Advancing early detection of organ damage and cardiovascular risk prevention: the Suzhou cardiometabolic health study protocol - exploring the role of oral microbiome and metabolic... by Mengmeng Zhu, Mengmeng Zhu, Yiwen Li, Wenting Wang, Longkun Liu, Wenwu Liu, Jiayu Yu, Qian Xu, Jing Cui, Yanfei Liu, Keji Chen, Yue Liu, Yue Liu

“…Baseline assessment includes demographic information, lifestyle (including dietary patterns), medical history, physical examination, and collection of tongue coating microbiota samples. …”
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Five decades of Abramov glacier dynamics reconstructed with multi-sensor optical remote sensing by E. Mattea, E. Berthier, A. Dehecq, T. Bolch, T. Bolch, A. Bhattacharya, A. Bhattacharya, S. Ghuffar, M. Barandun, M. Hoelzle

“…<p>Reference glacier sites with systematic in situ monitoring provide crucial information to understand trends in regional change. …”
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Geriatric nutritional risk index and newly developed scoring system as prognosis prediction for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with lenvatinib by Hideko Ohama, Atsushi Hiraoka, Toshifumi Tada, Masashi Hirooka, Kazuya Kariyama, Joji Tani, Masanori Atsukawa, Koichi Takaguchi, Ei Itobayashi, Shinya Fukunishi, Kunihiko Tsuji, Toru Ishikawa, Kazuto Tajiri, Hironori Ochi, Satoshi Yasuda, Hidenori Toyoda, Chikara Ogawa, Takashi Nishimura, Takeshi Hatanaka, Satoru Kakizaki, Noritomo Shimada, Kazuhito Kawata, Atsushi Naganuma, Hisashi Kosaka, Tomomitsu Matono, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Yutaka Yata, Hironori Tanaka, Hiroki Nishikawa, Hiroshi Shibata, Fujimasa Tada, Kazuhiro Nouso, Asahiro Morishita, Akemi Tsutsui, Takuya Nagano, Norio Itokawa, Tomomi Okubo, Taeang Arai, Michitaka Imai, Yohei Koizumi, Shinichiro Nakamura, Hiroko Iijima, Masaki Kaibori, Yoichi Hiasa, Takashi Kumada

“…Evaluation was based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and concordance index(c-index). …”
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A Digital-based Talent Acquisition Framework for Start-ups: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study by Mohammad Hosein Kenarroodi, Hasan Boudlaie

“…Twenty purposely selected managers and specialists from four purposely selected information technology start-up businesses that are experts in the field were involved. …”
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Validation of heavy metals in geothermal to support water management practices and mitigation strategies by G.M. Idroes, D.P. Rezeki, K. Khairi, K. Khairan, R. Idroes, E. Suhartono, R. Prasetio, S.A. Rahman, S. Suhendrayatna

“…This study primarily sought to investigate the health risks that these heavy metals may present and to deliver vital information that would aid in the advancement of water management practices and mitigation strategies in the locality. …”
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Application of urinary peptide-biomarkers in trauma patients as a predictive tool for prognostic assessment, treatment and intervention timing by Gökmen Aktas, Felix Keller, Justyna Siwy, Agnieszka Latosinska, Harald Mischak, Jorge Mayor, Jan Clausen, Michaela Wilhelmi, Vesta Brauckmann, Stephan Sehmisch, Tarek Omar Pacha

“…This prospective pilot study confirmed the hypothesis that urinary peptides provide information on patient outcomes and may guide personalized interventions in severely injured patients based on individual molecular changes. …”
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A Prospective Study Investigating the Health Outcomes of Bitches Neutered Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally by Rachel Moxon, Sarah L. Freeman, Richard M. Payne, Sandra Corr, Gary C. W. England

“…The results suggest that prepubertal neutering may have a detrimental effect on some future musculoskeletal and immune diseases in bitches of these crossbreeds, providing important information to support neutering policies and to help maintain optimal dog welfare.…”
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Effect Of Exercise Therapy on Lipid Profile and Oxidative Stress Indicators in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Madeeha Jadoon, Shazia Zeb, Sajid Razaq, Munazza Khan, Muhammad Shoaib, Sara Mariyum

“…Criteria for patient selection were a T2DM duration of at least one year and patients aged between 28-45 years with or without consent to enrol for the study. Information was gained through questionnaires, satisfaction surveys, physical assessments, and biochemical assays. …”
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Predicting the Global Distribution of <i>Nitraria</i> L. Under Climate Change Based on Optimized MaxEnt Modeling by Ke Lu, Mili Liu, Qi Feng, Wei Liu, Meng Zhu, Yizhong Duan

“…., this study collected global distribution information within the <i>Nitraria</i> L., along with data on 29 environmental and climatic factors. …”
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Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among healthcare workers in selected health facilities of the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Maereg Wolde, Trhas Tadesse Berhe, Addisalem Melesse, Rachana Sharma, Hnin Su Mon, Tesfaye Simireta, Hailemariam Addisu, Yosef Wassihun

“…Despite global data on HCWs’ vaccine uptake, information about vaccination among HCWs in the Somali Region, Ethiopia, is scarce.Objective This study aimed to assess COVID-19 uptake and determinant factors for HCWs in the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021.Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 20 October 2021 to 30 October 2021, involving 440 systematically selected participants. …”
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Diastolic Cardiac Function Improvement by Liraglutide Is Mainly Body Weight Reduction Dependent but Independently Contributes to B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reduction in Patients wi... by Kunimasa Yagi, Teruhiko Imamura, Hayato Tada, Daisuke Chujo, Jianhui Liu, Yuuki Shima, Azusa Ohbatake, Yukiko Miyamoto, Satoko Okazaki, Naoko Ito, Kaoru Nakano, Masataka Shikata, Asako Enkaku, Akiko Takikawa, Hisae Honoki, Shiho Fujisaka, Hideki Origasa, Kazuyuki Tobe

“…This trial is registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network in Japan, with clinical trial registration number: UMIN000005565.…”
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Not getting better but not getting worse: A cluster randomized controlled pilot trial of a leadership implementation strategy by Jill Locke, Catherine M. Corbin, Roger Goosey, Vaughan K. Collins, Mark G. Ehrhart, Kurt Hatch, Christine Espeland, Aaron R. Lyon

“…Results HELM significantly slowed the average decline of implementation leadership (perseverant leadership and communication), three dimensions of implementation climate (recognition, rewards, and existing supports) and total implementation climate, and one dimension of implementation citizenship (keeping informed). No significant effects were found with regard to implementation outcomes (i.e., fidelity, initiative stability). …”
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Examining Family Influence on the Academic Performance of Pupils in Selected Primary Schools in Hamurwa Sub-County, Rubanda District. by Kiconco, Kate

“…Study findings finally recommended that the Ministry of education and Sports should provide both formal and informal education to parents to make them aware of education needs of their children. …”
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Assessing The Impact of Tea Production on The Economic Development of Local Community: A Case Study of Kayonza Tea Factory in Kayonza Sub- County Kanungu District. by Tukwasibwe, Joab

“…The study findings show that the factors that have favoured tea production were land availability which is a major factor consisting 90% of the respondents, farm labour, relief, agro-input use and the growing promotion as a strategic agricultural enterprise, the contributions of tea production in Kayonza sub-county Kanungu District were a source of income which is the major contribution of tea production (97%), employment opportunities, foreign exchange earner for the county, contributing to food security, infrastructural development, and the challenges affecting tea production in Kayonza sub-county Kanungu District were pest and diseases which is the major challenge to tea production (90%) cost of production, lack of comprehensive policies, , poor road networks and infrastructures, poor agricultural technology, marketing and value¬addition constraints, climatic changes and seasonal effects and poor access to information. The government of Uganda under the Ministry of Agriculture initiated a strategy to support priority agricultural enterprises at the zone level and it is under this approach that tea production has been promoted over the years in Kanungu District. …”
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Experimental study on freeze-thaw damage characteristics and mechanical properties of fractured rock mass of surface mine slope in cold region by Sen TIAN, Ying ZHAO, Hu SI, Chun ZHU, Quangui LI

“…The stress-strain relationship of rock masses under uniaxial compression and the trend of crack volume strain were roughly the same, which could be divided into five typical stages: the microfracture closure stage, the elastic deformation stage, the yield stage, the crack acceleration stage and the post-peak stage. …”
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A novel approach for target deconvolution from phenotype-based screening using knowledge graph by Xiaohong Wang, Meifang Zhang, Jianliang Xu, Xin Li, Jing Xiong, Haowei Cao, Fangkun Dou, Xue Zhai, Hua Sun

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Unveiling the dual nature of Lactobacillus: from cariogenic threat to probiotic protector—a critical review with bibliometric analysis by Di Fu, Xingyue Shu, Lin Yao, Ge Zhou, Mengzhen Ji, Ga Liao, Yunwo Zhu, Ling Zou

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Evaluating Prospective Energy Services Demand for Residential Solar Photovoltaic (RSPV) Generated Electricity in Lagos State, Nigeria by Olalekan Jesuleye, Andrew Oriola, Adeyemi Adepoju

“…The study adopted quantitative research design with structured questionnaire to solicit information from the respondents. Three hundred and twenty-six (326) responses from the potential adopters were analysed with model for analysis of demand for energy (MADE II) and Pareto tool. …”
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A systematic review exploring the factors that contribute to increased primary care physician turnover in socio-economically deprived areas. by Jasmine Lee, Evangelos Kontopantelis

“…Therefore, the objective of this systematic review is to synthesise current research to provide a better understanding of the underlying causes of this high turnover, ultimately informing strategies to address the global shortage of primary care physicians.…”
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