The Difference of Vitamin D and Calcium Levels in Preeclampsia and Normal Pregnancy by Lola Pebrianthy, Nurelilasari Siregar, Ayusdiningsih

“…Methods: The design of this study was cross sectional and conducted in RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang and Lubuk Buaya Public Health Center between February 2017 – November 2017. …”
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STUDYING HOW DIESEL ENGINE ADDITIVES USING SILVER OXIDE (Ag2O) NANOPARTICLES AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT by CIHAN BAYINDIRLI, MEHMET CELIK

“…In experiments, nano additive improved the thermal conductivity, mass dissipation and heat transfer of the test fuels, and resulted in reducing of CO emissions as it provided a higher oxidation rate of hydrocarbon molecules. …”
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Incidence and Implications of Culture-Positive Corneoscleral Rims in Corneal Transplantation by Meeraalam Z, Alreshidi SO, ALBalawi HB, Alali NM, Hashem F, Kirat OM

“…However, postoperative infections threaten graft survival, particularly microbial keratitis and endophthalmitis.Objective: This study aims to evaluate the incidence of culture-positive corneoscleral rims (CPCR) among transplanted corneas at a tertiary eye hospital and explore its association with death-preservation and preservation-surgery times.Methods: A retrospective analysis of keratoplasty surgeries performed in 2015 was conducted, involving 603 cases meeting the study criteria.Results: The incidence of CPCR was found to be 4.6%, predominantly bacterial (68%), with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) being the most common isolate, followed by fungal (32%) species, notably Candida. …”
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Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinic among ever married women: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017–201... by Md Akib Al-Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Rabeya Kumkum, Sk Tasnuva Alam, Benojir Ahammed

“…This study aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinics (CCs) in Bangladesh.Design A population-based cross-sectional study.Setting The data were collected from the most recent Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2017–2018.Participants This study’s participants are 18 893 women aged 15–49 years throughout all administrative regions.Primary and secondary outcome measures The outcomes are awareness and visitation of CCs, defined as if women are aware and visit of CCs.Materials and methods Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate binary logistics analysis were used to determine the prevalence and associated factors of awareness and visitation of CCs.Results The prevalence of awareness and visitation to CCs were 60.26% and 15.92%, respectively. …”
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Roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams: a scoping review  by Catherine Hudon, Megan Champoux, Amélie Poirier

“…From the 13 included articles, 6 main themes emerged: conduct client assessment for musculoskeletal conditions, participate in health promotion and prevention, promote self-management support, communicate with patients, collaborate with other primary care providers and partners, and provide holistic care.Conclusions The review identified a wide variety of roles, primarily related to the treatment of musculoskeletal patients. …”
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Pattern of Orbito-ocular Tumours in Nigeria: a systematic review by Godswill I. Nathaniel, Ugochukwu A. Eze, Arinze A. Onwuegbuna, Chigozie I. Echieh, Helen A. Alen

“…Methods A systematic literature search was conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed using the following keywords: pattern, orbit tumour, ocular tumour, Nigeria. …”
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Proposal of a quantum version of active particles via a nonunitary quantum walk by Manami Yamagishi, Naomichi Hatano, Hideaki Obuse

“…Although the field of active matter has been expanding, most research has been conducted on classical systems. Here, we propose a truly deterministic quantum active-particle model with a nonunitary quantum walk as the minimal model of quantum active matter. …”
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TRAUMATIC CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY. IS URGENT INTERVENTION SUPERIOR TO DELAYED INTERVENTION? A META-ANALYSIS EVALUATION by I Ketut Martiana, Donny Permana, Lukas Widhiyanto

“…Surgical procedures are usually performed within the first 24 hours, or 4-6 weeks after trauma in order to prevent any secondary trauma. The research was conducted to evaluate the amount of time of the surgical procedure towards the effectivity and improvement of the neurological status in the cervical injury or acute spinal cord injury (ASCI). …”
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Determining the Burden of Dysmenorrhea on Women's Quality of Life: The Dysmenorrhea Symptom Interference Scale by Syed Muhammad Ashraf Jahangeer, Meerab Fatima, Hifza Iqbal, Areeba Sheikh

“…STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study was conducted among females studying at various universities in Karachi from March 2023 to May 2023. …”
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Psychiatric nurses’ knowledge of COVID-19 within a patient care context: A qualitative study by Sandisiwe Dyonase, Isabelle Swanepoel, Gian Lippi

“…Setting: Weskoppies Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study comprising 14 semi-structured interviews with nurses working at Weskoppies Hospital in South Africa. …”
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DIFFERENT CERVICAL LAMINOPLASTY TECHNIQUES - UPDATE AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by FRANCISCO ALVES DE ARAÚJO JÚNIOR, JURANDIR MARCODES RIBAS FILHO, OSVALDO MALAFAIA, ALUÍZIO AUGUSTO ARANTES JÚNIOR, GUILHERME HENRIQUE WEILER CECCATO, PEDRO HELO DOS SANTOS NETO

“…A literature review was conducted on the Pubmed and Scielo platforms. This study was separated into two phases. …”
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Impact of tube shapes on the energy storage and thermal-hydraulic performances of finned latent heat energy storage systems by Zihao Cheng, Juan Du, Shuao Jia, Chengxiang Xiao, Feng Jiao, Yuxiang Hong

“…This study suggests a novel polygonal tube LHTES system that combines the fins and tube wall into a single structure in order to increase the heat storage power, improve the system's heat transfer efficiency, and effectively enhance thermal conductivity to better meet the needs of industrial production. …”
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Pathways and processes to adopting or switching to a single-dose HPV vaccination schedule in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study. by Sunny Roy, Megan D Wysong, Erica N Rosser, Ishani Sheth, Casey Geddes, Rupali J Limaye, Joseph G Rosen

“…From September 2023 to February 2024, we conducted 66 semi-structured interviews with national immunization stakeholders from 19 LMICs in Africa and Asia, sampled purposively by the maturity of the HPVV program and HPVV schedule. …”
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Unraveling multimodality of digital health records by comparing mortality trajectories of diagnoses of diseases from over 12 million patients. by Hyojung Paik

“…In this study, I leveraged the diverse healthcare records of over 12 million patients to reconstitute mortality trajectories that navigate the sequence of disease processes shared among patients from initial presentation through interim conditions that ultimately terminate in fatal outcomes. I conducted a comprehensive analysis of longitudinal discharge records for 10.4 million patients from US hospitals, utilizing the US State Inpatient Data (USSID) including 290,253 records of deaths in clinics. …”
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PUBLIC INFRASRUCTURE PROJECT FAILURES IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENTIAL EFFECTS ON ECONOMY AND WELFARE OF CITIZENRY by YUSUF GARBA MANJO

“…The investigation in to the failure of infrastructure project was conducted through qualitative methods. Data were obtained from secondary sources, such as books, journals, archival documents, newspapers, magazines, and websites that host related data on public infrastructure projects. …”
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Modeling the Distribution of Dominant Hard Ticks in Southeastern Coastal Areas of the Caspian Sea by Sedighe Nabian, Elahe Ebrahimzadeh, Abbas Farahi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd

“…An environmental suitability study of some vector species of hard ticks was conducted using the MaxEnt model in the south-eastern region of the Caspian Sea in Iran. …”
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Strategic human resources management practices are key to small, medium and micro enterprises effectiveness in South Africa by Jealous Sungwa

“…Research approach/design and method: A desktop research on a PhD thesis published in 2014 used a positivist paradigm, descriptive research design, quantitative research approach and a survey research strategy, which included 50 respondents and was conducted in Polokwane in South Africa. The simple random probability sampling method employed a saturated sample technique as well as descriptive and path analytic tools. …”
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Difficulties the Conservative Treatment of Crohn’s Disease Complicated by Autoimmune Hemophilia A by E. L. Belyaeva, O. I. Filippova, A. V. Koloskov, A. A. Naydenov, F. D. Albegova

“…In this connection, the levels of VIII (FVIII) and IX (FIX) coagulation factors and the content of von Willebrand factor antigen were determined. A study was conducted to the antibodies to these factors connecting von Willebrand factor capabilities with type I and III collagen. …”
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Enhancing Student Motivation and Competencies: Integrating E-Learning, Technological Literacy, and Cultural Alignment by Boumedyen Shannaq, Imran Saleem, Said AlRawahi, Saad Almhlawi, Said AlMaqbali

“…The research investigates the relationships between technological literacy (TL), cultural compatibility (CC), human face-to-face communication methods (HFtFCM), and student motivation and engagement (SMaE). A survey was conducted among 1,436 Oman students, and the data were analyzed using partial least squares and structural equation modeling to assess the moderating effects of TL and CC on these relationships. …”
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Machine Learning Applications to Dust Storms: A Meta-Analysis by Reem K. Alshammari, Omer Alrwais, Mehmet Sabih Aksoy

“…However, recent studies have shown that machine learning algorithms have higher capacities to predict dust storms in less time and with fewer processing operations compared to numerical weather models. This paper conducted a meta-analysis review to examine studies that addressed the areas associated with the application of machine learning to dust storm prediction. …”
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