Subsidise the test, the treatment or both? Results of an individually randomised controlled trial of the management of suspected malaria fevers in the retail sector in western Keny... by Ryan A Simmons, Elizabeth L Turner, Jeremiah Laktabai, Indrani Saran, Yunji Zhou, Theodoor Visser, Wendy O'Meara

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Factors Affecting Motivation and Employee Performance Among Nigerian Universities Academic Staff by Sunday Alewo Omale, Stephen Sunday Ojo, Mohammed Gaddafi Ibrahim, Sunday Ojochenemi Yusufu

“…It follows that government initiatives to encourage employees’ commitment to organizational tasks would therefore be beneficial. …”
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Comparative evaluation of diffused calcium and hydroxyl ion release from three different Indirect pulp capping agents in permanent teeth – An in vitro study by M.S. Fahanna Beegum, Sageena George, S. Anandaraj, Jyoti Sumi Issac, S. Nubesh Khan, Mohammed Ali Habibullah

“…Conclusion: TheraCal is a new light-curable pulp capping material that initially releases high Ca2+ ions and creates an environmental pH close to physiological pH after 60 days.…”
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Optimization of Truck Platoon Size in Freeway Diverging Areas Based on Comprehensive Performance Evaluation by Zhifa Yang, Zongyao Li, Zhuo Yu, Wencai Sun, Jingjing Tian

“…Simulation results indicate that traffic efficiency initially increases and then decreases as the truck platoon size increases. …”
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Transformational leadership and innovative work behavior: The sequential mediating role of knowledge sharing and creative self-efficacy by Ni Nyoman Suliati, Noermijati, Achmad Sudiro, Desi Tri Kurniawati

“…This study surveyed 377 hotel employees, selected using the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) formula. …”
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Quality of life and associated factors among patients with glaucoma attending at Boru Meda General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Hamdu Mohammed, Abebe Tarekegn Kassaw, Fatuma Seid, Samuel Anteneh Ayele

“…A total of 432 glaucoma patients were selected through a simple random sampling technique. …”
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Incidence of QT interval prolongation in patients receiving bedaquiline for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Felix Bongomin, Ronald Olum, Morrish Okello-Obol, Ivaan Pitua, James Nelson Okema, Doris Ekwem

“…Study titles and abstracts will be initially screened, and full texts will be retrieved and reviewed against eligibility criteria. …”
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Thoracoscopic closure of an H-type tracheoesophageal fistula: A case report by Kazuo Oshima, Yujiro Tanaka, Keisuke Suzuki, Chizuka Seki, Mina Yoshida, Hiroaki Komuro

“…Introduction: Isolated h-type tracheoesophageal fistula (H-TEF) without esophageal discontinuity is rare and poses challenges in selecting a surgical approach due to the height of the fistula within the thoracic cavity. …”
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Exposures to environmental pollutants and risk of cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Yong Zheng, Qingping Peng, Li Liu, Yan Liu, Jing Mei, Changjiang Lei, Chunlei Deng, Sijia Han

“…From our extensive search across multiple databases, we initially identified 2802 articles, with 11 meeting our criteria for this review, and four selected for meta-analysis. …”
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Improving the Quality of Two Lives by Treating Obesity by Norbert Nagy, Patrícia Kleinová, Martin Jozef Péč, Matej Samoš, Ivana Dedinská

“…<b>Case Presentation</b>: We are presenting the case of a 63-year-old woman with grade II obesity who was initially denied being a kidney donor to her son because of her weight. …”
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A Pilot Study on Thermal Comfort in Young Adults: Context-Aware Classification Using Machine Learning and Multimodal Sensors by Bibars Amangeldy, Timur Imankulov, Nurdaulet Tasmurzayev, Serik Aibagarov, Nurtugan Azatbekuly, Gulmira Dikhanbayeva, Aksultan Mukhanbet

“…However, after using SHAP analysis to identify and select the most influential features, the performance of our ensemble models improved significantly; notably, a Random Forest model’s accuracy rose from 90% to 94%. …”
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Disease severity in moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis: Results from the Belgian REDISCOVER study by Tom Hillary, Liesbeth F. E. Ghys, Fabienne Willaert, Sandra Swimberghe, Myriam Lecuyer, Pierre‐Dominique Ghislain, Joachim Morrens, Jo Lambert

“…Between the time of treatment initiation and enrolment, the average PASI and BSA scores decreased, indicating treatment benefits. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding prevention of tuberculosis among clients visiting Upazila Health Complex outpatient department in Bangladesh: an intervi... by Lutfun Nahar, Abu Bakkar Siddique, Nishat Tamanna Omi, Hasib Ahmed Bhuiyan, Mithila, Sher Mostafa Sadiq Khan

“…A sample of 453 participants was selected through convenience sampling, and data on socio-demographics and KAP regarding TB prevention were collected using structured questionnaires. …”
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Imaging‐Based Prediction of Ki‐67 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study by Chiyu Cai, Liancai Wang, Lianyuan Tao, Hengli Zhu, Yongnian Ren, Deyu Li, Dongxiao Li

“…Results Key clinical factors impacting Ki‐67 expression in HCC included alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP), non‐smooth tumor margin, ill‐defined pseudo‐capsule, and peritumoral star node. From 1441 initially extracted radiomic features, 16 key features were selected using Lasso regression. …”
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Properties of Chitosan Functionalized Nano-selenium and Its Application in the Preservation of Fresh-cut Bamboo Shoots (Pleioblastus amarus) by Yu LEI, Mengjuan PAN, Feipeng CHEN, Hongwang DONG, Aiyuan LÜ, Dong LI

“…To enhance the shelf life of fresh-cut bamboo shoots (Pleioblastus amarus), this study initially formulated three solutions: nano-selenium (SeNPs), functionalized nano-selenium (SeNPs-cs), and a combination of chitosan with functionalized nano-selenium (CS&SeNPs-cs). …”
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Establishment of highly metastatic KRAS mutant lung cancer cell sublines in long-term three-dimensional low attachment cultures. by Tomoyuki Nakano, Yoshihiko Kanai, Yusuke Amano, Taichiro Yoshimoto, Daisuke Matsubara, Tomoki Shibano, Tomoko Tamura, Sachiko Oguni, Shizuka Katashiba, Takeshi Ito, Yoshinori Murakami, Masashi Fukayama, Takashi Murakami, Shunsuke Endo, Toshiro Niki

“…Upon detachment on low-binding dishes, parental cells initially formed rounded spheroids with limited growth activity. …”
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Combination of solid-liquid hollow fiber liquid phase microextraction method with electromembrane extraction for extraction of Tolmetin and its determination followed by high perfo... by Samaneh Niazipour, Jahan Bakhsh Raoof, Milad Ghani, Reza Ojani

“…Conclusion: This approach offers high sensitivity, short extraction time, and excellent selectivity and reproducibility, making it well suited for trace analysis of tolmetin in complex matrices.…”
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Development and Validation of PARCOMS Composite Scales for Assessing Disease Progression and Treatment Effects in Parkinson’s Disease by Gil L’Italien, Basia Rogula, Lauren Powell, Michele Potashman, Samuel P. Dickson, Nick Kozauer, Patrick O’Keefe, Ellen Korol, Madeleine Crabtree, Fernanda Nagase, Vlad Coric, Jordan Dubow, Liana S. Rosenthal, Suzanne Hendrix

“…For each cohort, items from MDS-UPDRS Part I (PARCOMS-Non-Motor) and Parts II and III (PARCOMS-Motor) were selected based on responsiveness using partial least squares (PLS) regression. …”
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Barriers to contraceptive access and use among youths (15–24 Years) living in informal urban settlements of Kigali, Rwanda: a qualitative study by Emmanuel Okiror Okello, Alexandre Edgard Murinzi, Colyse Nduwimana, Rashidah Nambaziira

“…By 2020, 42% and 31% of women and men respectively had initiated sex before the age of 20 years. Rwanda’s total population is composed of 67% young people below 25 years. …”
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Community Aware Source-Based Incentive Strategy to Mitigate Node Selfishness in Social Internet of Things by Saood Iqbal, Muhammad Muneer Umar, Noha Alnazzawi, Shafiullah Khan

“…However, ensuring fair communication and equitable resource allocation remains a challenge due to selfish or selectively cooperative node behavior. This work presents a socially adaptive framework that integrates Virtual Currency (VC), Reputation Scores (RS), and Social Preference (SP) within a community-based incentive model. …”
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