Understanding tuberculosis transmission and progression: A prospective cohort study of index cases and close contacts in Moldova. by Rehan R Syed, Donald G Catanzaro, Naomi Hillery, Valeriu Crudu, Elena Tudor, Nelly Ciobanu, Alexandru Codreanu, Maryam Kheirandish Borujeni, Antonino Catanzaro, Timothy C Rodwell

“…Future research should focus on developing a better understanding of factors contributing to the risk for and timeline of TB disease progression, and more precise methods, including biomarkers, to identify individuals at the highest risk for progression from TB exposure to active disease.…”
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Zoonotic Diseases Prevention Program for Veterinary Workers in Rural Health Units at Benha City by Eman N. Ramadan, Ahlam E. M. Sarhan, Gamalat M. Abd El-Ghany

“…Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Zoonotic Diseases prevention program for Veterinary workers in Rural Health Units at Benha City. Methods: A quasi-experimental design. The study was carried out in Veterinary Health Units at Benha City. …”
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Flash Glucose Monitoring for Predicting Cardiogenic Shock Occurrence in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Pilot Study by Velimir Altabas, Dorijan Babić, Anja Grulović, Tomislav Bulum, Zdravko Babić

“…FGM detected hypoglycemia in 18 (64.29%) patients, while standard methods in 6 (21.43%) patients. FGM-detected hypoglycemia was more frequent in patients who developed cardiogenic shock (<i>p</i> = 0.0129, χ² test) with a significantly higher time below range reading (<i>p</i> = 0.0093, Mann Withney U test), despite no differences in mean glucose values. …”
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Effect of individual health perception, health consultation, and other risk factors on undiagnosed hypertension in South Africa by Muchiri E. Wandai, Brian E. Dixon

“…Both descriptive and analytical methods were used to study undiagnosed hypertension. …”
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Estimating carbon storage performance of Petunia hybrida and Tagetes patula for developing an optimal planning scheme in urban green spaces (Metropolitan area of Kerman) by Seyyed Shahab addin Tayyebi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh, Mojtaba Soleimani-Sardo

“…Therefore, the results of the present study can be used for urban green space designing with a focus on carbon storage. Material and methods: In this study, the organic carbon content of the samples was determined by an S-N-H-C element analyzer after collecting, weaning and weighing. …”
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Thematic Curriculum and Academic Performance of Pupils in Upper Primary Classes: A Case of Selected Primary Schools in Kamwezi Sub-County Rukiga District. by Natukunda, Millia

“…It was concluded that a thematic curriculum offers opportunities for contextualized learning and makes a sense that is more relevant and practical for learning. Finally, the following recommendations were made; there is a need for the government to recruit more thematic teachers to handle large thematic classes. thematic teachers should use child-centered methods of teaching like demonstration, group discussion, and guided discovery where all pupils have a practical approach to learning and can arouse pupils' interest bead teachers should ensure that there is a regular supervisory system in their schools to improve teaching methods and social background of pupils.…”
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Family Support, Communication with Parents, and Adolescent Health Risk Behaviour: A Case of HBSC Study from Bulgaria and Lithuania by Elitsa Dimitrova, Apolinaras Zaborskis

“…A special objective of this study was to compare findings between Bulgarian and Lithuanian adolescents aged 15 years. <i>Material and Methods:</i> National samples from the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in 2021/2022 were analysed. …”
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Obtaining of zirconium silicate materials of aerogel type from aqueous solutions of Na₂SiO₃ and ZrOCl₂ salts by M. V. Kravchenko, A. V. Redkina, N. D. Konovalova

“…Using SEM, XRD, and N2 adsorption / desorption methods, it has been found that the amorphous Zr-Si materials obtained containing 45 wt. % ZrO2 have a specific surface area of more than 500 m2/g, pore volume > 2 cm3/g, average pore diameter of ~ 18 nm, wide mesopores with a diameter of ~ 28 nm, bulk density less than 0.3 g/cm3, which typical for aerogels based on oxides of metal and silicon, and exhibit high thermal stability. …”
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Search for breast cancer proteomic markers in total blood exosomes by O. S. Tutanov, Y. S. Bakakina, K. V. Proskura, A. Б. Grigoryeva, V. E. Syakhovich, S. A. Beliaev, E. I. Ryabchikova, Y. P. Tsentalovich, P. P. Laktionov, S. N. Tamkovich

“…Proteomes of exosomes were studied using 2d electrophoresis followed by protein identification by mass spectrometry.Results. Highly purified samples of vesicles from plasma and total blood of no more than 100 nm in size were obtained, on the surface of which markers specific for exosomes were detected by monoclonal antibodies CD9. …”
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Intestinal parasitic infections among BaAka Pygmies and Bantu people living in the rain forests in Lobaye Prefecture, Central African Republic by Monika Pintal-Ślimak, Wanesa Wilczyńska, Konrad Grzeszczak, Marta Grubman-Nowak, Krzysztof Korzeniewski

“…In addition, the results obtained from the examination of the Pygmy people were compared to the results of the 2021 study on the occurrence of IPIs in a Pygmy community inhabiting the Sangha-Mbaéré Prefecture in the CAR, in the context of the effectiveness of mass deworming actions among the population living in the forest ecosystem. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Stool samples for parasitological examination were collected from 170 patients (145 Bantu people and 25 BaAka Pygmies) in September 2024 at a healthcare facility in Bagandou, the Lobaye Prefecture, CAR. …”
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The Effect of Dual Trigger on In Vitro Fertilization/Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Outcomes in Patients with Suboptimal Ovarian Response (POSEIDON Classification Group I): A Ran... by Maryam Hafezi, Arezoo Arabipoor, Maryam Zareei, Samira Vesali, Parisa Mostafaei, Nadia Zameni

“…The ovarian stimulation outcomes and pregnancy rates were compared between groups utilizing appropriate statistical methods.Results: The two groups were homogeneous in terms of baseline characteristics. …”
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Exploring Web-Based Support for Suicidal Ideation in the Scottish Population: Usability Study by Heather McClelland, Rory C O'Connor, Laura Gibson, Donald J MacIntyre

“…Engagement with the website was similar to other self-help websites for suicidal ideation; however, more nuanced methods of analyzing website engagement for help-seeking behavior are recommended. …”
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Medical students' perceptions of their development of ‘soft skills’ Part II: The development of ‘soft skills’ through ‘guiding and growing’ by A.M. Bergh, C.W. van Staden, P.M. Joubert, C. Krüger, G.E. Pickworth, J.L. Roos, W.J. Schurink, R.R. du Preez, S.V. Grey, B.G. Lindeque

“…Soft skills include professional interpersonal and social skills, communication skills, and professional and ethical attitudes. Methods: As symbolic interactionism was used as the theoretical framework to guide the research, qualitative methods were used to collect the data. …”
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Impact of teacher educational background on special education environment by Irvan Muchamad, Anggita Hemaylia Putri, Sudana Degeng Nyoman I., Setyosari Punaji, Degeng Made Duananda Kartika

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the level of work involvement of teachers in special and inclusive schools concerning the quality of learning. Method. We used the quantitative research method with descriptive statistical data analysis. …”
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Study on the mechanical properties of unloaded damage sandstone under dry-wet and freeze-thaw cycling conditions. by Wenrui Wang, Xingzhou Chen, Lili Chen, Sheng Gong, Zhenkun Su

“…This shift coincides with an increase in pore compaction strain as well as plastic strain values; meanwhile, peak strength experiences a sharp decline initially but subsequently moderates to more gradual reductions.; (2) The elastic modulus, cohesion, and friction angle all show a similar trend of attenuation, with the most severe degradation occurring after the first cycle and then gradually diminishing, particularly with the elastic modulus; (3) The uniaxial failure of the unloaded damaged samples is primarily brittle, with spalling and buckling becoming more pronounced with increasing cycles, while triaxial failure exhibits certain plastic characteristics that develop more with further cycling. …”
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Cyclic testing reliability analysis on a novel light-curable bone fixation technique by Paula M. N. Cameron, Daniel J. Hutchinson, Micheal Malkoch, Peter Varga, Peter Schwarzenberg

“…A novel light-curable bone fixation method, called AdhFix, overcomes these disadvantages by allowing for in situ customizability and demonstrating a lack of soft tissue adhesions. …”
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Biotechnological Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Ethiopian Honey Wine, Tej by Minyilal Sisay, Asnake Desalegn, Fitsum Tigu, Mogessie Ashenafi, Feng-Yan Bai, Dagim Jirata Birri

“…The antioxidant capacity was assessed by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radical-scavenging capacity, and the antibiotic susceptibility of isolates was tested by the disk diffusion method. A total of 143 LABs were isolated from Tej samples. …”
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Sticky Trap-Embedded Machine Vision for Tea Pest Monitoring: A Cross-Domain Transfer Learning Framework Addressing Few-Shot Small Target Detection by Kunhong Li, Yi Li, Xuan Wen, Jingsha Shi, Linsi Yang, Yuyang Xiao, Xiaosong Lu, Jiong Mu

“…Therefore, the proposed method, YOLOv8-FasterTea, removes the P5 layer and adds a P2 small target detection layer based on the YOLOv8 model. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity of forest carbon stocks in the Xiangjiang river Basin urban agglomeration: analysis and assessment based on the multiscale geographically weighted regression... by Yingfeng Kuang, Xiaolong Chen

“…By constructing and comparing the ordinary least squares model (OLS) and four geographically weighted regression (GWR) models, it is hoped to provide a more reliable method for accurately estimating the spatial distribution of large-scale forest carbon stocks and provide a scientific basis for the construction of the Xiangjiang River Basin forest urban agglomeration.MethodBased on the data of the 10th continuous forest resource inventory and climate data in Hunan Province, this study identified five key variables, including average breast diameter of the stand, stand density, average age of the stand, average tree height of the stand, and average annual precipitation. …”
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DNA metabarcoding of benthic algae and associated eukaryotes from Lake Baikal in the face of rapid environmental changes by Yu. S. Bukin, L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, A. P. Fedotov, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov, D. Yu. Sherbakov, E. V. Mincheva

“…The advantage of this method is the possibility to more fully determine the diversity of eukaryotes taxa, which are difficult to identify by morphology, without involving a large number of specialists, while the disadvantage of the method is the distortion that may occur during the PCR. …”
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