Design and Construction of an Automated Green House System. by Barongo, Julius Tibaleka

“…The microcontroller compares the sensor readings with preset values and activates environmental control devices as needed to maintain optimal conditions for plant growth. …”
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Extending measurement range for three-dimensional structured light imaging with digital exponential fringe pattern by Abel, Kamagara

“…Experimental simulations and results show that within the desired region of defocus or at an extended measurement range, the proposed method exhibits a 45% comparative reduction in root-mean-square phase error hence improvement in final measurement result.…”
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Impact of healthy lifestyle on diabetes incidence among adults of different socioeconomic status in Guizhou province: a prospective cohort study by Yiying WANG, Min CHEN, Lieqiang ZHANG, Xin WANG, Wei ZHAN, Yunxi PAN, Xiaodeng ZHAO, Tao LIU

“…After adjustment for gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, place of residence, family history of diabetes, and number of healthy lifestyle factors, adults with an SES score of ≥ 12 had a 28.7% (HR = 0.713, 95%CI: 0.541 – 0.940) lower risk of diabetes compared with those with an SES score of ≤ 8. After adjustment for gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, place of residence, and family history of diabetes, among adults with an SES score of ≤ 8, those with 5 or more healthy lifestyle factors had a 60.4% (HR = 0.396, 95%CI: 0.198 – 0.788) lower risk of diabetes compared with those with 2 or fewer factors. …”
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The Effect of Vitamin D3 on Serum Creatine Phosphokinase Level in Patients with Multiple Trauma: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Mehran Kouchek, Niloufar Taherpour, Mahya Farasat, Mirmohammad Miri, Sara Salarian, Seyedpouzhia Shojaei, Rezvan Hassanpour, Hossein Amini, Mohammad Sistanizad

“…Parametric and non-parametric tests were used to compare the CPK values between groups.Results: Forty-six patients, consisting of 16, 15, and 15 in control 1, control 2, and intervention arms of the study were recruited, respectively. …”
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Mechanism for meeting the care of older adults in rural China—relying on spouse, offspring or community? by Ziyue Dong, Jianliang Nie, Dan Li, Yufeng Wu

“…Notably, older adults with healthier spouses experience a 14.5% greater fulfillment of care needs compared to those without partners. Furthermore, those living with their offspring experience a 10.6% higher degree of care met. …”
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[18F]Tetrafluoroborate, a new NIS PET/CT radiopharmaceutical: an overview focused on differentiated thyroid cancer by Arnoldo Piccardo, Francesco Fiz, Sergio Righi, Stefano Raffa, Mattia Riondato, Gianluca Bottoni, Matteo Bauckneht, Michela Massollo, Alessio Rizzo, Mehrdad Shoushtari Zadeh Naseri, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Giorgio Treglia

“…Two analysed TFB’s biodistribution and dosimetry, while the other three assessed its diagnostic performance. The diagnostic comparators were 18F-FDG PET/CT (all cases), 124I-PET/CT (one study) and diagnostic/therapeutic 131I-SPECT/CT (one study each). …”
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Simultaneous vs Staged Procedures for Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Reduced Infection, Cost, and Readmission Rates Associated With Simultaneous Procedures by Aaron Singh, BA, Travis M. Kotzur, BS, Kathleen Lundquist, MD, Blaire C. Peterson, BS, William H. Young, MD, Chance C. Moore, MD, Frank Buttacavoli, MD

“…For patients undergoing staged procedures, outcomes were compared in aggregate for comparison to simultaneous operations. …”
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Dietary phytochemical index and the risk of gallstone disease: a case-control study by Mohammad Abdulmohsin Jebur, Ghufran Lutfi Ismaeel, Haitham Mukhklif Salim, Ammar Hussein Ahmed, Israa Habeeb Naser

“…Results In the initial analysis, the highest tertile of total PI compared to the lowest tertile was found to be associated with a lower risk of galleston (OR and 95% CI = 0.61 (0.41–0.93), p for trend = 0.027). …”
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A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra by Helen J. Lachmann, Renée J.G. Arnold, Marco Gattorno, Isabelle Koné-Paut, Alberto Ferreira, Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner

“…A secondary objective included comparing chart review and patient recall of symptoms and AEs. …”
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Burden and pattern of diseases among tribes of South-West Rajasthan by Rakhi Dwivedi, Prachi Goel, Riddhi Jain, Aditya Sharma, Pradeep Dwivedi, Pratibha Singh, Kuldeep Singh

“…Results: Over three consecutive years, tribal blocks had a higher load of diseases compared to the non-tribal blocks of the Sirohi district. …”
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Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation and Prevention in the Female Athlete by Lucy O'Sullivan, Jamie Preszler, Miho Tanaka

“…However, female athletes display intrinsic anatomical and biomechanical differences compared to males that influences the way this population experiences HSIs and HSI rehabilitation. …”
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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

“…This study will produce a framework to understand practice choices, new measures for comparing practice patterns across jurisdictions and information necessary for planners to ensure adequate provider supply and patient access to primary care.…”
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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency after pancreatic resection: a systematic review by Marcello Di Martino, Ángela de la Hoz Rodriguez, Andrea Saibanti, Guillermo Salvador Camarmo, Nico Pagano, Elena Martín-Pérez, Matteo Donadon

“…Conclusion The FE-1 test is the most commonly used diagnostic tool for post-pancreatectomy PEI; however, well-designed studies comparing the diagnostic accuracy of various tests for PEI are lacking. …”
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Does Baseline Serum Androgen Levels Have an Impact on Ovulation Induction Cycle Outcomes by Using Clomifene Citrate among Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? A Retrospe... by Serkan Kahyaoglu, Muzeyyen Gulnur Ozaksit, Gozde Karacan Duman, Deniz Ozturk Atan, Inci Kahyaoğlu, Meryem Kuru Pekcan, Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin

“…Menstrual cycle day 2-5 serum levels for gonadotropins, androgens, metabolic parameters, and ovulation induction cycle outcomes have been compared between women who have and have not achieved clinical pregnancy following treatment. …”
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Identification and aroma characteristics of various tea types produced from ‘Yiluxiang’ and ‘Yelaixiang’ tea varieties by YOU Xiaomei, LI Xinlei, CHEN Zhihui, KONG Xiangrui, SHAN Ruiyang, CHEN Changsong

“…The sensory scores of the black teas made from YILX and YELX were comparable, as both exhibit floral aromas. While YELX aroma quality was mainly composed of flower, fruit, and milk aroma components such as geraniol, YILX was mainly composed of fragrant and long-lasting components such as methyl salicylate. …”
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The Food Resources and Kitchen Skills intervention: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. by Armando Peña, Emily Dawkins, Mariah Adams, Lyndsi R Moser, Amy Carter, Rebecca L Rivera, Deanna Reinoso, Wanzhu Tu, Richard J Holden, Daniel O Clark

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Establishing that a food insecurity and SMES intervention, compared to usual care services, is feasible in FQHCs and efficacious for improving blood pressure and related outcomes would have important public health implications. …”
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The Influence of Cognitive Dual Tasking on the Outcomes of the Triple Hop Test Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Roberto Ricupito, Alberto Grassi, Matteo Zanuso, Paolo Torneri

“…Categorical variables were compared using chi-squared tests. # Results There was a significant difference in average distance between single task performances in the healthy and previously operated limbs, with a difference of 20.71 cm (p=0.016). …”
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Rare and common single nucleotide variants in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Elisabet Svenungsson, Iva Gunnarsson, Lars Rönnblom, Ingrid E Lundberg, Andreas Jönsen, Niklas Hagberg, Leonid Padyukov, Marie Wahren-Herlenius, Christopher Sjöwall, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Sule Yavuz, Øyvind Molberg, Dag Leonard, Andrei Alexsson, Maija-Leena Eloranta, Ann-Christine Syvänen, Johanna K Sandling, Gunnel Nordmark, Roland Jonsson, Roald Omdal, Christine Bengtsson, Anders A Bengtsson, Pascal Pucholt, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Sergey V Kozyrev, Peter Söderkvist, Johanna Dahlqvist, Jonas Carlsson Almlöf, Daniel Eriksson, Ahmed Sayadi, Åsa Karlsson, Gerli Rosengren Pielberg, Anna Lobell, Eva Murén, Kerstin M Ahlgren, Nils Landegren, Olle Kämpe, Fabiana HG Farias, Argyri Mathioudaki, Jennifer Meadows, Jessika Nordin

“…Six per cent of patients with cSLE, compared with 3.2% of controls and 4.6% of patients with aSLE, carried rare deleterious alleles. …”
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Investigation in blood-brain barrier integrity and susceptibility to immune cell penetration in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome by Cristina Alonso, Alicia García-Culebras, Valentina Satta, Inés Hernández-Fisac, Álvaro Sierra, José A. Guimaré, Ignacio Lizasoain, Javier Fernández-Ruiz, Onintza Sagredo

“…In this study, conditional knock-in Scn1a-A1783V mice and their controls were used at the postnatal day (PND25): (i) to compare their levels of several immune cell populations in the bone marrow and blood; and (ii) to analyze several BBB proteins, as well as the occurrence of immune cell infiltration and endogenous immunoglobulin G (IgG) extravasation into the brain parenchyma. …”
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Characterization of G2/M checkpoint classifier for personalized treatment in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma by Yiming Liu, Yusi Wang, Shu Tan, Xiaochen Shi, Jinglin Wen, Dejia Chen, Yue Zhao, Wenjing Pan, Zhaoyang Jia, Chunru Lu, Ge Lou

“…The differences in biological and clinical features of different subtypes were compared through survival analysis, clinical characteristics, immune infiltration, tumor mutation burden, and drug sensitivity analysis. …”
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