Program for Providing Iron Tablets in Schools and Reducing the Incidence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Padang City by Rita Asriyanti, Azrimaidaliza Azrimaidaliza, Frima Elda, Khiky Dwinatrana

“…Girls who did not consume iron tablets were 3.03 times more likely to be anemic. Many expressed concerns about the potential negative effects of iron tablets. …”
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VOCAL HANDICAP AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND JOB DISSATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS by Lilian Souza Melo, Josiane Santos Brant Rocha, Viviana Maia Santos, Leonardo Rodrigues de Souza, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Desirée Sant´Ana Haikal, Adriane Mesquita Medeiros, Luiza Augusta R. Rossi-Barbosa

“…The level of job satisfaction was expressed through the simple validated question: "Are you satisfied with your job?". …”
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The Role of Rituals and Ceremonies in the Identity Struggle of a Society that Has Lost Its Language: the Example of Lithuanian Tatars by Mehmet Aça

“…The celebration and commemoration programs organized for the 620th anniver­ sary of the arrival of the Tatars in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, on the one hand, expressed loyalty to the Lithuanian State and the Lithuanian people, on the other hand, contributed to remembering the roots. …”
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K(Ca)3.1 channel-blockade attenuates airway pathophysiology in a sheep model of chronic asthma. by Joanne Van Der Velden, Grace Sum, Donna Barker, Emmanuel Koumoundouros, Garry Barcham, Heike Wulff, Neil Castle, Peter Bradding, Kenneth Snibson

“…<h4>Background</h4>The Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel K(Ca)3.1 is expressed in several structural and inflammatory airway cell types and is proposed to play an important role in the pathophysiology of asthma. …”
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Assistive/Socially Assistive Robotic Platform for Therapy and Recovery: Patient Perspectives by Matthew White, Mary Vining Radomski, Marsha Finkelstein, Daniel Allan Samuel Nilsson, Lars Ingimar Eugen Oddsson

“…The study participants expressed that the personality characteristics of the robotic system should be adapted to individual preferences and that the assistance provided over time should align with the progress of their recovery. …”
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Comparison of CRP, Procalcitonin, Neutrophil Counts, Eosinophil Counts, sTREM-1, and OPN between Pneumonic and Nonpneumonic Exacerbations in COPD Patients by Shan Mou, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Zhijun Tang, Depeng Jiang

“…The values of osteopontin (OPN), soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), eosinophil (EOS) counts, and neutrophil (Neu) counts in blood on the first day of admission and clinical symptoms were compared in AECOPD and AECOPD + CAP. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Canadian Perspective by Yaariv Khaykin, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo, Atul Verma, Lauren Chun, Shelby Olesovsky, Matthew R. Reynolds

“…Threshold values of $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000 per QALY, respectively, were used to determine cost-effectiveness. All costs were expressed in 2012 Canadian dollars. **Results:** The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for CA versus AAD therapy was $1,228, $22,879, and $63,647 for the lifetime, 10-year, and 5-year time horizons, respectively. …”
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Salivary Hormones Leptin, Ghrelin, Glucagon, and Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 and Their Relation to Sweet Taste Perception in Diabetic Patients by Nada K. Al-Ghurayr, Ashjan M. Al-Mowalad, Ulfat M. Omar, Heba M. Ashi, Saad S. Al-Shehri, Abdelrahman A. AlShaikh, Shada M. AlHarbi, Hadeil M. Alsufiani

“…These salivary hormones are expressed at different levels in diabetic patients compared to control group and may cause differences in the perception of sweetness. …”
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Smokeless tobacco excise taxes in the US: Standardizing the measurement for empirical analysis by Yanyun He, Zezhong Zhang, Qian Yang, Ce Shang

“…Objective: We standardize SLT taxes into two measures: first, we convert ad valorem taxes to specific taxes so that both taxes are expressed in $/ounce; second, we convert specific taxes to ad valorem taxes so that both taxes are measured as % of the wholesale price. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells May Alleviate the Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Reducing the Oxidative Stress in Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Yongzhao Zhao, Qian Xiang, Yunzhong Cheng, Jialiang Lin, Shuai Jiang, Weishi Li

“…The aim of this study was to determine the vital role of oxidative stress-related differentially expressed genes (OSRDEGs) in degenerative NPCs cocultured with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). …”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…Conclusions Medical experts expressed concerns that the rapid increase in medical school enrollment would exacerbate the phenomenon of concentration, increase the cost of medical care, and collapse the medical system. …”
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Causation Analysis of Hazardous Material Road Transportation Accidents by Bayesian Network Using Genie by Xiaoli Ma, Yingying Xing, Jian Lu

“…Moreover, the complex logical relationship in Hazmat road transportation accidents could be obtained, and the uncertain relation among various risk factors could be expressed. These findings could provide theoretical support for transportation corporations and government department on taking effective measures to reduce the risk of Hazmat road transportation.…”
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Key personal insights and changing needs of osteoarthritis patients: an international quantitative survey analysis by Zoltan Szekanecz, Diana Osadcii-Zaiat, András Bajkó, Hajnalka Minda, Dóra Szerencsés

“…More than 50% stated that they had delayed treatment due to concerns about potential side effects, while over half expressed a desire for rapid pain relief. Approximately 30% of patients reported an increase in musculoskeletal complaints following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Age determination of the wildcat (Felis silvestris): a case study of a sample from the North-Western Black Sea region (Ukraine) by Yuri Oleinik

“…The use of basicranial sutures of the skull was found to be less informative: the sutures at the skull base ossify late, while the obliteration between the maxilla and premaxilla in the nasal area is only partially expressed.…”
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IL-10 Induction from Implants Delivering Pancreatic Islets and Hyaluronan by Paul L. Bollyky, Robert B. Vernon, Ben A. Falk, Anton Preisinger, Michel D. Gooden, Gerald T. Nepom, John A. Gebe

“…Pancreatic islets that expressed ovalbumin (OVA) antigen were implanted within this device for 14 days into immunodeficient mice that received OVA-specific DO.11.10 T cells and a subsequent immunization with OVA peptide. …”
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The Effect of Long-Term Intranasal Serotonin Treatment on Metabolic Parameters and Hormonal Signaling in Rats with High-Fat Diet/Low-Dose Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetes by Kira V. Derkach, Vera M. Bondareva, Oxana V. Chistyakova, Lev M. Berstein, Alexander O. Shpakov

“…In nondiabetic rats the same treatment induced metabolic and hormonal alterations, some of which were similar to those in DM2 but expressed to a lesser extent. In conclusion, the elevation of the brain serotonin level may be regarded as an effective approach to treat DM2 and its complications.…”
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Catholic Church Interiors in Fin-de-Siècle Literature by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…In Dowson’s correspondence or in his poem ‘Benedictio Domini’, in Johnson’s ‘Our Lady of France’, in Wratislaw’s ‘Palm Sunday’ and ‘Songs to Elizabeth’, in some of Wilde’s stories, the opposition between inside and outside expresses figuratively the fundamental incompatibility between an ideal of beauty, embodied in the aesthetic experience of the church, and the coarseness of the outside world. …”
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Enriching Genomic Resources and Transcriptional Profile Analysis of Miscanthus sinensis under Drought Stress Based on RNA Sequencing by Gang Nie, Linkai Huang, Xiao Ma, Zhongjie Ji, Yajie Zhang, Lu Tang, Xinquan Zhang

“…Furthermore, 95,897 (83.57%) unigenes were annotated to at least one database including NR, Swiss-Prot, KEGG, COG, GO, and NT, supporting that the sequences obtained were annotated properly. Differentially expressed gene analysis indicates that drought stress 15 days could be a critical period for M. sinensis response to drought stress. …”
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Evaluating mobile apps for sun protection: content analysis and user preferences in a two-part study by Angela M. Rodrigues, Faye L. Doughty, Caroline Charlton, Sarah Woodhouse, Elizabeth Sillence

“…In Part 2, participants favoured features supporting knowledge and ease of use. Participants expressed a preference for apps that are free of paid features, advertisements, and external purchases. …”
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Functional Characterization of Sesquiterpene Synthase from Polygonum minus by Su-Fang Ee, Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein, Roohaida Othman, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Ismanizan Ismail, Zamri Zainal

“…To examine the function of PmSTS, we expressed this gene in Arabidopsis thaliana. Two transgenic lines, designated as OE3 and OE7, were further characterized, both molecularly and functionally. …”
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