Development of a preclinical X-rays minibeam Monte Carlo treatment planning system by Stefano Pizzardi, Lisa Alborghetti, Federica Vurro, Maria Assunta Lacavalla, Macrina Milani Capialbi, Paolo Milani, Francesco Cavaliere, Claudio Fiorino, Antonello E. Spinelli

“…Among the tested configurations, tungsten and PMMA emerged as the most suitable materials. As expected, the peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR) decreased with depth, while the full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) slightly increased. …”
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INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS by O. V. Kotomina

“…Interpersonal component of emotional intelligence has proven to be the most pronounced. The correlation analysis of the data revealed a statistically significant interrelation between the level of emotional intelligence and academic achievement of students. …”
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Investigation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Variety Preferences of Farmers in the Potential Low Land Areas of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region by Yehuala Kassa, Demis Managido, Abiy Legesse, Teklemariam Ayele

“…Sorghum is one of the major staple crops grown in the poorest and most food-insecure regions of Ethiopia. Sorghum production is predominantly based on local seeds with limited use of commercial fertilizer or other chemicals. …”
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Clinical evaluative value of cervical magnetic resonance T2 axial image in the severity of cervical canal stenosis by FEI Changjun*，CHEN Bing，XIA Shiyong，ZHANG Xiaoyong，XIA Yiqiu，LI Hongxia

“…The effective sagittal spinal canal（ESSC）of the spinal canal was measured by identifying the most severely compressed planes in the C3⁃C7 segments on the T2 axial MRI of the cervical spine. …”
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Validation of Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) as outcome prediction score in Egyptian patients undergoing emergency laparotomy by Mina Montasser, Doaa Ahmed Mohamed Ellisy, Jehan Ahmed Sayed, Momen Mostafa Makkey

“…The 30-day totally mortality rate was 28%. The most common complication was pneumonia (60%), followed by sepsis and acute kidney injury. …”
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Engineered extracellular vesicles promote the repair of acute kidney injury by modulating regulatory T cells and the immune microenvironment by Lulu Xie, Kaiyue Zhang, Kai Pan, Xiaomin Su, Xiaotong Zhao, Rui Li, Yixin Wang, Haotian Pang, Enze Fu, Zongjin Li

“…Studies have shown that immune cells play a critical role in AKI, with regulatory T cells (Tregs) being one of the most important immunosuppressive lymphocytes. Tregs proliferation can attenuate AKI, whereas depletion exacerbates kidney injury. …”
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Hmgb3 is regulated by microRNA-206 during muscle regeneration. by Simona Maciotta, Mirella Meregalli, Letizia Cassinelli, Daniele Parolini, Andrea Farini, Giulia Del Fraro, Francesco Gandolfi, Mattia Forcato, Sergio Ferrari, Davide Gabellini, Silvio Bicciato, Giulio Cossu, Yvan Torrente

“…<h4>Background</h4>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been recently involved in most of human diseases as targets for potential strategies to rescue the pathological phenotype. …”
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Overall Damage and Germinability of Five Improved Cowpea Varieties Infested With Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab. 1775) in Storage by Francis Kusi, Jerry A. Nboyine, Gibril Musah, Hope K. Nkrumah, Patrick Attamah, Charles Nelimor, Mukhtaru Zakaria, Peter Quandahor, Issah Sugri

“…Host plant resistance offers the cheapest, most sustainable and environmentally safe way to mitigate losses caused by the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.1775), in stored cowpea grains. …”
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Role of Combined Use of Adiponectin and hsCRP in Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Neurogenic Bladder by Joanna Bagińska-Chyży, Alicja Szymańska, Agata Korzeniecka-Kozerska

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most severe form of spina bifida, often accompanied by impaired motor function due to paralysis of the lower limbs, as well as neurogenic bladder (NB). …”
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EVALUATION OF LONGTERM OUTCOMES AFTER STROKE: RESULTS OF THE LIS-2 REGISTRY by C. Yu. Martsevich, N. P. Kutishenko, A. Yu. Suvorov, M. L. Ginzburg

“…The main causes of death at long term period in ST/TIA survivors are cardio- and cerebrovascular. Most patients died from second ST or cardiovascular complications, that dictates the need for improvement of secondary prevention system and rehabilitation of such patients and active implementation of evidence based medicine data to real clinical practice.…”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Inpatients Undergoing Surgery for Glaucoma at Tianjin Eye Hospital from 2013 to 2017 by Jin Yang, Yue Qu, Boai Li, Zelong Zhong, Liukun Shi, Xiaofeng Tian, Rui Wang, Dan Xu, Yufeng Liu

“…A total of 4539 patients with glaucoma were retrospectively analyzed. The most prevalent type was PACG (60.15%), followed by secondary glaucoma (SG, 25.53%), POAG (7.6%), uncontrollable intraocular pressure (IOP) after antiglaucoma surgery (4.71%), mixed glaucoma (MG, 10%), and congenital glaucoma (CG, 0.9%). …”
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New findings on the male reproductive system and spermatozoa of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by Henrique Barbosa da Silva, Renata Cristina Barbosa, Paulo Henrique Rezende, Dayvson Ayala-Costa, José Lino-Neto

“…Abstract Background Aedes aegypti is one of the most important arbovirus vectors, characterized by its widespread distribution and exceptional reproductive capacity. …”
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Prevalence of the absence of palmaris longus muscle tendon in the population of the eastern province of Saudi Arabia by Buthainah A. Al Azman, Bushra A. Al-Ghamdi, Wedad S. Al Muhaish, Wejdan H. Al Hakami, Reem K. Al Khaldi, Hayat A. Al Otaibi, Bhagath Kumar Potu, Abdel Halim Salem

“…Background: Palmaris longus (PL) muscle is one of the most variable muscles in the human body. Racial differences in its variation are well known. …”
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Autobiographical Memory: A Scoping Meta-Review of Neuroimaging Data Enlightens the Inconsistencies Between Theory and Experimentation by Edoardo Donarelli, Cristina Civilotti, Giulia Di Fini, Gabriella Gandino, Alessia Celeghin

“…Neural data about EAM were analyzed via mean rank classification, finding the most relevant areas in the posterior cingulate cortex, hippocampus, precuneus, temporo-parietal junction, angular gyrus, and medial prefrontal cortex. …”
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A perspective of precision medicine in the management of COVID-19 by Shrikant Verma, Mohammad Abbas, Sushma Verma, Aliya Abbas Rizvi, Almas Khan, Syed Tasleem Raza, Farzana Mahdi

“…The utilization of enormous information, genomics and other "omics" like metabolomics; proteomics and transcriptomics; could soon cause the fantasy of personalized medication to turn into a reality. The most recent advancements in precision medication permit the adjustment of helpful approaches in various pathologies based on the particular molecular interpretation of the patient. …”
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Elucidating the integrative role and possible molecular mechanisms of Salvia miltiorrhiza ingredients and gut microbiota-derived metabolites in alleviating pyroptosis-mediated hepa... by Rujia Wang, Danhong Yang, Yi Chen, Jiabing Wang

“…Eight microRNAs (miRNAs) were predicted to be potential miRNAs exerting the most influence. Four SM ingredients and 11 GM metabolites were identified as non-toxic, promising candidates against HIRI. …”
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How Sensitive Are the Free AI-detector Tools in Detecting AI-generated Texts? A Comparison of Popular AI-detector Tools by Sujita Kumar Kar, Teena Bansal, Sumit Modi, Amit Singh

“…Nonetheless, relying solely on AI-generated content can diminish the author’s credibility, leading most academic journals to suggest limiting its use. …”
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Detection of pathogens within Ixodid ticks collected from domestic cats across the USA by Rachel C. Smith, Kellee D. Sundstrom, Ruth C. Scimeca, Lindsay A. Starkey

“…Ticks were morphologically identified as Ixodes scapularis (n = 431), Amblyomma americanum (n = 218), and Dermacentor variabilis (n = 153). Results The most prevalent pathogen detected was Borrelia burgdorferi s.s., detected in 19.5% of I. scapularis. …”
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A cost-utility analysis of long-acting insulin analogues (detemir, glargine and degludec) for the treatment of adult type 1 diabetes in South Africa by Mark T. Verryn, Susan Cleary

“…The status quo of NPH insulin in the management of T1DM in adults remains the most cost-effective option for the South African public health sector.…”
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The effectiveness of parenting skills training based on the Adler-Dreikurs approach on family atmosphere and parent-child relationships among parents of children with social anxiet... by Ahmad Amani, Gharib Aziz abdalrahman, Jafar Ghaitasi

“…Introduction: Social anxiety disorder is one of the most prevalent types of anxiety disorders. Its primary characteristic is an intense fear of situations where an individual is exposed to the presence of others. …”
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