The associations between sedentary behavior and neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yunchen Meng, Yaqi Xue, Sanjun Yang, Fang Wu, Yanyu Dong

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to systematically evaluate the associations between sedentary behavior (SB) in daily life and the risk of neck pain (NP), and to investigate the dose-response relationships between these variables across different populations, including variations in age, sex, occupation, and lifestyle practices. …”
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Investigating the Asymmetric Impact of the Stock Market Index on the Real Estate Price Index by Sakineh Sojoodi, Morteza Ashoor, Elmira Azizi Norouzabadi

“…This is because high returns in the stock market augment the overall wealth of homeowners, enhancing their capacity to invest in additional real estate. Therefore, the stock market index can have a positive or negative effect on housing prices. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…To develop appropriate policies and methods that could aid in addressing the issues, it is important to understand the burden of home delivery despite having easy access to health facilities in low-income nations such as sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, identifying and prioritizing determinants could help executives to review their perinatal policies. …”
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The dual anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant effects of Jianpi Huashi Tongluo prescription on Rheumatoid Arthritis through inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathw... by Fanfan Wang, Fanfan Wang, Jian Liu

“…Furthermore, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) results suggested that the pharmacodynamic mechanism of XFC may be closely related to the regulation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Additionally, network pharmacology and molecular docking results show that the main active components of XFC, namely, calycosin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside, calycosin, and formononetin, exhibit excellent docking with the core targets HIF1A, PTGS2, and MMP9. …”
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Telomerase inhibiting phytochemicals derived from Blumea eriantha for cancer treatment: A comprehensive computational analysis by Rahil Ummar Faruk Abbu, Shaik Mohammad Abdul Fayaz, Divyashree M S, Raghu Chandrashekhar H, Prasanna Kumar Reddy Gayam, Archana Mahadev Rao

“…Therefore, following experimental validation, Tyrphostin AG494 is the most suitable and prospective candidate for telomerase inhibition and cancer therapy.…”
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Anti-inflammatory treatment using alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) does not alter osteoblasts differentiation and fracture healing by Johanna Graue, Melanie Timmen, Katharina Schmitz, Daniel Kronenberg, Markus Böhm, Kishor K. Sivaraj, M. Gabriele Bixel, Richard Stange

“…Bone tissue is significantly affected in inflammatory joint diseases. Additionally, inflammatory signaling is essential -in bone regeneration during fracture healing. …”
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Quantifying the tumour vasculature environment from CD-31 immunohistochemistry images of breast cancer using deep learning based semantic segmentation by Tristan Whitmarsh, Wei Cope, Julia Carmona-Bozo, Roido Manavaki, Stephen-John Sammut, Ramona Woitek, Elena Provenzano, Emma L. Brown, Sarah E. Bohndiek, Ferdia A. Gallagher, Carlos Caldas, Fiona J. Gilbert, Florian Markowetz

“…Results Using two-way cross-validation, we show that vessels were accurately segmented, with Dice scores of 0.875 and 0.856, and were accurately identified, with F1 scores of 0.777 and 0.748. …”
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Leadership Competencies in Turbulent Environments (A Meta-synthesis Study) by Javad Pourkarimi, Mahsa Azizi

“…Methods This study employed a qualitative approach and a meta-synthesis method. The method provided by Sandelowski and Barroso (2007) was utilized for this purpose. …”
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Prevalence of communicable, non-communicable diseases, disabilities and related risk factors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan: Findings from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Integrated Populat... by Ziaul Haq, Saima Afaq, Muhammad Ibrahim, Zala, Muhammad Asim

“…There is limited evidence on the patterns of these diseases in Pakistan, specifically Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Additionally there remains limited study on the impact of sex-, age and setting-stratified morbidities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.…”
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Microbial community succession characteristics in an anaerobic baffled reactor during phenol gradient acclimation by Yuan LI, Chunmei YU, Daqiang CANG

“…The pH levels in the first chamber fluctuated from 5.0 to 6.8 with glucose alone and increased with phenol addition. Nearly 90% of COD and phenol were degraded in the initial two chambers. …”
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Assessment of in vitro skin permeation and accumulation of phenolic acids from honey and honey-based pharmaceutical formulations by Anna Nowak, Anna Muzykiewicz-Szymańska, Magdalena Perużyńska, Edyta Kucharska, Łukasz Kucharski, Karolina Jakubczyk, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk, Marek Droździk, Juraj Majtan

“…Among the tested formulations - pure honey, hydrogel, and emulsion - higher skin permeation and accumulation rates of phenolic acids were observed with the prepared honey-based hydrogels than with the pure honeys and emulsions. Additionally, the prepared formulations were classified as partially biodegradable. …”
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A novel TID + IDN controller tuned with coatis optimization algorithm under deregulated hybrid power system by Geetanjali Dei, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Binod Kumar Sahu, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…This assessment is based on the observation of dynamic responses across different controller configurations. Additionally, the study examines the system’s behaviour when incorporating energy storage units such as Redox Flow Batteries (RFB). …”
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Association of e-cigarette and cigarette use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a multivariable analysis of a large United States data set by Alicia J. Burns, Alexander W. Steinberg, James D. Sargent, Jenny E. Ozga, Zhiqun Tang, Cassandra A. Stanton, Laura M. Paulin

“…Sensitivity of results was tested in 3 separate models with addition of years since quit cigarettes, smoking intensity and duration. …”
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Acceptability of and experiences with menstrual hygiene cups among adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 in two communities in Lusaka, Zambia: an exploratory study nested in... by Melleh Gondwe, Melvin Simuyaba, Mwelwa Phiri, Chisanga Mwansa, Albertus Schaap, Lucheka Sigande, Kwame Shanaube, Sian Floyd, Sarah Fidler, Helen Ayles, Musonda Simwinga, Bernadette Hensen

“…Four interviews were conducted with four AGYW (15–19, n = 2; 20–24, n = 2) who had accessed cups, and four with two AGYW who were enrolled in a qualitative cohort. Data were analyzed thematically. …”
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Research and insights for application of CO2-ECBM technology in deep high-rank coal seams: a case study of Jinzhong block, Qinshui Basin by Yongwang ZHENG, Yinan CUI, Xin LI, Cui XIAO, Tao GUO, Dengfeng ZHANG

“…In field application, the pressure level of gas reservoir could be increased through methods such as advanced gas injection and increasing injection pressure, thereby enhancing competitive adsorption efficiency. Additionally, the low sensitive desorption pressure indicated a high backflow rate after CO2 injection, suggesting that CO2 recycling should be considered.…”
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Comparing Optimal Portfolio Performance Based on Skew-Normal Distribution and Skew-Laplace-Normal Distribution: A Mean-Absolute Deviation-Entropy Approach by Hila Rezaei, Gholamhossien Golarzi, Omid Karimi

“…Conclusion The reason for this superiority, where the model utilizing the Skew-Laplace-Normal distribution outperforms the model based on the Skew-Normal distribution, is the incorporation of both skewness and kurtosis criteria within the former. Additionally, upon analyzing the descriptive statistics of the symbols, it's evident that the kurtosis of most stock symbols is substantial. …”
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Deciphering Regulatory Networks Governing Seedling Emergence in Deep-Sown Direct-Seeded Rice Cultivation by Jasneet Singh, Nitika Sandhu, Aman Kumar, Om Prakash Raigar, Sutej Bains, Gaurav Augustine, Muskan Gupta, Ekta Kharche, Anu Kalia, Navtej Singh Bains, Arvind Kumar

“…From this pool of DEGs, 24 genes were validated using qRT-PCR. Among these, two genes (LOC_Os04g51460 and LOC_Os02g45450) contribute to cell wall remodelling and membrane stability, while three genes (LOC_Os04g48484, LOC_Os06g04399, and LOC_Os07g15440) play key roles in mitigating abiotic stress. …”
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Positional embeddings and zero-shot learning using BERT for molecular-property prediction by Medard Edmund Mswahili, JunHa Hwang, Jagath C. Rajapakse, Kyuri Jo, Young-Seob Jeong

“…In this study, newly proposed datasets from different domains were introduced during fine-tuning in addition to the existing and commonly used datasets. …”
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The Effect of Rosuvastatin on a murine model of deep vein thrombosis by Megan E. Barney, Shenghao Zhou, Anh Le-Cook, Naly Setthavongsack, Gabriel Nager, Jennifer M. Loftis, Randy L. Woltjer, Monica Hinds, Khanh P. Nguyen

“…However, rosuvastatin decreases MCP-1 and TNF-α during thrombus formation and increases IFN-γ in early thrombus resolution. Additionally, rosuvastatin may promote positive remodeling within the thrombus but increases vein wall fibrosis.…”
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The bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: a longer-term follow-up by Thorstein Olsen Eide, Bjarne Hansen, Kay Morten Hjelle, Stian Solem, Michael G. Wheaton, Thröstur Björgvinsson, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen

“…Previous studies have shown B4DT to be a promising treatment format for panic disorder (PD), although the long-term stability of treatment gains requires additional study. Aim The aim of the current study was to evaluate the longer-term effectiveness of B4DT for patients with panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. …”
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