Knowledge and perceptions of blood donors of the Western Cape Blood Services, South Africa, toward vaginal sample donation for biobanking by Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Brian Kullin, Brian Kullin, Elloise du Toit, Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Heather Jaspan, Heather Jaspan, Anna-Ursula Happel, Anna-Ursula Happel, Greg Bellairs, Caroline Hilton, Anika Chicken, Kirsten Welp, Hannah Livingstone, Adrian Brink, Adrian Brink

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Geological characteristics of biogenic gas formation and direction of favorable zones in the Quaternary mudstone of the Qaidam Basin, China by Jixian Tian, Zeyu Shao, Jian Li, Dekang Song, Zhou Fei, Ya'nan Li, Wei Sha, Hao Zhang, Lili Hou, Xiaoqiu Zhang, Haining Zhang, Yixuan Yang

“…In this study, we utilize core data from the mudstone sections of two newly drilled wells in the study area as the object, and carry out a comprehensive study of the formation and reservoir characteristics of mudstone biogas through systematic experimental analysis, on the basis of which, favourable exploration areas for mudstone biogas are identified. …”
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Person-centred care of people living with dementia and its regulation in German-speaking nursing homes: A qualitative focus group study by Anna Louisa Hoffmann-Hoffrichter, Andreas Hohmann, Bernhard Holle, Rebecca Palm, Martina Roes

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IMPACT OF ABCB1 AND CES1 GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS ON TROUGH STEADY-STATE DABIGATRAN CONCENTRATIONS IN PATIENTS AFTER ENDOPROSTHESIS OF KNIFE JOIN by D. A. Sychev, A. N. Levanov, T. V. Shelekhova, P. O. Bochkov, N. Р. Denisenko, K. A. Ryzhikova, K. В. Mirzaev, E. A. Grishina, M. A. Gavrilov

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IMPACT OF POLYMORPHISM OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK GENES ON ARTERIAL REMODELLING DEVELOPMENT DEPENDING ON PRESENCE OF SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION by A. I. Chernyavina, M. V. Surovtseva

“…Relation with САVI1 and gene polymorphism АроЕ was not significant.Conclusion. …”
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Leveraging a foundation model zoo for cell similarity search in oncological microscopy across devices by Gabriel Kalweit, Gabriel Kalweit, Anusha Klett, Paula Silvestrini, Paula Silvestrini, Jens Rahnfeld, Jens Rahnfeld, Mehdi Naouar, Mehdi Naouar, Yannick Vogt, Yannick Vogt, Diana Infante, Diana Infante, Rebecca Berger, Jesús Duque-Afonso, Tanja Nicole Hartmann, Marie Follo, Marie Follo, Elitsa Bodurova-Spassova, Elitsa Bodurova-Spassova, Michael Lübbert, Michael Lübbert, Roland Mertelsmann, Roland Mertelsmann, Roland Mertelsmann, Joschka Boedecker, Joschka Boedecker, Joschka Boedecker, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Maria Kalweit, Maria Kalweit

“…BackgroundCellular imaging analysis using the traditional retrospective approach is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. …”
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RADON IN GROUNDWATERS IN THE BAIKAL REGION AND TRANSBAIKALIA: VARIATIONS IN SPACE AND TIME by K. Zh. Seminsky, A. K. Seminsky

“…This study aimed to provide a systematic overview of water sources in the Baikal region and Transbaikalia by the content of radon (Q) and establish regularities in variations of Q values in space and time.We collected and analyzed our evaluations of Q and the available published Q values for many dozens of water sources in the study area (Fig. 1), and reviewed the monitoring data of eight water sources that belong to the Angarsky fault impact zone in Southern Priangarie (Fig. 5). …”
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Сombat wounds microflora in modern warfare by V. P. Kovalchuk, N. S. Fomina, V. M. Kondratiuk, О. О. Fomin, Y. V. Lazarenko, K. V. Gumenyuk

“…Identification of resistance genes was conducted by comparing the obtained nucleotide sequences against the GenBank® database of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using the BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) algorithm. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics with assessment of statistical significance of differences between alternative indicators (case proportions) by Student’s t-test, utilizing the STATISTICA 13.3 software package (license AXA905I924220FAACD‐N). …”
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Driver Drowsiness Detection Using Swin Transformer and Diffusion Models for Robust Image Denoising by Samy Abd El-Nabi, Ahmed F. Ibrahim, El-Sayed M. El-Rabaie, Osama F. Hassan, Naglaa F. Soliman, Khalil F. Ramadan, Walid El-Shafai

“…Moreover, a detailed sensitivity analysis of data augmentation strategies reveals that techniques such as rotation and horizontal flip substantially enhance the model’s generalization across variable visual inputs. …”
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Morphological evaluations in buffaloes (Bubal- us bubalis) in Venezuela by Luis Alfredo Pacheco-Díaz, José Atilio Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael Román-Bravo, Sharon Rivero-Hernández, Luis Edgardo Tovar-Briceño

“…The data were subjected to descriptive and ANOVA analysis for breed predominance and sex. …”
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Efficacy of IsaPomDex triplet therapy in double refractory multiple myeloma patients in real clinical practice in Russia by M. V. Solovev, M. V. Solovevа, L. P. Mendeleeva, T. I. Pospelova, N. V. Skvortsova, S. V. Voloshin, A. D. Garifullin, A. S. Chuprakova, T. A. Mitina, I. S. Usankin, I. V. Vasileva, N. V. Medvedeva, V. V. Ryabchikova, M. Ya. Kiseleva, G. A. Dudina, Yu. S. Gammershmidt, O. S. Kuznetsova, Yu. V. Dolgushina, G. B. Kuchma, T. N. Tsyganok, E. N. Misyurina, E. I. Zhelnova, A. V. Kopylova, M. N. Zakharova, A. V. Korobkin, G. S. Tumyan, A. A. Semenova, E. G. Kirillova, E. M. Volodicheva, V. I. Bakhtina, T. I. Olkhovik, N. R. Solovkova, M. V. Demchenkova, O. E. Ochirova, O. L. Panteleeva, V. S. Abramova

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Multiparametric MRI for local staging in patients with suspected muscle-invasive bladder cancer: study protocol for a multicentre, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (the... by Lambertus ALM Kiemeney, Janneke PC Grutters, Erik J.R.J. van der Hoeven, Janneke P.C. Grutters, Antoine G van der Heijden, Sebastiaan W van Koeverden, Lisa MC van Hoogstraten, Maarten de Rooij, Marloes van der Leest, Arnold Baars, Thierry N. Boellaard, Joost L. Boormans, Lars E.J. Bosboom, Quirijn J.A. van den Bouwhuijsen, Siebren Dijkstra, Cristina E. Firanescu, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Ernst P. van Haarst, Tom J.N. Hermans, Marina C. Hovius, Josephine C.B.M. Huige, Michael D.H. Kortleve, Anneke Kusters, Geert J.L.H. van Leenders, Saskia van der Meer, Richard P. Meijer, Harm H.E. van Melick, Laura S. Mertens, Gerd-Jan Molijn, Rinze Reinhard, Ivo G. Schoots, Petra C.G. Simons, Ruth Smit, Femke Struik, Julie Swillens, Charlotte J Tutein Nolthenius, Jeroen Veltman, Andre N. Vis, Thijn F. de Vocht, Jeanette van Vooren, Frank J. Wessels, Carl J. Wijburg, Dennis de Witte, Monique Arts-Thijssen, Guus Venderbosch

“…The Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) will be used to standardise mpMRI reporting. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of Heavy Metal ATPase Family in <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> and Functional Verification of <i>AetHMA4</i> and <i>AetHMA8</i> by Xiaolin Liang, Xiaofang Zhang, Yibo Li, Yifan Ding, Hongying Li, Ziyuan Hao, Ning Wang, Xiaojiao Han

“…All <i>AetHMAs</i> can be classified into six groups (I–VI), which are further divided into two branches: the copper subclasses and the zinc subclasses. …”
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Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model by Philip M. Ashton, Leonardos Mageiros, James E. Meiring, Angeziwa Chunga-Chirambo, Farhana Khanam, Sabina Dongol, Happy Banda, Abhilasha Karkey, Lorena Preciado-Llanes, Helena Thomaides-Brears, Malick Gibani, Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Nazia Rahman, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Md Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Sally Kay, Kate Auger, Olivier Seret, Nicholas R. Thomson, Andrew J. Pollard, Stephen Baker, Buddha Basnyat, John D. Clemens, Christiane Dolecek, Sarah J. Dunstan, Gordon Dougan, Robert S. Heyderman, Virginia E. Pitzer, Firdausi Qadri, Melita A. Gordon, Kathryn E. Holt, Thomas C. Darton, STRATAA Study Group

“…Typhi but did not develop the disease, n = 97) and asymptomatic serosurvey participants with high Vi antibody titres (representing individuals who were exposed to S. …”
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Role of Positron-Emission Tomography in Prognosis of Outcomes of High-Dose Chemotherapy with Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by VG Potapenko, NB Mikhailova, BI Smirnov, IA Skorokhod, DA Chaginskaya, VV Ryabchikova, IA Samorodova, EI Podol’tseva, VV Ipatov, IV Boikov, VN Semelev, DA Gornostaev, TG Potapenko, TG Kulibaba, NV Medvedeva, BV Afanas’ev

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Saudi Arabia: genomic evidence of recent clonal expansion and plasmid-driven resistance dissemination by Ahmed Yousef Alhejaili, Ahmed Yousef Alhejaili, Ge Zhou, Heba Halawa, Jiayi Huang, Omniya Fallatah, Raneem Hirayban, Sara Iftikhar, Abrar AlAsmari, Mathew Milner, Manuel Banzhaf, Albandari A. Alzaidi, Ahmad A. Rajeh, Maram Abdulmohsen Al-Otaiby, Sarah S. Alabbad, Doua Bukhari, Abdullah N. Aljurayyan, Alanoud T. Aljasham, Zeyad A. Alzeyadi, Sulaiman M. Alajel, Rawan Hamdan Alanazi, Majed Alghoribi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Arnab Pain, Arnab Pain, Abiola Senok, Abiola Senok, Danesh Moradigaravand, Waleed Al Salem

“…A combination of phylogenetic and population genomics approaches was utilized to analyze the genomic data. Hybrid sequencing approach was employed to retrieve the complete plasmid content.ResultsThe population displayed remarkable diversity, comprising 48 distinct sequence types (STs), with the majority harboring community-associated SCCmec loci (types IVa, V/VII, and VI). …”
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Filosoofilise mõtlemise keelesõltuvusest fenomenoloogilises vaates / Philosophical Thinking and Language: A Phenomenological Approach by Tõnu Viik

“…In carrying out this analysis the paper concentrates on the example of the inkpot, used in Husserl’s Logical Investigations, Book VI, where Husserl works on the categorial intuition. …”
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Circadian rhythm disruption by PARP inhibitors correlates with treatment toxicity in patients with ovarian cancer and is a predictor of side effectsResearch in context by Deeksha Malhan, Janina Hesse, Nina Nelson, Kay Stankov, Jessica Nguyen, Ouda Aboumanify, Josefin Garmshausen, Gunther Rogmans, Bastian Czogalla, Jens Gerber, Martin Koch, Tomáš Kupec, Oliver Tomé, Ralf Witteler, Mustafa Deryal, Michael Eichbaum, Jalid Sehouli, Elena Ioana Braicu, Angela Relógio

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Academic response to improving value and reducing waste: A comprehensive framework for INcreasing QUality In patient-oriented academic clinical REsearch (INQUIRE). by Belinda von Niederhäusern, Gordon H Guyatt, Matthias Briel, Christiane Pauli-Magnus

“…The framework addresses 5 study stages (concept, planning and feasibility, conduct, analysis and interpretation, and reporting and knowledge translation) and includes the following dimensions: (i) protection of patient safety and rights, (ii) relevance/patient centeredness and involvement, (iii) minimization of bias (internal validity), (iv) precision, (v) transparency/access to data, and (vi) generalizability (external validity) of study results. …”
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A Global Collaborative Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antigenicity Across 15 Laboratories by Polina Brangel, Sina Tureli, Barbara Mühlemann, Nicole Liechti, Daniel Zysset, Olivier Engler, Isabel Hunger-Glaser, Ioana Ghiga, Giada Mattiuzzo, Isabella Eckerle, Meriem Bekliz, Annika Rössler, Melanie M. Schmitt, Ludwig Knabl, Janine Kimpel, Luis Fernando Lopez Tort, Mia Ferreira de Araujo, Any Caroline Alves de Oliveira, Braulia Costa Caetano, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Matthias Budt, Jean-Marc Gensch, Thorsten Wolff, Tarteel Hassan, Francis Amirtharaj Selvaraj, Tandile Hermanus, Prudence Kgagudi, Carol Crowther, Simone I. Richardson, Jinal N. Bhiman, Penny L. Moore, Samuel M. S. Cheng, John K. C. Li, Leo L. M. Poon, Malik Peiris, Victor M. Corman, Christian Drosten, Lilin Lai, Taweewun Hunsawong, Kamonthip Rungrojcharoenkit, Jindarat Lohachanakul, Alex Sigal, Khadija Khan, Volker Thiel, G. Tuba Barut, Nadine Ebert, Anna Z. Mykytyn, Irene Owusu Donkor, James Odame Aboagye, Prince Adom Nartey, Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Jane Cunningham, Bart L. Haagmans, Mehul S. Suthar, Derek Smith, Lorenzo Subissi

“…When comparing fold drops, excellent data consistency was observed across the labs using common reagents, including between pseudovirus and live virus neutralisation assays (RMSD of data from mean fold drop was 0.59). …”
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