Improved Outcome of Biliary Atresia with Postoperative High-Dose Steroid by Rui Dong, Zai Song, Gong Chen, Shan Zheng, Xian-min Xiao

“…Infants with native liver in the high-dose group had a better two-year survival compared to those in the low-dose steroid group (53.7% versus 42.6%). Conclusions. The high-dose steroid protocol can reduce the incidence of cholangitis, increase the jaundice-free rate, and improve two-year survival with native liver after the Kasai operation.…”
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Hasil Belajar PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE ROLE PLAY MATERI MUNAKAHAT SISWA KELAS XII SMK NEGERI 2 PRABUMULIH by Lestarika Lestarika, Abdurrahmansyah Abdurrahmansyah, Firnawinda Firnawinda

“…The percentage of points obtained in cycle I was 36.7% with the number of students completing as many as 11 students, in cycle II it increased to 80% with the number of students completing as many as 24 students, Based on the research results, it can be concluded that through the application of the role play learning method, role play can improve student learning outcomes. …”
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Clinical characteristics and laparoscopic management experience of primary ovarian leiomyoma by Jiaren Zhang, Rong Zhu, Xiaona Lin

“…The mean age was 45.6 years (17–67 years). The tumor size ranged from 1.2 to 7.0 cm (mean, 3.7 cm) by ultrasound. …”
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Strategic planning of urban transportation system based on sustainable development dimensions using an integrated SWOT and fuzzy COPRAS approach by S.M. Hatefi

“…The results of SWOT analysis and the matrix of internal and external factors indicate that the internal and external evaluation factors are equal to 2.330 and 3.367, respectively, which means that Shahrekord transportation system holds a conservative situation. …”
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The Effect of Ga2Se3 Doping Ratios on Structure, Composition, and Electrical Properties of CuIn0.5Ga0.5Se2 Absorber Formed by Thermal Sintering by Chung Ping Liu, Ming Wei Chang, Chuan Lung Chuang

“…The resistivity and carrier concentration were 3.77 ohm-cm and 1.15 E  +  18 cm-3.…”
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A Research on the Factors Affecting the Negative Attitudes of Turkish Banking Sector Customers towards Branchless Digital Banking by Mustafa Beybur

“…For this purpose, an online questionnaire was applied to 357 traditional bank customers and the answers were subjected to regression analysis. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic Analyses a Double-Pessure Flash-Binary Geothermal Power System Using Zeotropic Working Fluid by Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Van Vang

“…The 65.53% exergy efficiency with 3.47 years payback period is the second scenario’s optimum point.…”
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A Novel Design of Photovoltaic-Based Charging Station for Battery Vehicles with Dynamic Demand: A Case of Short Runs by Mohamed Salameh, Tamer Khatib, Khaled Alsahili

“…The simple payback period of the system is found to be 10 years, which is 40% of the system’s lifetime. The amount of CO2 mitigated by the proposed system is estimated as 1,629,387 (kg/year). …”
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PROFILES AND PREFERENCES OF ON-LINE MILLENIAL SHOPPERS IN BULGARIA by Patricia R. Loubeau, Robert Jantzen, Elitsa Alexander

“…An empirical study was conducted based on a written survey of a sample consisting of 367 high school and university students in Bulgaria. …”
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Photoperiod Sensitivity and Variability of Agromorphological Traits and Brix Content of Sweet Sorghum Cultivated in Burkina Faso under Two Sowing Dates by N. Sawadogo, J. Tiendrebéogo, G. Naoura, T. L. K. Béré, W. H. Tondé, B. Sawadogo, P. Bationo-Kando

“…However, a reduction in leaf area (−4.35 cm × 1.43 cm), plant height (−85.69 cm), panicle length (−2.63 cm), and panicle weight (−6.19 g), as well as a reduction in the sowing-to-flowering cycle from 3 to 21 days, was obtained at the second sowing date. …”
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Number of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures Required for Short Biliary Cannulation Time by Koichiro Mandai, Koji Uno, Yasutoshi Fujii, Takuji Kawamura, Kenjiro Yasuda

“…Multivariate analysis showed that the ERCP experience of ≤300 procedures (odds ratio, 2.080; 95% confidence interval, 1.337–3.142; P=0.001) and malignant biliary stricture due to pancreatic cancer (odds ratio, 1.912; 95% confidence interval, 1.072–3.412; P=0.028) were found to be significantly associated with a cannulation time of >15 minutes. …”
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Propiedades psicométricas y baremación de la prueba ENFEN en zonas rurales y urbanas de Tunja (Colombia) by Lucía Carlota Rodríguez Barreto, Javier Humberto Parra Pulido, Gina Paola Fonseca Estupiñán

“…La muestra estuvo compuesta por 367 participantes (171 niños 46,6 %; 196 niñas 53,4 %) del área rural y urbana, con edades comprendidas entre los 6 y los 12 años (M = 8,99 años; DE = 1,88). …”
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Association and Predictive Value Analysis for Resting Heart Rate and Diabetes Mellitus on Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in General Population by Zi-Hui Tang, Fangfang Zeng, Zhongtao Li, Linuo Zhou

“…We conducted a large-scale, population-based, cross-sectional study to explore the relationships of CAN with DM and resting HR. A total of 387 subjects were diagnosed with CAN in our dataset. …”
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Integrin-Linked Kinase: A Multi-functional Regulator Modulating Extracellular Pressure-Stimulated Cancer Cell Adhesion through Focal Adhesion Kinase and AKT by Shouye Wang, Marc D. Basson

“…ILK mediated pressure-stimulated adhesion through specifically regulating phosphorylation of AKT at Ser473 and FAK at Tyr397 and 576 as well as ILK association with FAK and AKT. …”
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A Hospital-Based Study on the Prevalence of Keratoconus in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Keratoconus in Central China by Yawen Wang, Liyan Xu, Shaopei Wang, Kaili Yang, Yuwei Gu, Qi Fan, Qing Wang, Meng Zhu, Kai Guo, Chenjiu Pang, Shengwei Ren, Dongqing Zhao

“…The prevalence of KC and suspected KC in first-degree relatives was 8.77% (n = 58) and 29.05% (n = 192), respectively. …”
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Characterization of Metabolically Healthy Obese People and Metabolically Unhealthy Normal-Weight People in a General Population Cohort of the ABCD Study by Silvio Buscemi, Pierfilippo Chiarello, Carola Buscemi, Davide Corleo, Maria Fatima Massenti, Anna Maria Barile, Giuseppe Rosafio, Vincenza Maniaci, Valentina Settipani, Loretta Cosentino, Carla Giordano

“…The prevalence of overweight/obese people was 71.1%, of whom 27.4% were found to be MH. In addition, 36.7% of the normal-weight participants were MUH. …”
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Random Whole Body Vibration over 5 Weeks Leads to Effects Similar to Placebo: A Controlled Study in Parkinson’s Disease by Heiko Gaßner, Annette Janzen, Ansgar Schwirtz, Petra Jansen

“…Only in the FRT [F(1,15)=8.397; P<0.05] and in the TUG [F(1,15)=4.971; P<0.05] the experimental group performed significantly better than the placebo group. …”
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Transmission of HIV and HCV within Former Soviet Union Countries by Lazzat Aibekova, Aizada Bexeitova, Arailym Aldabergenova, Gonzalo Hortelano, Zhangwen Ge, Feng Yi, Yiming Shao, Jack DeHovitz, Sten H. Vermund, Syed Ali

“…From 13 FSU countries, we analysed 347 HIV gag and 1282 HIV env sequences. To examine transmission networks and the origins of infection, respectively, phylogenetic and Bayesian analyses were performed. …”
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Homogeneity Test and Correction of Daily Temperature and Precipitation Data (1978–2015) in North China by Lingling Shen, Li Lu, Tianjie Hu, Runsheng Lin, Ji Wang, Chong Xu

“…After correction by the MASH method, the annual average temperature and minimum temperature decrease by 0.04°C and 0.06°C, respectively, while the maximum temperature increases by 0.01°C. …”
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The Heart of the Matter: Health Status of Aged Care Clients Receiving Home- and Community-Based Care by Deborah Yarmo-Roberts, Rosanne Laura Freak-Poli, Brad Cooper, Tim Noonan, Just Stolewinder, Christopher M. Reid

“…Depression was highly prevalent with 15.9% severely depressed and 38.7% mildly depressed. 26% of clients screened positive for dementia. …”
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