Application of in vitro and in vivo models in the study of food allergy by Jianjian Huang, Changjun Liu, Yanbo Wang, Chong Wang, Menghua Xie, Yi Qian, Linglin Fu

“…The elucidation of these topics will help researchers to understand the characteristics and mechanisms of various models and thus select the proper models for particular study, so as to support further investigations of food allergy. …”
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Long Term Survival and Continued Complete Response of Vemurafenib in a Metastatic Melanoma Patient with BRAF V600K Mutation by K. Sahadudheen, Md. Rafiqul Islam, M. Iddawela

“…After a long follow-up of the same patient treated with Vemurafenib, a complete radiological response was observed and the renal functions remained stable throughout the treatment. Main toxicities reported were grade 1 photosensitivity and skin cancers. …”
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Editorial by Anna Oksiutycz

“…Since 2022, the journal has achieved significant milestones by retaining South Africa's Department of Higher Education accreditation and being added to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in 2024. Communicare is a top performing among UJ Press journals with monthly views between 1500 and 3000. …”
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Characteristics of pediatric patients with febrile convulsions admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alanoud A. Abuhaimed, Nawaf A. Alghamdi, Ghadah I. Alhussin, Ghadah S. Alduhaimi, Fatmah Othman, Duaa M. Baarmah, Hamad A. Alkhalaf

“…Data was analyzed using Stata 12; Chi-square test was used to determine association between categorical variables, while t-test or Mann–Whitney U test compared continuous data between two groups. RESULTS: A total of 247 children with FC diagnoses were included in the analysis; 0.4% of pediatric patients were admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of FC. …”
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Harmony in healthcare: recommended infant feeding practices and associated factors among HIV positive mothers in Eastern Ethiopian hospitals by Muluken Yigezu, Natnael Kebede

“…Following data collection, information was cleaned and entered using Kobo tool collection software, then exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 for analysis. …”
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Coupling the urban canopy model TEB (SURFEXv9.0) with the radiation model SPARTACUS-Urbanv0.6.1 for more realistic urban radiative exchange calculation by R. Schoetter, R. J. Hogan, R. J. Hogan, C. Caliot, V. Masson

“…<p>The urban canopy model Town Energy Balance (TEB) is coupled with the radiation model SPARTACUS-Urban to improve the urban geometry simplification and the radiative transfer calculation. …”
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Drivers’ Interaction with Adaptive Cruise Control on Dry and Snowy Roads with Various Tire-Road Grip Potentials by Ioana Koglbauer, Jürgen Holzinger, Arno Eichberger, Cornelia Lex

“…The drivers judged that ACC was braking too late and maintained a too short gap to the forward vehicle, especially when the ACC was set to 1 second as compared to a 1.8-second time gap. …”
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Human milk whey proteins: Constituents, influencing factors, detection methods, and comparative analysis with other sources by Xing Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Minghui Zhang, Xiaojia Liu, Ziyue Gao, Junying Zhao, Weicang Qiao, Lijun Chen

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Steeper Iris Conicity Is Related to a Shallower Anterior Chamber: The Gutenberg Health Study by Alexander K. Schuster, Norbert Pfeiffer, Stefan Nickels, Andreas Schulz, Philipp S. Wild, Maria Blettner, Karl Lackner, Manfred E. Beutel, Thomas Münzel, Urs Vossmerbaeumer

“…Ophthalmological examination including objective refraction, biometry, noncontact tonometry, and Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam®, Oculus) was performed including automated measurement of iris conicity. 3708 phakic subjects, 144 subjects with bilateral and 39 subjects with unilateral pseudophakia were included. …”
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Opposing Effects of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Expression of Lipogenic Genes in Omental and Retroperitoneal Adipose Depots in the Rat by B. S. Muhlhausler, R. Cook-Johnson, M. James, D. Miljkovic, E. Duthoit, R. Gibson

“…The relationship between total n-6 PUFA and SREBP1c mRNA expression persisted when the effects of n-3 PUFA were controlled for. …”
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The effect of liquidity risk, capital and third-party fund on bank performance with credit risk as intervening variable: Cases in conventional Bank in Indonesia by Sutrisno Sutrisno

“…Hypothesis testing uses multiple regression analysis tools with a significance level of 0.05 Findings – The research results show that liquidity risk has a significant positive effect on profitability, credit risk has a significant negative effect on profitability. …”
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Parameter Identification of Composite Materials Based on Spectral Model by Using Model Updating Method by Rui Sun, Ricardo Perera, Enrique Sevillano, Jintao Gu

“…It has been demonstrated that the proposed spectral model is a potential tool for model updating and parameter identification.…”
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A Horizontal Azimuth Pattern-Reconfigurable Antenna Using Omnidirectional Microstrip Arrays for WLAN Application by Liang Yang, Cheng Lu, Xiao Li, Leilei Liu, Xiaoxing Yin

“…It consists of a control board, a central series-fed omnidirectional microstrip array, four configurable parasitic elements, a bottom conducting plate, and a top supporting plate. The omnidirectional microstrip array is adopted as an exciter, around which the four same parasitic element arrays are arranged at four corners. …”
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Socialinio darbuotojo konfliktų su klientais valdymo patirtys by Indrė Juriavičienė, Laima Milkintaitė

“…Klientą į konfliktines situacijas įtraukia socialinio darbuotojo griežtas tonas ar rėkimas, vadovaujantis elgesys, pagarbos klientui trūkumas, kontroliuojantis elgesys bei kliento jautimasis ignoruojamu.…”
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Correlation Between Objective Habit Metrics and Objective Medication Adherence: Retrospective Study of 15,818 Participants From Clinical Studies by Antoine Pironet, L Alison Phillips, Bernard Vrijens

“…The implementation component of medication adherence was quantified using (1) the proportion of doses taken and (2) the proportion of correct days. ResultsA total of 15,818 participants met the criteria. These participants took part in 108 clinical studies mainly focused on treatments for hypertension (n=4737, 30%) and osteoporosis (n=3353, 21%). …”
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Changing trends from inguinal radical orchiectomy to testis-sparing surgery in pediatric testicular tumors by Özlem Balcı, Aslı Nur Abay, Şule Yeşil, İbrahim Karaman, İsmet Faruk Özgüner, Burçak Kurucu, Derya Erdoğan, Gürses Şahin, Ayşe Karaman

“…The patients were evaluated as prepubertal, postpubertal, and in 10-year periods according to the operation time. Results A total of 47 children were identified. The median age was 6.2 years. …”
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Comorbidities and neurosurgical interventions in a cohort with connective tissue disorders by Ilene S. Ruhoy, Paolo A. Bolognese, Jared S. Rosenblum, Randall A. Dass, Navdeep S. Nayyer, Navdeep S. Nayyer, Jeffrey D. Wood, Jeffrey D. Wood, John B. Biggins, John B. Biggins

“…We found that individuals with hEDS had a higher frequency of certain comorbidities, such as Mast Cell Activation Disorder and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and neurosurgical intervention compared to individuals without a CTD diagnosis (unaffected). Of the total cohort, 426 (59%) were diagnosed with Chiari I Malformation, which shared a significant overlap with hEDS. …”
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Management of the Acute Scrotum in a District General Hospital: 10-Year Experience by Lukas Tajchner, John O. Larkin, Michael G. Bourke, Ronan Waldron, Kevin Barry, Paul W. Eustace

“…The most common finding was torted cyst of Morgagni (63/119, 52.9%), followed by testicular torsion (41/119, 34.4%). …”
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Comparative cardiometabolic safety and effectiveness of aripiprazole in people with severe mental illness: A target trial emulation. by Alvin Richards-Belle, Alvin Richards-Belle, Naomi Launders, Sarah Hardoon, Al Richards, Kenneth K C Man, Neil M Davies, Elvira Bramon, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn

“…The primary outcome was total cholesterol at 1 year (cardiometabolic safety). …”
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Risk Factors for Incident Myopia among Teenaged Students of the Experimental Class of the Air Force in China by Lin-song Qi, Lu Yao, Xue-feng Wang, Jiu-mei Shi, Yong Liu, Teng-yun Wu, Zhi-kang Zou

“…A detailed questionnaire was completed by the students at the 3-year follow-up and included questions on parental myopia and on the total time spent doing near work and outdoor activities each week. …”
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