OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT ON HEALTHCARE: IMPLICATION ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF WOMEN IN ENUGU STATE, SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA by IJEOMA J. OGU, IJOEMA IGWE, NGOZI I’ ARONU, LIM, MOSES MSUGHTER, OSITA KINGSLEY ODO

“… Health care expenses in Nigeria are done mainly through Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses. Women irrespective of their age, status and location have need for medical care and this creates a burden on their expenses due to OOP medical expenses. …”
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Early Permian to Middle Triassic Formation petroleum potentials of Sydney Basin, Australia: A geochemical analysis by Garba Terfa Elijah, Mustapha Khairul Azlan, Asiwaju Lanre, Mutari Lawal

“…Some source-specific parameters attained from biomarkers, such as n-alkanes, regular isoprenoids, terpanes, diasteranes, and steranes, show that oil was generated and expelled mainly from organic matter derivatives of higher plants deposited in the oxic environment. …”
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Statement of the problem of designing a liquid rocket engine dual bell nozzle of the maximum thrust using the direct method of the calculus of variations by Ivan Dubrovskyi, Valerii Bucharskyi

“…A typical diagram of such a nozzle is shown in Fig. 1. Its main elements are three cross-sections a, b, c and two profiled section elements a-b, b-c bounded by them. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Since 2009 we follow up the patient (female, 47 years old) who for the first time addressed to the doctor with complaints of pain and muscle weakness, mainly — of lower extremities, and also hip, ankle joints pain, which essentially complicated locomotion capacity. …”
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BUDGET USE AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Oladipo Oluwafolakemi Fasesin

“…Consequently, this study seeks to examine the impact of budget use on the performance of SMEs. To achieve this main objective, specific objectives were developed with respect to: investigate the extent to which diagnostic budget use influences performance of manufacturing SMEs and examine the effect of interactive budget use on performance. …”
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Topical steroids as alternative to systemic hormonal treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases in pediatric practice by E. N. Fedulova, O. V. Shumilova, O. V. Fedorova, O. A. Tutina, G. V. Medyantseva

“…Anti-inflammatory treatment aimed to destruction of «vicious circle» of inflammatory responses occupies the main place in the treatment of IBD. CS are agents of choice of the second line. …”
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TEACHING COMPUTATIONAL THINKING IN SAUDI ARABIAN SCHOOLS USING SMARTPHONE APPS by Abdullah Alenezi

“…Teachers indicate that their students have shown more concern and engagement mainly when the teacher integrates these apps. Hence, based on the findings of the study, it is evident that incorporating Smartphone applications into the curriculum will lead to a reforming change in the teaching approaches towards efficiency as well as feasibility of the learners. …”
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Converting Organic Municipal Solid Waste Into Volatile Fatty Acids and Biogas: Experimental Pilot and Batch Studies With Statistical Analysis by Hojjat Borhany

“…A t ResultsBoth HRTs were identical concerning the ratio of VFA/soluble chemical oxygen demand (0.88 kg/kg) and VFA weight ratio distribution: mainly, acetic acid (40%), butyric acid (24%), and caproic acid (17%). …”
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Advances in antiviral strategies targeting mosquito-borne viruses: cellular, viral, and immune-related approaches by Ayyaz Khan, Zakirullah, Shahid Wahab, Seong-Tshool Hong

“…Despite extensive research, effective antiviral treatments for MBVs remain scarce, and current therapies mainly provide symptomatic relief and supportive care. …”
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The influence of modification on the structure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloys by Tetiana Nosova, Stella Mamchur

“…Requirements for objects are determined by the conditions of their operation. Two main groups of influences can be distinguished: mechanical and climatic.Mechanical impacts associated with the operation and transportation of products include overloads, vibrations, shocks, and acoustic loads. …”
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Investigasi Hambatan dan Tantangan Penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen di Rumah Sakit by Malahayati Malahayati, Dedy Syamsuar

“…Based on the domain analysis, the research identifies several problems that are the causes, namely poor infrastructure, commitment to human resources (HR), standard operating procedures (SOP) that have not been implemented, clarity of main tasks and functions, as well as ineffective supervision, supervision from parties. management that is not implemented as well as external systems as the cause of not optimal hospital management information system. …”
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Side Effects of Steroidal And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on The Oral Cavity. by Shayma Ghazi, Khalid Yasin Rasul, Aras Khidhir Hamad, Aso Abdulkhaliq Khidhir, Lozan Khalil Ahmed

“… Background and objectives: The steroidal and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used classes of medications for their anti-Inflammatory and analgesic effects and are associated with the risk of many oral side effects and which might be presented with variable degrees of severity. The main objective of this research was to identify oral side effects that could be associated with using Steroidal or NSAIDs. …”
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An improved Fully Homomorphic Encryption model based on N-Primes by Mohammed Anwar Mohammed, Fadhil Salman Abed

“…Thus, its security is the main concern when it comes to transform data from a locally owned storage to cloud storage. …”
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Understanding integrative approach of translational bioinformatics on cardiovascular disease: Myocardial Ischemia by Yeswanth Ranganathan, Saayaa Nazar, Ravi Shankar Krishnan, Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar, Vijayalakshmi Varadarajan, Lenita Sebastian, Brindha Rethinam

“…It facilitates the integration and analysis of vast amounts of clinical data, hence advancing clinical research and enhancing therapeutic approaches. Main body This review explores the role of translational bioinformatics in understanding and treating cardiovascular disease, specifically Myocardial Ischemia. …”
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Integrated hip fracture care pathway (IHFCP): reducing complications and improving outcomes by Louise Heyzer, Rani Ramason, Joseph Antonio De Castro Molina, William Wai Lim Chan, Chen Yi Loong, Ernest Beng Kee Kwek

“…First-year results were treated as baseline. Results: The main improvements in process and outcome measures over five years, when compared to baseline, were: (a) increase in surgeries performed within 48 hours of admission from 32.5% to 80.1%; (b) reduced non-operated patients from 19.6% to 11.9%; (c) reduced average length of stay at acute hospital among surgically (from 14.0 ± 12.3 days to 9.9 ± 1.0 days) and conservatively managed patients (from 19.1 ± 22.9 to 11.0 ± 2.5 days); (d) reduced 30-day readmission rate from 3.2% to 1.6%; and (e) improved Modified Functional Assessment Classification of VI to VII at six months from 48.0% to 78.2%. …”
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Education as a Fundamental Element in Ensuring the National Security of the State by Vasilii A. Dadalko, Aleksandr G. Kostanyants, Gleb A. Neustroev

“…The study is aimed at establishing the scientific and practical possibilities for strengthening the base of the future well-being of the nation and the security of the country on the substantiation basis of interdependence between the national security of the state and the development of education. Objectives. The main goals include identifying the factors and features that outline the influence of educational quality on the formation of national security, as well as identifying ways of developing the scientific and educational potential of the country. …”
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Medicolegal aspects of medical malpractice claims following aesthetic interventions in Cairo, Egypt by Ghada Abdelwahed Rawash, Neveen Adel Ibrahim, Islam Mostafa Farrag, Somaya Youssef Mostafa

“…Conclusions The current study demonstrated that women constitute the predominant demographic in the examined malpractice cases, with plastic surgery being the most common area for alleged claims. The main complaints include disfigurement, dissatisfaction with results, and burn injuries. …”
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EFFICACY AND ADAPTATION OF E-LEARNING IN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS DURING COVID-19 by Jayashree Saha, Papori Baruah

“…., which needs to be addressed by administration. The main barriers, as per our study, are the paucity of interactivity between the parties and drawbacks in the method adopted for teaching. …”
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Symptoms in Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Complications Due to COVID-19: A Systematic Review by Sepideh Miraj, Azadeh Asgarian, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Maryam Derakhshani

“…Results: Seventeen studies including 870 pregnant mothers with COVID-19 met the eligibility criteria and were reviewed. The main maternal consequences of COVID-19 were intensive care unit (ICU) admission, pre-term delivery, maternal death, pre-mature rupture of membranes, pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth retardation and stillbirth. …”
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PRESBYACOUSSIS: JUSTIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS IN SCREENING CONDITIONS by K.E. Gubskaya, M.M. Baibulov, Dinara Urazalina, Gulnara Tuleshova

“…The relevance of using verified questionnaires for the early diagnosis of presbycusis is presented in the results of the analyzed studies. The main objective of the work is to determine the most effective form of presbycusis diagnosis in the conditions of screening to detect hearing impairment at early stages. …”
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