Feasibility, Usability, and Pilot Efficacy Study of a Software-Enabled, Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring by Flynn S, Mosher CL, Cornelison S, Rao E, Metzler KA, Pu W, Davies J, Paladenech C, Doyle D, MacIntyre N, Ohar J

“…Feasibility was measured using qualitative analysis of adherence, reasons for withdrawal, and self-reported barriers to using the software at home. …”
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Climats et origines des grands singes et des hommes by Brigitte Senut

“…Il faut probablement rechercher l'origine des lignées d'hominoïdes africains dans la zone intertropicale à la place qu'elle occupait à l'époque et ne pas voir dans telle ou telle région précise le Graal d'un lieu d'origine.…”
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“…Generally, Open and Distance Learning has given women tremendous opportunities to higher education in the region considering that over twenty-five thousand women registered for various programmes using the ODL during the period under review. …”
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Expert projections on the development and application of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technologies by Tobias Heimann, Lara-Sophie Wähling, Tomke Honkomp, Ruth Delzeit, Alessandra Pirrone, Franziska Schier, Holger Weimar

“…To obtain more precise estimates, a global online expert survey ( N = 32) was conducted including questions on the regional development potential and biomass use of BECCS, as well as the future operating costs, capture potential, and scalability in different application sectors. …”
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Monitoring Cortical and Neuromuscular Activity: Six-month Insights into Knee Joint Position Sense Following ACL Reconstruction by Aglaja Busch, Lorena R. R. Gianotti, Frank Mayer, Heiner Baur

“… # Results Significantly higher beta-2 power over the frontal region of interest was observed at the first measurement time point in the non-involved limb of the ACL group in comparison to the control group (p = 0.03). …”
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Valoración económica de una granja de traspatio para comercialización de huevo en Tuxpan, Veracruz by Roberto Alejandro Mateos-Rocha, Karla Rosenda Cuevas Mendoza, Vianeth Méndez Cortés, Miguel Ángel González-Salas, Alfredo González-Castro

“… El proyecto se realizó con el objetivo de analizar la rentabilidad de establecer una granja de traspatio, para la comercialización de huevo de patio en la ciudad de Tuxpan, Veracruz, esto con el fin de ofrecer un producto fresco, de calidad y de precio accesible a los consumidores de la región. El área dónde se construyó la granja fue en la ciudad de Tuxpan, Veracruz, en la calle Ricardo Flores Magón número 8 de la colonia Universitaria, cerca de la facultad de ciencias biológicas y agropecuarias, campus Tuxpán. …”
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Machine Learning Based on a Multiparametric and Multiregional Radiomics Signature Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Patients with Glioblastoma by Zi-Qi Pan, Shu-Jun Zhang, Xiang-Lian Wang, Yu-Xin Jiao, Jian-Jian Qiu

“…Radiomics features were extracted from multiple regions of multiparameter MRI. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to verify the ability of the imaging signature to predict the response of GBM patients to radiotherapy before an operation. …”
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Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with pine bark beetles and infested pines in south-eastern Australia, including Graphilbum ipis-grandicollis sp. nov. by Conrad Trollip, Angus J. Carnegie, Quang Dinh, Jatinder Kaur, David Smith, Ross Mann, Brendan Rodoni, Jacqueline Edwards

“…To achieve this, we reviewed Australian plant pathogen reference collections, and analysed samples collected during forest health surveillance programs from the major pine growing regions in south-eastern Australia. In total, 135 ophiostomatoid isolates (15 from reference collections and 120 collected during the current study) were assessed using morphological identification and ITS screening which putatively distinguished 15 taxonomic groups. …”
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<i>CYP24A1</i> DNA Methylation in Colorectal Cancer as Potential Prognostic and Predictive Markers by Ru-Hua Zhou, Lei Li, Qing-Jian Ou, Yi-Fan Wang, Yu-Jing Fang, Cai-Xia Zhang

“…Taken together, our findings indicate that the methylation levels of specific CpG sites within the <i>CYP24A1</i> promoter region in blood leukocytes and tumors are potential prognostic and predictive markers for overall survival in CRC patients.…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Ajman Undergraduate Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by M. A. Jaber, M. Abdelmagied, E. M. El-Ameen, K. I. Afrashtehfar

“…Age, sex, and study year influenced vaccine acceptance. The main reasons for refusal were lack of knowledge, fear of side effects, and complications. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of cephalopods and their responses to changes in the marine environment in the coastal waters of Zhejiang, China by Jun Liang, Jun Liang, Yongdong Zhou, Yongdong Zhou, Tian Wu, Feng Chen, Feng Chen, Kaida Xu, Kaida Xu, Guangjie Fang, Yazhou Zhang, Yazhou Zhang

“…Thus, exploring the spatial and seasonal variations in cephalopod distribution and their associations with environmental factors is important for elucidating cephalopod diversity and the distribution of cephalopods under changing environmental conditions and for developing reasonable resource management and conservation measures.MethodsOn the basis of trawl survey data from 123 stations in the coastal waters of Zhejiang, China, in the spring and autumn of 2021, the relationships among the cephalopod species composition and diversity characteristics and the spatial and seasonal changes and environmental factors were investigated via the relative importance index (IRI), the alpha diversity index, and the GAM.ResultsThe results revealed that the cephalopods in the coastal waters of Zhejiang belonged to three orders, six families, and 10 genera and that the dominant species were gradually replaced by species of minor economic importance and endemic small-scale fishery species. …”
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Categorizing and Determining of BI-RAD Breast Cancer Score by Using Deep Learning Techniques by Azhar Kassem Flayeh, Ali Douik

“…Along with ultrasounds, mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed tomography (CT) scan, and Positron emission tomography (PET) scans are used for diagnosis. …”
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Management of female para-urethral cyst with dyspareunia: a case report by Manoj Kumar Deepak, R. M. Meyyappan, T. Senthil Kumar, J. Saravanan

“…Physical examination in the lithotomy position revealed a cystic lesion located in the midline slightly to the left of the anterior vaginal wall. Magnetic resonance imaging also revealed a T2/T1 hyperintense lesion located below the level of the pubic symphysis. …”
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1922 — the best year of the Comintern. Soviet Russia, German communists and the Genoa conference by A. Yu. Vatlin

“…The policy of the united workers front got a broader definition as the Communist International started to recognize the threat posed by fascism.…”
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The <i>Meq</i> Genes of Nigerian Marek’s Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains by Joseph N. Patria, Luka Jwander, Ifeoma Mbachu, Levi Parcells, Brian Ladman, Jakob Trimpert, Benedikt B. Kaufer, Phaedra Tavlarides-Hontz, Mark S. Parcells

“…These mutations in <i>meq</i> have been found to be distinct to their region of origin, with high virulence strains obtained in Europe differing from those having evolved in the US. …”
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Body weight gain and development of reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah × Mediterranean water buffalo heifers by Oswaldo J. González, Amílcar Acuña, Solaine Bradley, Ysis Cañizalez, Jorge Espinoza, Cindy Paniagua, María Virginia Suárez, Mónica Fuentes

“… The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation that include a Saccharomyces cerevisiae commercial yeast culture (Nutrit Yeast®, Barquisimeto, Venezuela) on average daily gain (ADG) and development of the reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah x Mediterranean water buffalo heifers with poor weight gain in the central-western region of Venezuela, Lara state. The buffalo heifers (middle age: 710 days old and middleweight: 237 Kg) were randomly assigned to one of two treatments for 174 days. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of multiplex PCR panel results from CSF samples in a university hospital by Funda Şahin, Nida Özcan, Erdal Özbek, Selahattin Atmaca, Hakan Temiz

“…This empirical treatment regimen is initiated based on the cumulative antibiotic susceptibility results in the region. The aim of our study was to retrospectively determine the causative agents in cerebrospinal fluid samples of patients who received a presumptive diagnosis of meningitis, using Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests. …”
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GENDER EQUALITY AS A MODERN PHENOMENON by S. V. Storozhuk, I. M. Hoyan

“…Despite all the worldview shifts that had been taking place in the pre-modern era social outlook, nevertheless, as history has shown, they failed to generate sufficient philosophical foundations either for recognizing the equality of women, or changing their social, legal and political status. …”
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Integrating Individual-Based Indices of Contaminant Effects by Christopher L. Rowe, William A. Hopkins, Justin D. Congdon

“…Morphological abnormalities in the oral and tail regions in contaminant-exposed individuals influenced other properties such as grazing, growth, and swimming performance. …”
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A preliminary study on the reference intervals of vitamin K in some areas of Beijing with normal physical examination population by Lin Chen, Meiqi Chen, Shi Cheng, Jiaxin Fei, Dan Xu, Xueyun Hou, Nannan Li, Yuliang Yuan, Guijian Liu, Cheng An

“…The vitamin K (VK) levels vary greatly among different populations and in different regions. Currently, there is a lack of reference intervals for VK levels in healthy individuals, The aim of this study is to establish and validate the reference intervals of serum vitamin K1 (VK1) and vitamin K2 (VK2, specifically including menaquinone-4 (MK4) and menaquinone-7 (MK7)) levels in some healthy populations in Beijing. …”
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