Risk of Dysglycemia in Pregnancy amongst Kenyan Women with HIV Infection: A Nested Case-Control Analysis from the STRiDE Study by Sonak D. Pastakia, Wycliffe K. Kosgei, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Benson Kiragu, John N. Hector, Gertrude Anusu, Ponnusamy Saravanan

“…While significant differences were not seen in this cohort, additional investigation is needed to better describe the association of dysglycemia with HIV, especially in Kenyan populations with a higher prevalence of GDM.…”
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Meta-synthesizing of Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility: External Stake-holders Approach by Maryam Khalatbari Moazam, Hamidreza Yazdani, Naser Asgari

“…The classifications of actions related to customers are delineated based on the nature of customer interactions, the quality of customer service provided, the intrinsic qualities of the products, and the delivery methods of these products. Additionally, the expectations of stakeholders compel banks not only to act ethically towards their suppliers and competitors but also to avoid any unethical practices. …”
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AI Chatbots and Cognitive Control: Enhancing Executive Functions Through Chatbot Interactions: A Systematic Review by Pantelis Pergantis, Victoria Bamicha, Charalampos Skianis, Athanasios Drigas

“…It included studies using AI-based chatbots or conversationalists to support executive functions, such as anxiety, stress, depression, memory, attention, cognitive load, and behavioral changes. In addition, this study included general populations with specific neurological conditions, all peer-reviewed, written in English, and with full-text access. …”
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Early Mobilization in Post-Orthopedic Surgery Patients: A Scoping Review by Rhamelani P, Mahdhiya NZ, Yoviana I, Jessica J, Komariah M

“…Maximum care through early mobilization intervention can accelerate the return of body function and minimize medical complications. …”
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Clinical Utility of the Trajectory of Serum Bilirubin and International Normalized Ratio Values in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure by Song YQ, Fu XY, Yan SY, Qi RB, Zhou YJ, Liang JW, Zhang JQ, Ye LP, Mao XL, Li SW

“…Artificial liver support did not improve short-term prognosis for the stable group; instead, it was a risk factor (OR 2.16, 95% CI [0.23– 3.79], P=0.007). …”
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Tousled-like kinase loss confers PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA1-mutated cancers by impeding non-homologous end joining repair by Min-ah Kim, Banseok Kim, Jihyeon Jeon, Jonghyun Lee, Hyeji Jang, Minjae Baek, Sang-Uk Seo, Dongkwan Shin, Anindya Dutta, Kyung Yong Lee

“…Cell viability assays were conducted to evaluate resistance to PARP inhibitors. Additionally, bioinformatic analyses of public databases were performed to investigate the association between TLK expression and BRCA1 status. …”
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Analisis Pengaruh Kualitas Layanan BCA Mobile terhadap Tingkat Kepuasan dan Liyalitas Nasabh Berdasarkan Model E-S-Qual dan E-Recs-Qual by Roshidah Nur Halimah, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo, Alfi Nur Rusydi

“… Turunnya indeks brand BCA Mobile secara signifikan pada tahun 2019 serta banyaknya kritik terkait layanan di App Store dan Play Store menjadi alasan utama penelitian ini dilakukan, dengan tujuan mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh mutu layanan BCA Mobile pada kepuasan serta loyalitas nasabah BCA Kota Surabaya. …”
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Learning how to swim in 5- to 12-year-old children: a scoping review of evidence-based motor learning methods by Carola Minkels, Carola Minkels, John van der Kamp, Ralph de Vries, Peter J. Beek, Peter J. Beek

“…Specifically, 87% of studies did not incorporate retention or transfer tests, 35% lacked control or comparison groups, and 48% did not provide detailed descriptions of the investigated intervention(s). …”
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Knowledge and occupational practices of beauticians and barbers in the transmission of viral hepatitis: A mixed-methods study in Volta Region of Ghana. by Silas Adjei-Gyamfi, Abigail Asirifi, Clotilda Asobuno, Felix Kwame Korang

“…Policy-makers and regulatory bodies should institute and enforce rigorous policies and guidelines on job-related safety measures and health practices including regular training, monitoring, screening, and vaccination programs for these high-risk community workers in Ghana.…”
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Analisis Keselarasan Teknologi Informasi dan Bisnis Menggunakan Strategic Alignment Model Maturity (SAMM) di Universitas Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur by Rosalin Togo, Mahedrawathi Er

“…Proses penyelarasan membutuhkan banyak faktor pendukung, namun berdasarkan pengamatan awal di lapangan faktor-faktor pendukung tersebut kurang atau belum terlaksana secara keseluruhan dalam proses perencanaan dan pengerjaan proyek teknologi informasi. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical spectrum, and outcomes of severe malaria in Eastern Uganda: a prospective study by Cate Namayanja, George Paasi, Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, Denis Amorut, Charles Benard Okalebo, William Okiror, Paul Ongodia, Grace Abongo, Rita Muhindo, Yovani A. M. Lubaale, Peter Olupot-Olupot

“…Laboratory analyses included complete blood counts, lactate, glucose, blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, and coagulation markers. In addition, urinalysis using dipsticks was done. Data were analysed using STATA V15. …”
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The Effect of Intravenous Metoclopramide on Pain, Nausea, Discomfort, and Ease of Insertion of Nasogastric Tube in Emergency Department: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Seyed Mohammad Hosseininejad, Farzad Bozorgi, Asieh Khodami, Hamed Aminiahidashti, Mohammad Hajizade Juybari

“…Results: None of the patients had pain, nausea, and discomfort in T0. Additionally, for those who received intravenous metoclopramide, pain intensity significantly decreased compared with the placebo group in T1 (37.7 vs 55.0), T2 (26.2 vs 41.7), and T3 (20.5 vs 33.7), respectively (P < 0.001). …”
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At-Home Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Among Office Workers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jing Zhao, Akitomo Yasunaga, Andrew T Kaczynski, Hyuntae Park, Yufeng Luo, Jiuling Li, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shohei Yano, Koichiro Oka, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

“…ObjectiveThis exploratory study aims to examine the interventional efficacy of at-home immersive VR exergames on metabolic syndrome biomarkers among office workers. Additionally, it seeks to investigate the impacts of at-home immersive VR exergames on the active and sedentary behaviors of office workers. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Patients with Hematoma After Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery by Bekir Kahveci, Mehmet Obut, Serhat Ege, Mete Sucu, Nurullah Peker, Osman Uzundere, Gaye Kahveci, Mehmet Sukru Budak

“…In 10 (33.3%) patients, antibiotics were included in the treatment due to infection. In addition, 4 patients (13.3%) had relaparotomy, 5 patients (16.7%) underwent percutaneous radiological drainage and 8 (26.7%) received blood transfusion. …”
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Nanomicron heterogeneous topic: Pore size suspended particle retention law and seepage field characteristics by Shixi WANG, Lianke CUI, Xiaoluan YU, Zhiyong SONG, Zhongnan WANG

“…Retention mainly occurs near side walls, with high concentrations, leading to aggregation in the main channel, effectively plugging pores. Previous studies did not account for retention, aggregation, and interweaving. …”
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Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research by Wenqian Que, Xiaoyun Hu, Tingting Wu, Haiyin Zhang, Yue Shi, Jingyi Zhao, Xiaoqin Su, Benxin Kuai, Yujie Guo

“…The narrative support covers three aspects: focusing on recovery, rebuilding effectiveness, and adjusting planning. In addition, this study relies on the methodology of action research to develop a peer narrative support model, training program, and implementation plan, which are more applicable to the national context of peer support for cancer patients in China. …”
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Clinical outcomes of early remdesivir administration in hospitalized patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave by Yeon Ju La, Won Sup Oh, Changhyup Kim, Myoung-nam Lim, Yong Duk Jeon

“…Age (HR, 1.061; 95% CI: 1.002, 1.124; P = 0.043), BMI (HR, 0.849; 95% CI: 0.725, 0.994; P = 0.041), and malignancy (HR, 4.619; 95% CI: 1.618, 13.189; P = 0.004) were identified as independent factors associated with all-cause mortality. Additionally, BMI (OR, 0.908; 95% CI, 0.824, 1.000; P = 0.049) and vaccination with more than three doses (OR, 0.412; 95% CI, 0.202, 0.839; P = 0.015) were independent factors associated with the need for oxygen supply. …”
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Social and Humanitarian Factor in South Korea's External Relations and The Korean Question by O. S. Pugacheva

“…In the first case the result was a rollback in inter-Korean relations with the North Korean leader-ship receiving additional grounds for the development of its military nuclear program. …”
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Forecasting contrail climate forcing for flight planning and air traffic management applications: the CocipGrid model in pycontrails 0.51.0 by Z. Engberg, R. Teoh, T. Abbott, T. Dean, M. E. J. Stettler, M. L. Shapiro

“…Two approaches are proposed to apply these forecasts for contrail mitigation: (i) monetizing EF<span class="inline-formula">_contrail</span> and including it as an additional cost parameter within a flight trajectory optimizer or (ii) constructing polygons to avoid airspace volumes with strongly warming contrails. …”
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Circular RNA RHOT1 Regulates miR-142-5p/CCND1 to Participate in Chondrocyte Autophagy and Proliferation in Osteoarthritis by Gu Man, Haiwen Yang, Kai Shen, Donghong Zhang, Julin Zhang, Hao Wu, Hongyu Zhang, Jinhuan Wang

“…The serum levels of CTX-II and COMP were increased in OA rats, and the silencing of circRHOT1 downregulated levels of these proteins. In addition, the expression of collagen II and aggrecan was promoted by the depletion of circRHOT1 in the OA rats. …”
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