Effect of Community-Based Occupational Therapy on Health-Related Quality of Life and Engagement in Meaningful Activities of Women with Breast Cancer by Daiva Petruseviciene, Deive Surmaitiene, Daiva Baltaduoniene, Egle Lendraitiene

“…Women of the experimental group demonstrated statistically significantly better scores in the global quality of life, role functions, physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functions, fatigue, insomnia, financial impact, systemic therapy side effects, and breast symptoms scales compared to the control group participants (p<0.05) after the 6 weeks, as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire and its breast cancer module QLQ-BR23. …”
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Loosening rocks detection at Draa Sfar deep underground mine in Morocco using infrared thermal imaging and image segmentation models by Kaoutar Clero, Said Ed-Diny, Mohammed Achalhi, Mouhamed Cherkaoui, Imad El Harraki, Sanaa El Fkihi, Intissar Benzakour, Tarik Soror, Said Rziki, Hamd Ait Abdelali, Hicham Tagemouati, François Bourzeix

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The influence of land surface temperature on Ghana’s climate variability and implications for sustainable development by Collins Oduro, Kenny Thiam Choy Lim Kam Sian, Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan, Hassen Babaousmail, Brian Odhiambo Ayugi, Yanjuan Wu, Tatenda Dalu, Naicheng Wu

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Unraveling Lake Geneva's hypoxia crisis in the Anthropocene by Laura M. V. Soares, Olivia Desgué‐Itier, Cécilia Barouillet, Céline Casenave, Isabelle Domaizon, Victor Frossard, Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Andrea Lami, Bruno J. Lemaire, Georges‐Marie Saulnier, Frédéric Soulignac, Brigitte Vinçon‐Leite, Jean‐Philippe Jenny

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Prevalence and Molecular Genetics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Nursing Homes in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Albarrag, Ashwag Shami, Abrar Almutairi, Sara Alsudairi, Sumayh Aldakeel, Amani Al-Amodi

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the main causative agents of nosocomial infections that has posed a major threat to those with compromised immune systems such as nursing home residents. The aim of this study was to determine the rates of MRSA strains and the types of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec)in nursing homes in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Recognition and Classification of 3D Objects of Different Details by Islam A. Alexandrov, Maxim S. Mikhailov, Alexander N. Muranov, Vladimir Zh. Kuklin

“…Effectiveness of the proposed method in this study enhance existing recognition systems and open new opportunities for their application in various fields, including robotics, agriculture, and navigation. …”
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Comprehensive Fault Location on Transmission Lines Considering Variation in Line Parameters and Saturation in Current Transformers by Duy C. Huynh, Loc D. Ho

“…Precise and rapid fault location on transmission lines is a cornerstone for enhancing the reliability and cost-efficiency of power systems. This paper proposes an innovative approach to a fault location by solving an optimization problem. …”
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Monocyte/Lymphocyte Ratio and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yueqiang Wen, Xiaojiang Zhan, Niansong Wang, FenFen Peng, Xiaoran Feng, Xianfeng Wu

“…The monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), as a new marker of the systemic inflammatory response, is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the general population and hemodialysis patients. …”
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Antioxidative Reactivity of L-Ascorbic Acid and D-Isoascorbic Acid Species towards Reduction of Hexachloroiridate (IV) by Han Zhang, Yanqing Xia, Peng Zhang, Liqian Hou, Ying Sun, Zhaozhan Lu, Yunfeng Tang, Hongwu Tian, Tiesheng Shi

“…The pair [IrCl6]2–/[IrCl6]3– has been demonstrated to be a good redox probe in biological systems while L-ascorbic acid (AA) is one of the most important antioxidants. …”
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Biochar Amendment as a Mitigation Against Freezing–Thawing Effects on Soil Hydraulic Properties by Zhongkui Chen, Chitipat Intraravimonmata, Viroon Kamchoom, Rui Chen, Natdanai Sinsamutpadung

“…These findings contribute to the scientific understanding necessary for the development and management of sustainable agricultural soil systems.…”
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Assessment of sleep problems in patients with Kawasaki disease: a survey-based study by Samar Tharwat, Mohammed Kamal Nassar

“…Abstract Introduction Kawasaki disease (KD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects children under the age of five. …”
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Lightning-induced vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh using machine learning and GIS-based approach by Tanmoy Mazumder, Md. Mustafa Saroar

“…This study investigates the lightning-induced vulnerability in Bangladesh using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques, addressing the limited research in this area. …”
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The Principal of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI, the Method of Pharmacokinetic Analysis, and Its Application in the Head and Neck Region by Toru Chikui, Makoto Obara, Arjan W. Simonetti, Masahiro Ohga, Shoichi Koga, Shintaro Kawano, Yoshio Matsuo, Takeshi Kamintani, Tomoko Shiraishi, Erina Kitamoto, Katsumasa Nakamura, Kazunori Yoshiura

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An Assessment of Landslides Occurrence and its Implications on Local Community in Ibanda Sub County Kasese District, Uganda by Agaba, Chris

“…The findings revealed that, first, human activities that caused landslides include deforestation in general and removal of vegetation on slopes, specifically excavation of the toe slope, loading of the slope, defective maintenance of drainage systems, water leakages from water supply and terracing on the slopes. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Kaharo Sub-County of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Nyakiti, Dorcas Awino

“…It was also concluded that 60% of the respondents suggested that there should be wetland restoration in the area, the need for community based natural resource management which helps in the conservation of wetlands (44%), 38% of the respondents suggested that early warning systems should be put in place to find out different mitigation measures for conservation of agricultural lands whereas 30% of the respondents suggested that there was need for massive education (Table 4.3). …”
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Socio-Demographic Factors Contributing to Teenage Pregnancy in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement Zone Four Yumbe District. by Momone, Evaline

“…Understanding and addressing these factors is crucial for implementing effective preventive measures and support systems. The socio-demographic factors contributing to teenage pregnancy include age, socioeconomic status, education, family structure, cultural and religious influences, access to healthcare, peer influence, geographical location, and media impact. …”
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Budgeting Practices and Performance of Town Councils in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council. by Kembabazi, Primah

“…The study recommended that zero-based budgets should be the only one to use at Muhanga town council without wasting time on other types since they rotate through all the levels of the organization and enhance service delivery, all heads of departments at Muhanga town council should get involved in budget execution in enhancing the overall budget implementation and the budgeting systems of Muhanga town council need to be supported in order to ensure prudent management of funds by use of better budgeting management practices to provide timely and quality service delivery. …”
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Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Harvested Rainwater in Hamuhambo Town Council Rubanda District. by Atuheire, Israel

“…Harvesting rainwater is a reliable alternative for the local people globally who have no access to centralized and piped water systems due to geographical location and economic pressure. …”
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Intraoperative evaluation of the intestinal wall viability by Nikita A. Adamenkov, Andrian V. Mamoshin, Viktor V. Dremin, Elena V. Potapova, Valery V. Shupletsov, Yuri V. Ivanov, Dmitry N. Panchenkov, Andrey V. Dunaev

“…Special attention is paid to the occlusion-related pathogenetic mechanism of developing mesenteric ischemia, which is accompanied by rapid development of irreversible morphological changes in the tissues and by significant disorders in the homeostasis systems of the organism. The generally available method for visual evaluation of the intestine viability is not always valid in terms of determining the degree of intensity of the ischemic changes in the intestinal wall. …”
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Effects of low-flux and high-flux hemodialysis on the survival of elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients by Wanqing Huang, Jiuxu Bai, Yanping Zhang, Dongxia Qiu, Lin Wei, Chen Zhao, Zhuo Ren, Qian Wang, Kaiming Ren, Ning Cao

“…Differences in urea distribution volume, blood flow, and systemic differences in solute clearance by dialyzers were not further analyzed, which are the limitations of this study.…”
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