Clinical Efficacy and Safety of the Herbal Prescription, HH333, in Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke Induced by Small-Vessel Disease: Protocol for Multic... by Han-Gyul Lee, Seungwon Kwon, Woo-Sang Jung, Sang-Kwan Moon, Cheol-Hyun Kim, Dong-Jun Choi

“…Efficacy will be assessed using the recurrence rate of ischemic stroke, which will be assessed on days 30, 90, 180, 270, 360, 450, 540, 630, 720, and 750 after starting the medication. …”
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Darkening nights and rooftop solar adoption under South Africa’s electricity crisis: geographies of the energy apartheid by Zander S Venter, Shylet Chivanga, Megan Davies, Priscilla Monyai, Samantha L Scott

“…We found that while solar adoption increased at a rate of 140% per year between 2016 and 2023, it was unevenly distributed over socio-economic geographies, particularly when comparing white and previously disadvantaged population groups (Black African, Colored, and Indian). …”
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Biomarkers of inflammation in patients with myocardial infarction and heart failure with preserved and mid-range ejection fraction: 5-year prospective follow-up by N. A. Musikhina, T. I. Petelina, A. I. Kostousova, L. I. Gapon, E. A. Gorbatenko, I. S. Bessonov

“…Eighteen people died during the follow-up period. The survival rate of patients in the compared groups after 60 months did not differ (group 1 — 85,0%; group 2 — 89,1%, p=0,492). …”
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Effect of Tadalafil on cardiac function and left ventricular dimensions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: safety and cardiac MRI substudy results from a randomized, placebo-controlle... by David Cox, Barry Byrne, David W. Hammers, John Landry, H. Lee Sweeney

“…Ejection fraction (EF), fractional shortening, and M-mode ventricular dimensions were measured on echocardiograms. 12-lead ECGs were centrally evaluated for heart rate and intervals, and qualitative diagnoses. Vital signs and unsolicited adverse events were collected throughout the study. …”
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Dynamic Evaluation of Flow Unit Based on Reservoir Evolution: A Case Study of Neogene Guantao Ng3 Formation in M Area, Gudao, Bohai Bay Basin by Ruhao Liu, Yu Sun, Xiutian Yao, Baiquan Yan, Jun Ma, Changchun Guo, Xinrui Wang

“…The increase in the same water injection rate for type I and II flow units was greater than that for type III and IV flow units. …”
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An Epidemiological Review of the Impact of COVID-19 on Achilles Tendon Rupture Injuries, Experience from a Large London District General Hospital by Lena Al-Hilfi, Irrum Afzal, Sarkhell Radha, Mohamed Abdalla, Mohammed Al-Maiyah

“…As lockdown measures began to ease, hospitals experienced a high admission rate of patients presenting with Achilles Tendon Rupture [ATR]. …”
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Course of Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi Infection after Treatment Based on Parasitological and Serological Tests: A Systematic Review of Follow-Up Studies. by Yanina Sguassero, Cristina B Cuesta, Karen N Roberts, Elizabeth Hicks, Daniel Comandé, Agustín Ciapponi, Sergio Sosa-Estani

“…In the long-term, the rate of negativization was between 20% and 45%. The main sources of bias identified across cohort studies were the lack of control for confounding and attrition bias. …”
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Heritability and Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Evans Adu Asamoah, Christian Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Edwin Ferguson Laing, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Enoch Odame Anto

“…Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is observing an accelerating prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) influenced by gene-environment interaction of modifiable and nonmodifiable factors. …”
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Emergence of Equine-like G3P[8] Rotavirus Strains Infecting Children in Venezuela by Esmeralda Vizzi, Rita E. Rosales, Oscar Piñeros, Rixio Fernández, David Inaty, Karolina López, Laura Peña, Angela De Freitas-Linares, Dianora Navarro, Sandra Neri, Osmary Durán, Ferdinando Liprandi

“…In 2023–2024, a relatively high rotavirus detection rate (34.5%) was detected in children with diarrhea in Caracas. …”
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Exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics in In1-xGaxP quantum dots by Beiye C. Li, Kailai Lin, Ping-Jui E. Wu, Aritrajit Gupta, Kaiyue Peng, Siddhartha Sohoni, Justin C. Ondry, Zirui Zhou, Caitlin C. Bellora, Young Jay Ryu, Stella Chariton, David J. Gosztola, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Richard D. Schaller, Dmitri V. Talapin, Eran Rabani, Gregory S. Engel

“…We identify a slower hot exciton cooling rate in In0.62Ga0.38P/ZnS, attributed to the presence of ‘energy-retaining’ valley exciton states with strong exciton-phonon coupling. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological indicators and spatial analysis of leprosy cases in patients under 15 years old in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil: an ecological and time series s... by Márcio Bezerra Santos, Allan Dantas dos Santos, Aline Silva Barreto, Mariana do Rosário Souza, Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Goes, José Antônio Barreto Alves, Ikaro Daniel Carvalho Barreto, José-Rodrigo S Silva, Daniela Teles de Oliveira, Karina C G Machado de Araújo, Malcolm S Duthie, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus

“…We performed spatial analysis by Kernel estimator and Moran index.Results The incidence rate was reduced from 6.29 to 3.78 cases per 100 000 inhabitants in 2002 and 2015, respectively. …”
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Dual‐Responsive Multi‐Functional Silica Nanoparticles With Repaired Mitochondrial Functions for Efficient Alleviation of Spinal Cord Injury by Guibin Gao, Juanjuan Li, Yanming Ma, Min Xie, Jianxian Luo, Ke Wang, Cheng Peng, Hua Yang, Tianjun Chen, Guowei Zhang, Jiang Ouyang, Hongsheng Lin, Zhisheng Ji

“…This nanosystem increased the stability of NADH during prolonged blood circulation time, reduced the clearance rate, exhibited significant anti‐inflammatory as well as neuroprotective effects and enhanced the regeneration of electrophysiological conduction capacity across SCI areas. …”
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Somatization symptoms and burnout: a correlational study among emergency nurses by Ningxiang Li, Ningxiang Li, Ningxiang Li, Nan Xie, Nan Xie, Nan Xie, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou, Yue Zhou

“…Data collection occurred between December 26, 2023, and January 18, 2024, using the Chinese versions of the Maslach burnout inventory–general survey (MBI-GS) and the somatic symptom disorder self-rating scale (SSD-CN). Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 25.0.ResultsThe mean SSD score was 39.58 ± 13.61, with 53.4% of participants exhibiting moderate to severe somatization symptoms. …”
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Water yield service in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin: Cross-border changes and driving factors by Chenli Liu, Daming He, Hong Wang, Ronghua Zhong, Xingwu Duan, Bowen Deng, Enwei Zhang, Yawen Li

“…However, China shows a lower decrease rate in the WY (3.81 mm/yr) than the whole basin and downstream regions. …”
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LcTRB1, a telomere repeat binding protein, enhances litchi seed development under low temperature by triggering the transcription of LcASHR1 by Zhi-Chan Liao, Dan-Rong Xie, Alam Intikhab, Fang Qiao, Farhat Abbas, Ren-Fang Zeng, Xu-Ming Huang, Hui-Cong Wang

“…Among them, only the knockdown of LcASHR1 in litchi resulted in tiny seeds and a higher level of seed abortion rate. Conversely, overexpression of LcASHR1 in Arabidopsis lines led to the production of larger seeds. …”
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A KCNQ4 Gene Variant (c.701A > G; p.His234Arg) in a Chinese Family With Nonsyndromic Deafness 2A by Guo‐Qing Gong, Cheng‐Cheng Huang, Hui‐Yu Jin, Zhao Zhang, Chang‐Liang Yang, Guang Yang, Hui‐Fang Lu, Yue‐Bin Yang, Jing‐Yuan Cao, Rui‐Yao Chen, Li‐Wang, Yi‐Ming Ji, Yi Sun, Yu Lu

“…About 32–40 years of age, the hearing gradually became stable, the decline rate slowed down, and the final degree of hearing loss was severe. …”
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Monitoring and Assessment of Slope Hazards Susceptibility Around Sarez Lake in the Pamir by Integrating Small Baseline Subset InSAR with an Improved SVM Algorithm by Yang Yu, Changming Zhu, Majid Gulayozov, Junli Li, Bingqian Chen, Qian Shen, Hao Zhou, Wen Xiao, Jafar Niyazov, Aminjon Gulakhmadov

“…The maximum deformation rate along the shoreline increased from 280 mm/yr to 480 mm/yr, with a marked acceleration observed between 2022 and 2023. …”
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Reconfigurable optoelectronic neuromorphic properties of MoS2-based memristors decorated with Pt nanoparticles for low power spiking neural network applications by Chrysi Panagopoulou, Panagiotis Bousoulas, Georgia Iliani Papouli, Maria Kainourgiaki, Charalampos Tsioustas, Maria Karnachoriti, Athanassios G Kontos, Dimitris Tsoukalas

“…The underlying origins of this behavior were attributed to band bending in the Pt NPs-MoS _2 interface, leading to a trapping effect of electrons on the metallic NPs, evidenced by photoluminescence quenching, followed by a detrapping process, demonstrated by the reduced firing rate when using the Pt layer with the higher surface density. …”
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Photocatalytic Performances of Dip-Coated Ag Doped TiO2 Thin Films by M. Alharbi, H. Althubyani, E. Alarfaj, D. Dastan, A. Timoumi, L. Tao, H. Albetran, Ş. Ţălu

“…This improvement is due to the incorporation of Ag, which increases the lifetime of the electrons and the separated holes, that decreases the rate of recombination (electron-hole) and which also generates reactive oxygen species. …”
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The Role of Intestinal Translocation in the Pathogenesis of Pneumonia in Acute Poisoning and the Contribution of Intestinal Lavage to Its Prevention and Resolution by V. A. Matkevich, T. T. Tkeshelashvili, A. G. Vorobyova, N. E. Stolbova, M. M. Potskhveriya, Yu. S. Goldfarb

“…Mortality among the patients with PPD poisoning decreased by 7 times, and with M and CS poisoning, as well as with AlD, there were no deaths, while in the respective comparison groups, the mortality rate for pneumonia was 5.1, 7.4, and 17.4 %, respectively. …”
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