Knowledge about COVID-19 and Practices among Hemodialysis Technicians in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era by Amit S. Pasari, Amol Bhawane, Manish R. Balwani, Priyanka Tolani, Vishal Ramteke, Nishant Deshpande

“…Basic statistics (mean and standard deviation or total number and percent) were computed for all covariates. Results. Out of 150, 115 technicians participated in the survey. 80.9% of the participants were males. …”
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Intestinal obstruction caused by disseminated mycobacterium avium complex disease following solid organ transplantation: a case report by Akane Mita, Sho Nakakubo, Yusuke Nishimura, Hideki Shima, Masaaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Konno

“…She had a history of pulmonary MAC diagnosed five years earlier but remained untreated due to stable lung lesions. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) during her current illness revealed new thickening at the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis site and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. …”
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Internal and external influences on role stereotype adherence and gender dynamics on engineering design teams by Anastasia M. Schauer, Jessie Liu, Christopher Saldaña, Katherine Fu

“…A survey was administered to computer science and engineering students in the United States presenting a scenario in which they are members of an engineering design team. …”
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Executive Function Strengths in Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Shuangquan Ren, Peng Shi, Xioasu Feng, Kai Zhang, Wenchao Wang

“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the executive function advantages of athletes and the differences in these advantages between open‐ and closed‐skill sports through systematic review and meta‐analysis. Methods Computer searches of CNKI, Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and SPORTDiscus databases were conducted. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…Renal cysts were identified and classified using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods. …”
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The Relationship between Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Parameters and Coronary Artery Disease Severity by Khadije Mohammadi, Mohammad Masoomi, Mahsa Akrami, Shirin Habibi Khorasani, Mina Moridi, Sara Saidi

“…The correlation between the CAD severity and the severity of LV diastolic dysfunction was computed. Descriptive tests, independent t tests, and Spearman correlation coefficients were used. …”
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Predictors of county-level diabetes-related mortality risks in Florida, USA: a retrospective ecological study by Nirmalendu Deb Nath, Agricola Odoi

“…County-level DRMR were computed and presented as number of deaths per 100,000 persons. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Human Type I Collagen-Derived Peptide on Bone Regenerative Capacity and Comparison with Various Collagen Materials In Vivo by Tatsunori Asakura, Tran Thi Thuy Diep, Yuta Ueda, Aoi Yamada, Takahiro Tsuzuno, Naoki Takahashi, Masayuki Miyata, Koichi Tabeta, Masaki Nagata, Ken Matsuda

“…Bone formation was assessed after 4 weeks using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and histological analysis. …”
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Targeted sequencing analysis pipeline for species identification of human pathogenic fungi using long-read nanopore sequencing by Nattapong Langsiri, Navaporn Worasilchai, Laszlo Irinyi, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Wieland Meyer, Ariya Chindamporn

“…The ability of the method to distinguish mixed species within sub-populations of large datasets has the potential to aid computer analysis by reducing the required processing power. …”
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Film watching habits of journalism students from the perspective of the theory of utilities and satisfaction by Vujović Marija, Obradović Neven

“…The results o f the research show that watching movies is a frequent activity for journalism students, that they most often watch movies online, on a computer and/or mobile phone, that most journalism students go to the cinema with friends, and that journalism students cite entertainment and socializing with friends, partners or family as the most common reason for going to the cinema. …”
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Data on effect of NPSB fertilizer rates on growth and yield of carrot (Daucus carrota L.) varieties in Gondar district, Northwestern EthiopiaMendeley Data by Abebaw Mulugeta Andualem, Yenus Ousman Kemal, Derajew Asres Mekonen, Fentahun Asrat Yenet, Hulushum Woreta Kassa

“…Data were collected on crop phenology, growth and root yield (marketable, unmarketable, and total root yield) parameters and subjected to analysis of variance using SAS computer software version 9.4. As described in Montgomery, the residuals were examined to verify the normal distribution and homogeneous variance model assumptions on the error terms for each response variable. …”
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Course of pancreatic necrosis on a background of major duodenal papilla stone by S. V. Mikhaylusov, Ye. V. Moiseyenkova, M. M. Misrokov

“…Disease development was controlled by ultrasound scanning, multispiral computer tomography, X-ray fistulography. All patients underwent duodenoscopy, videolaparoscopy with drainage of abdominal cavity for subsequent peritoneal lavage. …”
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CAPTCHA as a Visual Performance Metric in Active Macular Disease by Gautam Vangipuram, Aaron Y. Lee, Kasra A. Rezaei, Lisa C. Olmos De Koo, Yewlin E. Chee, Jennifer R. Chao, Catherine Egan, Cecilia S. Lee

“…CAPTCHA (completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart) was designed as a spam prevention test. …”
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Scare Behavior Diffusion Model of Health Food Safety Based on Complex Network by Jun Luo, Jiepeng Wang, Yongle Zhao, Tingqiang Chen

“…This study first analyzes the effects of network structure and heterogeneity of health food consumers on the health food safety scare behavior diffusion using network stochastic dominance theory. Subsequently, a computer mathematical simulation is performed to explore the characteristics and laws of the evolution of health food safety scare behavior diffusion. …”
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Fosaprepitant as combination therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced vomiting in children: a meta-analysis by Yanshuo Shi, Yanshuo Shi, Yuanyuan Yue, Yuanyuan Yue, Yue Zhang, Guoxun Pang

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of fosaprepitant combined with 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonists (5-HT3RA) (with or without dexamethasone) on the chemotherapy-induced vomiting in pediatric cancer patients.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China Journal full-text database (CNKI), Wanfang data knowledge service platform (Wanfang) and VIP Chinese sci-tech Journal full-text database (VIP) were searched by computer (retrieval time from database establishment to Apr. 2024), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies about fosaprepitant and 5-HT3RA with or without dexamethasone (observation group) versus 5-HT3RA, with or without dexamethasone, as the control group for chemotherapy-induced vomiting were collected, after data extraction and quality evaluation, meta-analysis was carried out by Rev Man 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 731 patients were included in 7 trials. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Weighted, country-specific prevalence estimates were computed overall and by gender. Adjusted prevalence ratios (APRs) were calculated in a multivariable Poisson regression model to examine whether correlates of tobacco use differed between boys and girls. …”
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Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study by Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis, life table, and log rank were computed. Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to identify independent predictors of preterm mortality. …”
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Characterizing the microstructural transition at the gray matter-white matter interface: Implementation and demonstration of age-associated differences by Joan Y Song, Roman Fleysher, Kenny Ye, Mimi Kim, Molly E Zimmerman, Richard B Lipton, Michael L Lipton

“…This analysis includes cross-sectional data from a total of 146 participants (18–91 years; mean age: 52.4 (SD 21.4); 83 (57 %) female) enrolled in two normative lifespan cohorts at Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 2019 to 2023. We compute the aggregate GWI slope for each parameter, across each of 6 brain regions (cingulate, frontal, occipital, orbitofrontal, parietal, and temporal) for each participant. …”
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Diurnal variation in brain injury after cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Fei Peng, Fei Wang, Bowen Gao, Ping Sun

“…The gray-to white-matter signal intensity ratio (GWR) was analyzed using brain computed tomography (CT) images. We used the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) to estimate the neurological outcomes. …”
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Comparative analysis of floristic richness and diversity in six central forest reserves of north eastern Uganda by Samuel Ojelel, Esther Katuura, Patrick Mucunguzi, James Kalema

“…Binary similarity coefficients were computed because only presence/absence data of plant species was recorded. …”
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