Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…P < 0.05 was considered significant for all statistical inferences. Results: The mean LDL and mean triglyceride were higher in Group 2, which was statistically significant (P = 0.004 and P ≤ 0.001, respectively). …”
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A Study Exploring Relationship between Risk Factors and Resilience among Youth by Fenny Leferty Kharpuri, Ramya Bhaskar

“…Youth Risk Behavior Scale and Resilience Scale were administered to elicit the information from the selected youth. Statistical Analysis Used: The frequency and percentage were calculated to assess the level of risk behavior and resilience among youth. …”
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Sleep duration in adolescence buffers the impact of childhood trauma on anxiety and depressive symptoms by Toni Coote, Emma Barrett, Lucinda Grummitt

“…Whether sleep serves as a potential buffer between trauma and adverse mental health outcomes holds promise for informing targeted interventions and prevention for adolescents. …”
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Childhood occasional hypertension and its association with size at birth and early growth: a population-based retrospective cohort study from China by Shuang Zhang, Leishen Wang, Tao Zhang, Yijuan Qiao, Wei Li, Weiqin Li

“…We conducted a population-based cohort study of 12,564 children from 66 kindergartens in Tianjin, China. Information on birth weight, body mass index (BMI) at 2 and 5 ~ 6 years old, and blood pressure at 5 ~ 6 years old was retrospectively collected. …”
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Course of pancreatic necrosis on a background of major duodenal papilla stone by S. V. Mikhaylusov, Ye. V. Moiseyenkova, M. M. Misrokov

“…Thus correlation between extent of necrosis and increase of SAPS and SOFA scale scores is confirmed, that indicates level of intoxication and multiorgan failure. Subtotal and total PN in main group (63,6%) was more frequent, than in control (37,2%). …”
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Solvothermal synthesis of polyvinyl pyrrolidone encapsulated, amine-functionalized copper ferrite and its use as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent. by Fatemeh Heydari, Ágnes M Ilosvai, Noémi Kovács, Domokos Máthé, Ferenc Kristály, Lajos Daróczi, Zoltán Kaleta, Béla Viskolcz, Miklós Nagy, László Vanyorek, László Forgách, Krisztián Szigeti

“…A novel microwave-assisted (MW) solvothermal method was developed and compared to a conventional 12-hour synthesis (Reflux) as an eco-friendlier approach. This innovative synthesis method successfully produced nanoparticles with enhanced properties compared to traditional ferrite materials. …”
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

“…Discussion and Conclusion This updated systematic review noted similar demographic trends regarding the metastasis of CNS malignancy to extra-neural sites through CSF shunts reported by Xu et al. (2018); yet, due to data inaccessibility, updated statistics could not be inferred. Germinomas remained the most common tumour pathology, warranting increased vigilance in patients with germinomas and a CSF shunt. …”
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Preoperative ANemiA among elderly undergoing Major Abdominal surgery (PANAMA) is associated with early postoperative morbidity and worse quality of life outcomes by Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Celestine Jia Ling Loh, Eunice Jie Yi Kok, Brenda Pei Yi Tan, Hanis Abdul Kadir, Phui-Sze Au-Yong

“…Patients were included if they were 65 years or older, could provide written informed consent and were planned for elective major abdominal surgery. …”
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Diagnosis of Non-Tumor Stenosing Lesions of the Major Duodenal Papilla Using Endoscopic Ultrasonography by V. A. Belozerov, O. I. Okhotnikov, N. A. Korenevskiy, V. A. Prokopov, S. N. Grigoriev, S. M. Shevyakin

“…Guided by the selected information sources, 134 (61.7 %) patients with dilated common bile duct were diagnosed with MDP stenosis, requiring minimally invasive treatment aimed at relief of biliary hypertension and indications for endoscopic papillosphincterotomy were determined. …”
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Virgin coconut oil lessens trichloroacetic acid assault on the stomach and intestine of rats via enhancement of Nrf2 but inhibition of TNF-α, IL1β/NF-kB signalling pathway by OO Oladokun, KO Ajeigbe, MA Adelakun

“…Stomach and intestinal tissue oxidative stress parameters and inflammatory markers were evaluated along with histological examination. Results: TCA's intoxication which caused a decrease in the activity of SOD, CAT, GPx, and Nrf2 in the stomach and colon, and an increase in MDA, MPO, TNF-α, IL-1β, and NF-kB levels were all reversed by VCO, either alone or in combination with 5-FU. …”
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF PLAGIARISM: CASE STUDY OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FORMATION by Olena H. Kuzminska, Mariia S. Mazorchuk, Olena M. Vasilyuk

“…As a result of the survey of 146 graduate students (80 students from the intervention group and 64 students from the control group), the effectiveness of the application of the author's method has been proven: a significant difference has been determined between the point marks regarding students' confidence in preventing plagiarism and their practical confirmation among students who worked according to the author's method (the intervention group, indicators are significantly higher) and those who were trained using the educational approach (informing according to the policies and procedures determined by the university). …”
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Timosin alpha-1 immunomodulating properties by M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Combination of Timosin alpha-1 and interferon-a (IFN-a) induces substantial increase of IL-2 level and blocks elevation of IL-10 level invoked by IFN-a that can be successfully utilized in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treatment. …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven ensemble deep learning models for smart monitoring of indoor activities in IoT environment for people with disabilities by Munya A. Arasi, Hussah Nasser AlEisa, Amani A. Alneil, Radwa Marzouk

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Changes in flavor profile of sauce-flavor baijiu: Perceptual interactions between 1-propanol and aroma compounds by Han Zhao, Li-Juan Chai, Wei Zhang, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Zhen-Ming Lu, Song-Tao Wang, Cai-Hong Shen, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu

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Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process, Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Analysis of Gastrodia elata Polysaccharide by Yunfei HU, De ZHOU, Qinglan ZENG, Jinsong HE, Ming ZHAO, Qingyan TANG

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Cost-Effectiveness of Apomorphine Sublingual Film as an “On-Demand” Treatment for “OFF” Episodes in Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Andrew Thach, Noam Kirson, Miriam L. Zichlin, Ibrahima Dieye, Eric Pappert, G. Rhys Williams

“…**Methods:** The model estimated total costs and effectiveness for each comparator arm, informed from the treatments’ pivotal studies or literature, over a 10-year horizon. …”
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‘I haven’t met them, I don’t have any trust in them. It just feels like a big unknown’: a qualitative study exploring the determinants of consent to use Human Fertilisation and Emb... by Claire Carson, Lisa Hinton, Jenny Kurinczuk, Maria Quigley

“…Objectives To explore why and how fertility patients decide to allow (or deny) the use of personal data held in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority registry for linkage and research.Design A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth face-to-face interviews and an online survey to garner information on experience and opinions from fertility clinic patients and staff. …”
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Evaluating ChatGPT-4's performance on oral and maxillofacial queries: Chain of Thought and standard method by Kaiyuan Ji, Zhihan Wu, Jing Han, Guangtao Zhai, Guangtao Zhai, Jiannan Liu

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Acceptability and feasibility of pre-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial STIs: a systematic review. by Julie-Anne Carroll, Amy B Mullens, Sarah Warzywoda, Philip R A Baker, Meika Stafford, Faye McMillan, Jacintha Manton, Daniel Demant

“…These studies were all conducted in high-income countries, used various methods, and all focussed on sexual minority men. …”
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Eating Habits, Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical and Laboratory Comparisons by O. V. Gaus, M. A. Livzan

“…All individuals included in the study were assessed for diet and eating habits using the WHO CINDI program questionnaire, “Information on Nutrition and Eating Behavior”, the severity of anxiety and depression according to the HADS questionnaire, the level of specific anxiety in relation to gastrointestinal symptoms according to the VSI questionnaire, quality of life according to the IBS-QoL questionnaire. …”
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