The effect of tactile versus auditory stimulation on reducing pain associated with invasive procedures among preterm neonates at NICUs by Entsar Shehata Mohammed, Seham Mohammed Elmwafie, Fatma Sayed Abdelaziz Mohamed, Safaa Salah Ismail

“…Abstract Background Preterm neonates often undergo invasive procedures during the period spent in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), yet their ability to deal with pain is limited due to their immature nervous systems. …”
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Motherhood unveiled: examining the dynamic relationship between sleep quality and breastfeeding confidence in postpartum primiparous women in Syria: a cross-sectional study by Alaa Aldairy, Jamal Ataya, Dana Haymoun, Roula Samer Kashlan, Joudi Kouran, Nagham Amouna, Dema Adwan, Marwan Alhalabi

“…Abstract Background Breastfeeding self-efficacy signifies a mother’s confidence in her ability to breastfeed. Sleep quality, on the other hand, refers to the effectiveness of sleep. …”
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The viva voce innovation and experience at a new medical school in Rwanda by Charles Okot Odongo, Samuel Ntaganira, Nicole Kanyana, Jean Paul Ndayizeye, Arlene Nishimwe, Jean Baptiste Niyibizi, Deogratias Ruhangaza, Abebe Moges Muche, Derbew Fikadu Berhe, Patrick Orikiriza, Daniel Seifu, Abebe Bekele

“…With four or more rotations of this kind, students are simultaneously examined, improving time efficiency, and reducing performance fatigue normally associated with long waiting times. …”
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IoT-driven smart agricultural technology for real-time soil and crop optimization by Hammad Shahab, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Aqeel, Syed Sajid Ullah

“…By 2050, there will be about 10 billion people on the planet, making it imperative to increase about 60 percent in food production efficiency and security in order to meet the growing population's demands. …”
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2D and 3D in vitro photodynamic activities of tetra-substituted symmetric water-soluble cationic zinc(II) phthalocyanines on cancer by Seyma Isik, Mukaddes Ozcesmeci, Ayfer Kalkan Burat, Esin Hamuryudan, Ali Erdogmus, Ozge Can, Muge Serhatli

“…Delayed ROS production is higher than that of immediate ROS, indicating their ability to stimulate ROS production over an extended period and retain an oxidative stress response in the cells rather than immediately after PDT. …”
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Aging modulates the immunosuppressive, polarizing and metabolic functions of blood-derived myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) by Emma Keltsch, Jennifer Greiner, Lena Wahl, Ingrid Knape, Daniel Tews, Michael Denkinger, Klaus-Michael Debatin, Gudrun Strauss

“…MDSCs could be induced more efficiently from CD14 cells of old donors and these MDSCs inhibited CD3/28-induced T cell proliferation significantly better than MDSCs induced from young donors. …”
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Features of the Development of an Engineer’s Thinking in the Course of Training at a University (Using the Example of Studying the Discipline “Engineering Graphics”) by V. I. Vaulin, S. A. Singeev, N. I. Filonchik, S. V. Vaulin

“…Engineering graphics develops thinking by means of forming knowledge, skills, and abilities, as a basis for conclusions corresponding to the theoretical level of the student’s specialty training. …”
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A multi-function glass shield for neutrons and gamma rays of boron- and bismuth-reinforced silicate glass by Hadeer M. Nasr El Din, Aly Saeed, Eman Salem, R. M. El Shazly, Magda Abdel Wahab

“…The measured shielding parameters against two types of neutron energies (total slow and slow) and a wide range of gamma rays’ energies showed a significant improvement in the shielding efficiency of the considered glasses. The total slow neutrons, slow neutrons, and gamma rays’ attenuation abilities were improved by 22.9, 135.5, and 73.8 $$-$$ - 199.5%. …”
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Vascularised organoids: Recent advances and applications in cancer research by Rui Zhou, Dagmar Brislinger, Julia Fuchs, Alicia Lyons, Sonja Langthaler, Charlotte A. E. Hauser, Christian Baumgartner

“…Vascularisation techniques: Comparative evaluation of vascularised organoid fabrication methods, emphasising their efficiency, scalability and ability to replicate physiological vascular networks. …”
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Telenursing as an Effective Ally for Improving Patient Outcomes in Diabetes? An Umbrella Review by Marika Lo Monaco, Arianna Profeta, Salvatore Corrao

“…Nurse‐led telehealth interventions have demonstrated their ability to enhance patient self‐management, adherence to treatment plans, and overall well‐being. …”
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Intravesical instillation-based mTOR-STAT3 dual targeting for bladder cancer treatment by Dae Hoon Lee, Jung Ki Yoo, Ki Hwan Um, Wootae Ha, Soo Min Lee, Junseong Park, Min Jeong Kye, Jungyo Suh, Jin Woo Choi

“…Subsequently, this dual siRNA system was encoded into the adenovirus 5/3 (Ad 5/3) to enhance in vivo delivery efficiency. Results Gene-targeting efficacy was assessed using cells isolated from xenografted tumors using a single-cell analysis system. …”
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نموذج مقترح لتطويرالدليل المحاسبي الموحدعربياً للتوافق مع المعاييرالدولية by محمود السيد الناغي, محمد ابراهيم طه, سمارة جاسم

“…Abstract      This paper deals with one important topics in accounting is touches to develop a proposal to guide a unified accounting Arabic and is compatible with international standards for a range of Arab States model, to achieve accounting outcomes more efficiently and effectively and thus achieve added value after standardization and compatibility among information users and private investors, as it deals with the problem of search answer the question follows what form of uniform accounting manual Arab and compatible with the relevant study international standards and that would increase the level of quality characteristics of accounting information, including the ability to compare both domestically and internationally, while the aim of the research is the suggestion of a form to guide accounting unified Arabic and is compatible with international standards and that that will increase the level of quality characteristics of accounting…”
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MicroRNA: sex steroids, hormonal carcinogenesis, hormonal sensitivity of tumor tissue by A. V. Malek, L. M. Bershtein

“…As a consequence, cancer cells acquire the ability to active proliferation without stimulation with sex hormones. …”
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Biological characteristics of Multidrug-Resistant Proteus mirabilis Bacteriophage and Its Antibacterial Effect on Chicken Breast Meat by PAN Shunyuan, CHEN Qibai, WANG Hongyue, KONG Xiangyu, PANG Shenyu, GAO Dongyang, SONG Jun

“…Crystal violet staining and plate counting were employed to assess the ability of the phage to remove biofilms and the efficiency in removing biofilms on different materials was evaluated using the plate counting method. …”
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Animal board invited review: The need for, and the path towards, a functional understanding of the farmed insect microbiome by N.A. Sibinga, E. Werner, D. Tegtmeier, J. De Smet

“…These changes are presumed to increase the ability of mealworms and their microbiota to degrade plastic, but this change in function is hard to conclusively demonstrate with current tools. …”
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Experimental study of radioprotective properties of lithium pyruvate in vitro by E. V. Plotnikov, M. V. Belousov, K. S. Brazovsky, M. S. Larkina, A. A. Artamonov, S. G. Stuchebrov, V. I. Chernov

“…Radioprotectors should have a number of properties, including direct antioxidant action, reduction of oxidative stress, ability to induce DNA repair or inhibit apoptosis, and at the same time not cause their own side effects. …”
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Transplantation of Human Peripheral Stem and Progenitor Cells to Humanized Mouse Model for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Chilmi S, Fauziah D, Khrisna MB, Fauziah I, Supriyanto F, Handono K, Sunjaya KR, Wijaya WL, Aidid M, Susianti H

“…Nevertheless, these prior models were constrained by the limited efficiency of human cell engraftment and limited PBMC ability to replicate the capacity of HSPC to generate human SLE cells that can engraft host mice, thus making the transplant protocol inadequate.Patients and Methods: Transplantation was initiated by extracting HSPC from stable SLE patients by leukapheresis. …”
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Fighting Fungal Threats: Verification of an antifungal susceptibility assay to improve antifungal stewardship in the management of Candida infections by Miss Ashleigh Hale, Miss Disha Lawrence, Mr Adam Pattinson

“…Additionally, the assay's ability to concurrently test nine antifungals on a single ELISA plate offered significant advantages in terms of efficiency and resource optimisation. …”
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Adaptive biases-incorporated latent factorization of tensors for predicting missing data in water quality monitoring networks by Xuke Wu, Xuke Wu, Lan Wang, Lan Wang, Miao Ge, Miao Ge, Jing Jiang, Jing Jiang, Yu Cai, Bing Yang, Bing Yang

“…Nevertheless, LFT models fail to adequately account for the inherent fluctuations in water quality data, limiting their representation learning ability. Empirical evidence suggests that incorporating bias schemes into learning models can effectively mitigate underfitting. …”
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A privacy-enhanced framework for collaborative Big Data analysis in healthcare using adaptive federated learning aggregation by Rahul Haripriya, Nilay Khare, Manish Pandey, Sreemoyee Biswas

“…The novelty of the proposed adaptive aggregation lies in its ability to maintain robust performance while minimizing computational costs, making it feasible for large-scale healthcare AI networks, such as hospital federated learning systems. …”
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