New insights into the indigenous knowledge of the uses of the common stinging nettle (Urtica massaica Mildbr.) in Rwanda by J. Nduwamungu, M. A. Ugirabe, J. Mahoro, M. C. Dusingize, M. Kabarungi, E. Irimaso, E. Maniraho, C. Mugemangango, C. Ruhimbana, J. M. V. Senyanzobe, C. Mugunga, P. Munyandamutsa, P. Nsabimana

“…In addition to face-to-face interviews, personal observations, and group discussions were organized at visited sites. Data were analyzed using SPSS. The uses of the common stinging nettle plant can be grouped into five categories: 1. …”
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Impact of Early-Life Brain Injury on Gut Microbiota Composition in Rodents: Systematic Review with Implications for Neurodevelopment by Vanessa da Silva Souza, Raul Manhães-de-Castro, Sabrina da Conceição Pereira, Beatriz Souza de Silveira, Caio Matheus Santos da Silva Calado, Henrique José Cavalcanti Bezerra Gouveia, Jacques-Olivier Coq, Ana Elisa Toscano

“…Eligible studies focused on evaluating the microbiota alterations and related gut–brain axis markers at the neonatal or post-weaning stages. The data extraction and synthesis followed PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Supply Chain Management in Renewable Energy Projects from a Life Cycle Perspective: A Review by María E. Raygoza-Limón, J. Heriberto Orduño-Osuna, Gabriel Trujillo-Hernández, Miguel E. Bravo-Zanoguera, José Alejandro Amezquita Garcia, Luis Roberto Ramírez-Hernández, Wendy Flores-Fuentes, Joel Antúnez-García, Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico

“…The analysis provides a structured, systematized, and data-driven evaluation, highlighting the relevance of circular economy principles, advanced recycling technologies, and digital innovations to enhance sustainability, traceability, and resilience in renewable energy supply chains. …”
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Hope and challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of Wilms tumor: a single-center retrospective study in China by Kongkong Cui, Kongkong Cui, Peng Hong, Peng Hong, Jie Lin, Jie Lin, Zaihong Hu, Zaihong Hu, Zhiqiang Gao, Zhiqiang Gao, XiaoMao Tian, XiaoMao Tian, Tao Lin, Tao Lin, Qinlin Shi, Qinlin Shi, Guanghui Wei, Guanghui Wei

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Campus urbanism in peripheral cities: Enhancing social engagement and sustainable investment in Hail University, Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Mashary Alnaim, Mohammed Mashary Alnaim, Mohammad Alshenaifi, Mohammad Alshenaifi, Emad Noaime, Emad Noaime, Ghazy Albaqawy, Ghazy Albaqawy, Mohammed Awad Abuhussain, Mohammed Awad Abuhussain, Mohamed Hssan Hassan Abdelhafez, Mohamed Hssan Hassan Abdelhafez, Mohamed Hssan Hassan Abdelhafez

“…Methods included direct observational fieldwork, two structured online surveys, and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Enhancing emotional intelligence in medical education: a systematic review of interventions by Sabyasachi Maity, Samantha Michelle De Filippis, Alexander Aldanese, Melissa A. McCulloch, Alexis P. Sandor, Jan E. Perez Cajigas, Yiorgos Antoniadis, Te-keila D. T. Rochester, Lauren Elizabeth Carter, Alexander M. Preisig, Julia Ali Kobeissi, Narendra Nayak, Jaime E. Mendoza, Samal Nauhria

“…Although a meta-analysis was initially planned, substantial heterogeneity across the studies limited the pooling of quantitative data. Using an inductive coding approach, eight major themes were identified: Narrative and Storytelling Interventions, Reflective Practices and Writing, Communication Skills Training, Emotional Intelligence Enhancement, Experiential Learning and Patient Exposure, Stress, Burnout, and Coping Interventions, Assessment Tools and Structural Interventions, and Personalized Interventions and Diversity Considerations. …”
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Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial by Gary Frost, Joana C Vasconcelos, Jennifer E Pugh, Aisha Anjum, Katerina Petropoulou, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Martina Tashkova, Sumayya Alshehhi, Daphne Babalis, Leah Holroyd, Christina Prechtl, Tom Preston, Mike J Lean, Waljit Dhillo, A Toby Prevost, and Douglas Morrison

“…Due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and pivot to collection of self-reported weight data, the ‘Principal weight’ measurement for the primary outcome consists of 38% self-reported weight data. …”
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The influence of patient self-efficacy on value co-creation behavior and outcomes in chronic disease management: a cross-sectional study by Jiamin Tang, Jie Jia, Yuan Gao, Weixiao Yu, ZhengNan Meng, Hailong Zhu, Xianhong Huang

“…The path analysis of the structural equation model indicates that self-efficacy and value co-creation behaviors may directly impact value co-creation outcomes. …”
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Sources and Radiations of the Fermi Bubbles by Vladimir A. Dogiel, Chung-Ming Ko

“…Two enigmatic gamma-ray features in the galactic central region, known as Fermi Bubbles (FBs), were found from Fermi-LAT data. An energy release, (e.g., by tidal disruption events in the Galactic Center, GC), generates a cavity with a shock that expands into the local ambient medium of the galactic halo. …”
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Assessing progress on sustainable development goal 6 in the Arab world through performance and visualization analysis by Shaher Zyoud, Ahed H. Zyoud

“…The priorities to further advance SDG 6 in the region are investments that contribute to filling data gaps, leveraging innovative and intelligent technologies, and developing resilient frameworks for water management. …”
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PRAGMATIC DEVIATIONS IN TRANSLATION OF LEXICAL BLENDS WITHIN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Olena M. Medvid, Kateryna M. Vashyst

“…The general and special methods were used to achieve the goal and objectives of the study: information retrieval method – to select research material and process basic theoretical knowledge; generalization method – to highlight the most critical academic positions; deduction and induction – to clarify the theoretical foundations, generalize data and formulate conclusions; discourse analysis – to identify specific communicative and pragmatic features of socio-political communication; contextual and functional methods – to actualize the linguopragmatic meaning of the lexical units under the study, i.e., blends; the vocabulary definitions analysis – to examine their linguopragmatic peculiarities; structuralsemantic and component analysis – to determine the ways of blend formation and their main structural elements – all this is necessary for the implementation of translation analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of a Health Education Program to Reduce Recurrence of Stroke by Controlling Modifiable Risk Factors in a Specialized Hospital in Bangladesh: Randomized Controlled Tri... by Mahabuba Afrin, K A T M Ehsanul Huq, Sharif Uddin Khan, Subir Chandra Das, Mohammad Shah Jahirul Hoque Chowdhury, Yasuko Fukuoka, Yasuko Fukushima, Michiko Moriyama

“…We collected sociodemographic and clinical data by using a structured questionnaire. The IG received (self) management education, including monitoring blood pressure (BP), medication, diet, and exercise for 12 months, and the CG received usual care. …”
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Blood transfusion training for prehospital providers: a scoping review by Pierre-Marc Dion, Kanwal Singh, Jillian Coleby, Andrew Beckett, Jacinthe Lampron, Melissa McGowan, Risa Shorr, Brodie Nolan

“…Eligible studies described transfusion training for non-physician healthcare providers in prehospital or austere environments. Data were extracted on instructional strategies, simulation modalities, and outcome measures. …”
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Surveying consumer preferences for eco-labeled fruits and vegetables in Euro-Mediterranean alternative food systems by Marzieh Aminravan, Sina Ahmadi Kaliji, Luca Mulazzani, Cosimo Rota, Luca Camanzi

“…Using data from an online survey conducted in June 2023 in Italy, France, and Greece with a final sample of 1,163 respondents, this study follows a two-step approach. …”
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Refining a hybrid music therapy intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure: a single arm pilot study by Haitong Yu, Angelique Foss, Tracy L. Segall, Seneca Block, Kayleigh Risser, Rab Razzak, Michael Zacharias, Catalina V. Teba, Samuel N. Rodgers-Melnick

“…Methods Using a single-arm, mixed-methods approach, inpatients aged 30 - 89 with COPD or HF and access to home videoconferencing technology, a mobile device with a data plan, and a reliable support person were recruited during their hospitalizations. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of bipolar disorder patients toward electroconvulsive therapy: a cross-sectional study by Lin Zhou, Lin Zhou, Xinmeng Qi, Liuliu Xu, Liuliu Xu, Xinrong Duanmu, Ke Wang, Kai Liu, Yue Zhang

“…Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests, Spearman correlation, multivariate logistic regression, and structural equation modeling (SEM).ResultsThe study successfully enrolled 479 participants. …”
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Weight restoration in patients with anorexia nervosa after stereotactic surgery and brain morphometric insights by Fengting Wang, Wei Liu, Halimureti Paerhati, Zhengyu Lin, Kuanghao Ye, Lulin Dai, Tao Wang, Zhaohui Lan, Dianyou Li, Yijie Lai, Bomin Sun, Shikun Zhan

“…Methods The retrospective study analyzed the preoperative imaging data of AN patients who underwent bilateral anterior capsulotomy or nucleus accumbens (NAc) DBS from 2019 to 2023. …”
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The breast cancer genetic testing experience: probing the potential utility of an online decision aid in risk perception and decision making by Anna Vaynrub, Brian Salazar, Yilin Eileen Feng, Harry West, Alissa Michel, Subiksha Umakanth, Katherine D. Crew, Rita Kukafka

“…Methods Women enrolled in the parent randomized controlled trial were recruited and interviewed. Demographic data was collected from surveys in the parent study. …”
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Quantitative accuracy of preclinical in ovo PET/MRI: influence of attenuation and quantification methods by Theresa Balber, Katarína Benčurová, Manuela Mayrhofer, Joachim Friske, Martin Haas, Claudia Kuntner, Thomas H. Helbich, Marcus Hacker, Markus Mitterhauser, Ivo Rausch

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A comprehensive mixed-methods analysis of women’s cardiovascular health needs in Georgia, United States by Marlo Vernon, Brianna McIndoe, Michael J. Ryan, Amanda Behr, Daria Ilatovskaya, Ananya Chakraborty, Suma Yellamraju, Ara Idun, Jennifer Sullivan

“…Conclusion Rural women face individual, provider, and structural barriers to cardiovascular health and care. …”
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