Specialty choice among final-year medical students and house officers in Nigeria: implications for anaesthesia practice – a cross-sectional study by Thankgod Chukwunnonso Okonkwo, Gbolahan Deji Olatunji, Victor Mayowa Adeleye, Mukaila Oyegbade Akinwale

“…Medical graduate specialty choices have a vital impact on the workforce and are essential for healthcare planning. …”
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A fratura da alteridade em “Amor”, de Clarice Lispector, e Um crime delicado, de Sérgio Sant’Anna by Valter Henrique de Castro Fritsch

“…A partir de la lectura y aproximación a las dos obras y de la jornada de sus protagonistas, busco analizar y comprender la fractura de la alteridad a partir del contacto de los personajes Ana y Antônio Martins con personas con una discapacidad física - un hombre ciego y una mujer manca, respectivamente - y como ese encuentro con la alteridad de la falta los modifica sobremanera. …”
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Performance Sensitivity of a Wind Farm Power Curve Model to Different Signals of the Input Layer of ANNs: Case Studies in the Canary Islands by Sergio Velázquez Medina, José A. Carta, Ulises Portero Ajenjo

“…Improving the estimation of the power output of a wind farm enables greater integration of this type of energy source in electrical systems. …”
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A Reinforcement Learning-Based Dynamic Clustering of Sleep Scheduling Algorithm (RLDCSSA-CDG) for Compressive Data Gathering in Wireless Sensor Networks by Alaa N. El-Shenhabi, Ehab H. Abdelhay, Mohamed A. Mohamed, Ibrahim F. Moawad

“…Energy plays a major role in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), and measurements demonstrate that transmission consumes more energy than processing. …”
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La contribution de Jean d’Osma à la pensée politique castillane sous le règne de Ferdinand III by Georges Martin

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YOLO-UP: A High-Throughput Pest Detection Model for Dense Cotton Crops Utilizing UAV-Captured Visible Light Imagery by Chenglei Sun, Afizan Bin Azman, Zaiyun Wang, Xiaoxiao Gao, Kai Ding

“…This study introduces YOLO-PEST, a novel pest detection model based on YOLOv8n, utilizing a personal cotton field imagery dataset acquired by UAVs. …”
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Loss of Cochlear Ribbon Synapse Is a Critical Contributor to Chronic Salicylate Sodium Treatment-Induced Tinnitus without Change Hearing Threshold by Wei Zhang, Zhe Peng, ShuKui Yu, Qing-Ling Song, Teng-Fei Qu, Lu He, Ke Liu, Shu-Sheng Gong

“…Tinnitus is a common auditory disease worldwide; it is estimated that more than 10% of all individuals experience this hearing disorder during their lifetime. …”
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A study on UAV target detection and 3D positioning methods based on the improved deformable DETR model and multi-view geometry by Xuebin Liu, Hanshan Li

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À propos de la datation des marques du groupe de Clarianus sur les terres cuites architecturales antiques by Jean-Claude Béal

“…Roman bricks stamped with the names Clarianus and Nebrigiac were used in the construction of the Gier aqueduct and potentially offer a clue to its date.Roman bricks bearing the Clarianus stamp have been known since the Renaissance and their dating has been a matter of discussion since 1900. …”
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Delivery, maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with gestational diabetes undergoing epidural labour analgesia: a propensity score-matched analysis by Yu Chen, Xin Ye, Han Wu, Yanqing Chen, Huanghui Wu, Xueling Yuan, Xiaofang Yu, Xiaodan Wu

“…Objective This study aimed to retrospectively analyse the influence of epidural labour analgesia (ELA) on delivery and maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) using propensity score-matched analysis.Design Retrospective cohort analysis.Setting Primary care practices in a teaching hospital from March 2018 to October 2021.Participants A total of 816 delivery records of nulliparous women with GDM were collected and retrospectively analysed.Interventions ELA and non-ELA (NELA) cohorts were assessed.Main outcome measure The primary outcome assessed was delivery type (spontaneous, assisted vaginal or caesarean). …”
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Women’s exposure to intimate partner violence and its association with child stunting: findings from a population-based study in rural Rwanda by Jean Nepo Utumatwishima, Ingrid Mogren, Kristina Elfving, Aline Umubyeyi, Ali Mansourian, Gunilla Krantz

“…Background Child stunting is a significant challenge for most districts in Rwanda and much of sub-Saharan Africa and persists despite multisectoral efforts. …”
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HIV viral load suppression rates among adults and children living with HIV in the North West Region of Cameroon: A call for action! by Gladys Fosah E Tayong, Melissa Sander, Comfort Vuchas, Moses Samje, Vera Kum, Pascal Enokbonong, Eugene Yeika, Ndanga Bekombo, Paul Nyibio, Vanessa B Ngwani, Justin Ndié, Njamnshi Wepnyu Yembe, Gloria Ashuntangtang

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>HIV continues to be a major public health problem in Cameroon where 2.7% of the population aged 15 to 49 are living with HIV. …”
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Ephedra extract-mediated gold nanoparticles on Kaolin: A natural approach for reduction and stabilization, with evaluation of antioxidant and anti-ovarian cancer activities by Hui Yang, Cui Wang, Qingjiang Wang, Feng Han

“…A straightforward, efficient, and environmentally friendly method has been developed to synthesize gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) supported on kaolin with no harmful additives, ephedra flower extract acts as a biogenic stabilizing and reducing agent. …”
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Association between preoperative exercise tolerance and unplanned readmission in patients who underwent pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective analysis by Makoto Onji, Shingo Kozono, Asuka Nakai, Shinji Kakizoe, Takaaki Tatsuguchi, Koichi Naito

“…A 6 MWD cut-off of 425 m was a strong predictor of readmission, with lower preoperative exercise tolerance associated with a higher risk of readmission. …”
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Engagement factors affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sport university students: a mediation analysis by Amayra Tannoubi, Amayra Tannoubi, Tore Bonsaksen, Tore Bonsaksen, Gry Mørk, Farruh Ahmedov, Edi Setiawan, Fairouz Azaiez

“…Emotional engagement exhibited a positive association with GPA mediated by study approaches. …”
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Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care by Elizabeth Broadbent, Craig Sutherland, Ngaire Kerse, Mikaela Law, Ho Seok Ahn, Bruce A MacDonald, Kathy Peri, Deborah L Johanson, Dina-Sara Vajsakovic

“…Objectives This research is part of an international project to design and test a home-based healthcare robot to help older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early dementia. …”
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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021–2022 by Eilish Hart, John Tulloch, Daniel Bailey, Tim Brooks, Heli Harvala, Peter Simmonds, Roberto Vivancos, Neil French, Amanda Semper

“…Background: Estimates of Lyme disease incidence in England are based on reporting of cases with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis only, underestimating total cases. …”
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Vegetal and Animal Food Proteins Have a Different Impact in the First Postprandial Hour of Impedance-pH Analysis in Patients with Heartburn by Irene Martinucci, Giada Guidi, Edoardo V. Savarino, Marzio Frazzoni, Salvatore Tolone, Leonardo Frazzoni, Lorenzo Fuccio, Lorenzo Bertani, Giorgia Bodini, Linda Ceccarelli, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Nicola de Bortoli

“…By means of 24 h impedance-pH monitoring, we aimed to evaluate the effect of two different meals with a bromatological balanced composition: one with a prevailing component of animal proteins and the other with vegetable proteins. …”
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A caminho da festa: um estudo de caso de procedimentos metodológicos aplicados em uma pesquisa sobre lazer by Ilse Lorena Von Borstel Galvão de Queirós

“… Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo compreender os interesses, valores e significados da participação dos descendentes de alemães na 11ª Oktoberfest, realizada em Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná, abordando-a como uma atividade de política pública e espaço de vivência do lazer. …”
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Melanoma Disparities among US Hispanics: Use of the Social Ecological Model to Contextualize Reasons for Inequitable Outcomes and Frame a Research Agenda by Valerie M. Harvey, Charlene W. Oldfield, Jarvis T. Chen, Karl Eschbach

“…Cutaneous melanoma is a significant public health concern, accounting for thousands of deaths annually in the US. …”
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