Molecular and serological detection of Leptospira interrogans among wild rats in flood-prone residential areas of Indonesia by Dewi Masyithah Darlan, Evita Mayasari, Sunna Vyatra Hutagalung, Ahadi Kurniawan, Ledy Afrida Sinaga, Alemina Pinem, Bernike Ambarita

“…Results: The mean value of kidney DNA was 151.67 ng/µl with an average A260/A280 value of 1.836, whereas the mean value of serum DNA was 22.08 ng/µl with an average A260/A280 value of 1.233. …”
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Health risk assessment to xenoestrogen through atmospheric PM2.5 particles: A case study in Suzhou by Minhao Wang, Dongling Li, Ting Tong, Yuwei Xia, Haifei Zhang, Xiao Zhou, Wen Jiang, Kui Chen, Fang Wang, Peng Zhao, Lei Han

“…The monthly average concentration of xenoestrogens was measured at 20 ng·m−3, while the mass concentration of PM2.5 varied between 1.75 and 217.36 μg·m−3. …”
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BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS DYNAMICS DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF CPAP NIGHT SESSIONS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA by M. V. Gorbunova, S. L. Babak, T. V. Adasheva, A. G. Malyavin

“…However, the effects and the required duration of CPAP of night sessions to achieve the target values of blood pressure and restore arterial stiffness in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea with resistant hypertension remain poorly understood. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Carbon Emission of Garden Pavement by Peiyong WANG, Ruixing LU

“…The life span of different surface materials has a greater impact on the average annual carbon emissions of pavements, even greater than the thickness of pavement structure and the average annual carbon emissions of materials themselves. 5) Minimize the use of glued stone pavement. …”
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Insulin Glargine U100 Utilization in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in an Italian Real-World Setting: A Retrospective Study by Luca Degli Esposti, Valentina Perrone, Stefania Saragoni, Valerio Blini, Stefano Buda, Rosella D’avella, Gina Gasperini, Fabio Lena, Francesca Fanelli, Luca Gazzi, Francesco Giorgino

“…Median daily dose of insulin among insulin glargine only patients was higher than in other groups (35 IU vs. 20 IU, p<0.05), and a higher percentage of them achieved a target HbA1c value of less than 7.0% (53.8% vs. 30%, p<0.001). …”
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Hypertension prevalence among the male population aged 35-74 years in Novosibirsk by M. A. Ismailova, A. D. Afanaseva, E. V. Garbuzova, V. S. Shramko, G. I. Simonova, O. N. Gerasimenko, L. N. Shpagina, A. E. Imaeva, Yu. A. Balanova, Yu. I. Ragino

“…Treatment effectiveness was considered the proportion of individuals who achieved target BP values while taking antihypertensive therapy. …”
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Recurrent Germline Mutations of CHEK2 as a New Susceptibility Gene in Patients with Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas by Yinjie Gao, Chao Ling, Xiaosen Ma, Huiping Wang, Yunying Cui, Min Nie, Anli Tong

“…Immunohistochemistry was used to analyze the expression of CHEK2 and its downstream target p53 Ser20 (phosphorylated p53). Results. The average age of studied patients was 44.25 ± 11.18 years, at the time diagnosis. …”
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Exploration of Shrimp and Their Environments for the Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Spectrophotometry of Shrimp Muscles for Heavy Metals an... by M. Sohidullah, Md. Hamidur Rahman, Abu Sayeed, Sadia Rahman, Linta Yesmin, Md. Imran Chowdhury, Md. Jannat Hossain, Muhammad Ashiqul Alam, Md. Salauddin, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Tazinur Rahman, Sayeed Khaled Sabbir

“…No determined TR (target cancer risk) value exceeded the recommended value (<10−4). …”
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Impact of monitor unit optimization in volumetric modulated arc therapy planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. by Huaqu Zeng, Zhen Li, Zongyou Chen, Shukui Tang, Qifu Lin, Minzhi Zhong, Zunbei Wen

“…Plan S80 reduced target PGTV and PGTVnd Dmax and target PCTV2 D98% for >3% but <4% in two patients, while other target dose parameters changed by <2%. …”
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Evaluation of a personalised adherence intervention to improve photoprotection in adults with Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP): protocol for the trial of XPAND by John Weinman, Sam Norton, Jessica Walburn, Robert Sarkany, Vera Araujo-Soares, Paul McCrone, Kirby Sainsbury, Martha Canfield, Lesley Foster, Jakob Heydenreich, Adrian Mander, Falko F Sniehotta, Hans Christian Wulf

“…XPAND involves seven sessions, one-to-one with a facilitator, using behaviour change techniques and specially designed materials to target barriers to photoprotection. Following baseline assessment in April 2018 (t0) and intervention, the primary outcome will be measured across 21 consecutive days in June and July 2018 (t1). …”
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Genome-wide identification of salinity stress-associated lncRNAs in Nile tilapia by Dandan Huang, Xueying Liang, Chunhui Ai, Zhimou Liu, Juping Wen, Zhenbin Wang, Junhong Xia

“…We identified 28,819 high-confidence lncRNA candidates, which are characterized by a shorter average length of 788 nucleotides and fewer exons (average 1.84) compared to mRNAs. …”
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Incidental axillary irradiation during three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for breast cancer: which factors can influence this coverage? by Lícia Moreira Medeiros Araújo, Vinicius Fernandes Araújo, Rodrigo Souza Dias, Adelmo José Giordani, Roberto Araújo Segreto, Helena Regina Comodo Segreto

“…Results: The average V45 for level I and II was 44% (0 to 97.2%) and 17.7% (0 to 93.6%). …”
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Salmonellosis in the COVID­19 Pandemic Era by A. V. Lubimova, N. V. Satosova, R. V. Kitsbabashvili

“…To date, the question of how these methods affect the spread of other infectious diseases, including salmonellosis, has not been studied.Target. To assess the impact of anti-epidemic measures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemic process of salmonella infection in St. …”
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GNNSeq: A Sequence-Based Graph Neural Network for Predicting Protein–Ligand Binding Affinity by Somanath Dandibhotla, Madhav Samudrala, Arjun Kaneriya, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy

“…When tested on a curated set of well-characterized drug–target complexes, the hybrid models achieved an average PCC of 0.89, with the top-performing model reaching a PCC of 0.97. …”
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Synthesizing [18F]PSMA-1007 PET bone images from CT images with GAN for early detection of prostate cancer bone metastases: a pilot validation study by Liming Chai, Xiaolong Yao, Xiaofeng Yang, Renhua Na, Wei Yan, Mingzheng Jiang, Haixu Zhu, Canwen Sun, Zeqiang Dai, Xueying Yang

“…Methods We retrospectively collected paired whole-body (WB) [18F]PSMA-1007 PET/CT images from 152 patients with clinical and pathological diagnosis results, including 123 PCa and 29 cases of benign lesions. The average age of the patients was 67.48 ± 10.87 years, and the average lesion size was 8.76 ± 15.5 mm. …”
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Global patterns of cervical cancer incidence and mortality: updated statistics and an overview of temporal trends from 2003 to 2017 by Yifei Yao, Qian Zhu, Xiang Li, Kexin Sun, Rongshou Zheng

“…Only 11 out of the 185 countries and regions reported an ASIR lower than the World Health Organization’s target as established by the Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative. …”
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Usability and Preference Evaluation of the Somapacitan Pen-Injector and Lonapegsomatropin Autoinjector: Results of a US-Based Simulated-Use Study with Adolescent Patients and Careg... by Medina J, Ter-Borch G, Kelepouris N, Hamilton S, Gonczi M, Hansen JV, Akhtar S

“…Overall, participants learnt how to use the somapacitan pen-injector (6 minutes on average) more quickly than the lonapegsomatropin autoinjector (24 minutes on average).In our study, participants preferred using the somapacitan pen-injector over the lonapegsomatropin autoinjector. …”
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Multi-Strategy Improvement of Coal Gangue Recognition Method of YOLOv11 by Hongjing Tao, Lei Zhang, Zhipeng Sun, Xinchao Cui, Weixun Yi

“…Compared to the mainstream YOLO target detection algorithms, the EBD-YOLO detection model achieves the highest mAP@0.5 while maintaining superior detection speed. …”
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Analysis of exposure indices from digital radiography exams by Isadora Veiga da Rosa, Janine Hastenteufel Dias, Rochelle Lykawka, Mauricio Anes, Luany Nobre Furlan, Alexandre Bacelar

“…Each exam has an associated Target Exposure Index (EIT), representing the balance between radiation dose and image quality. …”
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Engaging People in Medically Underserved Areas in the Community-Based Healthy Eating and Active Living to Reverse Diabetes (HEAL Diabetes) Program by Alexandria M. Boykins, Satya Surbhi, James E. Bailey

“…Recruitment cycles achieved 87.5% of the target before budget constraints halted enrollment. …”
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