Exploring the Interaction between Local Communities and Environmental Policies: A Qualitative Study of Conflicts between Natives and Rangers around the Protected Areas of Bojaq Nat... by Yaser Khoshsirat Salimi, Ali Ruhani, Hossein Afrasiabi, Sadegh Salehi

“…The interview protocol was designed to address these sensitive concepts comprehensively.       …”
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Tax Incentives and Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria by Iyen Don-Pedro Izevbigie

“…The study adopted a survey research design approach through administration of questionnaire to infinite population which comprises of entrepreneurs drawn from highly commercialised States (including Lagos, Edo, Kano, Rivers, Anambra, and Federal Capital Territory) in Nigeria, staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), staff of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), and staff of Bank of Industries (BOI) respectively. …”
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Serum Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated with TNF-α Levels and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Melissa Ramirez-Villafaña, Ana M. Saldaña-Cruz, Javier A. Aceves-Aceves, Edsaul E. Perez-Guerrero, Nicté S. Fajardo-Robledo, Edy D. Rubio-Arellano, Cesar A. Nava-Valdivia, Maria O. Carrillo-Escalante, Sylvia E. Totsuka-Sutto, David Cardona-Müller, Betsabe Contreras-Haro, Mario Salazar-Paramo, Ernesto G. Cardona-Muñoz, M. Huerta, Jorge I. Gamez-Nava, Norma A. Rodriguez-Jimenez, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez

“…Methods. Cross-sectional design, including 108 women with RA. We assessed disease activity by DAS28-ESR (considering active disease a score of ≥2.6). …”
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PECULIARITIES OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM INDICATORS, THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE THYROID GLAND IN THE COURSE TREATMENT WITH TELMISARTAN AS PART OF THE COMPLEX THERAPY OF PATIENTS W... by Nataliya Chmyr, Roman Dutka, Halyna Svitlyk, Iryna Dronyk, Khrystyna Abrahamovych, Oksana Didenko, Nataliia Drobin'ska

“…Materials and Methods. Research design. The first stage - formation of groups (the experimental group and the comparison group). …”
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Soybean oil, a linoleic acid source, in lamb diets: metabolic, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters by V. G. O. Lima, L. O. da Silva, J. E. de Freitas Jr., H. D. R. Alba, V. M. Leite, W. P. Silva, D. D. S. Pina, L. C. Leite, C. S. Rodrigues, S. A. Santos, G. G. P. de Carvalho

“…Five rumen-cannulated lambs (average body weight of 47.76 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 7.14 kg at approximately 15 months of age) were distributed in a 5 <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 5 Latin square design. Their diets consisted of increasing levels of SO inclusion: 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 g kg<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> of dry matter (DM). …”
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Improving Growth Performance and Reducing Mortality by Supplementing the Ethanolic Extract of Grape Leaves (Vinifera Vitis) in Broilers under Induced Ascites by Mokhtar Fathi, Taimour Tanha, Reza Taherkhani, Vahid Rezaee

“…Materials and Methods: A total 300 one-day-old chickens (Ross, 308) were done in the form of a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 5 replications (15 chickens in each replication). …”
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The Effect of Feeding Different Levels of Mineral Biochar on Performance, Blood Parameters, Production and Milk Composition of Holstein Dairy Cows by Ali Khatibi Bardsiri, Reza Valizadeh, Seyed Hadi Ebrahimi, Pirouz Shakeri, Abbas Ali Naserian

“…The experiment was conducted in the form of a completely random design with three treatments, so that there were eight cows in each group. …”
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Risk factors for methotrexate treatment failure in tubal ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study by Linru Fu, Xinyan Liu, Zhao Tian, Zhe Du, Xinyi Wang, Xiuqi Wang, Xiaodong Li, Tao Xu, Zhijing Sun

“…However, the limitations of this study, including its retrospective and single-center design, suggest that further prospective multicenter studies are needed to validate these results. …”
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Impact of a phone call with a medical student/general practitioner team on morbidity of chronic patients during the first French COVID-19 lockdown (COVIQuest): a cluster randomised... by Bruno Giraudeau, Estelle Boivin, Vincent Camus, Agnes Caille, Olivier Saint-Lary, Jean-Pierre Lebeau, Stéphanie Sidorkiewicz, Denis Pouchain, Maeva Jego, Sophie Sun, Denis Angoulvant, Wissam El-Hage, Sébastien Bruel, Clarisse Dibao-Dina, Julie Léger, Isabelle Ettori-Ajasse, Juliette Chambe, Karim Abou-Mrad-Fricquegnon, Baptiste Motte, Benoit Chiron, Cam-Anh Khau, Tiphanie Bouchez, Maria Ghali, Leslie Guillon-Grammatico, Emeline Laurent, Rémy Boussageon

“…The objective of COVIQuest was to evaluate whether a general practitioner (GP)-initiated phone call to patients with CVD and MHD during the COVID-19 lockdown could reduce the number of hospitalisation(s) over a 1-month period.Design This is a cluster randomised controlled trial. …”
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Bilateral Virtual Water Trade Balance and Sustainable Development using the Gravity Model An Explanation by sepideh ameri golestan, sadegh bakhtiari, Sara Ghobadi

“…Methodology In order to design the patterns examined in this research, the gravity pattern has been used. …”
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Myocarditis and neutrophil-mediated vascular leakage but not cytokine storm associated with fatal murine leptospirosisResearch in context by Stylianos Papadopoulos, David Hardy, Frédérique Vernel-Pauillac, Magali Tichit, Ivo G. Boneca, Catherine Werts

“…The funders had no implication in the design, analysis and reporting of the study.…”
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Application of probiotic microcapsules Bacillus cereus BR2 with different doses for the prevention of Aeromonas hydrophila NFC1 infection in catfish Clarias sp. by Nurul Faoziyatunnisa, Munti Yuhana, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Sri Nuryati, Usamah Afiff

“… This study aims to analyze the administration of microencapsulated probiotic Bacillus cereus BR2 through feed atdifferent doses on the survival, immune response, and digestive enzyme activity of catfish Clarias sp. infected with Aeromonas hydrophila NFC1. The research design consisted of five treatments and three replications: (K-) feeding without the supplementation of probiotics fish injected with Phosphate-buffered saline solution; (K+) feeding without the supplementation of probiotics, fish injected with A. hydrophila NFC1 cell suspension (106 CFU/mL); (P1) feeding with supplementation of B. cereus BR2 microcapsules at a dose of 0.5% (w/w); (P2) feeding with the supplementation of B. cereus BR2 microcapsules at a dose of 1% (w/w; (P3) feeding with the supplementation of B. cereus BR2 microcapsules at a dose of 2% (w/w). …”
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Spare Parts Inventory Optimization for Military Vehicles Using a Mixed Probability Distribution by Mojtaba Salehi, Mojtaba Omidvar, Shohreh Shariati

“…This study aims to optimize the inventory level of spare parts for military vehicles using a mixed probability distribution.                                                            Design/methodology/approach: First, based on the literature review and selected basic articles, the research gaps have been identified, and accordingly, a mathematical model has been developed and solved to optimize the spare parts of military vehicles. …”
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Comparison of the effect of role-playing and team-based learning on interpersonal communication skills of emergency medical personnels by Mohsen Sayahi, Reza Nabi Amjad, Mahmoud Kohan

“…Material and methods: This study used a semi-experimental pre-test–post-test design, targeting medical emergency staff at Abadan University of Medical Sciences in 2024. …”
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Kidney Function and Incident Stroke and Dementia Using an Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation Without Race: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Samuel R. Moen, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Timothy M. Hughes, Craig W. Johnson, Mark J. Sarnak, Sarah N. Forrester, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., Mercedes R. Carnethon, James S. Pankow, Sanaz Sedaghat

“…We evaluated and compared risk of incident stroke and dementia between old and new equations of eGFR for African American and non-African American participants. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Setting &amp; Participants: Baseline values were collected from 6,814 participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort between 2000 and 2002. …”
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Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gizachew Yilak, Alemayehu Sayih Belay, Aychew Kassie, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Mulat Ayele, Eyob Shitie Lake, Legese Fekede Abza

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess the pooled prevalence of IPV and its determinants among women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources The review was done as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline using different search databases such as: PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Virtual Health Library Regional Portal, HINARI (research4life), and Google Scholar.Eligibility criteria Those quantitative studies conducted in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic, that reported the prevalence of IPV among women of reproductive age, and were published in English from 13 March 2020 to 15 October 2025, were included for this study.Data extraction and synthesis All authors independently extracted data using the Joanna Briggs Institute manual for evidence synthesis. …”
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Integrated microfluidics-based construction of anti-BTN2A2 gel droplet cell preparations for non-invasive tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy by Yishen Tian, Jingxuan Li, Na Yang, Yang Zhao, Jiancao Zuo, Hang Xiong, Yiwen Pan, Li Xiao, Min Su, Feng Han, Zhixu He, Rong Hu

“…In this study, a novel cell preparation was successfully developed by integrating microfluidic chip design with carbodiimide chemical modification. This preparation was surface modified with BTN2A2 antibodies and internally contained T cells isolated from the blood of tumor hosts, along with simulated collagen peptide CMP. …”
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Is grip strength linked to body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in primary schoolchildren? Cross-sectional data from three African countries by Juerg Utzinger, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Honorati Masanja, Uwe Pühse, Bassirou Bonfoh, Ivan Müller, Cheryl Walter, Rosa Du Randt, Stefanie Gall, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Peter Steinmann, Markus Gerber, Fredros O Okumu, Serge Ayekoé, Jean T Coulibaly, Dao Daouda, Bomey Clément Gba, Benal Kouassi, Sylvain G Traoré, Marceline F Finda, Elihaika G Minja, Getrud J Mollel, Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Kurt Z Long

“…Therefore, this study examines whether HGS is associated with body composition and markers of cardiovascular risk in children from three sub-Saharan African countries.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Public primary schools (grade 1–4) in Taabo (Côte d’Ivoire), Gqeberha (South Africa) and Ifakara (Tanzania).Participants Data from 467 children from Côte d’Ivoire (210 boys, 257 girls), 864 children from South Africa (429 boys, 435 girls) and 695 children from Tanzania (334 boys, 361 girls) were analysed.Primary and secondary outcome measures Body composition (assessed via bioelectrical impedance analysis) was the primary outcome. …”
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Contribution of flood early warning response measures in reducing flood effects in Kilosa District, Tanzania by Japhet Ringo, Shadrack Sabai, Anesi Mahenge

“…To achieve this goal, the study was specifically designed to assess key outcomes threatened by floods. …”
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Prenatal vitamin utilization and its determinants among pregnant women in south Gondar zone: multicenter cross-sectional study by Begizew Yimenu Mekuriaw, Dagne Addisu, Wassie Yazie Ferede, Fillorenes Ayalew Sisay, Assefa kebie Mitiku, Tegegne Wale Belachew, Tigist Seid Yimer, Habtie Bantider Wubet, Selamawit Girma Tadesse, Negesse Zurbachew Gobezie, Alemie Fentie Mebratie, Moges Kefale Alachew, Temesgen Dessie Mengistu, Yonas Zenebe Yiregu, Rahel Birhanu Arage, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Fikadu Geremew Gebeyehu, Geremew Bishaw Mekonen, Habtam Desse Alemayehu, Abeba Belay Ayalew, Yitayal Ayalew Goshu, Besfat Berihun Erega

“…This study aimed to assess utilization and associated factors of prenatal vitamins among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals in the south Gondar zone, 2024MethodsMulti center crossectional study design was conducted among 416 pregnant women from March 1 to May 30, 2024. …”
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