Prophylaxis of Pain and Fractures within Feet in the Course of Osteoporosis: The Issue of Diagnosing by Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Krzysztof Konior, Kinga Gonta, Magdalena Dulęba, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…Considering the enormous risk of fractures in the course of osteoporosis in the area of the feet, an important aspect of prophylaxis is periodic and, in special cases, ongoing monitoring of defects and deformations as well as pressure distribution. The purpose of this article is to indicate the role of the examination of posture and pressure distribution during standing, postural balance, and gait, in the prevention of fatigue fractures in the course of osteoporosis, based on the literature review and examples of patients. …”
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Interpretation of Recent Unrest Events (Bradyseism) at Campi Flegrei, Napoli (Italy): Comparison of Models Based on Cyclical Hydrothermal Events versus Shallow Magmatic Intrusive E... by A. Lima, R. J. Bodnar, B. De Vivo, F. J. Spera, H. E. Belkin

“…Bradyseism events are characterized by cyclical, constant invariant signals repeating over time, such as area deformation along with a spatially well-defined seismogenic volume. …”
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Economic diplomacy of Russia towards Venezuela: From H. Chaves to N. Maduro by K. A. Isaev

“…Indeed, liberal economic reforms carried out since 2018 were helpful for recovery from the economic crisis. …”
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Inaugural Lecture by Kabale University

“…Makara has done extensive research on governance issues: public sector reforms, constitutional-ism, election management, political parties, civil society, urban governance and local governance. …”
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Factors Influencing Recentralization of Local Government Functions in Uganda. by Biryomumeisho, Stephen, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…The decentralization system of governance is perceived as one of the recent public sector reforms to improve service delivery in Uganda. It is the transfer of authority from Central to Local Governments to execute their duties to improve service delivery. …”
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MSH-YOLOv8: Mushroom Small Object Detection Method with Scale Reconstruction and Fusion by YE Dapeng, JING Jun, ZHANG Zhide, LI Huihuang, WU Haoyu, XIE Limin

“…Moreover, the model integrated the C2f_Deformable convolutionv4 (C2f_DCNv4) structure, which included deformable convolutions, and the Swin Transformer encoder structure, termed "Swinstage", to reconstruct the YOLOv8 backbone network. …”
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Distribution and isotopic compositions of n-alkanes and n-alkenes in the cryoconites from the Tibetan Plateau glaciers by Quanlian Li, Shichang Kang, Shijin Wang, Ninglian Wang, Xiaobo Wu, Wasim Sajjad, Huan Yang, Yao Li, Jingquan Wu

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Non-formal encounters between Israeli families and African immigrant families foster lifelong learning competence by Michal Ganz Meishar

“…Purpose – This study aims to examine the contribution of informal encounters outside the school walls between local Israeli families from “Waldorf Education” and immigrant families from Africa from formal state education and explore the consequences of these encounters on the development of lifelong learning competences. …”
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Modeling feed efficiency over productive lifetime and integrating a submodel for body reserve management in Nordic dairy cattle by R.B. Stephansen, J. Lassen, V.M. Thorup, B.G. Poulsen, J. Jensen, G. Sahana, O.F. Christensen

“…However, EBbody offers an opportunity to incorporate BCS information without increasing the number of genetic parameters to be estimated, but it relies on parameters estimated in experimental settings. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Ft4 Dengan Kejadian Tirotoksikosis berdasarkan Penilaian Indeks New Castle Padawanita Dewasa di Daerah Ekses Yodium by Harsa Rusda, Fadil Oenzil, Yustini Alioes

“…Based on Chi-Square statistics test, showed p value=1.Conclution: There was no significant association between FT4 levels in blood serum with thyrotoxicosis incidence of adult women in iodine excess area.Suggestion: Therefore, it should be informed to the community about iodine intake and this research is hoped can be input for the government policy towards iodine suplementation and control EYU levels regularly and periodically.…”
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Real-world effectiveness of azvudine versus nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and pre-existing diabetes by Guanyue Su, Silin Li, Donghua Zhang, Yongjian Zhou, Ling Wang, Yiqiang Yuan, Guowu Qian, Guotao Li, Na Han, Ming Cheng, Guangming Li, Shixi Zhang, Hong Luo, Mengzhao Yang, Yanyang Zhang, Zhan Song, Jiyuan Xing, Zujiang Yu, Zhigang Ren

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Advantages of different dietary supplements for elite combat sports athletes: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis by Hua Luo, Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden, Xiaolin Zhu, Changqing Xiang, Nurul Amelina Nasharuddin

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Responsible Self-Medication Among Pharmacy Students: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Uganda by Brian B, Goruntla N, Bommireddy BR, Mopuri BM, Easwaran V, Mantargi MJS, Thammisetty DP, Bukke SPN, Yadesa TM, Ayogu EE

“…The study included students enrolled in diploma, bachelor, and master of pharmacy programs in Uganda. Informed consent was obtained online by asking a question regarding willingness to participate. …”
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An Easy and Quick Risk-Stratified Early Forewarning Model for Septic Shock in the Intensive Care Unit: Development, Validation, and Interpretation Study by Guanghao Liu, Shixiang Zheng, Jun He, Zi-Mei Zhang, Ruoqiong Wu, Yingying Yu, Hao Fu, Li Han, Haibo Zhu, Yichang Xu, Huaguo Shao, Haidan Yan, Ting Chen, Xiaopei Shen

“…MethodsA total of 5125 patients with sepsis from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) database were divided into training, validation, and test sets. …”
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Alexitimia como predictor directo y mediado por la depresión en la violencia de pareja / Response to Special Educational Needs and Teaching Efforts in Elementary School by José Moral de la Rubia, Sandra Ramos-Basurto

“…Thus, knowing the amount and types of SEN attended by teachers, and the areas in which they need to improve their teaching skills, will allow considerable improvement for the quality and efficiency of the teachers’ professional training processes for SEN attention. To gather this information, interviews were carried out with fifteen first to sixth grade primary school teachers in a private elementary school in Moravia, Costa Rica. …”
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Good-Quality mHealth Apps for Endometriosis Care: Systematic Search by Diksha Sirohi, Cecilia HM Ng, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Helen Slater, Melissa Parker, M Louise Hull, Rebecca O'Hara

“…MethodsPRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines informed the search of mHealth apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. …”
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Sex differences in the associations of water, coffee and tea consumption with cardiovascular diseases: a prospective cohort study by Dandan Ke, Dandan Ke, Yueqing Wang, Yabing Hou, Weihao Shao, Jiawen Ke, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Hongxi Yang, Zhong He, Zuolin Lu

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The influence of surface modification on the morphological characteristics and microhardness of HVG steel by A. A. Teploukhov, N. A. Semenyuk, A. E. Teryokhina, S. I. Motovilov, D. V. Skakun

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The Effects of MyChoices and LYNX Mobile Apps on HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use by Young US Sexual Minority Men: Results From a National Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie B Biello, Kenneth H Mayer, Hyman Scott, Pablo K Valente, Jonathan Hill-Rorie, Susan Buchbinder, Lucinda Ackah-Toffey, Patrick S Sullivan, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Albert Y Liu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the efficacy of 2 theory- and community-informed mobile apps—LYNX (APT Mobility) and MyChoices (Keymind)—to improve HIV testing and PrEP initiation among young sexual minority men. …”
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Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide by Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Ezeobi PM, Oladele DA, Ezechi OC, Salako BL

“…An interviewer-administered, semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information. Descriptive statistics were used to present the results, and a multiple logistic regression model was used to determine the factors associated with willingness to use a microbicide.Results: A total of 461 female participants with a mean-age of 29.63 ± 8.8 years were included in the analysis of which 34.3% had > 4 sexual partners, 91.8% used condoms, 53.6% engaged in anal sex, 69.6% had experienced condom rupture, and 31% would “accept unprotected sex” if the male partner refuses to use a condom. …”
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