Comparisons of acupuncture therapies combining conventional treatment in the management of vascular cognitive impairment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yuan-Ling Liao, Pei-Shan Hsu, Chang-Ti Lee, Chang-Ti Lee, Li-Jen Su, Li-Jen Su, Yi-Ying Shen, Adam Tsou, Chou-Chin Lan, Chou-Chin Lan, I-Shiang Tzeng, Guan-Ting Liu, Po-Chun Hsieh, Po-Chun Hsieh

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Mobilizing Evidence-based Knowledge for Sustainable Wetlands Co-management and Co-governance amidst increasing Anthropogenic and Environmental Stressors: Key Lessons from Mityana D... by Baker Matovu, Ming-An Lee, Mubarak Mammel, Isaac Lukambagire, Bernard Lutalo, Alex Ronald Mwangu, Bridget Mwabvu, Tahmina Akther Mim, Yasin Bbira, Yasin Lubega, Yosia Muhoozi

“…From a total of 105 sampled wetlands scattered across fourteen (14) sub-counties in the Mityana district, critical wetland issues were unraveled. Mityana is crossed by two wetland systems (Lake Wamala and River Mayanja dominated by permanent papyrus and seasonal swamps respectively. …”
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A multi-component diffusion multiple approach based synergistic regulation of γ' phase stability and mechanical properties in CoTiVNi-based superalloys by J.J. Ruan, H.C. Sun, J.S. Yan, S. Yang, Y. Li, Z.W. Zhang, L.L. Zhu, H. Zhang, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, L. Jiang

“…Two alloy groups (A: high Ni, B: low Ni) with varying V/Ti ratios were designed, homogenized, and analyzed via EPMA, FE-SEM, in situ XRD, TEM, and mechanical testing. …”
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Multi-omics profiling of dairy cattle oxidative stress identifies hindgut-derived Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens exhibiting antioxidant activity by Duo Gao, Yimin Zhuang, Shuai Liu, Boyan Ma, Yiming Xu, Hongxing Zhang, Yiliyaer Nuermaimaiti, Tianyu Chen, Guobin Hou, Wenli Guo, Jingtao You, Zhiyu Huang, Jianxin Xiao, Wei Wang, Mengmeng Li, Shengli Li, Zhijun Cao

“…Additionally, the LOS cows had a higher abundance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria, including Bacteroidetes bacterium, Paludibacter propionicigenes, and Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens (P. succinatutens), which were negatively correlated with OSi. To explore the potential role of these bacteria in mitigating OS, we administered P. succinatutens (108 cfu/day for 14 days) to C57BL/6 J mice (n = 10). …”
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Effects of Live and Peptide-Based Antimicrobiota Vaccines on <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Fitness, Microbiota, and Acquisition of Tick-Borne Pathogens by Apolline Maitre, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Myriam Kratou, Natalia Egri, Jennifer Maye, Manel Juan, Adnan Hodžić, Dasiel Obregón, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Elianne Piloto-Sardinas, Andrea C. Fogaça, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

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Recent applications of EEG-based brain-computer-interface in the medical field by Xiu-Yun Liu, Wen-Long Wang, Miao Liu, Ming-Yi Chen, Tânia Pereira, Desta Yakob Doda, Yu-Feng Ke, Shou-Yan Wang, Dong Wen, Xiao-Guang Tong, Wei-Guang Li, Yi Yang, Xiao-Di Han, Yu-Lin Sun, Xin Song, Cong-Ying Hao, Zi-Hua Zhang, Xin-Yang Liu, Chun-Yang Li, Rui Peng, Xiao-Xin Song, Abi Yasi, Mei-Jun Pang, Kuo Zhang, Run-Nan He, Le Wu, Shu-Geng Chen, Wen-Jin Chen, Yan-Gong Chao, Cheng-Gong Hu, Heng Zhang, Min Zhou, Kun Wang, Peng-Fei Liu, Chen Chen, Xin-Yi Geng, Yun Qin, Dong-Rui Gao, En-Ming Song, Long-Long Cheng, Xun Chen, Dong Ming

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Structural and functional investigation of DinG containing a 3′–5′ exonuclease domain by Tianwen Gao, Wanshan Hao, Jin Gao, Yiyang Sun, Yukang Sun, Jieyu Yang, Kaiying Cheng

“…This work lays the foundation for further exploration of bacterial helicase-exonuclease systems and their role in genome stability and adaptive survival.…”
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Bacterial extracellular vesicles as intranasal postbiotics: Detailed characterization and interaction with airway cells by Agnieszka Razim, Agnieszka Zabłocka, Anna Schmid, Michael Thaler, Viktor Černý, Tamara Weinmayer, Bradley Whitehead, Anke Martens, Magdalena Skalska, Mattia Morandi, Katy Schmidt, Magdalena E. Wysmołek, Akos Végvári, Dagmar Srutkova, Martin Schwarzer, Lukas Neuninger, Peter Nejsum, Jiri Hrdý, Johan Palmfeldt, Marco Brucale, Francesco Valle, Sabina Górska, Lukas Wisgrill, Aleksandra Inic‐Kanada, Ursula Wiedermann, Irma Schabussova

“…Despite its benefits, there are concerns about the use of live probiotic bacteria due to potential systemic infections and gene transfer. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from EcO83 (EcO83‐EVs) might offer a safer alternative to live bacteria. …”
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Do rating agencies consider the social capital of the firm in their ratings? by C.S. Agnes Cheng, Peng Guo, Cathy Zishang Liu, Jing Zhao, Sha Zhao

“…Though we cautiously followed prior studies and were confident in our data construction process, it is possible that we are measuring social capital with error. …”
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Effect of triple therapy on mortality and cardiovascular risk in patients with moderate to severe COPD: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yubing Li, Jun Li, Hongxia Yang, Yong Zhang

“…Risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using fixed- or random-effects models based on heterogeneity (assessed via I² statistics). …”
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U-Net-based VGG19 model for improved facial expression recognition by Xiaohu ZHAO, Jingyi ZHANG, Mingzhi JIAO, Lixun XIE, Lanfei WANG, Weiqing SUN, Di ZHANG

“…The robustness and efficiency of the proposed method highlight its potential for various applications requiring accurate real-time facial expression analysis, such as human-computer interaction, security systems, and emotion-driven computing. Future work will explore the adaptability of the model to other datasets and additional optimization techniques, aiming to further enhance its performance and expand its applicability across diverse use cases.…”
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Drought Risk Assessment by Applying Drought Hazard and Vulnerability Indices for Rainfed Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (Case study: North Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan) by H Latifi, S Khorramdel, A Koocheki, M Bannayan, M. R Farzaneh Belgredi

“…Two parameters of soil water holding capacity and level of mechanization were considered effective adaptive capacity factors in reducing the negative effects of drought on rainfed wheat production. …”
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Vaccine decision-making among pregnant women: a protocol for a cross-sectional mixed-method study in Brazil, Ghana, Kenya and Pakistan [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approv... by Prachi Singh, Jessica L Schue, Emily S Miller, Berhaun Fesshaye, Ruth A Karron, Shanelle Quinn, Maria Laura Costa, Renato T Souza, Kwasi Torpey, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Emefa Modey, Caroline Dinam Badzi, Ferdinand Okwaro, Chris Guure, Sarah Saleem, Muhammad Asim, Saleem Jessani, Haleema Yasmeen, Sidrah Nausheen, Vanessa Brizuela, Grace Belayneh, Rupali J Limaye, Sami Gottlieb, Marleen Temmerman

“…When the first COVID-19 vaccines became available during the pandemic, there was mixed messaging and confusion amongst the broader public and among those associated with health care systems about the recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnancy in many countries. …”
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Diet-gut microbiome interaction and its impact on host blood glucose homeostasis: a series of nutritional n-of-1 trialsResearch in context by Yuanqing Fu, Wanglong Gou, Haili Zhong, Yunyi Tian, Hui Zhao, Xinxiu Liang, Menglei Shuai, Lai-Bao Zhuo, Zengliang Jiang, Jun Tang, Jose M. Ordovas, Yu-ming Chen, Ju-Sheng Zheng

“…We used shotgun metagenomic sequencing and continuous glucose monitoring systems to profile the gut microbiome and blood glucose, respectively. …”
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Targeted delivery of CCL3 reprograms macrophage antigen presentation and enhances the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma by Min Yang, Wei Wang, Wei Li, Yanan Li, Juan Zhang, Pengfei Rong, Di Wu, Qi Liang, Yao Deng, Xiaoqian Ma, Lu Cao, Muqi Liu, Linzhe Li, Xingshi Gu, Cejun Yang, Huaping Liu

“…The biological impact of CCL3 on macrophages was assessed using co-culture systems, confocal imaging, metabolite detection, and inhibition assays. …”
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Impact of digital health management on clinical outcomes during post-PCI outpatient care in patients with acute coronary syndrome: study protocol for a multicentre, randomized cont... by Hang Yu, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Guoliang Li, Tao Chen, Shaonong Dang, Xiaofeng Ma, XiaoWei Zhang, Xiaofeng Ma, Zhibin Hong, Pengyi He, Xiaohui Xu, Xiuying Chen, Yanyan Geng, Xinjun Lei, Xinjun Lei

“…Furthermore, the previous studies were single-centre studies with restricted case sources, thereby leading to relatively weak external validity of the research findings. …”
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Regional variations in Mediterranean diet adherence: a sociodemographic and lifestyle analysis across Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean regions within the MEDIET4ALL project by Mohamed Ali Boujelbane, Mohamed Ali Boujelbane, Achraf Ammar, Achraf Ammar, Achraf Ammar, Atef Salem, Atef Salem, Mohamed Kerkeni, Mohamed Kerkeni, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Bassem Bouaziz, Bassem Bouaziz, Liwa Masmoudi, Juliane Heydenreich, Christiana Schallhorn, Gabriel Müller, Ayse Merve Uyar, Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi, Adam Tawfiq Amawi, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Giuseppe Grosso, Osama Abdelkarim, Osama Abdelkarim, Tarak Driss, Kais El Abed, Kais El Abed, Piotr Zmijewski, Frédéric Debeaufort, Frédéric Debeaufort, Nasreddine Benbettaieb, Nasreddine Benbettaieb, Clément Poulain, Laura Reyes, Amparo Gamero, Marta Cuenca-Ortolá, Antonio Cilla, Nicola Francesca, Concetta Maria Messina, Enrico Viola, Björn Lorenzen, Stefania Filice, Aadil Bajoub, El-Mehdi Ajal, El-Mehdi Ajal, El Amine Ajal, Majdouline Obtel, Sadjia Lahiani, Taha Khaldi, Nafaa Souissi, Omar Boukhris, Omar Boukhris, Haitham Jahrami, Haitham Jahrami, Waqar Husain, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Walid Mahdi, Walid Mahdi, Hamdi Chtourou, Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn

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Understanding the perspectives of older adults and physiotherapists on home-based lower-limb exoskeletons by Reinhard Claeys, Elissa Embrechts, Aikaterini Bourazeri, Ruben Debeuf, Mahyar Firouzi, Matthias Eggermont, Siddhartha Lieten, Benjamin Filtjens, Tom Verstraten, Eva Swinnen, David Beckwée

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Efecto de aportes superficiales de biomasa vegetal en la temperatura, humedad y dinámica de nemátodos en el suelo en época seca en Santander de Quilichao (Departamento del Cauca).... by Sánchez Marina, Barrios Edmundo, Navia Estrada Jorge Fernando

“…The evaluated variables were: environmental (humidity and temperature of the soil) and biological (abundance and dynamics of the nematodes). …”
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Prioritizing breast cancer surgeries: insights from the KRONOS SCORE by Lucía Navarro, Lucía Navarro, Lucía Navarro, Luis Perez-Bartivas, Luis Perez-Bartivas, Luis Perez-Bartivas, David Ponferrada, David Ponferrada, David Ponferrada, Javier Cejas, Javier Cejas, Javier Cejas, Juan Adrián Camús, Juan Adrián Camús, Juan Adrián Camús, Natalia Rangel, Natalia Rangel, Natalia Rangel, Maria Porras, Cristina Morales Estevez, Cristina Morales Estevez, Cristina Morales Estevez, Amalia Palacios Eito, Amalia Palacios Eito, Amalia Palacios Eito, Pilar Rioja, Pilar Rioja, Pilar Rioja, Marina Alvarez, Marina Alvarez, Marina Alvarez, Enrique Aranda, Enrique Aranda, Enrique Aranda, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez

“…IntroductionIn many healthcare systems, the time to surgery (TTS) is used as a quality measure in breast cancer (BC) care. …”
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