Generating evidence on screening, diagnosis and management of non-communicable diseases during pregnancy; a scoping review of current gap and practice in India with a comparison of... by Theophilus Lakiang, Sonali Abner Daniel, Kauma Kurian C, Minashree Horo, Shumayla Shumayla, Sunil Mehra

“…Similarly, to keep this momentum, the current United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG: 3.1) aims at reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, and this can be achieved by addressing high-risk pregnancy contributing to significant mortality and morbidity. …”
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Association of predicted fat mass, predicted lean mass and predicted percent fat with diabetes mellitus in Chinese population: a 15-year prospective cohort by Lu Liu, Xiaoping Chen, Chao Ban, Shanshan Jia, Sen He

“…Objectives With body mass index (BMI) failing to distinguish the mass of fat from lean, several novel predicted equations for predicted fat mass (FM), predicted lean mass (LM) and predicted per cent fat (PF) were recently developed and validated. …”
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Vaccination and Mortality of Patients with a Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19): A Global Approach by N. A. Benuni, A. S. Kotusov, F. S. Adzhieva, A. E. Kucher, K. A. Tolmacheva, V. N. Dushuk, R. V. Maslennikov

“…The countries with gross domestic product per capita corrected for purchasing power parity (GDP PPP) over $-10,000 were selected for an ecologic study. …”
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Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells improve bone regeneration in diabetes mellitus animal model with apical periodontitis by Eric Priyo Prasetyo, Pravinna Saravanan, Deaniddo Kharisna, Christina Immee Wijanarko, Mefina Kuntjoro, Nike Hendrijantini, Evelyn Tjendronegoro

“…The teeth were left open for 7 days following access cavity and pulp extirpation, then the rats’ teeth were endodontically treated and randomly allocated into 4 groups (5 rats per group). The first and second groups was ended at 30 days (C30) and 60 days (C60) and labelled as control. …”
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Mechanical properties and microbial assessment of additively manufactured diamond and gyroid Ti-6Al-4V ELI scaffolds for interbody fusion cages applications by Mohit Kumar, Vijay Kumar Meena, Suman Singh

“…The total organic carbon and hydrocarbons values reported were also under permissible limit as per ISO 19227.Results demonstrated several advantages such as higher endurance strength of diamond scaffolds over gyroid scaffolds, highly corrosion resistance and negligible bio burden limits.…”
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Incidence and Predictors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children Who Received Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Historical Cohorts Study 2009–2019 by Fassikaw Kebede, Habtamu Tarekegn, Mulugeta Molla, Dube Jara, Abebe Abate

“…The overall incidence rate and the median (±IQR) time of PTB reported were determined as 5.86 per 100 child years (95% CI: 4.58, 7.5) and 17.8 (±11) months, respectively. …”
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EXamining the feasibility of exerCisE to manage symptoms of Lupus (EXCEL): a protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study by John Reynolds, Katie Hesketh, Matthew Cocks, Megan Quickfall, Alex J Wadley, Scott Green, Jet Veldhuijzen Van Zanten

“…The aim of each 12-week plan will be to complete 150 min of moderate (60–70% heart rate max, HRmax) or 90 min of vigorous exercise (>70% HRmax) per week. SLE-Ex will be encouraged to exercise independently (without support) from weeks 13–18. …”
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Synthesized chitosan/ iron oxide nanocomposite and shrimp shell in removal of nickel, cadmium and lead from aqueous solution by M. Keshvardoostchokami, L. Babaei, A.A. Zamani, A.H. Parizanganeh, F. Piri

“…Based on the experimental sorption capacities, 58, 202 and 12 mg of Ni, Cd and Pb per g of Chitosan-Fe2O3 nanocomposite as adsorbent respectively, confirm that combination of Fe2O3 nanoparticles with chitosan makes a more efficient adsorbent than chitosan and chitin. …”
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Investigation on Nonuniform Extension of Hydraulic Fracture in Shale Gas Formation by Zhiheng Zhao, Youcheng Zheng, Yili Kang, Bo Zeng, Yi Song

“…In Changning shale block, multicluster hydraulic fracturing with 4-6 clusters in a stage has been employed in 300-400 m well spacing, and diversion technology, limited-entry perforation (36-48 perforations per stage), high flow rate (16 m3/min), and small-sized ceramic proppant (100 mesh) are used to get better shale gas production. …”
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Reusable Tourniquets as Potential Transmitters of Infection: A Microbiological Analysis by Julia Szymczyk, Monika Kurpas, Bartosz Krasiński, Katarzyna Zorena, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska

“…Bacterial contamination on the surfaces of the tourniquets was measured using Columbia agar blood medium and expressed as colony-forming units (CFUs) per cm². Results: Significant bacterial loads were detected on reusable tourniquets, with contamination levels varying by location and duration of use. …”
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Healthcare Workers’ SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Four Hospital Outbreaks during Delta Variant Prevalence in Sydney, Australia by Danielle Hutchinson, Mohana Kunasekaran, Haley Stone, Xin Chen, Ashley Quigley, Aye Moa, C. Raina MacIntyre

“…Data were extracted on HCW cases of SARS-CoV-2 from four hospitals, including the number of HCW cases (per NSW Health definition), clinical setting, PPE guidelines, and evidence of increasing local transmission. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Metabolic Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cli... by Biljana Lakić, Ranko Škrbić, Snežana Uletilović, Nebojša Mandić-Kovačević, Milkica Grabež, Mirna Popović Šarić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ivan Soldatović, Zorica Janjetović, Anastasija Stokanović, Nataša Stojaković, Momir Mikov

“…Subjects were treated with 500 mg tablets of UDCA or placebo administered three times per day (total dose of 1500 mg/day) for eight weeks. …”
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SpaceCAM: A 16 nm FinFET Low-Power Soft-Error Tolerant TCAM Design for Space Communication Applications by Itay Merlin, Benjamin Zambrano, Marco Lanuzza, Alexander Fish, Avner Haran, Leonid Yavits

“…It tolerates up to 5 soft errors per 144-bit row, provided the minimum Hamming distance between stored data patterns (such as the Active Control List (ACL) rules) is 26. …”
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Influence of Sowing Date and Humic Acid Application on <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill. Growth, Yield, and Essential Oil Composition by Ahmed Samy, Said S. Soliman, Sayed S. A. Abdel-Rahman, Wagdi S. Soliman, Ahmed M. Abbas

“…The results revealed that early sowing on 15th October and enrichment with 5 kg ha⁻¹ of HA significantly enhanced plant height, stem diameter, branch number, umbels per plant, and fruit yield. The highest fruit yield (2684 kg ha⁻¹) and essential oil yield (27.3 L ha⁻¹) were obtained from plants sown on 15th October and treated with 5 kg ha⁻¹ HA. …”
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Effect of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate on Mortality, Hatching Rate of Eggs and Abnormality of Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus Sauvage) Larvae by E. Supriyono, L. Lisnawati, D. Djokosetiyanto

“…The results of study showed that the exposure of 18.0 mg LAS per liter water could put to death all the fertilized eggs and larvae be abnormal.  …”
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The Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Data from a General Hospital in Athens, Greece, 2007–2013 by Marios Panagiotou, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kostikas, Maria Paraskeua, Ekaterini Velentza, Maria Kanellopoulou, Vasiliki Filaditaki, Napoleon Karagiannidis

“…The incidence of pulmonary NTM infection and disease was 18.9 and 8.8 per 100.000 inpatients and outpatients, respectively. …”
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Hemoglobin A1c to Detect Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Population of Wardha District in India by Shilpa Gaidhane, Ranjit Sah, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Nazli Khatib, Shital Telrandhe, Sonali Choudhari, Abhay Gaidhane

“…The new cut point of 6.34% on DCA gives substantial net benefit at a 40% probability risk, identifying 31 additional cases per 100 individuals at risk of T2DM and reducing the false positive by 47%. …”
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Colonic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence and Survival by Zhiqiang Liu, Yan Sun, Yongfeng Li, Jingyuan Zhao, Shihong Wu, Zibo Meng, Heshui Wu

“…The incidence was rare, only 0.018 per 100,000. It had an annual percentage change (APC=−0.7728) without statistical significance (P=0.5127) while the incidence of other GISTs increased from 2000 to 2015, with an annual percentage change of 3.9% (P=0.0001). …”
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Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Inadequate toothbrushing practice is define as brushing teeth less than two times per day. Inadequate toothbrushing during adolescence can lead to oral health problems and disease burden in adults. …”
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Evaluating the reflux suppression properties of Gaviscon Infant powder with different milk formulations using an in vitro model of the infant stomach by Fiona McLaughlin, Jeanine Fisher, Mark Atherton, Cathal Coyle

“…Each experiment was repeated six times per formulation in a random order. Gaviscon Infant combined with each milk formulation produced a lower height of refluxate versus the negative control. …”
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