Physical properties of Alaska pollock surimi gel as affected by emulsified level and heating rates by Van-Thi Nguyen, Emiko Okazaki

“…The produced surimi pastes were placed within the casing tubes, and two methods were employed to create the heat-induced gel: OH (applied at two different heating speeds: 3°C /min [slow] and 80°C/min [fast]) and water bath heating (heating samples to 90°C for 30 min). …”
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Examining body image satisfaction among transfeminine and cisgender female youth in Thailand: a community-based survey by Thitaporn Prownpuntu, Nadvadee Aungkawattanapong, Jarujan Subchartanan, Orapa Suteerojntrakool, Therdpong Tempark, Chansuda Bongsebandhu-phubhakdi

“…Factors such as exercise and hormone intake were examined for their potential influence on body image satisfaction. Methods We developed a self-administered questionnaire to survey a sample of 600 youth (212 transfeminine and 388 cisgender female), aged 12–25 years, between 2021 and 2022. …”
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Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine researchers' practices and perceived barriers related to open science: An international, cross-sectional survey. by Jeremy Y Ng, Lucas J Santoro, Kelly D Cobey, Amie Steel, Holger Cramer, David Moher

“…A lack of funding was reported as the greatest barrier to publishing OA by most respondents (n = 252, 79.0%), and that additional funding is the most significant incentive in applying more OS practices to their research (n = 229,72.2%). …”
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The Landscape of Childcare Resources Among Surgeons in the United States: A Qualitative Examination by Miriam Becker, MS, Abbey Ervin, BS, Caitlyn Belza, MD, Kelli Lopes, BA, Andrea Yessaillian, BS, Chelsea Rapoport, MS, Katharine Hinchcliff, MD, Amanda Gosman, MD

“…No men and 58% of women relied solely on daycare and/or nannies. More than twice as many men as women (67% versus 25%) relied solely on family/spouse, whereas 33% of men and 17% of women relied on a combination of paid childcare and family/spousal support. …”
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CARE guidelines in publishing case reports in paediatrics: where do we stand after 10 years? by Silvije Šegulja, Gordana Starčević Klasan, Anja Šegulja Perić, Mirela Vučković, Iva Sorta-Bilajac Turina

“…However, they differ in applying CARE guidelines (P = .001), and more journals included in the ESCI mention CARE guidelines than do those included in the SCIE. …”
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Beyond anemia: a comprehensive analysis of iron deficiency symptoms in women and their correlation with biomarkers by Muhammet Özbilen, Yasemin Kaya

“…The aim of this study was to demonstrate the diversity and frequency of symptoms in NAID and compare with anemic cases and explore the association of symptoms with biomarkers. Methods This retrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted on female patients at a university hospital. …”
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Evaluating the PCL-5 in China: new insights from its assessments over time and gender invariance by Tao Yang, Wei Chen, Qiaodan Lu, Qiufen Meng, Haiyan Liu

“…Through this analysis, we hope to provide more accurate tools and strategies for the evaluation and intervention of post-traumatic stress disorder in children.…”
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Comparison of mortality and cardiovascular complications due to COVID-19, RSV, and influenza in hospitalized children and young adults by Sagya Khanal, Bishes Khanal, Fu-Sheng Chou, Anita J. Moon-Grady, Laxmi V. Ghimire

“…We aim to compare cardiovascular complications due to COVID-19, influenza and RSV. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from hospitalized children and young adults (≤ 20 years) from 2020 and 2021 using National Inpatient Sample (NIS). …”
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Microplastics in Museums: Pollution and Paleoecology by Christine C. Gaylarde, Estefan M. da Fonseca

“…Such research studies, and potential similar investigations on historical stored tissue samples, require optimization before the information stored in these sources can be fully mined. …”
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Optimising test intervals for individuals with type 2 diabetes: A machine learning approach. by Sasja Maria Pedersen, Nicolai Damslund, Trine Kjær, Kim Rose Olsen

“…Our population consists of all T2D patients from 2015-2018, a sample of more than 57,000. Data contains patient-level clinical measures, healthcare utilisation, medicine, and socio-demographics.…”
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Attitudes toward and perceptions of barriers to research among medical students in the context of an educational and motivational strategy by Beatriz Quintero, Ruth Maldonado-Rengel, Solbey Morillo-Puente, Emilia Burneo-Sánchez

“…Objective To evaluate medical students’ attitudes toward and perceptions of barriers to research and to analyze changes in these variables following an educational and motivational intervention. Methods A quasiexperimental study (without a control group) was conducted with 90 undergraduate medical students. …”
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Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict hemostatic intervention in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding by Kajornvit Raghareutai, Watcharaporn Tanchotsrinon, Onuma Sattayalertyanyong, Uayporn Kaosombatwattana

“…Further development and identification of more specific features might improve prediction performance. …”
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Visual information processing characteristics of tactical decisions of soccer players in 3V3 offense scenarios by Tianyu Gao, Peng Shi, Duoyao Zhang, Guodong Wang, Jianming Zhang

“…The reason for this difference in behavior is that the expert group took more fixations and saccades to deeply visually process the position and size of the gap area. …”
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Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Tanacetum parthenium on gene expression and paraoxonase 1 enzyme activity: An experimental and molecular dynamic study by Javad Saffari-Chaleshtori, Fatemeh Maghsoudi, Hojatollah Rohi-Brojeni, Keyhan Ghatreh-Samani

“…However, the dose of 800 mg/kg was more effective. The results of simulation and molecular dynamics showed that apigenin binds to PON1 with a high affinity and induces changes in the molecular dynamics parameters. …”
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The mediating role of depression and moderating role of self-consciousness in the relationship between parental negative control and adolescents’ perceived school climate by Jiajie He, He Xiao, Jian Mao, Peizhi Zhong, Junfeng Wei, Wenhao Gu, Yangang Nie

“…Thereby, this study investigates how parental negative control influences adolescents’ perceived school climate via depression, with self-consciousness moderating the link between parental negative control and depression. Methods A short-term longitudinal design was employed, with the data collected from a sample of Chinese adolescents (NT1 = 733, NT2=711). …”
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Heavy metal biomarkers and their impact on hearing loss risk: a machine learning framework analysis by Ali Nabavi, Mohammad Kashkooli, Sara Sadat Nabavizadeh, Farimah Safari

“…This work lays a foundation for future longitudinal studies to explore these relationships more comprehensively.…”
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The Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants Utilized in Treating Animal Diseases in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia by Mikias Teshome, Tamene Yohannes

“…A total of 100 informants were sampled from four study sites, and a variety of ethnobotanical methods were applied, including semistructured interviews, field observations, and direct matrix rankings. …”
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Use of Electronic and Conventional Cigarettes and Self-Rated Mental Health in High School Students by Payam Sheikhattari, Rifath Ara Alam Barsha, Chidubem Egboluche, Shervin Assari

“…Future research using more comprehensive mental health measures and larger samples is warranted to further explore these complex relationships.…”
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Peripheral Multiple Cytokine Profiles Identified CD39 as a Novel Biomarker for Diagnosis and Reflecting Disease Severity in Allergic Rhinitis Patients by Yuanwei Jiang, Weiqun Hu, Zhifu Cai, Chaofan Lin, Shengnan Ye

“…Our aim is to measure the peripheral concentrations of multiple cytokines in AR patients and identify novel biomarkers for diagnosis and disease severity. Methods. Peripheral blood samples were collected from 50 AR patients, including 25 mild AR (MAR) patients and 25 moderate-severe AR patients (MSAR), and 22 healthy controls (HCs), and multiple cytokine profiling was outlined by Luminex assay. …”
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Amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a therapeutic tool against cytokine storm: a comparison with umbilical cord counterparts by Salvatore Vaiasicca, David W. James, Gianmarco Melone, Omar Saeed, Lewis W. Francis, Bruna Corradetti

“…Realizing the full potential of AF-MSCs as a comprehensive therapeutic approach in inflammatory disease management will require more extensive clinical trials and in-depth mechanistic studies.…”
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