Prevalence and associated factors of multidimensional poverty among rural households in East Gojjam zone, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Amare Wubishet Ayele, Yeshiwas Ewinetu, Asefa Delesho, Yirsie Alemayehu, Hayimro Edemealem

“…The multivariable partial proportional odds model (PPOM) was employed to identify the associated factors of MP, and variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered as significant. …”
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Utilization of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy with a Former Triathlete After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report by Christopher Keating, Stephanie Muth, Cameron Hui, Lisa T Hoglund

“…The purpose of this case report is to describe the impact of BFR use in an individual after TKA, employing pain measurements, quantitative sensory testing, patient-reported outcome measures, physical performance tests, and muscle strength and power testing to explore potential treatment effects and identify potential predictors of response for future studies…”
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Biotechnological Effects of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>, Cellulase, and Xylanase on Nutritional Quality and Microbial Community Structure of Corn Stover Silage by Jianliang Liu, Mingjian Liu, Panjie Sheng, Chaoran Song, Weiqin Ma, Baochao Bai, Jiayu Zhao, Shuai Du, Gentu Ge, Zhijun Wang, Yushan Jia

“…Specifically, <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>, cellulase preparations (commercial cellulase enzyme preparations), and xylanase preparations (commercial xylanase enzyme preparations) were employed as additives to investigate their synergistic effects and underlying mechanisms during the silage process. …”
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Co-Delivery of Dacarbazine and miRNA 34a Combinations to Synergistically Improve Malignant Melanoma Treatments by Ding B, Li M, Zhang J, Zhang X, Gao H, Gao J, Shen C, Zhou Y, Li F, Liu A

“…This study developed a promising strategy for tumor-targeted co-delivery of Dacarbazine (DTIC) and miRNA 34a-loaded PHRD micelles (Co-PHRD) for combination treatment of MM.Methods: To construct the dual drug-loaded delivery system Co-PHRD, poly (L-arginine)-poly (L-histidine)-polylactic acid (PLA) was employed as a building block. In this system, poly (L-arginine) and PLA function as hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks, respectively, which self-assemble into micelles in aqueous solution. …”
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Growth of microbes in competitive lifestyles promotes increased ARGs in soil microbiota: insights based on genetic traits by Zishu Liu, Xiangwu Yao, Chengyi Chen, Yuxiang Zhao, Chifei Dong, Lingtao Sun, Junxian Zhao, Baofeng Zhang, Zhendi Yu, Dongqing Cheng, Lizhong Zhu, Baolan Hu

“…To address this, we employed microcosm cultivation at different antibiotic (i.e., Oxytetracycline, OTC) stresses across the concentrations from the environmental to the clinical. …”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…Paired t-tests and Bland–Altman plots with 95% limits of agreement (LoA) were employed to assess the agreement. Results With respect to intraobserver repeatability, the Sw and TRT values of all evaluated parameters were low. …”
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PRACTICAL TRAINING OF OFFICERS OF THE STATE FIRE SERVICE THROUGH GAME-BASED LEARNING by V. V. Bulgakov, A. A. Lazarev, E. P. Konovalenko, T. A. Mochalova

“…In the course of the research, the methods of system analysis, synthesis and modelling of professional activity were employed. The research is based on the provisions of the associative-reflex theory, the theory of motivation development and the theory of contextual, modular, problem-based, reflexive and game-based learning.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Increased methane production associated with community shifts towards Methanocella in paddy soils with the presence of nanoplastics by Zhibin He, Yarong Hou, Ying Li, Qicheng Bei, Xin Li, Yong-Guan Zhu, Werner Liesack, Matthias C. Rillig, Jingjing Peng

“…Given the widespread use of plastic mulching in soils, it is urgent to unravel whether low-density polyethylene (LDPE) will affect the methanogenic community in flooded paddy soils. Here, we employed a combination of process measurements, short-chain and long-chain fatty acid (SCFAs and LCFAs) profiling, Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, quantitative PCR, metagenomics, and mRNA profiling to investigate the impact of LDPE nanoplastics (NPs) on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and CH4 production in both black and red paddy soils under anoxic incubation over a 160-day period. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…The extant literature points to the benefits of employing blockchain in the tax system. A review of studies provides a general view of why and how to implement blockchain technology as well as the identification of existing defects to solve it. …”
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Anemia and Contributing Factors in Severely Malnourished Infants and Children Aged between 0 and 59 Months Admitted to the Treatment Centers of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Multi... by Wubet Worku Takele, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Hanna Demelash Desyibelew, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abel Fekadu Dadi, Eskedar Getie Mekonnen, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu

“…The binary logistic regression analysis was employed to show an association between the dependent and independent variables. …”
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A randomized controlled, trial on effects of mobile phone text messaging in combination with motivational interviewing versus standard infant feeding counselling on breastfeeding a... by Moleen Zunza, Lehana Thabane, Louise Kuhn, Christine Els, Carl Lombard, Mark F. Cotton, Taryn Young

“…Early cessation of breastfeeding was prevalent and maternal employment characteristics are important social determinants of breastfeeding behaviour. …”
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Association between sperm motility in thawed semen and pregnancy rate in Mediterranean buffaloes by Armando Quintero-Moreno, Carla Osorio Meléndez, Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Jorge Rubio Guillén, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez, Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez

“…The PR data for each buffalo bull were obtained from 2 farms where the management and FTAI protocol employed was handled by the same professionals and straws of similar provenance and proper nitrogen thermos management were used. …”
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Magnitude, patterns, and factors associated with liver disease among clinically suspected clients in Eastern Ethiopia: hidden public health tragedy by Aliya Nuri, Sufian Jeilu, Yared Teklu, Kadir Abdu, Ahmed Muhye, Milkiyas Solomon Getachew, Imam Dagne, Muluken Yigezu, Sewmehon Amsalu Adugna, Vanisha S. Nambiar, Abdu Oumer

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to determine the factors associated with liver disease. …”
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Assessing One Health integration in Somalia’s school curriculum for future pandemic preparedness by Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle, Aamir Muse Osman, Abas Mohamed Sharif

“…Methods: This study employed content analysis of Somalia’s school curriculum and textbooks in science, social studies (grades 1–8), and biology (grades 9–12) to assess OH integration. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroxine in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2000 by Ting Lu, Shunshun Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Xiaona Shao, Dahua Chen, Jianwei Shen

“…Binary logistic regression was employed to analyze the correlation between H. pylori and TSH and T4 levels. …”
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Psychological peculiarities of professional development in late adulthood by E. F. Zeer, E. E. Symanyuk, A. A. Ryabukhina, G. I. Borisov

“…The parameters of professional development were evaluated employing a questionnaire with closed-type questions – adapted method “Questionnaire of a Working Pensioner” by N. …”
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Research progress on characteristics of secondary aluminum dross and its detoxification and utilization by Kun LIN, Yuanbo ZHANG, Zijian SU, Jiamei XU, Tao JIANG

“…High-salt secondary aluminum dross can be pretreated via the hydrometallurgical process to remove salts and most of the nitrogen, after which the pyrometallurgical process can be employed to realize high utilization of the dross. …”
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Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

“…As the worker’s health definition draws from WHO definition of health as “not only absence of disease, but presence of physical, psychological and social well-being”, strategies integrating the compulsory medical health surveillance and WHP programmes could create a cost-effective solution to benefit between the state, employers, workers and communities. However, governmental support, in the form of financial investment or tax advantages, is essential to integrate private investments from small and medium-sized enterprises and enhance WHP implementation. …”
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Direct antiglobulin test for the prediction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia needing an intervention: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis by Vijay Kumar Krishnegowda, Viraraghavan Vadakkencherry Ramaswamy, Thangaraj Abiramalatha, Thangaraj Abiramalatha, Tapas Bandyopadhyay, Abdul Kareem Pullattayil S, Prakash Kannan Loganathan, Prakash Kannan Loganathan, Prakash Kannan Loganathan

“…A Bayesian bivariate random-effects model was employed for the diagnostic test accuracy meta-analyses. …”
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Exosome miR-199a-5p modulated vascular remodeling and inflammatory infiltration of Takayasu’s arteritis by Shuning Guo, Jiehan Li, Shurui Pang, Jing Li, Xinping Tian

“…The flow cytometry was employed to identify apoptosis of VSMC. Dual-luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation assay and fluorescence in situ hybridization were utilized to validate the target gene of miR-199a-5p. …”
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