Effects of short-term air pollution on aerobic performance and forced vital capacity (FVC): An experimental analysis by Imam Safei, Yudhi Teguh Pambudi, Dadan Resmana

“…Research Objective: This study aims to examine the fitness profile of female undergraduate nutrition students and explore the factors associated with fitness such as physical activity level (PAL), nutritional status, and diet. Methods: To answer the research objective, a cross-sectional design was conducted, involving 114 healthy female students, aged 18-20 years old. …”
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Reports of violence against transvestites and transsexuals: a time series study, Brazil, 2015-2022 by Everton Barroso Rios, Samuel Trezena Costa, Mara Daisy Alves Ribeiro, Luciana Colares Maia, Simone de Melo Costa

“…Abstract Objective To characterize reports of violence against transvestites and transsexuals in Brazil from 2015 to 2022. Methods This is a descriptive time-series study. …”
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Investigating population genetic structure in a highly mobile marine organism: the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata in the North East Atlantic. by María Quintela, Hans J Skaug, Nils Øien, Tore Haug, Bjørghild B Seliussen, Hiroko K Solvang, Christophe Pampoulie, Naohisa Kanda, Luis A Pastene, Kevin A Glover

“…This demonstrates that clustering methods may spuriously reveal cryptic genetic structure. …”
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A Cross-Project Defect Prediction Model Based on Deep Learning With Self-Attention by Wanzhi Wen, Ruinian Zhang, Chuyue Wang, Chenqiang Shen, Meng Yu, Suchuan Zhang, Xinxin Gao

“…Compared with the four state-of-the-art methods, the experimental results indicate that on average BSLDP improves the performance of cross-project defect prediction in terms of F1 by 14.2%, 34.6%, 32.2% and 23.6%, respectively.…”
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INVESTIGATION OF CROP PRODUCTION IN STABILIZED SAND DUNE USING AMB LAYER ASSOCIATE WITH DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM by Hassan Rouhipour

“…Furthermore sand particles ejecting from soil surface during sprinkling-drop impact damaged crop leaves and consequently decreased yield.Since infiltration rate in sand dunes is very rapid, conventional irrigation methods such as flood or furrow irrigation are highly inefficient. …”
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Productivity, quality and suitability for processing of various potato varieties when grown in the conditions of the Central region of the Russian Federation by J. G. Kashina, G. L. Belov, V. N. Zeyruk, L. V. Dmitrieva

“…For this purpose, 4 potato varieties of different ripeness groups (Red Scarlett, Nevsky, Golubizna, Grand) were studied in two regions of Russia using agrochemicals Agrovin Micro. Methods. The article presents experimental data on the study of biometric indicators, yield and quality of potatoes for non-root top dressing in conditions of leached chernozem and sod-podzolic sandy loam soils of the Central region of Russia. …”
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Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Disturbance Trajectories and Internet Gaming Disorder Mediated by Self-Control: A Six-Wave Longitudinal Investigation by Liu H, Qiao X, Shi X

“…Hongping Liu,* Xiaofei Qiao,* Xuliang Shi College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071002, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuliang Shi, Associate Professor at the College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, People’s Republic of China, Email shixl163@163.comObjective: The present study aims to analyze the heterogeneous trajectories of sleep disturbance (SD) among college students and to examine whether self-control mediates the association between sleep disturbance trajectories and Internet gaming disorder (IGD).Methods: A total of 4352 students were initially invited to participate, and 4191 (Mage = 19.12, SD = 0.98; 46.9% females) students were included as valid respondents at the first time-point. …”
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Comparison of Cold-Knife Conization versus Loop Electrosurgical Excision for Cervical Adenocarcinoma In Situ (ACIS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Yanming Jiang, Changxian Chen, Li Li

“…LEEP appears to be as equally effective as CKC regarding the residual and recurrence rates. …”
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Fentanyl Versus Lidocaine Intravenously to Attenuate Hemodynamic Effects of En-dotracheal Intubation by Hozan Abdulwahid Ahmed, Amir Murad Khudadad Boujan, Othman Ismat Abdulmajeed

“…In this study, we compared the efficacy of intravenous fentanyl and intravenous lidocaine in attenuating the hemodynamic responses during laryngoscopy and intubation. Methods: A total of 100 adult patients, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II from both gender aged 18 to 65 years undergoing various elective surgeries under general anesthesia, were included in this prospective, randomized, single-blind study. …”
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Effectiveness of carbon dioxide cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Endalamaw Gadisa Belachew, Kassahun Alemu Gelay

“…This study aims to summarize the pooled evidence on the effectiveness of carbon dioxide-based cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.<h4>Methods</h4>Searches of grey literature using Google Scholar and databases including PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were conducted to find studies that reported the cure rate of cryotherapy. …”
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Monitoring intracranial pressure utilizing a novel pattern of brain multiparameters in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury by Sun H, Zheng M, Wang Y, Diao Y, Zhao W, Wei Z

“…The result suggested that multimodality monitoring must be performed during the process of mild hypothermia combined with conventional ICP procedures in order to safely target different clinical methods to specific patients who may benefit from an individual therapy. …”
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Accelerating Energy-Efficient Federated Learning in Cell-Free Networks With Adaptive Quantization by Afsaneh Mahmoudi, Ming Xiao, Emil Bjornson

“…Furthermore, across all power allocation methods, our quantization scheme outperforms AQUILA and LAQ, increasing test accuracy by up to 36% and 35%, respectively.…”
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The agreement of the various distance walkway in the 6-minute walk test in healthy adults. by Busaba Chuatrakoon, Natakit Seepang, Derin Chaiwong, Rawes Nanavichit, Kittipan Rerkasem, Sothida Nantakool

“…., 10, 20, and 25 meters) and 30 meters, and (ii) to assess agreements in maximum walking distances achieved at intervals below 30 meters, specifically 10, 15, 20, and 25 meters.<h4>Methods</h4>This study was a cross-sectional with cross-over design. …”
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How parental depression influences the development of adolescent depression: based on data from China family panel studies by Ruyue Zhai, Shaoqing Yang

“…This study aims to explore the natural developmental patterns of paternal, maternal, and adolescent depression, as well as the predictive effects of parental depression trajectories on adolescent depression trajectories through a longitudinal survey.MethodsBased on the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), a total of 1,378 adolescents and their parents were ultimately included in the study. …”
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Esthesioneuroblastoma: an institutional based descriptive study of a rare tumor by Geetha Vasudevan, Srilatha Parampalli Srinivas, Padmapriya Jaiprakash, Kailesh Pujary

“…This study analyzed the clinicopathological features of esthesioneuroblastoma. Materials and methods- Retrospective study of patients who were diagnosed with esthesioneuroblastoma at a tertiary care hospital between January 2012 and May 2019 was conducted.  …”
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Improved Antitumor Efficiency of N4-Tetradecyloxycarbonyl Gemcitabine-Loaded Liposomes for Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapy by Wang D, Wang X, Li Y, Wang X, Wang X, Su J, Wang A, Lv K, Liu M, Xia G

“…However, its short half-life in plasma and adverse effects limited its broader application.Methods: A novel Gem derivative (N4-tetradecyloxycarbonyl gemcitabine, tcGem) was synthesized and encapsulated into liposomes (LipotcGem) to overcome the above shortcomings.Results: LipotcGem has been successfully formulated, with the average size of 115 nm, zeta potential values of − 36 mV, encapsulation efficiency of up to 98%, and drug loading capacity of 8.1%. …”
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No UCP1 in the kidney by Celso Pereira Batista Sousa-Filho, Natasa Petrovic

“…These findings require confirmation and further physiological characterization. Methods: We examined UCP1 expression in the kidney using immunohistochemistry and qPCR. …”
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Successful Treatment of Pediatric Atopic Prurigo Nodularis with Dupilumab by Zhang Y, Liang L, Li C

“…Yuping Zhang,&amp;ast; Lizhu Liang,&amp;ast; Chen Li Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, 528403, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chen Li, Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, No. 2 Sunwen East Road, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, 528403, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18686883773, Fax +86-0760-89880669, Email knoberlee@163.comPurpose: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Dupilumab in treating pediatric atopic prurigo nodularis (PN).Patient and Methods: We present a case of an 11-year-old child with refractory prurigo nodularis for 9 months, accompanied by concurrent allergic rhinitis for 2 years. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF RALTEGRAVIR BY PATIENTS WITHOUT EXPERIENCE OF TYPE 1 HIV INFECTION THERAPY IN RUSSIA by Elamin H. Elbasha, Elena Aleksandrovna Pyadushkina, Maria Vladimirovna Avxentyeva, Alexander Gennadievich Tolkushin, Maxim Yurievich Frolov

“…The purpose of the work performed was assessment of cost efficiency of Raltegravir within the schemes of antiretroviral therapy as compared to the schemes on the basis of drugs from the group of protease inhibitors with adult patients with Type 1 HIV infection (HIV-1) that have no experience of treatment.Materials and methods. In the Markov's model developed for assessment of long-term clinical and economic indicators of efficiency of Raltegravir with adult patients with HIV-1 that have no experience of antiretroviral therapy, pharmacoeconomic analysis of "costs and benefits" was performed in accordance with recommendations of the Panel on Cost-effectiveness in Health and Medicine and with consideration of requirements of specialized Russian manuals. …”
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Comparative evaluation of intravenous bolus of phenylephrine versus intravenous bolus of noradrenaline for treatment of hypotension in patients undergoing elective caesarean sectio... by Divakar SR, Shivakumar G, Kiran AV, Kavya D

“…Our study aimed to analyse the efficacy of bolus norepinephrine doses in comparison with phenylephrine in treating spinal hypotension during elective caesarean section. Methods: This randomized double-blind study was performed at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya. 160 patients of age group 20–30 years posted for elective caesarean section were divided into two equal groups (A and B) using computer generated number system. …”
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