Effect of Dementia on the Use of Drugs for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease by Nicole R. Fowler, Amber E. Barnato, Howard B. Degenholtz, Angela M. Curcio, James T. Becker, Lewis H. Kuller, Oscar L. Lopez

“…To examine the effect of dementia on the use of four medications recommended for secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease (IHD): angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, lipid-lowering medications, and antiplatelet medications. Design. Retrospective analysis of data from the Cardiovascular Health Study: Cognition Study. …”
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What do I need from myself as a student but also from others to reduce the impact of stress on academic performance? Self-efficacy and social support by Ancuţa Elena Pǎduraru, Camelia Soponaru, Cǎtǎlin Dîrţu, Ovidiu Gavrilovici, Mihaela Dana Bucuţǎ

“…These results can be used by services that provide psychological support to students in order to design and implement intervention programs.…”
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Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK): A health equity undergraduate research training program by Ariel A. Arthur, Rebecca L. deLacerda Allen, Fidelis Y. Sesenu, Maxwell A. Groznik, Carrie B. Oser, Justin X. Moore, Jessica R. Thompson, Alexis N. James, Madeline N. Dunfee, Philip A. Kern, Nancy E. Schoenberg

“…Trainees complete didactic coursework on health equity, study design and proposal development, data analysis, and ethics. …”
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The effects of diacylglycerol edible oil intervention in patients with chronic metabolic syndrome combined with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: study protocol for a multicenter, prospe... by Gui-yu Li, Cui-feng Zhu, Zhao-qi Huang, Chun-li Piao, Jia-jun Yu, Li Wang, Qiang Zeng, Yu-yu Lei, Yue Li, Xiao-ling Zhu, Zhen-tian Zhang, Tian-hua Huang, Meng-shuang Li, Shu-zhong Lin, Nai-wen Zhang, Fangyingnan Zhang, Yong-hua Wang, Dan-ping Xu

“…Methods A multicenter, double-blind, and randomized controlled trial involving 176 patients was designed. All patients with chronic metabolic syndrome complicated by asymptomatic hyperuricemia who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the study and will be randomized to either group A or group B. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naïve Center by Waleed Mohamed Fadlalla, Ayman Hanafy, Mahmoud Abdelhakim, Hatem Aboulkassem, El Sayed Ashraf, Ahmed Abdelbary

“…Each group included thirty patients. The trial was designed to compare both approaches regarding operative time, blood loss, transfusion requirements, length of hospital stay, time to oral intake, requirement of opioid analgesia, and complications. …”
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A multi-modal geospatial–temporal LSTM based deep learning framework for predictive modeling of urban mobility patterns by Sangeetha S.K.B, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, Hariharan Rajadurai, Jaehyuk Cho, Sathishkumar Veerappampalayam Easwaramoorthy

“…We propose a novel framework, GeoTemporal LSTM (GT-LSTM), designed to address the intricate spatiotemporal dynamics of urban environments. …”
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The effectiveness of the parenting training program with a futuristic rational approach on the creativity of female children by Somyeh Moddaresi, Gholam Ali Afrooz, Zahra Naghsh, Masoud Lavasani

“…The working method of this research is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The research community included parents of elementary school students in Tehran in the academic year of 1401-1400, according to the entry criteria, 30 people were randomly divided into two experimental groups (they were taught rational and futuristic rational during 10 sessions) and the control group (without receiving intervention) were replaced. …”
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An FPGA-Based Omnidirectional Vision Sensor for Motion Detection on Mobile Robots by Jones Y. Mori, Janier Arias-Garcia, Camilo Sánchez-Ferreira, Daniel M. Muñoz, Carlos H. Llanos, J. M. S. T. Motta

“…The overall architecture has been mapped onto a commercial low-cost FPGA device, using a hardware/software co-design approach, which comprises a Nios II embedded microprocessor and specific image processing blocks, which have been implemented in hardware. …”
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Reading Comprehension in Older Adults—Effects of Age, Educational Level, and Reading Habits by Bernardo Riffo, Carlos Rojas, Andrea Helo, Mónica Véliz, Paula Urzúa, Gloria Gutierrez, Ernesto Guerra

“…This study investigates differences in reading comprehension in a between-group design. We evaluated a sample of 150 older adults, comprising 86 third-age and 64 fourth-age participants. …”
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Community Behavior to Prevent Covid-19 and its Associated Factors in North Parigi District by I Kadek Wartana, Veni Mornalita Kolupe, Sitti Fajrah, Rikwan Rikwan, Gustini Gustini

“…Methods: This research was an observational analytical study with a cross sectional design approach in North Parigi District from July until December 2022. …”
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Rare earth alloying in Cu enhances the C/Cu interfacial wettability for long-lasting copper-based electrical contacts by Bingtian Li, Zhenjie Guan, Yang Li, Ziyao Chen, Weijian Li, Liang Zhen, Wenzhu Shao

“…The ablation surface of the electric contact demonstrates that improved wettability can diminish carbon accumulation, thereby reducing the contact resistance from 50 mΩ to 2.2 mΩ after 1000 cycles at 380 V and 60 A, with a reduction of mass loss by 50%.This work reveals the bonding mechanism of C/Cu interface, which paves a way for rational design of C/Cu-based electrical contact materials.…”
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Ultrahigh concentration exfoliation and aqueous dispersion of few-layer graphene by excluded volume effect by Zhiyuan Xiong, Luyan Shen, Jin Long, Xiao Li, Ke Zhou, Gyeong Min Choi, Kangtai Ou, GuiYan Yang, Weichun Ma, Heon Sang Lee, Youyi Sun, Dan Li

“…To achieve this, we designed a sequential process involving edge oxidation, bubble expansion and mechanical shearing, through which graphite flakes were exfoliated into aqueous dispersions with ~94.5 wt.% yield of few-layer graphene, high concentration exceeding 100 mg mL-1, long-term stability over ~550 days, and large-scale wet processability. …”
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Interference Mitigation and Collision Avoidance of Dynamic UAVBSs Network via Mobility Control: A Game Theoretic Approach by Omar Ali Thabet, Didem Kivanc Tureli, Ufuk Tureli

“…This algorithm requires additional information about the interference posed by neighbor UAVBS and their location in the cell, which allows it to design a better trajectory which converges faster to the optimal placement of UAVBSs in the cell.…”
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Pregnancy after Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy Associated Cancer: A Single Center Experience with 96 Cases by Mert Turğal, Kemal Beksaç, Derman Başaran, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, Ömer Aran, M. Sinan Beksaç

“… OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate our experience on pregnancies after cancer treatment and pregnancy-associated cancer. STUDY DESIGN: The clinical records of 96 pregnant women including previously received treatment for cancer and association of cancer with pregnancy who admitted to our department were enrolled between 2002 and 2012. …”
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Flexibility matters: Impact assessment of small and medium enterprises flexibility on the German energy transition by Anas Abuzayed, Mario Liebensteiner, Niklas Hartmann

“…Despite representing a small fraction of peak load, SME flexibility contributes to a significant reduction in carbon emissions and transition costs, as well as a decreased reliance on other flexibility measures. However, careful design and incentivization strategies are vital to reap the full benefits of SME flexibility. …”
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Understanding and Optimizing Oxygen Plasma Treatment for Enhanced Cu-Cu Bonding Application by Sangwoo Park, Sangmin Lee, Junyoung Choi, Sarah Eunkyung Kim

“…The O2 plasma treatment conditions were optimized using Design of Experiments (DOE), adjusting three parameters: O2 flow rate, plasma power, and treatment time, to minimize oxidation while maximizing surface energy. …”
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The Role of IL-17 Promotes Spinal Cord Neuroinflammation via Activation of the Transcription Factor STAT3 after Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat by Shaohui Zong, Gaofeng Zeng, Ye Fang, Jinzhen Peng, Yong Tao, Keke Li, Jingmin Zhao

“…Study Design. In this study, we investigated the role of IL-17 via activation of STAT3 in the pathophysiology of SCI. …”
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Additively manufactured biodegradable Zn metamaterials with tunable Poisson’s ratio and enhanced mechanical properties by Yixuan Shi, Jiaqi Gao, Xuan Li, Zui Tao, Chengcong Huang, Shangyan Zhao, Yuzhi Wu, Youwen Yang, Yabin Yang, Yageng Li, Lu-Ning Wang

“…However, traditional NPR designs often have limited mechanical strength and have not been previously applied to biodegradable Zn scaffolds. …”
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Prevalence and location of myofascial trigger points in dogs with osteoarthritis by Maira Rezende Formenton, Maira Rezende Formenton, Denise Tabacchi Fantoni, Lisa Gauthier, Thibaut Cachon, Lin Tchia Yeng, Karine Portier, Karine Portier

“…IntroductionThis study was designed to determine the prevalence of myofascial pain and the location of myofascial trigger points (MTPs) in dogs with osteoarthritis.MethodsThirty-five dogs were selected and examined for the presence of MTPs using palpation. …”
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Influence of cataract surgery on the psychological well-being of the elderly by Neyda Alina González Pérez, Idania María Otero Ramos, Yusimí Guerra Véliz, Niurka Pérez Vazquez, Yunay Ruiz Hurtado, Keilym Artiles Martínez

“…Methods: a single-group pre-experimental design was used with an exploratory-descriptive approach. …”
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