Development and Validation of a Predictive Model Based on Serum Silent Information Regulator 6 Levels in Chinese Older Adult Patients: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Yuzi You, Wei Liang, Yajie Zhao

“…Predictors included in this nomogram were serum SIRT6 levels, triglyceride glucose (TyG) index, and apolipoprotein B. The model achieved an AUROC of 0.956 (95% CI 0.928‐0.983) in the development cohort. …”
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Function mechanism of turbulent eddy and process intensification of particle-bubble collision in fine mineral flotation by Xiaoheng LI, Hainan WANG, Kaixin ZHENG, Lijun WANG, Xiaokang YAN, Haijun ZHANG, Jiongtian LIU

“…Bubbles and particles achieve mineralization through shear collision. Based on this, the vortex construction methods for the high vorticity small-scale eddy fields such as shock flow and vortex generators have been proposed, which enable the turbulent eddy motion of flow field in flotation to effectively act on fine particles, improve the probability of collision between fine particles and bubbles, and reduce the lower limit of effective recovery particle size in flotation. …”
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Productivity of water and heat resources and cotton yield response to cropping pattern and planting density in cotton fields in arid area by Zhenlin Dong, Sumei Wan, Yunzhen Ma, Jinbin Wang, Lu Feng, Yunlong Zhai, Tiantian Li, Zhengjun Cui, Jian Wang, Beifang Yang, Ze Yang, Zhan Zhao, Fei Yan, Shiwu Xiong, Yabing Li, Guodong Chen

“…Over the two-year period, the four-row, low-density treatment achieved 8.77 % and 13.40 % greater water productivity than the medium- and high-density treatments, respectively, while the six-row, medium-density treatment outperformed low and high densities, increasing water productivity by 3.64 % and 8.74 %. …”
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The book policy in a democratic society: the case of Estonia by Mare Lott, Aile Möldre

“…The restoration of the Endowment remains the greatest achievement in stimulating book production in Estonia. …”
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Adversarial measurements for convolutional neural network-based energy theft detection model in smart grid by Santosh Nirmal, Pramod Patil, Sagar Shinde

“…Electricity or Energy theft detection (ETD) systems utilizing machine learning, particularly those employing neural networks, have high accuracy and have become popular in literature, achieving higher detection performance. Recent studies reveal that machine learning and deep learning models are vulnerable. …”
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A suitability modeling based on geographic information system for potential micro hydropower dam site by O. Setiawan, H.Y.S.H. Nugroho, N. Wahyuningrum, D. Auliyani, K.S. Hardjo

“…It is also expected to serve as a valuable resource for policymakers involved in the implementation of micro-hydropower projects and watershed management to support the achievement of renewable energy development targets.…”
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Unknown issues of digitalizing the tax domain by Dimitrijević Marina

“…In the meantime, in circumstances in which the realization of extensive and substantive legal regulation of the use of digital achievements is incomparably slower than the dynamics of their creation for application in administering taxes, the position of taxpayers in the tax procedure will change significantly. …”
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Treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective, cross-sectional study by Peter Agyei-Baffour, Victoria Panford, Emmanuel Kumah, Collins Kokuro, Prince Owusu Adoma, Michael Afari Baidoo, Adam Fusheini, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah, Samuel Kofi Agyei

“…Patients who were female (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.27, 95% CI: 1.18 to 1.39, p=0.023), younger (AOR=0.53, 95% CI: 0.19 to 2.11, p=0.012), had a higher level of education (AOR=1.12, 95% CI: 0.65 to 1.90, p=0.034), had a baseline body mass index of 18.5 kg/m2 or above (AOR=1.57, 95% CI: 1.23 to 2.47, p=0.011) and those who did not have a history of TB (AOR=0.47, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.75, p=0.028) were more likely to have successful MDR-TB treatment outcomes.Conclusions Favourable treatment outcomes for patients with MDR-TB can be achieved in a resource-limited country. Although the recommended WHO target of ≥75% was not met, the current result (71.7% treatment success rate) is still commendable considering all the challenges associated with TB treatment in Ghana.…”
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Secreted PD-L1 alleviates inflammatory arthritis in mice through local and systemic AAV gene therapy by Wenjun Li, Wenjun Li, Junjiang Sun, Susi Feng, Ariana La Rosa, Panli Zhang, Eveline Y. Wu, Richard Loeser, Chengwen Li, Chengwen Li, Chengwen Li

“…After injection of AAV6/shPD-L1, decreased paw swelling, reduced joint inflammation, and lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in blood were achieved. The therapeutic effect of shPD-L1 was dose dependent via intramuscular treatment with AAV vectors.ConclusionIn conclusion, the findings in this study suggest that intra-articular injection of AAV vectors encoding sPD-L1 results in greater therapeutic benefit on arthritis, and systemic AAV/sPD-L1 is able to block the development of inflammatory arthritis with inhibition of the systemic immune response, underlining the potential of gene therapy with systemic delivery of shPD-L1 via AAV vectors in RA.…”
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Providing a General Model for the Successful Implementation of Digital Transformation in Organizations by Haidar Ahmadi, Najme Parsaei, Seyyed Hamed Hashemi, Hamidreza Nematollahi

“…Data collection was primarily conducted through semi-structured interviews with 15 individuals until theoretical saturation was achieved. To further enrich the data, text studies and thematic analysis methods were employed for categorizing and coding the collected data.   …”
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EFFECT OF GLOMUS MOSSEAE, AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM AND VERMICOMPOST TEA ON SOME RHIZOSPHERE CHARACTERS AND MYCORRHIZAL DEPENDENCY OF CUCUMBER PLANTS by Z. H. Al-Rawi, J. S. Alkobaisy

“…A significant effect was observed in the percentage of achieved infection rate when using the root fungal inoculums, which reached 80.16% compared to only 5.50% without adding the root fungal inoculums. …”
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The role of aging and various surface preparation methods in the repair of nanohybrid composites by Ayşenur Altuğ Yıldırım, Mine Betül Üçtaşlı

“…Abstract Background Repairing composite resins is a less invasive alternative to complete restoration replacement. To achieve a successful bond between the existing and newly applied composite materials, various surface preparation methods, such as sandblasting and acid etching, have been explored. …”
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Phage therapy in the management of respiratory and pulmonary infections: a systematic review by Patience Sarkodie-Addo, Abdul-Halim Osman, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Eric S. Donkor

“…Phage titres that yielded positive outcomes ranged from 10 5 to 10 12 PFU/mL. Studies that achieved a substantial phage titre at the site of infection frequently observed notable improvements. …”
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Entrepreneurial Budgeting in the Iranian Government Budget: Obstacles and Solutions by Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Alireza Salmanian

“…In return for this significant trust in government managers, it is expected that they provide evidence of success in their achievements based on their performance outcomes. In Iran and recent years, there has been a strong emphasis on moving towards budgeting based on performance budgeting, but generally, budgeting in Iran has usually been a combination of two types of budgeting, incremental and programmatic. …”
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Engineered Perfluorochemical Cancer-Derived Exosomes Loaded with Indocyanine Green and Camptothecin Provide Targeted Photochemotherapy for Effective Cancer Treatment by Lee YH, Huang CY

“…Moreover, tumor growth was significantly arrested by ICFESs containing 40/40 μM [ICG]/[CPT] in combination with 30 sec of NIR exposure without systemic toxicity, and the resulting tumors were approximately 15-fold smaller than those treated for 14 days with 40 μM free CPT alone.Conclusion: We suggest that the aforementioned anticancer efficacy was achieved via a dual-stage mechanism, phototherapy followed by chemotherapy. …”
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Application of health education based on PRECEDE-PROCEED model in cardiac rehabilitation exercise after pacemaker implantation (基于格林模式的健康教育在心脏起搏器植入术后患者运动康复中的应用)... by QU Junmei (曲军妹)

“…Results At three months after surgery, patients in the study group achieved a higher score of CQQC, longer 6MWT, higher level of LVEF and lower level of NT-ProBNP compared with those in the control group(P＜0. 05). …”
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Pengamanan Citra Digital Menggunakan Kriptografi DnaDan Modified LSB by Sabrina Adela Br Sibarani, Andreas Munthe, Ronsen Purba, Ali Akbar Lubis

“…Optimal stego-image quality is achieved with a single bit insertion in the RGB channels, resulting in PSNR ≥ 50dB. …”
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Optimal nanofluid selection for photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems in adverse climatic conditions by Miqdam T. Chaichan, Hussein A. Kazem, Maytham T. Mahdi, Ali H.A. Al-Waeli, Anees A. Khadom, K. Sopian

“…Comparing SWCNT, MWCNT, SiC, ZnO, TiO2, CuO, and Al2O3 to water cooling, the thermal efficiency was increased by 177 %, 73.14 %, 60.95 %, 32.39 %, 27.9 %, 61.91 %, and 65 %, respectively. SWCNTs achieve the lowest irreversibility values when compared to other nanofluids.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 active infection and antibodies amongst health personnel during the outbreak in Cameroon: Strengthening the health system for response to future public health emergencie... by Sen Claudine Henriette Ngomtcho, Blaise Mboringong Akenji, Ketina Hirma Tchio-Nighie, Joseph Fokam, Etienne Guenou, Carolle Nsa'Amang Eyebe, Yvan Junior Nzegni Kamkoum, Valdex Derick Ntale Tchoffo, Collins Buh Nkum, Hervé Christian Tchoudjin Paho, Yvette Marie Solange Ebogo, Aude Nanfak, Martin Maidadi-Foudi, Crescence Fouda, Angyiba Serge Andigema, Lilian Nsah Bongdze-Em, Beri Nadin Nfor, Judith Torimiro, Anne Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Michel Noubom, Marie Claire Assoumou Okomo, Jérôme Ateudjieu

“…There is need of vaccine to achieve protectiveness, and optimal response also requires capacity building to improve the health system when challenged by a future pandemic.…”
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The Ethical Challenges of Gamification in Iran: Uncovering the Dark Side by Mona Jami Pour, Hamideh Binaei

“…There have been limited studies addressing its ethical aspects in Iran; therefore, the present study aims to identify and prioritize the ethical challenges of gamification in Iran to improve the design and application of gamification by understanding its dark aspects. MethodologyTo achieve the research objective, a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach was employed. …”
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