Selflessness: An International Comparative Analysis of a Much-Needed Public Value by Christina W. Andrews, Michiel de Vries

“…Considering the factors predicting it, we find that the likelihood of an individual exhibiting selflessness largely depends on the region they live in. Workplace also plays a crucial role – in OECD countries, working in the public sector increases the propensity for selflessness, but it has the opposite effect in Africa. …”
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Carcass Traits, Physicochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid, and Protein Profile of Khiew Phalee, Pradu Hang Dam and Broiler Chicken Meat by S. Phromnoi, W. Chumngoen, T. Puangmalee, W. Nuchchanart

“…The results showed that carcass traits such as live weight, carcass weight, and cutting percentage showed a highly significant decrease (p<0.01) in KP and PHD, except for the percentage of thigh, drumstick, and meat quality traits. …”
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Willingness to pay for landscape benefits: Examining variation by landscape type in Lower Silesia, Poland by Katarzyna Zagórska, Piotr Krajewski, Marta Sylla, Monika Lebiedzińska, Iga Kołodyńska, Marek Furmankiewicz, Mikołaj Czajkowski

“…Respondents perform the highest number of activities in landscape units where they live. The value of forest landscape is highest, and it is also perceived as multifunctional. …”
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Patterns of Diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Region by Sérgio P. Ávila, Jeroen Goud, António M. de Frias Martins

“…All species were classified according to their mode of larval development (planktotrophic and nonplanktotrophic), and bathymetrical zonation (shallow species—those living between the intertidal and 50 m depth, and deep species—those usually living below 50 m depth). 542 species of Rissoidae are presently reported to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to 33 genera. …”
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Geographical accessibility of emergency neonatal care services in Ethiopia: analysis using the 2016 Ethiopian Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Survey by Andrew Hayen, Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Daniel Demant

“…We used the 2016 Ethiopian Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care survey in addition to several geospatial data sources.Results We estimated that 21.4%, 35.9% and 46.4% of live births in 2016 were within 30, 60 and 120 min of travel time of fully EmNeC services, but there was considerable variation across regions. …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

“…Notably, SSA and South Asia are the regions most lagging behind the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2, aiming for <12 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030. Within SSA, Nigeria, the most populous country, records the highest number of neonatal deaths annually. …”
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Teenage Pregnancy: Obstetric and Perinatal Outcome in a Tertiary Centre in Indonesia by Junita Indarti, Adly Nanda Al Fattah, Zulfitri Dewi, Rachmat Dediat Kapnosa Hasani, Fitri Adinda Novianti Mahdi, Raymond Surya

“…We assessed all singleton live pregnancies during the year period of 2013 in Dr. …”
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Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza in Guinea Fowls in Some Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Albert Agyapong Tweneboah, Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson, Patrick Mensah Amponsah, Derrick Adu Asare, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe

“…The source of birds showed no significant association, but birds from slaughter points demonstrated higher seroprevalence (11.6%) compared to households (5.0%) and live bird markets (8.1%). In conclusion, the study underscores the importance of monitoring avian influenza in guinea fowls to implement effective control measures. …”
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Improved Reception of In-Body Signals by Means of a Wearable Multi-Antenna System by Thijs Castel, Patrick Van Torre, Emmeric Tanghe, Sam Agneessens, Günter Vermeeren, Wout Joseph, Hendrik Rogier

“…The latter band offers larger bandwidth, enabling high-resolution live video transmission. Although in-body signal attenuation is larger, at least 29 dB more power may be transmitted in this band and the antenna efficiency for compact antennas at 2.45 GHz is also up to 10 times higher. …”
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Using low-cost sensors to assess common air pollution sources across multiple residences by Catrin J. Rathbone, Dimitrios Bousiotis, Owain G. Rose, Francis D. Pope

“…These results highlight the importance of monitoring indoor air pollution to improve pollution exposure estimates, as whilst people may live in areas with acceptable ambient air quality, they can be exposed to unhealthy concentrations in their own homes. …”
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One Parent Type Family and Social Welfare: A Case Study of Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Duhimbaze, Emmanuel

“…We should keep in mind that we want to live in a peaceful life and to look forward to a progressive society despite the nature of the family.…”
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The effect of the number of endometrial CD138+ cells on the pregnancy outcomes of infertile patients in the proliferative phase by Yuye Li, Yuye Li, Shuyi Yu, Shuyi Yu, Wenjuan Liu, Yawen Chen, Xiaobing Yang, Juanhua Wu, Mingjuan Xu, Guanying You, Ruochun Lian, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Wanru Chen, Yong Zeng, Yong Zeng, Fenghua Liu, Lianghui Diao

“…However, the ≥3 positive lesions group (P =0.006, P =0.029) had significantly lower ongoing pregnancy and live birth rates compared with the no positive lesion group. …”
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Antenatal Care - How to ensure quality! by Lubna Ejaz

“…On the other hand, there is only 1.5-fold reciprocal decline in maternal mortality ratio during this time period i.e. from 431/100,000 live births in 1990-91 to 186/100,000 live births in 2017-2018 10, 11. …”
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The Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on in Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment: A Prospective Comparative Study by Zeynep Ozturk Inal, Hasan Ali Inal

“…In addition, the numbers of oocytes retrieved (groups 1 vs 3, p=0.011), metaphase II (groups 1 vs 3, p=0.017) and 2 pronucleus (groups 1 vs 3, p=0.010 and groups 2 vs 3, p=0.010), and the rates of clinical pregnancy (40.1% vs 33.2% vs 23.8%, respectively), live births (33.6% vs 23.7% vs 13.9%, respectively), and miscarriages (17.7% vs 28.6% vs 44.7%, respectively) were also different between the groups (p<0.05). …”
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Profil Merokok pada Pelajar di Tiga SMP di Kota Padang by Yessy Susanti Sabti, Oea Khairsyaf, Ricky Awal

“…<br />Kata kunci: Pelajar, Merokok, Global Youth Tobacco Survey<br /><br />Abstract <br />Smoking is the mayor contibutor of death, and the number of smoker is growing overworld. More of them live in the developing country, including Indonesia. …”
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Trend and high risk clusters for the occurrence of congenital anomalies in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil (2008-2019) by Bruna Rayeli Groth, Eliziani Gonçalves da Silva, Camila Beatriz Alves da Rocha, Bruna Hinnah Borges Martins de Freitas, Rafaela Benevides Ferreira Machado, Elena Alves Benevides Ferreira, Lúbia Maieles Gomes Machado, Emerson Soares dos Santos, Iara Denise Endruweit Battisti, Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira

“…Results: the congenital malformation rate in the State was 6.52 per 1,000 live births, demonstrating a stationary tendency (APC-1.02; 95%CI= -2.93-0.93). …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Ethanolic Extracts of Ageratum conyzoides and Artemisia absinthium against Cattle Tick, Rhipicephalus microplus by S. Parveen, R. Godara, R. Katoch, A. Yadav, P. K. Verma, M. Katoch, N. K. Singh

“…Egg mass weight of the live ticks treated with different concentrations of the extracts was significantly (P<0.05) lower than that of control ticks; consequently, the reproductive index and oviposition values of the treated ticks were reduced significantly (P<0.05). …”
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Impact of Bifidobacterium longum NSP001 on DSS-induced colitis in conventional and humanised mice by Menglin Chen, Hong Yao, Huizi Tan, Wenqi Huang, Quanyong Wu, Shaoping Nie

“…Disorders in disease activity index (DAI), morphology and histology of colon tissue, intestinal permeability, and secretion of MPO, TNF-α and IL-6 were ameliorated by daily intake of live B. longum NSP001 cells in both conventional and humanised colitis mice. …”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Facilitators for Improved Health Behaviors and Health Behavior Programs: Mental Health Service Users’ Perspectives by Candida Graham, Crystal Rollings, Sarah de Leeuw, Lesley Anderson, Brenda Griffiths, Nansi Long

“…Participants believed that engaging with programs of physical activity, nutrition, creativity, and illness support would motivate them to live more healthily. Conclusions and Implications for Practice. …”
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Tensile force promotes osteogenic differentiation via ephrinB2-EphB4 signaling pathway in orthodontic tooth movement by Hang Yu, Xiaoxi Wei, Huan Jiang, Huichuan Qi, Yi Zhang, Min Hu

“…Methods TF was applied to MC3T3-E1 cells, then CCK-8 and live/dead staining were used to detect cell proliferation. …”
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