Lentinan's effect on gut microbiota and inflammatory cytokines in 5-FU-induced mucositis mice by Xiaoxiao Zhang, Liang Wang, Asif Iqbal Khan, Ata Ur Rehman, Kavish Hasnain Khinsar, Yi Xin

“…To create the intestinal mucositis model in mice, we gave them intra-peritoneal doses of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (50 mg/kg) and then tested the effects of Lentinan on intestinal mucositis. …”
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Preference and determinants of delivery mode in pregnant women with one cesarean scar: a cross-sectional study in two urban Ugandan public hospitals by Brenda Nabawanuka, Tom Ngabirano, Joyce Nankumbi

“…Mothers who preferred to have more than four children were more likely to opt for a trial of labor (aPVR = 0.27, CI;1.01–1.49, p = 0.009). …”
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Molecular dynamics and machine learning unlock possibilities in beauty design—A perspective by Yuzhi Xu, Haowei Ni, Fanyu Zhao, Qinhui Gao, Ziqing Zhao, Chia-Hua Chang, Yanran Huo, Shiyu Hu, Yike Zhang, Radu Grovu, Hermione He, John Z. H. Zhang, Yuanqing Wang

“…When abundant data have been collected, a quantitative structure–activity relationship can be more directly constructed from experimental data, from which machine learning can distill key insights to guide the design of the next round of experiment design. …”
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OVERCOMING THE ANTINOMIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: ONTOLOGY OF TRICKSTER by T. V. Danylova

“…A myth deals with oppositions and seeks to neutralize them. Thus, a myth serves as the logical tool to overcome the fundamental contradictions. …”
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Multimodality Treatment Including Triplet Regimen as First-Line Chemotherapy May Improve Prognosis of Serum AFP-Elevated Gastric Cancer with Liver Metastasis by Yakun Wang, Lin Shen, Ming Lu, Zhi Ji, Xiaotian Zhang

“…Multimodality treatment including aggressive first-line chemotherapy with triplet regimen may be needed when treating them.…”
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Shoulder Isokinetic Strength Balance Ratio in Overhead Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Valentine Zimermann Vargas, Caroline Motta, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Marilia Santos Andrade

“…Female handball athletes also had a lower FR (0.99±0.25) than soccer athletes (1.31±0.35) and softball athletes (1.40±0.39). …”
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Bioinspired materials for batteries: Structural design, challenges and future perspective by Wasif ur Rehman, Yanan Ma, Zahoor khan, Fatima Zahra Ait Laaskri, Jiawei Xu, Youlong Xu, Hamid Rehman, Umar Farooq, Ali Altalbe, Jian Li

“…The main challenge for bio-inspired materials is to balance high energy storage, long-lasting performance, being environmentally friendly, and low cost, making them easy to produce at large scales. There has been considerable interest in mimicking electrode materials at the nanoscale, whether in structure or function, due to their unique benefits and enhanced performance in rechargeable batteries. …”
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Correlation between Speeches of the President of Lithuania and the National Day Celebrations in the period 1920-1938: influential Communication by Vita Ulytė-Grigelevičienė

“…On the other hand, the strategy process, which disclosed the verbal effect and determined three main aspects of the President's speeches: firstly, the development of the patriotic arguments to enhance the feelings of dignity and honour and their substantiation; secondly, the use of terms encouraging enthusiasm and inspirational expressions; and thirdly, the use of figures of speech to evoke the spirit of community and solidarity, was not only constructed to charge the public ideologically but also aimed at making an emotional impact on the minds of the public, thus gaining control over the people's will. …”
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An Efficient and Hybrid Deep Learning-Driven Model to Enhance Security and Performance of Healthcare Internet of Things by Muhammad Babar, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Basit Qureshi, Zabeeh Ullah, Fahim Arif, Zahid Khan

“…However, H-IoT devices present security and Quality of Service (QoS) concerns because of their critical nature, complexity, and dynamic features, which make them incompatible with conventional network topologies. …”
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Phytochemicals for mitigating the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies by Atri Das, Swarnali Khan, Syamal Roy, Shantanabha Das

“…These existing treatments have adverse side effects, inadequate efficacy, and limitations in administering to patients with comorbidities and other underlying diseases. Monoclonal antibody-based therapies and some of the antivirals are very costly. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals in the management of patients with hypertension and concurrent bronchial asthma: a cross-sectional study in the Yello... by Yang Yang, Wenwen Xu, Fei Yu, Xiaohong Yan, Xingbin Ma, Jinxiang Gao

“…The secondary outcomes were the factors associated with the KAP scores and how the KAP dimensions interacted among them.Results The study involved 586 valid questionnaires collected from participants. …”
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CO2-Driven Hydraulic Fracturing Trajectories across a Preexisting Fracture by Qi Zhang, Jiehao Wang, Yufeng Gao, Shengfei Cao, Jingli Xie, Like Ma, Yuemiao Liu

“…The simulation results define four basic intersection scenarios between the fluid-driven and preexisting fractures: (a) inserting—the hydraulic fracture inserts into a bedding plane and continues to propagate along it; (b) L-shaped crossing—the hydraulic fracture approaches the fracture/bedding plane then branches into the plane without crossing it; (c) T-shaped crossing—the hydraulic fracture approaches the fracture/bedding plane, branches into it, and crosses through it; (d) direct crossing—the hydraulic fracture crosses one or more bedding planes without branching into them. The intersection scenario changes from (a) → (b) → (c) → (d) in specimens with horizontal bedding planes when the stress ratio β (β=σy/σx) increases from 0.2 to 5. …”
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Healthcare Practitioners’ perspectives on paediatric burns management at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Alberta A. Rockson, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, Sonti Imogene Pilusa

“…The final transcribed data were coded and analyzed using thematic content analysis to identify recurring themes and patterns. Results: Findings revealed four primary themes: strengths of current practices (multidisciplinary approach, experienced practitioners), barriers (lack of formal protocols, infrastructure limitations, financial burdens), contextual factors influencing burn care (psychological trauma, inadequate support, socio-cultural beliefs and socioeconomic status), and recommendations for enhancing burns care (improved social welfare, facility upgrades, staff training and mental health support). …”
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Promoting Computational Access to Digital Collections in the Nordic and Baltic Countries: An Icelandic Use Case by Gustavo Candela, Olga Holownia, Max Odsbjerg, Mirjam Cuper, Nele Gabriëls, Katrine Hofmann, Edward J. Gray, Sally Chambers, Mahendra Mahey

“…Low barrier-to-entry tools, such as the web-based interactive computing platform Jupyter Notebooks have been gradually gaining popularity among users who want to explore digital collections and GLAM institutions that want to provide access to them. This paper is an extension of the workshop focusing on computational access at GLAM institutions delivered at the 2024 edition of Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (DHNB) Conference.1 This paper aims to provide a framework for creating a collection of Jupyter Notebooks using GLAM digital collections following best practices and guidelines and as part of a Collections as data publication workflow. …”
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Anatomical and Functional MRI Changes after One Year of Auditory Rehabilitation with Hearing Aids by M. R. Pereira-Jorge, K. C. Andrade, F. X. Palhano-Fontes, P. R. B. Diniz, M. Sturzbecher, A. C. Santos, D. B. Araujo

“…Yet, the neurophysiological mechanisms behind HA use are still unclear. Thus far, most studies have focused on changes in the auditory system, although it is expected that hearing deficits affect a number of cognitive systems, notably speech. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon sequestration capacity and its determinants in rubber plantation ecosystems of Hainan Island by Yinghe An, Zhixiang Wu, Runqing Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Zhenghong Tan, Zhongyi Sun

“…Over the past 19 years, NEP shows a slight decreasing trend, with higher carbon sequestration during the rainy season than during the dry season. Rubber plantations in the central region primarily act as weak carbon sources, while those surrounding them predominantly function as carbon sinks (carbon sources/carbon sinks ≈ 6.74 %). …”
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Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review by Berardo Di Matteo, Riccardo Ranieri, Angelo Manca, Simone Cappato, Maurilio Marcacci, Elizaveta Kon, Alessandro Castagna

“…Seven papers dealing with rotator cuff tears were included. Four of them investigated the effect of injections, either MSCs alone or in combination with PRP, whereas three studies investigated the use of MSCs in combination with surgery. …”
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A Five-Year Retrospective Study of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in Southern Africa, 2014 to 2018 by Elliot Mpolokang Fana, Sununguko Wata Mpoloka, Melvin Leteane, LaToya Seoke, Kelebogile Masoba, Mokganedi Mokopasetso, Aobakwe Rapharing, Tshephang Kabelo, Patricia Made, Joseph Hyera

“…Vaccine matching studies on the field FMDv isolates produced r1-values greater than or equal to 0.3 for the three SAT serotypes. …”
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South Atlantic subtropical anticyclone responses to stratospheric aerosol injection by Thales Chile Baldoni, Michelle Simões Reboita, Natália Machado Crespo, João Gabriel Martins Ribeiro, Rosmeri Porfírio da Rocha

“…As each project has its own specific model, scenario, SAI location, etc, no intercomparison was carried out among them. Instead, there is an indication of what occurs in each project when comparing the near (2040–2059) and the far future (2080–2099) projections under SAI and no-SAI scenarios. …”
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Management of rare and undiagnosed diseases: insights from researchers and healthcare professionals in Türkiye by Sinem Durmus, Emrah Yucesan, Sinem Aktug, Begum Utz, Ahmet Okay Caglayan, Ahmet Okay Caglayan, Pinar Gencpinar, Cagatay Günay, Yavuz Oktay, Ravza Nur Yildirim, Ayca Yigit, Ugur Ozbek

“…This study provides a detailed survey analysis that sheds light on the challenges that researchers and healthcare professionals face in diagnosing, treating, managing and conducting research on RD.MethodsWe developed a national online survey with three RD stakeholder groups (Researchers, Healthcare professionals and researcher-healthcare professionals) to identify the main challenges and needs in Türkiye for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up processes of rare and undiagnosed diseases.ResultsThe survey was completed by 363 participants, revealing that participants face key challenges such as the need to refer patients to specialized centers, financial burdens, limited access to necessary tests, inadequate support for rare disease research and a lack of interdisciplinary collaboration. …”
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