Prevalence and spectrum of haemoglobinopathies in females of reproductive age group- A first tertiary care center experience in Punjab, North India by Vikram Narang, Anshul Jain, Sumit Grover, Ankita Soni, Monika Narang, Ashima Taneja

“…The data were described in terms of range, mean ± standard deviation (SD), frequencies (number of cases), and relative frequencies (percentage) as appropriate. …”
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Corneal Topographic Changes Due to Pediatric Epiblepharon Surgery by Shindo J, Matsumura N, Nakamura J, Asano M, Ohno T, Mizuki N

“…Parameters including surface regularity index (SRI), Standard Deviation of Corneal Power (SDP), Irregular Astigmatism Index (IAI), and corneal astigmatism (CYL) were evaluated. …”
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Automatic image generation and stage prediction of breast cancer immunobiological through a proposed IHC-GAN model by Afaf Saad, Noha Ghatwary, Safa M. Gasser, Mohamed S. ElMahallawy

“…While immunohistochemical techniques (IHC) are the gold standard for HER2 evaluation, their implementation can be resource-intensive and costly. …”
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A retrospective study on tolvaptan prescription in clinical practice in patients with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) using the Japanese claims... by Daisuke Hagiwara, Miyuki Matsukawa, Junko Tasaki, Yumiko Nakamura, Hiroshi Arima

“…In the tolvaptan-treated group, the standard initial doses were 3.75 mg and 7.5 mg in 290 (49.5%) and 250 (42.7%) patients, respectively. …”
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Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry by Elexis C Kierstead, Barbara Schillo, Jodie Briggs, Nathan A Silver

“…Ordinal logistic regression with robust standard errors controlling for gender, race/ethnicity, education, current e-cigarette use and age was used to examine relationships between variables.Results Twitter use was associated with higher odds of recall (OR=1.21, 95% CI=1.01 to 1.44) and belief (OR=1.26, 95% CI=1.04 to 1.52) in COVID-19-specific distorted science. …”
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Effect of Skin Protectants on the Total Inward Leakage of N95 Respirators: Testing with an Advanced Static Headform by Xinyi Niu, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Michael Yermakov, Roman Jandarov, Iliya Rivkin

“…This investigation deployed a standardized protocol that utilized the NIOSH advanced static manikin headform connected to a Breathing Recording and Simulation System (BRSS), producing a predetermined breathing pattern. …”
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Validation of the detection of elder abuse through emergency care technicians (DETECT) screening tool: a study protocol by Melvin D Livingston, Brad Cannell, Julie Weitlauf, Jason Burnett, Megin Parayil, Jennifer Reingle Gonzalez

“…The data from 25% (n=648) of these follow-up interviews will be presented to a longitudinal, experts and all data panel for a final determination of EM exposure status, representing the closest proxy to a ‘gold standard’ measure available.Ethics and dissemination This study has been reviewed and approved by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects at the University of Texas School of Public Health. …”
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Effect of behavior modification combined with health belief model education on adherence to skin moisturizing care in patients with psoriasis vulgaris by Luping Tian, Yuhua Weng, Aiqing Xu, Yuefang Chen, Juping Tang

“…The control group received standard care, including medication guidance, general health education, and basic nursing support. …”
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Early outcomes of treatment selections for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: The first five year experience of a single center by Bahadir Aytekin, Goktan Askin, Naim Boran Tumer, Hayrettin Levent Mavioglu, Seref Alp Kucuker, Ahmet Saritas, Hakki Zafer Iscan, Mehmet Ali Ozatik, Erol Sener

“…Material and Methods: From January 2019 to January 2024, we retrospectively evaluated infrarenal AAA patients treated either electively or urgently with Open Surgical Repair (OSR) or standard Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) at our CVSC. …”
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Impact of dapagliflozin on metabolic phenotype, hormone levels, and fertility in female mice after prolonged high-fat diet by Xiaolin Chen, Zhuoni Xiao, Na Dai, Mingxia Fan

“…At 34 weeks of age, half of the experimental mice in each of the four groups fed with standard chow were mated with male mice. Pregnancy rate, abortion rate, pregnancy-related deaths, and perinatal outcomes were systematically recorded.ResultsAfter 16 weeks of HFD feeding, dapagliflozin significantly attenuated visceral fat deposition, weight gain, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance induced by the diet. …”
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Attainment of World Health Organization physical activity recommendations by Ecuadorian children: Analysis of social and anthropometrics factors in two distinct populations. by María José Molina-Cando, Irina Chis Ster, Samuel Escandón, René-Vinicio Sanchez, Alejandro Rodriguez, Martha E Chico, Maritza Vaca, Christopher G Owen, Delfien Van Dyck, Philip J Cooper, Angelica Ochoa-Aviles

“…Waist-worn accelerometers were used to measure daily physical activity, standardized questionnaires were used to assess sociodemographic variables (age, sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status), and anthropometric (weight, height, waist circumference) measurements were taken. …”
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Study of the impact on emissions and engine performance of diesel fuel additives made from cotton and castor blended seed oils by Hailegebrel Zewdie Woldetensy, Dinku Seyoum Zeleke, Getachew Shunki Tibba

“…Nevertheless, all fall within the allowed range of the ASTM standard.…”
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Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods by Jian WU, Songhang ZHANG, Tengfei JIA, Weiwei CHAO, Wenchun PENG, Shilong LI

“…However, due to the unique characteristics of unconventional reservoirs, such as adsorption gas, there are currently no standardized coring processes or gas content determination methods. …”
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Precipitation Chemistry and Occurrence of Acid Rain over the Oil-Producing Niger Delta Region of Nigeria by John Kanayo Chukwu Nduka, Orish Ebere Orisakwe

“…The parameters were determined after filtering, using their respective standard methods. Averages of 1.50, 1.81, 1.13 and 2.14, 1.50, 1.86 mg/l of nitrate for April–June, July–August, and September–October were recorded for Warri in 2005 and 2006, respectively. …”
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Magnetic resonance thermometry for hyperthermia in the oropharynx region by Theresa V. Feddersen, Juan A. Hernandez-Tamames, Margarethus M. Paulides, Michiel Kroesen, Gerard C. van Rhoon, Dirk H.J Poot

“…MRT performance was quantified in neck muscle, spinal cord and masseter muscle, using mean average error (MAE), mean error (ME) and spatial standard deviation (SD). In phantom, an increase in NEX leads to a significant decrease in SD, but MAE and ME were unchanged. …”
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Effect of different intensities of inspiratory muscle exercise on cardiac autonomic control in the post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a controlled and randomized study by Pedro Lima Souza, Leila Dal Poggetto Moreira, Lilian Pinto da Silva, Vinicius Faria Weiss, Pedro Augusto Carvalho Mira, Patrícia Fernandes Trevizan, Mateus Camaroti Laterza, Daniel Godoy Martinez

“…Measurements included HR, interbeat interval, standard deviation of all normal RR intervals (SDNN), root mean square of successive differences between adjacent normal RR intervals (RMSSD), percentage of adjacent RR intervals greater than 50ms (pNN50) (time domain), total power, power of low-frequency spectral bands (LF), and power of high-frequency spectral bands (HF) (ms²), LF and HF (n.u.), and LF/HF (frequency domain). …”
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A Simplified, Specific HPLC Method of Assaying Thiamine and Riboflavin in Mushrooms by Mohammad F. Hossain, Mamoon Rashid, Rajjit Sidhu, Randy Mullins, Susan L. Mayhew

“…No coeluting peaks were observed at the retention time of the vitamins and all the peaks were spectrally homogenous. The standard and sample solutions were found to remain stable at cold temperature for 72 hours. …”
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Chemical Composition of Royal Jelly and Effects of Synbiotic with Two Different Locally Isolated Probiotic Strains on Antioxidant Activities by Nabas Zaid, Haddadin Malik S.Y., Haddadin Jamal, Nazer Ibrahim K.

“…These results were compared with standards BHT, ascorbic acid and Trolox.…”
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Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Measures and Slope Position on Selected Soil Attributes at a Watershed Scale by Melaku Alene Retta, Hailu Kendie Addis, Tesfaye Feyisa Beyene

“…Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were collected from 0–20 cm soil depth, and physicochemical properties were determined following standard laboratory procedures. The laboratory results depict that sand, bulk density, moisture, particle density, porosity, pH, organic carbon (OC), cation exchange capacity (CEC), total nitrogen, and available phosphorus were significantly (P<0.05) affected by SWC measures and slope gradient. …”
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The efficacy of acupuncture in relieving postoperative pain in patients with low simple anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomised, controlled trial. by Min Yang, De Zheng, Xingtao Jin, Huili Tang, Weiwei Cao, Qianqian Ye, Yin Qu, Zubing Mei

“…Through a comprehensive assessment of pain relief, analgesic usage, and other recovery-related outcomes, our findings will establish a foundation for standardizing acupuncture protocols specifically tailored for anal fistula surgery patients. …”
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