The Referral System between Primary and Secondary Health Care in Saudi Arabia for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review by Mohammed Senitan, Ali Hassan Alhaiti, James Gillespie, Badar Faiz Alotaibi, George Binh Lenon

“…A well-administered referral system is crucial in aiding the management of this disease. Method. A single reviewer employed a systematic approach to searching the literature databases with regard to the question: what are the attributes of referral systems in Saudi Arabia for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)? …”
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South African indigenous chickens' genetic diversity, and the adoption of ecological niche modelling and landscape genomics as strategic conservation techniques by Reneilwe Rose Mogano, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…These technologies can aid in creating programs that enhance productivity and promote climate-resilient breeds. …”
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Transition versus Continuous Slope Walking: Adaptation to Change Center of Mass Velocity in Young Men by Yoon No Gregory Hong, Jinkyu Lee, Choongsoo S. Shin

“…During continuous uphill walking (UW) or downhill walking, human locomotion is modified to counteract the gravitational force, aiding or impeding the body’s forward momentum, respectively. …”
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Late Relapse of Previous Pulmonary Cryptococcosis With Symptoms Resembling Cerebral Infarction: A Case Report by Anatoli Pinchuk, Gernot Geginat, Volker Rickerts, Belal Neyazi, Klaus Peter Stein, Christian Mawrin, I. Erol Sandalcioglu, Ali Rashidi

“…Cryptococcosis, an infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, predominantly targets the central nervous system (CNS) in patients with AIDS but is not limited to this group. The disease can also occur in individuals with various immunosuppressive conditions, frequently involving the brain or lungs. …”
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Evaluation of the binding affinity and antioxidant activity of phlorizin to pepsin and trypsin by Jing Zhang, Di Wu, Lan Tang, Xia Hu, Zhen Zeng, Wen Wu, Fang Geng, Hui Li

“…These experimental results are mutually verified with the predicted computer-aid simulation results. Upon PHL and trypsin binding, the antioxidant capacity of PHL was elevated. …”
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Phenology of four tree species in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Southern Minas Gerais by Nathan Felipe Alves, Paulo Oswaldo Garcia

“…The objective was to monitor the occurrence of vegetative and reproductive phenophases, which included growth and leaf fall, flowering and fruiting, which were observed with the aid of binoculars and then evaluate the correlation between these behaviors and the climatic variables of the study region. …”
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Study on photovoltaic primary frequency control strategy at different time scales by Lei Wang, Runtao Zhang, Qian Zang, Ziwei Cheng, Can Su, Zhiwei Li, Hao Zhang

“…Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the strategies at different time scales, aiding in improving grid frequency response.…”
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Immune Modulation as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia by Jing Wang, Terry W. Wright, Francis Gigliotti

“…Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungal respiratory pathogen that causes life-threatening pneumonia (Pcp) in patients suffering from defects in cell-mediated immunity, including those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and immunosuppression secondary to chemotherapy or organ transplantation. …”
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A Rare Case of HHV-8 Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Stable HIV Patient by Nonso Osakwe, Diane Johnson, Natalie Klein, Dalia Abdel Azim

“…Cases have been reported mainly in advanced HIV/AIDS. This is a rare case that reports HLH associated with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) associated multicentric Castleman disease in a stable HIV patient. …”
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Genetic Manipulation of Calcium Release-Activated Calcium Channel 1 Modulates the Multipotency of Human Cartilage-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Shuang Liu, Minae Takahashi, Takeshi Kiyoi, Kensuke Toyama, Masaki Mogi

“…CRAC-modified MSCs had distinct differentiation fates to adipocytes, osteoblasts, and chondrocytes. To aid in the clinical implementation of tissue engineering strategies for joint regeneration, these data may allow us to identify prospective factors for effective treatments and could maximize the therapeutic potential of MSC-based transplantation.…”
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A feature extraction method for hydrofoil attached cavitation based on deep learning image semantic segmentation algorithm by Yingyuan Liu, Yizhi Wang, Kang An

“…This heightened sensitivity is invaluable for precisely pinpointing the transition from sheet-like cavitation to cloud cavitation, thereby aiding in a more effective analysis of the development mechanism of attached cavitation. …”
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Bandwidth Enhancement of a Dual Band Planar Monopole Antenna Using Meandered Microstrip Feeding by M. R. Ahsan, M. T. Islam, M. Habib Ullah, N. Misran

“…The antenna configuration and parametric study have been carried out with the help of commercially available computer-aided EM simulator, and a good accordance is perceived in between the simulated and measured results. …”
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Digital platforms’ use in SMEs – A critical analysis of entrepreneurs’ behaviour by Madhukara Nayak, Pushparaj M. Nayak, Harisha G. Joshi

“…This research contributes to understanding the interplay between demographic factors and digital platform adoption, aiding stakeholders in fostering SME growth and innovation through targeted interventions.…”
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Agricultural Extension Needs among Yam Farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria by Danlami Haruna Yakubu, Gumugumu Godknows Brakiebou Douseifa, Ango Adamu Kamba, Jazuli Alhassan

“…Data were obtained with the aid of a questionnaire and analyzed using percentages and Multiple Linear Regression Model. …”
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Entropy and similarity measures of q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft sets and their applications in decision making problems by Aparna Sivadas, Sunil John

“…The proposed entropy measure aids in assessing uncertainty within an OFSSq , while the similarity measure identifies the degree of similarity between any two OFSSqs. …”
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Technical Losses across Distribution Networks in Nigeria and Mitigative Measures: A Review by Gerard Nonso Obiora, Godwin Osariemen Igbinosa, Collins Belouebi Fiemobebefa

“…The focus of this survey is to present the prevalent factors that induce technical losses on the DisCOs networks and the measures that can be taken to limit the occurrence of this class of losses. This assessment will aid industry experts, potential investors and other investigators in taking appropriate decisions on projects within this field. …”
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Verrucous Carcinoma of the Foot with Bone Invasion: A Case Report by C. Pempinello, A. Bova, R. Pempinello, R. Luise, G. Iannaci

“…Therefore, the patient underwent an amputation below knee, and there were no postoperative complications; the patient was able to walk with the aid of a prosthesis with no signs of recurrence. …”
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Accelerating materials property prediction via a hybrid Transformer Graph framework that leverages four body interactions by Mohammad Madani, Valentina Lacivita, Yongwoo Shin, Anna Tarakanova

“…Our framework’s interpretability aids in understanding elemental contributions, enhancing material design and discovery. …”
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Research of Simulation in Character Animation Based on Physics Engine by Yang Yu, Jucheng Yang, Xiaofei Zan, Jiangang Huang, Xiangbo Zhang

“…At present, the mainstream character animation technology is based on the artificial production of key technologies and capture frames based on the motion capture device technology. 3D character animation is widely used not only in the production of film, animation, and other commercial areas but also in virtual reality, computer-aided education, flight simulation, engineering simulation, military simulation, and other fields. …”
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Preparation, characterization and antimicrobial assessment of selected ciprofloxacin salts by Hamdan Imad I., El-Sabawi Dina, Darwish Rula, Dahabiyeh Lina A.

“…These findings highlighted the improved physical, thermal and antimicrobial properties of the new salts of CP that can aid in providing higher bioavailability than CP-HCl.…”
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