Profile of molecular markers of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in individuals living in southern area of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo by Jean Claude Djontu, Marcel Tapsou Baina, Jacque Dollon Mbama Ntabi, Abel Lissom, Dieu Merci Umuhoza, Naura veil Assioro Doulamo, Christevy Jeanney Vouvoungui, Reauchelvy Kamal Boumpoutou, Alain Maxime Mouanga, Etienne Nguimbi, Francine Ntoumi

“…The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of molecular markers of P.falciparum resistance to SP in individuals with microscopic malaria infection in the south of Brazzaville. Methods: Two parallel surveys (health facilities and community-based cross sectional studies) were carried out in urban and rural areas in southern Brazzaville. …”
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Leveraging genomic insights from the neglected malaria parasites P. malariae and P. ovale using selective whole genome amplification (SWGA) approach by Fathia Ben-Rached, Amit Kumar Subudhi, Chang Li, Mariah Alawi, Rohit Satyam, Sui Xu, Guoding Zhu, Raeece Naeem, Sara Mfarrej, Di Liu, Zenaida Stead, Caroline Askonas, Yaobao Liu, Jun Cao, Arnab Pain

“…On average, P. malariae had 93% of the genome covered by ≥ 10 reads; parallel improvements in genome coverage were achieved for both P. ovale spp. with 81% on average of the genome covered by ≥ 10 reads. …”
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Posterior iliac crest vs. proximal tibia: distinct sources of anti-inflammatory and regenerative cells with comparable 6-month clinical outcomes in treatment of osteoarthritis by E. Mormone, L. Savastano, G. Rossi, F. Maruccia, G. Di Maggio, N. P. Sinisi, M. Sandri, M. Copetti, E. De Santis, V. Guerra, G. Biancofiore, C. Cisternino, E. Caradonna, P. Graziano, F. L. Gorgoglione

“…Methods A single-center, parallel, randomized controlled study was designed to investigate the efficacy of BMA from the posterior iliac crest compared to BMA from the proximal tibia, against a control group treated with PRP, in knee OA. …”
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Mobile Health Biometrics to Enhance Exercise and Physical Activity Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes (MOTIVATE-T2D): a decentralised feasibility randomised controlled trial delivered ac... by Joel Singer, Helen Jones, Céu Mateus, Charlotte A Jones, Jonathan Little, Victoria S Sprung, Mary E Jung, Robert Andrews, Alison M McManus, Richard Pulsford, Katie Hesketh, Jonathan Low, Matthew Cocks, Benjamin Buckley, Sandra Blitz, Kaja Falkenhain, Jennifer Job, Sarah L Percival, Catherine L Russon

“…MOTIVATE-T2D participants were more likely to start (OR 10.4, CI 3.4 to 32.1) and maintain purposeful exercise at 6 (OR 7.1, CI 3.2 to 15.7) and 12 months (OR 2.9, CI 1.2 to 7.4). …”
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Clinical and molecular outcomes from the 5-Year natural history study of SSADH Deficiency, a model metabolic neurodevelopmental disorder by Itay Tokatly Latzer, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Wardiya Afshar-Saber, Henry H. C. Lee, Mariarita Bertoldi, Gabrielle E. McGinty, Melissa L. DiBacco, Erland Arning, Melissa Tsuboyama, Alexander Rotenberg, Thomas Opladen, Kathrin Jeltsch, Àngels García-Cazorla, Natalia Juliá-Palacios, K. Michael Gibson, Mustafa Sahin, Phillip L. Pearl

“…Language developmental delays were more prominent than motor. Autism, epilepsy, movement disorders, sleep disturbances, and various psychiatric behaviors constituted the core of the disorder’s clinical phenotype. …”
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Perirenal fat differs in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving different vitamin D-based treatments: a preliminary study by Ana Checa-Ros, Antonella Locascio, Owahabanun-Joshua Okojie, Pablo Abellán-Galiana, Luis D’Marco

“…However, CKD patients have other predisposing CVD factors more associated with bone and mineral metabolism disorders (BMD). …”
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Assessing spatial variability of soil macro fauna and tree canopy using fractal theory (Case study: Riparian Forest of Maroon River) by Shaieste Gholami, ehsan sayad, Hamid Taleshi

“…Soil macro fauna were sampled using 175 sampling point along parallel transects (perpendicular to the river). The distance between transects was 100m. …”
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Comparisons of liver transplant from DCD outcomes in high-utilization centers versus low-utilization centers in the US: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Joao Lucas Lima Manzi, Eduarda Saba Oliveira, Sarah Rombach, Vitor Turra, Simone Zaragoza, Yanik Bababekov, Trevor Nydam, Alfred Joseph Tector, Rodrigo Vianna, Phillipe Abreu

“…Consequently, many transplant centers employ highly selective criteria for utilizing DCD, while others use them more liberally, potentially gaining greater expertise with this procedure. …”
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ARC (Australian Rotator Cuff) trial: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial comparing rotator cuff repair to no repair during arthroscopic shoulder surgery for pe... by Ian A. Harris, Richard S. Page, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ville Äärimaa, Sam Adie, Graeme Brown, Nancy Cinnadaio, Maurizio Damiani, Joseph Descallar, Manuela L. Ferreira, Nadine E. Foster, Stephen Gill, Katrina Hutchison, Teppo Järvinen, Oliver Khoo, David Lieu, Christopher G. Maher, Justine M. Naylor, Geoff Smith, Luke Spencer, Yvana Toh, Andrew Whan, Tim Yeoh

“…Methods The study is a multicentre two-parallel arm, blinded, individually randomised controlled trial (RCT). …”
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Evaluation of health impacts of a disability-inclusive graduation programme among ultra-poor people with disabilities in Uganda: secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trialRes... by Shanquan Chen, Lena Morgon Banks, Elijah Kipchumba, Calum Davey, Munshi Sulaiman, Hannah Kuper

“…Methods: We conducted a two-arm, parallel cluster-randomized controlled trial in four districts of Northern Uganda. …”
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The study of promising secure information systems based on signal modeling by V. A. Sizov, D. M. Malinichev, Kh. K. Kuchmezov

“…High data transfer rates in OFDM systems are achieved using parallel information transfer over a large number of orthogonal frequency subchannels (subcarriers) [6].The method of synthesizing signal-code constructions with orthogonal frequency multiplexing provides for different scenarios for the use of semi-square modulation depending on the requirements for interception protection, as well as balancing between spectral and energy efficiency. …”
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Inflectional Changes of Double Marked Form: Evidence from a Corpus Study of English Verbal System by Basima Othman Mahmood

“…On language and connectionism: Analysis of a parallel distributed processing model of language acquisition. …”
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Melatonin versus midazolam in the premedication of anxious children attending for elective surgery under general anaesthesia: the MAGIC non-inferiority RCT by Christopher Deery, Robert Bolt, Diana Papaioannou, Matthew Wilson, Marie Hyslop, Esther Herbert, Nikki Totton, Zoe Marshman, Tracey Young, Jennifer Kettle, Sondos Albadri, Simon Atkins, Katie Biggs, Janet Clarkson, Chris Evans, Laura Flight, Jacqui Gath, Fiona Gilchrist, Kate Hutchence, Nicholas Ireland, Amanda Loban, Amy Norrington, Hamish Paton, Jaydip Ray, Helen Rodd, Elena Sheldon, Richard Simmonds, Christopher Vernazza

“…Future work There remains a need to develop or repurpose another drug with a more favourable side effects profile to midazolam. …”
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Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030 by Gabriella Dodero, Carlo Giovannella, Francesca Pozzi

“…An effort that was conducted in parallel to the definition of the SDGs by the UNESCO that included also SDG 4 [5] aimed at ensuring access to quality, equitable and inclusive education for all, a sine qua non for promoting sustainable development. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Drink Less smartphone app for reducing alcohol consumption compared with usual digital care: a comprehensive synopsis from a 6-month follow-up R... by Claire Garnett, Melissa Oldham, Gemma Loebenberg, Larisa Dinu, Emma Beard, Colin Angus, Robyn Burton, Matt Field, Felix Greaves, Matthew Hickman, Eileen Kaner, Susan Michie, Marcus Munafò, Elena Pizzo, Jamie Brown

“…Design Two-arm, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial with 1 : 1 group allocation and an embedded process evaluation, with 6-month follow-up. …”
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Petroduric and 'petrosepiolitic' horizons in soils of Namaqualand, South Africa Horizontes petrodúricos y "petrosepiolíticos" en suelos de Namaqualand, Suráfric... by Michele Louise Francis, Martin V. Fey, Freddie Ellis, Rosa María Poch

“…In the 'sepiocrete' horizons, sepiolite appeared as a matrix of interlocking, sub-parallel fibres while the amorphous material was localised. …”
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Flow acceleration statistics: a new paradigm for wind-driven loads, towards probabilistic turbine design by M. Kelly

“…Further, a method was created to use the extreme acceleration statistics in stochastic simulations for application to loads, including interpretation within the context of the IEC 61400-1 standard. Preliminary parallel work has documented aeroelastic simulations<span id="page536"/> conducted using the extreme event time series identified here, as well as Monte Carlo simulations based on the extreme statistics and new method for stochastic generation of acceleration events.…”
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X-Ray Polarization in SN 1006 Southwest Shows Spatial Variations and Differences in the Radio Band by Ping Zhou, Patrick Slane, Dmitry Prokhorov, Jacco Vink, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, William Cotton, Niccolò Bucciantini, Yi-Jung Yang, Stefano Silvestri, Douglas A. Swartz, Philip Kaaret, Enrico Costa, C.-Y. Ng, Estela Reynoso, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn F. Tennant, Wenlang He, David Moffett

“…Moreover, by comparing the IXPE X-ray and MeerKAT radio polarization measurements for SN 1006 SW, we found that magnetic fields traced by X-ray polarization are nearly radially distributed, whereas those traced by radio polarization tend to follow a direction parallel to the Galactic plane. This suggests that the X-ray polarization probes freshly amplified magnetic fields from small-scale structures in the immediate postshock region, while the radio traces more extended regions influenced by the preexisting ambient magnetic fields.…”
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Mechanism of effective depth enhancement and broadband sound absorption optimization in nested resonators with multiple cross-sections by Yiming Zhao, Zichao Guo, Jie Ye, Zhendong Li, Kexin Zeng, Xinying Lu, Zhonggang Wang

“…The two-dimensional stretched rectangular and equilateral triangular sections exhibit larger effective volumes, resulting in more compact effective sound absorption spectral curves. …”
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A holistic approach to promoting early child development: a cluster randomised trial of a group-based, multicomponent intervention in rural Bangladesh by Stephen P Luby, Mahbubur Rahman, Fahmida Tofail, Lia CH Fernald, Esther O Chung, Helen O Pitchik, Fahmida Akter, Jesmin Sultana, Abul Kasham Shoab, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda, Tania Jahir, Md Ruhul Amin, Md Khobair Hossain, Jyoti Bhushan Das, Kendra A Byrd, Farzana Yeasmin, Laura H Kwong, Jenna E Forsyth, Malay K Mridha, Peter J Winch

“…We evaluated a multicomponent, group-based early child development intervention including behavioural recommendations on responsive stimulation, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, mental health and lead exposure prevention.Methods We conducted a 9-month, parallel, multiarm, cluster-randomised controlled trial in 31 rural villages in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh. …”
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