Triglyceride levels and its association with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with heart failure by Qing-Wen Ren, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Yi-Kei Tse, Christopher Tze Wei Tsang, Mei-Zhen Wu, Hung-Fat Tse, Adriaan A. Voors, Jasper Tromp, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Kai-Hang Yiu

“…In this population-based cohort (mean age: 71.4 ± 12.2 years, 51.8% male), the association between triglyceride levels and risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease was a U-shapedḍ curve. …”
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Risk factor analysis for stunting incidence using sparse categorical principal component logistic regression by Anna Islamiyati, Muhammad Nur, Abdul Salam, Wan Zuki Azman Wan Muhamad, Dwi Auliyah

“…. • Analysis of risk factors for stunting in toddlers is based on the child's own condition, as well as parental factors, namely age, education, and intake of additional food and supplementary tablets during pregnancy.…”
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Acute respiratory tract infections during the first 6 years of life – results from the German birth cohort study LoewenKIDS by Bianca Klee, Sophie Diexer, Susan Langer, Cornelia Gottschick, Carla Hartmann, Nadine Glaser, Johannes Horn, Evelyn Dorendorf, Heike Raupach-Rosin, Lamiaa Hassan, Nicole Rübsamen, Kristin Maria Meyer-Schlinkmann, Carlos A. Guzman, Valerie Heselich, Eva Battin, Thomas Pietschmann, Dietmar H. Pieper, Mathias Pletz, Peggy Riese, Stephanie Trittel, Saskia Thies, Constantin von Kaisenberg, Frank Dressler, Florian Guthmann, Carsten Oberhoff, Ralf L. Schild, Andre Karch, Rafael Mikolajczyk

“…Children with frequent infections in infancy had more infections in preschool age. Exposure factors explained only a small fraction of variation in incidence (5%). …”
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Prevalence  of  Chronic  Otitis  Media  and  Its  Associated  Hearing  Impairment  among  School  Going  Children by Arun Maran Sattien, Priyokumar Singh Oinam, Mosin Babu, Shandyalata Yumlembam, Lalnunpuia Thangluah

“…In  this  study  we  aimed  to  determine  the  prevalence  of  CSOM  and  associated  hearing  impairment  among  school  going  children  aged  5  to  15  years. Materials and Methods: This  was  a  cross  sectional  study  conducted  in  the  Department  of  ENT,  between  September  2018  to  August  2020.  …”
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Digging Into Digital: Investigating the Self-perceived Social Media Competency of Oklahoma Extension Master Gardeners by Brooklyn Evans, Audrey E.H. King, Lauren Lewis Cline, Justin Quetone Moss, Kenna Sandberg

“…Tailored programming by age and incorporating social media into curriculum could elevate competencies. …”
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The Effect of Buriti Oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) as Feed Additive on the Organic and Inorganic Materials Digestibility on Heat Stress Exposed Broilers by Burhanudin, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Bodhi Agustono, Nusdianto Triakoso, Ragil Angga Prastiya, Faisal Fikri

“…The treatment be carried out on 20 broiler aged 22-35 days who are kept in individual cages. …”
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Commercial Feed Substitution with Milkfish Waste Flour (Chanos chanos) Against Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Egg White Index, Egg Yolk Index and Haugh Unit by Annisa Nur Aulia Purwantoro, Sri Hidanah, Dhandy Koesoemo Wardhana, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari

“…There are 20 quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) at one day of age of four treatments and five replications. Each treatment consisted by five females. …”
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Is COVID-19 pandemic associated with sadness? A prepandemic and postpandemic comparison by Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Elizabet Saes-Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Lauro Miranda Demenech

“…Methods: Two cross-sectional population-based studies were conducted with the same target population in 2016 and 2020 with individuals aged 18 years or older. The outcome was a feeling of sadness, measured through the scale of faces. …”
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Facilitators’ perspective towards implementation of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) in a Government Medical College in Delhi: a cross-sectional study by Ghurumourthy Dhandapani, Sanjeev Kumar, Sunanda Gupta, Shveta Lukhmana

“…Data were collected using a validated self-developed questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha: 0.85). Results The median age of the faculty members was 42 years, with a median teaching experience of 10 years. …”
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Severe anaemia in people with HIV: demographic, clinical and renal correlates by Kingsley Kamvuma, Sody Munsaka, Sepiso K. Masenga, John Amos Mulemena, Christopher Newton Phiri, Michelo Miyoba, Benson M. Hamooya

“…Results The study comprised 372 participants receiving ART, of whom 236 (63.4%) were females. The mean age ± SD of the participants was 44.8 ± 12.4 years. …”
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Comparison of chemical constituents in Lysimachia species and their antimicrobial activity for extending the shelf life of foods by Li-Li Chen, Shuang Long Yang, Ji-Cun Bao, Wei-You Xie, Zhao-Chan Wang, Nian Shi, Zhao-Jie Wang

“…Zhen Zhu Cai (Lysimachia) species are well-known edible plants among the East Asian populace that clear heat and anti-aging. Here, 70 fractions of ten Lysimachia species were compared, among which the bioactive fraction (KBZZC-05) was characterized and isolated to evaluate its antimicrobial activity, and compounds 21 and 23 were obtained under bioactive guidance. …”
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Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of human skin with the arrector pili muscle interacting with the hair follicle epithelium by Tomonobu Ezure, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, Hidetoshi Urakubo, Nobuhiko Ohno

“…These results indicate the usefulness of this approach for three-dimensional ultrastructural analyses of human skin tissues comprising follicular units and revealing structural changes in skin tissues, especially the arrector pili muscle and nerve fibers with hair follicular epithelium, in aging and diseased conditions.…”
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Evaluation of sustainable consumption behavior according to sociodemographic factors in Indigenous communities by Guido Ayay-Arista, Edwin Gustavo Estrada-Araoz, Judith Annie Bautista-Quispe, Manuel Augusto Mantari-Condemayta, George Jhon Cruz-Visa, Yony Abelardo Quispe-Mamani, Carlos Alberto Canelo-Dávila, José Ricardo Pujaico-Espino, José Alberto Carlos-Ramos

“…Significant differences in gender, age, education, income, and occupation were identified as factors influencing sustainable practices. …”
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Movement traits important to conservation and fisheries management: an example with red snapper by Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri, Kara Wall, Claudia Friess, Sean Keenan, Chad Lembke, Joseph Tarnecki, Laura Jay Williams-Grove, William F. Patterson

“…These behaviors can change with age, habitat and environmental conditions and our ability to accurately estimate them is affected by a study’s inference power (design components that affect how accurately detection data represents a species’ movements). …”
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Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity by Newman, Katerina, Forestier, Cyril, Cheval, Boris, Zenko, Zachary, de Chanaleilles, Margaux, Gardner, Benjamin, Rebar, Amanda L.

“…Participants (N = 120; M age = 25 years, 75% female) who reported engaging in organised sport separately reported their habit strength for organised sport and leisure time physical activity as well as the time they spent engaging in these physical activity behaviours. …”
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Patients’ and plastic surgeons’ experiences with an online patient decision aid for breast reconstruction: considerations for nationwide implementation by Jacqueline A. ter Stege, Ellen G. Engelhardt, Leonie A.E. Woerdeman, Hester S.A. Oldenburg, Jacobien M. Kieffer, Daniela E.E. Hahn, Frederieke H. van Duijnhoven, Martine A. van Huizum, Regina The, Klemens Karssen, Marianne Kuenen, Miranda A. Gerritsma, Quinten (PQ) Ruhe, Irene S. Krabbe-Timmerman, Martijne van’t Riet, Nikola (AN) Kimmings, Eveline M.L. Corten, Kerry A. Sherman, Arjen J. Witkamp, Eveline M.A. Bleiker

“…Results Of 116 eligible patients, 113 patients accessed the BR pDA (median age: 50 years and 50% were highly educated. Most patients (72%) were satisfied with the pDA and 74% would recommend the BR pDA to other women facing the same choice. …”
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The characteristics of intestinal microflora in infants with rotavirus enteritis, changes in microflora before and after treatment and their clinical values by Qiyan Yan, Yuanyuan Chen, E-Bin Gao, Yanbo Lu, Junhua Wu, Haiyan Qiu

“…In this study, a total of 51 fecal samples from children with RV enteritis, 29 post-treatment fecal samples, and 38 fecal samples from age-matched healthy controls were collected. Microbial DNA was isolated from the samples followed by high throughput Illumina sequencing targeting 16 S rRNA gene. …”
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A New Asymmetric Fully Homomorphic Encryption Scheme for Cloud Banking Data by Zana Thalage Omar, Fadhil Salman Abed, Shaimaa Khamees Ahmed

“…Most banks in our time still use the common traditional systems of high cost and relatively slow, we are now in the era of speed and technology, and these systems do not keep pace with our current age, so saving cost and time will be considered a fantastic thing for banks. …”
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Characterisation, management, and outcomes of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: A case series by Anita Shallal, Michael P. Veve, Rachel M. Kenney, George Alangaden, Geehan Suleyman

“…Most patients were female with a median age of 67 years. Hepatobiliary disease accounted for 90% of underlying conditions. …”
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Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Maggot Flour as Concentrate Substitution on Broiler Chickens Feed Consumption, Body Weight Gain and Feed Conversion Ratio by Magdalena Eki Pertiwi, Sri Hidanah, Nove Hidajati, Mirni Lamid, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito

“…The material uses broiler chickens age four weeks as many as 20 tails, the feed used is concentrate from the PT. …”
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