Spectrum of epilepsy – prevalence, impact, and treatment gap: an epidemiological study from Al-Quseir, Egypt by El tallawy H, Farghaly W, Rageh T, Shehata G, Metwally N, Badry R, Sayed M, Abdelwarith A, Kandil M, Ibrahim MAAEH, Mohamed K, Tohamy A

“…The annual incidence rate is 48/100,000, and the age-specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence in early infancy and elderly life. …”
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Day 3 Embryo Morphology is a Significant Predictor of Blastocyst Euploidy by Yunhao Liang, Zhanhui Ou, Zhiheng Chen

“…Background: This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the relationship between morphologic grading of day 1 or 3 embryos and euploid blastocyst rate in the preimplantation genetic testing cycle. …”
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Multimodal smoking cessation treatment combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and nicotine replacement in veterans with posttraumatic... by Jonathan R Young, Carri S Polick, Andrew M Michael, Moritz Dannhauer, Jeffrey T Galla, Mariah K Evans, Addison Troutman, Angela C Kirby, Michelle F Dennis, Claire W Papanikolas, Zhi-De Deng, Scott D Moore, Eric A Dedert, Merideth A Addicott, Lawrence G Appelbaum, Jean C Beckham

“…The most efficacious strategies being used at the VA for smoking cessation only result in a 23% abstinence rate, and veterans with PTSD only achieve a 4.5% abstinence rate. …”
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Adaptive Quantum-Inspired Evolution for Denoising PCG Signals in Unseen Noise Conditions by Lubna Siddiqui, Ashish Mani, Jaspal Singh

“…The filter coefficients were optimised using the proposed QiEA with Adaptive Rotation Gate Operator (ARGO). The proposed algorithm accelerates convergence towards optimal solutions based on fitness feedback, improving filter optimisation while clamping rotation angles to maintain algorithm stability. …”
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Multi-heat keypoint incorporation in deep learning model to tropical cyclone centering and intensity classifying from geostationary satellite images by Thanh-Ha Do, Son-The Phan, Duc-Tien Du, Dinh-Quan Dang, Khanh-Hung Mai, Lars R. Hole

“…This paper proposes a new multitask deep learning model with attention gate mechanisms to work with satellite images and construct heatmaps for TC’s centering and classification. …”
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Comparison of growth, photosynthetic, and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of different native cultivars in Castanea henryi by XU Bin, WU Jingyi, WU Jianfeng, SU Xinyu, ZHAO Junru, ZHU Zhoujun, LI Jianxin

“…The target leaves were marked and subsequently photoinduced at a light intensity of 1200 μmol·m-2·s-1 for at least 20 minutes until stabilization of the net photosynthetic rate (Pn). The light-response curves were fitted through a rectangular hyperbolic correction model, with parameters recorded including maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pnmax), light saturation point (LSP), apparent quantum efficiency (AQY), light compensation point (LCP), and dark respiration rate (Rd). …”
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Controlled-release fertilizer affects leaf nitrogen allocation and photosynthesis to improve nitrogen use efficiency and yield in the sunflower field by Wenhao Ren, Xianyue Li, Xianyue Li, Xianyue Li, Tingxi Liu, Tingxi Liu, Ning Chen, Maoxin Xin, Qian Qi, Bin Liu

“…The treatments included the CRF application rates of 135, 225, and 315 kg/ha (CRF135, CRF225, and CRF315), and that of TNF at 225 kg/ha (TNF225).ResultsThe results demonstrated that applying CRF at an appropriate rate maintained a high level of photosynthetic nitrogen content in the leaves during the later growth stages. …”
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Ischemic heart disease burden attributable to inadequate omega-3 fatty acid intake in Chinese adults, 1990–2021: an Age-Period-Cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study... by Lin Luo, Lin Luo

“…Although both death rates and DALY rates have decreased, population aging continues to drive an increase in the absolute disease burden. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with borderline resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Jun-Peng Lin, Feng-Nian Zhuang, Wei-Jie Chen, Zhou Lin, Yu-Jie Chen, Xiao-Feng Chen, Hui Lin, Hao He, Peiyuan Wang, Hang Zhou, Wen-Wei Wei, Peng-Qiang Gao, Shuo-Yan Liu, Feng Wang

“…After PSM, the R0 resection rate (85.7% vs. 90.5%, P = 0.341) and pCR rate (19.0% vs. 26.2%, P = 0.269) were comparable between two groups, while the MPR rate in the NACI group was significantly lower than in the NCRT group (32.1% vs. 56.0%, P = 0.002). …”
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Molecular markers as predictors of response to perioperative chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer by K. A. Oganyan, A. A. Musaelyan, S. V. Lapin, T. V. Kupenskaya, A. A. Sveсhkova, M. A. Belyaev, A. A. Zakharenko, S. V. Orlov

“…The endpoints were progression-free survival and objective response rate.Results. Microsatellite instability was detected in 4.8 % (9/185) of GC cases. …”
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New models for MPNST: establishment and comprehensive characterization of two tumor cell lines by Sara Ortega-Bertran, Edgar Creus-Bachiller, Miriam Magallón-Lorenz, Meritxell Carrió, Bernat Gel, Alberto Villanueva, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gutierrez, Anna Estival, Eduard Serra, Juana Fernández-Rodríguez, Conxi Lázaro

“…Methods The cell lines were isolated and extensively characterized genetically (tumor suppressor gene mutation status, DNA content), phenotypically (cell morphology, marker expression), and functionally (proliferation rate, colony formation capacity, migration rate, tumorigenic ability). …”
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ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis by Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Mariel Hernández, Mariel Hernández, Gonzalo P. Méndez, Lysis Cáceres, Ignacia Bravo, Josefina Jobet, Simón Castro, Lorena Cornejo, Catalina Vega, Andrés Salazar

“…Mortality and renal replacement therapy needs were also compared.ResultsThe annual incidence rate was higher in the pandemic group compared to the pre-pandemic group, with 9.6 cases per year vs. 3.1 cases per year [incidence rate ratio (IRR)=3.11, 95% CI 1.86 to 5.20]. …”
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Genetic External Characteristics of Tukong: Indonesian Rumpless Indigenous Chicken by Yuli Arif Tribudi, Veronica Margaretha Ani Nurgiartiningsih, Maria Ulfah, Aprilianna Putri Zahara Nafsina Luvita Sari, Dwi Nur Happy Hariyono, Pradita Iustitia Sitaresmi, Richard PMA Crooijmans, Muhammad Halim Natsir, Dwi Gusmalawati, Alek Ibrahim

“…The data were used to analyze the rate of the original gene, the frequency of autosomal genes, sex-linked genes, feather pattern, introgression rate, gene frequency, and expected heterozygosity. …”
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Effect of storage temperature on freshness of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) by YAO Yan-jia, ZHANG Jin-jie, GU Wei-gang, JI Rong, HU Ya-qin

“…Moreover, the results show that frozen storage is an effective method to slow down the rate of freshness decrease of silver carps.…”
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Internet of things in healthcare monitoring to enhance acquisition performance of respiratory disorder sensors by Leonardo Juan Ramírez López, Arturo Rodriguez Garcia, Gabriel Puerta Aponte

“…The proposed model is validated on the measurement and monitoring of oxygen saturation, heart rate, and body temperature in patients with respiratory disorders. …”
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Microsaccades and Visual-Spatial Working Memory by Joshua T. Gaunt, Bruce Bridgeman

“…Intervening tasks during the memory interval affected memory as well as microsaccade patterns. Average microsaccade rate peaks after appearance of a fixation cross at the start of a trial, and dips at cue onset and offset. …”
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An Antenna Array Sidelobe Level Reduction Approach through Invasive Weed Optimization by Geng Sun, Yanheng Liu, Han Li, Shuang Liang, Aimin Wang, Boyu Li

“…Various simulations are performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the IWO algorithm for the synthesis of the beam patterns of the LAA and the CAA. The results show that IWO has a better performance in terms of the accuracy, the convergence rate, and the stability compared with other algorithms for the SLL reductions. …”
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Electrochemical growth of polyaniline films controlled with light by Ashleigh K. Wilson, Chantel Johnson, Jaycie Jenkins, Asia Jones, Natalia Noginova

“…The analysis of light-induced patterns in films exposed to laser light at different intensities and wavelengths reveals that the growth rate increases the light intensity at small intensities and then saturates with the further increase in laser light intensity. …”
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Strategies for recruitment of adolescent girls into physical activity programmes: a systematic review protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Tanya O'Brien, Emer M Barrett, Catherine D Darker, David Mockler

“…Outcomes will include whether pre-determined recruitment goals were met, recruitment rate, and any adapted or extended recruitment measures required mid-study. …”
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High Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Mentally Retarded Patients in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran by Mostafa Omidian, Mariye Diyaleh, Ali Pouryousef, Habibollah Turki, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Bahador Sarkari

“…The elevated seroprevalence rate of toxocariasis in the current study indicates that these subjects constitute a high-risk group for Toxocara infection, which may be attributed to their behavioral patterns.…”
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