Outcome of Hindfoot Nail in Old Distal Tibia and Plafond Fractures of Adult Patients in a Tertiary Care Center by Sudipta Samanta, Soumyadeep D Roy

“…Results: The mean age of our study population was 70 years, with equal male and female distribution (1:1). The mean duration from index injury to HFN was 8.7 months. …”
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An Automated Decision Support System for Portfolio Allocation Based on Mutual Information and Financial Criteria by Massimiliano Kaucic, Renato Pelessoni, Filippo Piccotto

“…To calculate the preference weights used in the chosen multi-criteria decision-making procedure, two methods are compared, namely equal and entropy weighting. …”
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A comparison of the predictive validity of the combination of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and other risk scoring systems for intravenous imm... by Seiichiro Takeshita, Takashi Kanai, Yoichi Kawamura, Yusuke Yoshida, Shigeaki Nonoyama

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The predictive validity of the combination of NLR≥3.83 and PLR≥150, which is a simple and convenient indicator, was equal to or higher than that of the other risk scores. …”
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Public Policy Measures to Manage Nutrition-Related Health Risks by N. A. Grechushkina

“…To summarize and characterize the key public policies that exist worldwide to reduce the risks of diet-related non-communicable diseases.Materials and methods. A content analysis of scientific and internet publications on nutrition and dietary management was used. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Eight Weeks of Corrective Exercises and Ergonomic Recommendations on the Frequency of Recurrence of Back Pain Caused by Musculoskeletal Disorders in the... by Aydin Ali khiavi, Mohsen Barghamadi, Mehrdad Moharramzadeh

“…They were randomly divided into three equal groups of corrective exercises, ‎ergonomic recommendations and control. …”
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SEM and elemental analysis evaluation of the working surface of instruments from two different nickel titanium rotary file systems by Hachko Giragosyan, Ivan Filipov, Emiliya Simeonova, Nikolay Zahariev, Stela Kasabova

“…Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the surface changes in two different systems of rotary instruments before and after use by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDA). Materials and methods: We selected thirty files and divided them equally into two groups of 15 files each based on their manufacturing technology. …”
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Financial inclusion for sustainable agriculture: Pathways among smallholder women farmers in rural Zambia. by Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso, Xianhui Geng, Salman Ibn Yasin

“…A cross-sectional, mixed-methods design was employed, using a multistage random sampling technique to survey 436 smallholder women farmers in rural Zambia. …”
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Exosomes: Key Messengers Mediating the Interaction Between Tumor Cells and CD8+ T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment by Li Y, Yang Q, Li D, Li W, Men W

“…Furthermore, it summarizes the potential for clinical treatment in this realm when integrated with existing immunotherapy methods—particularly exploring the feasibility of clinical translation alongside engineering materials science techniques.Keywords: CD8+T, TME, exosome, EVs…”
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Smoking and alcohol use plays a mediating role on the social determinants of high blood pressure: Evidence from nationally representative sample in India by Arivarasan Barathi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Rajan Rushender

“…Behavioral characteristics are strong candidates to act as mediators of the observed effects of socioeconomic determinants on BP; therefore, we aimed to investigate the mediating role of smoking and alcohol on the association between education, wealth index, sex, and hypertension using NFHS-5 data. Materials and Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the data collected from a nationally representative survey (NFHS-5 data) in India. …”
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Biomechanical Quantification of Children’s Gross Motor Movement: A Systematic Scoping Review by Andrew Hammocks, Carina Price, Paul A. Jones

“…Country of origin and funding sources were equally variable. Walking was the predominantly assessed gross motor movement in children, followed by jumping and running. …”
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Analysis of variation of sagittal position of the jaw bones in skeletal class III malocclusion by Stojanović Zdenka, Nikolić Predrag, Nikodijević Angelina, Milić Jasmina, Duka Miloš

“…The most common morphological variation of sagittal position of the upper jaw is its retrognatism, which is equally present in both children and adults. Sagittal position of the lower jaw in most of the adults was prognathic, while mandible prognathism in the children was less present.…”
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Gender and Child Maltreatment: The Evidence Base by Corinne May-Chahal

“…There is, thus, a need to develop normatively accepted methods that adequately represent these social relations of violence in their situated contexts through the authority of scientific research. …”
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Features of Densitometric Assessment of Bone Tissue in Young Patients with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by K. M. Badykova, Ju. S. Kitaeva, E. A. Praskurnichij

“…In order to identify the optimal areas of densitometric measurement, the method of one-factor regression analysis was applied.   …”
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Two mechanisms of membrane digestion: enzymatic-transport ensemble exists by S. T. Metelsky, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To analyze initial stages of coupling between membrane hydrolysis of nutrients (sugar dimers) and membrane transport of formed monomers in rats and humans.Material and methods. Electrophysiological experiments carried out on resected segments of small intestine of rats weighted 160 to 550 g (85 animals). …”
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Profiling of outpatients attending Centre for Rural Health, Nutakkhi, Andhra Pradesh, South India by Arti Gupta, D Hashini, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Ajay Moparthi, Gangadhar Makkena, Yamini Marimuthu

“…Gender distribution was nearly equal. Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (24.0%) were most common, followed by respiratory (18.11%) and circulatory system diseases (17.92%). …”
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Accuracy of Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurement in Premature Infants by Marie Janaillac, Sonia Labarinas, Riccardo E. Pfister, Oliver Karam

“…Methods. Retrospective observational study in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. …”
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The characteristics of excess body weight in the school-going students of Qatar by Mohammaed Hamad Al-Thani, Shamseldin Ali Hassan Khalifa, Hammad Akram, Benjamin Vinodson, Muhammad Asif Ijaz

“…Results: Among 186,986 eligible students, about 42.3% were categorized as overweight and obese, with an approximately equal proportion of students being overweight (20.9%) or obese (21.4%). …”
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The Effect of Medical Students' Moral Identity on Their Predisposition to Ethical Values by Ruhuşen Kutlu, Fatma Gökşin Cihan, Nazan Karaoğlu, Nur Demirbaş

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between medical students’ predispositions toward ethical values and moral identity and the sociodemographic factors affecting these predispositions.Methods: The population of this descriptive study consisted of first-year medical faculty students. …”
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Historical and Analytical Assessment of Automation and Robotization for Milking Processes by N. M. Morozov, V. V. Kirsanov, Yu. S. Tsench

“…The concept of a standardized unit is introduced, that is equal to the price of the DAS-2V milking unit, that is, approximately 0.2 million rubles at the moment. …”
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Co-produced decentralised surveys as a trustworthy vector to put employees’ well-being at the core of companies’ performance by Adèle Bréart De Boisanger, Wendy Sims-Schouten, Francois Sicard, Francois Sicard

“…Assessing employees’ wellbeing has become central to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and contribute to companies’ adaptability and competitiveness in the market. Traditional methods for assessing wellbeing often face significant challenges, with a major issue being the lack of trust and confidence employees may have in these processes. …”
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