Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

“…The variations in tobacco prevalence were observed across all five slums, ranging adult tobacco prevalence from 16.3% to 36.7%. …”
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Hip and Trunk Variables in University Students with and without Recurrent Low Back Pain by BJ Lehecka, Jordin Burleson, Paige Diederich, Morgan Salem, Rachel Schoonover, Jason Tejano

“…Bilateral hip range of motion (ROM) and trunk ROM were measured with a goniometer or measuring tape (hip motions in all planes along with trunk flexion, extension, and lateral flexion). …”
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Frequency of Positive Anti-CCP Antibodies in Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Negative Rheumatoid Factor: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Data-based Study by Nauman Ismat Butt, Muhammad Sohail Ajmal Ghoauri

“…The medical records of all patients with RF-negative RA from January 2022 to December 2023 were included in the study. …”
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Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adult Functional Capacity: A Comparative Study of Walking and Step Endurance Tests by Patchareeya Amput, Arunrat Srithawong, Sinthuporn Maharan, Puttipong Poncumhak, Patcharin Phrompao, Eakarach Wongsaya, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Sahachat Aueyingsak

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted with 34 young participants (mean age: 20.62 years, 88.24 % female), all experiencing mild post-COVID-19 symptoms. Muscle strength (grip and quadriceps strength) was assessed, and functional capacity was evaluated using the 6MWT and 2MST, with the test order randomized by drawing lots. …”
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What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol by Helen Henshaw, Paige Church, Emma Broome, Carly Meyer

“…However, not everyone who needs them has them, and of those who do, a significant proportion of people do not use them at all, or use them infrequently. Despite literature reviews listing key barriers and enablers to the uptake and use of hearing aids, there is little evidence to describe how this varies by population and context. …”
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Paediatric dental trauma: insights from epidemiological studies and management recommendations by Alessandra Laforgia, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Francesco Inchingolo, Roberta Sardano, Irma Trilli, Angela Di Noia, Laura Ferrante, Andrea Palermo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma

“…Abstract Dental trauma is common in all age groups, although, epidemiologically, it is more common in children with studies that indicate that 15% of preschoolers and 20–25% of school-age children experience it. …”
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Manhaj Ithbat Salaf Scholars in Interacting with Characteristics of Khabariyyah According To The Explanation Of Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ash`Ari by Mohd Saiba Yaacob, Syed Hadzrullathfi Syed Omar, Engku Ibrahim Engku Wok Zin

“…One of its main features is that it teaches the Sifat Khabariyyah's external meaning as worthy of Allah SWT by rejecting the existence of kayfiyyat (form, appearance, characteristics, and manner), without interpretation, without ta'wil (representation), without tamthil (equalisation), without tashbih (simulation), and denying the Sifat al-huduth (new attributes) like location, mass, movement, and displacement. All at once, the findings of this study challenge the validity of the Tafwid al-Kayfiyyah method, which establishes the existence of certain kayfiyyat for the Dhat and Nature of Allah SWT and refuses to deny the new attributes.…”
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Investigation of turbulent thermal-hydraulic behaviors of a heat exchanger tube with U-cut twisted-tape by K. Wongcharee, V. Chuwattanakul, S. Chamoli, N. Maruyama, M. Hirota, S. Eiamsa-ard

“…However, friction losses with all U-TTs were consistently higher than those with TTs. …”
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Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Report of Three Cases in Which Surgeries Were Performed at Different Timings by Yohei Kawatani, Hirotsugu Kurobe, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Yuji Suda, Takaki Hori

“…After open abdominal exploration, diaphragm repair, and observation for subarachnoid hemorrhage, TEVAR was performed 8 hours after arrival. All three patients survived. Conclusions. We treated BTAI successfully. …”
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Transferrin receptor-1 and ferritin heavy and light chains in astrocytic brain tumors: Expression and prognostic value. by Ann Mari Rosager, Mia D Sørensen, Rikke H Dahlrot, Steinbjørn Hansen, David L Schonberg, Jeremy N Rich, Justin D Lathia, Bjarne W Kristensen

“…We found that TfR1, FTH, and FTL were expressed by tumor cells in all grades. TfR1 increased with grade (p<0.001), but was not associated with prognosis in the individual grades. …”
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Tempering temperature effect on the static and impact properties of 51CrV4 and 55Cr3 spring steels by Gülcan Toktaş, Adem Biçer

“…Furthermore, impact energies increased with increasing testing temperatures (−40 °C, 0 °C, 25 °C, and +80 °C), with both steels tempered at 525 °C exhibiting higher and satisfactory impact energies across all testing temperatures, exceeding 15 J and 20 J, respectively. …”
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Syntheses, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Screening of N-(benzothiazol-2-yl)benzenesulphonamide and its Cu(I), Ni(II), Mn(II), Co(II), and Zn(II) Complexes by N. L. Obasi, Okoye C. O. Benedict, P. O. Ukoha, A. O. Anaga

“…The antimicrobial activities of the compounds were compared with those of Ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole as antibacterial agents and Fluconazole as an antifungal drug. All the compounds showed varying activities against the cultured typed bacteria and fungi used. …”
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Expectation-Maximization Aided Modified Weighted Sequential Energy Detector for Distributed Cooperative Spectrum Sensing by Mohammed Rashid, Jeffrey A. Nanzer

“…Thus, a weighted sequential energy detector (WSED) has been proposed, but it is based on aggregating all the collected ED samples over an observation window. …”
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Multicellular model of neuroblastoma proposes unconventional therapy based on multiple roles of p53. by Kenneth Y Wertheim, Robert Chisholm, Paul Richmond, Dawn Walker

“…Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumour in children. Over half of all high-risk cases are expected to succumb to the disease even after chemotherapy, surgery, and immunotherapy. …”
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Analysis methods for covariate-constrained cluster randomized trials with time-to-event outcomes by Amy M. Crisp, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Matt D. T. Hitchings, Ira M. Longini, Natalie E. Dean

“…The model-based tests had inflated type I error when there were very few clusters per trial arm. All three methods performed well when there were 25 clusters per trial arm, as in the case of the motivating example. …”
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Burning of municipal waste in household furnaces and the health of their owners by Alicja Kicińska, Grzegorz Caba, Fernando Barria-Parra

“…The analysis showed that according to the Polish and European classification, air quality (AQI) during the combustion of all the materials analyzed is very poor (n = 12) or extremely poor (n = 19). …”
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Occupational Therapy Practice in Mainstream Schools: Results from an Online Survey in Switzerland by Vera C. Kaelin, Sylvie Ray-Kaeser, Stefania Moioli, Cornelia Kocher Stalder, Lietta Santinelli, Angelika Echsel, Christina Schulze

“…Findings show that nearly all participants (97%) collaborate with schools, and 49% of participants provided direct services within a mainstream school setting. …”
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Investigation of Dynamic Load Sharing Behavior for Herringbone Planetary Gears considering Multicoupling Manufacturing Errors by Fei Ren, Jinchen Ji, Guofu Luo, Shaofu Zhao, Liya Zhao, Guiqin Shi, Xiaoling Wu, Ning Wang

“…The HPGT equivalent meshing error is analyzed and derived for the tooth profile errors and manufacturing eccentric errors of all components in the HPGT system. By employing the variable-step Runge–Kutta approach to calculate the system dynamic response, in conjunction with the presented calculation approach of the HPGT load sharing coefficient, the relationships among manufacturing errors, component floating, and load sharing are numerically obtained. …”
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The Specificity of Afghan Identity in the Context of Globalization by Georgy G. Machitidze

“…It is concluded that ‘Talibanism’ rejects all forms of republican government and makes a clear distinction between Islamic law and man-made laws, considering the latter to be immoral. …”
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An In Situ Evaluation of the Protective Effect of Nano Eggshell/Titanium Dioxide against Erosive Acids by Stanley Chibuzor Onwubu, Phumlane Selby Mdluli, Shenuka Singh, Sanele Nyembe, Rookmoney Thakur

“…ANOVA was used to analyze the mean square roughness (Rrms) values for all specimens. Bonferonni correction was used to identify the mean differences among the 5 groups (α=0.05). …”
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