Hierarchical forecasting of causes of death with trend breaks in mortality modeling: Kenyan case by Nicholas Bett, Juma Kasozi, Daniel Ruturwa

“…However, trends in mortality are affected by trend breaks, which are a consequence of mortality shocks. Additionally, insufficient historical data challenge the credibility of the forecasted trends, which are useful for actuaries in pricing, reserving, and valuing life insurance products. …”
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Stable pelvic floor muscle training improves urinary incontinence in women with gestational diabetes mellitus by Yingying Wu, Tingting Li, Fengcheng Cai, Xinru Ye, Mengyan Xu

“…Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common metabolic disease that contributes to urinary incontinence (UI) in pregnant women. …”
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Biomolecular Triconjugates Formed between Gold, Protamine, and Nucleic Acid: Comparative Characterization on the Nanoscale by Robert K. DeLong, Lisa Cillessen, Chris Reynolds, Adam Wanekaya, Tiffany Severs, Kartik Ghosh, Michael Fisher, Stephanie Barber, John Black, Ashley Schaeffer, Kristin J. Flores

“…DNA and RNA micro- and nanoparticles are increasingly being used for gene and siRNA drug delivery and a variety of other applications in bionanotechnology. …”
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Evolution and importance of Molecular Microbiology in the Laboratory of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology by María de Lourdes Sánchez Alvarez, Rafael Abreu Duarte, Edenis García Alvarez, Adrian Fernández García, Ermis Alexander González Martínez, Maidelys Mendoza Acosta

“…In 2023, the pathogen detection capacity was strengthened and the community cocirculation of influenza A and B, parainfluenza virus type 4, the OC 43 coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and dengue was identified. …”
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Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes neuropsiquiátricos con hipertensión arterial en un servicio ambulatorio de un hospital especializado by Francisco Barrera-Guarderas, Carlos Vásquez-Salgado

“…Introducción: Las enfermedades psiquiátricas constituyen un grupo de enfermedades con alta morbimortalidad que afectan a la calidad de vida. El riesgo cardiovascular (RCV) está aumentado en estas. …”
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Employing the Coupled EUHFORIA‐OpenGGCM Model to Predict CME Geoeffectiveness by Anwesha Maharana, W. Douglas Cramer, Evangelia Samara, Camilla Scolini, Joachim Raeder, Stefaan Poedts

“…Abstract EUropean Heliospheric FORecasting Information Asset (EUHFORIA) is a physics‐based data‐driven solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) propagation model designed for space weather forecasting and event analysis investigations. …”
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Correlation between Parenting Style by Personality Traits and Mental Health of College Students by Minggui Ge, Xiaomeng Sun, Zhen Huang

“…This work is aimed at analyzing the correlation between family parenting style and college students’ mental health and providing a realistic basis for improving the mental health level of college students. …”
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Cardiac involvement of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: new light among the shadows of an old congenital disorder by Mihail Celeski, Andrea Segreti, Annunziata Nusca, Giuseppe Di Gioia, Raffaele Rinaldi, Gian Paolo Ussia, Francesco Grigioni

“…Despite the association with cardiac fibromas, cardiovascular involvement is rarely reported. Here, we present a case of a patient with myocarditis of unknown origin, later diagnosed with GGS. …”
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Identification of markers correlating with mitochondrial function in myocardial infarction by bioinformatics. by Wenlong Kuang, Jianwu Huang, Yulu Yang, Yuhua Liao, Zihua Zhou, Qian Liu, Hailang Wu

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our study identified key genes (Aco2, Atp5a1, Ndufs3, and Ndufv1) associated with mitochondrial function in myocardial infarction.…”
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Cognitive-Enhancing, Ex Vivo Antilipid Peroxidation and Qualitative Phytochemical Evaluation of the Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Lonchocarpus eriocalyx (Harms.) by Gervason Moriasi, Anthony Ireri, Mathew Ngugi

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Grazing-Induced Habitat Degradation: Challenges to Giant Panda Survival Resulting from Declining Bamboo and Soil Quality by Huawei Tian, Ying Zeng, Zejun Zhang, Ming Lu, Wei Wei

“…Grazing is the primary human-induced disturbance affecting giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) habitats and has a severe impact on the long-term sustainability of the giant panda population. …”
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Two Paediatric Patients with Encephalopathy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: Two Sides of the Same Coin? by Katerina Vraka, Dipak Ram, Siobhan West, Wei Yen Evelyn Chia, Praveen Kurup, Gayathri Subramanian, Hui Jeen Tan

“…We concluded that the first case was a typical case of demyelination, which could have been triggered by different cofactors. …”
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مروری بر مطالعات فراگیری و رشد زبان فارسی درمقام زبان اول by موسی احمدیان, احسان مهری

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Comparison of Two Methodologies for CD4+ T Lymphocytes Relative Counting on Immune Monitoring of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Danielle Cristyane Kalva Borato, Emerson Carraro, Sônia Regina Weber Ribas, Carlos Augusto Kalva-Filho, José Carlos Rebuglio Vellosa

“…The level of significance was P<0.05. It was found a significantly higher mean difference between the relative values of CD4+ T lymphocytes to the hematologic counter (P<0.05), for all strata studied. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Oral Bisphosphonates on Choroidal Neovascularization in the Human Eye by Shigeru Honda, Takayuki Nagai, Naoshi Kondo, Masahide Fukuda, Sentaro Kusuhara, Yasutomo Tsukahara, Akira Negi

“…Oral bisphosphonate should be further investigated as a possible therapeutic and preventive drug for CNV due to AMD and PM.…”
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Micro-Mechanosensory insights from Nature’s Mimosa leaves to shape memory adaptive robotics by Lihua Lou, Kazue Orikasa Lopez, Arya B. Nair, William Desueza, Arvind Agarwal

“…Inspired by these findings, we developed a bioinspired, 3D-printed soft robotic “MIMOSA” device using shape memory polyurethane (SMPU) with graphene nanoplatelets (GNP). …”
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Diseño de una escala para evaluar las necesidades de enfermería para relacionarse con la familia del paciente en cuidados intensivos by Jaime Alberto Ramírez Niño, Olga Janneth Gómez Ramírez

“…De los cuales, 23 ítems cumplieron con índices de validez de contenido (IVC) superiores a 0,75. En la validez facial, se obtuvo un índice de acuerdo con V de Aiken mayor a 0,9 en los 23 ítems y un alpha de Cronbach inicial de 0,899. …”
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Impact of Hospitalization on Continuation of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Comorbidities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bethany Murphy, Simran Chahal, Elleigh Shepherd, Nicole Taylor, Austin Camp

“…Methods: In this retrospective study, patients were included if they had a diagnosis of T2DM plus a comorbidity (CKD, HF, ASCVD) for which they are prescribed an SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 receptor agonist and had a recent hospitalization and follow-up appointment at an outpatient clinic. …”
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Integrating manual annotation with deep transfer learning and radiomics for vertebral fracture analysis by Jing Wang, Zhirui Dong, Huanxin He, Zhiyang Gao, Yukai Huang, Guangcheng Yuan, Libo Jiang, Mingdong Zhao

“…Differentiating acute from chronic VCFs is vital for treatment planning, but MRI, the gold standard, is inaccessible for some. However, CT, a more accessible alternative, lacks precision. …”
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Analysis of legislative acts in water management by J. Nesiba, R. Cuhlova

“…METHODS: The analysis firstly concerns to the development of the number of legislative acts during 1990-2019 and secondly discusses a diversification of the legislative acts types (laws, decrees, resolutions, regulations, and strategic plans). …”
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