HIV Late Presenters in Asia: Management and Public Health Challenges by Chen Seong Wong, Lyu Wei, Yeon-Sook Kim

“…Fear of stigmatisation and discrimination are significant barriers to both testing and accessing treatment. A lack of perceived risk and a lack of knowledge by individuals also contribute to late presentation. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Truck Mounted Concrete Pump Boom by Virtual Prototyping by Wu Ren, Zhongwei Li, Yanping Bi, Shan Zhao, Bo Peng, Liming Zhou

“…By far there is lack of research on different working conditions between rigid and flexible dynamics of truck mounted concrete pump booms. First a 3D model has been established by using virtual prototyping technology of a 37 m long boom in Pro/Engineering software. …”
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Evaluation of the Possible Impacts of New Residential Areas on Air Pollution in the Development Plan by Merve Arslan, Doğan Dursun

“…The study findings indicated that air pollution was more concentrated in areas with high building heights, population density, and a high percentage of artificial surfaces. Conversely, it was found that air pollution was less intense in areas with a greater amount of green space and a lower percentage of artificial surfaces. …”
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Integrating Apparent Conductance in Resistivity Sounding to Constrain 2D Gravity Modeling for Subsurface Structure Associated with Uranium Mineralization across South Purulia Shear... by Arkoprovo Biswas, Animesh Mandal, Shashi Prakash Sharma, William Kumar Mohanty

“…To delineate the subsurface structure in the present area, vertical electrical soundings using Schlumberger array and gravity survey were carried out along a profile perpendicular to the SPSZ. Apparent conductance in the subsurface revealed a possible connection from SPSZ to Raghunathpur. …”
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Development of an Anatomy Attitude Scale for Medical School Students and Analysis of Their Attitudes by Mehmet Ali Can

“…This study aims to develop a scale to reveal the attitudes of medical school students towards anatomy validly and reliably and to investigate anatomy attitudes of medical school students using this scale in a pilot administration. …”
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Predicting oxytocin binding dynamics in receptor genetic variants through computational modeling by Preeti Dubey, Yingye Fang, K. Lionel Tukei, Shobhan Kuila, Xinming Liu, Annika Sahota, Antonina I. Frolova, Erin L. Reinl, Manasi Malik, Sarah K. England, Princess I. Imoukhuede

“…To address this, we developed a mathematical model examining the effects of five OXT receptor (OXTR) variants (V45L, P108A, L206V, V281M, and E339K) on OXT–OXTR binding dynamics in human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293T) and myometrial smooth muscle cells. …”
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Defensive healthcare practice: systematic review of qualitative evidence by James Thomas, Melissa Harden, Theo Lorenc, Claire Khouja, Helen Fulbright

“…Participants identify a range of clinical decisions which may be defensively motivated, relating to diagnosis and documentation as well as to treatment. …”
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Study on Medicinal Forest Plants in Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria, and Factors Shaping Usage Patterns by Abiodun Olusesi Oso, Orimoloye Ipoola Faleyimu, Waheed Akanni Salami, Elizabeth Philip, Rilwan Oluyinka Adewale, Musifat Abosede Kolapo

“…This research addresses the pressing issue of the medicinal utilization of selected forest plants in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. Commencing with a succinct presentation of the identified problem, the study aims to explore solutions to formulated research questions and test hypotheses at a significance level of 0.05 alpha. …”
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La mediación en la enseñanza de lenguas en la educación superior: resultados cualitativos de un proyecto interdisciplinar by Iria Bello Viruega

“…El análisis de los datos reveló que el proyecto ayudó a desarrollar la competencia comunicativa en la lengua extranjera y a aplicar sus conocimientos sobre teoría a un caso concreto y práctico. …”
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Identification of School’s Roles, Adolescent Access, and Exposure to Information on Adolescent Reproductive Health by Lu'lu Nafisah, Yuditha Nindya Kartika Rizqi, Aisyah Apriliciciliana Aryani

“…This type of research is observational with a cross-sectional study design. The sample in this study was 169 unmarried high school students aged 15–20 years who live in Banyumas Regency, totaling 169 people. …”
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The use of eDNA in the reconstruction of present and past polar vertebrates’ populations by Rodrigo Goldenberg-Barbosa, Anna Donato, Dafne Anjos, Cesar Amaral

“… The polar regions are home to a great biodiversity of vertebrates that are highly impacted by climate change. …”
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Optimizing conditions to improve polyphenol content and screening antioxidant capacity with DNA protection activity of Perilla frutescens by Ngoc Thien Kim Nguyen, Huynh Anh Vu Truong, Hoang Khue Tu Nguyen

“…The highest phenolic content yield was extracted at 70°C for 60 minutes at a pH of 7.0. However, a sample with the highest polyphenol content had a lower residual DNA concentration than the extract (55°C, 60 min, and pH 6.0) with the greatest reducing power. …”
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Plant Leaf Disease Detection Using Integrated Color and Texture Features by Jayamala Kumar Patil and Vinay Sampatrao Mandlik

“…In the realm of precision agriculture, a pivotal challenge lies in the detection, identification, and grading of crop diseases. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Rock Plate Cutting with Three Sides Fixed and One Side Free by Zhenguo Lu, Lirong Wan, Qingliang Zeng, Xin Zhang, Kuidong Gao

“…In order to overcome conical pick wear in the traditional rock cutting method, a new cutting method was proposed on account of increasing free surface of the rock. …”
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Preliminary Report on the Effect of Ketamine in Patients with Central Pain by Sylvie Rostaing-Rigatti, Pierre Cesaro, Jean-Paul N’Guyen, Jean-François Ejzenbaum, Bernard Pollin, Francis Bonnet

“…Patients were evaluated at rest on a visual analogue scale (VAS) graded from 0 to 10. …”
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Extraction of Zinc and Manganese from Alkaline and Zinc-Carbon Spent Batteries by Citric-Sulphuric Acid Solution by Francesco Ferella, Ida De Michelis, Francesca Beolchini, Valentina Innocenzi, Francesco Vegliò

“…Leaching tests are carried out according to a 24 full factorial design, and empirical equations for Mn and Zn extraction yields are determined from experimental data as a function of pulp density, sulphuric acid concentration, temperature, and citric acid concentration. …”
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Chronique d’un non-lieu: le marxisme en Grande-Bretagne by Emmanuel Jousse

“…Dans cet interstice, le marxisme parvient à s’implanter s’il est porté par un groupe politique qui entreprend sa diffusion à large échelle. …”
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Case Report: Button battery ingestion—an underestimated emergency in children by Karin Konzett, Stefanie Gang, Lukas Poyntner, Eberhard Reithmeier, Susanne Dertinger, Burkhard Simma

“…Initially, both children showed stable vital signs. Following a symptom-free interval, both had a recurrence of massive hematemesis, which could not be controlled despite a multidisciplinary approach with pediatric, radiology, ENT specialists, endoscopy and anesthesia. …”
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Accuracy of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Doppler Parameters in Assessing the Right Ventricular Diastolic Function After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Pediatr... by Nagarjuna Panidapu, Saravana Babu, Baiju S. Dharan, Barsha Sen, Thomas Koshy

“…We found that an E/E’ ratio of ≥ 6.26 and an E/A ratio of >1.34 can be taken as the cutoff for diagnosing the RVDD. …”
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Innovative Technology Applications in Science Education: Digital Holography by Hanne Turk, Munise Seckin-Kapucu

“…The method used in the study was sequential explanatory approach, which is a mixed research method in which quantitative and qualitative methods are used together. …”
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