Autism spectrum disorder: definition, global epidemiology, prevalence in Poland and worldwide, and heredity by Martyna Zakrocka, Marta Gruszka, Paulina Polańska, Maria Kubicka

“…Ongoing research and culturally tailored strategies are essential to improve diagnosis, support, and quality of life for individuals struggling with this condition. …”
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The relationship between weight-adjusted waist index and peripheral artery disease by Zhe Wu, Yang Liu, Bin Wang

“…Compared to BMI, WWI has a better predictive value for the risk of PAD.ConclusionThere is a significant positive correlation between WWI and the risk of PAD. For individuals with high WWI, efforts should be made to reduce WWI to prevent the onset of PAD.…”
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Giant Hydatid Cyst Originating From Psoas Muscle Extending to the Iliac Bone: A Case Report by Mohammad Hadi Niakan, Fatemeh Mirparsa, Hamid Zaferani Arani, Sedighe Hooshmandi, Elham Peyravi

“…Infection occurs when individuals ingest eggs from contaminated food or water, leading to cyst formation primarily in the liver. …”
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Teaching and applying telepractice for hearing and balance disorders in Africa in the COVID-19 era and beyond by Katijah Khoza-Shangase

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated widespread adoption of telepractice to ensure the continuity of healthcare services, including those for individuals with hearing and balance disorders. In Africa, where access to specialized healthcare services is often limited, telepractice emerged as a potential solution. …”
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Problems of creating antibody phage libraries and their solutions by V. S. Aripov, N. V. Volkova, A. A. Ilyichev, D. N. Shcherbakov

“…After a helper phage is added to the suspension of transformed E. coli cells, a bacteriophage library is formed, which is a working tool for performing the affinity selection procedure and searching for individual molecules. Despite the apparent simplicity of generating phage antibody libraries, a number of subtleties need to be taken into account. …”
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LINKS. A System for Historical Family Reconstruction in the Netherlands by Kees Mandemakers, Gerrit Bloothooft, Fons Laan, Joe Raad, Rick J. Mourits, Richard L. Zijdeman

“… LINKS stands for 'LINKing System for historical family reconstruction' and is a software system to link nominal data from the Dutch archives and ultimately reconstruct historical individuals and families. We present the background and philosophy of this matching system and explain its data structure and functioning. …”
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University students’ attitudes towards the values of physical culture and sport as indicators of their social development by P. A. Kislyakov, T. T.T. Nguyen, M. S. Belov, O. A. Silaeva, E. A. Shmeleva

“…Physical culture and sports activities play a crucial role in the socialisation and personal development of individuals. Understanding students’ attitudes towards the social values of sports is essential for creating an effective system of physical education and social development at a university. …”
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Peripheral Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Is Associated with an Increase in Fibrinogen Levels by Qin-Fen Chen, Dan Cao, Ting-Ting Ye, Hui-Hui Deng, Hong Zhu

“…Furthermore, the univariate and multiple logistic analyses were performed to explore the correlation between PAD and fibrinogen levels, individual components in the cross-sectional study. …”
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Knowledge of the ovulatory cycle and its determinants among adolescent females in Ghana by Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane

“…Four models were fitted incorporating individual and community levels. All associations were considered statistically significant at 95% confidence level in the fixed effect results. …”
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Advances in Transparency and Right to Access Information in The Czech Republic by Jana Janderová

“…Findings: The case law on the interpretation of individual legal provisions is rather favourable to a broad access to information, restricting the exemptions and other obstacles. …”
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Civil defendant representation in criminal proceedings by M. М. Kolomoitsev

“…At the same time, a number of legislative acts provide for the circumstances when civil liability is borne by another person, and this should be taken into account at the stage of assessment of a civil claim, and the study establishes that, as a general rule, the status of a civil defendant in criminal proceedings is acquired by an individual or legal entity which, by virtue of law, bears civil liability and which should be taken into account at the stage of assessment of a civil claim. …”
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Digital trophies: using social media to assess wildlife crime in Lebanon by André F. Raine, Jason Gregg, Lloyd Scott, Axel Hirschfeld, Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, Filippo Bamberghi

“…The five bird species with the most individuals illegally killed were the barn swallow Hirundo rustica, blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, European bee-eater Merops apiaster, Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus and ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to wood smoke and impact of the combined exposure to tobacco by C.A. Torres-Duque, C. Jaramillo, A. Caballero, N.J. Proaños-Jurado, M.J. Pareja-Zabala, J.B. Soriano, M. González-García

“…Exposure to WS was associated with COPD in men (OR 1.53, P = 0.017). WS-COPD individuals were more frequently female, older, shorter and had higher forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) (all P < 0.05). …”
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O freudismo e a escola de Frankfurt: ensaio sobre a relação entre metapsicologia e teoria crítica by Emanuel Messias Aguiar de Castro, Aluísio Ferreira de Lima

“…Para tanto, foi realizada uma minuciosa análise do Instituto de Pesquisa Social de Frankfurt enquanto marco epistemológico e não como produção individual de seus colaboradores. Um dos objetivos dessa proposta é compreender o que é comum nas várias faces do movimento frankfurtiano em relação ao saber freudiano, ou seja, identificar o freudismo da Teoria Crítica. …”
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Impact of sand and dust storms on mortality in Jinan City, China by Chaofan Shen, Mingjun Li, Qingchang Wang, Jinjiao Luan, Jiliang Si, Liangliang Cui

“…Females and people over 65 years of age are vulnerable to respiratory deaths caused by SDSs.ConclusionShort-term exposure to SDSs caused the significantly elevated risks of respiratory, circulatory and all-cause death. Females and individuals over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable to the effects of SDSs.…”
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Experience of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for those with mild traumatic brain injury (ACTion mTBI): A qualitative descriptive study. by Josh W Faulkner, Jason Chua, Amabelle Voice-Powell, Deborah L Snell, Maree Roche, John Moffat, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Alice Theadom

“…., being present and being able to step back) and 2) "contextual factors that enabled intervention effectiveness" which included being equipped with tools, cultural and spiritual responsiveness, the therapeutic connection, and the intervention having a structured yet flexible approach to order of delivery to meet individual needs. Participants' experiences support acceptability, cultural and spiritual responsibility of ACTion mTBI. …”
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A PREVISÃO DE COMPLEXIDADES SOCIOJURÍDICAS DA AMAZÔNIA NOS CONCURSOS IMPLEMENTADOS PELA DEFENSORIA PÚBLICA: UMA FERRAMENTA DE PROMOÇÃO DO ACESSO À JUSTIÇA by Daniel Bettanin e Silva, Tatiane Guedes Pires, Raimundo Pereira Pontes Filho

“…A Defensoria Pública, por constituir instituição responsável pela promoção dos direitos humanos e pela defesa dos necessitados, individual e coletivamente, deve pensar estratégias para transpô-las. …”
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Circulating microRNA panels for multi-cancer detection and gastric cancer screening: leveraging a network biology approach by Leila Kamkar, Samaneh Saberi, Mehdi Totonchi, Kaveh Kavousi

“…Methods This study aimed to identify biomarkers with high sensitivity and specificity for multiple and specific cancer screening. 972 Serum miRNA profiles were compared across thirteen cancer types and healthy individuals using weighted miRNA co-expression network analysis. …”
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Determining the required data elements to develop the information management system for Iranian traditional medicine by Razieh Mirzaeian, Abdolghader Bahraini, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…A modified Delphi technique, including a two-round survey, was then employed. A panel of 34 individuals with clinical and research experience in ITM, was selected via purposeful sampling to rate the importance of candidate data items for inclusion in the ITM-MDS using a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Trait among Prospective Blood Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Berekum, Ghana by Patrick Adu, David Larbi Simpong, Godfred Takyi, Richard K. D. Ephraim

“…This cross-sectional study evaluated coinheritance of sickle cell haemoglobin variant and G6PD enzymopathy among individuals that donated blood at the Holy Trinity Hospital, Berekum, in the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana. …”
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