AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF ONITSHA RESIDENTS ON ‘JAPA’ SYNDROME AMONG NIGERIANS by DANIEL T. EZEGWU, GLORIA NWAKEGO CHUKWUEMEKA, CHINELO EDITH UDE-AKPEH

“…Findings showed that 40% ofOnitsha residents are aware of Japa syndrome to a great extent.Further findings showed that most (39%) of the respondents obtained information about ‘Japa’ issues through the Internet medium, followed by friends and television medium.  …”
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Proximal Hypospadias Repair Outcomes in Patients with a Specific Disorder of Sexual Development Diagnosis by Blake W. Palmer, William Reiner, Brad P. Kropp

“…Boys with undermasculinized external genital and/or 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) often receive masculinizing genitoplasty. Such procedures are done to correct ventral curvature of the phallus, reposition a proximally located urethral meatus, and cosmetically correct the appearance of labioscrotal folds. …”
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From superior contrast to super resolution label free optical microscopy by Nikhil Jayakumar, Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia

“…Abstract Label-free optical microscopy utilizes the information encoded in light scattered off unlabeled particles to generate the images. …”
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The presence of disease in growing spiny lobster Panulirus spp. in floating net cages at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung by Sukenda, Mira Lastriliah, Widanarni Widanarni, Irzal Effendi, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…However, there are obstacles that often occur in spiny lobster rearing cultivation, namely infectious diseases that will cause high mortality. …”
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A Simple, Inexpensive, and Portable Image-Based Technique for Nondestructive Leaf Area Measurements by Shinsuke Agehara, Lillian Pride, Mariel Gallardo, Jose Hernandez-Monterroza

“…It uses an imaging apparatus made with ordinary office supplies to obtain leaf images in greenhouse or field environments. …”
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First line antiepileptics and their hidden risks - a unique case report on diffuse calvarial thickening and twisted tongue linked to the use of phenytoin and sodium valproate by Sankavi Kaarthic, Selvakumar CJ

“…Patient had gum hypertrophy and serum phenytoin level was elevated and CT brain showed diffuse calvarial thickening, the offending drug was stopped. CASE 2: 45 year old female a case of idiopathic generalised epilepsy was started on sodium valproate for seizure control and she developed lingual dystonia during follow up. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Primary School Children in Dera District, Northwest Ethiopia by Dires Tegen, Destaw Damtie

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Analysis of beampattern dwell time for planar frequency diverse array by Hui Chen, Zi‐Hao Li, Wen‐Qin Wang

“…To further study the spatial beampattern dwell time issues, the pulsed‐planar FDA measurement model is first given, and then, the quantitative analysis of beam dwell time which can be affected by observation point location (azimuth, elevation, and range) and array antenna frequency offset coding method for a given pulse transmitting signal is presented. …”
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El comercio minorista en el norte de México: agentes de Sonora y Chihuahua by Carmen O. Bocanegra Gastélum, Miguel Ángel Vázquez Ruiz

“…El presente artÌculo tiene como objetivo analizar la importancia, es- tructura y din·mica de esa actividad en dos estados colindantes con el vecino paÌs del norte (Chihuahua y Sonora), ofreciendo elementos cuantitativos, los institucionales que instrumenta el Estado, asÌ co- mo los referentes al perfil competi- tivo de las empresas que operan en esa regiÛn. …”
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Artificial intelligence on the agro-industry in the United States of America by Jahanara Akter, Sadia Islam Nilima, Rakibul Hasan, Anamika Tiwari, Md Wali Ullah, Md Kamruzzaman

“…Traditional farming methods, unable to cope with this surge, often resort to harmful pesticides, deteriorating soil health. …”
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The Lung Immune Response to Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (Lung Immunity to NTHi) by Paul T. King, Roleen Sharma

“…NTHi induces a strong inflammatory response in the respiratory tract with activation of immune responses, which often fail to clear the bacteria from the lung. This results in recurrent/persistent infection and chronic inflammation with consequent lung pathology. …”
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The Dependence of Water and Gas Breakthrough on the Choice of Model Parameters in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Sector and Full Reservoir Models by Barham Sabir Mahmood, Mohammed Jamal Awl, Farhad Abdulrahman Khoshnaw

“…Additionally, extremely heterogeneous and anisotropic permeability distribution within the natural fractured reservoir is often caused by the complexity of a fracture network. …”
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Family history of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Magnus Gylling, Johanna Krøll, Peder Emil Warming, Carolina Malta Hansen, Fredrik Folke, Steen M. Hansen, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Rodrigue Garcia, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Peter E. Weeke

“…In conditional multivariable logistic regressions, we examined associations between parental history and offspring OHCA risk. Results: Of 45,293 patients with OHCA 4,994, were eligible for inclusion (median age 50 years at OHCA, 76% male). …”
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Longitudinal non-targeted metabolomic profiling of urine samples for monitoring of kidney transplantation patients by Ihsan Yozgat, Ulkem Cakır, Muhittin Abdulkadir Serdar, Sevgi Sahin, Osman Ugur Sezerman, Emirhan Nemutlu, Ahmet Tarik Baykal, Mustafa Serteser

“…In conclusion, the models developed in the early stages may offer potential benefits in the management of kidney transplant patients.…”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia had significantly higher health care utilization in inpatient (18.12% vs. 2.30%, p<0.01), emergency room (19.67% vs. 6.46%, p<0.01), office (98.32% vs. 53.26%, p<0.01), and outpatient visits (98.53% vs. 54.16%, p<0.01). …”
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Daridorexant for the Treatment of Insomnia by Christopher L Robinson, Rajesh Supra, Evan Downs, Saurabh Kataria, Katelyn Parker, Alan D. Kaye, Omar Viswanath, Ivan Urits

“…# Purpose of Review Insomnia is a complex sleeping disorder that affects the lives of many individuals worldwide. Insomnia often occurs in the presence of coexisting comorbidities making it a complex disorder that requires a multifactorial approach to therapy. …”
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Effect of Experimental Warming on Forage Nutritive Value and Storage in Alpine Meadows at Three Different Altitudes of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, Northern Tibet: A Long-Term Exper... by Fusong Han, Wei Sun, Shaowei Li, Chengqun Yu, Jun Xu, Tianyu Li, Yujie Deng, Dorblha, Chuhong Chen, Dawaqiongda, Luobu, Gang Fu

“…Warming altered rangeland quality by affecting forage nutrition quality rather than forage production. There were no trade-offs between forage nutrition quality and forage production.…”
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Packaging the Naked Buddhas by Dina Bangdel

“…This paper argues that tourist imaginings offer an alternative space for artistic creativity and innovation. …”
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Medical Education and Social Accountability by İskender Sayek, A. Hilal Batı

“…Social obligation is addressed at three different levels: social responsibility, social sensitivity and social accountability.In recent years, reviews and reports have been published that offer recommendations for schools that prepare health professionals to clearly link their mission to the health needs of people and to demographic, economic, and cultural changes in society. …”
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Influence of winter Saharan dust on equatorial Atlantic variability by Ignasi Vallès-Casanova, Ori Adam, Marta Martín Rey

“…Specifically, in contrast to the expected cooling due to shortwave blocking by Saharan dust, lower tropospheric warming, and stabilization lead to a strong sea surface warming off the coast of northwestern Africa and to the development of an off-equatorial warm front. …”
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