Electronic cigarette use in relation to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms by Linnéa Hedman<sup>+<sup>, Gustaf Lyytinen<sup>+<sup>, Helena Backman, Magnus Lundbäck, Caroline Stridsman, Anne Lindberg, Hannu Kankaanranta, Lina Rönnebjerg, Eva Rönmark, Linda Ekerljung

“…Introduction How e-cigarette use relates to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms in the population remains controversial. …”
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Effect of the Floor Level on the Probability of a Neurologically Favorable Discharge after Cardiac Arrest according to the Event Location by Han Joo Choi, Hyung Jun Moon, Won Jung Jeong, Gi Woon Kim, Jae Hyug Woo, Kyoung Mi Lee, Hyuk Joong Choi, Yong Jin Park, Choung Ah Lee

“…This retrospective analysis was based on Smart Advanced Life Support registry data from January 2016 to December 2017. …”
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The relationship between physician burnout and quality of healthcare in terms of safety and acceptability: a systematic review by Sarah Bonato, Carolyn S Dewa, Desmond Loong, Lucy Trojanowski

“…The purpose of this systematic literature review is to address the question, ‘How does physician burnout affect the quality of healthcare related to the dimensions of acceptability and safety?’Design Using a multiphase screening process, this systematic literature review is based on publically available peer-reviewed studies published between 2002 and 2017. …”
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Tunable Filters Using Defected Ground Structures at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies by Kaushik Annam, Birhanu Alemayehu, Eunsung Shin, Guru Subramanyam

“…This paper explores the potential of phase change materials (PCM) for dynamically tuning the frequency response of a dumbbell u-slot defected ground structure (DGS)-based band stop filter. The DGSs are designed using co-planar waveguide (CPW) line structure on top of a barium strontium titanate (Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃) (BST) thin film. …”
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“There’s always somebody that you can identify with”: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on buprenorphine group medical visits by Mariya Masyukova, Benjamin T. Hayes, Teresa López-Castro, Aaron D. Fox

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Study on Roof Presplitting Mechanism and Deformation Control of Reused Roadway in Compound Soft Rock by Roof Presplitting Approach by Fuzhou Qi, Dangwei Yang, Xinming Li, Bin Li, Yingying Zhai, Shuisheng Yu

“…Based on the compound soft rock movement law, the rock formation structural features for a mining roadway were examined. …”
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Using Nonlinear Diffusion Model to Identify Music Signals by Qiang Li

“…Because it can accurately model the music signal, it solves many complicated problems in music signal processing. Then, we use the group shift Fourier transform (GSFT) to transform this partial differential equation into a linear homogeneous differential equation system, and then use the series to obtain the solution of the linear homogeneous differential equation system, and finally use the group shift inverse Fourier transform to obtain the noise frequency modulation time-dependent solution of the probability density function of the interference signal. …”
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Perceived Sources of Stress Among The Students Of a Medical College Of Southern Punjab by Hassan Jan, Fahd Mehtab Ud Din Dogar, Hafiz Ahmed Zeb Khan, Malik Zain Ul Abideen, Malik Saleem Shaukat, Aeeza Malik

“…The collection of data was based on two components: a list of 14 items, a perceived stress scale, and demographic information and academics. …”
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Trace Element Status and Environmental Implications of Soils and Zea mays from Farmed Dumpsites in the Bamenda Metropolis, North-West Cameroon by Mofor Nelson Alakeh, Njoyim Estella Buleng Tamungang, Mbene Kenneth, Yuhinwenkeh Njumbo Blaise, Nchofua Festus Biosengazeh

“…Thus, there are potential health hazards related to consuming crops from such soils. Bioremediation techniques can be used to recover heavy metals from such soils. …”
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Autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes: Prevalence and clinical profiles by Raja Hazime, Saad Lamjadli, Morad Guennouni, Mounir Belkrachni, Fatima-Ezzohra Eddehbi, Ider Oujamaa, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aicha Bourrahouate, Imane Ait Sab, Hicham Baizri, Nawal El Ansari, Brahim Admou

“…A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out on 276 patient-first with T1D, including 167 pediatric (60.5 %) and 109 adult (39.5 %) cases, of which 144 were female and 132 were male (sex ratio= 0.91),with an average age of 14.1 ± 8.0 years. …”
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A Framework for Fourth Industrial Revolution Adoption by Small-Scale Rural Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review by Willard Munyoka, Nkhangweni Lawrence Mashau, Modimowabarwa Kanyane

“…This is a major global threat to agriculture and food security, especially for rural farmers. Small-scale rural-based farmers contribute immensely to local communities’ socio-economic well-being and food security. …”
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Effectiveness Trade-Off Between Green Spaces and Built-Up Land: Evaluating Trade-Off Efficiency and Its Drivers in an Expanding City by Xinyu Dong, Yanmei Ye, Tao Zhou, Dagmar Haase, Angela Lausch

Subjects: “…urban land use efficiency…”
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Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Quartz and Clay Minerals in Shale by Nanoindentation Creep Tests by Jianfeng Wang, Yuke Liu, Chao Yang, Wenmin Jiang, Yun Li, Yongqiang Xiong

“…., quartz and clay) in Longmaxi Formation shale from the Sichuan Basin, South China, were conducted using a nanoindentation technique and high-resolution optical microscope. …”
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Early Iron Age Pottery Technology of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarqa) by Valeriy G. Loman

“…Furthermore, pottery shaping techniques of Central Kazakhstan were largely dominated by coiling, while in North Kazakhstan they would turn to pinching/patching, and the latter method happens to have been as widespread in ceramic samples from the Saka-era barrows. The wall-to-base sequence prevails in ceramics from both settlements and barrows. …”
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Explore the Conflict and Resolution of Pollution NIMBY Facility Construction in the Context of New Media: An Evolutionary Game Theoretical Approach by Jie Yu, Changzheng Zhang, Dechun Huang, Yujia Shao, Hong Ren

“…Based on the stakeholder theory, this paper constructs a three-party evolutionary game model of the local government, the new media, and the local people and carries out numerical simulation on the evolutionary model using MATLAB. …”
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The Association Between Serum Gamma‐Glutamyl Transferase and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Alireza Ramandi, Jacob George, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Alireza Delavari, Zahra Mohammadi, Hossein Poustchi, Reza Malekzadeh

“…Random‐effect meta‐analysis was conducted to pool the hazard ratios (HRs) of GGT quartiles (Qs) effect on cancer incidence. …”
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Professional context of teaching reading to foreign economics students by Olena Titarenko, O. Kopylova

“…Additionally, it stresses the importance of employing a structured system of language and speech exercises developed based on professionally oriented economics texts, encompassing pre-text, text, and post-text tasks. …”
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Database quality assessment in research in paramedicine: a scoping review protocol by Dean Kriellaars, Gordon Giesbrecht, Neil McDonald, Malcolm Doupe, Rob T Pryce

“…Data will be extracted from included studies using a data-charting form piloted and iteratively revised based on studies known to be relevant. …”
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Significados de la cocina tradicional para los grupos domésticos Mayas Macehuales en Huay Max, Quintana Roo, México by Rita Mercedes Dzib-Hau, María Amalia Gracia, Rocío García-Bustamante, Erin Ingrid Jane Estrada-Lugo, Jorge Enrique Horbath-Corredor

“…Objetivo: Indagar la función que tiene actualmente la cocina tradicional como lugar de preparación de alimentos en la reproducción cultural de Huay Max, comunidad Macehual de la denominada Zona Maya del Municipio de José María Morelos en el Estado de Quintana Roo.Metodología: A partir de un enfoque de estudio de caso descriptivo conjugado con la etnografía y teniendo como unidad de análisis a los grupos domésticos se emplearon entrevistas semiestructuradas y a profundidad en Maya, y observación participante.Resultados: Los grupos domésticos extensos son la base de la organización de actividades productivas y alimentarias. …”
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Psychosocial functioning of adolescents with ADHD in the family, school and peer group: A scoping review protocol. by Kinga Karteczka-Świętek, Sylwia Opozda-Suder, Agnieszka Strojny

“…In the included studies, the term "psychosocial functioning" (or related) had to be used explicitly. The population will be adolescents (10 to 19 years old) with a formal diagnosis of ADHD (DSM classification) or Hyperkinetic Syndrome (ICD-9) or Hyperkinetic Disorders (ICD-10). …”
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