Genetically Similar Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni Strains and Associated Phages Display Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation Across 35 Years by Katherine M. D'Amico-Willman, Prasanna Joglekar, David F. Ritchie, Amber M. Smith, Helena Heiberger, Alejandra I. Huerta

“…The minor yet significant genetic variation among this small population of Xap strains is structured by both geographic location and response to phage infection. …”
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Assessment of Flood Mitigation Strategies: A Case Study of the Aït Athmane Center in the Errachidia Region by Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre, Messaoudi Badre, Aït Lahssaine Ismail, Ait Said Brahim, El Ouali Mohamed, Kabiri Lahcen

“…These primarily involve simple mechanical adjustments such as constructing gabion weirs, raising retaining walls along the Wadi's banks, and creating crossing structures.…”
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Leadership Lived Experiences in Implementing Compassionate, Respectful, and Caring Practices: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study by Kemal Jemal BSc, MSc, Abiyu Geta BSc, MSc, Fantanesh Desalegn BSc, MSc, Lidia Gebru BSc, MSc, Tezera Tadele BSc, MSc, Ewnetu Genet BSc, MSc, Mesfin Kifle BSc, MSc, Abebe Bimerew BSc, MPH, Assegid Samuel BSc, MSc

“…The ATLAS.ti version 7.02 software was used for data analysis, and interpretative phenomenological analysis was carried out. …”
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Factors influencing HPV vaccination willingness among male college students in Jinan according to the health belief model by Yanrui Xu, Weibing Wang, Caiying Cheng, Li Yang, Chen Xing, Xiaonan Yang, Caiyun Chang, Qingbin Lu

“…Using convenience sampling, a cross-sectional survey of 3,410 male students from six Jinan universities was conducted in December 2024. The structured questionnaires collected data on demographics, HPV knowledge, and health beliefs via SPSS 27.0 with univariate and binary logistic regression analyses. …”
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Two New Diterpenoids Formed by Transannular Diels–Alder Cycloaddition from the Soft Coral <i>Sarcophyton tortuosum</i>, and Their Antibacterial and PPAR-β Agonist Activities by Min Sun, Songwei Li, Jianang Zeng, Yuewei Guo, Changyun Wang, Mingzhi Su

“…Two new cembrane-derived tricyclic diterpenes belonging to the sarcophytin family, namely 4<i>a</i>-hydroxy-chatancin (<b>1</b>) and sarcotoroid (<b>2</b>), together with two known related ones (<b>3</b> and <b>4</b>), were isolated from the soft coral <i>Sarcophyton tortuosum</i> collected off Ximao Island in the South China Sea. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, a quantum mechanical nuclear magnetic resonance (QM-NMR) method, a time-dependent density functional theory electronic circular dichroism (TDDFT-ECD) calculation, X-ray diffraction analysis, and comparison with the reported data in the literature. …”
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A Novel Tool Wear Identification Method Based on a Semi-Supervised LSTM by Xin He, Meipeng Zhong, Chengcheng He, Jinhao Wu, Haiyang Yang, Zhigao Zhao, Wei Yang, Cong Jing, Yanlin Li, Chen Gao

“…The method considers the correlation between sample labels and feature structures, as well as the correlation between global and local sample labels. …”
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on a digital myopia screening program in children: a qualitative analysis by Casper van der Zee, Janneau L. J. Claessens, Petra T. Rausch-Koster, Saskia M. Imhof, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Robert P. L. Wisse, Robert P. L. Wisse, Hilde P. A. van der Aa, Hilde P. A. van der Aa

“…PurposeThis study was aimed at identifying barriers and opportunities to use a self-administered online refractive eye test by various stakeholders of a pediatric vision screening program.MethodsThis qualitative study performed semi-structured interviews with myopic children and their parents, eye care professionals, and policymakers. …”
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Demoralization syndrome in elderly patients with advanced lung cancer: a multi-center study in North China by Ya Li, Wei Yang, Weiwei Feng, Lingyuan Zhang, Yikun Yao, Kai Yan, Hong Zhang, Xiaochao Wan

“…ObjectiveThis observational study sought to explore the prevalence and determinants of demoralization syndrome (DS) among elderly patients in North China diagnosed with advanced lung cancer (ALC), with the primary goal of mitigating their psychological distress.MethodsA convenience sampling approach was employed to recruit 420 ALC patients aged 60 years or older from four tertiary hospitals in North China. Data collection was carried out using structured questionnaires, which included the Chinese adaptation of the Demoralization Syndrome Scale and Perceptions of Social Support Questionnaire. …”
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Factors associated with a confirmed Lassa fever outbreak in Eguare community of Esan West, Edo State, Nigeria: January-March, 2019 by Henry Uguru Ekechi, Charles Ibeneme, Biodun Ogunniyi, Emmanuel Awosanya, Babatunde Gbadebo, Aishatu Usman, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Celestine Ameh, Lilian Okeke, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Chikwe Ihekweazu

“…We defined a confirmed case-patient as any person from Eguare community with febrile illness and PCR positive for Lassa fever between January and March, 2019; and control as anyone from Eguare community without febrile illness within the same period. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on exposures from both cases and controls. …”
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Modulation of growth, gut microbiota, and health markers in rabbits fed hydroponic barley with or without enzymes by Ahmed A. A. Abdel-Wareth, Ahmed A. A. Abdel-Wareth, Esraa M. H. Mohamed, Hamdy A. Hassan, Rokia B. Elamary, Zainab Al-Amgad, Jayant Lohakare

“…Histological examination revealed normal liver and intestinal structures in all treatment groups.DiscussionIncorporating 25% hydroponic barley, with or without enzyme supplementation, improved growth performance, enhanced gut microbiota composition, and supported organ health in growing rabbits. …”
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Awareness of breast cancer and perceived barriers to breast screening methods: a community based cross-sectional study among women in Yemen by Gamil Othman, Faisal Ali, Maria Mudathir, Heba Almoliky, Maria Al-qahtani, Nora Alezzi, Nosibah Ameen, Doa’a Anwar Ibrahim, Mohammed Mohammed Battah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

“…However, challenges arise in combating breast cancer in Yemen due to the lack of patient registries, national strategies, and structured cancer treatment plans. Objective This research sought to evaluate the awareness levels of breast cancer and the perceived obstacles to breast cancer screening among adult Yemeni women. …”
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Hemangioma of the umbilical cord: A case report and proposal for standardised reporting criteria by Isabella Charlotte Maréchal-Ross, Sashi Siva, Karen Mizia, Jeremy Nicholas Pulvers, Isabella Turton, Ali Moghimi

“…This case report presents an instance of umbilical cord hemangioma and proposes a structured framework for future documentation.A comprehensive literature review using OVID Medline and Embase identified cases of umbilical cord hemangiomas, their clinical presentations, and maternal and neonatal outcomes. …”
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Lavender Breeding for Winter Hardiness in a Temperate Climate by Viktoriya Kryuchkova, Anastasia Evtyukhova, Sergey Avdeev, Vitaly Donskih, Olga Shelepova, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Yuri Gorbunov

“…The research years were grouped by winter hardiness structured into clusters, which allowed us to identify common features in climatic conditions and to identify critical periods of the winter period leading to a decrease in winter hardiness. …”
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Implementing COVID-19 home-based care (HBC) using community health volunteers: Early experiences and lessons learned in Uganda, January - May 2021 by Ben Masiira, Atek Kagirita, Herbert Kazoora, Bernard Lubwama, Emmanuel Kaggwa, Faith Nakiyimba, Issa Makumbi, Winyi Kaboyo, Daniel Albert Cohn, Simon Nyovuura Antara, Henry Mwebesa

“…Implementation of the HBC strategy involved identification and orientation of the key stakeholders on COVID-19 infection, HBC procedures and criteria, and activation of the COVID-19 coordination structures. We enhanced COVID-19 surveillance and conducted community sensitization on COVID-19 and the HBC strategy. …”
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The experiences, perspectives and needs of families raising neurodivergent twins: a multi-informant photo-elicitation exploratory study by Vicky Foley, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Vassilis Sideropoulos, Camilla Phelps, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Georgia Pavlopoulou

“…Fifteen photo-elicitation semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore both the neurotypical twins’ experiences and perceived needs and the mothers’ perceptions of the neurotypical twins’ experiences and perceived needs. …”
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Preferences for receiving diabetes prevention support and factors influencing healthy eating and physical activity among patients with prediabetes in Chicago, Illinois by Angela Kong, Mary Smart, Yuka Asada, Lourdes Deci Limpoco, Chuxian Tang, Janet Lin, Brian T. Layden

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 patients with prediabetes (hemoglobin A1c: 5.7 to 6.4 %) detected from screening in an urban emergency department in Chicago, Illinois. …”
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Delayed orthodontic care and its association with depression among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Yang Li, Mengshan Yang, Botang Guo, Lusi Yang, Cui Xiaotian, Jiaxing Zhou, Kun Wang, Shouli Wang, Ping Tang, Shitao Dong

“…This study explores the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents receiving orthodontic care and examines the potential link between treatment delays and depressive symptoms.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescent orthodontic patients in Chengde, Hebei Province. Data on demographic factors, treatment delays, and depressive symptoms were collected through structured questionnaires. …”
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Model of care for individuals with rare cancer predisposition syndromes in Germany by Valentina Härter, Birte Sänger, Josephine C. Gieseke, Tanja Gerasimov, Beatrice Hoffmann, Carolin Huisinga, Anja Karow, Lucas J. Müntnich, Natalie E. Palmaers, Stefanie Paquet, Judith Penkert, Diane M. Renz, Tim Ripperger, Farina J. Silchmüller, Christina M. Dutzmann, Christian P. Kratz

“…While care pathways for individuals with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and familial colon cancer syndromes exist, sufficient interdisciplinary care structures for individuals with rare CPSs are currently lacking. …”
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Stilbene Glycosides in <i>Pinus cembra</i> L. Bark: Isolation, Characterization, and Assessment of Antioxidant Potential and Antitumor Activity on HeLa Cells by Cristina Lungu, Cosmin-Teodor Mihai, Gabriela Vochita, Daniela Gherghel, Ionel I. Mangalagiu, Mihaela Gafton, Sorin-Dan Miron, Camelia-Elena Iurciuc Tincu, Lutfun Nahar, Satyajit D. Sarker, Anca Miron

“…Their antioxidant activity and cytotoxic effects against HeLa cells were evaluated in comparison to the raw bark extract. The structures of resveratroloside and pinostilbenoside were confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS) data analyses. …”
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Optimizing deposition regimes to fabricate VO2/TiO2/c-Al2O3 thin films for active metasurfaces by M. E. Kutepov, V. E. Kaydashev, D. V. Stryukov, A. S. Konstantinov, A. S. Mikheykin, A. V. Nikolskiy, A. T. Kozakov, A. D. Morozov, M. A. Kashchenko, G. V. Alymov, E. M. Kaidashev

“…Decreasing the scale of vanadium dioxide (VO2) structures is one of the ways to enhance the switching speed of the material. …”
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