Cancer patients’ willingness to trade time for health: factors that affect their decision by Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Hasyimah Razali, Aniza Ismail, Malina Zulkifli, Ida Normaya Mohd Nasir

“…In contrast, age, gender, level of education, household income, insurance coverage, employment status and medical profile characteristics were all not significantly associated with willingness to trade time. …”
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Updating the Brazilian clinical practice guidelines for sickle cell disease: Recommendations and development process by Ludmila Peres Gargano, Mariana Millan Fachi, Layssa Andrade Oliveira, Clarisse Lobo, Katharina Nelly Tobos Melnikoff, Selma Soriano, Marta da Cunha Lobo Souto Maior, Meline Rossetto Kron-Rodrigues, Dalila Fernandes Gomes, Haliton Alves Oliveira Junior, Rosa Camila Lucchetta

“…Systematic reviews assessed new evidence with stakeholder contributions being incorporated through public consultation. Cost-effectiveness analysis was applied to support new technology coverage or changes. …”
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An integrated ecosystem monitoring technology for coal mining subsidence areas and its application in the Shendong mining area by Yang CHENG, Wei LIU, Na ZHANG, Guanjie LI, Kai LIU, Chengye ZHANG, Jun LI

“…Results and Conclusions The results indicate that the integrated ecosystem monitoring technology system, combined with the space-air-tower-ground-laboratory multi-platform observations, comprehensively accounts for the requirements of various regulatory authorities and the advantages of different observation platforms, achieves the synergistic analysis of multiple ecological factors and the coordination of various regulatory authorities, and fulfills the requirements of multiple regulatory authorities for indicator coverage and monitoring efficiency. …”
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Evaluating conservation gaps of China’s national key protected wild plants: insights from county-level distribution data by Xiaotian Pan, Zhangjian Shan, Xin Tian, Yanting Niu, Yun Liu, Zhe Li, Yutong Li, Yuxi Huang, Jianfei Ye

“…Besides, species with a higher threat level and limited distribution range exhibited lower conservation coverage in both ex situ and in situ approaches; 37 species received no conservation (3.31%). …”
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Graded early warning for crude oil tanks based on TOPSIS by Gang WU, Shuxin ZHANG, Jinheng LUO, Lifeng LI, Ri XU, Qingquan DUAN, Yifan WANG

“…Moreover, there is a lack of impact analysis focusing on tank accessories in the assessment of equipment factors. …”
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Soil Salinization Characteristics of Different Land Use Types in a Typical Oasis Irrigation Area of Lower Tarim River by Zhai Jiangrui, Baiyun Gang, Jia Zila, Chai Zhongping, Ding Bangxin, Zheng Ming, Pan Xiongkai

“…The overall changes of soil salt content and pH value under different land use types in each season followed the order of salt wasteland > saline-alkali grassland > cultivated land and forest land. Analysis of samples from different soil depths indicated surface accumulation of salinity in June and October, and no obvious pattern in March and December. …”
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Acceptance of illness and quality of life of patients under long-term home nursing care by Bożena Majchrowicz, Krystyna Kowalczuk, Katarzyna Tomaszewska

“…The respondents’ level of independence and the duration of long-term care coverage have a positive effect on the acceptance of the illness and the respondents’ subjective assessment of life satisfaction.…”
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A pay-it-forward approach to improve feedback rate of HPV-based self-sampling in cervical cancer screening among women in ethnic minority regions of China: a randomized controlled... by Xueyuan Zhou, Rantong Bao, Xin Guan, Wenzhuo Li, Chenxin Yang, Ruijin Zhu, Hui Li, Xiaohua Wang

“…BackgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer, and HPV self-sampling has emerged as a novel screening method with the potential to increase screening coverage and early detection of cervical cancer. However, the implementation of HPV self-sampling in China faces several challenges, including sociocultural factors, economic burdens, and low feedback rates. …”
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Impact of pH-Responsive Cisplatin/Ribavirin-Loaded Monodispersed Magnetic Silica Nanocomposite on A549 Lung Cancer Cells by Dana Almohazey, Vijaya Ravinayagam, Hatim Dafalla, Rabindran Jermy Balasamy

“…<b>Results</b>: X-ray diffraction (XRD) and diffuse reflectance UV-visible spectroscopy (DRS-UV-vis) analysis of S/MSSiO₂/Chi/Cp/Rib confirmed the presence of SPION nanoclusters on the silica surface (45% coverage). …”
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Seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 after booster vaccination in a prison in Alicante (Spain) by Ana C. Montagud, Raul Moragues, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Emilia Montagud, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Tuells, José Tuells

“…Demographic and clinical variables were collected through a questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 29.0 software.ResultsA total of 560 people participated in the study; the predominant profile was men (77.3%) with an average age of 45.7 years. 71.4% of subjects were prisoners and 28.6% were prison staff. …”
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The study of thermodynamic mechanisms of advection-cooled sea fogs for two cases based on the WRF model by Xin-Ya Ye, Fei-Fei Shen, Fei-Fei Shen, Fei-Fei Shen, Hai-Yan Fei, Qi-Long Sun, Ai-Qing Shu, Shen Wan, He Chen

“…In terms of fog prediction, the FSL algorithm outperformed SW99 in estimating fog coverage, although both had limitations in accurately predicting visibility levels.DiscussionThis comparative analysis highlights the influence of differing synoptic and mesoscale conditions on the formation and evolution of advection-cooled sea fog. …”
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Comprehensive metabolomic/lipidomic characterization of patients with mitochondrial ATP synthase, short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase and combined variant deficiencies by Dana Dobešová, Matúš Prídavok, Radana Brumarová, Aleš Kvasnička, Barbora Piskláková, Eliška Ivanovová, Katarína Brennerová, Jana Šaligová, Ľudmila Potočňáková, Simona Drobňaková, Jana Potočňáková, David Friedecký

“…Lipidomic analysis showed decreased levels of glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids across all patient groups. …”
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Synergistic effect of photobiomodulation and leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin on bone regeneration in rat critical defects by Ali Sadeghian, Bita Rohani, Sadegh Hasannia, Fatemeh Mashhadiabbas, Reza Fekrazad

“…All groups were evaluated after 30 days for histological analysis of bone regeneration, inflammatory response and soft tissue healing. …”
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Diagnostic Utility of Podoplanin Immunohistochemistry Combined with the NanoSuit-Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy Method for Thoracic Malignant Tumors by Shin-ya Katsuragi, Yuri Sakano, Isao Ohta, Hisami Kato, Rei Ishikawa, Hirofumi Watanabe, Ryosuke Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Yamada, Yasuhiro Sakai, Yusuke Inoue, Yusuke Takanashi, Keigo Sekihara, Kazuhito Funai, Yoshiro Otsuki, Hideya Kawasaki, Kazuya Shinmura

“…EMPM exhibited densely packed, elongated microvilli, whereas such structures were absent in LAC and LSCC. Furthermore, analysis of thick-cut sections (20 μm) demonstrated extensive microvilli coverage characteristic of EMPM. …”
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ViLR: a novel virtual long read method for breakpoint identification and direct SNP haplotyping in de novo PGT-SR carriers without a proband by Jiangyang Xue, Min Xie, Jie Cai, Kai Kang, Mengnan Gu, Mai Li, Haiyue Shi, Xin Zhang, Lingyin Kong, Bo Liang, Liming Zhou, Changshui Chen, Haibo Li

“…ViLR analysis of 10 de novo PGT-SR carriers precisely identified breakpoints and haplotypes. …”
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Designing a multi-epitope vaccine candidate against human rhinovirus C utilizing immunoinformatics approach by Tajul Islam Mamun, Tajul Islam Mamun, Md. Ahad Ali, Md. Nazmul Hosen, Jillur Rahman, Md. Anwarul Islam, Md. Golam Akib, Kamruz Zaman, Md. Masudur Rahman, Md. Masudur Rahman, Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Samir Ibenmoussa, Mohammed Bourhia, Turki M. Dawoud

“…The sequences of the chosen structural proteins VP1 and VP2, along with the non-structural protein 2C of HRV-C, were downloaded in FASTA format from the NCBI server for further analysis. Through an exhaustive analysis of HRV-C genomic sequences, we identified highly conserved immunogenic regions capable of eliciting a protective immune response. …”
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The state of COVID-19 contact tracing following relaxation of the national lockdown: A qualitative study among surveillance response teams in Kampala, Uganda by Andrew Kuguminkiriza Tusubira, Steven Ssendagire, Angela Nakanwagi Kisakye, Elizabeth Muhumuza, Dorothy Akong, Winnie Agwang, David Kansiime, Stella Martha Migamba, Doreen Tuhebwe, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho

“…We used a conventional approach for content analysis to identify emergent themes. Results: We found that adjustments were made in the contact tracing system to cope with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. …”
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Quantitative longitudinal investigation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice by photoacoustic microscopy by Jianshuang Wei, Ren Zhang, Mingchen Jiang, Lulu Gao, Ximiao Yu, XiuLi Liu, Yanfeng Dai, Qingming Luo, Zhihong Zhang, Xiaoquan Yang

“…As NASH progressed, vessel density decreased by 64.18 %, and hepatic sinusoid vessel coverage was reduced by 77.38 %. Furthermore, hepatic sinusoidal volume, length, radius, tortuosity, and density declined by 87.29 %, 83.92 %, 21.86 %, 71.57 %, and 86.81 %, Analysis of hepatic sinusoidal branches revealed a 51.80 % decrease in the fractal dimension of composite branches and a 54.90 % increase in that of dead-end branches. …”
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Estimasi distribusi PDRB kawasan Kedungsepur secara spasial menggunakan Geographically Weighted Regression untuk mendukung pengembangan wilayah by Adik Amin Nashrudien, Retno Widodo Dwi Pramono

“…Careful planning requires detailed economic activity data that are sufficiently detailed at least to the community level that can depict the heterogeneity of the region for a more detailed and in-depth analysis of the dynamics of production and transactions that are at the heart of economic analysis. …”
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Exome sequencing shows same pattern of clonal tumor mutational burden, intratumor heterogenicity and clonal neoantigen between autologous tumor and Vigil product by David Willoughby, Ernest Bognar, Laura Stanbery, Casey Nagel, Gladice Wallraven, Aman Pruthi, Nicholas Bild, Ericca Stamper, Donald Rao, Adam Walter, John Nemunaitis

“…The outputs were used to predict the sequence of peptide neoantigens and to perform clonality analysis in order to assign each SNV and InDel in a patient tumor sample to a primary clone or subclone. …”
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