Comparative Study on River Manufactured and Rock Sand on the Compressive Strength of Concrete Grade-25. by Rukundo, Patrick

“…The compressive strength of concrete is the strength of hardened concrete, which is the measure of the concrete’s ability to resist loads that tend to compress it without cracking or deformation. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of the screening program of autism spectrum disorder in Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain by Muna A. Almohri, Mahmood A. Alawainati, Zahra A. Ayoob, Nayla A. Nasser, Noof A. Abdulaal, Ahmed A. Aldailami, Donya A. Aldailami

“…While most of the children (98.8%) had a low-risk MCHAT-R score, 1.2% had a moderate-high risk MCHAT score (12.33/1000). …”
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Epidemiology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Patients Attending at Hiwa Hospital in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Bushra Mohammed Ali, Hiwa Abas Ahmed

“…Most of the cases had family history of skin cancer (11.4%), and 44 (62.9%) of cases had a history of more than 4 hours exposure to sun in a day and 36 (51.4%) of cases were with normal BMI. …”
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The use of veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation for hemodynamics support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention by Wael Samy, Helmy Elghawaby, Akram Abdelbary, Hany Zakaria Mohamed, Alia Hassan Abdel Fattah

“…Also our study showed no statistically difference between LV EF before and after PCI in both groups; in group 1, eight patients had complete revascularization in one session while in group 2 only seven patients had complete revascularization; one patient in group 1 had VT while in group 2, one patient had VF and another one suffered of asystole; group 1 patients all discharged home within 1 week while group 2 had two mortalities during PCI. …”
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Clinical and angiographic profile of left main coronary artery disease in patients with chronic coronary syndrome: a retrospective study by Abdulsalam Mahmoud Algamal, Mahmoud Abdelbadie Salem, Ahmed Ibrahim Bedier, Mohammed Salah A. Hussein, Mona Malek Abdelrahim, Shady Hussein Elhusseiny

“…Ostial LMD had a prevalence of 2%, a mean age of around 58 years and 21% were females. …”
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The association between pretransplant malignancy and post-transplant survival and cancer recurrence in bilateral lung transplantation: An analysis of 23,291 recipients by Wongi Woo, MD, Hye Sung Kim, MD, Ankit Bharat, MBBS, Young Kwang Chae, MD, PhD, MBA

“…Conclusions: Patients with pre-TM had similar survival rates after BLT as those without pre-TM. …”
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Birthing experience and quality of life after vacuum delivery and second-stage caesarean section: a prospective cohort study in Uganda by Barbara, Nolens, Thomas, van den Akker, John, Lule, Sulphine, Twinomuhangi, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Excluded were women who had failed vacuum extraction, severe birth complications and those whose babies had died. …”
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Effect of High-Risk Versus Low-Risk Pregnancy at the First Antenatal Care Visit On the Occurrence of Complication During Pregnancy and Labour Or Delivery in Kenya: A Double-Robust... by Kadengye, Damazo T., Odero, Henry Owoko, Izudi, Jonathan

“…Of 3271 women with low-risk pregnancies at the first ANC visit, 833 (25.5%) had complications during pregnancy while 1074 (32.8%) had complications at labour/delivery. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…Notably, 73.1% of participants had negative attitudes toward HIV PrEP delivery. …”
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The Role of Mature Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Its Precursor in Predicting Early-Onset Insomnia in Stroke Patients Experiencing Early Neurological Deterioration by Shi G, Yu P, Wang Z, Xu M, Guo M, Wang X, Zhou R

“…Among the 232 END patients, 82 (35.3%) developed EOI. Those with EOI had significantly lower levels of mBDNF and the mBDNF/proBDNF ratio compared to those without EOI (all p < 0.001). …”
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Construct validation of a complete postpartum health and well-being patient reported outcome measure: prospective cohort studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Laura J. O'Byrne, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Gillian M. Maher, PhD, Jill M. Mitchell, MB, BCh, BAO, Ali S Khashan, PhD, Richard M. Greene, MB, BCh, BAO, John P. Browne, PhD, Fergus P. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, PhD

“…Results: 534 women were recruited, with an average age of 32 years (±5.0), 90.6% (n=484) had term deliveries, 59% (n=316) were multiparous, 40% (n=216) had spontaneous vaginal deliveries (SVD), 12% (n=63) had operative vaginal deliveries and 47.7% (n= 255) had caesarean sections. …”
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Provincial distribution and predictors of desire for more children among married and cohabiting women in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne

“…Married and cohabiting women who use contraceptives [aOR = 0.73; 95% CI 0.59, 0.90] had lower odds of desiring more children than those who don’t. …”
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Children’s games and activities during remote education by Kamila Wichrowska, Paulina Marchlik, Ewelina Zubala

“…The shift of education to online reality has been a challenging experience. Teachers had to find new ways to work with children, whereas kids had to cope with the new school reality. …”
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Efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty for uveitic glaucoma by Minako Suzuki, Masaki Takeuchi, Akira Meguro, Jutaro Nakamura, Mamoru Tateishi, Miki Fukuda, Akihiro Kamata, Yuki Mizuki, Kayoko Yamada, Etsuko Shibuya, Norihiro Yamada, Mami Ishihara, Nobuhisa Mizuki

“…This study found that SLT had a positive IOP-lowering effect and was safe in patients with uveitic glaucoma who had not responded to medical treatment.…”
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Assessment of awareness about contraception among a sample of Iraqi women using hormonal contraceptives: a cross-sectional study by Fatima Mahdi Salh, Manal Khalid Abdulridha

“…Most of the women (68.75%) had good adherence levels. Higher levels of non-adherence were associated with mood swings (84%) and depression (84%). …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…In general, in March, people with anxiety symptoms had a more catastrophic view of the future, while people without those symptoms had a less unfavorable repertoire to adjust to the situation. …”
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Enhancing Broiler Growth Performance and Gut Health: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Powder by M Shams Shargh, O Ashayerizadeh, MH Mohammadi, SG Shirangi

“…Moreover, probiotic, prebiotic and PPP had no significant effect on FCR from day 1 to 42. …”
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Evaluation of Hypertension and Renal Function in Preeclamptic Women: A Follow-Up Study at 6th Week of Postpartum by Ebru Ayguler, Gokce Anik Ilhan

“…STUDY DESIGN: The study included 50 singleton pregnant women in the third trimester who were diagnosed with preeclampsia according to ACOG criteria, were older than 18 years, had no known hypertension before the 20th gestational week, had no additional systemic disease, did not use medication, had no fetal chromosomal or structural abnormalities and delivered within 24-48 hours of hospitalization. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE IT SECTOR: WAS THE ADJUSTMENT AS EASY AS IT SEEMED? THE CASE OF CROATIA by Julia Perić, Ružica Stanić

“…In addition, this paper answers whether and to what extent IT companies had to adapt their business models and what other challenges (cybersecurity, new platforms, etc.) they had to respond to. …”
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Effectiveness of structured health education program on knowledge regarding forensic nursing among B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing third- and fourth-year students of the College of Nursing,... by Prem Chander, Binu Mathew, Priyanka Choudhary, Rekha, Priyanka Choudhary, Ritu Majumdar, Roji Mandal, Rupal Yadav

“…Results: In pretest, 72% students had poor knowledge and 28% had good knowledge. In posttest, there was a significant increase, only 21% had good knowledge and 79% had excellent knowledge regarding forensic nursing. …”
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