Prevalence and determinants of self-medication consumption of antibiotics in adults in Iran: a population based cross-sectional study, 2019–2020 by Javad Nazari, Roya Ghafoury, Nahid Chezani-Sharahi, Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Mobin Naghshbandi

“…The variables examined in this study included age, gender, educational level, occupational status, insurance coverage, and marital status. All gathered data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 and STATA version 16.0 software. p-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.ResultsThe annual prevalence of antibiotic self-medication was 30.3% (n = 2,033). …”
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Mapping the landscape: A bibliometric analysis of AI and teacher collaboration in educational research [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Rajesh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Rekha Verma, Archana Singh, N.S Bohra, Arvind Nain

“…Background This study intends to investigate the relationship between artificial intelligence and teachers’ collaboration in educational research in response to the growing use of technologies and the current status of the field. …”
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′Sure closure′-skin stretching system, our clinical experience by K I Subramania, S Mohit, P R Sasidharan, M K Abraham, P Arun, V Kekatpure

“…Objective: In clinical practice of reconstructive surgery one of the problems one routinely comes across is skin and soft tissue defects, which require coverage. Coverage of such wounds requires primary/secondary closure, skin grafting or flaps. …”
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Evaluating the viability of installing photovoltaic panels on irrigation canals for energy generation and water storage by Ali Kaab, Hassan Ghasemi-Mobtaker, Mohammad Sharifi, Uffe Jørgensen

“…However, mutual shading limits usable panel coverage to 60 %, resulting in about 68.40 ha of coverage and generating approximately 4940 TJ, with 3257 TJ connectable to the grid. …”
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Revolutionizing Restorative Dentistry: The Role of Polyethylene Fiber in Biomimetic Dentin Reinforcement—Insights from In Vitro Research by Álvaro Ferrando Cascales, Andrea Andreu Murillo, Raúl Ferrando Cascales, Rubén Agustín-Panadero, Salvatore Sauro, Carmen Martín Carreras-Presas, Ronaldo Hirata, Artiom Lijnev

“…This review aims to analyze the literature on the biomimetic restorative technique using long polyethylene fiber and assess its benefits and indications relative to traditional cusp coverage restorations. …”
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Perspectives of HPV vaccination among young adults: a qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis protocol by Purnima Madhivanan, Jonathan Smith, Namoonga M Mantina, Flavia Nakayima Miiro, Deborah Jean McClelland, Priscilla Anne Magrath

“…After data extraction, framework analysis will be used to analyse the data applying the socioecological model. …”
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Distribution of serotypes and antibiotic resistance profiles of Streptococcus pneumoniae in hospitalized adult patients: aretrospective multicenter surveillance in China (2018–2019... by Chunjiang Zhao, Feifei Zhang, Zhanwei Wang, Shuo Yang, Hongbin Chen, Hui Wang

“…Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antimicrobial agents were determined using the agar dilution method. Pneumococcal serotyping was performed using the Pneumotest-Latex kit and type-specific antisera. …”
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Germination and seedling growth of Calluna vulgaris is sensitive to regional climate, heathland succession, and drought by Kristine Birkeli, Ragnhild Gya, Siri Vatsø Haugum, Liv Guri Velle, Vigdis Vandvik

“…Abstract The coastal heathlands of Northwest Europe are highly valued cultural landscapes, that are critically endangered due to land use and climatic changes, such as increased frequency and severity of drought events. …”
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Review of Cross-Leg Flaps in Reconstruction of Posttraumatic Lower Extremity Wounds in a Microsurgical Unit by Ravi K. Mahajan, Krishnan Srinivasan, Harish Ghildiyal, Mahipal Singh, Adish Jain, Taha Kapadia, Ankush Tambotra

“…Conclusion: Cross-leg flap is still a useful tool for leg wound coverage even in microsurgical unit in situations precluding free flap coverage.…”
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Epidemiology and Outcomes of Clostridial Bacteremia at a Tertiary-Care Institution by Monica Shah, Eliahu Bishburg, David A. Baran, Trini Chan

“…Early mortality was significantly lower in patients receiving antibiotics with adequate coverage for Clostridium species.…”
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Surface water and geomorphological changes of the Blue Nile dynamics associated with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): a multi-temporal analysis by Leidy Luna, Joseph Awange, Yongze Song, Luyen K. Bui, Ayalsew Zerihun, Michael Kuhn

“…The findings are examined using the Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) model, revealing significant fluctuations in the water surface coverage area across different sections of the river, particularly following the filling stages of the GERD. …”
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Design and Experimental Investigation of a Non-Contact Tomato Pollination Device Based on Pulse Airflow by Siyao Liu, Subo Tian, Zhen Zhang, Lingfei Liu, Tianlai Li

“…The results show that tomato flowers produce a composite reciprocating vibration under the coupling effect of the inflorescence elastic force and the pulse airflow force, and the coverage of pollen on the stigma is 11.2% higher than assisted pollination using stable airflow. …”
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Increasing engagement with liver disease management across the UK: a follow-up cross-sectional survey by Helen Jarvis, Charlotte Berry, Jonathan Worsfold, Vanessa Hebditch, Stephen Ryder

“…Quantitative analysis was undertaken using Microsoft Excel. Results: There were 67 responses from 68 possible ICS and health board areas, representing 99% UK coverage. …”
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Protecting the poor? Impact of the national health equity fund on utilization of government health services in Cambodia, 2006-2013 by Peter Leslie Annear, John Tayu Lee, Keovathanak Khim, Por Ir, Ellen Moscoe, Tapley Jordanwood, Thomas Bossert, Matthias Nachtnebel, Veasnakiry Lo

“…During the last two decades, the HEF system was scaled up from an initial two health districts to national coverage of public health facilities. This is the first national study to examine the impact of the HEF on the utilisation of public health facilities.Methods We first investigated the level of national HEF population coverage and health service use made by HEF eligible members using an administrative HEF operational dataset. …”
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Prepregnancy Health Care Engagement Among American Indian and Alaska Native People Before and After the Affordable Care Act by Danielle R. Gartner, Katlyn Hettinger, Heather Howard-Bobiwash, Claire E. Margerison

“…Results: Among AI/AN birth givers, prepregnancy Medicaid coverage, multivitamin/prenatal use, and teeth cleaning increased by 10 percentage points (ppts), 5 ppts, and 9 ppts, respectively, and were larger than increases experienced by white birth givers (5, 3, and 2–4 ppts, respectively). …”
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Harmonization of marine gravity data in Eastern Baltic by Vents Zusevics

“…Data recovered during this research covers the previous data gaps between sets used in previous research. Using a more complete data coverage can improve new campaign data set validation and provide insights on inter-campaign biases within older data. …”
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Impact of measles vaccination strategies on vaccination rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andrew Hayen, Kiddus Yitbarek, Mirkuzie Woldie, Firew Tekle Bobo, Jane Frawley, Abela Mahimbo, Meru Sheel

“…Two independent reviewers screened articles, assessed their quality using the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and extracted data using a predefined electronic tool. …”
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Enhancing Stream Ecosystems Through Riparian Vegetation Management by Jeong-Yun Gu, Jong-Won Lee, Sang-Woo Lee, Yujin Park, Se-Rin Park

“…When riparian vegetation and land use factors were jointly adjusted, scenarios with high riparian vegetation coverage showed improved probabilities of good BMI scores—24.3% under highly agricultural conditions and 27.4% under highly urbanized conditions—highlighting a substantial vegetation effect, particularly in urban areas. …”
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Exploring farmers’ seasonal climate forecast needs: Co-producing forecasts for food security by Andrew Thatcher, Olivier Crespo, Peter Johnston, Ammaarah Darsot

“…The needs of the two groups differed marginally, but the major barrier for smallholder farmers was SCF access as a result of a lack of smartphones and network coverage. Significance: The findings help us to understand what farmers need to know to perceive a use and make use of SCFs, and to provide guidance in bridging the gap between existing SCF products and farmers taking more informed farming actions that will increase their resilience to climate change and improve their food security. …”
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Overview of Finnish national patient data repository for research on medical risk assessment by Viljami Männikkö, Klaus Förger, Henna Kujanen, Jani Tikkanen, Simo Antikainen, Joona Munukka

“…Main challenges in the use of data in the Kanta PDR are multiple code systems for laboratory results, short durations of recorded data for specific data types, and missing or very rarely used structured format e.g., in cases of tobacco and alcohol use. …”
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