The cost of rehabilitation after critical illness: a comparison of hospitalization costs for traumatic brain injury and non-traumatic brain injury patients with disorders of consci... by Miao Yu, Zhongmou Huang, Yansui Yang, Yulin Wang, Hai Ren, Shilan Tang

“…However, given the limitations of this study, further research with larger, more diverse samples is essential to comprehensively assess the impact of costs on patient outcomes and care quality.…”
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Primary liver cancer disease burden in Cambodia during 1990–2021: a systematic analysis of datasets from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Duanyu Wang, Syphanna Sou, Sophearin Rith, Socheat Touch, Minghao Tan, Vicheth Virak, Kunpeng Du, Bunna Sik, Pengkhun Nov

“…Abstract Background The etiological composition and disease burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Cambodia show significant dynamic changes, and targeted prevention and control strategies are urgently needed. …”
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Molecular Modelling in Bioactive Peptide Discovery and Characterisation by Clement Agoni, Raúl Fernández-Díaz, Patrick Brendan Timmons, Alessandro Adelfio, Hansel Gómez, Denis C. Shields

“…In designing potential peptide therapeutics, the main outstanding challenge for these methods is the incorporation of diverse non-canonical amino acids and cyclisations.…”
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Diagnosis by SAM Linked to Machine Vision Systems in Olive Pitting Machines by Luis Villanueva Gandul, Antonio Madueño-Luna, José Miguel Madueño-Luna, Miguel Calixto López-Gordillo, Manuel Jesús González-Ortega

“…The results validate SAM as a feasible option for industrial segmentation, offering a simpler and more accessible solution compared to traditional ANN-based methods. …”
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Associations between number of steps and health outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Stefan Stojanović, Olena Andrieieva, Nebojša Trajković

“…The primary outcomes were (1) body composition/obesity risk factors; (2) cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF); and (3) cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Oral health status and quality of life among pregnant women with oral health problems: a descriptive study by Navya, Leena Kunnath Chacko, Rekha P. Shenoy, Prashanth Kumar Kalladka

“…The natural physiological process of pregnancy causes brief alterations in women’s immune system, metabolism, hormone levels, and physical composition. Methods A descriptive study was conducted among 258 pregnant women at selected primary health centers of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka state, India. …”
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The potential of eggshell hydroxyapatite, collagen, and EGCG (HAp-Col-EGCG) scaffold as a pulp regeneration material by Elline Elline, Kun Ismiyatin, Theresia Indah Budhy, Anuj Bhardwaj

“…Methods: The formulation of HAp-Col-EGCG was mixed with different ratios of 1%, 2%, and 4% hydroxyapatite. …”
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COVID-19 detection from chest CT images using optimized deep features and ensemble classification by Muhammad Minoar Hossain, Md. Abul Ala Walid, S.M. Saklain Galib, Mir Mohammad Azad, Wahidur Rahman, A.S.M. Shafi, Mohammad Motiur Rahman

“…Before the feature fusion, preprocessing techniques are applied to gain more accurate outcomes. Moreover, pertinent features are identified from the feature vector by using several feature optimization methods namely Recursive feature elimination (RFE), Principal component analysis (PCA), and Linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and among them, we have observed PCA as the best preference. …”
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Supplementing the Build Activity in Design Science Research with Soft Systems Methodology: A Technique of Creating Frameworks for Guiding Interventions Against Unstructured Problem... by Agnes Nakakawa, Fiona P. M. Tulinayo, Geoffrey O. Tabo, Patrick van Bommel, Hans B. F. Mulder, Henderik A. Proper

“…From 2011 to 2023, TBUFI has undergone 11 evaluation iterations, which involved: (a) using it to support the building of frameworks for guiding digital interventions in ten research studies; and (b) engaging information systems specialists in a group walkthrough meeting to deliberate its structural composition. Evaluation iterations since 2011 (including feedback from information systems specialists) confirm TBUFI’s ability to successfully guide the design of frameworks that can direct interventions against complex and unstructured problems, by making their ‘build’ activity more elaborate, coherent, and aligned with existing general design guidelines. …”
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Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Subunit on the Interplay Between Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related Molecular Processes in Human Liver by Giovanni Colonna

“…The information derived from the composition of an entire group of proteins is broader and more detailed than a single marker. …”
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Medium- and Short-Term Interventions with Ma-Pi 2 Macrobiotic Diet in Type 2 Diabetic Adults of Bauta, Havana by Carmen Porrata-Maury, Manuel Hernández-Triana, Eduardo Rodríguez-Sotero, Raúl Vilá-Dacosta-Calheiros, Héctor Hernández-Hernández, Mayelín Mirabal-Sosa, Concepción Campa-Huergo, Mario Pianesi

“…During the intervention, the energy intake was 200 kcal higher at instance of more complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber and despite less fat and protein. …”
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Effect of deforestation of different genesis on spatial variability of nitrate concentration in stream water in the Tatra National Park by Miroslaw Żelazny, Marta Pufelska, Monika Sajdak, Łukasz Jelonkiewicz, Marcin Bukowski

“…Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of deforestation of different genesis on the spatial differentiation of NO3– concentration in the Polish Tatras. Material and methods: In 2018, 728 water samples were collected in the Tatras by hydrological and chemical survey. …”
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The archaeal and bacterial community structure in composted cow manures is defined by the original populations: a shotgun metagenomic approach by Vanessa Romero-Yahuitl, Karla Estephanía Zarco-González, Ana Lilia Toriz-Nava, Mauricio Hernández, Mauricio Hernández, Jesús Bernardino Velázquez-Fernández, Yendi E. Navarro-Noya, Marco Luna-Guido, Luc Dendooven

“…IntroductionOrganic wastes are composted to increase their plant nutritional value, but little is known about how this might alter the bacterial and archaeal community structure and their genes.MethodsCow manure was collected from three local small-scale farmers and composted under controlled conditions, while the bacterial and archaeal communities were determined using shotgun metagenomics at the onset and after 74 days of composting.ResultsThe bacterial, archaeal, methanogen, methanotrophs, methylotroph, and nitrifying community structures and their genes were affected by composting for 74 days, but the original composition of these communities determined the changes. …”
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Therapeutic effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on hyperuricemia mice by improving gut microbiota by Songjian Yuan, Wenting Jia, Xiaomei Liu, Ruzhen Liu, Man Cao, Yuting Wu, Yuantao Li, Wei Xu, Chuanxing Xiao, Chuanxing Xiao, Zhenqiang Hong, Bangzhou Zhang, Bangzhou Zhang

“…At the genus level, specific taxa like Muribaculaceae and Prevotellaceae_UCG-001 were less abundant, while Blautia and Ruminiclostridium_9 were more abundant in the model group. Following FMT, gut microbiota composition returned to near-normal levels, with significant differences from the model group (p < 0.05).ConclusionThis study demonstrates that FMT holds therapeutic potential for HUA mice by reducing UA levels, alleviating renal damage, and restoring gut microbiota balance.…”
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Dimensions, stability, and deformability of DOPC-cholesterol giant unilamellar vesicles formed by droplet transfer [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations... by Stefano Palagi, Elisa Roberti, Elisa Linda Petrocelli, Dario Cecchi

“…Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUVs) are key tools for this investigation and have applications in both synthetic biology and, more recently, in microrobotics. The effects of cholesterol, a key component of cellular membranes, on synthetic phospholipid membrane models like GUVs are however not fully understood, as they may vary with lipid composition and production method. …”
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Production of hard goat cheese and goat whey from organic goat’s milk by Anka Popović-Vranješ, Ivan Pihler, Snežana Paskaš, Saša Krstović, Željka Jurakić, Katarina Strugar

“…Organic whey samples contained significantly more protein (1.43 % versus 0.52 %, p<0.05, p<0.01). …”
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Markers of Systemic Inflammation and Apo-AI Containing HDL Subpopulations in Women with and without Diabetes by Giuseppina T. Russo, Annalisa Giandalia, Elisabetta L. Romeo, Angela Alibrandi, Katalin V. Horvath, Bela F. Asztalos, Domenico Cucinotta

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Abnormality in field physical test predicts a reduced quadriceps strength in patients with hip- or knee-osteoarthritis. A prospective observational study. by Quentin Fanget, Anargyros Verdilos, Samuel Adelou, Vivien Reynaud, Stéphane Boisgard, Stéphane Descamps, Bruno Pereira, Ruddy Richard, Emmanuel Coudeyre, Frédéric Costes

“…We measured body composition, exercise capacity, muscle strength, balance, WOMAC score, quality of life and physical activity. …”
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Liposomal and Nanostructured Lipid Nanoformulations of a Pentacyclic Triterpenoid Birch Bark Extract: Structural Characterization and In Vitro Effects on Melanoma B16-F10 and Walke... by Dumitriţa Rugină, Mihai Adrian Socaciu, Madalina Nistor, Zorita Diaconeasa, Mihai Cenariu, Flaviu Alexandru Tabaran, Carmen Socaciu

“…The apoptosis and necrosis effects were more pronounced for TTs liposomal formulations in both types of cancer cells, with lower cytotoxicity compared to Doxorubicin, and can be correlated with their increased bioavailability.…”
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New breeding material of winter rapeseed (<i>Brassica napus</i> L.) with increased yield and high oleic acid content in seed oil by A. A. Golova, L. A. Gorlova, S. G. Efimenko

“…Obtaining winter rapeseed that would combine high oleic acid and yield indicators will allow agricultural producers to be more financially interested in growing high-oleic cultivars to increase the production of useful products.Materials and methods. …”
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