Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation alter pupil dilation? A living Bayesian meta-analysis by Ipek Pervaz, Lilly Thurn, Cecilia Vezzani, Luisa Kaluza, Anne Kühnel, Nils B. Kroemer

“…Based on a systematic review, we included 18 studies (N = 771) applying either conventional or pulsed stimulation protocols. …”
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The All-Cause Mortality and a Screening Tool to Determine High-Risk Patients among Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Mohamad Adam Bujang, Pei Xuan Kuan, Xun Ting Tiong, Fatin Ellisya Saperi, Mastura Ismail, Feisul Idzwan Mustafa, Abd Muneer Abd Hamid

“…The elderly and underweight T2DM patients with complications have higher risk for mortality within five years. The model has moderate accuracy; the prognostic model can be used as a screening tool to classify T2DM patients who are at higher risk for mortality within five years.…”
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An Analysis of the Concept of Water in Secondary School Biology Textbooks by Musa Dikmenli, Vedat Kadir Ozkan, Selda Kilic, Osman Cardak

“…A qualitative methodology based on inductive logic was used to analyze the data. …”
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Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor sources and ethics review in peer-reviewed publications involving organ transplantation in China: a scoping review by Angela Ballantyne, Wendy Rogers, Matthew P Robertson, Brette Blakely, Ruby Catsanos, Robyn Clay-Williams, Maria Fiatarone Singh

“…As a result, a large body of unethical research now exists, raising issues of complicity and moral hazard to the extent that the transplant community uses and benefits from the results of this research. …”
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Resource selection and survival of plains sharp‐tailed grouse at a wind energy facility by Carly S. Kelly, Chad W. LeBeau, Jeffrey L. Beck, Alex Solem, Hilary Morey, Kurt T. Smith

“…Due to their extensive range across areas with high wind resources, plains sharp‐tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesiTympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) represent a valuable species to evaluate how selection and survival are associated with existing wind energy infrastructure. We used spatial and demographic data collected from radio‐marked female sharp‐tailed grouse to evaluate resource selection (nest, brood‐rearing, and breeding season) and survival (nest and female) near existing wind energy infrastructure during the April to August breeding season over a 3‐year period from 2020 to 2022 in northeastern South Dakota, USA. …”
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Specific Features of Interaction between Criminal Police Divisions and Other Subjects within Counteracting Criminal Offenses against Morality by O. M. Yemets

“…In fact the capabilities of Interpol and Europol are used. Besides, cooperation with other international and non-governmental organizations is envisaged. …”
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Deciphering the Regulatory Network of Some Key Drought-responsive Genes and microRNAs in Canola by Maryam Pasandideh Arjmand, Naser Farrokhi, Habibollah Samizadeh Lahiji, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh Golfazani

“…In present study, we sought to find some of key genes and their regulatory network involved in drought stress in Canola, and analyzed gene network, functional pathways, regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs) based on RNA-sequencing data analysis and comparing the relative expression pattern of hub genes in tolerant and susceptible genotypes by Real-time PCR technique. …”
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CO2 Adsorption from Biogas Using Amine-Functionalized MgO by Preecha Kasikamphaiboon, Uraiwan Khunjan

“…Biogas is a renewable fuel source of methane (CH4), and its utilization as a natural gas substitute or transport fuel has received much interest. However, apart from CH4, biogas also contains carbon dioxide (CO2) which is noncombustible, thus reducing the biogas heating value. …”
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Coautoria internacional em artigos científicos: uma análise na produção intelectual dos programas de pós-graduação no campo das Engenharias da Universidade Federal da Bahia by Sandra Batista de Jesus, Kátia de Oliveira Rodrigues

“…No que se refere aos países com relações de coautoria, nota-se que a Europa é o continente que mais colaborou com todos os programas de pós-graduação no campo das Engenharias investigadas. …”
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Study of the Windowing and Overlap-Add Operation for a Super-Gaussian Random Vibration Test by Yiming Peng, Yang Li

“…To protect the test equipment from abrupt changes in the input voltage, the WOA method is proposed to operate on the input voltage signals in a frame-by-frame form for super-Gaussian environmental testing. …”
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Muscarinic receptor agonists and positive allosteric modulators in animal models of psychosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 1 approve... by Spyridon Siafis, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Oliver D. Howes, Virginia Chiocchia, Ulf Tölch, Natascha I. Drude, Sabine M. Hölter, Andrea de Bartolomeis, Anthony C. Vernon, Georgia Salanti, Sridhar Natesan, Stefan Leucht, Irene Bighelli, Sameer Jauhar, Ioannis Mantas, Josef Priller, Francesca Tinsdeall, Wulf-Peter Hansen, Fiona J. Ramage, Nobuyuki Nomura, Malcolm R. Macleod

“…We will synthesize the data using multi-level meta-analysis with a predefined random-effects structure, considering the non-independence of the data. …”
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BREEDING FOR ANTIOXIDANT CONTENT IN GRAIN AS A PROMISING TREND IN OBTAINING HEALTHY FOOD PRODUCTS by V. I. Polonskiy, I. G. Loskutov, A. V. Sumina

“…These compounds are available for metabolism in the large intestine, and thus can produce a beneficial effect on human health. Additionally, a case study of 30 different breakfast cereals has shown that the levels of polyphenols in an average portion of oat-based cereals (40 g) are matchable with those of vegetables or fruits. …”
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Impact of out-of-home nutrition labelling on people with eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-synthesis by Lucy Serpell, Dasha Nicholls, Ulrike Schmidt, Tom Jewell, Nora Trompeter, Fiona Duffy, Imogen Peebles, Emily Wadhera, Kate Chambers, Helen Sharpe, Ellen Maloney

“…The metasynthesis identified five themes based on the qualitative findings, being drawn to calories, facilitating the eating disorder, reassurance, social eating and frustration.Conclusions The current review summarised the existing literature on the impact of out-of-home nutrition label policies on individuals with eating disorders. …”
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Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Afi River Forest Reserve Cross River State, Nigeria by C. I. Duru, U. D. Chima, C. Fredrick

Subjects: “…sustainable land use: forest conservation: remote sensing: forest reserve.…”
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Los desafíos para el desarrollo del trabajo de las asociaciones y cooperativas de turismo en Barreirinhas / Ma, Brasil: notas introductorias by Monique de Oliveira Serra, Wilker Ricardo de Mendonça Nóbrega, Angela Teberga de Paula

“…Los datos recopilados fueron analizados con base en el análisis de contenido propuesto por Bardin (2011/1977). …”
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Improving sensitivity in the deep regions of a volume conductor using electrical focused impedance methods by Mobarak Mahjabin, Rabbani K Siddique-e

“…To get information from deeper regions, specifically, of the thorax, the same DU group placed two electrodes of a 4-electrode version of FIM at the front and two at the back in a horizontal plane of the thorax, using physics-based visualization. …”
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Cuenca Superior del Arroyo Covunco: fisiografía y usos del suelo by Marcos Damián Mare

“…La metodología aplicada está centrada en el análisis holístico del medio biofísico mediante la definición de unidades fisiográficas o sistemas físiográfícos, a los efectos de evaluar aptitudes y limitaciones en relación a usos de suelo existentes en un territorio determinado. En este sentido, se toman como base los lincamientos generales de la metodología australiana Land System o su equivalente holandesa de estudios integrados y ecología del paisaje1, con la introducción de modificaciones en función del grado de complejidad territorial del área de estudio y de los alcances y limitaciones propios de un trabajo de tesis de licenciatura.  …”
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The Economic Burden of Infective Endocarditis due to Injection Drug Use in Australia: A Single Centre Study—University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Victoria by Ohide Otome, Alexander Wright, Vanika Gunjaca, Steve Bowe, Eugene Athan

“…Background. Injection drug use (IDU) is a well-recognized risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE). …”
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A Research Synthesis of Therapeutic Interventions for Whiplash-Associated Disorder: Part 1 – Overview and Summary by Robert W Teasell, J Andrew McClure, David Walton, Jason Pretty, Katherine Salter, Matthew Meyer, Keith Sequeira, Barry Death

“…The present article, the first in a five-part series, provides an overview of the review methodology as well as a summary and discussion of the review’s main findings. …”
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Cirugía reconstructiva en pacientes con asimetría facial y retrognatia mandibular acompañada de rinomegalia by Bernardo Felix Canto Vidal, Yusimí Cabada Martínez

“…<strong>Fundamento</strong>: En los últimos años se ha popularizado el restablecimiento de la armonía facial. …”
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