Land use changes and restraining environmental risks via mitigation approach, the case of Darakeh-Velenjak watershed in Iran by Hassan Esmaeilzadeh, Mohsen Ehteshami

“…To extract the necessary information from the satellite images, Supervised Maximum Likelihood Classification algorithm was used, further complemented by visual interpretation methods. The sample population for conducting the Delphi technique consisted of 34 experts. …”
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Association between different modes of physical activity and sleep disorders in young and middle-aged adults: a population-based study by Yuting Fan, Qian Huang, Wenqiang Li, Qian He, Zhiping Deng

“…Abstract Objectives This study aims to investigate the correlation between different modes of physical activity (PA) and sleep health. Methods We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2007 to 2014. …”
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Lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer prediction: A nomogram-based model by Wooin Seo, Se Young Jung, Yeonhoon Jang, Kiheon Lee

“…This study developed and validated an age-based CRC risk-prediction model incorporating lifestyle factors using the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)-National Sample Cohort database. Methods Individuals who underwent the National Health Examination between 2009 and 2012 were eligible as study participants. …”
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Effects of a non-standard information leaflet on patient recruitment in acute care: Embedded cluster-randomised controlled trial. by Carolin Höckelmann, Marcelina Roos, Wiebke Müller, Martin N Dichter, Sascha Köpke

“…<h4>Design</h4>We conducted a cluster-randomised controlled trial embedded in a cross-sectional study ("Sleep Acute host study") addressing patients' sleep in hospitals.<h4>Methods</h4>In a stratified random sample of hospitals, we allocated selected wards either to the intervention group (information leaflet including a link to an information video) or the control group (formal information letter) using external concealed randomisation. …”
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Expression of matrix metalloproteinases 1, 2, 9, 12 in xenogenic tissues of epoxy-crosslinked bioprosthetic heart valves explanted due to dysfunction by A. E. Kostyunin, T. V. Glushkova

“…It is worth noting that MMP-9 staining was visualized even in the absence of cell infiltration, while more intense staining was found in the areas with a loose extracellular matrix. …”
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Microbiocenosis of adenocarcinoma tissue in colon cancer patients with different preoperative preparation by N. I. Simonenko, E. Yu. Zlatnik, N. I. Panova, O. G. Shulgina, A. Yu. Maksimov

“…The quantitative composition of the microbiota was determined in the samples of the removed tumor and tissue of the resection line.Results. …”
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Application of Multimodal Anesthesia in Surgical Interventions for Lung Cancer by S. V. Kachur, V. T. Dolgikh, O. V. Korpacheva, O. V. Leonov

“…Normality of distribution was assessed by KolmogorovSmirnov test. Since the ordered sample did not follow the normal distribution law, the data are presented as a median (Me) and interquartile amplitude (25 and 75 percentiles).Results. …”
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Multifaceted barriers associated with clinical breast examination in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analytical approach. by Castro Ayebeng, Joshua Okyere, Christiana Okantey, Isaac Yeboah Addo

“…A weighted sample size of 65,486 women aged 25-49 years was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of CBE. …”
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Burden and determinants of self-reported high blood pressure among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: Evidence from 2022 Tanzania demographic and health survey. by Nelson Musilanga, Hussein Nasib, Ambokile Mwakibolwa, Given Jackson, Clarkson Nhanga, Keneth Kijusya

“…Married and widowed individuals were more prone to high blood pressure than those who were never married. …”
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The effect of game-based interventions on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiaxin Gao, Jiaxin Gao, Wei Song, Dunbing Huang, Anren Zhang, Xiaohua Ke

“…The results showed that GBI had a significant positive effect on social skills (g = −0.59, p = 0.004), social behaviors (g = 0.45, p &lt; 0.001), and cognition (g = 0.57, p &lt; 0.001) in children and adolescents with ASD, while the effects of language expression (g = 0.15), anxiety (g = −0.13), and parenting stress (g = −0.51) were small and nonsignificant.ConclusionsThe results of the current meta-analysis showed that GBI was effective in improving social skills, social behaviors and cognition in children and adolescents with ASD in the existing studies and was not significant in improving language skills, anxiety and parental stress, but due to the limited number and low quality of the included studies, the above conclusions need to be validated by conducting more large-sample, high-quality RCTs.Systematic Review Registrationwww.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?…”
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Effect of Jiawei Fuzi Lizhong decoction on Cys C,T lymphocyte subsets and vWF of patients with acute drug-induced renal damage by LAN Fang, XIE Li-ping, XIE Yong-xiang, TAO Zhi-hu, SHI Wei

“…The improvement of renal function in the treat-ment group was more significant than that in the control group( P < 0. 01). …”
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of HA-MRSA in Taif hospitals, Saudi Arabia by Emad M Eed, Mabrouk M Ghonaim, Yousry M Hussein, Taiser M Saber, Amany S Khalifa

“…Conclusions: HA-MRSA strains were more common than CA-MRSA strains. SCCmec typing and coagulase gene polymorphism analysis may be useful methods for studying clonal relatedness of isolates and for discriminating between HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA. …”
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Supporting self-regulated learning in primary education: insights from a Montessori classroom by Liina Kersna, Liina Lepp, Margus Pedaste, Kristjan-Julius Laak

“…Montessori teachers also provided instrumental support to learners, helping them make appropriate choices in their learning and encouraging them to dedicate themselves more thoroughly to the topics they had chosen. The teachers used evaluation practices that supported learning, emphasizing the learner’s personal development and goals. …”
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Factors associated with adverse neonatal outcomes of premature babies within their first week of life at the Central Hospital Yaounde by Grace Tadzong-Awasum, Nkengafac Priscilla Kungang

“…The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with the adverse neonatal outcome of premature babies within their first week of life in the Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH). Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional analytical study was carried out on a sample of 113 women whose premature babies were admitted into the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).A structured self-administered questionnaire was used and data was analyzed by SPSS version 21 software. …”
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Adaptive Frequency Domain Data Augmentation for Sequential Recommendation by Zhibin Yang, Jiwei Qin, Donghao Zhang, Jie Ma, Peichen Ji

“…In addition, according to the F-principle, deep learning models pay more attention to low-frequency information, which may lead to poor performance in high-frequency tasks. …”
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Clinical features of endobronchial tuberculosis by Samardžić Natalija, Jovanović Dragana, Marković-Denić Ljiljana, Roksandić-Milenković Marina, Popević Spasoje, Škodrić-Trifunović Vesna

“…Conclusion. EBTB was more frequent among men, and among people in their fifties in our country. …”
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Relationship between Different Hematological Parameters and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Dilan Saadaldeen Muhammed, Ranan Karadagh Polus, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammed

“…The objective was to measure and compare various hematological parameter values between chronic and new cases also in new patients who exhibited varying degrees of disease activity. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey, conducted in Rizgary Hospital and private clinics in Erbil city/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq. …”
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Unravelling Students’ Attitudes Toward Lifelong Exercise by Efstathia Evangelou, Nikolaos Digelidis, Charalampos Krommidas

“…Moderately and highly active students had more positive attitudes than sedentary students in both cohorts.  …”
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Informational Value of Proadrenomedullin Blood Levels in Patients with Septic Shock, Once Measured Upon Admission to ICU by V. А. Rudnov, А. V. Moldovanov, M. N. Аstafieva, E. Yu. Perevalova, V. А. Bagin, S. M. Rozanova

“…But such scales as SOFA and ARACНE-II are more laborious in comparison with testing proadrenomedullin blood level.…”
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Analysis of Fatty Acid Profile, α-Tocopherol, Squalene and Cholesterol Content in Edible Parts and By-Products of South Pacific Wild Fishes by Sussi López-Puebla, María Fernanda Arias-Santé, Jaime Romero, Adriano Costa de Camargo, Miguel Ángel Rincón-Cervera

“…This work provides information on the fatty acid profiles, lipid quality indices and α-tocopherol, squalene and cholesterol contents in fillets, heads, bones and viscera of three fish species (anchovy, chub mackerel and Chilean jack mackerel). Samples were lyophilized and lipids were extracted using either the Folch or Hara and Radin methods. …”
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