Firearm fatalities in Dammam: A forensic retrospective study by Magdy Kharoshah, Maram Aabdulghani AlFarayedhi, Abdullah AlBouijan, Noua AlOtaibi, AbdulRahman Waheed AlDossary, Ibrahim AlAboudi, Sahar Issa

“…Methods: The present study was conducted to investigate fatal firearm injuries in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, during 2013–2023. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Early and Short-Term Outcomes of Aortic Replacement in Patients with Stanford type A Aortic Dissection and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. by Erfan Omer Anwar, Shkar Raouf Haji Saeed, Aram Baram .

“…The mortality, morbidity, and outcomes depend on the causes of the ascending aortic pathology and the type of operation. The research was conducted in a single-center, prospective, observational cohort study of patients undergoing ascending aortic replacement due to dissection or aneurysm. …”
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New Insights into the Synergistic Effect on Condensable Particulate Matter Based on the Formation, Characteristics and Removal by Wenting Liu, Xin Wang, Bowen Zhao, Jianyi Lu

“…Thirdly, case studies of CE-ESP on CPM removal were conducted in a municipal solid waste incineration plant and a coal-fired power plant. …”
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Quantum control in size selected semiconductor quantum dot thin films by Kärcher Victor, Reiker Tobias, da Costa Pedro F.G.M., de Camargo Andrea S.S., Zacharias Helmut

“…Third harmonic generation (λ 3 = 343 nm, hν = 3.61 eV) for a fundamental wavelength of λ 1 = 1,030 nm is used to control quantum interference of three-photon resonant paths between the valence and conduction bands. Different thicknesses of the CdTe QDs are used to manipulate the phase relationship between the external fundamental and the internally generated third harmonic, resulting in either suppression or strong enhancement of the resonant third harmonic, while the nonresonant components remain nearly constant. …”
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The Accessibility and Acceptability of Health Services in Remote Rural Areas by Mutiara Ramadhani, Sukri Palutturi, Amran Razak, Muhammad Yusran Amir, M. Tahir Abdullah

“…A quantitative research type, analytical survey with cross-sectional approach was conducted. Sampling, using the Slovin formula, resulted in 287 respondents. …”
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Correlation pain-quality of life in women after being submitted to surgical treatment of breast cancer by Izabela dos Santos Mendes, Sergio Takeshi Tatsukawa de Freitas, Glaucia de Castro Souza, Mariana Cesar Ribeiro dos Reis, Djenifer Queiroz de Souza, Fernanda Pupio Silva Lima, Adriano Oliveira Andrade, Mario Oliveira Lima

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the influence of post mastectomy pain syndrome, correlating pain and quality of life. We conducted a descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach using the Quality of Life Questionnaire SF-36. …”
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Effectiveness of interval training in increasing VO2max in pencak silat athletes by Ali Mardius, Davi Sofyan, Rafid Saad Hadi, Eri Barlian, Nurul Ihsan, Yuni Astuti, Yovhandra Ockta

“…Employing a quasi-experimental approach, this research was conducted between July and August 2023. Focusing on 45 pencak silat athletes from Senior High School 1 Basa Ampek Balai Tapan, using purposive sampling, 30 male athletes were selected as participants, with the bleep test used as the primary assessment tool. …”
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Breaking barriers: Elevating legume protein functionality in food products through non-thermal technologies by Yuanyuan Wei, Delu Ning, Liping Sun, Ying Gu, Yongliang Zhuang, Yangyue Ding, Xuejing Fan

“…Although these technologies show potential, no systematic study has been conducted to summarize and compare their effects on different legume proteins. …”
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Removal of iron and manganese from acidic aqueous solution by pyrite and pyrite-calcium sulfite by Xu Zhang, Yajing Wang, Gesang Nima, Ziqian Wang, Caifeng Huang

“…Meanwhile, experiments were conducted to simultaneously remove iron and manganese from artificially simulated acidic leaching solution of laterite nickel ore. …”
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The distribution and spectrum of thalassemia variants in GUIYANG region, southern China by Xuanyin Zhao, Zhiyu You, Yunyan Deng, Yi Zhou, Dongyang Deng, Jian Quan, Fang Chen, Zhimei Yan, Ya Qi, Leilei Chen, Fang Xiang, Weixian Zheng, Ruyi Zhang

“…This retrospective study analyzed the results of thalassemia gene testing conducted on 20,478 individuals from January 1, 2019, to April 31, 2024 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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A Lightweight Laser Chip Defect Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv7-Tiny by HU Wei, ZHAO Jumin, LI Dengao

“…Pruning experiments and model deployment are conducted to further verify the algorithm practicality. …”
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Field Observations During the Tenth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-10): from March 1, 2011 through January 5, 2012 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Daniel Preston, Patrick Rush, Xueyang Duan, Guanbo Chen, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Roger De Roo, Jasmeet Judge, Ruzbeh Akbar, Mary Morris, Olivia Williams, Lindsey Marks, Courtnay Cardozo, Mahta Moghaddam, Anthony England

“…This 100-page report describes the observations conducted during a season-long experiment in elephant grass and sweet corn using active and passive microwave observations. …”
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Influence of continuous Cu-rich phase on the deformation mechanism in as-cast CoCrFeNiCu high-entropy alloy by W.Z. Xiao, W.B. Wang, Y.K. Wu, J.Q. Ren, R. Yang, W. Li, Q. Wang

“…Since the high resistance to deformation and low thermal conductivity of high-entropy alloys (HEAs), the strengthening and toughening strategies based on thermomechanical processing are time-consuming and costly. …”
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A hydropower plant scheduling model considering the stochastic correlation between runoff and electricity prices by WU Ying, WANG Juefei, LI Junjie, WANG Kun, SHEN Yan, WU Yingjun

“…Finally， case simulation and analysis are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model.…”
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Perspectives of nurses and patients on the misplacement of supportive care information for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study in China by Ying Li, Chao Li, Na Zhou, Runli Fan, Ling Nie, Fangfang Wu, Huili Zhou, Liqun Yao, Huiyue Zhou

“…Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using purposive sampling to recruit elderly individuals diagnosed with T2DM and nurses from a geriatric hospital in the central region of China. …”
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ENFERMEDAD LINFOPROLIFERATIVA EN LA COLUMNA: FACTORES PREDICTIVOS DE COMPLICACIÓN POSTOPERATORIA by RAFAEL MORAES TRINCADO, JORGE RAFAEL DURIGAN, FELIPE NEVES SIMÕES MONTEIRO, JOÃO TOMÁS FERNANDES CASTILHO GARCIA, MURILO ALEXANDRE, RODRIGO GÓES MEDEA DE MENDONÇA, ALBERTO OFENHEJM GOTFRYD, MARIA FERNANDA SILBER CAFFARO, ROBERT MEVES

“…Materials and Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted at a quaternary service between 2017 and 2021. …”
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An Emerging Theory of School-Based Participatory Science by P. Sean Smith, Christine L. Goforth, Sarah J. Carrier, Meredith L. Hayes, Sarah E. Safley

“…Participatory science conducted in formal K–12 settings has many benefits, including the potential to engage teachers and students authentically in the scientific enterprise and to make learning more meaningful. …”
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The relationship between social support and depression among older adults with hypertension in urban communities: mediating effects of coping styles by Dan Li, Jin-Hua Jie, Hong Li, Xue-Mei Xia, Yilin Zhang, Yilin Zhang, Yan Yang, Yan Yang, Jianjun Xiang, Jianjun Xiang, Jianjun Xiang, Hai-Lin Zhuang

“…Mediation effect test was conducted using SPSS macro program PROCESS with Bootstrap based Model 4, after controlling for confounding factors.ResultsA total of 4211 valid questionnaires were collected, yielding an effective response rate of 98.6%. …”
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Acceptability and Implementation Challenges of Benzathine Penicillin G Secondary Prophylaxis for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study by Eshetie Melese Birru, Kevin T. Batty, Laurens Manning, Stephanie L. Enkel, Brioni R. Moore

“…Result: Twenty-two interviews were conducted with HCPs (mean age 39 years, 55% nurses). …”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…Two independent reviewers conducted a 2-stage screening process with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer. …”
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