Measuring Islamic Modernity: Between Positive Alarms or Setbacks for Democracy in Indonesia by Imam Prayogo, Alin Fithor, Rosazman Hussin

“…Using qualitative descriptive research methods with a literature study approach, this study discovered that modern Islam in Indonesia has various motives when viewed from multiple aspects used to describe problems occurring in the past, currently, or projecting issues that will arise in the future as suggestions and constructive criticism. …”
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Prevalence and clinical aspects of Barrett’s esophagus in Khakasia republic by N. N. Butorin, O. S. Rzhavicheva, O. V. Khomenko, V. V. Tsukanov, O. V. Shtygasheva

“…To study prevalence and clinical aspects of Barrett’s esophagus at native and extraterrestrial inhabitants of Khakasia republic.Material and methods. Clinical investigation and esophagogastroduodenoscopy were carried out at 12975 Caucasians and 1489 Khakases in the age of 18 to 65 years. …”
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Breast-feeding efficacy prognosis by digestive enzymes activity in newborns by G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model’, G. F. Korotko

“…To present to the new data on initial digestive potential of the full-term and premature newborns according to the level of digestive enzymes in serum of the puerperant woman and her child, stomach content of latter and amniotic waters. Material and methods. Material was received from 76 puerpera and their newborns at the full-term and premature pregnancies. …”
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Heating Greenhouses by Jonathan A. Watson, Celina Gómez, D. E. Buffington, Ray A. Bucklin, Richard W. Henley, Dennis B. McConnell

“…This publication is limited to describing equipment and methods used to control or maintain desirable temperature in a greenhouse during those periods when supplemental heat is required. …”
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A Pre and Postnatal Physical Therapy Protocol for Recreational Athletes: A Case Series by Rachel Selman, Kate S. Early

“… # Study Design Case series # Methods Six recreationally athletic women between 25-35 years of age were referred to physical therapy during pregnancy to participate in this protocol. …”
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Chordee and hooded prepuce with no hypospadias; outcome of urethral preservation surgery with spongioplasty by Mazen O. Kurdi

“…It is usually associated with this or hypoplastic urethra. Methods A retrospective study included all infants diagnosed with a ventrally hooded prepuce. …”
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The physical activity and sedentary behavior among pregnant women in Macao: A cross-sectional study. by Ka Chon Mok, Ming Liu, Xin Wang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The current investigation sought to elucidate the prevalence and contributing factors of sedentary behavior among pregnant women in Macao, a densely populated region characterized by a distinctive fusion of Eastern and Western cultures and a thriving global economy.<h4>Methods</h4>Through a cross-sectional study design, a total of 306 expectant mothers were recruited via various social media platforms and completed a sociodemographic questionnaire alongside the Chinese version of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire.…”
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A Retrospective Analysis of Thymoma: Clinical Radiological Pathological Features and Treatment Modalities – Insights from a Tertiary Care Center by A. Vasudevan, Keerthi Prakash, Ajay Narasimhan, R. Sridhar, R. Narasimhan, C Ganapathy Arumugam

“…This study aimed to analyze the clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics and treatment modalities of thymoma cases at our institute. Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, from May 2021 to October 2023. …”
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ISLRWR: A network diffusion algorithm for drug-target interactions prediction. by Lu Sun, Zhixiang Yin, Lin Lu

“…Machine learning techniques and computer-aided methods are now widely used in the pre-discovery tasks of drug discovery, effectively improving the efficiency of drug development and reducing the workload and cost. …”
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Childhood and adolescence physical activity and multimorbidity later in life: A systematic review by Luc Souilla, Anders C. Larsen, Carsten B. Juhl, Søren T. Skou, Alessio Bricca

“…Secondarily, we examined whether physical activity level differ in children and adolescents with and without multimorbidity and whether there is a cross-sectional association between physical activity and multimorbidity. Methods Following Cochrane Handbook guidelines and adhering to PRISMA recommendations, we included cross-sectional, case-control and longitudinal studies that investigated the association between physical activity in children and adolescents and development of multimorbidity. …”
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"I Feel Like I Have Lost Part Of My Identity" - A Qualitative Study Exploring The Impact Of Chronic Ankle Instability by Anders Mohrsen, Thomas Sørensen, Henrik Lund, Steven Zartov Rasmussen, Asger Jensen, Katrine Bruun Skov, Michael Skovdal Rathleff

“…  # Study Design Qualitative study # Methods Nine semi-structured one-to-one interviews were conducted with CAI-patients who were referred to an orthopedic setting. …”
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The Role of Vitamin D in the Management of Chronic Pain in Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review by Hannah W. Haddad, Allison C. Jumonville, Katarina J. Stark, Shavonne N. Temple, Chukwudum C. Dike, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan D. Kaye

“…This narrative review aims to evaluate the evidence regarding vitamin D for the treatment of FM. # Methods Narrative review. # Results Low serum vitamin D has been linked to various chronic pain states. …”
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Patient and employee safety in pre-hospital healthcare: Key findings from 2019–2024 research by Ugur Ugrak, Safak Cinar

“…The systematic review followed a typology combining systematic search and review methods and adhered to the &quot;PRISMA&quot; checklist to guide the research process. …”
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Russian interferon <i>α</i>-2b drug in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C by N. B. Kovaleva

“…To study efficacy and safety of domestic recombinant interferon α-2b Altevir® in combination to ribavirin in previously untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC).Material and methods. Retrospective treatment results rating of 85 patients (49 men (57%) and 36 women (43%)) was carried out. …”
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Vitamin D and Selenium: Review of Clinical Trials of Synergistic Effects on Thyroid Antibody Levels and Disease Progression in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Agnieszka Starzyk, Piotr Charzewski

“…It is characterized by chronic lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid gland, leading to hypothyroidism and the production of thyroid-specific autoantibodies, particularly anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti-thyroglobulin (anti-TG) antibodies. Materials and Methods: This study combined a literature review with clinical trial analysis to evaluate the role of selenium and vitamin D in HT. …”
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Two new species of Micropsalliota (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from subtropical regions of China by Jun-Qing Yan, Zhi-Heng Zeng, Ya-Ping Hu, Cheng-Feng Nie, Bin-Rong Ke, Sheng-Nan Wang, Hui Zeng

“…Their distinct taxonomic status is confirmed by the positions of the two new species in 4-locus (ITS, LSU, rpb2, tef-1α) phylogenetic trees. Detailed descriptions and morphological photographs of two new species are presented. …”
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Emotional - Behavioral Difficulties and Prosocial Behaviour among Vietnamese Adolescents: the Role of Social Support by Nguyen Thi Thuy

“… # Objective This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of emotional-behavioural problems and prosocial behaviours in Vietnamese adolescents and identify the role of social support in these adolescents' strengths and difficulties. # Methods A population sample of 582 adolescents from sixth to ninth grade from four secondary schools in Vietnam voluntarily participated by completing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (α = .64) and the Social Support Scale (α = .90)…”
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Effect of biofeedback – therapy on clinical semiology, quality of life and sensorimotor function of anorectal area at irritable bowel syndrome with refractory constipation by O. V. Krapivnaya

“…To estimate effect of biofeedback-therapy (BFT) on clinical symptoms, quality of life, sensorimotor function of anorectal area at irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with refractory constipation (IBS-C).Material and methods. Overall 38 patients with IBS-C (according to Rome III criteria) were investigated. …”
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Lowering Soil pH to Optimize Nutrient Management and Crop Production by Rao Mylavarapu, George Hochmuth, Cheryl Mackowiak, Alan Wright, Maria Silveira

“…This 4-page fact sheet explains the factors that contribute to increased soil pH and describes methods for reducing soil pH that will reduce the chances of either under- or over-liming the soil. …”
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WF-PPG: A Wrist-finger Dual-Channel Dataset for Studying the Impact of Contact Pressure on PPG Morphology by Matthew Yiwen Ho, Hung Manh Pham, Aaqib Saeed, Dong Ma

“…Data collection was conducted using a custom device setup capable of precisely adjusting the contact pressure for wrist PPG signals while also recording additional metrics such as contact pressure, electrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. …”
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