Risk Factors of Noncompliance to Preventive Mass Drug Administration for Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis: A Case-Control Study in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fetene Mihretu, Gebeyehu Tsega, Melesse Belayneh, Mesafint Molla Adane

“…Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire developed through an intensive literature review. …”
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Constraints of S–Pb–Sr Isotope Compositions and Rb–Sr Isotopic Age on the Origin of the Laoyingqing Noncarbonate-Hosted Pb–Zn Deposit in the Kunyang Group, SW China by Hongsheng Gong, Runsheng Han, Peng Wu, Gang Chen, Lingjie Li

“…This deposit was first discovered in the silty and carbonaceous slate of the Middle Proterozoic Kunyang Group that is structurally controlled by thrust faults and anticlines. …”
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Delayed Supplementation Strategy of Extracellular Vesicles from Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells with Improved Proregenerative Efficiency in a Fat Transplantation Model by Shan Mou, Yuan Li, Di Sun, Muran Zhou, Jialun Li, Lifeng Chen, Shaokai Liu, Jie Yang, Peng Xiao, Jing Tong, Zhenxing Wang, Jiaming Sun

“…The migration of HUVECs was assessed using the scratch wound healing assay, whereas the length of tubes and number of vessel-like structures formed by HUVECs were determined using tube formation assay. …”
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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding self-efficacy in newborns: a birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Lívia Mund de Amorim, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Gabriela Fernandes Kern dos Santos, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…Poisson regression with robust variance was conducted to quantify differences in the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy scores between exposed and nonexposed newborns after adjusting for maternal sociodemographic variables (mother’s completed years of schooling, mother’s age, family structure, progenitor status of child, mother’s smoking status), the gestational variables (number of prenatal appointments, gestational age, comorbidities, type of childbirth), and child related variables (sex, birth weight, birth length) as confounders. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on a Rat Model of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion by Pan Long, Weiming Yan, Jianwen Liu, Manhong Li, Tao Chen, Zuoming Zhang, Jing An

“…Thus, our study indicates that the traditional Chinese medicine HXMM could ameliorate retinal edema and rescue the retinal structure and function in BRVO models through promoting occluded vein recanalization, improving microcirculation, and regulating the expression of VEGF-α.…”
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Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Hard Rocks at High Temperature: Applications in Civil Engineering by Mambou Ngueyep Luc Leroy, Foguieng Wembe Marius, Ngapgue François

“…It is the reason for which these results may be useful to characterize the damage and thus predict the dramatic consequences of large temperature fluctuations on engineering structures in the rock.…”
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Perancangan User Interface dan User Experience Aplikasi E-Commerce Kain Batik pada UMKM Rezti’s Batik Menggunakan Pendekatan Design Thinking by Ganda Kurniawan, Fahrobby Adnan, Januar Adi Putra

“…When designing applications, it is necessary to implement a structured User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) to suit the needs of the user and provide comfort for the user. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of PCL/Chitosan/CQD‐Fe Magnetic Nanocomposite for Wound Healing: Emphasis on Gene Expression by Elham Maghareh Abed, Fatemeh Yazdian, Abbas Akhavan Sepahi, Behnam Rasekh

“…The PCL/Cs/CQD‐Fe scaffold was synthesized via electrospinning and was evaluated of morphology, functional groups, and structure through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and x‐ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Permeability-Enhancing and Protective Effect on Small Intestine of Punicic Acid in Different Forms and Their Nanoemulsions With Low Toxicity by Duan D, Xie H, Jiang J, Yang P, Guo Z, Guo X, Chen X, Yao Q

“…The aim of this study is to synthesize a new absorption enhancer, punicic acid ethyl ester (PAEE), with excellent absorption-prompting effect and low toxicity.Methods: The structure of PAEE was confirmed by NMR, MS, IR and UV. …”
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Excess mortality and associated community risk factors related to hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico by Kristen N Cowan, Diego E Zavala, Erick Suarez, José A Lopez-Rodriguez, Omar Alvarez

“…Examining community level characteristics associated with vulnerability to disasters, neighborhoods with higher proportion of people 65 and older, higher proportion of houses being multiunit structures and higher proportion of households with no vehicle, in comparison to other neighborhoods in Puerto Rico,were more likely to have sustained high risk for mortality before and after Maria or increased risk of being a hot spot for chronic disease mortality after Maria.…”
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Health-Related Quality of Life Subdomains in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Gender by Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Richard Dano, Lars Timmermann, Elke Kalbe

“…Therefore, our aim was to reevaluate the PDQ-39 structure and to further explore determinants of HrQoL in PD. 245 PD patients (age: M = 69.64, SD = 8.43; 62.9% male; H&Y: Md = 3.00; cognitive assessment with PANDA: M = 24.82, SD = 3.57) from the baseline database of the Cologne Parkinson Network were used to reevaluate the dimensionality of the PDQ-39 with a principal component analysis (PCA). …”
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Features of using CRM systen in marketing and logistics management of service establishments by Serhii Voitovych, Nadia Bukalo, Igor Zhukov

“…The methodological basis of this research is: logical-structural and system approaches, methods of management and marketing analysis, methods of logical generalization, analysis and synthesis, comparison, etc. …”
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A headspace-gas chromatography method for isopropanol determination in warfarin sodium products as a measure of drug crystallinity by Rahman Ziyaur, Akhtar Sohail, Siddiqui Akhtar, Ciavarella Anthony B., Nguyenpho Agnes, Faustino Patrick J., Khan Mansoor A.

“…IPA is critical in maintaining the WS crystalline structure. Physicochemical properties of the drug and drug product may change when the crystalline drug transforms to amorphous form. …”
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Dynamic responses characteristics of bedrock and overburden layer slope with anchored frame piles based on shaking table test by Lei Wang, Qianhui Pu, Guangpeng Chen, Jing Lian, Changwei Yang, Mingming Dai

“…Abstract To adapt to higher and steeper slope environments, this paper proposes a new type of support structure called an anchored frame pile. The study designed and conducted a series of shaking table tests with three-way loading. …”
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Micro-CT Characterization of Wellbore Cement Degradation in SO42-–Bearing Brine under Geological CO2 Storage Environment by Manguang Gan, Liwei Zhang, Xiuxiu Miao, Yan Wang, Xiaojuan Fu, Mingxing Bai, Xiaochun Li

“…This study provides valuable information on how low pH-induced corrosion and HCO3--induced cement carbonation contribute to structure evolution of wellbore cement in SO42--bearing brine under geological CO2 storage environment.…”
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Qalification assessment practices: new possibilities and constraints by M. N. Kicherova, M. Yu. Semenov, E. V. Zyuban

“…The methodological framework of the research is based on the principles of the activity approach and the concept of structuration, in which the practice of qualifications assessment is viewed as a combination of social relations between individual and collective actors in the space of social and labour relations. …”
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STABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PROFESSIONALS’ EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE by A. M. Beloborodov, E. E. Symaniuk

“…The main zones of this type of intelligence and their structural components which should be developed in future experts were highlighted. …”
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Development and Research of Ion Optics Digital Simulation System for EI Source by Li-na YANG, Xing-chuang XIONG, Zi-long LIU, Xiang FANG

“…In this paper, the ion optical digital simulation system of EI source named Sim-EI-Lens-COM-V1.0 was developed. The geometric structure of each component in the simulation system can be uniformly configured and modified, which is suitable for the simulation of different types of ion optical systems. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Geohelminthiasis among School-Age Children in Jimma City, Ethiopia by Ahmed Zeynudin, Teshome Degefa, Sultan Suleman, Abdulhakim Abamecha, Zuber Hajikelil, Andreas Wieser

“…Data on sociodemographic and potential risk factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. Stool samples from each study participant were collected and examined microscopically using the Kato–Katz technique. …”
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Prominence of Microbiota to Predict Fibrous Stenosis in Crohn’s Disease by Yang X, Pan Y, Gao CP, Li H, Zhang YH, Huang CL, Cao L, Xiao SY, Zhou Z

“…Additionally, we explored functional differences in intestinal microbiota between the two groups.Results: : Our investigation of fecal samples revealed no significant differences in the gut microbiota structure between patients with fibrous stenosis and those without stenosis in CD. …”
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