Evaluation of Vaso-occlusive Crises in United States Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Retrospective Claims-based Study by Nirmish Shah, Menaka Bhor, Lin Xie, Steve Arcona, Rashid Halloway, Jincy Paulose, Huseyin Yuce

“…Our objective was to examine the epidemiology of pain crises and the relationship between pain crises and major acute complications among SCD patients. Using the Medicaid Analytic Extracts from 2009-2013, patients with SCD were selected and the first clinical claim indicating SCD during the identification period was defined as the index date. …”
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Exposing the obscured influence of state-controlled media via causal inference of quotation propagation by Joseph Schlessinger, Richard Bennet, Jacob Coakwell, Steven Smith, Edward Kao

“…Abstract Reporting by major media outlets influences news coverage by other outlets, resulting in an outsized impact on public opinion. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CAPRINE BRUCELLOSIS AND ZOONOTIC THREATS AT TWO SANITARY SECTORS OF BISKRA GOVERNORATE, ALGERIA by Adel Mammeri

“…The consumption of raw goat milk is one of the major risk factors for brucellosis. A comparative serological study of caprine brucellosis was conducted in the area of the municipalities belonging to the sanitary sectors (S.S) of Biskra and Ouled Djellal, using the Rose Bengal test (R.B.T) (SPINREACT, Spain). …”
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Development of the Japanese Environmental Security Concept by V. I. Danilova

“…In conclusion the author examines the basic features of Japan's participation in major international conferences on the protection of the ozone layer, on the warming of the atmosphere, on preservation of the global environment, which had a great impact on the Japanese environmental legislation.…”
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Improving Linearity and Symmetry of Synaptic Update Characteristics and Retentivity of Synaptic States of the Domain-Wall Device Through Addition of Edge Notches by Raman Hissariya, Debanjan Bhowmik

“…High retention time of the synaptic states and high linearity and symmetry of the synaptic weight update characteristics (long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD)) are major requirements for the NVM synapses in order to obtain high classification accuracy upon implementation of the NN algorithms on the corresponding crossbar arrays. …”
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Intelligent On/Off Dynamic Link Management for On-Chip Networks by Andreas G. Savva, Theocharis Theocharides, Vassos Soteriou

“…Power consumption, however, is a major limitation in NoCs today, and researchers have been constantly working on reducing both dynamic and static power. …”
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Spelling correction with large language models to reduce measurement error in open-ended survey responses by Maxwell B. Allamong, Jongwoo Jeong, Paul M. Kellstedt

“…Open-ended survey questions have a long history in public opinion research and are seeing a renewed interest as computing power and tools of text analysis proliferate. A major challenge in performing text analyses on open-ended responses is that the documents—especially if transcribed or collected through web surveys—may contain measurement error in the form of misspellings which are not easily corrected in a reliable and systematic manner. …”
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Exploring the Synergy Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources: A Qualitative Review of Business Management Literature by Girlovan Aura, Horobet Alexandra, Botoroga Cosmin-Alin, Belascu Lucian, Lucian Paul

“…Using QDA Miner 2024, a novel approach based on content, link, and proximity analysis was employed to conduct the literature review. Three major findings were revealed by our investigation. …”
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Physiological consequences of Aldolase C deficiency during lactation. by James A Votava, Jing Fan, Brian W Parks

“…In monogastric species, glucose is a major substrate utilized for DNL within the lactating mammary gland and must be efficiently taken up and processed to supply cytosolic acetyl-CoA for DNL. …”
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Adaptation of health systems to climate change-related infectious disease outbreaks in the ASEAN: Protocol for a scoping review of national and regional policies. by Adriana Viola Miranda, Bony Wiem Lestari, Annisa Indrarini, Fadilah F Arsy, Saut Sagala, Mizan Bustanul Fuadi Bisri, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno

“…<h4>Background</h4>The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states (AMS) are among the countries most at risk to the impacts of climate change on health and outbreaks being a major hotspot of emerging infectious diseases.<h4>Objective</h4>To map the current policies and programs on the climate change adaptation in the ASEAN health systems, with particular focus on policies related to infectious diseases control.…”
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The circular economy, 5R framework, and green organic practices: pillars of sustainable development and zero-waste living by Kshitij K. Meshram

“…This approach extracts, uses and depletes CRMs which leads to ecological imbalance. Waste has become a major challenge for the sustainability of planet. …”
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Design of a Circularly Polarized -Slot Antenna with Isotropic Pattern for the UHF RFID Reader of WSN by Jongan Park, Jonghun Chun, Gwangwon Kang, Sungkwan Kang, Youngeun An

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Ocular manifestation of systemic tuberculosis in children at tertiary pediatric hospital in North India by Meenakshi Wadhwani, Amit Kumar, Dhulika Dhingra, Hem Sati

“…Despite of vast developments in diagnostic tools, evidence of systemic tuberculosis disease along with suggestive clinical ocular findings is considered the major diagnostic criterion for ocular tuberculosis. …”
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Canine urothelial cell model to study intracellular bacterial community development by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. by Jessica M Gilbertie, Breanna J Sheahan, Shelly L Vaden, Megan E Jacob

“…Recurrent UPEC infections are a major concern in the treatment and management of UTIs in both species. …”
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Optimization of Flood Dispatch Scheme in Upstream of Beijiang River Based on Traceability Analysis by QIN Yehongping, LI Ningning, TAN Chao, LIU Zhimin, XU Jingfeng

“…In order to deeply understand the new situation and demand for flood control in the upstream of Beijiang River and ensure the safety of key flood control and protection objects in the upstream, the Pearl River Delta in the downstream, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, research was conducted on the practical dispatch results of the "22·6" and "24·4" Beijiang major floods. Based on the traceability analysis method, the factors that limit the flood control capacity of the Wantou Reservoir were clarified, and practical experience was summarized. …”
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Empirical test of the participation paradox in conservation and development by Nabin Baral, Joel T. Heinen, Marc J. Stern

“…Qualitative analyses revealed five major themes for motivation to participate: influence in the community; personal incentives; conservation; improving access to natural resources; and feelings of accomplishment. …”
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Chlorophyllin Bait Formulation and Exposure to Different Spectrum of Visible Light on the Reproduction of Infected/Uninfected Snail Lymnaea acuminata by Navneet Kumar, D. K. Singh, Vinay Kumar Singh

“…Control of snail population is major tool in reducing the incidences. Variation in light intensity and wavelength caused significant changes in reproduction pattern of snails. …”
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Essential Oils May Lead α-Synuclein towards Toxic Fibrils Formation by Dina Morshedi, Mahour Nasouti

“…Inappropriately, the effects of fibrillation inhibitors, baicalein and cuminaldehyde, were modulated in the presence of M. communis. However, major components of M. communis did not induce fibrillation and also the effect of M. communis was limited on other fibrinogenic proteins. …”
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VALIDASI ST EUROPEAN QUALITY OF LIFE-5 DIMENSIONS (EQ-5D) VERSI INDONESIA PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI PUSKESMAS KOTAGEDE II YOGYAKARTA by Andriana Sari, Nidia Yuni Lestari, Dyah Aryani Perwitasari

“… Hypertension is a major risk factor for the occurrence of deaths from non-communicable diseases in the world. …”
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Excess mortality due to COVID-19 in Thailand between the pandemic and post-pandemic periods by Atthasit Dul-amnuay, Udomlack Peansukwech, Chattarikorn Hanapun, Amod Sharma

“…After the pandemic, excess deaths in some provinces were elevated but did not reach statistical significance. Pneumonia was the major contributor to the deaths. In conclusion, Thailand experienced excess mortality during both the pandemic and post-pandemic periods. …”
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