmet Fatih Yılmaz, Emine Baran Deniz

“…RESULTS: During the observation of indoor spaces, tobacco products were used in 282 venues (37.1%). …”
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Acetylation and Evaluation of Taro Boloso-I Starch as Directly Compressible Excipient in Tablet Formulation by Afewerk Getachew, Zewdu Yilma, Solomon Abrha

“…Acetylation is one of the chemical modifications which improves the flow and compaction of the NS, which are prerequisite during direct compression (DC) of tablets. Hence, in this study, TB1 starch was acetylated using acetic anhydride and evaluated as an ideal excipient for direct compression. …”
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Peculiarities of Informing Parents about Mental Disorders of Their Minor Children by O. V. Petlenko, N. V. Gnidko

“…Therefore, juvenile prevention employees and psychologists need to carry out such explanatory work in order to facilitate the process of adaptation of minors to the conditions of the social environment without the risk of embarking on an illegal way of life. During a ten-year experiment in observing families who were informed about the condition of their children’s central nervous system, received clear recommendations on the proper adaptation of minors to social conditions, we came to certain conclusions that such work was extremely important for the prevention of juvenile delinquency. …”
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Behavior of soil aggregates in reclaimed farmland with different restoration durations: Mediating factors and mechanisms by Zhaoxinyu Liu, Junying Li, Lina Gao, Xinju Li, Wen Song, Luofan Li, Yulong Zang, Gengdi Zhang

“…The results showed that mechanical compaction during geomorphic reshaping disrupted macroaggregates, reduced aggregate stability, accelerated organic carbon mineralization, and diminished microbial activity. …”
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Environment-friendly Ca2+/Cr3+ co-doping LaAlO3 ceramics with excellent infrared radiation performance for energy-saving by Xinglai Yuan, Qinghu Wang, Runke Wu, Shaobai Sang, Yibiao Xu, Xiong Liang, Liping Pan, Bingbing Fan, Yawei Li, Rui Zhang, Jiangtao Li, Olena Volkova

“…However, Cr6+ formation commonly occurs in materials and poses environmental and health risks, such as Cr6+ dissolution in water and CrO3(g) volatilization. In this study, we combined high emissivity with in situ detoxification by introducing residual Al2O3 into Ca2+/Cr3+ co-doped LaAlO3 ceramics. …”
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Decades of leopard coexistence in the Himalayas driven by ecological dynamics, not climate change by Paras Bikram Singh, Pradip Saud, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Pawan Rai, Jeff R. Muntifering, Huijian Hu, Ajay Karki, Yiming Hu, Kumar P. Mainali

“…This overlap extends to dietary habits along the altitudinal range, with both species preying on similar wild and domestic animals, highlighting the potential for interspecies competition, especially during the winter months when prey availability decreases. …”
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Prediction of microvascular obstruction from angio-based microvascular resistance and available clinical data in percutaneous coronary intervention: an explainable machine learning... by Zhe Zhang, Yang Dai, Peng Xue, Xue Bao, Xinbo Bai, Shiyang Qiao, Yuan Gao, Xuemei Guo, Yanan Xue, Qing Dai, Biao Xu, Lina Kang

“…SHAP analysis identified AMR as a pivotal predictor of MVO. Although we observed the inconsistency between AMR and MVO but the ML-based construction of MVO prediction model is feasible, which brings the possibility of timely prediction of patients with MVO and timely imposition of interventions during PPCI.…”
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Regional differences in triage decisions affect hospital mortality among frail COVID-19 patients in the COvid MEdicaTion study by Julia Minnema, Roos Sablerolles, Janneke van Kempen, Hugo van der Kuy, Harmke Polinder-Bos, Bob van de Loo, Jorie Versmissen, Miriam L. Haaksma, Melvin Lafeber, Miriam C. Faes, on behalf of the COMET research team^

“…Abstract Objectives The scarcity of intensive care unit (ICU) beds during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large number of national and international guidelines for the triage of ICU admission. …”
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Demographics and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection in young adults in southeastern China: impact of syndromic heritable thoracic aortic disease by Xin-fan Lin, Hang-qi Gao, Qing-song Wu, Yu-ling Xie, Liang-wan Chen, Lin-feng Xie

“…The primary outcomes were in-hospital and late mortality, and aortic-related re-intervention.Results Our cohort included 141 patients aged ≤ 40, representing 14.6% of all patients with ATAAD treated during the same period. 35.5% (50 of 141) of these cases were associated with HTAD. …”
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Comparative indicators of morphology and seed productivity in rare <i>Iris</i> L. spp. within their natural habitats and under cultivation in the Southern Urals by A. V. Kryukova, A. N. Mustafina, L. M. Abramova

“…Wild irises are promising for cultivation and use in breeding practice. Many of them are included in Red Lists, as they disappear under the impact of anthropogenic factors. …”
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Integrating High-Value Cost-Conscious Care into an Existing Medical School Curriculum by Sruthi Eapen, Aylmer Tan, Paul Gorman, Gretchen Scholl, Andrea Smeraglio

“…Sixty-five percent of students agreed they would likely use these resources during their clinical rotations. …”
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Religious Fatwā and Human Security: Managing Public Health through the Lens of Islamic Jurisprudence in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia by Khairul Hamim, Lalu Supriadi Bin Mujib, Ahmad Muhasim

“…The objectives of this study are threefold: firstly, to analyse the methodological formulation of MUI and CSS fatwā regarding COVID-19 handling; secondly, to identify the factors underlying the issuance of these fatwā; and thirdly, to assess the impact of MUI and CSS fatwā on COVID-19 handling. Using a qualitative descriptive research method and conducting a case study of the MUI and CSS fatwā institutions, it was found that the methodological basis of the MUI and CSS fatwā on COVID-19 includes sources from the Qur’an, hadith, ijmā’ (consensus), and qiyas (analogy), as well as maqāṣīd sharī’ah. …”
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