Body image of men and women with congenital heart disease over a 15 years observational period by Siegfried Geyer, Claudia Dellas, Elmar Brähler, Johannes Beller

“…The findings were based on a long-term study of CHD-patients with two surveys about 15 years apart with N = 244 who participated in both. The control group consisted of the same number of cases matched by age, gender and education drawn from a national survey designed to examine body image in the general population. …”
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Orthodontic retention protocol among Kurdistan Region of Iraq orthodontists by Mahmoud Kanan Mohsin, Zana Qadir Omer, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

“…Results: Bonded retainer was the most common retainer for both maxillary (48.57%) and mandibular (65.71%) arches. 28.54% of the orthodontist ended bonded retention within 2 years, while 37% of orthodontists continued retention for more than 2 years. 77.14 % of participants advised to wear the removable appliances on a full-time basis during the first 6 months. …”
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SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WATER REQUIREMENT OF TWO CULTIVARS OF OKRA UNDER THE USE OF COVER CROP AND MINIMUM TILLAGE SYSTEM by Alaa Salih Ati, Shaima Sami Dawod, Kasem Mosa Madlol AL-Halfi

“…The presence of crop residues led to a decrease in water consumption by the crop (mm) and consequently a decrease in the amount of water used (m3) per hectare by 19.26% and an increase in both water productivity by 64.15%, the germination by about 7.3%, plant height (cm) by 22.7%, and the number of leaves per plant 13.6%, and the yield of fresh pods (kg/ha) is approximately 32.5%. …”
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Pregnancy Outcome in First 50 SARS-Cov-2 Positive Patients at Our Center by Madhusudan Dey, Sanjay Singh, Ravindu Tiwari, Vinod G Nair, Devendra Arora, Shyamji Tiwari

“…Premature rupture of membrane, preterm delivery, and NICU admission was similar in both groups. There were increased incidences (70%) of cesarean section in SARS-CoV-2 positive pregnant women. …”
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INTERNAL AUDIT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVENESS: INSIGHTS FROM SMES IN KWARA STATE by Saheed Lawal, Abdulkadri Toyin Alabi

“…To support internal auditors, discourage financial and material irregularities, and ultimately increase organizational performance, this research advises management of SMEs to implement both intrinsic and extrinsic forms of compensation to promote organization effectiveness. …”
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A multistage drug delivery approach for colorectal primary tumors and lymph node metastases by Yihang Yuan, Quanjun Lin, Hai-Yi Feng, Yunpeng Zhang, Xing Lai, Mao-Hua Zhu, Jue Wang, Jiangpei Shi, Yanhu Huang, Lele Zhang, Qin Lu, Zeli Yuan, Jonathan F. Lovell, Hong-Zhuan Chen, Peng Sun, Chao Fang

“…Taken together, this study demonstrates a deliberate treatment approach for management of both primary tumors and metastatic LNs through multistage drug delivery.…”
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Sensory substitution and augmentation techniques in cerebral visual impairment: a discussion of lived experiences by Stephanie L. Duesing, Katie Lane-Karnas, Sebastian James Adam Duesing, Mae Lane-Karnas, Nai Y, Arvind Chandna, Arvind Chandna

“…Efforts to improve visual perception ability and understanding of the visual world, both effective and ineffective, were made through traditional, professionally administered vision therapy, self-taught coping strategies, and from intensive arts participation. …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Open Fracture Grade III Presenting to Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya by Raden Taufan Mulyo Wibisono, Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo

“…Levofloxacin showed a relatively good value of susceptibility against both Gram-positive and negative bacterial groups. …”
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A Comparison Study of Chemical Compositions and Sources of PM1.0 and PM2.5 in Hanoi by Pham Duy Hien, Vuong Thu Bac, Nguyen Thi Hong Thinh, Ha Lan Anh, Duong Duc Thang, Nguyen The Nghia

“…Sulfate, ammonium, and black carbon (BC) composed the majority of the mass in both size fractions, and the PMF models clearly differentiated the contribution of long-range transport (LRT) aerosols, which accounted for more than two-thirds of the measured PM-bound sulfate and ammonium concentrations, from those of the six in situ sources, viz., resuspended road dust, primary vehicular emissions, coal fly ash, biomass burning emissions, construction dust, and sea salt. …”
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ADVERTISEMENT AND CONSUMERS’ PATRONAGE: EVIDENCE FROM TABLE WATER BRANDS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA by Kayode Muhammed IBRAHIM, Oluseyi AJAYI, Akintunde Aremu AKINTAYO, Dolapo Stephen Akinwumi

“…The set of independent variables explained 87.2% of the total variation in customer patronage, indicating the usefulness of both types of advertising. The model was statistically significant, with a p-value of 0.000 and an F-value of 7.231. …”
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From anxiety to coping: Understanding psychological distance and coping skills for climate change and COVID-19 in 10-12-year-old children. by Geertje Schuitema, Anthea Lacchia

“…Following other scholars who sought comparison between the perceived risks and our collective responses with the COVID-19 pandemic, as they can both be considered global crises. Children's emotional responses, psychological distance and coping strategies to climate change compared and COVID-19 are compared, using a mixed-method longitudinal study among 231 primary school children across the Republic of Ireland. …”
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RETRACTED: Palmitic Acid Impedes Extravillous Trophoblast Activity by Increasing MRP1 Expression and Function by Yunali Ashar, Qiuxu Teng, John N. D. Wurpel, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Sandra E. Reznik

“…Palmitic acid increased <i>ABCC1</i> gene expression and MRP1 protein expression in both cell lines. The rate of folate efflux from the cells into the media increased with a decrease in migration and invasion functions in the cultured cells. …”
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Smart Lavabo by Zulkarnian Hassan, Shahriman Zainal Abidin, Rusmadiah Anwar, Verly Veto Vermol

“…For instance, there are individuals who use the washbasin as a tool and facility to "bath their babies.". Through the survey conducted, factors such as psychology, environment, economy, and product characteristics were identified to affect people. …”
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Wits Transplant Unit Annual Report 2022: Adult and paediatric liver transplantation by E U Wessels, K Kinandu, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, B Bobat, L Brannigan, R Britz, D Demopoulos, L Doedens, P Gaylard, H Maher, A Mahomed, V Mudau, D Parbhoo, S Rambarran, M Reynders, F van der Schyff, B Ströbele, J Fabian, J Loveland

“…In the paediatric population, the most common aetiologies for both pretransplant candidates and transplant recipients remained cholestatic disease and acute liver failure. …”
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Consumer Attitudes towards Femvertising in Russia and Türkiye: A Netnographic Study by Iana Aleksandrova, Tuba Çevik Ergin

“…Through a netnographic analysis of YouTube comments, the research reveals how gender, cultural and political context influence responses to women’s empowerment messages in advertising. While women in both countries largely responded positively to femvertising, perceiving it as empowering and motivational, men’s reactions were more polarized. …”
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Identification of the immune infiltration and biomarkers in ulcerative colitis based on liquid–liquid phase separation-related genes by Zhixing Hong, Shilin Fang, Haihang Nie, Jingkai Zhou, Yuntian Hong, Lan Liu, Qiu Zhao

“…Hub genes were screened that displayed high prediction accuracy of UC patients. Both the microarray and scRNA-seq datasets showed a strong correlation with immune cell infiltration and cytokines, especially GBP1, TRIM22, SRI. …”
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Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial by Linus Réen, David Cederberg, Niklas Marklund, Edward Visse, Peter Siesjö

“…All patients with GCS < 9 and clinical indication for insertion of ICP-monitor and microdialysis catheter will be screened for inclusion and assigned to either the treatment group (n = 10) or placebo group (n = 10). In both groups, the primary outcome will be ICP (mean values and change from baseline during intervention), registered from high-frequency data monitoring for 5 days. …”
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Integrity of Best-Answer Assignments in Large Enrollment Classes; the role of Compulsory Attribution by Kurt Schmitz, Veda Storey

“…The findings demonstrate efficacy of both guardianship pathways within large enrollment classes. …”
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Analysis and Characterization of the Immunogenicity of Rhoptry Protein 18 by Masoud Foroutan, Amir Karimipour-Saryazdi, Ali Dalir Ghaffari, Hamidreza Majidiani, Arezo Arzani Birgani, Elaheh Karimzadeh-Soureshjani, Shahrzad Soltani, Hany M Elsheikha

“…The Ramachandran plot of both crude and refined models showed that 85.8% and 95.3% of the amino acid residues, respectively, fell within favored regions, indicating energetically stable conformations. …”
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Quantifying primary oxidation products in the OH-initiated reaction of benzyl alcohol by R. S. Buenconsejo, S. M. Charan, J. H. Seinfeld, J. H. Seinfeld, P. O. Wennberg, P. O. Wennberg

“…Later-generation oxidation products from both HBA and benzaldehyde pathways are also observed. …”
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