Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Study participants who were currently not married (AOR = 10.82; 95% CI: 5.01-23.36%), having poor knowledge about induced abortion (AOR = 3.03; 95% CI: 1.46-6.26%), uncertainty about last normal menstrual period (AOR = 4.12; 95% CI: 2.01-8.44%), late pregnancy testing (AOR = 5.94; 95% CI: 2.5-14.15%), not using contraceptives (AOR = 3.70; 95% CI: 1.85-7.44%), having irregular menstrual cycle (AOR = 4.83; 95% CI: 2.41-9.70%), and three and more live births (AOR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.11-0.59%) were independent predictors of induced abortion in the second-trimester. …”
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Global trends and research frontiers on machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change: Bibliometric analysis aimed at insights and orientations for t... by Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira, Concepta Mcmanus, Iran José Oliveira da Siva

“…The study will provide scholars and professionals with a holistic view of the current state of studies, opportunities and associated risks on this topic, and pathways for future research in this emerging and promising field. In total, 1082 documents published in the last 70 years, in Scopus Database, were selected for the study. …”
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Investigating impact of consulting midwives on maternal rights charter on perception of respectful maternity care and postpartum blues among postpartum women: a quasi-experimental... by Razieh Bagherzadeh, Maryam Chananeh, Farahnaz Kamali, Khatoon Samsami

“…Results After performing the intervention on midwives, the mean score of postpartum respectful maternity care from the perspectives of the mothers in the intervention and control hospitals were 91.08 ± 5.51 and 68.34 ± 10.81 respectively (P < 0.001). Also, the mean scores of postpartum blues in the intervention and control hospitals were 12.88 ± 4.66 and 14.85 ± 5.94 respectively (P = 0.007). …”
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Association between Modifiable Risk Factors and Arterial Hypertension in Adolescents from Moa by Alexander Torres Molina

“…Adolescents who spent more than six hours a day in sedentary activities (10.63%) suffered from hypertension and prehypertension (11.88 %), X2p=14.1081&gt; X2c=13.2767 (VC= 0.1059). 14.22 % ate junk food with a frequency equal to or greater than six times a week and were hypertensive, X2p=29.8662 &gt; X2c=13.2767 (VC= 0.1541). …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Results Patients who received ICIs (2.03% of total population) were younger (68.7 ± 12.6 vs 71.8 ± 13.9; P < 0.001), predominantly male (54% vs 41%; P < 0.0001), and White (68% vs 58%; P < 0.0001), had lower odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (0.366% vs 0.437%, odds ratio [OR] 0.837; P = 0.0005) and systemic sclerosis (0.108% vs 0.135%, OR 0.796; P = 0.0151), and had higher odds of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2.194% vs 1.752%, OR 1.258; P < 0.0001 with hazard ratio 1.746; P < 0.0001). …”
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RECOMENDACIÓN DE NIVELES DE LISINA DIGESTIBLE PARA CODORNICES JAPONESAS EN PERIODO DE POSTURA by V. L. Hurtado Nery, L. Gutiérrez Castro, D. M. Torres Novoa

“…Para las variables peso del huevo (10,81; 10,46; 10,41 y 10,55 g), consumo diario de ración (25,01; 24,83; 24,71; 24,57 g), conversión alimenticia kg de ración/docenas de huevos (0,368; 0,353; 0,357; 0,365) y conversión alimenticia de kg de ración/kg de huevo (2,84; 2,81; 2,86; 2,89) no hubo efectos ( p > 0,05) de los niveles de lisina. …”
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The epidemiology of malaria in four districts in southern Mozambique receiving indoor residual spray as part of a cross-border initiative by Rajendra Maharaj, Nada Abdelatif, Mara Maquina, Ishen Seocharan, Vishan Lakan, Krijn Paaijmans, Francois Maartens, Pedro Aide, Francisco Sauté

“…Panda’s overall malaria prevalence decreased from 19.20% to 10.82% (p-value < 0.001) whereas overall prevalence in Inharrime, decreased from 27.68% to 19.50% (p-value < 0.001). …”
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An Electronic Frailty Index Based on Deficit Accumulation May Predict Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression by Duy W, Pajewski N, Williamson JD, Thompson AC

“…Walter Duy,1,&ast; Nicholas Pajewski,2 Jeff D Williamson,3 Atalie C Thompson3,4,&ast; 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 3Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 4Department of Surgical Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Atalie C Thompson, Department of Surgical Ophthalmology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health, Janeway Tower 6th Floor, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, Tel +1 (336) 716-4091, Fax +1 (336) 716-7994, Email atathomp@wakehealth.eduPurpose: To investigate whether an electronic frailty index (eFI) is associated with visual field loss in glaucoma.Patients and Methods: We identified 1163 subjects ≥ 65 years old with glaucoma (1082 right eyes and 1042 left eyes) who had a calculable baseline eFI, and who had reliable visual fields at baseline and final follow-up. …”
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Desenvolvimento de metodologia para estimativa da geração diária de energia elétrica de sistemas fotovoltaicos a partir de histórico de operação e redes meteorológicas by Raffaela Zandomenego, Giuliano Arns Rampinelli

“…Os valores de MAE, RMSE e MAPE para o horizonte de 24 horas obteve os melhores resultados, com destaque para o mês de agosto que apresentou os valores 7,46 kWh, 10,83 kWh e 20,87% respectivamente. A metodologia apresentada se mostrou promissora e com informações relevantes para estudos posteriores. …”
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Causal role of plasma liposome in diabetic retinopathy: mendelian randomization (MR) study by Kai Yin, Lu Ding, Xueyan Li, Yuqi Zhang, Siyu Song, Liyuan Cao, Ruixue Deng, Min Li, Zirui Li, Qinjing Xia, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Zeyu Wang

“…Phosphatidylcholine (16:0_16:0) levels [OR = 0.869 (0.810 to 0.933), P fdr = 0.006], phosphatidylcholine (16:0_20:2) levels [OR = 0.893 (0.834 to 0.956), P fdr = 0.043] and phosphatidylethanolamine (18:0_20:4) levels [OR = 0.906 (0.863 to 0.951), P fdr = 0.006] were protective against DR, whereas sphingomyelin (d36:1) levels [OR = 1.120 (1.061 to 1.183), P fdr = 0.006], and sphingomyelin (d40:1) levels [OR = 1.081 (1.031 to 1.134), P fdr = 0.043] were associated with a greater risk of DR. …”
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Effects of Different Types of Pinching in Growth and Yield of Two Varieties of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal by Prajjwal Koirala, Rijwan Sai, Pratikshya Subedi, Chiranjibi Khadka

“…P1 displayed the widest pods (5.97 cm), whereas P2 had the longest (13.18 cm). Additionally, it can be noted that P3 yielded the heaviest pods at 16.16g when compared to P2, which yielded 14.09 g. …”
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Investigation of 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency prevelance in healthy adults aged 18-65 years in Istanbul, Türkiye by Ülfer Gözde

“…The mean vitamin D levels were 17.99±10.88 ng/mL in winter, 18.11±12.69 ng/mL in spring, 22.08±11.58 ng/mL in summer, and 21.67±10.82 ng/mL in fall. …”
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Spinal pain prevalence and associated determinants: A population‐based study using the National Survey for Wales by David C. Byfield, Benjamin S. Stacey, Hywel T. Evans, Ian W. Farr, Leon Yandle, Lora Roberts, Teresa Filipponi, Damian M. Bailey

“…The prevalence of SP in Wales was 4.95% (95% CI: 4.74%–5.15%) with a total of 847 males (4.92%, CI: 4.60%–5.24%) and 1082 females (4.98%, CI: 4.69%–5.27%) reporting spinal pain. …”
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Effects of Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Combined with Straw and Organic Fertilizer Application on Soil Acidification Mitigation and Erosion Control by SHEN Mengxue, HAO Rui, LIU Xinwei, WEI Wanhao, CAO Yunfei, SHU Hujia, HAO Zongyu, WANG Huyu, WANG Ling, SHI Zhihua

“…Compared with CK, soil pH increased by 0.05~0.25 unit under the five treatments, while exchangeable H+, exchangeable Al3+, and exchangeable acids decreased by 10.82%~39.81%, 5.18%~22.10% and 5.67%~23.90%, respectively. …”
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Association Between Urinary Metal Levels and Chronic Kidney Dysfunction in Rural China: A Study on Sex-Specific Differences by Kaisheng Teng, Qinyi Guan, Qiumei Liu, Xiaoting Mo, Lei Luo, Jiahui Rong, Tiantian Zhang, Wenjia Jin, Linhai Zhao, Songju Wu, Zhiyong Zhang, Jian Qin

“…The WQS model analysis further confirmed this joint negative association (OR (95% CI): −0.885 (−1.083, −0.899); <i>p</i> < 0.001), with V as the main contributor. …”
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Effects of Food on the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of HA121-28 Tablet, a Novel Multi-Targeting Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, in Healthy Chinese Subjects: A Phase I Clinical Trial by Liu Y, Li X, Zhang M, Men Y, Wang Y, Zhu X, Zheng L

“…The geometric mean ratios (GMRs) for the peak concentration in plasma (Cmax), area under the curve from zero to the time point (AUClast), and area under the curve from zero to infinite (AUCinf) postprandially versus fasted were 108.45% (98.51% – 119.40%), 105.23% (100.25% – 110.47%), and 104.14% (97.41% – 111.34%), respectively. …”
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Hypoglychemic activity of Moringa oleifera extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Rabiatul Adawiyah, Tri Setyawati, Rahma Badaruddin, Listawati

“…The normal control group maintained stable glucose levels (108.3 ± 8.34 mg/dL pre-test and 106.6 ± 29.67 mg/dL post-test). …”
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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Investigation on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Response to Population Growth in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tanweer Abbas, Muhammad Shoaib, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam Baig, Irfan Ali, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Usman Ali

“…Dera Ghazi Khan expressed significant increases in built-up and vegetation areas from 2003 to 2033 as 2.29% to 12.21% and 22.53% to 44.72%, respectively, alongside reductions in barren and rock areas from 32.82% to 10.83% and 41.23% to 31.2%, respectively. Population projections using a compound growth model for each district emphasize the demographic impact on LULC changes. …”
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Exploring the association between sleep quality, internet addiction, and related factors among adolescents in Dakshinkali Municipality, Nepal. by Sophiya Acharya, Anisha Chalise, Nirmal Raj Marasine, Shishir Paudel

“…Poor sleep quality was associated with internet addiction (aOR: 1.845; 95% CI: 1.344-3.608), poor perceived relation with teachers (aOR: 2.274; 95% CI: 1.149-4.497), and presence of family conflict (aOR: 2.355; 95% CI: 1.040-5.329). …”
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INTERRELATION BETWEEN STRUCTURAL YIELD ELEMENTS AND TECHNOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF WHOLEGRAIN AND MILLED RICE IN NEW RICE CULTIVARS by R. R. Dzhamirze, N. V. Ostapenko

“…Technological characteristics of wholegrain and milled rice were measured according to GOST 10843-76 and GOST 10987-76 standards. The results were mathematically processed and proved reliable.Results. …”
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