Early Weaning Impairs the Growth Performance of Hu Lambs Through Damaging Intestinal Morphology and Disrupting Serum Metabolite Homeostasis by Haoyun Jiang, Haibo Wang, Haobin Jia, Yuhang Liu, Yue Pan, Xiaojun Zhong, Junhong Huo, Jinshun Zhan

“…Additionally, both treatment and age interactively affected the levels of GLU (<i>p</i> = 0.001), TP (<i>p</i> = 0.041), and IL-6 (<i>p</i> = 0.016). …”
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Co-creation and application of a framework for the de-prioritization of urban communities during insecticide-treated bed net mass campaigns for malaria prevention and control in Kw... by Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Laurette Mhlanga, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe, Cyril Ademu, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Akintayo O. Ogunwale, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Beatriz Galatas

“…Abstract Background Malaria continues to be a major cause of illness and death worldwide, particularly affecting children under the age of five and those living in high-burden countries like Nigeria. …”
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Post-COVID-19 laryngo-tracheal sequelae: a comprehensive study at a tertiary care centre by Karthik P., Rupa Mehta, Ranganath T. G., Ajoy K. Behra, Atul Jindal, Himanshi Grover

“…The COVID-19 pandemic primarily affected the lungs and upper respiratory tract, and the patients were classified into mild, moderate, and severe categories to determine appropriate management strategies, including home isolation and hospital admission. …”
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Aetiology and Outcomes of Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital, India by Sudha V. Hooli, Neelima Shah, Prashant Shah, Shrradha Suresh, Bali Sukeshani Sunil

“…However, a specific therapy, if instituted promptly, improves the outcome for affected patients and their offspring. In patients in India, TCP during pregnancy is an underexplored condition. …”
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Changes in health related quality of life in mothers with inflammatory joint disease from year 2000 to 2020 – a comparative cross-sectional study by Hege Svean Koksvik, Ingrid Nilssen, Bente Jakobsen, Hilde Bjørngaard, Marianne Wallenius, Marianne Wallenius, Kjersti Grønning, Kjersti Grønning

“…Compared to the calculated norm scores, the 2020 cohort had significantly lower scores on all scales (p &lt; 0.01) except on the MH scale (p = 0.37).ConclusionMothers with IJD were affected in most dimensions of RAND-36 (SF-36) both in year 2000 and year 2020. …”
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Evaluating choroidal vascular changes in young adults with high myopia utilizing swept source optical coherence tomography angiography by Qing wang, Lin-Bo He, Sha Li, Hong-Ling Liu, Yong Liu

“…Conclusion: Age primarily influenced retinal vessel density, whereas axial length significantly affected Sattler's and Haller's layers. This also indicates that the subfoveal and parafoveal temporal CSHL densities are crucial for monitoring changes during myopia progression. …”
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Reeve’s Muntjac (<i>Muntiacus reevesi</i>) Habitat Suitability Under Climate Change Scenarios in Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, China by Qi Liu, Jianyang Ye, Zujie Kang, Guiqing Yu, Cuncun Yang, Jianjun Li, Tao Tang

“…Climate change and human disturbance are critical factors affecting the habitat distribution of wild animals, with implications for management strategies such as protecting migration corridors, habitat restoration, and species conservation. …”
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Long-Term Analysis of Recurrence Beyond Milan Criteria Following Ablation of Solitary Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma &le;3 cm in Potentially Transplantable Patients: A Over 1... by Chen S, Qi H, Tan H, Cao F, Xie L, Huang T, Wu Y, Wen C, Wang Y, Shen L, Fan W

“…Shuanggang Chen,1,2,&ast; Han Qi,1,2,&ast; Hongtong Tan,1,2,&ast; Fei Cao,1,2 Lin Xie,1,2 Tao Huang,1,2 Ying Wu,3 Chunyong Wen,1,2 Yujia Wang,1,2 Lujun Shen,1,2 Weijun Fan1,2 1Department of Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for cancer, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Interventional Therapy, Shenzhen second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518035, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Weijun Fan, Email fanwj@sysucc.org.cn; Lujun Shen, Email shenlj@sysucc.org.cnBackground: Salvage liver transplantation is promising for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) recurrence post-ablation but is significantly affected by recurrence beyond Milan Criteria (RBM).Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study of potentially transplantable HCC patients undergoing ablation between 2007 and 2017 assessed median time to recurrence beyond Milan Criteria(TRBM) via Kaplan-Meier curves and predictive capacity of recurrence and RBM for overall survival(OS) via Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves, and identified independent risk factors for TRBM and RBM via Cox and binary logistic regression models.Results: We enrolled 191 potentially transplantable patients with early-stage HBV-related HCC ≤ 3 cm who underwent ablation. …”
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A nursing and midwifery training program in Kathmandu on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship and infection prevention and control: a qualitative and quantitative outcomes and... by Jamuna Tamrakar Sayami, Rakchya Amatya, Kshitij Karki, Deepak Bajracharya, Basudha Shrestha, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Tyler Prentiss, Anita Shallal, Marcus Zervos, Katie Latack, Linda Kaljee

“…BackgroundLow- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Nurses and midwives are essential to a holistic approach to AMR stewardship (AMS) and IPC within LMICs.Objective(1) Adapt AMS and IPC training programs and practice guidelines for community- and hospital-based nurses and midwives in Nepal; (2) pilot and conduct training outcome and process evaluations.DesignA one-day training was developed through partnerships between Henry Ford Health and nursing and midwifery organizations and teaching facilities in Nepal. …”
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The Effect of Combining mHealth and Health Professional–Led Intervention for Improving Health-Related Outcomes in Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Masashi Kanai, Takahiro Miki, Toshiya Sakoda, Yuta Hagiwara

“… BackgroundChronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are global health challenges, affecting millions of people worldwide. Traditional health care often falls short in chronic disease management. …”
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The Prevalence of Depression Among Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Al-Qahtani Z, Alqahtani ASM, Alzuhairi AMS, Qarah M, Alqarni AA, Alqahtani AOM, AlShehri FAA, Alqathanin MAA, Alshahrani OMO, Alqahtani MAF, Mahmood SE

“…Zainah Al-Qahtani,1 Abdulrahman Saad M Alqahtani,2 Abdulmohsin Mohammed S Alzuhairi,3 Mohammed Qarah,4 Albara A Alqarni,3 Abdulaziz Othman M Alqahtani,5 Fahad Abdullah A AlShehri,3 Muath Abdullah A Alqathanin,6 Omair Mohammed O Alshahrani,3 Mohammed Ali F Alqahtani,5 Syed Esam Mahmood7 1Neurology Section, Internal Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia; 2Aseer Cluster Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 4Public Health Department, Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 6Internal Medicine Department, Saudi Board of Internal Medicine, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 7Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Syed Esam Mahmood, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia, Email smahmood@kku.edu.saBackground and Aim: Depression is thought to affect up to half of Parkinson’s patients at some point during their illness, while anxiety is reported by about 40% of PD patients. …”
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Circulating Galectin-3 Levels Associated with Insulin Resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study by Lakshmi Vijukumar, P Renuka, VM Vinodhini, Karthiga J Prabhu, Ashish Kumar, Aryan Kumar Singh

“…Conclusion: The present study confirmed the presence of insulin resistance and elevated Galectin-3 levels in pregnancies affected by GDM but did not find a correlation between them.…”
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Hubungan Diare dengan Status Gizi Balita di Kelurahan Lubuk Buaya Kecamatan Koto Tangah Kota Padang by Alania Rosari, Eka Agustia Rini, Masrul Masrul

“…Otherwise, infectious disease can also affect the nutritional status because of decreased food intake, malabsorption, and increased body catabolism. …”
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Abuse of patent rights for pharmaceuticals in wartime conditions by A.O. Kodynets, O.F. Doroshenko, I.P. Volynets, G.K. Dorozhko, V.O. Petrenko, V.V. Belitsky

“…Additionally, the creation of "evergreening" patents affects competitive relations, representing a form of unfair competition. …”
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The Impact of Nutritional Status and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (CD4+ and CD8+) on Chemotherapy Response in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Lukman K, Septianto R, Rudiman R, Ruchimat T, Sribudiani Y, Nugraha P, Primastari E, Budiman D

“…This study focuses on understanding how nutrition and immune system activity affect chemotherapy responses in patients with colorectal cancer in Indonesia. …”
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Spirituality-based palliative care education on quality of life, death anxiety, and resilience of heart failure patients: Randomized controlled clinical trial by Roghayeh Balaghi Inaloo, Mostafa Bijani, Leila Nikrouz, Azizallah Dehghan, Abdulhakim Alkamel, Ali Taghinezhad, Zahra Khiyali

“…However, limited research has examined how spirituality-based palliative care education affects these patients’ quality of life, death anxiety, and resilience. …”
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Designing and Modeling Digital Transformation in the Automotive Industry: Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Mohammad Saeed Mozafari Mehr, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…Conclusion Based on the research paradigm model, it was determined that digital infrastructure, digital leadership, digital human resources, and digital marketing affect digital transformation in Iran Khodro Company. …”
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The prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and its associated factors among children in Ethiopia, 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Molla Azmeraw, Dessie Temesgen, Amare Kassaw, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Gashaw Kerebeh, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Biruk Beletew Abate

“…IntroductionAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric condition that affects children. Its magnitude varies by area, ranging from 0.2% to 26.8%. …”
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Evaluation of the biological treatment of a real contaminated groundwater through reductive dechlorination biostimulation by Hafsa Yaqoubi, Hafsa Yaqoubi, Geremia Sassetto, Maria Presutti, Mustapha Belfaquir, Bruna Matturro, Bruna Matturro, Simona Rossetti, Laura Lorini, Marco Petrangeli Papini, Marco Zeppilli, Marco Zeppilli

“…Conversely, the RD performance of microcosms with real contaminated groundwater was negatively affected by the combined presence of TeCA and sulphate, indicated by a low abundance of D. mccartyi (&lt;3%) and low RD rates (up to 0.39 µeq/Ld), suggesting that the native microbial population lacked the capacity for effective dechlorination. …”
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Serial systemic immune inflammation indices: markers of acute migraine events or indicators of persistent inflammatory status? by Tissa Wijeratne, Melanie J. Murphy, Chanith Wijeratne, Paolo Martelletti, Leila Karimi, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Carmela Sales, Nina Riddell, Sheila G. Crewther

“…Abstract Background Migraine is the most common complex neurological disorder, affecting over a billion people worldwide. Neurogenic inflammation has long been recognized as a key factor in the pathophysiology of migraine though little research has been directed to investigating whether inflammation is greatest in migraine with aura or without, and whether inflammation is a permanent state in migraine or whether is an event related transitory state. …”
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