Advancing the measurement of knowledge, attitudes and practices of health workers who care for women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C): A qual... by Christina X Marea, Nicole Warren, Nancy Glass, Wisal Ahmed, Christina C Pallitto

“…Interview questions explored areas of knowledge, attitudes, and practices that influence FGM/C-related prevention and care activities. We used the directed content analysis methodology for the qualitative data analysis.…”
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Identification of Biomarkers Co-Associated with Lactylation and Acetylation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Zhanyan Gao, Yang Feng, Chenghui Zheng, Fei Li, Zhan Sun, Mengmeng Xiang, Junrong Zhu, Mingyu Chu, Jinhua Xu, Jun Liang

“…<b>Methods:</b> Microarray data from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of SLE patients and healthy controls were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. …”
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Effect of Nano Chitosan Concentration and Storage Temperature on the Physical Characteristics of Edible Films of Black Mangrove Starch-Chitosan by Lukman Mile, Happy Nursyam, Dwi Setijawati, Titik Dwi Sulistiyati

“…A completely randomized factorial design was used, and the data obtained were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at a 95% confidence level with IBM SPSS statistics 25. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Medications for Elderly Diabetic Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia by Fadil HA, Alrehaili ZS, Alharbi KM, Almuzaini AF, Alharbi RH, Alharbi HS, Elbadawy HM, Alahmadi YM

“…Data, including demographics, comorbidities, and medication use, were extracted from Electronic Health Records. 2023 AGS Updated Beers Criteria® was followed.Results: The median age was 66 years with a male predominance (62.7%). …”
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Exploring the Potential of a New Nickel(II):Phenanthroline Complex with L-isoleucine as an Antitumor Agent: Design, Crystal Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Theoretic... by Jayson C. dos Santos, João G. de Oliveira Neto, Ana B. N. Moreira, Luzeli M. da Silva, Alejandro P. Ayala, Mateus R. Lage, Rossano Lang, Francisco F. de Sousa, Fernando Mendes, Adenilson O. dos Santos

“…A study using ultraviolet–visible–near-infrared absorption spectroscopy demonstrated that the complex remains stable in solution. …”
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Accounting for temporal and spatial autocorrelation to examine the effects of climate change on vegetation greenness trend in China by Lingwei Chen, Likai Zhu, Cuiyutong Yang, Zizhen Dong, Rui Huang, Jijun Meng, Min Liu

“…Here we applied the Partitioned Autoregressive Time Series (PARTS) method to the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index-3rd generation (NDVI3g) data and multiple climate datasets, and examined the climate effects on greenness trend in China. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are linked to incident primary dyslipidaemia: A prospective study from Chinese governmental employee cohort by Ling Li, Feiyun Ouyang, Jun He, Chengcheng Zhang, Yilu Li, Dan Luo, Shuiyuan Xiao

“…We further evaluated the interactions between PFAS and other environmental factors. …”
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Understanding ecohydrology and biodiversity in aquatic nature-based solutions in urban streams and ponds through an integrative multi-tracer approach by M. M. Warter, D. Tetzlaff, D. Tetzlaff, D. Tetzlaff, C. Soulsby, C. Soulsby, C. Soulsby, T. Goldhammer, D. Gebler, K. Vierikko, M. T. Monaghan, M. T. Monaghan

“…Stable isotopes and microbial data reflected a strong influence of urban water sources (i.e., treated effluent, urban surface runoff) across stream NBSs. …”
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Healing Activity of Propolis of Stingless Bee (<i>Scaptotrigona aff. postica</i>), Reared in Monoculture of Açaí (<i>Euterpe oleracea</i>), in Induced Wounds in Rats by Sara R. L. Ferreira, Suzanne A. Teixeira, Gabriella O. Lima, Jhennifer N. R. S. de Castro, Luís E. O. Teixeira, Carlos A. R. Barros, Daniel S. Pereira, Moisés Hamoy, Veronica R. L. O. Bahia, Nilton A. Muto

“…Wound healing is a complex and coordinated process involving interactions between cells and various messenger systems. …”
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WildPosh: Pan-European assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of chemical stressors on the health of wild pollinators by Denis Michez, Michel Bocquet, Philippe Bulet, Marie-Pierre Chauzat, Pilar De la Rúa, Reet Karise, Tomasz Kiljanek, Alexandra Klein, Marion Laurent, Elli Leadbeater, Marika Mänd, Anne-Claire Martel, Teodor Metodiev, Marija Miličić, Julia Osterman, Robert Paxton, Simon Potts, Sara Reverte, Marie-Pierre Rivière, Oliver Schweiger, Deepa Senapathi, Olga Tcheremenskaia, Simone Tosi, Ante Vujic, Dimitry Wintermantel, Mark Brown

“…Driving policy and practice through interactive innovation, meeting the need for monitoring tools, novel and innovative screening protocols for practice and policymaker use.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to accessing healthcare services among elderly people living in a rural Amazonian community, Brazil by Gleica Soyan Barbosa Alves, Fernando José Herkrath, Rosana Cristina Pereira Parente, Rita Dariene da Silva Pinheiro, Mario Vianna Vettore

“…Methods A household-based cross-sectional study with 285 elderly people aged 60 years or older living in a rural community in the Amazonas state, Brazil, was conducted. Interviews were used to collect data on predisposing (demographics), enabling (socioeconomic and health services factors), and need characteristics (self-reported health measures). …”
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A Guide for Developing Demo‐Genetic Models to Simulate Genetic Rescue by Julian E. Beaman, Katie Gates, Frédérik Saltré, Carolyn J. Hogg, Katherine Belov, Kita Ashman, Karen Burke daSilva, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Corey J. A. Bradshaw

“…We then use a case study of threatened Australian marsupials to demonstrate that published genetic data can be used in one or all stages of model development and application, including parameterization, calibration, and validation. …”
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Dose-response assessment of dipentyl phthalate effects on testosterone production and morphogenesis of late-gestation fetal rat testis by Maansi V. Gupta, Justin M. Conley, Christy Lambright, Logan F. Chin, Susan J. Hall, L. Earl Gray, Daniel J. Spade

“…Testosterone production was measured using an ex vivo culture assay, MNGs were quantified on testis sections, and fetal testes were used for RNA-seq, immunofluorescence, and in situ hybridization. …”
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Diverse regulated cell death patterns and immune traits in kidney allograft with fibrosis: a prediction of renal allograft failure based on machine learning, single-nucleus RNA seq... by Yuqing Li, Jiandong Zhang, Xuemeng Qiu, Yifei Zhang, Jiyue Wu, Qing Bi, Zejia Sun, Wei Wang

“…However, the role of different regulated cell death (RCD) pathways in post-transplant allograft fibrosis remains unclear.Methods and Results: Microarray transcriptome profiling and single-nuclei sequencing data of post-transplant fibrotic and normal grafts were obtained and used to identify RCD-related differentially expressed genes. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamics of MEG and EMG: Stability and Similarity Analysis by Armin Hakkak Moghadam Torbati, Christian Georgiev, Daria Digileva, Nicolas Yanguma Muñoz, Pierre Cabaraux, Narges Davoudi, Harri Piitulainen, Veikko Jousmäki, Mathieu Bourguignon

“…Phase-randomized surrogate signals were used to validate the nonlinearity of the original data. …”
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Association between GNRI and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese individuals: a Chinese longitudinal prospective cohort study by Linlin Shen, Siyu Chen, Haoran Guo, Zhiyan Wang, Jiashu Yang, Ke Chen, Hui Yuan

“…However, its association with NAFLD in non-obese individuals remains poorly understood.MethodsA post-hoc evaluation was conducted using longitudinal data from the Dryad repository, derived from health screenings of non-obese individuals at Wenzhou People’s Hospital (2010–2014). …”
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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…As there were considerable missing values in outcome variables and non-adherence with ECHOMANTRA predicted later dropout from data collection, multiple imputation (MI) was used to adjust for missing data biases. …”
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Neuroinflammation and Natural Antidepressants: Balancing Fire with Flora by Ana Clara Figueiredo Godoy, Fernanda Fortes Frota, Larissa Parreira Araújo, Vitor E. Valenti, Eliana de Souza Bastos Mazuqueli Pereira, Claudia Rucco P. Detregiachi, Cristiano M. Galhardi, Flávia Cristina Caracio, Rafael S. A. Haber, Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Masaru Tanaka, Sandra M. Barbalho

“…<b>Summary</b>: This narrative review synthesizes evidence from preclinical and clinical studies on the efficacy of phytochemicals such as curcumin, polyphenols, flavonoids, and alkaloids in lowering depressed symptoms. Consistent data show that these substances have neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, altering neuroimmune interactions, reducing oxidative damage, and improving mitochondrial resilience. …”
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Synchrotron-based 3D X-ray computed tomography reveals root system architecture: Plastic responses to phosphorus placement by Frederik J.T. van der Bom, Philipp D. Lösel, Andrew M. Kingston, Zhe H. Weng, Nelly S. Raymond, Anton Maksimenko, Daniel Hausermann, Michael J. Bell, Casey L. Doolette, Enzo Lombi, Peter M. Kopittke

“…We used synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography (SRXCT) to visualize root distribution in soil cores. …”
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Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease: Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Human Gut Mucosa before and after Rifaximin by Rossella Cianci, Simona Frosali, Danilo Pagliari, Paola Cesaro, Lucio Petruzziello, Fabio Casciano, Raffaele Landolfi, Guido Costamagna, Franco Pandolfi

“…Bacteria are able to interact with Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and to induce inflammation through both innate immunity and T-cell recruitment. …”
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