The Islamic Microfinance System And Its Ultimate Impact On The Poor In Bauchi Metropolis In The Context Of Socio-Economic Challenges by Hashim Sabo Bello, Shamsuddeen Abubakar, Sunusi Abdulkadir Fateh

“…One of the conditions for providing social services to the population, reducing the differentiation of their incomes, as well as reducing poverty is to provide equal access to financial services for all segments of the population. …”
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LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE KUJALA QUESTIONNAIRE AMONG PATIENTS WITH PAIN IN THE ANTERIOR PART OF KNEE JOINT by I. A. Kuznetsov, S. V Maikov, M. R. Salikhov, D. A. Shulepov, A. I. Avdeev

“…The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) equal to 0.948 (95% confidence interval, 0.025–0.967) indicated a high test-retest reliability of the Russian-language version of the Kujala questionnaire. …”
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The Effect of Contextual Interference on Spatial Accuracy and Motor Reprogramming of Sequential Motor Task in People with Parkinson's Disease by Parvin Mohammadi Farsani, Hamidreza Taheri Torbati, Mehdi Sohrabi, Ali Shoeibi

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of contextual interference on spatial accuracy and motor reprogramming of the sequential motor task in people with Parkinson's disease.Methods: The research method is a quasi-experimental type with a pre-test and post-test research design. 64 people with Parkinson's disease (mean age = 62.93 ± 3) were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into four equal groups (16 people) including blocked - high similarity, blocked - low similarity, random - high similarity, and random - low similarity. …”
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5G Fronthaul in Modular P4: eCPRI Protocol Processing and Precise BMv2 Timestamps for PTP-1588 by Atabak Nojavan, Bill Pontikakis, Francois-Raymond Boyer, Yvon Savaria

“…While this paper focuses on 5G fronthaul applications in O-RAN networks, the techniques and results presented are equally applicable to other use cases across end-to-end 5G networks and beyond, paving the way for modular, high-precision, and programmable solutions in future open and interoperable network architectures.…”
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Spatial-temporal analysis of agricultural drought risk: insights from a Vietnam case study by Tien Le, Qian (Chayn) Sun, Trinh Duc Tran, Suelynn Choy, Yuriy Kuleshov, Yuriy Kuleshov

“…A challenge in agricultural drought risk assessment is the lack of standardization for selecting indicators and aggregation methods, leading to inconsistent and less reliable outcomes. …”
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Bacillus licheniformis enhances Chlorella vulgaris’s biomass and biodiesel production in wastewater treatment by Xiuren Zhou, Yuqing Li, Pengming Yang, Guifang Xu, Hongsheng Wang

“…Chlorella-based wastewater treatment presents a sustainable alternative to conventional methods. While previous studies highlighted Chlorella-bacteria synergy in wastewater remediation, bacterial effects on Chlorella biomass and biodiesel production remain unclear. …”
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Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics of young and old North Indian patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma by G. Sharma, M. Kamboj, A. Narwal, A. Devi, J. Yadav, M. Sharma

“…A p-value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Microvascular Density Analysis of Patients with Trigeminal Herpes Zoster—An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study by Eliane Luisa Esser, Steven Brozmann, Sebastian Dierse, Martin Dominik Leclaire, Nicole Eter, Nataša Mihailovic, Jan Ehrchen

“…<b>Results:</b> The VD in the SCP, DCP, and CC of patients with HZ was significantly lower compared with healthy controls (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Equally, there was a noticeable reduction in the inside disk area of the ONH. …”
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Testing of the Serbian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire among professional members of the Serbian Armed Forces by Lekić Margareta, Daković Dragana, Kovačević Vladan, Čutović Tatjana, Ilić Irena, Ilić Milena

“…The aim of this study was to test the short form of the OHIP-14 questionnaire among professional members of the Serbian Armed Forces. Methods. A cross-sectional design was applied in this study. …”
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Ultrasound and CBCT analysis of blood flow and dimensions of the lingual vascular canal: A case control study by Tabrez Lakha, Mohit Kheur, Sven Mühlemann, Supriya Kheur, Bach Le

“…Objective: To assess the correlation between the diameter of the mandibular lingual vascular canal (MLVC) as determined on CBCT examination to blood flow and arterial diameter as determined by ultrasound Doppler analysis (USG) in dentate and edentulous patients. Methods: 20 subjects were equally distributed into two groups based on the status of their dentition. …”
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Power-Efficient UAV Positioning and Resource Allocation in UAV-Assisted Wireless Networks for Video Streaming with Fairness Consideration by Zaheer Ahmed, Ayaz Ahmad, Muhammad Altaf, Mohammed Ahmed Hassan

“…Extensive simulations are performed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed solution method. The simulation results reveal that the proposed method outperforms 95–97% over equal allocation, 77–89% over random allocation, and 17–40% over joint allocation schemes.…”
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Effectiveness of antimicrobials as contributing for scaling and root planing in adult periodontitis by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Yuliana Zambrano Rivero, Zuraikis Garbey Bonne, Jacquelín Hernández Senguen

“…Using the simple random probabilistic method, three groups with 48 members were formed voluntarily. …”
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Temporal Parasitemia Trends Predict Risk and Timing of Experimental Cerebral Malaria in Mice Infected by <i>Plasmodium berghei</i> ANKA by Peyton J. Murin, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Leonardo José Moura Carvalho, Yuri Chaves Martins

“…Early increases in parasitemia were strong predictors for the development of ECM, with an increase in parasitemia equal to or greater than 0.05 between day 1 and day 3 predicting the development of ECM with 97% sensitivity. …”
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Unveiling the role of knowledge management effectiveness in university's performance through administrative departments’ innovation by Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Hassane Gharbi, Mohamed A. Ben Abdallah, Osama H. Mahmoud Hassan

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Small airways’ function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome by K. Giannadaki, S. Schiza, G. Vavougios, V. Ladopoulos, N. Tzanakis, N. Siafakas

“…The aim of our study was the investigation of small airways’ function in patients with OSAHS.Materials and methods We studied 23 patients (mean age, 51.6 years) diagnosed with mild to severe OSAHS, without comorbidities and 8 controls (mean age, 45.9 years). …”
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Sample size calculations based on day-to-day variability of stress biomarkers in persons with dementia and their family caregivers by Azita Emami, Jeehye Jun, Gabriella Engström, Lars Berglund, Töres Theorell

“…For morning cortisol, five consecutive sampling days at baseline and an equal number of days at study termination is sufficient to detect a treatment difference>5% of baseline level with>20 dyads per group. …”
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Effect of botulinum toxin A on pain, bite force, and satisfaction of patients with bruxism: A randomized single-blind clinical trial comparing two protocols by Juliana Alves da Silva Ramalho, Luiz Felipe Palma, Karen Muller Ramalho, Tamara Kerber Tedesco, Susana Morimoto

“…Conclusion: In general, considering pain relief, reduction in bite force, and treatment satisfaction, both protocols of BTX-A seem to be somewhat equally effective in the short-term management (up to 120 days) of bruxism.…”
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Factors associated to mortality of critical geriatrics patients admitted in intensive care by Wilfredo Hernández Pedroso, Ricardo González Mesana, Aliusha Rittoles Navarro, Rafael Venegas Rodríguez, Raúl Santana Sánchez, Daily Chacón Montano

“…The variables studied were: age, sex, mortality, prognostic indices (APACHE II and SOFA), diagnostic profile, therapeutic methods, mechanical ventilation time and causes of death. …”
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Impact of expected waiting time on pediatric outpatient satisfaction: a behavioral experiment study by Hui Zhang, Junhua Tian, Yu Shi, Yuping Qian, Xuan Gao, Xiaowen Zhai

“…This study used a behavioral experiment to investigate the relationship between expectations and satisfaction levels to improve visitor satisfaction. Methods The experiment consisted of control and experimental groups. …”
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Genome data based deep learning identified new genes predicting pharmacological treatment response of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Yilu Zhao, Zhao Fu, Eric J. Barnett, Ning Wang, Kangfuxi Zhang, Xuping Gao, Xiangyu Zheng, Junbin Tian, Hui Zhang, XueTong Ding, Shaoxian Li, Shuyu Li, Qingjiu Cao, Suhua Chang, Yufeng Wang, Stephen V. Faraone, Li Yang

“…The current study employed a comprehensive approach, combining genome-wide association analyses (GWAS) and deep learning (DL) methods, to elucidate the genetic underpinnings of pharmacological treatment response in ADHD. …”
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