Hypertension in Non-Type 2 Diabetes in Isfahan, Iran: Incidence and Risk Factors by Mohsen Janghorbani, Ashraf Aminorroaya, Masoud Amini

“…Multivariate analyses showed that male gender, older age, higher triglyceride, and higher systolic BP were significantly and independently associated with the development of HTN in this population. …”
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Classificação da cobertura da terra na região da ilha do Bananal usando imagens multitemporais PALSAR-2/ALOS-2 by Jorge Bohrer Marques, Osmar Abilio de Carvalho Junior, Fernando Campagnoli, Humberto Navarro de Mesquita Júnior, Roberto Arnaldo Trancoso Gomes, Renato Fontes Guimarães

“…In the Amazon region, the constant presence of cloud cover and smoke makes the use of radar images more adequate for operating independently of these barriers. The present research aims to propose a methodology to classify land use and coverage from PALSAR-2/ALOS-2 multitemporal images in the region of Bananal island. …”
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Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism and essential hypertension: An updated systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. by Iwan Dakota, Muhamad Fajri Adda'i, Rido Maulana, Ignatius Ivan, Renan Sukmawan, Bambang Widyantoro

“…BsmI polymorphism is independently associated with lower EH risk in recessive homozygotes, with no significant associations found for ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms.…”
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Academic Literacy Development among Master’s Degree Students in the Process of Studying a Foreign Language in Professional Communication by O. M. Sherekhova

“…Consistent writing skills training makes it possible to realize the requirements for academic literacy, namely: the ability to critically think, analyze information, accept and respect someone else’s point of view, create new knowledge, express ideas in a well-structured and accessible form, work independently, as well as evaluate the results of work. …”
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The effects of exercise on neuromuscular function in people with chronic neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Angelo Marco Dirito, Deepa Abichandani, Ferozkhan Jadhakhan, Deborah Falla

“…Studies of interest were trials investigating neuromuscular adaptations to a program of exercise targeting the neck muscles (>2 weeks) in people with chronic non-specific neck pain. Two reviewers independently screened the studies and performed data extraction, risk of bias assessment, and rated the overall certainty of the evidence (GRADE).…”
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Proposed reference intervals of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels in older Japanese populations by Tsuyoshi Isojima, Akira Shimatsu

“…We have previously published normative data of serum IGF-1 levels for the Japanese population aged 0–77 years by combining and analyzing previously reported references, which were separately and independently constructed, to properly reflect data in the transition period. …”
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Enhancing Hand Rehabilitation Through Interactive Design by Xiaotian Sun, Sitong Lu, Jiaqi Fan

“…The incorporation of real-time feedback mechanisms further amplifies the efficacy of the rehabilitation process, propelling patients toward greater independence and self-assurance. Specially from an emotional point of view, the elements, such as functionality, design, color, material, and human-computer interaction, based on user needs, would be analyzed to summarize some core requirements. …”
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Coregistration of Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging with a Preliminary Investigation of the Spatial Colocalization of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 Exp... by Mary E. Loveless, Jennifer G. Whisenant, Kevin Wilson, Andrej Lyshchik, Tuhin K. Sinha, John C. Gore, Thomas E. Yankeelov

“…Tumor volumes from each data set were segmented independently by two investigators and coregistered using an iterative closest point algorithm. …”
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A Novel Mathematical Approach to Define the Genes/SNPs Conferring Risk or Protection in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Based on Auto Contractive Map Neural Networks and Gra... by Massimo Buscema, Silvana Penco, Enzo Grossi

“…We have divided the ALS dataset into two dataset: Cases and Control dataset; we have applied to each one, independently, the AutoCM algorithm. Six genetic variants were identified which differently contributed to the complexity of the system: three of the above genes/SNPs represent protective factors, APOA4, NOS3, and LPL, since their contribution to the whole complexity resulted to be as high as 0.17. …”
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Self-Testing of Vision in Age-Related Macula Degeneration: A Longitudinal Pilot Study Using a Smartphone-Based Rarebit Test by Christina Winther, Lars Frisén

“…Test scores were evaluated on an individual basis, by contrasting observed trends with the clinical status recorded at independently scheduled clinical examinations. Results. …”
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Does Cataract Surgery Improve the Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration? A Meta-Analysis by Yuanyuan Liu, Qinhua Cai

“…We planned to include cohort trials of eyes affected by both cataract and AMD in which cataract surgery would be compared to no surgery. Two reviewers independently evaluated the search results against the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 8 trials were included for this meta-analysis. …”
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Sources of psychological and emotional discomfort of students and methodological ways to overcome it by Elena V. Maksimyuk

“…An analysis of the answers showed that the majority of respondents are ready to independently solve the problems of psycho-emotional discomfort by improving knowledge, more thorough preparation for classes, raising self-confidence, as well as by timely solving emerging issues and constructive dialogue with the teacher. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Therapeutic Effects of Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Rodent Models of Hemorrhagic Stroke by Conglin Wang, Bo Yan, Pan Liao, Fanglian Chen, Ping Lei

“…Standardized mean differences (SMDs) and confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model. Three authors independently screened the articles based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Evaluation of Olgun Çocuk Dergisi [Mature Child Magazine] (1935) within the Scope of Raising National and Historical Consciousness of Children by Tolgahan Ayantaş, Cengiz Dönmez

“…The study found that the journal included sub texts related to the Surname Act (1934) in society and efforts of simplification of language, mentioned the Dardanelles War and the War of Independence, stressed the virtues of the Turkish Nation and significance of Atatürk as a leader and tried to raise nation and history awareness in children by this way. …”
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Physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors in predicting outcomes for neck and thoracic pain: Protocol for a systematic review. by Rabea Begum, Alison Rushton, Alaa El Chamaa, David Walton, Paul Parikh

“…Two reviewers will independently perform study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment (QUIPS, Quality in Prognostic Studies tool), and quality assessment (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation).…”
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The impact of earthworms on collembolan (Collembola) communities in grass mono- and polycultures by Izabella Olejniczak, Grzegorz Makulec

“…We found that soil layer (Kruskal-Wallis test: N=432, H=18.25, P=0.0004), biodiversity of grass culture (N=432, H=14.59, P=0.0001) and the period of the season (N=432, H=24.24, P=0.0000) had an important effect on densities of collembolan communities independently of earthworms presence (N=432, H=1.99, P=0.16). …”
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Analyzing the Causes and Factors Affecting the Gender Wage Gap (In Light of the Principle of Equal Pay in International Labor Law) by Fatemeh Nowrouzi

“…Unequal wages during working years have their effects on gender inequality throughout life, and lower income reduces women's economic independence throughout life, and Its consequences are evident in old age in salaries and income during retirement. …”
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Next decade of telecommunications artificial intelligence by Ye OUYANG, Lilei WANG, Aidong YANG, Maulik SHAH, David BELANGER, Tongqing GAO, Leping WEI, Yaqin ZHANG

“…It has been an exciting journey since the mobile communications and AI were conceived 37 years and 64 years ago.While both fields evolved independently and profoundly changed communications and computing industries, the rapid convergence of 5G and AI is beginning to significantly transform the core communication infrastructure, network management and vertical applications.The individual roadmaps of mobile communications and artificial intelligence in the early stage were firstly outlined, with a concentration to review the era from 3G to 5G when AI and mobile communications started to converge.With regard to telecommunications artificial intelligence, the progress of AI in the ecosystem of mobile communications was further introduced in detail, including network infrastructure, network operation and management, business operation and management, intelligent applications towards BSS ＆amp; OSS convergence, verticals and private networks etc.Then the classifications of AI in telecom ecosystems were summarized along with its evolution paths specified by various international telecommunications standardization bodies.Towards the next decade, the prospective roadmap of telecommunications artificial intelligence was forecasted.In line with 3GPP and ITU-R’s timeline of 5G ＆amp; 6G, the network intelligence following 3GPP and O-RAN routes, experience and intention driven network management and operation, network AI signaling system, intelligent middle-office based BSS, intelligent customer experience management and policy control driven by BSS＆amp; OSS convergence, evolution from SLA to ELA, and intelligent private network for verticals were further explored.It concludes that with the vision AI will reshape the future B5G/6G landscape, and we need fully take the unprecedented opportunities.…”
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County Differences in Mortality among Foreign-Born Compared to Native Swedes 1970–1999 by Björn Albin, Katarina Hjelm, Jan Ekberg, Sölve Elmståhl

“…Latest county of residence independently explained higher mortality among foreign-born persons in all but four counties; OR varied from 1.01 to 1.29. …”
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A data-driven group retrosynthesis planning model inspired by neurosymbolic programming by Xuefeng Zhang, Haowei Lin, Muhan Zhang, Yuan Zhou, Jianzhu Ma

“…However, current methods often treat each molecule independently, missing the opportunity to utilize shared synthesis patterns and repeat pathways, which may contribute from known synthesis routes to newly emerging, similar molecules, a notable challenge with AI-generated small molecules. …”
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