Fluorinated hydroxyapatite conditions a favorable osteo-immune microenvironment via triggering metabolic shift from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation by Kaidi Chen, Seongmin Ha, Leyao Xu, Chengwu Liu, Yuanxiang Liu, Xiayi Wu, Zhipeng Li, Shiyu Wu, Bo Yang, Zhuofan Chen

“…Methods FPHA was synthesized and its composition and structural properties were confirmed. Macrophages were cultured with FPHA extract to investigate the effects of FPHA on their polarization and the related osteo-immune microenvironment. …”
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Net ownership, utilization and malaria burden in the context of Piperonyl butoxide-LLINs intervention in western Kenya. by Job Oyweri, Patrick O Onyango, Maxwell G Machani, Josephat Bungei, Sammy Cheruiyot, Yaw A Afrane, Ming-Chieh Lee, Daibin Zhong, Guofa Zhou, John Githure, Harrysone Atieli, Guiyun Yan

“…Data on net ownership and usage was collected using a standardized semi-structured questionnaire. Finger prick blood smears were collected on slides for microscopic examination, while dry blood spots (DBS) on filter paper were collected for real-time PCR (RT-PCR) diagnosis of Plasmodium infection in both intervention groups. …”
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Mentorship in endocrinology training: a cross-sectional study of the United States and EuropeResearch in context by David Toro-Tobon, Heather Billings, Anina F. Peersen, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Antoan S. Sojat, Ljiljana V. Marina, Irina Bancos

“…Those who had completed more than 7 years of training post-medical school or had missing data on duration of training were excluded. A structured online questionnaire was developed using validated mentorship competency tools and adapted for regional nuances to collect data on demographics, mentorship experiences, academic productivity, and well-being. …”
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Mamá Empoderada: study protocol for a pilot trial of a novel parenting and mental health prevention intervention for migrant mothers with young children at the Mexico-US border by Gudelia Rangel, Shira M Goldenberg, Eileen Pitpitan, Kaylee Ramage, Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela, Cecilia Martinez-Torteya, Katherine Rosenblum, Chelsie Hernandez, Monica Alvarez

“…Introduction Migrant women in transit face high risk of developing mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, driven by gendered social-structural factors including violence, social isolation, migration uncertainty, limited access to services and gender inequities. …”
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Effects of immersive virtual reality training on the adaptive skills of children and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder: a mixed-methods pre-post study by Wenjie Yan, Tianyu Zhai, Yan Li, Jing Chen, Zhixin Sun, Yuxiong Lin, Xiyan Zhang, Yasong Du

“…Generalized Estimating Equation models analyzed changes across all measures.ResultsThe IVR training demonstrated high usability, with an 87.9% completion rate and no severe adverse effects. …”
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Species Diversity, Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Protected Area of Uttarakhand, India by Geetanjali Upadhyay, Lalit M. Tewari, Ashish Tewari, Naveen Chandra Pandey, Sheetal Koranga, Zishan Ahmad Wani, Geeta Tewari, Ravi K. Chaturvedi

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Glycyrrhizic acid attenuates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by inhibiting HMGB1-mediated pyroptosis by CHEN Guolei, SHEN Zihong, YAN Siyang, LIU Chang, LIANG Ludan, WU Xin'gui

“…The morphology of neurons in the infarcted area of rat brain tissue was impaired, disorganized and structurally disrupted. Moreover, the expression levels of HMGB1, NLRP3, GSDMD, and caspase-1 proteins were significantly elevated (P < 0.05), and the expression levels of TNF-α and IL-1β were also significantly increased (P < 0.05). …”
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Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and associated factors among children living in northwest Ethiopia city administrations: A community-based study by Mekuanint Geta, Asrat Hailu, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel

“…Sociodemographic information, vaccination history, and epidemiological risk factors were collected using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 23, employing descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and logistic regression model. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of non-pharmacological therapies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: a network meta-analysis by Jing Jia, Yun-bo Wu, Si-wei Liu, Wei-jing Chen, Ru-liu Li, Yun-long Bai, Ling Hu

“…If left inadequately treated, IBD can lead to disease progression, resulting in severe long-term complications, including irreversible structural damage to the intestinal tissues. While clinical symptoms are traditionally used to assess treatment efficacy, they do not always align with the underlying mucosal inflammation, particularly in CD. …”
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Crowdsourcing integrated into a digital mental health platform for anxiety and depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Benjamin Kaveladze, Jane Shkel, Stacey Le, Veronique Marcotte, Kevin Rushton, Theresa Nguyen, Stephen M. Schueller

“…“Crowdsourced peer support,” in which a “crowd” of many peers provides users support via structured and focused interactions, may enable DMHIs to provide some of human support's unique benefits at scale. …”
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Recovery and Characterization of Tissue Properties from Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting with Exchange by Naren Nallapareddy, Soumya Ray

“…Our characterization indicates that such a recovery is possible, although the similarity metric surface across the candidate tissue properties is less structured for MRF-X than for MRF. We then investigate the application of different optimization techniques to recover tissue properties from noisy MRF and MRF-X data. …”
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New advances in basic research, clinical diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer in 2024 by WANG Ting, QIN Yi, XU Xiaowu, YU Xianjun

“…In basic research, a branched organ simulation system that mimics the unique structural characteristics of pancreatic cancer provides a new model for in vitro studies of pancreatic cancer. …”
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Normative values of the brain health index in UK biobank by Jodi K. Watt, David Alexander Dickie, Donald M. Lyall, Joey Ward, Frederick K. Ho, Jesse Dawson, Terence J. Quinn

“…Background: The Brain Health Index (BHI) is an automated approach to quantifying brain integrity, combining different types of structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Normative values derived from generally healthy individuals provide a vital baseline for understanding neurodegenerative change. …”
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Community syndicalism for the United States: preliminary observations on law and globalization in democratic production by Kenneth M. Casebeer

“… The Great Recession resulting from the globalization of Finance Capitalism created two structural labor crises for developed economies: 1) The channeling of substantial investment into non-productive, paper commodities, reducing growth of production for use and therefore reducing available aggregate job creation; and 2) The continued exportation of industrial jobs to other lower cost jurisdictions, and outsourcing, automation, just-in-time production, and speed-ups associated with global supply chains. …”
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Determination of a normal orogenic palaeo-geothermal gradient with clay mineral and organic matter indices: a review by Rafael Ferreiro Mählmann, Meinert Rahn, Sébastien Potel, Lan Nguyen-Thanh, Rainer Petschick

“…Data selection was based on a normal geothermal gradient (25 to 35 °C/km) as determined in previous studies, e.g. by maturity modelling and clay mineral reaction progress calculations. …”
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“We Are Our Own Worst Enemies”: Workplace Bullying Among Nurses and Its Implications on Healthcare Workers and Job Performance: A Multi‐Facility Study in the Tamale Metropolis... by Abubakari Wuni, Ajara Musah, Iddrisu Mohammed Sisala, Abdul Malik Abdulai, Letitia Chanayireh, Brenda Abena Nyarko, Hannah Buasilenu, Mudasir Mohammed Ibrahim, Sulemana Musah, Dorothy Azure, Nafisah Abdulai

“…A proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to recruit 338 nurses from the three hospitals. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data, following approval from the Tamale Teaching Hospital Research and Development Unit and the Northern Regional Health Directorate, from January 2022 to March 2022. …”
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Studying and enhancing the methods for distance teaching of computer science in Kazakh secondary school students during the pandemic by M. M. Zhamankarin, A. M. Sivinskiy, M. K. Aitkenova, M. B. Zhanibekov

“…The leading experience of the specialists composing the authors’ initiative research group allowed developing a structural scheme for an online lesson. The lessons applying this scheme were conducted up to the end of the academic quarter. …”
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Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Children in Pastoral Communities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional St... by Abel Gebre, P. Surender Reddy, Afework Mulugeta, Yayo Sedik, Molla Kahssay

“…A multistage cluster sampling method was used to select the study participants. A structured questionnaire was used and anthropometric measurements were taken to collect data. …”
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Conocimientos teóricos y estrategias metodológicas que emplean docentes de primer ciclo en la estimulación de las inteligencias múltiples /Theoretical conceptualizations and method... by Aida María Mainieri Hidalgo

“…To do this, an applied research was conducted for exploratory purposes, which used a qualitative methodology with the application and analysis of in-depth semi-structured interviews to both teachers and experts, in order to gather samples through grounded theory, field work observations, focus groups, and a broad theoretical and documentary study of the systems. …”
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Evidence for Low‐Pressure Crustal Anatexis During the Northeast Atlantic Break‐Up by A. M. Morris, S. Lambart, M. A. Stearns, J. R. Bowman, M. T. Jones, G. Mohn, G. Andrews, J. Millett, C. Tegner, S. Chatterjee, J. Frieling, P. Guo, D. W. Jolley, E. H. Cunningham, C. Berndt, S. Planke, C. A. Alvarez Zarikian, P. Betlem, H. Brinkhuis, M. Christopoulou, E. Ferré, I. Y. Filina, D. T. Harper, J. Longman, R. P. Scherer, N. Varela, W. Xu, S. L. Yager, A. Agarwal, V. J. Clementi

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