Caesarean Section Delivery and Risk of Poor Childhood Growth by Mahama Saaka, Addae Yaw Hammond

“…This study assessed caesarean section delivery and the risk of poor postnatal childhood growth. Methods. A retrospective cohort study design was used to collect the requisite data on a sample of 528 mothers having children between the ages of 6 to 24 months. …”
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The rat osteoarthritis bone score for histological pathology relevant to human bone marrow lesions and pain by Daniel F. McWilliams, Mohsen Shahtaheri, Soraya Koushesh, Chitra Joseph, Peter RW. Gowler, Luting Xu, Victoria Chapman, Nidhi Sofat, David A. Walsh

“…We identified and developed a method for scoring comparable pathology in two rat OA knee pain models. …”
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Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Shigella strains in Bangladesh over the period of 2014–2022: evidence from a nationwide hospital-based surveillance for cholera a... by Mokibul Hassan Afrad, Md. Taufiqul Islam, Yasmin Ara Begum, Md. Saifullah, Faisal Ahmmed, Zahid Hasan Khan, Zakir Hossain Habib, Ahmed Nawsher Alam, Tahmina Shirin, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Edward T. Ryan, Ashraful Islam Khan, Firdausi Qadri

“…The high level of resistance to ciprofloxacin highlights the need for more prudent use of this antibiotic and improved hygiene and sanitation. …”
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A study on the discoloration of different dental porcelain systems by Mehmet Çağatay Ulucan, Melek Kılıç Avşar, Giray Bolayır

“…In vitro chewing simulation was conducted on all porcelain groups, and a spectrophotometer was used to compare the color changes between their initial states.Results:The ΔE values (discoloration) of all porcelain samples were statistically different (p<0.05), and the ΔE values of the glazed samples were higher than those of the mechanically polished samples.Conclusion:All the glazed samples are more likely to show more color change than the mechanically polished sample groups.…”
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Leveraging environmental DNA (eDNA) to optimize targeted removal of invasive fishes by Jennie J. Wiggins, Vanessa D. Tobias, Erika F. Holcombe, Katie Karpenko, Eric R. Huber, Andrew C. Goodman

“…Our results indicate that aquatic invasive species removal is more efficient when eDNA detection techniques are combined with traditional trapping methods.…”
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Different preferences for wine communication by Sandro Sillani, Alessandra Miccoli, Federico Nassivera

“…This study aimed at verifying the presence of variations in the reactions of different types of audiences to certain communication tools for wine. Five samples of audiences were compared: wine professionals, organic produce specialists, wine tourists, and two samples of general tourists. …”
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Understanding patient pathways to Mother and Baby Units: a longitudinal retrospective service evaluation in the UK by Nikolina Jovanović, Žan Lep, Giles Berrisford, Aysegul Dirik, Julia Barber, Bukola Kelani, Olivia Protti

“…Patients of Asian ethnicity had more emergency admissions compared to those of Black and White ethnicities. …”
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Screening for Adrenocortical and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies to Look for Underlying Autoimmune Etiologies in Women under 35 with Idiopathic Dimished Ovarian Reserve by Ipek Evruke, Ozlem Dural, Cemil Akgul, Cenk Yasa, Funda Gungor Ugurlucan, Cansu Evruke

“…ACA and TPO-Ab screening were performed in serum samples using indirect immunofluorescence method. …”
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Situation of Rabies in Ethiopia: A Five-Year Retrospective Study of Human Rabies in Addis Ababa and the Surrounding Regions by Mesfin Aklilu, Wogayehu Tadele, Amelework Alemu, Sintayehu Abdela, Garuma Getahun, Alemnesh Hailemariam, Yirgalem Tadesse, Gutu Kitila, Endalkachew Birhanu, Ibsa Fli, Abebe Getachew, Yimer Mulugeta

“…A descriptive study design was applied to measure the size of the problem. Method. Retrospective data were used from the Ethiopian Public Health Institute rabies case record book that was registered between 2015 to 2019. …”
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Modeling Whole-Plant Carbon Stock in <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Plantations Using Logarithmic Nonlinear Seemingly Unrelated Regression by Yungang He, Weili Kou, Ning Lu, Yi Yang, Chunqin Duan, Ziyi Yang, Yongjun Song, Jiayue Gao, Weiyu Zhuang

“…The AGCS compatibility model effectively addresses the issue of component sums not equaling the total, while maintaining a low <i>RMSE</i> (1.918); (2) The LNSUR model improved the accuracy of the BGCS model more significantly (<i>R</i>² = 0.787), and the estimated total CS also had a smaller <i>RMSE</i> (0.241~0.418); (3) Whole-plant CS of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. in 15 sample plots was estimated using the CS independent model and the LNSUR model with an <i>R</i>² of 0.964. …”
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Food safety practices of individuals before and after the emergence of COVID-19: A pre- and post-comparative analysis. by Daniel Teshome Gebeyehu, Leah East, Stuart Wark, Md Shahidul Islam

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of the 396 sampled individuals, 51.5% were female and the remaining 48.5% were male. …”
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Estimation of soil free Iron content using spectral reflectance and machine learning algorithms by Wanzhu Ma, Hongkui Zhou, Hao Hu, Zhiqing Zhuo, Kangying Zhu, Guangzhi Zhang

“…To evaluate the feasibility of using spectral reflectance and machine learning methods to estimate soil free iron content, we collected the spectral reflectance of 540 soil samples from 135 locations. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of virulence in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a local hospital of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India by Hardi Patel, Aakruti Patel, Ravi Chauhan, Toral Bhavsar, Sanjay Rathod, Mina Kadam, Anurag Rawat, Seema Rawat

“…Isolates belonging to agr type I and III and SCCmec type I, III and IV were found to be more virulent.…”
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Health insurance and inequalities in catastrophic health spending in cancer patients. A cross-sectional study in China by Wenqi Fu, Jufang Shi, Chaojie Liu, Wanqing Chen, Guoxiang Liu, Jie He

“…Objective: To determine the role of social health insurance programs in reducing inequality in the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) of cancer patients in China. Method: A convenient sample of 2534 cancer patients treated in nine hospitals in 2015 and 2016 were followed up through face-to-face interviews in March-December 2018. …”
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The expression landscape and clinical significance of methyltransferase-like 17 in human cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma: a pan-cancer analysis using multiple databases by Yezhou Ding, Mingyang Feng, Wanqing Chi, Xiaoyin Wang, Baoyan An, Kehui Liu, Shike Lou, Xiaolin Wang, Hui Wang

“…Survival rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Statistical significance was defined as P < 0.05. …”
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Phenolic compounds, antioxidant and antileishmanial activities of kombucha as affected by fermentation time by Alvine Ngoutane Mfopa, Raoul Kemzeu, Raymond Fokom, Lauve Rachel T. Yamthe, Darline Dize, Fabrice Fekam Boyom

“…Phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and tannins was determined using standard method. The antioxidant activity was determined using three tests: DPPH•, ABTS• + and FRAP methods. …”
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Influence of colostrum supply on Salmonella spp. seroprevalence in piglet rearing and possibilities to increase colostrum production by optimised feeding by A. Schulte zu Sundern, C. Holling, K. Rohn, J. Schulte-Wülwer, A. Deermann, C. Visscher

“…Other effects (e.g. hygiene) seem to be more significant.…”
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Actitudes hacia la homosexualidad y personas trans en estudiantes de educación física de Chile (Attitudes towards homosexuality and trans people in physical education students in... by Fernando Maureira Cid, Natalia Escobar Ruiz, Elizabeth Flores Ferro, Valentina Bahamonde Acevedo, Marcelo Hadweh Briceño, Daniel Serey Araneda

“…Low levels of homophobia and transphobia were observed in the sample. …”
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Аdsorption of Co²⁺ and radioactive ⁶⁰Со by mesoporous TiO₂ by H. V. Vasylyeva, I. F. Mironyuk, I. M. Mykytyn

“…Synthesis of adsorbents was carried out by the method of liquid phase hydrolysis of aqua complex of TiCl4. …”
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Assessment of health-related quality of life and adherence to antituberculosis therapy among patients in three tertiary hospitals in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Michael Lahai, Sally-Mattu Conteh, Ahmed Vandy, Onome T. Abiri, Brian Thompson, Mohamed Bawoh, Alvin Turay, Peter Bai James

“…Results More than half of the patients 226 (58.9%) were male, with a mean age of 33.92 years. …”
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