Association Between A1c and Cutaneous Dermatophytosis: A Case–Control Study by Nicole Ufkes, Zachary Hopkins, John Skylar Westerdahl, Scott R. Florell

“…Controls included patients seen in the dermatology department but who had no known diagnosis (past or current) of dermatophyte infection and were seen in a context where tinea could have been identified (i.e., no surgical visits, suture removals, spot checks, and cosmetic visits) and did not have a potentially confounding condition (inflammatory rashes). …”
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Investigating How Policies and Other Conditions Contribute to Influencing Agricultural GHG Emissions in the EU by Francesco Galioto, Irene Criscuoli, Andrea Martelli, Maria Valentina Lasorella, Ilaria Falconi, Danilo Marandola, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Francesca Varia

“…Based on these facts, we introduce the context of implementation of the 2014–2022 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), within which many interventions were designed to improve sustainability and increase competitiveness, and we formulate hypotheses on how CAP instruments can contribute differently to influencing GHG emissions from agriculture. …”
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Kyrgyz SSR During the Great Patriotic War: Demographic Processes and Challenges by Shaiyrkul Batyrbaeva, Anara Karyeva

“…By 1943, natural growth became negative, which was accompanied by an increase in migration losses caused by the return of evacuees and a general increase in mortality. …”
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Bicomponent ZnO-Ag janus nanoparticles with high antitumor activity <I>in vitro</I> by O. V. Bakina, V. R. Zhou, M. I. Lerner

“…The high antitumor activity of nanoparticles with a minimum silver content can be explained by a decrease in the size of silver fragments from 46 nm to 23 nm and a decrease in the average particle size from 92 nm to 54 nm. …”
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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…Study 1B: we undertook six focus-group discussions (FGDs) with MSM to increase understanding of accessibility and feasibility of HIV self-testing among MSM and identify barriers and facilitators in a range of models and contexts to inform development of the intervention. …”
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Structural and hydraulic changes in grape shoot xylem under different root zone volumes by 伟晴 冯, You-Mei Li, Chen Zhou, Zhao-Sen Xie

“…The results indicate that a decrease in container volume leads to a decrease in shoot growth and xylem vessel size. …”
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Economic benefits of rational perennial planting use under global climate change in Chuy by Belek uulu Esenbek, Rakhmatova Mavliuda, Ibraeva Nurila, Shakirova Klara, Chortonbaeva Asel, Ishekeev Nazarkul

“…The analysis is based on data on the current use of agricultural technologies and modeling their impact on economic benefits. …”
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Administration of aspirin and risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Arooba Noor Abbasi, Fatimah Bismah Athar, Arooba Lakho

“…While Aspirin shows major benefits in other contexts, its role in PDAC risk reduction appears limited. …”
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Deterioration of sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown by Alison Bentley, Laura C. Roden, Jonathan P. Davy, Stella Iacovides, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Karine Scheuermaier, Raphaella Lewis, Gosia Lipinska, Johanna Roche, Candice J. Christie, Swantje Wells, Dale E. Rae

“…Comparative analyses were conducted between participants who identified a current or previous diagnosis of insomnia (n = 135, Insomnia group, irrespective of whether they had current symptoms or not) and those reporting no sleep disorders (n = 700, No-Insomnia group). …”
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Land surveying and geodetic sectors of Ukraine during wartime: transformations and challenges by A. Martyn, N. Bavrovska

“…This article is dedicated to the current state of the land surveying and geodetic sectors in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian military aggression. …”
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Organizational Support as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to Their Autonomy by Ehsan S. S. Saad, Samah M. Elsayed

“… Context: Nurses need support at all levels in the organization. …”
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Knowledge mapping of exosomes in ischemic stroke: a bibliometric analysis by Xiaofang Ding, Guoying Zou, Nuoya Ma, Xudong Tang, Jia Zhou

“…This study systematically evaluated the current knowledge and identified emerging research trends regarding exosomes in ischemic stroke through a bibliometric analysis.MethodsWe retrieved research articles on the role of exosomes in ischemic stroke published between 2004 and 2023 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database and then conducted a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and the bibliometrix package in the R programming environment.ResultsA comprehensive analysis of 374 publications from 38 countries revealed a steady increase in research focused on exosomes in ischemic stroke. …”
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Du nomadisme à la sédentarisation by Aimé Landry Dongmo, Patrice Djamen, Éric Vall, Koussou Mian-Oudanang, Doubangolo Coulibaly, Jean Lossouarn

“…Major changes in pastoralism started in the 70’s when severe droughts decimated livestock, followed by the inflow of migrant farmers on pasture land. Current studies on pastoral livestock farming, crop and livestock integration, and livestock product industries carried out within the framework of four PhD theses at AgroParisTech and two development-oriented research projects (ARDESAC and DURAS) in Cameroon, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali highlight current transformations and modalities, and raise general issues based on local specificities. …”
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Beyond the numbers: App-enabled stroke prediction system for high-risk individuals in imbalanced datasets by Abrar Faiaz Eram, Aliva Sadnim Mahmud, Marwan Mostafa Khadem, Md Amimul Ihsan

“…While machine learning approaches show promise in stroke prediction, current research often relies on synthetic data to address dataset imbalance, potentially compromising real-world model performance in clinical settings. …”
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Extraction and Coordination Chemistry of Mo(Ⅵ)/U(Ⅵ) With Unilateral Derivatized Phenanthroline Amide Ligands by Tao-yuan XIU, Yue-kun LIU, Meng ZHANG, Yi HONG, Guo-an YE, Cai-shan JIAO, Li-yong YUAN, Wei-qun SHI

“…Medical radioactive isotopes play a very important role in disease diagnosis and treatment, with 99Tcm drugs being widely used in disease diagnosis. 99Tcm is primarily obtained from its parent nuclide, 99Mo, through a 99Mo/99Tcm generator. Currently, the main methods of producing 99Mo include reactor production, accelerator-based production, and neutron generator production. …”
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Creation of polymer composites with mineral fillers by Mairamkul K. Chimchikova, Imilya A. Rysbaeva, Zhanbolot K. Aidaraliev, Akmarzhan Zh. Talgatbekova, Anarbek B. Mamytov

“… Introduction. Currently, the development of science and technology requires the creation of new polymer composites with high technical characteristics for various industries. …”
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Microstructure and electrochemical corrosion behaviour of API 5L X90 pipeline steel in a simulated soil environment by Mahdi Yeganeh, Mostafa Eskandari, Hasan Mousavi

“…Potentiodynamic polarization tests indicated an absence of passivation, accompanied by a decrease in corrosion current density and a shift in corrosion potential toward the cathodic direction during immersion. …”
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Inositol Pyrophosphate Profiling of Two HCT116 Cell Lines Uncovers Variation in InsP8 Levels. by Chunfang Gu, Miranda S C Wilson, Henning J Jessen, Adolfo Saiardi, Stephen B Shears

“…The HCT116 cell line, which has a pseudo-diploid karotype, is a popular model in the fields of cancer cell biology, intestinal immunity, and inflammation. In the current study, we describe two batches of diverged HCT116 cells, which we designate as HCT116NIH and HCT116UCL. …”
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Three-step fabrication of TiO2CdS spheres on SiO2 supports for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance by Zhengyou Li, Alexander V. Soldatov, Aslam Hossain

“…The overpotential exhibited a notable decrease from 793 mV to 264 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm², demonstrating the improved electrocatalytic efficiency as CdS concentration increased. …”
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Transuterine relocation of pregnant uterine horn segment in an exploratory rat model with implications for tubal ectopic pregnancy by Cara Buskmiller, Christina Camilleri, Stephen Sammut

“…Abstract Ectopic pregnancy affects ~ 2% of pregnancies annually in the United States, with no current treatments allowing for the continuation of the pregnancy. …”
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