Mechanistic insights toward progress in alogliptin beyond glycemic control: translational perspective by Faraha Ahmed, Syed Sufian Ahmad, M. Mumtaz Alam, M. Shaqiquzzaman, Abul Kalam Najmi, Mohammad Ahmed Khan

“…Main body Alogliptin is approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in majority of the countries. It is administered orally and efficacious as monotherapy as well as combined therapy with other T2DM drugs, such as pioglitazone and metformin. …”
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Association of ABO Blood Group and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Ghanaian Population by Samuel Smith, Isaac Okai, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Emmanuel Acheampong

“…The prevalence of overweight, obesity, blood type O, and rhesus positive observed among students in this study is largely similar to what has been reported in published studies in Ghana and from other countries. Overweight and obesity were not associated with ABO blood groups or Rhesus in this study.…”
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Prospects for development of graphic training of students of technical universities by Zh. A. Nazarova

“…Against this background, the demand for specialists in the field of information modeling has increased, employees have to retrain not only to work with new software, but also to move away from individual creativity of individual employees or departments to collective work on one project simultaneously by all employees from their workplaces (perhaps even from different cities and countries). In parallel with this, various software being created in the field of information modeling, both in Russia and abroad, most of them are initially aimed at construction, but there are also adaptation options for other fields of activity. …”
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Improving preparedness for time critical prehospital care: a descriptive study of the first responder system in Central Norway by Andreas Lindeman, Lars Eide Næss, Lars Vesterhus, Ann-Britt Maude Bakken, Andreas Krüger, Helge Haugland

“…Abstract Background First responders exist in several countries and have been a prehospital emergency medical resource in Norwegian municipalities since 2010. …”
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Enhanced Carbon Neutral and Performance Characteristics Cookstove for Energy Sustainability by Samson Kolawole Fasogbon, Emmanuel Segun Durowoju, Theophilus Chibuzo Uzoh, Kubiat Edeheudim George, Mark Onons Ikhifa, Timilehin Daniel Adegoke, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“… Open fire cooking, which consists of either three stones arrangement in a triangular shape or iron three legs fabricated stove (Adogan), is a common way of cooking in developing and underdeveloped countries. Surely this method of cooking is simple, but comes with its inherent problems that threaten energy sustainability concept; in a way of its harmful gases emissions, high cost; as occasioned by thermal inefficiency which also culminates in to high depletion rate; and ultimately deforestation. …”
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Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Regular Hemodialysis Patients Using the KDQOL-SFTM Questionnaire by Eliseo Capote Leyva, Raydel Argudín Selier, Salvador Roberto Mora González, Lázaro Capote Pereira, Idrissa Leonard Rupalé, Yosvany Moret Hernández

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> As in other countries, the KDQOL-SF enables the evaluation of health-related quality of life in regular hemodialysis patients in Cuba, since it allows effectively identifying the dimensions and areas most affected.…”
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A Collaborative Privacy Preserved Federated Learning Framework for Pneumonia Detection using Diverse Chest X-ray Data Silos by Shagun Sharma, Kalpna Guleria

“…The amalgamation of healthcare data at the centralized storage leads to regulatory concerns passed by the governments of various countries. To address these challenges, a decentralized, federated learning framework has been proposed for early pneumonia detection in chest X-ray images with a 5-client architecture. …”
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Knowledge about oral health in older adults from a medical office in Ciego de Ávila by Wendy Guerra López, Lina Isabel Torres Gárriz, Evelyn Sardiñas Montero, Yenise García Aldave, Daniela Rivas Torres, Marcos Daniel Estrada López

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: population aging is one of the main challenges for most countries. In the context of dental services, this brings with it an increase in geriatric patients in need of dental care.…”
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Impact of Vehicular Countdown Signals on Driving Psychologies and Behaviors: Taking China as an Example by Fuquan Pan, Lixia Zhang, Changxi Ma, Haiyuan Li, Jinshun Yang, Tao Liu, Fengyuan Wang, Shushan Chai

“…Countdown signal control is a relatively new control mode that can inform a driver in advance about the remaining time to pass through intersections or the time needed to wait for other drivers and pedestrians. At present, few countries apply vehicular countdown signals. However, in China, some cities have applied vehicular countdown signals for years, though it is unclear how and how much such signals influence driving psychologies and behaviors compared with non-countdown signal controls. …”
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Effect of “Time To Surgery” on the Endometrial Cancer Prognosis by Engin Celik, Harika Yumru Celiksoy, Hamdullah Sozen, Hale Goksever Celik, Semen Onder, Mehmet Yavuz Salihoglu, Samet Topuz

“… OBJECTIVE: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries. Our study aims to determine the effect of the time between diagnosis and surgery of endometrial cancer on the prognosis of the disease. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda by Joseph Baruch Baluku, Sylvia Nassozi, Brian Gyagenda, Margret Namanda, Irene Andia-Biraro, William Worodria, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

“…The prevalence of malaria and tuberculosis (TB) coinfection is not well established in countries that are highly burdened for both diseases. …”
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Warming-driven migration of enterotypes mediates host health and disease statuses in ectotherm Litopenaeus vannamei by Shenzheng Zeng, Zhijian Huang, Satapornvanit Kriengkrai, Renjun Zhou, Derun Yuan, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, Zhiming Zhu, Luwei Zheng, Qilu Hou, Xuanting Li, Qi Chen, Lingyu Zhang, Dongwei Hou, Zhixuan Deng, Shicheng Bao, Wenjun Wang, Sukontorn Khoruamkid, Soo Loon Goh, Shaoping Weng, Jianguo He

“…Herein, a global shrimp IM catalogue was conducted via 1,369 shrimp IM data from nine countries, including 918 samples from previously published data and 451 generated in the study. …”
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Towards the Thousandth CubeSat: A Statistical Overview by Thyrso Villela, Cesar A. Costa, Alessandra M. Brandão, Fernando T. Bueno, Rodrigo Leonardi

“…This fact indicates the commercial potential of such a platform. Fifty eight countries have already been involved with developing CubeSats. …”
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Economic burden of acute kidney injury in children and adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sean M Bagshaw, Catherine Morgan, Rashid Alobaidi, Emma Heydari Ulrich, Aspen Lillywhite, Michael Paulden, Michael Zappitelli

“…Inclusion criteria will be randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies (cohort or case–control) from all countries of hospitalised adults and children. The exposure will be AKI based on definitions using serum creatinine and/or urine output criteria, relative to patients without AKI. …”
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In-Plane Cyclic Response of Separated Masonry Infill Walls Using Polymeric Materials at the Surrounding Steel Frames Interface Using 3D FE Analysis by Alireza Karkabadi, Mohammad Iman Khodakarami

“…Masonry infill walls are commonly used as partitions and exterior walls in many countries. Generally, the masonry wall is executed without any gap from the frame, which leads to the interaction between the structural frame and the infill wall. …”
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Willingness to pay for cooking with electricity among rural households: The case of Southern Ethiopia by Kassahun Trueha Dumga, Kishor Goswami

“…Most rural households in developing countries, however, lack access to a clean and affordable energy source; thus, a significant part of the population relies on solid fuels. …”
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Epidemiology Characteristics of Constipation for General Population, Pediatric Population, and Elderly Population in China by Huikuan Chu, Likun Zhong, Hai Li, Xiujing Zhang, Jingzhi Zhang, Xiaohua Hou

“…In China, prevalence of constipation was lower compared with most of other countries. The factors including female gender, diagnostic criteria, geographical area, age, educational class, and race seemed to have major effects on prevalence of constipation.…”
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Development and Validation of a GC-MS Method for the Detection and Quantification of Clotiapine in Blood and Urine Specimens and Application to a Postmortem Case by Giulio Mannocchi, Flaminia Pantano, Roberta Tittarelli, Miriam Catanese, Federica Umani Ronchi, Francesco Paolo Busardò

“…Clotiapine is an atypical antipsychotic of the dibenzothiazepine class introduced in a few European countries since 1970, efficient in treatment-resistant schizophrenic patients. …”
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Public awareness, attitudes, and motivation toward biobanks: a survey of China by Mingtao Huang, Lanyi Yu, Xiaonan Wang, Kun Li, Jichao Wang, Xinrui Cheng, Xiaomei Zhai

“…Notably, only 37.01% of the respondents were concerned about the risk of discrimination in biobanks, where this was lower compared with the results for populations in Western countries. Conclusions This study provides valuable insights into the Chinese public’s awareness of and attitudes toward biobanks. …”
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Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) by Mariken J. Tijhuis, Eveline A. van der Wilk, Sarka Dankova, Angela Fehr, Silvia Ghirini, Mika Gissler, Romana Haneef, Heidi Lyshol, Emanuele Scafato, Stefanie Seeling, Hanna Tolonen, Thomas Ziese, Irisa Zīle-Velika, Peter W. Achterberg

“…The ECHI set adds value to European Union health information systems (HIS) for both Member States and EU-associated countries and the European Commission by providing a solid, comparable information base on national public health and healthcare trends and developments. …”
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