Experiences of the International In-Training Examination (I-ITE) by Rwandan pediatric residents – a survey-study describing candidate feedback [version 2; peer review: 1 approved,... by Christian Umuhoza, Natalie McCall, Peter Thomas Cartledge

“…The survey was completed after 206 of the 213 exam sittings, giving a response rate of 97%.  Five themes emerged from the qualitative analysis; 1) undertaking the I-ITE was a positive experience; 2) exam content; 3) formative nature of the assessment; 4) challenges to completing the exam; 5) practicalities to undertaking the exam. …”
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Different Strategies for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in China: An Economic Evaluation by Bin Wu, Jin Li, Houwen Lin, Haixiang Wu

“…Four cohorts of patients were treated with one of the following therapies: bevacizumab, ranibizumab, PDT, or usual care. …”
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Paysages viticoles : paysages ruraux ? by Soazig Darnay

“…The wine-growing landscape has therefore become a tool and at the same time an outcome of this phenomenon.…”
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Some special cases on Stolarsky’s means by Cesare Palmisani

“…In this paper we observe that one-parameter Stolarsky’s means (SM) are deduced from both the Mean Value Theorem for derivatives (MVTD) and the Mean Value Theorem for definite integrals (MVTI), and we study their elementary properties as the parameter varies. …”
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Research on the Time-varying Meshing Stiffness Algorithm of Spur Gears Based on an Improved Potential Energy Method by Xu Kejun, Jiao Wei, Qin Haiqin

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Mitotane-Induced Hyperlipidemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hassan Shawa, Ferhat Deniz, Hadil Bazerbashi, Mike Hernandez, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin, Camilo Jimenez, Mouhammed Amir Habra

“…We retrospectively analyzed lipid data in 38 patients with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) who received mitotane therapy with emphasis on HDL cholesterol (HDL-c) and clinical predictors of lipid changes. …”
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Evaluating the Development Level of Agriculture in Kermanshah Province's Townships by Jafar Tavakkoli

“…To do this we employed 52 indicators, and after removing the differencs among indicators from various scales and weighing them using factor analysis method the final compositional indicator was determined. …”
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Rating pome fruit quality traits using deep learning and image processing by Nhan H. Nguyen, Joseph Michaud, Rene Mogollon, Huiting Zhang, Heidi Hargarten, Rachel Leisso, Carolina A. Torres, Loren Honaas, Stephen Ficklin

“…Abstract Quality assessment of pome fruits (i.e. apples and pears) is used not only for determining the optimal harvest time but also for the progression of fruit‐quality attributes during storage. Therefore, it is typical to repeatedly evaluate fruits during the course of a postharvest experiment. …”
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Dynamic association of antimicrobial resistance in urinary isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae between primary care and hospital settings in the Netherlands (200... by Evelyn Pamela Martínez, Annelies Verbon, Annelot F. Schoffelen, Wieke Altorf-van der Kuil, Joost van Rosmalen, James W.T. Cohen Stuart, Damian C. Melles, Karin van Dijk, Ali Alzubaidy, Maarten Scholing, Sacha D. Kuil, Gert J. Blaauw, Wieke Altorf - van der Kuil, Saskia M. Bierman, Sabine C. de Greeff, Sonja R. Groenendijk, Rudy Hertroys, Jos C.M. Monen, Daan W. Notermans, Jan Polman, Wouter J. van den Reek, Caroline Schneeberger-van der Linden, Annelot F. Schoffelen, Feline Velthuis, Cornelia C.H. Wielders, Britt J. de Wit, Rony E. Zoetigheid, Wouter van den Bijllaardt, Elise M. Kraan, Michiel B. Haeseker, Júlia M. da Silva, Eefje de Jong, Boulos Maraha, Arjanne J. van Griethuysen, Bastiaan B. Wintermans, Marijke J.C.A. van Trijp, Anouk E. Muller, Man-Chi Wong, Alewijn Ott, Erik Bathoorn, Mariëtte Lokate, Jan Sinnige, Damian C. Melles, Nienke Plantinga, Nicole H.M. Renders, Julia W. Dorigo-Zetsma, Leendert J. Bakker, Wim Ang, Karola Waar, Martha T. van der Beek, Maurine A. Leversteijn-van Hall, Suzan P. van Mens, Erik Schaftenaar, Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen, Ianthe Maat, Patrick D.J. Sturm, Bram M.W. Diederen, Lonneke G.M. Bode, David S.Y. Ong, Michiel van Rijn, Sander Dinant, Martijn den Reijer, Dick W. van Dam, Els I.G.B. de Brauwer, Robbert G. Bentvelsen, Anton G.M. Buiting, Anne L.M. Vlek, Melanie de Graaf, Annet Troelstra, Arjan R. Jansz, Maurits P.A. van Meer, Janneke de Vries, Julian D. Machiels

“…Summary: Background: It is unclear whether changes in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in primary care influence AMR in hospital settings. Therefore, we investigated the dynamic association of AMR between primary care and hospitals. …”
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OPERA AND ITALIAN IDENTITY: THE LONG VIEW by Stefano CASTELVECCHI

“…What these Italians did, how others interacted with them, and the widespread association between them and opera — all had an effect on their perceived image, helping to foster the impression that they were indeed a group with shared characteristics. …”
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Gender as Innovative Scientific and Philosophical Discourse by E. E. Shishlova

“…The author analyses actual problems of gender discourse, such as gender socialization and gender identification from positions of the leading social theories of the 20th century (structural-functional, constructivist and structural-constructivist), denoting change of classical thinking by modern and postmodern.…”
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Credit Borrower Sector of Economy and Credit Risk For Banks by Joanna Stępińska

“…The conclusion of the study is that industries are significantly different in terms of credit risk from the perspective of the banks providing them with financing.…”
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Inducible engineering precursor metabolic flux for synthesizing hyaluronic acid of customized molecular weight in Streptococcus zooepidemicus by Rui Zhao, Jun Li, Yingtian Li, Xujuan Pei, Jingyi Di, Zhoujie Xie, Hao Liu, Weixia Gao

“…In contrast, SE2, utilizing the weaker promoter PR22, synthesized shorter HA with a MW of 1.63 MDa, thereby verifying the hypothesis. Finally, to precisely regulate HA MW according to specific demands, an efficient sucrose-induced expression system was screened and employed to control the transcription level of hasE, obtaining recombinant strain SE3. …”
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Generalized Wardowski type contractive mappings in b-metric spaces and some fixed point results with applications in optimization problem and modeling biological ecosystem. by Maryam Iqbal, Afshan Batool, Aftab Hussain, Hamed Al Sulami

“…This comprehensive study underscores the significance and utility of our generalized contraction in both theoretical and applied contexts.…”
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REINVESTIGATING THE GUIDANCE FOR JIHAD AGAINST COLONIALISM IN MALAY LANDS: A PHILOLOGICAL STUDY ON SHEIKH ABDUS SAMAD AL-PALIMBANI'S NASHIHAH AL-MUSLIMIN WA TADHKIRAH AL-MUKMININ by Mia Fitriah El Karimah

“…However, jihad here is understood to be limited to struggle on the physical war. Therefore, the manuscript encloses several dhikrs and prayers during the war. …”
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Ecophilosophy and the natural environment by Zbigniew Hull

“…The article contains a semantic analysis of the terms of ecophilosophy and discusses the theme widely as well as closely presenting the relationship between a human being and the natural environment.…”
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Deflection Laws of Gas Drainage Boreholes in Interbedded Soft and Hard Seams: A Case Study at Xinzheng Coal Mine, China by Xiaoyan Sun, Zhiheng Cheng, Liang Chen, Zhenhua Li, Hongbing Wang, Shuaifeng Yin

“…The trajectory curve obtained by theoretical predictions from field data is found to be consistent with that of an actual project.…”
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A privacy-enhanced framework with deep learning for botnet detection by Guangli Wu, Xingyue Wang

“…And most methods are combined with machine learning and deep learning technologies, which require a large amount of training data to obtain high-precision detection models. Therefore, preventing malicious persons from stealing data to infer privacy during the botnet detection process has become an issue worth pondering. …”
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The impact of advertising on women’s self-perception: a systematic review by Yao Dai, Zhixuan Zhu, Wu Yuan Guo

“…This work contributes to a deeper psychological understanding of advertising’s impact on women’s self-perception and calls for updated theoretical frameworks and practical approaches that can address both traditional and emerging forms of advertising exposure.…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with xerostomia in patients hospitalized due AIDS-related complications by Jhonatan Yukio Naka, Adryano Arana Kamei, Vanessa C. Klamas, Mateus A. Ventura, Marcelo Morato, Rafael Z. Mobile, Antonio A. S. D. Lima

“…Of the total sample, 76% of individuals used antiretroviral therapy and other drugs capable of inducing hypo-salivation and, consequently, xerostomia. …”
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