The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Population without Awareness of the Disease: Data from a Rural Town of Shandong Province, China by Maoti Wei, Li Dong, Fenghua Wang, Kai Cui, Jiamin Yu, Delong Ma, Ning Yang, Yuming Li

“…Results. According to the individual history and blood pressure levels, the awareness rate of hypertension in the population over 60 years old was 50.3% (1285/2554, 95% CI: 48.3–52.3%). …”
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Knowledge and motivations of researchers publishing in presumed predatory journals: a survey by David Moher, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kelly D Cobey, Manoj M Lalu, Danielle B Rice, Hana Raffoul

“…The survey also asked six open-ended items about researchers' motivations and experiences.Participants Using Beall’s lists, we identified two groups of individuals who had published empirical articles in biomedical journals that were presumed to be predatory.Results Eighty-two authors partially responded (~14% response rate (11.4%[44/386] from the initial sample, 19.3%[38/197] from second sample) to our survey. …”
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Registered Nurses' Experience of Person‐Centred Care Through Digital Aids in Primary Care Setting During the COVID‐19 Pandemic by Annika Kjällman Alm, Ove Hellzen, Malin Rising‐Holmström

“…Main findings showed digitalisation as a possibility to enhance person‐centred care to benefit the individual. The patients would have the possibility of obtaining professional care in their own home, enhancing the continuation of care. …”
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Legality as a principle of court activity in respecting the rights, freedoms and interests of minors in cases of administrative offences by M. A. Sambor

“…In this regard, it is extremely sensitive for each individual to understand violations of the principle of legality in the application of legal liability, including administrative liability. …”
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The effect of acorn scarification on the growth and root system size of Quercus robur L. seedlings grown in nursery containers by Mariusz Kormanek, Paweł Tylek, Jacek Banach, Zdzisław Kaliniewicz

“…After the end of the growing season, the parameters of all analysed seedlings (200 pieces) were determined, and a detailed analysis of the root system was performed on selected average individuals (64 pieces). Scarification resulted in an increase in the number of germinated seeds and grown seedlings, as well as an increase in the height and diameter of the root collar and a reduction in the variation of the obtained seedlings' parameters. …”
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A novel machine learning methodology for the systematic extraction of chronic kidney disease comorbidities from abstracts by Eszter Sághy, Mostafa Elsharkawy, Frank Moriarty, Sándor Kovács, István Wittmann, Antal Zemplényi, Antal Zemplényi

“…Ultimately, our study enhances understanding of prognostic comorbidities and supports clinical practice by enabling improved patient monitoring, preventive strategies, and early detection for individuals at higher CKD development or progression risk.…”
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Association of Calcium and Phosphate Levels with Incident Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Hypoparathyroidism: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Elvira O. Gosmanova, Olulade Ayodele, Kristina Chen, Erin E. Cook, Fan Mu, Joshua A. Young, Lars Rejnmark

“…We examined associations between albumin-corrected serum calcium, serum phosphate and calcium-phosphate product levels, and the risk of devloping CKD (defined as ≥2 outpatient estimated glomerular filtration values <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 occuring ≥3 months apart or ≥1 diagnostic code for CKD stages 3–5). Results. Individuals who had ≥67% of albumin-corrected serum calcium measurements outside, above, or below the study-defined range (2.00–2.25 mmol/L [8.0–9.0 mg/dL]) had 3.5-, 2.9-, and 2.7-fold higher odds of developing CKD (adjusted odds ratios [95% CI]: 3.46 [1.82–6.56], 2.85 [1.30–6.28], and 2.68 [1.16–6.15]), respectively, compared with patients who had <33% of albumin-corrected calcium measurements in those ranges. …”
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Influence of In Vitro IL-2 or IL-15 Alone or in Combination with Hsp-70-Derived 14-mer Peptide (TKD) on the Expression of NK Cell Activatory and Inhibitory Receptors by Ilona Hromadnikova, Petra Pirkova, Lucie Sedlackova

“…Using flow cytometry the effect of in vitro stimulation with IL-2 or IL-15 alone or in combination with Hsp70-derived 14-mer peptide (TKD) on cell surface expression of NK activatory receptors (CD16, NKG2D, NKG2C, NKp46, NKp44, NKp30, KIR2DL4, DNAM-1, and LAMP1) and NK inhibitory receptors (NKG2A, KIR2DL2/L3, LIR1/ILT-2, and NKR-P1A) in healthy individuals was studied. Results were expressed as the percentage of receptor expressing cells and the amount of receptor expressed by CD3−CD56+ cellular population. …”
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In-vitro simulation methods for mechanical plaque removal: a systematic scoping review of current techniques and future directions by Johannes Herzog, Jelena Karacic, Leonardo Svellenti, Philipp Sahrmann

“…Even though some materials achieved good results in the assessment for individual criteria like water solubility, big differences could be found concerning practicability and production time, no simulation method was rated "very good" or even "good" in the overall evaluation. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Neoplasia in the United States... by Prateek Sharma, Gary W. Falk, Menaka Bhor, A. Burak Ozbay, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Annie Guerin, Sherry Shi, Margaret M. Elvekrog, Paul Limburg

“…**Conclusions:** Findings suggest the need for early identification of high-risk individuals prior to progression to EAC to potentially improve clinical and economic outcomes in this population.…”
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Molecular Serotyping and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli Isolated in Hospital Catering Service in Morocco by Benjelloun Touimi Ghita, Laila Bennani, Sanae Berrada, Moussa Benboubker, Bahia Bennani

“…It mainly affects persons at high risk as newborns, infants, and individuals with impaired immune system in hospitals. …”
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Social Aspects of Democratic Safeguards in Privacy Rights: A Qualitative Study of the European Union and China by Polonca Kovač, Grega Rudolf

“…The authors conclude that authorities must actively guarantee the rights related to privacy and personal data protection, or else effective governance will lead to a surveillance society and erosion of individuals’ freedom as a valuable civilizational asset. …”
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Duncan-Chang Constitutive Model of Vetiver Root and Soil Matrix at Different Growth Stages by WU Ruibin, JI Jinnan, YANG Yuzhe

“…Despite the inability to capture the strain softening phenomenon of individual soil, the stress-strain curve, predicted shear strength indicators, and measured values exhibit a strong correlation (R2>0.91). …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…Background: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals, leading to severe morbidity and high mortality. …”
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Changes in faecal haemoglobin values over sequential rounds of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in a surveillance population by Amanda J Cross, Kate Wooldrage, Gemma Mortell, Gwen A Murphy

“…Further research should consider if sequential rounds of FIT could be used for stratifying individual risk.…”
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ONLINE PROJECTS AS A FORM OF SPREADING PEDAGOGICAL BIOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONTEXT OF OPEN SCIENCE by Larysa D. Berezivska, Oleksandr P. Mikhno, Olha P. Pinchuk

“…Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Educational Library of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and the Pedagogical Museum of Ukraine are characterized by the following parameters: systematized information in the form of a table (implementation model, name, web resource where the project was implemented, implementation period, hashtag), grouping by type (collective, individual, calendar, thematic), a brief description of the content of each project, a graphic layout of the project. …”
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Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width With Carotid–Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity in a Southern Chinese Population by Xing Yu, Yali Huang, Yunyun Su, Liangdi Xie

“…The plasma RDW level was significantly associated with cfPWV in a southern Chinese population, particularly among older adults and individuals with hypertension, suggesting RDW as a potential marker for arterial stiffness.…”
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Hooliganism as a problem of public order in the Ukrainian SSR in the early 1950s by V. A. Grechenko

“…The incompletely formed character and marginality inherent in young people generally played a negative role in their development as positive individuals. Homelessness and neglect of children and adolescents played a detrimental role in the escalation of hooliganism in the 1950s. …”
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From physical activity patterns to cognitive status: development and validation of novel digital biomarkers for cognitive assessment in older adults by Ling-Jie Fan, Feng-Yi Wang, Jun-Han Zhao, Jun-Jie Zhang, Yang-An Li, Jia Tang, Tao Lin, Quan Wei

“…We then developed explainable machine learning models, primarily random forest, optimized with hyperparameters, to predict individual cognitive function status. Results Using recursive feature elimination, we identified the top 20 PA features from each dataset and combined them with demographic features for modeling. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REHABILITATION APPROACH BASED ON THE VISUAL MODEL OF MOBIUS TAPE IN THE TREATMENT OF MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME OF THE CERVICAL REGION IN COMBATANTS by Ye. Yu. Strashko

“…As a component of the ecological approach, an individually developed program of comprehensive rehabilitation intervention aimed at the biomechanically interconnected muscle spirals, the diaphragm and masticatory muscles, and the temporomandibular joint was used. …”
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