Computation and Visualization of Regional-Scale Forest Disturbance and Associated Dissolved Nitrogen Export from Shenandoah National Park, Virginia by Keith N. Eshleman, Daniel A. Fiscus, Nancy M. Castro, James R. Webb, J Jr. Deviney

“…Dissolved N leakage is a common, well-documented response of small forested watersheds to logging in the larger region, while recent defoliation outbreaks of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larva in the deciduous forests of SNP have been shown to generate similar biogeochemical responses. …”
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Colder temperatures augment viability of an indirectly transmitted songbird pathogen on bird feeders by Sara R. Teemer, Edan R. Tulman, Alicia G. Arneson, Steven J. Geary, Dana M. Hawley

“…Abstract Inanimate surfaces that are contaminated with infectious pathogens are common sources of spread for many communicable diseases. …”
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Wrong Answers Only: Distractor Generation for Russian Reading Comprehension Questions Using a Translated Dataset by Никита Вячеславович Логин

“…While English reading comprehension datasets are common, this is not true for other languages, including Russian. …”
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Medicinal plants used to treat human ailments in Wadla District, Northern Ethiopia: An ethnobotanical approach by Sara Yosef, Ermias Lulekal, Asfaw Debela, Muhidin Tahir

“…Leaves were the most dominant plant parts used for remedy preparation (47 %). The most common routes of administration were oral (47 %). …”
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Bridging the gap: attitudes and practices toward complementary and alternative medicine among oncology patients and healthcare professionals in Croatia by Ljerka Armano, Vanja Vasiljev, Tomislav Rukavina, Denis Juraga, Aleksandar Racz, Aleksandar Racz, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić

“…Positive attitudes were more common among women, older adults, individuals with lower education levels, nurses/technicians, those with longer work experience, non-oncology healthcare workers, believers, and those with lower incomes. …”
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Performance of deep learning models in predicting the nugent score to diagnose bacterial vaginosis by Naoki Watanabe, Tomohisa Watari, Kenji Akamatsu, Isao Miyatsuka, Yoshihito Otsuka

“…ABSTRACT The Nugent score is a commonly used diagnostic tool for bacterial vaginosis. …”
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Exploring barriers to early breast examination and screening among Arab women in the MENA region: A KAP study by Ehsan Qtaishat, Reem Al-Ajlouni, Khawlah Ammar, Mohammed Liswi, Abdallah Al-Ani, Rasha Fakheraldeen, Shorouq Al-hasson

“…In terms of barriers, lack of current breast issues and lack of knowledge were the most commonly reported barriers to all three forms of early breast cancer detection methods. …”
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Shen Shuai II recipe improves renal hypoxia to attenuate renal injury in 5/6 renal ablation/infarction rats and effect evaluation using blood oxygenation level-dependent functional... by Yizeng Xu, Fang Lu, Meng Wang, Lingchen Wang, Chaoyang Ye, Shuohui Yang, Chen Wang

“…Shen Shuai II Recipe (SSR) has shown good results in the treatment of CKD as a common herbal formula. This study aimed to explore the effect of SSR on renal hypoxia and injury in CKD rats.Methods Twenty-five Wistar rats underwent 5/6 renal ablation/infarction (A/I) surgery were randomly divided into three groups: 5/6 (A/I), 5/6 (A/I) + losartan (LOS), and 5/6 (A/I) + SSR groups. …”
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Evaluating a novel team learning approach for integrating drugs in sports education in preclinical medical training by Samuel Pelobello, Grayson Potter, Daniel K. Rogstad, Andrew J. Mock, Sean M. Wilson

“…AI models were used to identify common themes and patterns in the qualitative feedback responses. …”
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Hypokalaemia and outcomes in older patients hospitalized for heart failure by Miroslava Valentova, Samir Patel, Phillip H. Lam, Charles Faselis, Cherinne Arundel, Gregg C. Fonarow, Yan Cheng, Richard M. Allman, Stephan vonHaehling, Stefan D. Anker, Ali Ahmed

“…The objective of this study was to examine the association between hypokalaemia and outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated HF in whom sudden death is less common. Methods and results Of the 5881 hospitalized patients with HF, 1052 had consistent hypokalaemia (both admission and discharge serum potassium <4.0 mmol/L), and 2538 had consistent normokalaemia (both admission and discharge serum potassium 4.0–5.0 mmol/L). …”
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Characterization of diabetic kidney disease in 235 patients: clinical and pathological insights with or without concurrent non-diabetic kidney disease by Mengjie Jiang, Hongyu Chen, Jing Luo, Jinhan Chen, Li Gao, Qin Zhu

“…Furthermore, the study highlights the role of RASi as the most commonly used drug in the treatment of both DKD and NDKD, with emerging drugs such as SGLT2 inhibitors showing promising renal protective effects.…”
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Self -reported bruxism in patients undergoing Orthodontic treatment – a cross-sectional study by Munnal Gulzar, Mubassar Fida, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia

“…Patients with bruxism commonly reported jaw fatigue or soreness upon awakening, clenching, grinding, teeth and gum soreness. …”
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Molecular characterization and therapeutic insights into biofilm positive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical mastitis in dairy buffaloes by Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Umar Javed, Arslan Ahmed

“…The study also highlighted the in vitro resistance pattern of biofilm- positive S. aureus and the role of commonly used NSAIDs and non-antibiotics in modulating the S. aureus associated antibiotic resistance. …”
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Pharmacological modulation of Sigma-1 receptor ameliorates pathological neuroinflammation in rats with diabetic neuropathic pain via the AKT/GSK-3β/NF-κB pathway by Yuyu An, Shanshan Cao, Leilei Shi, Yuhan Zhang, Xin Wang, Shiyu Yuan, Yongheng Shi, Bin Wang, Jiping Liu, Chao-jun Han

“…Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is characterized by spontaneous pain and neuroinflammation. …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…Dentoskeletal and periodontal effects were the most frequently reported outcomes. The most common comparison group was multibracket fixed therapy, while only 5 studies had an untreated control group. …”
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Hyponatremia is associated with malignant brain edema after mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke by Ao Qian, Longyi Zheng, Jia Duan, Lun Li, Wenli Xing, Shuang Tang

“…Abstract Background Hyponatremia (< 135 mmol/L) is the most common electrolyte disturbance in patients with stroke. …”
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Glucose Metabolism Changes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Treated with Direct Acting Antivirals by Sylvia Drazilova, Martin Janicko, Lubomir Skladany, Pavol Kristian, Marian Oltman, Maria Szantova, Dusan Krkoska, Eva Mazuchova, Lubica Piesecka, Veronika Vahalova, Marek Rac, Ivan Schreter, Ladislav Virag, Tomas Koller, Adriana Liptakova, Miriam Ondrasova, Peter Jarcuska

“…Chronic hepatitis C is a systemic disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) belongs to more common extrahepatic. The aim of this study was to (i) explore the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and T2DM in patients with chronic hepatitis C, (ii) explore the effect of direct acting antivirals (DAA) treatment on the glycemia, and (iii) explore the factors that modulate the effect of DAA treatment on glycemia in patients with chronic hepatitis C. …”
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The current state of knowledge on the role of NKG2D ligands in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases by Aleksandra Pogoda-Wesołowska, Nina Sługocka, Agnieszka Synowiec, Klaudia Brodaczewska, Marcin Mejer-Zahorowski, Maciej Ziękiewicz, Wojciech Szypowski, Piotr Szymański, Adam Stępień

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disease with demyelinating inflammatory characteristics. It is the most common nontraumatic and disabling disease affecting young adults. …”
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Vertebral level in pregnancy according to the posterior superior iliac spine: an observational study by Ping Li, Dong Luo, Haibo Qu, Xuesheng Li, Linli Luo

“…Conclusions The PSIS line commonly intersects S1 vertebral body, and vertebral levels intersected of the PSIS-line-based vertex rang from L2 to L4 vertebral body in pregnant women. …”
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Provider kinematic strategies during the delivery of spinal manipulation and mobilization: a scoping review of the literature by Katie Svoboda, Samuel J. Howarth, Martha Funabashi, Lindsay M. Gorrell

“…Data were reported heterogeneously but were most commonly captured using either video or motion capture equipment (n = 4, 80%). …”
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