Exploring University Students’ Attitudes towards Primary Care: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study by Gianluca Voglino, Giuseppina Lo Moro, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Fabrizio Bert, Roberta Siliquini

“…The general practitioner (GP) has a significant role in primary care, being more than a gatekeeper to health services access. In Italy, if a citizen moves for studies for at least 3 months, he/she can choose temporarily another GP in the new city (the so-called “Healthcare Domicile” (HD)). …”
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Simplified Modeling and Simulation of Electricity Production from a Dish/Stirling System by Mahamat Hassane Babikir, Venant Sorel Chara-Dackou, Donatien Njomo, Mahamat Barka, Mahamoud Youssouf Khayal, Daniel Roméo Kamta Legue, Jean Paul Gram-Shou

“…This coupled model made it possible to estimate the monthly average of the electric power produced by this modular system and also its overall solar electricity yield.…”
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Modeling of fiberglass degradation process under stresses and alkaline environment by R.A. Kayumov, I.Z. Mukhamedova, B.F. Tazyukov

“…The behavior of a fiberglass panel was analyzed with and without considering its deformations. The results show that the damage accumulated in a fiberglass panel must be taken into account to improve its durability.…”
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Oscillation Criteria for Solutions of Neutral Differential Equations of the Second-Order Emden-Fowler Type with Forcing Term by Jihan Saad, Hussain Ali Mohamad

“…It has been shown through this research that the coefficients of forces in addition to the Emden-Fowler type have a major role on the oscillation of solutions of neutral Equations. As well as its effect on the convergence and divergence of nonoscillatory solutions. …”
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Predicted Infiltration for Sodic/Saline Soils from Reclaimed Coastal Areas: Sensitivity to Model Parameters by Dongdong Liu, Dongli She, Shuang’en Yu, Guangcheng Shao, Dan Chen

“…A 1D-infiltration model was created using a finite difference method and its sensitivity to hydraulic related parameters was tested. …”
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Optimality Conditions and Scalarization of Approximate Quasi Weak Efficient Solutions for Vector Equilibrium Problem by Yameng Zhang, Guolin Yu, Wenyan Han

“…Second, the concept of approximate pseudoconvex function is introduced and its existence is verified by a concrete example. …”
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A Rescheduling Approach for Freight Railway considering Equity and Efficiency by an Integrated Genetic Algorithm by Zhuotong Bai, Hui Wang, Lin Yang, Jiajie Li, Huapu Lu

“…In the experiment, the effectiveness of the ITGA approach was employed in a simple case and a real-world case in the Netherlands freight railway. …”
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Effect of combining different 10-MDP-containing primers and cement systems on shear bond strength between resin cement and zirconia by Kan Wongkamhaeng, Kopchai Poomparnich, Top Chitkraisorn, Kwanwong Boonpitak, Terawat Tosiriwatanapong

“…Abstract Purpose The longevity of zirconia restoration depends upon its esthetic, proper occlusion, marginal adaptation, and restoration retention. …”
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MVSGS: Gaussian splatting radiation field enhancement using multi-view stereo by Teng Fei, Ligong Bi, Jieming Gao, Shuixuan Chen, Guowei Zhang

“…This approach bridges the gap in scene representation by enhancing explicit geometry radiance fields with MVS, and our experimental results demonstrate its effectiveness. Additionally, we have explored the potential of using Gaussian Splatting for non-face template single-process end-to-end Avatar Reconstruction, yielding promising experimental results.…”
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Familial Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis Early in Life by Johannes Wirbelauer, Helge Hebestreit, Alexander Marx, Eugene J. Mark, Christian P. Speer

“…Failure to thrive during infancy and a somewhat delayed development may be the consequence of the disease itself but also could be attributed to repeated episodes of respiratory failure and a long-term systemic steroid therapy. …”
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School of Middle Eastern languages by A. V. Shtanov

“…School of Middle Eastern languages (Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish), as well as a number of languages of the Caucasus and Central Asia (Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) is based on the intellectual heritage, tracing its history to the Department of Arabic Studies, established in 1871-1872 years when Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages. …”
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Effect of acupuncture on patients with major psychiatric disorder and related symptoms caused by earthquake exposure: Protocol for a scoping review of clinical studies. by Hui-Ju Kwon, Jungtae Leem, Da-Woon Kim, Chan-Young Kwon, Sang-Ho Kim

“…The protocol will conform with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extensions of Scoping Reviews to ensure the clarity and completeness of our reporting in the whole phase of the scoping review (Protocol registration: https://osf.io/wfru7/). …”
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Approximate Controllability of the Degenerate System with the First-Order Term by Runmei Du

“…The system is shown to be approximately controllable by constructing a control by means of its conjugate problem.…”
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Assessment of salicylic acid and potassium nitrate to mitigate frost stress in autumn-sown potato crop cv. Sutlej by Muhammad Wasim Haider, Syed Mohsin Abbas, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Akram, Umar Farooq, Mona S. Alwahibi, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Zaid Shakeel, Muhammad Nafees, Muhammad Rizwan, Rashid Iqbal

“…However, the application rate of KNO3 needs to be optimized in order to use its maximal frost stress tolerance potential.…”
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Development of Skeletal Ossification in Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus) from Juvenile to Adulthood by Tri Wahyu Pangestiningsih, Woro Danur Wendo, Dwi Liliek Kusindarta

“…Moreover, its bone and cartilage profiles at different stages are crucial to improving the anatomical information for the osteogenesis model candidate. …”
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Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score for Evaluating Organ Failure and Outcome of Severe Maternal Morbidity in Obstetric Intensive Care by Antonio Oliveira-Neto, Mary A. Parpinelli, Jose G. Cecatti, Joao P. Souza, Maria H. Sousa

“…Organ failure was evaluated according to maximum score for each one of its six components. The total maximum SOFA score was calculated using the poorest result of each component, reflecting the maximum degree of alteration in systemic organ function. …”
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Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Curcumin-Containing Nanoscaffolds by Khadijeh Khezri, Solmaz Maleki Dizaj, Yalda Rahbar Saadat, Simin Sharifi, Shahriar Shahi, Elham Ahmadian, Aziz Eftekhari, Elaheh Dalir Abdolahinia, Farzaneh Lotfipour

“…A great body of evidence has shown the impact of curcumin and its nanoformulations on the differentiation of stem cells. …”
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Evaluation of Wide Corneal Epithelial Remodeling after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) with Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography by Yiming Ye, Pei Chen, Na Yu, Linxi Wan, Min Lan, Hua Zheng, Keming Yu

“…This study aims to assess the corneal epithelial remodeling within a 9 mm diameter zone induced by small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and evaluate its relationship with the refractive outcomes. Methods. …”
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Plasma phospho-tau217 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in a large south American cohort by Neetesh Pandey, Zikun Yang, Basilio Cieza, Dolly Reyes-Dumeyer, Min Suk Kang, Rosa Montesinos, Marcio Soto-Añari, Nilton Custodio, Lawrence S. Honig, Giuseppe Tosto

“…Result Participants showed on average 80% Native American ancestry. p-tau217 was significantly associated with AD (β = 2.61, 95%CI = 0.61–4.29) and its levels were inversely correlated with cognitive performances; p-tau217 levels did not differ between controls and MCI (p-value > 0.05). p-tau217 levels were higher in participants carrying at least one APOE-e4 allele (OR = 2.31, 95%CI = 1.85–2.90). …”
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Incidence, long-term predictors and progression of chronic kidney disease among African migrants and non-migrants: the transcontinental population-based prospective RODAM cohort st... by Charles Agyemang, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Bert-Jan H van den Born, Liffert Vogt, Felix P Chilunga, Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Muhulo Muhau Mungamba, Eva L van der Linden, Engwa A Godwill, Samuel N Darko, Benedicta N Chungag

“…We investigated incidence, long-term predictors and progression of CKD among Ghanaians residing in Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in the Netherlands (Amsterdam).Methods and findings We analysed data from 2183 participants in the transcontinental population-based prospective Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants cohort, followed for approximately 7 years. CKD incidence and its progression to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) were defined using Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria. …”
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