Reported Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence Rates in the Colombia Healthcare System from 2009 to 2012: Analysis by Regions Using Data of the Official Information Sources by Noël C. Barengo, Diana Carolina Tamayo

“…The number of provinces reporting not less than 19% of the highest national reported DM prevalence rates (1593/100.000) increased from two in 2009 to ten in 2012. Apparently, the registries and the information retrieving system have been improved during 2009 and 2012, resulting in a greater capacity to identify and report DM cases by the healthcare system.…”
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Fractal dimensions in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A novel diagnostic paradigm by Ramkumar Ravichandran, Nagarathinam Anbu Elangovan, Rajkumar Krishnan, Dominic S, Dinesh Kumar Thayalan, Supriya Ponsingh

“…Fractal dimension analysis offers valuable insights into intricate spatial arrangements and irregularities within tissue structures, which may not be readily apparent through conventional histopathological assessment alone. …”
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Microbial and Inflammatory Salivary Biomarkers of Periodontal Diseases by Aram Mohammed Sha, Hayder Raad Abdulbaqi, Syed Saad Bin Qasim

“…The most up to date studies examining the microbial and inflammatory biomarkers with both diagnostic and prognostic values in saliva were reviewed for the purpose of this study.  It is apparent that saliva has many advantages over other oral fluids such gingival crevicular fluid and mouth rinse as a tool for diagnosis of periodontal disease. …”
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Serum Micronutrient Status of Haart-Naïve, HIV Infected Children in South Western Nigeria: A Case Controlled Study by H. C. Anyabolu, E. A. Adejuyigbe, O. O. Adeodu

“…Methods. We enrolled 70 apparently stable HAART naïve HIV infected children. …”
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Nutritional evaluation of inactivated whole soy and protease enzyme for growing and finishing pigs by M.R. Carmo, M.C.M.M. Ludke, T.M. Bertol, J.V. Ludke, A. Coldebella, C.P. Cruz, H. Rech, P.Z. Amador

“…Metabolism with pigs (53.80±4.15kg) to determine digestibility coefficients of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and crude protein (CP), digestible energy (DE), apparent metabolizable energy (AME), and nitrogen-corrected AME (AMEn). …”
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The Online Research of B2O3 on Crystal Behavior of High Ti-Bearing Blast Furnace Slag by Yin-he Lin, Bin Zheng, Lin-gen Luo, Yu-long Jia, Li-qiang Zhang

“…These results demonstrate that B2O3 additives can restrain the appearance of the perovskite phase, decrease the apparent viscosity, and promote the metallurgical properties of Ti-bearing blast furnace slag.…”
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Multi-Scale Characterisation and Mechanical Adhesion in PVD-Deposited Ca-SZ Coating for Implantable Medical Devices by Alex Tchinda, Richard Kouitat-Ndjiwa, Pierre Bravetti

“…<b>Results</b>: The results show an increase in apparent modulus of elasticity with thickness, reaching values of around 25.05 GPa and 36.3 GPa, close to the cortical bone for the 250 nm and 450 nm thick coatings, respectively. …”
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Application of a novel extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system in awake Hu sheep under various durations by Shuo Ding, Juan Chen, Yanchao Wu, Huiru Lin, Qiqiang Liang, Gaoqin Teng, Zhenjie Liu, Man Huang

“…Anatomical observations and pathological histology analyses of major organs revealed no apparent abnormalities. Conclusions In healthy Hu sheep models with different maintenance periods, the novel ECMO support in awake state demonstrated high safety and feasibility.…”
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Helicobacter pylori Pathogenicity Factors Related to Gastric Cancer by Kianoosh Dadashzadeh, Maikel P. Peppelenbosch, Akyala Ishaku Adamu

“…The relation of the presence of iceA1 and the development of cases to GC was statistically significant (P=0.008), but babA2 and babB alleles were not detected in these patients. These apparent negative associations were still statically significant (P=0  and 0.005). …”
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Les stratégies spatiales de la population haïtienne à Miami by Cédric Audebert

“…Subsequently, the growing complexity of the Haitian immigration space, characterized by a rapid extension and change in its forms, is apparent through a dichotomy between the traditional enclave and the new suburban settlements. …”
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Fitness- and Healthcenter evaluation by resigned members by Georgios Zarotis

“…The data show that the various evaluation aspects were clearly assessed differently by the respondents, and that there was apparently little generalized information on the studio evaluation.…”
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How Indonesian sees the colors: Natural semantic metalanguage theory by Muhammad Kiki Wardana, Mulyadi Mulyadi

“…The application of this research is apparently vivid in the advancement of colors study in the realm of semantics.   …”
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Lifestyle and Dietary Factors Associated with the Evolution of Cardiometabolic Risk over Four Years in West-African Adults: The Benin Study by Charles Sossa, Hélène Delisle, Victoire Agueh, Roger Sodjinou, Gervais Ntandou, Michel Makoutodé

“…To assess in adults from Benin changes in cardiometabolic risk (CMR) using both the Framingham risk score (FRS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and to examine the effects of diet, and lifestyles, controlling for location and socioeconomic status. Methods. Apparently healthy subjects (n=541) aged 25–60 years and randomly selected in the largest city, a small town, and rural areas were included in the four-year longitudinal study. …”
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La hantise du précédent en photographie. Généalogies médiumniques et formes de revenances dans la photographie industrielle by Pierre LANNOY

“…Such a genealogy is made apparent within the photographic medium itself, through which relations to dead or living predecessors are exposed. …”
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UNSTABLE CRITICAL EQUILIBRIUM IN THE DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX STRUCTURED POPULATION OF STURGEON by V. A. Dubrovskaya, T. N. Solovieva, A. Yu. Perevaryukha

“…The phenomenon of collapse detached among all scenarios the most valuable long-term degradation of the reproductive group. In addition to the apparent sharp reduction in reproductive performance, threshold effect is reflected in the adverse events previously dominated evolutionary trend for the survival of certain forms of the life cycle of fish in terms of reorganization of the fishery. …”
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Extraordinary ductility enhancement of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy achieved by electropulsing treatment by Xiang Wang, Baoxue Zhou, Hua Huang, Jialin Niu, Shaokang Guan, Guangyin Yuan

“…The YS decrement and EL increment (77.57%) for the latter are more apparent attributed to the higher density of dislocations introduced by pre-tensile deformation. …”
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Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Biyeshi Ayansa Abdissa, Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda

“…Climate change is manifesting globally, with its effect on agricultural productivity becoming more apparent. There is no doubt that climate change is already affecting the economic development of developing countries. …”
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First record of stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), an invasive alien fish species, in water bodies of urban green areas in Poland by Wróblewski Paweł, Maciaszek Rafał, Kasprzak Robert

“…The population in pond 2 apparently survived the winter, and the fish caught in June displayed visible signs of sexual dimorphism and were significantly larger (average body mass: 1648 ± 1123 mg; range: 460–6090 mg) than those caught in the pond in the two fall samplings (404 ± 122 mg; 154–729 mg). …”
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Temperature Effect on Stability of Tunnel Face Under Unsaturated Seepage Condition by Yi Xie, Hong Liao, De Zhou

“…The temperature-induced variation in apparent cohesion is quantified utilizing a temperature-sensitive effective stress model coupled with a soil–water characteristic curve. …”
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Investigating Human Influence on Offshore Terrestrial Organic Carbon Trends in a High-Energy Delta: The Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar by Evan R. Flynn, Steven A. Kuehl

“…We predict that planned mainstem damming in Myanmar will result in larger alterations in sediment and TerrOC supply that may become apparent offshore in the near future.…”
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