Preoperative electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture for the treatment of postoperative ileus after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in China: a study protocol... by Yu Wang, Jing Zhang, Cun-Zhi Liu, Chao Wang, Li-Wei Wang, Jingjie Zhao, Ying-Chi Yang, Wei Pei, Shen Ling, Yi-Ming Fu, Gong-Yong Liu, Yu-Tong Yang, Na-Na Yang

“…A mechanistic study by single-cell RNA sequencing in which postintervention normal intestinal tissue samples will be collected. The results of this study will provide evidence of the effects of acupuncture on POI and promote good clinical decision to millions of patients globally every year.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the ethical application of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (2022BZYLL0401), Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University(2022-P2-368-02), Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Science (23/175-3917), Huanxing Cancer Hospital (2023-002-02). …”
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Enablers and barriers in the professional development of nurses employed full-time at university nursing studies in Croatia: a qualitative study by Lara Vinko, Valentina Koscak, Mia Plenkovic, Ivica Matic, Marta Civljak, Marin Cargo, Vesna Mijoc, Ivana Barac, Sanja Zoranic, Mario Marendic, Marijana Neuberg, Dijana Majstorovic, Alen Brecek, Kata Ivanisevic, Andrea Vuksa, Natasa Skitarelic, Zrinka Puharic, Snjezana Cukljek, Livia Puljak

“…Results Of the 58 individuals who met the inclusion criteria, 52 (90%) nurse educators participated in the study. The sample comprised 10 men and 42 women, ranging in age from 28 to 64 years. …”
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A Multi-Fusion Early Warning Method for Vehicle–Pedestrian Collision Risk at Unsignalized Intersections by Weijing Zhu, Junji Dai, Xiaoqin Zhou, Xu Gao, Rui Cheng, Bingheng Yang, Enchu Li, Qingmei Lü, Wenting Wang, Qiuyan Tan

“…Finally, a collision warning framework based on the Monte Carlo (MC) method is developed. Multiple sampled pedestrian trajectories are generated by applying Gaussian perturbations to the predicted mean trajectory and combined with vehicle trajectories and collision determination results to identify potential collision targets. …”
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Evaluating the association of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1 gene polymorphisms with pain sensitivity: results from an adaptive recall by genotype... by Aidan P. Nickerson, Laura J. Corbin, Nicholas J. Timpson, Megan Nott, Oliver Blanshard, Katie Foy, Fang Fang Quek, Christopher Geddie, Keith Phillips, Frances M.K. Williams, Anthony E. Pickering, James P. Dunham

“…The lack of heat hyperalgesia was replicated in a population sample having quantitative sensory test data, the TwinsUK cohort. …”
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Evaluating the effects, implementation experience and political economy of primary healthcare facility autonomy reforms within counties in Kenya: a mixed methods study protocol by Edwine Barasa, Benjamin Tsofa, Anita Musiega, Jacinta Nzinga, Anne Musuva, Nirmala Ravishankar, Wangari Ng'ang'a, Gillian Turner, Beatrice Amboko, Peter Mwangi Mugo, Beryl Maritim, Ethan Wong, Caitlin Mazzilli, Brittany L Hagedorn, Felix Murira

“…Data to measure the effects of autonomy will be collected from a sample of 80 health facilities and 1600 clients per study arm. …”
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High Spatial Resolution Soil Moisture Mapping over Agricultural Field Integrating SMAP, IMERG, and Sentinel-1 Data in Machine Learning Models by Diego Tola, Lautaro Bustillos, Fanny Arragan, Rene Chipana, Renaud Hostache, Eléonore Resongles, Raúl Espinoza-Villar, Ramiro Pillco Zolá, Elvis Uscamayta, Mayra Perez-Flores, Frédéric Satgé

“…For this purpose, a dataset made of 166 soil samples’ SMC along with corresponding SMC, precipitation, and radar signal derived from Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG), and Sentinel-1 (S1), respectively, was used to assess four machine learning models’ (Decision Tree—DT, Random Forest—RF, Gradient Boosting—GB, Extreme Gradient Boosting—XGB) reliability for SMC mapping. …”
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Effects of Long-Term Vegetation Restoration on Green Water Utilization Heterogeneity in the Loess Plateau Based on Field Experiments and Modeling by Long Wang, Xiaoyu Song, Yu Liu, Lanjun Li, Xinkai Zhao, Pengfei Meng, Chong Fu, Wanyin Wei, Xuwu Wang, Huaiyou Li

“…This makes the research results vary and cannot provide direct support for water management decision-making. Therefore, in this study, 30-year-old woodlands (<i>R. pseudoacacia</i> and <i>P. orientalis</i>) and two typical grasslands (<i>I. cylindrican</i> and <i>M. sativa</i>) that are similar to each other except for species were selected in a headwater catchment in the rain-fed agricultural area. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Relationship Among Algerian, Nigerian, and Turkish Goat Breeds Using Microsatellite Markers by Hakim Tefiel, Mohamed Chahbar, Khaled Fantazi, Onur Yilmaz, Ibrahim Cemal, Benali Kidoud, Kheira Setti Ahmed, Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar

“…The quality and quantity control of DNA obtained from blood samples was determined using the Nanodrop 2000 device. …”
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Gut microbiome is associated with radiotherapy response in lung cancer patients with brain metastases by Fei Liang, Yichu Sun, Jing Yang, Ziqiang Shen, Guangfeng Wang, Jiangrui Zhu, Chong Zhou, Youyou Xia, Youyou Xia

“…PurposeTo investigate the gut microbiome of lung cancer patients with brain metastases undergoing radiotherapy, identify key microorganisms associated with radiotherapy response, and evaluate their potential as biomarkers.Methods and materialsThis study enrolled 55 newly diagnosed lung cancer patients with brain metastases. Fecal samples were collected before radiotherapy and analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing to assess the gut microbiome’s composition and function. …”
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Insecticide resistance intensity in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) from five malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya by Edith Ramaita, Silas Agumba, Joseph Mwangangi, Stanley Kitur, Lucy Wachira, Samson Otieno, David Mburu, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Elijah Juma, Charles Mbogo, Eric Ochomo, Luna Kamau

“…Routine surveillance of insecticide resistance through monitoring and subsequent management in the zones of occurrence is a reliable component of evidence-based policy decision-making for mitigating malaria transmission using insecticide-based vector control interventions.…”
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The influence of social media food marketing on body mass index among college students: public health and media perspectives by Ali Ibrahim, Ali Ibrahim, Wegdan Bani-Issa, Alounoud AlMarzouqi, Shamsa Al-awar, Samah Ibrahim, Adam Ibrahim, Hajar Ibrahim, Heba Khalil, Heba Khalil, Dana N. Abdelrahim

“…BackgroundSocial media marketing (SMM) has become a powerful tool for influencing food-related decisions among young people. By actively engaging users with targeted, interactive food content, it shapes individual preferences and consumption patterns. …”
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Cohort profile: an observational population-based cohort study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in the Netherlands – the VAccine Study COVID-19 (VASCO) by Diederick E Grobbee, Gerco den Hartog, Hester E de Melker, Susan van den Hof, Marjolein N Kooijman, Anne J Huiberts, Christina E Hoeve, Susan JM Hahné, Rob van Binnendijk, Janneke HHM van de Wijgert, Mirjam J Knol

“…At inclusion and several times after inclusion, participants are asked to take a self-collected fingerprick blood sample in which nucleoprotein and spike protein receptor binding domain-specific antibody concentrations are assessed. …”
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Optimizing machine learning methods for groundwater quality prediction: Case study in District Bagh, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan by Usman Basharat, Wenjing Zhang, Cuihong Han, Shoukat Husain Khan, Arshad Abbasi, Sehrish Mahroof, Shuxin Li

“…This study evaluates various base ML algorithms and stacking ensemble classifiers (meta-classifiers) using data from 90 groundwater samples collected in District Bagh, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. …”
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Comprehensive single-cell analysis of triple-negative breast cancer based on cDC1 immune-related genes: prognostic model construction and immunotherapy potential by Linan Huang, Yiran Liu, Yulin Shi, Qi Sun, Huayao Li, Changgang Sun

“…We subsequently utilized single sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, CIBERSORT, and ESTIMATE to analyze the immunological characteristics of the feature genes and their correlation with drug response. …”
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Clinical Findings and Related Factors with the Final Outcome in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: An Evidence Based Cross-Sectional Study by Samad EJ Golzari, Nasim Hajipoor kashgsaray, Ehsan Sarbazi, Zahra Taghavi, Saber Ghaffari Fam, Alireza Ala, Ali Ostadi, Robab Mehdizadeh Esfanjani, Sonia Sedghian, Hassan Soleimanpour

“…These include but are not limited to measurement of the antibody titer against the viruses, screening the viral antigen and RT-PCR from samples obtained from nasopharynx swaps, sputum, the secretions of the lower respiratory tract, blood, and feces. …”
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Predicting survival in patients with SARS-CoV-2 based on cytokines and soluble immune checkpoint regulators by Nuri Lee, Kibum Jeon, Min-Jeong Park, Wonkeun Song, Seri Jeong

“…A total of 148 serum samples from 100 patients with COVID-19 were collected and the levels were compared between survivors vs. non-survivors and pneumonic vs. non-pneumonic conditions groups. …”
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Detection of Apple Sucrose Concentration Based on Fluorescence Hyperspectral Image System and Machine Learning by Chunyi Zhan, Hongyi Mao, Rongsheng Fan, Tanggui He, Rui Qing, Wenliang Zhang, Yi Lin, Kunyu Li, Lei Wang, Tie’en Xia, Youli Wu, Zhiliang Kang

“…Models like gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), random forest (RF), and LightGBM were used to predict SC. …”
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An analysis of the mediating effect of presenteeism between job crafting and organizational silencing in junior nurses: a cross sectional study by Na Yang, Dandan Wang, Chen Wei, Jingwen Wang, Liping Yuan

“…Nursing managers can improve the status quo by intervening in two pathways: on the one hand, directly improving nurses’ job reinvention ability (e.g., empowering participation in decision-making, optimizing task design), and on the other hand, reducing presenteeism (e.g., improving the sick leave system, reducing work pressure), which can effectively reduce the incidence of organizational silencing, and promote team communication and organizational effectiveness. …”
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Prognostic factors of survival in patients with lung cancer after low-dose computed tomography screening: a multivariate analysis of a lung cancer screening cohort in China by Jun Li, Hui-Lin Xu, Wei-Xi Li, Xiao-Yu Ma, Xiao-Hua Liu, Zuo-Feng Zhang

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes and more detailed follow-up data are warranted for prognostic prediction.…”
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Epidemiological monitoring survey to assess the impact of mass drug administration with triple-drug regimen in lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in an endemic district in... by Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Raja Jeyapal Dinesh, Rajendran Dhanalakshmi, Priskilla Johnson Jency, Palappurath Maliyakkal Azad, Sugeerappa Laxmanappa Hoti, Manju Rahi, Ashwani Kumar

“…A Mf prevalence threshold of <1% in each site was used as a decision rule on whether to stop MDA and proceed with IIS or continue with MDA in the health block. …”
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