Changes in sediment connectivity and its impact on sediment transport in a typical watershed of Southern Jiangxi Province, China by Fei Sheng, Tingxin Yi, Yanyan Wang, Haijin Zheng, Shiyu Liu, Xiaofei Nie, Longsong Hu, Haifeng Li

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Recreational potential and educational opportunities of summer camps for children by Taras Bondar

“…A survey was conducted using a specially designed questionnaire. Additionally, documentation from the Kharkiv Regional Department of Physical Education and Sports (Ukraine) was used for data collection. …”
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Overweight and Obesity Coexist with Thinness among Lao’s Urban Area Adolescents by Katiya Ivanovitch, Sonemany Keolangsy, Nontiya Homkham

“…A cross-sectional data on 300 adolescents aged 15–19 were collected during the months of March, April, and May 2018 by means of a self-administrated questionnaire. …”
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Amputations of Lower Limb in Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus: Reasons and 30-Day Mortality by Magdalena Walicka, Marta Raczyńska, Karolina Marcinkowska, Iga Lisicka, Arthur Czaicki, Waldemar Wierzba, Edward Franek

“…However, the number of amputations in patients with diabetes calculated as a number per 100,000 diabetics decreased significantly (p for trend<0.0005) during this period. Amputations in patients with diabetes accounted for a majority of all amputations; the mean percentage of amputations in patients with diabetes was 68.6% of all amputations (from 61.1% in 2010 to 71.4% in 2019, p for trend<0.0000001). …”
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Borrowing, loss of income and related sociodemographic factors in post-traumatic stress disorder in COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional study from a government hospital in Mumbai,... by Amit Bhondve, Shruti Vijay Tilak, Nived G. Sudarson, Shermeen Rajesh More, Prashant Harish Saraf, Shreyansh Dinesh Singh, Eeshwari Vinay Lele, Ritu Mohit Shah, Kavya Amitabh Shah, Diya Padam Mehra

“…Financial strain experienced during the hospital stay may be associated with a heightened risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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The impact of war on ACS admissions and triage – a single center experience by Sharon Bruoha, Tatiana Stolichny, Vladimir Chitoroga, Michael Shilo, Michael Friger, Jamal Jafari, Evgeny Chernogoz, Maggie Cohen Grisaru, Amos Katz, Chaim Yosefy, Gili Givaty

“…Results: A total of 449 individuals (102 females [22.7 %]) with a diagnosis of ACS were recruited, 358 patients (144 STEMI and 214 NSTEMI) were admitted during the 9 months before October 7th and 91 patients (42 STEMI and 49 NSTEMI) in the 3 months after October 7th. …”
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Impact of the grazing ban on the forest soil nutrient dynamics in the Sikkim Himalaya, India by Ghanashyam Sharma, Bharat K. Pradhan, Prakash Chhetri

“…Soil nutrient analyses were conducted on samples from four study sites at two depths (0–15 cm and 15–30 cm) during rainy and winter seasons. The treatments were (1) current grazing forests (CGFs; areas where herders graze their animals), (2) old grazed forests (OGFs; grazing was prevalent before the ban on grazing), (3) ungrazed forests (UGFs; not impacted by livestock grazing), and (4) abandoned Kharkas (AKs; open-grazing pastures). …”
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LETERMOVIR PRIMARY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS PROPHYLAXIS IN ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: COULD INFECTION AND DISEASE NO LONGER BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM? by Fabian Herrera

“…Conclusions: LET primary prophylaxis proved effective in preventing cs-CMVi and CMVd and reducing hospitalizations in allo-HCT adults. Blips can occur during prophylaxis and do not require LET discontinuation. …”
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High-Risk Genotypes Associated with Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Indian Women by Anuradha Udumudi, K. Chaitra Lava, Vandana Hegde

“…Next-generation sequencing technology was employed to sequence multiple genes associated with response to COS. Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis using odds ratio was carried out to understand the significance of the results obtained. …”
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Experimental analysis of micro-cavity influence on the effective solar absorptance of white sand curtain on porous obstructions of particle heating receivers by Rageh Saeed, Shaker Alaqel, Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Nader S. Saleh, Abdulelah Alswaiyd, Hany Al-Ansary, Syed Noman Danish, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Zeyad Al-Suhaibani, Sheldon Jeter, Redhwan Almuzaiqer, Zeyad Almutairi

“…This configuration effectively attenuates particle acceleration during descent, thereby prolonging their residence time within the irradiated zone. …”
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UNCHARTED WATERS: ANALYZING PRESIDENT BUHARI'S DIPLOMATIC ADAPTATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY THREATS, 2015-2023 by ENUEME PAUL OVIE, GBIGBIDJE DAVID LAWSON

“…Additionally, the study underscores Nigeria's diplomatic dexterity in tackling regional instability through a complex foreign policy, which includes diplomatic negotiation with coup leaders, judicious use of sanctions, and strategic deployment of troops. …”
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Improving serum redox balance, inflammatory status, physical function, and cognitive ability through dual-task resistance training and detraining in nursing home residents by Erivaldo Machado Araújo, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Caio Victor Sousa, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Ivo Vieira Sousa Neto, Emanuele Marzetti, Octávio Luiz Franco, Samuel da Silva Aguiar

“…The initial 12 weeks following the first assessment (weeks 2–13) served as a baseline, during which participants maintained their routine activities. …”
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Application of Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Optimizing Ventilator Reliability in Intensive Care Units and Emergency Departments by Khelood A. Mkalaf, Rami Hikmat Al-Hadeethi, Peter Gibson

“…It selected these departments due to the rise in the rate of patients needing ventilator equipment availability during COVID-19, risk based on the sudden breakdown of the ventilator machines, and increasing the annual budget percentage required to provide medical services, where 239 of the ventilator equipment were investigated. …”
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Mechanical properties and cracking behavior of rebar reinforced UHPC (R-UHPC) under uniaxial tension: Evaluation and design by Xianzhi Luo, Sumei Zhang, Yuchen Zhang, Yuexin Jiang

“…The additional load-bearing capacity provided by strain-hardening of rebar cannot cover the load transfer from UHPC to rebar during the tensile cracking process, causing deformability degradation of R-UHPC. …”
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Exploring and collecting perennial forage and grain legume crop genetic diversity in Voronezh and Tambov provinces (Results of the collecting mission, 2016) by L. L. Malyshev, V. F. Chapurin, T. V. Buravtseva

“…The materials collected by the team were added to the holdings of VIR and are available for further study and use in breeding.…”
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Pancreatic resection with perioperative drug repurposing of propranolol and etodolac: trial protocol of the phase-II randomised placebo controlled PROSPER trial by Phillip Knebel, Thilo Hackert, Markus W Büchler, Ilse Rooman, Markus K Diener, Felix J Hüttner, André L Mihaljevic, Oliver Strobel, Gauthier Bouche, Johannes Hüsing

“…This may cause a relevant antitumourigenic and antimetastatic effect during the perioperative period, a window for cancer-directed therapy that is currently largely unexploited.Methods and analysis This is a prospective, single-centre, two-arm randomised, patient and observer blinded, placebo-controlled, phase-II trial evaluating safety and feasibility of combined perioperative treatment with propranolol and etodolac in adult patients with non-metastatic cancer of the pancreatic head undergoing elective pancreatoduodenectomy. 100 patients fulfilling the eligibility criteria will be randomised to perioperative treatment for 25 days perioperatively with a combination of propranolol and etodolac or placebo. …”
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Progression of Heart Failure in People with Type 2 Diabetes in Germany: An Analysis Using German Health Insurance Claims Data by Keni Cheng-Siang Lee, Tobias Wagner, Adee Kennedy, Michael Wilke

“…A model using coded data classified the patients with HF into ejection fraction (EF) categories. …”
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Beta oscillations predict the envelope sharpness in a rhythmic beat sequence by Sabine Leske, Tor Endestad, Vegard Volehaugen, Maja D. Foldal, Alejandro O. Blenkmann, Anne-Kristin Solbakk, Anne Danielsen

“…We used probabilistic sound cues in a timing judgment task to inform participants about the sharpness of the amplitude envelope of an upcoming target sound embedded in a beat sequence. …”
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Design of a new model yeast consortium for ecological studies of enological fermentation by Pourcelot, Eléonore, Vigna, Audrey, Marlin, Thérèse, Galeote, Virginie, Nidelet, Thibault

“…By tagging each yeast species with distinct fluorescent markers, the study enables real-time monitoring of individual species within the consortium using flow cytometry. We have carried out a complete analysis of this consortium, studying the evolution of populations over time and examining factors such as metabolite production and fermentation kinetics. …”
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Eccentric exercise‐induced muscle damage and inflammation in conjunction with high‐altitude decompression in adults by Frode Gottschalk, Mikael Gennser, Mattias Günther, Ola Eiken, Antonis Elia

“…VGE load was evaluated using the Eftedal‐Brubakk (ΕΒ) scale. Creatine kinase (CK) and myoglobin were used to assess muscle damage, while interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α), C‐reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen were used to evaluate inflammation. …”
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