Use of evidence-based health professions education: Attitudes and practices of academic leaders. by Shazia Nawabi, Rida Fatima Waseem, AbdulAziz Binrayes, Ayman Moaz Abulhamael, Zaina Ahmad, Kiran Imtiaz Khan, Syed Rashid Habib, Muhammad Qasim Javed

“…The mean±SD values for Attitude, Practices and Support/Barriers were found to be 3.47±0.40, 2.72±0.84 and 3.34±0.43, respectively. …”
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Design and Experimental Research on a Chisel-Type Variable Hierarchical Deep Fertilization Device Suitable for Saline–Alkali Soil by Nan Xu, Zhenbo Xin, Jin Yuan, Zenghui Gao, Yu Tian, Chao Xia, Xuemei Liu, Dongwei Wang

“…In China, there are around 36.7 million hectares of saline–alkali lands that hold utilization potential. …”
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Determining Near Point of Convergence: Exploring a Component of the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screen Comparing Varied Target Sizes by John D Heick, Curt Bay

“…The mean (SD) of the 900 NPC measurements was 7.11 (3.67) cm. Measurements for all targets had excellent reliability (r=0.94 to 0.98). …”
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Ultrasonographic detection of fetal sexing in nanny goat by Eman H. Lazim, Barra D. Al-Watar

“…The results in twine fetus cases showed that the accuracy of fetal sexing was more accurate in the first period of pregnancy (34.7%) than that recorded in the 2nd (27%) and third (20%) periods of pregnancy. …”
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A termelői együttműködések szerepe az éghajlatváltozáshoz való alkalmazkodásban by Katalin Rácz, Eszter Hamza

“…Az együttműködések speciális formáira, a zöldség-gyümölcs ágazatban működő termelői szervezetekre az egységes szabályozás ellenére az Európai Unióban markáns tagországi eltérések jellemzőek, amit a termelői szervezetek környezeti, éghajlatvédelmi célokra allokált forrásainak jelentős szórása (6,5-39,7%) is érzékeltet. A termelői szervezetek vonatkozásában rendelkezésre álló európai uniós támogatási adatok elemzése arra is rávilágít, hogy a termelői szervezetek éghajlatvédelmi szerepvállalása a korábbi programidőszakokban nem mutatott diverzifikált, a klímasérülékenység területi különbségeit is figyelembe vevő alkalmazkodást. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children: Changing Trends in Etiology and Local Resistance Patterns over a Three-Year Period by Patrícia Sousa, Lucinda Delgado, Susana Correia-de-Oliveira, Cecília Pereira, Ângela Dias, Ana Cláudia Tavares

“…The most common resistance was to ampicillin (39.3% - 39.7%). Resistance to A-C slightly decreased (33.1% vs 27.4%, p = 0.079), while resistance to cefuroxime (4.7% vs 3.3%, p = 0.292) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) remained similar (15.2% vs 14.1%, p = 0.659). …”
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Desgarro perineal posparto y variables obstétricas y sociodemográficas en mujeres peruanas altoandinas by Rossibel Juana Muñoz De la Torre, Jenny Mendoza Vilcahuaman, Jacqueline Charo Jauregui Sueldo, Edwin Jony Toral Santillán, Katherin Yurfa Villanueva Navarro, Ruth Quispe Aroni

“…Las infecciones del tracto urinario afectaron a mayor número de mujeres (37,7 %). Las variables asociadas al desgarro perineal fueron varias, con destaque del parto precipitado (OR=10,85; p=0,000) y el período intergenésico corto (OR=5,41; p=0,000).…”
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Proportion of Variant Anatomy of the Circle of Willis and Association with Vascular Anomalies on Cerebral CT Angiography by Roy Munialo Machasio, Rose Nyabanda, Timothy Musila Mutala

“…Chen et al. classification was used to determine the final configuration of CW. Results. Complete CW was seen in 37.2% (37.7% vs. 36.6% in males and females, respectively, p=0.909). …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted adsorption of methylene blue using shrimp shells as a low-cost adsorbent: Evaluation on the adsorption isotherm, kinetics, and thermodynamics by Erni Misran, Wahyu Pratama, Kanzi Insan Kasyidi Napitupulu, Muhammad Dani Supardan, Dewi Agustina Iryani, Viqry Pramananda

“…Finally, the thermodynamic assessment demonstrated that ultrasonic-assisted MB adsorption with the three adsorbents was spontaneous, with ΔG° values of -1,542, -10,669, and -10,680 kJ/mol, ΔS° values of 62.845, 150.900, and 162.260 kJ/mol.K, and ΔH° values of 17,347, 35,088, and 38,339 kJ/mol for A1, A2, and A3, respectively.…”
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Bayesian Disease Mapping to Identify High-Risk Population for Oral Cancer: A Retrospective Spatiotemporal Analysis by Poornima Ramamurthy, Dileep Sharma, John Adeoye, Siu-Wai Choi, Peter Thomson

“…Considering the 95% credible interval which is indicative of the uncertainty around the estimates, three LGAs had the highest overall mortality risks—Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire (3.80 (2.16–6.39)), Cook Shire (3.37 (2.21–5.06)), and Mount Isa City (3.04 (2.40–3.80)). …”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Tr... by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…The overall incidence of at least one AE was similar for fentanyl matrix (67.3%) and gabapentin (69.6%). The most commonly reported AEs for patients treated with fentanyl matrix and gabapentin included dizziness (30.8% vs. 44.6%, respectively), somnolence (26.9% vs. 35.7%), and constipation (15.4% vs. 17.9%). …”
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Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed for Older Patients With Nonsquamous NSCLC and Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Scores of Less Than 50% by Yoshihito Kogure, MD, PhD, Hiroya Hashimoto, PhD, Haruko Daga, MD, PhD, Yasushi Fukuda, MD, Akihiro Bessho, MD, PhD, Tadaaki Yamada, MD, PhD, Yukihiro Toi, MD, Tomoki Kimura, MD, PhD, Hiroshige Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Koichi Azuma, MD, PhD, Naoki Furuya, MD, PhD, Yasutaka Fukui, MD, PhD, Akiko M. Saito, MD, PhD, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Hideo Saka, MD, Masashi Kondo, MD, PhD

“…The objective response rate was 36.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 23.4%–51.7%). …”
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A Hemodynamic-Based Evaluation of Applying Different Types of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts to Coronary Artery Aneurysms by Haoran Wang, Hitomi Anzai, Youjun Liu, Aike Qiao, Jinsheng Xie, Makoto Ohta

“…The hemodynamic characteristics of LIMA without CAA ligation are negative, including high reverse mass flow rate and high OSI (0.367). …”
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Cystatin C as a Predictor of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in a Population with Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Vigil, Emilia Condés, Luis Vigil, Paloma Gallar, Aniana Oliet, Olimpia Ortega, Isabel Rodriguez, Milagros Ortiz, Juan Carlos Herrero, Carmen Mon, Gabriela Cobo, Juana Jimenez

“…Overall mortality was lower on the first and on the second tertiles of cystatin C than on the third one (HR = 0.060; 95% CI: 0.008–0.447 and HR = 0.094; 95% CI: 0.022–0.406, resp.). …”
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From global recommendations to (in)action: A scoping review of the coverage of companion of choice for women during labour and birth. by Meghan A Bohren, Alya Hazfiarini, Martha Vazquez Corona, Mercedes Colomar, Bremen De Mucio, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela

“…Husbands or partners were the most frequent companion (37.7%, 29/77), followed by family member or friend (gender not specified) (32.5%, 25/77), family member or friend (female-only) (13.0%, 10/77). …”
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Unravelling the transcriptomic symphony of muscle ageing: key pathways and hub genes altered by ageing and caloric restriction in rat muscle revealed by RNA sequencing by Gulam Altab, Brian J. Merry, Charles W. Beckett, Priyanka Raina, Inês Lopes, Katarzyna Goljanek-Whysall, João Pedro de Magalhães

“…Upregulated genes were commonly involved in protein folding and immune responses; meanwhile, downregulated genes were often related to developmental biology. CR was found to suppress 69.7% and rescue 57.8% of the genes found to be upregulated and downregulated in aged muscle, respectively. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Antihypertensive Agents in Flow-Mediated Vasodilation of Patients with Hypertension: Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial by Hong Ding, Shu Liu, Ke-Xin Zhao, Jie Pu, Ya-Fei Xie, Xiao-Wei Zhang

“…As compared to the placebo group, patients receiving the antihypertensive drugs exhibited significantly enhanced FMD (ARB + CCB: 4.01%, 95% CI, 0.92–7.11%, p<0.001; ACEI + ARB: 2.81%, 95% CI, 1.19–4.43%, p<0.001; ACEI: 2.55%, 95% CI, 1.34–3.77%, p<0.001; ARB: 2.22%, 95% CI, 1.05–3.38%, p<0.001; β-blocker: 2.23%, 95% CI, 0.93–3.52%, p<0.001). …”
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Assessment Of Awareness Level and Perception In Usage Of Plastic Bags And Its Hazards Among Secondary School Students by Mohi Ud Din, Zain Arif, Hafiz Usama Naveed, Maryam Tauseef, Nouman Yaseen, Talha Mahboob

“…A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: About 97.6 % of the participants considered plastic as a contributory factor to environmental pollution and 67.6% used plastic bags as carrying materials. …”
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Conocimiento sobre inmunizaciones y cumplimiento del calendario de vacunación en madres con niños menores de 2 años by Angélica Pricila De La Cruz Ccaico, Susan Haydee Gonzales Saldaña.

“…Las madres con niños menores de 2 años que tienen conocimiento medio sobre inmunizaciones cumplen con el calendario de vacunación 36.7%. …”
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Development of a Novel Prognostic Model for Lung Adenocarcinoma Utilizing Pyroptosis-Associated LncRNAs by Hong-Yan Bai, Tian-Tian Li, Li-Na Sun, Jing-Hong Zhang, Xiu-He Kang, Yi-Qing Qu

“…This study used genotype-tissue expression (GTEx) and the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) databases to obtain 477 lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and 347 healthy individuals’ samples as research subjects and divided LUAD patients into low-risk and high-risk groups based on prognostic risk scores. …”
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