Efficacy and Safety of Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) in the Overweight and Obese by Kimberley Doucette, Hira Latif, Anusha Vakiti, Eshetu Tefera, Bhavisha Patel, Kelly Fitzpatrick

“…There is paucity of data for direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the obese, despite these agents becoming more widely used. The primary and secondary objectives of this study were to assess the safety and efficacy of DOACs in the overweight and obese populations when used for primary prophylaxis in the setting of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and for treatment of venous thromboembolisms (VTE). …”
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Ill Effects of Smoking: Baseline Knowledge among School Children and Implementation of the “AntE Tobacco” Project by Salim Surani, Raghu Reddy, Amy E. Houlihan, Brenda Parrish, Gina L. Evans-Hudnall, Kalpalatha Guntupalli

“…Each day >3,000 children and adolescents become regular smokers. This paper details a new antitobacco educational program titled “AntE Tobacco” Method. …”
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A Dilemma in Staging of Esophageal Cancer: How Should We Stage ypT0 N2 M0 Esophageal Cancer after Neoadjuvant Therapy? by Sebahattin Celik, Remzi Erten, Abdulsamed Batur, Burak Suvak

“…Since neoadjuvant treatment in esophageal cancer began to become popular, a complete pathological response at the primary tumour site has been commonly reported. …”
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Japanese Popular Culture and Digimodernism by N. B. Afanasov

“…Pointing out the unique position of the latter, the author believes that the experience of a number of successful Japanese projects that have become global phenomena can be used by social and cultural theorists to analyze modernity. …”
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Insects Induced Mango Fruit Rot: Unraveling the Culprits by Sivagami Subramaniam, Noor Aisyah Md Noordin, Noor Azrizal-Wahid, Nur Ain Izzati Mohd Zainudin

“…Mango fruit rot caused by insects and microbes has become a significant threat to mango production in Southeast Asia and worldwide. …”
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Upper bound stability analysis of tiered geosynthetic-reinforced soil wall by Chengzhi Xiao, Xiangsheng Meng, Shan Gao, Luqiang Ding

“…The analysis results demonstrated that as the φ1 increases, the shear strength of backfill is enhanced and thus the KT or the total reinforcement tensile force decreases, and the KT decreases with the increase of the offset distance at the initial stage and then becomes stable when it reaches a certain critical value. …”
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Trends of Hydroclimate Variables in the Upper Huai River Basin: Implications of Managing Water Resource for Climate Change Mitigation by Abel Girma, Denghua Yan, Hao Wang, Xinshan Song, Tianlin Qin, Batsuren Dorjsuren, Mohammed Gedefaw, Asaminew Abiyu, Dagim Fikir, Jianwei Wang, Otgonbayar Yadamjav

“…The outcomes of this study could create awareness for the policymakers and members of the scientific community, informing them about the hydroclimatic evolutions across the study basin, and become an inordinate resource for advanced scientific research.…”
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Rapid Visual Screening for Seismic Assessment of Hospital Buildings: A Case Study of Kabul City by Abdul Ali Raoufy, Ali Kheyroddin, Hosein Naderpour

“…Considering the unexpected occurance of natural and man-made disasters over the world including Afghanistan, the importance of hospitals preparedness, as the first reference points for people to get healthcare services, becomes clear. Hospitals as critical infrastructures play an essential role in reducing casualties after an earthquake. …”
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Joint Optimization in Underwater Image Enhancement: A Training Framework Integrating Pixel-Level and Physical-Channel Techniques by Ozan Demir, Metin Aktas, Ender M. Eksioglu

“…In recent years, with the increasing interest in marine research, the need to collect and process clear underwater optical images has become crucial. However, underwater images suffer from the absorption and scattering effects of the environment. …”
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Shadi Park Renovation with Social Development Emphasis: A Case Study Halabja City, Iraq by Mihraban Othman Mustafa, Masoumeh Faraji, Zaniar Jamal Salih, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed

“…The expansion of urbanization and the lack of open spaces in cities, urban green spaces have become very important, especially in recent decades. …”
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GmERF13 mediates salt inhibition of nodulation through interacting with GmLBD16a in soybean by Xinfang Zhu, Xifeng Yan, Weijun Li, Mengyue Zhang, Junchen Leng, Qianqian Yu, Like Liu, Dawei Xue, Dajian Zhang, Zhaojun Ding

“…Moreover, salt stress-inhibited nodule formation is greatly attenuated in GmERF13 loss-of-function mutants, whereas it becomes more pronounced when GmERF13 is overexpressed. …”
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Experimental Studies of Active and Passive Flow Control Techniques Applied in a Twin Air-Intake by Akshoy Ranjan Paul, Shrey Joshi, Aman Jindal, Shivam P. Maurya, Anuj Jain

“…The flow control in twin air-intakes is necessary to improve the performance characteristics, since the flow traveling through curved and diffused paths becomes complex, especially after merging. The paper presents a comparison between two well-known techniques of flow control: active and passive. …”
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Alpha synuclein and inflammaging by Geneviève L. Putnam, Robert W. Maitta

“…Regarding abnormal α-syn, a number of autosomal dominant mutations have been identified as causes of familial PD, however, symptomatology may not become apparent until later in life due to compensatory mechanisms in the dopaminergic response. …”
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Improved Ozone Level Detection through Feature Selection with Modified Whale Optimization Algorithm by Li Yu Yab, Noorhaniza Wahid, Rahayu A Hamid

“…As air quality deterioration poses significant risks to both human health and ecological equilibrium, pinpointing relevant features becomes essential for boosting prediction accuracy. …”
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Development of a Novel Sensor System Based on Magnetic Microspheres to Detect Cardiac Troponin T by Junrong Zhang, Hongxiang Liu, Baofeng Xu, Sijun Huang, Rui Liu, Jinming Zhu, Yi Guo, Li Xu

“…Prognostic detection of biomarkers that specifically reflect myocardial damage in a patient’s blood has become an essential mediating measure to prevent the serious occurrence of AMI. …”
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Exploration of the Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Metabolic Measures in Young People Living with HIV by Mark L. Rubinstein, D. Robert Harris, Bret J. Rudy, Bill G. Kapogiannis, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Kathleen Mulligan

“…While these smokers may not have had sufficient exposure to tobacco to detect changes in the outcome measures, given the long-term risks associated with smoking and HIV, it is critical that we encourage HIV-positive youth smokers to quit before the deleterious effects become apparent.…”
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Phenotypical and Functional Analysis of Intraepithelial Lymphocytes from Small Intestine of Mice in Oral Tolerance by Maristela Ruberti, Luis Gustavo Romani Fernandes, Patricia Ucelli Simioni, Dirce Lima Gabriel, Áureo Tatsumi Yamada, Wirla Maria da Silva Cunha Tamashiro

“…Overall, our results suggest that the inability of TGN to become tolerant may be related to disorganization and altered proportions of inflammatory/regulatory T cells in its intestinal mucosa.…”
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Resistance to antibiotics and presence of plasmid in enterobacteria and staphylococcus aureus in the sector of diet of a public hospital by Simone Cardoso Lisboa Pereira, Roberta Silva Ribeiro, Denise Mara Soares Bazzolli, Maria Cristina Dantas Vanetti

“…The occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become more frequent and the presence of these microorganisms in hospitals exposes patients to serious risks. …”
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Characterization of visual cognition in pre-manifest, manifest and reduced penetrance Huntington’s disease by Rocio Del Pino, Maria Ángeles Acera, Amaia Ortiz de Echevarrría, Beatriz Tijero, Marta Ruiz-Lopez, Johanne Somme, Javier Ruiz-Martínez, Andrea Gabilondo, Ioana M. Croitoru, Lara Pardina, Naia Ayo-Mentxakatorre, Ane Murueta-Goyena, Iñigo Gabilondo, Rosario Sanchez-Pernaute, Tamara Fernández-Valle, Juan Carlos Gómez Esteban

“…In pre-manifest HD, visual cognitive domains were primarily influenced by executive function, verbal fluency, age, and CAG repeats, while in early and manifest stages motor status and verbal fluency becomes more influential. ROC analyses showed that especially visuospatial abilities, visual memory, and visual attention (AUC = 0.927, 0.878, 0.874, respectively) effectively differentiated HC and pre-manifest from early and manifest HD. …”
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The combination of polystyrene microplastics and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate promotes the conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between bacteria by Yu Li, Xiaomei Liu, Saisai Guo, Lan Wang, Jingchun Tang

“…Plastic pollution has become a common phenomenon. The process of plastic degradation is accompanied by the release of microplastics and plasticizers. …”
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