Functional Outcome of Epidural Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Chronic Low Backache due to Intervertebral Disc Prolapse by R Sahaya Jose, SL Binesh, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…The pre-SLR value was 61.74 ± 1.48, while the post-SLR value after 1 year of follow-up was 73.42 ± 13.36 (<i>p</i> = 0.03). …”
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Camera Traps Document Infant Corpse Carrying Behaviour in Multiple Unhabituated Chimpanzee Populations by Elena Bersacola, Matthew R. McLennan, Joana H. Bessa, Henry Camara, Maimuna Jaló, Vicent Kiiza, Gnan Mamy, Nicholas Mpanga, Vicky Oelze, Marina Ramon, Américo N. W. Sanhá, Laura vanHolstein, Fiona A. Stewart, Maegan Fitzgerald, Kathelijne Koops, Kimberley J. Hockings

“…Associated demographic and behavioural data support predictions around mother–infant bonds, post‐parturient conditions, and death awareness hypotheses. …”
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Regeneration of Two-Walled Infrabony Periodontal Defects in Swine After Buccal Fat Pad-Derived Dedifferentiated Fat Cell Autologous Transplantation by Daisuke Akita, Naoki Tsukimura, Tomohiko Kazama, Rie Takahashi, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Jin Inoue, Ayana Suzuki, Nodoka Tanabe, Keisuke Seki, Yoshinori Arai, Masatake Asano, Shuichi Sato, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Koichiro Kano, Masaki Honda, Taro Matsumoto

“…The BFP-DFAT cells were transplanted into inflammation-inducing two-walled infrabony periodontal defects located on the mesial of the second mandibular premolar (<i>n</i> = 6). Twelve weeks post-transplantation, a remarkable attachment gain was noted in the DFAT group, based on probing depths and clinical attachment levels. …”
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The Effectiveness of the Difference in the Playing Method of Stilt Batok and the Dingklik Relay on the Improvement of Gross Motor Skills and Balance in Deaf Children by Teddy Giolanda Pratama, Subagyo Subagyo, Ngatman Ngatman, Muhamad Ichsan Sabillah, Abiyyu Amajida, Achad Imam Ma’ruf, Vistor Syapri Maulana

“…Metodología: Este tipo de investigación es un experimento con dos grupos de pre-test y post-test. La muestra de este estudio fue de 40 niños tomados mediante un criterio de muestreo intencional. …”
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Sex-specific hemoglobin thresholds and longitudinal trajectories in intracerebral hemorrhage outcomes: a multicenter cohort study by Yu-jia Jin, Guo-shen Yu, Li-li Tang, Jia-wen Li, Qing Lin, Jian Wu, Zai-jun Song, Hong-na An, Xiang-hua Ye, Cheng-jia Liu, Feng Gao, Lu-sha Tong

“…Conclusions Admission hemoglobin demonstrates a L-shaped association with post-ICH mortality, with inflection point observed near 14.3 g/dL. …”
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Influence of two-stage harvesting on the properties of cold-pressed rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) oils by Ning NING, Bing HU, Chen-yang BAI, Xiao-hua LI, Jie KUAI, Han-zi HE, Yi-lin REN, Bo WANG, Cai-hua JIA, Guang-sheng ZHOU, Si-ming ZHAO

“…To sum up, the rapeseed oil obtained 41–44 days after final flowering of combined harvesting, 35 days after final flowering, and six days of post-ripening of the two-stage harvesting had the best quality.…”
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Enhancing Neuroanatomy Teaching with DSI Studio&amp;rsquo;s Fiber Reconstruction Technology by Zeng J, Shi L, Liu Y, Yang J, Zhang L, Song H, Zhao Y, Yang J, Cheng X, Lu L

“…A total of 38 students participated in hands-on sessions, with 13 completing pre-training surveys and 19 completing post-training surveys. The students’ understanding of neuroanatomy prior to training, as well as their performance and experiences during the neuroanatomy learning process, were systematically recorded. …”
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Gender and age effects on the incidence and severity of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain: a propensity score matching analysis by Andreas A. Argyriou, Roser Velasco, Foteini Kalofonou, Pantelis Litsardopoulos, Montse Alemany, Dimitrios Rikos, Haralabos P. Kalofonos, Jordi Bruna

“…The severity of CINP at the end of chemotherapy, according to PI-NRS, was 7 (range:6–9) for males vs. 7 (range: 5–8) for females (p = 0.09), while at 3 months post-chemotherapy the PI-NRS scorings were comparable (p = 0.56). …”
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Theory of coal wall spalling and cooperative control by “support-destressing” in 10 m ultra-large mining height working face by Jiangbin LIU, Zhizeng HUANG, Qianjin LIU, Zhen ZHANG, Cundi HAN, Xingyu LIN, Rongshan MA, Zhen ZHAO

“…The plastic damage of coal in front of coal wall mainly occurs in the post-peak unloading stage of advance abutment pressure.In this stage, the horizontal stress and lateral pressure coefficient exhibit a gradient attenuation change. …”
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The Impact of Automatic Exposure Control Technology on the In Vivo Radiation Dose in Digital Mammography: A Comparison Between Different Systems and Target/Filter Combinations by Ahmad A. Alhulail, Salman M. Albeshan, Mohammed S. Alshuhri, Essam M. Alkhybari, Mansour A. Almanaa, Haitham Alahmad, Khaled Alenazi, Abdulaziz S. Alshabibi, Mohammed Alsufayan, Saleh A. Alsulaiman, Maha M. Almuqbil, Mahmoud M. Elsharkawi, Sultan Alghamdi

“…The potential variation in MGD resulting from different technologies (system and target/filter combination) was assessed employing the Kruskal–Wallis test, followed by Dunn’s post hoc. The AEC optimization of acquisition parameters (kVp, mAs) within each system was investigated through a multi-regression analysis as a function of the compressed breast thickness (CBT). …”
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Metabolome integrated with transcriptome, and genome analysis revealed higher accumulations of phytoalexins enhance resistance against Magnaporthe oryzae in new Zhefang rice variet... by Owais Iqbal, Xingrun Yang, Ruoping Wang, Chun Wang, Dandan Li, Jiancheng Wen, Jiasheng Ding, Sauban Musa Jibril, Chengyun Li, Yi Wang

“…Results This study employed an integrated metabolomic, transcriptomic, and genomic approach to compare the response of Diantun susceptible (D502) and resistant (D506) rice lines to M. oryzae infection at 48 h post-inoculation. A total of 588 and 595 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) were identified in D502 and D506, respectively. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac®) co-administered with an inactivated enterovirus type 71 vaccine (Inlive®): A phase 4, randomized, controll... by Yajun Shu, Zhuoqun Sun, Fan Gao, Zhuhang Huang, Xing Meng, Shaomin Chen, Qun Shu, Lianhao Wang, Hengming Zhang, Zhifang Ying, Jikai Zhang

“…The lower limit of the 95% confidence interval for the difference in seroconversion rates between the two groups for both COVID-19 and EV71 vaccines met the predefined non-inferiority criteria. Six months post-vaccination, the antibody levels remained high for both vaccines, with the seropositive rates of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at 91.21% in Group C and 92.77% in Group N, and the seropositive rates of anti-EV71 antibodies at 99.16% in Group C and 99.15% in Group N. …”
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Defibrotide for Protecting Against and Managing Endothelial Injury in Hematologic Malignancies and COVID-19 by Edward Richardson, Clifton C. Mo, Eleonora Calabretta, Francesco Corrado, Mehmet H. Kocoglu, Rebecca M. Baron, Jean Marie Connors, Massimo Iacobelli, Lee-Jen Wei, Emily J. Benjamin, Aaron P. Rapoport, Maribel Díaz-Ricart, Antonio José Martínez-Mellado, Carmelo Carlo-Stella, Paul G. Richardson, José M. Moraleda

“…We also explore emerging evidence on defibrotide’s potential in SARS-CoV-2 infection-associated endotheliopathies, including acute COVID-19 and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (“long-COVID”), and the endothelial protective activity of defibrotide in these settings. …”
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Efficacy of Cooling Blankets and Cold Fluid Infusions in Classic Heatstroke Treatment: A Controlled Study in Rats by Chen L, Liu C, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Feng X

“…Blood samples were taken at 0.5 and 2 hours post-cooling for analysis. Half the rats underwent pathological evaluation and apoptosis analysis of heart and kidney tissues at 2 hours. …”
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Identification and Mechanistic Studies of Key Genes in Thalamic Hemorrhage Pain by Multi-omics by Chen Yang, Ju Gao, Yaqun Li, Yinggang Xiao, Tianfeng Huang

“…Background: Thalamic hemorrhage pain (THP), a subtype of central post-stroke pain (CPSP), commonly develops following ischemic or hemorrhagic injury to the thalamus. …”
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Possible Neuroprotective Mechanisms in the Model of Global Ischemia in Rats by Maria Elizabeth Pereira Nobre, Alyne Oliveira Correia, Francisco Nilson Maciel Mendonça, Luiz Ricardo Araújo Uchoa, Jessica Tamara Nunes Vasconcelos, Carlos Ney Alencar de Araújo, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito, Rafaelly Maria Pinheiro Siqueira, Gilberto dos Santos Cerqueira, Kelly Rose Tavares Neves, Ricardo Mário Arida, Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana

“…The data were analyzed by ANOVA and Newman-Keuls as the post hoc test. Results. Ischemia increased the locomotor activity and rearing behavior that were partly reversed by ω3. …”
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Evaluating knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and practices regarding vitamin D in pregnant and postnatal Ghanaian women: a cross-sectional study by Benedicta Appiah, Alfred Effah, Samuel Ankomah Danso, Abraham Ameyaw Kwabena, Samuel Kwame Sopuruchi Agomuo, Samuel Kwarteng, Bismark Opoku Mensah, Ebenezer Senu, Enoch Ofori Awuah, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo

“…However, its deficiency remains prevalent among pregnant and post-natal women globally, potentially leading to adverse health outcomes. …”
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Deciphering maize resistance to late wilt disease caused by Magnaporthiopsis maydis: agronomic, anatomical, molecular, and genotypic insights by Walaa R. Abdelghany, Mohsen M. Elsharkawy, Ramy N. F. Abdelkawy, Reda I. Omara, Khaled Abdelaal, Abeer H. Abbas, Wael N. Hozzein, Tarek Essa, Dalal Hussain ALkhalifah, Ayman H. Abou Tabl

“…Molecular analysis confirmed the upregulation of PR1 and PR4 genes post-infection, with TWC1100 showing robust expression, while Boushy exhibited minimal gene activation.DiscussionThe integration of agronomic, anatomical, biochemical, and molecular analyses revealed promising maize genotypes with enhanced resistance to late wilt disease (LWD) and stable performance across diverse environments. …”
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Functioning in patients with major depression treated with duloxetine or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in East Asia by Novick D, Montgomery W, Haro JM, Moneta MV, Zhu G, Yue L, Hong J, Duenas H, Brugnoli R

“…In addition, this study examined the impact of painful physical symptoms (PPS) on the effects of these treatments.Patients and methods: Data for this post hoc analysis were taken from a 6-month prospective observational study involving 1,549 patients with major depressive disorder without sexual dysfunction. …”
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Three-dimensional assessment of maxillary arch changes in infants with bilateral cleft lip and palate using vacuum-formed nasoalveolar molding with active screw versus conventional... by Khadega Ali Al-Khateeb, Mai Hamdy Aboulfotouh, Fatma Abdelsayed, Wesam Mohamed, Mohamed Abd-El-Ghafour

“…Sixteen items in the digital maxillary models were analyzed at T1 (pre-NAM therapy) and T2 (post-NAM therapy) using 3D software. Parametric data were analyzed using a repeated measures ANOVA test to compare between groups and assess changes within each group by time, while non-parametric data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test to compare between groups and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to assess changes within each group by time. …”
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