Self-medication pattern among medical students in Middle Delta, Egypt by Nadira Mansour Hassan, Shimaa Mohamed Mohamed Koabar

“…Methods A four-month cross-sectional study was carried out among Egyptian undergraduate medical students at Tanta University, from first to final year. (November 2023 – February 2024). The students were chosen using a two-stage cluster sampling method, and data on sociodemographic and self-medication patterns were collected using a predesigned semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Evaluating the Performance of Fixed 3D-Printed and Dynamic Fabric Modules in a Second-Skin Façade System: A Residential Case Study in Southern Italy at Building and District Scales... by Yorgos Spanodimitriou, Giovanni Ciampi, Luigi Tufano, Michelangelo Scorpio, Sergio Sibilio

“…The building sector accounts for 30% of worldwide final energy usage and 26% of global energy-linked emissions. …”
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Retrospective Review of Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Outcomes at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Nancy Kasongo, Chiza Kasungu, Nixon Miyoba, Herbert T. Nyirenda, Muleta Kumoyo

“…A P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. 137 charts were identified, and 114 were included in the final analysis. 23 were excluded for missing histology. …”
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Learning-based DoS attack game strategy over multi-process systems by Zhiqiang Hang, Xiaolin Wang, Fangfei Li, Yi-ang Ren, Haitao Li

“…Second, these works assume that the attacker possesses complete knowledge of the system's dynamic information. Finally, the power exerted by both the attacker and defender is assumed to be small and discrete. …”
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The inhibitory effect of anti-allergic agent suplatast tosilate (IPD–1151T) on methacholine- and allergen-induced bronchoconstriction in sensitized mice by Kazuhito Asano, Tetsuya Mizutani, Toshikazu Shimane, Masataka Hisano, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Harumi Suzaki

“…Bronchoconstriction was measured 24 h after the final drug administration. IPD-1151T inhibited both antigen- and MCh-mediated bronchoconstriction in actively sensitized mice. …”
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Dietary Administration of Banana (Musa acuminata) Peel Flour Affects the Growth, Antioxidant Status, Cytokine Responses, and Disease Susceptibility of Rohu, Labeo rohita by Sib Sankar Giri, Jin Woo Jun, Venkatachalam Sukumaran, Se Chang Park

“…Diets containing five different concentrations of BPF (0% [basal diet], 1% [B1], 3% [B3], 5% [B5], and 7% [B7]) were fed to the fish (average weight: 15.3 g) for 60 days. The final weight gain and specific growth rate were higher (P<0.05) in the B5 group. …”
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Prioritization of employee performance evaluation indicators in the strategic process of human resource management using the MCDM approach: a case study of the fire department of A... by Seyed Fakhreddin Fakhrhosseini, Meysam Kaviani

“…Data analysis used the network process analysis approach, DEMATEL, and COPRAS.Findings: Based on the results of the research, the implementation criterion with a normalized weight of 0.436 is the priority among the criteria, the sub-criteria of ethical compliance with a final weight of 0.1276 is the first among the sub-criteria and the implementation of the evaluation system to increase performance. …”
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Pruebas no paramétricas a través de la Actividad de Situaciones Problema Docente en Matemática by Héctor José García Mendoza, Tomás Daniel Menéndez Rodríguez, Oscar Tintorer Delgado

“…Las acciones de la ASPDM son convertidas en variables (cuantitativa) y categóricas (cualitativa) para explicar el proceso de aprendizaje. Al final se coloca un ejemplo aplicando el método estadístico inferencial no paramétrico Wilcoxon para muestras relacionadas para comparar el antes y después de una intervención pedagógica. …”
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Prevalence Of Suboptimal Health Status Amongst General Population of Residential Area, Heavy Industries Taxila, Taxila by Aashi Mughal, Anwar Bibi, Mehwish Riaz, Roma Salman, Nadia Nisar, Mohsin Raza

“…Correlation was used to assess the correlation between suboptimal health and lifestyle-related factors Results: A final sample of 400 participants was included. In our sample,86(21.5%) had suboptimal health with a mean age of 29.96±9.3 years. …”
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An Investigation on the Influences of Construction Schemes on Backfilling the River-Crossing Section of a Utility Tunnel by Jin-Kun Huang, Zhao-Xiang Lu, Wan-Yun Yin, Ren-Cai Jin, Yuan-Di Qian, Si-Dong Shen, Lei Wang

“…Within the region 1 m above the roof of the utility tunnel, backfill modes had no effect on the final stress and displacement values, but the layering method made a difference. …”
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Achieving near-zero energy in hot climates: Retrofitting building envelopes for existing homes by Mohammed A Aloshan

“…The subsequent phase involved analysing 128 cases to determine the optimal configuration of the building's outer shell, considering key design variables like windows glazing, local shading devices and thermal insulation. The final phase integrated photovoltaic (PV) cells into the optimised model to generate sufficient energy, thereby attaining near-zero energy consumption annually. …”
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From byssus threads to Pinna nobilis sea-silk: a fiber characterization by Lorena C. Giannossa, Annarosa Mangone, Giovanni Lagioia, Gerardo Palazzo, Luigi Gentile

“…This finding suggests the occurrence of structural modifications as the fibers undergo manufacturing steps, potentially influencing the properties of the final sea-silk fabric.…”
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A Comparative Study of AlCl3 and FeCl2-Modified TiCl4/MgCl2/THF Catalytic System in the Presence of Hydrogen for Ethylene Polymerization by Thanyathorn Niyomthai, Aniroot Ratchadaphet, Bunjerd Jongsomjit, Piyasan Praserthdam

“…Lewis acid modification can improve activity because it can remove the remaining THF in the final catalyst, which can poison the catalyst active sites via the ring-opening of THF that was confirmed by XRD measurements. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of computed tomographic‐guided Tru‐Cut biopsies in 16 dogs and 14 cats with nasal cavity mass lesions by Jessica Milne, Sophie Ekkebus, Daniel Thompson, Robert Brash

“…The diagnosis was considered clinically appropriate in 26/30 cases (87%): neoplasia in 24/30 cases (80%) and rhinitis in 2/30 cases (7%). Neoplasia was the final diagnosis in 14/16 dogs (88%) and 10/14 cats (71%). …”
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Idiopathic Isolated Acquired Steroid Dependent SO Palsy: A Rare Case Report by Isha Agarwal, Mayuresh Naik, HarinderSingh Sethi

“…When patient was again restarted on oral steroids at 1 mg/kg body weight, diplopia-hypertropia disappeared at 10 mg OD prednisolone only to reappear at 5 mg OD dosage, leading to the final diagnosis of a “Steroid Dependent Isolated Superior Oblique Palsy”. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of the Biliary Obstruction by Mehmet Bilgin, Hüseyin Toprak, Mehmet Burgazli, S. Sennur Bilgin, Ritvan Chasan, Ali Erdogan, Cem Balci

“…MRI/MRCP findings compared with final diagnoses, MRI/MRCP in the demonstration of bile duct obstruction sensitivity 96%, the specificity 100%, and accuracy 96.3%, in the detection of presence and level of obstruction, the sensitivity 96.7%, specificity 100%, and accuracy 97.2%, in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis, the sensitivity 82.3%, specificity 96%, and accuracy 91.7%, and in the determination of the character of the stenosis, sensitivity 95.6%, specificity 91.3%, and accuracy 94.5% were found. …”
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Development of a New Questionnaire to Assess the Social Impact of Non-communicable Diseases by Ishani Hanspal, Farah Naaz Fathima, Karthik Murali, Abhay Sood, Fathima Ayoob, Tinku Thomas

“…The questionnaire was finalized after reaching a consensus among subject experts. …”
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The Dependence of Water and Gas Breakthrough on the Choice of Model Parameters in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Sector and Full Reservoir Models by Barham Sabir Mahmood, Mohammed Jamal Awl, Farhad Abdulrahman Khoshnaw

“…Other factors, such as aquifer size and WOC, show a moderate impact on water and gas breakthrough as well as final recovery. …”
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Study on Recovery Strategy of Hearing Loss & SGN Regeneration Under Physical Regulation by Zhe Li, Yijia Gao, Xingyu Chen, Lei Xu, Zhou Li, Renjie Chai

“…The research progress of physical regulation mechanism is discussed in detail. Finally, the problems in HL repair strategies are summarized and the future development direction is prospected, which could provide new ideas and technologies for the optimization of hearing treatment strategies and the research of SGN repair and regeneration through physical regulation.…”
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Tren dan Evolusi Penelitian Terkait Pendidikan untuk Pembangunan Berkelanjutan: Sebuah Kajian Bibliometrik by Apia Agustin

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