Metabolic Syndrome May Not be a Good Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease in the Iranian Population: Population-Specific Definitions are Required by Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Kazemi-Bajestani, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Mohsen Moohebati, Roghaye Paydar, Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad, Habib Ollah Esmaily, Gordon A. A. Ferns

“…Of the 431 patients, 327 (75.9%) were found to have angiographically defined CAD. …”
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Multi-dimensional performance-based intelligent optimization of atrium building prototype with informed approach by Yiquan Zou, Yanyan Li, Han Chen, Benlin Xiao, Zhou Li

“…The case study is based on a light industrial building at Hubei University of Technology, which was evaluated through 377 building form prototypes generated by this "Informed" design platform. …”
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A Case-Control Association Study of RANTES (-28C>G) Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease in Isparta, Turkey by Nilufer Sahin-Calapoglu, Serpil Demirci, Mustafa Calapoglu, Baris Yasar

“…The risk allele (G) in the homozygous and dominant models (OR = 17.29 and 32.10, 95% CI = 0.86–347.24 and 1.74–591.937, resp.) suggests additional PD risk. …”
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Construction of Direct Z-Scheme Photocatalyst by Mg1.2Ti1.8O5 and g-C3N4 Nanosheets toward Photocatalytic H2 Production and Disinfection by Sijia Gu, Dan Zhang, Shirong Luo, Heng Yang

“…Considering the suitable band structures of the components, the photocatalytic performance was evaluated by photocatalytic H2O splitting and photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli). Among the samples, MT/CN-10 (the molar percentage of melamine to as-obtained Mg-Ti gel was 10%) shows superior photocatalytic performance, which the average H2 production rate was 3.57 and 7.24 times higher than those of MT and CN alone. …”
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Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy Treated before and after the Introduction of a Standardized Multidisciplinary Management Protocol by Maddalena Morlando, Fabiana Savoia, Anna Conte, Antonio Schiattarella, Marco La Verde, Michela Petrizzo, Mauro Carpentieri, Carlo Capristo, Katherine Esposito, Nicola Colacurci

“…We observed an increase in the rates of vaginal delivery, rising from 32.7% to 64.5% (<0.001), and the rate of successful induction of labor improved from 28.6% to 86.2% (P<0.001). …”
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Developing 21st Century Skills through the Make-a-Match Method in Reaction Rate Learning by Sari Sari, Khoerunisa Khoerunisa

Subjects: “…4c skills…”
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Social Well-Being of Higher School Teachers: Social Context and Measurement Criteria by L. A. Osmuk, V. A. Yablonskaya

“…Although slightly more than half “probably wouldn’t change” their profession for any other, not everyone can fully adapt to the new and constantly changing higher education system requirements. …”
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Burnout among intensivists and critical care fellows in South Korea: Current status and associated factors. by Song I Lee, Won-Young Kim, Duk Ki Kim, Gee Young Suh, Jeongmin Kim, Ha Yeon Kim, Nak-Joon Choi, Won Kyoung Jhang, Sang-Hyun Kwak, Sang-Bum Hong

“…Significant contributing factors of burnout included being in an intensivist position (assistant professor/fellow) (odds ratio [OR], 3.916; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.485-10.327; p = 0.006), working in a medical ICU (OR, 4.557; 95% CI, 1.745-11.900; p = 0.002), the number of stay-home night calls per month (OR, 1.070; 95% CI, 1.005-1.139; p = 0.034), and recent conflicts with colleagues (OR, 5.344; 95% CI, 1.140-25.051; p = 0.033). …”
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Looking back to see forward: species diversity changes since 1980 on Bahamian reefs through diver photography by Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Katherine Black

“…SCUBA diver photography can form important baseline information on both species and taxa level diversity trends on less-accessible reefs over decades. …”
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Increasing extreme hourly precipitation risk for New York City after Hurricane Ida by Carolien Mossel, Spencer A. Hill, Nihar R. Samal, James F. Booth, Naresh Devineni

“…It was catastrophic because the maximum hourly precipitation intensity, recorded as 3.47 inches (88.1 mm) per hour at Central Park, was unprecedentedly high for the NYC region. …”
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Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

“…The variations in tobacco prevalence were observed across all five slums, ranging adult tobacco prevalence from 16.3% to 36.7%. Tobacco use prevalence differed significantly by gender, with 86.1% males and 13.9% females. …”
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Environmentally friendly membrane based on chitosan, citric acid, and calcium for slow-release fertilizer by Taufik Abdillah Natsir, Alvina Mita Iknawati, Iqbal Dian Wanadri, Dwi Siswanta, Retno Ariadi Lusiana, Sari Edi Cahyaningrum

“…The CS/St/Ca film membranes can function optimally as a urea SRF coating material with a release rate of 3.37–9.46 ppm day−1. …”
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Research on Neural Network Prediction Model of Whole Process Risk Management Based on Building Information Model by Shihong Huang, Chengye Liang, Jiao Liu

“…The results of this study show that, first, the maximum deviation rate of the output indicators of the BP neural network risk model is 3.57% in the design period (B2) and the minimum deviation rate is 0.00% in the commissioning period (B4), which verifies the reliability of the training results of the model. …”
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Pharmacological and structural insights into nanvuranlat, a selective LAT1 (SLC7A5) inhibitor, and its N-acetyl metabolite with implications for cancer therapy by Chunhuan Jin, Xinyu Zhou, Minhui Xu, Hiroki Okanishi, Ryuichi Ohgaki, Yoshikatsu Kanai

“…Nanvuranlat acts as a competitive, non-transportable LAT1 inhibitor (K i = 38.7 nM), while its N-acetyl metabolite retains selectivity but with reduced affinity (K i = 1.68 µM). …”
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APLASTIC SYNDROME IN A PREGNANT WOMAN ON THE BACKGROUND OF COVID-19: A CLINICAL CASE by Индира Венеровна Сахаутдинова, Ирина Борисовна Фаткуллина, Ирина Робинзоновна Рахматуллина, Игорь Сергеевич Засядкин, Анна Юрьевна Лазарева

“…During the follow-up, a complete recovery of hemogram parameters was noted: hemoglobin 97 g/l, leukocytes 3.87 thousand/l, platelets 339 thousand/L. …”
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以充气背心为主体的新型双泵复苏术的血流动力学研究

“…主动脉舒张压升高程度较右房的舒张压大。故ＣＯＰ仍有效大幅度升高（Ｐ＜０．０１），ＣＰＰ峰值（６．８１±２．９５ｋｐａｖｓ４．０７±３．０５ｋＰａ），ＣＰＰ平均值（５．７６±２．６２ｋＰａｖｓ３．８７±２．８１ｋＰａ）。…”
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Clinical efficacy analysis of the Chinese medicine Paiteling applied to human papillomavirus infection: A retrospective study. by Na He, Lin Song, Zhaoxia Lu, Qingsong Zeng, Wumei Jin, Wenrong He, Cunjian Yi

“…Comparative analysis of patients with 14 high-risk types of human papillomavirus in a single infection showed that the overall conversion rate in the Paiteling group was 76.3%, higher than that of the Interferon group, which was 36.7%. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.001).…”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS LEVELS AND SLEEP QUALITY WITH THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE ON NURSING STUDENTS by Dianna Ika Ernawati, Heny Ekawati, Wahyu Retno Gumelar, Alvi Rahmadani

“…Results: This study showed that almost half of the 43 female students (38.7%) experienced mild stress and more than half of the 60 female students (54.1%) had poor sleep quality.  …”
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Hydrocarbon contaminated water remediation using a locally constructed multi-stage bioreactor incorporated with media filtration by S. Antwi-Akomea, B. Fei-Baffoe, E.J.D. Belford, M. Borigu

“…The coupling effect of biodegradation and media filtration recorded over 99 % (> 8.7 mg/L) total petroleum hydrocarbon removal. Microbial load reduction ranged from 3.57±0.11E+20 to 7.45±0.26E+20 Colony forming unit/mL, total dissolved solids reduction from 30.00±5.66 to 131.00±0.00 mg/L and turbidity reduction from 39.00±1.41 to 123.50±0.71 nephelometric turbidity units. …”
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广东罗坑自然保护区鳄蜥生理体温调节能力研究 by 何南 1 张小丽 2, 3 阙青青 2, 3 陈泽柠 2, 3 武正军 2, 3

“…结果表明：以2.5 ℃梯度变温时，鳄蜥的调节体温与环境温度呈正相关，升温时，Tb=0.533Te+13.084（F1，48=327.65，R2=0.872，P<0.001）；降温时，Tb=1.150Te-3.454（F1，48=1476.48，R2=0.969，P<0.001）。…”
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