Cost-effectiveness of oral versus injectable disease modifying therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a systematic review analysis by Mehdi Rezaee, Ramin Ravangard, Seyyed Morteza Mojtabaeian, Abdosaleh Jafari

“…The QHES scores for all records were generally high (≥ 77) and they were of good quality. …”
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Tendencies of climatic and anthropogenic changes of the marine environments in the coastal areas of Russia in the Japan Sea for the last decades by Igor D. Rostov, Natalia I. Rudykh, Vladimir I. Rostov, Alexander A. Vorontsov

“…The sea surface temperature has a strong positive trend (up to 1.4o per 35 years) at many stations, with exclusion of 5 ones located in northwestern Sakhalin and central Primorye; the average trend for the whole area is 0.7о per 35 years. …”
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The paleoecology and taphonomy of a Santonian-Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) dinosaur-bearing vertebrate locality from Bulgaria: a window into an underexplored part of the Late Creta... by Vladimir Nikolov, Polina Pavlishina, Docho Dochev, Stephen L. Brusatte

“…The floral composition and especially a number of fern spore humidity indicators imply the existence of a generally humid subtropical climate, with some seasonal droughts. …”
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Impact of coastal currents and eddies on particle dispersion in the Baltic Sea: a Lagrangian approach to marine ecosystems by Saeed Hariri, Germo Väli, H. E. Markus Meier

“…Results show significant variability in transit times as it takes for 3D particles from the eastern coastal zone over 700 days to reach the central Gotland Basin, while those from the western coastal zone arrive 90 days faster. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Fatigue on Swallowing Function in Adults with Acute Stroke. A Pilot Study by Hope E. Baylow, DA

“…Design: Pre-post within-subject repeated-measures design. Setting: General acute care hospital and designated stroke center. …”
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Hypertension, socioeconomic status and depressive and anxiety disorders: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older Chinese women by Bo Song, Xueyin Wang, Xu Wang, Di Gao, Xiaosong Zhang

“…Objectives To investigate the association of hypertension with depressive and anxiety disorders in middle-aged and older Chinese women, and to further assess whether the association was influenced by socioeconomic status (SES).Design Nationwide cross-sectional study.Setting Six provinces of the eastern, central and western regions of China.Participants Women aged 40–70 years were included by a multistage stratified random cluster sampling in 2018 (N=9900).Primary outcome measures Depressive and anxiety disorders were measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, respectively. …”
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Distribution, trends, and drivers of flash droughts in the United Kingdom by I. Noguera, J. Hannaford, J. Hannaford, M. Tanguy, M. Tanguy

“…Nevertheless, the spatio-temporal distribution of flash droughts is highly variable in the UK, with important regional and seasonal contrasts. Central and northern regions are generally the most frequently affected by flash droughts in comparison to the south-eastern region. …”
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Optimized Design of Cultural Space in Wuhan Metro: Analysis and Reflection Based on Multi-Source Data by Zhengcong Wei, Yangxue Hu, Yile Chen, Tianjia Wang

“…It is currently attracting more and more attention from the academic community. Wuhan, located in central China, has many subway lines and its engineering construction has set several national firsts, which is a typical sample of urban subway development in China. …”
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Integration of artificial intelligence and advanced optimization techniques for continuous gas lift under restricted gas supply: A case study by Leila Zeinolabedini, Forough Ameli, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…To this end, 154 data points constructed by a central composite design (CCD) experiment were utilized to develop neural network models. …”
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Reconstruction of the temperature in the active layer of the glacier on the Western plateau of Elbrus for 1930–2008 by S. A. Tyuflin, O. V. Nagornov, G. A. Chernyakov, V. N. Mikhalenko, P. A. Toropov, S. S. Kutuzov

“…The temperature dynamics at this depth generally corresponds to the average annual changes in the air temperature at the height of the plateau (5100 m), since seasonal temperature fluctuations take place in the active layer. …”
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Strategies and tools to learn from work that goes well within healthcare patient safety practices: a mixed methods systematic review by Gørill Birkeli, Anne Karin Lindahl, Åse Marit Hammersbøen, Ellen Catharina Tveter Deilkås, Randi Ballangrud

“…We searched eight databases in February 2023: Medline, Cinahl, Embase, PsycInfo, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. …”
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Public perspectives on tick bite exposure, healthcare visits and associated allergies in iberia by Rita Vaz-Rodrigues, Marta Rafael, Davide Carniato, José de la Fuente

“…Although 38 inquiries (10.0%) showed signs of AGS, only 3 had received a formal diagnosis, with the odds of developing this disease marginally rising with advancing age (χ2 = 0.215, p = 0.066).Conclusions This study provides valuable insights that should be considered to improve TBDs surveillance and diagnostic strategies, as well as developing preventive measures to reduce tick bite exposure and TBD cases.Key MessagesDeveloping local skin reactions to tick bites increases with age, multiple bites and in individuals bitten in central-northern Iberia.Seeking medical care following a tick bite is more common in first-time bite cases, men or individuals with local skin symptoms.Although 38 inquiries (10.0%) showed signs of AGS, only 3 were formally diagnosed, with risk increasing with age.…”
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Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity of Vegetation Coverage and Its Driving Mechanisms in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Gansu Province: Insights from Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Geodet... by Macao Zhuo, Jianyu Yuan, Jie Li, Guang Li, Lijuan Yan

“…Statistically significant greening trends (<i>p</i> < 0.05) were observed in 55.42% of the study area. (2) Interannual vegetation fluctuations were generally mild (<i>Cv</i> = 0.15), yet central regions showed 2–3 times higher variability than southern/northwestern areas. …”
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Characterization of a periodontal-inflammatory microRNA profile during multibracket orthodontic treatment in adolescents by Florian Rolfes, Johannes Heck, Isabelle Riedel, Christian Bär, Boris Schmitz

“…Abstract This study aimed to identify functional microRNAs (miRNAs) and their respective targets as central regulatory factors of tooth movement during orthodontic treatment. …”
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Spatially explicit multi-threat assessment of food tree species in Burkina Faso: A fine-scale approach. by Hannes Gaisberger, Roeland Kindt, Judy Loo, Marco Schmidt, Fidèle Bognounou, Sié Sylvestre Da, Ousmane Boukary Diallo, Souleymane Ganaba, Assan Gnoumou, Djingdia Lompo, Anne Mette Lykke, Elisée Mbayngone, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Moussa Ouedraogo, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Charles Parkouda, Stefan Porembski, Patrice Savadogo, Adjima Thiombiano, Guibien Zerbo, Barbara Vinceti

“…In the case of Vitellaria paradoxa, we suggest collecting seed along the northern margins of its distribution and considering assisted regeneration in the central part where the current threat level is high due to overexploitation. …”
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In-hospital safety in field conditions of nifurtimox eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for T. b. gambiense sleeping sickness. by Caecilia Schmid, Andrea Kuemmerle, Johannes Blum, Salah Ghabri, Victor Kande, Wilfried Mutombo, Medard Ilunga, Ismael Lumpungu, Sylvain Mutanda, Pathou Nganzobo, Digas Tete, Nono Mubwa, Mays Kisala, Severine Blesson, Olaf Valverde Mordt

“…Most common AEs were gastro-intestinal (61%), general (46%), nervous system (mostly central; 34%) and metabolic disorders (26%). …”
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Analisis Kualitas Udara Pada Kawasan Transportasi, Industri, Perkotaan, Permukiman, dan Perdagangan di Kota Tegal by Derystanto Winatama, Widayat Widayat, Syafrudin Syafrudin

“…Tegal is one of developing city in Central Java. According to the Spatial Plan Regulation (RTRW), among the strategic policy of Tegal are increasing service function of the city to intensify commercial and industry activity, as well as increasing the quality and quantity of transportation facilities and infrastructure. …”
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Using the OSCE to assess medical students’ communication and clinical reasoning during five years of restricted clinical practice by Armijo-Rivera Soledad, Zamorano Saavedra Catalina, Vicencio-Clarke Scarlett, Behrens Pérez Claudia, Pérez-Villalobos Cristhian

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Digital Health Intervention Effect on Older Adults With Chronic Diseases Living Alone: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yoonseo Park, Eun-Ji Kim, Sewon Park, Munjae Lee

“…MethodsWe searched the literature using 3 databases, including PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane CENTRAL, for literature published in overseas academic journals up to October 2024. …”
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Exploring the effects of climatic and environmental heterogeneity on the spatial activity of Patagonian bats by Analía Laura Giménez, Marta Gladys Grech, Óscar De Paz

“…Conclusions The spatial activity of four phonic groups from Central Patagonia in summer is governed jointly by climatic and environmental variables, with vegetation structure being the dominant driver. …”
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