Midlife cognitive testing in Africa: validity of the Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol in the Kenya Life Panel Survey by Jinkook Lee, Anthony Ngugi, Joshua R Ehrlich, William H Dow, Alden L Gross, Madeline Duhon, Eric Ochieng, Jean N Ikanga, Michael W Walker, Michelle Layvant, Edward A Miguel

“…The CFA indicate that the factor structure is consistent with findings from other countries and that reliability for the general cognitive performance score was high. …”
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The mediating effect of the budget process on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Vuong Khanh Tuan, Premkumar Rajagopal

“…Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test both the conceptual framework and the hypothesis of the real study. …”
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Construction of Clinical Predictive Models for Heart Failure Detection Using Six Different Machine Learning Algorithms: Identification of Key Clinical Prognostic Features by Qu FZ, Ding J, An XF, Peng R, He N, Liu S, Jiang X

“…Fang Zhou Qu,1 Jiang Ding,2 Xi Feng An,3 Rui Peng,4 Ni He,5 Sheng Liu,1 Xin Jiang5 1Medical School, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria; 3The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xin Jiang, Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China, Email 18560453060@163.comPurpose: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome in which structural or functional abnormalities of the heart result in impaired ventricular filling or ejection capacity. …”
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Strengthening health system's capacity for pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SHeS'Cap-PrEP): Protocol... by Edward Nicol, Trisha Ramraj, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Ngcwalisa Jama, Carl Lombard, Tracy McClinton-Appollis, Darshini Govindasamy, Desiree Pass, Noluntu Funani, Sarah Aheron, Ariana Paredes-Vincent, Jennifer Drummond, Mireille Cheyip, Sibongile Dladla, Jason Bedford, Cathy Mathews

“…In South Africa, various approaches of delivering PrEP have been adopted at different service delivery points (facility-based only, school-based only, community-based only and hybrid school-facility and community-facility models) to overcome challenges associated with individual, structural, and health systems related barriers that may hinder access to and uptake of PrEP among these populations. …”
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Research on Small-scale Neutron Detection Technology of Deposition Source Term for Dry Reprocessing Pipeline by GUO Luzhen, WANG Chuangao, WANG Ying, GUO Jinsen, PANG Hongchao, LUO Zhiping

“…Therefore, based on the information of the neutron spectrum in molten salt electrolysis dry reprocessing, the structure of the sealed box, and the parameters of the process equipment, this paper developed a small neutron detection system for dry reprocessing pipeline deposition source items, and tested its measurement performance (calibration factor, relative inherent error, repeatability), dust-proof and water-proof grade, and electromagnetic compatibility performance. …”
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Replace government healthcare with patient-controlled health care by Deane Waldman

“…Another disadvantage of state-run healthcare system is that state-controlled healthcare payment structure violates the fiduciary relationship between doctor and patient, as doctors’ authority to make medical decisions is limited. …”
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Multiscale analysis of global variation in tree allometric relationships: parameter sets for global vegetation models by Ian Grant, Wenge Ni-Meister, Nancy Y Kiang

“…Global models of vegetation dynamics and remote sensing data products require allometric relationships governing trees’ size and shape to predict such quantities as vegetation spatial structure and biomass. …”
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Factors Associated With the 30-day Readmission Rate in Patients With Heart Failure by Fereshteh Rezvani, Zahra Abbasi Dolatabadi, Maryam Esmaeili, Saman Maroufizadeh, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Monir Mazaheri

“…Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a complex and common clinical syndrome whose symptoms are caused by structural or functional disorders in the heart. Although several studies have been conducted to identify the factors associated with the hospital readmission of patients with HF, statistics still show a high readmission rate in these patients. …”
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Research Progress on Spectroscopic Analysis of Key Elements in Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel by Yan-lin WANG, Yu-ning YANG, Tao-xiang SUN

“…Raman spectroscopy structure analysis ability can be non-destructive in situ monitoring, but its signal-to-noise ratio is relatively low. …”
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Plastome phylogenomics unravels the evolutionary relationships and biogeographic history of Chloranthaceae by Peng-Wei Li, Yong-Bin Lu, Xin-Mei Qin, Qiang Zhang

“…Results Results The plastomes of Chloranthaceae exhibit a typical quadripartite structure, with genome sizes ranging from 157,449 bp to 159,218 bp and encoding 113 unique genes, including 17–18 genes duplicated in inverted repeat (IR) regions. …”
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Antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia in a hospital setting (clinical and economic aspects) by O. V. Zhukova, O. V. Ruina, M. V. Khazov, S. V. Romanov

“…There is also a change in the structure of the CAP pathogens that involves bacterial associations  and the emergence of AMT resistant bacteria. …”
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Prospective associations of infant food exposures and appetitive traits with early childhood diet quality by Tonja R. Nansel, Amara Channell-Doig, Leah M. Lipsky, Kyle Burger, Grace Shearrer, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Yong Ma

“…This study investigated associations of infant food exposures with early childhood diet quality and whether these associations are modified by infant appetitive traits. Methods Data are from the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study (PEAS) and Sprouts follow-up study, a prospective cohort assessed from the first trimester of pregnancy through early childhood. …”
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Disease modeling of a mutation in α‐actinin 2 guides clinical therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Maksymilian Prondzynski, Marc D Lemoine, Antonia TL Zech, András Horváth, Vittoria Di Mauro, Jussi T Koivumäki, Nico Kresin, Josefine Busch, Tobias Krause, Elisabeth Krämer, Saskia Schlossarek, Michael Spohn, Felix W Friedrich, Julia Münch, Sandra D Laufer, Charles Redwood, Alexander E Volk, Arne Hansen, Giulia Mearini, Daniele Catalucci, Christian Meyer, Torsten Christ, Monica Patten, Thomas Eschenhagen, Lucie Carrier

“…Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a cardiac genetic disease accompanied by structural and contractile alterations. We identified a rare c.740C>T (p.T247M) mutation in ACTN2, encoding α‐actinin 2 in a HCM patient, who presented with left ventricular hypertrophy, outflow tract obstruction, and atrial fibrillation. …”
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Novel Catalysts Based on Synthetic Mesoporous Silicates of the MCM-41 Type and Hydroxyapatite for Desulfurization of Model Fuel by Nadezhda O. Donskaya, Margarita A. Goldberg, Alexander S. Fomin, Anna O. Koptelova, Polina D. Domashkina, Ekaterina A. Eseva, Olga S. Antonova, Anatoliy A. Konovalov, Alexander V. Leonov, Egor A. Kudryavtsev, Fadis F. Murzakhanov, Marat R. Gafurov, Argam V. Akopyan, Sergey M. Barinov, Vladimir S. Komlev

“…The presence of aluminum and iron in the structure of the powders resulted in further amorphization. …”
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A hybrid model for refining gross primary productivity estimation by integrating multiple environmental factors by Zhilong Li, Ziti Jiao, Zheyou Tan, Chenxia Wang, Jing Guo, Sizhe Chen, Ge Gao, Fangwen Yang, Xin Dong

“…Here, we presented a hybrid model (TL-CRF) that utilizes the random forest (RF) technique to incorporate various ecological stress factors into the two-leaf LUE (TL-LUE) model, meanwhile, seasonal differences in the clumping index (CI) on a global scale are considered to adjust seasonal patterns of canopy structure. The comprehensive integration of complex environmental variables based on this RF submodule is conducive to scaling theoretical εmax to actual ε as much as possible. …”
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Role of glucocorticoid receptor expression in Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy: implications for inflammation and cardiac hypertrophy by Florencia B. González, Florencia B. González, Antonella Pacini, Araceli Castro, Susana Lioi, Silvina R. Villar, Silvina R. Villar, Luciano D’Attilio, Luciano D’Attilio, Rodolfo D. Leiva, Rodolfo D. Leiva, Liliana Favaloro, Oscar A. Bottasso, Oscar A. Bottasso, Carlos A. Vigliano, Carlos A. Vigliano, Ana Rosa Pérez, Ana Rosa Pérez

“…Heart control samples with no evidence of structural heart disease and from ischemic cardiomyopathy patients were included. …”
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SMOC2 inhibits calcification of osteoprogenitor and endothelial cells. by Tine Peeters, Silvia Monteagudo, Przemko Tylzanowski, Frank P Luyten, Rik Lories, Frédéric Cailotto

“…Tissue calcification is an important physiological process required for the normal structure and function of bone. However, ectopic or excessive calcification contributes to diseases such as chondrocalcinosis, to calcium deposits in the skin or to vascular calcification. …”
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Application of the monitoring and early warning system for internal solitary waves: Take the second natural gas hydrates production test in the South China Sea as an example by Dan-yi Su, Bin-bin Guo, Qian-yong Liang, Chu-jin Liang, Fei-long Lin, Su-meng Jiang, Yi-fei Dong, Xue-min Wu

“…As suggested by the theoretical model, the full-depth structure of ISWs was a typical current profile of mode-1, and the velocities of wave-induced currents can reach 80 cm/s and 30 cm/s, respectively, in the upper ocean and near the seabed. …”
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Overview of Operational Global and Regional Ocean Colour Essential Ocean Variables Within the Copernicus Marine Service by Vittorio E. Brando, Rosalia Santoleri, Simone Colella, Gianluca Volpe, Annalisa Di Cicco, Michela Sammartino, Luis González Vilas, Chiara Lapucci, Emanuele Böhm, Maria Laura Zoffoli, Claudia Cesarini, Vega Forneris, Flavio La Padula, Antoine Mangin, Quentin Jutard, Marine Bretagnon, Philippe Bryère, Julien Demaria, Ben Calton, Jane Netting, Shubha Sathyendranath, Davide D’Alimonte, Tamito Kajiyama, Dimitry Van der Zande, Quentin Vanhellemont, Kerstin Stelzer, Martin Böttcher, Carole Lebreton

“…From 2019 onwards, new EOVs have been introduced, focusing on phytoplankton functional groups, community structure, and primary production. This paper provides an overview of the evolution of the OCTAC catalogue from 2015 to date, evaluates the accuracy of global and regional products, and outlines plans for future product development.…”
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Seasonal reversal in phytoplankton assembly mechanisms: stochastic dominance in autumn vs. deterministic control in spring within the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River by Dahai Zeng, Dahai Zeng, Dahai Zeng, Houkuan Ding, Houkuan Ding, Houkuan Ding, Yuanyuan Tang, Yuanyuan Tang, Yuanyuan Tang, Yunni Gao, Yunni Gao, Yunni Gao, Jialin Jin, Jialin Jin, Jialin Jin, Xiaofei Gao, Xiaofei Gao, Xiaofei Gao, Jingxiao Zhang, Jingxiao Zhang, Jingxiao Zhang, Huatao Yuan, Huatao Yuan, Huatao Yuan, Jing Dong, Jing Dong, Jing Dong, Xuejun Li, Xuejun Li, Xuejun Li

“…This study investigated seasonal variations in phytoplankton community structure and assembly mechanisms in a riverine environment with high silt loads. …”
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