Effects of the Proactive Interdisciplinary Self-Management (PRISMA) Program on Online Care Platform Usage in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled... by Esther du Pon, Nanne Kleefstra, Frits Cleveringa, Ad van Dooren, Eibert R. Heerdink, Sandra van Dulmen

“…During a six-month follow-up period in 2014-2015, usage (number of log-ons and time spent per session) of an online care platform (e-Vita) aimed at improving T2DM self-management was assessed. …”
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Generalization of artificial neural network for predicting methane production in laboratory-scale anaerobic bioreactor landfills by M.J. Zoqi

“…This study aimed to enhance methane production rates and decrease biostabilization time in municipal solid waste treatment. It addressed the research gap in applying and generalizing neural networks to predict biogas production based on laboratory-measured parameters.METHODS: Two distinct systems were utilized for leachate treatment. …”
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How do staff work in NHS hospital operations management meetings to support resilience in everyday service delivery? A qualitative study by L. Sutton, C. Tarrant, J. Willars, T. Coats, M. Simmonds, D. Mclean, A. Boyle, K. Dreesbeimdiek, S. Richter, A. Oyedijo, D. Roland

“…These meetings play an important role in the achievement of resilient performance over time. However, little is known about the work that takes place within these meetings in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service. …”
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Endoscopic-Assisted Multivessel Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Experience of the First 100 Procedures by De Qing Görtzen, Fleur Sampon, Naomi Timmermans, Joost Ter Woorst, Ferdi Akca

“…The median operation time was 3.3 hours (interquartile range, 3.0–3.7 hours), and the median hospital stay was 4.0 days (interquartile range, 3–4 days). …”

A similar feature point matching method for aerial electric power tower images based on a one-ring neighborhood of vertices by Chen Keyu, Guo Jufu, Wang Weijun, Lei Bo, Huang Hui, Luo Lijing

“…Finally, by using a texture feature point matching method based on the principle of similarity, the similarity between the real-time image and the reference image features is calculated for matching, and combined with the Babbitt coefficient to remove mismatched feature points, accurate matching of similar feature points in aerial electric power tower images is achieved. …”
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Potential Strategies Applied by <i>Metschnikowia bicuspidata</i> to Survive the Immunity of Its Crustacean Hosts by Ji Zhang, Bingyu Li, Bingnan Zuo, Xiaodong Li

“…In addition, we applied multiple means to evaluate a series of candidate reference genes and found that <i>PMA1</i> in combination with <i>ACT1</i> is the most suitable choice for accurate normalization in quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) assays. Thus, we used this combination as the reference and performed qRT-PCR verification of several DEGs. …”
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Quinoid to benzenoid transition-driven glutathione sensing: Dual-emission carbon dots and smartphone-based ratiometric fluorescence analysis by Al-Montaser Bellah H. Ali, Ashraf M. Mahmoud, Yousef A. Bin Jardan, Aya M. Mostafa, James Barker, Mohamed M. El-Wekil

“…This mechanism, utilized for the first time in GSH detection, offers a distinct advantage over previous methods that primarily relied on GSH's complexation capabilities. …”
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Assessment of effectiveness of oral supplementation of isolated fiber of carrot on metabolic parameters in mature rats by Maria Rosana Ramirez, Debora Manuale, Juan Carlos Yori

“…Blood samples were collected at the time of sacrifice. The weights of heart, liver, kidneys and spleen of the experimental rats with respect to body weight were recorded. …”
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Refining α-synuclein seed amplification assays to distinguish Parkinson’s disease from multiple system atrophy by James A. Wiseman, Clinton P. Turner, Richard L. M. Faull, Glenda M. Halliday, Birger Victor Dieriks

“…Early diagnosis of MSA is problematic, and seed amplification assays (SAAs), such as real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC), offer the potential to distinguish these diseases through their underlying α-synuclein (α-Syn) pathology and proteoforms. …”
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Usefulness of Magnetoinertial Wearable Devices in Neurorehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Marco Iosa, Manuela de Sanctis, Aurora Summa, Elena Bergamini, Daniela Morelli, Giuseppe Vannozzi

“…After neurorehabilitation, this last parameter increased more in CPI (35%) than in CPB (6%, p=0.017 for the interaction group per time). The results of the questionnaires showed that therapists agreed with the usability (100% judged it as “easy to use”) and usefulness of the MIMU-based assessment in defining patient-oriented interventions (87%). …”
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Mosquito‐derived ingested DNA as a tool for monitoring terrestrial vertebrates within a peri‐urban environment by Christine Chivas, Adam Stow, Andrew Harford, Thomas J. Mooney, David Loewensteiner, Kate Montgomery, Anthony Chariton

“…However, these approaches are time‐consuming and skewed toward the detection of large and/or common species. …”
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Cell-free supernatants from plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus albus strains control Aspergillus flavus disease in peanut and maize seedlings by Lai Loi Trinh, Kim Ngoc Le, Hoang Anh Le Lam, Hoai Huong Nguyen

“…These were characterized using rapid chemical assays and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-quadrupole time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-QTOF/MS), combined with bioinformatic tools such as Global Natural Product Social Molecular Networking (GNPS) and Natural Products Atlas (NPAtlas). …”
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The role of the Kazan school of journalistic education in the training of national journalists by V.Z. Garifullin

“…The first half of the 1990s was a rather difficult but interesting time for the sphere of higher education. We have begun to search for the optimal system of educational process, which would significantly improve the professional training of journalists and meet the new needs that have arisen in the information market of the country in connection with the sharp transformation of the socio-political system. …”
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Epidemiological profile trends and cost of pediatric sickle cell disease in Brazil from 2008 to 2022 by Luiza Telles, Paulo Henrique Moreira Melo, Luana Baptistele Dornelas, Gabriele Eckerdt Lech, Natália Zaneti Sampaio, Ayla Gerk, Madeleine Carroll, Cristina Pires Camargo

“…Descriptive and inferential analyses, including time series and ARIMA regression, were employed. …”
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Development and investigation of common wheat lines of winter cultivar Bezostaya 1 with combinations of dominant alleles of VRN-1 loci by E. V. Chumanova, T. T. Efremova, Y. V. Kruchinina, L. A. Pershina

“…The unequal influence of different alleles of VRN-1 loci on the duration of the growing period has also been shown; however, there is little information on the effect of the combination of different alleles on heading time. In developing genotypes having different alleles of dominant VRN genes on the base of the same genetic background, it is necessary to study the genetic effects of VRN genes on the duration of the growing season and the individual developmental phases, as well as on productivity. …”
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FORMATION OF VALUE CHAINS FOR GREEN HYDROGEN by Svitlana O. Fedulova, Oleksandr A. Pivovarov, Andrii Ya. Kalynovskyi

“…The study analytically proves that, even though hydrogen has almost three times the energy content of transportation fuel, it is still almost three times more expensive to use than other fossil fuels under today’s conditions and prices. …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…A total of 304 eligible pregnant women aged 20–39 years, diagnosed with threatened miscarriage, will be enrolled during 5–12 weeks of gestation and randomized equally to receive either oral dydrogesterone (40 mg stat, followed by 10 mg three times a day) or oral micronized progesterone (200 mg two times a day) up to one week after stoppage of bleeding or if bleeding does not stop, then treatment will be continued till a maximum of 14 weeks of gestation (unless miscarriage is confirmed earlier or the investigator decides to prolong treatment for better outcome or if bleeding relapses). …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnancies with Uterine Leiomyomas by Caner Kose, Busra Korpe, Tugba Kinay, Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Ali Turhan Caglar, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…It was found that cases with leiomyomas ≥7 cm, compared to those with <4cm, had deliveries at earlier gestational weeks (36w6/7±2d vs. 37w+6/7±2d, p=0.018) and had lower newborn birthweight (2849.44±516.74 g vs. 3237.5±350.6 g, p<0.001), longer operation time (105.92±34.78 min vs. 68.21± 22.31 min, p<0.001) and a higher rate of neonatal intensive care unit requirement (48.1% vs. 13.7%, p<0.001). …”
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Excerpts from The Freedom Fight: A Novel of Resistance and Freedom. by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“…Thirdly, since its publication in 1970, it has withstood the test of time as the premier example of “ìjìnlẹ̀ Yorùbá.”     …”
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ارزیابی بیان فاکتور رشد عصبی (Nerve Growth Factor) NGF در مغز نوزاد موش صحرایی به دنبال مواجهه با پرفلئورواکتانویک اسید... by ستار دوغی, زین العابدین شریفی دستجردی, ناظم قاسمی

“…در گروهای دریافت‌کننده‌ی PFOA، این ترکیب بصورت روزانه گاواژ گردید. 20 روز بعد از زایمان، مغز موش‌های نوزاد خارج شده و با استفاده از روش‌های ELISA و Real Time PCR، بیان فاکتورهای رشد عصبی مورد بررسی قرار گرفت.یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد که میانگین بیان ژن NGF در گروه‌های دریافت‌کننده‌ی PFOA و بویژه در گروه mg5PFOA/ نسبت به سایر گروه‌ها افزایش معنی‌داری داشت (0/001 ≥ P). …”
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