Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by K. Al Oweidat, S. A. AlRyalat, M. Al-Essa, N. Obeidat

“…We included patients with a diagnosis of OSA who had Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) greater than or equal to five. We classified patients into REM-related OSA according to either the broad definition (AHIREM/AHINREM ≥ 2) or the strict definition (AHIREM > 5 and AHINREM < 5 with a total REM sleep duration of at least 30 minutes), and patients with AHIREM/AHINREM less than two were classified as NREM-related OSA. …”
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Physiotherapists’ perspectives on the implementation of direct access to physiotherapy services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hosam Alzahrani, Razaz Shaheen, Osama Mohammed, Elaf Marouf

“…The study included licensed physiotherapists currently working in Saudi Arabia.Results The study included 401 participants, with a nearly equal distribution of 203 males (50.6%) and 198 females (49.4%). …”
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The effect of different bioceramic root canal sealer removal protocols on the bond strength of composite to coronal dentin in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: an ex vivo study by Arzu Şahin Mantı, Cemile Kedici Alp

“…Ultrasonic-15 and ultrasonic-30 groups showed equal SBS values ​​in the non-diabetic group (p = 0.001), while the highest SBS was seen in the ultrasonic-30 subgroup in the diabetic dentin group. …”
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Effects of HIIT Model Progressive Sprint-Release and TUJA Shuttle Run in increasing aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, and speed: a comparative study in female volleyball athlet... by Tutur Jatmiko, Rizky Muhammad Sidik, Nining Widyah Kusnanik, Tri Setyo Utami, Muhammad Labib Siena Ar Rasyid, Wahyu Renandi Aji

“…Results: The results of the paired sample t-test showed that the PSR group and TUJA group were equally able to increase aerobic capacity (p <0.05), anaerobic capacity (p <0.05), and speed (p <0.05). …”
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High sensitivity c-reactive protein and homocysteine in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease by Marisol Peña Sánchez, Cesarina Lisselotte Torres Vázquez, Melany Betancourt Loza, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Marianela Arteche Prior, María Caridad Menéndez Saiz

“…Moderate and high cardiovascular risk occurred in equal proportions (46.8%). There were statistical differences in the relationship between cardiovascular risk and age (p=0.00); but neither the time of evolution nor the risk factors of the disease showed this behavior. …”
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Development of an Orientation-independent Handheld Nebulizer by Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Wei-Ren Ke, Yu-Mei Kuo, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Abstract This work aimed to develop and evaluate a miniaturized handheld vibrating mesh nebulizer (MHVMN) that functions equally well in any orientation. The MHVMN, which comprises a a power supply unit, a vibrating mesh plate, and a liquid reservoir equipped with either a flat end orifice tube (FEOT) or a traditional wick for delivery, was primarily tested using deionized water and a 0.9% sodium chloride solution. …”
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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…The analysis involves statistical data on the socio-economic situation in Russian regions that attract educational migrants, and the results of a survey of out-of-town students of Kazan Federal University.The study found that both the university and the city are equally important bases for educational strategies for the majority of applicants. …”
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Effect of gallic acid on ram semen spermatological parameters at +4 &#8304;c storage by Şükrü Güngör, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Ayhan Ata

“…The mixed ejaculates were divided into four equal aliquots and samples were extended with tris containing 0 mM (control), 2 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM gallic acid and they were stored at 4°C. …”
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A Spatial&#x2013;Temporal Difference Aggregation Network for Gaofen-2 Multitemporal Image in Cropland Change Area by Chuang Liu, Liyang Bao, Zhiqi Zhang

“…In addition, we conduct generalization experiments on the remaining three mainstream datasets, demonstrating that our method is equally applicable to other change detection scenarios.…”
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USE OF GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN DISTANCE LEARNING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN GEOGRAPHY by Vasyl V. Leta, Mykola M. Karabiniuk, Mykhailo M. Mykyta, Mykhailo M. Kachailo

“…Students have the opportunity to master new disciplines in more comfortable conditions for them and in compliance with the principles of equality. At the same time, distance learning involves a wide application of an individual approach to each student, taking into account, in particular, the hardware and software necessary to work with GIS technologies. …”
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Effect of Form on Radiation Absorption in Ab Anbar Domes of Hot and Arid and Cold Climate Using Honeybee & ladybug Plugins by tohid shiri, Mohammad Didehban, Mohsen Taban

“…In the analyzes, uniformity of the dimensions of the Ab Anbars domes were used, so that the optimum dome can be obtained in terms of receiving solar radiation and absorbing heat in the shadowed area. To equalize the domes, the absorption of the sun's radiation of each dome is divided by the amount of shadowing of the same dome.Radiation absorption in hottest day of the year in hat and arid climate and coldest day of year in cold climate were calculated using Energy Plus software Honeybee & ladybug Plugins. …”
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Longitudinal Associations Between Sleep Disturbance Trajectories and Internet Gaming Disorder Mediated by Self-Control: A Six-Wave Longitudinal Investigation by Liu H, Qiao X, Shi X

“…Hongping Liu,&ast; Xiaofei Qiao,&ast; Xuliang Shi College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province, 071002, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuliang Shi, Associate Professor at the College of Education, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, People’s Republic of China, Email shixl163@163.comObjective: The present study aims to analyze the heterogeneous trajectories of sleep disturbance (SD) among college students and to examine whether self-control mediates the association between sleep disturbance trajectories and Internet gaming disorder (IGD).Methods: A total of 4352 students were initially invited to participate, and 4191 (Mage = 19.12, SD = 0.98; 46.9% females) students were included as valid respondents at the first time-point. …”
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Targeted delivery of curcumin and CM11 peptide against hepatocellular carcinoma cells based on binding affinity of PreS1-coated chitosan nanoparticles to SB3 protein by Danial Rahmani, Ramezan Ali Taheri, Mehrdad Moosazadeh Moghaddam

“…The loading of Cur and CM11 was equal to 87% and 65%, respectively, which had a sustained and better release in the acidic environment than in the physiological environment. …”
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Awareness of medical students about standard isolation precautions In Sulaimani City by Bushra M. Ali, Saman A. Mohammed, Balen Tayb Abdullah, Osama Muhammed, Mutasam Fabian, Muhammed Rauf

“…Chi-square test used to get the association, P value which is equal or less than 0.05 was regarded statistically significant. …”
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Effectiveness of carbon dioxide cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Endalamaw Gadisa Belachew, Kassahun Alemu Gelay

“…The highest cure rate was seen when there were two lesions, 94.34% (95% CI:68.21-119.48), and when the size of the lesion was less than or equal to 4, 93.83% (95% CI:68.92-118.75). There was no indication of a significant publishing bias.…”
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Simulation Analysis of Energy Inputs Required by Agricultural Machines to Perform Field Operations by Francesco Paciolla, Katarzyna Łyp-Wrońska, Tommaso Quartarella, Simone Pascuzzi

“…The corresponding direct energy inputs required for the two agricultural operations were equal to 300.3 MJ∙ha⁻¹ and 893.2 MJ∙ha⁻¹, respectively. …”
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أخلاقیات الذکاء الاصطناعى والروبوت دراسة تحلیلیة by د.خدیجة محمد درار

“…This study aimed to identify the concept of artificial intelligence, bystudy the ethical aspects and issues associated with it, and the fears that mayarise from the self-awareness of robots to come up with local policies proposedfor the ethics of artificial intelligence by studying and analyzing the reality ofartificial intelligence policies in the study community, which represent 5 globalpolicies: Information Technology Industry Council Policy ITI, IEEE Global Policy,Laurel Rick and Don Howard Policy in HRI Research, European RoboticsResearch Organization Policy EUORN, the policy of Federal Ministry ofTransport and Infrastructure in Germany.This study concluded with a number of results, the most prominent is :The Arab world is devoid of the ethical policies of artificial intelligence , None ofthe policies in question met the criteria of the Equivalency Standard, which statesthat robots provide all services and functions required for all users of differentcultures, ages, nationalities and economic levels, The policy of the FederalMinistry of Transport and the infrastructure of the Government of Germany hasreceived the highest standards of ethics Artificial intelligence and robot as 48.7%.Where robots are equal to humans in the Actions that will taken when robots failto work, there is a clear need for further development and improvement in thestandards of artificial intelligence robot.  …”
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Ukrainian civil society institutions and organisations activities under special legal regimes by V. V. Pylyp

“…The main measures taken to ensure national security in 2022-2023 under the legal regime of martial law and aimed at regulating the activities of civil society institutions and organisations include: regulating the grounds and procedure for terminating the activities of public associations, religious organisations, trade unions, and their associations; enshrining at the legislative level the areas of volunteer activity, simplifying the procedure for registering volunteers for the anti-terrorist operation and/or measures to ensure national security and defence, repulse and deter the armed aggression of the russian federation; the procedure for the activities of these institutions; adopting the Law of Ukraine "On media" to stimulate a competitive environment, equality and independence of the media and to protect the national interests of Ukraine and the rights of users of media services, etc. …”
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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN INFERTILE WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRY OF INFERTILITY COUPLES IN THE TRANSBAIKAL REGION by Татьяна Евгеньевна Белокриницкая, Наталия Ивановна Фролова, Дмитрий Владимирович Малько

“…The proportion of smoking women was higher among rural residents: 19.4 % vs 34.1 % (p = 0.022). An equal number of comparison groups patients were previously examined for infertility, measured basal temperature, performed an ovulation test. …”
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Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualita... by Elke Mitchell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Krentel, Lucia Romani, Leanne J Robinson, Susana Vaz Nery, John Kaldor, Andrew C Steer, Stephen Bell

“…Future NTD research and control efforts would benefit from a stronger qualitative social science lens to mass drug administration implementation, a commitment to understanding and addressing the social and structural determinants of NTDs and NTD control in complex settings, and efforts to engage local communities as equal partners and experts in the co-design of mass drug administration and other efforts to prevent, treat, control and eliminate NTDs.…”
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