Cardiovascular Disease Screening in Primary School Children by Alena Bagkaki, Fragiskos Parthenakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Emmanouil Galanakis, Ioannis Germanakis

“…Methods: The methods used were prospective study, with voluntary participation of third-grade primary school children in the region of Crete/Greece, over 6 years (2018–2024). …”
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Resistance of spring bread wheat cultivars and lines to Septoria leaf blotch, tan spot, and spot blotch pathogens by Yu. V. Zeleneva, V. P. Sudnikovа, N. M. Kovalenkо, I. V. Gusev

“…Leaf and stem diseases of cereal crops are among the most harmful in the agrocenoses of Tambov Province, significantly reducing grain yield and rapidly progressing in many regions of Russia. The aim of the study was to identify spring bread wheat lines and cultivars developed at the Middle-Russian Branch of the I.V. …”
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Analyzing Land Use/Land Cover Changes Using Google Earth Engine and Random Forest Algorithm and Their Implications to the Management of Land Degradation in the Upper Tekeze Basin,... by Alemu Eshetu Fentaw, Assefa Abegaz

“…Therefore, up-to-date and accurate LULCC data and maps at different spatial scales are significant for regular monitoring of existing ecosystems, proper planning of natural resource management, and promotion of sustainable regional development. This study investigates the temporal and spatial dynamics of land use land cover (LULC) changes over 31 years (1990–2021) in the upper Tekeze River basin, Ethiopia, utilizing advanced remote sensing techniques such as Google Earth Engine (GEE) and the Random Forest (RF) algorithm. …”
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression by enhancing XB130 mRNA stability and translation by Qinrong Wang, Xuanjing Gou, Lingling Liu, Daolan Deng, Yan Zhao, Jianjiang Zhou, Yuan Xie, Yinhui Jiang, Jianglun Li, Jian Zhang, Ying Liu

“…We have previously discovered that hnRNPC is one of the candidate proteins that interact with the 3’ untranslated region (3’UTR) of XB130 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Changing Attitudes Towards Research Through a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience by Keith Brazendale, Michael Rovito, Jeanette Garcia

“…Data collection took place over eight semesters from fall 2019 through spring 2022 at a large metropolitan public university in the southeast region of the United States. Students enrolled in the CURE were asked to complete the Attitude Towards Research scale at the beginning and end of the semester covering the following factors: usefulness of research (F1), anxiety (F2), affect indicating positive feelings about research (F3), life relevancy of research to the students’ daily lives (F4), and difficulty of research (F5). …”
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Your period and your pregnancy, a cohort study of pregnant patients investigating the associations between menstruation and birth outcomes in Australia: study protocol by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Billie Bradford, Adrienne Gordon, Beverley Vollenhoven, Kirsten Rebecca Palmer, Kirstin Tindal, Caroline E Gargett, Fiona Cousins, Stacey Ellery

“…Participants will also be excluded if there is a planned termination of pregnancy or a termination of pregnancy for psychosocial reasons. Women will complete a menstrual history survey to capture menstrual cycle length, regularity, level of pain, heaviness of flow and other menstrual symptoms. …”
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Investigating the Role of Osteopontin (OPN) in the Progression of Breast, Prostate, Renal and Skin Cancers by Gautam Kundu, Selvakumar Elangovan

“…Further analyses of differential transcript expression levels in these oncogenes showed their exonic regions to be selectively overexpressed similarly in tumorigenic samples in all cancers studied, while also displaying significant differences in exon selectivity between constituent transcripts, providing a basis for their high degree of multifunctionality in cancer. …”
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Genetic variation of the nuclear sequences of mitochondrial origin associated with retrotransposon Tv1 insertions in Drosophila species of the virilis group by B. V. Andrianov, D. A. Romanov, T. V. Gorelova

“…Mitochondrial genomes of D. virilis and other Drosophila species of the virilis group contain (AT)n microsatellites in the spacer region between the atp6 and cox3 genes, and this microsatellite sequence is one of the hallmarks of the virilis group. …”
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS FOR THE DANUBE DELTA RURAL COMMUNITIES by NICOLETA DAMIAN, BIANCA DUMITRESCU

“…L’écotourisme, nouvelle activité dans le Delta du Danube vise à devenir la principale activité qui contribue au développement durable de la région, mais il est nécessaire uneinfrastructure physique et socio-économique bien réglée. …”
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Ecuación de volumen total para Populus deltoides de plantaciones del Bajo Delta del Paraná by E. FERNÁNDEZ TSCHIEDER, H. E FASSOLA, M. GARCÍA CORTÉS

“…Se trabajó con árboles de plantaciones localizadas en campos protegidos contra las inundaciones por diques perimetrales de la región Islas del Río Carabelas. Se evaluó la capacidad de predicción de ecuaciones de volumen publicadas para la especie y se ajustaron seis ecuaciones de volumen, mediante técnicas de regresión lineal y no lineal ponderada, que fueron analizadas estadística y gráficamente. …”
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Estimated standard values of aerobic capacity according to sex and age in a Japanese population: A scoping review. by Hiroshi Akiyama, Daiki Watanabe, Motohiko Miyachi

“…Standard value estimation by meta-analysis can be conducted in any country or region and for public health purposes.…”
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Newborn Care Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers of One-Month-Old Infants in Southwest Ethiopia by Amanuel Nuramo Sakelo, Nega Assefa, Lemessa Oljira, Zebene Mekonnen Assefa

“…The objective of this study was to assess newborn care practice and associated factors among mothers with babies of one-month-old in Hossana town, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia, 2018. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 422 mothers with babies of one-month-old in Hossana town, southwest Ethiopia. …”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-... by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) and annual percent change (APC) were calculated by year, sex, age group, race/ethnicity, geographic region, and urbanization status.<h4>Results</h4>Between 1999 and 2020, there were 3,590,124 reported deaths due to coexisting CVD and COPD, with overall AAMR slightly changing from 82.2 to 81.2 per 100,000 population, and a notable rise from 2018 to 2020 (APC: 5.28; 95% CI: 1.83 to 7.22) coinciding with the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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CAREER GUIDANCE PRACTICES UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBALISATION: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS by G. F. Shafranov-Kutsev, G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…To study career guidance practices, a questionnaire survey intended for high school students (1087 students of secondary rural, municipal and elite schools) of the Tyumen region was conducted. A selective secondary analysis of sociological studies published by the Russian and foreign scholars was undertaken. …”
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Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Liyan Yu, Xian Wu, Julia Moreira, Benjamin Felipe Mujica, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, André B. Rietman, Yang Hou

“…Conclusions Findings highlight the importance of promptly recognizing internalizing and externalizing symptoms in individuals with NF1 for timely interventions. …”
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Different exercise interventions on quality of sleep in breast cancer survivors—a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qi Song, Qi Song, You-kang Zhu, You-kang Zhu, Hai Liu, Hai Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, Zhang-dong Jiang, Yu-jia Wang, Yu-jia Wang, Li-yun Xue, Li-yun Xue, Shao-ying Yang, Shao-ying Yang, Xi-fang Liu

“…Exercise is frequently recommended as a non-pharmacological intervention to enhance sleep quality among breast cancer survivors and may also play a role in reducing recurrence rates. Recognizing that various forms of exercise may yield different outcomes in addressing sleep disorders in this population, we conducted a network review meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of diverse exercise modalities for breast cancer survivors suffering from sleep disturbances.MethodsWe searched four electronic databases for randomized controlled trials of individuals diagnosed breast cancer with sleep disorders by different exercise therapy. …”
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Assessing the development of health technology assessment in Iran: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s Multiple streams framework: a qualitative study by Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Policy entrepreneurs play a crucial role in advocating for HTA and capitalizing on these opportunities. Conclusion HTA is recognized as a valuable tool for improving healthcare efficiency and equity in Iran. …”
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Incidence and survival of skin melanoma in Puglia: A comparison with the rest of Italy by Anna Maria Nannavecchia, Danila Bruno, Antonino Ardizzone, Enrico Caputo, Anna Melcarne, Antonia Mincuzzi, Fernando Palma, Lucia Bisceglia, Ida Galise, Francesco Cuccaro

“…Incidence, mortality and survival were performed by district and for the whole Puglia region; internal and external comparisons were done. …”
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Progression of ampC amplification during de novo amoxicillin resistance development in E. coli by Luyuan Nong, Martijs Jonker, Wim de Leeuw, Meike T. Wortel, Benno ter Kuile

“…We propose that the transposon IS1 contributes to the amplification ampC region, that the sigma factor 70 regulates ampC overexpression, and that these combined form the backbone of a putative mechanism for ampC amplification.…”
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The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Wearable Inertial Measurement Units in Medicine: Systematic Review by Ricardo Smits Serena, Florian Hinterwimmer, Rainer Burgkart, Rudiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Daniel Rueckert

“…In addition, there was a preference for conducting studies in clinical settings (77%), rather than in real-life scenarios, a choice that, along with the underapplication of the full potential of wearable IMUs, is recognized as a limitation in terms of practical applicability. …”
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