Electroforming-based micro-texturing: Advancements for surface engineering in EDM by Mariana Hernández-Pérez, Pedro M. Hernández-Castellano, Juan M. Vázquez-Martínez, María D. Marrero-Alemán

“…Finally, a metrological characterization was carried out at each stage of the process, from CAD design to the final part obtained by EDM, evaluating textures in low and high relief. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…User testing was carried out through guided think-aloud sessions. We assessed six facets of user experience using a revised version of Morville’s framework: usefulness, understandability, usability, credibility, desirability and identification.Setting Setting include Geneva’s University Hospital, a large teaching hospital in Switzerland.Participants Participants include a convenience sample of residents and interns without restriction regarding medical field or division of care.Results Most users reported a positive experience. …”
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The prevalence of persistence metopic suture (metopisim) among Kurdish populations of Erbil city. by Soran M Karim, Othman Omar, Muyesser Nuri, Tuqa Yousif Al-Sharef

“…Methods: This retrospective/radiological study was conducted on conveniently selected PA (Caldwell view) plain radiographic images of 613 Kurdish individuals of mixed genders, ages ranging between 10 to 64 years and images were taken from the periods between April 2020 to May 2022 for various medical reasons but mostly were for assessment of blunt head trauma. Results:Out of 613 assessed P.A. radiographs only in 17 cases showed the presence of metopisim, (12 females and 5 males), metopisim was of complete type in just 4 cases; 3 were females and just 1 of them was a male case and it was incomplete in 13 of the cases; 9 females and just 4 were among males. …”
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A Comparative Study to Assess the Level of Stress and Coping Strategies among Introvert and Extrovert Nursing Students in Selected Colleges of Nursing, Delhi and NCR by Shilpa Sharma, M. Jibanlata Devi, Arshi Anjum Khan

“…Results: Findings revealed, out of 728 Nursing students, 64.56% were introverts and 35.44% were extroverts. …”
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Pengembangan Aplikasi Web Perancangan Agenda Perjalanan Wisata Menggunakan Metode User Experience Lifecycle by Ariq Cahya Wardhana, Nenny Anggraini, Nurul Faizah Rozy

“…The design phase is carried out, making persona, sketches, storyboards, scenarios, and wireframes — the next step to implement it in the form of a web-based high-fidelity prototype. …”
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The first Lithuanian Archaeological expedition in Afghanistan by Aleksiejus Luchtanas, Ramunė Butrimaitė

“…The search for new archaeological sites, according to the maps, was carried out within a 30-40 km radius around Chaghcharan (the center of the province). …”
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Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 breakthrough infection among the fully vaccinated urban population of South Gujarat – A retrospective cohort study by Mayank Jha, Pratham Kholwadwala, Vatsal Kalariya, Mamta Rani, Jayant Patel, Hitesh Shah, Rushikesh Shukla

“…The total count of people for infections before receiving a single dose of vaccination irrespective of body status was reported to be 144 (17.6%) out of a total of 818 candidates. Interpretation and Conclusions: We can conclude that not only obesity is a risk factor but also it increases the severity of COVID-19 infection.…”
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Investigation of the association between circulating inflammatory proteins and encephalitis risk in Europeans by two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis by Yanwei Liu, Xilong Wang, Qiang Zhao, Jun Wei, Shiqiang Yang

“…In addition, sensitivity analyses were performed, including heterogeneity assessment, horizontal pleiotropy and leave-one-out techniques.ResultsIn this study, 91 circulating inflammatory proteins were subjected to MR analysis of causality with each of the three types of encephalitis. …”
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Genes of Inflammation and Placental Function GWAS Associated with Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage in the Kazakh Population by Alexandra Murtazaliyeva, Gulnara Svyatova, Galina Berezina, Gulfairuz Urazbayeva, Aigerim Sadyrbekova

“…DNA isolation from the biomaterial was carried out using kits containing binding magnetic particles. …”
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Learning-based pattern-data-driven forecast approach for predicting future well responses by Yeongju Kim, Baehyun Min, Alexander Sun, Bo Ren, Hoonyoung Jeong

“…ECS addresses the conditioning and prediction variance issues of LDFA and LPFA by combining predictions of multiple learning models and screening out predictions that do not sufficiently honor observed data. …”
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Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization (THD): A Single Center Experience on 100 Consecutive Cases by Aleksandar Mitevski, Vladko Cvetanovski, Petar Markov, Ilija Milev

“…., Correggio, Italy, consisting of a proctoscope equipped with a Doppler probe and a light source was used to perform the operation. Results. Out of 100 operated patients, 64 (64%) were men and 36 (36%) were women. 54 patients had third degree hemorrhoidal disease, 32 had fourth degree, 7 patients had fourth degree hemorrhoidal disease with active bleeding and 7 patients had second degree hemorrhoidal disease with active bleeding. …”
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Distinguishing glioblastoma from brain metastasis; a systematic review and meta-analysis on the performance of machine learning by Mohammad Amin Habibi, Reza Omid, Shafaq Asgarzade, Sadaf Derakhshandeh, Ali Soltani Farsani, Zohreh Tajabadi

“…Method The search was conducted from inception to 1 June, 2023, in PubMed/Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science to find out the studies investigated the performance of ML-based algorithm for differentiation of glioblastoma and metastatic brain tumor. …”
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The short-term and long-term results of three-stage surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis with formation of ileal J-pouch by P. V. Tsarkov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, I. A. Tulina, Yury Ye. Kitsenko

“…The three-stage surgery for ulcerative colitis is an optimum management approach in the presence of complicated ulcerative colitis. It allows to carry out colonic resection with the lowest risk of morbidity, to create the intestinal reservoir , to provide social professional rehabilitation of patients and to reduce postoperative complications rate significantly. …”
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The internet gaming disorder and its associated factors among college students at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Khalid Bin Abdulrahman, Tariq Y. Alhomoud, Ismail S. Alateeq, Faisal N. Al-Mohaisen, Musab S. Alshamrani, Saleh I. Alhathlul, Mohammed Abdulaziz Khamsah

“…A total of 1005 college students filled out an online self-administered questionnaire developed based on an extensive literature review and pilot study. …”
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Re-presentations to the emergency department initial presentation with COVID-19: Insights from the omicron wave by Daniella Audish, George Braitberg, Anselm Wong

“…Results: Of 926 wave one patients meeting the inclusion criteria, 162 (18 %) had subsequent ED presentations. For wave two, out of 556 patients, 129 (23 %) had re-presentations. …”
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Effect of Akaushi (Wagyu), Angus and Brahman as paternal breeds on pre-weaning growth traits of calves by Jorge Víctor Rosete-Fernández, Abraham Fragoso-Islas, Alejandro Yáñez-Muñoz, Tomás Arturo González-Orozco, Vicente Eliezer Vega-Murillo, Ángel Ríos-Utrera

“…The analyses were carried out with the MIXED procedure of SAS. The model included the effects of breed of sire, sex of calf, birth season, state of the country, and herd nested within state. …”
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Fruit and seed diversity of introduced Phoenix dactylifera in Yuanjiang of Yunnan Province by DING Bing, LI Lianfang, WANG Kanglin, WANG Wenjun, YANG Liying, WU Chengpeng

“…[Objective] Analysis of diversity of fruit and seed traits (FSTs) of 32 P . dactylifera plants introduced in Yuanjiang, Yunnan Province was carried out, and the excellent single plant in the population was preliminarily identified, which provided the basis for further research and breeding of improved varieties. …”
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Evaluation of centering ability of XP endo shaper, Edge Evolve and Hyflex CM in simulated curved canals by Van B. Werdina, Ihsan N. Bahnam

“…Centering ability was evaluated; the measurements were carried out at five different levels. Pre-and postoperative images of the canals were taken at a standardized position by a digital camera (Nikon D810 – 36 Megapixels, Japan) with 60mm macro lens. …”
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Impact of acute respiratory distress syndrome on outcome in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis by Pischtaz Adel Tariparast, Kevin Roedl, Thomas Horvatits, Andreas Drolz, Stefan Kluge, Valentin Fuhrmann

“…ARDS is a prognostic factor for mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis admitted to the ICU. One out of ten critically ill cirrhotic patients develop ARDS within 72 h after admission. …”
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Usage of Surfactant and Evaluation of Lung Problems in Late Preterm Infants by Ozlem Yilman, Senem Alkan Ozdemir, Sebnem Calkavur, Tulin Gokmen Yildirim

“…STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective and cross-sectional study was carried out by HSU Izmir Dr. Behcet Uz Pediatric Diseases and Surgery Research and Training Hospital. …”
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