Chronic kidney disease and progression factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Daniel Batista Téllez, José Carlos Estrada Hernández, Leobel Morell Pérez

“…Objective: to characterize chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with poor metabolic control. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who entered the chronic kidney disease program of the Hospital “Dr. …”
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Childhood adversity, recent life stressors and suicidal behavior in Chinese college students. by Zhiqi You, Mingxi Chen, Sen Yang, Zongkui Zhou, Ping Qin

“…<h4>Background</h4>Although the independent effects of childhood adversities and of recent negative events on suicidality have been well-documented, the combinative role of childhood and recent adversities on risk for suicidality is still underexplored, especially in the context of Chinese culture and in consideration of specific types of negative events.<h4>Method</h4>5989 students, randomly sampled from six universities in central China, completed the online survey for this study. …”
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Barriers to HIV Care and Treatment by Doctors: A review of the literature by P. Naidoo

“…This review summarizes our current knowledge of barriers to treatment of HIV infected patients by doctors. Method: A comprehensive literature review was undertaken by searching the MEDLINE database, Psychlit, ISI Web, EBSCOHost, and Sabinet on line, for English language literature published between 1985 and 2004. …”
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Modulation of the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness through micro/macrostructure design for electronic packaging by Lizhi Guan, Jingbo Fan, Zhi Kai Ng, Edwin Hang Tong Teo, Hortense Le Ferrand

“…Our proof-of-concept samples demonstrate the potential of precise micro/macrostructure design for customizing and enhancing electronic packaging’s EMI SE while achieving good heat dissipation and mechanical protection using a versatile 3D printing method. …”
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Role of Platinum Deposited on TiO2 in Photocatalytic Methanol Oxidation and Dehydrogenation Reactions by Luma M. Ahmed, Irina Ivanova, Falah H. Hussein, Detlef W. Bahnemann

“…The results of the photocatalytic activity indicate that the platinized titanium dioxide samples are always more active than the corresponding bare TiO2 for both methanol oxidation and dehydrogenation processes. …”
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Factor structure of the HIV-SM LMIC self-management questionnaire for people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries by Tegene Legese Dadi, Girmay Medhin, Mark Spigt

“…This study aims to pilot and assess the construct validity of the HIV-SM LMIC questionnaire. Method The validation of the HIV-SM LMIC questionnaire involved two cross-sectional studies in Ethiopia. …”
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A new modelling approach for the pyrolysis step in biomass gasification by Otto A. Ortiz, Laura M. Orozco, Luis A. Rios

“…The selected model has element mass balance deviations lower than 6 % and low deviations from the experimental results reported for several biomass samples. The minimum of a sum of squares method, used to solve the equation systems, allowed imposing the positive-value condition for yields and concentrations, leading to physically sound results.…”
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Educating a woman is a way towards gender-based violence among women in Tanzania: A case of Kawe Ward in Kinondoni Municipal Council by Rose Mbwete, Luzabeth Kitali

“…A mixed method was employed, whereby quantitative data from the questionnaires was examined and subjected to statistical tests mainly chi-square (P≥ 0.05), while qualitative data was coded, and themes developed. …”
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Effects of Peace Marketing and Social Marketing Practice on Conflict Management: Mediating Role of Strategic Leadership (The Case from Mining Companies in East Guji Zone Oromia, Et... by Dereje Dinsa Negeri

“…The study employed a Quantitative research design method using a survey questionnaire to collect data. …”
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Neurocognitive factors of new drone Pilots: Identifying candidates with expert potential by Miguel A. Ramallo-Luna, Sara Gonzalez-Torre, Álvaro Rodríguez-Mora, Gabriel G. de la Torre

“…Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between neuropsychological variables and performance on drone flight tasks. Method: The sample consisted of 36 participants: 31 with no prior flight experience and five experienced drone pilots. …”
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Exploring Faculty Members’ Experiences with Virtual Classroom Platforms and Their Perceived Usability during the COVID-19 by Yunus Alkış, Zafer Kadırhan, Mustafa Şat

“…This two-phase mixed-method study examined faculty experiences with Virtual Communication Platforms (VCPs) and their usability in distance education during the COVID-19 epidemic. …”
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Detecting and Analysing Possible Outliers in Global Stock Market Returns by Ali A. Shehadeh, Sadam M. Alwadi, Mohammad I. Almaharmeh

“…We employ a Boxplot method for detecting and analyzing outlying daily returns of 14 international stock market indices sampled from around the world. …”
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Analysis of the Factors Related Participatory Development from Perspective of Local Development Capacities in Ilam Provice by rahim mosavi, fereydoun vahida, Mansour haghighatian

“…This paper is prepared to identify and analysis of the factors related participatory development from perspective of local development capacities in Ilam province. The research method is quantitative and the kind of research is survey research. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF PECTINMETHYLESTERASE ACTIVITIES (PME) IN THE JUICE OF TROPICAL FRUITS PURCHASED FROM THE ROMANIAN MARKET by Vasilica SIMION, Ciprian Nicolae POPA, Radiana-Maria TAMBA-BEREHOIU, Rodica CULEA

“…In this respect, a series of parameters, such as: pH, protein content (with Folin-Ciocalteu reagent) and pectinmethylesterase activities (PME) by the titrimetric method, were analyzed from the juice of kiwi, mango, avocado and persimmon fruits. …”
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An Investigation on Health Literacy and Its Impact on Health-Promoting Behaviors among the Residents of Mashhad by Mohammad Hasan Sharbatiyan

“…The statistical population under investigation consists of urban residents in Mashhad who are over 18 years old. The sample size of 650 individuals was picked using a multi-stage and simple random cluster method, considering each area's size. …”
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The Utilization of Herbal Products for Public Health in Indonesia: The Role of Social Influence and Health Value on Intentions to Use Herbal Products by Dian Widyaningtyas

“…Method:The study utilized a sample of 275 primary data points collected from consumers of herbal products in major cities across Indonesia. …”
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Understanding the regenerating capacity on photodegradation of methylene blue of titania supported mesoporous silica with the aid of gelatin-P123 as bitemplate by Maria Ulfa, Ika Uswatun Hasanah, Hasliza Bahruji

“…Mesoporous silica (MS) was successfully synthesized via the sol-gel method using gelatin-P123 as a bi-template under hydrothermal reaction conditions at 100 ºC for 24 h, followed by calcination at 550 ºC for 5 h. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Water Quality Index Analysis for Qandil Water Treatment Plant by Shuokr Q. Aziz, Imad A. Omar

“…A WTP's performance assessment is a method for measuring functioning efficiencies based on certain performance indices such as degree of removal of pollutants such as turbidity, color, suspended impurities, etc. …”
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Kurdish websites' interest in covering cinematic topics by Khanda Saifalddin Hawija, Fuad Ali Ahmad

“…The researcher used the descriptive and survey method, and content analysis and survey forms were the tools used to collect data in this study. …”
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Investigation of Teachers’ Self Efficieny of Educational Game Teaching: Case of Alanya by Mehmet Arslan, Meriç Ödemiş

“…In this study, it was aimed (i) to compare teachers' educational game playing self-efficacy in terms of gender, age, marital status, educational status, seniority, different branches and (ii) to examine educational game playing self-efficacy levels. General survey method was used in the research. The sample group of the study consisted of 50 physical education and sports, 50 preschool and 50 classroom teachers, totalling 150 teachers working in Alanya district. …”
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