Comparing the Coagulation Performance of Rice Husk, Cypress Leaves, and Eucalyptus Leaves Powders with That of Alum in Improving the Turbidity and pH of Some Local Water Sources in... by Cornelius Tsamo, Eric Fru Zama, Ngu Elton Yerima, Ajingne Nelson Mandela Fuh

“…Water with turbidity and pH values within the World Health Organization’s guideline value of < 5 NTU and 6.5–8.5, respectively, were obtained using studied low cost and locally available biocoagulants.…”
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Advancing Anaesthetist Rostering Quality: A Practical Approach Toward Fairness and Efficiency by Norizal Abdullah, Masri Ayob, Meng Chun Lam, Nasser R. Sabar, Graham Kendall, Liu Chian Yong

“…Existing models for the ARP often fail to address the complexities of real-world hospital environments, particularly in integrating monthly and weekly schedules across multiple locations. …”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part II—Cost of Care Among Patients in Advanced Phases or Later Lines of Therapy in Chronic Phase in the United States from a Commercial Perspective by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin

“…**Objectives:** To describe real-world treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and costs of patients with CML-CP reaching later lines of therapy or progressing to AP/BC in the United States. …”
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Reconstruction of built-up urban areas taking into account accessibility to limited mobility population groups: the case of Krasnodar by E. P. Shnurnikova, S. P. Gorzova, V. V. Kononenko

“…The development of a comfortable living environment for persons with disabilities is one of the most important tasks in the modern world. To a large extent, its implementation depends on housing conditions of wheelchair users, as well as principles of their settlement in multi-apartment residential buildings in cities. …”
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Multiple Comorbidities, Psychiatric Disorders, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Adults with Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Large US Comme... by Dingwei Dai, Ali Samiian, Joaquim Fernandes, Henriette Coetzer

“…**Conclusions:** This study represents the largest observational study to report ET disease and economic burdens in a real-world setting. The data demonstrate increased comorbidity, mental health, and healthcare cost burdens among ET patients compared with matched non-ET patients. …”
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Composites in high-pressure hydrogen storage: A review of multiscale characterization and mechanical behavior by Imen Feki, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Samia Nouira, Robert Tie Bi, Jean-Baptiste Maeso, Cedric Thomas, Joseph Fitoussi

“…The study also examines residual properties following dynamic loading to provide a comprehensive understanding of long-term performance under real-world conditions. Findings emphasize the importance of multiscale coupling from macro to microstructure to achieve accurate modeling and prediction of composite behavior. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Abstract Background Adverse birth outcome is a major public health problem in the world and in Ethiopia. Antepartum hemorrhage complicates 3–5% of pregnancies and is a primary cause of perinatal and maternal mortality worldwide. …”
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MODERN TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA: FROM STANDARDS TO AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE by N. V. Zhukova, R. V. Orlova, N. Yu. Antimonik, S. I. Kutukova, N. P. Belyak, N. V. Popova, S. P. Erdniev

“…The incidence and mortality of skin melanoma in the world and in Russia is growing every year. It should be noted that the proportion of patients with melanoma of late stages remains high. …”
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Performance Understanding and Learning System (PULSE-KEY): development of a framework for implementation and performance evaluation of healthcare delivery models of care by Katrina L Campbell, Rumbidzai N Mutsekwa, Russell Canavan, Rebecca L Angus, Joshua Byrnes, Liza-Jane McBride

“…Building on this previous work, the present study advances the framework development through four additional stages: (4) development of a conceptual framework (identifying, categorising, synthesising concepts into outcome domains), (5) expert consultation, (6) validation using a real-world case study and (7) refinement for practical applicability and effectiveness in evaluating alternative healthcare delivery models of care.Results The framework was developed by synthesising insights from phases 1–3 of our previously published work and refined through consultations with 25 experts, confirming its relevance, clarity and suitability for diverse audiences. …”
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High Prevalence of Autoimmune Diabetes and Poor Glycaemic Control among Adults in Madagascar: A Brief Report from a Humanitarian Health Campaign in Ambanja by Ernesto Maddaloni, Giovanlorenzo Pastore, Marco Giuseppe Del Buono, Aldostefano Porcari, Mario Fittipaldi, Francesco Garilli, Claudio Tiberti, Silvia Angeletti, Paolo Pozzilli, Giovanni Mottini, Nicola Napoli

“…These data highlight that the diabetes epidemic involves every corner of the world possibly with different patterns and features.…”
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Population genetics studies of <i>Puccinia striiformis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> in Dagestan and Northwestern Russia by E. L. Shaydayuk, D. R. Yakovleva, K. M. Abdullaev, V. P. Pyukkenen, E. I. Gultyaeva

“…The pathogen’s virulence was analyzed in the laboratory using the world and European sets of differential cultivars, and isogenic Avocet Yr lines. …”
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The Role of Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux in the Progression of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Esophagitis to Adenocarcinoma by O. A. Storonova, A. V. Paraskevova, A. A. Makushina

“…The prevalence of GERD in the world is 13.98 %. In the absence of the necessary treatment or non-compliance with the recommended regimens and duration of drug use, complications of GERD develop such as stricture, bleeding, BE, which, in turn, is a risk factor for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). …”
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Polymorphism of lipid exchange genes in some populations of South and East Siberia by L. E. Tabikhanova, L. P. Osipova, E. N. Voronina, A. O. Bragin, M. L. Filipenko

“…The objective of the presented study was to investigate the allele frequencies of lipid metabolism genes in indigenous populations of Siberia to identify the ethnic features of allele frequency distribution for polymorphic variants in genes CETP (G1264A, rs5882), LPL (C1791G, rs328) and FTO (C83401A, rs8050136) in the samples taken from Buryats, Teleuts and Russians of Eastern Siberia, and to compare them with data on world populations. Samples of the Eastern (N = 132) and Western (N = 278) Buryats, Teleuts (N = 120), Russians (N = 122) and persons of mixed Buryat-Russian origin (N = 56) were genotyped by real-time PCR using competitive TaqMan-probes. …”
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Detection of Masses in Mammogram Images Based on the Enhanced RetinaNet Network With INbreast Dataset by Wang M, Liu R, Luttrell IV J, Zhang C, Xie J

“…Mingzhao Wang,1 Ran Liu,1 Joseph Luttrell IV,2 Chaoyang Zhang,2 Juanying Xie1 1School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USACorrespondence: Juanying Xie, School of Computer Science, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620, West Chang’an Avenue, Chang’an District, Xi’an, 710119, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13088965815, Email xiejuany@snnu.edu.cn Chaoyang Zhang, School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406-0001, USA, Email chaoyang.zhang@usm.eduPurpose: Breast cancer is the most common major public health problems of women in the world. Until now, analyzing mammogram images is still the main method used by doctors to diagnose and detect breast cancers. …”
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Evaluasi Faktor-Faktor Pembelajaran Online pada Perguruan Tinggi Menggunakan Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP): Studi Kasus Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya (PENS) by Rosiyah Faradisa, Mohammad Hasbi Assidiqi, Tessy Badriah

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have forced the world of education to move online. The changes that have taken place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has occurred for about two years in college, are not expected to be temporary and will even continue. …”
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Aging towards walkable futures: insights from a multidisciplinary workshop held in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Vall-Garcia, Laura Delgado-Ortiz, Lisa Alcock, Laura Coll-Planas, José Augusto García-Navarro, Susanne Iwarsson, Josep Maria Jansà, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Sarah Koch, Simon Schwartz, Merja Rantakokko, Adelaida Sarukhan, Willeke van Staalduinen, Lynn Rochester, Judith Garcia-Aymerich

“…Abstract Background The aging of the world’s population and the increase in sedentary lifestyles are leading to an increase in walking impairments at older ages. …”
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CNN-Based Object Recognition and Tracking System to Assist Visually Impaired People by Fahad Ashiq, Muhammad Asif, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Sadia Zafar, Khalid Masood, Toqeer Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood, Ik Hyun Lee

“…Visually impaired persons (VIPs) comprise a significant portion of the population, and they are present around the globe and in every part of the world. In recent times, technology proved its presence in every domain, and innovative devices assist humans in their daily lives. …”
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A dataset of annotated free comments on the sensory perception of madeleines for benchmarking text mining techniquesRecherche.Data.Gouv by Michel Visalli, Ronan Symoneaux, Cécile Mursic, Margaux Touret, Flore Lourtioux, Kipédène Coulibaly, Benjamin Mahieu

“…The dataset is based on real-world consumer data, showcasing how individuals naturally express their subjective perceptions. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for data integration to improve estimation of migratory connectivity by Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Emily B. Cohen, Christen M. Bossu, Amy L. Scarpignato, Kristen Ruegg, Andrea Contina, Clark S. Rushing, Michael T. Hallworth

“…We used simulation and real‐world case studies to explore the challenges and limitations of data integration based on data from three migratory bird species, Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) and Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), two of which had bidirectional data. …”
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THE FINANCIAL CRISES, INCOME LEVELS AND THE DEPTH OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM by HALIL D. KAYA

“…In this study, we investigate whether the depth of the financial markets around the world was significantly impacted by the 2008-2009 global crisis. …”
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