Association between Vitamin D Status and Mortality among Adults with Diabetic Kidney Disease by Feng Xu, Hongyu Lu, Tianwen Lai, Ling Lin, Yongsong Chen

“…However, the causal relationships between vitamin D and mortality among individuals with DKD are inconclusive. …”
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The combined impact of BMI and ABSI on all-cause mortality among American adults with diabetes by Shuwu Wei, Weimin Jiang, Huijuan Zheng, Jiale Zhang, Jie Yang, Yaoxian Wang, Yang Liu, Liqiao Sun, Xinrong Li, Junping Wei, Weiwei Sun

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Program for Studying Intergenerational Transmissions in Infant Mortality Using the Intermediate Data Structure (IDS) by Luciana Quaranta

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Distribution, Size, and Shape of Abdominal Aortic Calcified Deposits and Their Relationship to Mortality in Postmenopausal Women by Melanie Ganz, Marleen de Bruijne, Erik B. Dam, Paola Pettersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Claus Christiansen, Mads Nielsen

“…Abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs) correlate strongly with coronary artery calcifications and can be predictors of cardiovascular mortality. We investigated whether size, shape, and distribution of AACs are related to mortality and how such prognostic markers perform compared to the state-of-the-art AC24 marker introduced by Kauppila. …”
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Long-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study. by Pin Wang, Tormod Rogne, Joshua L Warren, Ernest O Asare, Robert A Akum, N'datchoh E Toure, Joseph S Ross, Kai Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>As extreme events such as drought and flood are projected to increase in frequency and intensity under climate change, there is still large missing evidence on how drought exposure potentially impacts mortality among young children. This study aimed to investigate the association between drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa, a region highly vulnerable to climate change that bears the heaviest share of the global burden.…”
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The Characteristics and Mortality of Osteoporosis, Osteomyelitis, or Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Diabetes Population: A Retrospective Study by Jin-Feng Huang, Qi-Nan Wu, Xuan-Qi Zheng, Xiao-Lei Sun, Chen-Yu Wu, Xiao-Bing Wang, Chen-Wei Wu, Bin Wang, Xiang-Yang Wang, Michael Bergman, Ai-Min Wu

“…Furthermore, the presence of these complications in those with diabetes may lead to higher mortality. The aim of our study was to assess characteristics and mortality of osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, or rheumatoid arthritis in individuals with diabetes. …”
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Excess mortality and associated community risk factors related to hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico by Kristen N Cowan, Diego E Zavala, Erick Suarez, José A Lopez-Rodriguez, Omar Alvarez

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Childhood Mortality: Trends and Determinants in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015—A Systematic Review by Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Senafikish Amsalu Feleke, Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha, Shimelash Bitew Workie

“…Millennium Development Goal 4 calls for reducing under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. …”
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Investigating Use of Crushed Glass as Partial Replacement of Sand to Improve Finish Mortar Strength. by Ashaba, Dennis

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Comparison of Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM III) score with Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM III) score in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Single center, prospective observational study from South India by Nidhi Srinivas, Kavya Venugopal, Gurudutta Avathi Venkatesha, Nagalatha Chidanand

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The Problems of Teaching the Basics of Secular Ethics to Pedagogic Students by L. V. Shcheglova

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Moral Crisis and Confucian Resurrection: New Three-Word Classic in China by Kin-man Chan

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Asymetria pomiędzy dobrem a złem z perspektywy filozoficznej i moralnoteologicznej by Tadeusz Kuźmicki

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Desarrollo moral en estudiantes de postgrados de gerencia: una comparación by Carlos E. Zerpa García, Jorge J. Ramírez Landaeta

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Effects of Ground Constituent Parameters on Array Mutual Coupling for DOA Estimation by Irfan Ahmed, Warren F. Perger, Seyed A. Zekavat

“…Effects of ground constituent parameters on the mutual coupling (MC) of monopole antenna array are investigated. This work augments an existing MC compensation technique for ground-based antennas and proposes reduction in mutual coupling for antennas over finite ground as compared to the perfect ground. …”
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Multifrequency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Based on Polygon-Shaped Cantilever Array by Dalius Mažeika, Andrius Čeponis, Ying Yang

“…Investigated harvester is based on polygon-shaped cantilever array and employs multifrequency operating principle. …”
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Exploring self-victimhood’s place in moral personality and unethical organizational behavior by Thomas Wilmore, Ana Kriletic, Daniel Svyantek, Lilah Donnelly

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ACTIVATING THE MORAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROCESS OF ETHICS EDUCATION AND CULTURE STUDIES by A. S. Frants, O. P. Belkina

Subjects: “…moral education…”
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Dual Circularly Polarized Omnidirectional Antenna with Slot Array on Coaxial Cylinder by Bin Zhou, Junping Geng, Zhe Li, Wenzhi Wang, Xianling Liang, Ronghong Jin

“…A dual circularly polarized (CP) omnidirectional antenna based on slot array in coaxial cylinder structure is presented in this paper. …”
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The perceptions of morality of secondary school learners: a cross-cultural study by J. Coetzee, D. A. Louw, J. C. Jooste

“… The focus of this research is to determine the perceptions of morality among a group of young South Africans. More specifically, the possible role that gender, culture, lifestyle, religion and sexual practices in these perceptions of morality may play will be investigated. …”
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