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2025-10-02Article
Learning from Each Other: Respecting Cultural Differences in an International Research Agenda
(Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Educação Especial, -)ABSTRACT As opportunities for international research collaboration increase, it becomes increasingly important to recognise the importance of respecting cultural differences in our traditions and approaches to the research ... -
2025-10-08Article
Second-line erlotinib after failure of pemetrexed-containing chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Real-world effectiveness, safety and tolerability.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2019)<h4>Introduction</h4>Little data is available on patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC treated with erlotinib specifically after failure of first-line pemetrexed-containing chemotherapy. We assessed the effectiveness, ... -
2025-10-08Article
Equivalence of using a desktop virtual reality science simulation at home and in class.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2019)The use of virtual laboratories is growing as companies and educational institutions try to expand their reach, cut costs, increase student understanding, and provide more accessible hands on training for future scientists. ... -
2025-10-08Article
War-induced collapse and asymmetric recovery of large-mammal populations in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2019)How do large-mammal communities reassemble after being pushed to the brink of extinction? Few data are available to answer this question, as it is rarely possible to document both the decline and recovery of wildlife ... -
2025-10-02Article
The usage of spatial econometric approach to explore the determinants of ecological footprint in BRI countries.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2023)Protecting our environment is not a choice, but a responsibility we owe to future generations. Numerous studies examined the factors affecting the environmental deterioration but this research takes a step further by ... -
2025-10-08Article
Modeling normal mouse uterine contraction and placental perfusion with non-invasive longitudinal dynamic contrast enhancement MRI.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)<h4>Background</h4>The placenta is a transient organ critical for fetal development. Disruptions of normal placental functions can impact health throughout an individual's entire life. Although being recognized by the NIH ... -
2025-10-08Article
The impact of positive surgical margin parameters and pathological stage on biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)<h4>Background</h4>To systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on the predictive value of the primary Gleason grade (PGG) at the positive surgical margin (PSM), length of PSM, number of PSMs, and pathological stage ... -
2025-10-08Article
Childhood cancer presentation and initial outcomes in Ethiopia: Findings from a recently opened pediatric oncology unit.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)There were no pediatric oncology centers in southwest Ethiopia prior to 2016. This study aims to describe presenting diagnoses and initial outcomes at Jimma University Medical Center (JUMC), the first pediatric oncology ... -
2025-10-08Article
Feasibility and acceptability of integrating mass distribution of azithromycin to children 1-11 months into a trachoma mass drug administration campaign to reduce child mortality in Côte d'Ivoire.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)Evidence suggests that bi-annual mass drug administration (MDA) of single-dose azithromycin to 1-11 month-old children reduces child mortality in high child-mortality settings. Several countries conduct annual MDAs to ... -
2025-10-08Article
Navigating vaccination choices: The intersecting dynamics of institutional trust, belonging and message perception among Congolese migrants in London, UK (a reflexive thematic analysis).
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted intersectionally marginalised migrants, revealing systemic disparities in health outcomes and vaccine uptake. Understanding the underlying social and structural factors ... -
2025-10-08Article
A retrospective study of tuberculosis prevalence and associated factors among HIV-positive key populations in Nigeria.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)HIV is a major risk factor for active Tuberculosis (TB.) This raises patients' risk of original infection, reinfection, and TB reactivation. Providing healthcare to KPLHIV in developing countries requires TB prevalence ... -
2025-10-08Article
Translation, validation, and factor structure of the Nepali version of postpartum bonding questionnaires (PBQ-N) among postpartum women in Nepal.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)This study aimed to translate and test the psychometric properties of the Nepali version of the PBQ (PBQ-N) among postpartum mothers in Kathmandu, Nepal. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with postpartum ... -
2025-10-02Article
Does putting down your smartphone make you happier? the effects of restricting digital media on well-being.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)Both scientists and laypeople have become increasingly concerned about smartphones, especially their associated digital media (e.g., email, news, gaming, and dating apps) and social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, ... -
2025-10-02Article
Berberine potentiates liver inflammation and fibrosis in the PI*Z hAAT transgenic murine model.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 01-00-2024)<h4>Background</h4>Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an inherited disease, the common variant caused by a Pi*Z mutation in the SERPINA1 gene. Pi*Z AAT increases the risk of pulmonary emphysema and liver disease. ... -
2025-10-09Article
Hunting Characteristics of Reluctance Motors
(Elsevier, 01-01-1989)This paper describes the characteristics of damping and synchronising torques which are produced during hunting of a synchronous reluctance motor. The damping torque is divided into its individual components as produced ... -
2025-10-09Article
Image Compression Scheme Using Improved Basic-LAVQ and Optimized VLC
(Elsevier, 01-01-1996)In this paper, a predictive locally adaptive vector quantization (PLAVQ) for real-time image compression is developed and simulated. It is a hybrid of improved predictor, LAVQ and (VLC). The latter is a combination of ... -
2025-10-02Article
Cortical Motor Output of Braille Reading Hand
(Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers, 01-01-1996)Focal transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to map the motor cortical outputs to the right and left first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and right abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscles of the reading hand in 6 blind ... -
2025-10-02Article
Fucosidosis with Dystonia
(Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers, 01-01-1996)A Canadian male child with fucosidosis and dystonia is reported from the Department of Biochemical Genetics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. -
2025-10-02Article
Aspartame and Brain Tumor Risk
(Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers, 01-01-1997)The potential link of aspartame to rising brain tumor rates was analyzed using 1975 to 1992 data from the US National Cancer Institute in a study at the Departments of Psychiatry and Biostistics, Washington University ... -
2025-10-02Article
Factors Affecting Sand Production from Unconsolidated Sandstone Saudi Oil and Gas Reservoir
(Elsevier, 01-01-1999)In this work a physical model has been constructed to simulate sand production from oil and gas reservoirs. The model can accommodate unconsolidated as well as consolidated sandstone cores. The experiments were designed ...