Comparative analysis of machine learning approaches for predicting the risk of vaginal laxity by Hongguo Zhao, Peng Liu, Fei Chen, Mengjuan Wang, Jiaxi Liu, Xiling Fu, Hang Yu, Manman Nai, Lei Li, Xinbin Li

“…Concurrently, 396 healthy women without VL who underwent routine health examinations have been chosen at random and assigned to the non-VL group. …”
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Defining the Value of a School Subject by Alison Hardy

“…Once the subject-value framework was established it was tested using data gathered from interviews with people who had an interest in education and specifically, D&T. …”
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Environmental effects of urban wind energy harvesting: a review by Ioannis Tsionas, Maider Llaguno-Munitxa, André Stephan

“…These include: the need to quantify the net environmental gains of SUWTs based on their performance and life-cycle assessment; the structural implications of deploying SUWTs on existing buildings; the effect of SUWTs on local air quality and microclimates; the potential health and safety risks to those who may pass by; the effects of SUWTs on ecosystems; and the combined effects of SUWTs on people (e.g. noise or light annoyance). …”
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Prognostic Value of Procalcitonin for Morbidity and Mortality in Patients after Cardiac Surgery by Ahmad Amouzeshi, Farshid Abedi, Mahmoud Zardast, Yaser Rezaeian Bilondi, Zahra Amouzeshi

“…This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 100 patients who underwent CABG surgery in Vali-e-Asr Hospital of Birjand, Iran. …”
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Children with Acute Leukemia on Chemotherapy in Karbala City by Dheyaa Aldeen Nawfal Al-khateeb, Ali Hussein Al-hafidh, Usama Ahmed Hadi Al-jumaily

“…Nutritional assessment during chemotherapy (48.6%) of case groups was normal weight, The results of this study indicate that the participants who had normal weight were at likely lower risk of complication acute leukemia than those with acute malnutrition (P. value=0.022; OR=0.297). …”
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Central Diabetes Insipidus in Children and Adolescents: Twenty-Six Year Experience from a Single Centre by Hüseyin Anil Korkmaz, Ritika R Kapoor, Jennifer Kalitsi, Simon JB Aylwin, Charles R Buchanan, Ved Bhushan Arya

“…The majority of patients who manifested CDI due to acute CNS insult either deceased (30%) or had transient CDI (33.3%). …”
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Serum Levels of VWF, t-PA, TNF-α, and ICAM-1 in Patients Receiving Hemocoagulase Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma during Total Hip Replacement by Yaobin Huang, Bin Zhou, De Zhang, Yu Chen

“…It is a safe and effective method for the patients with knee osteoarthritis who underwent THR.…”
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Evaluating the surgical and oncological outcomes of hepatic artery variations in minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: insights from 2023 data at a high-volume pancreatic cen... by Tianyu Li, Liangbo Dong, Dongming Zhang, Jiashu Han, Menghua Dai, Junchao Guo, Qiang Xu, Weibin Wang, Xianlin Han, Chen Lin

“…Methods We enrolled 267 consecutive patients who underwent MIPD at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between January and December 2023. …”
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Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) for Moderate and High Myopia: Seven-Year Outcomes of Refraction, Corneal Tomography, and Wavefront Aberrations by Fei Xia, Yang Shen, Tian Han, Jing Zhao, Haipeng Xu, Xingtao Zhou

“…A total of 26 patients (26 eyes) who underwent SMILE from May 2010 to March 2013 at the Fudan University Eye and ENT Hospital (Shanghai, China) were enrolled. …”
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Unusual Cutaneous Manifestations in a Patient with a History of Hepatitis B: A Case of Scleromyxedema and Literature Review by Gao A, Tian X, Lang D, Chen Y

“…We present the case of a 37-year-old male with SM who developed yellowish plaques on the neck and back over three years. …”
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Efficacy of brain-computer interface training with motor imagery-contingent feedback in improving upper limb function and neuroplasticity among persons with chronic stroke: a doubl... by Myeong Sun Kim, Hyunju Park, Ilho Kwon, Kwang-Ok An, Hayeon Kim, Gyulee Park, Wooseok Hyung, Chang-Hwan Im, Joon-Ho Shin

“…Methods This randomized controlled trial included persons with chronic stroke who underwent BCI training involving functional electrical stimulation feedback on the affected wrist extensor. …”
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Investıgatıon of the relatıonshıp between patellofemoral (q) angle dıfferences wıth lower extremıty performance ın young and veteran volleyball players by Kürşat Hazar

“…To the study 20 young males with an average age of 18 ± 00, 19 young females with a mean age of 18 ± 73, 21 veteran males with a mean age of 49 ± 04, 20 veteran females with a mean age of 48 ±70 who are registered players in Muğla Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, a total of 80 athletes voluntarily participated. …”
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Analysis of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Water of the Halda River: A Distinctive Breeding Habitat for Carp Fish in Bangladesh by Afsana Kamal, Md. Manzoorul Kibria, Shahadat Hossain, Chowdhury Kaiser Mahmud, Rashmi Roy, Nighat Sultana Resma

“…The concentration of Fe was found above the permissible limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Guidelines for Water Quality) and ECR (1997), and the concentrations for Pb were found above the USEPA (2006) limit in all four seasons. …”
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Community-based culturally tailored education programmes for black adults with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke: a systematic review protocol of primary em... by Hardeep Singh, Michelle LA Nelson, Joseph IV Fulton, Oya Pakkal, Elizabeth M Uleryk

“…Culturally tailored programmes can potentially meet the needs of the communities they serve, including black adults who may experience reduced access to postacute services. …”
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Research and Discussion on the Relationships between Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and ATP2B2 Gene Polymorphism by Suhao Zhang, Enmin Ding, Haoyang Yin, Hengdong Zhang, Baoli Zhu

“…The data of stratified analysis revealed that individuals who are exposed to noise>95 dB with the rs3209637 C genotype have a higher susceptibility to NIHL (OR=1.34, 95%CI=1.07–1.68). …”
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Species Composition and Growth Pattern of a Multi-Species Grouper in Kwandang Bay, Sulawesi Sea, Indonesia by Dewi Shinta Achmad, Muh Saleh Nurdin, Fauziah Azmi, Merita Ayu Indrianti, Evi Hulukati, Jamaluddin Jompa, Teuku Fadlon Haser, Novianita Achmad

“…Samples were collected from fishers who caught the fish using traps, speargun, and handline. …”
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HIV prevention and missed opportunities among people with recently acquired HIV infection: Α protocol for a systematic review. by Argyro Karakosta, Elisa Ruiz-Burga, Shema Tariq, Giota Touloumi, Emily Jay Nicholls, Nikos Pantazis, Inma Jarrin, Marc Van der Valk, Caroline Sabin, Cristina Mussini, Laurence Meyer, Alain Volny Anne, Christina Carlander, Sophie Grabar, Linda Wittkop, Bruno Spire, Jonh Gill, Kholoud Porter, Fiona Burns, for CASCADE Collaboration

“…<h4>Background</h4>Individuals who have recently acquired HIV represent a unique population because the time frame since HIV acquisition is relatively short and identification of missed HIV prevention opportunities is, therefore, closer to real time and less subject to recall bias. …”
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The effect of nature on creativity through mental imagery. by Aaron C Drake, Fiza Hasan, Arianna Gibson, Julia W Y Kam

“…These findings have important implications for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of nature but are unable to readily access nature physically.…”
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The U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO under the Reagan Administration: A Multilevel Analysis by B. A. Avdeev

“…The third section outlines the motivation and politicalpsychological portraits of individual politicians who were personally interested in pulling USA out of UNESCO. …”
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Water security in North Carolina’s most economically insecure county: a case study by Hana C Long, Beverly Collins-Hall, Kaelan Moore, Bethany Cutts, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson

“…Negative health impacts of water insecurity are often felt most in poor and rural communities and communities of color, who are more likely to be underserved by water infrastructure and disproportionately subject to socioeconomic stressors. …”
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