Prediction of Preterm Birth by Maternal Characteristics and Medical History in the Brazilian Population by Enio Luis Damaso, Daniel Lober Rolnik, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Silvana Maria Quintana, Geraldo Duarte, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Alessandra Marcolin

“…Although the predictive algorithm performed similarly to previously published data, the detection rates are poor and research on new biomarkers to improve its performance is needed.…”
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A New Approach to Supplier Selection: Interval Ranking of DEA with Double Frontiers by Feloora Valizadeh Palang Sarae

“…The criticality of supplier selection is due to its effects on elements related to the end products of organizations. …”
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The Public Signs of Vilnius: Languages and Genres by Inga Daraškienė

“…Research shows that the first foreign language used in a sign does not always play a stronger communicative function, as it may be used because of its symbolic power. The analysis of monolingual signs in foreign languages shows that the most significant proportion of such signs are stickers, shop signs, and graffiti, and the most common languages are English, Russian, Italian, German, French, Latin, and Latin. …”
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Privatized Futures, Climate Control, and Resistance in Recent Scottish Dystopian Fiction by Peter Clandfield

“…This article addresses Scottish dystopian novels that move past ideas of the British state as Big Brother to envision future Scotlands encountering global problems of climate change and its exploitation by neoliberal regimes. After discussing Alasdair Gray’s 1982, Janine (1984) as an influential confrontation with the increasingly toxic military-industrial state of 1980s Britain, the essay interprets Matthew Fitt’s But n Ben A-Go-Go (2000), John Aberdein’s Strip the Willow (2009), and the multiple-author graphic novel IDP: 2043 (2014), edited by Denise Mina, as what Umberto Eco calls “novels of anticipation,” or warnings of the undesirable eventualities that present tendencies may bring about. …”
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Bioengineering Materials for Environment Protection in a Changing Climate by Donatella Termini, Hazi M. Azamathulla, Jose R. B. Cantalice

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Impact behaviour and fractography of 6061 alloy with Trace addition of Sn by Monoj Baruah, Anil Borah

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Anorexia Nervosa in a Middle‐Aged Woman: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review by Maen Nizam Baroudi, Anwar I. Joudeh, Mohammed Kays Alattiya, Abdo Qaid Ahmed Lutf, Hassan Abuzaid, Salah Mahdi

“…Her medical history was also noticeable for a 3‐month history of erythematous non‐itchy skin rash. On examination, the patient was pale and underweight. …”
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A novel approach to $ \mathit{q} $-fractional partial differential equations: Unraveling solutions through semi-analytical methods by Khalid K. Ali, Mohamed S. Mohamed, M. Maneea

“…These equations are significant in $ \mathit{q} $-calculus, which has gained attention due to its relevance in engineering applications, particularly in quantum mechanics. …”
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Dimeric and polymeric IgA, but not monomeric IgA, enhance the production of IL-6 by human renal mesangial cells by T. J. F. Reterink, W. E. M. Schroeijers, L. A. van Es, M. R. Daha

“…Furthermore we show that the size of IgA is crucial in its capability to enhance IL-6 production. Monomeric IgA does not affect basic IL-6 production, whereas dimeric and polymeric IgA enhance IL-6 production up to 3- to 9-fold respectively. …”
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Astrovirus infection in animals (literature review) by V. A. Mischenko, A. V. Mischenko, Т. B. Nikeshina, О. N. Petrova

“…Astrovirus infection has no specific clinical features that allow for its differentiation from other intestinal infections. …”
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Development of a checklist for cognitive assessment requirements (CARE) based on a Delphi consensus study by Vahid Nejati, Reza Estaji, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, David A Balota, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Morris Bell, Jacquelyn H Berry, Khatereh Borhani, Munro Cullum, Anthony Feinstein, Charles J Golden, Raul Gonzalez, Jordan Henry Grafman, Steven D Hollon, Petra Jansen, Nicole A Kochan, Ryan Van Patten, Olivier Piguet, Sarah A Raskin, Sean B. Rourke, Andrew Scholey, Yaakov Stern, Steven Paul Woods, Michael I. Posner

“…The development of a robust and well-balanced checklist was guided by a consensus-driven approach, which considered metrics such as Interquartile Deviation (IQD) (> 1.00), Percentage of Positive Responses (PPR, above 60%), and mean importance ratings (< 3 on a 5-point Likert scale) to assess both degree of agreement and item importance. Consensus was reached, leading to a 14-item checklist to evaluate cognitive assessment requirements. …”
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“NEW PERIPHERY” AS A FACTOR FOR STRENGTHENING THE POSITIONS OF ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE EAST by Y. I. Kostenko

“…Since its establishment the State of Israel has sought alliances with non-Arab and non- Muslim countries and minorities in the Middle East, as well as Arab states geographically distant from the Arab-Israel conflict. …”
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Das konzeptuelle Potenzial des deutschen Konfixes bio-. Eine korpusbasierte Netzwerkanalyse by Elżbieta Pawlikowska-Asendrych

“…The aim of the analysis is to examine its mental representations of meanings in different areas of life as well as its possible uses in technical language. …”
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Hydroxyurea mitigates diabetic kidney disease through mTOR-S6K signaling pathway in STZ-induced diabetic mice by Wanying Cheng, Cenzhu Wang, Meican Ma, Yu Zhou

“…However, since HU did not significantly affect blood glucose levels, its therapeutic potential may be best realized when used in combination with standard antidiabetic therapies. …”
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Novel Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives from Furan-2-Carbaldehyde: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antioxidant, and Antitumor Activities by Wilfredo Hernández, Fernando Carrasco, Abraham Vaisberg, Evgenia Spodine, Maik Icker, Harald Krautscheid, Lothar Beyer, Carmen Tamariz-Angeles, Percy Olivera-Gonzales

“…Among all the studied thiosemicarbazones, 5 showed a higher cytotoxic activity (IC50 = 13.36–27.73 μΜ) in relation to the other tested compounds (IC50 = 34.84—>372.34 μΜ) against all tested cell lines, except the LNCaP cell line, exhibiting its highest antiproliferative activity (IC50 = 13.36 μΜ) on the HuTu80 cell line. …”
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Technology Efficacy in Active Prosthetic Knees for Transfemoral Amputees: A Quantitative Evaluation by Amr M. El-Sayed, Nur Azah Hamzaid, Noor Azuan Abu Osman

“…The study systematically discussed the current technology in active transfemoral prosthesis with respect to its functional walking performance amongst above-knee amputee users, to evaluate the system’s efficacy in producing close-to-normal user performance. …”
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An Adaptive Clustering Scheme for Improving the Scalability in Intelligent Transportation Systems by Yen-Wen Lin, Hao-Chun Weng, Tsung-Han Lee, Shan-Yin Hou

“…Internet-enabled ITS applications get increasingly attractive recently. …”
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Mobile application adjunct to the WHO basic emergency care course: a mixed methods study by Juma A Mfinanga, Hendry R Sawe, Anya L Greenberg, Andrea G Tenner, Alexandra Friedman, Paulina Nicholaus, Christian C Rose, Newton Addo, Catherine Reuben Shari, Upendo N George, Michael J Losak

“…Technologic-based, linguistic-based and content-based barriers likely limited its impact.…”
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Rethinking the Viability and Utility of Inhaled Insulin in Clinical Practice by Lutz Heinemann, Christopher G. Parkin

“…This article reviews the unique PK/PD properties of a novel inhaled formulation that support its use in patient populations with T1D or T2D.…”
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A new framework to assess the impact of new IT-based technologies on the success of quality management system by Yiying Cao, Farah Qasim Ahmed Alyousuf

“…This research is applied in terms of its nature and purpose, and in terms of the data collection method, it is a descriptive and survey type. …”
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