Tregs levels and phenotype modifications during Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis course by Elisabetta Zucchi, Elisabetta Zucchi, Federico Banchelli, Cecilia Simonini, Sara De Biasi, Ilaria Martinelli, Giulia Gianferrari, Giulia Gianferrari, Domenico Lo Tartaro, Andrea Cossarizza, Andrea Cossarizza, Roberto D’Amico, Roberto D’Amico, Jessica Mandrioli, Jessica Mandrioli

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Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA): protocol for a non-randomised implementation and feasibility trial by Rebecca Guy, Marcus Y Chen, Basil Donovan, Jane S Hocking, Natalie Carvalho, Christopher Fairley, Claudia Estcourt, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay, Julie Simpson, David Regan, David Hawkes, Lena Sanci, Jane L Goller, Jacqueline Coombe, Helen Bittleston, Marion Saville, Lara Roeske

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Targeting malaria in high-risk populations in low endemic regions in northern Namibia: a quasi-experimental controlled trial to reduce malaria in seasonal agricultural workers and... by Roly Gosling, Adam Bennett, Petrina Uusiku, Henry Ntuku, Bryan Greenhouse, Jennifer L Smith, Jerry O Jacobson, Cara Smith-Gueye, Francois Rerolle, Ashley Morgan Burke, Tabeth Mwema, Keirstinne Turcios, Justine Kulla Haikali, Michael Lifasi, Elodie Vajda, Davis R Mumbengegwi

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The diagnostic value of two antigenic domains derived from the Trypanosoma cruzi Tc323 protein in chronic Chagas disease: a study in Brazil by Micaela S. Ossowski, Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Emily Ferreira Santos, Emily Ferreira Santos, Leonardo Maia Leony, Leonardo Maia Leony, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Fred Luciano Neves Santos, Karina A. Gómez

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Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of heavy Lifting Strength Training versus Usual Care in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors (the LIFTING 2 Trial): A study protocol for a single-cen... by Stephanie M Ntoukas, Margaret L McNeely, Carla M Prado, Kerry S Courneya

“…With 80% power, a two-tailed alpha of p < 0.05, and adjusting for covariates that explain 25% of the variance in the outcome, we will be able to detect a standardized effect size of 0.80 with 38 (19/group) evaluable HNCS, allowing for a 20% loss to follow-up. …”
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Development of Medial Longitudunal Arc in Children Aged 3-10 Years by Duygu Akın Saygın, Huriye Nur Kantar, Meryem Esma Düz, Sevim Akdoğan, Ali Keleş, Mehmet Tuğrul Yılmaz, Neslihan Altuntas Yılmaz

“…Purpose: It is very important to follow the development of the medial arch in children and to detect it in the early period in case of developmental deficiency. …”
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Low dietary diversity and associated factors among adult people with HIV patients attending ART clinics of Ethiopia. Systematic review and meta-analysis by Bitew Tefera Zewudie, Yihenew Sewale

“…Data were extracted using Microsoft excel and analyzed by using the Stata version 14 software program. The heterogeneity between studies and publication bias was detected by using the I2 test and a funnel plot test respectively. …”
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Robustness of viral load over CD4 cell count in measuring the quality of life of people with HIV at second line regimen in Amhara region by Awoke Seyoum Tegegne

“…Monitoring the quality of life of people under treatment helps to optimize the resource allocated for the program. Therefore, the main objective of the current study was to assess the quality of life comparing viral load and CD4 cell count and factors affecting the variable of interest among HIV-positive people under the second-line regimens. …”
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Functional MRI study on anxiety-enhanced temporomandibular joint pain by SUN Yidan, YANG Xin

“…A task program consisting of negative and medium pictures chosen from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) was used to stimulate anxiety in the volunteers during fMRI scanning. …”
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Syndromic management and STI control in urban Peru. by Jesse L Clark, Andres G Lescano, Kelika A Konda, Segundo R Leon, Franca R Jones, Jeffrey D Klausner, Thomas J Coates, Carlos F Caceres, NIMH International Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial

“…Additional research is needed to assess the costs and benefits of targeted, laboratory-based STI screening as part of a comprehensive STI control program in developing countries.…”
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Motivational Climate, Satisfaction, and Intrinsic Motivation in University Students After the Application of a Gamified Intervention Using Traditional Sports Games by Gea-García Gemma María, Martínez Eduardo López

“…In addition, for intrinsic motivation, the male students showed differences between both methodologies, with a higher score in the gamified program in the dimensions competence (M=3.63±0.51) effort-importance (M=3.57±0.55) and tension-pressure (M=2.92±0.85). …”
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Regional Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Adults: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes Using ACS NSQIP Data by Arissa M. Torrie MD, MHS, Gerard P. Slobogean MD, MPH, Rachel Johnson MD, Ron E. Samet MD, Samuel M. Galvagno DO, PhD, Robert V. O’Toole MD, Nathan N. O’Hara PhD, MHA

“…A subgroup effect was detected, with high-risk patients (ASA IV–V) experiencing the greatest protective benefit from regional anesthesia. …”
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Biological Warfare against Agricultural Crops: Historical Aspects and Conventional Control by M. V. Supotnitskiy

“…As we actually don’t fully understand the ways and methods of war against agricultural crops, we can miss the very onset of such a war and we won’t be able to detect the enemy. That is why we should broaden our knowledge in the field; this topic should be studied at the universities. …”
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A Modified Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance by Nicole Jessop, DClinSci, Jamie Fairfoul, MSc

“…A classical FMEA can result in identical risk priority number (RPN) values for different combinations of occurrence, severity, and detectability. This assumes that these 3 values hold the same significance. …”
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Accuracy of Dietary Assessment Methods as a Measurement of Micronutrient Intake in Adolescents: Scoping Review by Abdul Malik Simatupang, Yulia Lanti Retno Dewi, Tri Rejeki Andayani

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Temporal Dynamics in Short Text Classification: Enhancing Semantic Understanding Through Time-Aware Model by Khaled Abdalgader, Atheer A. Matroud, Ghaleb Al-Doboni

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Anemia Prevalence after Iron Supplementation among Pregnant Women in Midwifes Practice of Primary Health Care Facilities in Eastern Indonesia by Merry M. V. Seu, Johanes C. Mose, Ramdan Panigoro, Edhyana Sahiratmadja

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4CMenB vaccine coverage of invasive serogroup B meningococci collected in Belgium between 2016 and 2022 by Nathalie Goeders, Kevin Vanneste, Nancy H.C. Roosens, Bert Bogaerts, Wesley Mattheus

“…This study highlights the benefits of a pathogen surveillance program and the need for experimental characterization of continuously evolving antigenic subvariants of Neisseria meningitidis.…”
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Local and systemic production of 45 cytokines in complicated proliferative diabetic retinopaty by V. V. Neroev, O. V. Zaytseva, N. V. Balatskaya, A. A. Lazutova

“…We used the multiplex analysis technique by means of xMAP platform and Luminex xPONENT 3.1 program using 45-plex sets (Procarta Plex «eBioscience», Austria). 25 cytokines were detected at significant amounts in BS test samples, and 27 cytokines were revealed in VH specimens. …”
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Segmented analysis of official statistical indicators dynamic series for osteoarthritis in 1994–2018 in Russia, the North-Western Federal district and the Arkhangelsk region by M. V. Makarova, M. Yu. Valkov

“…In the period from 2004 to 2012 in Russia was a decline in the number of annually detected cases of OA, the prevalence of OA increased steadily in the 2016 year recorded a decline in the number of cases of OA in NWFD and AR. …”
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