Pragmatic cluster randomised cohort cross-over trial to determine the effectiveness of bridging from emergency to regular contraception: the Bridge-It study protocol by Anne Johnstone, Judith M Stephenson, Andrew Radley, Kaye Wellings, Paula Baraitser, Alison McDonald, James Trussell, Richard Gilson, Lisa Mcdaid, Sharon Tracey Cameron, Anna Glasier, Claire Battison, Sarah Cameron, Kathleen Cowle, Mark Forrest, Beatriz Goulao, Susan Patterson, Deirdre Sally, Nicola Stewart, Lucy Michie, Joanna Loudon, Kirsten Stuart, Emily Whittaker

“…In the control phase, pharmacists will advise women to attend a contraceptive provider for contraception (standard care).Women will be asked 4 months later about contraceptive use. Data linkage to abortion registries will provide abortion rates over 12 months. …”
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Improving Safety, Efficiency, Cost, and Satisfaction Across a Musculoskeletal Pathway Using the Digital Assessment Routing Tool for Triage: Quality Improvement Study by Cabella Lowe, Laura Atherton, Peter Lloyd, Anna Waters, Dylan Morrissey

“…Service administrators and clinicians rated the new process as a positive service improvement. …”
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Deep well as a facility for on-line hydraulic studies of the stress state of the rock mass in fluid-saturated fractured reservoirs by A. G. Vakhromeev, V. M. Ivanishin, S. A. Sverkunov, V. N. Polyakov, R. K. Razyapov

“…If an incomprehensive geological model is used for production planning with a lack ofa well-based approach to the development of a carbonate reservoir, design well flow rates may not be achieved, the field reserve coverage will be reduced and, consequently, the oil recovery ratio will be lower. …”
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A surrogate in vitro experimental model for off-label drug repurposing: inhibitory effect of montelukast on bovine respiratory syncytial virus replication by Hanne Nur Kurucay, Zafer Yazici, Vahide Bayrakal, Bahadir Muftuoglu, Emre Ozan, Cuneyt Tamer, Seda Gozel, Gerald Barry, Mahir Igde, Semra Okur-Gumusova, Harun Albayrak, Ahmed Eisa Elhag, Huseyin Baskin

“…Viral titers significantly decreased at higher concentrations of MLS (up to 99.94% inhibition). Apoptosis rates decreased in MLS-treated cells, and live cell percentages improved, especially at 20 µM. …”
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Effects of Physiological Loading from Patient-Derived Activities of Daily Living on the Wear of Metal-on-Polymer Total Hip Replacements by Benjamin A. Clegg, Samuel Perry, Enrico De Pieri, Anthony C. Redmond, Stephen J. Ferguson, David E. Lunn, Richard M. Hall, Michael G. Bryant, Nazanin Emami, Andrew R. Beadling

“…These standards provide a benchmark of data that may not accurately predict in vivo wear, necessitating the evaluation of physiologically relevant loading conditions. …”
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Polar lights optimizer: A novel algorithm for accurate parameter estimation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, G. Gulothungan, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Mohammad Khishe, Reena Jangid

“…The algorithm completes 50 iterations in every test scenario and achieves the top Friedman Ranking score of 1. The experimental data shows that PLO application improves PEMFC system predictive accuracy and operational reliability and energy output performance.…”
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Head-to-Head Evaluation of FDM and SLA in Additive Manufacturing: Performance, Cost, and Environmental Perspectives by Maryam Abbasi, Paulo Váz, José Silva, Pedro Martins

“…Additionally, environmental considerations and process reliability were assessed by examining waste streams, recyclability, and failure rates. …”
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Exploring Epigenetic Modifiers in Cowpea: Genomic and Transcriptomic Insights into Histone Methyltransferases and Histone Demethylases by Jéssica Barbara Vieira Viana, José Ribamar Costa Ferreira-Neto, Eliseu Binneck, Roberta Lane de Oliveira Silva, Antônio Félix da Costa, Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon

“…Furthermore, a high degree of conservation was observed for these loci across species, with legumes displaying the highest conservation rates. Cis-Regulatory Element analysis of VuSDG and VuJMJ gene promoters revealed associations with Dof-type and bZIP transcription factors, both of which are known to play roles in plant stress responses and developmental processes. …”
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The role of CsrA in controls the extracellular electron transfer and biofilm production in Geobacter sulfurreducens by Alberto Hernández-Eligio, Alberto Hernández-Eligio, Leticia Vega-Alvarado, Xinying Liu, Jessica Cholula-Calixto, Guillermo Huerta-Miranda, Katy Juárez

“…To validate the transcriptome data, RT-qPCR confirmed the differential expression of several selected genes in the ΔcsrA strain. …”
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The Effect of the Antidepressant Citalopram on the Bioconcentration and Biomarker Response of <i>Daphnia magna</i> at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations by Haohan Yang, Jiacheng Tan, Hanyu Jiang, Hao Xing, Jingnan Zhang, Dexin Kong, Zhuoyu Chen, Linghui Kong

“…This study provided basic data for the risk estimation of CIT in the real freshwater environment.…”
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Experiences and Perspectives of Women Undergoing Oocyte Cryopreservation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-Methods Study by Alzahrani FA, Al-Jaroudi D, Alsufyan HA, Alzahrani AA, Alshehri SA, Jalwi S, Miskeen E

“…The interviews were transcribed entirely and subjected to thematic content analysis. Quantitative data was analyzed on STATA BE Version 18.Results: 77 women (77%) froze their oocytes for social reasons, and the women understood the medical/non-medical rationale for freezing. …”
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Layered Production Allocation Method for Dual-Gas Co-Production Wells by Guangai Wu, Zhun Li, Yanfeng Cao, Jifei Yu, Guoqing Han, Zhisheng Xing

“…Validation results show that the proposed method reliably reconstructs reservoir contribution rates under various operational conditions and wellbore configurations. …”
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Reliability of Diagnosis and Clinical Efficacy of Cranial Osteopathy: A Systematic Review. by Albin Guillaud, Nelly Darbois, Richard Monvoisin, Nicolas Pinsault

“…For efficacy studies, the Cochrane risk of bias tool we used shows that 2 studies had a high risk of bias, 9 were rated as having major doubt regarding risk of bias and 3 had a low risk of bias. …”
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Effects of preweaning milk allowance on long-term metabolism in Holstein heifers by L.N. Leal, J.B. Daniel, J. Doelman, B.R. Keppler, M.A. Steele, J. Martín-Tereso

“…At 330 d of age, growth advantages were no longer significant, and preweaning nutrition had no effect on age at first service, first service conception rates, age at conception, or number of services per conception. …”
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evoke and evoke+: design of two large-scale, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 studies evaluating efficacy, safety, and tolerability of semaglutide in early-stage symptomat... by Jeffrey L. Cummings, Alireza Atri, Howard H. Feldman, Oskar Hansson, Mary Sano, Filip K. Knop, Peter Johannsen, Teresa León, Philip Scheltens

“…The trials will provide data on the potential disease-modifying effects of semaglutide and will be important in evaluating its utility in the treatment of early-stage symptomatic AD. …”
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Life beyond 5 Years after TAVI: Patients’ Perceived Health Status and Long-Term Outcome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Marie-Isabel K. Murray, Eileen Hofmann, Roberta De Rosa, Silvia Mas-Peiro, Philipp Seppelt, Thomas Walther, Andreas M. Zeiher, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera

“…Demographic and procedure data were obtained from all patients treated with TAVI at our institution from 2006 to 2012. …”
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Longitudinal changes and patterns in cardiometabolic index and the natural course of prediabetes in the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Yang Zou, Chunyuan Jiang, Hongyi Yang, Shiming He, Guotai Sheng, Guobo Xie

“…Methods This study used longitudinal data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. …”
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Psychometric Properties of a Neuropsychological Assessment Scale for Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease in the Illiterate and Low-Educated Subjects in Iran by Ameneh Ahmadi, Maryam Noroozian, Mohsen Kachooei, Zahra Hooshyari, Aram Golsokhan

“…These patients underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, which included the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (BEHAVE-AD), The Katz Activities of Daily Living Scale (Katz ADL) and The Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST). …”
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Robust prognostic biomarkers and a risk prediction model specific to EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma patients via multicohort meta-analysis by Haangik Park, Yejin Kim, Hwiin Jo, Myeong-Ha Hwang, Hyojin Son, Sechan Lee, Gwan-Su Yi

“…Our findings may contribute to developing more refined patient-specific treatment strategies and improving survival rates.…”
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Emergence of third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems resistant uropathogenic gram-negative bacteria in Malawi: a threat to public health by Dr Gabriel Kambale Bunduki, Dr Peter Nambala, Mr Alfred Limani, Mr Chisomo Nkhoma, Professor Nicholas Feasey, Professor Janelisa Musaya

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was determined using the disc diffusion method and interpreted using the EUCAST guidelines. Data were analysed using SPSS 28 software. Results: A total of 1125 patients were screened for UTI, and 337 patients had urine samples processed for culture following a positive dipstick. …”
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