Integrating microbial profiling and machine learning for inference of drowning sites: a forensic investigation in the Northwest River by Qin Su, Xiaofeng Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Zhonghao Yu, Weibin Wu, Qingqing Xiang, Chengliang Yang, Jian Zhao, Ling Chen, Quyi Xu, Chao Liu

“…By integrating microbial data with traditional forensic techniques, there is significant potential to enhance the reliability of scene inferences, thereby making substantial contributions to case investigations and judicial trials.IMPORTANCEBy employing advanced techniques like microbial profiling and machine learning, the study aims to enhance the accuracy of determining drowning sites, which is crucial for both legal proceedings. …”
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Association of Body Mass Index with Echocardiographic Parameters and Incidence of Left Atrial Thrombus or Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation... by Yi Qiu, Shu Jiang

“…None of the patients received standardized anticoagulant therapy. The patients were divided into a normal weight group, an overweight group, and an obesity group based on their BMI. …”
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Laboratory Predictors of COVID-19 Mortality: A Retrospective Analysis from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan by Ting Zheng, Xinxin Liu, Yingying Wei, Xinlu Li, Bing Zheng, Quan Gong, Lingli Dong, Jixin Zhong

“…In addition, the serum level of uric acid was positively associated with inflammatory markers. Uric acid lowering therapy in COVID-19 patients with hyperuricemia may be beneficial.…”
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Factors Related to Nurses' Anxiety Regarding the Omicron Covid-19 Variant in Bangli Regency by I Made Agus Budi Wijaya

“…The instrument was a questionnaire that was filled out by the respondents themselves through Google Forms. Univariate, bivariate (Chi-square test), and multivariate analyzes (multiple logistic regression) was performed for this research analysis. …”
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Film Review: Jagun Jagun, Nigeria, 2023. Produced by Euphoria 360 Media. Netflix. 129 minutes, Yoruba (with English subtitles). No price reported. Directed by Tope Adebayo and Adeb... by Yemi Atanda

“…Generally, the film occludes the postcolonial thematic relevance in the modern political African leaders in their visionless Machiavellian ideology. …”
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[Retracted] CuO-TiO2-Chitosan-Berbamine Nanocomposites Induce Apoptosis through the Mitochondrial Pathway with the Expression of P53, BAX, and BCL-2 in the Human K562 Cancer Cell L... by Abozer Y. Elderdery, Badr Alzahrani, Siddiqa M. A Hamza, Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Pooi Ling Mok, Suresh Kumar Subbiah

“…Caspase-3, -7, -8, -9, Bax, Bad, Cyt C, and P53 expression were considerably enhanced in K562 cells, whereas Bcl2 expression was decreased, indicating that these cells may have therapeutic potential against human blood cancer/leukemia-derived disorders. …”
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Age-related and Gender Aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in the Republic of Dagestan by S. Sh. Akhmedkhanov, G. H. Abakarova, A. T. Beibalayeva, B. S. Abdullayeva, Z. M. Saidova

“…The creation of a register of IBD patients in the Republic of Dagestan is aimed at monitoring the state of health, timely monitoring of the effectiveness of therapy and improving the quality of medical care.…”
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Predictors of HBsAg seroclearance in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients treated with nucleotide analogs plus polyethylene glycol interferon by Yan Peng, Mingzhe Ma, Ting Liu, Wenmin He, Shutao Lin, Wa Zhong, Xiaohui Min

“…Thus, NAs plus PEG-IFN therapy served as a relatively ideal regimen and the patients received combined treatment were then incorporated for further analysis for searching efficacy predictors. …”
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On the Properties of and Ionospheric Conditions Associated With a Mid‐Latitude Scintillation Event Observed Over Southern United States by F. S. Rodrigues, J. G. Socola, A. O. Moraes, C. Martinis, D. A. Hickey

“…Frequency scaling of S4 matched fairly well the predictions of weak scattering theory but held for observations of moderate and strong amplitude scintillation as well. …”
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Macro-anatomical investigations on the brachial plexus in dogs by Sadettin Tıpırdamaz, Hasan Erden

“…<p> Cranial pectoral nerves are two in number. One of them, at its origin it is associated with the musculocutaneus nerve.…”
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Comparison of Adequacy of Anaesthesia (AoA) monitors with CONOX® monitor regarding sevoflurane consumption during routine general anaesthesia: A randomised clinical trial by Rajendran. Arulkumaran, Anusha Cherian, Aswini Kuberan, Prasanna Udupi Bidkar

“…However, interpreting qNOX values requires caution, as the patient’s consciousness status influences them.…”
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Architectural Laboratories by Derya Uzal, Aslıhan Şenel

“…This shift has been driven by architecture's inherent dualities—science vs. art, theory vs. practice, and living vs. non-living—compounded by increasing complexity in production. …”
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BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES: A COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES by E. M. Pozdnyakova

“…Being both fundamental and experimental, cognitive approach contributessignificantly to the development of applied sciences, in particular to the theory and methodology of languageteaching. The approach gives opportunity to study conceptualization and categorization processes, lexicaland discursive competence in the view of applied teaching goals.The article stresses that cognitive-discursive paradigm:– is increasingly growing in its interdisciplinary nature, thus approaching even closer the EFL teaching;– investigates represented in the language knowledge and experience structures, introducing theexperience of the world around us into lexical competence of EFL students;– considers one of its major tasks further investigation of mental lexicon;– as the discursive practice is becoming even more accessible for EFL students in the course of on-linecommunication, it offers new methods of teaching communication, based on cognitive theory of discourse.…”
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MOTOR TOLERANCE OPTIMIZATION DESIGN BASED ON IMPROVED GENETIC ALGORITHM by ZHANG YongLiang, CHEN Xu, YAO JiaSheng, ZHANG ShuaiShuai

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Evaluation of health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at District Headquarter Hospital haripur, Pakistan by Mehwish Fayaz, Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki, Ijaz Ul Haq, Muhammad Afzal, Mudassar Latif, Ehtisham Altaf

“…Additionally, most of them 62 % (248) suffered from cough most days a week, with a p-value of 0.010, and the shortness of breath (p < 0.001) was significantly associated with the total SGRQ score. …”
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Risperidone oral disintegrating mini-tablets: A robust-product for pediatrics by El-Say Khalid M., Ahmed Tarek A., Abdelbary Maged F., Ali Bahaa E., Aljaeid Bader M., Zidan Ahmed S.

“…The optimized formula fulfilled the requirements for crushing strength of 5 kN with minimal friability, disintegration times of 8.4 and 53.7 s in SSF and skimmed milk, respectively. This study therefore proposes the risperidone OD-mini-tablet formula having robust mechanical properties, uniform and precise dosing of medication with short disintegration time suitable for pediatric use.…”
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Agroindústria alimentar: epicentro do agronegócio no Estado do Ceará (Brasil) by Denise Elias

“…This paper approaches three different theses. First, food agroindustry is of central importance for understanding agribusiness diffusion in Ceará (Brazil). …”
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All extern? Exploring the Impact of Social Media and Physical Activity on Adolescents’ Body Image and Interoception by Moritz Peter Engel, Mirko Schmidt

“…In the first condition, participants will engage in 15 minutes of Instagram use, during which they will be instructed to visit six different profiles of male or female fitness influencer of the same gender themselves. In the second condition, participants will cycle on an ergometer for 15 minutes. …”
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Secondary School Learners’ Transition to the University: A Qualitative Research Approach by Mbulaheni Paul Tshisikhawe, Buyisani Dube

“…The study has shown that the assumptions of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory can profitably be infused in learner transition thinking and practices to yield a successful university life.…”
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APPLIED IR TRAINING AND AN EFFECTIVE FOREIGN POLICY by A. A. Baykov

“…Moreover, it examines the most relevant issues, concerning the framework of students' teaching process (including preparation of master's theses), further employment of graduates and, finally, the development/modernisation of teaching staff. …”
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