ADVANCES IN THALASSEMIA MANAGEMENT AND CHELATION THERAPY by Barbaros Şahin Karagün

“…More research is needed on the effectiveness and safety of new treatment approaches.…”
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Ginkgo ketone ester tablets for the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with chemotherapy for breast cancer - a prospective cohort study by Jiajing Chen, Lixin Chen, Kexin Jiang, Dandan Wang, Chunyu Wu, Yuenong Qin, Sheng Liu

“…While neuroinflammatory effects were limited, robust antioxidant restoration and cognitive enhancement warrant further investigation through large-scale randomized controlled trials to validate long-term efficacy and optimize clinical protocols.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://www.chictr.org.cn, identifier ChiCTR2200065694.…”
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Ecological Stoichiometry and Carbon Storage Under Different Vegetation Types in Mountainous Area of Southern Ningxia, China by DING Xinli, MA Zhenhua, ZHAO Huixue, KANG Long, CAO Yang

“…[Conclusion] Tree and shrub lands in the southern Ningxia mountainous region have superior nutrient cycling patterns and carbon sequestration capabilities compared to grasslands, with the mixed planting model of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Prunus sibirica L. being the most effective. Therefore, creating mixed plantations is an important approach to enhance soil carbon sequestration capacity.…”
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Evaluation of first and second rice cultivation based on diazinon pesticide concentration in water and soil of paddy fields of Mazandaran province by Shina Ansari Hamedani, Reza Arjmandi, Saeed Motessadi Zarandi, Mohammad Ali Baghestani, Reza Azizinezhad

“…Water and soil pollution and disruption of the balance of natural ecosystems, the emergence of new pests and diseases, the presence of pesticide residues in agricultural products and the resulting health effects have made the consumption management of organic phosphorus pesticides an unavoidable necessity. …”
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ACTIVITY REALIZATION WAYS OF THE «ORAL MUCOSA DISEASES DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT» CENTRE ON ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES by P.N. Skripnikov, T.P. Skripnikova, V.P. Bashtan, V.F. Pocherniaeva, V.V. Ishchenko

“…It includes activity of oral mucosa diseases diagnostics and treatment centre, created in 2011 on the base of stomatologists post-graduate education department of HSEEU "UMSA". …”
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Malignant neoplasms of the vulva: epidemiology and survival of patients in Russia (clinical-population study) by V. M. Merabishvili, I. V. Berlev, A. F. Urmancheeva, E. V. Bakhidze, E. A. Ulrikh

“…The first population-based study of the prevalence and effectiveness of anti-cancer measures based on the population cancer registries database, conducted in Russia, showed an increase in morbidity among the female population of malignant tumors of the vulva, decreased mortality of patients at each year of observation. …”
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Modeling Wetland Biomass and Aboveground Carbon: Influence of Plot Size and Data Treatment Using Remote Sensing and Random Forest by Tássia Fraga Belloli, Diniz Carvalho de Arruda, Laurindo Antonio Guasselli, Christhian Santana Cunha, Carina Cristiane Korb

“…Remote sensing (RS) data effectively estimate and map AGB and Corg in wetlands using various techniques, but there is still room to improve the efficiency of machine learning (ML)-based approaches. …”
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Application of the Method of Problem Learning in the Study of the Discipline “Information Security” by V. A. Sizov, D. M. Malinichev, Kh. K. Kuchmezov, V. V. Mochalov

“…The main conditions for the effectiveness of problem learning in the study of the discipline “Information Security” are highlighted by the method of analysis of the subject area: motivation of students, the feasibility and significance of problem situations offered to students on various aspects of information security, dialogical friendly communication between lecturer and students. …”
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Early Attrition Prediction for Web-Based Interpretation Bias Modification to Reduce Anxious Thinking: A Machine Learning Study by Sonia Baee, Jeremy W Eberle, Anna N Baglione, Tyler Spears, Elijah Lewis, Hongning Wang, Daniel H Funk, Bethany Teachman, Laura E Barnes

“…MethodsThe participants analyzed in this paper were community adults with traits such as anxiety or negative thinking about the future (Study 1: n=252, Study 2: n=326, Study 3: n=699) who had been assigned to CBM-I conditions in 3 efficacy-effectiveness trials on our team’s public research website. …”
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EXPERIENCE WITH TOCILIZUMAB, AN INTERLEUKIN 6 INHIBITOR, USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF GIANT CELL ARTERITIS WITH SEVERE COMORBIDITY by T. V. Beketova, M. A. Ushakova, N. Yu. Nikishina, A. N. Khelkovskaya-Sergeeva, E. V. Nikolaeva, E. G. Sazhina, T. M. Novoselova, E. L. Nasonov

“…Thus, the presented results suggest that the use of IL6 inhibitors in patients with GCA, including those with severe comorbidity, can be regarded as a potentially effective innovative (off-label) treatment strategy with an acceptable safety profile. …”
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Efficacy of a Mobile App–Based Behavioral Intervention (DRIVEN) to Help Individuals With Unemployment-Related Emotional Distress Return to Work: Protocol for a Randomized Controlle... by Elizabeth C Danielson, Mystie Saturday, Sarah Leonard, Alexandra Levit, Andrea K Graham, Melissa Marquez, Keith Alperin, Stewart A Shankman, James W Griffith

“… BackgroundEmployment plays an important role in the maintenance of mental and physical health. Losing a job creates emotional distress, which can, in turn, interfere with effective job seeking. …”
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A Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation App for Women: Protocol for an Acceptability and Feasibility Study by Osnat C Melamed, Kamna Mehra, Roshni Panda, Nadia Minian, Scott Veldhuizen, Laurie Zawertailo, Leslie Buckley, Marta Maslej, Lorraine Greaves, Andreea C Brabete, Jonathan Rose, Matt Ratto, Peter Selby

“…This discrepancy is partly due to sex- and gender-related factors, including the lower effectiveness of smoking cessation medication and the presence of unique motives for smoking and barriers to quitting among women. …”
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“Cancer changes everything, but it makes you wonder—am I still enough?” serial focus groups with adolescent and young adult cancer patients to understand experiences with cancer an... by Niki Oveisi, Vicki Cheng, Dani Taylor, Preet Kang, Lori A. Brotto, Stuart Peacock, Helen McTaggart-Cowan, Gillian E. Hanley, Sharlene Gill, Meera Rayar, Amirrtha Srikanthan, Mikaela Barnes, Haydn Bechthold, Norman Jansen, Mary A. De Vera

“…The first thematic area (three themes), focused inward on the direct effects of cancer and its treatment on patients’ sexual and reproductive health. …”
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Performance of sewage sludge reuse in the manufacturing of fired bricks by K. Moulato, M. Ammari, L. Ben Allal

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the properties of bricks made from sewage sludge, innovating an effective elimination of the urban sludge.METHODS: Measurements of sludge heavy metal concentrations are made with an inductively coupled plasma on a 63-micrometer fine particle fraction. …”
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Development of Digital Strategies for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in a Hybrid Office Environment: Modified Delphi Study by Iris Parés-Salomón, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas, Alan Coffey, Bette Loef, Karin I Proper, Anna M Señé-Mir, Anna Puig-Ribera, Kieran P Dowd, Judit Bort-Roig

“…Moreover, experts highlighted the requirement of combining multiple levels of strategies, such as social support, physical environment, and individual strategies, to enhance their implementation and effectiveness in reducing sedentary behavior when working from home. …”
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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of novel biologics in the treatment of myasthenia gravis: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials by Chang Guan, Peixi Zhao, Meijin Song, Jing Lu, Huijing Cui, Dongxu Li, Tianying Chang, Yingzi Cui, Xikang Ding, Jian Wang, Peng Xu

“…The main outcome was the overall symptomatology. Random-effects pairwise meta-analyses and network meta-analyses (NMAs) were conducted to compute standardized mean differences (SMDs) or risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Peer-assisted telemedicine hepatitis-C treatment for people who use drugs in rural communities: a mixed methods study by Kim Hoffman, Gillian Leichtling, Sarah Shin, Andrew Seaman, Tonhi Gailey, Hunter C. Spencer, P. Todd Korthuis

“…A qualitative investigation queried telemedicine clinicians and peers about their experiences with the implementation of the model and key drivers of implementation effectiveness. Methods Two remote audio/video recorded focus groups were conducted, one with the study’s clinicians and one with the peers. …”
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Liposomal ellagic acid enhances the regenerative potential of ADMSC-laden nanofibrous PCL scaffolds in a rat model of spinal cord injury by Arman Abroumand Gholami, Shokoufeh Rahmani, Payam Moharreri, Esmael Amirazodi, Amir Mahdi Molavi, Tahere Mokhtari, Fatemeh Tahmasebi, Amirhossein Rabiei Rad, Hamideh Babaloo

“…Additionally, in vitro oxidative stress tests indicated that this platform exhibited superior antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects for ADMSCs. Histological assessments revealed that the hybrid platform facilitated the regeneration of myelin and neurons, correlating with improved blood levels of oxidative markers. …”
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Towards a Crowdsourced Digital Coffee Atlas for Sustainable Coffee Farming by Emma Krischkowsky, Onur Bal, Colin Beyer, David Miller, Manuel Walter, Kirstin Kohler

“…Consequently, farmers often receive lower prices for their coffee as they cannot accurately determine its true market value. In addition, the effects of climate change force farmers to reconsider the varieties they cultivate, as they cannot exhibit stable yield performance due to the changed climate. …”
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Editorial by Kristīne Beķere

“…The current issue contains the first part of the study, which concerns the establishment of the mission in Daugavpils and reflects Lady Muriel’s efforts to find the most effective way to help the Latvian society, which had suffered severely during the long war, especially seeking to aid the most vulnerable part of the society – the children. …”
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