Rapid assessment of pre-service midwifery education in conflict settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria and Somalia by Emilia Iwu, Shatha Elnakib, Hawa Abdullahi, Rejoice Helma Abimiku, Charity Maina, Asia Mohamed, Kazeem Olalekan Ayodeji, George Odonye, Rifkatu Sunday, Maryan Abdulkadir Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdirisak A. Dalmar, Emilie Grant, Hannah Tappis

“…In both countries, none of the programs met the average number of clinical practice experiences stipulated in the ICM guidelines due to a lack of teaching hospitals. …”
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Optimal vocal therapy for respiratory muscle activation in patients with COPD: effects of loudness, pitch, and vowels by Zhengtong Qiao, Ziwei Kou, Jiazhen Zhang, Daozheng Lv, Dongpan Li, Xuefen Cui, Kai Liu

“…Repeated-measure (RM) ANOVA was utilized to analyze the EMG data of respiratory muscles and the Borg scale across different tasks.ResultsForty-one patients completed the experiment. Neural respiratory drive (NRD) in the SCM muscle did not significantly increase at high loudness levels (VAS 7-8) compared with that at low loudness levels (F (2, 120) = 1.548, P = 0.276). …”
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Identification and characterization of Serratia nematophila and Acinetobacter guillouiae from putrid-skin disease lesions in farmed Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa) by Ling Guo, Xiyu Jin, Dan Yang, Li Wei, Jie Chen, Zhihua Lin, Li Ma

“…We isolated and identified the causative pathogenic bacteria and analyzed their pathogenicity through artificial infection experiments and histopathological examinations. This research provides the first data on the pathogenic characteristics of Serratia nematophila and Acinetobacter guillouiae in Q. spinosa. …”
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Klotho enhances stability of chronic kidney disease atherosclerotic plaques by inhibiting GRK2/PLC-β-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress in macrophages via modulation of the ROS/... by Zhe Li, Jing Li, Lin Li, Qian Wang, Qian Zhang, Ling Tian, Chenchen Li

“…Western blotting detected associated protein expression, followed by cell-based experiments for validation. Compared with the Klotho-NC group, the plaque area and aortic lipid and renal fibrosis area were reduced in the Klotho-mimic group. …”
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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

“…Nonlocal PST' societal and professional utility value increased stronger over time compared to local PST.DiscussionWe discuss potential reasons for local PST' lower relevance perceptions, e.g., personal experiences and skepticism through local embeddedness. …”
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Do Activity Sensors Identify Physiological, Clinical and Behavioural Changes in Laying Hens Exposed to a Vaccine Challenge? by Hyungwook Kang, Sarah Brocklehurst, Marie Haskell, Susan Jarvis, Victoria Sandilands

“…This study aimed to identify if sensor technology could be used to detect sickness-type signs (caused by a live vaccine) in laying hens compared to physiological and clinical sign scoring and behaviour observation. The experiment comprised 5 replicate batches (4 hens and 12 days per batch) using previously non-vaccinated hens (<i>n</i> = 20). …”
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Comparative assessment of Mini-FLOTAC, McMaster and semi-quantitative flotation for helminth egg examination in camel faeces by Khalid M. Mohammedsalih, Salma A. Hassan, Fathel-Rahman Juma, Shamsaldeen I. Saeed, Ahmed Bashar, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Jürgen Krücken

“…Of these, 80 samples were used in pooling experiments. Results Six analyses of each sample (n = 6) using the McMaster and Mini-FLOTAC methods revealed no significant difference in the coefficient of variation between the two. …”
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Integrated analysis of bioinformatics, mendelian randomization, and experimental validation reveals novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis: progesterone as a p... by Ziyu Weng, Chenzhong Wang, Bo Liu, Yi Yang, Yueqi Zhang, Chi Zhang

“…Expression changes of the hub genes under inflammatory conditions were validated through in vitro experiments, including RT-qPCR and Western blotting, and the therapeutic effects of the identified small-molecule drug on chondrocytes under inflammatory conditions were further verified in vitro. …”
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Mixed method study of feasibility and acceptability of electronic screening for measurement-based symptom monitoring of veterans accessing mental health treatment in VA community c... by Erin Almklov, Michael W. Lee, John D. Gault, Brian H. Blanco, Brian Huynh, Abigail Angkaw, Neal Doran, Niloofar Afari, James O. E. Pittman

“…Qualitative interview data was also collected from participating Veterans and CCP providers to better understand experiences with eScreening. Results Findings support the feasibility and acceptability of using eScreening to administer and monitor PROs for Veterans accessing mental health treatment in CCP. …”
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State of spatial memory and antioxidant system activity of rats in the dynamics of development of blast-induced traumatic brain injury by Yu.V. Kozlova, H.S. Maslak, O.E. Abraimova, V.V. Koldunov, O.E. Khudyakov

“…The main purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in spatial memory and catalase activity in dynamics in the blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI). The experiment was carried out on 67 albino male Wistar rats, which were randomly divided into three groups: I group – experimental (n=34), animals were subjected to inhalation anesthesia with halothane, fixed and was simulated blast-induced traumatic brain injury was simulated by generating a shock wave with an overpressure of 26.4±3.6 kPa, II group – sham (n=34), animals which were subjected only to inhalation anesthesia and fixation and III group – intact (n=34). …”
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Influence of bottled salad dressings on the development of enamel erosion in the presence or absence of salivary pellicle – An in vitro study by Aishwarya Lakshmi Billa, Jagadeeswara Rao Sukhabogi, Dolar Doshi, Prashant Sharma, T.V.S. Subrahmanyam, Sasikala Jummala

“…Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the influence of bottled salad dressings on the development of enamel erosion in the presence or absence of pellicle through in vitro experiment. Methods: Preliminary pH and calcium analyses of solutions were performed. …”
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Protective effects of berbamine against arginase-1 deficiency-induced injury in human brain microvascular endothelial cells by Xiaolan Wei, Weiwei Li, Zixuan Chen, Jintu Chen, Yun Chen, Jiangping Cai, Huasong Lin

“…We examined the effects of ARG1 expression levels on HCMEC/D3 cell viability, migration, apoptosis, adhesion, and angiogenesis through cellular experiments. Additionally, we explored how ARG1 expression levels influenced arginine (Arg), nitric oxide (NO), and ROS levels in HCMEC/D3 cells. …”
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Performance of perisel as shelter and periphyton substrate in the floating cage of Pacific white shrimp culture by Rifka Liling Palinggi, Tatag Budiardi, Daniel Djokosetiyanto

“…A completely randomized design with 3 treatments (in triplicates) were applied in this experiment, i.e floating cage without perishel (control), floating cage with PE perishel and PA perishel. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Chromolaena odorata, Vernonia amygdalina, and Cymbopogon citratus against pathogenic Bacteria by Udensi Justina Ugochi, Anyanwu Charles Obinna, Emedoh Andrew Emeka, Anyanwu Emilia Oluchi, Danladi Makeri, Pius Theophilus, Ezera Agwu

“…Commercial antibiotics studied included: Pefloxacin, Gentamycin, Ampiclox, Zinnacef, Amoxicillin, Rocephin, Ciprofloxacin, Streptomycin, Septrin and Erythromycin, Sparfloxacin Amoxicillin, Augmentin, and Tarivid. Each experiment was conducted in triplicate to ensure accuracy and reproducibility. …”
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Applying Natural Language Processing Techniques to Map Trends in Insomnia Treatment Terms on the r/Insomnia Subreddit: Infodemiology Study by Jack A Cummins, Daniel J Gottlieb, Tamar Sofer, Danielle A Wallace

“… BackgroundPeople share health-related experiences and treatments, such as for insomnia, in digital communities. …”
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Defining geosciences research data through metadata reuse: by Alexandre Ribas Semeler, Luana Farias Sales, Adilson Luiz Pinto, Roberta Pereira da Silva de Paula, Valquer Cleyton Paes Gandra, Heloisa Costa

“…PANGEA metadata defines Geosciences research data as including observations, experiments, and modeling. Geosciences research data support replication, reinterpretation, and new research across disciplines, showcasing various facets of data reuse in scientific research. …”
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A simple model of the rheological curve of HPAM solutions at different temperatures by Eduar Pérez, Dario Alviso, Mauricio Carmona, Eduardo Manrique, Guillermo Artana

“…The metrics used to quantify the agreement of viscosities between the model and experiments demonstrate satisfactory behavior in the shear thinning range of shear rates and the shear range lower than 7.3 s−1.…”
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Study on sedimentary organic facies of coal-measure source rocks in Shuixigou Group, Taibei Sag, Tuha Basin by Hao LIANG, Tanguang FAN, Zhiyong WANG, Shu TAO, Yijie WEN, Haitian ZHENG, Zijian ZHANG

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An FPGA-Based SiNW-FET Biosensing System for Real-Time Viral Detection: Hardware Amplification and 1D CNN for Adaptive Noise Reduction by Ahmed Hadded, Mossaad Ben Ayed, Shaya A. Alshaya

“…Notably, the findings presented in this work are based exclusively on comprehensive simulations using COMSOL and MATLAB, as no physical prototypes or biomarker detection experiments were conducted. The SiNW-FET biosensor, functionalized with antibodies specific to viral antigens, detects impedance shifts caused by antibody–antigen interactions, providing a highly sensitive platform for viral detection. …”
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RBM47 promotes cell proliferation and immune evasion by upregulating PDIA6: a novel mechanism of pancreatic cancer progression by Yihui Ma, Enjie Liu, Huijie Fan, Chenfei Li, Pei Huang, Meiying Cui, Zhengyang Wang, Jing Zhou, Kuisheng Chen

“…RBM47 was able to bind to the 3′-UTR region of PDIA6, maintained PDIA6 mRNA stability, and increased the PDIA6 expression in PC cells. Rescue experiments supported that PDIA6 overexpression reversed the suppressing effects of RBM47 knockdown on cell proliferation and immune evasion. …”
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