Pervasive Games for Sexual Health Promotion: Scoping Literature Review by Claudio Rubio, Felipe Besoain

“…The ubiquity of mobile devices enhances access to such tools, increasing the effectiveness of video games as agents of change. ObjectiveIn this scoping review, we aimed to (1) identify the extent to which pervasive games have been used in the field of sexual health, (2) determine the theories used in the design and evaluation of pervasive games for sexual health, (3) identify the methods used to evaluate pervasive games for sexual health, and (4) explore the reported benefits of using pervasive games for sexual health. …”
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Estasyon Meteyo nan Jaden: Gid pou Enstalasyon ak Antretyen by Caroline G. Staub, William Eisenstadt, William Blanc, Nicole Monval, Clyde W. Fraisse, William Lusher, George Braun, Lee Staudt

“…Enstalasyon yon estasyon meteyo bay kiltivatè yo yon opòtinite inik pou yo konprann pi byen kouman chanjman meteyo yo afekte jaden ak betay yo, sepandan, desizyon sa yo dwe baze sou bon kalite obsèvasyon. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Thermocycled Polymethyl Methacrylate Resin Reinforced with Titanium Dioxide and Copper Oxide Nanoparticles by Rashin Giti, Kamiar Zomorodian, Maryam Firouzmandi, Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Sedigheh Rahmannasab

“…Both concentrations of CuO and TiO2 were effective antimicrobial agents against S. salivarius, S. sanguis, and C. dubliniensis, and the concentration of CuO was effective against S. mutans. …”
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In-vitro study of hybrid silver nanoparticles with humic acid extracted from cow dung against pathogens by Shabir Ahmed Dharejo, Tajnees Pirzada, Muhammad Raza Shah, Ahmed Nadeem, Khalid Hussain Thebo

“…Recently, researchers have used silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) coupled with humic acid (HA) as antimicrobial agents. Herein, AgNPs were prepared and coupled with humic acid for their antimicrobial activities. …”
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Efficacy of parenteral pantoprazole in patients with acute ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding at high risk of relapse by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Chernyakevich, A. I. Mikhalev, O. I. Yudin, I. V. Babkova, G. N. Storozhuk, Ye. K. Mayat, P. L. Chernyakevich

“…To determine efficacy of complex treatment of patients with acute ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding (AUGDB) with high risk of relapse including endoscopic hemostasis, basic intensive antisecretory treatment by «Sunpraz» (pantoprazole) in combination to antihelicobacter agents.Material and methods. …”
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Pathogenetic therapeutic approaches for endocrine diseases based on antisense oligonucleotides and RNA-interference by Olga Golounina, Ildar Minniakhmetov, Ramil Salakhov, Rita Khusainova, Ekaterina Zakharova, Igor Bychkov, Natalia Mokrysheva

“…Molecular therapy uses nucleic acid-based therapeutics agents and becomes a promising alternative for disease conditions unresponsive to traditional pharmaceutical approaches. …”
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Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis by Jie Wang, Kaijie Qiu, Songsheng Zhou, Yichao Gan, Keting Jiang, Donghuan Wang, Haibiao Wang

“…Medications like metformin, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), aspirin, statins, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors reduce HCC risk, while acid suppressive agents, particularly proton pump inhibitors, elevate it. …”
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Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty and Argon Laser Pupilloplasty: Alternative Management for Medically Unresponsive Acute Primary Angle Closure by Wenkai Zhou, Fangkun Zhao, Dong Shi, Majida Qadri, Lingfeng Jiang, Liwei Ma

“…To introduce the combined laser technique, argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI) and argon laser pupilloplasty (ALPP), in the management of medically unresponsive acute primary angle closure (APAC). Design. Retrospective study. …”
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Social learning in bonobos: Learning of individual food preferences and copying despite better knowledge by Gladez Shorland, Emilie Genty, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…In order to manipulate the demonstrators’ food preferences we used pink and blue artificial colouring and sweetening or bittering agents. In experiment 1, the ‘simple social learning’ task, two demonstrators consistently made a biased food colour choice (pink) in front of the subjects who were subsequently presented with the two, coloured, but palatable food items to choose from. …”
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Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study by Nefsu Awoke, Biftu Geda, Aseb Arba, Tiwabwork Tekalign, Kebreab Paulos

“…Lack of training, conveniently located sink, hand washing agents, and lack of time were major reasons for not practicing hand hygiene. …”
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BRAIN CHANGER. Felice Jacka, 321 pages, Macmillan, 2019 (ISBN: 978-1-76055-651-8) by Cécil J.W. Meulenberg

“…The scientific evidence is drawn from the results with larger cohorts and randomized controlled trials including amongst others: ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, United Kingdom); HELFIMED (Healthy Eating for Life with a Mediterranean Diet, Australia); HUSK (Hordaland Health Study, Norway); PREDIMED (Prevencíon con Dieta Mediterránea, Spain); SMILES (Supporting the Modification of Lifestyles in Lowered Emotional States, Australia). …”
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A high-throughput ResNet CNN approach for automated grapevine leaf hair quantification by Nagarjun Malagol, Tanuj Rao, Anna Werner, Reinhard Töpfer, Ludger Hausmann

“…Moreover, leaf hairs as a favorable habitat may considerably affect the abundance of biological control agents. The unavailability of accurate and efficient objective tools for quantifying leaf hair density makes the study intricate and challenging. …”
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Potential Antioxidant Activity of New Tetracyclic and Pentacyclic Nonlinear Phenothiazine Derivatives by Godwill Azeh Engwa, Eugene Lekem Ayuk, Benardeth Ujunwa Igbojekwe, Marcellus Unaegbu

“…The global increase in oxidative stress related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, and inflammatory diseases caused by overwhelming level of free radicals in the body has encouraged the search for new antioxidant agents. Based on the ability of newly synthesized phenothiazine derivatives (6-chloro-11-azabenzo[a]phenothiazine-5-one and 6-[4-bromophenyl]-10-methyl-11-azabenzo[a]phenothiazine-5-one) to oxidize H2O2, a known free radical to sulfoxide, this study assessed the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity. …”
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Caracterización preliminar de frutos de granada china (Passiflora ligularis Juss.) en Hueyapan y Teziutlán, Puebla by Omar Franco Mora, J. Refugio Tobar Reyes, Reyna Quijano Ruiz, Andrés González Huerta

“…El análisis de conglomerados, a una distancia euclidiana de 12.6, formó cinco grupos; en los grupos 2, 3 y 4 se observaron frutos de mayor tamaño (+ 75 g), con altos porcentajes de pulpa (60%) y valores aceptables de SST (14 ºB); éstos fueron los colectados en Talzinta y Nexpan. …”
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Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of kaffir lime essential oils and their active constituents against Staphylococcus aureus focusing on sortase A by Chayapol Pontanayodsakorn, Chatchakorn Eurtivong, Pimsumon Jiamboonsri

“…This study aimed to evaluate the potential activities of kaffir lime essential oils and their active compounds as alternative anti-S. aureus biofilm agents. The compositions of the essential oils were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), and their antibacterial activity was determined through broth-microdilution and time-kill assays. …”
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Non-invasive electroencephalogram-based anesthesiological monitoring in geriatric patients in the ent-surgery by Medhat H. Altoufaili, Tatiana V. Klypa, Irina A. Mandel, Maria S. Orekhova

“…CONCLUSION: Anesthesiology monitoring based on electroencephalogram parameters, optimizing the dosages of the medicinal agents, decreases the rates of hemodynamic disorders, of intraoperative awakenings and of postoperative nausea and vomiting. …”
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A Postura de Trânsito aprovada pela Assembleia Municipal de Maputo à luz dos princípios do direito by Zélio Ivan Banze

“…Como resultado, a pesquisa concluiu que a Postura de Trânsito vigente no Município de Maputo viola o princípio da presunção de inocência pelo facto de, constatada a infracção por parte do Agente da Polícia Municipal, que consiste no estacionamento em lugar proibido, o cidadão é presumidamente considerado culpado e obrigado a pagar imediatamente a multa, sob pena de ver sua viatura removida, sem espaço para abertura de um processo de averiguação. …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…However, only four patients (11%) underwent combined surgical treatment along with appropriate antifungal agents. The overall mortality in this study was 15/37 (41%). …”
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Advancing skeleton-based human behavior recognition: multi-stream fusion spatiotemporal graph convolutional networks by Fenglin Liu, Chenyu Wang, Zhiqiang Tian, Shaoyi Du, Wei Zeng

“…First and foremost, in response to the complex task of capturing distant interdependencies among nodes within graph convolutional networks, we incorporate a spatial attention module. This module adeptly encapsulates long-term node interdependencies via precision-laden positional information, thus engendering interconnections that span diverse temporal and spatial contexts. …”
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Matrices de aprendizaje y procesos socioeducativos en la Plaza del Mercado de Abastos Compostelana by Gilgleide de-Andrade-Silva, Dra., Germán Vargas-Callejas, Dr., Jakson Renner Rodrigues-Soares

“…Esta histórica plaza, organizada a través de dinámicas educativas tejidas en la tradición y mediante matrices de aprendizaje compartidas, constituye un espacio comercial, cultural, laboral y social donde las/los agentes sociales desarrollan vivencias que fortalecen estas dinámicas. …”
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