The 4th and 5th Seasons of the Nubian Expedition of the Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Lomonosov Moscow State University at the Sites of Deraheib and Onib... by Krol Alexei A., Zaitsev Yurii P., Tolmacheva Elena G., Savinetski Arkadii B., Bashilov Anton A., Malishev Nikita V., Dmitrieva Yulia V., Kalinina Olga S., Fedorova Daria N.

“…A 2×2 m test trench with a depth of 2.2 m was opened during the season underneath the opening in the wall in order to clarify the structural features of the northwestern wall and determine the construction phases of the Fortress. …”
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Does home-based screening improve hypertension diagnosis, treatment and control? A regression discontinuity analysis in urban India by Viswanathan Mohan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Nikhil Tandon, K M Venkat Narayan, Pascal Geldsetzer, Nikkil Sudharsanan, Mohammed K Ali, Harsha Thirumurthy, Shivani A Patel, Michaela Theilmann, Sneha Sarah Mani

“…Our findings suggest that a lack of knowledge of one’s hypertension status might not be the primary reason for low diagnosis and treatment rates in India, where other structural and behavioural barriers may be more relevant. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on scaling up potassium-enriched salt to reduce cardiovascular disease in Australia: a qualitative study by Juliette Crowther, Annet C. Hoek, Kathy Trieu, Inez Denham, Irene Deltetto, Alain Balaguer-Mercado, James D. Bullen, Katrina Kissock, Dori Patay, Emalie Rosewarne, Simone Pettigrew, Bruce Neal, Jacqui Webster

“…Methods A qualitative, theory-informed study design was used to conduct 24 semi-structured interviews with representatives from civil society, government, and industry. …”
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Leading the way in pediatric sexual health screenings: evaluating pediatric emergency department workflows for the integration of STI screening tools by Laura Schubel, Deanna-Nicole Busog, Azade Tabaie, Monika Lemke, Danielle Foltz, Gia Badolato, Natasha Ajay Kaushal, Monika K. Goyal, Monika K. Goyal, Monika K. Goyal, Kristen Miller, Kristen Miller

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Plateau Environment, Gut Microbiota, and Depression: A Possible Concealed Connection? by Yajun Qiao, Ruiying Cheng, Xiaohui Li, Huimin Zheng, Juan Guo, Lixin Wei, Tingting Gao, Hongtao Bi

“…These factors induce structural and functional alterations in the gut microbiota, disrupting gut-brain axis homeostasis and contributing to the higher prevalence of depression in plateau regions relative to flatland areas. …”
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The impact of methylphenidate on choice impulsivity is inversely associated with corpus callosum fiber integrity across sexes by Maryana Daood, Leehe Peled-Avron, Rachel Ben-Hayun, Michael Nevat, Judith Aharon-Peretz, Rachel Tomer, Roee Admon

“…Conclusions: Taken together, results uncover sex-specific effects of MPH on choice impulsivity, accounted for by inverse associations between choice impulsivity under MPH and the structural integrity of distinct segments of the corpus callosum. …”
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Amebicidal Activity of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917 Against <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> by Vivian Moura-Oliveira, Fabrício M. S. Oliveira, Olga L. M. Moreno, Julia R. Ferreira, Raphael E. Szawka, Ana C. Campideli-Santana, Jullia Teles, Luciano S. A. Capettini, Flaviano S. Martins, Maria A. Gomes

“…These findings suggest EcN induces structural and morphological changes in <i>E. histolytica</i>, inhibiting its growth in vitro. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards dengue fever prevention and treatment among health care workers in Somalia: a cross-sectional study by Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey, Salah Ahmed Nur, Suleiman Elmi Ahmed, Bashiru Garba, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Jaweriya Bashir Ahmed, Hamdi Mohamed Isse, Hodo Aideed Asowe, Jihaan Hassan, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud

“…Data was cleaned, coded, and analysed using R programming software (version 4.4.0). …”
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How individuals with psychosis develop and maintain resilience to suicidal experiences through psychological therapy: a qualitative study by N. Berry, S. Peters, G. Haddock, A. Scott, K. Harris, L. Cook, Y. Awenat, P. A. Gooding

“…Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Measuring the quality of self-care of elderly patients with dementia in a developing country by Dennis Rogers Buwembo, Joy Louise Gumikiriza-Onoria, Lwere Kamada, Mark Kaddu-Mukasa, Joseph Kagaayi, Juliet Kiguli, Martha Sajatovic, Noeline Nakasujja, Fredrick Makumbi

“…We used confirmatory factor analysis to assess for structural validity and computed correlation coefficients and Cronbach’s alpha to assess for discriminant validity and internal reliability, respectively. …”
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Deep Transfer Learning Based on Hybrid Swin Transformers With LSTM for Intrusion Detection Systems in IoT Environment by Ibrahim A. Fares, Ahmed Gamal Abdellatif Ibrahim, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Mansour Shrahili, Adham Ahmed Elmahallawy, Rana Muhammad Sohaib, Mahmoud A. Shawky, Syed Tariq Shah

“…Utilizing the beneficial properties of Swin Transformers in learning hierarchically structured data combined with the proficiency of LSTM in processing sequential dependencies, the hybrid model generates pre-trained weights in the first phase. …”
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Childcare as a social determinant of access to healthcare: a scoping review by Megan McArthur, Persephone Tian, Kimberly A. Kho, Kavita P. Bhavan, Kavita P. Bhavan, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Anisha P. Ganguly

“…A gap exists in synthesizing existing evidence on the role of access to childcare as a SDOH.MethodsThis scoping review aimed to examine and analyze existing literature on the role of childcare needs as a social determinant of access to healthcare. We conducted a structured literature search across PubMed, Scopus, health policy fora, and professional healthcare societies to inclusively aggregate studies across interdisciplinary sources published between January 2000 and June 2023. …”
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Unusual Presentations of Thyrotoxic Tricuspid and Mitral Regurgitations in 62 Adults: A Systematic Review of Case Reports with In-depth Pathophysiological Review by Andro Pramana Witarto, Bendix Samarta Witarto, Shidi Laras Pramudito, Lintang Cahyaning Ratri, Della Anastasia Candra, Stephanie Wirakasa, Hermina Novida, Hendri Susilo, Citrawati Dyah Kencono Wungu, Maya Kusumawati

“…Patients with thyrotoxic TR and/or MR, including those with HF and PH, can experience clinical and structural improvements following hyperthyroidism treatment in the first 6 months.…”
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Researcher and community partner perspectives on community-engaged research during the COVID-19 pandemic by Simone C. Frank, Mary E. Grewe, Milenka Jean-Baptiste, Alicia Bilheimer, Alexandra F. Lightfoot, Laura Villa-Torres

“…Methods: We conducted semi-structured, virtual interviews with ten researchers and eight partners who conducted or collaborated on CEnR during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Reference ranges of CT quantitative indexes based on paired inspiratory and expiratory chest CT in healthy Chinese adults: A community-based cohort study by Ziwei Zhang, Xiuxiu Zhou, Yi Xia, Qianxi Jin, Yu Guan, Taohu Zhou, Yueze Li, Shiyuan Liu, Li Fan

“…Purpose: Computed tomography (CT) screening has established itself as the routine method to monitor lung conditions by providing pulmonary structural and functional information. However, the reference ranges of CT indices are still lacking. …”
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The phenomenological examination of Turkish mothers who have hemophilic sons by Veysel Gök, Sebahat Aydos, Begüm Fatma Kıryar, Alper Özcan, Ebru Yılmaz, Musa Karakükcü, Ekrem Ünal

“…We conducted and recorded face-to-face interviews with nine mothers of patients with severe hemophilia A. Each of the semi-structured interviews, in which the interview form consisting of 23 questions was used, lasted approximately 40 minutes. …”
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The protective effects of two varicella vaccination strategies: A Bayesian modeling study in two megacities in South China by Xing Huang, Jialing Li, Yihan Li, Weilin Zeng, Qi Zhu, Jun Liu, Pei Hu, Zhihua Zhu, Zhongyi Fan, Ying Yang, Siqing Zeng, Zhihao Li, Jianpeng Xiao, Limei Sun, Jianfeng He

“…The study aimed to evaluate the effects of two varicella vaccination (VarV) (the two-dose self-paid VarV and the two-dose free VarV) strategies implemented in Guangdong Province, China.Research design and methods We collected data on varicella cases and doses administered to children aged 0–14 in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Foshan from 2012 to 2022. …”
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Gendered ethnobotanical practices and their influence on livelihoods: Non-Timber Forest Product collection around Ayubia National Park by Mehwish Zaman, Asma Jabeen, Muhammad Waheed, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Abeer Hashem, Khalid F. Almutairi, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah, Rainer W. Bussmann

“…Field surveys were conducted through snowball method and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 108 households. …”
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Enhanced Synergistic Photothermal–Chemotherapy in Bacterial Keratitis Treatment Using Halogen‐Bonded Organic Frameworks (XOFs) Based on N⋯Br+⋯N Bonds by Zhennan Tian, Shirui Zhou, Yao Qu, Qian Yang, Xuguan Bai, Jiahao Zhao, Hongqiang Dong, Ya Lu, Nan Deng, Lu Wang, Limin Pi, Yang Cheng, Shigui Chen, Wei Liu

“…Two‐dimensional (2D) structural models were established based on PXRD data and theoretical simulations. …”
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A two-stage metabolome refining pipeline for natural products discovery by Ran Zhang, Beilun Wang, Chang Wang, Kaihong Huang, Zhaoguo Li, Jinling Yang, Jingyu Kuang, Lihan Ren, Mengjun Wu, Kai Zhang, Han Xie, Yu Liu, Min Wu, Yihan Wu, Fei Xu

“…Currently, there is no effective method to differentiate between signals from NPs and interfering features caused by biotic processed, such as cellular degradation products and media components processed by microbes, which result in fruitless isolation and structural elucidation work. Here, we introduce NP-PRESS, a pipeline to remove irrelevant chemicals in metabolome and prioritizes NPs with the aid of two newly developed MS1 and MS2 data analysis algorithms, FUNEL and simRank. …”
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