Assessment of Interleukin-2 and Vitamin D Status in Vitiligo Patients Compared to Healthy by Dakhil Ibrahim Sahib Aljbory, Thikra Abdullah Mahmood

“…Blood samples were collected from all participants after obtaining verbal consent. …”
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Recidivism rates of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment by Juliane Mayer, Juliane Mayer, Viviane Wolf, Ivonne Steiner, Manuela Dudeck, Verena Klein, Judith Streb, Irina Franke

“…The goal of this study is to report offense- and disorder-related recidivism rates for the understudied group of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment.MethodThe sample consisted of 525 German patients released from placement orders according to Section 63 (n = 110) or 64 of the German Criminal Code (n = 415), indicating a diagnosis of a serious mental disorder or substance use disorder, respectively. …”
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Network meta-analysis of tuina or acupuncture in combination with adjunctive therapy for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by Shengxiang Zhao, Jie Yang

“…None of these therapies effectively improved patient physical signs.ConclusionNeedling + warm needle acupuncture, warm needle acupuncture + auricular acupuncture, and warm needle acupuncture + conventional therapy may better alleviate symptoms in patients with CSR. However, more well-designed multicenter, large-sample RCTs are needed to further analyze the findings from this study.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023443945, CRD42023443945.…”
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Do the Street Sweeping and Washing Work for Reducing the Near-ground Levels of Fine Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants? by Sheng-Lun Lin, Yunzhou Deng, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…The primary pollutants are more easily reduced by the street-cleaning process, while the secondary one did not.…”
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CHARACTERIZATION AND MORPHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF Varroa AND ITS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, IN COMMERCIAL HIVES OF TABASCO STATE, MEXICO by Emeterio Payró de la Cruz, Martina Valencia Domínguez, Blanca Patricia Castellanos Potenciano, Rodimiro Ramos Reyes

“…The identification of morphological variability at the local level can help develop more effective control strategies, adapted to the specific conditions of each region. …”
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Effect of the loss on ignition on the unconfined compressive strength of residual clays from Bogotá-Colombia stabilized with cement by Liliana Carolina Hernández García, Henry A. Colorado Lopera

“…A total of 153 cylindrical samples were manufactured using a monotonic compression compaction technique with different cement and water dosages. …”
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Impact of intermittent fasting versus vitamin D on high fat fructose-induced pancreatic steatosis: possible role of aquaporins by Basma Adel Khattab, Maha Osman Hammad, Zienab Helmy Eldken, Doaa Hellal, Sherin Zohdy Mohamed, Noha Hammad Sakr

“…By the end of the experiment, fasting blood samples were collected for determination of blood glucose, serum insulin, lipid profile, and insulin resistance. …”
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Prevalence of potentially serious alcohol–medication interactions in older adults in a community pharmacy setting: a cross-sectional study by Gráinne Cousins, Alice E Holton, Cora Keeney, Benedict Ryan

“…This study aims to estimate the prevalence of POSAMINO among community-dwelling older adults using drug dispensing data from the community pharmacy setting.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Irish Community Pharmacy.Participants 1599 consecutive older adults presenting with a prescription to 1 of 120 community pharmacies nationwide; community-dwelling, aged ≥65 years, able to speak and understand English, with no evidence of cognitive impairment. The mean age of sample was 75.5 years (SD 6.5); 55% (n=884) female.Measures 38 POSAMINO criteria were identified using participants’ pharmacy dispensing records linked to self-reported alcohol consumption (beverage-specific quantity and frequency measures) over the last 12 months.Results The overall prevalence of POSAMINO in the study population was 28%, with 10% at risk of at least one POSAMINO criteria and 18% at risk of two or more. …”
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Genetic Identification of Brazilian Mammalian Hosts of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>: Improving Blood Meal Source Discrimination in Vector-Borne Transmission by Quezia Moura Oliveira, Thaíla Santos Pessanha, Alena Mayo Iñiguez

“…</i> The detection of multiple BMS species in mixed samples provides a more comprehensive and accurate landscape of <i>T. cruzi</i> transmission in nature.…”
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How Do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Create Value Through the Integrated Reporting Framework? Empirical Study on Integrity and Driving Factors by Ozlem Kutlu Furtuna, Asiye Zeynep Uykulu

“…As of 2022, 46 firms are listed in this index and whose data was fully accessible in 2022 were selected as the sample for the study. This study determines the level of IR content elements alignment scores for Turkish-listed SMEs using the content analysis method. …”
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Zinc-Decorated and Nitrogen-Functionalized Hierarchical Porous Carbons for Carbon Dioxide Capture by Yu-Chun Chiang, Wei-Ting Chin, I-Chang Chu

“…This study developed a highly facile method to synthesize Zn-decorated and nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbons for carbon dioxide (CO₂) adsorption. …”
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AdjcorT-RBFNN for Air Quality Classification: Mitigating Multicollinearity with Real and Simulated Data by Siti Khadijah Arafin, Nor Azura Md Ghani, Marshima Mohd Rosli, Nurain Ibrahim

“…Researchers, and health organizations can leverage AdjcorT-RBFNN for more accurate air quality predictions, supporting informed pollution control strategies.…”
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS OF OBESITY AS RISK FACTOR OF COVID-19 RELATED MORTALITY by Achmad Ilham Rizwani, Syarif Syamsi Ahyandi, Nanning Naimatuningsih, Endy Novryan Ridwan, Rani Nurvita, Nurun Nujum, Muhammad Hammam Mahrus, Lilik Djuari

“…A person with obesity will be more susceptible to the infection and is suspected to be one of the risk factors that cause death in COVID-19. …”
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NAVIGATING DIGITAL FRONTIER: CONSUMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PURCHASE FRESH VEGETABLES THROUGH MOBILE COMMERCE IN PAKISTAN by Manan ASLAM, Zhiwen LI, Muneeb Ahmad GUJJAR, Mubashar FAROOQ, Muneeb Ahmad ANSARI, Daniyal HASSAN, Rao Izhar ul HAQ

“…This application of mobile technology would have an enormous potentials in marketers, food industries, farming community, decision makers, and consumers. Enabling consumers more informed about the novel innovative technologies for receiving and sharing information about market trends, prices, and avenues, among the ICTs smart phone applications are usually considered a quick method to approach markets, attain information about agricultural commodities and their prices in an effective and desired manner. …”
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Transforming care: a study on physicians’ awareness, attitudes, and barriers to pressure injury prevention in medical wards in Jordan by Enas A. Assaf, Enas A. Assaf, Rahaf Alkhresheh, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hekmat Al-Akash

“…Therefore, this study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and barriers among physicians working in Jordanian general medical wards toward the prevention of pressure injury.MethodA descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was employed, utilizing a convenience sample of 73 physicians from the three largest governmental hospitals in Jordan, representing the country’s most populated regions. …”
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Serological evidence and factors associated to liver damage in malaria-typhoid infected patients consulting in two health facilities, Yaoundé-Cameroon. by Madeleine Yvanna Nyangono Essam, Arnaud Fondjo Kouam, Armelle Gaelle Kwesseu Fepa, Armel Jackson Seukep, Elisabeth Menkem Zeuko'o, Felicité Syntia Douanla Somene, Nembu Erastus Nembo, Paul Fewou Moundipa, Frédéric Nico Njayou

“…Men (49.2% and 37.3%) were more affected than women (30.6% and 26.7%) for both malaria and typhoid, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of fatigue levels of individuals with chronic diseases: from the perspective of student nurses and patients by Sema Aytaç, Özlem Ovayolu, Sibel Serçe, Nimet Ovayolu

“…The study population consisted of all nursing students at the specified faculty and individuals diagnosed with chronic diseases hospitalized in relevant clinics, and the sample consisted of 221 students and 442 patients, in line with the power analysis. …”
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Challenges of Beekeeping in Arid Regions by Salim Hitouche, Mohamed Ridha Messak, Azzouzi Imane, Messaoud Lazereg

“…Due to the lack of official data categorizing farmers practicing beekeeping, our sample was formed using a simple probabilistic method and comprises 41 beekeepers out of the 93 identified by local administration (DSA). …”
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Beyond companionship: psycho-social benefits of pet ownership by Jing Zhao, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Jiuling Li, Yufeng Luo, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Gavin R. McCormack, Koichiro Oka, Tomoya Hanibuchi

“…This study planned to examine associations between various categories of pet ownership and multiple psycho-social benefits in a sample of adults from Japan. Method A cross-sectional design was applied to investigate and analyze pet species and psycho-social health outcomes. …”
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Predicting depressive symptoms through social support: a machine learning approach in military populations by Kun-Huang Chen, Pao-Lung Chiu, Ming-Hsuan Chen

“…These findings can inform the development of more responsive and personalized mental health interventions in military contexts.…”
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