Educating patients about health helps slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in the eastern region of India by Supriya Dasgupta, Reeti Debnath

“…Each strategy was graded on a scale of 0, 1, or 2 based on compliance, with 0 indicating minimal or no compliance, 1 indicating moderate compliance, and 2 indicating strong compliance. Results: In this study, several factors were linked to elevated creatinine levels among CKD patients, including being in the middle-age range, male gender, living predominantly in urban areas, and working in business or service occupations. …”
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In Vitro Acaricidal Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used against Ticks in Eastern Ethiopia by Jelalu Kemal, Tesfaheywet Zerihun, Sisay Alemu, Kedir Sali, Musa Nasir, Ashebr Abraha, Teka Feyera

“…Higher concentrations of all the extracts had showed a comparable and strong acaricidal effect on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus having no significant difference with that of the positive control (P>0.05) at 24 hr post exposure period. …”
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Identification of GPD1L as a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Associated with Immune Infiltrates in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Zhengyang Fan, Song Wu, Hongyang Sang, Qianping Li, Shaofei Cheng, Hongling Zhu

“…Moreover, based on the findings of a Kaplan-Meier survival study, elevated GPD1L expression was a strong indicator of considerably improved overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). …”
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The simpler modified fried frailty scale predicts 2-year mortality in older adults with heart failure: a pilot study by Celalettin Küçük, Serdar Özkök, Gülistan Bahat, Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Mustafa Altınkaynak, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Mehmet Akif Karan

“…Mean age was 75.8 ± 7.6 and frailty prevalence was 63.4% according to SMFFS. SMFFS showed a strong correlation with the other frailty scales. …”
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Preferential Crystallographic Orientation and Optical Properties in (Ag,Zn)-Based Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Film Depending on Spark Voltage by Ebru Güngör, Tayyar Güngör

“…For AgO, the increase in spark voltage revealed the monoclinic structure more strongly. The film thicknesses of AgO samples were close to each other with both spark voltages. …”
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Targeting Liver Biopsies For Optimal Biopsy Site In Diffused Liver Disease Using Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective, Single Center Study by Naushaba Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Noor Aftab, Rizwan, Rehan

“…This suggests scarring (fibrosis) may not be evenly distributed throughout the liver. There was a strong link between the stiffness measured in the biopsy samples and the overall average stiffness. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Hydraulic Properties of Granular Sandstone and Mudstone Mixtures by Dan Ma, Xin Cai, Zilong Zhou, Xibing Li

“…Porosity evolution of SMM was strongly influenced by loading (sample height) and SP/MP weight ratio. …”
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Enhancing laboratory education through collaborative online international learning: A case study between USA and UK students by Matthew Allan Jones, Pika Miklavc, MaryAnne Stewart

“…These findings suggest that practical-based COILs are effective methods for preparing students to thrive in a globalized healthcare environment, making a strong case for its continued use and expansion in educational programmes.…”
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Antibody in Lymphocyte Supernatant (ALS) responses after oral vaccination with live Shigella sonnei vaccine candidates WRSs2 and WRSs3 and correlation with serum antibodies, ASCs,... by Malabi M Venkatesan, Cassandra Ballou, Shoshana Barnoy, Monica McNeal, Jill El-Khorazaty, Robert Frenck, Shahida Baqar

“…The ALS responses were vaccine-specific since no responses were detected among placebo recipients at any time. A strong correlation and agreement between responders/non-responders were noted between ALS and other mucosal (ASC and fecal IgA) and systemic (serum antibody) immune responses. …”
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Vocational and psychosocial predictors of medical negligence claims among Australian doctors: a prospective cohort analysis of the MABEL survey by Anthony Scott, Marie Bismark, Owen M Bradfield, Matthew Spittal

“…Increasing age predicted claims more strongly in male doctors. Personality type predicted claims in both male and female doctors.Conclusions Modifiable risk factors contribute to an increased risk of medical negligence claims among doctors in Australia. …”
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Relations between Russia and Lithuania in the contemporary Lithuanian historiography by Nerijus Šepetys

“…Butkus, and other historians written during the first decade of independence prove the existence of a strong school of diplomatic historiography. During the last five years, the trend of diplomatic historiography has been gradually replaced with the fashion of geopolitical interpretations, which are partly spread by former historians of diplomacy (Č. …”
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Community Malaria Knowledge, Experiences, Perceived Roles, and Acceptability of Community-Directed Distribution of Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Pregnancy in Rural Southeast... by Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Johnbosco Ifunanya Nwafor, Chihurumnanya Alo, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Dejene Derseh Abateneh, Chigozie Jesse Uneke

“…The majority of the participants (60.6%) strongly agreed that community-directed distribution of IPTp-SP will improve the prevention of malaria in pregnancy. …”
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Marketing of Direct Selling of Agricultural Products by Zdenka Kádeková, Anton Kretter

“…Extending the activities of the company in this direction is strongly connected with utilization of marketing tools within marketing conception. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of TecnoBody D-Wall to Assess the Range of Motion During Overhead Squat in Healthy Individuals by Caglar Soylu, Gorkem Acar, Berkay Uzumcu, Pervin Demir, Sinan Seyhan, Turker Biyikli

“…Both systems showed statistically insignificant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05) between measurements, and correlation values ranged from 0.83 to 0.99, indicating strong associations. These findings highlight the high validity and reliability of both TecnoBody D-Wall and Kinovea systems in measuring joint angles during dynamic movements. …”
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Frequency and Predictors of Pneumonia After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG): A Single-Center Study by Ozgur Baris, Tugba Asli Onyilmaz, Huseyin Kaya

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Postoperative pneumonia is a common complication after CABG and is strongly associated with preoperative COPD, CPB time and length of stay in hospital. …”
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Feature Selection for Physical Activity Prediction Using Ecological Momentary Assessments to Personalize Intervention Timing: Longitudinal Observational Study by Devender Kumar, David Haag, Jens Blechert, Josef Niebauer, Jan David Smeddinck

“…ResultsThe best-performing machine learning models predicted PA engagement with a mean area under the curve score of 0.87 (SD 0.02) in 5-fold cross-validation and 0.87 on the test set. Particularly strong predictors included self-efficacy, stress, planning, and perceived barriers, indicating that a small set of EMA predictors can yield accurate PA prediction for these participants. …”
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Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol levels with the prevalence of Carotid Plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study by Xin Xu, Tianrong Pan, Xing Zhong, Yijun Du, Deyuan Zhang

“…Conclusions In patients with T2DM, both TyG index and RC levels were strongly linked to carotid plaque presence, and could serve as independent risk factors for this presence. …”
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IDENTIFIKASI BEST PRACTICE DESIGN BERDASAR HADITS SEBAGAI PANDUAN PERANCANGAN ARSITEKTUR by Muhamad Ratodi, Oktavi Elok Hapsari

“…However, this identification is not intended to be an absolute standard, but rather as a tool that strongly influences various conceptual aspects in helping the process of prioritizing and also in decision making in designing. …”
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Salivary Fractalkine Differentiating Periodontitis from Periodontally Healthy Subjects by Omer Mohammed Harbood, Raghad Fadhil Abbas

“…Additionally, all clinical periodontal indicators (BOP, PPD, and CAL) had a strong association with salivary CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 levels. …”
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THE ROLE OF US IN CHINA – TAIWAN CRISIS by EDGAR AGUBAMAH

“…The US has played many roles that are unfortunately sustaining the China-Taiwan crisis like serving as a covert Diplomatic back up, arms supplier, ambiguous strategic policy supporter, paying subtle government official visits, firm economic relations, strong science and technological ties, international organization membership support, and socio-cultural links-all on the side of Taiwan. …”
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