Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…Bacterial species belonging to six genera were isolated and identified from 61 positive cultures, and the genera were Escherichia, Klebsiella, Staphylococcus, Proteus, Acinetobacter, and Enterococcus. …”
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Tecnopolítica, participación electrónica y comunicación digital by Marta Gimeno Pascual

“…El desarrollo de Internet en plata- formas comerciales y privativas genera condiciones específicas para la participación política de la sociedad civil y la transformación social contemporánea. …”
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Diplomacy and Recruitment of Mercenaries before the Battle of Žalgiris by Sven Ekdahl

“…Many mercenaries, who originally had expected to be enrolled in the Order's army, were so disappointed and angry because of being refused that they instead offered their war service to the king of Poland. …”
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FTO rs17817449 Variant Increases the Risk of Severe Obesity in a Brazilian Cohort: A Case-Control Study by Salum KCR, Assis ISS, Kopke ÚA, Palhinha L, Abreu GM, Gouvêa LW, Teixeira MR, Mattos FCC, Nogueira Neto JF, Felício RFM, Rosado EL, Zembrzuski VM, Campos Junior M, Maya-Monteiro CM, Cabello PH, Carneiro JRI, Bozza PT, Kohlrausch FB, da Fonseca ACP

“…This pathway has been extensively studied over the years, as genetic variations in genes related to it may play a crucial role in determining an individual’s susceptibility to obesity. …”
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Application of cellular microstructural diffusion MRI (cell size imaging) in rectal lesions: a preliminary study by Peisi Kou, Liangjie Lin, Ying Li, Hui Qin, Kun Zhang, Wenhua Zhang, Juan Li, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng

“…ObjectivesTo explore the value of cellular microstructural mapping by IMPULSED (imaging microstructural parameters using limited spectrally edited diffusion) method in evaluating the histological type and prognostic factors of rectal lesions.Materials and methodsSixty-six patients with rectal lesions were enrolled in this study. All subjects underwent MRI scans including conventional diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and the IMPULSED MRI scans of oscillating gradient spin-echo (OGSE) and pulse gradient spin-echo (PGSE) sequences. …”
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ارزیابی روش‌های برآورد نسبت تحویل رسوب در حوزه آبخیز معرف-زوجی خامسان by نسرین اعظمی, عبدالواحد خالدی درویشان, لیلا غلامی

“…نتایج و بحث از بین مدل‌های بررسی شده برای برآورد نسبت تحویل رسوب، مدل‌های Renfro and Waldo (1983)، Williams and Brendt (1962)، Roehl (1962)، با بارش مازاد یک ساعت، Walling (1983)، Ferro (1995)، Vanoni (1975) و USDA (1972)، در مقیاس کل حوزه آبخیز و مدل‌های Renfro (1975)، USDA (1972)، USDA-SCS (1979)، SATEEC and Roehl (1962)، با بارش مازاد یک ساعت در مقیاس زیرحوزه آبخیز نزدیک‌ترین برآوردها را به روش سزیم-137 با در نظر گرفتن خطای 10± درصد داشتند و به‌عنوان مدل‌های مناسب برای برآورد نسبت تحویل رسوب در حوزه آبخیز معرف-زوجی خامسان انتخاب شدند. …”
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HIV self-testing alone or with additional interventions, including financial incentives, and linkage to care or prevention among male partners of antenatal care clinic attendees in... by Augustine T Choko, Elizabeth L Corbett, Nigel Stallard, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Aurelia Lepine, Cheryl C Johnson, Doreen Sakala, Thokozani Kalua, Moses Kumwenda, Richard Hayes, Katherine Fielding

“…Women attending an ANC for the first time for their current pregnancy (regardless of trimester), 18 years and older, with a primary male partner not known to be on ART were enrolled in the trial after giving consent. Randomisation was to either the standard of care (SOC; with a clinic invitation letter to the male partner) or 1 of 5 intervention arms: the first arm provided women with 2 HIVST kits for their partners; the second and third arms provided 2 HIVST kits along with a conditional fixed financial incentive of $3 or $10; the fourth arm provided 2 HIVST kits and a 10% chance of receiving $30 in a lottery; and the fifth arm provided 2 HIVST kits and a phone call reminder for the women's partners. …”
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An alternative to the straddle-arm technique for a conscious infant who is choking: Towards a more universal skill by Ada Chan, Adam Gesicki

“…Results & Conclusion Of the 40 initially enrolled, 37 participants completed the study protocol. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Drawing on social network and political participation theory and novel survey data from Belgium, Paulis explores what network patterns contribute to young people’s enrolment in a political party. He discovers strong social ties between young party members and suggests that this indicates “a certain exclusivity in recruitment patterns of political parties”. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…Quotas that require parties and trade unions to enrol a certain share of young members, Tozer argues, might be an option but not ideal because people choose to become members of such organisations. …”
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Variant rs4149584 (R92Q) of the TNFRSF1A gene in patients with familial multiple sclerosis by U. Gomez-Pinedo, J.A. Matías-Guiu, L. Torre-Fuentes, P. Montero-Escribano, L. Hernández-Lorenzo, V. Pytel, P. Maietta, S. Alvarez, I. Sanclemente-Alamán, L. Moreno-Jimenez, D. Ojeda-Hernandez, N. Villar-Gómez, M.S. Benito-Martin, B. Selma-Calvo, L. Vidorreta-Ballesteros, R. Madrid, J. Matías-Guiu

“…Introduction: Genomic studies have identified numerous genetic variants associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS); however, each one explains only a small percentage of the risk of developing the disease. …”
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La enfermería forense como protagonista de los cuidados en los diversos escenarios de violencia by Zenaide Cavalcanti de Medeiros Kernbeis

“…Desde esta perspectiva, si miramos en la historia verificaremos la evidencia de que el tratamiento forense dentro de la enfermería siempre ha existido. "Las ciencias médico-legales y las ciencias de enfermería surgieron entrelazadas en el siglo 18, cuando los tribunales citaron a las parteras para que dieran su opinión en situaciones de embarazo, virginidad y agresión sexual”.4 La historia de la enfermería forense está ligada a la creciente necesidad de mejorar la atención a la víctima de la violencia, en los diversos tipos de violencia que se encuentran en nuestra sociedad. …”
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Atención primaria de salud como eje fundamental en el cuidado de la salud de la población by Tania de la Caridad García Castellanos

“…Además de haber emitido un vehemente llamamiento en favor de la equidad y la justicia social, la iniciativa «Salud para Todos» desencadenó una lucha política en al menos tres frentes. En primer lugar, se propuso incorporar la salud en el programa político de desarrollo, dar mayor relieve a la salud y aumentar su notoriedad. …”
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Systematic Review of Lay Responders Educational Outcomes to Identify Life-Threatening Bleeding

“…Todos los estudios contribuyeron a la idea de que los socorristas no especializados podían identificar al menos una característica de las LTB cuando ésta se presentaba de forma visual.  …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Younger people are confronted with the rapidly changing nature of the workplace as well as the rise in temporary work and zero-hour contracts, and are probably more interested in salaries, entry requirements and work contracts, rather than in end-of-career matters such as pensions and retirement ages. …”
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Training Psychological Skills: Efficacy and Assessment of a Nonclinical Psychological Sports Coaching E-Intervention for Young Elite Athletes by Raphaël Bonetti, Fabienne Crettaz von Rotten, Denis Hauw

“…Participants aged 13 to 18 (M = 14.67, SD = 1.13) trained an average of 4.10 times per week (SD = 1.01) and had been practicing their sport for an average of 8.65 years (SD = 2.46). All athletes were enrolled in training centers recognized by their regional committees and were potential candidates for national youth teams. …”
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“CPR Posture” for Hemorrhage Control

“…Results: Thirty participants were enrolled and had data available for analysis. Demographics were statistically similar across groups. …”
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Level-8 Ph.D. Programs In Medical Sciences: High Time For The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Of Pakistan To Establish A Medical Wing by Wafa Omer

“…These degrees are full-time on-campus programs and face-to-face learning during the course is essential. The PhD trainees enrolled across all fields of Pathology are deputed in the diagnostic medical laboratories of the affiliated hospitals and are involved in clinical diagnostic work along with research. …”
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大學教師學術發表影響力之影響因素 Factors Influencing Publication Impact of Faculty by 郭玲玲 Ling-Ling Kueh, 許清芳 Ching-Fan Sheu

“…Method The present study enrolled faculty members from a research-intensive comprehensive university in southern Taiwan, establishing a sample of 800 university faculty members selected from 50 departments across 9 colleges (Bioscience and Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management, Medicine, Planning and Design, Sciences, and Social Sciences). …”
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O diagnóstico e o tratamento de problemas de aprendizagem em questão by Lúcia Gracia Ferreira

“…A obra tem um valor especial, mesmo tendo uma quantidade significativa de publicações voltadas para o campo da Psicopedagogia, nas quais são discutidas todo o processo de identificação e tratamento dos problemas de aprendizagem. …”
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