Human-mediated introgression and Varroa destructor shaped the genetic structure of honey bee populations in the Azores by Dora Henriques, Ana R. Lopes, Matthew Low, M. Alice Pinto

“…The mite-free island of Graciosa harboured the most admixed population (mean Q-value: 0.392), which is consistent with efforts to eradicate the historical population and replace it with C-lineage honey bees during the implementation of the breeding program. …”
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BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF ARTEMISIA ANNUA. ESSENTIAL OIL by D. A. Konovalov, A. A. Khamilonov

“…In 1970-s sesquiterpenic lactone of artemisinin was isolated from the above-ground part of this plant. Today it is the most efficient known natural and synthetic compound for malaria treatment. …”
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Quantitative Content Parameter in the Standardization of Veratrum Aqua, Veratrum Lobelianum Bernh. Based Drug by E. V. Melnik, M. V. Belova, I. A. Tyurin, G. V. Ramenskaya

“…Jervine was found to be the most abundant one, hence it was chosen for the further development of a more affordable HPLC-DAD method. …”
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Healthcare-associated infections in the first four years of a pediatric surgical intensive care unit by Serkan Atıcı, Sinan Kılıç, Kıvılcım Karadeniz Cerit, Gürsu Kıyan, Ahmet Soysal

“…The incidence density was 14.7 per 1,000 patient-days. The most prevalent types were bloodstream infections (40%), pneumonia (23.4%), and urinary tract infections (17.8%). …”
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Conservative Management of Delayed Submucosal Bleeding after Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy: A Case Report by Martina Marrelli, Dario Biasutto, Benedetto Neri, Serena Stigliano, Nicolò Citterio, Monica Pandolfi, Gianluca Andrisani, Francesco Maria Di Matteo

“… Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is recognized as the first-line therapy for achalasia, considering its high clinical efficacy and safety. Among the most important adverse events, bleeding or hematoma in the submucosal tunnel has incidence of approximately 1%.We describe the case of woman affected by type II achalasia, treated with POEM, who presented delayed bleeding with submucosal hematoma after starting anticoagulant therapy with subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH).She presented with moderate-to-severe chest pain, stable vital signs and no evidence of arterial active bleeding. …”
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Application of Multimodal Anesthesia in Surgical Interventions for Lung Cancer by S. V. Kachur, V. T. Dolgikh, O. V. Korpacheva, O. V. Leonov

“…It has been found that the most significant pathogenic factor in patients being operated due to lung cancer under the standard anesthesia is the expressed activation of the sympathoadrenal system due to the impact of surgical stress. …”
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Accuracy of intertrochanteric osteotomy for patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis operated with 3D printed patient-specific guides by M. van den Boorn, J. G. G. Dobbe, V. Lagerburg, M. M. E. H. Witbreuk, G. J. Streekstra

“…Abstract Background Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), is one of the most common hip disorders in adolescents, and is treated surgically by performing an Imhäuser osteotomy. …”
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Insight into molecular and mutational scrutiny of epilepsy associated gene Gabrg2 leading to novel computer-aided drug designing by Muhammad Naveed, Nimra Hanif, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Waseem, Metab Alharbi, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Abdullah F. Alasmari

“…Abstract Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that is major cause of disability in the world. This is most severe medical condition related with different ion channel genes, inflammatory molecules depression and stress. …”
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Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder leafy vegetable agripreneurs in semi-arid regions. A bibliometric review by Stephen B. Erick, Jonathan S. Mbwambo, Raymond J. Salanga

“…Findings indicate that most studies on CSA adoption fall into three main categories: water management practices (such as rainwater harvesting and drip irrigation), soil management practices (including crop rotation and organic fertilization), and integrated soil-water management practices (such as agroforestry and mulching). …”
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Strategies to control the growth of unwanted microalgae during the production of Arthrospira platensis BEA 005B by Silvia Villaró, Sandra Valero-Cardoso, Cristina Cerdá-Moreno, Martina Ciardi, Tomás Lafarga

“…The results showed that the most effective solution was to incorporate a 0.2 μm membrane filter. …”
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Self-Reported Cognitive Function in Persons with Nonneurological Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review by Heather Cuevas, Valerie Danesh, Ashley Henneghan

“…Tools to assess cognitive symptoms were heterogeneous. In most studies, self-reported cognitive symptoms were not correlated with neuropsychological test results, but the majority of studies found a strong association between self-reported cognitive function and other patient-reported outcomes. …”
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THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTАTION IN THE CLINICAL HOSPITAL OF ALMATY by B. B. Baimakhanov, Zh. N. Kyzhyrov, M. M. Sakhipov, A. T. Chormanov, T. K. Kuandikov, R. P. Ibragimov, Ch. T. Sadykov, D. A. Issayev

“…The causes of death were the nonfunctioning transplant due to noncompliance of immunosuppression, post traumatic septic complications, multiple organ failure. The most frequent complications were hematoma (12%), acute rejection (8%), and tubular necrosis (2%). …”
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Prevalence of mistreatment in veterinary medical education; a survey of 3rd year veterinary students at a single university by Katherine H. Barnes, Stephanie Johnson, Chin-Chi Liu, Karanvir S. Aulakh

“…Results Fifty-five of 60 students (91.7%) that completed the questions on mistreatment indicated that they experienced and/or witnessed a mistreatment during veterinary education. 92% of students that experienced a mistreatment said that it interfered with the learning environment but only 29% of students reported the mistreatment at the time that it occurred. The most common mistreatment was public humiliation (78.3%) followed by special treatment based on gender (63.3%) and racially or ethnically offensive remarks (28.3%). …”
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Early Development of an Innovative Nanoparticle-Based Multimodal Tool for Targeted Drug Delivery: A Step-by-Step Approach by Chiara Barattini, Angela Volpe, Daniele Gori, Daniele Lopez, Alfredo Ventola, Stefano Papa, Mariele Montanari, Barbara Canonico

“…Prostate cancer is the most common tumor in men in developed countries and it often responds poorly to conventional treatments. …”
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Optimization study on palm fat base (HAMIN®) and purified water proportion in diphenhydramine hydrochloride cream formulation by Lina Winarti, Amirah Mohd Gazzali, Whendy Waliya Arafika, Lidya Ameliana, Evi Umayah Ulfa, Dwi Nurahmanto, Farukh Paramayuda

“…This composition represents the most balanced formulation in terms of physical stability and drug release, making it a promising candidate for further pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.…”
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Implementation of True IoT Vision: Survey on Enabling Protocols and Hands-On Experience by Pavel Masek, Jiri Hosek, Krystof Zeman, Martin Stusek, Dominik Kovac, Petr Cika, Jan Masek, Sergey Andreev, Franz Kröpfl

“…However, the main constraint of most existing platforms is their limited mutual interoperability. …”
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Elemental determination of austenitic stainless steel alloy used as biomaterial by neutron activation analysis by Lilian Ninoska Muriel Braguin, Caio Almeida Justino, Isolda Costa, Mitiko Saiki

“…In the case of CRMs, their results presented precision and accuracy for most of elements with relative standard deviations and relative errors lower than 15 %. …”
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Analysis of the Health and Safety Behaviour of Domestic Tourists During Their Travels by Khoiriyah Isni, Arnita Sofianingrum, Dwi Putri Purnamasari, Ayu Saidah, Muchamad Rifai, Helfi Agustin

“…Approximately 53% of the respondents had low education, but most had good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good behavior towards travel health and safety. …”
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Costs and export potentials of green synthetic fuels produced in the MENA region by Josua Braun, Thomas Pregger, Jürgen Kern, Yvonne Scholz

“…The analysis identifies the most favorable fuel potentials in the MENA region, with cost-optimal ranges between 190 and 220 €/MWh and an estimated annual production potential of 3,400 TWh in 2030. …”
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EEG-Driven Arm Movement Decoding: Combining Connectivity and Amplitude Features for Enhanced Brain–Computer Interface Performance by Hamidreza Darvishi, Ahmadreza Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Maghami, Meysam Sadeghi, Mohamad Sawan

“…After preprocessing (resampling, normalization, bandpass filtering), FBCSP and multi-lag PLV features were fused, and the ReliefF algorithm selected the most informative subset. A feedforward neural network achieved average metrics of: Pearson correlation 0.829 ± 0.077, R-squared value 0.675 ± 0.126, and root mean square error (RMSE) 0.579 ± 0.098 in predicting EMG amplitudes indicative of arm movement angles. …”
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