Characterization of Herbal Tea Bags Made from Starfruit Leaves (Averrhoa Bilimbi), Gotu Kola Leaves (Centella Asiatica) and Cinnamon Powder (Cinnamomun Burmanii) as Functional Drinks by Fachrur Rozi, Diana Silvy, Daimon Syukri

“… This research aimed to study the characteristics of herbal tea bags from starfruit leaves, gotu kola leaves and cinnamon powder. …”
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EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 utility scores in people living with chronic low back pain: a survey from Quebec by Thomas G Poder, Liang Wang, Nathalie Carrier

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Incidental Laparoscopic Discovery of an Intraperitoneal Plastic Catheter 16 Years after an Unsafe Abortion: A Case Report from the Gynecologic, Obstetric, and Pediatric Hospital of Yaoundé (Cameroon) by Ngandji Andre, Ngo Um Meka Esther Juliette, Fokom Joel, Wandji Brigitte, Foumane Pascal

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Effectiveness of Combination of Chitosan Gel and Hydroxyapatite from Crabs Shells (Portunus pelagicus) Waste as Bonegraft on Periodontal Network Regeneration through IL-1 and BMP-2 Analysis by Asdar Gani, Risfah Yulianty, Supiaty Supiaty, Machirah Rusdy, Gustivanny Dwipa Asri, Dian Eka Satya, Ayu Rahayu Feblina, Harun Achmad

“…Chitosan and hydroxyapatite can be obtained from the shells of crustaceans, such as crabs shells (Portunus pelagicus). …”
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What do we mean when we talk about socioeconomic status? Implications for measurement, mechanisms and interventions from a critical review on adolescent mental health by Aaron Reeves, Lucy Bowes, Mirela Zaneva, Tsvetomira Dumbalska

“…We examined 334 relevant papers from 2013 to 2024 and found significant variability in the operationalisation of SES. …”
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Assessment of factors associated with improved glycemic control after switching from intermittently scanned to real-time continuous glucose monitoring in Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes by Eijiro Yamada, Yasuyo Nakajima, Kazuhiko Horiguchi, Shuichi Okada, Masanobu Yamada

“…However, there have been few studies of the effect of switching from isCGM to rtCGM on glycemic control, as well as the specific factors underlying any observed improvements. …”
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Nucleic Acid Aptamers for Human Norovirus GII.4 and GII.17 Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) Exhibit Specific Binding and Inhibit VLPs from Entering Cells by Cheng C, Sun M, Li J, Xue Y, Cai X, Liu J, Wang X, Xu S, Xie Y, Zhang J

“…AP4-2 and AP17-4 were able to differentiate HuNoV from other diarrhea-causing pathogens or unrelated proteins (P < 0.0001). …”
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Different Responses to Drug Safety Screening Targets between Human Neonatal and Infantile Heart Tissue and Cardiac Bodies Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Jan Trieschmann, Moritz Haustein, Annette Köster, Jürgen Hescheler, Konrad Brockmeier, Gerardus Bennink, Tobias Hannes

“…Myocardial tissue slices were prepared from biopsies obtained from patients undergoing surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). …”
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Metabolomic profiles of <i>Ribes nigrum</i> L. and <i>Lonicera caerulea</i> L. from the collection of the N.I. Vavilov Institute in the setting of Northwest Russia by T. V. Shelenga, V. S. Popov, A. V. Konarev, N. G. Tikhonova, O. A. Tikhonova, Y. A. Kerv, A. E. Smolenskaya, L. L. Malyshev

“…The investigation of L. caerulea and R. nigrum fruit’s accessions from the VIR collection using gas-liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry allows us to obtain new information about the biochemical characteristics of fruits, to identify L. caerulea and R. nigrum varieties with optimal economically valuable characteristics, to determine the specificity of L. caerulea and R. nigrum metabolomic spectra in the setting of Northwest Russia. …”
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Clinical practice for migraine treatment and characteristics of medical facilities and physicians treating migraine: Insights from a retrospective cohort study using a Japanese claims database. by Tsubasa Takizawa, Takahiro Kitano, Kanae Togo, Reiko Yoshikawa, Masahiro Iijima

“…Anonymized claims data of patients with migraine was obtained from JMDC Inc (January 2018-June 2023). Patient characteristics and treatment pattern according to medical facilities and physicians' specialties treating migraine were evaluated. …”
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Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff’s decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017–2018 by Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah

“…Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis and Wagstaff’s decomposition were used to fulfil the objectives of the study.Results There was a significant difference for the prevalence of depression (4.3%; p&lt;0.05) among older adults from poor (11.2%) and non-poor categories (6.8%). …”
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Evaluation of Phytochemical Content and In Vitro Antioxidant Activities of Pistacia lentiscus L. Leaves Extracts, a Medicinal Plant From the Beni-Snassen Forest (Eastern Region of Morocco) by Mourad Bendada, Abderrahmane Hadini, Ouahid El Asri, Youness Taarabt, Abderrahmane Nazih, Karim Andich, Khalid El Bekkaye, Khalid Chaabane

“…A medicinal plant from the Beni-Snassen Forest in the eastern region of Morocco has been studied. …”
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Discovery of anti-Ebola virus multi-target inhibitors from traditional Chinese medicine database using molecular screening, biophysical investigation, and binding free energy calculations by Abbas Khan, Abrar Mohammad Sayaf, Anwar Mohammad, Fahad M. Alshabrmi, Tarek Benameur, Dong-Qing Wei, Kar Kheng Yeoh, Abdelali Agouni

“…Materials and methods: In this study, we employed in silico methods to assess the inhibitory activity of natural products from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) against four EBOV proteins that are crucial for viral replication and assembly: VP40, VP35, VP30, and VP24. …”
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Protracted Clonal Trajectory of a JAK2 V617F-Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Developing during Long-Term Remission from Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Stephen E. Langabeer, Karl Haslam, Maria Anne Smyth, John Quinn, Philip T. Murphy

“…As AML relapse has not occurred, the MPN may have arose in a separate initiating cell from that of the AML. Alternatively, both malignancies possibly evolved from a common precursor defined by a predisposition mutation with divergent evolution into MPN through acquisition of the JAK2 V617F and AML through acquisition of different mutations. …”
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Prevalence of the polymorphic H-ficolin (FCN3) genes and mannosebinding lectin-associated serine protease-2 (MASP2) in indigenous populations from the Russian Arctic regions by M. V. Smolnikova, S. Yu. Tereshchenko

“…The heterozygous genotype AG rs72550870 associated with a reduced level of protease was found to occur rarely in the Nenets, Dolgans and Nganasans compared to newborns of Caucasoid origin from Krasnoyarsk: 0.5 % versus 3.3 %, respectively. …”
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Generation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell lines (UKJi003-A) from a patient with Fabry disease and healthy donor (UKJi004-A) by Mohamed M. Bekhite, Sascha Hübner, Tom Kretzschmar, Claudia Backsch, Anja Weise, Elisabeth Klein, Jürgen Bogoviku, Julian Westphal, P. Christian Schulze

“…UKJi004-A was produced from a healthy donor, whereas UKJi003-A was produced from a patient who had FD with GLA-mutation (IVS6-10G>A). …”
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A green route of antibacterial films production from shrimp (Penaeus monodon) shell waste biomass derived chitosan: Physicochemical, thermomechanical, morphological and antimicrobial activity analysis by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Ripon Kumar Saha

“…By this study a green route of production of antibacterial films from the agro-waste biomass has been developed. Whereas the highly active chitosan were extracted from shrimp (Penaeus monodon) shells by conducting demineralization, de-proteinization, and deacetylation reaction. …”
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Intraspecific Morphometric Variation in a New Species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> Thélohan 1892 (Cnidaria) from the South Atlantic Ocean: An Ecomorphological Study Using Geometric Morphometrics by Delfina M. P. Cantatore, Martina Lisnerová, Paula S. Marcotegui, María A. Rossin, Astrid S. Holzer

“…A new species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> (Ceratomyxidae, Myxosporea) was found infecting the gall bladder of the Argentine croaker <i>Umbrina canosai</i> Berg 1895 (Sciaenidae, Perciformes) from the Argentine sea. Using an integrative taxonomic approach that combines morphological, bioecological, and molecular analyses, we provide evidence that clearly differentiates this species from known taxa and formally describe <i>Ceratomyxa fialai</i> as a new species. …”
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Exploring the Anti-Osteoporotic Effects of <i>n</i>-Hexane Fraction from <i>Cotoneaster wilsonii</i> Nakai: Activation of Runx2 and Osteoblast Differentiation In Vivo by Soyeon Hong, Hee Ju Lee, Da Seul Jung, Saruul Erdenebileg, Hoseong Hwang, Hak Cheol Kwon, Jaeyoung Kwon, Gyhye Yoo

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Impact of Additional Active Treatment for Prostate Cancer on Health-related Quality of Life of Men: Results from the EUPROMS 2.0 1-year Follow-up Survey by Lionne D.F. Venderbos, Sebastiaan Remmers, André Deschamps, John Dowling, Ernst-Günter Carl, Nuno Pereira-Azevedo, Monique J. Roobol

“…Background and objective: In 2019 and 2021, Europa Uomo initiated the Europa Uomo Patient Reported Outcome Study (EUPROMS) and the EUPROMS 2.0 survey, with the goal of collecting data on patients’ self-reported perspective on physical and mental well-being outside of a clinical trial setting, to be able to investigate the burden of prostate cancer (PCa) treatment from a patient-to-patient perspective. Acknowledging the importance of collecting quality of life (QoL) follow-up data, a 1-yr follow-up (1yrFU) study was conducted to assess the effect of additional PCa treatment on QoL. …”
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