Evaluation of Inhaler Technique in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Andaman and Nicobar Islands – An Observational Study by M. Natraj, Vishal Singh, T. Anbarasan

“…Objective: Both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Unveiling personalized and gamification-based cybersecurity risks within financial institutions by Amna Shahzadi, Kashif Ishaq, Naeem A. Nawaz, Fadhilah Rosdi, Fawad Ali Khan

“…This research provides valuable insights into the intersection of gamification and cybersecurity, offering a forward-looking perspective for both academic researchers and industry professionals.…”
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Influence of Meteorological Conditions and Fire Hotspots on PM0.1 in Northern Thailand during Strong Haze Episodes and Carbonaceous Aerosol Characterization by Chaiyoth Sresawasd, Thaneeya Chetiyanukornkul, Phuchiwan Suriyawong, Surajit Tekasakul, Masami Furuuchi, Mitsuhiko Hata, Rachane Malinee, Perapong Tekasakul, Racha Dejchanchaiwong

“…This was strongly supported by the 48-hr backward trajectory simulation, that indicated both domestic and transboundary aerosol transports. …”
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THORACIC SPINE CANAL STENOSIS WITH CAUDA EQUINE SYNDROME: CASE REPORT by Primadenny Ariesa Airlangga, Arifin Arifin

“…Case: A 50-year-old male presented pain in both legs for 3 years, accompanied by weakness in the legs, numbness in the buttocks, and erectile dysfunction. …”
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Antipredator behaviour in semi-feral horses: innate response and the influence of external factors by Antoine Bercy, Francisco Ceacero, Martina Komárková

“…Over 70% of the ponies exhibited alert behaviour in response to both wolf and deer calls. Although the magnitude of responses did not differ significantly between wolf and deer calls, both elicited distinct reactions compared to the control. …”
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Emergence of a novel porcine pestivirus with potential for cross-species transmission in China, 2023 by Li-shuang Deng, Tong Xu, Zhi-wen Xu, Ling Zhu

“…Viremia has been detected in both piglets and mice, with high viral genome loads found in various organs. …”
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Exploring the influence of pre-analytical variables on gene expression measurements and relative expression orderings in cancer research by Tian Tian, Guie Lai, Ming He, Xiaofang Liu, Yun Luo, You Guo, Guini Hong, Hongdong Li, Kai Song, Hao Cai

“…Statistical analyses shown a higher proportion of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) than that of reversed gene pairs between case and control groups in both single-variable and multi-variable analyses. …”
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The Impact of Passive Smoking on Salivary Glutathione Peroxidase and Selenium in Relation to Dental Caries Severity among Five Years Old Children by Shahba’a Munther, Baydaa Hussain Awn, Hiba N. Yassin

“…Passive smoking had significant effect in both salivary glutathione peroxidase and selenium (p < 0.01), while dental caries had non-significant effect on them (p > 0.05). …”
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Clinically Relevant Drug Interactions with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors by Amber N. Edinoff, Connor R. Swinford, Amira S. Odisho, Caroline R. Burroughs, Cain W. Stark, Walid A. Raslan, Elyse M. Cornett, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…In addition to adverse reactions with certain foods, both older and newer MAOIs can negatively interact with both sympathomimetic and serotonergic drugs. …”
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Renal transplant recipient and deceased-donor risk profiles at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa: A 9-year review by F van der Schyff, M Barnard, B Ströbele, M de Jager, R Britz, P Gaylard, J Loveland

“…Risk scoring systems for both donors and recipients attempt to simplify the allocation of renal grafts to the most appropriate recipient. …”
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Current and future burden of breast cancer in Asia: A GLOBOCAN data analysis for 2022 and 2050 by Mengxia Fu, Zhiming Peng, Min Wu, Dapeng Lv, Yanping Li, Shuzhen Lyu

“…China and India are the leading contributors to both new cases and deaths, with projections indicating that by 2050, around 1.4 million new breast cancer cases and 0.5 million deaths are expected to occur in Asia. …”
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Nourishing change in Houston, Texas: exploring grocery shopping behaviours and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income families in the Brighter Bites program by Victoria Kwentua, Allison Marshall, Ru-Jye Chuang, Jessica Chen, Christine Markham, Mallika Mathur, Mike Pomeroy, Megan Hall, Shreela Sharma

“…Nutrition programs and policies should consider both produce affordability and quality. Exposure and opportunities to try new fruits and vegetables can lead to future purchases of new produce. …”
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The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of traditional community-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with COPD: A prospective cohort st... by Marisela Barbosa, Cristina A. de Melo, Rui Torres

“… # Methods Thirty-five participants with COPD (GOLD B) were assigned to the intervention (n=14) or control (n=21) group. Both groups received an initial three months of a pulmonary rehabilitation program. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND VULNERABILITY IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF BAUCHI NIGERIA by Sani Babaji

“…The researcher collected data using both qualitative and the quantitative methods. The first set of datum were made up of surveys(questionnaires)administered on students, while the second set is the qualitative datum obtained from the students using Focus Group Discussions( FGDs).The third set of the datum was obtained from the medical offices and students' affairs of the various institutions using in[1]depth- interviews(IDIs).The study populations are the entire students of Tertiary institutions in Bauchi State including both male and females students at different level of Educational program. …”
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Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life? by Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Katrine Top Hartmann, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Karen Pankoke, Mette Sif Hansen, Ken Steen Pedersen, Inge Larsen, Jens Peter Nielsen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Egle Kudirkiene, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Kristiane Barington

“…The frequency of histopathologically diagnosed omphalitis tended to increase with increasing age in both cases and controls. The frequency of piglets with both histopathological omphalitis and arthritis/synovitis was significantly different among cases and controls (p = 0.05). …”
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Silent magnetic resonance angiography diagnostic value of intracranial unruptured aneurysms by Bin Lv, Tingyang Zhang, Ning Wang, Lu Liu, Mingyu Li, Meng Li, Mingguang Sun, Xiao Zang, Xinfeng Liu, Rongju Zhang, Xiangyu Cao, Zhihua Du, Jun Wang, Jinhao Lyu, Xueyang Wang, Qi Duan, Fangfang Guo, Xin Lou, Chenglin Tian

“…We detected a total of 41 intracranial aneurysms (in 37 patients) on both S-MRA and 3D-TOF MRA, with both techniques achieving a sensitivity and specificity of 100%. …”
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A Study to Assess the Carrying Angle in Children Aged between 8 to 16 Years of Age by Pradip Patil, Umesh D. Jain, Amol Gowaikar, Salim A. Lad, Shivaji Kolli

“…Results: The elbow carrying angle was found to be progressively increasing with the age among both the boys and girls and the difference was found to be statistically insignificant till 12 years. …”
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Necessity of applying anatomical unit resection surgery in suspected posterior oral squamous cell carcinoma by Bowen Dai, Hongyu Tan, Zhimin Yang, Zhaojian Gong, Kun Wu, Hanjiang Wu

“…Surgery protocol, tumor involvement level, lymphatic invasion and pN staging were identified as independent prognostic factors for both DFS and local-regional control. Conclusions AURS is a necessary surgical approach for both suspected and identical POAC involvement in OSCC patients, significantly improving prognosis and local-regional control rate.…”
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Microbial diversity, functional attributes, and nutritional proficiency of yogurts produced in Bangladesh by Md. Tanvir Islam, M. Shaminur Rahman, Susmita Roy Chowdhury, Tanay Chakrovarty, S. M. Kador, Md. Mazharul Islam, Khondoker Tanjim Islam, Mohammad Imtiaj Uddin Bhuiyan, Ovinu Kibria Islam

“…Carbohydrate metabolism was dominant in both types, with increased amino acid metabolism (11.72%) and xenobiotics biodegradation (3.94%) in sour yogurt. …”
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Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced T2-FLAIR MRI in the detection of meningitis by Sanjay P., Vittal Manohar, Sushmita Balol, Yashwanth Naik M.B.

“…Objectives: To assess CE-T2-FLAIR compared to CE-T1W in the diagnosis of meningitis, using CSF analysis as the gold standard, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches for assessment. …”
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