Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy in Liver Cirrhosis Complicated by Telaprevir-Induced DRESS by Omar Y. S. Mousa, Rossa Khalaf, Rhonda L. Shannon, Chukwuma I. Egwim, Scott A. Zela, Victor Ankoma-Sey

“…Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare yet severe adverse drug-induced reaction with up to 10% mortality rate. Recent clinical trials reported an association between DRESS and telaprevir (TVR), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus genotype 1. …”
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Applications of multispectral autofluorescence imaging of malignant tumors by G. V. Papayan, N. N. Petrishchev, S. V. Kim, Hyung Ho Kim, V. B. Berezin, Uk Kang

“…Among observed effects the new one is an unusually active angiogenesis at early stage of tumor formation accompanied by atypical tortuous vessels with growth rate up to 3 mm/day. Two-wave excitation simultaneous laser with excitation on wavelength of 390 nm and 635 nm is shown to be promising for autofluorescence diagnosis along with single-wave excitation which is conventionally performed in the violet-blue region of the spectrum. …”
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Guideline-based exercise management for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional comparison of healthcare professional and patient beliefs in Ireland by Peter Hayes, Clodagh M Toomey, Norelee Kennedy, Avantika Bhardwaj, Jacqui Browne, Ian Dowling, Stacey Grealis, Niall Higgins, Darragh Maguire, John O’Hora, Joseph Rector, Arianna Wood-Thornsbury

“…A secondary objective was to explore the association between referral patterns and beliefs of PwOA.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Online surveys administered to GPs, PTs and PwOA in Ireland via social media and healthcare networks.Participants 421 valid responses (n=161 GPs, n=163 PTs, n=97 PwOA).Primary and secondary outcome measures Nine belief statements related to exercise effectiveness, safety and delivery were rated on a 5-point Likert scale and analysed for within-stakeholder consensus. χ2 tests assessed differences in agreement between groups. …”
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fNIRS evidence of abnormal frontotemporal cortex activation and functional connectivity in depressed patients after stroke: neuromodulatory mechanisms from mild to moderate depress... by Shanshan Zhou, Xiaodie Liu, Mengyuan Chen, Wenyi Chen, Yawen Pan, Yinghao Zhi

“…In contrast, the mild-PSD group displayed no notable connectivity differences between the two groups.ConclusionThis study presents distinct patterns of frontotemporal cortex activation and functional connectivity alterations associated with varying severity levels of PSD. …”
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Digital Storytelling for People With Cognitive Impairment Using Available Mobile Apps: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis by Di Zhu, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Wei Liu, Dahua Wang

“…ObjectiveThis app review aims to assess the digital storytelling apps available in the Chinese market and evaluate them in accordance with the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS). The goal was to identify key features and evaluate the overall quality in the context of cognitively impaired users. …”
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Evolution of the Unified State Exam and its Effect on Students’ Mathematical Preparation by A. S. Kotyurgina, E. I. Fedorova, V. B. Nikolaev, Yu. B. Nikitin

“…However, due to the non-linear rating scale, it is not necessary to do these tasks, as well as some other tasks involving a detailed solution. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Oil Pulling on YouTube Shorts by Jun Yaung, Sun Ha Park, Shahed Al Khalifah

“…., dentist, hygienist, influencer), engagement metrics, stated benefits, oil type and regimen, the use of disclaimers or citations, and stance toward oil pulling rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Speaker background and nationality were determined through publicly available channel descriptions or linked websites, with user identities anonymized and ethical approval deemed unnecessary due to the use of publicly available content. …”
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Customer-related quality of perspective potato hybrids (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Н. С. Кожушко, М. М. Сахошко, С. І. Бердін, М. Г. Баштовий, Д. В. Смілик

“…In terms of culinary and consumer type of food (table) potatoes, eight hybrids were rated as type B, five and five hybrids belonged to types A and C respectively, and three hybrids belonged to type D. …”
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Generating learning guides for medical education with LLMs and statistical analysis of test results by Iván Roselló Atanet, Mihaela Tomova, Miriam Sieg, Victoria Sehy, Patrick Mäder, Maren März

“…Substantial knowledge gaps were found in 14.67% to 21.76% of rated learning topics, depending on the benchmarking set considered. …”
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Prevalence and association between eating disorders, depression, and obesity among Palestinian adolescent refugees by Basma Damiri, Ahmad Hanani

“…The interviews included the Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale and the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), a screening tool used to detect individuals at risk for disordered eating behaviors but who are not diagnosed with specific eating disorders. …”
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Compliance with Global Best Practices by Garment Producers in Ghana by Stella Daah Siaw, Ebenezer Kofi Howard, Ninette Afi Appiah, Cynthia Akua Chichi, Benjamin Kwablah Asinyo

“…Notably, blockchain use, recycling initiatives, and lean manufacturing practices were poorly rated, indicating limited digital and ecological transformation across the sector. …”
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Evaluating ECAMM-based training efficacy for malaria microscopists in Hunan Province, China by Wei Ning, Shi-feng Zhuang, Lan Wen, Ming-zhong Xu, Miao-miao Wang, Fang Peng, Fei-fan Huang, Bin Tian, Bin Tian

“…Participant satisfaction ratings consistently reached “very satisfied” with almost all training components.ConclusionThis external capacity assessment training program effectively enhanced short-term malaria microscopy proficiency. …”
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A study on how to enhance the well-being of young professionals confronting internal overcompetition in China: Prospect of reducing the stress of Nei Juan by Chen Mingze, Yasuyuki Yamaoka, Sitsada Sartamorn, Hiroko Oe

“…Answers to 14 questions were rated on the 5-point Likert scale. The data were analysed via IBM SPSS Version 26 and SPSS AMOS Version 26. …”
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Targeting the LMP1‐ALIX axis in EBV+ nasopharyngeal carcinoma inhibits immunosuppressive small extracellular vesicle secretion and boosts anti‐tumor immunity by Fajian He, Yan Gong, Gan Tao, Jianguo Zhang, Qiuji Wu, Yushuang Tan, Yajie Cheng, Chunsheng Wang, Jinru Yang, Linzhi Han, Zhihao Wang, Yanping Gao, Jingyi He, Rui Bai, Peikai Sun, Xiaoyan Yu, Yajuan Zhou, Conghua Xie

“…Abstract Background Immunotherapy has revolutionized the therapeutical regimen for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), yet its response rate remains insufficient. Programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) on small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) mediates local and peripheral immunosuppression in tumors, and the mechanism of PD‐L1 loading into these vesicles is garnering increasing attention. …”
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A multicellular self-organized probiotic platform for oral delivery enhances intestinal colonization by Hua Liu, Zhijie Chen, Qiaowen Lin, Yi Chen, Liwen Hong, Jie Zhong, Zhengwei Cai, Zhengting Wang, Wenguo Cui

“…In vivo, the EMS strategy exhibits 89- and 52-fold higher colonization rate in the cecum and colon of mice, compared to conventional oral probiotics. …”
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Melatonin regulated through GhTDC5 enhances tryptophan decarboxylase against drought stress in cotton by Xin Yu, Xiugui Chen, Ning Wang, Maohua Dai, Zhining Yang, Yapeng Fan, Yuping Sun, Xinrui Zhang, Ruize Song, Menghao Zhang, Hao Lan, Fange Wu, Hui Huang, Xiao Chen, Lidong Wang, Xuke Lu, Shuai Wang, Lixue Guo, Junjuan Wang, Lanjie Zhao, Keyun Feng, Jing Jiang, Wuwei Ye

“…Abstract Tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of melatonin and plays a crucial role in melatonin production in plants. …”
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Rabbitpox by Lyudmila F. Stovba, Aleksandr A. Petrov, Dеnis P. Belozerov, Oleg V. Chukhralia, Sergey A. Melnikov, Sergey V. Borisevich

“…A rabbitpox virus may provoke a grave and highly contagious disease in rabbits with a high death rate. The symptoms of this disease in rabbits is similar to symptoms of natural smallpox in humans. …”
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The Analysis and Prioritization of Social Sustainability of Rural Environments (Case Study: Ghal’eh Biaban District Darab Sub-Province) by Saeid Reza Akbarian Ronizi, Rana Shaykh-Baygloo

“…In the meantime, the notable matter is achieving social sustainability in the villages requiring assessment of sustainability rate and related affecting factors, in any society; this can guide planners and decision makers. …”
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Influence of Host Species, Location, and Aphid Prey on Microbial Diversity and Community Dynamics of Aphidophagous Ladybird Beetles in Guangxi, China by Mei‐Lan Chen, Yu‐Hao Huang, Li‐Qun Cai, Xiang‐Miao Qin, Xin‐Yi Meng, Hao‐Sen Li, Hong Pang

“…Our findings provide insights into the microbial communities of ladybirds and aphids in sympatric and distinct field environments, highlighting the plasticity of microbial abundance in aphidophagous ladybirds across different ladybird species and locations, as well as the low retention rate of specific aphid symbionts in ladybird predators.…”
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Performance Assessment of Maximum Likelihood, Random Forest and Support Vector Machines Classifier for Urban Land Use Classification: A Case Study of Dhaka Metropolitan City, Bangl... by Ha-mim Ebne Alam, Md. Nizam Uddin, Kazi Tawkir Ahmed, Md. Jahidul Hasan, Md. Yeasir Arafat, Md. Enamul Hoque

“…The classification was conducted by using three methods where the Support vector machines classification (SVMC) produced the best accuracy results of 83.2% overall accuracy and overall kappa coefficient value of 0.74 than both random forest classification (RFC) and maximum likelihood classification (MLC) methods with 86.34% and 83% spatial similarity rate respectively. Besides, RFC and MLC are roughly equivalent in kappa and overall accuracy values, though MLC revealed less capability at classifying vegetation. …”
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