Spatiotemporal Assessment of PM2.5 Exposure of a High-risk Occupational Group in a Southeast Asian Megacity by Jarl Tynan Collado, Jose Gabriel Abalos, Imee de los Reyes, Melliza T. Cruz, Gabrielle Frances Leung, Katrina Abenojar, Carlos Rosauro Manalo, Bernell Go, Christine L. Chan, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, James Bernard B. Simpas, Emma E. Porio, John Q. Wong, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza

“…Elevated levels of PM2.5 were observed at key transportation microenvironments (TMEs) such as a transport terminal and near a shopping mall. …”
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Functional analysis of a novel homozygous missense IVD gene variant: a case report with dual genetic diagnoses by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Hanying Wen

“…This case provides a useful reference for genetic counseling for complex and diverse clinical phenotypes. …”
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A Casa Azul na Chapada do Araripe: a experiência de uma incursão no Sertão do Cariri by Vanessa Louise Batista

“… Esse texto é fruto de uma incursão da autora ao Sertão do Cariri, cuja experiência trouxe o contato com a socio e biodiversidade do lugar, gerando reflexões profundas e a necessidade de um olhar complexo para essa realidade. …”
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A propósito del a propósito del concepto de nación. Réplica al artículo de Bruno Bauch by Ernst Cassirer

“…Texto escrito por Ernst Cassirer en respuesta a Bruno Bauch. Fue publicado por primera vez en 1991 por Ulrich Sieg.…”
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Characterizing the Flow and Interaction of Microbubbles in a 2D Capillary Network for Targeted Drug Delivery: A Simulation Study by Sadegh Shurche, Akram Shahidani, Roghaye Bodaghi Hossein Abadi

“…The present study assesses how air bubbles flow in a microchannel 2D capillary network. The evaluated network mimics part of a capillary system by comprising multiple bifurcations. …”
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Trouble in the Colonies: Review of D.W.A. Baker, Preacher Politician, Patriot: A life of John Dunmore Lang by B. Zuiddam

“… From text: Some people write biographies of great men they admire for their particular virtues or achievements. Mr. Don Baker has a refreshing approach. He wrote a biography on the life of John Dunmore Lang not because he liked him, but because he did not. …”
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Worship and spirituality as a praxis-orientated apologetic in a post-modern world (the New Age) - an incarnational engaged approach by EK Foshaugen

“…Then, uncondidonal and sacrificial love is demonstraced as a praxis-orientated apologetic through the Christian's life-story. …”
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Exploration of the molecular mechanism behind a novel natural genic male-sterile mutation of 1205A in Brassica napus by Lijing Xiao, Jinze Zhang, Shaomin Guo, Hairun Jin, Qingjing Ouyang, Xu Long, Zhongbin Yan, Entang Tian

“…Abstract The use of a male sterility hybrid seed production system has resulted in a significant increase in rapeseed yields by over 20%. …”
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VOC Sampler on a Drone Assisting in Tracing the Potential Sources by a Dispersion Model — Case Study of Industrial Emissions by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Ching-Ho Lin, Chung-Shin Yuan

“…Our recent studies have applied a quadrotor drone (Mavic Pro, DJI) equipped with a micro needle trap sampler (NTS), and it could fast arrive at the polluted locations for immediately sampling and further tracking the suspended VOC sources. …”
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The racial discourse and the Dutch Reformed Church: looking through a descriptive-empirical lens ... towards a normative task by W. J. Schoeman

“… The discourse between the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and race is a difficult and intense one. The aim of this article is to give a descriptive-empirical description of the relationship between the DRC and race by using the Church Mirror surveys. …”
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A VISÃO ESCATOLÓGICA DE MARX E ENGELS SOBRE O CAMPESINATO E A VIDA LOCAL RURAL by Cristiano Wellington Noberto Ramalho, Raimundo Nonato Pereira Moreira

“… Este texto discute as questões que justificam para Marx e Engels as fragilidades sociais e econômicas do campesinato e da vida local rural diante do mundo moderno, bem como a permanência dessas ideias em gerações posteriores de estudiosos marxianos. …”
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Epidemiology of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a general hospital in Singapore: a retrospective cohort study by Amarasinghe Arachchige Don Nalin Samandika Saparamadu, Lasantha Ratnayake

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Preferences of melanoma patients to accept adjuvant therapy and toxicity – a qualitative substudy of the GerMelaTox-A project by Toni Maria Janke, Laura Moysig, Christine Blome, Katharina C. Kähler

“…Abstract Purpose Targeted treatment and immunotherapy, both adjuvant treatment options, come with a certain toxicity and can cause severe side effects. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Health-Related Quality of Life Impact, and Economic Burden of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Christina Soeun Kwon, Patrick Daniele, Anna Forsythe, Christopher Ngai

“…**Introduction:** This systematic literature review analyzed published evidence on IgA nephropathy (IgAN), focusing on US epidemiology, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and economic burden of illness. …”
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DETERMINING AVERAGE SHOCK ABSORBING COEFFICIENT OF THE HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER OF THE REDUCTION GEAR OF A WINDING MACHINE IN A MINE by Răzvan Bogdan ITU, Vlad Alexandru FLOREA

“…The paper presents determining of the average coefficient of the hydraulic shock absorber from the reduction gear of a mining winding machine.…”
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Development and validation of a novel bleeding risk prediction tool for aspirin users with a low body mass index by Lu Yifang, Lei Wanlin, Wang Maofeng

“…The objective of this study was to create a novel bleeding risk prediction tool for aspirin users with a low BMI. …”
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BioVars - A bioclimatic dataset for Europe based on a large regional climate ensemble for periods in 1971–2098 by Anne Reichmuth, Oldrich Rakovec, Friedrich Boeing, Sebastian Müller, Luis Samaniego, Andreas Marx, Hanna Komischke, Andreas Schmidt, Daniel Doktor

“…We present 26 bioclimatic variables that are calculated based on a large ensemble consisting of 70 bias-adjusted GCM-RCM simulations for 1971–2098. …”
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalised children: a retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary children’s hospital in China by Linan Zeng, Lingli Zhang, Dan Yu, Huiqing Wang, Liang Huang, Siyu Li, Guo Cheng, Zhi-Jun Jia

“…Introduction For improving and optimising drug use in children, we previously developed a tool (including a series of criteria for identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in children) by literature review and the two-round Delphi technique to prevent inappropriate medication prescriptions at the prescribing stage.Objective To assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription (PIP) among hospitalised children and explore risk factors associated with PIP.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary children’s hospital in China.Participants Hospitalised children with complete medical records who received drug treatment and discharged from 1 January to 31 December 2021.Outcome measures We evaluated the medication prescriptions by using a series of previously developed criteria for detecting the prevalence of PIP in hospitalised children and used logistic regression to explore the risk factors (including sex, age, number of drugs, number of comorbidities, days of hospitalisation and admission departments) for PIP in children.Results A total of 87 555 medication prescriptions for 16 995 hospitalised children were analysed, and 19 722 PIPs were detected. …”
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Pre-gestational diabetes in a young woman with a pathogenic INSR missense mutation, p.(Met1180Lys) by Emma L Prehn, Mairéad Crowley, David Fennell, Brendan T Kinsley, Kevin Colclough, Maria M Byrne

“…Heterozygous insulin receptor (INSR) mutations cause type A insulin resistance (IR), associated with a phenotype of IR; hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhoea and acanthosis nigricans in the absence of obesity or lipoatrophy. …”
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Self-Care Interventions as a Health Technology for Managing Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Study in Iran by Zahra Yousefi Malekroodi, Seyed Ali Majidi, Amirmohammad Taalipasand

“… Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes represents a significant public health challenge, and effective disease management is essential for improving patient outcomes. …”
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