Access and utilisation of leprosy healthcare services in high-burden districts in Ethiopia by Solomon S. Marrye, Simangele Shakwane

“…In addition, those who had better household income were more likely to have examined their family members for leprosy compared to low-income families (AOR [95% CI] = 4.5 [1.6, 12.9]). …”
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Approaches to cyber weapons classification problem by V. V. Kabernik

“…Working criteria for differentiation between information warfare and practical cyber warfare is suggested for proper classification of malware, espionage toolkits, hacking tools and combat software.…”
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A literature review on transformative impacts of blockchain technology on manufacturing management and industrial engineering practices by Dharmendra Hariyani, Poonam Hariyani, Sanjeev Mishra, Milind Kumar Sharma

“…As business performance increasingly depends on decentralized, tamper-proof records to manage transactions and data flows, adopting blockchain technology (BCT) is becoming crucial for remaining competitive in the digital and globalized economy. …”
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Conditional cash transfers and mortality in people hospitalised with psychiatric disorders: A cohort study of the Brazilian Bolsa Família Programme. by Camila Bonfim, Flávia Alves, Érika Fialho, John A Naslund, Maurício L Barreto, Vikram Patel, Daiane Borges Machado

“…In addition, 4% of deaths could have been prevented if BFP had been present (population attributable risk (PAF) = 4%, 95% CI 0.06, 7.10).…”
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Comparing Virtual Reality–Based and Traditional Physical Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Stations for Clinical Competency Assessments: Randomized Controlled Trial... by Tobias Mühling, Verena Schreiner, Marc Appel, Tobias Leutritz, Sarah König

“…Apart from some hesitancy toward its broader application in future practical assessments (mean 3.07, SD 1.37 for VRS vs mean 3.65, SD 1.18 for PHS; P=.03), there were no other differences in perceptions between VRS and PHS. Thematic analysis highlighted the realistic portrayal of medical emergencies and fair assessment conditions provided by the VRS. …”
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Rapid production of organic fertilizer from degradable waste by thermochemical processing by C. R. Sudharmaidevi, K. C. M. Thampatti, N. Saifudeen

“…The process and the prototype machine were found beneficial by a public evaluation. Conclusions The new thermochemical waste processing method provides a quick and sustainable solution for hygienic waste disposal and the production of organic fertilizer.…”
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Trans-architecture by Tim Gough

“…Via a reading of Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble and Jacques Derrida’s Before the Law, it posits that the transing of gender can be a clue as to the transing of architecture away from essentialising ontologies. …”
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Exponentially Generated Modified Chen Distribution with Applications to Lifetime Dataset by Awopeju Kabiru Abidemi, Alfred A. Abiodun

“…In this paper, the exponentially generated system was used to modify a two-parameter Chen distribution to a four-parameter distribution with better performance. The property of complete probability distribution function was used to verify the completeness of the resulting distribution, which shows that the distribution is a proper probability distribution function. …”
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Growth of Banggai Cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni Reared at Different Salinity in a Controlled System by . Madinawati, Samliok Ndobe, Afiat Gamgulu

“…Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan berat mutlak (1,625 g) tertinggi diperoleh pada salinitas 27 ppt. …”
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Tailoring bus rapid transit to the complex realities of African Cities: Critical issues and public policy planning approaches by Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng, Franco Jauregui-Fung

“…These African BRT implementations have often been fraught with difficulties, including delays, cost overruns, and operational challenges, while several projects have failed to materialise despite significant public investment. …”
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Repeated Endoscopic Therapy for Esophagogastric Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhotic Patients: Ten-Year Real-World Analysis by Jia-li Ma, Ling-ling He, Ping Li, Yu Jiang, Ju-long Hu, Yu-ling Zhou, Xiu-xia Liang, Hong-shan Wei

“…We retrospectively evaluated the clinical features and outcomes between cirrhotic patients with chronic HBV or HCV infections and other etiologies. …”
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Using the ADAPT guidance to culturally adapt a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use among injury patients in Tanzania. by Catherine A Staton, Armand Zimmerman, Msafiri Pesambili, Ashley J Phillips, Anna Tupetz, Joao Vitor Perez de Souza, Judith Boshe, Michael H Pantalon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

“…Our study demonstrates our approach to adapting substance use interventions for use in low resource settings and shows that cultural adaptation of alcohol use interventions is feasible, beneficial and empowering for our team. Our study lays a framework and method for other low resourced settings to integrate cultural adaptation into the implementation of a BNI in low resource EDs.…”
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Department “Foundry machines and technology”: history of foundation, formation and development by S. L. Rovin

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Influence of Elicitation and Germination Conditions on Biological Activity of Wheat Sprouts by Dariusz Dziki, Urszula Gawlik-Dziki, Monika Kordowska-Wiater, Monika Domań-Pytka

“…Taking into account both biological activity and microbiological purity of samples the best quality sprouts were in the most cases obtained for wheat germinated during four days at 20°C and elicited by W.…”
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Rhythm of the Seasons: Planting Seeds of Safety, Harvesting Grains of Hope -- A Lesson Plan for Farm Safety Audiences by Carol J. Lehtola, Charles M. Brown

“…IMBY stands for “In My Back Yard” — that is where safety should begin. The lesson plan gives direction for the educational part of the workshop. …”
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Evaluation of an Alternative Screening Method for Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic (DIABECOVID STUDY): An Observational Cohort Study by Alba Casellas, Cristina Martínez, Judit Amigó, Roser Ferrer, Laia Martí, Carme Merced, Maria Carmen Medina, Istria Molinero, Marta Calveiro, Anna Maroto, Ester del Barco, Elena Carreras, Maria Goya

“…The primary outcome (large for gestational age rate) was similar between groups: 200/1543 (13.0%) vs. 303/2197 (13.8%). …”
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ELABELA promotes the migration and homing of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to myocardial injury sites through the ERK1/2/miR-299a-5p/Exo70 pathway by Jing-Yu Hou, Hao Wu, Shuang-Mei Li, Xiao-Jing Li, Shu-Jun Yang, Xu-Xiang Chen, Chang-Qing Zhou, Hui-Bao Long, Hai-Dong Wu, Jia-Ying Fu, Ya-Jie Guo, Tong Wang

“…A dual luciferase assay was used to investigate the interaction between Exo70 and miR-299a-5p. Subsequently, a series of experimental procedures were performed, including sequential silencing of APJ or Exo70, overexpression of miR-299a-5p, inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation, assessment of BMSCs migration through transwell and scratch assays, detection of F-actin polymerization via immunofluorescence, and evaluation of the expression levels of each factor using qPCR and Western blotting.ResultsIn vitro, the migration ability of ELA-pretreated BMSCs was significantly augmented in the H/R environment. …”
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Dignity in The Remains of the Day from the Lens of Ontology, Ethics, and Liberalism by Sareh Khosravi

“…This analysis draws on Kant's focus on good will as the basis of moral behaviour, proposing that although Stevens demonstrates a significant sense of duty and follows rules closely, he lacks the essential moral consciousness necessary for genuinely ethical conduct. …”

Development of a novel evaluation method by mathematical anatomy for foot bone alignment displacement using x-ray radiographs. by Yosuke Maruyama, Katsutoshi Itsukaichi, Naoya Hoshikawa, Takayuki Nakagomi, Tomohiro Matsuyama, Hiroyuki Sasaki

“…Although these methods are widely used, they are considered problematic in terms of differences in scores between the methods. In this study, we developed a new geometric shape analysis method for the bony arrangement of the foot using the two-dimensional fast Fourier transform (2D-FFT), which incorporates mathematical anatomy using x-ray radiographs. …”
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Supporting implementation of universal prevention initiatives in K-12 schools: impacts on fidelity through organizational readiness and team functioning in a cluster-randomized tri... by Christopher M. Fleming, Hannah G. Calvert, Lindsey Turner

“…Multilevel (2–1-2) mediation models tested the degree to which individual team members’ perceptions of organizational readiness and team functioning mediated the relationship between school-level experimental condition and fidelity, controlling for the team members’ role. …”
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