Retrospective clinical analysis of time to recovery from diabetic ketoacidosis in Ethiopia by Angefa Ayele, Dube Jara, Alo Edin, Digafe Hailu, Mihiret Kifle, Yohannes Fekadu

“…Methods: A retrospective follow-up study was conducted of 316 randomly selected adult diabetic ketoacidosis patients admitted between January 1, 2020, and July 31, 2023. A structured checklist was utilized. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.6 and analyzed with STATA version 17, employing Kaplan-Meier survival curves, log-rank tests, and Cox-proportional hazards models to identify predictors. …”
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A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Biomedical Mg Alloy and Surface Coatings in Orthopedic Application by XinYue Lu, HongXin Cai, Yu Ru Li, Xinru Zheng, Jiahao Yun, Wenhui Li, XiaoYu Geng, Jae-Sung Kwon, Heng Bo Jiang

“…The standard and weight mean differences with 95% confidence intervals were used to analyze new bone formation and degradation rate. Network structure and forest plots were created, and ranking probabilities were estimated. …”
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The Physicochemical and Rheological Properties of Green Banana Flour–Wheat Flour Bread Substitutions by Yasmeen M. Bashmil, Frank Bekes, Michael Ruderman, Hafiz A. R. Suleria, Rudi Appels, Frank R. Dunshea

“…Additionally, the flour color (‘<i>L*</i>’, ‘<i>a*</i>’, and ‘<i>b*</i>’ value) and crumb cell structure analysis were evaluated. Although increasing the amount of GBF replacement generally improved dough quality with all banana cultivars, GBF from Cavendish and Ladyfinger showed a greater improvement than Ducasse. …”
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Temporal associations between microclimate, adult Aedes mosquito indices, and dengue cases at the residence level in Malaysia: Implications for targeted interventions. by Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nazri Che Dom, Biswajeet Pradhan, Siti Aekball Salleh, Rahmat Dapari

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this longitudinal study, field data were collected over 26 weeks using data loggers, gravid oviposit sticky (GOS) traps, and non-structural 1 (NS1) test kits in both non-dengue hotspot (NDH) and dengue hotspots (DH). …”
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VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN UKRAINE AS AN ELEMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM: MODERNITY AND PROSPECTS by Євгеній СЛЮСАР

“…The challenges to the activities of volunteer organizations have been analyzed, the main of which are the uneven distribution of resources, insufficient social protection of participants in the structures, lack of funding, and shortcomings in integration into national security policy programs. …”
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Teeth macroabrasion for determination of dental age and diet in the Illyrian population from the Kopila necropolis on the Island of Korčula, Croatia by Marina Marić, Dinko Radić, Jelena Dumančić, Marin Vodanović, Minja Birimiša, Davorka Radovčić, Hrvoje Brkić

“…Tooth wear changes observed on the analyzed teeth indicate a diet rich in hard, weakly cariogenic food with particles that were probably of inorganic origin, which caused an increased wear of tooth structures. The population was sedentary, agricultural type and the life expectancy was normal for the Late Iron Age. …”
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Prevalence of problematic eating behavior and assessment of awareness on eating disorder among medical students by Aayush Priyam, Sudipta K. Das, Swayanka Samantray, Jayaprakash R. Ravan, Jigyansa I. Pattnaik

“…Socio-demographic data was collected in a semi-structured proforma. The questionnaire was given to the students to fill up. …”
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Ultrasonic characteristics of inserted central catheter related fibroblastic sleeve by Zhifei Ben, Jue Wang, Jinyong Zhan, Kaiying Xu

“…After the removal of the ICC, there was a membrane-like structure adhesion on the surface of the catheter, which was composed of endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, collagen and fibrous connective tissues. …”
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US Deterrence against Russia and China (based on strategic documents of J. Biden administration) by V. I. Batyuk

“…In addition to the alliances inherited from the Cold War, the Biden administration is seeking to develop new ‘bloc structures’ in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD). …”
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Timely Initiation of Antenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, H... by Dagmawit Tessema, Amanuel Kassu, Amanuel Teshome, Ritbano Abdo

“…Data were collected from pregnant women using a pretested structured interview questionnaire. EpiData version 3.1 was used to enter the data, and SPSS version 24 was used to analyze it. …”
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES RELATED TO THE DISPOSAL OF EXPIRED AND UNUSED MEDICATIONS IN HOUSEHOLD IN DUHOK CITY, KURDISTAN REGION, IRAQ by Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Sonia Khalil

“…Between March 6 and June 6, 2023, 250 participants were interviewed in person using a pre-validated structured questionnaire for this cross-sectional study. …”
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南郭寺南山佛法身舍利塔抗震性能研究 by 李灵君, 王秀丽, 苏永, 王鑫, 李晓莲

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Peptide Design for Enhanced Anti-Melanogenesis: Optimizing Molecular Weight, Polarity, and Cyclization by Putri SA, Maharani R, Maksum IP, Siahaan TJ

“…Cyclization of peptides enhances their structural stability, serum resistance, and binding affinity while reducing toxicity. …”
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The organizational challenges of municipal call centers as a health service in Norway-a multiple case study by Linda Grøndal-Eeles, Janne Dugstad, Hilde Eide, Etty Nilsen

“…Results Four types of organizational structures of call centers were identified: 1) call center combined with emergency room; 2) call center combined with other technology; 3) call center combined with ambulant team and 4) call center combined with an advisory department. …”
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A Personalised Optimising Level Adaptation (OLA) Difficulty Algorithm for Scenario Simulations in Professional VR Simulators by Marcin Wolański Robert, Karol Jędrasiak

“…Each scenario was divided into ten blocks of varying difficulty (easy, medium, difficult), dynamically adjusted based on the user's performance. This structure enables rapid adaptation, making it particularly beneficial for fire and rescue training, where realistic, yet scalable, scenario complexity is critical to preparing for unpredictable conditions in the field. …”
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Advancing CNS Therapeutics: Enhancing Neurological Disorders with Nanoparticle-Based Gene and Enzyme Replacement Therapies by Liu S, Li H, Xi S, Zhang Y, Sun T

“…Shuhan Liu,1– 3 Haisong Li,4 Shiwen Xi,1,2 Yuning Zhang,1,2,&ast; Tianmeng Sun1,2,5,6,&ast; 1Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of Ministry of Education, Institute of Immunology, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 2National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 3Cancer Center, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China; 5International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China; 6State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tianmeng Sun; Yuning Zhang, The First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin St, Changchun, Jilin, People’s Republic of China, Email tsun41@jlu.edu.cn; zhangyuning@jlu.edu.cnAbstract: Given the complexity of the central nervous system (CNS) and the diversity of neurological conditions, the increasing prevalence of neurological disorders poses a significant challenge to modern medicine. …”
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Does Democracy Still Fall? A Bibliometric Analysis Two Decade 2004-2024 by Henky Fernando, Yuniar Galuh Larasati, Julia Magdalena Wuysang, Putri Rahmah Nur Hakim, Novita Cahyani

“…However, these studies have not been able to intervene and respond to the structural, cultural, and even spiritual challenges that underlie the difficulty of implementing a democratic political system in the era of globalization. …”
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Amphetamine use as a predictor of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality and morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study of criminal justice clients by Ada Åhman, Jonas Berge, Anders Håkansson

“…In addition, in a criminal justice system, illicit drug use and psychiatric comorbidity is common, whereas structured treatment and follow-up is uncommon, and stimulant use is common in this setting. …”
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Spatial Patterns of Taxonomic, Functional, and Phylogenetic Diversity of Mammals in Southern Mexico by Cintia Natalia Martín‐Regalado, Mario C. Lavariega, Miguel Briones‐Salas

“…As observed globally, functional diversity was higher in temperate areas; however, redundancy was not found in tropical ecosystems but rather in semiarid ones, suggesting that environmental filtering plays an important role in structuring communities. Contrary to expectations, phylogenetic diversity increased in tropical ecosystems, where dispersal events allow species to accumulate through invasion processes. …”
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X-ray emission from hot gas and XRBs in the NGC 5846 galaxy by Kyadampure Anil, Vagshette Nilkanth, Patil Madhav

“…The surface brightness distribution of the X-ray emitting gas in this galaxy exhibit structures in the form of discontinuities due to the presence of a pair of cold fronts at ∼20 \sim 20 kpc. …”
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