The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…Although studies have been conducted to assess the health status of police personnel in India, most of them suffer from small sample sizes, selection bias, and poor generalizability. Objectives: This large-scale study evaluated the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension along with their risk factors among police personnel in Mumbai, India. …”
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A Comparison of the Morbidities Associated with Different Early Treatments in Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Patients by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…STUDY DESIGN: The eligible papers searched in various databases (PubMed, Central, Embase, and Scopus) irrespective of their language or date of publication. The Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal tool and Cochrane collaboration tool were used to appraise observational and randomized controlled trials, respectively. …”
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Review of presentations and radiotherapy outcomes of patients with malignant spinal cord compression by Louisa M. Mbokazi, Sheynaz Bassa, Krishanthavathie Pillay

“…Background: Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) is the commonest radiotherapy emergency. A high index of suspicion, prompt diagnosis, early referral and treatment is important to restore quality of life and improve survival in patients with MSCC. …”
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Analisis Ramalan Siri Masa Hujan menggunakan Aplikasi ramalHujan by Azlarul Ikhmal Hakim Mohd Puad, Zuraini Zainol, Ummul Fahri Abdul Rauf

“…Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) bagi menganalisis ramalan data hujan bulanan di stesen pengumpulan data hujan di Sungai Manggis, Selangor. …”
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Poetic and theatrical occasionalisms: Creation of new morphologically complex words by Joseph von Eichendorff, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Peter Handke and Arno Schmidt by Wolfgang U. Dressler, Barbara Tumfart, Dietmar Kunisch, Vanessa Hannesschläger

“…These are productivity of word formation, literary functions, main content, single use vs. reuse of them, consequences of the noun bias of German and of the preference for binary relations, size of the word families of compound constituents (especially of the first constituent), the degree of poetic licence, semantically coherent vs. incoherent combination of words within a compound, embedding into the cotext and into the situational context, gapping constructions and their make-up, preference for compounding vs. derivational morphology.The conclusion and outlook (§ 4) present proposals how literary studies may profit from investigations of poetic and theatrical occasionalisms, which represent the highest degree of language creativity of literary authors. …”
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Factors affecting heat resilience of drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) and their sperm. by Alison McAfee, Bradley N Metz, Patrick Connor, Keana Du, Christopher W Allen, Luis A Frausto, Mark P Swenson, Kylah S Phillips, Madison Julien, Zoe Rempel, Robert W Currie, Boris Baer, David R Tarpy, Leonard J Foster

“…We found that individual body mass was highly influential, with heavier drones being more likely to survive a heat challenge (4 h at 42°C) than smaller drones. …”
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Personas de Género “No Binario” en el Sistema General de Pensiones Colombiano (SGP): Requisitos para el Acceso a las Prestaciones Económicas by Jackeline Granados Ferreira

“… El propósito de esta disertación consiste en, realizar un análisis al sistema general de pensiones, relacionado con las personas género no binario una vez reúnen los requisitos para acceder a las prestaciones económicas, particularmente tratándose del requisito de la edad, esto en la medida en que, si bien es cierto, la corte constitucional estableció la inclusión en los documentos de identidad la calidad no binaria, no se refirió sobre este aspecto al sistema general de pensiones, generando de esta manera un vacío jurídico,  toda vez que, solo decidió sobre las alternativas correspondientes al sexo del documento de identificación en Colombia, los cuales serían Masculino, Femenino y No binario, por esta razón nos proponemos mediante el método analítico–interpretativo, recopilar textos, artículos, libros y literatura relacionada con el tema planteado, realizaremos un rastreo de la jurisprudencia de la corte constitucional para interpretar las decisiones adoptadas y como resultado dar respuesta a la problemática planteada, sobre la siguiente pregunta ¿cuál sería la edad de la persona género no binario para pensionarse? …”
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Novel Azo dyes containing a hydrazide-hydrazone moiety for dyeing polyester fabric by Ali A. Ali, Mostafa A. Ismail, Walid E. Elgammal, Amany Belal, Ahmed J. Obaidullah, Ali Kh. Khalil, Gameel A. M. Elhagali, Mohamed S. A. El-Gaby

“…Depending on the coupler moieties, the coloured polyester samples ranged in hue from beige to dark brown. Furthermore, the impact of substituent’s was examined in relation to colour strength (K/S) measures and colourimetric coordinates (CIEL*a*b*) of dyed polyester fabrics. …”
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Development of self-assessment scale of Public health nursing Art to enhance “Strength of Community” (PASC) by Miho Tanaka, Reiko Okamoto, Keiko Koide, Misaki Kiya

“…Regarding reliability, no significant bias in the data distribution or correlations was observed and confirmed internal consistency. …”
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Investigasi Hambatan dan Tantangan Penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen di Rumah Sakit by Malahayati Malahayati, Dedy Syamsuar

“…Oleh karenanya, penting bagi suatu organisasi mengidentifikasi hambatan dan tantangan dalam penerapan sistem tersebut. …”
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Step-by-step causal analysis of EHRs to ground decision-making. by Matthieu Doutreligne, Tristan Struja, Judith Abecassis, Claire Morgand, Leo Anthony Celi, Gaël Varoquaux

“…We show that too large treatment-initiation times induce immortal time bias. The second step is selection of the confounding variables based on expert knowledge. …”
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Assessing climate sensitivity of the Upper Indus Basin using fully distributed, physically-based hydrologic modeling and multi-model climate ensemble approach by Hamna Hasan, Muhammad Zia ur Rahman Hashmi, Syed Imran Ahmed, Muneer Anees

“…A coupled hydrologic/hydraulic model, MIKE SHE/MIKE HYDRO RIVER, was used to calibrate and validate the model using streamflow data at the Shatial gauge station. The bias-corrected multi-model ensemble dataset accessed from the coordinated regional climate downscaling experiment (CORDEX) for two scenarios RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 were used up to the end of twenty-first century for the projection of stream flow. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuromuscular electrical stimulation post-botulinum toxin injection in children with cerebral palsy by Fu-An Yang, Jie-Ren Mi Le, Chia-Hsiang Lu, Chao-Chun Huang, Hung-Chou Chen

“…Two independent reviewers extracted data, and risks of bias were assessed using the PEDro scale for randomized controlled trials. …”
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Weakened future surface warming in China due to national planned afforestation through biophysical feedback by Shuaifeng Song, Xiaodong Yan, Xuezhen Zhang, Zhibo Gao, Wenqiang Xie

“…Here, using the Weather Research and Forecast model (WRF) nested by the bias-corrected MPI-ESM1-2-HR model, we simulated how future afforestation regulated the land surface temperature (LST) in China. …”
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Post Covid-19 Strategies and Pupils' Academic Performance in Rubuguri Town Council Kisoro District. by Twesigye, Posiano

“…Simple random sampling was utilized to select schools, pupils, and teachers from the targeted population, ensuring representativeness and minimizing bias. Purposive sampling techniques were employed to select head teachers, recognizing their unique position as school administrators. …”
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Performance Appraisal and Employee Productivity in Organizations: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Atuheire, Nancy

“…Regarding challenges in appraising employee performance, respondents cited distribution errors, similarity errors, proximity bias, appraisal conflicts, attribution errors, and stereotyping. …”
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Role of Women Empowerment Programs in Accelerating Violence Against Men in Bushenyi District Uganda: A Case Study of Igara East Kyeizooba Sub-County. by Twinomujuni, Eliab

“…Limitations of the study include potential self-reporting bias and the contextual specificity of Bushenyi District. …”
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Impact of incorporating wheat straw together with basal nitrogen ratio on panicle formation and grain yield in rice by Li Qin, Chenyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Shenqi Zhou, Kun Liu, Lijun Liu

“…Abstract Increasing spikelets differentiation, reducing their degradation and promoting big panicle formation are crucial approaches to increasing grain yield in rice. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…What are the potential sources of selection bias and measurement error? • Are the respective indicators by which they measure intergenerational justice sufficient and appropriate, or should they be supplemented? …”
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Efficacy and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii as an adjuvant therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a meta-analysis by Manning Li, Ying Xie

“…BackgroundHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is highly prevalent worldwide and is closely associated with many gastric conditions. …”
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