Efficacy of an avocado-based Mediterranean diet on serum lipids for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke: a randomized phase 2 controlled pilot trial by Verónica V. Olavarría, Paola R. Campodónico, Valeska Vollrath, Paula von Geldern, Carolina Velásquez, Patricia Pavez, Barbara Valente, Pamela Donoso, Alexandra Ginesta, Gabriel Cavada, Enrico Mazzon, Víctor Navia, Matías Guzmán, Pablo Brinck, Andrés Gallardo, Pablo Gonzalez, Pablo M. Lavados

“…The study is registered under ADD-SPISE at www.clinicaltrials.gov . Identifier: NCT03524742.…”
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Enteric-Coated Aspirin Induces Small Intestinal Injury via the Nrf2/Gpx4 Pathway: A Promising Model for Chronic Enteropathy by Zhang M, Xia S, Feng L, Han X, Zhang Y, Huang Y, Liu Y, Zhao K, Guan J, Tian D, Liao J, Yu Y

“…The mitochondrial morphology and paracellular space were observed under transmission electron microscopy. The fecal samples were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA V3-V4 amplicons.Results: Aspirin induced weight loss, reduced food intake and increased faecal occult blood in mice. …”
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Ethics and end-of-life in pediatric and neonatal ICUs: a systematic review of recommendations by Diana Špoljar, Sunčana Janković, Dina Vrkić, Geraldine McNamara, Marko Ćurković, Milivoj Novak, Boris Filipović-Grčić, Stefan Grosek, Chris Gastmans, Bert Gordijn, Ana Borovečki

“…A total of 38 ethical positions were identified and were grouped under 5 themes according to the content of the positions, relating to: patients, parents, medical team, decision-making and treatment options. …”
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Model Klasifikasi Dengan Logistic Regression Dan Recursive Feature Elimination Pada Data Tidak Seimbang by Sutarman, Rimbun Siringoringo, Dedy Arisandi, Edi Kurniawan, Erna Budhiarti Nababan

“…Through the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) analysis, the LR+RFE+SMOTE model achieved an area under the curve of 93%. These results are better than those of four other classification models, namely Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, K-NN, and Random Forest. …”
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Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Triglyceride Glucose-Body Mass Index with Iron Deficiency in Reproductive Age Women: Evidence from NHANES 2005-2018 by Ding J, Xu Z, Liang R, Xie S

“…Jia Ding,1,* Zhehao Xu,2,* Ruiyun Liang,3 Shuangfeng Xie1 1Department of Hematopathology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shuangfeng Xie, Email xiesf@163.comBackground & Aims: There is a growing focus on the role of dietary factors and metabolic conditions in the evolution and progression of iron deficiency (ID), yet few studies have examined the underlying mechanisms. Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) is a metric that gauges the inflammatory potential of an overall diet. …”
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HMGB-1 as a predictor of major bleeding requiring activation of a massive transfusion protocol in severe trauma by Michal Frelich, Marek Bebej, Jan Pavlíček, Filip Burša, Vojtěch Vodička, Zdeněk Švagera, Adéla Kondé, Ondřej Jor, Markéta Bílená, Tereza Romanová, Peter Sklienka

“…HMGB-1 level showed good performance in predicting MTP activation, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.84 (95% CI 0.75–0.93) and a cut-off value of 30.55 µg/L. …”
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The role of the TAPSE/sPAP ratio as a predictor of mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Its value for patient risk stratification by Paul Palacios-Moguel, MD, Guillermo Cueto-Robledo, MD, Héctor González-Pacheco, MD, Jorge Ortega-Hernández, MD, María Berenice Torres-Rojas, MD, Dulce Iliana Navarro-Vergara, MD, Marisol García-Cesar, MD, Cinthia Alejandra González-Nájera, MD, Carlos Alfredo Narváez-Oríani, MD, Julio Sandoval, MD

“…Additional statistical measures, such as the area under the curve (AUC), net reclassification index (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement, assessed the predictive ability of TAPSE/sPAP in combination with the ESC/ERS risk score, and other risk assessment strategies (COMPERA and Reveal Lite 2). …”
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Association between Dysfunctional Beliefs and Coping Strategy among Persons Suffering from Substance Use Disorder by Prosenjit Ghosh, Saptarshi Paul Choudhury, Subho Panja

“…Materials and Methods: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study were 44 patients who were admitted under psychiatry ward and consented to the study. …”
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ENERGY AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION DEPENDING ON THE QUALITY OF CORN GRAIN by Vitalii Palamarchuk, Roman Lohosha, Vadim Krychkovskyi

“…The cultivation techniques incorporated elements that are widely accepted for the growing zone, with the exception of the factors under study. The elements of the yield structure, including the productivity of maize hybrids, were determined in accordance with established methods. …”
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Learning how to swim in 5- to 12-year-old children: a scoping review of evidence-based motor learning methods by Carola Minkels, Carola Minkels, John van der Kamp, Ralph de Vries, Peter J. Beek, Peter J. Beek

“…Most studies (87%) reported a positive effect of the motor learning method under investigation during practice. However, significant methodological limitations were identified. …”
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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…To identify sentinel villages with LF in areas under-sampled by PPS, 19 additional villages suspected to have LF were sampled, with 15 (79%) having >2% CFA prevalence and 7 (38%) >1% Mf (range 1-22%). …”
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The hidden crisis: double burden of malnutrition among refugee children in South Asia – a systematic review and meta-analysis from observational studies by Pooja Panchal, Mohd Usman, Tajung Longkumer, Reshma Susan Babu, Mahalaqua Nazil Khatib, Shariza Abdul Razak, Kavitha Menon

“…Time trend analysis of the prevalence of malnutrition showed a decreasing trend in underweight, an increasing trend for stunting and wasting, and overweight including a rising prevalence of dual burden of under-and overnutrition.DiscussionThe study indicates a high prevalence of undernutrition and a rising prevalence of overnutrition -the Asian paradox of the double burden of malnutrition in refugee children living in South Asia. …”
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Phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel plus ramucirumab in combination with nivolumab for unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer after progression on first-line treatment incl... by Hidekazu Hirano, Naoki Takahashi, Yusuke Amanuma, Nobumi Suzuki, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Chie Kudo-Saito, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku, Ken Kato, Hirokazu Shoji

“…Biomarker analyses of serial blood and tumor samples are planned to clarify predictive markers and molecular mechanisms underlying treatment resistance by multifaceted analytical methods (e.g., flow cytometry, DNA sequencing [DNAseq]/RNA sequencing [RNAseq]). …”
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Entrepreneurial Budgeting in the Iranian Government Budget: Obstacles and Solutions by Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Alireza Salmanian

“…The legislative (relationship between parliament and government, structure of interests, technical competence of representatives, governance of local and regional perspectives), executive (oil rent, government inefficiency, technical and structural problems, governance of political and ideological perspectives, economic instability), and supervisory (traditional approach, multiple supervisory institutions, lack of universal supervision) have been classified; under each, the most important relevant issues are listed and explained Conclusion By analyzing the data obtained from interviews and reviewing and delving into the comprehensive themes, three components of governance structure, mismanagement of oil revenues, and weak domestic production and civil society can be identified as the roots of emerging problems and other obstacles in establishing entrepreneurial budgeting in the country. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Dual-Drive Mach-Zehnder Modulator and Optomechanical Crystal Cavity Comb Generation for All-Optical Band Conversion in 5G-Advanced Cellular Systems by Vicente Fito, Raul Ortiz, Maria Morant, Laura Mercade, Alejandro Martinez, Roberto Llorente

“…The OMCC implementation provides a reduced footprint (182 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \mathrm{m}^{2}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) since it is implemented on a silicon chip and has the extra advantage of generating an optical comb without an external local oscillator, which reduces its power requirements (under 1 mW) while providing a phase noise of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-38.3$</tex-math></inline-formula> dBc/Hz at 1 kHz offset and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-97.1$</tex-math></inline-formula> dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset. …”
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GPX3 as a Novel and Potential Therapeutic Target in the Shared Molecular Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease by Wang Y, Fang J, Yuan Q, Yu J, Hu J

“…Emerging evidence suggests a strong link between moderate to severe TBI and an elevated risk of PD, though the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.Materials and Methods: Common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in GEO datasets of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp‑1, msp‑2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and... by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Musinguzi, Benson, Nante, Rachel Wangi, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kiwuwa, Steven M., Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Karamagi, Charles, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Nsobya, Samuel L., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…These findings suggest a need for malaria control strategies and surveillance efforts considering regional-specific factors underlying Plasmodium falciparum infection.…”
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Entrepreneurship skills application among ICT Graduates of Muni University, Uganda by Ritah, Nafuna, Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi

“…Questionnaires were administered to a population of 60 former students of Bachelor of Information Systems and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology who graduated from Muni University under the faculty of Technoscience. The graduates that formed the study population were selected, based on their online-availability, from two graduation cohorts of 2017 and 2018. …”
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What Can Be Done to Improve the Mental Health of University Students? Identifying Determinants of Psychological Distress at an Australian University by Patrick J. Owen, Shane A. Kavanagh, Anthony D. LaMontagne

“…LaMontagne</span> is licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/?…”
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Pembangunan Aplikasi Virtual Reality Tur Perumahan Pada Balimbingan Permai Regency (PT. Karya Propertindo Utama) by Komang Candra Brata, Reinhard Jonathan Silalahi, Adam Hendra Brata

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has put the industry in the property and housing sectors under great pressure. One of the companies engaged in property is PT. …”
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