Preliminary evaluation of a gamified smartphone intervention (O2O-PEP) for enhancing HIV post-exposure prophylaxis uptake in men who have sex with men: pilot feasibility study by Tianyu Cui, Tianying Li, Luyao Gong, Kexiang Wang, Qianqian Luo

“…Regarding the SUS score, 89.5% of participants rated the mini-app within the acceptable usability range (≥ 50), indicating that the majority found the mini-app to be user-friendly. Qualitative analysis of follow-up assessments identified areas where O2O-PEP needed to be improved to enhance user engagement, including a desire to additional functions of psychological and sexual transmitted diseases counseling. …”
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One-year outcomes in sepsis: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Japan by Keibun Liu, Shinichi Watanabe, Kensuke Nakamura, Hidehiko Nakano, Maiko Motoki, Hiroshi Kamijo, Matsuoka Ayaka, Kenzo Ishii, Yasunari Morita, Takashi Hongo, Nobutake Shimojo, Yukiko Tanaka, Manabu Hanazawa, Tomohiro Hamagami, Kenji Oike, Daisuke Kasugai, Yutaka Sakuda, Yuhei Irie, Masakazu Nitta, Kazuki Akieda, Daigo Shimakura, Hajime Katsukawa, Toru Kotani, David McWilliams, Peter Nydahl, Stefan J. Schaller, Takayuki Ogura, the ILOSS Study Group

“…Conclusions This multicenter study identified the distinct realities of post-sepsis life in Japanese ICU patients, highlighting the unique challenges in improving their functions and returning to daily life. …”
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Surface Analysis of Lithium Disilicate Ceramics After Use of Charcoal-Containing Toothpastes by Franciele Floriani, Bayaan Jabr, Silvia Rojas-Rueda, Rene Garcia-Contreras, Carlos A. Jurado, Abdulrahman Alshabib

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Perspectives of integration of educational disciplines «Informational Networks and Systems» and «Bibliology» for students of specialty 51.03.06 Library and Information Activities... by J. V. Gushul, A. V. Mikhailova

“…This article describes an innovative integration project in two disciplines - «Informational Networks and Systems» and «Bibliography», which is a lab to create a site on the specific theme.It should be revealed how interdisciplinary integration project increases the efficiency of the educational process, provides enhanced knowledge, shows the possibility of their practical use and, more importantly, allows you to simulate the information environment and develop skills for the implementation of the integrative function in the future professional activity. Materials and Methods: Analysis of educational-methodical documentation showed the possibility of interdisciplinary work.Disciplines are complementary and provide conditions for sharing of practical and laboratory results that enriches disciplines and outputs library education to a new level of interdisciplinarity, the modeling of the information environment of the future professional activity, increasing students responsibility for their work on the basis of introduction of information technologies.The method of observation revealed and substantiated methodological solutions in the organization of the laboratory work on the discipline «Information systems and networks»: use developments of the discipline «Bibliography», improve the efficiency of search and extraction of information in the global information space, to start with site design, dedicated to a specific person, use developing a software like site builder, etc.The analysis of the first results showed the problematic integration of the field: unwillingness of students-future librarians to take responsibility for the quality of the work itself, increasing labor costs of teachers, enhancing the personality of the teacher in the educational process, a significant strengthening of the role of independent work students and their unwillingness to her and others.Results: the first experience of the implementation of the integration project analyzed by the students, proposed methodological solutions for the implementation of an interdisciplinary project. …”
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Investigating amygdala nuclei volumes in military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and adjustment disorder: A retrospective cross-sectional... by Thiemo Knaust, Dagmar Tarnogorski, Matthias B D Siebler, Philipp Skiberowski, Christian Moritz, Helge Höllmer, Holger Schulz

“…<h4>Background</h4>Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and Adjustment Disorder (AdjD) are highly prevalent among military personnel, often presenting diagnostic challenges due to overlapping symptoms and reliance on self-reporting. …”
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A bibliometric and visual analysis of postburn hand reconstruction by Shenying Luo, Hsin Liang, Bin Gu, Tao Zan, Jieyi Ren

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Planar kinematics modeling and analysis of wheeled mobile robots by WEI Yilong, CHENG Zhihong

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PMAKA-IoV: A Physical Unclonable Function (PUF)-Based Multi-Factor Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for Internet of Vehicles by Ming Yuan, Yuelei Xiao

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mbX: An R Package for Streamlined Microbiome Analysis by Utsav Lamichhane, Jeferson Lourenco

“…Here, we introduce the mbX package: an R-based tool designed to streamline 16S rRNA gene microbiome data analysis following taxonomic classification. It automates key post-sequencing steps, including taxonomic data cleaning and visualization, addressing the need for reproducible and user-friendly microbiome workflows. mbX’s core functions, ezclean and ezviz, take raw taxonomic output (such as those from QIIME 2) and sample metadata to produce a cleaned relative abundance dataset and high-quality stacked bar plots with minimal manual intervention. …”
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Association between the COVID-19 pandemic and cardiopulmonary function in acute coronary syndrome patients without SARS-CoV-2 infection by Xingbo Mu, Sicheng Ning, Quanyu Zhang, Yi Zhang, Shengyi Wang, Jian Zhang, Yanchun Liang, Yaling Han

“…This single-center cross-sectional cohort study evaluated cardiopulmonary function changes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without SARS-CoV-2 infection and explored pandemic-related influencing factors. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamic changes of meningeal microenvironment influence meningeal lymphatic function following subarachnoid hemorrhage: from inflammatory response to tissue remodeli... by Bingrui Zhu, Changming Liu, Ming Luo, Jiarui Chen, Sixuan Tian, Tiantong Zhan, Yibo Liu, Haocheng Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jianmin Zhang, Yuanjian Fang, Sheng Chen, Xiaoyu Wang

“…We aimed to investigate the meningeal transcriptional response post-SAH and elucidate the dynamic influence of meningeal microenvironment on meningeal lymphatic function. …”
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The efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning in improving neurological function and short-term prognosis in acute ischemic stroke: a prospective controlled study by Peiqi Huang, Kun Lin, Liling Wei, Qiong Zeng

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) in improving neurological function and short-term prognosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).MethodsThis randomized, controlled, single-blind study aimed to evaluate the short-term (7-day) effects of RIC on neurological function in patients with AIS. 264 AIS patients (median age 65 years, 63.3% male) with ischemic symptoms &lt;72 h post-onset were randomly assigned to either the RIC group (n = 65) or the control group (n = 199). …”
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Efficacy of two doses of intra-articular ozone therapy for pain and functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomized trial by Zahra Arjmanddoust, Ahmad Nazari, Azar Moezy

“…However, post-hoc analysis indicated no statistically significant differences between the 40 µg/mL and 20 µg/mL ozone therapy groups regarding these parameters (VAS, FROM, TUG, 6MWT, or WOMAC scores) (p > 0.05). …”
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A Linguistic and Literary Analysis of the Term "Āzar" in the Qurʾān by Seyyed Mahmoud Tayyeb Hosseini, Sepideh Moqimi

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Democratization of terrorism: an analysis of vehicle-based terrorist events by Ryan Scott Houser

“…The increased prevalence of outdoor activities and gatherings in a post-COVID-19 world will further expose large numbers of people to the potential vulnerabilities of vehicle-based terrorism. …”
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Simultaneous Adsorption of Intact Glycoproteins and Phosphoproteins Using Hydrophilic Titanium (IV) Ion-Immobilized Cotton Fiber Functionalized by Phytic Acid Assembly by Dawei Zhang, Zhenhua Zhou, Guifeng Sun, Shiying Chen, Minzhi Jiang, Zihan Yao, Anthony Chukwunonso Ogbuehi, Hao Wang, Lei Jin

“…Protein glycosylation and phosphorylation are two important post-translational modifications and play significant roles in various biological processes. …”
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Neuromuscular Control Deficits After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Pilot Study Using Single-Leg Functional Tests and Electromyography by Ayrton Moiroux--Sahraoui, Jean Mazeas, Maxime Gold, Georgios Kakavas, Florian Forelli

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MiR-19-loaded oxidative stress-relief microgels with immunomodulatory and regeneration functions to reduce cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction by Kai Wang, Jun Wen, Wen-Yao Wang, Kefei Zhao, Tong Zhou, Shunqin Wang, Qiaoxuan Wang, Liyin Shen, Yanxin Xiang, Tanchen Ren, Jinghai Chen, Yi-Da Tang, Yang Zhu, Changyou Gao

“…In the rat and minipig models of MI, the microgels most effectively inhibited the acute inflammatory response and reduced the cardiomyocytes apoptosis, resulting in a significant improvement of cardiac function and restriction of pathological remodeling post MI, and thereby best heart function revealed by echocardiography and histological analysis.…”
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Ipsilateral Autologous Peroneus Longus and Bone Patellar Tendon Graft for Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Leads to Similar Functional Outcome by Vivek Kumar Gupta, Harish Mahesan, Vignesh Murali, Parthiban Jeganathan, Suresh Perumal, Arumugam Sivaraman

“…Conclusion: Overall, the findings suggest that graft options (peroneus longus and BTB) and surgical complexities (isolated and complex revision) yield comparable functional outcomes for most measures. However, notable differences in post-operative pain levels warrant further exploration. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of 48 weeks of BIC/F/TAF and DRV/c/F/TAF on platelet function in the context of rapid ART start by Akif A. Khawaja, Gary Whitlock, Sarah Fidler, Alfredo Soler-Carracedo, Merle Henderson, Graham P. Taylor, Marta Boffito, Michael Emerson

“…Statistical significance was determined by 2-way ANOVA with a Šidák’s multiple comparisons post-test. Results An analysis of 21 participants was performed at Week 48 (96% male and 48% white; mean (range) age was 37 (23–78) years). …”
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