Meta-Analysis of Integrated Therapeutic Methods in Noninvasive Lower Back Pain Therapy (LBP): The Role of Interdisciplinary Functional Diagnostics by Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Krzysztof Konior, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…An extensive search for the materials was conducted online using PubMed, the Cochrane database, and Embase. The most common noninterventional methods have been described, as well as the most relevantly updated and previously referenced treatment of LBP. …”
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Applicability of Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Mechanical and Permeability Properties of Volcanic Scoria-Based Concrete by Aref M. al-Swaidani, Waed T. Khwies

“…The use of natural pozzolans as cement replacement could be considered as a common practice in the construction industry due to the related economic, ecologic, and performance benefits. …”
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Resting-State fMRI Whole Brain Network Function Plasticity Analysis in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Yi Tang, Shuxing Zheng, Yin Tian

“…Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common mental disorder in children, which is related to inattention and hyperactivity. …”
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Clinical Use of Dostarlimab in Advanced Stage and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: Patient Selection and Perspectives by Bujnak AC, File B, Tewari KS

“…Alyssa C Bujnak,1 Brittany File,2 Krishnansu S Tewari1 1Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, Irvine-Medical Center, Orange, California, USA; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine-Medical Center, Orange, California, USACorrespondence: Alyssa C Bujnak, University of California, Irvine-Medical Center, 3800 West Chapman Avenue, Suite 3400, Orange, CA, USA, Tel +1 714 456-8888, 92868, Fax +1 714 509-2257, Email abujnak@hs.uci.eduAbstract: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecologic cancer in developed nations with reported 420,368 new cases worldwide in 2022 and resulting in 97,723 deaths that year; it is also one of the few cancers with expected increases in incidence and mortality, which are expected to increase by 50% and 70%, respectively, by 2045. …”
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Combination Treatments of Plasma Exchange and Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failur... by Wen-xiong Xu, Hong-liang He, Shun-wen Pan, Yuan-li Chen, Mei-ling Zhang, Shu Zhu, Zhi-liang Gao, Liang Peng, Jian-guo Li

“…Hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is a common type of liver failure with a high mortality. …”
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Gut Microbiome Profiles in Colorectal Cancer Patients in Iraq by Fatima J. Kadhim, Zahid S. Aziz, Khalid S. Ibrahim

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer globally, and is a significant contributor to both morbidity and mortality rates. …”
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Long-term effects of institutional quality on financial inclusion in Asia–Pacific countries by Duc Hong Vo

“…We estimate the long-term effects of institutional quality on financial inclusion using long-term estimators, including the augmented mean group and the common correlated effects mean group estimators. In our study, institutional quality is proxied by the new index developed in this paper and then by each of the five fundamental aspects of institutional quality: (i) business freedom, (ii) regulatory quality, (iii) investment freedom, (iv) government effectiveness, and (v) the rule of law. …”
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Qualitative focus group study investigating experiences of accessing and engaging with social care services: perspectives of carers from diverse ethnic groups caring for stroke sur... by Geoffrey Cloud, Nan Greenwood, Jess Holley, Theresa Ellmers, Gill Mein

“…Data were analysed thematically focusing on similarities and differences between ethnic groups.Setting Carers were recruited from voluntary sector organisations supporting carers, stroke survivors and black and minority ethnic groups in the UK.Participants 41 carers from 5 ethnic groups (Asian Indian, Asian Pakistani, black African, black Caribbean, white British) participated in the focus groups.Results Several interconnected themes were identified including: the service gap between hospital discharge and home; carers as the best person to care and cultural aspects of caring and using services. Many themes were common to all the included ethnic groups but some related to specific groups.Conclusions Across ethnic groups there were many similarities in the experiences of people caring for stroke survivors with complex, long-term care needs. …”
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A comparative dataset on the GC–MS analysis and antioxidant activity of Selaginella bryopteris from different geolocations of IndiaMendeley Data by Utkarsha Srivastava, Ashwani Mathur

“…The acetone extracts of Karnataka and Maharashtra showed 77 and 42 peaks respectively. Some common compounds tentatively identified by GC–MS analysis were Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester, trans-13-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester and Eugenol. …”
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Hypoglycaemia and monitoring practices following insulin-dextrose therapy for hyperkalaemia by Samuel Ford, Julian Williams, Ian Coombes, Adam La Caze

“…Background: Hypoglycaemia is commonly encountered following insulin-dextrose therapy (IDT) for hyperkalaemia. …”
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Improving community-based first response to out of hospital cardiac arrest (FirstCPR): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Sandra Ware, Blake Angell, Julie Redfern, Clara Chow, Cate Ferry, Lee Taylor, Christopher Semsarian, Adrian Bauman, Janet E Bray, Simone Marschner, Michael Nelson, Saurabh Kumar, Matthew Vukasovic, Kevin Lai, Paul M Middleton, Pramesh Kovoor, Garry Jennings, Sonali Munot, Andrew Coggins, Alan Robert Denniss, Sarah Khanlari, Ian Opperman

“…The study employs a novel approach to reaching community members via social and cultural groups, and the intervention aims to address commonly cited barriers to training including lack of availability, time and costs.Methods and analysis FirstCPR is a cluster randomised trial that will be conducted across 200 community groups in urban and regional Australia. …”
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Factors associated with cancer treatment delay: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Timothy P Hanna, Elizabeth T Jacobs, Kristin E Morrill, Rogelio Robles-Morales, Melissa Lopez-Pentecost, Raigam J Martínez Portilla, Ahlam A Saleh, Meghan B Skiba, Taylor S Riall, Jessica D Austin, Rachel Hirschey, Lena Spotleson

“…This review and meta-analysis will evaluate factors associated with treatment delays among patients with five common cancers.Methods and analysis Scientific databases including Ovid MEDLINE, Elsevier Embase, EBSCOhost CINAHL Plus Full Text, Elsevier Scopus and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global will be searched to identify relevant articles published between January 2000 and October 2021. …”
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A novel graph neural network based approach for influenza-like illness nowcasting: exploring the interplay of temporal, geographical, and functional spatial features by Jiajia Luo, Xuan Wang, Xiaomao Fan, Yuxin He, Xiangjun Du, Yao-Qing Chen, Yang Zhao

“…Evaluation metrics include four commonly used measures: root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), mean absolute error (MAE), and Pearson correlation (Corr). …”
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Tramadol use and incident dementia in older adults with musculoskeletal pain: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Si Nae Oh, Hye Jun Kim, Jae Yong Shim, Kyuwoong Kim, Seogsong Jeong, Sun Jae Park, Sang Hyun Lee, Joong Won Ha, Sang Min Park

“…This population-based retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database included a total of 1,865,827 older adult patients aged 60 years or older with common musculoskeletal pain between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007. …”
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Prediction of the Bending Strength of Boltless Steel Connections in Storage Pallet Racks: An Integrated Experimental-FEM-SVM Methodology by Zhi-Jun Lyu, PeiCai Zhao, Qi Lu, Qian Xiang, HongLiang Li

“…Due to many differences in the material, geometry, and assembly method of the commercially available beam-end-connectors in steel storage pallet racks (SPR), no common numerical model has been universally accepted to accurately predict the M–θ behavior of complex semirigid connections so far. …”
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CONSTANT MURLEY SCORE ON PATIENTS POST SUPRASPINATUS RECONSTRUCTION WITH MEMBRANE AMNION COMPOSITE AND FAT TISSUE ALLOGENIC MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL AUGMENTATION by Heri Suroto, Bayu Antara Hadi, Goklas Ridwan Ricardo Gultom

“…Background: Rotator cuff tears are the most common cases in nontrauma upper extremities in group patient more than 50 years old. …”
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Inheritance of juvenile resistance to powdery mildew in barley accessions from Ethiopia by R. A. Abdullaev, O. V. Yakovleva, T. V. Lebedeva

“…Golovin ex Speer f. sp. hordei Marchal) is considered one of the most common and harmful among barley diseases. Plant resistance to B. graminis limits the spread of the disease, and the development of resistant cultivars prevents a decrease in plant productivity. …”
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The role of integrated management in the realization of intelligent transportation (Case study: Zahedan city) by Amir Kaveh, Maryam Karimian Bostani, Gholam reza Miri

“…From the statistical point of view, the 7 variables of good governance, synergy, unity of urban command, context, interaction, organizational structure, and systemic perspective are not in a good situation and these conditions have caused the integrated urban management index in Zahedan to not have favorable conditions. …”
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A national study of choanal atresia in tertiary care centers in Canada – part I: clinical presentation by Josee Paradis, Agnieszka Dzioba, Hamdy El-Hakim, Paul Hong, Frederick K. Kozak, Lily H. P. Nguyen, Demitri Perera, Evan Jon Propst, Jennifer M. Siu, Monika Wojtera, Murad Husein, National Choanal Atresia Study Working Group

“…The mean age of patients at time of CA presentation was 0.4 months (range 0.1 to 7.2 months) for bilateral CA and 37.8 months (range 0.1 to 164.1 months) for unilateral cases. The most common presenting symptoms for bilateral CA in decreasing order were respiratory distress (96.4%), feeding difficulties (68.2%), and rhinorrhea (65.5%), and for unilateral cases in decreasing order were rhinorrhea (92.0%), feeding difficulties (24.7%), and respiratory distress (18.0%). …”
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Integrating Drone Truthing and Functional Classification of Remote Sensing Time Series for Supervised Vegetation Mapping by Giacomo Quattrini, Simone Pesaresi, Nicole Hofmann, Adriano Mancini, Simona Casavecchia

“…The proposed methodology achieves a classification accuracy of 92.59%, significantly exceeding the commonly reported thresholds for habitat mapping. This approach, characterized by its efficiency, repeatability and adaptability, aligns seamlessly with key environmental monitoring and conservation policies, such as the Habitats Directive. …”
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