The effect of oral anticoagulant use before visit for patients with COVID-19 on mortality: A meta-analysis by Cornelia Ghea, Ardyan Wardhana, Alfredo Nugroho, Fika Humaeda Assilmi

“…Objectives: Anticoagulants have been used as therapeutic or prophylactic agents in COVID-19 and seem to be more beneficial. However, the advantage of oral anticoagulant (OAC) consumption before visit in lowering mortality in COVID-19 patients remains debatable. …”
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Keefektifan Model Pembelajaran Think Talk Write (TTW) dan Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) dalam Keterampilan Menulis by Nina Prince Simorangkir, Ramly Ramly, Ambo Dalle, Johar Amir

“…Thus, the TTW and CIRC models are equally effective in improving news text writing skills, but CIRC is more optimal. Further it is advised to do research to increase the sample size and explore the effect of duration and frequency of application of this model on other language skills or different levels of education. …”
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Dog ownership and all-cause mortality in a population cohort in Norway: The HUNT study. by Magnhild Oust Torske, Steinar Krokstad, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Adrian Bauman

“…<h4>Results</h4>In this population, dog owners were no more physically active than non-dog owners, both groups reporting a total of just over 3 hours/week of light and vigorous activity. …”
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A Focused Exploratory Study on Understanding the Role of Healthcare Quality Professionals in the Middle East by Shaik Mohiuddin

“…Further investigation and extension of this study to a larger sample size is required, especially in the Middle East region, to assess the subject in more noteworthy profundity.…”
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Changes in the acid resistance of erythrocytes upon contact with TiC, TiN, Ti-Nb, Ti-Zr and Ti-Ta compositions by Petr A. Ilchenko, Elena N. Sazonova, Alexander A. Burkov

“…Objective — To study the effect of ESD coatings of titanium nitride, titanium carbide, titanium-niobium, titanium-tantalum and titanium-zirconium on the course of acid hemolysis induced by HCl. Methods — To test biocompatibility, coating samples on Ti6Al4V alloy substrates were incubated with a suspension of erythrocytes. …”
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Gendered linguistic patterns in online reviews on localized E-commerce platforms in Jordan and the UAE: an exploratory study by Rania Za’rour, Lama Damra, Abdel Rahman Mitib Altakhaineh

“…The study highlights practical implications for online shopping platform design and marketing, advocating for integrating small-scale sociolinguistic analysis with large-scale computational methods to understand trends in online reviews. However, the study is limited by its binary gender framework and a small, context-specific sample that may affect generalizability.…”
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The effect of one and two sessions endurance and resistance exercise training per day on serum levels of IgA and cortisol in soccer players by Nabi Shamsaei, Hadi Abdi

“…The aim of current study was to investigate the effect of one and two bouts of selected training per day on IgA and cortisol serum levels in soccer players. Methods: Sixteen nonprofessional soccer players were randomly assigned to endurance and resistance exercise groups. …”
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Loneliness, Depression, and Inflammation: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. by Briana Mezuk, Moon Choi, Amy S DeSantis, Stephen R Rapp, Ana V Diez Roux, Teresa Seeman

“…The goal of this study was to examine the associations between perceived loneliness and circulating levels of inflammatory markers among a diverse sample of adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Data come from a subset of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (n = 441). …”
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Research on the Cross-Regional Traveling Welcome Short Messaging Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey from Mobile Users’ Perspective by Zhiyuan Yu, Chi Zhang

“…For content analysis, we found that more than 70% of the messages transmitted by the TW-SMS were released by official departments (e.g., the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Office). …”
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Exploring the non-linear association of daily cigarette consumption behavior and food security- An application of CMP GAM regression. by Shafeel Umam, Rubaiya Binte Razzak, Munniara Yesmin Munni, Azizur Rahman

“…<h4>Significance</h4>The findings suggest that targeted interventions aimed at preventing early smoking initiation may be more effective in reducing smoking prevalence and improving public health outcomes than addressing food security alone. …”
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Investigating food allergy awareness and attitudes among teachers in primary schools: current status and opportunities for enhancement by Amal H. Aljohani, Abeer Mutair Alshamani, Afnan Ahmed Aljohani, Aisha Saad Almohammadi, Bushra Saad Alharbi, Deena Faraj Altarjami, Reyouf Samer Alsaedi

“…As teachers are the first responders in managing such situations in schools, this study aims to explore and measure primary school teachers' knowledge and attitudes about food allergies and their management and review the current school policy.MethodsThis cross-sectional study uses a randomly distributed online questionnaire to measure teachers' knowledge and attitudes at primary schools in Medina, Saudi Arabia.ResultsThe sample consisted of 383 primary school teachers. …”
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Is female genital mutilation/cutting associated with adverse mental health consequences? A systematic review of the evidence by Sandro Galea, Salma M Abdalla

“…Importantly, our review demonstrates the need for more rigorous research on the topic.…”
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Acculturative Stress, Assertiveness, and Self Efficacy among Undergraduate International Nursing Students by Mona H. Mostafa, Sayeda M. Mohamed

“…The correlational research design was used on a simple random sample consists of 135 undergraduate international nursing students. …”
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Effect of different maneuvers of repositioning on benign paroxysmal vertigo: a network meta-analysis by Nannan Si, MengYuan Liu, Wei Chang

“…Conclusion Based on our current findings, GRM, MEM and SEM are effective for BBPV symptoms, but due to the existence of study limitations, more high quality multicenter large sample randomized controlled studies are needed to testify to our conclusions.…”
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Lifestyle choices among women with breast cancer in the United States by Chloé Michel, Michelle Sovinsky, Steven Stern

“…The goal of this research was to estimate how a breast cancer diagnosis affects a woman's decisions about smoking, alcohol use, and exercise. Methods Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics on breast cancer diagnosis and lifestyle choices, we estimated how being diagnosed influences smoking, drinking, and exercising habits for more than 8000 women over the period 1999–2011. …”
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Implementation of Innovations in Skill Ecosystems: Promoting and Inhibiting Factors in the Indian Context by Julia Regel, Anjana Rajagopalan, Arnab Mukherji, Sankarshan Basu, Matthias Pilz

“…Taking the example of bottom-up policy implementation in the form of the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme, factors that affect the VET policy initiative are identified, based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Through a comprehensive questionnaire administered to a sample of 63 graduates of the programme, their perceptions on key implementation challenges regarding the local policy context, stakeholder cooperation, and institutional as well as implementer capacity were identified. …”
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Translanguaging in Mathematics and Life Skills classrooms in the Foundation Phase schools in Mopani District: A case study of Khelovedu dialect by Tsebo Ramothwala, Madoda Cekiso, Itani P. Mandende

“…Setting: This study was carried out at a rural primary school in Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa. Methods: This study employed a qualitative approach with a case study design, utilising a purposive sample of four FP teachers and 129 learners for data collection. …”
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Determining Physical Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation from Single Cell Gene Expression Data. by Daphne Ezer, Victoria Moignard, Berthold Göttgens, Boris Adryan

“…We construct a complete pipeline for the analysis of single cell qPCR data that uses the mathematics behind bursty expression to develop more accurate and robust algorithms for analyzing the origin of heterogeneity in experimental samples, specifically an algorithm for clustering cells by their bursting behavior (Simulated Annealing for Bursty Expression Clustering, SABEC) and a statistical tool for comparing the kinetic parameters of bursty expression across populations of cells (Estimation of Parameter changes in Kinetics, EPiK). …”
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Evaluation of the relation between the pulp stones and direct restorations using cone beam computed tomography in a Turkish subpopulation by Güzide Pelin Sezgin, Sema Sönmez Kaplan, Tuna Kaplan

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the presence of pulp stones through an examination of cone beam computed tomography images and correlate their prevalence with age, sex, dental arch and side, tooth type, and restoration type and depth.Materials and MethodsCone beam computed tomography images obtained from 673 patients and archival data on 11,494 teeth were evaluated. …”
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Drunk Driver Detection Using Multiple Non-Invasive Biosignals by Sang Hyuk Kim, Hyo Won Son, Tae Mu Lee, Hyun Jae Baek

“…This study aims to decrease the number of drunk drivers, a significant social problem. Traditional methods to measure alcohol intake include blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) tests. …”
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