Lower serum magnesium level is an important risk factor for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents hypo-responsiveness in hemodialysis patients by Hayam Hebah, Shaimaa Abdelmegied, Dina Osman, Lina Khedr

“…Methods A cross-sectional observational study included 80 prevalent hemodialysis patients. …”
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Drastic Improvements in Air Quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Outbreak by Rasa Zalakeviciute, Renne Vasquez, Daniel Bayas, Adrian Buenano, Danilo Mejia, Rafael Zegarra, Valeria Diaz, Brian Lamb

“…The spatial evolution of atmospheric pollution using observed surface and satellite data, showed different results for the two major cities: Quito and Guayaquil. …”
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Validation of Hydraulic Mechanism during Blowout Trauma of Human Orbit Depending on the Method of Load Application by Marcin A. Zmuda Trzebiatowski, Paweł Kłosowski, Andrzej Skorek, Krzysztof Żerdzicki, Paweł Lemski, Mateusz Koberda

“…The nonlinear dynamic analysis of both numerical models showed that the potential fracture was observed in the second variant only, embracing a relatively large area: both medial and lower wall of the orbit. …”
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Modeling the role of healthcare access inequalities in epidemic outcomes by Oscar Patterson-Lomba, Muntaser Safan, Sherry Towers, Jay Taylor

“…These insights shed light on the possible impact that increasing levels of inequalities in healthcare access can have on epidemic outcomes, while offering plausible explanations for the observed empirical patterns.…”
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Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock by Seth Offei Addo, Ronald Essah Bentil, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, Jane Ansah-Owusu, Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-Mensah, Eric Behene, Victor Asoala, James C. Dunford, John Asiedu Larbi, Philip Kweku Baidoo, Michael David Wilson, Joseph W. Diclaro, Samuel K. Dadzie

“…However, adult Hyalomma truncatum was observed to have a significant association with the anal region (p<0.001). …”
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Deformation behaviour and microstructure characteristics of aluminium alloy cylindrical toothed parts by an innovative crossed-axes helical rolling process by Kun Li, Chao Zhang, Ming Chang, Shengdun Zhao

“…Results show that mass refined grains were observed in the microstructure from the tooth bottom and flank regions, and the average grain size significantly decreased from 7.6 μm of the original blank to 1.5 and 1.2 μm, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Zirconia Surfaces after Strong-Acid Etching and Its Effects on the Shear Bond Strength of Dental Resin Cement by Yongsang Lee, Kyung Chul Oh, Na-Hong Kim, Hong-Seok Moon

“…The etched surface of zirconia could be observed using SEM, and the phase transformations resulting from each surface treatment were detected by XRD. …”
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Effect of HLA-G5 Immune Checkpoint Molecule on the Expression of ILT-2, CD27, and CD38 in Splenic B cells by Hana Rohn, Cordula Lang, Sabine Schramm, Falko M. Heinemann, Mirko Trilling, Anja Gäckler, Oliver Witzke, Peter A. Horn, Vera Rebmann

“…In the presence of HLA-G5, increased expression of the ITIM-bearing Ig-like transcript (ILT-2) was observed on B cells, but its expression was not affected by stimulation with CMV antigens. …”
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Dynamics of qubit entanglement in three-qubit Jaynes–Cummings model for biseparable intial states by Alexander R. Bagrov, Eugene K. Bashkirov

“…It is shown that for intense thermal fields of the resonator the effect of instantaneous death of entanglement is observed, while the time intervals between death and revival of entanglement of qubits depend essentially on the choice of their initial biseparable state. …”
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Restless legs syndrome without insomnia and antenatal depressive symptoms by Kazuhide Tezuka, Yuka Ito, Daisuke Nishi

“…RLS without insomnia was positively associated with antenatal depressive symptoms, as well as insomnia without RLS and RLS with insomnia: the odds ratio was 2.44 (95% confidence interval, 1.09–5.46) for RLS without insomnia, 3.83 (2.78–5.28) for insomnia without RLS, and 5.80 (2.42–13.92) for RLS with insomnia, compared to neither RLS nor insomnia. Conclusions We observed the positive association between RLS without insomnia and antenatal depressive symptoms, suggesting the importance of assessing and treating RLS without insomnia during pregnancy for the reduction of antenatal depressive symptoms.…”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jie Yang, Chuanmei Liu, Lingling Li, Xiongwen Tu, Zhiwei Lu

“…Increased RDW level was observed in COPD patients with PH compared with COPD patients without PH, with 15.10 ± 1.72% versus 13.70 ± 1.03%, respectively (p<0.001). …”
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Influence of Parent Stressors on Adolescent Obesity in African American Youth by Lauren Allport, MinKyoung Song, Cindy W. Leung, Kellye C. McGlumphy, Rebecca E. Hasson

“…There were no significant relationships observed between other parent stressors and adolescent BMI or waist circumference. …”
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Gastrointestinal side effects in hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving transarterial chemoembolization: a meta-analysis of 81 studies and 9495 patients by Nathalie Arendt, Maria Kopsida, Jaafar Khaled, Markus Sjöblom, Femke Heindryckx

“…The type of chemotherapy agent influenced prevalence of GI-side effects, with high prevalences observed for agents such as zinostatin and cisplatin. …”
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Coconut residues increase light fraction of organic matter and water retention in semi-arid sandy soil under irrigated cultivation by Isnara Evelin Barbosa da Silva, Magnus Dall’Igna Deon, Davi José Silva, Francisco Alisson da Silva Xavier, Ana Paula Guimarães Santos, Diana Signor

“…The highest C contents in the fraction >53 µm and the highest soil water retention were observed three years after the deposition of coconut shells on the surface, which suggests the need for reapplying the residues after this period to maintain the benefits.…”
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Overcoming educational inequity for the urban poor through community-based schools: a case study of gajahwong school in Yogyakarta by Rahma Widyana, Bidta A. Hriday

“…Data were collected through participatory observation and in-depth interviews with one community leader, two school administrators, two teachers and two classroom volunteers. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Land Use Carbon Balance and Its Response to Urbanization: A Case of the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Xinling Jiang, Xu Chu, Xinyu Yang, Ping Jiang, Jing’an Zhu, Zhongyao Cai, Siqi Yu

“…Carbon emission intensity displayed a decreasing trend, with the most significant reductions observed in the middle reaches. (2) Land use carbon balance exhibits significant positive spatial correlation, with cities in the northeastern lower reaches and southwestern upper reaches forming “high–high” and “low–low” net carbon emission clusters. (3) Urbanization and per capita net carbon emissions followed an inverted “N”-shaped curve, with turning points at around 30% and 85% urbanization. …”
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Separation and Determination of Fe(III) and Fe(II) in Natural and Waste Waters Using Silica Gel Sequentially Modified with Polyhexamethylene Guanidine and Tiron by Svetlana Didukh, Vladimir Losev, Elena Borodina, Nikolay Maksimov, Anatoly Trofimchuk, Olga Zaporogets

“…It was found that quantitative extraction of Fe(III) and its separation from Fe(II) were attained at pH 2.5–4.0, while quantitative extraction of Fe(II) was observed at pH 6.0–7.5. An intensive signal with g=4.27, which is characteristic for Fe(III), appeared in EPR spectra of the sorbents after Fe(II) and Fe(III) sorption. …”
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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

“…Objective This study investigates Saudi Arabian physiotherapists’ perspectives on direct access to physiotherapy (DAPT) services, focusing on perceived benefits, barriers and implementation in clinical practice.Methods A cross-sectional observational study design was used. Data collection occurred between December 2022 and June 2023 via an online structured questionnaire distributed through email and text messages. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Peroral Endoscopic Shorter Myotomy versus Longer Myotomy for Patients with Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Han Zhang, Xinyi Zeng, Shu Huang, Huifang Xia, Lei Shi, Jiao Jiang, Wensen Ren, Yan Peng, Muhan Lü, Xiaowei Tang

“…SM and LM are comparable in providing treatment efficacy for achalasia patients, whereas less operation time and lower incidence of post-POEM abnormal esophageal acid exposure are observed in SM.…”
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Assessment of Reductions in Emission-driven Air Pollution during the Beijing Olympic Games, Shanghai World Expo, Guangzhou Asian Games and Wuhan COVID-19 Lockdown by Ying Li, Haoxiang Xu

“…In this study, we applied this method to quantify emission-driven impacts on the observed air quality changes during the three largest international socioeconomic mega-events in China, namely, Shanghai World Expo in 2010, Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010. …”
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