Quality of life and stigma among persons affected by leprosy or buruli ulcer in Nigeria: a community-based cross-sectional study by Amaka Esmai-Onyima, Ngozi Ekeke, Ifeyinwa Ezenwosu, Edmund N. Ossai, Chinwe Eze, Francis Chinawa, Obiora Iteke, Precious Henry, Charles Nwafor, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Martin Njoku, Anthony O. Meka, Chukwuma Anyaike, Joseph N. Chukwu

“…Abstract Introduction Skin Neglected tropical diseases including leprosy and Buruli ulcer cause aesthetic and functional impairments due to late detection of the diseases. …”
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Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ Nanocomposite Derived from Coal Fly Ash and Acid Mine Drainage for the Adsorptive Removal of Diclofenac in Wastewater by Dance Mabu, Ngwako Joseas Waleng, Tshimangadzo S. Munonde, Azile Nqombolo, Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo

“…SEM-EDS analysis discovered a sponge-like structure fused with Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles that had significant Si, O, and Fe content. XRD demonstrated the crystalline nature of the nanocomposite. …”
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Elderly Patients with Moderate Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Alone or Concomitant Mitral Annuloplasty? by Qiang Ji, Yun Zhao, JinQiang Shen, YuLin Wang, Ye Yang, LiMin Xia, Kai Song, ChunSheng Wang

“…Additionally, patients in the MAP group had a significantly lower ratio of NYHA class III-IV at the latest follow-up by comparison with patients in the CABG group (19.7% vs. 35.5%, p=0.033). …”
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Prognostic value of albumin-based malnutritional indices on short-term outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing reperfusion therapy by Junle Zhao, Mingjie Chen, Junning Mo, Yutong Zhong, Jiamin Qiu, Yanjiao Qiu, Youjia Li, Xiaoyan Han, Xiaoyan Han

“…Malnutrition was associated with the risk of 3-month poor functional outcome for CONUT (per 1-point increased, adjusted OR 1.59, 95%CI 1.40–1.82), for PNI (per 1-point increased, adjusted OR 0.86, 95%CI 0.82–0.90), and the NPAR (per 1-SD increased, adjusted OR 23.97, 95%CI 7.15–85.72). …”
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Combined analysis of embryonic gonadal development differences of mulard duck and muscovy duck using long non-coding RNAs and mRNAs by LI Li, ZHANG Linli, XIN Qingwu, MIAO Zhongwei, ZHU Zhiming, QIU Junzhi, HAO Xiaona, HUANG Qinlou, ZHENG Nenzhu

“…Three male embryonic gonadal tissues of the mulard duck (BF₁, BF₂, BF₃) and the muscovy duck (F₁, F₂, F₃) were collected to extract RNA and perform high-throughput sequencing, and differential genes and lncRNAs were screened to predict target genes and perform functional annotations. Finally, the sequencing data were verified by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). …”
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pH-Responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticle-reinforced composite resin with remineralization capability by Yongcheng Ge, Ting Zhao, Yuguang Liu, Sizheng Fan, Pengyuan Liu, Chengji Zhao, Xiaoqiu Liu

“…In this study, we developed a pH-responsive composite resin reinforced with phosphorylated chitosan (Pchi)/amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) and amino-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) (Pchi/ACP@A-MSN complexes). …”
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Harnessing <i>Trichoderma</i> spp.: A Promising Approach to Control Apple Scab Disease by Safae Gouit, Ismahane Chair, Zineb Belabess, Ikram Legrifi, Khadija Goura, Abdessalem Tahiri, Abderrahim Lazraq, Rachid Lahlali

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Minimally Invasive Techniques for Large-Volume Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Comparative Study Between HoLEP and Robotic Simple Prostatectomy by Silvia Juste-Alvarez, Claudia Zaccaro, Javier Gil-Moradillo, Javier Romero-Otero, Ignacio Moncada, Alfredo Rodríguez-Antolín, Borja Garcia-Gomez

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The aim of this research was to compare perioperative outcomes, functional results, quality of life, and complications between robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RASP) and holmium laser prostate enucleation (HoLEP) as minimally invasive techniques for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in large prostates (>150 cm³). …”
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Impact of Gaming Addiction on Sleep Quality among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study from Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India by BG Shakthi Chakravarthy, Aamina Hussain, Roshni Mary Peter, VV Anantharaman

“…Addiction to video games has become a public health concern, particularly among youth and college students. It impacts daily functioning, disrupts sleep, and poses physical and psychological risks. …”
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Quality of Life Evaluation Before and After Pulmonary Lobe Resection for Benign Diseases: A Comparative Study Among Patients with Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis, and Benign Lung Nodu... by Alin Nicola, Tamara Mirela Porosnicu, Sorina Maria Denisa Laitin, Cristian Oancea, Emanuela Tudorache

“…Comparisons revealed that the TB group had significantly higher QoL improvement compared to the other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…AIM: To explore the morphological and functional parameters to evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab (IVR) in treating macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). …”
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Screening of ferroptosis genes related to the prognosis of cervical cancer and construction of a prognostic model by Yue CHEN, Wenxin CHEN, Yi JIANG, Dong ZHANG, Boqun XU

“…Transcriptome-Wide Association Study, colocalization analysis and differential expression analysis were conducted to screen out candidate ferroptosis genes; Gene Ontology functional and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis were conducted on candidate genes. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tularemia in the far Eastern Federal District (2000-2017) by T. N. Demidova, V. P Popov, T. V. Mikhailova, A. S. Cemichin, Y. S. Podobedova

“…For the first time, a retrospective diagnosis of 249 serum tularemia of people living in the regions of the Kamchatka region and the Koryak Autonomous district was made, which made it possible to identify among the local population those who had been ill with tularemia at different times, which indicates the presence of natural foci of this infection. …”
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Exploring the Potential Regulatory Mechanisms of Mitophagy in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Li Z, Kong J, Xi S, Jin Z, Yang F, Zhu Z, Liu L

“…After large - scale myocardial infarction, fibrous tissue hyperplasia impaired cardiac systolic and/or diastolic functions, causing heart failure and arrhythmia. Study shows that dysregulated mitophagy can lead to cardiomyocyte death and cardiomyopathy. …”
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Comprehensive nursing of patients with oral malignant tumors during radiotherapy period (口腔恶性肿瘤患者放疗期间的全方位照护) by ZHANG Yuan (张园), SUN Shuai (孙帅), WU Xuan (吴宣), YAN Tong (晏桐)

“…Results Comprehensive and systematic nursing interventions had successfully relieved the uncomfortable symptoms during radiotherapy, reduced incidence of complications and improved quality of life of patients. …”
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Effect of aloe vera and coconut in the management of xerostomia in patients with Sjogren’s syndrome: a crossover randomized clinical trial by Alaa Mahmoud, Basma Elsaadany, Mervat Eissa, Wesam Abd Elmoneim, Sherifa Tarek, Mai Zakaria

“…Improvement in the modified XeQoLS was observed in all domains (physical functioning, pain & clinical acceptance). Regarding candidal load, there was no statistically significant difference between groups or even within groups (p > 0.05). …”
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Establishment of a Novel in vitro Model of Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Injury Using Septic Serum: A Comprehensive Comparative Study by Yang H, Feng L, Jiang Z, Deng R, Wu X, Zeng K

“…The mRNA expression profiles were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs), followed by functional enrichment analysis. The diagnostic utility of each model was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.Results: While LPS and TNF-α-treated cardiomyocytes exhibited similar injury features, both only partially captured the complexity of the sepsis-induced myocardial injury phenotype. …”
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Glomerular filtration rate dynamics in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma during induction immunopolychemotherapy by A. S. Nozdricheva, I. B. Lysenko, N. K. Guskova, M. A. Konovalchik, A. A. Maslov, E. V. Shalashnaya

“…In group B, patients with stages I-II and III–IV had similar GFR before the start of PCT, and during treatment, they reflected the previously noted general group trend in GFR level dynamics.   …”
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Reconstrução vaginal pelo retalho neurovascular pudendo crural na síndrome de Rokitansky Vaginal reconstruction by neurovascular pudendal thigh flap in Rokitansky's syndrome by Marilho Tadeu Dornelas, Fabrizio Romagnoli de Arruda, Ludmila Leite Sant'Anna, Gabriel de Mendonça Netto, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza, Dequitier Carvalho Machado, Marilia de Pádua Dornelas Correa, Marcília de Cássia Dornelas

“…METHODS: Eight young women with MRKH syndrome had a neovagina created by using the bilateral pudendal thigh fasciocutaneous flap procedure, Singapore flap. …”
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Alkaline-Potassium Ferrate Pretreatment Promoting Acid Production Through Co-Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge and Corn Straw by Xintian YU, Wei ZENG

“…Microbial community analysis revealed a reduction in the Shannon index, with a notable enrichment of fermentation-related functional bacteria, including Firmicutes and Bacteroidota. …”
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