EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED DIRECT VITAMIN D INJECTIONS INTO PARATHYROID GLANDS ON LABORATORY MARKERS AND SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM by R. P. Gerasimchuk, A. Yu. Zemchenkov

“…In the local injection group (LIG) PTH level reduced by 347 ± 360 pg/ml (38%) during the first month after injection course, and by 214 ± 255 pg/ml (28%) between annual average levels before and after injection course, while in control group (CG) it rose by 84 ± 277 pg/ml (11%). …”
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Priorities for educational planning to draw future plans in light of the available capabilities From the point of view of supervisors, principals and teachers by Radwan Farouk Qassem Al-Mawla, Raed Waad Hamed Al-Rashidi

“…The study sample consisted of (180) supervisors, administrators and teachers, within the Nineveh Education Directorate in Iraq, and for the application of the study the researchers prepared the study tool represented by (35) paragraphs divided into five areas: the field of school administration, the field of school curricula, the field of educational technology, the field of teacher preparation, the field of evaluation, The results of the study showed that the field of teacher preparation was ranked first with the highest arithmetic average of (2.64), while the field of school administration came in the last rank with an arithmetic average of (1.94), and the arithmetic average for the total score was (2.30). …”
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Time delays in the response to the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C outbreak in Nigeria - 2017. by Assad Hassan, G U Mustapha, Bola B Lawal, Aliyu M Na'uzo, Raji Ismail, Eteng Womi-Eteng Oboma, Oyeronke Oyebanji, Jeremiah Agenyi, Chima Thomas, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Mahmood M Dalhat, Patrick Nguku, Chikwe Ihekweazu

“…Four weeks after receiving notification, an integrated response coordinating centre was set up by NCDC and requests for vaccines were sent to International Coordinating Group (ICG) on vaccine provision. While it took ICG one week to approve the requests, it took an average of two weeks for approximately 41% of requested vaccines to arrive. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of research publications funded partially by the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) during a 10-year period (1994–2003) by Carl F. Albrecht

“…Nevertheless, it can be concluded that, on average, a contribution of about R50 000 from CANSA (value from 1994 to 2003) contributed to the appearance of one peer-reviewed cancer research publication with an average impact factor of 3.8 in the period under study. …”
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Intramedullary telescopic nailing method applied in cases with osteogenesis imperfecta and our results by Ilyas Ozer, Sukru Demir, Mehmet Yilmaz

“…The patients were followed for an average of 4 years. The mean revision time was 28 months for femur and 35 months for tibia. …”
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Inflow Prediction for Agricultural Reservoirs Using Disaster Prevention Measurement Data: A Comparison of TANK Model and Machine Learning by Bong-Kuk Lee, Joonyoung Choi, Kyoung Jae Lim, Jeongho Han

“…Through analysis of rainfall-inflow relationships, 4-hour moving average rainfall for Baekrok Reservoir and 8-hour moving average rainfall for Nangye Reservoir were selected as optimal input data for the RidgeCV model. …”
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Early application of abdominal re-approximation anchor system for the management of the open abdomen by Thamer Nouh, Ahmed Alburakan, Khalil Alawi, Nawaf Alshahwan, Hassan Mashbari, Jalal Alowais, Walid Khalaf

“…Intra-peritoneal sepsis was the indication in 4 patients while the rest were secondary to trauma. The system was applied after an average of 4.7 ± 1.9 days. …”
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Gibbs Free Energy and Enthalpy–Entropy Compensation in Protein Folding by María J. Benítez, Juan S. Jiménez

“…This set of thermodynamic data was calculated from the melting temperature (Tm), the melting enthalpy (ΔHm), and the change in heat capacity (ΔCp°) values, all of them associated with the heat-induced protein unfolding processes and included in the ProTherm Data Base. The average values of enthalpy (ΔH°av), entropy (TΔS°av), and free energy (ΔG°av) for the folding process were calculated within the range of temperature from 0 °C to the average value of Tm. …”
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The possibilities to benefit from hasmer and hasak sheep types with akkaraman sheep in breeders' flocks for slaughter lamb production by Ahmet Hamdi Aktaş, Mehmet Çolak, Mehmet Emin Tekin, Necdet Akay, Tülay Canatan Yılmaz, Şükrü Dursun

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Differences in live weight and average daily weight gain of male lambs at day 150 and various periods were significant (P<0.022) while the differences of female lambs were insignificant (P>0.126). …”
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Investigating the knowledge and attitude of nurses regarding hypoglycemia of diabetic patients hospitalized in Marjan Teaching Hospital in 2022 by Ali Imran Al-bawi, Mohammed Hassan A. Al-Hamdani, Mina Jouzi

“…Specifically, nurses in this department scored an average of 59.86% of knowledge points related to hypoglycemia. …”
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Knowledge and attitude of caregivers regarding sun exposure and protection in pediatric age in Western Region, Saudi Arabia by Elaf Bahareth, Ibrahim Alibrahim, Rayyan Bassas, Maria AlSulami, Abdulaziz Aljuaid, Ameera Bukhari, Imad Khojah, Mohammed Nashawi, Aisha Mirza, Amer Khojah

“…Sun protection practices were inconsistent; 28.7% of caregivers never used sunscreen themselves, 34.9% never used them for their children and 23% used it exclusively in the summer months. In conclusion, while most participants exhibited average knowledge about sunlight exposure and protection, only 23.1% of caregivers applied sunscreen regularly on their children.…”
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On-Demand Design of Terahertz Metasurface Sensors for Detecting Plant Endogenous and Exogenous Molecules by Hongyan Gao, Yuanye Liu, Gen Li, Haodong Liu, Yuxi Shang, Zheng Ma

“…The abscisic acid metasurface sensor achieved an average MSE of 5.66 × 10⁻⁶ and R_ER of 0.167%, while the gibberellic acid metasurface sensor had an average MSE of 8 × 10⁻⁷ and R_ER of 0.086%. …”
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“Patient-Centered” Self-Efficacy and Chronic Disease Management: Associations with Doctors’ Intentions and Perceived Treatment Effectiveness by Chi Zhou, Kaixiao Qu, Xiaoling Lin, Qunfan Huang, Zhiyu Wu, Hangyuan Gao, Yinuo Lian, Minmin Jiang, Yin Dong

“…For domain scores, dealing with communicative challenges had the highest average score (3.43 ± 0.70), while sharing information and power had the lowest average score (3.38 ± 0.71). …”
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The relationship between social network use and students’ quality of life by Fatemeh Aliverdi, zohreh mahmoodi, Zahra Mehdizadeh Tourzani, Leila Amini, , Farima Mohamadi

“…A significant association was found between social network scores and both the type of social network used and the average time spent on these platforms. Within the dimensions of social network use, the type of social network (B=-0.230) served as a negative predictor, while 4-5 hours of daily social network use (B=0.196) served as a positive predictor for quality of life scores.Conclusion: The study findings indicate a significant connection between the use of the Internet and social networks and students’ quality of life. …”
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Variability of the Pechora Sea Ice Area and Its Correlation With the Barents Sea Surface Temperature According to Satellite Observations and Reanalysis by E. V. Lvova, E. V. Zabolotskikh

“…To analyze the variability of sea surface temperature, we used the average daily data of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts ERA5 reanalysis obtained by averaging hourly data. …”
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Strategies to alleviate flickering: Bayesian and smoothing methods for deep learning classification in video by Noah Miller, Glen Ryan Drumm, Lance Champagne, Bruce Cox, Trevor Bihl

“…In the best case the proposed Bayesian CNN model reduces flickering by 67% while maintaining both overall accuracy and class level accuracy. …”
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The absolute mass and index of the heart and lungs in representatives of the marten family (Mustelidae) introduced into zooculture by Orlova Elena, Fedorova Oksana, Paraskiva Ekaterina, Shaposhnikov Georgy

“…It was determined that there is no significant difference between animals of different sexes in all studied marten species based on the average heart index. It has been established that the average absolute lung mass of American mink, sable, and polecat does not always depend on their body weight. …”
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Diagenetic Facies and Their Controls on the Quality of Tight Sandstone Reservoirs: A Case Study from the Upper Paleozoic Gas Reservoir in the Eastern Ordos Basin, North China by Xiaoli Qin, Rongxi Li, Lei Chen, Kun Jiao, Jinghua Cheng, Ahmed Khaled, Limiao Yao, Junnian Chen

“…The evolution process of porosity shows that the restored original porosity is indicated to be between 34.2% and 36.0%. The average porosity loss caused by compaction was 17.1%, while the average porosity loss caused by cementation is 14.1%. …”
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Impact of a Health Promotion Program on Knowledge, Physical Health, Mental Health, and Social Health Behaviors in Individuals at Risk for Colorectal Cancer by Surachet Fakkiew, Supat Teravecharoenchai, Panit Khemtong, Wanich Suksatan

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Thailand. While numerous studies advocate for regular screenings and health promotion programs to mitigate CRC risk, there is a notable lack of tailored health promotion models specifically designed for high-risk groups in Thailand. …”
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The Effect of Dried Noodle with Patin Fish and Pumpkin Flour on Body Weight of Children by Fitriani Fitriani, Yuniarti Yuniarti, Dyah Subandriani

“…Among the evaluated foods, spaghetti exhibited the highest level of food waste, while the omelet had the lowest. Statistical analysis demonstrated the significant effect of supplementary feeding on average caloric intake before and after the interventions. …”
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