Best practices in the real-world data life cycle. by Joe Zhang, Joshua Symons, Paul Agapow, James T Teo, Claire A Paxton, Jordan Abdi, Heather Mattie, Charlie Davie, Aracelis Z Torres, Amos Folarin, Harpreet Sood, Leo A Celi, John Halamka, Sara Eapen, Sanjay Budhdeo

“…With increasing digitization of healthcare, real-world data (RWD) are available in greater quantity and scope than ever before. …”
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Urogenital Schistosomiasis among Schoolchildren and the Associated Risk Factors in Selected Rural Communities of Kwara State, Nigeria by Babamale Olarewaju Abdulkareem, Kolawole Olasunkanmi Habeeb, Abdulganiyu Kazeem, Abdulkareem Olaitan Adam, Ugbomoiko Uade Samuel

“…Similarly, infection significantly (P<0.05) increased with increasing age. Multivariate logistic analysis of risk factors revealed that lack of portable drinking water (adjusted odd ratio (aOR) = 4.76; 95% CI = 2.64–5.98), unemployment (aOR = 2.23; 1.87–2.294), lack of knowledge of infection (aOR = 2.16; 0.59–3.83), and frequent contact with contaminated water bodies (aOR = 2.01; 1.45–2.70) were important predictors of urinary schistosomiasis. …”
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NLFEA Behavior of Heat-Damaged Key Joints in Precast Concrete Segmental Bridge by Bara’a R. Alnemrawi, Rajai Al-Rousan

“…In addition, these joints are usually dry and distributed over the contact region between the two connected bridge parts. …”
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A Systematic Review on Selected Complications of Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy from Clinical and Biomechanical Perspectives by Elaheh Elyasi, Guillaume Cavalié, Antoine Perrier, Wilfrid Graff, Yohan Payan

“…Although multiple complications of the surgery can be correlated to this, there is still a lack of consensus on the occurrence of those complications and their cause. The current study is aimed at clarifying this problem using a combined medical and biomechanical perspective. …”
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Electrical Transport Characteristics and Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy of Ni/V/n-InP Schottky Barrier Diodes by V.Rajagopal Reddy, S.Sankar Naik

“…It is observed that the zero-bias barrier height increases while ideality factor decreases with increasing temperature. …”
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Feasibility analysis of robots in greenhouses. A case study in European Mediterranean countries by J.C. Moreno, F. Rodríguez, J. Sánchez-Hermosilla, A. Giménez, J.A. Sánchez-Molina

“…The population is constantly increasing, and increased production is required that is contained and consumes resources sustainably. …”
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Alteration of the Intestinal Bacterial Community in Rainbow Trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>): The Role of Animal, Plant, and Microbial Diets by Aleksandra S. Chervochkina, Nadezhda O. Pastukhova, Andrey S. Aksenov

“…The use of popular animal protein derived from the larva of <i>Hermetia illucens</i> increases the amount of Pseudomonadota, but the chitin they contain can prevent the absorption of nutrients. …”
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An exhaustive review of carbon dioxide capture through the utilization of chemical solvents via absorption by Hala Al-Maaine, Naseer AlHaboubi

“…However, the optimal and most realistic choice is carbon capture and storage to preserve a green environment. Currently, there are three methods: pre-combustion capture, post-combustion capture, and oxyfuel combustion. …”
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Apllication of optimization algorithms to improve the design of turnouts by B. E. Glyuzberg

“…One of the most important tasks for improving the infrastructure facility of railways is its optimization. Currently, work is underway to create a new (fifth) generation of turnout products for Russian Railways. …”
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The Evaluation of GenAI Capabilities to Implement Professional Tasks by Yaroslav Kouzminov, Ekaterina Kruchinskaia

“…In this way we conceptualize the most recent problem of LLMs as the general trend of mistakes even in the core of knowledge and non-causality of mistake via the complexity of question, as the mistake can be named as an accident and be everywhere as the most limitation of professionalism. At their current stage of development, LLMs are not widely used in a professional context, nor have they replaced human workers. …”
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Voice quality types and uses in North American English by Richard Wright, Courtney Mansfield, Laura Panfili

“…While not contrastive, it plays an important role in phonology and a wide variety of other discourse, pragmatic, and social functions. In this context we present some of our current research into segmental and social factors relating to creaky voicing. …”
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Unitization Based Memory Enhancement in Younger and Older Adults by Joshua Kah Meng Khoo, Roni Tibon

“…Accordingly, unitization has been proposed as a promising strategy to attenuate age-related associative deficits, but evidence regarding its utility was lacking. The current study aimed to establish unitization as a viable mnemonic strategy. …”
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PM2.5 prediction and its influencing factors in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration using spatial temporal graph convolutional networks by Yawen Zhao

“…Current spatiotemporal analysis methods often lack sufficient accuracy. …”
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Modification of the terms of authorisation of the feed additive consisting of a preparation of canthaxanthin (CAROPHYLL® Red 10%) for breeder hens to include canthaxanthin produced... by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Maria Bastos, Georges Bories, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Fernando Ramos, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczknecht, Paola Manini, Alberto Navarro Villa, Fabiola Pizzo, Anna Dioni, Maria Vittoria Vettori

“…CAROPHYLL® Red 10% containing canthaxanthin produced by fermentation with Yarrowia lipolytica CBS 146148 is safe for the target species, consumer and environment under the current authorised conditions of use for CAROPHYLL® Red 10%. …”
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The Axial Uplift Capacity of Screw Piles: A Review by Ibrahim W. Ibrahim, Mahdi Karkush

“…The current study highlighted the various theoretical and field methods that were utilized in literature to estimate the uplift capacity of screw piles and pointed out several field, laboratory scale, and numerical simulation studies that investigated the most important parameters during installation and uplift loading of the screw piles. …”
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Humidity effect on epiphytic microflora development and seed germination of spring bread wheat by O. F. Khamova, P. V. Popolzukhin, O. S. Dmitrenko

“…There was found out that the seed germination on 88% depended on the moisture content during storage and a number of fungi on their surface. On increasing the initial moisture content of seeds to 17%, the number of microorganisms on them increased significantly, and germination decreased after three years of storage in plastic containers to 0–1.9% in 28 months (2.3 years). …”
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Study on effect of blueberry powder on quality of bakery products by Dubkova N. Z., Kharkov V. V., Shakirova G. K.

“…A comparative analysis of standard sensory (appearance, crumb condition, taste, and aroma) and physicochemical parameters (moisture content, acidity, porosity, specific volume, and color) has been conducted between a control bread sample and an experimental sample containing 5 % blueberry powder. The results have shown that moisture content, acidity, and porosity of both samples complied with current regulatory standards. …”
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Straightforward method for preparing a user-customizable DNA marker by improved overlap extension polymerase chain reaction by ZHANG Yuanyuan, YAN Yan, JIN Yulan, DONG Weiren, ZHOU Jiyong

“…The number of small fragments of DNA decreased and the number of large fragments of DNA increased gradually with the increased number of PCR cycles. …”
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Modelling growth and form of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora verrucosa and the influence of hydrodynamics. by Nol Chindapol, Jaap A Kaandorp, Carolina Cronemberger, Tali Mass, Amatzia Genin

“…As a result, we found a similar trend associated with the increasing Péclet for both simulated forms and in situ corals; that is uni-directional current tends to facilitate asymmetrical growth response resulting in colonies with branches predominantly developed in the upstream direction. …”
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The Impact of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Spasticity in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review by Amalio Jiménez, Frederick R. Carrick, Norman Hoffman, Monèm Jemni

“…Context: Spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) is a condition characterized by muscle stiffness and involuntary movements, which greatly affect movement abilities and overall well-being. …”
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