Types of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) used by people of different age and smoking status groups: results from a US nationally representative survey by Lucy Popova, Robert T Fairman, David L Ashley, Zachary B Massey, Bai Cham, Ruiyan Luo, Mohammed Alqahtani, Scott Weaver

“…Cigarette smoking status was also measured.Results We used weighted regression models to determine the association between ENDS device type current regular use and age group and the association between each ENDS type current regular use and smoking status separately for each age group. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Salmonella typhi among Food Handlers Working in Catering Establishments of Public Institutes Found in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia by Abera Kumalo, Eyasu Gambura, Terfe Dodicho, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Tamrat Balcha, Bahailu Beshir, Misrak Abraham

“…The present study is aimed at determining the prevalence of Salmonella typhi and intestinal parasites among food handlers working in catering establishments of public institutes found in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia. …”
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Combined characterization of pore structurein deep medium-rank coal using mercury intrusion and liquid nitrogen adsorption methods and its pore fractal characteristics by Qi LI, Yong WU, Lei QIAO

“…The pore structure parameters (specific surface area and pore volume) determined by mercury intrusion and liquid nitrogen adsorption methods showed a non-linear concave curve variation with increasing burial depth. …”
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Frequency and accuracy of intraoperative bone margin sampling for T4a cancers of the head and neck at the QEII Health Sciences Centre: a retrospective chart review by Anna-Claire Lamport, Colin A. MacKay, Martin J. Bullock, S. Mark Taylor, Jonathan R. Trites, Martin Corsten, Matthew H. Rigby

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy and frequency of intraoperative bone margin assessment during the study period and to determine survival and recurrence rates associated with positive final bone margins. …”
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Early prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure in intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study by Tao Huang, Rui Yang, Jun Lyu, Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Shuai Zheng, Luming Zhang, Haiyan Yin

“…Multivariate analysis determined that the independent risk factors were age, race, norepinephrine, dopamine, phenylephrine, vasopressin, mechanical ventilation, intubation, hepatic failure (HepF), heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, systolic blood pressure (SBP), anion gap (AG), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, chloride, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and white cell count (WCC). …”
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Water homeostasis gene expression in the kidney of broilers divergently selected for water conversion ratio by Kentu Lassiter, Loujain Aloui, Elizabeth S. Greene, Marciela Maqaeda, Travis Tabler, Sami Dridi, Robert F. Wideman, Jr., Sara Orlowski, Walter G. Bottje

“…In Exp. 1, male and female HWE and LWE broilers were individually phenotyped between 4 and 6 wks of age to determine growth performance and water conversion ratio (g water intake/g body weight gain). …”
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Evaluasi Maturitas Teknologi Informasi Pada Proses Problem Management PT. XYZ Menggunakan Kerangka Kerja COBIT 5 by Muhammad Naufal Pratama, Andi Reza Perdanakusuma, Aditya Rachmadi

“…Based on the issues, it is necessary to conduct research that aims to determine the capability level of the problem management process implemented by the company using the COBIT 5 framework as a measuring tool for the Capability level in the Manage Problem sub-process (DSS03). …”
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Activated CD27+PD-1+ CD8 T Cells and CD4 T Regulatory Cells Dominate the Tumor Microenvironment in Refractory Celiac Disease Type II by Tessa Dieckman, Mette Schreurs, Ciska Lindelauf, Ahmed Mahfouz, Caroline R. Meijer, Louise Pigeaud, Vincent van Unen, Gerd Bouma, Frits Koning

“…The absence of CD103 accords with their localization in the lamina propria as determined by in situ analysis. The CD25+FoxP3+CD27+CD127dim/- CD4 Tregs expressed IL1R2 and IL32 and costimulatory molecules (TNFSRS4, ICOS and TNFRSF18) and resided in the lamina propria as well. …”
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Peripheral blood cell counts as predictors of immune-related adverse events in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xinyu Zhang, Bei Zhang, Danfei Li, Yunchao Yang, Sen Lin, Ruiqi Zhao, Yijia Li, Lisheng Peng

“…However, further research is needed to determine the optimal cutoff values and to explore the efficacy of blood cell counts in predicting specific types of irAEs.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024592126.…”
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The Effects of Presenting AI Uncertainty Information on Pharmacists’ Trust in Automated Pill Recognition Technology: Exploratory Mixed Subjects Study by Jin Yong Kim, Vincent D Marshall, Brigid Rowell, Qiyuan Chen, Yifan Zheng, John D Lee, Raed Al Kontar, Corey Lester, Xi Jessie Yang

“…MethodsThirty licensed pharmacists in the United States performed a web-based simulated pill verification task to determine whether an image of a filled medication bottle matched a known reference image. …”
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The prolonged health sequelae “of the COVID-19 pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Melsew Setegn Alie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma

“…The association between various factors was also analyzed to determine the pooled factors that influence long COVID-19 outcomes.ResultsOur comprehensive analysis of 16 research articles, involving a total of 18,104 participants revealed a pooled prevalence of COVID-19 sequelae at 42.1% (95% CI: 29.9–55.4). …”
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Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Insomnia di Poliklinik Saraf RS DR. M. Djamil Padang by Lydia Susanti

“…The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the incidence of insomnia in neurology outpatient of DR. …”
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Predictors of late complications after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with stable coronary heart disease by O.J. Zharinov, К.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The aim – to determine factors that may influence the occurrence of late complications after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in patients with stable coronary heart disease. …”
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Insiden Malaria di Puskesmas Sungai Durian dan Puskesmas Talawi Kota Sawahlunto Bulan Oktober 2011 sampai Februari 2012 by Mareza Dwithania, Nuzulia Irawati, Rosfita Rasyid

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence and distribution by species of malaria parasite that causes malaria, the degree of infection by the parasite count in positive malaria preparations, age, and sex of the patients. …”
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Synthesizing Local Capacities, Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Meta-Learning to Optimize Forest Carbon Assessment in Data-Poor Regions by Kamaldeen Mohammed, Daniel Kpienbaareh, Jinfei Wang, David Goldblum, Isaac Luginaah, Esther Lupafya, Laifolo Dakishoni

“…We also conducted a Kruskal–Wallis test to determine significant differences in AGC among different tree species. …”
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Pengukuran Performa Apache Spark dengan Library H2O Menggunakan Benchmark Hibench Berbasis Cloud Computing by Aminudin Aminudin, Eko Budi Cahyono

“…Abstract Apache Spark is a platform that can be used to process data with relatively large data sizes (big data) with the ability to divide the data into each cluster that has been determined. This concept is called parallel computing. …”
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Balancing Requirement Statements, Features and Technology Development Using QFD in Indigenous Macro Products in the Aviation Industry by Mahdi Googerdchian, Mohsen Asadi, Seyed ziaodin Ghazizadeh Fard, Soheil Imamian

“…Then, using the scores obtained for the technologies (priority value) level of technological readiness for each of the product technologies and the approaches of designing, producing and delivering the primary, intermediate and final products were determined. The results of product prioritization based on technology development were also approved by the high committee.Research limitations/implications: In this research, the balance of technological readiness, a document of requirement statement, and product characteristics in the design management of macro systems of defence air base products were analyzed by QFD. …”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…Through further contribution analysis, it was determined that the main contributor to all impact categories in both production systems was fossil-based energy input. …”
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Hubungan Riwayat Pola Pemberian ASI dengan Tingkat Kecerdasan Anak SD di SDN 01 Sawahan Kecamatan Padang Timur Kota Padang by Syntia Ambelina, Chundrayetti ., Nur Indrawati Lipoeto

“…Data were collected with a questionnaire to determine the history of the breastfeeding pattern of the respondents when they were baby. …”
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Novel Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives from Furan-2-Carbaldehyde: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antioxidant, and Antitumor Activities by Wilfredo Hernández, Fernando Carrasco, Abraham Vaisberg, Evgenia Spodine, Maik Icker, Harald Krautscheid, Lothar Beyer, Carmen Tamariz-Angeles, Percy Olivera-Gonzales

“…The molecular structures of 2, 6, 7, and 8 have also been determined by X-ray crystallography. Compounds 2, 6, and 7 crystallize in the E conformation about the N1-C6, N1-C11, and N1-C11 bonds, respectively, while 8 adopts the Z conformation about the N1-C12 bond with the presence of an intramolecular N2-H…O2 hydrogen bond. …”
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