Seeking and encountering online information for menstrual health: a qualitative study among adolescent schoolgirls in Gianyar Regency and Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia by Heather Suttor, Kadek Putri Yamayanti, Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti, Tungga Dewi, Richard D. Chenhall, Ansariadi Ansariadi, Julie Hennegan

“…Excessive information caused them to worry and misinformation reinforced menstrual myths. …”
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LitSpatz: An App for Literary Walks to Promote and Record Primary Students' Text Comprehension, Perspective Taking and Related Skills by Nora Heyne, Maximilian Pfost, Peter Kuntner

“…Additionally, findings show high levels of listening motivation and enjoyment when using the app. Experiences and results from the use of the app are discussed with respect to future steps regarding its use on-site, the evaluation of its impact, and possibilities for implementing further geospatial technologies. …”
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Sensory substitution and augmentation techniques in cerebral visual impairment: a discussion of lived experiences by Stephanie L. Duesing, Katie Lane-Karnas, Sebastian James Adam Duesing, Mae Lane-Karnas, Nai Y, Arvind Chandna, Arvind Chandna

“…The authors discuss the strategies they use to leverage senses other than vision to achieve their daily life, educational, social, and career goals. …”
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Comparative Study of Regulatory T Cell Function of Human CD25+CD4+ T Cells from Thymocytes, Cord Blood, and Adult Peripheral Blood by Wakae Fujimaki, Nozomu Takahashi, Kei Ohnuma, Masayoshi Nagatsu, Hiromi Kurosawa, Satoko Yoshida, Nam H. Dang, Takehiko Uchiyama, Chikao Morimoto

“…These functional differences in CD25+CD4+ T cells from Thy, CB, and APB hence suggest a pathway of maturation for Treg in the peripheral immune system.…”
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Evaluation of laboratory findings indicating pancreatitis in healthy lean, obese, and diabetic cats by Freja K. Jørgensen, Charlotte R. Bjornvad, Birgit Krabbe, Stinna Nybroe, Ida N. Kieler

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A 3D semantic segmentation network for accurate neuronal soma segmentation by Li Ma, Qi Zhong, Yezi Wang, Xiaoquan Yang, Qian Du

“…The proposed MSAW-based semantic segmentation network (MSAW-Net) was evaluated on three neuronal soma images from mouse brain and one neuronal soma image from macaque brain, demonstrating the efficiency of the proposed method. …”
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Curcumin-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles: A Promising Antimicrobial Strategy Against <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> in Endodontic Infections by Sónia Ferreira, Liliana Grenho, Maria Helena Fernandes, Sofia A. Costa Lima

“…The nanoparticles remained stable for at least two months when stored at 4 °C or 25 °C, making them suitable for clinical use. …”
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LIPS and PaO2/FiO2 Combined Plasma Biomarkers Predict Onset of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients of High Risks in SICU: A Prospective Exploratory Study by Ziyuan Shen, Zhongnan Yin, Senhao Wei, Zhukai Cong, Feng Zhao, Hua Zhang, Xi Zhu

“…The predictive ability for ARDS can be greatly improved when combining clinical parameters and plasma biomarkers.…”
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The Interaction Effects of Suicidal Ideation and Childhood Abuse on Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder Patients by Wei Wang, Lijun Kang, Nan Zhang, Xin Guo, Peilin Wang, Xiaofen Zong, Lihua Yao, Hanping Bai, Jing Cheng, Ning Tu, Hongyan Feng, Gaohua Wang, Lihong Bu, Fei Wang, Zhongchun Liu

“…And in left caudate, SI and childhood abuse interact with each other on the influence of GMV. That is, the influence of SI in GMV was related to childhood abuse, and the influence of childhood abuse in GMV was also related to SI. …”
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Asini Corii Colla (Ejiao) as a health-care food and traditional Chinese medicine: A review of its chemical composition, pharmacological activity, quality control, modern applicatio... by Xiao-jun Yu, Ling-mei Kong, Bin Wang, Chang-qi Zhai, Yong-zhen Lao, Long-jian Zhang, Yan Gao, Bo-Nian Zhao

“…It is rich in protein, polypeptides, amino acids, fatty acids, polysaccharides, and other components. It offers a range of therapeutic benefits, including anti-anemia properties, immune regulation, hemostasis, anti-inflammatory effects, antioxidant activity, and antibacterial properties. …”
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Citizen engagement in public food procurement, a novel choose-your-own-adventure canteen campaign case study by Luke John Schafer, Anna Gundorph, Carla Mingolla, Christian Bugge Henriksen, Marin Lysak, Reni Todorova Boncheva, Maarten Crivits

“…Public Food Procurement and Citizen Engagement are underexplored areas, and combining them into a mutually beneficial approach could amplify transformative change towards Sustainable Food Systems.…”
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The development and study of common wheat introgression lines derived from the synthetic form RS7 by R. O. Davoyan, I. V. Bebyakina, E. R. Davoyan, D. S. Mikov, Yu. S. Zubanova, D. M. Boldakov, E. D. Badaeva, I. G. Adonina, E. A. Salina, A. N. Zinchenko

“…The cytological study (С-banding and FISH) of 14 lines has revealed chromosomal modifications in 12 of them. In most cases, the lines carry translocations from Ae. speltoides, which were identified in chromosomes 1D, 2D, 3D, 2B, 4B, 5B and 7B. …”
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Support Needs of Patients with Cushing’s Disease and Cushing’s Syndrome: Results of a Survey Conducted in Germany and the USA by Ilonka Kreitschmann-Andermahr, Sonja Siegel, Christa Gammel, Karen Campbell, Leslie Edwin, Agnieszka Grzywotz, Victoria Kuhna, Maria Koltowska-Häggström, Oliver Müller, Michael Buchfelder, Bernadette Kleist

“…Patients in both countries indicated to suffer from Cushing-related symptoms, reduced performance, and psychological problems. 48.8% US patients and 44.4% German patients stated that good medical care and competent doctors helped them the most in coping with the illness. US patients were more interested in support groups (p=0.035) and in courses on illness coping (p=0.008) than the German patients, who stated to prefer brochures (p=0.001). 89.3% of US patients would attend internet-based programs compared to 75.4% of German patients (p=0.040). …”
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Development of Genome-Wide Unique Indel Markers for a Heat-Sensitive Genotype in Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by Huijie Zhai, Kunpeng Xu, Meng Wang, Zhenchuang Wang, Ziyang Cai, Ao Li, Anxin He, Xiaoming Xie, Lingling Chai, Mingjiu Liu, Xingqi Ou, Zhongfu Ni

“…These primer pairs are also anticipated with excellent resolvability on agarose or polyacrylamide gels, since most of them have indel sizes from 15 to 46 bp, amplicon sizes from 141 to 250 bp, and polymorphism ratios from 6.0 to 25.0%. …”
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In Silico Screening of Putative Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Antigens and Serological Diagnosis for Caseous Lymphadenitis in Sheep by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay by Daniela Droppa-Almeida, Caroline de Santana Ferreira, Ioná Brito, Sibele Borsuk, Jorge Alberto López Rodríguez, Isabel Bezerra Lima-Verde, Francine Ferreira Padilha

“…Therefore, this study aimed to use bioinformatics software to evaluate the critical chemical characteristics of unknown proteins of C. pseudotuberculosis by selecting them for heterologous expression in Escherichia coli. …”
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Housing Price Forecasting Using AI (LSTM) by Hossein Ziyadi, Erfan Salavati, Mohammad Mahdi Lotfi Heravi

“…Tracing the trend of housing price changes in Iran shows that the average housing price has had a general trend close to other prices and price indices; but the significant issue in this market is the various growth processes and dynamics, compared to changes in other economic indicators. …”
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Hybrid Nanocomposite Mini-Tablet to Be Applied into the Post-Extraction Socket: Matching the Potentialities of Resveratrol-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles and Hydroxyapatite to Promote... by Viviana De Caro, Giada Tranchida, Cecilia La Mantia, Bartolomeo Megna, Giuseppe Angellotti, Giulia Di Prima

“…<b>Results</b>: PEG-based nanocomposites emerged as optimal and, following HXA insertion, the resulting powders revealed adequate bulk properties, making them useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate to produce ≈59 mm³ mini-tablets, compliant with the post-extraction socket. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to data-based decision making in Australian early childhood education and care: A qualitative study by Shauna Sherker, Karen Villanueva, Ruth Beatson, Caitlin M. Macmillan, Wan Yi Lee, Olivia Hilton, Carly Molloy, Sharon Goldfeld

“…To be of benefit to all children, ECEC must deliver on three key areas: availability (quantity), quality and participation (reach and dose). …”
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Development of a Cell-Based High-Throughput Screening Assay to Identify Porcine Host Defense Peptide-Inducing Compounds by Zhuo Deng, Jing Wang, Wentao Lyu, Xuwen Wieneke, Robert Matts, Xi Ma, Guolong Zhang

“…In conclusion, a cell-based high-throughput screening assay was developed for the discovery of porcine HDP inducers, and newly identified HDP-inducing compounds may have potential to be developed as alternatives to antibiotics for applications in swine and possibly other animal species.…”
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Facilitation of Tumor Stroma-Targeted Therapy: Model Difficulty and Co-Culture Organoid Method by Qiu-Shi Feng, Xiao-Feng Shan, Vicky Yau, Zhi-Gang Cai, Shang Xie

“…<b>Results:</b> Stroma remodeling, driven by stromal cells, highlights the dynamism and heterogeneity of the TME. PDTOs, derived from tumor tissues or cancer-specific stem cells, accurately mimic the tissue-specific and genetic features of primary tumors, making them valuable for drug screening. …”
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