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  1. Numerous studies confirm the effectiveness of cognitive training in older adults. However, there is limited evidence of the transfer occurrence. The part of the study presented here tested the effect of 12 pro...

    Authors: Ludmiła Zając-Lamparska
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:181
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  2. Germanium, an important component of electronics, is considered by many global economies as a critical raw material. Therefore, investigating its potential new sources is crucial for prospective technology dev...

    Authors: Michał Drzazga, Mateusz Ciszewski, Sylwia Kozłowicz, Izabela Maj, Michał Ochmański and Adrian Radoń
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:180
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  3. The stability of ascorbic acid (AA) in the human aqueous humor (AqH) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the stability of AqH AA under varying conditions (27, 4, − 20, and − 80 °C) without acidifi...

    Authors: Sakae Ito, Mayumi Nagata, Yuka Takino, Akihito Ishigami and Tadashi Senoo
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:179
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  4. Asthma is an airways inflammatory disease and the most common chronic disease of childhood, which causes most hospital visits and placing a heavy financial burden on families and communities. Interleukins 4, 5...

    Authors: Saeed Sadr, Sahar Eslaminezhad, Entezar Mehrabi Nasab, Poonam Arora, Bahram Yavari, Hadi Khodabandehloo, Davood Jafari, Mohammad Borji and Seyyed Shamsadin Athari
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:178
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  5. To assess first-trimester recruitment and retention of pregnant patients who regularly used cannabis, but not other substances, measured by willingness to participate in a research study, completion of self-ad...

    Authors: Alyssa Vanderziel, Mark M. Maslovich and Omayma Alshaarawy
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:177
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  6. Recent spoligotyping results in the island nation of Indonesia had revealed the existence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineage 3 (MTBC L3) or Central Asian (CAS) strains. In this work, whole-genome seque...

    Authors: Yuni Rukminiati, Felix Mesak, Dina Lolong and Pratiwi Sudarmono
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:176
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  7. New characterized carbohydrate-active enzymes are needed for use as tools to discriminate complex carbohydrate structural features. Fungal glycoside hydrolase family 3 (GH3) β-xylosidases have been shown to be...

    Authors: Franz J. St John, Loreen Bynum, Dante A. Tauscheck and Casey Crooks
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:175
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  9. The objective of this study was to examine the genetic diversity within and between farmed populations of Onychostoma macrolepis, and to establish a foundation for enhancing the genetic resources of breeding grou...

    Authors: Yuanhao Yang, Bang Han, Sien Wen, Fenggang Li and Hongbao Shen
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:173
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  10. Hospital sanitation workers (SWs) are exposed to numerous occupational hazards due to workplace conditions such as unsafe and unhygienic working environment in the hospitals. Therefore, knowing magnitude, type...

    Authors: Sina Temesgen Tolera, Nega Assefa, Abraham Geremew, Elka Toseva and Tesfaye Gobena
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:172
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  11. this study was to determine the relationship between acute febrile illness and bacterial pathogens with zoonotic potential that cause emerging and re-emerging diseases in a central-eastern region of Peru.

    Authors: Wilmer Silva-Caso, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Walter Espinoza-Espíritu, Mercedes Vilcapoma-Balbin, Luis J. Del Valle, Erika Misaico-Revate, Fernando Soto-Febres, Giancarlo Pérez-Lazo, Johanna Martins-Luna, Francisco Perona-Fajardo and Juana del Valle-Mendoza
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:171
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  12. The study objective was to investigate the potential of quantitative measures of pulmonary inflammation by [18 F]Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) as a surrogate ...

    Authors: Ayse Dudu Altintas Dogan, Thomas Quist Christensen, Torben Tranborg Jensen, Claus Bogh Juhl, Ole Hilberg, Else-Marie Bladbjerg and Søren Hess
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:170
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  14. The need for innovative techniques to preserve microbiota for extended periods, while maintaining the species composition and quantitative balance of the bacterial community, is becoming increasingly important...

    Authors: Lyubov V. Zalomova and Eugeny E. Fesenko Jr.
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:168
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  15. Given the well-established link between hormonal contraceptives and hypertension risk, and the paucity of research on hormonal contraceptive use dynamics in this particular demographic, we hypothesize that the...

    Authors: Joshua Okyere, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Castro Ayebeng, Abigail Kabukie Dosoo, Samuel Salu and Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:167
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  16. The aim of this study was to quantify and identify metabolites of Ice Nucleation Active (INA) bacteria as an anti-biofilm agent against biofilms of fish pathogens such as Aeromonas hydrophila and Streptococcus ag...

    Authors: Jessica Kurniawan, Diana Elizabeth Waturangi, Pande Gde Sasmita Julyantoro and Nurmaya Papuangan
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:166
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  17. Recognition of mobile applications within encrypted network traffic holds considerable effects across multiple domains, encompassing network administration, security, and digital marketing. The creation of net...

    Authors: Marziyeh Bayat, Javad Garshasbi, Mozhgan Mehdizadeh, Neda Nozari, Abolghasem Rezaei Khesal, Maryam Dokhaei and Mehdi Teimouri
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:165
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  18. Bariatric surgery induces a significant loss of both fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM). The proteoglycan receptor syndecan-4 (SDC4) plays a crucial role in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle functions. Thu...

    Authors: Catia Martins, Marthe Isaksen Aukan and Maria De Luca
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:164
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  19. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward iron chelating agents (ICAs) in Iranian thalassemia major patients.

    Authors: Mina Saddat Mousavi, Ghader Mohammadnezhad, Farideh Yaghmaei, Azita Azarkeivan and Hadi Esmaily
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:163
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  20. The “Health” element is one of the elements in Significant Quality of Life Measure (SigQOLM) that measures quality of life and well-being of people. This study aims to evaluate the Health element (Health-SigQO...

    Authors: Mohamad Adam Bujang, Wei Hong Lai, Selvasingam Ratnasingam, Xun Ting Tiong, Yoon Khee Hon, Eileen Pin Pin Yap, Yvonne Yih Huan Jee, Nurul Fatma Diyana Ahmad, Alex Ren Jye Kim and Masliyana Husin
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:162
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  22. The objective of the study was to understand the role of self-reported drinking behavior on liver health after achieving sustained viral response (SVR) among HCV patients.

    Authors: Maia Butsashvili, Lasha Gulbiani, Giorgi Kanchelashvili, Tina Kamkamidze, Maia Kajaia, Salome Gudavadze and George Kamkamidze
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:160
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  23. Despite global recognition that access to medicines is shaped by various interacting processes within a health system, a suitable analytical framework for identifying barriers and facilitators from a system’s ...

    Authors: I. R. Joosse, H. A. van den Ham, A. K. Mantel-Teeuwisse and F. Suleman
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:159
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  24. The main objective of this work is to design an efficient numerical scheme is proposed for solving singularly perturbed time delayed parabolic problems with two parameters.

    Authors: Imiru Takele Daba, Wondewosen Gebeyaw Melesse, Fasika Wondimu Gelu and Guta Demisu Kebede
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:158
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  25. In view of the increasing number of people with (multiple) chronic conditions, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) initiated the International Survey of People Living with Chronic...

    Authors: Peter Groenewegen, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Rob Timans, Oliver Groene, Rosa Suñol, Jose Maria Valderas and Mieke Rijken
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:157
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  26. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortage of the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)-approved N95 respirators, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorizatio...

    Authors: Kwai Yu Tsui, Yu Wang and Simon Ching Lam
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:156
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  27. Aspartame (l-aspartyl l-phenylalanine methyl ester) is an artificial sweetener widely used as a sugar substitute. There are concerns regarding the effects of high aspartame doses on the kidney owing to oxidative ...

    Authors: Kenta Torigoe, Miki Torigoe, Satoru Oka, Yoko Obata, Hiroshi Mukae and Tomoya Nishino
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:155
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  29. Fourth-generation HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay is used for HIV screening of blood for transfusion in developing countries, however, the sensitivity of the assay is questionable during the acute phase of HIV infection...

    Authors: Allan Wandera, Kenneth Ssekatawa, Charles Drago Kato, Eliah Kwizera, Pastori Mujinya and Robert Siida
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:153
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  30. The immunisation programme in Zambia remains one of the most effective public health programmes. Its financial sustainability is, however, uncertain. Using administrative data on immunisation coverage rate, va...

    Authors: Abson Chompolola, Chitalu Miriam Chama-Chiliba, Moses Chikoti Simuyemba, Aaron Chisha Sinyangwe, Abdallah Bchir, Gilbert Asiimwe and Felix Masiye
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:152
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  31. Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen with high epidemic potential frequently involved in nosocomials and communities infections. The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is due to both its ability to resist anti...

    Authors: Roukiatou Traoré, Ganamé Abasse Ouédraogo, Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo, Aly Savadogo, Cheikna Zongo and Sylvain Godreuil
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:151
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  32. Worldwide ranking above HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis is continues to have a significant effect on public health and the leading cause of death due to high progression of HIV. The objective of current study was ident...

    Authors: Nurye Seid Muhie
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:150
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  33. The current study aimed to determine the effects of low (i.e., balance task only) versus high (i.e., balance task combined with an additional motor task like dribbling a basketball) balance training complexity...

    Authors: Thomas Muehlbauer, Lucas Eckardt, Lukas Höptner and Mathew W. Hill
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:149
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  34. The aim of this study was to determine the challenges and opportunities of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted in 2022–2023 with a mixed method. During the quantitative pha...

    Authors: Aram Ghanavatizadeh, Ghahraman Mahmoudi, Mohammad-Ali Jahani, Seyedeh Niko Hashemi, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Mahdi Abbasi, Alameh Darzi and Seyed-Amir Soltani
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:148
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  35. Differentiated thyroid cancer is the most common endocrinological malignancy. Radioiodine treatment has a clear benefit in locally aggressive and metastatic cancers. There are discussions about long-term and a...

    Authors: Barbora Havlínová, Ilona Součková, Kateřina Kopřivová and Jiří Doležal
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:147
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  36. Diabetes mellitus predisposes patients to increased incidence and severe forms of periodontal disease. Currently, information on the bacterial diversity of patients with diabetes mellitus and periodontitis in ...

    Authors: Haruna Muhmood Kiryowa, William Buwembo, Ian Guyton Munabi, Erisa Sabakaki Mwaka, Charles Mugisha Rwenyonyi, Mark Kaddumukasa and Sarah Kiguli
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:146
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  37. To investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic associations of online dating in a demographically diverse U.S. national cohort of early adolescents.

    Authors: Jason M. Nagata, Priyadharshini Balasubramanian, Joan E. Shim, Jonanne Talebloo, Felicia Yen, Abubakr A.A. Al-shoaibi, Iris Yuefan Shao, Kyle T. Ganson, Alexander Testa, Orsolya Kiss and Fiona C. Baker
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:145
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  38. This explorative, cross-sectional study assessed the association between managers’ attitudes to employee depression and their rating of how common mental disorders (CMDs) affect employee work capacity.

    Authors: Jenny Hultqvist, Gunnel Hensing, Lisa Björk and Monica Bertilsson
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:144
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  39. The G72 mouse model of schizophrenia represents a well-known model that was generated to meet the main translational criteria of isomorphism, homology and predictability of schizophrenia to a maximum extent. I...

    Authors: Anna Papazoglou, Christina Henseler, Sandra Weickhardt, Johanna Daubner, Teresa Schiffer, Karl Broich, Jürgen Hescheler, Agapios Sachinidis, Dan Ehninger, Britta Haenisch and Marco Weiergräber
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:143
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  41. Given the neglected nature of filariasis, especially in Uganda where data are scarce, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the sero-antigen prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and risk factors associat...

    Authors: Vicent Mwesigye, Benson Musinguzi, Benson Okongo, William Mucunguzi, Michael Nyende Kakaire and Richard Migisha
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:141
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  42. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated tracheal stenosis (COATS) may occur as a result of prolonged intubation during COVID-19 infection. We aimed to investigate patterns of gene expression in the trac...

    Authors: Russell Seth Martins, Joanna Weber, Kostantinos Poulikidis, Al Haitham Al Shetawi, M. Jawad Latif, Syed Shahzad Razi, Robert S. Lebovics and Faiz Y. Bhora
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:140
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  43. Pulmonary air leaks (PALs) due to visceral pleura injury during surgery is frequently observed after pulmonary resections and the complication is difficult to avoid in thoracic surgery. The development of post...

    Authors: Masato Kanzaki, Ryo Takagi, Shota Mitsuboshi, Hiroaki Shidei, Tamami Isaka and Masayuki Yamato
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:139
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  44. The purpose of this study was to identify the M protein trans-acting positive regulator (Mga) orthologue and its adjacent M-like protein (SCM) alleles in Streptococcus canis.

    Authors: Takashi Takahashi, Takahiro Maeda, Haruno Yoshida, Mieko Goto, Yuzo Tsuyuki and Jae-Seok Kim
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:138
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  45. The concept of lines of therapy (LOT) in cancer treatment is often considered for decision making in tumor boards and clinical management, but lacks a common definition across medical specialties. The complexi...

    Authors: Lisa Falchetto, Bernd Bender, Ian Erhard, Kim N. Zeiner, Jan A. Stratmann, Florestan J. Koll, Sebastian Wagner, Marcel Reiser, Khayal Gasimli, Angelika Stehle, Martin Voss, Olivier Ballo, Jörg Janne Vehreschild and Daniel Maier
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:137
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  46. After school programs represents a setting for promoting healthy dietary habits. The aim of this study was to evaluate how effective the after school program staff perceived nutrition training aiming to improv...

    Authors: Cecilie Beinert, Margrethe Røed and Frøydis N. Vik
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:136
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  47. Due to the limitations of Twitter, the expansion of Telegram channels, and the Telegram API’s easy use, Telegram comments have become prevalent. Telegram is one of the most popular social networks, unlike Twit...

    Authors: Kia Jahanbin, Mohammad Ali Zare Chahooki, Mahdi Yazdian-Dehkordi and Fereshte Rahmanian
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:135
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  49. The choice of an appropriate similarity measure plays a pivotal role in the effectiveness of clustering algorithms. However, many conventional measures rely solely on feature values to evaluate the similarity ...

    Authors: Mohammad Mahdi Barati Jozan, Aynaz Lotfata, Howard J. Hamilton and Hamed Tabesh
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:133
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  50. In this study, we sought to determine whether faecal shedding occurs among SARS-COV-2 positive Ghanaians, as reported elsewhere. Hence we assayed for SARS-COV-2 in the stools of 48 SARS-COV-2 confirmed patient...

    Authors: Enoch Aninagyei, Reuben Ayivor-Djanie, Jones Gyamfi, Theodore Owuani, Selassie Louis Ameke, Grace Semabia Kpeli, Hubert Kwame Agbogli, Priscilla Essandoh and Kwabena Obeng Duedu
    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2024 17:130
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