FTIR Spectroscopy Analysis of Bound Water in Dried Saliva Samples: Differentiation of Smoking and Non-Smoking Groups and Implications for Oral Cancer Risk by Maria Clara Coelho Ferreira DDS, Vitórya Carvalho Pádua de Magalhães DDA, Thayná Melo de Lima Morais PhD, Felipe Peralta PhD, Pedro Arthur Augusto Castro PhD, Denise Maria Zezell PhD, Marcelo Saito Nogueira PhD, Luis Felipe CS Carvalho PhD

“…Background: According to the WHO, oral cancer is the thirteenth most common cancer worldwide, with tobacco use being one of the primary causes of oral cancer. …”
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Angioarchitecture and clinical presentation of brain arteriovenous malformations Angioarquitetura e apresentação clínica de malformações arteriovenosas encefálicas by Marcio Luiz Tostes dos Santos, Zeferino Demartini Júnior, Luiz Afonso Dias Matos, Antonio Ronaldo Spotti, Waldir Antônio Tognola, Atos Alves de Sousa, Rosangela Minto Tostes dos Santos

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted in order to test the associations between morphological features and clinical presentation. The most frequent clinical presentations at diagnosis were hemorrhage in 89 (52%) patients, headache in 79 (46%), focal neurological deficit in 54 (32%), and seizure in 52 (31%). …”
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RETRACTED: Mechanical, Durability, and Microstructural Evaluation of Coal Ash Incorporated Recycled Aggregate Concrete: An Application of Waste Effluents for Sustainable Constructi... by Ali Raza, Noha Saad, Khaled Mohamed Elhadi, Marc Azab, Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Ahmed Babeker Elhag, Khawar Ali

“…The SEM analysis depicted that the textile factory effluent presented the most densified microstructure with the development of ettringite needles and CSH gel having refined the ITZ.…”
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Assessment of water management and cost–benefit of lifting water for new elevated reclaimed areas: a case study of El Nasr Canal, Egypt by Noha F. Abd El Azim, Hossam M. Moghazy, Noha H. Moghazy

“…Feasibility analysis indicated that sunflower, groundnuts, sugar beet, apples, and mandarins are non-feasible for most pumping stations zones even with usage of modern irrigation. …”
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Causal Associations of Iron Status With the Renal Function and Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Ying Zhang, Wujian Peng, Jianrong Huang, Wenchang Zhang, Peishan Jiang, Yuqin He, Meiyun Wang

“…The results from pleiotropy analysis indicated that most SNPs showed no horizontal pleiotropy (p>0.05). …”
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Identification of three novel QTL for resistance to highly aggressive Canadian strains of Plasmodiophora brassicae in rutabaga cultivar ECD10 by Md. Masud Karim, Fengqun Yu

“…Plasmodiophora brassicae, the causal pathogen of clubroot, has emerged as a significant threat to the production of Canada’s most important oilseed crop canola. The B. napus rutabaga cultivar ‘Wilhelmsburger’ (ECD10) has shown a high resistance level to Canadian P. brassicae strains. …”
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Assessment of line differentiation in the Thoroughbred horse breed using DNA microsatellite loci by L. A. Khrabrova, N. V. Blohina, O. I. Suleymanov, G. А. Rozhdestvenskaya, V. F. Pustovoy

“…The correspondence to HWE was maintained in most lines, which is confirmed by the negative values of Fis. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to insulin resistance in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis by Qing Zhou, Li Yong Zhang, Xue Lin Gao, Chao Chun Zou, Hui Liu

“…Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is one of the most common autoimmune disorders. Patients with HT are more likely to be affected by insulin resistance, even euthyroid individuals. …”
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Treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Odesa province, Ukraine, 2014-2016 by Svitlana Yesypenko, Ruzanna Grigoryan, Yulia Sereda, Olga Denisuk, Liana Kovtunovich, Tatyana Rybak, Oleksandr Postnov, Oleksandr Neduzhko, Sergiy Antonyak, Valentina Bespoyasnaya

“…The overall treatment success was 44.2% with the most unfavorable treatment outcomes being observed in extensively and pre-extensively drug resistant (XDR and PreXDR) TB. …”
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Examining the extent, forms and factors influencing multiple job holding among medical doctors, professional nurses and rehabilitation therapists in two South African provinces: a... by Duane Blaauw, Busisiwe Precious Matiwane, Laetitia Chairmaine Rispel

“…Private practice was the most prevalent form of MJH among medical doctors and rehabilitation therapists, compared with nursing agencies for professional nurses. …”
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The impact of dipylidiasis infestation on hematological parameters of sick dogs by V. Melnychuk, A. Nikitan

“…The causative agent of dipylidium caninum is one of the most common types of helminthiasis observed in carnivorous animals. …”
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A RECENT REVIEW ON ETHNOMEDICINAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL, AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF MAJOR ASTRACEAE FAMILY PLANTS IN THE MĂCIN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, ROMANIA by AHMED A. ZEINHOM, RODICA MIHAELA DINICA, MARIANA LUPOAE, FANICA BALANESCU, ANDREEA NISTOR, ANNA BUSUIOC, ANDREEA BOTEZATU, BIANCA FURDUI, CATERINA DUMITRU

“…The purpose of this work is to evaluate the most recent and significant reports from literature data with regards to plants from Asteraceae family. …”
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Molecular Evolution of the <i>Ovgp1</i> Gene in the Subfamily Murinae by Miriam Balastegui-Alarcón, Carla Moros-Nicolás, José Ballesta, Mª José Izquierdo-Rico, Pascale Chevret, Manuel Avilés

“…OGP, encoded by the <i>Ovgp1</i> gene, is the major non-serum oviductal protein in most mammals. In the genome of <i>Rattus norvegicus</i>, <i>Ovgp1</i> has been identified as a pseudogene. …”
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“The paper cups Nile”: microplastics and other hazardous substances leached from paper cups: paper cups aquatic environmental bane in the River Nile, Egypt by Zainab Eid, Usama M. Mahmoud, Alaa El-Din Sayed, Alaa El-Din Sayed

“…The Nile River, one of the world’s most vital water sources, faces alarming contamination levels, raising concerns about its ecological health. …”
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The influence of access to technology and digital literacy on female empowerment and digital entrepreneurial intentions by Ali Saleh Alshebami, Syed Ali Fazal, Abdullah M. Aljarodi, Nowshin Zarin, Abdullah Hamoud Ali Seraj, Elham Alzain

“…Education is one of the most powerful tools for empowering women. Therefore, this paper aims to examine the relationship between access to technology, digital literacy, digital entrepreneurial intent, and female empowerment, using data from 217 female university students in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Increased antimicrobial resistance against azithromycin during COVID: role of irrational utilization by Sidra Tanwir, Arif Sabah, Ambrina Khatoon, Faisal Iqbal Afridi

“…Conclusion: Enhanced consumption and irrational use of azithromycin during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic most likely contributed to increase in antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Trends and Disparities in Heart Failure Mortality Among Hypertensive Older Adults in the United States: A 22‐Year Retrospective Study by Ahmed Raza, Manal Kaleem, Muhammad Aliyan Ahmed Shaikh, Fatima Mansoor, Muhammad Ansab, Mustafa Turkmani, Ubaid Khan

“…Non‐Hispanic Blacks had the highest AAMR (43.99), while NH Whites exhibited the most significant increase (AAPC: 5.92%). Mortality rates were highest in the West (AAMR: 34.57) and lowest in the Northeast (21.44). …”
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Diagnostic and interactive systems of strategic risk indicators of management accounting in innovation activities by V.M. Ivankov

“…It is proved that the most effective approach is the orientation towards the indicators of risk-factors, which allow to track the early signs of risk situation (event) appearance with uncertain influence and probability, that is, the early signals of the risk. …”
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Methodology in cardiologists’ postgraduate education by M. B. Arzhanik, S. I. Karas, E. V. Grakova, O. A. Vasiltseva, T. B. Korneeva, E. E. Kara-Sal

“…When forming the database of virtual patients, two categories of case histories were used — the most common cases and rare disease variants. From archival case histories and examination data, information has been selected that plays a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Survival status and predictors of mortality among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit at Bichena Primary Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. A retrospective cohort study by Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw, Debas Belay, Alehegn Nigate, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Tesfaye Shumet, Bekalu Endalew, Keralem Anteneh Bishaw

“…Hypothermia, birth injury, perinatal asphyxia, preterm birth, maternal history of abortion, low birth weight, and neonatal hypoglycemia were independent predictors of neonatal mortality.Conclusion and recommendationThe study found a high rate of neonatal mortality, exceeding rates reported in other regions of Ethiopia. Most predictors were preventable and treatable. Therefore, early identification of obstetric complications, immediate interventions and postnatal care are crucial to reduce neonatal mortality and enhance overall neonatal outcomes.…”
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