Increased Frequency of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Coeliac Disease and Vice Versa: A Prospective Observational Study by Stefano Bibbò, Claudio Fozza, Giovanni Mario Pes, Rodrigo Rojas, Roberto Manetti, Maria Pina Dore

“…Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated based on the prevalence in the general population. Results. Two hundred sixty-one CD patients (212 female, mean age 47 ± 16.1 years) and 32 ITP patients (17 female, mean age 57.8 ± 17.4 years) were enrolled. …”
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Vasopressin Bolus Protocol Compared to Desmopressin (DDAVP) for Managing Acute, Postoperative Central Diabetes Insipidus and Hypovolemic Shock by Anukrati Shukla, Syeda Alqadri, Ashley Ausmus, Robert Bell, Premkumar Nattanmai, Christopher R. Newey

“…This protocol was given in boluses based on the formula: urine output minus one hundred. Initial serum sodium was 148 mmol/L, and one-hour urine output was 1 liter. …”
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Mathematical modeling and simulation of hepatitis B transmission dynamics with passive immunity and control strategies by James Khobocha Mirgichan, Cyrus Gitonga Ngari, Stephen Karanja, Robert Muriungi

“…Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a continued threat to mankind's health killing hundreds of thousands of people every year and thus calls for control and prevention measures to be put in place. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTING AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Bolaji Ibrahim Abiola, Abiodun Lukuman Olaiya, Kamar Adeyemi, Abdelfattah Bolarinwa Jimoh

“…The population consists of all the one hundred and fourteen (114) listed non-financial firms in Nigeria. …”
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25 Years of Politology of Religion by Miroljub Jevtić

“…This discipline was firstly introduced as a course in the Department of Political Science of the University of Belgrade, in the school year 1993/1994. So far, hundreds of undergraduate political science students attended this course. …”
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Application of Shear-Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Hamstring Stiffness in Young Basketball Athletes by Paige Cummings, Nathan D. Schilaty, Takashi Nagai, Luca Rigamonti, Ryo Ueno, Nathaniel A. Bates

“… # Study Design Un-blinded, prospective, non-randomized, cohort study. # Methods Six-hundred forty-two lower extremities from 321 high school and collegiate basketball athletes (177 F: 139 M) were examined for hamstring stiffness prior to the start of their competitive basketball season. …”
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The Relationship between Secondary School Students' Use of Metacognitive Reading Strategies and their Reading Achievement by Elfinesh Berhe G/hiwot, Alamirew G/Mariam G/Micheal

“…A mixed-methods design was employed, incorporating datagathering instruments such as the reading comprehension part of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Metacognitive Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI), and semi-structured interviews. One hundred and fifty students (68 men and 82 women) took part in the reading test and filled out the questionnaire. …”
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Determinants of Food Taboos in the Pregnant Women of the Awabel District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia by Wollelaw Getnet, Wubie Aycheh, Taddele Tessema

“…Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted. Three hundred seven pregnant women were selected for the study. …”
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Frequency, distribution, and molecular recognition of Argas persicus (Argasidae) infestation of local chicken Gallus gallus domesticus in Mosul city by Abeer A. Ahmed, Layan Y. Khalil

“…Seven hundred sixty-four ticks of Argas persicus have been collected from 390 local chickens at four locations in Mosul city. …”
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STRUCTURAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA by Fatima Bisola MAHMOUD, Mubaraq Sanni, Ismaila Daudu ALIU

“…This study employed cross-sectional survey research design with a total population of eight thousand, five hundred and eighty-nine (8,589). The sample size of 382 was selected out of which 95% responded. …”
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Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria by Alkali, Bashir, Garba, Iliyasu, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Abdurrazak, Kibiya, Muhammad, Hassan Abubakar, Ibrahim, Ntulume, Faruku, Sarkinfada, Ezera, Agwu

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: One hundred and thirty eight (138) isolates were recovered, from the studied participants. …”
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Performance Disparity in Mathematics between male and female Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Kamuganguzi Subcounty, Kabale District. by Amos, Musimenta

“…Cross sectional research design was used and a sample size of two hundred thirty respondents was used. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select respondents. …”
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School feeding program and students Performance: A case Study of Selected Primary Schools in North “A” District, Zanzibar. by Suleiman Hamad, Halima

“…A total sample of two hundred ninety one (291) respondents was considered for the study. …”
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Influence of Parents’ Socio-Economic Status on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Primary Schools of Kabale Municipality by Wilberforce, Nabaasa

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Modern theoretical-methodological and economic-legal problems of implementing the concept of sustainable development of tourism and recreation in Ukraine by Ion Dubovich, Alla Anishchenko, Nadia Yurkiv, Yuliia Volkovska, Rostyslav Matsko, Oleh Rozhkovych, Mariana-Nadiia Dubovich, Oksana Pylypiak

“…It is emphasized that the main problems that are currently hindering the implementation of the concept of sustainable development of tourism and recreation in Ukraine today are, first of all, the fact that hundreds of hectares of the territory of Ukraine are mined, the territories are contaminated with ammunition, large areas of the forest fund have been destroyed, the infrastructure has been destroyed, etc.It is noted that the Methodology for determining damage and losses, approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, takes into account only a part of economic losses, while other significant losses that directly relate to the tourism and recreation industry (loss of life and health of the population of Ukraine, separation Ukrainian families, destroyed living conditions of Ukrainian citizens, damaged or destroyed residential buildings, moral, aesthetic and many other damages) are not taken into account.It is substantiated that for an objective assessment of damage and the amount of damage, it is also necessary to take into account environmental damage and destroyed natural resources, including mined and polluted hundreds of hectares of the territory of Ukraine, etc. …”
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Feeding of dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel on humoral immune response of broiler chickens by Z. Pourhossein, A. Qotbi, A. Seidavi, V. Laudadio, D. Mazzei, V. Tufarelli

“…Purpose An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel (DCSP) on humoral immune response of broiler chickens. Methods Four hundred 1-day-old Ross 308 broilers were distributed according to a completely randomized design into five treatments with four replicates of 20 chicks each. …”
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Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: The Vancouver Hospital experience by Grant Stiver, Amy Wai, Lynne Chase, Luciana Frighetto, Carlo Marra, Peter Jewessen

“…From June 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997, 334 patients at the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) were referred to and screened for, outpatient intravenous antibiotic therapy. One hundred and ninety were accepted, 107 of whom were cared for under the VHHSC program and 83 of whom were discharged to continue intravenous therapy in their own health region. …”
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Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children by Liangcheng Wu, Chenghai Weng, Fei Xia, Xiaoying Wang, Xingtao Zhou

“…The AL between both eyes was compared using paired samples t-test when DIA = 0 D, <0.5 D, and ≥0.5 D. Results. Six hundred and twelve cases (98.23%) in 623 children aged 7–12 yrs older entered into the study. …”
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Analysis of long noncoding gene expression and its interactions with protein-coding genes in vascular endothelial cells in keloids by Yunxiang Luo, Zi Ye, Yi Li, Chau Wei Wong, Shuqia Xu, Yu Deng, Zhicheng Su, Xueqing Li, Yingxiong Huang, Bing Han

“…Results The expression of three hundred and five mRNAs in the keloid group was significantly different from that in the normal group, and 98 lncRNAs were different, 21 of which were upregulated and 118 of which were downregulated. …”
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Relationship between weapon size and six key behavioural and physiological traits in males of the European earwig by Blackwell, Samantha E M, Pasquier, Laura, Dupont, Simon, devers, Severine, Lecureuil, Charlotte, Meunier, Joël

“…Here, we tested whether forceps length is associated with six important behavioural and physiological traits in males of the European earwig. We sampled hundreds of males from two populations, selected 60 males with the longest and shortest forceps from each population, and then measured locomotor performance, boldness, aggregation behaviour, survival under harsh conditions, sperm storage, and survival after pathogen exposure. …”
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