Factors associated with quality of intrapartum care in Kenya: a complex samples analysis of the 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey by Lilian Nuwabaine, Earnest Amwiine, Quraish Sserwanja, Joseph Kawuki, Mathius Amperiize, Angella Namulema, Ahmed Mohammed Sarki, John Baptist Asiimwe

“…This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the quality of intrapartum care using the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS). Methods Secondary data from the 2022 KDHS of 11,863 participants, who were selected by multistage stratified sampling, was used. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Preeclampsia: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomized Study by Song X, Wang Y, Li P, Wang Y, Wen X, Nie Q, An W, Wang H, He F

“…Xuwen Song,1 Yikang Wang,2 Pengsheng Li,3 Yafei Wang,4 Xinghui Wen,4 Qingwen Nie,1 Wanlu An,1 Huan Wang,1 Fang He1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Foshan Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second People’s Hospital of Guiyang, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fang He, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Higher Education Joint Laboratory of Maternal-Fetal Medicine; The Third Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8618922182396, Email hefangjnu@126.comBackground: Observational epidemiologic investigations into the link between diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia (PE) have been conducted, but genetic evidence is still lacking. We utilized a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to shed light on the potential influence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on PE at the genetic prediction level.Methods: We carried out a two-sample bidirectional MR analysis, utilizing genetic variants associated with T2DM (N=461,920) and PE (N=219,817) from the largest available genome-wide association studies. …”
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The effect of laboratory samples of new biological products and their mixtures with organomineral fertilizers on growth and development of winter wheat and sunflower plants by A. M. Asaturova, N. A. Zhevnova, A. A. Tsygichko, V. V. Allakhverdyan, A. I. Homyak, E. Yu. Bondarchuk, K. Yu. Saenko, M. M. Astakhov, E. A. Gyrnets, M. V. Shternshis

“…On winter wheat, it is advisable to use the studied products separately. Sunflower is more responsive to the action of laboratory samples. …”
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Development of a Machine‐Learning Model for Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer from Serum Samples Analyzed by Thermal Liquid Biopsy by Sonia Hermoso‐Durán, Nicolas Fraunhoffer, Judith Millastre‐Bocos, Oscar Sanchez‐Gracia, Pablo F. Garrido, Sonia Vega, Ángel Lanas, Juan Iovanna, Adrián Velázquez‐Campoy, Olga Abian

“…An innovative approach based on differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of blood serum samples, thermal liquid biopsy (TLB), combined with machine‐learning (ML) analysis, may offer a more efficient method for diagnosing PDAC. …”
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Earplug use during sleep and its association with cardiovascular disease – Results from a large sample of the general population by Omar Hahad, Volker H. Schmitt, Rieke Baumkötter, Matthias Michal, Julian Chalabi, Alexander K. Schuster, Emilio Gianicolo, Karl J. Lackner, Katharina Geschke, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Stavros Konstantinides, Andreas Daiber, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Münzel

“…This study examines associations between earplug use, noise annoyance, and CVD in a general population sample. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 15,010 participants (35–74 years, 2007–2012) in the German Gutenberg Health Study were analyzed. …”
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Robust quantitative assessment of collagen fibers with picrosirius red stain and linearly polarized light as demonstrated on atherosclerotic plaque samples. by Cherry Greiner, Stephanie Grainger, Samantha Farrow, Alena Davis, Jimmy L Su, Matthew D Saybolt, Robert Wilensky, Sean Madden, Stephen T Sum

“…However, linear polarizers are more commonly available and easier to optically align. …”
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The Role of Modern Banking Services in Supporting the Competitive Advantage of a Sample of Private Banks in the City of Erbil, an Exploratory Study by Khadeeja Qader Smael, Basm Mohammed Yonis

“…However, through conducting fieldwork based on the descriptive analytical method to analyze the data collected By distributing (110) questionnaires to the sample members, which were limited to those in the job (bank managers, their assistants, department officials and employees), and the ready-made statistical programs SPSS and Easy Fit were used in the analysis process. 64.6%) in the dependent variable, and this means that there is a positive (direct) relationship between the two variables. …”
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Enhancing Health Mention Classification Through Reexamining Misclassified Samples and Robust Fine-Tuning Pre-Trained Language Models by Deyu Meng, Tshewang Phuntsho, Tad Gonsalves

“…To address this challenge, our research introduces an innovative method that enhances the accuracy and robustness of pre-trained language models for HMC by employing a misclassified samples replay buffer and applying controlled perturbations to data representations. …”
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Prevalence and clinical significance of Claudin-3 expression in cancer: a tissue microarray study on 14,966 tumor samples by Seyma Büyücek, Nina Schraps, Anne Menz, Florian Lutz, Viktoria Chirico, Florian Viehweger, David Dum, Ria Schlichter, Andrea Hinsch, Christoph Fraune, Christian Bernreuther, Martina Kluth, Claudia Hube-Magg, Katharina Möller, Viktor Reiswich, Andreas M. Luebke, Patrick Lebok, Sören Weidemann, Guido Sauter, Maximilian Lennartz, Frank Jacobsen, Till S. Clauditz, Andreas H. Marx, Ronald Simon, Stefan Steurer, Eike Burandt, Natalia Gorbokon, Sarah Minner, Till Krech, Morton Freytag

“…Methods To comprehensively determine the prevalence of CLDN3 expression in cancer, a tissue microarray containing 14,966 samples from 133 different tumor types and subtypes as well as 608 samples of 76 different normal tissue types was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. …”
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Microstrip-Based Anti-Aliasing Filters for Beyond-50 GHz-Bandwidth Mix-Filter-Sample Analog-to-Digital-Converters by Anton Lorenz, Christian D. Matthus, Frank Ellinger

“…In face of the specific requirements of the FI-ADC on the AAF amplitude response, the stepped impedance approach is shown to be much more suitable than other common approaches for wide stop band filters. …”
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Ethical dilemmas concerning orthodontic treatment among orthodontists in a sample from Saudi Arabia: a pilot study by Nawaf H. Al Shammary, Abdulrahman K. Alshammari

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A New Approach to Detect and Semi-quantify All Molecular Species and Classes of Anionic Phospholipids Simultaneously in Plant Samples by Manon Genva, Cécile Mirande-Bret, Laetitia Fouillen

“…Here, we describe a straightforward strategy for the extraction and semi-quantification of all anionic phospholipid species from plant samples. Our method is based on the derivatization of the anionic phospholipids, and more especially on their methylation using trimethylsilyldiazomethane, followed by analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. …”
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PALEOEARTHQUAKES IN THE PRIBAIKALIE: METHODS AND RESULTS OF DATING by Oleg P. Smekalin, Anatoly V. Chipizubov, V. S. Imayev

“…The absolute and relative dating methods allowed us to identify sections in some paleoseismogenic structures by differences in ages of activation and thus provided new data for more accurate definitions of epicenters and magnitudes of the paleo-earthquakes. …”
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Psychometric comparison of two short versions of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) in a representative sample of the German population by Bjarne Schmalbach, Mareike Ernst, Mareike Ernst, Elmar Brähler, Elmar Brähler, Katja Petrowski

“…With the addition of the method factor, it is a highly reliable and valid scale. …”
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Structural isomeric aromatic diamine linkers influenced electrocatalysis of AuNPs: Efficient assessment of hydrazine in environmental water samples by Karmegam Muthukrishnan, N.S.K. Gowthaman, Bharathi Sinduja, Mathur Gopalakrishnan Sethuraman

“…The PPD SAM on the electrode surface was found to be more compact than OPD and MPD, according to the multi-method analysis. …”
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The in vitro Antimicrobial Effects of Hydrolysable and Condensed Tannin Extracts on Escherichia coli Isolated from Pathological Samples of Deceased Poultry by Ćilerdžić Milica, Radalj Andrea, Ilić Milica, Prošić Isidora, Šekler Milanko, Resanović Radmila, Krstić Vanja, Zdravković Nemanja, Stanojević Slavoljub, Krnjaić Dejan

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A two sample Mendelian randomized study of the association of sex hormones and behavioral and clinical risk factors with macular hole by Zetong Nie, Naxin Duan, Xiang Zhang, Boshi Liu, Siqiong Bai, Xiaorong Li, Wenbo Li, Bojie Hu

“…Abstract Macular hole (MH) is a disease of the vitreoretinal interface that develops in relation to age and gender, and is 3.3 times more prevalent in females than in males. However, it remains inconclusive whether gender plays a role in the pathogenesis of MH. …”
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Broompare in sunflower crops and control methods by O. Ivashchenko

“…The study of the biological characteristics and developing methods for effective control of Broomrape in sunflower crops. …”
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Label semantics and image features aware remote sensing sample retrieval from multi-source datasets for AI-enabled remote sensing monitoring by XingTao Ren, XingTao Ren, Yan Ma, YiXin Zhou, YiXin Zhou

“…However, as the significant demand for more abundant and diverse remote sensing imagery samples continues to surge, sample data scarcity has emerged as a critical challenge for large-scale AI-enabled remote sensing applications. …”
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Uncertainty analysis method and application of neutron multi-sphere spectrometer measurement based on Monte Carlo method by ZHANG Dake, TANG Zhihui, WEI Yingjing, LI Taosheng, CAO Qinjian, SUN Bowen

“…Detailed statistical characterization of the calculation results was allowed to provide a more comprehensive understanding compared to conventional methods. …”
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