Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Results Reducing OUF was significantly associated with fewer problems related to medical status (p = 0.049), psychiatric status (p = 0.019), and alcohol problem severity (p = 0.001). …”
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Secure and energy-efficient inter- and intra-cluster optimization scheme for smart cities using UAV-assisted wireless sensor networks by Niayesh Gharaei, Aliaa M. Alabdali

“…A persistent challenge in WSNs is maintaining continuous operation while achieving balanced energy consumption across sensor nodes. …”
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Clinical characteristics of spinning-induced rhabdomyolysis and other causes of rhabdomyolysis: a comparative study by Kashyap Shroff, Moganapriya d/o Gunasegaren, Kunzang Norbu, Eunizar Omar

“…Predominantly seen in young, healthy women, it often presents with extremely high CK levels. However, the prognosis is good and the rate of complication is low with fluid treatment.…”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION OF THE PEOPLE ON MALARIA PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN DONGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE by SILAS JOSHUA, SUNDAY EMMANUEL BAMISE

“…Households’ knowledge, attitudes and practice on malaria prevention and control were found to vary from household to household based on the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondent. However, (33.33%) were age 15-24 years, (35.83%) were age 25-34 years, (17.5%) were age 35-44 years, (12.5%) were 45-54 years and (0.83%) were 55 above. …”
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Evaluating the Fracture Resistance of Different Reinforcement Methods of Repaired Maxillary Complete Denture. by Zhala Dara Miran, Nasa Hasan Ahmad

“…Results: The denture fracture resistance was significantly decreased when denture was repaired with 3% of magnesium oxide nanoparticles compared with control group, (p< 0.05). However, the highest value of fracture strength was when the denture was reinforced with fiber followed by orthodontic wire and chrome meshwork (p< 0.05). …”
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SSMM: Semi-supervised manifold method with spatial-spectral self-training and regularized metric constraints for hyperspectral image dimensionality reduction by Bei Zhu, Yao Jin, Xuehua Guan, Yanni Dong

“…It maps data from high dimensions to low dimensions to eliminate redundant information. However, the existing manifold learning methods cannot effectively solve the problem of lacking label information and ignore the negative impact of dimensionality reduction on sample division. …”
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Does management support drive sustained agile usage? a serial mediation model and cIPMA perspective. by Uthpala Wijesinghe, Vidara Mapitiyage, Chathurya Wickramarathne, Chamoda Wickramage, Krishantha Wisenthige, Chathuni Aluthwala

“…The findings underscore the pivotal role of management support in infusing agile practices. …”
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Swallowing-related muscle inflammation and fibrosis induced by a single dose of radiation exposure in mice by Shuntaro Soejima, Chia-Hsien Wu, Haruna Matsuse, Mariko Terakado, Shinji Okano, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yoshihiko Kumai

“…There are various causes of RAD, however, the mechanism has not yet been fully identified. …”
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Validating the self-competence in death work scale for end-of-life care volunteers by Zhuyun Lin, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Wallace Chi Ho Chan

“…Abstract There is an increasing demand for end-of-life care (EoLC) volunteers in Hong Kong’s aging population. However, there is no validated measure that assesses volunteers’ self-competence in coping with death. …”
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Exploring benefits of a collaborative Scottish university-organization alternative credentials approach to re-skilling by Christopher J. M. Smith, Constantinos Choromides, Alicia Clyde, Fiona Stewart-Knight

“…In Scotland, credit-rating of learning is one option to create these credentialed courses, based on national principles from the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Partnership. However, there is currently almost no evidence on the benefits of such an approach for those involved, so this study focuses on examining the benefits of having a flexible national qualification system (SCQF) that allows ‘credit-rating’ of organizational learning.MethodsAn exploratory research methodology using a single case study design (based on one Scottish university) was used. …”
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Blood-based biomarkers in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint blockade by Yo-Ting Tsai, Jeffrey Schlom, Renee N. Donahue

“…To date, analyses of tumor biopsies are the only parameter used to guide prognosis to ICI therapy. Tumor biopsies, however, are often difficult to obtain and tissue-based biomarkers are limited by intratumoral heterogeneity and temporal variability. …”
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CHATGPT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT: EXPLORING EFL INSTRUCTORS’ EXPERIENCE by Inna Zaiarna, Olena Zhyhadlo, Olha Dunaievska

“…Nonetheless, overall satisfaction levels among educators implementing ChatGPT range from moderate to high, substantiating its value in foreign language teaching. …”
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Optimizing Photovoltaic Panel Performance: A Comparative Study of Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by M. Sundar Rajan

“…Photovoltaic (PV) systems are among the most efficient methods for converting solar energy into electrical energy. However, these systems are highly sensitive to environmental factors such as temperature and global irradiance. …”
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Groundwater Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment using a Dar-Zarrouk Parameter in a Proposed Aboru Residential Estate, Lagos State, Nigeria by M.A. Ayuk

“…If however the inevitability of their establishment cannot be set-aside, then secondary measures must be taken to forestall a direct impact of their operations on the subsurface.  …”
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Deep Learning-Based Robust Automated System for Predicting Human Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index by Roopini Sathiasai Kumar, Swapnil Sharma, Arunima Halder, Vipin Gupta

“…The binary approach performed better with our model than the multiclass approach. However, the multiclass approach can highlight the distribution of fragmented and non-fragmented sperms.…”
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Social participation challenges and facilitators among Chinese stroke survivors: a qualitative descriptive study by Xiaojuan Wan, Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Yu Zhang, Zhi’e Gu, Limei Xu

“…Attaining an in-depth understanding of participation challenges and facilitators is necessary to identify rehabilitation priorities. However, current evidence in the Chinese context is insufficient as cultural norms, expectations, and behaviors may differ across countries. …”
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Dicoumarol sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to ferroptosis induced by imidazole ketone erastin by Ziwei Yang, Ziwei Yang, Tixin Han, Ruibin Yang, Ruibin Yang, Yinuo Zhang, Yinuo Zhang, Yifei Qin, Yifei Qin, Yifei Qin, Jialu Hou, Jialu Hou, Fei Huo, Fei Huo, Zhuan Feng, Zhuan Feng, Yaxin Ding, Yaxin Ding, Jiali Yang, Jiali Yang, Gang Zhou, Gang Zhou, Shijie Wang, Shijie Wang, Xiaohang Xie, Xiaohang Xie, Peng Lin, Peng Lin, Zhi-Nan Chen, Zhi-Nan Chen, Jiao Wu, Jiao Wu

“…Imidazole ketone erastin (IKE), an inhibitor of the system Xc– functional subunit solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11), is an effective and metabolically stable inducer of ferroptosis with potential in vivo applications. However, tumor cells exhibited differential sensitivity to IKE-induced ferroptosis. …”
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Adaptive anomaly detection disruption prediction starting from first discharge on tokamak by X.K. Ai, W. Zheng, M. Zhang, Y.H. Ding, D.L. Chen, Z.Y. Chen, B.H. Guo, C.S. Shen, N.C. Wang, Z.J. Yang, Z.P. Chen, Y. Pan, B. Shen, B.J. Xiao, J-TEXT team

“…While current data-driven machine learning methods perform well in disruption prediction, they require extensive discharge data for model training. However, future tokamaks will begin operations without any prior data, making it difficult to train data-driven disruption predictors and select appropriate hyperparameters during the early operation period. …”
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Digital sleep phenotype and wrist actigraphy in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis and people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analy... by Andrea Cipriani, Edoardo Giuseppe Ostinelli, John Torous, Paolo Brambilla, Philip McGuire, Dominic Oliver, Rosario Aronica, Charlotte Austin

“…The risk-of-bias assessment ranged from some concerns to high risk.Conclusions Our analyses identified sleep abnormalities in CHR-P and SSD compared with placebo. However, observed heterogeneity and potential biases across studies may limit the interpretability of findings. …”
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Analysis of Vitamin A, C and Iron (Fe) Levels in Moringa Leaf-Based Pudding by Reski Zulhijjani, Nur Afni, Ayu Lestari

“…Moringa plants can be used as a whole from the roots, leaves, fruit, flowers and seeds. The high nutritional value in moringa leaves can be used to meet the nutritional needs of nursing mothers and toddlers in their infancy. …”
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