Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among individuals with Fontan palliation: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Firyal Khansa, Chairul Ichwan, Muhammad Haneef Ghifari, Muhammad Brilliant Daffa, Farah Rizky Nadia, Putri Oktaviani Zulfa, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Amanda Yufika, Naufal Gusti, Muhammad Iqhrammullah

“…Background: Children with one functional ventricle might receive the Fontan procedure as palliative management to prolong their lives. However, the heart remains functionally univentricular, which may result in disrupted absorption of nutrients, including Vitamin D. …”
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Exploring barriers to accessing health care services by young women in rural settings: a qualitative study in Australia, Canada, and Sweden by Reyhaneh Golestani, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Paul Peters

“…Institutional challenges involve limited healthcare resources, gender insensitivity among providers, judgmental attitudes from healthcare staff, inadequate time management of services, and a lack of privacy and confidentiality within facilities. …”
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Game-based Methods for Competence “Teamwork and Leadership” Development: The Case of Engineering Students by E. V. Grib, E. V. Kolomoets, V. V. Latysheva

“…The article presents the experience of the Department of sociology, psychology and social management of Moscow Aviation Institute in the development of teamwork skills among students majoring in engineering.Teamwork in the article is understood as an effective joint activity to achieve goals. …”
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Implementing an environmental DNA/RNA-based approach to non-invasively investigate disease caused by Ichthyophthirius multifiliis by Yajiao Duan, Moonika Haahr Marana, Hannah Malene Jensen, Cyril Henard, Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen

“…Infectious diseases impose a substantial burden on aquaculture, acting as a significant constraint on production yields, entailing considerable management costs. White spot disease, which is caused by the protozoan fish parasite, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ich), is a good example of a disease which continuously cause major challenge for the aquaculture worldwide. …”
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Organizational factors impacting the implementation of a digital mental health tool in Alberta's mental health care of youth and young adults by Marianne Barker, Julia Hews-Girard, Karina Pinston, Sarah Daniel, Lauren Volcko, Lia Norman, Emilie Bassi, Katherine Bright, Ian Hickie, Frank Iorfino, Haley LaMonica, Karen Moskovic, Melanie Fersovitch, Jessica Bradley, Leanne Stamp, Jason Gondziola, David Johnson, Gina Dimitropoulos

“…With mental health concerns on the rise among youth and young adults (age 12–24), increased mental health options include virtual care, apps and online tools, self-management and tracking tools, and digitally-enabled coordination of care. …”
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Urban Vulnerability Analysis Against earthquake hazard With the ELECTRE FUZZY method (Case Study: Karaj Metropolis) by Fatemeh Khodadadi, Mojgan Entezari, Farzaneh Sasanpour

“…Accordingly, investigations of the seismic vulnerability of this city are one of the necessities of Karaj city management. Regarding this, the metropolis of karaj was selected as the study area. …”
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Gingival fibroblast suppress the osteogenesis process mediated by bone substitute materials via WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo by Guanqi Liu, Jiahui Lin, Xiaoyan Chen, Runheng Liu

“…BackgroundThe regeneration of bone tissue is a critical challenge in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with the success of such procedures often depending on the ability to promote osteogenesis while managing the soft tissue environment. The role of gingival fibroblasts in modulating the osteogenic potential of mandible mesenchymal stem cells (MMSCs) mediated by bone substitute materials (BSMs) is not fully understood. …”
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A Novel Multi-Fidelity Support Vector Classification Method for Boundary Prediction in Engineering Applications by Jinliang Luo, Lingzhi Liu, Youwei He, Kuan Tan

“…Our novel method addresses this limitation by integrating a strategy for managing the data imbalance. By effectively treating data imbalance, our approach significantly improves the classification and boundary prediction capabilities of the model. …”
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Security Challenges: Appraisal of Threats to Nigeria’s Sovereignty in the Fourth Republic (1999-2019) by Olanrewaju Rafiu Memud, Solomon A. Ojo

“…The study identifies poor intelligence information gathering and usage by security agents, militarization of civil society, poor harmonizationof resources for development, inadequate knowledge onmodern state system management, poormaintenance of balance between competing interests/values, liberalization of military industrial complex, poor judgement of emerging political issues and inability of state/government to live up toexpectations as causes of security challenges. …”
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In Vivo Evaluation of the Combined Anticancer Effects of Cisplatin and SAHA in Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma Using [18F]FAHA and [18F]FDG PET/CT Imaging by Skye Hsin-Hsien Yeh, Ming Hsien Lin, I. I. Leo Garcia Flores, Uday Mukhopadhyay, Danial Young, Kazuma Ogawa, Jeong-Hwan Jeong, William Tong, Juri G. Gelovani, Nobuyoshi Fukumitsu

“…In conclusion, [18F] FAHA enables quantitative visualization of HDAC activity/expression in vivo, thus, may represent a clinically useful, noninvasive tool for the management of patients who may benefit from synergistic anticancer therapy.…”
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Myocardial functional recovery following durable ventricular assist device in children by Bhavikkumar Langanecha, Osami Honjo, Alyssa Power, Oshri Zaulan, Christoph Haller, Kristen George, Linda Fazari, Andrea Maurich, David Chiasson, Aamir Jeewa

“…Six were listed for transplantation as a part of their HF management strategy following VAD implantation. After explant, 8 of 9 patients remained in HF remission with no symptoms and stable left ventricular function. …”
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Fundus camera-based precision monitoring of blood vitamin A level for Wagyu cattle using deep learning by Nanding Li, Naoshi Kondo, Yuichi Ogawa, Keiichiro Shiraga, Mizuki Shibasaki, Daniele Pinna, Moriyuki Fukushima, Shinichi Nagaoka, Tateshi Fujiura, Xuehong De, Tetsuhito Suzuki

“…This system can assist farmers in blood vitamin A level monitoring and related disease prevention, contributing to precision livestock management and animal well-being in wagyu industry.…”
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Endoscopic Sphenopalatine Artery Cauterization Under Local Anesthesia for Posterior Epistaxis: A Prospective Cohort Study of its Tolerability and Efficacy by Urmila Gurung, Narmaya Thapa, Sajish Khadgi

“…Objective: To assess the tolerability and efficacy of endoscopic sphenopalatine artery cauterization (ESPAC) under local anesthesia (LA) in managing posterior epistaxis. Methods: It was a prospective, cohort study, conducted in the Otorhinolaryngology Department of a tertiary-level hospital. …”
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Using Self-Efficacy and Reflection to Improve Piano Learning Performance by Suqi Dong, Genutė Gedvilienė

“…These findings suggest that fostering self-efficacy and reflective practices in piano education can help manage student anxiety and improve learning outcomes, providing valuable insights for teaching strategies.…”
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Natural factors outweigh anthropogenic impact on aquatic phoD-harboring communities along Yangtze River basin by Lin Xu, Qian Mao, Chaonan Li, Bo Tu, Xiangzhen Li

“…However, the relative importance of these factors in shaping aquatic phoD-harboring communities remains largely unknown, particularly at large spatial scales, challenging the management of ecosystem functions in aquatic environments. …”
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Improving consumer trust in digital health: A mixed methods study involving people living with chronic kidney disease by Soraia de Camargo Catapan, Monica L Taylor, Paul Scuffham, Anthony C Smith, Jaimon T Kelly

“…Choice and open disclosure on data management and purpose are paramount to building trust.…”
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Evaluation of coupled SWAT-MODFLOW-NWT model for conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater resources in the Mahabad plain of Iran by Omid Raja, Masoud Parsinejad, Massoud Tajrishy

“…Abstract The Urmia Lake Basin has been severely affected by the unbalanced exploitation of water resources. To better manage the use of integrated water resources, the coupled SWAT-MODFLOW-NWT was adopted for the Mahabad Plain in the Urmia Lake Basin, N.W. …”
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RELEVANCE AND LINGUISTIC ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON WEBSITES by Neringa Lekandrė, Gemma Navickienė

“…Therefore, an assumption can be made that companies are reluctant to pay language service providers to create the content of their websites, and the internal human resources managing the websites are not aware of the requirements to be followed to maintain the relevance and linguistic accuracy of the information to be provided in several languages in case the company operates internationally. …”
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Modeling the supply chain sustainability imperatives in the fashion retail industry: Implications for sustainable development. by Md Tariqul Islam Imran, Chitra Lekha Karmaker, Rubayet Karim, S M Misbauddin, A B M Mainul Bari, Asif Raihan

“…The study's innovative methodology and its implications for sustainable supply chain management offer valuable insights for both academic research and practical application, presenting a strategic blueprint for the fashion retail industry to navigate and thrive in the post-COVID-19 era. …”
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Effects of temperature and live prey concentration on Colossoma macropomum larviculture by Fabio Aremil Costa dos Santos, Gustavo Soares da Costa Julio, André de Sena Souza, Pedro Paulo Cortezzi Pedras, Ronald Kennedy-Luz

“…It is concluded that the larviculture of C. macropomum must be carried out with a temperature of 32° C and that the food management must be differentiated during the first 15 days, positively influenced in the period of feeding with ration. …”
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