High Levels of 17β-Estradiol Are Associated with Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in Tears of Postmenopausal Women with Dry Eye by Guanglin Shen, Xiaoping Ma

“…To determine the serum levels of sex steroids and tear matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 2 and 9 concentrations in postmenopausal women with dry eye. Methods. Forty-four postmenopausal women with dry eye and 22 asymptomatic controls were enrolled. …”
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The study of agronomical traits determining productivity of Triticum aestivum/Triticum timopheevii introgression lines with resistance to fungal diseases by I. N. Leonova, E. B. Budashkina

“…A comparative assessment of these lines and initial wheat varieties during four field seasons revealed a significant effect of environmental factors on the phenotypic differences between traits that have relevance to productivity. …”
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On third space and critical paralysis by Steven White

“…This approach involves applying Whitchurch’s practically applicable ideas of ‘four dimensions of blended professional activity’, and three ‘phases of third space processes’. …”
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Have there been efforts to integrate malaria and schistosomiasis prevention and control programs? A scoping review of the literature. by Claudia Duguay, Sydney Raduy, Engluy Khov, Natacha Protopopoff, Cindy Feng, Alison Krentel, Manisha A Kulkarni

“…Out of 6374, eight articles were included in the scoping review-three articles investigated the integration of mass drug administration for schistosomiasis with the administration of antimalarials, four articles investigated the effect of administering antimalarials on malaria, schistosomiasis, and their co-infection, and one article assessed the impact of an educational intervention on malaria and schistosomiasis knowledge and preventative behaviors. …”
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INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA by Olusegun Opeyemi Oni, Henry Jonathan

“…This study applied System GMM technique with an elaborated econometric method, based on a panel set from 23 Sub-Sahara African countries. Four institutional factors; namely control of corruption with coefficient value of (0.44%), financial freedom with coefficient value of (0.13%), rule of law with coefficient value of (0.341%) and regulatory quality with coefficient value of (-0.618%) were all significant on NPLs at (5%,) respectively. …”
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Mechanism of Vibration Energy Action on Dynamic Instability of Shock-Type Rockburst Carrier System by Lyu Pengfei, Cui Xuekai

“…The results showed that the process of shock-type rockburst can go through four stages: inoculation stage, occurrence stage, development stage, and termination stage, and the secondary triggering phenomenon may occur in the occurrence stage. …”
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Chevroned Water Hyacinth weevil Neochetina bruchi Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

“…Neochetina bruchi is among four species of insect biological control agents that have been introduced into the United States to manage water hyacinth. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Improved RIME Algorithm for Global Optimization Problems by Wuke Li, Xiong Yang, Yuchen Yin, Qian Wang

“…We validate HERIME using 41 functions from the IEEE CEC2017 and IEEE CEC2022 test suites and compare its optimization accuracy, convergence, and stability with four classical and recent metaheuristic algorithms as well as five advanced algorithms to reveal the fact that the proposed algorithm outperforms all of them. …”
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Étude de la diversité floristique des ptéridophytes à Brazzaville, Congo by Victor Kimpouni, Marie Yvette Lenga-Sacadura, Josérald Chaîph Mamboueni, Lucien Niamba

“…The wetland flora has 5 species grouped in four families as follows : Adiantaceae (20 %), Athyriaceae (40 %), Schizaeaceae (20 %), Blechnaceae (20 %). …”
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Application of Laser Raman Spectroscopy of Ferroelectric Nanomaterial BaTiO3 in the Design of Color Spotlight Products on Stage by Yan Gu, Qi Wang

“…Then, the samples were spun under the best spinning parameters and annealed at 600°C, 650°C, 700°C, and 750°C, and then the phase structure, morphology, and piezoelectric properties of the samples at four different annealing temperatures were characterized. …”
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Policy analysis of self-care program: a qualitative study protocol by Mohammadjavad Mohammadzade, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Saeed Karimi

“…Methods A qualitative policy analysis will be conducted in four phases to analyse the self-care program, focussing in Iran. …”
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Study of Physiochemical Properties of Local Wheat Cultivars and Their Effect on White Layer Cake Quality by Shano Abdulrahman Omer, Dlir Amin Saber

“…The investigation carried out via studying four different wheat cultivars  (Adana, Sham 6, Tamooz 2, and Slemani 2), and comparing to a locally produced flour (from Sulaimani Cereal Milling Company) as control. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY SUPPORT WITH QUALITY OF LIFE OF HEMODIALIZED PATIENTS USING STUDY LITERATURE REVIEW METHOD by Titusman Hulu, Nanang Prasetyo Budi, Rina Puspita Sari

“…Based on journals that have been analyzed by researchers using a literature review research design or literature review study literature review Methods: search for this research article through four databases, namely Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO, and PubMed using keywords and inclusion criteria, namely 21 journal using Indonesian and English, the type of article publication is full-text articles, original research articles, articles that have ISSN and DOI, the theme of the article is the relationship of family support with the quality of life of hemodialysis patients, in the 2016-2021 period with the literature review method. …”
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Discussion on Optimization of Public Transportation Network Setting considering Three-State Reliability by Zhang Xiaoliang, Jia Limin

“…The traditional bus route design is mainly based on the “four-stage” method model, which is mainly based on the investigation and analysis of the existing traffic system and land use. …”
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Manipal model of telepsychiatry by Ravindra N. Munoli, P Rajeshkrishna Bhandary, Podila Sathya Venkata Narasimha Sharma

“…In the last eight years, four centers of Karnataka state have been covered under this model with progressive growth in a number of patients and this acted as a hands-on training model for the postgraduate trainees in starting telepsychiatry services independently. …”
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Live imaging of paracrine signaling: Advances in visualization and tracking techniques by Eriko Deguchi, Michiyuki Matsuda, Kenta Terai

“…This review examines recent advances in visualizing and tracking paracrine factors through four key stages: secretion from producing cells, diffusion through extracellular space, binding to target cells, and activation of intracellular signaling within target cells. …”
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Pigskin Treatment Using Different Food-Grade-Acids: Effects on The Physicochemical Characteristics of The By-Products by Diego Ezequiel Velazquez, Mariana Marta Sánchez, Maria Emilia Latorre

“…The dried ASC-AH and -AA thermal transition temperatures (T_d) resulted lower than AL and AC T_d. The four dried-G samples showed an endothermic signal around 120 °C but with differences on enthalpy values. …”
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Change in Instant Maximum Flows According to Precipitation and Temperature Differences in the 2025-2055 Period, A Study in Eastern Black Sea Basin by Hasan Törehan Babacan

“…The main purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of climate change on instantaneous maximum flow (Qmax) rates. For this study, four Discharge Observation Stations (DOS) located at different altitudes in the central and eastern parts of the basin were selected: Flow Duration Curves (FDC) were obtained for the reference periods determined by considering the years with the longest continuous recorded data at the selected stations. …”
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Research on the Construction Effect Evaluation System of Smart CBD: A Case Study in Jiangbei New District, Nanjing, China by Min Hong, Caihong Peng, Mi Niu, Zhao Xu

“…This paper establishes a four-level indicator system, from general to specific, and discusses the degree of impact of each indicator on the effectiveness of smart CBD construction. …”
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Building ADMISSION – A research collaborative to transform understanding of multiple long-term conditions for people admitted to hospital by Miles D Witham, Victoria Bartle, Sue Bellass, Jonathan G Bunn, Duncan Cartner, Heather J Cordell, Rominique Doal, Felicity Evison, Suzy Gallier, Steve Harris, Susan J Hillman, Ray Holding, Peta Leroux, Tom Marshall, Fiona E Matthews, Paolo Missier, Anand Nair, Mo Osman, Ewan R Pearson, Chris Plummer, Sara Pretorius, Sarah J Richardson, Sian M Robinson, Elizabeth Sapey, Thomas Scharf, Rupal Shah, Marzieh Shahmandi, Mervyn Singer, Jana Suklan, James MS Wason, Rachel Cooper, Avan A Sayer

“…Purpose To describe the rationale and content of ADMISSION: a four-year UK Research and Innovation and National Institute of Health and Care Research funded interdisciplinary programme that seeks, in partnership with public contributors, to transform care for people living with MLTCs admitted to hospital. …”
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