60-month follow-up of Long Limb vs. Standard Limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes and obesity: the LONG LIMB RCT by Saleem Ansari, Anna Kamocka, Tina Mazaheri, Ibiyemi Ilesanmi, Lara Jimenez-Pacheco, Kleopatra Alexiadou, Joanna Tan, Harvinder Chahal, Krishna Moorthy, Sanjay Purkayastha, Anne Margot Umpleby, Stephen Robert Bloom, Francesco Rubino, Alexander Dimitri Miras, Ahmed Rashid Ahmed, Tricia Tan

“…When followed up to 60 months (5 years) after the surgery, people who had either Standard or Long Limb had similar experiences, with lasting weight loss and improvement in blood sugar levels, but there was no significant difference between the older and the newer type of surgery. …”
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION by Vasily Ivanov, Yulia Ziyatdinova

“…The paper gives a comparative analysis of engineering education problems and their solutions in different countries and prospects for using the most successful international experience in Russia.Global innovative development is impossible without training competitive engineers who can create and implement groundbreaking technologies. …”
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Peripheral blood age-sensitive immune markers in multiple sclerosis: relation to sex, cytomegalovirus status, and treatmentResearch in context by Haritha Desu, Renaud Balthazard, Audrey Daigneault, Sandra Da Cal, Wendy Klément, Jennifer Yu, Marie-Laure Clénet, Clara Margarido, Annie Levert, Canisius Fantodji, Olivier Tastet, Jean-Marc Girard, Pierre Duquette, Alexandre Prat, Gabrielle Macaron, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Nathalie Arbour, Catherine Larochelle

“…Finally, lower levels of IL-6, TNF, IL-10, and β-NGF were observed at baseline in PwMS who subsequently experienced clinical failure after DMTs initiation. …”
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Association between plasma perfluoroalkyl substances and high-grade serous ovarian cancer overall survival: A nested case-control study by Wei-Yi Xing, Fang-Hua Liu, Dong-Dong Wang, Jia-Ming Liu, Wen-Rui Zheng, Jia-Xin Liu, Lang Wu, Yue-Yang Zhao, He-Li Xu, Yi-Zi Li, Yi-Fan Wei, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Qi-Peng Ma, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu

“…Objective: To explore the association between plasma PFASs and high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) overall survival (OS) in the population who did not smoke. Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study within the Ovarian Cancer Follow-Up Study, matching 159 dead patients and 159 survival ones based on body mass index, sample date, and age at diagnosis. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…This payment model has the potential to prioritize care for those who are healthy and more likely to achieve favorable outcomes. …”
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The TB27 Transcriptomic Model for Predicting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Conversion by Maja Reimann, Korkut Avsar, Andrew DiNardo, Torsten Goldmann, Gunar Günther, Michael Hoelscher, Elmira Ibraim, Barbara Kalsdorf, Stefan Kaufmann, Niklas Köhler, Anna Mandalakas, Florian Maurer, Marius Müller, Dörte Nitschkowski, Ioana Olaru, Cristina Popa, Andrea Rachow, Thierry Rolling, Helmut Salzer, Patricia Sanchez-Carballo, Maren Schuhmann, Dagmar Schaub, Victor Spinu, Elena Terhalle, Markus Unnewehr, Nika Zielinski, Jan Heyckendorf, Christoph Lange

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Presenting the Model of the Elites' Desertion Factors in Iran's Continental Plateau Oil Company by Mohammad Shaaf Amal, Ahmad Vedadi, Mehdi Tavakoli, Daryoosh Gholamzadeh

“…In the meantime, knowledge workers or elites are workers who are in a high level in terms of knowledge skills and expertise. …”
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Designing the alignment model of petrochemical projects with the country's industrial strategies in the Ministry of Petroleum by Abdolrasoul Shojaeian, ghanbar abbaspour esfadan, Changiz Valmohammadi, Aboutorab Alirezaei

“…The research conducted in the field of strategic alignment shows the existence of a positive and effective relationship between competitive strategies, technology, and organizational performance; and managers who have succeeded in aligning these strategies in their organizations emphasize that creating integration is essential for the survival and success of organizations. …”
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Identifying the factors affecting the growth of the employees of the country's property and documents registration organization by Najmeh Ahmadi, Kolsoum Nami, Nader Ghourchian, Parivash Jafari

“…According to the identification of the components of employee growth in this research, in order to facilitate and provide the conditions for employee growth, it is suggested to pay special attention to the salaries and wages and improve the livelihood of employees; to use the management raised from among the employees who have sufficient mastery and knowledge of the organization; to use training methods appropriate to the organization of documents and real estate registration; needs assessment and motivational programs should be designed in order to strengthen the motivation of employees; equal opportunities for promotion and fair evaluation of employee performance should be carried out; recruiting and maintaining human resources should be expertized; information technology should be used to improve work processes; legal and lawful support programs should be designed for employees; recruitment of employees should be based on specialized interviews; employees with morals should be appreciated materially and spiritually; and establishment of direct and reciprocal communication between employees and managers is suggested.…”
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New Information and Communication Technologies for climate services: Evidence from farmers in Ada East District, Ghana by Rebecca Sarku, Famous Addi, Emmanuel M.N.A.N. Attoh

“…Farmers with smartphones are mainly those who access daily and seasonal forecast outlooks using new ICTs, while face-to-face interactions remain the common mode for disseminating information among farmers. …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The 2/2018 and 1/2019 double edition will have the additional help of Professor Ann-Kristin Kölln, University of Aarhus, who will be serving as guest editor. The topic of the 2/2018 and 1/2019 double issue will be: “How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people?” …”
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Conduction system pacing using electro-anatomical mapping-guided system vs. fluoroscopy: a systematic review, meta-analysis and economic evaluation by Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Diego Infante-Ventura, Diego Infante-Ventura, Diego Infante-Ventura, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Javier García-García, Raúl Quirós-López, Raúl Quirós-López, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín

“…The use of EAM represents an increase of EUR 1397.81 per patient and a net budget impact of EUR 1.63 million.DiscussionEAM is a valuable alternative for patients who should not be exposed to ionizing radiation with similar effectiveness and safety than fluoroscopy. …”
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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Methods: In this time-series analysis and modelling study, we investigated the global trends in DUD mortality rates from 1990 to 2021 using the WHO Mortality Database and forecasted future trends through 2040. …”
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Connecting The Dots: The Impact Of Subclinical Hypothyroidism On Female Subfertility And Obesity by Naila Ashfaq, Warda Hussain, Mugheera Hussain, Neelam Saba, Asma Muddasir, Jawairiah Liaqat

“…Infertility prevalence estimates: 1990–2021. 2023 [Online available from]: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/978920068315. Retrieved from 18th Sep 2023 • Shafierizi S, Basirat Z, Nasiri-Amiri F, Kheirkhah F, Chehrazi M, Pasha H, et al. …”
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Training Psychological Skills: Efficacy and Assessment of a Nonclinical Psychological Sports Coaching E-Intervention for Young Elite Athletes by Raphaël Bonetti, Fabienne Crettaz von Rotten, Denis Hauw

“…Participants in the intervention group, who focused on developing their self-analysis skills, demonstrated a significant improvement in these competencies over time compared to the Control group. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the commercialization of products of knowledge-based companies based in science and technology parks and growth centers by yousef sofi, Vahid Reza Mirabi, Rahim Sarvar

“…Commercialization is a process that uses all possible potentials so that those who invest in technological innovation can obtain the benefits created by the innovation; in other words, technology commercialization is a part of technological innovation, and if we consider innovation from addressing the idea to entering the market, without commercialization; innovation and therefore technology will not exist. …”
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Presenting the internal evaluation model on the performance of the banking industry based on the data theory method of the foundation by Zahra Ramzanpour Osmavandani, mehdi Rouholamini, Shahrbanoo Gholipour

“…Therefore, the solution to guarantee the excellent performance of the organization should be sought in the successful activation of human capital; and in order to achieve the goal of providing productive financial resources for the organization, the work should start by paying attention to the employees, that is, those who interact with customers and take care of their affairs. …”
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How do individuals with mental health disorder and spinal cord injury gain access to participate in voluntary sport groups in Switzerland? by Florence Epiney, Siegfried Nagel, Christopher Klenk

“…This is also the case for individuals who have a spinal cord injury or are dependent on a wheelchair in their daily lives (e.g. due to a chronic illness) (ISCIs), and individuals with mental health challenges or disorders (IMHDs), as they face specific challenges and barriers in accessing and participating in PA programs (Firth et al., 2016; Jaarsma et al., 2014). …”
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Providing a model of emotional and rational appeals in video marketing based on social networks by Moohan Mohammadi, payam paslari, saeed moradpour, sadegh masjoodi

“…Excitement is one of the necessary elements to achieve attention in video marketing in such a way that "The customer's decision-making journey in video marketing begins with a video ad" (Maenhout, 2023), and only does positive emotions that affect the audience's attention, but negative stimuli also play an important role in attracting the viewer's attention (Vaish et al, 2008) (Rozin & Royzman, 2001).The engagementCrane & Sornette (2008) were the first people who introduced the term "engagement" in today's sense as a valuable tool for measuring the effectiveness of video marketing, in their definition: "audience engagement in video is a chance to share video and increase the number of visits" (Crane & Sornette, 2008).Dong et al, (2023) investigated the four main factors of short branded video content (content matching, informational relevance, storytelling, and emotionality), customer engagement (likes, comments, and shares) as well as the moderating effect of publication time (morning). …”
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Combined pyrotinib and fulvestrant for hormone receptor‐positive and HER2‐positive metastatic breast cancer: A multicenter, single‐arm, phase II trial by Jianli Zhao, Yunfang Yu, Wei Ren, Linxiaoxiao Ding, Yongjian Chen, Peng Yuan, Jian Yue, Yaping Yang, Guorong Zou, Tao Chen, Jie Chai, Li Zhang, Wenjing Wu, Yinduo Zeng, Xiujuan Gui, Yangyang Cai, Simin Luo, Zhongyu Yuan, Kang Zhang, Herui Yao, Ying Wang

“…Abstract This multicenter, single‐arm, phase II clinical trial (NCT04034589) evaluated the efficacy and safety of pyrotinib combined with fulvestrant in patients with HR‐positive/HER2‐positive metastatic breast cancer who had experienced trastuzumab treatment failure. …”
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