An appraisal of blood pressure control and its determinants among patients with primary hypertension seen in a primary care setting in Western Nigeria by Oluwaseun S. Ojo, Sunday O. Malomo, Peter T. Sogunle, Adegbola M. Ige

“…The aim of the study was to describe the pattern of blood pressure control and identify the factors influencing blood pressure control among patients with primary hypertension seen at family medicine clinics of FMC, Abeokuta. …”
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Methimazole-Induced Pleural Effusion in the Setting of Graves’ Disease by Le Yu Khine, Dong Won Kim, Omolola Olajide, Chelsey White, Yousef Shweihat, Henry Driscoll

“…The antinuclear antibodies (ANA) came back positive with a speckled pattern; antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) and antimyeloperoxidase were also positive. …”
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Development of a fast-acting nanosuspension nasal drop using a novel co-processed polymer for migraine relief by Nikhil Shrisunder, Prashant Kumar Dhakad, Ritu Gilhotra

“…Results and Discussion: The optimized formulation (Batch F9) exhibited a particle size of 78.8 nm and a high drug release rate (93.87% in 8 hours). Stability studies confirmed no significant changes in drug content, pH, or osmolality over a three-month period. …”
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Detection of Plants Leaf Diseases using Swarm Optimization Algorithms by Saud Abdul Razzaq, Baydaa Khaleel

“…Classification is widely and largely used in data analysis, and pattern recognition. The data analysis aims to discover similarities between them and group them based on similarity into multiple classes. …”
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Prevention and Control of Hydrogen Sulphide Accidents in Mining Extremely Thick Coal Seam: A Case Study in Wudong Coal Mine by Xuchao Huang, Enmao Wang, Gang Wang, Jiuyuan Fan

“…In this study, we theoretically modelled hydrogen sulphide generation in extremely thick underground coal mines with the +575 level #45 coal seam of Wudong Coal Mine as an example and obtained the on-site hydrogen sulphide emission pattern and spatial distribution features by combining field measurements and computational fluid dynamics simulation. …”
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Effect of carotid artery stenosis on collateral flow status in patients with acute ischemic stroke after mechanical thrombectomy by Jing-Liang Su, De-You Xue, Xiang-Yang Wei, Xin-Yu Yang

“…Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed that the 90-day survival rate in the severe stenosis and occlusion group was lower than other groups (χ2 = 26.716, P < 0.001). …”
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Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Bearing Fault Diagnosis by Sarra Eddai, Nabih Feki, Ahmed Ghorbel, Abdelkhalak El Hami, Mohamed Haddar

“…Machine learning enhances machine diagnostics through advanced data analysis, pattern recognition, and fault prediction. This study investigates the application of machine learning algorithms for bearing fault detection. …”
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Factors associated with chronotype in individuals with bipolar disorder in remission by Ravneet Singh, Raman Deep, Vaibhav Patil, Rachna Bhargava, Ashwani Kumar Mishra

“…Participants were assessed using the validated Hindi version of Composite Scale of Morningness-Eveningness (CSM), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-Life Chart Method, IGLSI (International Group for Study of Lithium) Scale for typical/atypical features, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Cognitive complaints in BD Rating Assessment, Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire, Bipolar Eating Disorder Scale, Internet Disorder Scale, and Functioning Assessment Short Test. …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Recreational and Elite Equestrian Athletes in Training and Competition: An Exploratory Analysis by Russ Best, Jeni Pearce

“…Equestrian sports present a unique challenge to the rider's gastrointestinal (GI) tract and health as they meet nutritional requirements for performance, execute riding discipline-specific skills, and coordinate their hip and abdominal movements with their equine movement pattern. Additional gastrointestinal challenges may result from the known gut-brain axis, as previous research reports a high rate of anxiety in equestrian athletes. …”
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Fragmented QRS complex as a predictor of in-hospital life-threatening arrhythmias in myocardial infarction patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tanawat Attachaipanich, Suthinee Attachaipanich, Kotchakorn Kaewboot

“…Fragmented QRS (fQRS) is an ECG pattern reflecting the inhomogeneity of ventricular conduction and has been demonstrated to be a predictor of arrhythmia in several cardiac conditions. …”
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Biosynthesis, Characterization, Adsorption and Antimicrobial studies of Vanadium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Punica Granatum Extract by Angham Tariq Ali, Lekaa K. Abdul Karem

“…The size, structure, and composition of synthetic V2O5NPs were determined using the (EDX) pattern, Atomic force microscopy AFM. The adsorption experiment was successfully conducted on metal ions M (II), such as Co, Ni, and Cu. …”
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HIV infects astrocytes in vivo and egresses from the brain to the periphery. by Victoria Lutgen, Srinivas D Narasipura, Hannah J Barbian, Maureen Richards, Jennillee Wallace, Roshanak Razmpour, Tetyana Buzhdygan, Servio H Ramirez, Lisa Prevedel, Eliseo A Eugenin, Lena Al-Harthi

“…Egressed HIV evolved with a pattern and rate typical of acute peripheral infection. …”
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Formulation, characterization and co-delivery of curcumin-rosemary loaded niosomes to enhance antimicrobial activity against staphylococcus aureus strains by Elmira Mehdipour, Alireza Iranbakhsh, Amir Mirzaie

“…In vitro drug release studies showed a slow-release pattern of rosemary@curcumin from niosomes. The MIC and MBC values of niosomes loaded rosemary@curcumin were between 32.5 and 62.5 µg/ml and showed higher antimicrobial activity. …”
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An Enhanced Human Evolutionary Optimization Algorithm for Global Optimization and Multi-Threshold Image Segmentation by Liang Xiang, Xiajie Zhao, Jianfeng Wang, Bin Wang

“…Thresholding image segmentation aims to divide an image into a number of regions with different feature attributes in order to facilitate the extraction of image features in the context of image detection and pattern recognition. However, existing threshold image-segmentation methods suffer from the problem of easily falling into locally optimal thresholds, resulting in poor image segmentation. …”
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Analysis of characteristics and therapeutic outcomes in children with Dubberley type IIA capitellar fractures by Chi Kang, Yuan Xiao, Yuhan Huang, Qinghua Liu, ZhiQiang Deng, Xin Liu

“…The MEPS excellent/good rate was 100%. Conclusions The displacement pattern of Dubberley Type IIA capitellar fractures in children predominantly involves proximal rotation of the lateral aspect of the fracture fragment in the coronal plane, centered on the medial aspect of the fracture fragment. …”
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Does Glass Size and Shape Influence Judgements of the Volume of Wine? by Rachel Pechey, Angela S Attwood, Dominique-Laurent Couturier, Marcus R Munafò, Nicholas E Scott-Samuel, Andy Woods, Theresa M Marteau

“…<h4>Background</h4>Judgements of volume may influence the rate of consumption of alcohol and, in turn, the amount consumed. …”
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Beta-adrenergic reactivity of erythrocyte membranes in adolescents with supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias before and after radiofrequency ablation by Т. Yu. Rebrova, Yu. E. Perevoznikova, E. F. Muslimova, L. I. Svintsova, S. A. Afanasiev, O. Yu. Dzhaffarova

“…The study included 49 adolescents aged 11–17 years, of which 15 had Wolff – Parkinson – White pattern (WPW), 13 – WPW syndrome, 10 – atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT), and 11 – ventricular arrhythmia (VA). …”
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A Robust Framework for Bamboo Forest AGB Estimation by Integrating Geostatistical Prediction and Ensemble Learning by Lianjin Fu, Qingtai Shu, Cuifen Xia, Zeyu Li, Hailing He, Zhengying Li, Shaoyang Ma, Chaoguan Qin, Rong Wei, Qin Xiang, Xiao Zhang, Yiran Zhang, Huashi Cai

“…The mean AGB density was 71.8 ± 21.9 Mg ha⁻¹, with its spatial pattern influenced by elevation and human settlements. …”
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Investigation of farmers’ awareness of water conservation and its determinants in arid regions: A case study of the Turpan-Hami Basin by Dongping Guo, Abdugheni Abliz, Yue Kong, Jialin Li, Xianhe Liu, Buasi Nurahmat

“…The results revealed that: (1) From 2005 to 2024, the water conservation rate in the Turpan–Hami Basin showed a fluctuating upward trend, surpassing 80 %, yet significant regional disparities in farmers’ water conservation awareness remained; (2) Areas with low levels of awareness were spatially associated with regions of low satisfaction with conservation outcomes and high levels of farmland investment. …”
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Direct scribing of metal microgratings using sawtoothed cemented carbide tools with Johnson-Cook model-based plastic deformation simulation by Minwook Kim, Dae Bo Sim, Yong Tae Kim, Bo Hyun Kim, Jong G. Ok

“…We demonstrate the DISCRIM (DIrect SCRIbing of Metals) process for the continuous and scalable precision machining of metal micrograting structures, which utilizes direct mechanical scribing of a sawtooth–patterned cemented carbide tool edge over a metal workpiece. …”
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