Public libraries and encouragement of reading and reading competencies of all citizens by Sabina Fras Popović, Polona Vilar, Petra Javrh

“…The sample included two segments of literature: 1) professional and scientific publications, mainly in the Slovenian area or by Slovenian authors, regardless of their year of publication (114 works) and 2) more recent publications (in 2016-23) in the journals Knjižnica and Organizacija znanja, which are the only Slovenian scientific and professional journals in the field of librarianship and related fields (219 works), a total of 333 publications. …”
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The Quality of Life of a Multidiagnosis Group of Special Needs Children: Associations and Costs by Sandy Thurston, Louise Paul, Patricia Loney, Maria Wong, Gina Browne

“…To determine the quality of life, associations, and costs of a multidiagnosis group of special needs children. Methods. In this cross-sectional survey families were identified from the Children's Treatment Network, a Canadian multisector program for children with special needs. …”
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Three-year course of clinical high-risk symptoms for psychosis in the community: a latent class analysis by C. Michel, N. Osman, G. Rinaldi, B. G. Schimmelmann, J. Kindler, F. Schultze-Lutter

“…Abstract Aims Clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR-P) states exhibit diverse clinical presentations, prompting a shift towards broader outcome assessments beyond psychosis manifestation. To elucidate more uniform clinical profiles and their trajectories, we investigated CHR-P profiles in a community sample. …”
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Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometers: A Forensic Application in Cigarette Ashes by Beatriz P. Senra, Helena Ribeiro, Alexandra Guedes

“…For smoking the cigarettes a specially designed equipment of the Borgwaldt brand, model RM1/Plus, was used. For a more representative sample from each pack, five cigarettes per pack were smoked and each cigarette ash was measured five times, giving a total of 55 cigarettes smoked from 10 different brands (11 different tobacco packs). …”
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Assessment of Health and Well-Being Effects Associated With the Challenging Drinking Water Situation in the Gaza Strip: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Household Survey Study by Curdin Brugger, Dominik Dietler, Bassam A Abu Hamad, Tammo van Gastel, Federico Sittaro, Rodolfo Rossi, Branwen Nia Owen, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Mirko S Winkler

“…We obtained water samples from nearly all households (902/905, 99.8%). …”
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Strategies to Increase Response Rate and Reduce Nonresponse Bias in Population Health Research: Analysis of a Series of Randomized Controlled Experiments during a Large COVID-19 St... by Christina J Atchison, Nicholas Gilby, Galini Pantelidou, Sam Clemens, Kevin Pickering, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Deborah Ashby, Wendy S Barclay, Graham S Cooke, Ara Darzi, Steven Riley, Christl A Donnelly, Helen Ward, Paul Elliott

“…ObjectiveWe tested different strategies to improve response rate and reduce nonresponse bias in a national population–based COVID-19 surveillance program in England, United Kingdom. MethodsOver 19 rounds, a random sample of individuals aged 5 years and older from the general population in England were invited by mail to complete a web-based questionnaire and return a swab for SARS-CoV-2 testing. …”
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Sex-specific DNA methylation signatures of autism spectrum disorder from whole genome bisulfite sequencing of newborn blood by Julia S. Mouat, Nickilou Y. Krigbaum, Sophia Hakam, Emily Thrall, George E. Kuodza, Julia Mellis, Dag H. Yasui, Piera M. Cirillo, Yunin J. Ludena, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Michele A. La Merrill, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Barbara A. Cohn, Janine M. LaSalle

“…Identifying molecular biomarkers, such as DNA methylation signatures, could provide more objective screening for ASD-risk in newborns, allowing for early intervention. …”
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THE RISK OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM «OSTEOSCREENING RUSSIA» by O. A. Nikitinskaya, N. V. Toroptsova, N. V. Demin, A. Yu. Feklistov, E. L. Nasonov

“…There are also other reasons for increased fracture risk in RA.Objective: to determine the rate of RA in an epidemiological sample of persons aged 50 years and older and to identify those in need of antiosteoporotic therapy among the patients with RA in order to prevent OPF.Subjects and methods. …”
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Evaluation of the Epitogen Lyme Detect IgG ELISA: a novel peptide multiplexing approach by Tiehui Wang, Alex Wang, Rodanthi Zindrili, Elena Melis, Swapna Guntupalli, Robin Brittain-Long, Mirela Delibegovic, Christopher J. Secombes, Nimesh Mody, Sally Mavin, Ralfs Buks

“…Existing serology tests, while valuable, have low sensitivity in early infection stages where diagnosis is vital, interpretation variability, and false positives from cross-reactivity, while direct detection methods also suffer from low sensitivity, due to the inconsistent presence of Bbsl components in clinical samples. …”
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Identification of Pyroptosis-Relevant Signature in Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Prognosis in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma Using Network Analysis by Yun Zhu, Dan Han, Hongjue Duan, Qi Rao, Yike Qian, Qiaoyun Chen, Xiao Du, Huanyu Ni, Siliang Wang

“…Later, this study established PPRS based on the expression of 8 PAGs (namely, GBP2, HPDL, FCGR2A, IFITM1, HAPLN3, CCL8, TRIM34, and GRIPAP1), which was highly associated with OS, oncogene mutations, tumor stemness, immune infiltration degrees, IC levels, treatment responses, and multiple biological processes (including cell cycle and immunoinflammatory response) in training and test set samples. Conclusions. Based on our observations, analyzing modification patterns associated with pyroptosis among diverse cancer samples via PPRS is important, which can provide more insights into TIME infiltration features and facilitate immunotherapeutic development as well as prognosis prediction.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among primary school children in four selected regions of The Gambia. by Ebrima Joof, Abdoulie M Sanyang, Yaya Camara, Alhagie Papa Sey, Ignatius Baldeh, Sharmila Lareef Jah, Serign Jawo Ceesay, Sana M Sambou, Saikou Sanyang, Christopher M Wade, Bakary Sanneh

“…In the parent study, ten schools were selected randomly from each region. Urine and stool samples collected from 25 boys and 25 girls (7-14 years) in each school were examined for urinary schistosomiasis (Schistosoma haematobium infection) and intestinal schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni infection) using urine filtration, dipstick and Kato-Katz methods.…”
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Tririum in urine in residents of Ozyorsk, the Chelyabinsk region in 2016 by L. V. Finashov, V. V. Vostrotin, A. Yu. Yanov

“…In order to develop models of dependency of tritium volume activity in urine of the residents from continuous and/or category variables we used correlation and regression methods of analysis. In order to compare two samples by mean value of tritium volume activity Student t-criterion was used. …”
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Carbapenemases Produced by Multidrug-Resistant Strains of <i>Klebsiella Pneumoniae</i> Isolated from Intensive Care Patients by T. V. Chernenkaya, L. A. Borisova, T. Yu. Vorobieva, M. A. Godkov, A. K. Shabanov

“…To date, K. pneumoniae is considered one of the main “distributors” of clinically important antibiotic resistance genes.Aim of the study To study the frequency of occurrence of the most common carbapenemase genes in multiresistant K.pneumoniae strains isolated from patients of intensive care units in an emergency hospital.Material and methods 4708 samples of various types of clinical material from patients of 5 intensive care units of the N.V. …”
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Optimizing Stereotactic Intracranial Neoplasm Treatment: A Systematic Review of PET Integration with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery by Robert C. Subtirelu, Eric M. Teichner, Milo Writer, Kevin Bryan, Shiv Patil, Talha Khan, Lancelot Herpin, Raj N. Patel, Emily Christner, Chitra Parikh, Thomas Werner, Abass Alavi, Mona-Elisabeth Revheim

“…Importantly, future studies need a greater standardization of methods and expanded trials with a multitude of radiotracers.…”
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Optimization of Sustainable Copper Leaching Using Glycine and Oxidizing Agents in an Alkaline Medium by Jesús I. Martínez, Aislinn M. Teja, Martín Reyes, Norman Toro, Gabriel Cisneros, Uriel M. Flores, Miguel Pérez Labra, Gustavo Urbano, Julio C. Juarez

“…The increasing global demand for copper has driven the search for more efficient and sustainable extraction methods, particularly due to the environmental concerns associated with conventional processes. …”
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Effects of ASMR on mental fatigue recovery revealed by EEG power and brain network analysis by Yueguang Si, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Kuijun Wu, Lingyun Gao, Lingyun Gao, Sujie Wang, Mengru Xu, Xuchen Qi

“…Further research in larger, more diverse samples will be necessary to confirm its utility for mental fatigue management in real-world settings.…”
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Environmental mediation of colistin resistance in the African context. A systematic scoping review by Emmanuel Udochukwu Osisiogu, Fareeda Ceeta Mahmoud, Fahad Bin Waqas, Bhavana Singh, Patrick K. Feglo, Kwabena Obeng Duedu

“…Data on country, genes detected, methods used, and bacterial species were extracted. …”
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The Use of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs During the Covid-19 Lockdown: a Cross-Cultural Study on Potential Users and Associated Risks by I. De Luca, F. Di Carlo, J. Burkauskas, A.R. Dores, M.A. Gómez-Martínez, A. Szabo, H. Fujiwara, C. Monteiro, M. Di Nicola, M. Mazza, G. Sani, D. Luciani, M. Pettorruso, M. di Giannantonio, I. Cataldo, G. Esposito, G. Martinotti, O. Corazza

“…Online shoppers of IPEDs were mainly men who reported higher scores on the Exercise Addiction Inventory. One or more IPEDs classifiable as “potentially at-risk” were used by 66.3% of the sample. …”
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Constitutive model of metal rubber material considering plastic accumulation behavior by FENG Zhipeng, YANG Fang, FU Hailong, AI Shigang, WANG Yue, YUAN Liangyang

“…The further investigation into the fundamental mechanisms reveals that plastic accumulation behavior significantly influences the energy dissipation capacity of metal rubber: the microscopic observations indicate that the increased relative density leads to a greater number of compressed helical coils within the sample. And within the constrained working space, this results in more pronounced plastic deformation of the metallic wires, which macroscopically manifests as improved energy dissipation performance.…”
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Improving diabetic retinopathy screening using artificial intelligence: design, evaluation and before-and-after study of a custom development by Imanol Pinto, Álvaro Olazarán, David Jurío, Borja De la Osa, Miguel Sainz, Aritz Oscoz, Jerónimo Ballaz, Javier Gorricho, Javier Gorricho, Mikel Galar, Mikel Galar, José Andonegui, José Andonegui

“…An ophthalmologist discarded a NaIA-RD error in most of contradicted referral proposals by labeling the 93% of a sample of them as referable. In an autonomous setup, NaIA-RD would have reduced the study visualization workload by 4.27 times without missing a single case of sight-threatening DR referred by a GP.ConclusionDR screening was more effective when supported by NaIA-RD, which could be safely used to autonomously perform the first level of screening. …”
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