Investigating the relationship of hydration status on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients by Mahdiye Rezaei, Nader Salari, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Mohammad Mohammadi, Alireza Abdi

“…Results The study included 110 participants with an average age of 58.2 ± 17.9 years. Females constituted 52.3% of the patient population. Additionally, 54% of patients had a history of underlying diseases, and 24.5% exhibited fluid deficiency. …”
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Pilot-scale phosphorus recovery from mobile toilet wastewater in Bangkok, Thailand by Thanakrit Neamhom, Pakasinee Yakam, Chalermkiet Bathbumrung, Wirunya Tachavarong, Varakorn Kosaisavee, Yada Pinatha

“…Results from nine experiments (3 × 3) indicate that (1) the percentage of phosphorus recovery ranged from 1.9 to 65.2, with a peak observed at high pH values, (2) optimal phosphorus recovery is attained at Mg:P ratio of 1.25 and pH of 9 during precipitation, and (3) the EDS analysis confirms the presence of major elements with phosphorus constituting the predominant component at 13.1%weight. …”
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Factors Associated with Malaria Infection among Head Porters in Agbogbloshie Market in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana by Patience Kwofie, John Tetteh, Reindorf Elijah Akakpo, Bismark Sarfo

“…Background. Head porters constitute the mobile population who are at an increasing risk of being infected with malaria. …”
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Integralna ochrona środowiska w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II by Wojciech Bołoz

“…He does not take into consideration the specificity of nature’s constituting components: natural resources, plants and animals. …”
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Efficacy and influencing factor analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis: a case series by Hui Cheng, Xiaogang Zhu, Yuyin He, Mengying Liu, Min Xue, Xin Sun

“…The first two years following HIFU therapy constitute crucial periods for observation, and judiciously extending follow-up intervals during this timeframe is advised.…”
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DISCUSSIONS REGARDING A POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT GUARDIANSHIP CONTROL OVER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS by Constantin Claudiu ULARIU

“…The Government, as an emblematic and fundamental exponent of executive power within the framework of the rule of law, alongside the President of Romania, constitutes a determinant structure of representative democracy. …”
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Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the taxonomy of Miscanthus by N. M. Slynko, N. V. Burmakina, O. M. Potseluyev, S. Yu. Kapustyanchik, G. Yu. Galitsin, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, L. V. Kuybida, S. V. Shekhovtsov, S. E. Peltek, V. K. Shumny

“…The main components of the extracts of miscanthus samples are fatty acids and their derivatives (total content 19.94–41.02 %), dominated by palmitic and linolenic acids, and sterols (mainly β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, and α-amyrin), which constitute 17.15–31.73 %. The values of the CPI “oddness index” for the alkane components of the extracts were within 1.55–7.18, with extracts from leaves of the Far Eastern samples characterized by the lower half of this range (1.55–2.74), while extracts from leaves of hybrids fell to the upper half (5.78–7.18). …”
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MUSLIM POLE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY AND THE GENIE OF GLOBALIZATION by L. L. Fituni, I. O. Abramova

“…«Islamic Economy» is an economy that implements in practice the primacy of Shariah norms over conventional market norms, procedures and mechanisms. Both of them constitute important material conditions for sustaining the Muslim civilizational identityIn recent academic literature political, legal and religious aspects of Muslims upholding their identity have been sufficiently researched. …”
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Health-related quality of life in a large cohort of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices A registry-based study. by Paolo Gatti, Carolin Nymark, Fredrik Gadler

“…The median age was 77 years with females constituting 38% of the PM group and 17% of the ICD group. …”
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Pain assessment and management of adult patients in the Swedish EMS: a nationwide registry study by Glenn Larsson, Pär Wennberg, Kristoffer Wibring

“…Abstract Background Pain is a frequent reason for contacting the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and effective pain management constitutes one of its cornerstones. The aims of this study have been: (a) to describe the prevalence of pain intensity ratings in EMS care of patients with pain-related conditions; (b) to describe pain treatment in the EMS setting in terms of drugs administered and the proportion of patients receiving analgesics and (c) to investigate the relationship between patients’ self-reported pain intensity and vital signs. …”
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Sustainable Distance E-Learning for Enhanced Students Retention and Support: Faculty of Law National Open University of Nigeria in Focus by Erimma Gloria Orie

“…Specifically, students’ background / orientation, state of infrastructure nationwide, funding and staffing inadequacies constitute the major issues. Strategies proffered to remedy the situation include pre-enrolment orientation in e-Learning environment and mentoring, improved budgetary allocation, improved ICT facilities including e-library, follow-up on students and proper staffing amongst others. …”
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Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production by René Eschen, Tim Beale, J. Miguel Bonnin, Kate L. Constantine, Solomon Duah, Elizabeth A. Finch, Fernadis Makale, Winnie Nunda, Adewale Ogunmodede, Corin F. Pratt, Emma Thompson, Frances Williams, Arne Witt, Bryony Taylor

“…Yield losses, reductions in livestock derived income and IAS management costs, mainly labour costs, constitute the majority of the estimated cost (ca. 1, < 1 and 99 percent, respectively). …”
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Exploring surgeon behavioural factors impacting the quality of care: protocol for a scoping review by Megan Delisle, Nicole Askin, Bhavan Dhaliwal, Doris Goubran, Orest Fylyma, Ina Siwach, Maziar Fazel Darbandi

“…The data will be qualitatively analysed using the COM-B Framework which describes how capability, motivation and opportunity constitute behaviour. We expect to compile a list of existing interventions aimed at modifying surgeon behaviours, analysing the success of existing interventions to improve patient outcomes and identifying modifiable surgeon factors that do not have interventions.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval and patient consent are not required. …”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…Dogs (Canis familiaris) constitute interesting comparative models for the study of action perception due to their marked sensitivity to human actions. …”
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The effect of replacing red algae on histomorphology and enzymes of digestive tract of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Sanaz Kord, Rahim Abdi, Isaac Zamani, Rhima Peyghan

“…Introduction: Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is one of the commercially important fish species in many parts of the world. Red algae constitute a widely-used composition of the diet. The purpose of the present study was to replace the red algae on the diet with enzymes and its impact on Nile tilapia gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Plant cell wall and the mechanisms of resistance to pathogens by O. G. Smirnova, A. V. Kochetov

“…Numerous plant genes control a complex network of defense mechanisms based on both constitutive and inducible processes. The cell wall is a primary barrier the pathogens have to penetrate to start the infection process. …”
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Music Drama as a Christian Parable: Mozart’s <i>Idomeneo</i> by Nils Holger Petersen

“…In recent scholarship, important new information has come to light concerning Mozart’s composition of the Oracle scene, constituting the dénouement of the music drama. Based partly on these new insights, I attempt to provide a picture of a basic spiritual intention governing Mozart’s composition of the opera for the Carnival season of 1781 at the Munich court. …”
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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Molly Bannatyne, Judith Smith, Malavika Panda, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Tejasvi Chaudhari

“…Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) constitute a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal populations. …”
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Conceptual framework of coaches’ decision-making in conventional sports by Edvard Kolar, Roberto Biloslavo, Rado Pišot, Saša Veličković, Matej Tušak

“…IntroductionA coach’s managerial and pedagogical tasks in the sports training process constitute the substantive core of their work, while decision-making serves as the fundamental method underpinning these tasks. …”
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Interview de Rafael Correa by Rafael Correa, Stéphane Boisson

“…Il est investi à ce poste le 15 janvier 2007. Une nouvelle Constitution destinée à « enterrer le modèle néolibéral » et à le remplacer par un nouveau modèle de développement est élaborée par une assemblée constituante. …”
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