Impact of the use of the ultra-portable digital x-ray with CAD4TB for active case finding for tuberculosis in Nigeria by Abiola Alege, Sani Useni, Austin Ihesie, Austin Ihesie, Rupert Eneogu, Rupert Eneogu, Aderonke Agbaje, Bethrand Odume, Debby Nongo, Eze Chukwu, Chidubem Ogbudebe, Omosalewa Oyelaran, Chris Anyomi, Samuel Akingbesote, Zhi Zhen Qin, Rachael Barrett, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Chukwuma Anyaike, Chukwuma Anyaike, Atana Ewa, Atana Ewa

“…The cumulative risks of radiation exposure on healthcare workers using UPDX with CAD4TB and adhering to personal protective practices were found to be low.ConclusionWe documented the usefulness of UPDX with CAD showing a high TB prevalence and test positivity rate, with significant burden of subclinical TB. …”
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ANALYSIS OF A MIRNA SET (MIR-21, -181A, AND -146A) AS A METHOD OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID NODULES by R. B. Samsonov, V. S. Burdakov, T. A. Shtam, Z. A. Radzhabova, Y. V. Cheburkin, D. A. Vasilyev, E. V. Tsyrlina, S. E. Titov, M. К. Ivanov, M. V. Filatov, L. M. Berstein, N. N. Kolesnikov, А. V. Malek

“…Introduction. In clinical practice, differential diagnosis of nodular thyroid diseases poses a serious problem which can be solved by development of new, safe, and specific thyroid tumor markers. …”
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Monoclonal antibodies in severe asthma: outcomes from real-world data by Silvia del-Barrio-Buesa, Silvia del-Barrio-Buesa, Álvaro Narrillos-Moraza, Álvaro Narrillos-Moraza, Julia García-de-Pedro, Julia García-de-Pedro, Julia García-de-Pedro, Francisco Javier de-Castro-Martínez, Francisco Javier de-Castro-Martínez, María Esther Durán-García, María Esther Durán-García, Vicente Escudero-Vilaplana, Vicente Escudero-Vilaplana, Elena Lobato-Matilla, Elena Lobato-Matilla, Rosa Romero-Jimenez, Rosa Romero-Jimenez, Esther Chamorro-de-Vega, Esther Chamorro-de-Vega, Paula Ruiz-Briones, Paula Ruiz-Briones, Félix Jesús Garcia-Moreno, Félix Jesús Garcia-Moreno, María Martín-Bartolomé, María Martín-Bartolomé, Ana Herranz, Ana Herranz, María Sanjurjo, María Sanjurjo

“…Data were extracted from the electronic health record and results are presented as median values with interquartile ranges (IQR).ResultsA total of 154 patients (188 treatment episodes) were included. …”
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Benchmarking tree species classification from proximally sensed laser scanning data: Introducing the FOR‐species20K dataset by Stefano Puliti, Emily R. Lines, Jana Müllerová, Julian Frey, Zoe Schindler, Adrian Straker, Matthew J. Allen, Lukas Winiwarter, Nataliia Rehush, Hristina Hristova, Brent Murray, Kim Calders, Nicholas Coops, Bernhard Höfle, Liam Irwin, Samuli Junttila, Martin Krůček, Grzegorz Krok, Kamil Král, Shaun R. Levick, Linda Luck, Azim Missarov, Martin Mokroš, Harry J. F. Owen, Krzysztof Stereńczak, Timo P. Pitkänen, Nicola Puletti, Ninni Saarinen, Chris Hopkinson, Louise Terryn, Chiara Torresan, Enrico Tomelleri, Hannah Weiser, Rasmus Astrup

“…Abstract Proximally sensed laser scanning presents new opportunities for automated forest ecosystem data capture. …”
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Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 shedding in feces and saliva: a longitudinal study in Norfolk, United Kingdom during the 2021–2022 COVID-19 waves by Lee Kellingray, George M. Savva, Enriqueta Garcia-Gutierrez, Jemma Snell, Stefano Romano, Daniel Alejandro Yara, Annalisa Altera, Leonardo de Oliveira Martins, Chloe Hutchins, David Baker, Antonietta Hayhoe, Christian Hacon, Ngozi Elumogo, Arjan Narbad, Lizbeth Sayavedra

“…Secondary goals included sequencing the viral isolates present in fecal samples and comparing the genetic sequence with isolates in the saliva of the same participant. …”
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Community engagement in early childhood development intervention trials: lessons learnt from a stepping stones program in rural India by Zahiruddin Quazi Syed, Shital Telrandhe, Penny A. Holding, Swati Dudhkohale, Manoj Patil, Roshan Umate, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Shilpa Gaidhane, Sonali G. Choudhari, Deepak Saxena, Abhay Gaidhane

“…The Stepping Stones Program, implemented in rural central India, sought to improve parenting practices and child development outcomes through structured community engagement. …”
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Strategies for implementing long‐acting cabotegravir for PrEP in US clinics serving Black women: interim healthcare provider findings from the EBONI study by Katherine L. Nelson, Tammeka Evans Cooper, Yolanda Lawson, Dylan Baker, Satish Mocherla, Megan Dieterich, Theo Hodge, Alftan Dyson, Denise Sutherland‐Philips, Heidi Swygard, Lisa Petty, Peter Jeffery, Kenneth Sutton, Courtney Peasant Bonner, Sara M. Andrews, Samantha Chang, Piotr Budnik, Kimberly Smith, Annemiek deRuiter, Maggie Czarnogorski, Nanlesta Pilgrim

“…HCPs across clinic types developed innovative approaches to support CAB LA implementation, with few HCPs (< 10%) reporting concerns about practice preparation. Initial HCP considerations related to patient adherence, insurance verification and patient identification reduced by M4 (absolute % reduction: 5–14%; 5–9%; and 4–12%, respectively). …”
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Filling the gaps: Original chronologies of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) living trees in the French PyreneesDataverse by Mélanie Saulnier, Vincent Labbas, Roberta D’Andréa, Sylvain Burri, Laurent Larrieu, Sylvain Morvan, Nicolas Martin, Caroline Scotti-Saintagne, Frédéric Jean, Nicolas Poirier, Vanessa Py-Saragaglia

“…The robustness of the chronologies was assessed using reference curves available for both species in the Pyrenees for beech and in southern France for fir.The present dataset provides two reference chronologies for fir and beech in this part of the Pyrenees and 17 master stand chronologies, 13 from fir and 4 from beech. …”
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Effect of optimized nitrogen management through conventional and nano-fertilizers on nutrient dynamics and finger millet yield by M. A. Sneha, Mudalagiriyappa, B. G. Vasanthi, K. A. Gopinath, H. S. Latha, K. Devaraja, V. Visha Kumari, D. H. Roopashree, Tarunendu Singh, M. R. Krupashankar, Vinod Kumar Singh

“…Foliar application, especially using nano-nitrogen and nano-zinc, enhances nutrient use efficiency and rapidly corrects deficiencies, offering a promising approach to improve crop growth and performance alongside conventional fertilization practices. The present study was undertaken to assess the nutrient dynamics in finger millet (GPU-28). …”
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Inhibition of interferon regulatory factor 4 orchestrates T cell dysfunction, extending mouse cardiac allograft survival by Wenjia Yuan, Hedong Zhang, Longkai Peng, Chao Chen, Chen Feng, Zhouqi Tang, Pengcheng Cui, Yaguang Li, Tengfang Li, Xia Qiu, Yan Cui, Yinqi Zeng, Jiadi Luo, Xubiao Xie, Yong Guo, Xin Jiang, Helong Dai, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…Targeting IRF4, a key regulator of T cell dysfunction, presents a promising avenue for inducing transplant immune tolerance. …”
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Dominance of antimicrobial resistance bacteria and risk factors of bacteriuria infection among pregnant women in East Africa: implications for public health by Molla Getie Mehari, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Dereje Esubalew, Yehzibalem Azmeraw, Amare Mebrat Delie, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Nigus Kassie Worku, Mickiale Hailu, Mihret Melese, Alemwork Abie, Tenagnework Eseyneh Dagnaw, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Abraham Teym, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Chalachew Yenew

“…Public health strategies should prioritize high-risk groups, encourage hygiene practices, and continue to guide policy and interventions through ongoing studies.…”
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Efficacy and safety of autologous adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency: protocol for a single-centre randomised control... by Jie Qiao, Hui Liu, Rong Li, Tian Tian, Yang Yu, Chen Zhang, Ping Liu, Lin Zeng, Rui Yang, Jia Li, Shuo Yang, Jialin Li, Qing Guo, Hongxia Zhang, Caihong Ma, Xiaojuan Liu, Xiumei Zhen, Yaodong Zhang, Yanru Lou, Chenhong Liu, Wan Yang, Huiyu Xu, Hongsen Bi

“…Its clinical features include amenorrhoea or infrequent menstruation, oestrogen deficiency and elevated levels of gonadotropins. At present, conventional treatments for POI in clinical practice are unable to fundamentally improve ovarian function or solve fertility problems, and often have certain side effects. …”
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The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Registry at 150,000 by Matthew S. Tong, Jeremy A. Slivnick, Behzad Sharif, Han W. Kim, Alistair A. Young, Lilia M. Sierra-Galan, Kanae Mukai, Afshin Farzaneh-Far, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Angel T. Chan, George Dibu, Michael D. Elliott, Vanessa M. Ferreira, John Grizzard, Sebastian Kelle, Simon Lee, Maan Malahfji, Steffen E. Petersen, Venkateshwar Polsani, Olga H. Toro-Salazar, Kamran A. Shaikh, Chetan Shenoy, Monvadi B. Srichai, Jadranka Stojanovska, Qian Tao, Janet Wei, Jonathan W. Weinsaft, W. Benjamin Wince, Priya D. Chudgar, Matthew Judd, Robert M. Judd, Dipan J. Shah, Orlando P. Simonetti

“…The Registry quantifies changing practice over time and supports large-scale real-world multicenter observational studies of prognostic utility.…”
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Self-monitoring of blood pressure following a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TASMIN5S): a randomised controlled trial by R. J. McManus, A. Smith, E. Temple, L. M. Yu, J. Allen, R. Doogue, G. A. Ford, L. Glynn, B. Guthrie, P. Hall, L. Hinton, F. D. R. Hobbs, J. Mant, B. McKinstry, G. Mead, K. Morton, T. Rai, C. Rice, C. Roman, A. Stoddart, L. Tarassenko, C. Velardo, M. Williams, L. Yardley, on behalf of the TASMIN5S investigators

“…Instead, in addition to pre-randomised data, routinely recorded BP was extracted from electronic patient records both pre- and post-randomisation and presented descriptively only. An intention to treat approach was taken. …”
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The accuracy of an electronic-Surprise-Question defining end-of-life cohorts in a whole adult population by algorithmic digital risk stratification: the Proactive Risk-Based and Da... by Baldev M. Singh, Nisha Kumari-Dewat, Vijay Klaire, Jonathan Lampitt, Amy Palmer, Adam Ryder, Kamran Ahmed, Mona Sidhu, Hannah Jennens, Ananth Viswanath, Emma Parry

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Geoconservation in Latin America and the Caribbean by Maria Da Gloria Motta Garcia, Marcos Antonio Leite Do Nascimento

“…Quesada-Román and Pérez-Umaña (2020) present an overview of the state of geodiversity, geoconservation, and geotourism in Costa Rica. …”
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The Effectiveness of Wisdom Training on Academic Emotions, Academic Motivation and Subjective Vitality in Students by Masoomeh Azizi, Abolghasem Yaghoobi

“…The present study examined the effectiveness of wisdom training on academic emotions, academic motivation and subjective vitality in students. …”
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Memórias das Irmãs Catequistas acerca de suas práticas docentes (Santa Catarina, Brasil, 1930-1960) by Claricia Otto, Geane Kantovitz

“…Palavras-chave: Memórias; Irmãs Catequistas Franciscanas; Cultura escolar; Identidade Memories of the Sisters Catechists about their teaching practices (Santa Catarina, Brazil, 1930 -1960) Abstract This article presents research results on the teaching action of religious of the current Congregation of Sisters Catechists Franciscans (CICAF), at primary schools of Santa Catarina, in the period between 1930 and 1960. …”
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The Structural Evolution and Driving Mechanism of Intercity Technology Transfer Networks in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River: Evidence from TERGM by Zhang Wenbei, Lyu Yifan, Dai Liang, Zheng Huibin, Zou Si

“…There is a gap between academic attention to its technology transfer system and the practice of regional development planning and construction. …”
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Research progress of auricular point therapy to relieve preoperative period anxiety before elective surgery in adults (耳穴压豆缓解成年人择期手术术前焦虑的研究进展)... by GAO Yuan (高原), XU Lingzhi (徐凌志), LI Suxia (李素霞)

“…Through literature review and analysis, this paper summarizes the application of auricular acupressure in alleviating preoperative anxiety among adults undergoing elective surgery and discusses its physiological mechanisms, providing a reference for clinical practice. Although auricular acupressure presents an effective non-pharmacological intervention, further research is needed to validate its efficacy in clinical settings, and attention must be paid to the risk of infection during its application. …”
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