The Transmission Disequilibrium/Heterogeneity Test with Parental-Genotype Reconstruction for Refined Genetic Mapping of Complex Diseases by Jing Han, Yongzhao Shao

“…For some families with missing PMG, the reconstruction-combined TDT (RC-TDT) proposed by Knapp may be used to reconstruct missing parental genotypes from the genotypes of their offspring to increase power and to correct for potential bias. …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…Threatened miscarriage is a common complication of early pregnancy characterized by symptoms of vaginal bleeding with/without abdominal cramps/pain in the first trimester. Progestogens are often administered for the management of this condition. …”
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Solutions for Managing Tomato Culls in Florida Tomato Packinghouses by Gurpal Toor, Maninder Chahal, Bielinski Santos

“…Driven by urbanization and generation of large amounts of tomato culls, tomato packers in Florida often struggle to find ways to dispose of culls generated during the cleaning and sanitizing of tomatoes. …”
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Beyond identification of familial hypercholesterolemia: Improving downstream visits and treatments in a large health care system by Harin Lee, Tarun Kadaru, Ruth Schneider, Taylor Triana, Carol Tujardon, Colby Ayers, Mujeeb Basit, Zahid Ahmad, Amit Khera

“…As part of a QI program, random individuals from the registry deemed to possibly have FH were contacted via (1) MyChart message, (2) phone call, (3) letter, and/or (4) InBasket message to their PCP to notify them of the potential FH diagnosis, higher risk of ASCVD events, and offering referral to an FH specialist. Participants were contacted 1–4 times by one of these modalities. …”
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La imagen y el cine en la enseñanza de la historia económica by Joan Miguel Tejedor Estupiñán, Mónica Zoraya Gaitán Divantoque

“…En la primera parte se describe el contexto de la educación en Colombia en lo que se refiere a la catedra de Historia Económica, en la segunda parte, se describe el modelo de enseñanza de la historia económica a través del cine, en la tercera parte se presenta un listado de films para complementar el proceso de enseñanza de la historia económica, en la cuarta parte se enumeran algunos recursos didácticos y fuentes de investigación que ofrece la internet, y finalmente se presentan las conclusiones.…”
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Headline-Guided Extractive Summarization for Thai News Articles by Pimpitchaya Kositcharoensuk, Nakarin Sritrakool, Ploy N. Pratanwanich

“…With this potential, headline-guided extractive summarization offers a promising approach to improve the quality and relevance of summaries for Thai news articles.…”
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O mestrado profissional em psicologia no Brasil by Paulo Coelho Castelo Branco, Sérgio Dias Cirino

“…Os achados demonstram que: existem 15 cursos de mestrado profissional em Psicologia e nenhum doutorado profissional; não há cursos nas regiões Norte e Centro-Oeste; as regiões Nordeste e Sudeste equiparam-se em ofertas; o curso mais antigo foi iniciado em 2013, e é o único com nota 4; a maioria dos cursos (7) foram recém-implementados na avaliação quadrienal 2017-2020 da CAPES, e ainda estão em fase de avaliação pós-implantação; há maior concentração de mestrados profissionais em instituições privadas e nos interiores do Brasil; existem áreas de concentração e linhas de pesquisa que relacionam, predominantemente, a Psicologia ao campo da Saúde, fazendo interface com vários assuntos relacionados à atuação do psicólogo e demonstrando congruência com as reformulações das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais. …”
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Modified Chen distribution: Properties, estimation, and applications in reliability analysis by M. G. M. Ghazal

“…The findings suggested that the MCD offered the best fit for these datasets, highlighting its potential applicability to real-world problems and its suitability as a model for analyzing and predicting device failure times.…”
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Towards CO2 emissions reduction of shipping: Ca(OH)2 based carbon capture system for safeguarding the marine environment by Valentina Bortuzzo, Valentina Bortuzzo, Serena Bertagna, Luca Braidotti, Vittorio Bucci

“…The authors propose an innovative approach using a Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2 based CCS, offering the dual benefit of CO2 reduction and the potential resolution of ocean acidification through Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), the final product resulting from the CO2 capture process. …”
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FastContext: A tool for identification of adapters and other sequence patterns in next generation sequencing (NGS) data by E. Viesná, V. Fishman

“…Despite a fairly high level of current knowledge, during the protocol development process researches often have to deal with various kinds of unexpected experiment outcomes, which result either from lack of information, lack of knowledge, or defects in reagent manufacturing. …”
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Study of Numerous Resins Used in Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by T. Ramakrishnan, M. D. Mohan Gift, S. Chitradevi, R. Jegan, P. Subha Hency Jose, H.N. Nagaraja, Rajneesh Sharma, P. Selvakumar, Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis

“…It is common for thermoplastics to be offered in sheet or panel form, which may be treated using in situ consolidation processes, such as pressing, to manufacture durable, near-net-shape components without the need for an autoclave or vacuum bag cure. …”
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The refugees and health crisis: migration policy management and government response to Afghan migrants by Kalsoom B. Sumra, Muhammad Mumtaz, Naqib Ullah Khan, Helen Huifen Cai, Qiong Yuan

“…Conclusions In spite of hosting Afghan refugees for the last forty years, the government of Pakistan has no clear systemized policy towards Afghans till now. The paper offers practical policy implications as there is a need for migration policy management combining flexibility and friendliness cooperation to provide government services to refugees. …”
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Technical Review on Endoscopic Treatment Devices for Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Postsurgical Leaks by Renato Medas, Eduardo Rodrigues-Pinto

“…Upper gastrointestinal postsurgical leaks are challenging to manage and often require radiological, endoscopic, or surgical intervention. …”
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Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tesfalidet Gebremeskel Zeru, Ephrem Engidawork, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to establish cut-off values for mini-AQLQ. Results. Asthma was uncontrolled in 67.9% subjects. …”
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Bio-orthogonal crosslinking and hyaluronan facilitate transparent healing after treatment of deep corneal injuries with in situ-forming hydrogels by Fang Chen, Uiyoung Han, Thitima Wungcharoen, Youngyoon Amy Seo, Peter Le, Li Jiang, Nae-Won Kang, Euisun Song, Kyeongwoo Jang, David Mundy, Gabriella Maria Fernandes-Cunha, Sarah Heilshorn, David Myung

“…Recently, in situ-forming corneal stroma substitutes have emerged, offering potential solutions to these limitations. …”
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Real-time IncuCyte® Assay for the Dynamic Assessment of Live and Dead Cells in 2D Cultures by Arlene Gidda, Suganthi Chittaranjan, Sharon Gorski

“…Cytotoxicity is the measure of dead or damaged cells and is often quantified using assays based on cellular characteristics such as membrane integrity or mitochondrial metabolism. …”
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A prognostic index model for predicting long-term recurrence of uterine leiomyoma after myomectomy. by Xiu Ming, Junying Zhou, Jinhai Gou, Na Li, Dan Nie, Luqi Xue, Zhengyu Li

“…The PI value was divided into low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk group by cut-off values 1.25 and 3.75. In the model group, the high-risk group had a significantly 4.55 times greater recurrence risk of UL than that in the low-risk group [cumulative recurrence rate (CR): 82.1% vs 29.5%, HR = 4.55, 95% CI 2.821-7.339]; the intermediate-risk group had a significantly 2.81 times greater recurrence risk of UL than that in the low-risk group (CR: 62.3% vs 29.5%, HR = 2.81, 95% CI 2.035-3.878). …”
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Effect of Eel Cookie Supplementation on the Hemoglobin Status of Pregnant Women with Anaemia: A Pilot Study by Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati, Deni Kurniadi Sunjaya, Lailia Fathul Janah, Nita Arisanti, Hadi Susiarno

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TOOLS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH by Eldar Veremchuk, Hennadii Vasylchuk

“…The objectives of the present investigation are as follows: firstly, to highlight the tools used in international communication within business discourse; secondly, to identify the ways in which these tools can be tailored for postcolonial communication practices; thirdly, to provide positive and negative examples of their use and to offer recommendations for their better implementation; and fourthly, to establish how business communication practices, such as branding and advertising, can benefit the revival of the national idea and cultural heritage while unifying the nation ideologically. …”
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Targeting early tau pathology: probiotic diet enhances cognitive function and reduces inflammation in a preclinical Alzheimer’s model by Cassandra M. Flynn, Tamunotonye Omoluabi, Alyssa M. Janes, Emma J. Rodgers, Sarah E. Torraville, Brenda L. Negandhi, Timothy E. Nobel, Shyamchand Mayengbam, Qi Yuan

“…Probiotic supplementation could offer a novel early intervention strategy for AD, highlighting the pivotal role of gut health in neurodegeneration.…”
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