Prevalidation of an ELISA for Detection of a New Clinical Entity: Leishmania donovani-Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Himali Gunathilake, Thisira P. Andrahennadi, Mahendra N. Wickramanayake, Shantha Siri, Vishvanath Chandrasekharan, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…Although CL is generally not considered to evoke a humoral immune response except for a nonrobust and a variable response in minority of cases, VL is associated with a clear strong humoral response. However, humoral response in L. donovani-induced CL has not been well evaluated before. …”
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Common Risk Factors of Myocardial Infarction and Some Socio Demographic Characteristics in Sulaimani City by Bayan Omar Sharif, Samir Y. Lafi

“…Conclusions: In Sulaimani city of Iraq the strong predictors of heart attack were included:  sedentary lifestyle, high body mass index, positive family history, unhealthy diet, smoking cigarette, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and Diabetes Mellitus.     …”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…Conclusion vWF (rs1063856) AA gene polymorphism has a strong correlation with vWF plasma level and may be a risk factor for PVT development in CLD patients. …”
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Recognition of Petroleum Origin in the Northern Piedmont Belt of Turpan-Hami Basin and Its Significance by Bin Hao, Zhanlong Yang, Jing Zhang, Shuangwen Li, Lihua Wei, Jianglong Shi, Zaiguang Li, Jun Yao, Xiaopeng Huang, Qingpeng Wu

“…This phenomenon is mainly related to different fault styles in different zones. Near Bogeda, strong stress caused vertical large faults developed, which connected Jurassic reservoirs and Permian source rocks. …”
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Value-based Reimbursement as a Mechanism to Achieve Social and Financial Impact in the Healthcare System by Ana Paula Beck de Silva Etges, Harry H. Liu, Porter Jones, Carisi A. Polanczyk

“…The use of cutting-edge technologies are essential advances to manage these risks and must be paired with strong leadership focusing on the directive to improve population health and, consequently, value. …”
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The Role of Fusion Technique of Computed Tomography and Non-echo-planar Diffusion-weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of Surgical Cholesteatoma Localization by Ayse Ozlem BALIK, Lutfu SENELDIR, Aysegul VERIM, Sema ZER TOROS

“…Detecting the lesion of localization on the fused images compared to surgical found an almost perfect agreement in the mastoid antrum (k=0.948), strong agreement in the hypotympanum and mastoid cells (k=0.894), moderate agreement in the epitympanum (k=0.653), and weak agreement in those in the mesotympanum (k=0.540). …”
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Alkaloid Profile, Anticholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities, and Sexual Propagation in <i>Hieronymiella peruviana</i> (Amaryllidaceae) by Olimpia Llalla-Cordova, Javier E. Ortiz, Luciana R. Tallini, Laura Torras-Claveria, Jaume Bastida, Lorena Celina Luna, Gabriela E. Feresin

“…The leaves and bulbs alkaloid extracts demonstrated strong AChE inhibition (IC₅₀ = 5.20–8.60 µg/mL) and moderate BuChE inhibition (IC₅₀ = 90.20–122.76 µg/mL). …”
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In the mirror of transitology: The politics of power alternation in the Caucasus and Central Asia by S. A. Pritchin

“…All this shows the limits of classical transitology theory when it comes to political transformations in the post-Soviet space, which it is unable to explain, yet alone to predict their possible future development. Thus, there is a strong need to develop new theoretical frameworks that would better accommodate particularities of the regional political systems.…”
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Blood Management and Risk Assessment for Transfusion in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery by Pedro Fernandes, Joaquim Soares do Brito, Isabel Flores, Jacinto Monteiro

“…The success of a program is strongly dependent on team effort, and the introduction of a risk assessment tool for transfusion needs indirectly assesses surgical risk, thus allowing relocation of resources to decrease blood loss.…”
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Association of cigarette smoking with cardiometabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study by Samar Sultan, Fouzy Lesloom

“…Introduction Despite strong and consistent epidemiological evidence linking cigarette smoking to several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the association between smoking intensity and CVD risk factors remains unclear. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful,Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Experienced Mental Illness by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…This general improvement strongly indicated that the patient had healed existentially, i.e., had experienced what Aaron Antonovsky (1923–1994) called “salutogenesis”, defined as the process exactly the opposite of pathogenesis. …”
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A Spike-Based mRNA Vaccine Encapsulated in Phospholipid 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-Glycero-3-PhosphoEthanolamine Containing Lipid Nanoparticles Induced Potent B- and T-Cell Responses Associat... by Afshana Quadiri, Swayam Prakash, Latifa Zayou, Nisha Rajeswari Dhanushkodi, Amruth Chilukuri, Gemma Ryan, Kelly Wang, Hawa Vahed, Aziz A. Chentoufi, Lbachir BenMohamed

“…Compared to the other three LNPs, LNP4 (i) enhanced the phenotypic and functional maturation of dendritic cells; (ii) induced strong T-cell responses; (iii) increased the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and pro-follicular T helper (Tfh) cell cytokines; (iv) induced higher neutralization IgG titers; and (v) provided better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-like symptoms in the hamster model. …”
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Externally validated nomogram for predicting short-term pregnancy outcome of singleton pregnancies with fetal growth restriction (FGR) by Yang Li, Xiaohong Zhang, Junshu Xie, Fufen Yin, Mingrui Jin, Yujing Li, Xiuju Yin

“…Furthermore, the calibrations of the nomograms predicting the 28th and 34th TOP-free gestation week strongly corresponded to the actual survival outcome.Conclusion This prediction model may help clinicians in decision-making for singleton pregnancies with FGR, especially for patients with a single abnormal umbilical arterial flow or fetal anomaly, without induced labour indications for these abnormalities.…”
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Prediction Method for Overconsolidation Ratio of Marine SoftSoil Based on the Piezocone Penetration Tests by Yanbin Fu, Sizhan Zhang, Guiyang Lv, Kaihang Han

“…Because of the strong structural and sensitive behavior, the properties of marine soft soil change greatly when subjected to external disturbances, which leads to great difficulty in reflecting its real mechanical properties in the laboratory soil tests. …”
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Ab Initio Study of the Energetics, Electronic Properties, and Chlorine Migration Behavior of B2-FeAl (110) Surface by Microalloying by Weiqian Chen, Peiqing La, Ruojiao Yin, Lei Wan, Yong Du, Yibing Zheng

“…The PDOS diagrams confirm that for the chlorine adsorption model of Mo-doped B2-FeAl (110) surface, strong hybridization between Mo-<i>d</i>, Al-<i>p</i>, and Fe-d orbitals occur in the energy region of −4.5~−2 eV and 0.5~2.5 eV, while in the energy range of −7.0~4.8 eV, Cl-<i>p</i> interacts with Mo-d and Al-s, respectively, indicating that Cl bonds with Mo and Al atom, respectively. …”
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Amebicidal and Antiadhesion Activities of Knema retusa Extract Against Acanthamoeba triangularis T4 Genotype on Contact Lenses and Modeling Simulation of Its Main Compound, E2N, Ag... by Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Imran Sama-ae, Suthinee Sangkanu, Dhrubo Ahmed Khan, Partha Biswas, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Julalak Chuprom, Tajudeen O. Jimoh, Christophe Wiart, Masyitah Binti Zulkipli, Nor Hayati Abdullah, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Sonia M. Rodrigues Oliveira, Shanmuga Sundar Saravanabhavan, Polrat Wilairatana, Tooba Mahboob, Veeranoot Nissapatorn

“…Molecular docking indicated that E2N, the main compound in Kre, exhibited strong binding to the ligand binding sites at β-tubulin, with a binding energy of −7.01 kcal/mol and an inhibitory constant of 2.43–7.32 μM. …”
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Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categoriesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, Britni L. Ayers, PhD, Nicola L. Hawley, PhD, Aaron Caldwell, PhD, Austin Porter, DrPh, Michael D. Macechko, MD, Donya Watson, MD, Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, PhD, James P. Selig, PhD, Jennifer A. Andersen, PhD, Nirvana Manning, MD, Lanita White, PharmD, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, MD, Clare C. Brown, PhD

“…CONCLUSION: This study found a strong association between an excessive rate of gestational weight gain and the risk of cesarean delivery, regardless of prepregnancy body mass index, suggesting the need for continued efforts to reduce excessive gestational weight gain across populations.…”
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Enhancing hydraulic fracturing efficiency through machine learning by Ali Karami, Ali Akbari, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Hamed Nikravesh

“…This study evaluated the performance of ANN, RF, and KNN models, achieving accuracies of 0.978, 0.979, and 0.893, respectively, which underscores their strong predictive modeling capabilities. The results were meticulously documented for each methodology. …”
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Yb:CALYO-based femtosecond chirped pulse regenerative amplifier for temporally resolved pump-probe spectroscopy by A. S. Rudenkov, V. E. Kisel, A. S. Yasukevich, K. L. Hovhannesyan, A. G. Petrosyan, N. V. Kuleshov

“…Most chirped pulse regenerative amplifier systems described in the literature use seed lasers with typical pulse spectral width at the level of 10–15 nm full width at half maximum (FWHM) that limit the seed pulse duration of about 90 fs and amplified pulse duration at the level of 200 fs due to strong influence of gain narrowing effect on the amplified pulse parameters. …”
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Enhanced radiation shielding via incorporating europium oxide in 316L stainless steel: Synthesis, physical, microstructural, shielding, and mechanical properties by H.O. Tekin, Nihal Yayla, M.Gökhan Albayrak, Ömer Güler, Duygu Sen Baykal, Hessa Alkarrani, Ghada ALMisned

“…The 20% Eu2O3 composite shows strong potential for applications in nuclear radiation shielding where attenuation efficiency is prioritized over mechanical properties.…”
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