Heatwave induced health vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh by Maria Mehrin, Fatema Tuz Zuhra, Md Mafizur Rahman

“…The final selection of 14 indicators, three for exposure, seven for sensitivity, and four for adaptive capacity, was made independently by the authors after consulting with experts and considering data availability. …”
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The Role of Performance Metrics in Estimating Market Values of Footballers in Europe's Top Five Leagues by Murat Işık, Mehmet Ali Yalçınkaya

“…In the classification analysis, players' market values were categorized into four classes (low, lower-mid, upper-mid, and high), and their class memberships were predicted based on performance metrics. …”
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Analysis of restoration in atrophic scar by intradermal autologous dermal tissue: a pilot study by Sudhir Singh, Adarsh L. Singh, Deepika Singh

“…Results Out of 11 patients, one patient showed a 25–50% improvement, six patients showed improvement between 51 and 75%, and four patients showed more than 75% improvement. Improvement was good in small linear scars. …”
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Perception of Professional Practices from the voice of the student body of Pedagogy by Rosario Ordóñez-Sierra, Mª Teresa Gómez-del-Castillo-Segurado, Margarita Rodríguez-Gallego

“…There is unanimity regarding its use, throughout the four years analyzed; they value it very positively, for being motivating and, above all, enriching for the whole group, proposing that it be the work methodology for both third- and fourth-year students.And, the main contribution of this experience can be generalized to any of the university studies that carry out professional practices in labor scopes. …”
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Bird diversity in different vegetation types in the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala by Sofia Aguilar-Jocol, Michelle Bustamante-Castillo, Marco Tax

“…In this study, we compared species richness and the composition of bird communities across four distinct vegetation types along Guatemala’s Pacific coastal plain and analyzed species turnover and replacement to understand how these habitats contribute to maintaining overall bird diversity at the study site. …”
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Impact of corn particle size, phytate content of soybean meal, and phytase inclusion in feed on broiler growth performance, phosphorus digestibility, and bone health by Basheer Nusairat, Dinabandhu Joardar, Belal Obeidat, Shuja Majeed

“…Experiment 2 consisted of 35-d study with 2x2x2 arrangement, containing LP or NP-SBM, 0% or 50% CC, and 0 or 300 FTU/kg phytase. There were four pens/treatment of 16 birds/pen. In experiment 1, LP-SBM diets decreased body weight gain (BWG) and 50% CC increased feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P ≤ 0.05) at d-16. …”
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Enviroeconomic optimization of insulation thickness for building exterior walls through thermoeconomic and life cycle assessment analysis by Mehmet Kadri Akyüz

“…Calculations were performed using three different fuels (natural gas, fuel oil, and coal) and four different insulation materials: expanded polystyrene (EPS), rock wool (RW), glass wool (GW), and extruded polystyrene (XPS). …”
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THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE CYCLES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF BASIC CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN VARIOUS ORGANISMS by A. I. Shchapova

“…Basic chromosome numbers are compared among species of four gymnosperm divisions, three Anthophyta families, and three Mammalia subclasses, with different life cycle types. …”
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Cognitive Planning Improved After Cycling Exercise in Older Adults with Down Syndrome by Shannon D. R. Ringenbach, Nathaniel E. Arnold, Forouzan Rafiei Rezvani, Chih-Chia Chen

“…The aim of this study was to examine if Assisted Cycle Therapy (ACT) would improve cognitive planning as measured by the Tower of London (TOL), set switching as measured by the modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and spatial memory as measured by the Corsi Block Test in adults with DS as compared to self-paced cycling. Methods: Twenty-four participants were randomly assigned to one of two interventions over eight weeks. (1) Thirteen older adults with DS completed the ACT intervention, which is stationary cycling with the assistance of a motor to maintain a cadence at least 35% greater than voluntary cycling. (2) Eleven older adults with DS completed voluntary cycling (VC). …”
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Analysis of the LARG of the hospital medical equipment supply chain using the fuzzy inference system by Ramin Pabarja, Gholamreza Jamali, Khodakaram Salimifard, Ahmad Ghorbanpur

“…The Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) evaluates LARG across four dimensions: lean, agile, resilient, and green. …”
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Exploring the impact of telemedicine in chronic patients from diverse socioeconomic contexts: systematic review of qualitative studies by Yuzhe Li, Qifang Shi, Jing Yang, Li Ran

“…Thematic analysis was used for data synthesis.ResultsA total of 35 studies were included, and the contents were refined and summarized into 8 new subthemes. Then, four themes were synthesized: Reminder and supervisor, Access to knowledge, Transition in medical treatment mode, and Emotional support platform.ConclusionBy improving information quality, developing diverse functions, and constructing multidisciplinary coordination mechanisms to meet the needs of patients with chronic diseases, improve the medical service system, maximize the function of telemedicine, and enhance the stickiness of patients to use telemedicine.…”
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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON AFLATOXIN M1 IN PIG URINE AS A MARKER OF AFLATOXIN B1 EXPOSURE IN SERBIA by Miroslava Polovinski Horvatovic, Saša Krstović, Darko Guljaš, Marko Damjanović, Mile Mirkov, Igor Jajić

“…Urinary biomarker levels were subsequently used to estimate the probable daily intake and concentration of AFB1 in feed, employing established mathematical models. Four samples of a complete feeding mixture for fattening pigs originating from one farm were analyzed and the average AFB1 concentration of 0.046.3±0.0048 mg/kg was determined. …”
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Liver Fibrosis and Altered Matrix Synthesis by Katrin Neubauer, Bernhard Saile, Giuliano Ramadori

“…During the establishment of liver fibrosis, the basement membrane components collagen type IV, entactin and laminin increase and form a basement membrane-like structure within the space of Disse. …”
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Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu jako czynnik ograniczający rozwój przedsiębiorstwa by Kazimierz Cyran, Sławomir Dybka

“…Badanie z wykorzystaniem standaryzowanego kwestionariusza ankiety zostało przeprowadzone w IV kwartale 2014 w grupie 100 przedsiębiorstw funkcjonujących na obszarze woj. podkarpackiego. …”
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„Člověk nestojí za nic, nenadchne-li ho blízkost velkého muže.“ Personifikace významového prostoru národních oslav 60. a 70. let 19. století by Karel Šíma

“…The analysis is done in four steps. Firstly, the symbolic personification is analysed in the case of celebrating Czech patriots active in pre-1848 period – "awakeners of dying Nation". …”
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ADDED VALUES OF SOCIAL CRM: THE EXAMINATION OF CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE by Amila Pilav-Velic, Anes Hrnjić, Ljubica Milanović Glavan, Azra Hanić

“…Sampling technique was applied via an online questionnaire containing four sections of questions with a link posted to ensure a greater response rate for analysis. …”
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Pyloric Balloon Dilatation for Delayed Gastric Emptying in Children by DM Israel, G Mahdi, E Hassall

“…Thirteen children had complete resolution of symptoms, and five had transient improvement lasting four to eight weeks after PBD with subsequent complete resolution of symptoms following surgical pyloroplasty. …”
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Digital markers of asthma exacerbations: a systematic review by Brenda Cokorudy, Jeff Harrison, Amy Hai Yan Chan

“…Medication parameters were measured in over a third of the studies (10 out of 23) with a focus on short-acting β-agonist (SABA) use as a marker of exacerbations. Only four and two studies measured heart rate and cough, respectively; however, both parameters were positively associated with exacerbations in all reported studies. …”
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Public-Private Partnerships in Republic of Korea: Experience and Results by Lee Jae Sung

“…Although the PPP institutional framework started to get purposely and mostly formed in the first half of the 90s in Korea the PPP itself actually came into occasional practice even before, owing to some legislation, covering roadways and sea ports. There are four main stages to be noted in the development of PPP, consecutively ranging from 1968 to 1994, from 1994 to 1999, from 1999 to 2004 and since 2005 till now. …”
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Vocational Bias: A Potential Pitfall in the Use of Key Informant Interviews in Pediatric Community Needs Assessments by Kimberly Northrip, Candice Chen, Jennifer Marsh

“…Key informants were divided into four employment types: health care setting, social service, business, and infrastructure. …”
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