Personality and Personality Disorders in Medication-Overuse Headache: A Controlled Study by SWAP-200 by Federica Galli, Annalisa Tanzilli, Alessandra Simonelli, Cristina Tassorelli, Grazia Sances, Micol Parolin, Patrizia Cristofalo, Ivan Gualco, Vittorio Lingiardi

“…No differences in the SWAP-200’s cluster C have been found, indicating common personality features in these populations. …”
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Seasonal Changes in Body Composition, Jump, Sprint, and Agility Performance Among Elite Female Handball Players by Mima Stanković, Borko Katanić, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Adela Badau, Dana Badau, Bojan Masanovic, Ivana Bojić

“…Assessing physical fitness throughout the entire season can provide valuable insights for designing effective training programs to enhance handball performance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate seasonal changes in body composition, jump, sprint, and agility performance among elite female handball players. …”
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THE ROLE OF PROTEIN OXIDATIVE MODIFICATION IN REDOX-REGULATION OF CASPASE-3 ACTIVITY IN BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES DURING OXIDATIVE STRESS IN VITRO by O. L. Nosareva, Ye. A. Stepovaya, N. V. Ryazantseva, Ye. V. Shakhristova, O. N. Vesnina, V. V. Novitsky

“…The carried out research shows that caspase-3 and protein-bound glutathione are the molecular targets of selective control over programmed cell death. The received indices of caspase-3 activity change and protein-bound glutathione concentration alteration in blood lymphocytes during oxidative stress in vitro can be used when elaborating target therapy approaches to diseases accompanied by apoptosis disregulation.…”
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Support workers knowledge, skills and education relating to dementia – a national survey [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Victoria A Goodwin, Richard Griffin, Fay Manning, Abigail J Hall

“…Conclusion Support workers play a crucial role in dementia care but require more robust training programs to meet the growing demands. Enhanced training can improve their knowledge and attitudes, leading to better care outcomes for people with dementia.…”
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Comparing variable neighbourhood search algorithms for the direct aperture optimisation in radiotherapy by Mauricio Moyano, Keiny Meza-Vasquez, Gonzalo Tello-Valenzuela, Nicolle Ojeda-Ortega, Carolina Lagos, Guillermo Cabrera-Guerrero

“…This method accounts for physical and delivery time limitations, facilitating the creation of clinically appropriate treatment programs. In this article, we propose and compare two variable neighbourhood search (VNS) based algorithms, called variable neighbourhood descent (VND) and reduced variable neighbourhood search (rVNS). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of housekeeping genes, tissue-specific genes, and dynamic regulation across developmental stages in pearl millet by Wei Luo, Min Sun, Ailing Zhang, Chuang Lin, Yarong Jin, Xiaoshan Wang, Linkai Huang

“…The insights gained from this work are instrumental for breeding programs aimed at enhancing the productivity of pearl millet, thereby contributing to food and energy security.…”
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Scientific output of undergraduate research supervisors: the role of sex-related, academic career, and subject areas in a Brazilian public institution by Woska Pires da Costa, Angélica Ferreira Melo Walker, Vicente Miñana-Signes, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Priscilla Rayanne E. Silva Noll, Matias Noll, Matias Noll

“…It focuses on undergraduate research (UR) programs at a Brazilian federal educational institution. …”
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Mitigating retail rice price volatility for sustainable supply chains: an optimization and regression-based approach [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Arif Shafwan Rasyid, Lucia Diawati

“…This study proposes an optimization model to determine the optimal rice import volume to minimize bi-monthly retail price fluctuations. Methods A linear programming model is formulated to minimize bimonthly price changes, subject to constraints including local production capacity, import limits, rice flow balance, and demand fulfillment. …”
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Cost-effective analysis of sugemalimab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with PD-L1 CPS ≥5 by Yalan Zhang, Ying He, Ruijia Chen, Ruijia Chen, Maojin You

“…BackgroundResults from the GEMSTONE-303 trial indicate that compared with placebo plus capecitabine and oxaliplatin (PLA-CAP), sugemalimab plus capecitabine and oxaliplatin (SUG-CAP) as first-line therapy provides clinical benefits for patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma with programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) combined positive score (CPS) ≥5. …”
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Modern Trends of Radiotherapy Cancer Oral Cavity by V. A. Titova, G. P. Snigireva, V. Y. Petrovsky, E. N. Telisheva

“…At the same time switching on in programs of radiation and combined treatment with chemotherapy (CT) increases effectiveness of traditional methods to 69 %. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding home-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with chronic heart failure by Wumei Xia, Li Huang, Yuye Min, Wenyu Zou, Yunying Zhou, Yu Li, Yanli Chen, Ting Liu

“…Clinicians are encouraged to implement more comprehensive educational programs that target KAP dimensions to optimize patients’ participation of HBCR.…”
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The Histidine-25-Arginine Mutation in the Rice MACPF Protein OsCAD1 Induces Cell Death and Activates Defense Responses in the Lesion Mimic Mutant spl17 by Dongsheng Tian, Yanchang Luo, Shuye Jiang, Yuejing Gui, Raji Mohan, Ignatius Ren Kai Phang, In-Cheol Jang, Zhongchao Yin

“…Transcriptome analyses, including RNA-Seq and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), indicate that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in spl17 are enriched in catalytic activity, metabolic processes, and membrane functions. …”
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Lebanese Dentists’ Preparedness to Deal With Medical Emergencies in Their Clinics: A National Survey by Antoine Choufani, Marianne Moussallem, Julia Bou Dib, Michèle Kosremelli Asmar, Joumana Stephan Yeretzian

“…Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate significant gaps in emergency preparedness among Lebanese dentists. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of medication-related burden among patients with late-life depression in typical city of eastern China: a cross-sectional study by Dan Liu, Linghe Qiu, Lu Han, Yajing Wang, Fei Wang, Xiaowei Liu, Jianhong Wu

“…It is advisable for health policy makers and health care providers to implement appropriate intervention strategies and burden reduction programs for this vulnerable group.…”
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A scoping review on the impact of women’s global leadership: evidence to inform health leadership by Anna Kalbarczyk, Rosemary Morgan, Kelly E Perry, Katherine Banchoff, Charlotte Pram Nielsen, Anju Malhotra

“…Articles reporting mixed results focused on multiple indicators and still largely pointed to positive results, particularly when modified by other factors including increased education, increased experience, and opportunities to work with other women across the organisation. …”
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Prediction of particulate matter PM2.5 level in the air of Islamabad, Pakistan by using machine learning and deep learning approaches by Muhammad Waqas, Shahid Noor Jan, Basir Ullah, Afed Ullah Khan, Ateeq Ur Rauf, Bakht Niaz Khan

“…These models are also ranked based on their performance by compromise programming technique. Results: Machine learning models performed better in the training phase by achieving higher R2 values of 0.98 and 0.97 but couldn’t maintain the same performance in the testing phase. …”
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THE RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE PRIMARY LUNG CANCERS ACCORDING TO ORENBURG REGIONAL ONCOLOGICAL CLINIC DATA by E. A. Kalinin, M. A. Senchukova, M. N. Vasukov, P. V. Samoilov, S. O. Mitryakov, S. V. Pinchuk

“…The absence of postoperative mortality and low number of postoperative complications indicate the safety of bilateral operations in patients with bilateral LC. …”
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Clinical description of affective disorders and efficiency of antidepressant therapy by E. V. Lebedeva, E. D. Schastnyy, G. G. Simutkin, A. N. Repin, T. G. Nonka

“…Psychopharmaco- and psychotherapy should be included into rehabilitative programs for patients with ChCAD and AD.…”
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Analysis of Financial Literacy Levels in Generations Baby Boomers, X, Y, and Z Small Traders by Yani Riyani, Kartawati Mardiah, Susan Andriana, Linda Suherma, Agus Widodo, Endri Endri

“…Key Recommendation: It is recommended that the governments plan and implement training programs aimed at developing individual investors' financial literacy and competency. …”
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Unraveling the genetic architecture of blueberry fruit quality traits: major loci control organic acid content while more complex genetic mechanisms control texture and sugar conte... by Heeduk Oh, Molla F. Mengist, Guoying Ma, Lara Giongo, Marti Pottorff, Jessica A. Spencer, Penelope Perkins-Veazie, Massimo Iorizzo

“…With a few exceptions, these QTLs were generally inconsistent over years and post-storage, indicating a highly quantitative nature. Conclusions Our findings enhance the understanding of the genetic basis underlying fruit quality traits in blueberry and guide future work to exploit DNA-informed selection strategies in blueberry breeding programs. …”
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