Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View by Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Kwabena Anarfi Boateng, Peter Twum, Deborah Larbie, Abdul Bangura, Hassan Milton Conteh, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…Statistical analysis was run at 5% significant level using Stata 14.0 software. Results. The study found that most (83.54%) of the respondents affirmed that children below 18 years should be excluded from premium payments and as high as 71.65% also stated that pregnant women should be excluded as well. …”
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Effect of infill pattern on mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA-Zn composites for drone frame structures: A topology optimization integrated application study by P. Arunkumar, D. Balaji, N. Radhika, L. Rajeshkumar, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin

“…In the current work, the drone frame has been modeled using Fusion 360 software and topological optimization was carried out to obtain a structural design with maximum load-carrying capacity with minimum material. …”
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Effectiveness of nutritional education intervention during pregnancy on birth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Degu Jerene, Tefera Belachew, Abera Mersha, Shitaye Shibiru, Gistane Ayele

“…The meta-analysis will be conducted using the statistical software STATA V.17.Ethics and dissemination By synthesising existing research without ethical concerns, this impactful review will be published and presented across academic and relevant institutions.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023473371.…”
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention by Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan

“…Participants were recruited using purposive sampling, and thematic content analysis was conducted in NVIVO software. Results At the individual level, barriers to hypertension control included hypertension is asymptomatic, hypertension is due to stress, difficulty changing behaviors within shared households, and fear of becoming dependent on medications. …”
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Nodulation, Growth, and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) as Affected by Bio-, Organic, and Inorganic NPSB Fertilizers, and Lime in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia by Abiyot Abeje, Getachew Alemayehu, Tesfaye Feyisa

“…Effective nodules, leaf area index, and grain yield were collected and analyzed using SAS 9.1.3 software. Results of the experiment showed that effective nodules, leaf area index, grain yield, bulk density, pH, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, organic carbon, and cation exchange capacity were highly (P<0.01) affected by the interaction of bio-, organic, and inorganic fertilizers and lime at both locations and years. …”
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A blockchain-based secure path planning in UAVs communication network by Shubhani Aggarwal, Ishan Budhiraja, Sahil Garg, Georges Kaddoum, Bong Jun Choi, M. Shamim Hossain

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Association of Low-Attenuation Plaque with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease by Thomas R. Andersen, Katrine S. Overgaard, Laurits Juhl Heinsen, Roda Abdulkadir Mohamed, Helle Precht, Jess Lambrechtsen, Søren Auscher, Kenneth Egstrup

“…Plaque volumes were quantified using validated software, with further compositional measurements of low-attenuation, non-calcified, and calcified plaque burden. …”
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The Associations between VEGF Gene Polymorphisms and Diabetic Retinopathy Susceptibility: A Meta-Analysis of 11 Case-Control Studies by Liyuan Han, Lina Zhang, Wenhua Xing, Renjie Zhuo, XiaLu Lin, Yanhua Hao, Qunhong Wu, Jinshun Zhao

“…Meta-analysis was performed in a fixed/random effect model by using the software STATA 12.0. Results. A total of 11 studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in this meta-analysis. …”
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Cryoablation for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a protocol for a systematic review by Dan Wang, Yu Chen, Hua Duan, Shu-Yue Zheng, Chufan Luo, Xueni Fang, Haoyue Pang, Man Wang, Tian Zhou, Quanwang Li, Kaiwen Hu

“…Review Manager V.5.3 software will be used for data analyses. Meta-analyses will be performed if the data are sufficiently homogeneous. …”
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Effectiveness of a family customised online FOCUS programme aimed on building resiliency in dyad relationship to support dyadic illness management in persons with heart failure and... by Xin Zhang, Xiaonan Zhang, Yongjun Cao, Weiling Yang, Yanting Li, Xuedong Li, Sixuan Jiang, Qingyun LV, Mei Cheng, Xiaoying Zang

“…Statistical analysis will be performed using SPSS V. 22.0 software.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the ethics committees of Tianjin Medical University (Reference number TMUHEC2019002) that covers all the centres enrolled in this study. …”
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Justification of choice of corrosion-resistant material of blowout preventer body based on modeling of its elastic-plastic deformation by K. V. Syzrantseva, K. V. Kuskov, M. A. Pazyak

“…The paper considers a method for justifying the choice of a corrosion-resistant material for the manufacture of a blowout preventer body based on computer simulation of an elastic-plastic task in the ANSYS Mechanical APDL software. To describe the material properties, a multilinear deformation model is used, the reference points of which are calculated as a result of working out the macro developed by the authors based on two models: RambergOsgood and the “method of sequential corrections” proposed by TSAGI specialists. …”
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Triagem para risco de insegurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias beneficiárias do programa bolsa família de Pantano Grande/RS by Eduarda de Freitas, Marilene Cassel Bueno, Vanessa Ramos Kirsten, Adriane Cervi Blümke

“…Os dados foram analisados no software EpiInfo versão 7.2.5.0. Foram avaliadas 44 famílias e a prevalência de IAN foi de 91%, sendo 75% de IAN grave. …”
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Protein Kinase A Is Involved in Neuropathic Pain by Activating the p38MAPK Pathway to Mediate Spinal Cord Cell Apoptosis by Yajun Deng, Liang Yang, Qiqi Xie, Fengbiao Yang, Guoqiang Li, Guangzhi Zhang, Shaoping Li, Zuolong Wu, Jing Wang, Xuewen Kang

“…A neuropathic pain-related gene expression dataset was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus, and differentially expressed genes were screened using the R software. cytoHubba was used to screen for hub genes. …”
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Poor COVID-19 Preventive Practice among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 by Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie, Aynishet Adane, Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun, Amare Simegn Ayele, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew

“…The data were entered using Epi Info 7 and analyzed using STATA 16 statistical software. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to identify associated factors. …”
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A self-configuration framework for balancing services in the fog of things by Edson Mota, Jurandir Barbosa, Gustavo B. Figueiredo, Maycon Peixoto, Cássio Prazeres

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DESENVOLVIMENTO E VALIDAÇÃO DE UM RECORDATÓRIO DE 24 HORAS DE AVALIAÇÃO DA ATIVIDADE FÍSICA by Evelyn Helena Ribeiro, Evelyn Fabiana Costa, Gisele Monteiro Sobral, Alex Antonio Florindo

“…Os dados obtidos no R24AF foramdigitados em um software elaborado especificamente para este estudo, obtendo-se os minutospor dia e o gasto energético em atividades leves, moderadas e vigorosas. …”
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Dynamic damage characteristics of coal and rock mass under shock wave pulsating load by Xiankai BAO, Bin JIANG, Wu ZHANG, Xiangyu SONG, Jinchang ZHAO, Chaoyun YU, Tong ZHANG

“…Based on CT scans and the ABAQUS numerical simulation software,damage variables for coal rock mass with different hydraulic and electrical parameters were calculate and then evaluate the dynamic damage and crack initiation and propagation morphologies and evolutionary properties of coal rock mass. …”
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THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION ON THE MOTOR ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS UNDER DIFFERENT PHYSICAL EDUCATION APPROACHES by E. M. Revenko, V. A. Salnikov

“…IBM SPSS Statistics 22 and Microsoft Excel software programs were employed for statistical processing of primary experimental material.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Short-Term Postoperative Pain and Function of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Discectomy versus Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Single-Segment Lumbar Disc Herniation:... by Weihao Zhu, Yu Yao, Jie Hao, Wenbin Li, Feng Zhang

“…Computer searches of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were performed to search for studies on UBE versus PELD for single-segment lumbar disc herniation (ssLDH) from the time of database construction to Mar. 2022, and two investigators independently performed literature screening and data extraction, and evaluation of the quality of the included studies was observed as operation time, complications, and visual analogue scale (VAS) at each preoperative and postoperative stage as well as Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and meta-analysis was performed by applying the Review Manager 5.4 software. Results. Meta-analysis showed that PELD had shorter operation time (MD=35.36, 95% CI (4.67, 66.04), P=0.02) and had lower VAS of back pain at 3 days postoperatively (MD=0.62, 95% CI (0.04, 1.19), P=0.04) compared to the UBE. …”
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In-flight Electrocardiography Monitoring in a Pilot During Cross Country Flight by William D. Kim, Sang-Wook Kim, Seong-Kyu Cho, Ju Hyeon Byeon, GunYoung Lee, WooSeok Hyun, JoungSoon Jang