Increased Early‐Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in a Middle‐Income Country by Oscar Ramirez, Vivian Piedrahita, Santiago Bolivar, Karina Grillo, Adriana Linares, Carlos Pardo, Martha Piña, Amaranto Suarez, Carlos A. Portilla, Jesus Ardila, Viviana Lotero, Luz A. Urcuqui, Angela Trujillo, Patricia Montenegro, Luis E. Bravo, Paula Aristizabal, VIGICANCER Working Group

“…Conclusions We observed increased early‐mortality for solid tumors, particularly bone tumors and retinoblastoma, likely attributed to more advanced‐stage presentation and loss of treatment effectiveness due to healthcare disruptions. …”
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Evaluation of the Competitiveness Model in the Steel Industry with a Technology Transfer Approach by Ali Amraei, Safieh Mehrinejad, Amir Bayattork

“…One of the development approaches in the steel industry, like other technology-based industries adapting to advancements in new technologies, is using a technology transfer approach. …”
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Turkish-Iranian Relations in the Middle East: in Search of the Regional Balance by I. A. Svistunova

“…Tehran, on the contrary, rejects the ideological rapprochement with the West and the borrowing of Western development models, advocating maintaining its own path. In fact, Iran and Turkey offer Middle Eastern countries alternative political transformation options.Iraq and Syria represent both the sphere of Turkish-Iranian competition and the possibility for tactical alignment on the basis of converging interests. …”
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Sistem Monitoring Gelombang Osilometrik Menggunakan Arduino dan Smartphone by Muhammad Fawwaz Dynoeputra Isnandar, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Mochammad Hannats Hanafi Ichsan

“…However, in practice, the blood pressure monitoring system only can be heard by doctor, without recorded it for more advanced analysis. To end this, we propose a blood preasure measurement system that is not only measure the blood pressure but it also monitors the the osylometric signal into smartphone. …”
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Fâtımî-Midrârî Siyasî ve Askerî ilişkileri (297-362/909-973) by Furkan Erbaş

“…Yarım asırdan daha uzun bir süre devam eden ikili ilişkiler hem hanedanların birbiriyle etkileşimini göstermesi açısından hem de Mağrib gibi zor bir coğrafyada hızlı değişen dengeleri ortaya koyması açısından dikkat çekici nitelikte olmuştur. …”
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Exploring dental students' knowledge on oral cancer prevention: a cross-sectional study in Moldova, Armenia, and Belarus by Olga Golburean, Diana Uncuta, Gayane Manrikyan, Natalia Shakavets, Izabella Vardanyan, Marina Markaryan, Ferda Özkaya, Daniela-Elena Costea, Tarig Al-Hadi Osman

“…Abstract Background Survival rate of patients with oral cancer (OC) remains to be very low despite advancements in therapy and surgical techniques. This is attributed to the fact that most OC cases are discovered at a late stage. …”
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Prevalence, predisposing factors, and turnover intention related to low back pain among health workers in Accra, Ghana. by Philip Apraku Tawiah, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Paul Okyere, Geoffrey Adu-Fosu, Mary Eyram Ashinyo

“…The prevalence of LBP was 81.6% [95% CI: (78.2%-84.6%)]. Advanced age [AOR = 1.07 (1.00, 1.16)], working for more than 5 days in a week [AOR = 8.14 (2.65, 25.02)], working overtime [AOR = 2.00 (1.16, 3.46)], rarely involved in transferring patients [AOR = 3.22 (1.08, 9.60)], most of the time involved in transferring patients [AOR = 6.95 (2.07, 23.26)], awkward posture during work [(AOR = 2.36 (1.31, 4.25)], perceived understaffing [(AOR = 1.84 (95% CI = 1.04-3.27)], sleep duration ≥ 8 [AOR = 0.54 (0.31, 0.97)] and sitting intermittently at work [AOR = 0.31 (0.12, 0.80)] were factors significantly associated with LBP. …”
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The analysis of factors influencing patient choice of healthcare providers between tertiary hospitals and community clinics by Silin Wu, Silin Wu, Zhaoxia Lei, Tinglian Liu, Lan Chen, Yang Qin

“…Logistic regression indicated that being over 60 years old (OR: 1.94, CI: 1.02–3.69) and awareness of the tiered healthcare system (OR: 2.48, CI: 1.56–3.96) were significant factors for seeking primary care.ConclusionPatients with higher education and income prefer tertiary hospitals, while chronic disease patients are more likely to utilize community care. …”
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Public insight into knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the West Bank, Palestine by Haya Jebreen Mohammed Warasna, Bashar Yaser Hasan Awad, Mohamad A. Banat, Mohammad Yaser Hasan Awad, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jameel Suliman, Tarek A. Owais, Ahmad J. Warasna

“…The use of informal sources highlights the importance of specific educational programs by healthcare providers.…”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…The majority, 81.2%, of the women perceived themselves as not being at risk for sexually transmitted diseases and only 12% of women report to have gone to the health care center to ask for information or advice on sexually transmitted diseases prevention methods. …”
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The Genetic Expression Difference of A2058 Cells Treated by Plasma Direct Exposure and Plasma-Treated Medium and the Appropriate Treatment Strategy by Chao-Yu Chen, Chung-Hsien Chou, Yun-Chien Cheng

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has been demonstrated as an adjustable device to generate various combinations of short-lived reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and as a promising appliance for cancer therapy. …”
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DEVELOPING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE MILITARY SAILORS by Ruslan Shevchenko, Oleh Cherniavskyi, Vasyl Shemchuk, Olena Zlobina, Natalia Benkovska, Nataliia Terentieva, Андрій Гуралюк

“…Among these components are the skills of searching, storing, processing and transmitting information; ability to work with high-tech devices; knowledge of the basics of information security and data protection; the ability to monitor technological innovations in professional competences, etc. …”
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Assessing the financial burden of multimorbidity among patients aged 30 and above in India by Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Pratheeba John, Sakshi Khemani, Ankur Shaji Nair, Nishikant Singh, Rajeev Sadanandan

“…To alleviate the financial burden among multimorbidity patients, especially in low-resource settings, it is crucial to expand public healthcare coverage, incorporate outpatient care into financial protection schemes, advocate for integrated care models and preventive strategies, establish standardized treatment protocols for reducing unnecessary medications linked to polypharmacy, and leverage the support of digital health technologies.…”
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Commonly prescribed medications and risk of pneumonia and all-cause mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a UK population-based cohort study by Ann D. Morgan, Georgie M. Massen, Hannah R. Whittaker, Iain Stewart, Gisli Jenkins, Peter M. George, Jennifer K. Quint

“…These findings point to a need to adopt an adequate risk–benefit balance approach to the prescribing of ICS-containing inhalers and PPIs in people with IPF without evidence of comorbidities, especially older patients and/or those with more advanced disease in whom respiratory infections are more likely to result in poorer outcomes.…”
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Store Separation: Photogrammetric Solution for the Static Ejection Test by Luiz Eduardo Guarino de Vasconcelos, Nelson Paiva Oliveira Leite, André Yoshimi Kusumoto, Leandro Roberto, Cristina Moniz Araujo Lopes

“…The experiments were carried out at IPEV (Flight Test Research Institute)/Brazil, and the results were considered satisfactory. We advocate that the knowledge gained through this research contributes to the development of new methods that permit almost real-time analysis in store separation tests.…”
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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is a risk factor of gastric cancer: A Prospective Cohort in UK Biobank study by Zhihui Xi, Huolun Feng, Kunling Chen, Xin Guo, Dandan Zhu, Jiabin Zheng, Yong Li

“…Importance: Gastric cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and at order age, identification of high-risk population is needed for detection of early-stage gastric cancer. …”
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A prediction nomogram for residual after negative pressure aspiration for endogenic cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective study by Yan Lei, Na Zhang, Yu Liu, Xin Du

“…Conclusions The model may aid in individual clinical decision-making, allowing clinicians to perform immediate postoperative assessments for patients with endogenous ectopic pregnancy in cesarean section scars treated with negative pressure suction, identify high-risk subpopulations, and select appropriate supplementary treatment in advance, making it particularly suitable for low-income areas and resource-limited primary hospitals.…”
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An Experimental Intervention Study Assessing the Impact of a Thin Silicone Gel Surface Overlay on Interface Pressure by Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Andrew England, Sonia Aboagye, Eric Kwasi Ofori, Peter Hogg

“…Radiography and radiotherapy patients may experience medical device related (MDR) PUs and studies have shown that high interface pressure (IP) values exist for the head when placed on an X-ray table without a mattress. …”
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Accurate phenotype-to-genotype mapping of high-diversity yeast libraries by heat-shock-electroporation (HEEL) by Marcus Wäneskog, Emma Elise Hoch-Schneider, Shilpa Garg, Christian Kronborg Cantalapiedra, Elena Schäfer, Michael Krogh Jensen, Emil Damgaard Jensen

“…By employing the HEEL method, large DNA libraries can be transformed into yeast with high-efficiency, while maintaining high library quality, essential for successful mutant screenings. This advancement holds significant promise for the fields of molecular biology and protein engineering.IMPORTANCEWith the recent expansion of artificial intelligence in the field of synthetic biology, there has never been a greater need for high-quality data and reliable measurements of phenotype-to-genotype relationships. …”
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Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Nitrogen Dynamics During <i>Cinnamomum camphora</i> Litter Decomposition by Yuehong Gao, Xiaoyu Long, Yiqi Liao, Yonghui Lin, Zaihua He, Qin Kong, Xiangshi Kong, Xingbing He

“…Both pathways will contribute to C sequestration in forest ecosystems, which advances our understanding of AMF’s contribution to nutrient cycling and ecosystem processes in subtropical forests.…”
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