The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Ayehu Bereket, Denekew Bitew, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among secondary school teachers in Bahir Dar. Two hundred twenty-two randomly selected teachers were interviewed, and data related to the demographic, behavioral, health, and dietary characteristics of the individuals were recorded. …”
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The Effect of High Levels Carbohydrate on Intestinal Microbiota, Metabolites, and Health of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Jinrui Xiong, Liping Yang, Luming Wang, Shaoyang Zhi, Mengjuan Zhao, Chunchu Xu, Leya Qu, Xiaorui Guo, Xiao Yan, Chaobin Qin, Guoxing Nie

“…This study examined the effects of varying carbohydrate levels on the intestinal flora of common carp and assessed how microbial metabolites influence intestinal health. Two hundred seventy common carps were chosen and distributed randomly into three groups that fed diets containing starch at levels of 15% (low-carbohydrate diet [LCD]), 28% (medium-carbohydrate diet [MCD]), and 45% (high-carbohydrate diet [HCD]) for 60 days. …”
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Utilization of eye care services among adults in a rural community in Rivers State South-South, Nigeria by Datonjo Alwell George, Godswill Inye Nathaniel

“…P < 0.05 was considered a statistically significant association between variables. Results: Four hundred and twenty-five subjects participated in the study made up of 240 males (56.5%) and 185 females (43.5%), with an M:F ratio of 1:1.3. …”
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Perioperative airway management techniques and complications in patients with temporomandibular joint ankylosis: Experience from a tertiary care teaching institute by Anjan Trikha, Ajoy Roychoudhury, Devalina Goswami, Souvik Maitra, Ongkila Bhutia, Dalim Kumar Baidya

“…Difficult mask ventilation, use of nasopharyngeal airway (NPA), difficult intubation, desaturation at induction and extubation, maneuvers to open the airway at extubation, and any post-operative anesthetic complications were noted. Results: Three hundred seventy-two children including 85 patients of OSA were available for analysis. …”
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“The effect of intramuscular dexmedetomidine versus oral gabapentin premedication on the emergence agitation after rhinoplasty”. A prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled... by Tamer Samir Abdelsalam Abdelaziz, Hatem Elsayed Mohammed Elsayed, Doaa Mohammed Kamal Eldin, Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim

“…Dexmedetomidine and gabapentin premedication could improve the quality of recovery after rhinoplasty. Methods One hundred fifty-three participants (ASA I-II, both sexes and age 18–40 years) scheduled for rhinoplasty were randomized into three groups. …”
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Effect of Akaushi (Wagyu), Angus and Brahman as paternal breeds on pre-weaning growth traits of calves by Jorge Víctor Rosete-Fernández, Abraham Fragoso-Islas, Alejandro Yáñez-Muñoz, Tomás Arturo González-Orozco, Vicente Eliezer Vega-Murillo, Ángel Ríos-Utrera

“…Materials and methods. One-hundred seventy one calves were produced by artificial insemination in nine herds in the state of Puebla (subtropical environment; n=83) and four herds in the state of Veracruz (tropical environment; n=88), Mexico. …”
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Results of 1‑year follow‑up after umbilical hernia with rectus abdominis muscle diastasis repair using endoscopic subcutaneous onlay approach (SCOLA) by Mindaugas Kiudelis, Matas Pažusis, Linas Venclauskas, Eglė Kubiliūtė, Algirda Venclauskienė

“…The Carolinas Comfort Scale questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality of life after the surgery. Results: One hundred patients underwent surgery for umbilical hernia with rectal abdominal muscle diastasis repair. …”
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A Five-Year Data Report of Long-Term Central Venous Catheters Focusing on Early Complications by Harald Lenz, Kirsti Myre, Tomas Draegni, Elizabeth Dorph

“…Results. One thousand one hundred and one procedures were performed. In eight (0.7%) cases, the insertion of a catheter was not possible, 23 (2.1%) catheters were incorrectly positioned, twelve (1.1%) patients developed pneumothorax, nine (0.8%) developed hematoma, and three (0.27%) developed infection postoperatively. …”
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Improvement of Bacteriocin Production by Natural Zeolite and Detection of Antibacterial Activity of Leuconostoc carnosum Purified Carnosin by Haneen A. Ibrahim, Intesar N. Khelkal, Yusra M. Muhsin

“…Zeolite is a mineral that consists mainly of aluminosilicate. One –hundred eighty isolates belonging to the lactic acid bacteria were obtained from 120 samples of different parts of cauliflower and broccoli .The vegetable samples were taken from different markets in Baghdad city for 3 months. …”
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A Fosmid Cloning Strategy for Detecting the Widest Possible Spectrum of Microbes from the International Space Station Drinking Water System by Sangdun Choi, Mi Sook Chang, Tara Stuecker, Christine Chung, David A. Newcombe, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

“…The amplified high-molecular-weight DNA from both samples was cloned into fosmid vectors. Several hundred clones were randomly selected for sequencing, followed by Blastn/Blastx searches. …”
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Nutritional value and prediction of digestible and metabolizable energy of full-fat deactivated soybeans for pigs by Teresinha Marisa Bertol, Jorge Vitor Ludke, Arlei Coldebella, Herbert Rech

“…Methods Ten metabolism experiments were conducted over a two-year period to evaluate 14 batches of full-fat deactivated soybeans, following the method of the total collection of feces and urine. One hundred and ninety-two pigs with an average initial body weight of 51.4±5.4 kg were assigned to dietary treatments. …”
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INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ON POTATO GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS by D. A. Afonnikov, I. V. Totsky, Z. Stasevski

“…An important collection-related trend in recent years has been inclusion of samples with a large number (more than a hundred) characteristics, which are evaluated by constantly testing varieties within the framework of foreign state breeding programs. …”
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Cheating Detection in Online Exams Using Deep Learning and Machine Learning by Bahaddin Erdem, Murat Karabatak

“…This study aims to identify the best deep learning and machine learning models to identify the unethical behavior patterns of learners using distance education exam data of an educational institution. One hundred twenty-nine online exam data were analyzed by the researcher with three different scenarios to reveal the best model performance in regression and classification. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wafaa Husain, Fatemah Ashkanani, Maryam A. Al Dwairji

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the association between various factors and nutrition knowledge score. A total of five hundred and ninety-seven students completed the questionnaire. …”
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Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“…Model performance was assessed with root mean square error (RMSE), model fit (R2), and calibration with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). # Results Two-hundred, ninety-seven pitchers (94 injuries) were included with an injury incidence of 1.15 arm injuries per 1000 athletic exposures. …”
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Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Pathogenity of White Spot Syndrome Virus in Giant Tiger Prawn (Penaeus monodon Fab.) by M. Subkhan, M. Alifuddin, A. Taslihan

“… This experiment was conducted to examine the effect of UV irradiation on pathogenity of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Fab.).  A hundred ml of WSSV virus suspension (200 μg/ml) were placed at 30 cm under UV light 10 Watt.  …”
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Configurations associated with the efficiency of the ophthalmology departments in public hospitals of Central South China. by Yimeng Li, Yao Chen, Bosheng Ma, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jie Zhong, Yan Jiang, Jing Luo, Jia Guo

“…Then, we employed Fuzzy Set-Qualitative Comparative Analysis to explore the recipes of low-efficiency and high-efficiency ophthalmology departments using Fs-QCA (version 3.0) software.<h4>Results</h4>One hundred and ninety-five ophthalmology departments (87 in tertiary and 108 in secondary public hospitals) completed the survey. …”
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T cell receptor signaling pathway subgroups and construction of a novel prognostic model in osteosarcoma by Huan Xu, Huimin Tao

“…Results: Two TCRGs related subclusters were identified. Two hundred and seventy-two Differential expressed TCRGs were screened between two subclusters. …”
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The prevalence of and the effect of global stressors on eating disorders among medical students by Muneera B. Almahmeed, Muna A. Almutawa, Yahya M. Naguib, Yahya M. Naguib

“…Data was collected from September 2022 to February 2023.ResultsThree hundred and ninety-seven students were recruited in the present study. 32.1% of the tested students demonstrated an elevated risk for developing EDs. …”
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Clinical Evidence and Risk Factors for Reproductive Disorders Caused by Bacterial Infections in Meat Goats in Northeastern Thailand by Sarinya Rerkyusuke, Sawarin Lerk-u-suke, Anucha Sirimalaisuwan

“…The objective of this study was to identify risk factors related to reproductive disorders caused by bacterial infections in goats in northeastern Thailand. Two hundred twenty farms were investigated, and 49 herds were found to have clinical reproductive disorders. …”
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