Metal and metal oxide nanomaterials for heavy metal remediation: novel approaches for selective, regenerative, and scalable water treatment by David B. Olawade, David B. Olawade, David B. Olawade, Ojima Z. Wada, Bamise I. Egbewole, Oluwaseun Fapohunda, Abimbola O. Ige, Sunday Oluwadamilola Usman, Olawale Ajisafe

“…Scalability remains a critical challenge, but recent developments in synthesis methods, such as green synthesis and continuous-flow synthesis, offer promising solutions for large-scale production. …”
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Synthetic Data Generation and Evaluation Techniques for Classifiers in Data Starved Medical Applications by Wan D. Bae, Shayma Alkobaisi, Matthew Horak, Siddheshwari Bankar, Sartaj Bhuvaji, Sungroul Kim, Choon-Sik Park

“…Our incremental data generation system enhances selected state-of-the-art SMOTE methods, resulting in sensitivity improvements for deep transfer learning (TL) classifiers ranging from 4.01% to 7.79%. …”
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Explore the Application Value of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in the Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Lu Y, Zhang C, Wu J, Xu X, Lu A, Huang H, Chen M

“…Yangni Lu,1,* Chunlan Zhang,1,* Jianlin Wu,1 Xianli Xu,1 Ailian Lu,1 Huiya Huang,2 Maowei Chen1 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Wuming Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Medicine, Wuming Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Maowei Chen, Email chenmaowei2008@163.com Jianlin Wu, Email wjl4954@163.comObjective: Compare the diagnostic efficacy of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) with that of four traditional methods in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), and explore the application value of BALF mNGS in the early diagnosis of PTB.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 102 patients with suspected PTB in Wuming Hospital Affiliated with Guangxi Medical University from January 2021 to August 2024, among which 61 cases were PTB and 41 cases were non - PTB. …”
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UOT OF DENTISTS-ORTHOPEADISTS WORK OVER IMPLANTOLOGIC RECEPTION. REMOVABLE AND CONDITIONALLY REMOVABLE CONSTRUCTIONS by E.V. Diiev, T. V. Diieva, V. V Lepsky, V. V. Lepsky, V. A. Labunets

“…However, unlike traditional methods of patients’ prosthesis with complete edentia, methods of dental implantation in Ukraine do not have full legal status because of the lack of clinical technological protocols and complete lack of departmental time standards for doctors- orthopedists on their production. …”
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Pedagogical and evaluative competencies for the 21st century in molecular biology education and their relationship with honors programs: a systematic literature review by Ricardo Pérez Zúñiga, Mario Martínez García, Marina Campos-Valdez, Laura V. Sánchez-Orozco

“…Literature suggests that teaching methods should assess both knowledge and disciplinary skills, as this approach is a prerequisite for student employability in biomolecular sciences.MethodsIn this systematic review, we conducted a search in Web of Science and Scopus, selecting 55 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the development of this research. …”
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Practical guidance to handle missing values in the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25): a simulation study by Sakae Tanaka, Keiko Yamada, Toru Ogata, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kozo Nakamura, Takuya Kawahara, Ryohei Terashima, Ikumi Takashima, Hiromasa Miura, Takashi Ohe

“…Complete case analysis showed the largest bias, and the performances of the single imputation were between those methods. The relative performances were similar across the three datasets. …”
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A simple and quick sampling tool to monitor antibiotic use in veal calves – a successful demonstration by Larissa J.M. Jansen, Caroline Dirks, Maura Arends, Laura L.M. van Asseldonk, Robbert H.A. van den Beld, Samantha Sasse, Daan Siebelink, Bjorn J.A. Berendsen, Sifra van der Vis, Milou G.M. van de Schans

“…Therefore, the prudent use of antibiotics needs to be enforced within animal husbandry by implementing effective monitoring methods for detection of antibiotic use. Since the current monitoring methods based on sampling of edible matrices are lacking due to their short detection window and invasive character, previous research has suggested alternative monitoring based on the analysis of hair, manure and saliva, in which antibiotics can be detected well past the detection window of edible matrices of current monitoring strategies. …”
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Assessment of the Real-Time Photoelectric Detection Device (TruScreen) in Screening for Cervical Precancerous Lesions in Middle-Aged Women: An Observational Study by Gao S, Tian Y, Song F, Wang J

“…Songkun Gao,1,* Yichang Tian,2,* Fang Song,1 Jiandong Wang1 1Gynecologic Oncology Department, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Human Reproductive Medicine Department, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiandong Wang, Gynecologic Oncology Department, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100006, People’s Republic of China, Email wangjiandongxy@ccmu.edu.cnObjective: To evaluate the efficacy of a real-time photoelectric element (TruScreen) for identifying cervical precancerous lesions in middle-aged women.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of data collected from 100 women aged 25– 55 years who underwent colposcopy at Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital between June and July 2018. …”
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Quercetin Improves Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Depression by Regulating the Level of Let-7e-5p in Microglia Exosomes by Xie Y, Ouyang T, Xu A, Bian Q, Zhu B, Zhao M

“…The symptoms of the mice were evaluated using various signaling methods. The expression levels of microglia, neural stem cells, and let-7e-5p in the dentate gyrus (DG) area of hippocampus were assessed using pathological observation methods. …”
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Cell Death-Related Genesets Activity Improved Clinical Concordance and Intrinsically Associated with Alterations in Ulcerative Colitis: Mucosal Healing at Molecular Depth by Li Y, Xie Y, Cao K, Zhai J, Luo S, Liu X, Pan Q, Chen Y

“…Concordance between grouping methods was assessed using Cohen’s Kappa and Sankey plots. …”
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The Promising Effect of Tocilizumab on Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection (cAMR) of Kidney Transplant by Łukasz Świątek, Miłosz Miedziaszczyk, Dominik Lewandowski, Filip Robakowski, Piotr Tyburski, Marta Jakubowska, Marek Karczewski, Ilona Idasiak-Piechocka

“…One of the recent promising methods of cAMR treatment is a recombinant humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) monoclonal antibody referred to as Tocilizumab (TCZ). …”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and one-anastomosis gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus by P. V. Kolyadko, V. P. Kolyadko, E. N. Degovtsov, A. V. Satinov

“…Sleeve gastrectomy and mini-gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes demonstrate almost similar bariatric results in the medium term. Both methods make it possible to achieve compensation for type 2 diabetes mellitus with equal efficiency within a period from 3 to 12 months after surgery.…”
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Effect of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound on sleep quality measures in obese doubled chin women: a randomized controlled trial by Nahla Tharwat Moussa Ahmed, Hany Ezzat Obaya, Azza Abd Elaziz Abd Elhadi, Ahmed Elsayed Saad, Akram Abdelaziz

“…To evaluate any effect of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) on sleep quality measures in obese women with a double chin. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Typically, 60 women aged 35–50 years were selected from AL Qasr-Alaini Hospital and were equally divided at random into groups A and B (n = 30). …”
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Stereopsis and clinical features of esotropia patients accompanied by congenital mild ptosis by Heeyoung Choi, Su-Jin Kim, Seung Ahn Yang, Kwang Eon Han

“…The margin reflex distance 1 (MRD1) of patients with ptosis was greater than 0 but less than or equal to 2, indicating that mild ptosis was included. …”
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Pre-service teachers' insights on climate change and health in Kosovo: Exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practices by Lira Ramadani, Susanne Lopez Lumbi, Zeqir Veselaj, Melanie Boeckmann

“…Introduction: As educators play a pivotal role in shaping the perspectives of future agents of change, it is crucial to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding climate change, currently considered one of the biggest health emergencies. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 137 students enrolled in teacher education programs at the Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Kosovo. …”
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Effectiveness of psychoeducational intervention in promoting post-stroke self-care: a systematic literature review by Victor Nhime Nungulo, Victor Nhime Nungulo, Mauer Gonçalves, Maria Adriana Henriques, Maria Adriana Henriques, Cristina Lavareda Baixinho, Cristina Lavareda Baixinho

“…BackgroundStroke is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, and sequelae include physical disability, difficulties with independence for self-care, and loss of mobility and quality of life.Objectivethis study was to summarize the evidence about the effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions in promoting post-stroke self-care.MethodsA systematic literature review was carried out per the Cochrane recommendations. …”
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Theoretical backgrounds for the bionic substantiation of the parameters of the ring-cutting soil-cultivating roller working bodies by L. F. Babitsky, I. V. Sobolevsky, V. A. Kuklin, Y. N. Ismailov

“…The final result is the adaptation of the working organ, bringing it to the image of a living organism and giving it certain geometric shapes, dynamics of movement and properties of the living prototype. The methods of the General theory of systems, agricultural mechanics, continuum mechanics, integral and differential calculus are used. …”
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Gender Participation and Performance in Boccia International-Level Events by Cátia C. Ferreira, José M. Gamonales, Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez, Mário C. Espada

“…Hence, this study aimed to analyse the relationship between gender participation and performance in Boccia international-level events. <b>Methods:</b> For data collection, four specific international-level Boccia events between 2012 and 2018 were selected as partials were available in the official competition websites (2708 partials, which represent a total of 32,496 ball throws). …”
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Effects of Rh-Negative Blood Group on Pure Tone Thresholds and Immittance Test Results by Kamalakannan Karupaiah, Sundaresan Ramachandran, Delna Saji, Jerlin Xavier, Ann Rose Chiyezhan, Nilesh Jeevandas Washnik, Prashanth Prabhu

“…Hence, a study was needed to observe if the same trend is followed for those with Rh-ve blood groups. Methods: A cross-sectional group post-test-only design with a non-random convenient sample was applied. …”
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The Relationship of 2D:4D Ratio and Hand Grip Strength to the Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis by Hamid Arazi, Roghayeh Bavafa Birak Olia, Shahriar Nafissi, Nahid Beladi Moghadam, Akram Falahati

“…The study data was analysed using statistical methods of Pearson and Spearman correlation analysis. …”
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