Incidence of urethrocutaneous fistula formation during the first three postoperative months period of hypospadias reconstruction surgeries by Muhammad Abdullah Rahman Shwani, Halgurd Azad Abdullah, Lawand Sardar Abdulhamid Miran

“…A statistically significant relation was found between those aged older than 5 years and the rate of fistula development (three out of ten) (p-value = 0.023). Also, tourniquet time during the operation had a statistically significant relation with the incidence of fistula formation (mean time < 17.66 vs. > 20.5 minutes) in the fistula free vs. fistula group respectively (p =0.046). …”
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Crossed products and quantum reference frames: on the observer-dependence of gravitational entropy by Julian De Vuyst, Stefan Eccles, Philipp A. Höhn, Josh Kirklin

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Evaluation of the electrocoagulation process in API oil refinery wastewater treatment (case study: Arak , Shazand) by Toktam Shahriari, Abdolreza Karbasi, Milad Reihani

“…To avoid the overlapping effect of time, pH, and voltage during the process, the value of one of the parameters was changed and two other parameters were kept constant and the optimum value was determined. …”
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Demand study of freight transportation via railway of four commodity groups: A case study on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast Route by Maria Estefania Coto-Solano

“…The model evaluated a first scenario given the present design of the route and a second scenario involving improvements in the alignment and the addition of a new segment.Regarding the opportunities of moving goods according to their type, in terms of volume, minerals (48 %) and agricultural (31 %) have the largest shares of participation in this region, followed by manufacturing (20 %) and forestry products (1 %). However, the manufacturing sector stands out in financial terms, accounting for 71 % of the total value of goods mobilized in the study area.It was found that the demand is most sensible for changes in the service fare, while the benefits of shorter travel times and a larger attraction area in scenario 2 were not significant. …”
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Effects of a lifestyle programme on accelerometer-measured physical activity level and sedentary time on overweight and obese women of Somali background living in Norway by Eivind Andersen, Linn Bohler, Maria J. Leirbakk, Danielle Cabral, Mia C. Wedegren, Mark L. Wieland, Haakon E. Meyer, Ahmed A. Madar

“…Results The women took on average 6804 (SD = 3286) steps per day and were sedentary for 9.1 (SD = 3) hours per day at baseline. …”
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Analysing the behaviour of doubling rates in 8 major countries affected by COVID-19 virus by Devanshu Mishra, Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid

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The pressure control of independent load port electro-hydraulic load simulation system using fixed time integral sliding mode active disturbance rejection by He Hao, Hao Yan

“…Stability analysis was also carried out. Simulation research demonstrates that the pressure control accuracy of the composite controller is 99.88%, 99.86%, and 99.83% respectively when the system step command is given with disturbance frequencies of 1 Hz, 3 Hz, and 5 Hz. …”
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Assessing Dynamic Cognitive Function in the Daily Lives of Youths With and Without Type 1 Diabetes: Usability Study by Mary Katherine Ray, Jorie Fleming, Andrew Aschenbrenner, Jason Hassenstab, Brooke Redwine, Carissa Burns, Ana Maria Arbelaez, Mary Ellen Vajravelu, Tamara Hershey

“… Abstract BackgroundStudies have shown a relationship between worse glycemic control and lower cognitive scores in youths with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, most studies assess long-term glucose control (eg, years-decades) and cognition at a single time point. …”
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Mobile learning in the implementation of educational programs for training at the tertiary level: The national aspect by Tetyana Sobchenko, Svitlana Dotsenko, Natalia Smolianiuk

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High-efficiency MPPT strategy for PV Systems: Ripple-free precision with comprehensive simulation and experimental validation by Abdelkhalek Chellakhi, Said El Beid

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Improving type 2 diabetes detection among at-risk individuals – comparing the effectiveness of active opportunistic screening using spot capillary-HbA1c testing and venous HbA1c te... by Linda Chan, Esther Yee Tak Yu, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, David Vai Kiong Chao, Welchie Wai Kit Ko, Catherine Xiao Rui Chen, Paul Po Ling Chan, Emma Victoria Marianne Bilney, Eng Sing Lee, Wei Leik Ng, Cindy Lo Kuen Lam

“…Point-of-care capillary HbA1c (POC-cHbA1c) testing holds promise as a comparably accurate, convenient, and timely alternative to venous HbA1c (vHbA1c) for type 2 diabetes screening, yet randomized trials are lacking. …”
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Estimating the population exposed to a risk factor over a time window: A microsimulation modelling approach from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease a... by Bálint Náfrádi, Hannah Kiiver, Subas Neupane, Natalie C Momen, Kai N Streicher, Frank Pega

“…The microsimulation is carried out in three steps: (a) a representative synthetic population is initiated in the first year of the time window using prevalence estimates from Model 1, (b) the exposed population is simulated over the time window using the transition probabilities from Model 2; and (c) the population is censored for deaths during the time window.…”
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Improving turnaround times for HLA-B*27 and HLA-B*57:01 gene testing: a Barts Health NHS Trust quality improvement project by Nathan Proudlove, Emma White, Delordson Kallon

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A new micro HATI second order preserving for transient dynamics by Yvan Le Nôtre, Michael Brun, Clement Grenat, Anthony Gravouil

“…Properties of the new BLG method in terms of stability, local truncation error, numerical damping and period elongation are thoroughly assessed thanks to a detailed spectral study of the amplification matrix related to the split oscillator. The BLG method turns out to be second-order accurate when coupling second-order accurate time integrators from the Newmark family, gaining one order with respect to the GC method. …”
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ENGLISH-CHALLENGES CONFRONTED BY CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM WORLD AND THEIR SOLUTION IN THE LIGHT OF SEERAH by Shahzada Imran Ayub, Saad Jaffar, Asia Mukhtar

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Effect of Active Workstations on Neurocognitive Performance and Typing Skills: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Jose R. Medina‐Inojosa, Miguel A. Gomez Ibarra, Betsy J. Medina‐Inojosa, Marta Supervia, Sarah Jenkins, Lynne Johnson, Nathalie P. Suarez, Amanda Bonikowske, Virend K. Somers, Francisco Lopez‐Jimenez

“…Neurocognitive function (Selective Attention, Grammatical Reasoning, Odd One Out, Object Reasoning, Visuospatial Intelligence, Limited‐Hold Memory, Paired Associates Learning, and Digit Span) and fine motor skills (typing speed and accuracy) were tested using validated tools. …”
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Performance of ChatGPT-4 Omni and Gemini 1.5 Pro on Ophthalmology-Related Questions in the Turkish Medical Specialty Exam by Mehmet Cem Sabaner, Zübeyir Yozgat

“…In the final step, feedback for incorrect responses were generated and all questions were posed a third time. …”
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Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of fluoro chalcone-based 1,5-benzodiazepines: a green chemistry approach using microwave technique by Gajanan Kottapalle, Rajashree Markandewar, Nagesh Deshmukh, Avinash Shinde

“…The microwave-assisted process demonstrated clear advantages, such as reduced reaction time, easier purification steps, and the absence of unwanted by-products. …”
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„Dla powszechnego rozwoju, podniesienia i poprawy naszego księstwa”. Lokacje miast mazurskich w Prusach Książęcych (1525-1701) by Grzegorz Białuński

“…The market function was originally carried out by the peasant hamlets in Węgrorzewo and Giżycko, even though the towns were created on the tenant farmer villages. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…Evidence suggests that such technologies have the potential to improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their families. Aim The aim of this appraisal was to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hybrid closed-loop systems for managing glucose in people who have type 1 diabetes mellitus and are having difficulty managing their condition despite prior use of at least one of the following technologies: continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, real-time continuous glucose monitoring or flash glucose monitoring (intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring). …”
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