Socioeconomic determinants of chronic health diseases among older Indian adults: a nationally representative cross-sectional multilevel study by Lucky Singh, Prashant Kumar Singh, Ravi Mehrotra, Ritam Dubey, Shalini Singh

“…The survey asked information related to the diagnosed chronic illnesses such as cataract, tuberculosis, hypertension, heart disease and others. The sample size of this study comprised 39 493 individuals who belonged to the age group 50 years and above.Measures Self-reported diagnosed chronic illness.Method Considering the hierarchal structure of the data multilevel logistic regression analysis was applied to attain the study objective.Results Older adults aged 80 years and older were found with three times more chances (OR: 3.99, 95% CI 2.91 to 5.48) of suffering from a chronic ailment than 50–54 years old. …”
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ChIPbinner: an R package for analyzing broad histone marks binned in uniform windows from ChIP-Seq or CUT&RUN/TAG data by Reinnier Padilla, Eric Bareke, Bo Hu, Jacek Majewski

“…Thus, users are provided with an unbiased method to explore genome-wide differences between two samples using scatterplots, principal component analysis (PCA), and correlation plots. …”
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Seroprevalence and Co-Circulation of Rift Valley Fever Virus and West Nile Fever Virus in Livestock Population of Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia by Jemberu Alemu Megenas, Mengistu Legesse Dadi, Tesfu Kassa Mekonnen, James W. Larrick, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa

“…Since both RVFV and WNFV are transmitted through a mosquito vector, avoiding mosquito bites is the primary method of prevention.…”
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Addressing the needs of infants with prenatal substance exposure: implementation of CAPTA and CARA legislation in an urban hospital setting by Anita Jose, Scott Wetzler, Julie R. Kaplan, Angel Mendoza, Jacqueline Martin, Wenzhu Mowrey

“…This manuscript provides data from the implementation of this legislation in a large urban hospital setting.MethodThis paper provides data on 403 mothers and infants at risk of IPSE, who were recruited from a large NYC hospital system through case record review and verbal screening. …”
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Impact of introducing a capacity-based mental health law in Norway: qualitative exploration of multi-stakeholder perspectives by Jacob Jorem, Reidun Førde, Tonje Lossius Husum, Jørgen Dahlberg, Reidar Pedersen

“…Aims To explore the impact of introducing a capacity-based mental health law governing involuntary care and treatment. Method Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted in 2018 with 60 purposively sampled stakeholders, including patients, families, health professionals and lawyers. …”
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Polysomnographic Characteristics of Sleep in Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Chiara Baglioni, Christoph Nissen, Adrian Schweinoch, Dieter Riemann, Kai Spiegelhalder, Mathias Berger, Cornelius Weiller, Annette Sterr

“…Patients had lower sleep efficiency (mean 75% vs 84%), shorter total-sleep-time (309.4 vs 340.3 min) and more wake-after-sleep-onset (97.2 vs 53.8 min). Patients also spend more time in stage 1 (13% vs 10%) and less time in stage 2 sleep (36% vs 45%) and slow-wave-sleep (10% vs 12%). …”
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Evaluating the performance of Moroccan social incubators: an SFA analysis of youth platforms under the national initiative for human development by Younes El Maaqili, Mariam Tlemcani Mhandez, Abdessamad Ouchen

“…Research methodology – Based on a sample of 40 NIHD youth platforms, the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) method was applied to measure their technical efficiency (TE), and then the  determinants of the TE obtained were analysed by a regression using the Tobit model.  …”
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An improved GM(1,1) model based on weighted MSE and optimal weighted background value and its application by Won-Chol Yang, Song-Chol Ri, Kyong-Su Ri, Chol-Ryong Jo, Jin-Sim Kim

“…For the crude oil processing volume prediction example, the fitting MAPE, fitting WMRE and predicting MAPE of the proposed GM(1,1) (4.090405, 3.213106 and 3.775669) were lower than ones of the typical GM(1,1) (4.399448, 3.883765 and 5.040509). When the proposed method is properly combined with the other various techniques including metabolic mechanism, residual GM(1,1), original sequence pre-processing, background value reconstruction and initial condition optimization, its performance may be more and more improved.…”
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Susceptibility to hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B/HIV co-infections and hepatitis B immunity in HIV-positive patients starting HAART in Durban, South Africa by F. M. Chonco, S. Rangiah

“…The aim of this study was to demonstrate the extent of hepatitis B susceptibility, hepatitis B/HIV co-infections and hepatitis B immunity in general HIV-infected patients. Method: This was a retrospective review of 1 066 randomly sampled files of patients initiated on HAART between January 2012 and December 2014 at two Durban hospitals. …”
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In Vitro Maturation (IVM) of Human Oocytes: Promising Potential, Challenges and Chances for Improvement by Roza silvia

“…<p>Abstract<br />In Vitro Maturation (IVM) of human oocytes is an innovation in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). It is believed more patient-friendly than conventional In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) method. …”
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Residual Soil Improvement Using Microbially Induced Cementation of Ureolytic Bacteria by Murtala Umar, Khairul Anuar Kasim, Gambo Haruna Yunusa, Muttaqa Uba Zango

“…The process of improving the strength of granular soil by utilising microorganisms is known as the biocementation process. This method involves the precipitation of calcium carbonate into the soil matrix structure through microbial calcite precipitation, resulting in the cementation of soil particles and subsequent improvement in strength and reduced permeability. …”
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The impact of shot size and duration of peening on the enhancement of wrench socket fatigue lifespan by Hsuan-Han Lai, Kun Ming Chiu, Weite Wu

“…Among the various techniques employed to enhance fatigue resistance, shot peening is the most widely utilized method. This study aims to investigate the effects of shot size (0.3 mm, 0.6 mm, and 0.8 mm) and peening duration (5 min and 10 min) on the fatigue lifespan of wrench sockets subjected to shot peening. …”
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The Influence of Electric Field on the Adhesion Characteristics of the Polychloroprene-Shungite System by N. N. Komova, V. I. Solodilov, E. V. Prut, E. E. Potapov

“…It is shown that a polychloroprene film formed in an electrostatic field has a more ordered structure compared to a similar sample formed without a field. …”
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Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV coinfection in Latin America. by José Angelo Lindoso, Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Alda Maria da Cruz, Hiro Goto, Ana Nilce Silveira Maia-Elkhoury, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Márcia Leite de Sousa-Gomes, Joanna Reis Santos-Oliveira, Ana Rabello

“…Serologic tests have demonstrated a variable sensitivity according to the method and antigens used, with the standard tests used for diagnosing VL in Latin America displaying lower sensitivity. …”
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Comparative characteristic of Bi- and La- doped (Ca/Sr)MoO4 -based materials with a defect scheelite-type structure by Zoya A. Mikhaylovskaya, Alexandra V. Klimova, Sofia A. Petrova, Elizaveta A. Pankrushina, Elena S. Buyanova

“…For (Ca/Sr)1−3x(Bi/La)2xФxMoO4 series 0.025 ≤ x ≤ 0.15 compositions show a basic defect scheelite structure, while 0.15 x ≤ 0.225 compositions of Bi-doped samples exhibit tetragonal supercells. The chemical compression of unit cell is more evident in the case of Bi-doping, indicating the preferred orientation of the isolated electron pairs. …”
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Levothyroxine therapy and its impact on serum lipids: Addressing dyslipidemia in hypothyroidism by Rohit Kumar Gupta, Rajeev Verma, Manisha Verma, Anirudh Mukherjee, Pramod Kumar, Mahendra Kumar Meena, Manu Sharma

“…Background and Objective: The major goal of this study was to analyse the influence of levothyroxine medication on serum lipid levels in individuals with hypothyroidism, as well as its efficacy in controlling dyslipidemia caused by thyroid hormone deficiencies. This method provides a complete assessment of therapy efficacy and aids in identifying factors that may influence treatment results. …”
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Customer Care and Increased Clientele: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Tusiime, Bridget

“…The researcher used a sample size of 30 respondents. The study was based on questionnaires and interviews. …”
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Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Function and Serum Lipid Metabolomics in Patients With Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study by Meng‐Meng Li, Fei‐Yang Jia, Peng‐Cheng Liu, Hong‐Ya Liu, Gui‐Juan Zhou, Xin‐Ke Peng, Jin‐Ling Wang, Shu‐Zhi Li, Jing Liu, Jun Zhou

“…All participants were assessed at baseline and 2 weeks later using the Fugl‐Meyer Assessment upper extremity (FMA‐UE), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Barthel scales, and serum collection—lipid metabolomics analysis of serum samples by untargeted metabolomics. Results The improvement in FMA‐UE, NIHSS, and Barthel scores was more significant in 1 and 10 Hz rTMS groups than in the sham rTMS treatment group (p < 0.05). …”
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Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Winter Yoghurt Produced from Mixtures of Cow’s and Goat’s Milk by Aslı Akpınar, Harun Kesenkaş, Oktay Yerlikaya, Elif Özer, Necati Akbulut, Cem Karagözlü

“…Significant differences were found between sensory, rheological properties and color values of winter yoghurts however no significant differences were found between physicochemical properties of the samples. Especially, winter yoghurts produced from 100% goat milk were the more appreciated samples…”
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Directions of emerging structural changes in the use of biometric data in Russia by N. S. Seliverstova

“…Methods: general scientific, abstract-logical, dialectical, phenomenological methods, observation, description.   …”
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