Genetic variant in the AGT gene (rs699-GG) is associated with severe COVID-19 in Brazilian patients by PABLO C.S. FARIAS, LEANDRO P. CABRAL, PATRÍCIA A.F. NEVES, CAIO A.B. JANUÁRIO, BEATRIZ M. CORDEIRO, WILSON J. DA SILVA JÚNIOR, CAROLINA BASEGGIO, SÉRGIO S.L. PAIVA JÚNIOR, PAULO S.R. DE ARAÚJO, VIRGÍNIA MARIA B. DE LORENA, VALDIR Q. BALBINO, REGINALDO G. LIMA NETO

“…DNA was extracted, sequenced, and genotyped via next-generation sequencing (NGS). For non-parametric data, the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. …”
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Translation and Adaptation of the STOPP/START Criteria Version 3 for Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People to European Portuguese: A Study Protocol by Daniela A. Rodrigues, Fátima Roque, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Luís Monteiro

“…The aim of this study is to translate and validate the STOPP/START version 3 criteria for Portuguese, providing an updated and useful tool for healthcare professionals. Methods and Analysis: This study will be conducted through four phases: I) translation of the STOPP/START version 3 criteria to European Portuguese; II) collection of sociodemographic, clinical, and medication data; III) intrarater reliability study; and IV) interrater agreement study. …”
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Evaluation of The Factors Affecting the Benefiting Level from The Young Farmers Project Support in TR 71 Region of Turkey by Hasan Gökhan Doğan, Arzu Kan, Mustafa Kan, Fatma Tosun, İlkay Uçum, Cengiz Solmaz, Duygu Birol

“…The logit model was used in the analysis of the data. According to Logit model results, the factors such as gender, marital status, farming situation of young farmer, farming situation of young farmer’s family, residence population, social security status, agricultural education certificate status and ownership of property which are influencing on individuals benefiting from young farmer support were found statistically significant.…”
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Essential Oils from <i>Papaver rhoeas</i> and Their Metabolomic Profiling by Valeria Cavalloro, Francesco Saverio Robustelli della Cuna, Alberto Malovini, Carla Villa, Cristina Sottani, Matteo Balestra, Francesco Bracco, Emanuela Martino, Simona Collina

“…GC/MS analysis of EOs revealed the presence of 106 compounds belonging to 13 different classes. …”
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Psychological experience of inpatients with acute pancreatitis: a qualitative study by Yuanyuan Chen, Guotao Lu, Can Zhang, Yiwen Gao, Jingwen Qin, Weiwei Chen, Yan Ren, Shuli Ma, Weijuan Gong, Xiaoxi Yang, Hongmei He

“…We employed an adapted version of Colaizzi’s qualitative analysis approach to examine the data.Results We extracted three themes and eight subthemes regarding the participants’ psychological experiences: (1) feeling that their disease is unpredictable (the inability to recognise the disease, uncertainty about the illness and fear of progression or recurrence); (2) various kinds of stress and support (feeling different degrees of stress, perceiving social support, seeking and craving social support); and (3) developing self-adaptability in the disease process (treating one’s illness negatively or positively).Conclusions Cognitive and emotional responses vary in patients with AP during hospitalisation. …”
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Predicting Seasonal Deformation Using InSAR and Machine Learning in the Permafrost Regions of the Yangtze River Source Region by Jie Chen, Xingchen Lin, Tonghua Wu, Junming Hao, Xiaodong Wu, Defu Zou, Xiaofan Zhu, Guojie Hu, Yongping Qiao, Dong Wang, Sizhong Yang, Lina Zhang

“…It also aids in assessing subsurface hydrological processes and the resilience and vulnerability of permafrost. The developed ML algorithm, with access to precise environmental data, is capable of forecasting seasonal deformations across the entire QTP and potentially throughout the Arctic.…”
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From non-human to human primates: a translational approach to enhancing resection, safety, and indications in glioma surgery while preserving sensorimotor abilities by Matteo Gambaretti, Matteo Gambaretti, Luca Viganò, Luca Viganò, Matteo Gallo, Giovanni Pratelli, Tommaso Sciortino, Lorenzo Gay, Marco Conti Nibali, Alberto Luigi Gallotti, Alberto Luigi Gallotti, Leonardo Tariciotti, Luca Mattioli, Lorenzo Bello, Lorenzo Bello, Gabriella Cerri, Gabriella Cerri, Marco Rossi, Marco Rossi, Marco Rossi

“…Since the pivotal studies of neurophysiologists in the early 20th century, research on brain functions in non-human primates has provided valuable insights into the neural mechanisms subserving neurological function. By using data acquired on non-human primates as a reference, important progress in knowledge of the human brain and its functions has been achieved. …”
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Protocol for an outcome assessor-blinded pilot randomised controlled trial of an ion-exchange water softener for the prevention of atopic eczema in neonates, with an embedded mecha... by Joanne R Chalmers, Sanja Kezic, Zarif K Jabbar-Lopez, Nikeeta Gurung, Danielle Greenblatt, Annette Briley, Kim Suzanne Thomas, Tony Frost, John E A Common, Heidi H Kong, Julie A Segre, Simon Danby, Michael J Cork, Janet L Peacock, Carsten Flohr

“…Follow-up will be until 6 months of age. Data will be collected at birth (baseline), 1, 3 and 6 months of age. …”
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High-throughput method for improving rice AGB estimation based on UAV multi-source remote sensing image feature fusion and ensemble learning by Jinpeng Li, Jinpeng Li, Jinxuan Li, Jinxuan Li, Dongxue Zhao, Dongxue Zhao, Qiang Cao, Qiang Cao, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu

“…Feature selection combined statistical analysis and modeling techniques, with collinearity removed through the Variance Inflation Factor (VIF). …”
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Predictive modeling of electrochromic performance in ammonium metatungstate solutions using machine learning algorithms by Bocheng Jiang, Honglong Ning, Muyun Li, Rihui Yao, Chenxiao Guo, Yucheng Huang, Zijie Guo, Dongxiang Luo, Dong Yuan, Junbiao Peng

“…Unlike traditional solid-state ECDs, liquid devices offer a simpler structure, reducing manufacturing variables and potentially improving prediction accuracy with minimal input data. Two types of ECDs were developed using solutions of ammonium metatungstate-iron(II) chloride and ammonium metatungstate-iron(II) sulfate, resulting in 20 different devices with varying concentration gradients. …”
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Job characteristics model-based study of the intrinsic motivations for primary care practitioners by Shichao Zhao, Jing Ping, Hong Zhu, Wanting Ji, Yuyan Wang, Ying Wang

“…Multiple linear regression was employed to assess the impact of these factors on job performance. The interview data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results: A total of 870 questionnaires were included in the study. …”
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The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses at general hospitals in Guangdong Province regarding suicide prevention for inpatients and its influencing factors by Jinling Zhu, Meizhu Ding, Dongxu Si, Yingna Li, Zenghong Yuan, Danni Li, LiLi Deng, Cuiying Tang, Shuyun Xiong

“…Methods A convenience sampling method was employed to survey general hospital nurses in Guangdong Province using the Questionnaire Star platform. Data were collected using a self-designed general information questionnaire, a KAP questionnaire on nurses’ suicide prevention for hospitalized patients, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Work Engagement Scale. …”
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Evaluating Leaf Water Potential of Maize Through Multi-Cultivar Dehydration Experiments and Segmentation Thresholding by Shuanghui Zhao, Yanqun Zhang, Pancen Feng, Xinlong Hu, Yan Mo, Hao Li, Jiusheng Li

“…The performance of the models developed for each cultivar was compared with the performance of the cross-cultivar model. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with female genital mutilation/cutting among Tanzanian women who gave birth in the five years prior to the survey: A population-based study. by Fabiola Vincent Moshi

“…<h4>Method</h4>This study utilized an analytical cross-sectional design based on data from the 2015-2016 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicators Survey (TDHS-MIS). …”
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Mecanismos de enfrentamento desencadeados por pacientes em situações estressoras: cirurgia ambulatorial [Coping mecanism by surgical patients in stress situations: ambulatory surge... by Carlos Eduardo Peres Sampaio, Thays Macedo Nascimento Costa, Dayane de Araújo, Deyse Conceição Santoro

“…Participated on this study 12 patients between 16 and 74 years old. Through the analysis of the data, 2 cathegories were elaborated, emphasizing the religion and the family’s support as adaptive mechanisms during the surgical period. …”
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First study on molecular identification of Anaplasma ovis in sheep in southern Kazakhstan by Alexandr Ostrovskii, Madina Kadyrova, Nurdina Yerzhanova, Dinara Kamalova, Amirkhan Kassen, Nailya Tursunbay, Alexandr Shevtsov, Christian Bauer, Kassym Mukanov

“…There were no reliable data on the prevalence and genetic diversity of Anaplasma spp. in sheep in Kazakhstan. …”
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APOE ε4‐independent pathways predominate in the association between retinal nerve fiber layer thinning and 12‐year incident dementia by Yuzhuo Wang, Xiaoxi Ma, Haoze Cen, Jie Wang, Jie Wu, Ding Ding, Yiqin Xiao, Qianhua Zhao

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DETERMINATION OF DEPENDENCE OF CHEWELESS EFFECTS FROM TEMPERAMENT by K.D. Toncheva, D.M. Korol, I.V. Zaporozhchenko, D.V. Kalashnikov, D.D. Kindii

“…The study, in which 59 people took part, of them 27 men (45.8%) and 32 women (54.2%) aged 17-25 years, was conducted on the basis of the laboratory of the Department of Propaedeutics of Orthopedic Dentistry of the HSEEU "Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy "(Poltava). The analysis of the obtained data showed absolute numerical superiority among the surveyed representatives of two temperamental groups: 1 group - sanguine, 17 of them 10 men and 7 women; 2 group - choleric people, 24 of them 9 men and 15 women. …”
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Heightened Innate Immune and Inflammatory Gene Expression in the Skin of Severe COVID-19 Cases by Fernandes IG, Ferreira FM, De Sousa ESA, Pietrobon AJ, Teixeira FME, Ramos YÁL, Yendo TM, Pereira NZ, Sotto MN, Duarte-Neto AN, Orfali RL, Aoki V, Da Silva LFF, Duarte AJDS, Sato MN

“…This information could be useful for developing specific antiviral therapies.Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, skin, RNA-Seq, innate immunity…”
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Study on the correlation between abnormal bone metabolism and cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Jiang Li, Jiang Li, Yuxiao An, Jian Qin, Jian Qin, Noor Shafini Mohamad, Izzad Ramli

“…Multiple linear regression analysis was performed with cognition and bone density as dependent variables and other factors as independent variables.ResultsT2DM subjects were grouped according to bone mass. …”
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