Characterising COVID-19 empirical research production in Latin America and the Caribbean: A scoping review. by Cristián Mansilla, Cristian A Herrera, Laura Boeira, Andrea Yearwood, Analia S Lopez, Luis E Colunga-Lozano, Eva Brocard, Tatiana Villacres, Marcela Vélez, Gabriel Di Paolantonio, Ludovic Reveiz

“…All titles and abstracts, and full texts were screened by two independent reviewers. Data from included studies was extracted by one reviewer and checked by a second independent reviewer.…”
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A cross-sectional study of the current status of psychological health and its correlation with academic performance in medical students: taking medical students in a medical univer... by Han Chunhong, Han Chunhong, Ding Jingjing, He Huan, Zheng Peiyao, Zhang Xiaona, Yang Xiaowen, Zheng Aiming

“…The PHQ-9 scores and major categories were identified as independent factors influencing the average GPA.ConclusionThe undergraduates face significant challenges in depression, anxiety, insomnia, and perceived stress, and these have negative effects on their academic performances; in particular, the depressive symptoms and perceived stress can significantly reduce their academic performances. …”
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Retrospective Observational Study on the Characteristics of Pain and Associated Factors of Breakthrough Pain in Advanced Cancer Patients by Rongrong Fan, Xuying Li, Siyu Yang, Xiaofan Bu, Yongyi Chen, Ying Wang, Cuiling Qiu

“…BTP pain intensity was independently associated with bloating. Symptom numbers were an independent factor and positively associated with BTP episodes. …”
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Calcium Activation of the Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cells by Zeina W. Sharawi, Sawsan M. Khatrawi, Qiaochu Wang, Hongzhao Zhou, Kedra Cyrus, Gai Yan, Becky Hoxter, Bassem R. Haddad, Mary Beth Martin

“…Our previous study shows that heavy metal cadmium activates the AR through a ligand-independent mechanism. Cadmium mimics calcium in biological systems due to their similar ionic charge and radius. …”
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Clinical Differences between Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Guangming Dai, Yajuan Ran, Jiajia Wang, Xingru Chen, Junnan Peng, Xinglong Li, Huojin Deng, Min Xiao, Tao Zhu

“…Collectively, blood EOS was independently associated with lymphocyte%, NS%, PCT, and AG in AECOPD patients. …”
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Strategies to Lower In-Hospital Mortality in STEMI Patients with Primary PCI: Analysing Two Years Data from a High-Volume Interventional Centre by Alexandru Burlacu, Grigore Tinica, Igor Nedelciuc, Paul Simion, Bogdan Artene, Adrian Covic

“…Uni- and multivariate analysis were performed to identify independent predictors for in-hospital mortality. Results. …”
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Comparative effects of gong’s mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial by Fareeha Amjad, Hasha Asghar

“…Results of independent t test used to calculate across the group differences indicated that Gong’s Mobilization was more effective in reducing disability (SPADI)(p < 0.001) and improving ROM(p < 0.001), meanwhile both groups were equally effective in reducing NPRS scores(p = 0.78). …”
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A Novel Energy-Efficient Reception Method Based on Random Network Coding in Cooperative Wireless Sensor Networks by Yulun Cheng, Longxiang Yang

“…In OR, the sensor nodes in intermediate cluster generate the independent coding vector through simple forwarding or decoding-recoding manners opportunistically, so that the number of received packets can be reduced. …”
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THE RISKS OF THE FORMATION OF THE SOCIAL STATE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE PROBLEM OF SOCIALIZATION OF CERTAIN SECTORS OF SOCIETY by I. Loskutova, M. Sinyaev

“…Skills are needed to make unconventional, independent decisions in conditions of constant changes of the social environment and the accompanying technosphere and the ability to build social networks independently or incorporated into existing ones. …”
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Nogeens: watter kerk vergesél die Groot Trek? by P. J. Strauss

“…The argument further goes that the church which accompanied the Great Trek was a church independent of the DRC. In this article, documents and arguments show that the church on the Great Trek was indeed the DRC. …”
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Learning Bounds of ERM Principle for Sequences of Time-Dependent Samples by Mingchen Yao, Chao Zhang, Wei Wu

“…Many generalization results in learning theory are established under the assumption that samples are independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.). However, numerous learning tasks in practical applications involve the time-dependent data. …”
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ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO INCREASE BRAND LOYALTY AMONG RUSSIAN TELEVISION CHANNELS by M. Nemirovskaya, V. Yakusheva

“…In combination with negative factors indirectly affecting the implementation of loyalty programs, taking into account the existing methods of other industries, a minimum independent evaluation of the effectiveness of loyalty, which can serve as an idea for new marketing developments, and will contribute to the development of scientific research in this economical area, has been suggested.…”
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Tumour Calcification and Calciphylaxis in End-Stage Renal Disease by Jia Di, Zhenxing Jiang, Min Yang

“…Although soft tissue and vascular calcifications are common in CKD and progress as an independent risk factor of all-cause mortality, tumour calcification and calciphylaxis are uncommon in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). …”
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treeducken: An R package for simulating cophylogenetic systems by Wade Dismukes, Tracy A. Heath

“…Abstract Cophylogenetic methods describe discordance between non‐independent phylogenies. Simulation is necessary for testing cophylogenetic methods, but few simulators exist that are capable of generating data under explicit and biologically meaningful models. …”
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The Bacterial Microflora of Fish, Revised by B. Austin

“…More modern culture-independent approaches have permitted the recognition of previously uncultured bacteria. …”
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Shaping the competitive advantages of travel agencies over online services in today’s environment by E. A. Frolova

“…While some consumers only use the services of professional travel organisers, others travel on their own, preferring independent tourism. The article examines major trends in the tourism industry, reviews the market and gives recommendations on what challenges and opportunities to create a competitive advantage over online resources, aggregators in the fight for the consumer should pay attention to travel agencies as one of the key players in the market of travel services.…”
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Supporting Preemptive Multitasking in Wireless Sensor Networks by Emanuele Lattanzi, Valerio Freschi, Alessandro Bogliolo

“…Supporting the concurrent execution of multiple tasks on lightweight sensor nodes could enable the deployment of independent applications on a shared wireless sensor network, thus saving cost and time by exploiting infrastructures which are typically underutilized if dedicated to a single task. …”
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Motivation of Research and Innovation by A. V. Luk’yashko, A. A. Manko, O. V. Smorchkova

“…First of all, it is typical for graduates of the graduate school, Ph.D. degree and continuing professional self-improvement, as a part of doctoral studies, and through independent programs. This generates obvious advantages of joint development of the sphere of professional management and scientific-educational environment.…”
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Does Inclusion in the Sustainability Index Contribute to the Financial Performance of the Companies: Evidence from Developing Countries by Füsun Küçükbay, Begüm Güler

“…ROA (Return On Assets) is used for the dependent variable, while independent variables are debt/equity ratio, company size, operational ratio and the Sustainability Index. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF INTERCHANNEL CORRELATION OF THE DESIRED SIGNALS, BEING COMBINED, ON MULTICHANNEL DETECTORS PERFORMANCE, USING METHODS OF SELECTION BY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM by V. G. Bartenev, G. V. Bartenev, V. K. Bityukov, V. E. Kutepov

“…It has been shown that minimum selection method is less effective than the maximum one for independent channels. Minimum selection method approaches efficiency of the maximum selection one when considering interchannel desired signal correlation. …”
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