Well-Being in Psoriasis: Weighting its Components Using Best-worst Scaling Methodology by Esteban Daudén, Isabel Belinchón, Elena Colominas-González, Pablo Coto, Pablo de la Cueva, Fernando Gallardo, Jose Luis Poveda, Esther Ramírez, Sandra Ros, Ricardo Ruíz-Villaverde, Isabel Cabezas, Luis Lizán

“…Well-being was defined as a multi-dimensional concept that includes achieving emotional balance, having adequate overall health and control of the disease, enjoying positive social relationships, and being satisfied with disease care. However, while these components are recognized as integral to the concept, their relative contribution to achieving optimal well-being remains unclear. …”
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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori: challenges and advances by Yousra Sbibih, Abderrazak Saddari, Ilham Alla, Said Ezrari, Elmostapha Benaissa, Yassine Ben Lahlou, Mostafa Elouennass, Adil Maleb

“…Future research should focus on optimizing treatment protocols while preserving beneficial gut flora. …”
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Microbial Valorization of Sunflower Husk for Sustainable Biohydrogen and Biomass Production by Liana Vanyan, Akerke Toleugazykyzy, Kaisar Yegizbay, Ayaulym Daniyarova, Lyudmila Zuloyan, Gayane Mikoyan, Anait Vassilian, Anna Poladyan, Kairat Bekbayev, Karen Trchounian

“…Various pretreatment methods for the valorization of sunflower husks (SHs) for H₂ gas generation through fermentation by <i>Escherichia coli</i> were investigated. …”
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Comparing the Diagnostic Efficacy of Different Calcitonin Stimulation Tests for Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Calcium Gluconate vs. Calcium Chloride by Jovan Ilic, Katarina Tausanovic, Goran Zoric, Milan Jovanovic, Matija Buzejic, Sara Ivanis, Milan Parezanovic, Milan Marinkovic, Nemanja Karamarkovic, Ana Petakov, Vladan Zivaljevic

“…<b>Background:</b> Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare malignancy derived from parafollicular C-cells, with calcitonin (Ct) as its key biomarker. While basal Ct (bCt) levels above 100 pg/mL strongly suggest MTC, intermediate elevations (10–100 pg/mL) may reflect C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) or other benign conditions, making diagnostics challenging. …”
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The effect of early childhood material hardship mitigation on adolescent success by Bria McKenzie, Frances Shofer

“…The absence of MH at age 3 was significantly associated with optimal English GPA, optimal schoolwork perseverance and optimal overall perseverance (Table 1). …”
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The Art (and Science) of Individualized Selection of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) by Hsieh V, Sherer DM, Davydovych K, Kheyman M, Dalloul M

“…Through continued research and progress for more methods of utilizing cfDNA technology in a variety of situations, there are now complexities in the selection of the optimal cfDNA screening approach depending on the clinical scenario. …”
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Enhancing surgical safety in lateral calcaneal plating: a cadaveric study on screw placement and fluoroscopic optimisation by Mahmut Kalem, Merve Dursun Savran, Mehmet Yilmaz, Ercan Şahin, Halil İbrahim Acar

“…Methods Thirty-three fresh-frozen cadaveric specimens were used. …”
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Insight into structural, Opto-electronic and elastic properties of lead-free double perovskites Cs2TlInX6 (X = Cl, Br and I) for optoelectronic applications: A first principles cal... by Nimra Ehsan, Tasawer Shahzad Ahmad, Mian HR Mahmood, Salhah Hamed Alrefaee, Naseem Akhter, Tatyana Orlova, Vineet Tirth, Ali Algahtani, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Moamen S. Refat, Abid Zaman

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Expectation Confirmation and Technology Acceptance: A Study of the Public's Attention to Accept the Government's Digital Human Avatar by Jinghao CHEN, Feng JIA, Qianxi LIU

“…In particular, high levels of perceived quality and intelligence significantly increase satisfaction and acceptance, while convenience and attractiveness also play an important role. …”
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Study of rheumatoid arthritis in older patients: a cross-sectional study by Ramesh Kumar Sah, A. B. Dey, P. Chatterjee, A. Chakrawarty, Uma Kumar, S. N. Dwivedi, C. J. Das

“…ROC curve determined optimal cut-off value for 14-3-3η. Results This study reported an average age of 63.67 years with a high female-to-male ratio of 4:1 in the RA cohort, while in the OA cohort, the mean age was 65.5 years with a low female-to-male ratio of 2:1 overall. …”
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HEALTH METHODOLOGY FOR REDUCING ANXIETY AND SUPPORTING THE FUNCTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN by Shuba Liudmyla, Shuba Victoria, Shuba Victor

“…On the contrary, the data of the experimental group improved due to the developed method – the position of the average 71.58% and above the average 28.42% level for the assessment of physical performance (p<0.05). …”
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Analysis of MHD hybrid nanofluid flow over cone and wedge with exponential and thermal heat source and activation energy by Alshehry Azzh Saad, Noor Saima, Abas Syed Arshad, Fiza Mehreen, Ullah Hakeem

“…The increasing impact of the Schmidt number, chemical reaction, and mass Biot number on the mass transfer rate is higher for cones as compared to wedges, while the activation energy has an opposite behavior for both flow cases. …”
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Improved basal drag of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from L-curve analysis of inverse models utilizing subglacial hydrology simulations by L.-S. Höyns, L.-S. Höyns, L.-S. Höyns, T. Kleiner, A. Rademacher, M. Rückamp, M. Wolovick, M. Wolovick, A. Humbert, A. Humbert

“…The domain L-curve is divided into eight subdomains of the study area to assess how well the inverse method performs in different glaciological settings. …”
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Design and simulation of a 5 KW solar-powered hybrid electric vehicle charging station with a ANN–Kalman filter MPPT and MPC-based inverter control for reduced THD by Youness Hakam, Hajar Ahessab, Ahmed Gaga, Mohamed Tabaa, Benachir El Hadadi

“…Unlike traditional MPPT methods, which face challenges with multiple peaks in the Power–Voltage (P–V) curve, the hybrid algorithm enhances tracking accuracy, reduces errors, and cuts tracking time by up to 99.93%. …”
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Primary and Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Prevalence, Clinical Features, and In-Hospital Mortality by Takuya Onuki, Sho Ueda, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Yoshiaki Sekiya, Hitoshi Yamada, Naoki Kawakami, Yuichi Araki, Yoko Wakai, Kazuhito Saito, Masaharu Inagaki, Naoki Matsumiya

“…Background. Optimal treatment practices and factors associated with in-hospital mortality in spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) are not fully understood. …”
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Resveratrol as adjuvant of non-surgical periodontitis treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nathália Dantas Duarte, Cleber Davi Del Rei Daltro Rosa, Victor Augusto Alves Bento, Gabriel Mulinari-Santos, Roberta Okamoto, Eduardo Piza Pellizzer

“…The total number of participants included in the control group (placebo) was 82, while in the intervention group (RV) was 160, with a mean age of 38 years. …”
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The Effect of Creatine on Muscle Mass Gain: A Literature Review by Artur Drzewiecki, Antonina Drzewiecka, Wiktor Korczak, Maria Madejska, Aleksandra Rudzka, Monika Gaszyńska, Wojciech Falkowski, Weronika Woźniak, Jakub Magielski, Anna Krysińska

“…This research aims to investigate the impact of creatine on hypertrophy, comparing different types, dosages, and training methods to determine the most effective approach for promoting muscle growth.   …”
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Efficacy of photodynamic diagnosis for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: Exploratory subject-based analysis in a prospective, single-arm, multicenter phase III trial by Rikiya Taoka, Hideo Fukuhara, Makito Miyake, Keita Kobayashi, Atsushi Ikeda, Kent Kanao, Yoshinobu Komai, Ryo Fujiwara, Yusuke Sato, Mikio Sugimoto, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Keiji Inoue, Mototsugu Oya

“…Conclusion: This study is the first to demonstrate that PDD's efficacy is maintained up to 8 h after oral 5-ALA administration and indicates that PDD improves the detection rate of bladder cancer, potentially optimizing risk stratification and offering optimal additional treatment.…”
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Surface sediment zonation of the Zayandehroud Dam reservoir based on geochemical indices by Mahtab Haghighatnia, Mohammad Nemati Varnosfaderany, Reza Modarres, Hamid Reza Pakzad

“…Also, in order to prepare a zoning map of the surface sediments of the Zayandehroud Dam reservoir in terms of the Pollution Load Index (PLI), ArcMap software and the interpolation command using the inverse distance weighting (IDW) method were used. Discussion of Results & Conclusions The results showed overall increasing changes in pH, bulk density, dry density, percentage of organic matter, percentage of calcium carbonate, and sand-sized particles from the dam crest to the lake entrance, while the percentage of moisture and Eh showed an overall decreasing trend. …”
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Considerations and Challenges of Resorbable Intramedullary Nailing in Pediatric Forearm Fractures by Gergő Józsa, Tamás Kassai, Marcell Varga, Ádám L. Dávid, Zoltán Tóth, Tibor Molnár, Eszter Antal, Anna Gabriella Lamberti, Hermann Nudelman, Aba Lőrincz

“…<b>Background</b>: Pediatric diaphyseal forearm fractures, often caused by sports or leisure activities, require treatment based on fracture stability. While stable fractures can be managed conservatively, unstable fractures typically require surgery, with elastic stable intramedullary (IM) nailing (ESIN) being the gold standard. …”
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