Effects of forearm rotation on wrist flexor and extensor muscle activities by Kazuhiro Ikeda, Koji Kaneoka, Naoto Matsunaga, Akira Ikumi, Masashi Yamazaki, Yuichi Yoshii

“…We initially measured muscle strength and electromyographic activity (integrated electromyographic value per second) at maximum voluntary output towards wrist extension and flexion in a neutral position. …”
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Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Based Fast and Accurate Inductor Modeling and Design by Thomas Guillod, Panteleimon Papamanolis, Johann W. Kolar

“…The proposed ANN-based model can compute <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$50^{\prime}000$</tex-math></inline-formula> designs per second with less than <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3 \%$</tex-math></inline-formula> deviation with respect to 3D FEM simulations. …”
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Prevalence and economic costs of diarrheal illness among adult slum dwellers in Khulna City, Bangladesh by Faijan Bin Halim, Mohammed Ziaul Haider

“…Results: The highest prevalence of diarrheal illness was at the age group 30-39 (31%), among illiterate (46%) and married (92%) slum dwellers who were living in small families with ≤ 4 household size (66%), and with a household income level ≤ 5,000 BDT per year. Awareness of diseases was the only negative predictor of diarrheal illness (P < .05). …”
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Characterization of children’s prospective prescription review and exploration of factors influencing the success of interventions by Qiang Wen, Chuang Yang, Bangjian Deng, Yi Zhang, Lin Song

“…Outpatient medication costs per capita decreased by 3.2%, from ¥320.7 to ¥310.5. …”
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Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Andie Hartanto Djohan, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ping Chai, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Huay-Cheem Tan, Ching-Hui Sia

“…The study outcome was self-reported worsening of cardiovascular symptoms and its association with the type of mask worn, duration of mask worn per day, and intensity of physical activities during mask use. …”
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Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Changes 2005–2020 Jagorawi Highway Corridor by Tiara Pratiwi Kusumah Wardani, Lilik Budi Prasetyo, Yudi Setiawan

“…Visual analysis method was used to identify and classify the eight land use types per each period of Landsat image series. A simple overlay method was applied to determine the effect of the factors of distance from JT Jagorawi, from arterial collector roads, from GT Jagorawi, and from the government center; and population density. …”
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Investigating the Use of Open Air Burnt Sorghum and Wheat Straw Ashes to Soften Hard Water. by Bainomugisha, Jonan

“…Further analysis on the treated water showed that the Color, TDS, Turbidity, PH and Alkalinity increased by 75%, 297%, 55%, 27.5% and 12% respectively for WSA at 20 grams of ash per liter of water and 75%, 306%, 90%, 29.5% and 17% respectively for sorghum straw ash at 22.5g/l. …”
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Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp) by Damian, Kajunguri, Elisha B., Are, John W., Hargrove

“…Because females only produce a single offspring approximately every 10 days, imposing a death rate of greater than about 3.5% per day will ensure the eradication of any tsetse population. …”
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Analysis of Bacteriological Quality of Domestic Water Sources in Kabale Municipality, Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Johnson, Runyonyozi

“…Samples collected and analyzed during the wet season for total coliforms did not conform to WHO drinking water quality guideline value of no detection per 100 ml. The study concludes that the majority of spring water sources are located in less than 20 meters away from residential areas with significant paved areas, the presence of septic tanks and pit latrines. …”
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The Impact of Girl-Child School Dropout on The Economic Development in Nyamirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Tumukurate, Innocent

“…Domestic chores should be reduced per girl child during school hours. The community should participate in school activities both academic and non-academic activities. …”
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Impact of Essential Newborn Care Education on Knowledge and Practice of New-Born Care Among Nurses in Rural Primary Health Centres in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. by Clementina, Eze N., Christiana, Elusoji I., Okafor, Christiana N., Emeh, Augusta N., Obi, Ihuoma A., Odira, Chika C. H., Onyeabor, Juliana O., Nwafor, Amuchechukwu V., Ohanme, Eugene O.

“…Methods: This study was a one group per-test and post-test intervention design. The components of ENC considered were: New-born initiation of breastfeeding, thermoregulation, new-born cord care, newborn eye care, initiation of breathing and administration of vitamin K. …”
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Education of Nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. by Clementina, Nkiru Eze, Christiana, Elusoji I., Christiana, Nkiru Okafor, Augusta, Nkechi Emeh, Amuchechukwu, Veronica Nwafor, Ihuoma, Obi A., Odinakachukwu, Onyeabor Juliana, Ohams, Ohanme Eugene

“…Despite the improvement, there were gaps in knowledge and practice of the components of ENC amongst the nurses in rural PHCs and affected were the level of knowledge of Eye care 40(41.6%) - per-intervention, and least knowledge of cord care 70 (72.9%) and eye care 90(93.8%) - post-intervention. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices on Land Cover in Bubare Sub-County Rubanda District. by Kembabazi, Naome

“…The findings also indicated that land use practices impacted the environment, with outcomes such as improved crop quality (18%), increased yield per acre (20%), and enhanced food security (36%). …”
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Effect of High Population Growth Rate on Economic Performance in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District Uganda. by Aijuka, Godwin

“…The study recommended that family planning programs should be designed to provide information, services, and modern means of fertility control to those who are interested and the study recommended that the government should use several methods to control high population growth such as one or two children per family policy, girl child education through giving them scholarships.…”
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Initial clinical experience with [177Lu]Lu-PNT2002 radioligand therapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: dosimetry, safety, and efficacy from the lead-in cohort o... by Aaron R. Hansen, Stephan Probst, Jean-Mathieu Beauregard, Benjamin L. Viglianti, Jeff M. Michalski, Scott T. Tagawa, Oliver Sartor, Ronald F. Tutrone, Orhan K. Oz, Kevin D. Courtney, Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Luke T. Nordquist, Medhat M. Osman, Kim N. Chi, Richard Sparks, Noble George, Sara M. Hawley, Wenting Wu, Jessica D. Jensen, Neil E. Fleshner

“…Participants received up to 4 cycles of [177Lu]Lu-PNT2002 at 6.8 GBq (± 10%) intravenously per cycle every 8 weeks. Dosimetry (planar + SPECT/CT [n=7]; planar only [n=20]), safety, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response, objective response rate (ORR), and radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) per blinded independent central review were assessed.ResultsOf 34 individuals screened, 32 underwent PSMA-PET/CT; 27 met all eligibility criteria. …”
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Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing. by Rosemary Hiscock, Nicole H Augustin, J Robert Branston, Anna B Gilmore

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Nielsen electronic point of sale (EPOS) data (May 2015 to April 2018) were used to calculate real (inflation adjusted) monthly price per stick overall, by cigarette type (FM and RYO) and by seven market segments. …”
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Comparación de un hemoglobinómetro portátil (Verio Q Red) con los resultados del laboratorio clínico en la práctica clínica habitual by Boris Trenado-Luengo, Rosa García-Sierra, Verónica Moreno Gómez, Marina Montenegro Calvo, Jordi Anguita Lapido, Pere Torán-Monserrat

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Geohazard features of the Gulf of Naples and Pontine Islands (Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea) by Francesca Budillon, Eleonora Martorelli, Alessandro Conforti, Giovanni De Falco, Alessandro Bosman, Gabriella Di Martino, Marco Firetto Carlino, Martina Misuraca, Sara Innangi, Martina Pierdomenico, Andrea Sposato, Renato Tonielli, Daniele Casalbore, Roberto Capperucci, Aida Maria Conte, Francesco G. Falese, Michela Ingrassia, Ennio Marsella, Cristian Montanaro, Eleonora Morelli, Roberto Sisinni, Francesco L. Chiocci

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Citizen science platforms can effectively support early detection of invasive alien species according to species traits by Pablo González‐Moreno, Ana A. Anđelković, Tim Adriaens, Christophe Botella, Jakovos Demetriou, Rita Bastos, Sandro Bertolino, Celia López‐Cañizares, Franz Essl, Živa Fišer, Milka Glavendekić, Marc Herremans, Philip E. Hulme, Viola Jani, Dimitra Katsada, Periklis Kleitou, Nicola La Porta, Katharina Lapin, Marta López‐Darias, Vanessa Lozano, Angeliki F. Martinou, Damiano Oldoni, Esra Per, Stephanie Rorke, Helen E. Roy, Karl‐Manfred Schweinzer, Kristijn Swinnen, Elena Tricarico, Joana R. Vicente, Maarten de Groot, Michael J. O. Pocock

“…However, time lags were not affected by the overall activity of citizen platforms per country. Synthesis and applications. Multi‐species citizen science platforms for reporting nature sightings are a valuable source of information on early detection of IAS even though they are not specifically designed for this purpose. …”
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Ovarian stimulation alternatives for in vitro production of embryos in water buffaloes by Alexis Bandeo, José Luis Konrad, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Marina J. Sansinena, Gustavo Crudeli, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…The number of collected oocytes per OPU did not vary between treatments (p>0.05). …”
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