Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysis of Vitex by XIU Zhiying1, ZHAO Yanling1, CHENG Yongqin2, JIA Yun3, YANG Yanci1*

“…Vitex L. is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, mostly as woody trees or shrubs, and contains many plants with medicinal, ornamental and ecological values. …”
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Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake and associated factors among adolescent girls in Bona district, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia: a community-based study design by Getahun Tiruye, Getahun Tiruye, Aster Sodo, Abera Kenay Tura, Anteneh Dirar, Anteneh Dirar, Adera Debella, Kasiye Shiferaw

“…IntroductionIn developing nations, adult women’s cancer deaths are mostly caused by cervical cancer. Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the cost-effective global strategies for cervical cancer prevention, though vaccine uptake remains low in low-resource settings like Ethiopia. …”
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Switching to subcutaneous zilucoplan from intravenous complement component 5 inhibitors in generalised myasthenia gravis: a phase IIIb, open-label study by Miriam Freimer, Urvi Desai, Raghav Govindarajan, Min K. Kang, Shaida Khan, Bhupendra Khatri, Todd Levine, Samir Macwan, Perry B. Shieh, Michael D. Weiss, Jos Bloemers, Babak Boroojerdi, Eumorphia Maria Delicha, Andreea Lavrov, Puneet Singh, James F. Howard

“…TEAEs occurred in 19/26 (73.1%) patients and were mostly mild in severity. At Week 12, least squares (LS) mean (95% confidence interval) MG-ADL scores improved from baseline by −1.15 (−2.11, −0.19), p  = 0.0217 and Quantitative MG (QMG) scores by −1.24 (−2.64, 0.16), p  = 0.0802. …”
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Cassava flour separation using inverse cyclone Separação de farinha de mandioca em um ciclone inverso by Carlos A. Herrera, Miguel E. Rosillo, Alberto García

“…In developing countries cassava starch is produced mostly rurally using artisan methods through wet-way processes that consume as much as 37 m³ of water per processed ton. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of levosimendan in critically Ill children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a prospective observational study by Stéphane Bertin, David Haefliger, Maria-Helena Perez, Monia Guidi, Monia Guidi, Laurent A. Decosterd, Vivianne Chanez, Ermindo R. Di Paolo, Thierry Buclin, Françoise Livio

“…ECMO and body composition of our patients, mostly post-cardiac surgery neonates, might explain the increased CL and Vd in our population compared to older children not on ECMO (CL 3.60 ml/min/kg, Vd 0.35 L/kg). …”
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Outcomes of targeted axillary radiation therapy with omission of axillary dissection in early breast cancer patients with one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes and extracapsular... by Ahmed Orabi, Asmaa G. Ellaithy, Maha Guimei, Maher H. Ibraheem, Waleed Mohamed M. Fadlalla, Mohamed Fathy Abdelfattah Abdelrahman Elithy, Yasmine Hany Abdel Moamen Elzohery, Ahmed S. Abdelmomen, Sherif Nasser Taha

“…Conclusions Within this single-institution study of early breast cancer patients with predominantly luminal A subtype and mostly limited ECE (≤ 2 mm) treated with targeted axillary radiation, omission of ALND did not result in inferior DFS compared to completion ALND. …”
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Examining preferences for weight loss interventions among black men and women with overweight or obesity: A qualitative study by Snehaa Ray, Christie I. Idiong, Rachel Anderson, Kate Killion, Curtis Antrum, Michael Puglisi, Jolaade Kalinowski, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Loneke T. Blackman Carr

“…Black females (n = 16) and Black males (n = 8) were mostly non-Hispanic Black Americans. Key themes that emerged were: (1) the creation of a weight loss program for Black adults, (2) healthy eating barriers, (3) physical activity barriers, (4) healthy living facilitators, and (5) social support. …”
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Synoptic patterns associated with high-frequency sea level extremes in the Adriatic Sea by K. Ruić, J. Šepić, M. Vojković

“…It was shown that HF or compound episodes recorded in the testing period mostly appeared during synoptic situations that highly resembled extracted medoids. …”
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Excess mortality in young cancer survivors compared with the general population in Italy: a retrospective study from the Italian population-based cohort of adolescents and young ad... by Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Francesco Marinelli, Pamela Mancuso, Lucia Mangone, Massimo Vicentini, Isabella Bisceglia, Alice Bernasconi, Laura Botta, Annalisa Trama, Ada Working Group

“…The excess of mortality was higher in the first period after diagnosis (5–10 years), SMR 12.8 (95%CI 12.3-13.3), then it decreased, reaching an SMR of 2.2 (95%CI 1.6-3.2) after 30 years.ConclusionsThe excess mortality is mostly due to the malignancy of the primary tumour, but an about 2-fold excess of mortality is also appreciable for non-cancer causes. …”
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Ex vivo engineering of phagocytic signals in breast cancer cells for a whole tumor cell-based vaccine by Román Martí-Díaz, Luis Sánchez-del-Campo, María F. Montenegro, Trinidad Hernández-Caselles, Antonio Piñero-Madrona, Juan Cabezas-Herrera, José Neptuno Rodríguez-López

“…Abstract Background Today, cell therapies are constantly evolving and providing new options for cancer patients. These therapies are mostly based on the inoculation of immune cells extracted from a person’s own tumor; however, some studies using whole tumor cell-based vaccines are approaching the level of maturity required for clinical use. …”
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Intra- and interspecific competition between glyphosate-resistant and susceptible junglerice (Echinochloa colona) populations and soybean by Gabriel Picapietra, Horacio A. Acciaresi

“…One soybean plant increased (P < 0.05) junglerice productivity at low densities but had no effect at high densities (8 plants pot−1). Mostly EC-S and EC-R showed the same competitive ability. …”
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG’S EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY GLAUCOMA AT EARLY AND ADVANCED STAGES by Z. A. Dzhumatayeva

“…Side effects were registered in both groups, mostly of local character in the form of hyperemia of mild and moderate, increased pigmentation and growth of eyelashes. …”
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Early-auditory intervention in children with hearing loss and neurodevelopmental outcomes: cognitive, motor and language development by Pelin Çelik, Kemal Keseroğlu, Serap Er, İclal Ayrancı Sucaklı, Güleser Saylam, Halil İbrahim Yakut

“…To date, studies have mostly focused on the language outcome of early-auditory interventions including amplification for congenital hearing loss within the first 6 months. …”
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ECONOMIC BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2016 by A. N. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, E. I. Suvorova, M. B. Khudyakov

“…PYLL due to premature death from CVD – 4.5 million years of potential life in economically active age, mostly men (3.3 million PYLL). Among almost 50% of men PYLL were due to ischemic heart disease. …”
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Determination of 18 Amino Acids in Water by Solid Phase Extraction-Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry by Jin-han LIANG, Ze-hua LIU, Wan-qiong LIU, Yan-shan DONG

“…However, the concentration of AAs in water bodies is trace amounts, mostly in the range of nanograms to micrograms per liter, which puts more demand on the development of analytical method. …”
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METHOD AND MEANS OF ANXIETY-DEPRESSION DISORDERS CORRECTION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH 2ND TYPE DIABETES by L. A. Tyukalova, M. A. Lukianova, N. P. Garganeeva

“…All patients were taking basic ant hypertension therapy, mostly a variety of combinations of drugs (beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists,angiotensine receptor blockers II). …”
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Markers of neutrophil activation and some immune and haematological indices in malaria infection during pregnancy by Rebecca Chinyelu Chukwuanukwu, Chioma Esther Agu, Alfred Ehiaghe, Dorothy Ezeagwuna, Martin Herrmann, Gerald Udigwe

“…Although there were some significant differences, the assessed values remained mostly within the normal range. Further studies in a larger cohort assessing pregnant women infected with placental malaria and those with fatal outcomes are important to further investigate the role of NETs in malaria infection.…”
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Revisión sistemática de la producción científica de conocimientos en didáctica de la literatura / Systematic review of the scientific production of knowledge in literature didactic... by Jaime Rivera Segovia

“…The results show a consolidated over thirty years disciplinary area, highlighting exponential growth of research between 2012 and 2021. All continents, but mostly Europe and specifically Spain, presented the highest scientific production rates and greater numbers of researchers and co-authorships. …”
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On the impact of nuclear fusion power plants deployment on selected critical materials consumption by D.N. Dongiovanni, Y. Melese, F. Gracceva, C. Bustreo, A. von Müller

“…Criticalities emerge mostly on Be and Li with respect to FPP deployment. …”
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Molecular detection and characterization of Rickettsia felis, R. asembonensis, and Yersinia pestis from peri-domestic fleas in Uganda by Wilfred Eneku, Bernard Erima, Anatoli Byaruhanga Maranda, Nora Cleary Gillian, Gladys Atim, Titus Tugume, Qouilazoni Ukuli Aquino, Hannah Kibuuka, Edison Mworozi, Christina Douglas, Jeffrey Koehler William, Michael von Fricken Emery, Robert Tweyongyere, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Denis Byarugaba Karuhize

“…Genus, Ctenocephalides, accounted for 84.8% of fleas collected, mostly found on dogs and goats. The flea species were found across all districts, year-round, with higher numbers collected in dry seasons than rainy seasons. …”
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