Genetic Characterization of Escherichia coli O157 Isolated From Human Stool Specimens in Wassit Province of Iraq by Sabah M. Jwied, Mohammed Sh. Jebur

“…Stool specimens from (161) sporadic cases of diarrheal Patients with the mean age of (20 years), and  range from 1 month to 75 years, were collected in AL-Karamma Teaching Hospital   between March  to July 2019. Then they were processed by culture, microscopic tests and VITEK which were used for the identification as E. coli. …”
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Time travel of older people through virtual reality: a qualitative study by Leyla Muslu, Zeynep Karakuş, Ercan Asï, Rabia Bayindir, Zeynep Özer

“…The interviews were conducted during a two-months period, from February to March 2022. Thematic and descriptive analysis was used to analyse data. …”
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Lived experiences of dysphagia-related quality of life among esophageal cancer patients: a qualitative study by Tseganesh Asefa, Winta Tesfaye, Gedamnesh Bitew, Hiwot Tezera

“…Methods A phenomenological study was employed to analyze the data provided by 14 patients with esophageal cancer at the Oncology Center of the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from March to April 2023. An interview guide was employed to carry out in-depth interviews with purposively selected patients. …”
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Land Surface Temperature Anomalies as Indicators of Urban Land Cover Change—A Study of Two Indian Cities by Anusha Roy, Eswar Rajasekaran, Rahul Harod, L. Gnanappazham

“…LST from Landsat Thermal Infrared (TIR) images acquired in March, April and May from 1988 to 2020 were used to estimate LST anomalies. …”
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Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) with Some Associated Risk Factors among Children Aged 1 to 5 Years in Rural Maharashtra – A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Raghavendra NR. Swamy, Priyanka N Akahade, P Abhinaya, Arvindkumar Waghmare, Satish V Gujalwar

“…Material and Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted among the pre-school children of RHTC area of a medical college between March 2019 to June 2019, IEC 24/2019. The data obtained was entered in MS-EXCEL 2010 and statistical software Epi info version 7. …”
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The Microbiota Profile Analysis of Combined Periodontal-Endodontic Lesions Using 16S rRNA Next-Generation Sequencing by Ping Sun, Zhiyong Guo, Daiping Guo, Jian Wang, Tingting Wu, Tingjun Li, Jiannan Liu, Xinhua Liu

“…Patients with loose and/or painful teeth referred for treatment from March 2020 to December 2020 in the First People’s Hospital of Jinzhong were recruited. …”
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The Last Word by Pieter Fourie

“…In the following paragraphs I prefer to quote verbatim, and in a paraphrased way, from two presentations given by two Unisa scholars at a seminar held on 3 March 2005 at Unisa on the topic of Africanisation. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccinations in India: a state-wise analysis by Abhigayan Adhikary, Manoranjan Pal, Raju Maiti

“…The COVID-19 vaccination program in India started after the first wave of infections (March – December 2020) had almost subsided. Objective In this work, the objective is to perform a state-wise analysis to assess the impact of vaccination in slowing down the spread of infections during the second COVID-19 wave (February – October 2021) in India. …”
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Surface Electromyography for the Diagnosis of Tremor Syndrome: A Study of 97 Patients by Kartika Gulati, Sanjay Pandey

“…Methods: In this retrospective study, the clinical and electrophysiologic records of 97 consecutive patients with tremor syndromes who visited our movement disorder clinic between January 2023 and March 2024 were examined. Results: In our study, 28.8% (n = 28) of patients were of essential tremor (ET) syndrome. …”
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The performance of cylindrical solar still with hemispherical dome using circular fins in basin by Shahzanan Falah, Dhafer Manea Hachim, Wisam A. Abd Al-wahid

“…The highest total productivity achieved for January, March, July, and October are 3.011 kg/m², 7.686 kg/m², 11.853 kg/m², and 4.279 kg/m², respectively. …”
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The Impact of Lower Atmosphere Forecast Uncertainties on WACCM‐X Prediction of Ionosphere‐Thermosphere System During Geomagnetic Storms by Wonseok Lee, In‐Sun Song, Ja Soon Shim, Guiping Liu, Geonhwa Jee

“…Abstract Impacts of lower atmosphere forecast uncertainties on the Ionosphere‐Thermosphere (IT) system are investigated using the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with Thermosphere and Ionosphere eXtension (WACCM‐X) for April 2010 and March 2013 geomagnetic storms. For each storm, a specified‐dynamics simulation (analysis run) is carried out by constraining the model dynamics using reanalysis data. …”
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Registered report protocol: A scoping review to identify potential predictors as features for developing automated estimation of the probability of being frail in secondary care. by Dirk H van Dalen, Angèle P M Kerckhoffs, Esther de Vries

“…In these reviews, articles on potential predictor variables in frailty screening tools were included from inception until March 2018. The goal is to identify and extract all potential predictors of being frail. …”
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Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 in Jordan: A Retrospective Study by Noor A. Megdadi, Ahmad K. Almigdad, Mo’men O. Alakil, Shahrazad M. Alqiam, Sumaia G. Rababah, Moshera A. Dwiari

“…Methods. From April 2010 to March 2021, eighteen patients were diagnosed with HT1 in the metabolic department at Queen Rania Al Abdullah Hospital for Children in Jordan. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of visual acupotomy combined with rehabilitation training in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis by PAN Xigui, LIAN Xiaowen, FU Jiehui, ZHANG Zesheng, LIU Xuemei, XIU Zhongbiao

“…ObjectiveObserve the effect of ultrasound visualization needle combined with rehabilitation training for knee osteoarthritis .Methods70 patients with knee osteoarthritis, admitted from August 2021 to March 2023, were randomly divided into observation and control groups, with 35 patients each. 4 patients in the ultrasound knife group and 6 patients in the conventional treatment group withdrew.The observation group underwent treated under ultrasound guidance, combined with quadriceps rehabilitation training .ResultsThe efficacy of ultrasound visualization combined with rehabilitation training for knee osteoarthritis was compared between the two groups of patients, with no significant difference (P> 0.05).After treatment, VAS and WOMAC scores decreased in both groups, but the decrease was more obvious in the ultrasound knife group, with VAS score (P <0.05) and WOMAC score (P <0.01).Peak quadriceps torque value (PT) increased in both groups, but more significantly in the ultrasound knife group (P <0.01).The common lesions selected by tendon theory were 87.1% (27 / 31), 83.9% (26 / 31), 77.4% (24 / 31), and 74.2% (23 / 31), indicating echo enhancement, cyst fluid and synovial thickness. …”
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Mortality Prediction in COVID-19 Using Time Series and Machine Learning Techniques by Tanzina Akter, Md. Farhad Hossain, Mohammad Safi Ullah, Rabeya Akter

“…Data were gathered between December 31, 2019, when COVID-19 began, and March 31, 2021. The study used 457 observations with 4 variables: daily confirmed cases, daily deaths, daily mortality rate, and date. …”
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Coping Strategies with Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder: A Qualitative Study by Mojdeh Banaei, Vahid Mehrnoush, Nasibeh Roozbeh, Nourossadat Kariman

“…This qualitative study was conducted through the participation of 18 women with GPPPD diagnosed by a sexologist and using DSM-IV diagnostic criteria from March to July 2022, Iran. The samples were selected using the purposive sampling method and considering the maximum variation. …”
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The Comparison and Correlation of Serum Levels of Insulin and Na+/ K+ Atpase In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) And Non-Diabetes Mellitus Individuals by Karar Kazem Mohammed, Ahmed Ghazi Sabbar, Haider Hafid Hmeash

“…Including 114 patients divided into 54 patients of T2DM in addition to  60 individuals as control (male and female), ages ranging from (20-70 years) from November 2021 –to March 2022. It was the measurement of serum Na+/K+ATPase and insulin level. …”
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SARS-CoV-2: Molecular Structure, Pathogenesis, Potential Therapeutic Targets, and Immune Response of the Infected Subject by R. Wumba, M. Mandina, Y. Nlandu, J. R. Makulo, A. Tshimpi, P. Mbala, A. Mbangama, P. Kabututu, J. M. Kayembe

“…This documentary review is a compilation of several meta-analyses, consistent with the methodology described in the PRISMA statement on literature data on SARS-CoV-2, published between March 22 and August 14, 2020 (Moher et al.). The search engines used for the selection of articles were as follows: PubMed, Google Scholar, Global Health, and WHO reports. …”
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Estimating Satellite Orbital Drag During Historical Magnetic Superstorms by Denny M. Oliveira, Eftyhia Zesta, Hisashi Hayakawa, Ankush Bhaskar

“…The most extreme storm time decays during CHAMP/GRACE‐like sample satellite orbits estimated for the March 1989 magnetic superstorm show that long‐lasting superstorms can have highly detrimental consequences for the orbital dynamics of satellites in LEO.…”
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Legal deposit in Lithuania in 1945 - 1992 by Ringailė Bagušytė

“…A free obligatory copy, which was intended to fulfill the following major functions: archival, bibliographic, and statistical, and from 1945 to 1949 also librarian functions, was designated to the Bibliographic Centre - Books Palace from the very first day of its establishment, i.e., March 29, 1945. The article describes the legislative documents of the Council of Ministers of Lithuania (1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1959). …”
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