Impact of the Quality of the Institutional Structure of the Economy on Income Inequality of Households: Results of a Cross-National Study by M. L. Dorofeev

“…At the same time, analyzing the full sample of countries, as well as in quartile groups classified by the level of income inequality, we did not reveal any pattern or special sign by which the dependence between the studied variables becomes more pronounced and distant from zero. …”
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Molecular characterization of Leishmania infection in canine by Samar Abbas Fadhil, Mansour Jadaan Ali

“…The age of infected dogs ranged between a few months and more than a year. Our results indicate that most infections with Leishmianiasis were between older males more than younger females. …”
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Emotional Stability of Nurses and its Relation to Their Job Crafting by Ehsan S. S. Saad, Faten M. Ahmed

“…Job crafting and can be seen as a specific form of proactive behavior in which the nurse initiates changes (redesign) in the level of job demands and job resources to make their job more meaningful. Nurses with high emotional stability are more tending to adapt to changes in their job and enhance their job crafting. …”
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Multi-fidelity graph neural networks for predicting toluene/water partition coefficients by Thomas Nevolianis, Jan G. Rittig, Alexander Mitsos, Kai Leonhard

“…For the EXT-SAMPL9 dataset, multi-target learning achieves a root-mean-square error of 1.02 $$\log {P}$$ log P units, indicating reasonable performance even for more complex molecular structures. …”
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Household fish preparation hygiene and cholera transmission in Monrovia, Liberia by Pauline Scheelbeek, Samuel Treglown, Tony Reid, Peter Maes

“…In addition, fish preparation methods were observed in 30 households. Results: Two fish samples were found positive. …”
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Formation of MeIQx and PhIP in model matrices from amino acids, carbohydrates, and creatine by D. A. Utyanov, A. V. Kulikovskii, D. V. Khvostov, A. A. Kurzova

“…The understanding of the reaction of HAA formation in foods is a key for finding methods for reduction of their quantity. Currently, more and more experimental works are dedicated to the question of HAA formation in model matrices to establish the main precursors, intermediate products, catalysts and inhibitors in the reaction of their formation. …”
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Shaping ability of HyFlex EDM and ProTaper Gold files with or without using glide path files: An in vitro study by Maryam Gharechahi, Harir Ahmadi, Maryam Forghanirad, Melika Hoseinzadeh, Anahita Nouri

“…The canal transportation, centering ability, and remaining dentin thickness were evaluated and compared between the groups using the independent sample t-test and Mann–Whitney U-test (α =0.05). Results: Using HEDM compared to PTG led to greater centering ability at the sub-furcation area (P < 0.05), lower canal transportation at 2 mm below furcation (P = 0.025), and more dentin removed at the middle area (P = 0.011). …”
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Synthesis and Upconversion Luminescence of Nanoparticles Y2O3 and Gd2O3 Co-doped with Yb3+ and Er3+ by Dalia H. Chávez, Oscar E. Contreras, Gustavo A. Hirata

“…Results show that the emission intensity of all samples strongly depends on the synthesis method. …”
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TWOFOLD SUBAREA MODEL FOR ESTIMATING COMMUTER PROPORTION IN 10 METROPOLITAN AREAS by Yudi Fathul Amin, Indahwati Indahwati, Anang Kurnia

“…The results of this research can be used to present commuter data at the regencies/municipalities level and metropolitan area level where there is a lack of samples and become a new opportunity for Statistics Indonesia to increase statistical production in small areas, which is more effective compared to other SAE methods which have so far been used only to estimate one area level.…”
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Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Combined with Lateral Flow Dipstick Assay for a Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Cystic Echinococcosis in Livestock in Kenya by Nasser Arreh Badoul, John Kagira, Florence Ng’ong’a, Hunduma Dinka

“…This study developed and evaluated a rapid, more sensitive, and specific loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with a lateral flow dipstick assay for the rapid and sensitive detection of cystic echinococcosis. …”
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Association of signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 gene (restriction site7582694) single nucleotide polymorphism with systemic lupus erythematosus by Hamdan Hamid, Nadeem Afzal, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Adil Bashir, Shah Jahan

“…Objective — To determine the frequency of STAT4 (rs7582694) gene polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis patients and healthy controls. Methods — It was a case-control study. Eighty samples were recruited for each of two study groups. …”
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Prevalence of factors affecting prognosis in arterial hypertension, and total cardiovascular risk assessment by T. N. Timofeeva, S. A. Shalnova, V. V. Konstantinov, V. M. Ivanov, A. V. Kapustina, Yu. A. Balanova, I. N. Lelchuk, A. D. Deev

“…To study prevalence of risk factors (RF), target organ damage (TOD), and associated clinical conditions (ACC) in arterial hypertension (AH) patients, for total cardiovascular risk assessment. Material and methods. Epidemiological AH survey including 3661 males and 6334 males, aged 15+ years, from a representative national sample, was performed as part of the Program «AH Prevention and Treatment in the Russian Federation». …”
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Adolescents, parents, and providers' experiences of triadic encounters in paediatric diabetes clinics: A qualitative study by Imelda Coyne, Sinead Pembroke, Betsy Sleath, Maria Brenner, Edna F. Roche, Carol Hilliard, Declan Cody

“…Our study aimed to explore adolescents, parents, and providers' experiences of clinic encounters. Methods A qualitative study was conducted with a convenience sample of 13 adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (aged 11–17), 14 parents, and seven providers. …”
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Investigating Project Care UK, a Web-Based Self-Help Single-Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health: Program Evaluation by Maria Elizabeth Loades, Grace Perry, Noah Marshall

“… BackgroundPsychological distress becomes more common during adolescence, yet many young people struggle to access clinic-based mental health care. …”
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Main Comorbidities and Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients from Two Different Perspectives by Diana Serret López, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Addys María Díaz Piñera, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Geominia Maldonado Cantillo

“…The number of complications reported in the family medical history is small; peripheral neuropathy and amputation were more frequent in men and those under 65 years of age, while cerebrovascular disease was more frequent in women and people 65 years of age and older. …”
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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…Descriptions of stigma were not recognized as such; experiences of enacted stigma were acknowledged by some participants. More research is needed to understand and measure mental distress and wellness as well as stigma in this population so that interventions may more accurately detect change in key outcomes.…”
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Giardia lamblia risk factors and burden in children with acute gastroenteritis in a Nicaraguan birth cohort. by Lester Gutiérrez, Nadja A Vielot, Roberto Herrera, Yaoska Reyes, Christian Toval-Ruíz, Patricia Blandón, Rebecca J Rubinstein, Javier Mora, Luther A Bartelt, Filemón Bucardo, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Samuel Vilchez

“…From June 2017 to July 2021, 1385 AGE samples were tested by qPCR. G. lamblia was detected in 104 (7.5%) of AGE episodes. …”
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Reconsidering Trust and Information Engagement and Unpacking the Role of Emotion in Public Responses During the Early Stage of a Public Health Crisis in China: Web-Based Survey Stu... by Zhiming Liu, Jiawei Tu, Tien-Tsung Lee, Lu Wei

“…In addition, individuals experiencing more negative emotions tended to trust more in the government (B=0.191, SE 0.022; P<.001) and scientists (B=0.184, SE 0.017; P<.001). …”
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Chikungunya outbreak (2017) in Bangladesh: Clinical profile, economic impact and quality of life during the acute phase of the disease. by Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Md Mahbub Hasan, Muhammad Sougatul Islam, Salequl Islam, Miliva Mozaffor, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Nova Ahmed, Waheed Akhtar, Shahanaz Chowdhury, S M Yasir Arafat, Md Abdul Khaleque, Zohora Jameela Khan, Tashmim Farhana Dipta, Shah Md Zahurul Haque Asna, Md Akram Hossain, Km Sultanul Aziz, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Enayetur Raheem

“…Nearly 30% of the patients lost more than 10 days of productivity due to severe arthropathy.…”
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Influence of physical exercise on activities of daily living in older adults: an empirical analysis based on propensity score matching and difference-in-differences by Xiaoni Ma, Xiaotian Li, Li Che, Jie Dong

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the reduction of social interaction and the limited use of exercise facilities led some older adults to reduce regular exercise and show more sedentary behavior. This study aimed to examine the influence of physical exercise on the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsUsing the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS) data, propensity score matching (PSM) was performed on the sample, with the interaction between participation in physical exercise and observation year as the core independent variables, and instrumental activities of daily life (IADL) and basic activities of daily life (BADL) as the dependent variables for difference-in-differences (DID) regression analysis. …”
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