Evaluation of naturally occurring IgG anti-Vi antibody titers as predictors and correlates of typhoid fever in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Farhana Khanam, Natasha Y. Rickett, Faisal Ahmmed, Md Taufiqul Islam, Cecilia Kathure Mbae, Justin Im, Asma Binte Aziz, Beatrice Ongadi, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan, Afroza Akter, Md Golam Firoj, Sadia Isfat Ara Rahman, Kassa Haile, Se Eun Park, Martin Bundi Mwebia, Moses Mwangi, Benjamin Ngugi, Meseret Gebre Behute, Kelvin Kering, Suneth Agampodi, Suman Kanungo, Xinxue Liu, Andrew J. Pollard, K. Zaman, Deok Ryun Kim, Samuel Kariuki, Firdausi Qadri, John D. Clemens

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Novel combination therapy for platinum-eligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Takafumi Yanagisawa, Keiichiro Mori, Akihiro Matsukawa, Tatsushi Kawada, Satoshi Katayama, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Pawel Rajwa, Fahad Quhal, Benjamin Pradere, Wataru Fukuokaya, Kosuke Iwatani, Renate Pichler, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Marco Moschini, Wojciech Krajewski, Jun Miki, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Takahiro Kimura, European Association of Urology–Young Academic Urologists Urothelial Carcinoma Working Group (EAU-YAU)

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Identification and Quality Evaluation of Raw and Processed Asarum Species Using Microscopy, DNA Barcoding, and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Guangzhe Yao, Wenjuan Ma, Xuhua Huang, Qi Jia, Jiayuan Shen, Yanxu Chang, Huizi Ouyang, Jun He

“…Multivariate analysis was then applied to compare different batches of herbs based on the GC-MS data. …”
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Evaluation of Analgesic Effects of Different Doses of Vitamin D3 in Two Animal Models of Pain in Swiss Albino Mice by Shakeeb Siraj Dhorajiwala, Rajan P. Nerurkar, Kanchan R. Singh

“…Latency period (LP), percent of maximal-possible-antinociceptive-effect (%MPE), mean number and percentage inhibition of writhes were the parameters evaluated to compare analgesic effect. Data were analyzed using paired t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA)/Kruskal–Wallis/Friedman’s-ANOVA, and repeated-measures ANOVA with post hoc Dunnett’s tests. …”
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Evaluation of Cyclic Fatigue of Hyflex EDM, Twisted Files, and ProTaper Gold Manufactured with Different Processes: An In Vitro Study by Pooja D. Khandagale, Prashant P. Shetty, Saleem D. Makandar, Pradeep A. Bapna, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Anand Marya, Pietro Messina, Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina

“…The study was performed with a specific radius and degree of curvature, i.e., 8 mm radius and 90⁰ angle of curvature, and data obtained were subsequently subjected to statistical evaluation using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey’s post hoc test. …”
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Who Does and Who Does Not Engage in Strategic Litigation in European Law? by Andreas Hofmann

“…It draws on data from a large-scale survey among interest groups in eight European countries. …”
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Parental psychosocial factors and children’s oral health-related quality of life: Data from a caries prevention study with phone-based support by Ida Brännemo, Anna Levinsson, Tove Hasselblad, Göran Dahllöf, Georgios Tsilingaridis

“…No statistical differences were found in parental stress, dental fears, or dental beliefs between groups. Path analysis identified baseline caries and treatment group as significant predictors of caries burden, while intervention group predicted better OHRQoL outcomes. …”
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Segmentasi Pelanggan Ritel Produk Farmasi Obat Menggunakan Metode Data Mining Klasterisasi Dengan Analisis Recency Frequency Monetary (RFM) Termodifikasi by Arief Wibowo, Andy Rio Handoko

“…In the cluster modeling process, this study uses the K-Means data mining algorithm. The results showed that the optimal customer segmentation was in two clusters based on the results of the QRF (Quantity, Recency and Frequency) analysis using the Davies Bouldin Index (DBI) evaluation with a value of 0.527. …”
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TYPOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES by Alisa V. Melikyan

“…The cluster analysis of 362 universities and 28 branches was conducted on the basis of indicators that evaluate the state of their international educational activity: the number of foreign undergraduate, graduate and mobile students and the number of double-degree international programs.The cluster analysis has identified five groups of higher education institutions with similar characteristics: «outsiders», «recruiters of international students», «diversificators», «strategists» and «national leaders». …”
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An approach to dynamic visualization of heterogeneous geospatial vector images by A.V. Vorobev, G.R. Vorobeva

“…One of the well-known problems of geoinformation software libraries in the visualization of geospatial data is the low efficiency and limited frame-by-frame change of a group of spatial layers with time reference. …”
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Preparing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Creative Educational Program on Spiritual Happiness, Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills in University Students in M... by effat rassouli saniabadi, Gholam Ali Afrooz, Fereydoon Yaryari, Masood Lavasani

“…After 10 sessions of sessions related to creative teaching techniques of Triz, scamper and brainstorming with subjects in experimental groups and data analysis by multivariate analysis of covariance and analysis of covariance (SPSS software version 22), the results showed that Creative education program has a positive effect on spiritual vitality, creative thinking skills and problem solving skills of students, so that the effect was 53.2% according to the ETA coefficient squared. …”
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Risk assessment of gently inclined mudstone bedding slope incorporating monitoring information by Mingzhou Bai, Ling Yang, Lixuan Liu, Wanxue Long, Yiming Xiang

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Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Connectivity Analysis in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Yuzhang Wu, Zhitao Li, Ruowei Qu, Yangang Wang, Zhongzhen Li, Le Wang, Guangrui Zhao, Keke Feng, Yifeng Cheng, Shaoya Yin

“…Participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 three-dimensional magnetization with a prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (3D-T1-MPRAGE) sequence, and video EEG data were collected. After calculating the power spectrum by EEG data analysis tool, DTABR (δ+θ/α+β ratio), Pearson’s correlation coefficient (Pearson r), Granger’s causality, and phase transfer entropy (PTE), we performed statistical analysis between two groups. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness and the feasibility of a group-based treatment for self-stigma in people with mental disorders in routine mental health services in North-East Italy: st... by Antonio Lasalvia, Luca Bodini, Doriana Cristofalo, Veronica Fin, Philip T. Yanos, Chiara Bonetto

“…Feasibility will be evaluated by collecting data on participant adherence and treatment implementation, including eligibility screening, participation rates, intervention completion, exposure levels, and reasons for dropout. …”
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Comparative evaluation of marginal fit accuracy of two different designs of endocrown manufactured through CAD-CAM system: An in vitro study by Khushbu Rakesh Gupta, Deepesh Kumar Gupta, Anumeha Jha, Shivam B. Shukla, Aayush Mukund Dubey

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Evaluation of an Alternative Screening Method for Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic (DIABECOVID STUDY): An Observational Cohort Study by Alba Casellas, Cristina Martínez, Judit Amigó, Roser Ferrer, Laia Martí, Carme Merced, Maria Carmen Medina, Istria Molinero, Marta Calveiro, Anna Maroto, Ester del Barco, Elena Carreras, Maria Goya

“…<b>Results:</b> Data were collected from 1543 pregnant individuals in the standard screening group and 2197 in the alternative screening group. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of a nurse-led vestibular rehabilitation program enriched with yoga on knowledge levels and vertigo symptoms in patients with vertigo by Gayathri Selvaraj, Santhanasamy Punitha, Ganesan Dayanidy, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani

“…Materials and Methods: Eighty patients were selected through purposive sampling, and 40 each were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received a nurse-led vestibular rehabilitation program comprising vestibular exercises and designated yoga routines. …”
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Protocol for process evaluation of SMART Mental Health cluster randomised control trial: an intervention for management of common mental disorders in India by Anushka Patel, David Peiris, Pallab K Maulik, Graham Thornicroft, Shekhar Saxena, Sudha Kallakuri, Amanpreet Kaur, Siddhardha Devarapalli, Mercian Daniel, Beverley M Essue, Shashi Kant, D Praveen, Usha Raman, Rajesh Sagar, Ankita Mukherjee

“…This paper presents and discusses the protocol for process evaluation of SMART Mental Health.Methods and analysis The process evaluation will use mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate implementation fidelity and identify facilitators of and barriers to implementation of the intervention. …”
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Meta Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Ankylosing Spondylitis by Ping LI, Yinjie WANG, Jigang TIAN

“…Objective:To evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and provide evidence-based medical evidence for clinical practice.Methods:Randomized controlled trials(RCT)about acupuncture(trial group)compared with medicines(control group)in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis were collected from five major databases at home and abroad(CNKI, VIP database, Chinese Biomedical Database, Wanfang database, PubMed)from January 2000 to February 2018.Two independent reviewers screened the articles, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluations considering costs and health outcomes of weather and climate-related extreme events in humans by Collins Iwuji, Saeideh Babashahi, Kingsley Orievulu, Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon, Dominic Kniveton

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