Understanding perception of the radiology community concerning virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology in radiology education by Suneet Paulson, Dwight Figueiredo, Sushant Matre

“…By incorporating immersive technologies like VR and AR, significant enhancements to preexisting radiology-based teaching and training simulations can enhance learning, visualization, and skill development in radiology. This paper explores four basic types of VR technology used in radiology education, which are non-immersive, semi-immersive, fully immersive, and augmented reality, and their applications. …”
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Hepatoprotective Effects of Nasturtium Officinale and Allium Polyanthum Extracts on CCL4- Induced Hepatic Damage In Albino Rats by Shkar Rzgar K.Rostam, Zana Hassan Ibrahim, Rebaz Rebwar Mala, Soran Qadir Abdul

“…The aim: This study was designed to explore the potential hepatoprotective effects of Nasturtium officinale and Allium polyanthum plant extracts against CCl4-induced hepatic injury in rat model. …”
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PROFILES OF FILIPINO TEACHERS AND THEIR ONLINE TEACHING COMPETENCIES DURING THE PANDEMIC by Dave Marcial, Aurielle Lisa Z. Maypa, Cindy Ruth R. Villariza, Grace L. Apao

“…Secondly, the paper assesses and measures teachers' competencies in online teaching. Lastly, the study explores significant relationships and differences between the profiles and the competencies. …”
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Association between obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and arteriosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: mediating effect of blood pressure by Xinshui Wang, Xiaolin Huang, Yuexian Xing, Xiaohong Jiang, Fei Hua

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) and arteriosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and to evaluate the mediating effect of blood pressure in this process.MethodsA total of 411 T2DM patients admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2021 to December 2023 were selected and divided into the arteriosclerosis group (n = 299) and the non-arteriosclerosis group (n = 112) based on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV). …”
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Rock fracture mode and acoustic emission characteristics under true triaxial single-sided unloading path by Longpei Ma, Longpei Ma, Chongyan Liu, Guangming Zhao, Guangming Zhao

“…At the same time, in order to analyze the experimental data more thoroughly, the Gaussian mixture model (GMM) clustering algorithm was introduced to perform clustering analysis on the characteristic parameters of acoustic emission, so as to explore the damage and fracture patterns of the unloading rocks. …”
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A community-based study to estimate the internet usage and its associated factors among elderly residing in an urban slum area in North India by Garima Sangwan, Nitika Sharma, Rajesh Garg

“…While internet addiction has been widely studied in adolescents and young adults, there are limited studies to explore internet addiction among the elderly. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of percutaneous liver biopsy characteristics and pathological manifestations in a large patient cohort (2009–2024) by Minling Cao, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayu Wang, Junmin Jiang

“…Further research is warranted to explore optimal management strategies for these patient subpopulations.…”
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The tryptophan-aspartate (WD) repeat domain of bovine Coronin-1A promotes mycobacterial survival by inhibiting calcium signaling-mediated phagosome-lysosome fusion by Jing Yang, Zhunan Li, Aicong Li, Yayi Liu, Xinyan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yuanpeng Gao

“…However, the involvement of bovine Coronin-1A (bCoronin-1A) in M.tb infection and whether it can be manipulated so as to enhance host resistance against bovine tuberculosis remains to be seen. Here, we explored the role of bCoronin-1A in phagosome-lysosome fusion in M.tb-infected macrophages. …”
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Evaluation of the digital diabetes prevention programme pilot: uncontrolled mixed-methods study protocol by William Henley, Elizabeth Murray, Kerry Daff, Anthi Lavida, Jenny Irwin, Jonathan Valabhji

“…National Health Service England (NHSE) is exploring the potential of a digital diabetes prevention programme (DDPP) and has commissioned a pilot with embedded evaluation.Methods and analysis This study aims to determine whether, and if so, how, should NHSE implement a national DDPP, using a mixed-methods pretest and post-test design, underpinned by two theoretical frameworks: the Coventry, Aberdeen and London - Refined (CALO-RE) taxonomy of behavioural change techniques for the digital interventions and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) for implementation processes. …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“…Studies lacking direct comparison or exploring diseases other than pneumonia, case reports, and those examining pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 variants were excluded. …”
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Mechanisms and regulatory pathways of recessive land use transition by TAN Lin, CHEN Lan

“…Clarifying the scientific connotation and intrinsic mechanisms of recessive land use transition and exploring regulatory pathways to address urban-rural economic and social transitions can provide a basis for optimizing territorial spatial patterns and promoting high-quality development. …”
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Multi-dimensional evidence from the UK Biobank shows the impact of diet and macronutrient intake on aging by Chen Zhu, Youfa Wang, Xiaosong Yang, Qiran Zhao, Wenyan Xu, Xiaolu Wang, Yanjun Liang, Qihui Chen, Shenggen Fan

“…Multivariable Mendelian Randomization (MVMR) was employed to explore causal links between macronutrient consumption and aging outcomes. …”
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Anxiety disorder, depression and coronary artery disease: associations and modification by genetic susceptibility by Shinya Nakada, Joey Ward, Rona J. Strawbridge, Paul Welsh, Carlos Celis-Morales, Frederick K. Ho, Jill P. Pell

“…Therefore, other mechanisms should be explored.…”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…Discount rates of 4.0% and 1.5% per annum were applied to costs and outcomes, respectively. Uncertainty was explored through deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. …”
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Pengaruh Tahapan Preprocessing Terhadap Model Indobert Dan Indobertweet Untuk Mendeteksi Emosi Pada Komentar Akun Berita Instagram by Ulfia Khairani, Viska Mutiawani, Hendri Ahmadian

“…This research aims to compare the IndoBERT and IndoBERTweet models in detecting emotions in Instagram news account comments and explore the impact of preprocessing stages, especially removing stopwords and stemming on both models. …”
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Coupling relationship between land use transition and rural transformation development: A case study of county-level regions in Jiangsu Province by GE Dazhuan, WANG Rumin, LU Xiaoxue

“…[Methods] This paper took the county-level administrative regions in Jiangsu Province as an example from 2000 to 2020, analyzed the theoretical framework of the coupling relationship between land use transition and rural transformation development, and applied the coupling coordination and VAR model to explore their spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and interaction mechanism. …”
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Efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine on postoperative sore throat after laryngeal mask insertion: a randomized controlled trial by Jianxin Jiang, Jimin Wu, Shuqi Shi, Xiaoli Dong, Jiaxiang Yin, Yini Wu

“…Abstract Background This randomized controlled trial was performed to explore efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine on postoperative sore throat after laryngeal mask insertion. …”
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Nurses retention: the impact of transformational leadership, career growth, work well-being, and work-life Balance by Eman Sameh AbdELhay, Samah Mohamed Taha, Mona Metwally El-Sayed, Sahar Hassan Helaly, Islam Sameh AbdELhay

“…Future studies should explore factors related to career growth and work well-being to determine their potential impact on retention.…”
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UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study by Rachael L Murray, Joanne Morling, Nathan Davies, Tessa Langley, Manpreet Bains

“…There is substantial evidence for the benefits of raising the age of sale of tobacco but, despite several governments proposing SFG, the policy has faced significant challenge and has not been implemented at nation-state level. This study explores the context in which UK may be the first country to introduce SFG, identifies potential barriers and facilitators to SFG implementation and outlines possible approaches to SFG policy design.Methods We conducted 19 qualitative semistructured interviews with policymakers and health leaders in England, Scotland and Wales, including politicians, public health experts, academics, trading standards experts (responsible in UK for enforcing age restrictions on products), clinicians and civil society (charity sector) representatives. …”
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Economic Burden of HIV in a Commercially Insured Population in the United States by Cindy Y. Chen, Prina Donga, Alicia K. Campbell, Babafemi Taiwo

“…The chronic nature of HIV warrants further exploration of factors contributing to disease burden and opportunities to improve prevention strategies.…”
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