Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection and Hospitalized for COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Lucio Boglione, Maria Grazia Crobu, Mario Pirisi, Carlo Smirne

“…The overall rate of hepatitis flare was 10.7%, without any HBsAg seroreversion, severe HBV reactivation, and/or need for new HBV antiviral therapy introduction. Systemic corticosteroid treatment for COVID-19 and baseline anti-HBsAg status were associated with this risk of HBV reactivation. …”
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Association of Glycemic Indices (Hyperglycemia, Glucose Variability, and Hypoglycemia) with Oxidative Stress and Diabetic Complications by Eleftheria Papachristoforou, Vaia Lambadiari, Eirini Maratou, Konstantinos Makrilakis

“…It is postulated that hyperglycemia induces free radicals and impairs endogenous antioxidant defense systems through several different mechanisms. In particular, hyperglycemia promotes the creation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), the activation of protein kinase C (PKC), and the hyperactivity of hexosamine and sorbitol pathways, leading to the development of insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion, and endothelial dysfunction, by inducing excessive ROS production and OS. …”
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New York Writing: Urban Art in Don DeLillo’s Underworld by Wendy Harding

“…Dans la métropole postmoderne l’espace public est saturé par les signes et les systèmes de l’activité mercantile. Les artistes représentés dans le roman doivent regagner l’attention du public et proposer leur propre forme de communication. …”
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Application of Object Based Image Classification Using Orthophotos: A Case Study of the Van-Erciş Earthquake by Aslı Sabuncu, Filiz Sunar

“…The recent advances in digital photogrammetry/remote sensing technology and satellite sensor/camera systems have inspired to emerge new and different research areas and applications. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 on Pregnancy and Neonate’s Vital Parameters: A Systematic Review by Anna Charuta, Monika Smuniewska, Zofia Woźniak, Agnieszka Paziewska

“…In order to analyse the available research literature, the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases were used, in which the search for articles was conducted using terms (“pregnancy,” “coronavirus,” “SARS-CoV-2,” and “newborn”) and using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guidelines for clinical trials. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia by Max Mauerman, Henny Osbahr, Emily Black, Daniel Osgood, Grieve Chelwa, Bernadette Mushinge

“…Zambia, like many countries, has experienced structural changes in its crop production systems over the last 30 years. Staple crop yields are therefore a weak proxy for food insecurity without wider socio-economic and agricultural context. …”
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Optimal nonlinear filtering of MPSK signals in the presence of a Doppler frequency shift by G. V. Kulikov, T. T. Do, R. R. Usmanov

“…Phase-shift keyed (PSK) signals are widely used in many telecommunication, communication, and cellular information transmission systems. Phase-shift keying provides a higher noise immunity than amplitude and frequency modulations do. …”
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خدمات الارشاد الأکادیمى عن بعد لطلاب الدراسات العلیا بقسم المکتبات والمعلومات بجامعة حلوان by د. لمیاء مختار عبد الحمید

“…The increased political, social and economic demands in the last fewyear, along with the modern technological development, have led to theoccurrence of changes in education provision systems and the ways of reachingstudents. Therefore, there emerged the opportunity to provide a more specializedsupport to students through the provision of remote academic guidance.The application of using academic guidance services through electronicdevices, whether computers or smartphones, for postgraduate students within thedepartments of libraries and information is also considered an important link inthe series of technological development witnessed by our current era.In order to provide academic guidance services at any time and fromanywhere using these modern technological tools, the academic remoteguidance aims through these modern technological tools to provide guidanceservices for postgraduate students in the departments of libraries and informationin Egyptian universities, in order to develop their personalities academically, anddevelop their skills in various areas in accordance with the international qualitystandards, as academic guidance is considered an essential element of theuniversity student's experience.Providing academic counseling is also considered one of the institutionalfunctions that links all students to the institution, i.e. one that develops in them asense of belonging. …”
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Recent advances in applications of green nanocomposites in enhanced oil recovery: a comprehensive review of different characterization methods and effective parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

“…In some cases, the contact angle dropped down from 161 to 28° or from 151 to 14°, which led to the creation of strong hydrophilic (water-wet) systems. The interfacial tension is also greatly diminished according to the modifying character of NCs, so that causes a reduction in IFT of more than 33.8 mN/m. …”
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Fuchs’ Heterochromic Iridocyclitis in an Italian Tertiary Referral Centre: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Prognosis by Massimo Accorinti, Giovanni Spinucci, Maria Pia Pirraglia, Simone Bruschi, Francesca Romana Pesci, Ludovico Iannetti

“…At final examination 98% of the eye had a visual acuity ≥ 0.6, and topical (p<0.001) and systemic (p<0.001) corticosteroids therapy were used less frequently than before referral. …”
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Online health information seeking behavior among breast cancer patients and survivors: a scoping review by Jialin Chen, Yiwen Duan, Haozhi Xia, Runxi Xiao, Tingting Cai, Changrong Yuan

“…Future research should focus on diverse age groups, refine the language of web-based health information, enhance user comprehension of professional content, and develop tailored information systems for different stages of the health journey.…”
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Médecines créoles guyanaise et haïtienne face au Covid-19 by Marc-Alexandre Tareau, Guillaume Odonne

“…Indeed, on the basis of a symptomatological analogy, this disease was quickly assimilated in these systems to other pathologies causing high fevers. …”
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Structural Solutions that Increase the Dynamic Accuracy of a Wave Solid-State Gyroscope by D. M. Malyutin

“…VTG from the standpoint of manufacturing technology, tuning and control systems, as well as accuracy characteristics, has a number of advantages compared to other types of gyroscopes. …”
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What facilitates a sense of belonging amongst Australian teachers? by Kelly-Ann Allen, Fiona Longmuir, Megan G. Thorn, Ebony Melzak, Emily Berger, Beatriz Gallo Cordoba, Michael Phillips, Andrea Reupert

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LAND SUITABILITY ANALAYSIS OF SESAME CROP USING GIS TECHNIQUES by Ramesh Kumar Ghimire, Anuj Dhakal, Amir Pandit, Pragyan Ghimire, Sagar Pokharel

“…Thematic maps were generated using Remote Sensing, Geostatistics, and Geographic Information Systems. Expert input guided the assignment of weights to 3 primary criteria and 11 sub-criterion parameters, facilitating the creation of a weighted overlay tool for visualizing results. …”
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An Active Inference Model of the Optimism Bias by Elizabeth L. Fisher, Christopher J. Whyte, Jakob Hohwy

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Assessing the quality, reliability, and transparency of YouTube videos on spiritual palliative care: a content analysis by Fhaied Almobarak

“…JAMA and Modified DISCERN scoring systems were used to score the sample videos. The first step in data analysis was determining the variables’ normality. …”
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Performance evaluation of perceptible impulsive noise detection methods based on auditory models by Arda Özdoğru, František Rund, Karel Fliegel

“…Abstract Reference-free audio quality assessment is a valuable tool in many areas, such as audio recordings, vinyl production, and communication systems. Therefore, evaluating the reliability and performance of such tools is crucial. …”
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Investigating the role of iron status in the development of coeliac disease: a Mendelian randomisation study by Isabel A Hujoel, Margaux Louise Anna Hujoel

“…We performed an MR Egger test for pleiotropy and assessed the plausibility of the assumptions of MR to evaluate for possible causality.Results There were four SNPs strongly associated with systemic iron status. These were not associated with known risk factors for coeliac disease. …”
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Quality education for all in an ideas-informed society: exploring idea-engagement amongst friendship networks and how education can prevent idea “echo-chambers” by Chris Brown, Jana Gross Ophoff, Graham Handscomb

“…Originality/value – The authors consider whether ideas-related discussion within politically homophilous networks is problematic for the IIS and what is required from education systems if we are to build individuals’ capacity to engage with ideas while escaping echo chambers.…”
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