Addressing cancer care inequities in sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and proposed solutions by Olabode Omotoso, John Oluwafemi Teibo, Festus Adebayo Atiba, Tolulope Oladimeji, Oluwatomiwa Kehinde Paimo, Farid S. Ataya, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Athanasios Alexiou

“…To promote cancer care equity, addressing issues of equity and prioritization is crucial to ensure that everyone has an equal chance at cancer prevention, early detection, and appropriate care and follow-up treatment. Methodology Using available literature, we provide an overview of the current state of cancer care in Africa and recommendations to close the gap. …”
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Numerical Analysis on Sliding-Type Transverse Splicing Connection Applied in Widening Continuous Concrete Box-Girder Bridge by Wenqing Wu, Chong Cao, Yuqin Wu, Jiyang Liu, Dan Liu, Liang Chen, Zheng Liu

“…When traditional joint structures are used to widen multi-span continuous concrete box girder bridges, excessive lateral deformation often occurs at the girder ends, typically leading to the squeezing and cracking of seismic blocks by the girder webs. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of Avifauna in the Northeast of Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia by Tamenut Desalegn, Belayneh Abebe

“…The data were compared using Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis statistical tests in both seasons and habitat types. …”
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Adsorption-Based Removal of Sb (III) from Wastewater by Graphene Oxide-Modified Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Framework Composites by Yilu Deng, Qiming Mao, Shuang Luo, Xiande Xie, Lin Luo

“…Here, an amino-modified zirconium-based metal-organic framework material (UiO-66-NH2) and its composites were loaded onto graphene oxide (GO@UiO-66-NH2) via the hydrothermal method, after which these materials were used to adsorb Sb (III) in mine wastewater. The effects of adsorption time, pH, initial Sb (III) concentration, temperature, and adsorbent dosage on the removal performance of Sb (III) were then investigated. …”
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Reasonable Scope of Kilometer Drilling in Lower Layer of Extrathick Coal Seam: A Case Study of Tingnan Coal Mine, China by Delong Zou, Xiang Zhang

“…The 205 working face of Tingnan Coal Mine is taken as the test background in this paper, and based on the “pressure-relief and flow-increase” effect of the lower layer under the action of mining stress during the upper layer mining, the gas drainage of kilometer directional drilling in lower layer is studied. …”
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Lignin Metabolism Is Crucial in the Plant Responses to <i>Tambocerus elongatus</i> (Shen) in <i>Camellia sinensis</i> L. by Wenli Wang, Xiaogui Zhou, Qiang Hu, Qiuhong Wang, Yanjun Zhou, Jingbo Yu, Shibei Ge, Lan Zhang, Huawei Guo, Meijun Tang, Xin Li

“…<i>Tambocerus elongatus</i> (Shen) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is a devastating insect pest species of <i>Camellia sinensis</i>, significantly affecting the yield and quality of tea. Due to growing concerns over the irrational use of insecticides and associated food safety, it is crucial to better understand the innate resistance mechanism of tea trees to <i>T. elongatus</i>. …”
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Efficacy of High-Dose and Low-Dose Simvastatin on Vascular Oxidative Stress and Neurological Outcomes in Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel, C... by Nattaphol Uransilp, Pannawat Chaiyawatthanananthn, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa

“…Oxidative stress is elevated during occurrence of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). …”
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A Preseason Training Program With the Nordic Hamstring Exercise Increases Eccentric Knee Flexor Strength and Fascicle Length in Professional Female Soccer Players by Karoline Baptista Vianna, Lívia Gonçalves Rodrigues, Nathalia Trevisol Oliveira, João Breno Ribeiro-Alvares, Bruno Manfredini Baroni

“…The NHE training group had 17 professional female soccer players who performed an 8-week training program with the NHE during preseason. Within-group analysis was performed with paired sample t-tests (pre- vs. post-training), and individual responses were determined using the typical error criteria…”
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Alpine vegetation community patterns in the Khumbu region, Nepalese Himalaya by Ruolin Leng, Stephan Harrison, Elizabeth A. Byers, Mahesh Magar, Harkrei Rai, Ram Raj Rijal, Karen Anderson

“…Field data captured during in situ surveys in the Gokyo valley, Nepal, were used to drive and then test a random forest classifier. …”
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Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Clinical and Epidemiological Human Samples by Alexander Tristancho-Baró, Laura Eva Franco-Fobe, Monica Pilar Ariza, Ana Milagro, Ana Isabel López-Calleja, Blanca Fortuño, Concepción López, Miriam Latorre-Millán, Laura Clusa, Rosa Martínez, Carmen Torres, Antonio Rezusta

“…Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed using Illumina short reads. De novo assembly was used to generate draft genomes in order to determine their complete taxonomic classification, resistome, plasmidome, sequence type (ST), core–genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST), and phylogenetic relationships using a suite of bioinformatics tools and in-house scripts. …”
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Scoping review of the applications of peptide microarrays on the fight against human infections. by Arthur Vengesai, Maritha Kasambala, Hamlet Mutandadzi, Tariro L Mduluza-Jokonya, Takafira Mduluza, Thajasvarie Naicker

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>This scoping review explores the use of peptide microarrays in the fight against infectious diseases. …”
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The role of long non-coding RNA LINC00839 in oral squamous cell carcinoma based on bioinformatics and experimental research by Ashkan Kalantary-Charvadeh, Saman Morovat, Somayeh Aslani, Nasrin Ziamajidi, Amirnader Emami Razavi, Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir

“…Abstract This study explores the role of LINC00839 and its potential interaction with the miR-195-5p/cyclin E1 (CCNE1) axis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Using The Cancer Genome Atlas, we analyzed lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA sequencing data for OSCC. …”
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Preoperative assessment of liver regeneration using T1 mapping and the functional liver imaging score derived from Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance for patient with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy by Qian Li, Tong Zhang, Shan Yao, Feifei Gao, Lisha Nie, Hehan Tang, Bin Song, Bin Song, Yi Wei

“…Multivariate linear regression analyses were used to explore the indicator of RI.ResultsT1pre, T1HBP, Δ%, and FLIS manifested significant correlation with fibrosis stage (r = 0.434, P =0.001; r = 0.546, P &lt; 0.001; r = -0.356, P =0.005; r = -0.653, P &lt;0.001, respectively). …”
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Dietary supplementation of blend of organic acids and monoglycerides alleviated diarrhea and systemic inflammation of weaned pigs experimentally infected with enterotoxigenic Esche... by Sangwoo Park, Shuhan Sun, Supatirada Wongchanla, Ying Chen, Xunde Li, Yanhong Liu

“…Monoglycerides reduced the inflammatory response during peak infection, but their immunomodulatory and possible synergistic effects with organic acids need to be further investigated.…”
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Blood Cells Parameters in Second Trimester of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Vida Ghasemi, Mojdeh Banaei, Zahra Kiani, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz

“…The effect size of serum blood parameters levels was determined by using standard mean deviations (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Top 10 palliative care research priorities in France: a 3-step, mixed-methods protocol (AXEPRO study) by Stéphane Sanchez, Guillaume Economos, Fiona Ecarnot, Cecile Barbaret, Raphaëlle Habert-Dantigny, Héloïse Rouze, Doan Huynh, Roseline Huynh, Caroline Tête, Martin Julier-Costes, Valérie Amouroux-Gorsse, Isabelle Lavault, Justine Bret

“…The third stage will consist of reaching a consensus regarding the top 10 unanswered questions in PC research, using the nominal group technique. A secondary objective during this third step is to study the reasons for the prioritisation.…”
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Bridging past and present: exploring Cannabis traditions in Armenia through ethnobotanical interviews and bibliographic prospecting by Manica Balant, Teresa Garnatje, Daniel Vitales, Marine Oganesian, Joan Vallès, Nina Stepanyan-Gandilyan, Airy Gras

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On the substrate turnover rate of NBCe1 and AE1 SLC4 transporters: structure-function considerations by Alexander Pushkin, Liyo Kao, Hristina R. Zhekova, Rustam Azimov, Natalia Abuladze, Xuesi M. Shao, D. Peter Tieleman, Ira Kurtz, Ira Kurtz

“…NBCe1-A had a TOR value of ∼30,400 s−1 whereas kAE1 and eAE1 had significantly higher values (62,000 s−1 and 60,500 s−1 respectively). We modeled the inward-facing (IF) conformation of NBCe1-A to determine conformational changes during its transport cycle. …”
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Prognostic value of atherogenic index of plasma in pulmonary hypertension by Meng-Qi Chen, An Wang, Chuan-Xue Wan, Bin-Qian Ruan, Jun Tong, Jie-Yan Shen

“…BackgroundThe atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a brand-new lipid parameter that has been used to assess various cardiovascular events. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of AIP in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH).MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine affiliated Renji Hospital, and included data from 125 PH patients treated during 2014–2018. …”
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Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

“…Pre-implementation phase will be used for collecting baseline data, while the RITe intervention will be rolled-out in the implementation phase. …”
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