Mathematical model for energy savings in blood donations at the Cienfuegos Blood Bank by David Lorenzo Calles, Manuel E. Cortés Cortés

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> the electricity consumption of the Cienfuegos Blood Bank is governed by MINSAP Resolution 299, which regulates electricity consumption at the national level for blood banks. This consumption is 7.56 kW per donation. …”
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Associations between the intake of single and multiple dietary vitamins and depression risk among populations with chronic kidney disease by Chunli Yu, Kun Liu, Weiguo Yao, Dingzhong Tang

“…This study aimed to explore the effects of individual vitamin intakes and the joint effect of the intake of multiple vitamins (including vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, E, and K) on depression risk in participants with CKD.MethodsA total of 3,123 participants with CKD (weighted n = 25,186,480) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database from 2007 to 2014 were included. …”
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Early childhood obesity prevention efforts through a life course health development perspective: A scoping review. by Sheri Volger, Diane Rigassio Radler, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia

“…The health impact of the state-wide and national policies on children under age 6 years remains unclear. …”
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Association of dietary sodium intake with impaired fasting glucose in adult cancer survivors: A population-based cross-sectional study. by Kyuwoong Kim, Hamee Kim, Tae Joon Jun, Young-Hak Kim

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1,052 adult cancer survivors without diabetes were identified from the sixth and seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2013-2018. …”
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Legal deposit in Lithuania in 1945 - 1992 by Ringailė Bagušytė

“…However, even while operating within the limits permitted by the Union Books Palace, the basic functions of legal deposit were fulfilled in the Lithuanian Bibliographic Centre, and the fundamentals for further activities, which continue in the Centre of Bibliography and Book Science of the M. Mažvydas National Library, were developed. …”
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Are Emirati consumers in United Arab Emirates open to alternative proteins? Insights into their attitudes and willingness to replace animal protein sources by Sajid Maqsood, Feyisola Fisayo Ajayi, Hussein Mostafa, Kehinde Ganiyat Lawal, Juliet Mubaiwa, Noora Alantali, Maryam Alshihhi, Meera Aldhaheri

“…Further, the factors that drive willingness to replace meat are investigated.MethodsAn online survey with 1,666 native UAE nationals assessed their knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance of plant-based proteins, microalgae, edible insects, and cultured meat. …”
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Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ahmed Syed, Narjiss Sallahi, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Halima None Bensmail, Abdelilah Arredouani

“…Along with blood collected for the haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test to confirm pre-diabetes, we recorded the age, gender, weight, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, nationality, smoking state and family history of diabetes. …”
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ZÂRÎ’NİN MÂNZÛME-İ ŞEMÂİL-İ ŞERÎF’İNDE HZ. PEYGAMBER’İN AHLAKI by Hakan Temir, Muhammed Karaca

“…Since rhyming words are more effective, fluent, easy to memorize and concise than ordinary speech, his life is also engraved with this elocution. Because nations often inherited their cultural heritage with poetry and transferred them to the next generations with poetry. …”
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Lessons learnt from horse-related human fatalities: Accident analysis using HFACS-Equestrianism by Meredith Chapman, Kate Fenner, Matthew J.W. Thomas

“…Many human-horse related injuries and fatalities are not examined in equestrianism for the purpose of developing safer future risk mitigation practice, often due to the philosophy that horse sport is simply dangerous.This study analysed data from the Australian National Coronial Information System (NCIS) relating to fatalities involving human-horse interaction that occurred between 2000 and 2020. …”
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The Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Pearson’s Chi-Square and Categorical Dependent Variable Models Analyzed for Domains---Effective Clinical Care and Efficiency/Cost Reductio... by Amrita Shenoy

“…**Objectives:** This research aims to measure characteristics of MIPS relevant to National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains, quality measure types, and clinical specialties; categorize MIPS with NQS domains and quality measure types by MIPS specialty types; and quantify the relationship between MIPS specialties, measure types, and two NQS domains, Effective Clinical Care (ECC) and Efficiency/Cost Reduction (E/CR), for years 2017 through 2020. …”
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The trend of phylogenetic and epitope variations of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages in Iran by Mehdi Shabani, Ahmad Nejati, Jila Yavarian, Jila Yavarian, Kaveh Sadeghi, Sevrin Zadheidar, Akram Sadat Ahmadi, Monire Ghadirali, Arghavan Zebardast, Adel Abedi, Mohammad Hossein Najmi, Nazanin-Zahra Shafiei-Jandaghi, Talat Mokhtari-Azad

“…The present study evaluated and compared these important variations among different Omicron sub-lineages in Iran.MethodologyFrom October 2023 to August 2024, high coverage whole genome sequences of 49 SARS-CoV-2 strains were subjected to phylogenetic analysis and evaluation of B cell, CD4+, and CD8+ T cell epitopes in Iran National Influenza Centre.ResultsThe phylogenetic tree exhibited eight Nextstrain clades (21L, 22F, 23B, 23H, 23D, 24A, 24B, and 24C) in 48 studied strains, and one recombinant strain (XDK.1). …”
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Population Health Management to identify and characterise ongoing health need for high-risk individuals shielded from COVID-19: a cross-sectional cohort study by Adrian Pratt, Richard Wood, Charlie Kenward, Sam Creavin, Jennifer A Cooper

“…Objectives To use Population Health Management (PHM) methods to identify and characterise individuals at high-risk of severe COVID-19 for which shielding is required, for the purposes of managing ongoing health needs and mitigating potential shielding-induced harm.Design Individuals at ‘high risk’ of COVID-19 were identified using the published national ‘Shielded Patient List’ criteria. Individual-level information, including current chronic conditions, historical healthcare utilisation and demographic and socioeconomic status, was used for descriptive analyses of this group using PHM methods. …”
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Crimean-Ottoman Factor in the Socio-Cultural System of Russia in Early Modern Times by T. V. Chernikova

“…Since the emergence of the united Moscow state, Russia has developed as a land empire.However, the strategic national task of Russia was not to preserve the medieval patrimony, but to create the prerequisites for its modernization. …”
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Feeding Practices among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Infants in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Habtamu Temesgen, Ayenew Negesse, Temesgen Getaneh, Yibelu Bazezew, Dessalegn Haile, Wubetu Woyraw, Melaku Desta, Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh

“…But, there is no concrete evidence to show the national figure in Ethiopia. Hence, this review and meta-analysis aims to estimate the pooled prevalence of feeding practices among HIV exposed infants in Ethiopia. …”
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First report of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), biotypes B and Q, in soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabales: Fabaceae) in Paraguay by Nancy Noemí Espinoza-Morel, Marta Alicia Fernández-Gamarra, Liliana Noelia Talavera-Stefani, Cinthia Noemí Burgos-Cantoni, Felipe Giménez, Claudia Cabral, Andrés Sanabria-Velazquez

“…The emergence of B. tabaci biotypes has prompted significant research, as these biotypes have been linked to economic damage to crops in several nations of the Americas, including Argentina and Brazil. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of HIV among reproductive-age women (15–49 years) in Africa from 2010 to 2019: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health survey data by Alemu Gedefie, Amare Muche, Anissa Mohammed, Aznamariam Ayres, Dagnachew Melak, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Fekadeselassie Belege Getaneh, Lakew Asmare, Abel Endawkie

“…Intra-cluster correlation coefficient, median odds ratio, and proportional change in variance were used to measure heterogeneity between clusters.ResultsA total of 292,810 unweighted and 293,773 weighted reproductive-age women in 26 African nations were included in this study. The overall prevalence of HIV among reproductive-age women in Africa was 4.34% (95% CI: 4.2, 4.4%). …”
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Self-reported dyspareunia and outcome satisfaction after spontaneous second-degree tear compared to episiotomy: A register-based cohort study. by Mette L Josefsson, Sara Sohlberg, Cecilia Ekéus, Eva Uustal, Maria Jonsson

“…Data were collected from national health and quality registers and online questionnaires at eight weeks and one year. …”
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Use and Outcomes of Dexamethasone in the Management of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction by Frank F. Yang, MD, Elina Serrano, MD, Kyle S. Bilodeau, MD, Michael Weykamp, MD, Caitlin J. Silvestri, MD, Ashleigh C. M. Bull, MD, Brenda Lin, MD, Sara L. Schaefer, MD, Colette Galet, PhD, Luis J. Garcia, MD, FACS, Baraka Gitonga, BS, David T. Kolodziej, BS, Samantha Esposito, BS, Molly Parker-Brigham, BS, Rohan Luhar, BS, Avinash Mamgain, MS, Kendrick C. Brown, BS, Summer Dewdney, MD, Thea P. Price, MD, FACS, Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, Sarah Knerr, PhD, Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, FACS, Dionne A. Skeete, MD, FACS, Katherine N. Fischkoff, MD, FACS, David R. Flum, MD, FACS

“…The use of dexamethasone to restore bowel function is recommended in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for mSBO. …”
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Adaptive clinical trial of AZD7442 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in immunosuppressed patients highly vulnerable to infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus (RAPID-PROTECTION): protocol for a m... by Ernest Choy, Kerenza Hood, Emma Thomas-Jones, Eleanor Barnes, Keith Wilson, Christian H Ottensmeier, Debbie Harris, Adrian Hill, Mark Tuthill, Richard Adams, Catherine Porter, Katie Ewer, Sian Griffin, Rebecca Tangney, Joanne Euden, Shirley Pringle, Lawrence Raisanen, Ruby Ray, Lisette Sheena Nixon, Melanie Varley, Craig Bodman, Paola Cicconi, Vivien Dagley, Steven Knapper

“…The immunological effect of the study interventions will be determined by comparison of the results of immunological assessments at baseline and subsequent timepoints.Ethics and dissemination The trial protocol was approved by the research ethics committee of the National Health Service (reference 22/HRA/0359), Health Research Authority and Health and Care Research Wales on 25 July 2022. …”
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Uncontrolled Hypertension and Behavioral Risk Factors among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yemisirach Sisay, Hana Abera, Tolesa Diriba Biratu, Tesfaye Girma Legesse

“…The WHO states that it is the most prevalent risk factor for death and disability worldwide, particularly in developing nations. The goal of the current study was to investigate behavioral risk factors for uncontrolled hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in Ethiopia. …”
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