UTILIZING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO ENHANCE RETENTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ESL WRITING SKILLS by Hariharan N Krishnasamy, Rozariah Zainudin, Subadrah Madhawa Nair, Muhammad Siddique

“… Purpose - Writing is a difficult skill to master and improve, especially for students who learn English as a second language. Thus, this study explores the impact of employing graphic organizers on the writing performance of Form Four students and their knowledge retention. …”
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for Chinese neonates with severe respiratory and cardiac failure by Xiao-Juan Zhang, Ying-Yue Liu, Hui Wang, Xiao-Yang Hong

“…Method The clinical data of 28 neonates who required ECMO assistance were studied retrospectively. …”
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Trial protocol of an open-label pilot study of oral naltrexone–bupropion combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (the NABU trial) by Jonathan Brett, Paul S Haber, Nicholas Lintzeris, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Adrian John Dunlop, Liam Acheson, Carl Moller, Michael Christmass, Kirsten Morley, Steven Shoptaw, Madhukar H Trivedi

“…Results will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences, and a video abstract will be created to ensure that the findings are accessible to participants and people who use methamphetamines.Trial registration number ANZCTR: ACTRN12623000866606 (protocol V.2.1 dated 08 April 2024).…”
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Chronic glomerulonephritis of the mixed type in patient with HBV-infection (<i>Clinical case</i>) by V. S. Adonyeva, A. B. Botchkarev, O. S. Saurina

“…Presented case shows renal onset of chronic viral hepatitis B, that was previously asymptomatic for long time in patient, who was infected at early childhood. Clinical manifestation of disease was characterized by nephrotic syndrome, hematuria, systemic hypertension. …”
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Cross-education: motor unit adaptations mediate the strength increase in non-trained muscles following 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training by Edoardo Lecce, Alessandra Conti, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Francesco Felici, Alessandro Scotto di Palumbo, Massimo Sacchetti, Ilenia Bazzucchi

“…To address this gap, we recorded myoelectrical activity from the biceps brachii using high-density electromyography.MethodsNine participants performed 8-week unilateral resistance training and were compared to nine control individuals who did no intervention. Discharge characteristics of longitudinally tracked motor units were assessed during maximal voluntary contractions and isometric ramp contractions at 35% and 70% of the maximal voluntary force (MVF) at baseline (T0), 4 weeks (T1), and 8 weeks (T2) post-intervention.ResultsMVF increased by 7% in untrained muscles at T1 and 10% at T2 (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Study of Gender in Sudden Cardiovascular Death by Rafael Emilio Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó, Mileidys González Lugo, Nidia Doris Tamayo Vicente, Daisy Ferrer Marrero

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> sudden cardiovascular death in the municipality of Arroyo Naranjo, Havana, in the period analyzed affected men who smoked and consumed alcohol, being more hypertensive than women. …”
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Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and the risk of Atrial Fibrillation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a... by Xiaoyan Liang, Jianghong Dai, Feifei Wang

“…In this analysis, we aimed to compare the risk of AF in patients with T2DM who were treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors versus DPP-4 inhibitors. …”
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Integrated care for older people based on information and communication technology: a scoping review protocol by Yan Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yutong Tian, Qingyun Cheng, Lixue Meng

“…Introduction Integrated care is an effective means of coping with the increasingly complex healthcare needs of elderly and alleviating pressure on national pension services. WHO regards integrated care as a method of providing high-quality healthcare and advocates integrated care based on digital technology. …”
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Oral Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Lesions in Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Study by Raouaa Belkacem Chebil, Yassine Oueslati, Marwa Marzouk, Fatma Ben Fredj, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki

“…Among these patients, we searched for those affected by OLP or OLL as determined by the WHO (World Health Organisation) classification of 2003. …”
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Validation of a novel method for localization of parathyroid adenomas using SPECT/CT by Rachelle A. LeBlanc, Andre Isaac, Jonathan Abele, Vincent L. Biron, David W. J. Côté, Matthew Hearn, Daniel A. O’Connell, Hadi Seikaly, Jeffrey R. Harris

“…Method This was a retrospective review of patients who underwent parathyroidectomy for a single adenoma between 2010-2017. …”
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Assessing brain-muscle networks during motor imagery to detect covert command-following by Emilia Fló, Daniel Fraiman, Jacobo Diego Sitt

“…For the 15/38 participants who showed motor imagery, as indexed by common spatial filters and linear discriminant analysis, we contrasted the configuration of the networks during imagined movement and resting state at the group level, and subject-level classifiers were implemented using as features the weights of the NMF together with trial-wise power modulations and heart response to classify resting state from motor imagery. …”
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Formal Security in the Works of Legal Scholars of Pre-Soviet Period by E. E. Silantyeva

“…In turn, this explains the limitations and imperfection of the system of Russian imperial justice, unjustifiably widespread use of formal security in practical legal activities, although it was criticized by some scholars of the early XX century, who studied philosophical and legal issues.…”
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The GWAS-MAP platform for aggregation of results of genome-wide association studies and the GWAS-MAP|homo database of 70 billion genetic associations of human traits by T. I. Shashkova, D. D. Gorev, E. D. Pakhomov, A. S. Shadrina, S. Zh. Sharapov, Y. A. Tsepilov, L. C. Karssen, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…In particular, the researchers who would like to use GWAS summary statistics in their studies have to become aware that the data are scattered across multiple websites, are presented in a variety of formats, and, often, were not quality controlled. …”
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Prognostic Value of N1/N2 Neutrophils Heterogeneity and Tertiary Lymphoid Structure in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients by Yanfei Lang, Weiwei Fu, Wei Xu, Chao Ma, Xiuyun Tian, Chunyi Hao, Shigang Ding

“…Methods A retrospective cohort of 79 HCC patients who underwent radical resection from 2015 to 2018 was analyzed, with complete clinical characteristics and survival data of more than 5 years. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COURSE OF LEUCOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS WITH SKIN LESIONS. ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL CASES by O.A. Borzykh, O.V. Belan, I.A. Mormol, Y.M. Avramenko, T. Іengalychev, T.M. Markina

“…We present 3 clinical cases of patients who were hospitalized in the clinic with symptoms of skin lesions and suspicion of LCV after taking medications. …”
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Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 299,967 individuals aged 20–72 years who underwent multiple checkups between 2008 and 2020 and completed ≥ 3 years of follow-up. …”
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Florid Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia-Associated Simple Bone Cyst Showing Marked Irregular Border and High Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value by Ikuho Kojima, Takashi Nishioka, Maya Sakamoto, Yuko Sai, Yushi Ezoe, Masahiro Iikubo, Hiroyuki Kumamoto, Tetsu Takahashi

“…We report a case of a 39-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital because a panoramic radiograph of her right mandible showed asymptomatic radiolucency in the apical molar area. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Risk of Symptomatic Embolism in Patients With Infective Endocarditis by Sebastian D. Santos‐Patarroyo, Juan A. Quintero‐Martinez, Brian D. Lahr, Supavit Chesdachai, Daniel C. DeSimone, Hector R. Villarraga, Hector I. Michelena, Larry M. Baddour

“…Methods and Results The Mayo Clinic IE registry was screened to identify patients from 2015 to 2021 who had undergone transesophageal echocardiography. …”
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Risk Factors for Intrauterine Device Malposition by Ann C. Frisse, Jay B. Louik, Isha A. Kachwala, Haotian Wu, Nicole Felix, Thammatat Vorawandthanachai, Karina Avila, Nerys C. Benfield

“…Objective: To identify risk factors for Intrauterine Device (IUD) malposition on ultrasound and develop a model to predict who may be at risk for IUD malposition. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of IUD users with ultrasounds performed between July 2014 and July 2017 within a large urban medical system. …”
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Molecular genetic bases of seed resistance to oxidative stress during storage by N. A. Shvachko, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Studying seeds of different plant species revealed a negative correlation between seed dormancy and longevity, while various authors who researched Arabidopsis seeds reported both positive and negative correlations between dormancy and seed longevity. …”
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