What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Most patients were offered the flu jab. Older patients, current smokers and those with other conditions such as heart failure had higher risk of an acute exacerbation. …”
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Análisis de la incidencia de lesiones y hábitos usados durante el calentamiento en el baloncesto femenino (Analysis of the incidence of injuries and routines used during warm-up i... by Víctor Toro Román, David Guerrero Ramos, Diego Muñoz Marín, Jesús Siquier Coll, Ignacio Bartolomé Sánchez, María Concepción Robles Gil

“…Conclusions: Increasing the number of weekly sessions is associated to an increase in the number of injuries. …”
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Advancing Climate-Resilient Sorghum: the Synergistic Role of Plant Biotechnology and Microbial Interactions by Atul Kumar Srivastava, Aamir Riaz, Junmei Jiang, Xiangyang Li, Mohammad Uzair, Pooja Mishra, Aqib Zeb, Jiwei Zhang, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Lingfeng Luo, Songshu Chen, Sanwei Yang, Yudan Zhao, Xin Xie

“…Combinations of endophytes and microbial inoculants enhance plant immunity to pests and diseases while increasing tolerance to stress. Biocontrol agents such as Bacillus and Trichoderma contain suppression of pathogens and need less dependence on the use of chemical pesticides. …”
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Exercise Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis in T2DM Mice via Irisin/TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB-Mediated Neuroinflammation Pathway by Haocheng Xu, Xin Tian, Yuanxin Wang, Junjie Lin, Baishu Zhu, Chen Zhao, Bin Wang, Xin Zhang, Yu Sun, Nan Li, Xun Sun, Fanxi Zeng, Mingzhi Li, Xiquan Ya, Renqing Zhao

“…Moreover, exercise markedly increased the levels of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5)/irisin protein while decreasing the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), myeloid differential protein-88 (MyD88), and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) in the hippocampus of T2DM mice. …”
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Assessment of Nurse's Health Promotion of Their Lifestyles at Al-Kut City Hospitals, Iraq by Ammar A. Okab

“…Poor lifestyle choices lead to chronic diseases or even death. It increases healthcare costs in a time of economic downsizing. …”
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Features of “Inverted” Educational Resources for Distance Learning of Pupils by D. A. Barkhatova, A. L. Simonova, P. S. Lomasko, L. B. Khegay

“…The main idea behind the development of such tools is that the “inverted” learning resources, on the one hand, implement a non-linear approach to the implementation of learning activities in accordance with the individual characteristics of a particular student (the current level of training, knowledge gaps, specific interests and difficulties), with the other - they create conditions for the initial systematization and complex internalization of the acquired knowledge and methods of action, contain a “cognitive challenge” aimed at increasing educational motivation through the implementation of mechanisms of formative self-control at the initial stage. …”
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Investigating Digital Storytelling as a Tool of Improving/ Developing Information Literacy Skills by Maryam Khodabin, Mohammad Zerehsaz, Somaye Sadat Akhshik, Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…Digital stories usually contain various information and knowledge conveyed to people through storytelling. …”
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Green tea dye ligands to transfer toxic lead metal ions to precipitated metal complexes for polymer composite applications by Dana S. Muhammad, Dara M. Aziz, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…Abstract The synthesis of metal complexes (MCs) by green tea dye ligands improves environmental impact and reduces costs. The result of the current work establishes the production of metal complexes with huge amount and is an attempt from laboratory scales into commercial extent. …”
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Improving the Incident Management Process Based on a Use Case Approach by A. A. Mikryukov, A. V. Kuular

“…This approach allows you to increase the efficiency of finding similar scenarios for responding to incidents. …”
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FEATURES OF FORMATION AND EXECUTION OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET IN THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF RUSSIA by Anzhela Z. Namitulina, Olga V. Kalashnikova

“…The implementation of sound financial and economic policy, improving financial support to enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the state, identifying ways to improve the financial sustainability in transformation of the market economy is an objective necessity.Conclusions and Relevance: The practical significance of the work lies in the orientation of the provisions of the conclusions and recommendations of the work on the widespread use in improving the mechanism for defense and security, and the proposals contained in the article (to improve the planning and use of funds allocated from the state budget on defense) may be used by the legislative and executive bodies the Russian Federation, including the Ministry of Defence, in the current activity.…”
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Effects of Different Aquafeed Sources on Growth Performance, Oxidative Capacity, and Fatty Acid Profile of Three Carps Reared in the Semi-Intensive Composite Culture System by Talha Zulfiqar, Muhammad Sajjad Sarwar, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Hala Saber Khalil

“…The current experiment is designed to evaluate the effect of different aquafeeds (farm-made versus commercial) on growth, body composition, oxidative capacity, and fatty acid profile in the semi-intensive composite culture system. …”
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Presentation of a residual post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect; a literature review based on a case report by Mehrdad Jafari, Mohammad Khani, Tooba Akbari, Elham Farahani, Fariba Bayat, Abdulhamid bagheri, Amir Nasrollahizadeh, Pedram Ramezani, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar

“…This condition was managed through urgent surgical revascularization and closure of the defect. Due to his current symptoms, further cardiac investigations were planned. …”
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Using the Smath Computer Package in School Mathematics Lessons by Valery F. Ochkov, Inna E. Vasileva, Yuliya V. Shatskikh

“…Examples include linear equations and their systems, quadratic equations, equations containing modules, and text problems leading to the construction of equations. …”
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Shaping the future of nanotechnology: a perspective on education, dissemination and ethics by Jordi Díaz-Marcos, Jordi Díaz-Marcos, Joan Mendoza Gonzálvez

“…We analyze the available tools and highlight the current state of nanodissemination through a comprehensive review of mature and successful dissemination initiatives in nanosciences and nanotechnologies. …”
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A novel proof of concept approach towards generating reference microplastic particles by Simon D.J. Oster, Paul E. Bräumer, Daniel Wagner, Max Rösch, Martina Fried, Vinay K.B. Narayana, Eva Hausinger, Helena Metko, Eva C. Vizsolyi, Matthias Schott, Christian Laforsch, Martin G.J. Löder

“…Currently, the variety of analytical methods used in microplastic research result in data of different quality. …”
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Silicon-Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes With Interlayer-Enhanced Hole Transport by Wei Gu, Xiangkai Liu, Xiaodong Pi, Xingliang Dai, Shuangyi Zhao, Li Yao, Dongsheng Li, Yizheng Jin, Mingsheng Xu, Deren Yang, Guogang Qin

“…The highest EQE of ∼2.4% obtained in the current work is among the best values that have been reported for Si-QD LEDs. …”
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Use of nicotine products — a cross-sectional survey of adolescents in Poland by Piotr Korczyński, Stanisław Surma, Agnieszka Jankowska-Zduńczyk, Sebastian Szmit, Piotr Wierzbiński, Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

“…INTRODUCTION: Cigarette smoking has been a significant health problem in the world for decades. Currently, new forms of smoking are becoming increasingly popular — e-cigarettes and tobacco heating systems (HnB, heat-not-burn), whose impact on the human body is not indifferent. …”
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MHD analysis of couple stress nanofluid through a tapered non-uniform channel with porous media and slip-convective boundary effects by P. Deepalakshmi, G. Shankar, E.P. Siva, D. Tripathi, O. Anwar Bég

“…The current research addresses the peristaltic transport mechanism that propels fluid through a conduit through rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the conduit walls, a phenomenon evident in numerous biological systems, including the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Experimental study on tensile performance of horizontal joint bolted connections in fully assembled modular construction reinforced concrete by RAN Mingming, KOU Guangyun, XIONG Feng, ZHANG Dongdong, LI Wei

“…In Mode IV, when the load was increased to 134.2 kN, abrupt fracture failure of the concrete at the cross-section above the operating hand-hole of the specimen was observed, with limited cracking. …”
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Gut opportunistic pathogens contribute to high-altitude pulmonary edema by elevating lysophosphatidylcholines and inducing inflammation by Xianduo Sun, Gaosheng Hu, Yuting Li, Wenjing Li, Yong Wang, Hui Yan, Guoqing Long, Long Zhao, Anhua Wang, Jingming Jia

“…In conclusion, this study describes a gut microbiota-LPCs/inflammation-HAPE axis, an important new insight into HAPE that will help open avenues for prevention and treatment approaches.IMPORTANCEThe role of the gut microbiota in high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is currently unknown. This study found that intestinal Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli contribute to HAPE by inducing inflammation and increasing lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) levels under hypoxic conditions. …”
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