The 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration Race-Free Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equations in Kidney Disease: Leading the Way in Ending Disparities by Keyerra Charles, Mary Jane Lewis, Elizabeth Montgomery, Morgan Reid

“…For over two decades, the equation recommended to calculate eGFR included a race coefficient to adjust for data that suggested that American adults with African ancestry had consistently higher serum creatinine levels. …”
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Application Analysis of Intelligent Robot Inspection System at Offshore Step-up Substation by Dengke ZHOU, Long CHENG, Yaping ZHANG, Peng TANG, Sheng GU, Kaiyuan ZHENG, Junsheng HE, Xue ZHANG

“…The research findings have important implications for advancing intelligence in offshore wind power operation and maintenance.…”
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‘Community people are the most powerful resources’: qualitative critical realist analysis and framework to support co-produced responses to zoonotic disease threats with(in) Nepali... by Anna Durrance-Bagale, Hari Basnet, Nanda Bahadur Singh, Steven R. Belmain, James W. Rudge, Natasha Howard

“…We also interviewed 20 healthcare professionals and policymakers, 14 representing human and six representing animal health. We interpreted data using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Thirty-nine people in six communities participated in interviews, with another 34 in 5 focus groups. …”
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DIDACTICS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION by Sabrina Bacher, Kateryna Binytska, Christian Kraler, Iurii Shcherbiak

“…Qualitative content analysis of the data was conducted using MAXQDA software through triangulated coding with three coders, and main and subcategories were derived inductively. …”
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Spatial distribution and source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in residential soil from Nsuta, a typical manganese mine community in Tarkwa, Southwestern Ghana by Eric Gyimah, Samuel Kwamena, Shadrack Fosu, Emmanuel Daanoba Sunkari, David Edem Dinku, Yao Yevenyo Ziggah

“…The present study provides baseline data that could be valuable for proper environmental management and policy-making to reduce the myriad influx of heavy metal contamination in the study area. …”
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Methane oxidation potential of soils in a rubber plantation in Thailand affected by fertilization by J. Murase, J. Murase, K. Sajjaphan, C. Dechjiraratthanasiri, O. Duangngam, R. Chotiphan, W. Rattanapichai, W. Azuma, M. Shibata, P. Kasemsap, D. Epron, D. Epron

“…Methane uptake per area, estimated by integrating the methane oxidation potentials of soil layers, was comparable to the field flux data, suggesting that methane oxidation in the soil predominantly occurs at depths below the surface layer. …”
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Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) distribution in a diverse Asian population: Influence of ethnicity, sex and bilaterality by Azmi Rahman, Merrill Lee, Lenice Tan, Sabine Wong, Michael Saturnino, Glen Purnomo, Ming Han Lincoln Liow, Keng Jin Darren Tay, Hee Nee Pang, Seng Jin Yeo

“…Pre‐operative anteroposterior knee radiographs were collected for 441 procedures—all had ethnicity, age, sex and body mass index data. The medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA) and lateral distal femoral angle (LDFA) were measured with good inter‐observer correlation. …”
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A review of recent progress in the design and integration of domestic heat pumps by Andreas V. Olympios, Paul Sapin, Matthias Mersch, Abdullah M. Maghrabi, Christos N. Markides

“…Furthermore, whole-energy system implications of widespread heat electrification and current policy measures supporting electric heat pumps in different countries are discussed. …”
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Preoperative MRI and CA19-9 for predicting occult lymph node metastasis in small pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (≤ 2 cm) by Qiying Tang, Lei Li, Zhiwei Pan, Jianbo Li, Xiaolan Huang, Mengsu Zeng, Haitao Sun, Jianjun Zhou

“…Preoperative multi-sequence MRI, clinical data, and pathological features were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify risk predictors of OLNM in sPDAC. …”
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The Health‐Related Quality of Life Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on People Living with Multiple Sclerosis and the General Population: A Comparative Study Utilizing the EQ‐5D‐5L w... by Glen J. Henson, Ingrid van derMei, Bruce V. Taylor, Suzi B. Claflin, Andrew J. Palmer, Gang Chen, Julie A. Campbell

“…Differences would have implications for crises/pandemic management policies. …”
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A One Health Approach Metagenomic Study on Antimicrobial Resistance Traits of Canine Saliva by Adrienn Gréta Tóth, Darinka Lilla Tóth, Laura Remport, Imre Tóth, Tibor Németh, Attila Dubecz, Árpád V. Patai, Zsombor Wagenhoffer, László Makrai, Norbert Solymosi

“…<b>Methods:</b> A shotgun sequencing metagenomic data-based bacteriome and resistome study of 1830 canine saliva samples was conducted considering the subsets of ARGs with higher public health risk, ESKAPE pathogen relatedness (<i>Enterococcus faecium</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Enterobacter species</i>), and survey results on the physical and behavioral characteristics of the participating dogs. …”
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Contributions of a community health worker program in improving district health system performance in South Africa, using routine health service variables in a quasi-experimental s... by Leena Susan Thomas, Joyce Jordaan, Yogan Pillay, Eric Buch

“…A before (pre) and after (post) intervention study (quasi-experimental) using routine health service variables (secondary data) from district clinics over nine years was conducted. …”
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X-Ray Spectral Variability of 13 TeV High-energy-peaked Blazars with XMM-Newton by P. U. Devanand, Alok C. Gupta, V. Jithesh, Paul J. Wiita, Archana Gupta

“…We present a comprehensive study of the X-ray spectral variability observed in 13 TeV photon-emitting high-energy-peaked BL Lacertae objects (HBLs). These data come from 54 XMM-Newton EPIC-pn pointed observations made during its operational period from 2001 June through 2023 July. …”
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A Systematic Analysis of Meteorological Parameters in Predicting Rainfall Events by Muhammad Salman Pathan, Pardhu Nadella, Yasin Ul Haq, Soumini Chaudhury, Jiantao Wu, Avishek Nag, Soumyabrata Dev

“…By analyzing five years of weather data from three weather stations in the United States, Canada, and Ireland, the study delves into the interactions between meteorological features and rainfall occurrences. …”
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Investigating the Epidemiology and Socioecological Dynamics of Hydatid-like Cysts Within a Specific Endemic District by Muhammad Irfan Khan, Rahmat Ali, Dejun Ji, Wei Lan, Ahmed A. Saleh, Shahab Ur Rehman, Muhammad Shuaib, Shah Zeb Ahmad, Hussain, Xi Wu

“…This study aimed to examine the frequency of lesions indicative of <i>Echinococcus</i> cysts in livestock across several slaughterhouses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with the data collection occurring from May 2022 to February 2024. …”
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Women’s experience of gestational diabetes and healthcare in southern Sweden – a qualitative study by Amanda Björk Javanshiri, Sara Modig, Peter Nymberg, Susanna Calling

“…The interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis was conducted according to qualitative content analysis. …”
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Meal frequencies modify the effect of common genetic variants on body mass index in adolescents of the northern Finland birth cohort 1986. by Anne Jääskeläinen, Ursula Schwab, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Marika Kaakinen, Markku J Savolainen, Philippe Froguel, Stéphane Cauchi, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Jaana Laitinen

“…Weight and height were measured and dietary data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. …”
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Landscapes, habitat, and migratory behaviour: what drives the summer movements of a Northern viper? by Chloe R. Howarth, Christine A. Bishop, Karl W. Larsen

“…Methods To further investigate multi-phenotypic migratory tactics and habitat use, we compiled all available raw data from radio-telemetry studies conducted on adult males (n = 139) between 2005 and 2019 from nine study sites across the Canadian range of Western Rattlesnakes. …”
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CONSIDERATION ABOUT A CONSERVACIONIST STUDY ABOUT THE MICRO BASINS HYDROGRAPHICS OF THE RIVERS DOS APERTADOS AND TRÊS BOCAS, NORTH OF PARANÁ – BRAZIL by Walquíria Machado, Ricardo Aparecido Campos, Nilza Aparecida Freres Stipp

“…Besides, the collected data about the covering vegetation generally comes along with the information about the current use of the soil, since they both are strictly related. …”
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Hormonal Influences on Women's Health and Athletic Performance: Insights into the Menstrual Cycle, Menopause, Contraception, and Anabolic Steroids by Tomasz Maciejczyk, Jakub Sadowski, Antoni Sieńko, Małgorzata Łabuś, Julia Dołęga, Piotr Mól, Bartłomiej Zabawa, Patrycja Hudzińska, Łukasz Stanisław Papież, Karol Krzykawski

“…Data were obtained from clinical and experimental studies and evaluated based on methodological rigor, participant characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes. …”
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