O Foco é a Teoria Amostral nos Campos da Auditoria Contábil Tradicional e da Auditoria Digital: testando a Lei de Newcomb- Benford para o primeiro dígito nas contas públicas by Josenildo Dos Santos, Josedilton Alves Diniz, Luiz J. Corrar

“…O procedimento metodológico utilizado durante o desenvolvimento dessa pesquisa foi o método dedutivo, e fundamentando-se numa aplicação prática a partir de notas de empenhos dos municípios paraibanos acima mencionados, abstraindo o 1º dígito e aplicando a Lei de Newcomb-Benford e medindo o nível de significância por meio de Testes de Hipótese. Constatou-se, então, que o modelo adotado foi capaz de delinear o DNAequivalente do comportamento das despesas públicas dos municípios sob análise e verificou-se que o método contabilométrico, aqui desenvolvido, é eficaz, concluindose que há forte indício de superfaturamento e fracionamento de despesas para burlar o limite que é estabelecido pela Lei Federal nº 8666/93 que disciplina as aquisições mediante licitações.…”
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Estudo Comparativo dos Efeitos da Corrosão Acelerada em Concretos Convencionais e em Concretos com Agregados Reciclados by Luiz Felipe Brioschi Caliman, Vítor Roberto Martins Pereira Souza, Pedro Valle Salles, Érika Márcia Assis de Souza, Italo Matos Gomide, Hélio Augusto Goulart Diniz

“…Definido o traço, corpos de prova com substituições realizadas por massa foram moldados e, então, submetidos a ensaios de compressão e absorção de água por imersão. …”
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The Effects of TMR® Fab 6 on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Subjects; An Exploratory Observational Investigation by Richard D. Patterson, Alexander Zettlemoyer, Mary Plackowski, Russell Baker, Scott W. Cheatham, Alan Nasypany

“… # Study Design Observational Cohort study # Methods A convenience sample of 20 healthy participants (10 males, 10 females) were recruited from three institutions. Following collection of demographic information and a brief medical history, each participant performed a five minute warm-up on the stationary bike at a moderate intensity (80-90 RPMs) followed immediately by the bilateral performance of the Active Knee Extension Test (AKET) and Passive Straight Leg Raise (PSLR) to assess hamstring muscle length. …”
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Therapeutic regimens against infection without proton pump inhibitors in patients with corpus atrophic gastritis: a real-life single-centre longitudinal observational study by Emanuele Dilaghi, Lorenzo Mosciatti, Ludovica Dottori, Irene Ligato, Gianluca Esposito, Emanuela Pilozzi, Bruno Annibale, Edith Lahner

“…Methods: Overall, 76 patients (77.6% females, age 58.5 (26–88) years) with histologically Hp-positive corpus atrophic gastritis were consecutively diagnosed (2001–2022). …”
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Satisfied with the worst health outcomes or unsatisfied with the best: explaining the divergence between good patient-reported outcomes and low satisfaction and vice versa among kn... by Lukas Schöner, Viktoria Steinbeck, Reinhard Busse, Carlos J. Marques

“…Results A total of 1546 knee arthroplasty patients with a mean age of 65.9 years, 54.1% female, were included. 1146 (74.1%) patients were Satisfied Achievers, 131 (8.5%) were Dissatisfied Achievers, 141 (9.1%) were Satisfied Non-Achievers, and 128 (8.3%) Dissatisfied Non-Achievers. …”
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A Case Report of Acute-on-Chronic Methemoglobinemia by Gabriel Lathrop, Rodney Fullmer

“…Case Report: A 22-year-old previously healthy female was referred to the emergency department (ED) by her dentist one week after a dental procedure where she was noted to have low oxygen saturation and dark blood upon reported exposure to benzocaine. …”
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Reliability of the EasyAngle® for Assessing Hip Range of Motion in Healthy Children by Elana Duffy, Maria Wells, Alan Miller, Megan Tondra, Antonette Doty

“… # Results Twenty healthy children were measured (age 5-10, mean = 7.40 years old, SD = 1.37, 9 males, 11 females). Mean hip ROM was reported by age. Intrarater and interrater reliability were good to excellent for all hip ROM measurements (0.81-0.97 intra rater; 0.77- 0.91 interrater). …”
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Prevalence and correlates of burn-out among Nigerian medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Ruth Eshikotse Pius, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu, Alero Ann Roberts

“…After multiple regression, female gender (p=0.012), those with less than 6 years of work experience (p=0.004) and those working for at least 71 hours in a week (p=0.0001) remained correlated with higher burn-out scores. …”
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Specialized Medical Weight Management Intervention for High-Risk Obesity by Gitanjali Srivastava, Chelsea Paris, Jessica Johnson, Emma Barnes, Brittany L. Cunningham, C. J. Stimson, Kevin D. Niswender, Sabrina J. Poon

“…**Results:** Patients ranged in age from 18-72 years, and 77.7% were female. Patients ranged in weight from 160-443 pounds, with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 42.7 kg/m2 (Class 3a severe obesity; BMI range 28.4-74.5). …”
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Utilizing machine-learning techniques on MRI radiomics to identify primary tumors in brain metastases by W. L. Yang, W. L. Yang, X. R. Su, S. Li, K. Y. Zhao, Q. Yue

“…ObjectiveTo develop a machine learning-based clinical and/or radiomics model for predicting the primary site of brain metastases using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Materials and methodsA total of 202 patients (87 males, 115 females) with 439 brain metastases were retrospectively included, divided into training sets (brain metastases of lung cancer [BMLC] n = 194, brain metastases of breast cancer [BMBC] n = 108, brain metastases of gastrointestinal tumor [BMGiT] n = 48) and test sets (BMLC n = 50, BMBC n = 27, BMGiT n = 12). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus caused by high BMI from 1990 to 2021, and forecasts to 2045: analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Xin Huang, Yanyan Wu, Yulu Ni, Haiyan Xu, Yinhui He

“…The disease burden of T2DM caused by high BMI shows a significant upward trend across all SDI groups, with a heavier burden on women, especially in the postmenopausal female population. In 2021, among the 204 countries and territories, the top 3 largest number of T2DM-related burden caused by high BMI occurred in China, India, and United States. …”
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Radiation knowledge and anxiety levels among residents proximity to the world’s first AP1000 nuclear power unit by Jiadi Guo, Zhiqiang Xuan, Cuiping Lei, Taotao Zheng, Zhongjun Lai, Xiaoji Hao, Shunfei Yu, Yiyao Cao

“…Gender significantly influenced NERK, with males scoring higher than females. Anxiety levels were inversely related to age and directly related to education. …”
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Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explain Expecting Couples Birth Preparedness Intentions in a Rural Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study from Rukwa, Southern Tanzania by Fabiola V. Moshi, Stephen M. Kibusi, Flora Fabian

“…Birth preparedness intention among male partners was higher compared to their female partners. The reason for the difference could be the concern each group puts on the issue of birth preparedness. …”
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Characteristics of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis – A 5-year Study at Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya by Magda Elshukri, Kathloum Elkaseh, Anwaar Mukhtar Bennour, Heba Abdelrazek El-Zawawi

“…Results: The study included 102 patients, 69 (68%) were females. The mean age of participants was 28 ± 10 and 30 ± 9 years, at symptom and diagnosis onset, respectively. …”
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Hypothyroidism Due to Thyroid Amyloidosis Simultaneously With AL Renal Amyloidosis to Give Better Idea of Association of the Two Conditions by Guan C, Liu Y, Chen R, Zhu Y

“…In this case, we describe a 66-year-old female patient who visited the nephrology department due to lower limb edema for 2 months and numbness of the extremities for more than 2 years. …”
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Analysis of badminton competitions in 2012 London Olympics by Erkal Arslanoglu, Mert Aydogmus, Omer Senel

“…As a result of this research, the mean total match duration in singles and doubles categories were determined as; for males 45.12±13.24 minutes, 39.37±11.46 minutes, for females 37.7±12.46 minutes, 42.27 ±8.94 minutes respectively. …”
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Perspectives of health workers on the facilitators and barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence following intensive adherence counseling in Northern Uganda by Humphrey Beja, Daisy Nakayiwa, Innocent Ocitti Owachgiu, Micheal Tonny Edek, Veronic Kobusinge, Oscar Akaki, Samson Udho

“…Factors that were perceived to positively affect any component of the COM-B framework were classified as facilitators and those that were perceived to negatively affect were classified as barriers.ResultsThe majority of the participants were females (53%), diploma holders (40%), and nurses (40%). …”
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Management of forearm ganglion: a comparative study from a medical college hospital by Yaqoob Hassan, Ajaz A. Rather, Irshad Ahmad, Ishfaq A. Wani

“…Results Among 96 patients who met the inclusion criteria, the mean age was 35.74 years, with a male:female ratio of 0.63. Swelling was the most common clinical presentation recorded in 100% patients. …”
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E a Covid-19 na Comunidade Manzo Ngunzo Kaiango? by Aisha Diéne

“…Assim, compreendendo que o conhecimento e a troca para os povos de terreiro de candomblé são adquiridos através da vivência, expus à Makota Kidoialê – nossa entrevistada e porta-voz da comunidade remanescente de quilombo Manzo Ngunzo Kaiango – a congelante situação a que fomos condicionados e a necessidade de continuar a pesquisa. Então, sugeri-lhe a possibilidade de fazermos algumas entrevistas em formato de perguntas escritas e/ou áudio para o acompanhamento desse período, o que foi gentilmente aceito por ela. …”
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Perceived influences of fruit and vegetable consumption among Indian adolescents – A qualitative inquiry by Neha Rathi, Anthony Worsley, Meg Bruening

“…Results A total of 58 adolescents (53% female; 74% urban) with mean age 13.6 years completed the interviews. …”
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