Explaining Obesity- and Smoking-related Healthcare Costs through Unconditional Quantile Regression by Bijan Borah, James Naessens, Kerry Olsen, Nilay Shah

“…**Results:** The study found strong evidence of association of healthcare costs with obesity and smoking. …”
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Streptococcus intermedius promotes synchronous multiple primary lung cancer progression through apoptosis regulation by Yi Deng, Yi Deng, Yi Deng, Yi Deng, Zhi Xiang Dong, Zhi Xiang Dong, Gao Hua Yang, William S. Krimsky, Yong Hang Tai, Hao Peng, Hao Peng, Hao Peng, Hao Peng, Gui Ting Huang, Gui Ting Huang, Gui Ting Huang, Jia Xin Xu, Jia Xin Xu, Jia Xin Xu, Saiyad A. Sarkar, Jun Peng, Jun Peng, Jun Peng, Jun Peng, Kai Qian, Kai Qian, Kai Qian, Kai Qian

“…Analyses of oral and gut microbiomes in different patient cohorts revealed a strong correlation between oral microbiome imbalances and lung microbiome composition in sMPLC patients.ConclusionsThese findings characterize the lung microbiota in sMPLC and identify S. intermedius as a potentially influential bacterial strain. …”
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Nutritional, Phytochemical, and Biological Activities of Chrysophyllum albidum Fruit Extracts from Lagos by Ngozi Awa Imaga, Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Edidiong Urua, Evarista Ayodele Ebigwai

“…These findings conclude the strong antioxidant effect of C. albidum fruit extracts in addition to a broad-spectrum antibacterial property.…”
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Why TEI Stand-off Markup Authoring Needs Simplification by Raffaele Viglianti

“…This article argues that stand-off markup is becoming increasingly relevant to a wider range of TEI projects, partly due to recent developments in the theory of textual modeling that strongly acknowledge the multidimensional nature of text. …”
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THEORETICAL DISCOURSE by Hamisu Ibrahim

“…However, this study shows that this benefit does not automatically accrue to the host country but rather technology is transferred to host industries with strong absorptive capability through technological spill overs rather than via direct effect. …”
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT by Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana

“…Methods: Handling Hemifacial spasm with acupuncture on Fengchi (GB 20), Neiguan (PC 6) and Taichong (LR 3)  with the reducing method and strong stimulation three times a week, acupressure on the Taichong (LR 3) twice a day for 30 times pressure and auricular acupressure on ear Shenmen, twice a day for 5 minutes. …”
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Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HNU082 intervention on fungi and bacteriophages in different intestinal segments of mice by Xinlei Liu, Zhe Han, Wenyao Ma, Weipeng Cui, Dongyu Zhen, Shuaiming Jiang, Jiachao Zhang

“…The relative abundance of pathogenic fungi, such as Candida albicans, decreased in the small intestine. Furthermore, a strong positive correlation between the relative abundance of bacteriophages and their host bacteria in the gut was observed. …”
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Involvement of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Evaluation of Immunotherapeutic Measures in a Mouse Model by Michel Denis, Marie Bédard, Jacques Gagnon, Yvon Cormier, Michel Laviolette

“…Instilled mice developed a strong alveolitis manifested by a large increase in the number of cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) (4.1 x 104 cells in saline controls versus 5.28x 105 cells in F rectivirgula-instilled mice). …”
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Low Temperature Synthesis of Hexagonal Bi2Te3 Nanoplates Using an Open Reactor and Its Effect on Their Physicochemical Properties by Laura A. Reyes-Verdugo, Maria de J. Martinez-Carreon, C. D. Gutierrez-Lazos, Francisco J. Solis-Pomar, Jose G. Quiñones-Galvan, Eduardo Perez-Tijerina

“…XPS results showed that despite the strong reactivity of Te2− ions with ambient oxygen, the crystallization of Bi2Te3 hexagonal nanoplates is feasible without controlled vapor pressure and at a lower temperature than reported in other works. …”
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Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Strategies among Couples for Sustainable Family Survival in Oyo State, Nigeria by Taiwo Adekemi Akinyemi, Olajide Olatunde Adeola, Halimot Omobola Toriola

“…Balancing work-life is a challenge, with 33.9% excelling and 37.3% good. Strong preferences for self-prepared meals and regular physical exercise support mental health. …”
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Exploring South Africa’s Foreign Policy Objectives in the Decolonisation of the Intergovernmental Organisations: The Case of the United Nations Security Council by Thoriso Ntlailane, Costa Hofisi

“…This would allow Africa to have a strong voice in protecting its interests. The study’s findings can be used by the South African government’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to inform its foreign policy formulation.…”
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Inhibitory effects of cadmium and hydrophilic cadmium telluride quantum dots on the white rot fungus Phanerochaete velutina by Florian Part, Christian Zafiu, Eva-Kathrin Ehmoser, Mika A. Kähkönen

“…The different EC50 values indicate that the nanoparticle coatings have a strong influence on the inhibitory effects, as the organic ligands used for surface passivation prevented the leaching of acute toxic Cd ions from the metallic QD core. …”
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Irreversibility and Sensitivity analysis of MHD squeezing various shaped nanofluid flow between parallel permeable disks by Abdul Awal, Md. Sarwar Alam

“…The efficiency of the thermodynamic system of a real process strongly depends on the effective controlled of entropy generation rate. …”
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Club Characteristic and the Proximity Effect of Travel Links between Cities in China by Mingxing Chen, Xinyue Luo, Maogui Hu, Xiaoping Zhang

“…Fourthly, the external connection mode of high-level cities is to establish close contact with high-level cities adjacent to the level, with strong attraction to low-level cities adjacent to the location at the same time. …”
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Blockchain network layer anomaly traffic detection method based on multiple classifier integration by Qianyi DAI, Bin ZHANG, Song GUO, Kaiyong XU

“…To improve the comprehensive generalized feature perception ability of mixed attack traffic on the blockchain network layer, and enhance the performance of abnormal traffic detection, a blockchain layer traffic anomaly detection method was proposed that supported the comprehensive judgement of data anomaly with a strong generalisation capability.Firstly, to expand the difference of the input feature subset of the base classifier used, a feature subset selection algorithm based on discrimination degree and redundant information was proposed, and the output of high sensitivity subset terms was stimulated during the feature screening process, while the generation of redundant information was suppressed.Then, the stochastic variance reduction gradient algorithm was introduced into the bagging integration algorithm to realize the dynamic adjustment of the voting weights of each base modeland improve thecapability in detecting the generalised hybrid abnormal attack traffic.Finally, LBoF algorithm was proposed to map the low-dimensional numerical vector output by the integrated algorithm to a high-dimensional space.The discrepancy of data point spatial density distribution of various samples were amplified based on the potential difference between data points to increase the recall rate of anomalous data point detection.The experimental results show that in detecting multiple hybrid attack traffic on blockchain layers, the proposed method presents an increase in the anomaly detection accuracy and recall rate, which is 1.57% and 2.71%, respectively, compared with methods based on a single classifier integration.…”
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Deep Electron Density Depletion Near Sunset Terminator on St. Patrick's Day Storm and Its Impacts on Skywave Propagation by M. Ankita, S. Tulasi Ram, K. K. Ajith, S. Sripathi

“…The controlled SAMI2 (Sami2 is Another Model of the Ionosphere) simulations indicate that a large equatorial vertical drift around sunset terminator can produce such a deep electron density depletion and strong reinforcement of equatorial ionization anomaly. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Different Bacteroides vulgatus Strains against DSS-Induced Colitis by Sijia Li, Chen Wang, Chengcheng Zhang, Yanhong Luo, Qianqian Cheng, Leilei Yu, Zhen Sun

“…Compared to the other three tested strains, B. vulgatus 7K1 more strongly ameliorated the DSS-induced weight loss, shortening of the colon length, increased disease activity index scores, colonic tissue injury, and immunomodulatory disorder. …”
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An Adaptive EEG Feature Extraction Method Based on Stacked Denoising Autoencoder for Mental Fatigue Connectivity by Zhongliang Yu, Lili Li, Wenwei Zhang, Hangyuan Lv, Yun Liu, Umair Khalique

“…However, the common method of connectivity analysis based on EEG cannot get rid of the interference from strong noise. In this paper, an adaptive feature extraction model based on stacked denoising autoencoder has been proposed. …”
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Beyond the Scalpel: Addressing Communication and Distress in ENT Cancer by Bogdan Hirtie, Norberth-Istvan Varga, Andrada Oprisoni, Sonia Tanasescu, Estera Boeriu, Virgiliu Bogdan Sorop, Octavia Harich, Adrian Vasile Bota, Delia Ioana Horhat

“…<i>Results</i>: The results revealed that patients strongly prioritized active involvement in their care (Patient Participation and Patient Orientation—PPO) and open communication with healthcare providers (Effective and Open Communication—EOC). …”
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Implementasi Model Penyaluran Program Bantuan Sosial Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Untuk Petani Serai Wangi Di Kabupaten Gayo Lues Provinsi Aceh by Adam Adam

“…Supporting factors for policy content are the influence of fewer interests, changes in responsible behavior, transparency, clear tasks and functions, high work motivation, good coordination and communication, decision making by regional leaders, and strong support from the farming community. Supporting the policy context is the existence of a legal umbrella, fewer interests, empowerment oriented, based on regulations. …”
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