Bone Mineral Density Prediction from CT Image: A Novel Approach using ANN by S. L. Resmi, V. Hashim, Jesna Mohammed, P. N. Dileep

“…The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image properties extracted from QCT of human skull and femur bone of rabbit that are closely associated with the BMD are used as input parameters of the ANN. …”
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Uncovering NK cell sabotage in gut diseases via single cell transcriptomics. by Hansong Lee, Dai Sik Ko, Hye Jin Heo, Seung Eun Baek, Eun Kyoung Kim, Eun Jung Kwon, Junho Kang, Yeuni Yu, Ninib Baryawno, Kihun Kim, Dongjun Lee, Yun Hak Kim

“…Within this pathway, NK cells solely communicated with myeloid cells under CRC conditions. …”
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The Role of Interpersonal Relationships in Adolescents' Suicidal Behavior: A Qualitative Analysis of Semi-Structured Interviews by N.A. Polskaya, D.K. Yakubovskaya, D.A. Sharova, A.Ya. Basova

“…The second superordinate theme, <em>interpersonal vulnerability</em>, includes the subthemes of &ldquo;feeling misunderstood by loved ones&rdquo;, &ldquo;conflicts&rdquo;, &ldquo;loneliness&rdquo;, &ldquo;experiencing the loss of important relationships&rdquo;, &ldquo;self-destructive way of communicating problems&rdquo;, &ldquo;the excessive importance of emotional relationships with peers&rdquo; and &ldquo;sensitivity&rdquo;. …”
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Pain in the Prehospital Setting in Rwanda: Results of a Mixed-Methods Quality Improvement Project by A. Rosenberg, E. Uwitonze, M. Dworkin, J. P. D. Guidry, T. Cyuzuzo, D. Banerjee, K. McIntyre, K. Carlyle, J. M. Uwitonze, I. Kabagema, T. Dushime, S. Jayaraman

“…They indicated that patients communicate pain in different ways. They reported using informal ways to measure pain or a standardized granular numeric scale. …”
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Scientometric analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis revaccination: Dynamics, impact and analysis of collaborative networks by Luis Roberto Checa Vieira, Aylén Solange Vásquez Dávila, Frank Mayta-Tovalino

“…Frontiers in Immunology was the most productive journal, with Nature Communications having the highest citation count. The Hatherill Mark was the most prolific author with 17 publications, although the highest h-indexes did not necessarily correspond to the most productive authors. …”
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Overweight and obesity trends and associated factors among reproductive women in Ethiopia by Ermias Tadesse Beyene, Seungman Cha, Yan Jin

“…Many countries in Africa are currently confronted with overweight and obesity, particularly among women, coupled with an increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Objective This study examines trends in overweight and obesity among Ethiopian women of reproductive age from 2005 to 2016, and identifies associated factors. …”
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Automatic Recognition of Financial Instruments Based on Anisotropic Partial Differential Equations by Wenfu Pan, Li Chen, Ruxing Zhang

“…Finally, we use agent technology to design middleware for heterogeneous financial systems to realize the function of communicating voucher messages to each other in different business systems. …”
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Role of toxic and essential elements in sleep duration of patients with cardiovascular diseases by Namam Ali Azadi, Samaneh Nakhaee, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Borhan Mansouri, Masoumeh Ariyaee

“…The study utilized cross-sectional data from 150 patients with CVDs (n = 150) from the Ravansar Non-Communicable Disease (RaNCD) Cohort Study. Serum concentrations of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and nickel (Ni) were measured using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. …”
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE BENUE STATE CIVIL SERVICE by HUNDU IORFA RAYMOND, A.A. HANGEIOR, O. AULE

“…The study recommended among others that Policy makers of various ministries should expand the availability of certification programs relevant to the roles and responsibilities within the Civil Service. And clearly communicate the career advancement opportunities associated with obtaining specific certifications, emphasizing their importance in professional development and progression within the Civil Service. …”
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Unravelling pain in diabetic neuropathy patients: Exploring the relationship between perceived pain severity, lifestyle, and coping strategies mediated by self-focused attention an... by Fatemeh Hosseini, Amirhossein Yavari, Arya Haddadi

“…Objective: Diabetes ranks highly among the world's non-communicable diseases, bringing about a host of physical and psychological impacts on those it afflicts. …”
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Roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams: a scoping review  by Catherine Hudon, Megan Champoux, Amélie Poirier

“…From the 13 included articles, 6 main themes emerged: conduct client assessment for musculoskeletal conditions, participate in health promotion and prevention, promote self-management support, communicate with patients, collaborate with other primary care providers and partners, and provide holistic care.Conclusions The review identified a wide variety of roles, primarily related to the treatment of musculoskeletal patients. …”
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Perceived urban environment elements associated with momentary and long-term well-being: An experience sampling method approach by Yu-Ru Chen, Atsushi Nakagomi, Masamichi Hanazato, Noriyuki Abe, Kazushige Ide, Katsunori Kondo

“…LWB was positively associated with being at cultural/sports/educational facilities (0.06), and vibrant (0.15) and communicative (0.13) urban settings. MWB was associated with various built environments, emphasizing the need for places like parks and cafés that promote a positive mood, and well-designed transportation and roads. …”
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Availability of caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs): an updated international scoping review protocol by Allison Williams, Reed Ciarloni

“…This review will include literature (peer-reviewed and grey) published between 1 May 2019 and 31 May 2023, in the English language, that discuss the provision of unpaid care to older adults; workplaces deemed caregiver and/or family friendly related to CFWPs and explicit identification of the workplace/organisation by name. Results will be communicated via tables, diagrams and content analysis.Ethics approval and dissemination Ethics approval for this study is not applicable. …”
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Selected socio-economic aspects of the integration of Ukrainians: Evidence from the Czech Republic by Linda Danielova, Radka Prokešová, Jitka Vacková, Renata Švestková, Lesia Shuranova

“…The results showed statistically significant connections between the subjective assessment of how the respondents communicate in the Czech language with the field in which they work (p &lt; 0.05), the perception of economic status (p &lt; 0.001), the subjective assessment of the difficulty of finding a job (p &lt; 0.001), satisfaction with work (p &lt; 0.005), and intention to change jobs (p &lt; 0.005). …”
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An Ex Vivo Study on Release, Uptake, and miRNA Profile of Exosomes in Rat Lens by Junfang Zhang, Jiawei Luo, Guowei Zhang, Bai Qin, Xiumei Ren, Huaijin Guan

“…Exosomes may be an important way for the lens to communicate among LECs, aqueous humour, vitreous body, and other ocular tissues.…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk of stroke: a systematic review protocol by Jennifer K Quint, Ann D Morgan, Chetna Sharma, Kieran J Rothnie

“…Selected Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria will be used to assess the quality of the cumulative evidence.Dissemination Currently ranking second and fourth in the list of global causes of mortality, respectively, stroke and COPD are important non-communicable diseases. With this review, we hope to clarify some of the current uncertainty that surrounds the COPD–stroke relationship and in turn improve understanding of the nature of the role of COPD in comorbid stroke.Prospero registration number CRD42016035932.…”
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Die 1983 Afrikaanse Bybelvertaling in die lig van huidige tendense en behoeftes by A. H. Snyman

“…In contrast, the functionalist theorists regard a translation as a new communicative act that must be purposeful with respect to the translator’s clients and readership, while DTS views a text as a translation if it functions as such in the receiving culture and literary system. …”
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Multidetector-row Computed Tomography Analysis of the Radial Midpalmar Flap: A Retrospective Anatomical Study by Tien Linh Nguyen Doan, MD, PhD, Shimpei Ono, MD, PhD, Goh Akiyama, MD, PhD, Hoyu Cho, MD, Hiromitsu Hayashi, MD, PhD, Rei Ogawa, MD, PhD

“…All Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data were analyzed by the DICOM viewer. …”
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Monitoring of Ionospheric Anomalies Using GNSS Observations to Detect Earthquake Precursors by Nicola Perfetti, Yuri Taddia, Alberto Pellegrinelli

“…The ability to predict the ionosphere’s behavior, as well as to mitigate the effects of its rapid changes, is a matter of primary importance in satellite communications, positioning, and navigation applications at present. …”
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Influence of variation in indium concentration and temperature on the threshold current density in InxGa1-xAs/GaAs QD laser diodes by Zainab M. Alharbi, M.S. Al-Ghamdi

“…These findings emphasize how versatile adjusting indium concentrations to tailor emission wavelengths can be and demonstrate potential applications in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems and optical communications.…”
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