Anatomical and histological characterization of the filum terminale in dogs by Christoforos Posporis, Javier Espinosa, Martí Pumarola, Ester Blasco Ortega, Jaume Alomar, Koen Santifort, Koen Santifort, Steven De Decker, Karol Lam, Juan José Mínguez, Patricia Álvarez, Vicente Aige-Gil

“…This study presents the first comprehensive anatomical and histological characterization of the normal canine FT, establishing baseline reference data to facilitate the identification of pathomorphological alterations associated with disorders involving this structure, such as tethered cord syndrome.…”
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Virtual Health Research Capacity Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Integrative Review by Chelsea M. McGuire, Nikolina Boskovic, Bolatito Betty Fatusin, Pius Ameh, Taylor Reed, Priyanka Jethwani, David Flynn, Jo Cooke, Robert Saper

“…Using NVivo, we coded until theoretical saturation and analyzed data using the constant comparison method. Findings: From 1397 articles, 58 met inclusion criteria. …”
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Developing an adaptive paediatric intensive care unit platform trial with key stakeholders: a qualitative study by Kerry Woolfall, Mark J Peters, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Elizabeth Deja, Jennifer Preston, Paul R Mouncey, Julie C Menzies, Doug William Gould, Tracy Karen Mitchell, Shelley Marsh, Jennifer Ainsworth, Hannah Sedgwick, Carly Tibbins

“…Findings provide insight into how the PICU platform trial should be designed and operationalised, including having a broad and inclusive population eligible for inclusion onto the platform trial, with different inclusion and exclusion criteria for each domain; starting the trial with no more than three domains and prioritising the outcomes of Child quality of life and Survival (all participants). Optimal governance structure and suggestions about how any challenges to the success of the full trial can be overcome are also presented.Conclusions Young people, parents/carers and PICU staff viewed the proposed PICU platform trial to be acceptable. …”
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Betulinic acid protects against ovarian impairment by decreasing F-2 toxin-induced oxidative stress and inflammation associated with the downregulation of p38 expression in mice by Li Kong, Xinyu Gao, Lijuan Zhu, Xing Lin, You Huang, Chunlin Huang, Wenjiang Yang, Yazhi Chen, Haoqiang Zhao, Jing Wu, Zhihang Yuan, Jin’e Yi

“…Betulinic acid (BA) is a natural pentacyclic lupane-structure triterpenoid that has diverse pharmacological activities. …”
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The death of a neurotrauma trial lessons learned from the prematurely halted randomized evaluation of surgery in elderly with traumatic acute subdural hematoma (RESET-ASDH) trial by R.D. Singh, J.T.J.M. van Dijck, T.A. van Essen, H.P. Nix, R.J.G. Vreeburg, H.F. den Boogert, G.C.W. de Ruiter, B. Depreitere, W.C. Peul

“…Furthermore, non-structured interviews with involved clinical research personnel were conducted. …”
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Is malathion oncogenic for mosquitoes? A transcriptomic and histological study of adults derived from malathion exposed larvae by Audrey Arnal, Erika Burioli, Lisa Jacquin, Sophie Labrut, Stéphane Duchon, Marie Rossignol, Delphine Nicolas, Beata Ujvari, Antoine Dujon, Jordan Meliani, Jérôme Abadie, Frédéric Thomas, Vincent Corbel

“…Here, we quantitatively investigated whether larval exposure to environmentally realistic concentrations of malathion could affect mosquito tissue structure and gene expression profiles of adult Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquitoes), using both RNA-seq and histological approaches. …”
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Retention of medical officers in the district health services of the Western Cape, South Africa: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study by Robert J. Mash, Werner Viljoen, Steve Swartz, Mumtaz Abbas, Leigh Wagner, Herma Steyn, Gavin Hendricks, Dusica Stapar, Andrew Williams, Adeloye Adeniji, Johan Schoevers, Paul Kapp

“…Medical officers were purposefully selected in terms of districts, facility types, gender, seniority and perceived likelihood of leaving in the next four years. Semi-structured interviews were performed by family physicians, and the qualitative data were analysed using the framework method. …”
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Impact of young people’s admissions to adult mental health wards in England: national qualitative study by Anne-Marie Burn, Josephine Holland, James Roe, Elinor Hopkin, Lorna Wild, Michelle Fisher, Tamsin Ford, Saeed Nazir, Bernadka Dubicka, Anthony James, Helena Tuomainen, Nicole Fung, Adam Wagner, Richard Morriss, Kapil Sayal

“…Aims To explore the impact of young people’s admissions to adult wards, from the perspectives of young people, parents/carers and mental health professionals working in adult services. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 participants to explore experiences of receiving and delivering care in adult mental health wards. …”
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The interaction of UBR4, LRP1, and OPHN1 in refractory epilepsy: Drosophila model to investigate the oligogenic effect on epilepsy by Rui-Na Huang, Si-Yuan Luo, Tao Huang, Xiong-Sheng Li, Fan-Chao Zhou, Wei-Hao Yin, Ze-Ru Chen, Shi-Zhan Yuan, Ling-Ying Li, Bin Tang, Jing-Da Qiao

“…This study established a novel framework to clarify the multiple genetic structure of epileptogenicity in refractory epilepsy with oligogenic background, which could be critical to translational medicine and precision therapy development.…”
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Protocol for PD SENSORS: Parkinson’s Disease Symptom Evaluation in a Naturalistic Setting producing Outcome measuRes using SPHERE technology. An observational feasibility study of... by Catherine Morgan, Walter Maetzler, Oliver Watson, Lynn Rochester, Ian Craddock, Helen Matthews, Emma L Tonkin, Kirsi M Kinnunen, Roisin McNaney, Sam Whitehouse, Majid Mirmehdi, Farnoosh Heidarivincheh, Ryan McConville, Julia Carey, Michal Rolinski, Rachel Eardley, Alan L Whone

“…Acceptability of the technology will be evaluated qualitatively using semi-structured interviews.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been given to commence this study; the results will be disseminated as widely as appropriate.…”
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Jet-fuel range hydrocarbon production from Reutealis trisperma oil over Al-MCM-41 derived from Indonesian Kaolin with different Si/Al ratio by Reva Edra Nugraha, Didik Prasetyoko, Nabila Argya Nareswari, Abdul Aziz, Holilah Holilah, Hasliza Bahruji, Muhammad Rahimi Yusop, Nurul Asikin-Mijan, Suprapto Suprapto, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Aishah Abdul Jalil, Santi Wulan Purnami, Hartati Hartati

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Developing a national clinical competency committee for family medicine training, South Africa by Louis S. Jenkins, Mergan Naidoo, Kefilwe Hlabyago, Dirk T. Hagemeister, Neetha Erumeda, Busisiwe Cawe, Tasleem Ras, Mulimisi Ramavhuya, Owen Eales

“…These EPAs provide a structured approach to assessing and developing the competencies required for independent practice in family medicine. …”
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Prioritising Key Concepts for informed health choices in cancer: An evidence-based online educational programme by Mengqi Li, Declan Devane, Claire Beecher, Maura Dowling, Austin G. Duffy, Caitriona Duggan, David Robert Grimes, Avril Kennan, Claire Kilty, Allen Nsangi, Andrew D. Oxman, Derek C. Stewart, Elaine Toomey, Marie Tierney

“…The process involved disseminating pre-reading materials, training sessions, and a structured judgement form to evaluate concepts for inclusion. …”
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Dynamics of Reconnection Nanojets in Eruptive and Confined Solar Flares by Annu Bura, Arpit Kumar Shrivastav, Ritesh Patel, Tanmoy Samanta, Sushree S Nayak, Ananya Ghosh, Shanwlee Sow Mondal, Vaibhav Pant, Daniel B. Seaton

“…We infer that this sheared arcade configuration in the eruptive event creates favorable conditions for higher speeds and kinetic energies, unlike the less braided structure in the confined event. Our findings highlight the crucial role of the surrounding magnetic environment in regulating the energetics of nanoflare ejections in the solar atmosphere.…”
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Anaemia during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of antenatal attendants at the Madina Pentecost Hospital, La Nkwantanang Municipality, Ghana by Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, Wina Ivy Ofori Boadu, Lois Tekutey Narh, Joseph Frimpong, Abdul-Wahab Mawuko, John Gameli Deku, Kofi Mensah, Charles Nkansah, Samuel Kwasi Appiah, Felix Osei Boakye, Enoch Odame Anto, Lilian Antwi Boateng, Benedict Sackey, Otchere Addai-Mensah

“…This cross-sectional study conveniently recruited 300 Ghanaian pregnant women attending the Madina Pentecost Hospital for antenatal care. A structured questionnaire was administered to obtain data on sociodemographics (age, marital status, level of education, occupation and religion) and knowledge level of anaemia. …”
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Tungsten solubility and speciation in hydrothermal solutions revealed by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy by M. Borchert, M. Borchert, M. A. Kokh, M. A. Kokh, M. Louvel, M. Louvel, E. F. Bazarkina, E. F. Bazarkina, A. Loges, E. Welter, D. Testemale, R. Al Abed, S. Klemme, M. Wilke

“…X-ray spectroscopic data measured in situ – with X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) – were applied to characterize the symmetry and the type of atoms of the first coordination shell of W aqueous complexes present in the fluid at given temperatures and pressures. …”
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H I Absorption Line and Anomalous Dispersion in the Radio Pulses of PSR B1937+21 by Jinchen Jiang, Shunshun Cao, Kejia Lee, Bojun Wang, Heng Xu, Siyuan Chen, Yanjun Guo, Peng Jiang, Weicong Jing, Jiguang Lu, Jiangwei Xu, Renxin Xu, Zihan Xue

“…We use the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope to observe the bright millisecond pulsar PSR B1937+21 (J1939+2134) and record the data in the band from 1.0 to 1.5 GHz. We measure the neutral hydrogen (H I ) emission and absorption lines near 1420 MHz ( λ  ≃ 21 cm). …”
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Genetic assessment of Saccharina germplasm using SNP markers: Facilitating core collection establishment and fingerprinting identification by Zihan Gai, Shuxiu Chen, Shan Sai, Liping Liu, Yuting Zhai, Rui Qian, Ruina Wu, Juping Zhao, Liqin Wang, Yan Li, Yanling Liu, Weiwei Wang, Xiaojie Li, Linan Zhang

“…Despite extensive efforts to collect and preserve its germplasms, the absence of genetic data and reliable molecular markers has obstructed their effective utilization, thereby limiting genetic improvement of S. japonica. …”
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Two Distinctly Different Characteristics of Flare-driven Coronal Rain Revealed from High-resolution Spectroscopic Imaging Observations with FISS/GST by Donguk Song, Eun-Kyung Lim, Jongchul Chae, Maria S. Madjarska, Masahito Kubo, Hannah Kwak, Juhyung Kang, Ryohtaroh T. Ishikawa, Kyoung-Sun Lee

“…We estimate the spatial scale of the fine structure of the coronal rain and the footpoint brightening. …”
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Characteristics of atmospheric variables over the southern coast of West Java in the presence of Australian Monsoon and MRG waves by Didi Satiadi, Trismidianto, Anis Purwaningsih, Dita Fatria Andarini, Risyanto, Teguh Harjana, Ibnu Fathrio, Alfan Sukmana Praja, Noersomadi, Fadli Nauval, Elfira Saufina, Ina Juaeni, Adi Witono, Aisya Nafiisyanti, Wendi Harjupa, Eddy Hermawan, Robi Muharsyah, Danang Eko Nuryanto

“…The Global Navigation Satellite System - Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) and the latest ECMWF climate reanalysis (ERA5) data were used to identify the MRG waves features using Hovmöller, space-time spectral, and wavelet analyses. …”
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