Analyzing perspectives: A comparative study of pathologists’ and surgeons’ approaches to leftover human biological samples for research purposes – A prospective interventional study by Kurubara Amaresh, M. S. Ganachari, Revanasiddappa Devarinti

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Facilitators’ perspective towards implementation of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) in a Government Medical College in Delhi: a cross-sectional study by Ghurumourthy Dhandapani, Sanjeev Kumar, Sunanda Gupta, Shveta Lukhmana

“…Abstract Introduction Competency-Based Medical Education has emerged as a transformative approach to medical education worldwide. …”
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How can cervical screening meet the needs of vulnerable women? A qualitative comparative study with stakeholder perspectives from seven European countries by Partha Basu, Martin McKee, Adriana Băban, Marc Bardou, Ana Fernandes, Margarida Teixeira, Rebecca Moore, Nuno Lunet, David Ritchie, Romeu Mendes, Eric Lucas, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Rosa Legood, Berit Andersen, Diana Taut, Keitly Mensah, João Firmino-Machado, Mariana Amorim, Mette Tranberg, Laura Bonvicini, Anneli Uusküla, Pia Kirkegaard, Paola Mantellini, Ines Baia, Liu Sun, Lise Rochaix, Camilla Fiorina, Luca Ghirotto, Anna Tisler, Firmino Machado, Rikke Buus Bøje, Raquel Rico Berrocal, Noemi Auzzi, Kerli Reintamm, Yulia Panayotova, Tatyana Kotzeva, Anna Foss, Rachel Greenley, Letizia Bartolini, Giusy Iorio, Cláudia Gouvinhas, Florian Nicula, Alexandra Tolnai, Vanessa Moore, Isabel Mosquera Metcalfe, Violette Delisle, Irina Todorova, Helena Ros Comesana, Meritxel Mallafré-Larrosa, Ginevra Papi, Nicoleta-Monica Pașca, Christiane Dascher-Nadel, Olivra Djuric

“…Objective This study explored and compared stakeholder perspectives on enhancements to cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women across seven European countries.Design In a series of Collaborative User Boards, stakeholders were invited to collaborate on identifying facilitators to improve cervical cancer screening.Setting This study was part of the CBIG-SCREEN project which is funded by the European Union and targets disparities in cervical cancer screening for vulnerable women (www.cbig-screen.eu). …”
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A comparative study of the production of methyl esters from non-edible oils as potential feedstocks: Process optimization and two-step biodiesel characterization by Jassinnee Milano, Mei Yin Ong, Sieh Kiong Tiong, F. Ideris, A.S. Silitonga, A.H. Sebayang, Chung Hong Tan, I.M.R. Fattah, Zahra Fona, Nazia Hossain

“…The fuel properties of the biodiesel were evaluated and found to meet ASTM D6751 standards, exhibiting characteristics comparable to conventional diesel. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of using non-edible oils under a single optimized process, paving the way for cost-effective and scalable biodiesel production suitable for compression ignition engines.…”
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A comparative performance analysis of machine learning models for compressive strength prediction in fly ash-based geopolymers concrete using reference data by Muhammad Kashif Anwar, Muhammad Ahmed Qurashi, Xingyi Zhu, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Muhammad Usman Siddiq

“…This study conducts a comparative performance analysis of the machine learning models for compressive strength prediction of FAGP using comprehensive dataset of 563 samples from 55 literature studies. …”
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The Middle to Late Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the Jilh Formation. Part II: sequence stratigraphy, depositional and structural history, correlations and paleogeography by Le Nindre, Yves-Michel, Davies, Roger Brett, Issautier, Benoit, Krystyn, Leopold, Vaslet, Denis, Vrielynck, Bruno, Memesh, Abdullah

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Mediterranean diet improves liver health but does not protect against azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis compared to Western diet in A/J mice by Weimin Guo, Nicholas Crossland, Jimmy W. Crott

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Shaoyao Gancao decoction alleviates paclitaxel-induced cognitive impairment by activating PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway to inhibit NETs formation by Xu Ying, Su Yue, Hu Yuwen, Li Xiang, Zhou Ziyan, Yuan Ningning, Ji Xiaowei, Jiang Ruoyu, Wang Wenzhu, Zhang Yafeng, Zhai Guojie, Cheng Xiaolan

“…The impact of SGD on inflammatory factors, microglia activation and NETs formation were also studied by ELISA and immunofluorescence. …”
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CD32B1, a versatile non-signaling antibody-binding scaffold for enhanced T cell adhesion to tumor stromal cognate antigens by Sara W. Feigelson, Tali Dadosh, Nehora Levi, Anita Sapoznikov, Hadas Weinstein-Marom, Hadas Weinstein-Marom, Dayana Blokon-Kogan, Dayana Blokon-Kogan, Yahel Avraham, Tamar Unger, Gideon Gross, Gideon Gross, Rony Dahan, Ronen Alon

“…The mAb decorated ILCD32B1 expressing T cells could readily adhere to a surface-bound cognate antigen. To broaden the utility of this scaffold, we have also generated a new fusion protein in which the entire Fc binding domain was truncated (tILCD32B1) and replaced with a monomeric streptavidin variant, mSA2, via a CD8 hinge. …”
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Exploration of techno-functional properties and metabolomic profile of Scleroderma texense (Phutuki Mushroom): a comparative study with Agaricus bisporus (white button mushroom) by Arun Kumar Gupta, Avinash Kumar Jha, Bindu Naik, Vijay Kumar, Sarvesh Rustagi, Milad Tavassoli

“…ST coat demonstrated highest crude fibre content than AB along with superior flow and packing properties compared to AB and ST inner mass. …”
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Comparing Optimal Portfolio Performance Based on Skew-Normal Distribution and Skew-Laplace-Normal Distribution: A Mean-Absolute Deviation-Entropy Approach by Hila Rezaei, Gholamhossien Golarzi, Omid Karimi

“…Results It can be inferred from the observed values ​​of the descriptive statistics of the monthly stock returns corresponding to the stock exchange symbols that some stocks have different skewness and kurtosis values ​​compared to the normal distribution. For example, The symbol "Shepna" exhibits negative skewness, indicating a left-skewed distribution. …”
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To Compare the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma with Low-Level Laser Therapy and Low-Level Laser Therapy Alone in the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis by Sushil Kumar Saini, Atul Kumar Saroj, Ashutosh Verma

“…The VAS score was significantly (P<0.05) become lower in Group A patients as compared with Group B and significant increase in FAD index (P<0.01) among the Group A patients as compare to Group B from prior to infiltration and at follow up. …”
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Factors affecting the risk of gender-based violence among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth: a scoping review of climate change-related vulnerabilities by Szymon Parzniewski, Xing Luo, Siyu Ru, Nevcihan Ozbilge, Kyle Breen, Haorui Wu

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Water remediation and antibacterial characteristics of CdO, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide blended CdO nanoparticles – A comparative study by N. Manjula, A.R. Balu, N. Arunkumar, S. Chitra Devi, M. Sriramraj, V. Rajamani, A. Vinith

“…The antibacterial and water remediation capabilities of CdO (CO), graphene oxide blended CdO (GCO), and reduced graphene oxide blended CdO (rCO) nanoparticles produced using one-pot green synthesis and chemical precipitation techniques have been compared. XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, XPS, UV–Vis–NIR, PL, and FTIR techniques were employed to characterise the produced NPs. …”
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A Comparative Study to Assess the Level of Stress and Coping Strategies among Introvert and Extrovert Nursing Students in Selected Colleges of Nursing, Delhi and NCR by Shilpa Sharma, M. Jibanlata Devi, Arshi Anjum Khan

“…Aim: This study aims to compare the level of stress and coping strategies among introvert and extrovert Nursing students in selected colleges of Nursing, Delhi and NCR. …”
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Commentary on “A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing objectively measured and estimated fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults” by Barbara E. Ainsworth, Zhenghua Cai

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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…Tertiary, regional and central hospitals were overwhelmed, resulting in low acceptance rates. Objectives. To compare mortality trends of patients who died in hospital from SARS‐CoV‐2 infection during the first three waves of infection as defined by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases of South Africa. …”
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DISEASES OF NATURAL RUBBER (HEAVEA BRASILENSIS) INDUCED BY THE CLIMATIC ELEMENTS OF RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA by ABRAHAM EHIZOJIE ILENRE

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Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and US ICUs: differences between religious and non-religious healthcare professionals by Hanne Irene Jensen, Hans-Henrik Bülow, Lucas Dierickx, Stijn Vansteelandt, Rosanna Vaschetto, Gábor Élö, Ruth Piers, Dominique D. Benoit

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Identification of specific risk factors and predictive analytics for cardio-cerebral arterial stenosis: a comparative study utilizing framingham risk stratification insights by Gege Zhang, Sijie Dong, Fanfan Feng, Weihao Kan, Taozhen Shi, Hongmei Ding, Ruiguo Dong

“…The moderate- and high-risk groups had significantly lower risks of single ICAS and COAS. Comparing the differences in risk factors between single arterial stenosis and dual arterial stenosis, the key risk factors included hyperlipidemia, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes, with a model accuracy of 73.61% and an AUC values of 0.8562 for dual stenosis. …”
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