Characterization of scalp, eyelash and eyebrow hair regrowth in patients with severe alopecia areata randomized to placebo in brave AA1 and brave AA2 trials by Abraham Zlotogorski, Sergio Vañó‐Galván, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Frederick Durand, Guanglei Yu, Chiara Chiasserini, Na Lu, Arash Mostaghimi

“…Patients achieving Clinician Reported Outcome (ClinRO) measures for eyebrow and eyelash hair loss™ scores of 0 or 1 (full coverage or minimal gaps) with a ≥2‐point improvement from baseline were also assessed. …”
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Impacts of Slope Type and Ecological Factors on Vegetation Restoration at DG Hydropower Station in Xizang Autonomous Region by Shen Jian, Li Mingming, Zhou Mingtao, Wang Chenyuan, Cheng Wei

“…Then the comprehensive-evaluation method was used to calculate the comprehensive score that was then combined with the range analysis to select the most dominant ecological factor. …”
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Health care experiences of individuals accessing or undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the U.S.: a narrative review of qualitative studies by Summer K. Peterson, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Lauren Spigel, Isabel Morgan, Adriana Parker

“…Economic challenges primarily pertained to financing IVF and navigating insurance coverage. Interpersonal factors related to changes in relationships with partners, family members, and friends due to IVF. …”
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Comprehensive dosimetric comparison of halcyon 3.0 versus truebeam for breast cancer volumetric modulated arc therapy plans by Anyan Gu, Mengyuan Wang, Zhenyu Pan, Ran Tang, Yaotao Li, Yu Wu, Guozi Yang, Xingru Sun

“…Organs At Risk (OARs) and target metrics were evaluated. Statistical analysis employed paired t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests (α=0.05).ResultsHalcyon significantly reduced the mean dose of heart (Δ = −112.5 cGy, P< 0.001), left anterior descending artery mean dose (Δ = −151.3 cGy, P< 0.001), and spinal cord maximum dose (Δ = −88.2 cGy, P = 0.011). …”
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Assessment of mandatory declaration excipients in pediatric off label prescriptions in Spain by Irene Lizano-Díez, Itziar Aldalur-Uranga, Antonio J. Braza, Carlos Figueiredo-Escribá, Montserrat Viñas-Bastart, Eduardo L. Mariño, Pilar Modamio

“…The main data source was proprietary database, with nationwide coverage of prescriptions. The analysis included 4,922,984 off-label prescriptions, accounting for 16 active ingredients and 37 medicinal products (18 oral, 16 topical and three inhaled) that were scrutinized for EMD composition. …”
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Integrating palliative care into primary care for older people with multimorbid serious illness: a multinational qualitative cross-sectional study in Sub-Saharan Africa by Richard Harding, Maya Jane Bates, Lovemore Mupaza, Catherine J Evans, Kennedy Bashan Nkhoma, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Dorothee van Breevoort, Dickson Dick Chifamba, Duncan Kwaitana, Modai Clement Mnenula, Edwina Beryl Addo Opare-Lokko

“…Verbatim transcripts were subjected to inductive framework analysis to identify stakeholders’ needs and preferences for delivering and receiving palliative care in primary care facilities.Results The coding framework identified five main themes: (i) communication; (ii) coordination of care; (iii) impact of living with chronic illness; (iv) seeking healthcare; and (v) living with chronic illness: coping strategies and resources. …”
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Implementation and performance barriers in Iran’s breast cancer screening program: a qualitative case study by Arezoo Jabbari, Zhila Najafpour, Sima Ourang, Somayeh Loveimi, Reyhane Bohrani, Mahsa Baymani

“…A purposive sample of 37 participants was interviewed, including individuals involved in the management, implementation, or evaluation of the screening program. Thematic content analysis was employed to analyze the data, with saturation achieved to ensure comprehensive coverage of the study’s objectives.ResultsThe study identified several key barriers to the effective implementation of breast cancer screening programs, which were categorized into three main dimensions: infrastructural, managerial, and healthcare service delivery. …”
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Fragment Autoantigens Stimulated T‐Cell‐Immunotherapy (FAST) as a Fast Autologous Cancer Vaccine by Yuan Li, Huiqin Chen, Qiaofeng Shen, Yingshuang Liu, Pingping Li, Yuqi Ma, Yugang Wang, Shengkai Li, Xueqing Yan, Liyu Liu, Jianwei Shuai, Min Wu, Qi Ouyang, Feng‐Ming (Spring) Kong, Gen Yang

“…Therefore, vaccines need broad antigen coverage and rapid preparation. Here, a personalized whole tumor cell vaccine (TCV), termed fragment autoantigens stimulated T‐cell‐immunotherapy (FAST) is developed. …”
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Development of prediction models of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Lebanese and Syrians in a district of Beirut, Lebanon: a population-based study by Hala Ghattas, Jocelyn Dejong, Fadi El-Jardali, Stephen J McCall, Marie-Elizabeth Ragi, Aline Germani, Hazar Shamas, Nada M Melhem

“…This study aimed to develop and internally validate prediction models of COVID-19 vaccine uptake by nationality.Methods This is a nested prognostic population-based cross-sectional analysis. Data were collected between June and October 2022 in Sin-El-Fil, a district of Beirut, Lebanon. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate prophylaxis for perinatal hepatitis B virus prevention in Ethiopia: a decision analytical modeling by Abdi Gari Negasa, Firew Tekle Bobo, Desalegn Feleke Falta, Temesgen Kabeta Chala, Negalign Berhanu Bayou

“…Introduction of TDF prophylaxis for all HBsAg-positive pregnant women is highly recommended, along with efforts to improve vaccination coverage.…”
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Abnormal nonlinear features of EEG microstate sequence in obsessive–compulsive disorder by Huicong Ren, Xiangying Ran, Mengyue Qiu, Shiyang Lv, Junming Wang, Chang Wang, Yongtao Xu, Zhixian Gao, Wu Ren, Xuezhi Zhou, Junlin Mu, Yi Yu, Zongya Zhao

“…Subsequently, EEG microstate analysis was used to extract the microstate temporal parameters (duration, occurrence, coverage) and nonlinear features of EEG microstate sequences (sample entropy, Lempel–Ziv complexity, Hurst index). …”
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Mapping Gridded GDP Distribution of China Based on Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning Methods by Saimiao Liu, Wenliang Liu, Yi Zhou, Shixin Wang, Futao Wang, Zhenqing Wang

“…The gridded spatial distribution data of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has a wide range of application values in many fields, such as regional economic analysis, urban planning, sustainable utilization of resources, and disaster risk assessment. …”
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii and High-Risk Human Papillomaviruses in FFPE Malignant and Benign Breast Lesions Using Real-Time PCR by Usluca S, Bakir A, Arikok AT, Korkut G, Yagiz GC, Alper M

“…To better understand the possible relationship between breast cancer and these pathogens, further studies with larger sample sizes, diverse diagnostic methods, and broder geographical coverage are necessary.Keywords: breast, cancer, Toxoplasma gondii, high-risk human papillomaviruses, PCR…”
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AGILE Observations of a Sample of Repeating Fast Radio Burst Sources by Claudio Casentini, Francesco Verrecchia, Marco Tavani, Maura Pilia, Luigi Pacciani

“…The sample focused on sources with an excess dispersion measure (DM) below 300 pc cm ^−3 . The analysis focused on the bursts covered by AGILE Mini-Calorimeter (MCAL) high-resolution data. …”
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Naturally circulating pertactin-deficient Bordetella pertussis strains induce distinct gene expression and inflammatory signatures in human dendritic cells by Michiel M. Kroes, Alberto Miranda-Bedate, Elise S. Hovingh, Ronald Jacobi, Corrie Schot, Elder Pupo, René H. M. Raeven, Arno A. J. van der Ark, Jos P. M. van Putten, Jelle de Wit, Rob Mariman, Elena Pinelli

“…Respiratory infections caused by Bordetella pertussis are reemerging despite high pertussis vaccination coverage. Since the introduction of the acellular pertussis vaccine in the late twentieth century, circulating B. pertussis strains increasingly lack expression of the vaccine component pertactin (Prn). …”
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Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases. by Margaret Ewen, Marjolein Zweekhorst, Barbara Regeer, Richard Laing

“…We undertook a secondary analysis of data from 30 surveys in low- and middle-income countries, conducted from 2008-2015 using the World Health Organization (WHO)/Health Action International (HAI) medicine availability and price survey methodology, to establish a baseline for this target.…”
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Ten Years of the Global Reform of Financial Regulation: What is ahead? by L. S. Khudyakova

“…During this period, from the one side, the global financial regulation expands its coverage according to emergence of new challenges, but from the other side the interest to the reform is being loosing and the trend to increase of the independence of the national financial regulators is expanding. …”
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Street-Scale Urban Air Temperatures Predicted by Simple High-Resolution Cover- and Shade-Weighted Surface Temperature Mosaics in a Variety of Residential Neighborhoods by Katarina Kubiniec, Kevan B. Moffett, Kyle Blount

“…In contrast, relationships of T_a to tree coverage, impervious area, or the LST_g of dominant surface cover types were all statistically insignificant. …”
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Home childbirth among young mothers aged 15–24 years in Nigeria: a national population-based cross-sectional study by Asa Auta, Emmanuel O Adewuyi, Vishnu Khanal, Yun Zhao, Lungcit David, Olasunkanmi David Bamidele

“…Faith-based interventions, a youth-oriented antenatal care package, education of girls and access to health insurance coverage are recommended to speed up the reduction of home delivery among young mothers in Nigeria.…”
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Deciphering Socio-Spatial Integration Governance of Community Regeneration: A Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Using GBDT and MGWR to Address Non-Linear Dynamics and Spatial Heterogene... by Hong Ni, Jiana Liu, Haoran Li, Jinliu Chen, Pengcheng Li, Nan Li

“…By merging community-expressed sentiment mapping with morphometric urban analysis, this interdisciplinary research pioneers a protocol for socio-spatial integrated urban transitions—one where algorithmic urbanism meets human-scale needs, not technological determinism. …”
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