Title not available by Elham Keramati, Yekta Rezazadeh, Fatemeh Ehsani, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Mohades Paknazar, Mina Sadat Mirshoja

“…Materials and methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design utilizing a pre-test–post-test structure with experimental and control groups. …”
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New Insights on the Adjuvant Properties of the Leishmania infantum Eukaryotic Initiation Factor by Olga S. Koutsoni, Mourad Barhoumi, Ikram Guizani, Eleni Dotsika

“…Moreover, LieIF administration in the peritoneum of mice resulted in the recruitment of neutrophils and monocytes at 24 h post-injection. Also, we showed that this immunopotentiating effect of LieIF did not depend on the induction of uric acid danger signal. …”
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Effectiveness of virtual training on nursing students’ intentions to engage in evidence-based practice: a case study in Iran by Fatemeh Falahati-Marvast, Amirreza Sabzi, Mehri Lotfalizadeh, Jamileh Farokhzadian

“…Results Prior to the intervention, an independent t-test revealed no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.15). However, post-intervention results indicated a statistically significant difference (p = 0.03), with the intervention group reporting higher intentions to engage in EBP (44.62 ± 3.67) compared to the control group (36.56 ± 3.53), demonstrating the effectiveness of the educational program. …”
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The Urea–Creatinine Ratio as Marker of Catabolism Is Affected by Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy by Andreas Markl-Le Levé, Petra Hillinger, Simon Woyke, Marco Ronzani, Stefan Schmid, Janett Kreutziger, Christopher Rugg

“…In the low group, UCR increased post-CRRT initiation, but was less pronounced than in controls, with significant differences on day 1 (44.0 [IQR: 34.2–59.8] vs. 40.6 [IQR: 32.1–52.5]; <i>p</i> = 0.024). …”
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Singaporean Mothers' Perception of Their Three-year-old Child's Weight Status: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Tuck Seng Cheng, See Ling Loy, Yin Bun Cheung, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Mya Thway Tint, Keith M Godfrey, Peter D Gluckman, Kenneth Kwek, Seang Mei Saw, Yap-Seng Chong, Yap-Seng Chong, Yung Seng Lee, Fabian Yap, Ngee Lek, Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study group

“…<h4>Methods</h4>At three years post-delivery, weight and height of the children were measured. …”
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EVALUACIÓN DE MEZCLAS DE HERBICIDAS EN EL CONTROL DE ARVENSES EN EL CULTIVO DE LA CAÑA DE AZÚCAR EN TRES TIPOS DE SUELOS DE MAJIBACOA, LAS TUNAS by Frank J. Viera Barceló, Luis Escobar Cruz

“…La investigación se desarrolló en áreas de producción de la Empresa Azucarera Majibacoa de la provincia Las Tunas, para la evaluación de la efectividad de mezclas de herbicidas en el control de arvenses en plantaciones de caña de azúcar, variedad C 86-503, en caña planta de primavera, en aplicaciones pre-post-emergentes, en tres tipos de suelos: Fersialítico pardo rojizo, Pardo mullido y Vertisol crómico gléyco. …”
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Protective Effects of Astaxanthin on Thioacetamide-Induced Hepatopancreatic Damage in <i>Procambarus clarkii</i>: Insights from Biochemical, Histological, and Metabolomic Analyses by Jiawen He, Jian Ju, Qingliang Jiang, Haiyong Zhao, Yingying Zhang, Hui Yang

“…The biochemical results indicated significant oxidative damage and fibrosis in the M group post-TAA treatment, evidenced by increased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and the disruption of tubular structures. …”
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Nondestructive discrimination of advanced clones and cultivars of strawberry using an innovative approach involving image analysis and machine learning by Ewa Ropelewska, Agnieszka Masny

“… Different clones and cultivars of strawberry can differ in morphological and chemical properties, as well as productivity, adaptation to cultivation conditions,  and post-harvest quality during storage and processing. …”
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Enhanced CNN-BiLSTM-Attention Model for High-Precision Integrated Navigation During GNSS Outages by Wulong Dai, Houzeng Han, Jian Wang, Xingxing Xiao, Dong Li, Cai Chen, Lei Wang

“…Real-vehicle experiments conducted in a city in Jiangsu Province simulated a 120 s GNSS outage, demonstrating that the proposed method delivers a stable navigation solution with a post-convergence positioning accuracy of 0.7275 m root mean square error (RMSE), representing a 93.66% improvement over pure INS. …”
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Radar Monitoring and Numerical Simulation Reveal the Impact of Underground Blasting Disturbance on Slope Stability by Chi Ma, Zhan He, Peitao Wang, Wenhui Tan, Qiangying Ma, Cong Wang, Meifeng Cai, Yichao Chen

“…A pronounced lag effect in slope deformation was observed following blasting, with cumulative displacements increasing by 10.13% and 34.06% at one and six hours post-blasting, respectively, showing a progressive intensification over time. …”
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Development of locomotive tire steel with increased strength and crack growth resistance by G. I. Bryunchukov, A. S. Razumov, A. V. Sukhov, G. A. Philippov, V. I. Izotov, V. V. Brekson

“…By making use of special-purpose rolled specimens of steel obtained by way of laboratory melting there were conducted heat treatment modes approbation of steel prototypes and heat treatment (inclusive of heated water quenching and high-temperature tempering) of full-size tire simulant in the form of specimen with facings, creating tempered martensite microstructure with the best possible combination of strength and plastic properties all over the tire working layer It was demonstrated that in the context of obtained mechanical properties steel containing ~2 % of Ni with post-heat treatment tempered martensite microstructure, which exhibited the best test results in a part of hardness and strength (with considerable impact strength reserve) is the most prospective one.…”
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The Influence of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy on Muscle Mass in Patients with Rectal Cancer by Gregory Simpson, Thomas Marks, Sarah Blacker, Conor Magee, Jeremy Wilson

“…Psoas major was measured at the L3 level using pre- and post-neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy images. Psoas major to L3 cross-sectional area (PML3) was calculated for each patient. …”
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Ultra-low dose imaging in a standard axial field-of-view PET by Thiago Lima, Carlos Vinícius Gomes, Paul Fargier, Klaus Strobel, Antoine Leimgruber

“…A patient injected with 16.4 MBq 18F-FDG underwent a local protocol consisting of a dynamic acquisition (first 30 min) of the abdominal section and a static whole body 74 min post-injection on a GE Omni PET/CT. From the acquired images we computed the dosimetry and compared clinical output from kidney function and brain uptake to kidney model and normal databases, respectively. …”
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FPGA-accelerated SpeckleNN with SNL for real-time X-ray single-particle imaging by Abhilasha Dave, Cong Wang, James Russell, Ryan Herbst, Jana Thayer

“…This implementation was demonstrated on the KCU1500 FPGA board, utilizing 71% of available DSPs, 75% of LUTs, and 48% of FFs, with an average power consumption of 9.4W according to the Vivado post-implementation report. The FPGA performed inference on a single image with a latency of 45.015 microseconds at a 200 MHz clock rate. …”
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Available methods to enhance regenerative potential of plastic materials for bone defects replacement in orthopedics. Part 1. Autologous platelet rich plasma by A. M. Fayn, A. Yu. Vaza, S. F. Gnetetskiy, K. I. Skuratovskaya, V. B. Bondarev, Yu. A. Bogolyubskiy, R. S. Titov, A. Yu. Sergeev

“…The main method of surgical treatment of patients with post-traumatic disorders of bone regeneration is the use of bone grafting. …”
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Feasibility and effects of horticultural activities on frailty, physical function, and quality of life among older adult residents in nursing homes: a quasi-experimental study by Jingwen Wang, Jingwen Wang, Xiaoyu Niu, Ruru Guo, Nana Liu, Weihong Zhang, Mingli Zhao, Jingjing Wang

“…Assessments of frailty, physical performance, and quality of life were assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months post-intervention; validated instruments, including the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI), the Chinese-Modified Physical Performance Test (CM-PPT), and the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), were used.ResultsCompared with the control group, the intervention group demonstrated potential improvements in frailty (TFI scores), physical performance, and dimensions of quality of life, including general health, mental health, and physical health. …”
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State of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity of Ghana by Franklin Asiedu-Berkoe, Gloria Margaretta Chandi, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Benedicta Kafui Atsu, Virgil Kuassi Lokossou, Simon Nyovuura Antara, Badu Sarkodie, Ernest Kenu

“…Objective: We share WAHO's evaluation findings of Ghana's state of preparedness and capacity to respond to epidemics and health emergencies in the ECOWAS sub-region post the JEE. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in September 2018 to assess the country's capacity. …”
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Cell-Free DNA in Emergency Medical Care by A. D. Filev, V. M. Pisarev

“…The available literature data suggest that the quantitative determining plasma exDNA, which serves as PAMP and DAMP to significantly contribute to pathogenesis of emergency states and critical illness, might aid in predicting the outcome and justifying the in-time personalization of treatment of emergency and post-emergency patients.…”
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Efficacy of Cryotreated NaOCl on Soft Tissue Dissolution: An <italic>In Vitro</italic> Study by Sameer Makkar, Iflah Javed, Rishika Thakur, Shabnam Negi, Vivek Aggarwal, Avijit Awasthi

“…The variation in the weight of tissue in the pre-dissolution period and post-dissolution period was noted as residual weight. …”
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Advancements and Challenges in Immune Protection Strategies for Islet Transplantation by Xue Wang, Ziyuan Zeng, Dayan Li, Kai Wang, Wei Zhang, Yang Yu, Xi Wang

“…However, the limited availability of human cadaveric islet donors and the need for ongoing administration of immunosuppressive agents post‐transplantation hinder the widespread use of this treatment. …”
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