The relationship between cholesterol levels and thyroid eye disease by Caroline Cardo, Roberto Bernardo Santos, Ana Beatriz Pinotti Pedro Miklos, Sabrina Barbosa Jaconis, João Hamilton Romaldini, Danilo Villagelin

“…Further research is needed to determine whether lipid-lowering interventions could reduce TED risk or improve its management.…”
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Associations of four obesity indices with diabetes mellitus in Korean middle-aged and older adults using the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) by Yiseul Lee, Nam-Kyoo Lim, Hyun-Young Park

“…Therefore, age-related index criteria for DM, especially in women, were needed for the effective prevention and management of DM.…”
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Understanding stakeholder views of the use of digital therapeutic interventions within children and young people’s mental health services by Brioney Gee, Brioney Gee, Tim Clarke, Tim Clarke, Jess Garner, Bonnie Teague, Bonnie Teague, Georgianna Coote, Aoife Dunne, Rachel McGuire, Andrew Laphan, Manjul Rathee, Jon Wilson, Jon Wilson

“…Study 2 involved eight focus groups with children and young people’s clinicians, service managers, commissioners, and policy leads (n=28), exploring participants’ views and experiences of implementing and sustaining digital therapeutic interventions. …”
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Long-Term Care at Home (Home LTC) Service in a Rural Community Pharmacy Setting by Megan Ditzman, Stevie Veach, Jessie Schaefer, Kaitlin Luett, Bryan Kendall, Matthew Witry

“…Community pharmacies are positioned to delay this need by supporting medication management. There are potential mechanisms for pharmacists to deliver long term care at home (Home LTC) services and bill insurers for services that may delay the transition to a higher level of care. …”
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Dietary and environmental factors affecting the dynamics of the gut bacteria in Tibetan Awang sheep (Ovis aries) across divergent breeding models by Yuhao Wang, Xinping Wang, Yirong Wang, Yirong Wang, Songyu Liao, Zhaxi Pubu, Jiangcuo Silang, Lixu Chai, Siyue Zhao, Siyue Zhao

“…The present findings provide insights into the microbiota dynamics of Awang sheep and offer guidance for their scientific husbandry management.…”
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Diagnostic investigation, intervention, and outcome for post-subtotal gastrectomy patients who present with jaundice by Duan Wang, Duan Wang, Liang Zhu, Fanyi Kong, Fanyi Kong, Yingyu Pan, Yingyu Pan, Wei Liu, Xuan Wang, Weidong Pan, Jian Cao, Qiang Xu, Dong Wu, Dong Wu, Dong Wu

“…Percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage (PTCD) was the preferred method for managing obstructive jaundice. Despite the effectiveness of interventions, a significant number of patients experienced short-term disease progression.…”
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Diagnostic efficacy and necessity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in fever of unknown origin: insights from a retrospective cohort study by Xiaoman Yu, Shuang Wang, Na Du, Hongguang Zhao, Haiying Chen

“…Furthermore, a correlation was found between localized pain, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, and true-positive 18F-FDG PET/CT results.ConclusionThe high diagnostic efficacy of 18F-FDG PET/CT in FUO suggests its potential as a routine imaging modality, which could enhance patient management and reduce the need for costly and unnecessary invasive procedures. …”
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Bidirectional causal associations between frailty measures and sleep disturbances: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Che L, Zang H, Bi Y, Wen B, Xu L

“…The findings contribute to the prevention and management of frailty and sleep disturbances.Keywords: frailty, sleep disturbances, Mendelian randomization, the elderly…”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…These findings should be included in the risk assessment model to determine and guide management for those patients.…”
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Efficacy of Chinese traditional quadruple single pill combination versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension (COSPQ-BP): study protocol for randomised c... by Kai Liu, Yu Yan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Li, Yuanyuan Yao, Lu Liu, Runyu Ye, Si Wang, Xiangyu Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Shanshan Jia, Qingtao Meng, Xianghao Zuo

“…Single pill combinations (SPCs) are employed as a means to streamline the management of poor BP control due to non-adherence and treatment inertia. …”
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LEVERAGING AI TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PROJECT TEAM DYNAMICS: IMPACT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT by Olena Kuzminska, Denys Pohrebniak, Mariia Mazorchuk, Viacheslav Osadchyi

“…Based on the results of the free choice of project and team management tools, we categorised three groups among the 56 participants of the experiment according to the use or non-use of AI tools to enhance group dynamics, followed by self-assessment of the effectiveness of the selected tools in increasing their levels of self-efficacy and social engagement. …”
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Mechanisms and regulatory pathways of recessive land use transition by TAN Lin, CHEN Lan

“…It is rooted in the intervention system composed of regional resource endowments, engineering and technological systems, policy and institutional environments, cultural value recognition, and socio-economic development, featuring inherent relevance and dynamic adjustability. (3) Based on the underlying logic of “comprehensive land benefits - dominant land functions - land development rights”, regulatory pathways with element-coordinated governance, classification-based management guidelines, and well-improved institutional structure are constructed, which facilitate recessive land use transition. …”
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Unpacking the benefits of black soldier fly frass fertilizer towards nematode suppression and potato production by Emmanuel O. Anedo, Emmanuel O. Anedo, Emmanuel O. Anedo, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Solveig Haukeland, Solveig Haukeland, Xavier Cheseto, Moses Nyongesa, Patrick Pwaipwai, Sevgan Subramanian, Abdou Tenkouano, Betty Kibaara, Chrysantus M. Tanga

“…Mineral fertilizers and synthetic nematicides are costly and cause negative impacts on humans and the environment, while organic fertilizers are less effective for soil health and nematode management. This study demonstrates the contribution of black soldier fly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) in nematode suppression and potato productivity when compared to commercial mineral fertilizer, organic fertilizer (SAFI), and nematicide. …”
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A multi-model feature fusion based transfer learning with heuristic search for copy-move video forgery detection by Hessa Alfraihi, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Hamed Alqahtani, Abdulbasit A. Darem, Ali M. Al-Sharafi, Ahmad A. Alzahrani, Menwa Alshammeri, Abdulwhab Alkharashi

“…Abstract Protecting data from management is a significant task at present. Digital images are the most general data representation. …”
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Liver Radioembolization: a New Chapter in Russian Oncology by A. D. Kaprin, S. A. Ivanov, V. V. Kucherov, A. P. Petrosyan, K. V. Mayorov, N. V. Markov, L. O. Petrov, G. A. Davydov, M. A. Sigov, N. K. Silantieva, T. P. Berezovskaya, A. Yu. Usacheva, D. B. Sanin

“…The production of microspheres containing 90Y in Russia, as well as a technical improvement of the procedure, will facilitate the introduction of liver radioembolization into the routine management of patients with malignant liver tumours.…”
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Prevalence of symptoms suggestive of sleep apnea among children and its impact on academic performance by Silvia D. Boyajian, Muna A. Salameh, Kholoud Alzyoud, Enas A. Amaireh, Lujayn Badah, Malek Al Qutami, Mira Alsharayri, Osama Abubaker, Rzan Shwashreh

“…Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition in pediatrics that requires prompt recognition and management to minimize its negative impact on their health and development. …”
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Patient experiences of an ankle fracture and the most important factors in their recovery: a qualitative interview study by Rebecca Samantha Kearney, Rebecca McKeown, David R Ellard, Zi Heng Liew

“…Interviews were conducted at the participants’ own homes or on a university campus setting.Participants A purposive sample was used to account for key variables of age, gender and fracture management. Participants recruited from the clinical trial sample were adults aged 18 years or over with a closed ankle fracture.Results Ten participants were interviewed, five of whom were female and six of whom needed an operation to fix their ankle fracture. …”
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Flow cytometric characterisation of acute leukaemia in adolescent and adult Ethiopians by Jemal Alemu, Balako Gumi, Aster Tsegaye, Abdulaziz Sherif, Fisihatsion Tadesse, Amha Gebremedhin, Rawleigh Howe

“…Background: Flow cytometric characterisation of acute leukaemia is a key diagnostic approach for clinical management of patients, but is minimally practised in resource-constrained settings like Ethiopia. …”
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Optimizing the selection of quantitative traits in plant breeding using simulation by Rafael Augusto Vieira, Ana Paula Oliveira Nogueira, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

“…Bayesian methods perform well with fewer genes and in early breeding cycles, while BLUP is more robust for traits with many QTL, and RR-BLUP proves flexible across different conditions. …”
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Analysis of the 2016 – 2025 fiscal budget of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Nana LIU, Lieyu HUANG, Yuan DANG, Zekai YU, Qianqiu LIU, Yan GUO

“…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2016 to 2025, and to provide a reference for the fiscal budget management of disease prevention and control institutions and public health work in China. …”
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