Effects of High-Resolution Natural Sound with Inaudible High-Frequency Components on Healing, Symptoms, and Sleep Satisfaction in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients by Yasutaka Shimotsuura, Keisuke Ishizuka, Takashi Kawaguchi, Kazue Umetsu, Mariko Harada, Yujiro Inoue, Emi Kubo, Kazuhiro Kosugi, Takashi Igarashi, Seiya Enomoto, Hidehiko Taniyama, Tetsuo Iwata, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Tomofumi Miura

“…Moreover, 66.7% of participants reported improved general conditions at T2 and T3, whereas 50% reported enhanced sleep satisfaction at T4. Heart rate variability analysis revealed a decreased low-frequency/high-frequency ratio in 55.6% of participants at T2 and 44.4% at T3. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted early screening of acute promyelocytic leukaemia in blood smears: a prospective evaluation of MC-100i by Fan Zhang, Pingjuan Liu, Jieyu Zhan, Jing Cheng, Hongxia Tan, Jiahang Zhang, Meiqi Song, Fengying Wu, Qiuyi Lin, Zhuangbiao Shi, Chanjun Yang, Meinan Wang, Qiu Li, Yang Wang, Liubing Li, Junxun Li

“…MC-100i had excellent performance in preclassifying normal cell types, but its sensitivities for identifying blasts, abnormal promyelocytes, promyelocytes and neutrophilic myelocytes were relatively low, respectively. The Passing-Bablok and Bland-Altman tests revealed that the preclassification abnormal promyelocyte percentage obtained with MC-100i was proportionally different from that obtained with manual classification, whereas the postclassification and manual classification results were consistent. …”
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Impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on gut microbiota in colorectal surgery: insights from an Eastern European stewardship study by Irina Cezara Văcărean-Trandafir, Roxana-Maria Amărandi, Iuliu Cristian Ivanov, Loredana Mihaiela Dragoș, Mihaela Mențel, Ştefan Iacob, Ştefan Iacob, Ana-Maria Muşină, Ana-Maria Muşină, Elena-Roxana Bărgăoanu, Cristian Ene Roată, Cristian Ene Roată, Ștefan Morărașu, Ștefan Morărașu, Valeri Țuțuianu, Marcel Ciobanu, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte, Mihail-Gabriel Dimofte

“…Romania's stricter healthcare regulations result in more standardized antibiotic protocols, whereas Moldova's limited healthcare funding leads to less consistent practices and greater variability in treatment outcomes.MethodsThis study presents the results of a prospective cross-border investigation involving 86 colorectal cancer patients from major oncological hospitals in Romania and Moldova. …”
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Controls on the geotechnical properties of plastic-bonded pavement blocks produced by artisanal means in Bamenda, Cameroon by Bertrand Tatoh Aziwo, Moses Kuma Mbuh, Irene Bongsiysi Bame, Paul Venyite, Moyouwou Amadou Njoya, Fidelis Toke Ntam, M.V. Nsongka, Ndigui Billong

“…Recycling plastic wastes as binder in pavement blocks can be adopted as a means of managing municipal plastic wastes in Cameroon. The variability in the geotechnical properties of plastic-bonded pavement blocks in the literature suggest a wide interplay of controlling factors that need to be clarified. …”
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Current practices in HPV-related anogenital neoplasia care in Europe – a survey analysis by Mayura Nathan, Kimon Chatzistamatiou, Niccolo Gallio, Carmela Cappello, Paula Loughlin, Susanne Bock, Jose Luis Blanco, Elena Sendagorta, Isabelle Etienney, Andreia Albuquerque, Pedro Vieira-Baptista, Peter T. Schmidt, Murat Gultekin, Magali Surmont, Sarah Ahmad, Julie Bowring, Deirdre Lyons, Tamzin Cuming, Mario Preti, Maggie E. Cruickshank, on behalf of the ANNECA Survey Group

“…The survey identifies significant variability in clinician workload, experience and screening practices. …”
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Epidemiological serosurvey of chikungunya fever post outbreak at Tanjung Sepat, Malaysia by Chee-Sieng Khor, Boon-Teong Teoh, Sing-Sin Sam, Hooi-Yuen Khoo, Noor-Syahida Azizan, AsmaAnati CheMatSeri, Kim-Ling Chin, Zur-Raiha Hamim, Noor-Adila Mohamed-Romai-Noor, Che-Norainon Yaacob, Juraina Abd-Jamil, Hai-Yen Lee, Yih-Harng Soh, Sazaly AbuBakar

“…The outbreak was limited in size with a low number of cases being reported. The present study sought to determine the possible variables that could have affected the transmission of the infection. …”
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Increased Phosphorus Losses in the Food System in China and Region‐Specific Mitigation Strategies to Ensure Losses Below Safe Limits by Jichen Zhou, Wim deVries, Lin Ma, Xiaoqiang Jiao, Kai Zhang, Yang Lyu, Zed Rengel, Fusuo Zhang, Jianbo Shen

“…Population density and livestock density are the main forces driving P losses. Large spatial variability exists in P losses across the country, with Central South and Southeast China regions as the hotspot areas. …”
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Advanced GIS-based modeling for flood hazards mapping in urban semi-arid regions: insights from Beni Mellal, Morocco by Mohamed El Haou, Malika Ourribane, Maryem Ismaili, Kamal Abdelrahman, Mohammed S. Fnais, Samira Krimissa, Hasna El Oudi, Sonia Hajji, Meryem El Bouzkraoui, Fatimazahra Tarchi, Mustapha Namous, Mustapha Namous

“…In Beni-Mellal, mountainous topography accentuates this risk by promoting the rapid flow of water to low-lying areas, where it accumulates more easily. …”
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Community-level physiological profiling of carbon substrate metabolization by microbial communities associated to sediments and water in karstic caves from Romania by Diana Felicia PANAIT, Andrei Marian PANAIT, Adorján CRISTEA, Erika Andrea LEVEI, Oana Teodora MOLDOVAN, Horia Leonard BANCIU

“…The latter analysis elucidated non-linear relationships between variables, such as EC, Na, and Mg, and microbial metabolic diversity indices. …”
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Can milk replacer allowance affect animal performance, body development, metabolism, and skeletal muscle hypertrophy in preweaning dairy kids? by Jardeson de Souza Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio Dornelas Silva, Dhones Rodrigues de Andrade, Nathália Veloso Trópia, Thamys Polynne Ramos Oliveira, Júlia Maria Rezende Gesteira, Luciana Navajas Renno, Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães, Marcos Inacio Marcondes

“…The majority of nitrogen balance variables were affected by the nutritional plan (P < 0.050). …”
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Evapotranspiration partitioning over the Tibetan plateau: Spatial-seasonal patterns and possible controls by Xiaoyu Guo, Lide Tian, Lei Wang, Lin Zhang, YuanWei Wang, Yao Li, Wanglin Zhao

“…The datasets included water stable isotopes, hydrological records, ground-based climate variables, China Meteorological Forcing Dataset reanalysis (CMFD), MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies ET. …”
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Antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian emergency departments: an analysis of the Hospital NAPS data set by Lenna Zosky-Shiller, Karin Thursky, Sarah Park, Rodney James, Lisa Hall, Caroline Chen, Courtney Ierano

“…Ceftriaxone prescribing also had a low rate of appropriateness (62.3%, n = 326). Selection of antimicrobials with too broad of a spectrum was the most common reason for inappropriateness (40.2%). …”
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Risk prediction model for waitlist mortality in patients with left ventricular assist devices by Anjan Tibrewala, MD, MS, Duc Thinh Pham, MD, Mo Hu, MS, Lucia C. Petito, PhD, Jonathan D. Rich, MD, Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Theo M.M.H. de By, MBA, PhD, Kevin Veen, MD, PhD, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, Sanjiv J. Shah, MD

“…The model predicted waitlist mortality when divided into low-, medium-, or high-risk groups in the INTERMACS (p<0.001) and EUROMACS (p=0.0099) cohorts. …”
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Epidemiological surveillance of pancreatic cancer in the North region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul by Henrique Mezzomo Pasqual, Luciano Luiz Alt, Clarissa Possamai Tres, Monica Mânica, Vitoria dos Santos Magalhães, Paulo Roberto Reichert, Victor Campos Horbach, Thais Dall'Acqua Jost, William Patrick Menegussi, Bernardo Luiz Lazarotto de Lani, Anna Lourdes Gueller Becker, Henrique Cassel de Oliveira

“…In addition, high mortality and late diagnosis were also evidenced through the stage during the diagnosis and the low survival rate. Thus, the study is relevant for the adoption of future preventive and diagnostic measures.…”
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Tree growth decline to warm-wet conditions in boreal forests is linked to stand density by Bingqian Zhao, Yihong Zhu, Lushuang Gao, Qibing Zhang, Mingqian Liu, Klaus von Gadow

“…In cold-dry conditions, low-density forests may experience soil water freezing, exacerbating drought conditions and thereby inhibiting tree growth, in Group B. …”
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Main-oval Auroral Emission from a T6 Brown Dwarf: Observations, Modeling, and Astrometry by J. C. Guirado, J. B. Climent, J. D. Bergasa, M. A. Pérez-Torres, J. M. Marcaide, L. Peña-Moñino

“…Both the total and polarized lightcurves show variability in correspondence with a rotation period of 1.95 ± 0.03 hr. …”
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Acute care of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: practical consensus statement from a multidisciplinary group of German-speaking neurointensivists and neuroradiologists on behalf... by Rainer Kollmar, Hagen B. Huttner, Yigit Ozpeynirci, Christian Herweh, Jochen A. Sembill, Stefan Gerner, Michael Bender, Patrick Schramm, Ingo Schirotzek, Lisa Maeder, Anisa Myftiu, Marius Hartmann, Juergen Konczalla, Karsten Geletneky, Rainer Kram, Raimund Helbok, Joji B. Kuramatsu, Martin Welte, Amr Abdulazim, Emanuela Keller, Ferdinand Bohmann, Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz

“…Despite existing guidelines, gaps in evidence and variability in practice remain, necessitating practical, consensus-driven recommendations for acute care and management. …”
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Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in Matehuala City, Mexico by Ada-Agustina Sandoval-Carrillo, Angel Antonio Vértiz-Hernández, Jose-Manuel Salas-Pacheco, Olga Edith González-Lugo, Elizabeth-Irasema Antuna-Salcido, Sergio Manuel Salas-Pacheco, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano, Edna Madai Méndez-Hernández, Jesús Hernández-Tinoco, Francisco Xavier Castellanos-Juárez, Osmel La-Llave-León, Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel

“…Logistic regression analysis of sociodemographic, behavioural and housing variables showed that availability of potable water at street represented a risk factor for T. gondii infection (age-adjusted OR=2.18; 95% CI: 1.05 to 4.53; p=0.03), whereas being born in Mexico was a protective factor for infection (age-adjusted OR=0.01; 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.35; p=0.008).Conclusions In this first study on the seroepidemiology of T. gondii infection in pregnant women in Matehuala, we conclude that the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection is low and similar to those reported in pregnant women in other Mexican cities. …”
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Mobile applications as an aid in treating obese and overweight people by Marika Gutowska, Wiktoria Belcarz, Paulina Fijałek, Karolina Kalinowska, Jan Karczmarz, Agnieszka Kosińska, Joanna Orzechowska, Michał Orzechowski, Aleksandra Paprocka, Urszula Świrk

“…The lack of effectiveness in the studies selected in this review was probably due to low adherence to the research program and small groups. …”
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Dysfunctional mechanotransduction regulates the progression of PIK3CA-driven vascular malformations by Wen Yih Aw, Aanya Sawhney, Mitesh Rathod, Chloe P. Whitworth, Elizabeth L. Doherty, Ethan Madden, Jingming Lu, Kaden Westphal, Ryan Stack, William J. Polacheck

“…Despite common biophysical signatures of tissues susceptible to lesion formation, including compliant extracellular matrix and low rates of perfusion, lesions vary in clinical presentation from localized cystic dilatation to diffuse and infiltrative vascular dysplasia. …”
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