The Prevalence and Determinants of Hand and Face Dermatitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey by Mohammed Saud Alsaidan, Aisha H. Abuyassin, Zahra H. Alsaeed, Saqer H. Alshmmari, Tariq F. Bindaaj, Alwa’ad A. Alhababi

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered online questionnaire by sending an invitation link to students and employees of Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University in June 2020. A chi-squared test was used to note differences regarding hand and face dermatitis. …”
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The Effect of Diacerein on Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials with Trial Sequential Analysis by Shizhe Guo, Xianshan Guo, Hongya Zhang, Xuan’e Zhang, Zhen Li

“…Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was used to test the reliability of this pooled outcome. Secondary outcomes were glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), lipid profiles, hematological indexes including hematocrit and platelet count, and systematic inflammatory level expressed as a C-reactive protein (CRP) level. …”
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The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior Approach on Complementary Feeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qonita Rachmah, Junaida Astina, Dominikus Raditya Atmaka, Leli Khairani

“…Data was collected by the online method using a validated open-ended self-developed questionnaire for knowledge, while attitude, subjective norms, intention, and self-efficacy were measured using a Likert-scale questionnaire, where participants rated the strength of their belief that they could engage in a specific task. The paired t-test was used to analyze the difference in outcomes measured. …”
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Antagonism of Eucalyptus endophytic fungi against some important crop fungal diseases by Parmida Aleahmad, Leila Ebrahimi, Naser Safaie, Hassan Reza Etebarian

“…Based on the morphological characteristics, 170 isolates were chosen and their antifungal activities were assessed against the aforementioned pathogens in vitro through dual culture and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) tests. Based on the results, five isolates comprising Trichoderma sp. …”
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A Dynamic Modeling Approach: Simplifying DFIG Theory, Simulation, and Analysis by Mehmet Dal, Ralph M. Kennel

“…The accuracy of the proposed stand-alone model is demonstrated by comparative simulation tests performed in parallel operation with two other pre-built models with the same conditions and power size. …”
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Prediction of mortality and prioritisation to tertiary care using the 'OUR-ARCad' risk score gleaned from the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic-A retrospective cohort study from Sou... by Narendran Gopalan, Vinod Kumar Viswanathan, Vignes Anand Srinivasalu, Saranya Arumugam, Adhin Bhaskar, Tamizhselvan Manoharan, Santosh Kishor Chandrasekar, Divya Bujagaruban, Ramya Arumugham, Gopi Jagadeeswaran, Saravanan Madurai Pandian, Arunalatha Ponniah, Thirumaran Senguttuvan, Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan, Baskaran Dhanraj, Vineet Kumar Chadha, Balaji Purushotham, Manoj Vasanth Murhekar

“…The predictive ability was ascertained by the area under the receiver operator characteristics (AUROC) and the goodness of fit by the Hosmer-Lemeshow test and validated using the bootstrap method.<h4>Results</h4>Of 617 COVID-19 patients (325 survivors, 292 non-survivors), treated as per prevailing national guidelines, with a slight male predilection (358/617 [58.0%]), fatalities in the age group above and below 50 years were (217/380 [57.1%]) and (75/237 [31.6%]), p<0.001. …”
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Herpes zoster vaccine and the risk of stroke: a population-based cohort study using linked data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink by Fawziah Marra, Kathryn Richardson, Helen I McDonald, Yoon Kong Loke, Helen Mary Parretti

“…Our study illustrates the importance of robust sensitivity analyses and testing the suitability of causal inference tools for observational vaccine studies.…”
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Extracellular Vesicles Released from Neprilysin Gene-Modified Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Enhance Therapeutic Effects in an Alzheimer’s Disease Animal Model... by HyeJu Jeong, Ok Joon Kim, Seung-Hun Oh, Sanghoon Lee, Han A. Reum Lee, Kee Ook Lee, Boo-Yong Lee, Nam Keun Kim

“…We compared the differences in behavioral tests and immunohistochemical assays between four groups: normal, Aβ1-42 injection, naïve hUC-MSCs, and NEP-enhanced hUC-MSCs. …”
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Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Malaysia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ker Yang Chua, Ker Yung Chua, Karuthan Chinna, Chooi Ling Lim, Maheeka Seneviwickrama

“…Publication bias was investigated using Egger’s test. This review included 33 studies (N=273,710) conducted between 1996 and 2022. …”
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LDWLE: self-supervised driven low-light object detection framework by Xiaoyang shen, Haibin Li, Yaqian Li, Wenming Zhang

“…If the input image is already a low-light image, it is directly input into the encoder. During the testing phase, the model can be evaluated in the same way as a standard object detection algorithm. …”
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Practice and effectiveness evaluation of integrated teaching of life education and hospice & palliative care for undergraduates in a medical college in Shanghai by JING Limei, WANG Jingrong, WANG Hui

“…The Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to quantitatively analyze the objective teaching effect while the thematic analysis method was used to evaluate the subjective learning effect of students.ResultsThrough the integrated teaching practice, the quantitative analysis found that students’ overall evaluation of the course was higher. …”
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Sex differences in the time trends of sepsis biomarkers following polytrauma by Cédric Niggli, Philipp Vetter, Jan Hambrecht, Hans-Christoph Pape, Ladislav Mica

“…Time-dependent inflammatory markers (CRP, PCT, WBC) were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test and binary logistic regression. The Closest Top-Left Threshold Method determined time-specific sepsis thresholds. …”
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Guía para evaluar el desarrollo de las habilidades profesionales del residente de Medicina General Integral en la atención ginecobstétrica by Marta Avilés Martínez, Anays Núñez Herrera, Tania López Otero, Yaan Manuel Quintana Santiago

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> la guía incluye la evaluación de las siguientes habilidades clínicas: examen físico obstétrico, auscultación de la frecuencia cardiaca fetal, examen físico de la puérpera, examen físico de las mamas, colocación y extracción de dispositivo intrauterino, prueba citológica, cepillado de canal y realización de test de Schiller.<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> la guía es de fácil aplicación y permite identificar las dificultades que presenta el residente durante la ejecución del procedimiento. …”
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Identification of novel PfEMP1 variants containing domain cassettes 11, 15 and 8 that mediate the Plasmodium falciparum virulence-associated rosetting phenotype. by Florence E McLean, Brian R Omondi, Nouhoum Diallo, Stanley Otoboh, Carolyne Kifude, Abdirahman I Abdi, Rivka Lim, Thomas D Otto, Ashfaq Ghumra, J Alexandra Rowe

“…These known rosetting PfEMP1 variants fall into two types, characterised by N-terminal domains known as "domain cassette" 11 (DC11) and DC16. Here we test the hypothesis that DC11 and DC16 are the only PfEMP1 types in the P. falciparum genome that mediate rosetting, by examining a set of thirteen recent culture-adapted Kenyan parasite lines. …”
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Influence of Alkali Treatment and Maleated Polypropylene (MAPP) Compatibilizer on the Dry-Sliding Wear and Frictional Behavior of Borassus Fruit Fine Fiber (BFF)/Polypropylene (PP)... by Sumit Nijjar, P. Sudhakara, Shubham Sharma, Sanjeev Saini, Aklilu Teklemariam, V. Mariselvam, Satheesh Kumar Sampath, J. I. Song

“…The wear and frictional behavior of BFF/PP composites with respect to the modifications were evaluated by steel counterface utilizing pin-on-disc test contraption under dry-sliding conditions. The sliding velocity, applied load, and sliding distance were maintained as 2.198 m/s, 9.81–29.43 N, and 4000 m, respectively. …”
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Association between healthy lifestyle choices and mental health among students: a cross sectional study by Yan Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Lihua Huang, Xiaonan Li, Yanyan Zhong

“…We employed Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression to evaluate the association between healthy lifestyle choices and mental health and identify other influencing factors. …”
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Mechanical Response to Load in the Setting of Changes to the Medial Meniscus by Angela Hussain, Muffaddal Madraswala, Jason Koh, Farid Amirouche

“…<b>Method</b>: Seven freshly frozen human cadaveric knees were used in a study to investigate the effects of different meniscal conditions and surgical interventions on the meniscus itself. Four testing scenarios were established: intact knees, knees with partial horizontal cleavage tears (HCTs) of the meniscus, knees with partial meniscectomy, and knees with partial transplantation. …”
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An Experimental Investigation on the Relationship between MS Frequency Response and Coal and Gas Outburst by Quanjie Zhu, Qingsong Li, Yu Feng, Xianwei Heng, Shaoquan Li, Tao Yang

“…First, the AE behavior of coal failure experiment was studied, and an explanation of laws was provided as follows: the fracture behavior of coal sample exhibits certain characteristics of AE response in terms of AE event count, signal amplitude, and frequency; each stage has its own physical meaning during the process of loading test. Based on these laws, CGOB experiments were carried out using a large CGOB physical simulation system with a MS monitoring system. …”
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Clustering Tingkat Risiko Klasifikasi Lapangan Usaha (KLU) Menggunakan Metode K-Means by Jessica Rahmawati Nugroho, Yoyon K Suprapto, Eko Setijadi

“…Clustering validation using the silhouette test, obtained values of variable A and variable B, respectively 0,65 and 0,93. …”
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Evaluation of Knowledge and Practice of Pharmacy Professionals regarding the Risk of Medication Use during Pregnancy in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdu Tuha, Yilak Gurbie, Haftom Gebregergs Hailu

“…There was a significant difference observed for study college and years of experience of the PPs in their score of knowledge test (p=0.020 and p=0.024, respectively). Additionally, there was a difference seen for gender (p=0.030), study college (p=0.036), and working institution (p=0.013) in their advice to pregnant women. …”
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