Factors to Improve the Management of Hepatitis C in Drug Users: An Observational Study in an Addiction Centre by Joseph Moussalli, Helene Delaquaize, Dominique Boubilley, Jean Pierre Lhomme, Jules Merleau Ponty, David Sabot, Anne Kerever, Marc Valleur, Thierry Poynard

“…A total of 586 patients were seen between 2002 and 2004. The majority, 417 patients, were HCV positive and of these patients 337 were tested positive for HCV RNA. …”
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用鳞片估计马来穿山甲个体数量 by 杨立, 邹洁建, 张富华, 苏超, 马广智, 吴诗宝

“…通过统计9头马来穿山甲鳞片的数目（S_m）、鲜重(S_fw)、干重(S_dw),分别获得了以S_m、S_fw、S_dw为参数来估计马来穿山甲个体数量（N）的3个方程,它们是①S_m/929.8≤N≤S_m/681.8;②S_fw/835.4≤N≤S_fw/389.8;③S_dw/774.3≤N≤S_dw/367.9。执法部门在办理此类走私案件中能通过这些方程方便快捷地估算出走私物品的个体数量,能为同类案件的立案、量刑和处罚提供依据。…”
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血管紧张素Ⅱ1型受体基因多态性等多个因素与高血压左室重构的Logistic回归分析 by 王成山

“…【结果】回归方程表明,血管紧张素Ⅱ-1型受体1166AC基因型、收缩压水平、病程及血清胆固醇含量与高血压患者左室重构成正相关,OR值分别为3.216,3.218,5.327,2.076。【结论】血管紧张素Ⅱ-1型受体1166C等位基因、收缩压、病程及血清胆固醇含量是高血压患者左室重构的危险因素。…”
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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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Perbedaan Persiapan Siswa yang Hasil Belajar Tinggi dan Rendah dalam Menghadapi Ujian Nasional by Linda Fitria

“…The target of the research is students of SMA Adabiah Padang of academic year 2012/2013, with 327 students as the population. There are 80 students placed as sample. …”
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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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Assessment of Soil Fertility of Grape Field at Bijapur District, Karnataka, India by A. S. Pujar, M. S. Yadawe, U. S. Pujeri, K. G. Pujari, S. C. Hiremath

“…The survey includes 15 grape yards and surface soil samples up to depth of 30 cm were collected and after drying were passed through 2 mm sieve. …”
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Comparison of the Artificial Intelligence Versus Traditional Radiographic Interpretation in Detecting Periapical Periodontitis: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study by Bharath Nagareddy, Rohit Vadlamani, Nikhila Reddy Venkannagari, Sulabh Jain, Syed N. Basheer, Sabari Murugesan

“…Radiologist 1 showed the highest performance (accuracy 98.5%, sensitivity 93.8%, specificity 96.7%), while Radiologist 2 performed slightly lower than the AI model (accuracy 81.7%, sensitivity 83.3%, specificity 80%). …”
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Advancing tritium self-sufficiency in fusion power plants: insights from the BABY experiment by Rémi Delaporte-Mathurin, Nikola Goles, John Ball, Collin Dunn, Emily Edwards, Sara Ferry, Edward Lamere, Andrew Lanzrath, Rick Leccacorvi, Samuele Meschini, Ethan Peterson, Stefano Segantin, Rui Vieira, Dennis Whyte, Weiyue Zhou, Kevin Woller

“…Using a small-scale (100 ml) molten salt tritium breeding setup, we not only simulated, but also directly measured a TBR ( $3.57\times 10^{-4}$ ). This innovative approach provides crucial experimental validation, offering insights unattainable through simulation alone. …”
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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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Prognostic Value of Surgical Resection for Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients Comorbid With Minimal Pleural Effusion by Haibo Wang MD, Tao Lu MD, Xinlong Zheng MD, Kan Jiang MD, Longfeng Zhang MD, Xiaobin Zheng MD, Qian Miao MD, Shiwen Wu MD, Zihua Zou PhD, Shanshan Yang, Yujing Li, Sihui Chen, Yiquan Xu PhD, Gen Lin PhD

“…The overall survival (OS) was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier curve and prognostic factors by multivariate Cox regression. Results The surgical cohort reported no pleural invasion on preoperative imaging and no pleural metastases by postoperative pathology, with an overall median disease-free survival of 36.7 (28.6, 44.7) months and a median OS of 59.8 (45.7, 73.2) months, with the latter significantly longer in the surgical cohort than in the non-surgical cohort (59.8 months vs 20.37 months, P < 0.001). …”
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Static Foot Disorders as a Risk Factor for the Development of Chronic Venous Disease: A Cross-sectional, Single-center Study by Nischal Soti, Prajjwol Luitel, Sujan Paudel, Ishwor Thapaliya, Ujjwal Gorsi, Ajay Savlania

“…Results: Among the 224 feet examined, 50.4% had SFD (14.73% had hollow feet and 35.7% had flat feet), and 56.7% had advanced CVD (C3–6 group). …”
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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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