The effect of using Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) in mortar mixes on setting time by Dafid Irawan, Gigih Priyandoko, Febriana Dominggas Moreira Loe, Firda Hani Ayuningtyas

“…This study uses an experimental method with variations in the GGBFS composition of 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%. …”
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Awareness of cardiovascular risk among persons with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study by Lena Jutterström, Anna-Lena Stenlund, Julia Otten, Mikael Lilja, Karin Hellström Ängerud

“…Purpose To describe the process of becoming aware of and acting on personal cardiovascular (CVD) risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Method A purposive sample of 14 persons living with T2D participated in semi-structured, open-ended, in-dept interviews. …”
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Arterial involvement of lower limbs in peripheral artery disease - the difference between diabetics and non-diabetics by Tanzeela Khan, Naheed Khan, Sajida Qureshi

“… Objective: To detect peripheral artery disease in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. Method: The case-control study was conducted from October 2018 to September 2019 at Ruth K.M. …”
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Emotional dispositions and intracerebral hemorrhage: a Mendelian Randomization insight by Tian Hou, Yipeng Xu, Aili Buaijier, Xuetao Yu, Yuchen Guo, Di Zhang, Peng Liu

“…This study employs Mendelian Randomization (MR) to investigate the causal relationship between emotional traits of worry and anxiety and the incidence of ICH.MethodsWe used a two-sample MR approach, leveraging summary-level data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for emotional traits and ICH. …”
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Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance in Culture-positive Hospitalized Patients in Selected Hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan by Nagwa M. El Amin, Einas A. Osman, Leena Al-Hassan, Ihab B Abdalrahman

“…Cultures in our study were mainly from urine (36.7%), blood samples (37.2%), and wound cultures (19%). More than 90% of the tested isolates were resistant to cefuroxime; 54% and 73.8% of Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates, respectively, were resistant to ceftazidime. …”
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Perceived partner responsiveness alters the association between marital distress and well-being in dementia spousal caregivers by Vincent D. Lai, Jensine Paoletti-Hatcher, E. Lydia Wu-Chung, Itee Mahant, Daniel L. Argueta, Kelly N. Brice, Bryan T. Denny, Charles Green, Luis D. Medina, Paul E. Schulz, Jennifer M. Stinson, Cobi J. Heijnen, Christopher P. Fagundes

“…In this study, we investigated the associations between marital distress, perceived partner responsiveness, and psychological and physiological well-being indicators among ADRD spousal caregivers. Method: A sample of 161 caregivers provided blood samples and completed self-report measures of marital distress, perceived partner responsiveness, and depressive symptoms. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Shear Behavior and Pore Structure Evolution in Heat-Treated Granite Subjected to Liquid Nitrogen and Water Cooling by Fan Zhang, Shengyuan Liu, Subiao Zhang, Yiming Zhang, Shaohui Quan, Man Li

“…The effect of thermal treatment temperature, particle type, and cooling method on the shear strength, cohesion, and angle of internal friction of granite was then analyzed. …”
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Young Adult Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence–Based Medication Counseling in China: Discrete Choice Experiment by Jia Zhang, Jing Wang, JingBo Zhang, XiaoQian Xia, ZiYun Zhou, XiaoMing Zhou, YiBo Wu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to assess young people’s preferences for AI-based medication counseling services. MethodsA discrete choice experiment (DCE) approach was the main analysis method applied in this study, involving 6 attributes: granularity, linguistic comprehensibility, symptom-specific results, access platforms, content model, and costs. …”
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Fecal microbiome analysis in patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes by Laura Isabel Sinisterra Loaiza, Diego Fernández-Edreira, Jose Liñares-Blanco, Alberto Cepeda, Alejandra Cardelle-Cobas, Carlos Fernandez-Lozano

“…This study was performed to investigate the relationship between the intestinal microbiota and MS and T2D. Methods A cohort of 79 volunteers was analyzed over a 2-year study period. …”
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Optimization of bioactive polyphenols recovery from Flammulina velutipes stem waste using nonionic surfactant-integrated ultrasound-assisted extraction by Huimin Huo, Haiying Bao, Hao Yin

“…When comparing the total polyphenol yields obtained from FVS via various extraction methods, it was found that UAE yielded significantly more polyphenols compared to both stirring-assisted and heating extraction methods. …”
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Clinical features of Tibetan adolescent tuberculosis at high altitudes: a retrospective study by Min Shen, Wen Luo, Banjiu Luobu, Yirong Chen, Peiyan Zhang, Ruisi Qiu, Xuerong Chen, Weiping Guo, Peifen Chen

“…This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of adolescent pulmonary TB patients at high altitudes in China. Method A retrospective analysis was performed at Linzhi People’s Hospital. …”
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A Behavioral and fNIRS Comparative Study of Gender and Task Differences in Mental Rotation Among Primary Students by Dandan Wu, Jinfeng Yang, Zhi Hong Wan, Yining Shen, Qianming Liu, Jinghui Zhang, Simin Cao, Hui Li

“…ABSTRACT Purpose This study investigated the sex and task effects in mental rotation (MR) among Chinese primary school students, employing behavioral assessments and functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for a comprehensive analysis. Method The sample consisted of 62 Grade 4 and 5 students aged between 9.58 and 11.33 (Mage = 10.604, SD = 0.35). …”
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Assessing the potential of managed aquifer recharge using rooftop rainwater harvesting with shallow wells in peri-urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana by P. Amihere-Ackah, I. Monney, D. C. Okyere, K. A. Adjei, E. K. Appiah-Adjei

“…The Water Table Fluctuation method was used to assess recharge rates, and 50 water samples were analysed for physicochemical and microbial contamination. …”
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Genotyping of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Egyptian patients by Heba Ahmed Mohamed, Gamal Fadl Mahmoud Gad, Mona Fattouh Mohamed, Hend Harby Ahmed, Ameer Effat Elfarash, Nahed Fathallah Fahmy

“…This study aimed to detect the carbapenem resistance levels and mechanisms, in addition to the genotyping of A. baumanni in Upper Egypt. About 200 clinical samples were collected from different wards of Sohag University Hospital, Egypt, from which 20 A. baumannii isolates were recovered and then identified using conventional methods and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). …”
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COMPARISON OF COLORIMETRIC AND CHEMILUMINESCENT ELISA TESTS FOR DETECTION OF IgG ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN EPO IN THE SERA OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS by A. M. Kudryashova, N. A. Mikhailova, O. V. Borisova

“…Good correlation of results was found for quantitative detection of antibodies in rabbit sera using the two methods (R = 0.981). Thus, chemiluminescent ELISA allowed develop a more sensitive detection technique of IgG antibodies to human erythropoietin.…”
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Prediction of lithium-ion battery SOC based on IGA-GRU and the fusion of multi-head attention mechanism by Pei Tang, Minnan Jiang, Weikai Xu, Zhengyu Ding, Mao Lv

“…However, the value of SOC cannot be directly measured. In order to more accurately estimate the SOC, this paper proposes a prediction method that combines an immune genetic algorithm, gated recurrent unit, and multi-head attention mechanism (MHA), using battery experimental data from the University of Maryland as the dataset. …”
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Impact of adoption of water-saving technologies on irrigation water use efficiency at the farm household level by ZHANG Yi, LYU Mingyang, HAN Yijun

“…Furthermore, higher agricultural water prices were associated with more efficient water use, indicating that economic incentives play a crucial role. …”
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The impact of multiple labeling on consumer choices for extra virgin olive oil: A cross-country study by Chiara Paffarini, Biancamaria Torquati, Lucio Cecchini

“…In this study, consumer preference and WTP for EVOO with one or more certifications, including protected designation of origin (PDO), organic, and carbon footprint (CF), were jointly analyzed. …”
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Biochemical disturbances in schizophrenia — a «window of opportunity» by T. V. Zhilyaeva, A. S. Piatoikina, E. D. Kasyanov, G. V. Rukavishnikov, I. V. Semennov, O. V. Kostina, A. S. Blagonravova, G. E. Mazo

“…Introduction: Currently, there is a large amount of data that inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers, pterin metabolism disturbances and other biochemical abnormalities are more often present in schizophrenia compared to general population. …”
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Socioeconomic status and its limited influence on perceptions of heated tobacco products and cigarettes: no relation with physical health, but association with mental health benefi... by Magdalena Kozela, Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński, Maciej Polak, Barbara Gradowicz-Prajsnar, Maciej Rogala

“…This study investigated the relationships between socioeconomic status and perceptions of the impact of heated tobacco products (HTPs) and cigarette smoking on the physical, mental, and social well-being of users.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using a population-based random sample of 2,500 HTP users and former smokers over the age of 25. …”
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