Gastrointestinal parasite prevalence, diversity and association in free-ranging Chacma baboon troops in a semi-arid savanna ecosystem of Zimbabwe by Annabel Banda, Doreen Z. Moyo, Nokubonga Ncube, Edmore Utete, James Machingura, Tapiwa Gumbo, Edson Gandiwa

“…The centrifugal floatation technique was used to process and analyse faecal samples, and parasite ova and cysts were identified using morphological features like shape and size. …”
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Metabolomics Biomarker Discovery to Optimize Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis: Methodology Integrating AutoML and Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Fatma Hilal Yagin, Radwa El Shawi, Abdulmohsen Algarni, Cemil Colak, Fahaid Al-Hashem, Luca Paolo Ardigò

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Frame navigation guided percutaneous balloon compression for intractable trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis by Jose E. Valerio Pascua, Penelope Mantilla Farfan, Maria Paula Fernandez, Noe Santiago Rea, Matteo Borro, Andres M. Alvarez-Pinzon

“…Initial conservative treatment and one dosage of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKR) resulted in symptom control for a few weeks. Both patients had an acute recurrence of pain; thus, percutaneous retrogasserian balloon compression was performed. …”
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Magnitude, associated risk factor and awareness of predisposing factors, treatment, and prevention of overweight/obesity among adults in North Wollo zone, Northeast Ethiopia by Aychew Kassa Belete, Yeshiwas Jemberu Asefa, Birhan Ambachew Taye

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Artifacts map-guided nonlocal mean denoising for abdominal 4-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging using view-sharing acquisition for radiotherapy motion management by Yat Lam Wong, Hing Chiu Chang, Weiwei Liu, Weihu Wang, Yibao Zhang, Hao Wu, Ho-Fun Victor Lee, Lai-Yin Andy Cheung, Tian Li, Jing Cai

“…Both qualitative and quantitative results suggested that the 4D-MR images generated by the AM-NLM technique had high image quality while maintaining image sharpness and motion accuracy. …”
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Interventional Radiology Management of Renal Pseudoaneurysms: Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Ujjwal Gorsi, Raghuraman Soundararajan, Tejeshwar Singh Jugpal, Anupam Lal, Sreedhara B Shetty, Naveen Kalra, Mandeep Kang, Manavjit Singh Sandhu

“…Of these, three patients (3.9%) had more than one lesion and 57% of pseudoaneurysms were seen in lower polar arteries. …”
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Determinants of Second-Trimester Safe Termination of Pregnancy in Public Health Facilities of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: An Unmatched Case-Control Study by Yosef Wasihun, Temesgen Mekonnen, Anemaw Asrat, Samuel Dagne, Yonatan Menber, Netsanet Fentahun

“…A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 119 cases and 238 controls. …”
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Identifying High-Priority Ethical Challenges for Precision Emergency Medicine: Nominal Group Study by Christian Rose, Emily Shearer, Isabela Woller, Ashley Foster, Nicholas Ashenburg, Ireh Kim, Jennifer Newberry

“…MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study using a modified nominal group technique (NGT) with emergency physicians who had previous knowledge of precision medicine concepts. …”
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Blind supratemporal retrobulbar block in cats: a feasibility cadaveric study and its efficacy in a group of subjects undergoing corneal or intraocular surgery by Elena Lardone, Manuela Crasta, Pier Carlo Ostan, Paola Gherlinzoni, Alessandra Landi, Paolo Franci

“…Only the controls required anesthetist interventions [total amount of 6 (p = 0.0276): fentanyl (3/6) and alfaxalone (2/6)]. The RG had a significantly better recovery score (p = 0.0012) than CG. …”
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Infection prevention and control compliance of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in conflict-affected public hospitals of Ethiopia by Chala Daba, Amanuel Atamo, Daniel Gebretsadik Weldehanna, Abdi Oli, Sisay Abebe Debela, Amana Ogeto Luke, Mesfin Gebrehiwot

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Reinforcement learning-based assimilation of the WOFOST crop model by Haochong Chen, Xiangning Yuan, Jian Kang, Danni Yang, Tianyi Yang, Xiang Ao, Sien Li

“…Our results demonstrate that the Time-Series Driven RL model achieved assimilation accuracy comparable to the SUBPLEX optimization algorithm, with an average MAE of 0.65 compared to 0.76 for SUBPLEX, and a slight decrease in RMSE, while significantly reducing the computational burden by 365 times. In a multi-year stability test, the Time-Series Driven RL model and SUBPLEX had similar assimilation performance. …”
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A first study on sperm sexing in water buffalo through magnetic nanoparticles by Syed Murtaza Hassan Andrabi, Muhammad Hammad Fayyaz, Muhammad Shafiq Haider, Ghulam Muhammad Ali

“…In conclusion, the MNPs-based technique appeared to be an effective method for water buffalo sperm sexing as validated by RT PCR. …”
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Potential applications of gene expression profiles obtained from circulating extracellular vesicles in breast cancer by Aritra Gupta, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Sayan Ghorai, Rosina Ahmed, Sanjit Agarwal, Geetashree Mukherjee, Kartiki V. Desai

“…EVs from metastatic samples had higher variability in gene expression patterns whereas those from non-metastatic samples showed a better correlation. …”
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Modified percutaneous nephropexy for nephroptosis: Technical description and short-term results by Honglei Liu, Wenzhi Gao, Zheng Zhang, Kunlin Yang, Chang Meng, Bing Wang, Yangjun Han, Mingxin Diao, Chao Zuo, Minghua Zhang, Yingzhi Diao, Zhihua Li, Xinfei Li, Gang Wang, Chunji Wang, Zihui Gao, Yaming Gu, Xuesong Li

“…Results. Preoperative computed tomography urography showed that all patients had hydronephrosis, with severe hydronephrosis in 75% (3/4) and moderate hydronephrosis in 25% (1/4) of cases. …”
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Predictors of Hypertension among Adult Female Population in Kpone-Katamanso District, Ghana by Kwabena Acheampong, Jackim M. Nyamari, Daniel Ganu, Stella Appiah, Xiongfeng Pan, Atipatsa Kaminga, Aizhong Liu

“…A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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Predictors of Stunting among 6–35 Months Old Children in Assosa Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study by Habtamu Tadesse Gudeta, Shalama Lekasa Nagari, Degu Getu Dadi, Temkin Abdulahi, Samuel Abose

“…A multistage and simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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Effect of community-based health insurance on the use of health service and perceived quality of care in Bacho Woreda, central Ethiopia: A mixed method study by Chala Damena Heyi, Anagaw Derseh, Berhan Tassew

“…The perception of the respondents regarding improvement in service quality after the facility had been contracted by the CBHI scheme there was improvement in overall quality of service. …”
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Improvement of photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes by vanadium doped titanium oxide nanoparticles using solar simulator by Moustafa. E. Elsisi, A. F. Mansour

“…Vanadium-doped titanium oxide nanoparticles (V-TiO2 NPs) was successfully synthesized by a sol-gel technique and the solid-state thin films of PVA/dye/V-TiO2 were prepared by a casting method. …”
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Pressure-related Injury Following Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Case Series by Juan Agustin D Coruna IV, Raizel Eunice G Panisa, Chloe Marie C Samarita, Edbert Paulo M Acosta, Jair Kimri P Jingco, Jose Maria R Coruna

“…Background: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an integral technique in treating severe wounds and preparing the wound bed for skin grafting in orthopedic surgery. …”
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Development of an invasive ductal carcinoma in a contralateral composite nipple graft after an autologous breast reconstruction: a case report by Mariko Kimura, Kazutaka Narui, Hidetaka Shima, Shizune Ikejima, Mayu Muto, Toshihiko Satake, Mikiko Tanabe, Yoshiaki Inayama, Shoko Adachi, Akimitsu Yamada, Kazuhiro Shimada, Sadatoshi Sugae, Yasushi Ichikawa, Takashi Ishikawa, Itaru Endo

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography showed no malignant findings in the left breast. …”
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