Characteristics, clinical manifestations and management of leprosy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A 20-year retrospective study by J S Sons, Z N Mkhize, N C Dlova, C Aldous, P R Bhat, A V Chateau

“…Regarding socioeconomic status, 80% were unemployed and 40% were social grant recipients. …”
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Consumer Anthropomorphism and Happiness: Analysis of the Brand Authenticity Effect by Mehdi Khademi Gerashi, Setare Mohammadian

“…To gather data on the anthropomorphism of the LG brand, standardized questionnaires, consistent with quantitative research methods, were distributed to participants online. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability were used to evaluate the reliability of the research measurement model. …”
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Perancangan dan Implementasi Sistem Informasi Deteksi Kesesuaian Pemanfaatan Ruang Berbasis Web dengan Fitur Geo-Intersection Pada POSTGIS by Issa Arwani, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra, Ghazian Hamdi, Tsania Dzulkarnain

“…DPUPR-Perkim North Kalimantan Province serve the RSPA inspection process manually. The public and investors who want to access RSPA information directly go to the DPUPR-Perkim office. …”
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Research progress on characteristics of secondary aluminum dross and its detoxification and utilization by Kun LIN, Yuanbo ZHANG, Zijian SU, Jiamei XU, Tao JIANG

“…Furthermore, gases such as H2, CH4, and NH3 are unavoidably generated during the hydrometallurgical process; these gases serve as a valuable by-product as well as a potential risk. …”
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The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…After extraction from electronic databases, articles were selected based on eligibility criteria. In total, 268 published articles of plants of species of the genus Croton were reviewed for ethnobotanical uses, of which 172 were considered for final analysis. …”
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How to build a framework to establish a patient research partner network in rheumatology research: a report of a 2-year implementation project by Maarten de Wit, Oliver Distler, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Muriel Elhai, Rucsandra Dobrota, Adrian Ciurea, Caroline Ospelt, Raphael Micheroli, Dania Diem, Stefan Dudli, Kristina Buerki, Stacey Grealis, Melpomeni Toitou, Silke Ludwig, Chantal Britt, Florian Klett, Isabelle Steeb, Tanja Maletic, Andreas Eisenring, Penelope Jane Timpert-Argust, Eva Camarillo-Retamosa

“…This approach benefited both PRPs and researchers and might serve as a guide for other centres.…”
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Linking fire behaviour and its ecological effects to plant traits, using FRaME in R by Philip Zylstra

“…FRaME modelling predicted ecological effects such as the breaking of seed dormancy, scorch and the girdling of different tree strata, consistent with observed effects and providing insights into treatment efficacy that were not captured by existing assumptions. FRaME analyses were able to identify treatments that both increased the likelihood of success in containing fires and minimised fire impacts on a fire‐sensitive ecosystem. …”
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Boost pressure influence on combustion, emission characteristics, and performance of diesel engines with various fuel types by Hüseyin Söyler

“…Nevertheless, NOx emissions increased by 5.3 % due to the oxygen content of biodiesel. Soot emissions were notably reduced, with a maximum reduction of 58.4 % observed at 75 % engine load and + 20 % boost pressure for diesel fuel. …”
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C-reactive protein to serum calcium ratio as a novel biomarker for predicting severity in acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Xinqi Chen, Yisen Huang, Qiaoli Xu, Bifeng Zhang, Yubin Wang, Meixue Huang

“…Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between CCR and AP severity, with restricted cubic spline analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to assess dose–response and predictive performance, respectively.ResultsOf the 476 patients, 176 (37%) had mild acute pancreatitis (MAP) and 300 (63%) had moderate to severe AP. …”
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Invisible Scout: A Layer 2 Anomaly System for Detecting Rogue Access Point (RAP) by Diki Arisandi, Nazrul M. Ahmad, Subarmaniam Kannan

“…To evaluate its effectiveness, tests were conducted in controlled and open environments and under de-authentication scenarios, using decision tree models and various metrics to assess performance. …”
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Periodismo, desmovilización y reinserción by Cecilia Muñoz Vila, Nubia Torres, María Victoria Ramos, Hilda Botero, Marta Lapacó

“…Tterminan el artículo con una breve referencia a la mentalidad copiadora-repetidora y la mentalidad acomodaticia-camaleónica de los periodistas y a la mentalidad reflexiva de los columnistas.…”
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Improving the predictive capability of Framingham Risk Score for the risk of myocardial infarction based on coronary artery calcium score in healthy Singaporeans by Ching Yee Ivory Yeo, John Carson Jr Allen, Weiting Huang, Wei Ying Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung Keong Yeo

“…Logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic and net reclassification index (NRI) analyses were conducted. Results: We demonstrated a significant improvement in the area under curve (AUC) of SG FRS (AUC = 0.641) after recalibration and incorporation of additional variables (fasting blood glucose and wearable-derived activity levels) (AUC = 0.774) (P < 0.001). …”
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An optimal allocation strategy for GFM and GFL converters considering transient voltage stability constraints by LI Qun, TANG Weijia, WANG Chenggen, ZHANG Sen

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Spatial analysis of speculation in the US housing market by Salaheddin Manochehri, Ramin Amani, Jamal Mamkhezri

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Machine learning identifies the association between second primary malignancies and postoperative radiotherapy in young-onset breast cancer patients. by Yulin Lai, Peiyuan Huang

“…YWBC patients receiving PORT had significantly greater risks of second primary solid malignancies (SPSMs, RR = 1.61), including breast cancer (RR = 1.89), lung cancer (RR = 2.12) and thyroid cancer (RR = 1.48), but not second primary hematologic malignancies (RR = 1.32; 0.94-1.88). SPSMs were more common in YWBC individuals who were black, had a lower median household income and had fewer lymph nodes examined. …”
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Analysis of the non-linear higher dimensional fractional differential equations arising in dusty plasma using the Atangana–Baleanu fractional derivative by Attiya Nazneen, Rashid Nawaz, Laiq Zada, Nasir Ali, Mohamed Benghanem, Hijaz Ahmad

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Mongolian Education and Science Vocabulary by Anna V. Mazarchuk

“…Materials and methods. The materials were collected from Mongolian-Russian and Mongolian explanatory dictionaries via continuous sampling. …”
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Pobreza hídrica y estancamiento socioeconómico: el caso de Manresa by Joan Carles Llurdés Coit, David Saurí Pujol, Rufí Cerdan Heredia

“…Entre las conclusiones más importantes del trabajo destacaríamos los enormes esfuerzos realizados para ahorrar agua sin que ello implique renunciar a hábitos de higiene y confort que se consideran imprescindibles como la ducha diaria por muy breve que sea ésta. Igualmente, la pobreza hídrica se suma a otras privaciones características de un sector de la ciudad degradado y en declive. …”
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Effect of The Duration of The Diagnosis on DNA Methylation Changes in Three Different Diabetic Genes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Harem Othman Smail

“…The blood samples from 140 individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) were collected, and the patients were grouped according to how long they had been diagnosed. …”
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HABITUS COMO ASSUNTO E FERRAMENTA: reflexões sobre tornar-se um boxeador by Loïc Wacquant

“…O habitus pode também ser considerado ferramenta de investigação: a aquisição prática daquelas mesmas disposições por parte do analista servem como técnica para melhor  penetrar nos seus processos de construção social e montagem. …”
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