Knowledge and Perceptions of Stakeholders on the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 in India: A Cross-sectional Study by Gadde Praveen, Anitha Akkaloori, Divvi Anusha, Shivashankar Kengadaran, Kalava Bhavana, Anil Budumuru

“…However, 60.2% of the participants were uncertain about whether the NDC would operate with sufficient autonomy and independence in decision-making. The National Exit Test (Dental) was perceived as the ideal method to get a practicing license and to apply for postgraduate courses by 68.8% of the participants. …”
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Chine-Malaisie (vue de Malaisie) : menace ou relation consensuelle inscrite dans la continuité ? by Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux

“…Rather, deepening ties have benefited Muslim Malays and the conservative nationalist party, the United Malays National Organization (in power since independence in 1957) more than the “ethnic business” and Chinese Malaysian population. …”
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Atrial fibrillation and cognitive impairment: mechanisms, influencing factors, and prospects by Li-Juan Huang, Jian-Shu Chen, Yu-Zhe Song, Peng Chang

“…However, research reveals that AF itself is independently associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment. …”
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External Validation of UDCA Response Score in Slovak and Croatian Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Jakub Gazda, Martin Janicko, Sylvia Drazilova, Ivica Grgurevic, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Tomas Koller, Beatrica Bodorovska, Maja Mijic, Ivana Mikolasevic, Ivana Knezevic Stromar, Branislav Kucinsky, Matej Gazda, Peter Jarcuska

“…Ursodeoxycholic acid response score (URS) is a prognostic model that estimates the baseline probability of treatment response after 12 months of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Aim. To independently evaluate the predictive performance of the URS model. …”
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NOS2 as a prognostic biomarker for early-onset colorectal cancer based on public data and clinical validation analysis by Chaoqun Xing, Lipeng Zhao, Weiwei Zou, Xie Peng, Xiao-Liang Xing, Jie Li

“…The results showed the immune-related gene nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) was independently associated with the poor prognosis of EOCRC patients in both TGCA and GEO database. …”
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Microbiome turnover during offspring development varies with maternal care, but not moult, in a hemimetabolous insect by Cheutin, Marie-Charlotte, Boucicot, Manon, Meunier, Joël

“…Overall, these results provide new insights into our understanding of the (in)stability of the prokaryotic microbiome in hemimetabolous insects and its independence from moult. More generally, they question the role of microbiome acquisition through maternal care in maintaining family life in species where this behaviour is facultative.…”
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Medical and Psychological Risk Factors for Incident Hypertension in Type 1 Diabetic African-Americans by Monique S. Roy, Malvin N. Janal, Alec Roy

“…Multivariate analyses showed that higher hostility scores and overt proteinuria were significantly and independently associated with the development of hypertension in this population. …”
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Metabolomics to Identify Unclassified Uremic Toxins: A Comprehensive Literature Review by Raymond Vanholder, Griet Glorieux, Angel Argiles, Stéphane Burtey, Gerald Cohen, Flore Duranton, Laetitia Koppe, Ziad A. Massy, Alberto Ortiz, Rosalinde Masereeuw, Dimitrios Stamatialis, Joachim Jankowski

“…For the selected molecules, the literature was screened for arguments regarding toxic (harmful), beneficial, or neutral effects in experimental or clinical studies. Findings were independently crosschecked. In total, 103 molecules were selected. …”
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Autonomy characterization as a key indicator of learning-to-learn skills in medical students by Yolanda Cabrera Macìas, Annia Esther Vizcaíno Escobar, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Ernesto José López González, Ernesto López Cabrera

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> autonomy allows students to think for themselves, critically and independently, take into account different points of view and act accordingly. …”
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The Impact of Peatland Damage and Its Influence on Food Security Policy in Sungai Apit Sub-District in 2023 by Albintani Muchid, Susanto Agus, Zebua Ben Hansel Notatema, Wasillah Asiah, Harirah Zulfa

“…The deterioration of peatlands will have a considerable impact on food security, which is of strategic importance with regard to social resilience, economic stability, political stability, national resilience, and national independence. This research project has the following objectives: (1) to identify food security policies and peat management policies in the Sungai Apit District; (2) to analyze the impact of peatland damage on food sustainability in the Sungai Apit District; and (3) to analyze the relationship between food security policies and peat management in the Sungai Apit District. …”
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An Adaptive Handover Prediction Scheme for Seamless Mobility Based Wireless Networks by Ali Safa Sadiq, Norsheila Binti Fisal, Kayhan Zrar Ghafoor, Jaime Lloret

“…Furthermore, handover decisions are performed in each MN independently after knowing RSS, direction toward APs, and AP load. …”
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Canadian Occupational Performance Measure Supported by Talking Mats: An Evaluation of the Clinical Utility by Vita Hagelskjær, Mette Krohn, Pia Susanne Christensen, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen

“…The study originates from an assumption that some of these clients are able to participate independently in the COPM interview by using a visual material. …”
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Study on the heat transfer characteristics of mine roadway surrounding rock under periodic airflow temperature: Numerical simulation and experimental validation by Mingyan Guo, Yueping Qin, Dongyang Han, Fei Tang, Shibin Wang, Hairong Wang

“…Then we discretized the model and designed a solution program independently. Finally, a similar heat transfer experiment platform for roadway surrounding rock was set up and the simulation results were verified. …”
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Rwandan Farmers’ Perceptions of the Acoustic Environment and the Potential for Acoustic Monitoring by Destiny Kwabla Amenyedzi, Micheline Kazeneza, Frederic Nzanywayingoma, Philibert Nsengiyumva, Peace Bamurigire, Emmanuel Ndashimye, Anthony Vodacek

“…A chi-square test of independence indicates a significant relationship between farmers’ consideration of technology for farm monitoring and their attitudes toward sound monitoring. …”
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Role of Age, Comorbidity, and Frailty in the Prediction of Postoperative Complications After Surgery for Vulvar Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study with the Development of a Nomog... by Giovanni Delli Carpini, Francesco Sopracordevole, Camilla Cicoli, Marco Bernardi, Lucia Giuliani, Mariasole Fichera, Nicolò Clemente, Anna Del Fabro, Jacopo Di Giuseppe, Luca Giannella, Enrico Busato, Andrea Ciavattini

“…The AACCI (0–64 points) and BMI (0–100 points) were independently associated with a risk of complications. …”
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Percutaneous thoracostomy with thoracic lavage for traumatic hemothorax: a performance improvement initiative by Michael A Vella, Ryan Peter Dumas, Jeremy W Cannon, Ali Ali, Jay Yelon, Carl A Beyer, Martha M Brinson, Nathaniel McLauchlan, Sarah M Joergensen

“…Objectives Percutaneously placed small-bore (14 Fr) catheters and pleural lavage have emerged independently as innovative approaches to hemothorax management. …”
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Amorphous calcium phosphate-coated surfaces as a model for bone microenvironment in prostate cancer by Rebeca San Martin, Prijoyit Das, Tianchun Xue, Morgan Rose Brown, Renata Dos Reis Marques, Michael Essington, Adrian Gonzalez, Rachel Patton McCord

“…Results: We find that prostate epithelial cell lines show increased adhesion and proliferation when cultured in these amorphous calcium surfaces, accompanied by independence from androgen starvation. We observe gene expression changes on ACP surfaces in early adenocarcinoma cell lines which match alterations relevant to prostate cancer progression. …”
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Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and growth hormone deficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tingting Kong, Yunpeng Gu, Lei Sun, Run Zhou, Jie Li, Junping Shi

“…Screening, quality evaluation and data extraction were carried out independently by two authors. Analyses used random or fixed effects models, including NAFLD prevalence, NASH prevalence, odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Renal Anemia Control in Lithuania: Influence of Local Conditions and Local Guidelines by Edita Ziginskiene, Vytautas Kuzminskis, Kristina Petruliene, Ruta Vaiciuniene, Asta Stankuviene, Inga Arune Bumblyte

“…The aim of this study was to assess the changes of renal anemia control in hemodialysis patients from early independence of Lithuania till nowadays and to evaluate the link of anemia with hospitalization rates and survival and hemoglobin variability in association with mortality. …”
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Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Junyu Chen, Shuxia Yan, Haiyan Yin, Dan Lin, Ziqi Mei, Zichun Ding, Meng Wang, Yamei Bai, Guihua Xu

“…Material and methods Two authors independently searched EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang and Weipu databases up to October 20, 2023 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the application of VR in improving the gait and balance function in the elderly. …”
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