Dietary cadmium exposure and associated health risks among residents of Chongqing city from 2012 to 2022: surveillance and survey data analysis by Mintao LI, Jiahui CHEN, Yijia LIU, Jingrong CHEN, Ping FENG, Mei QIN, Li CHENG, Xiaoqin TANG, Cheng LONG, Ailin WU, Jiao HUO, Xuemei LIAN

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Dual-release hydrocortisone treatment improves serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cell inflammatory and immune profiles in patients with autoimmune primary adrenal insufficienc... by Laura Tomasello, Antonina Coppola, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Carla Giordano, Giorgio Arnaldi, Valentina Guarnotta

“…Secondary outcomes included the evaluation of the CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg population and the gene expression levels of IL-6, IL-17A, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, heat shock proteins (HSP)-70, indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and thioredoxin (TXN)-1.MethodsWe prospectively included 15 patients with PAI on conventional glucocorticoid (GC) replacement therapy, 15 switched to dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC), and 20 healthy controls. …”
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Hydrodemolition and drill and blast: A new way to improve tunnel contour quality by Rafael Pacheco dos Santos, Marcos Aurélio Marques Noronha, Patrícia de Oliveira Faria, Thiane Pereira Poncetta Coliboro

“…This characteristic is related to the crack generated by blasting that propagates until it finds a discontinuity. Some methods for overbreak and roughness control are used but they are far from perfect. …”
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The System for Transforming the Code of Dataflow Programs into Imperative by Vladimir S. Vasilev, Alexander I. Legalov, Sergey V. Zykov

“…The source code of such programs is translated into a set of graphs that reflect information and control dependencies. The main way of their execution is interpretation, which does not allow to perform calculations efficiently on real parallel computing systems and leads to poor performance. …”
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The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on the Mental Health and Emotional Self-regulation of Depressed Women in Bandar Abbas City by Zohreh Jafari, Mahin Askari, Nooshin Taghinejad

“…In this case, 30 participants were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly replaced in two equal groups of 15 people (one experimental group and one control group). …”
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Effect Of Methanolic Leaves Extract of Telfairia occidentalis on 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine Induced Anaemic Rats by Suleiman, Z.A., Salahuddeen, Y., Sabiu, U.A.

“…Group 1 serves as normal control, while groups 2-5 were induced with anaemia using 40mg/kg body weight of 2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazine. …”
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Improving Sharpness-Aware Minimization Using Label Smoothing and Adaptive Adversarial Cross-Entropy Loss by Tanapat Ratchatorn, Masayuki Tanaka

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Acute 40% exchange-transfusion with hemoglobin-vesicles in a mouse pneumonectomy model. by Mitsutomo Kohno, Tatsuhiko Ikeda, Ryo Hashimoto, Yotaro Izumi, Masazumi Watanabe, Hirohisa Horinouchi, Hiromi Sakai, Koichi Kobayashi, Masayuki Iwazaki

“…The performance of HbVs as a substitute for RBC transfusions was examined in a mouse model of pneumonectomy following acute 40% exchange-transfusion with HbVs.<h4>Methods</h4>Before performing left pneumonectomies, 40% of the blood volume of mice was replaced with a) lactated Ringer's solution (control), b) 5% recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA), c) mouse RBCs shed in rHSA (mRBCs/rHSA), or d) HbV suspended in rHSA (HbV/rHSA). …”
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A lightweight weed detection model for cotton fields based on an improved YOLOv8n by Jun Wang, Zhengyuan Qi, Yanlong Wang, Yanyang Liu

“…To address this issue, developing efficient and lightweight detection methods for weed recognition in cotton fields is crucial for effective weed control. …”
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Changes in Emergency Department Performance during Strike of Junior Physicians in Korea by Jeongyong Sim, Yuri Choi, Jinwoo Jeong

“…A total of 1,121 and 1,496 patients visited the ED during the strike and control periods (both 17 days), respectively. The care usually provided by four or six physicians, including one specialist, was replaced with that by one or two specialists at any one time. …”
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Effects of feeding different proportions of steam-flaked corn-based starter on growth performance, immunity and serum metabolism of pre-weaned Simmental calves by Kangyu Yao, Yu Gao, Liang Yang, Min Yang, Xiuyu Wu, Xinyu Zhang, Zhengke Lv, Wei Shao, Yong Wei, Wanping Ren

“…Groups received starter diets with 0% (CK, control), 33% (SFC33, low), 66% (SFC66, medium), or 100% (SFC100, high) steam-flaked corn replacing regular corn. …”
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EPLC-Pose: A Lightweight Student Posture Recognition Network Under Panoramic Classroom by Yanhong Ji, Yibo Jin, Zuxuan Wang, Suyan Tan

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METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF THE MAIN TECHNICAL OF PARAMETERS OF THE MANEUVERABLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE JUSTIFICATION by M. A. Kiselev

“…This article presents the content and gives an example of the use of the method of maneuverable UAV external design, the distinctive feature of which lies in the interdependent processes of UAV external design developing and the synthesizing of its automated control algorithms.…”
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Metabolic Changes in Patients with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: Adipose Tissue Focus—A Narrative Review by Miriam Sánchez-García, Kapy León-Wu, Regina de Miguel-Ibáñez, Nitzia López-Juárez, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Etual Espinosa-Cárdenas, Ernesto Sosa-Eroza, Manuel R. García-Sáenz

“…Studies indicate that POI patients have significantly higher total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides compared to age-matched controls, reinforcing their heightened CVD risk. Reduced sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels increase free androgen availability, aggravating central fat deposition. …”
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Hyperbolic geometry enhanced feature filtering network for industrial anomaly detection by Yanjun Feng, Jun Liu, Yonggang Gai

“…Abstract In recent years, Cutting-edge machine learning algorithms and systems in Industry 4.0 enhance quality control and increase production efficiency. The visual perception algorithms have become extensively utilized in surface defect detection, progressively replacing manual inspection methods. …”
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Effectiveness of family-based behavioral intervention for smoking cessation in low-income households: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Meng Yao Li, Tzu Tsun Luk, Derek Yee Tak Cheung, Zi Qiu Guo, Ka Ka Siu, Jia Guo, Sophia Siu Chee Chan, Tai Hing Lam, Sai Yin Ho, Sheng Zhi Zhao, Man Ping Wang

“…Randomized controlled trials of family-based behavioral interventions for smoking parents from low-income households, co-living children aged ≤18 years, were included. …”
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Randomized crossover clinical studies to assess abuse liability and nicotine pharmacokinetics of Velo Oral Nicotine pouches by Milly N. Kanobe, Christie Y. Powell, Makena Patrudu, Sarah A. Baxter, Melissa A. Tapia, John Darnell, Kristen Prevette, Alison G. Gibson, Sarah A. Ayoku, Leanne Campbell, Jeffrey W. Coffield, Brian M. Keyser, Bhagya Sukka Ganesh, Nathan Gale, Kristen G. Jordan

“…To assess their potential role as alternatives to cigarettes, we evaluated the abuse liability (AL) of Velo ONPs with varying nicotine content (4–12 mg per pouch), pouch size (600 mg or 400 mg) and flavor (six varieties) in comparison to high (cigarettes) and low (nicotine replacement therapy [NRT] gum) AL comparators.MethodsIndependent randomized crossover clinical studies were conducted to assess AL, including subjective effects (product liking [PL], urge to smoke, product effects, overall PL, and overall intent to use again) and nicotine pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of Velo ONPs. …”
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Parenteral calcium administration and outcomes in critically ill patients with hypocalcemia: A retrospective cohort study by Max Melchers, Hanneke Pierre Franciscus Xaverius Moonen, Tessa Maria Breeman, Sjoerd Hendrika Willem van Bree, Arthur Raymond Hubert van Zanten

“…Further research, including randomized controlled trials, are needed to confirm these findings.…”
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Effects of X-ray-based diagnosis and explanation of knee osteoarthritis on patient beliefs about osteoarthritis management: A randomised clinical trial. by Belinda J Lawford, Kim L Bennell, Dan Ewald, Peixuan Li, Anurika De Silva, Jesse Pardo, Barbara Capewell, Michelle Hall, Travis Haber, Thorlene Egerton, Stephanie Filbay, Fiona Dobson, Rana S Hinman

“…We evaluated whether: (i) a radiographic diagnosis and explanation of knee OA influences patient beliefs about management, compared to a clinical diagnosis and explanation that does not involve X-rays; and (ii) showing the patient their X-ray images when explaining radiographic report findings influences beliefs, compared to not showing X-ray images.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This was a 3-arm randomised controlled trial conducted between May 23, 2024 and May 28, 2024 as a single exposure (no follow-up) online survey. …”
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Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynaecologic Oncology (LETSGO study): a study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal interventional study using mobile heal... by Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Ingvild Vistad, Torbjørn Wisløff, Kristina Lindemann, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse, Mette Skorstad, Sveinung Berntsen, Ingrid Demmelmaier

“…The main aim of this study is to assess health-related empowerment—in terms of patient education, psychosocial support, and promotion of physical activity—in a new follow-up model by comparing it to standard follow-up in a quasi-randomised study involving intervention hospitals and control hospitals.Methods and analysis At the intervention hospitals, patients will be stratified by risk of recurrence and late effects to either 1 or 3 years’ follow-up. …”
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