A qualitative inquiry of speech-language therapists’ views about breastfeeding management by Danica Schlome, Esedra Krüger, Bhavani Pillay

“…Participants demonstrated a clear understanding of their roles within the scope of breastfeeding management, which aligns with established literature. Their approaches appeared to be influenced by their perspectives and attitudes towards breastfeeding, as well as their exposure, skills and knowledge in this area. …”
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Novel Polymorphism in a Promoter of MBL2 Gene Result in Lower MBL Expression in Chronic Infection Caused by HCV by Paywast Jamal Jalal

“…Previous studies revealed that both MBL and L-ficolin were hampered the HCV entry and infectivity. However, H-ficolin impact still needs to be addressed more so as determining their role during HCV infection. …”
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Patient and parent satisfaction after surgical repair of concealed penis in children by Amr Mehrez, Osama El Gamal, Mohamed Adel Omar, Mohamed Elmaadawy, Salah Nagla

“…Adolescents and parents’ satisfaction were measured 3 months after concealed penis repair by 4 tools including a pre-validated questionnaire to evaluate outcome of the surgical treatment, the pediatric penile perception score for penile morphology, the patient’s global impressions of improvement scale, and rating the satisfaction with the final penile appearance by an expert independent urologist. Results There was a significant negative correlation between the age of children and the global impressions of improvement (r =  0.358; P = 0.038) (better levels of parents’ satisfaction are associated with lower age group of children). …”
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Recent advances in understanding and managing body dysmorphic disorder by David Mataix-Cols, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Georgina Krebs

“…Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relatively common and disabling psychiatric disorder characterised by excessive and persistent preoccupation with perceived defects or flaws in one's appearance, which are unnoticeable to others, and associated repetitive behaviours (eg, mirror checking). …”
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Unilateral baseball pitching: morphological and functional adaptations in the neck muscles by Leila Rahnama, Ceren Acik, Christine Dy, Stefan Keslacy

“…However, unilateral neck rotation toward the non-dominant side appears to contribute to greater thickness of the splenius capitis on the non-dominant side of pitchers.…”
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Operative vaginal delivery: practice patterns and outcomes at a tertiary general hospital by Valencia Ru-Yan Zhang, Eng Loy Tan, Priyantha Ebenezer Edison, Devendra Kanagalingam

“…Obstetricians’ choice of instrument appeared to reflect personal preference and was not affected by the year of graduation. …”
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Yatha in Kalmyk folklore and lyrics of the 20th century: the poetics of a musical instrument by Rimma M. Khaninova

“…Lidzhiev it is yatha that appears, and in S. L. Baydyev two names are given in the same text: as ‘yath’ and as ‘biiv-yath’. …”
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES AND THE PREVAILING CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT by `WOYINMO TIMI AMAKOROMO, VICTOR IHEANYICHUKWU ASIEGBU, CELESTINE OGECHUKWU OKAFOR

“…Thus, such a worrisome trajectory appears to be linked to so many factors such as corruption, debt burden, rising rate of unemployment especially among youths, overdependence on oil, lack of political will to address poverty, ethno-religious conflicts among others. …”
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Stand-Alone Cervical Cage for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Retrospective Study by I Ketut Martiana, Reyner Valiant Tumbelaka

“…Conclusion: Stand-alone cervical cage appears to be a safe and effective treatment, providing a favorable clinical outcome for cervical radiculopathy at our hospital institution from 2013 to 2017.…”
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Changing Pattern in Sweet Potato Cultivation in Semi-Arid Environment, Nigeria by J.O. Adejuwon, A.O. Olawole, N.O. Adeoye

“…Factors that determine choice of the varieties planted include farmers’ choice of sweet potatoes is determined by nutritional value, skin colour, flesh colour, taste, size, personal preference, market value, demand, yield, appearance as well as resistance to pests and diseases. …”
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Vitamin D as a predictor of negative outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: An observational study by Volodymyr Bogomaz, Sofiia Shatylo

“… # Conclusion The role of vitamin D as a sole predictor of mortality and respiratory support appears to be overestimated. Low vitamin D levels may have a greater impact on COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized elderly patients with comorbidities.…”
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Coronary Heart Disease: Is There a “Mutual Burden” Syndrome? by O. P. Alekseeva, D. V. Pikulev

“…In recent years, more and more information has appeared indicating a non-accidental character of the comorbidity of both diseases. …”
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Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation and Cognitive Training on Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ka Yin Chu, King Hei King Cheng

“…Conclusion: The combined intervention appears to effectively mitigate cognitive decline in the short term only. …”
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Manufacturing and characterization of conductive threads based on twisting process for applying smartwear by Hyelim Kim, Soohyeon Rho, Wonyoung Jeong

“…In addition, the elongation at break tended to increase as the number of twists increased, especially for samples manufactured with DT with a curved surface appeared larger. The linear resistance results increased as the number of second twists in which the conductive yarn was twisted increased. …”
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Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Role of Appendectomy in the Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer by M.I. A. Nezhad, N. P. Yabandeh

“…The heterogeneity of the included studies appears to have influenced our results. Nevertheless, it is advisable for physicians to weigh the potential benefits of alternative therapies and consider the future complications that may arise from an unnecessary appendectomy.…”
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The Effects of Storage on Sachet Water Quality in Ogun State, Nigeria by ZO Ajekunle, VO Ojekunle, AO Eruola, FF Oyebanji, KA Olatunde, BT Amujo, OR Sangowusi, AA Adekttan, AG Taiwo

“…Total and faecal coliform appeared in 50% of sachet water samples  analyzed immediately after production and were no longer detected after storing for two months except for sample 4. …”
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M-Sec promotes the accumulation of intracellular HTLV-1 Gag puncta and the incorporation of Env into viral particles. by Masateru Hiyoshi, Youssef M Eltalkhawy, Randa A Abdelnaser, Akira Ono, Kazuaki Monde, Yosuke Maeda, Reem M Mahmoud, Naofumi Takahashi, Yasuyoshi Hatayama, Akihide Ryo, Satoshi Nozuma, Hiroshi Takashima, Ryuji Kubota, Shinya Suzu

“…Since the expression of M-Sec is mediated by HTLV-1 Tax protein, M-Sec appears to function in a positive feedback loop that ensures efficient HTLV-1 transmission.…”
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Peculiar index relations, 2D TQFT, and universality of SUSY enhancement by Matthew Buican, Linfeng Li, Takahiro Nishinaka

“…By writing these quantities in the language of 2D topological quantum field theory (TQFT), we easily read off the S-duality action on the flavor symmetries of the AD quivers and also find expressions for the Schur indices of various classes of exotic AD theories appearing in different decoupling limits. The TQFT expressions for these latter theories are related by simple transformations to the corresponding quantities for certain well-known isolated theories with regular punctures (e.g., the Minahan-Nemeschansky E6 theory and various generalizations). …”
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Endometriosis in Postmenopausal Woman Without Previous Hormonal Therapy: A Case Report by Mine İslimye Taşkın, Meltem Çağrı Menteşe, Engin Uzgören, Ümit İnceboz

“…Cancer antigen 25 (CA 125) level appeared to be within the normal range. The patient was then submitted to a computed tomography scan that showed multiple lobated cystic masses at both adnexa. …”
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Impoundments facilitate upstream invasion and introgression: Case studies of fluvial black basses (Micropterus spp.) in the southeastern USA. by Andrew T Taylor, Michael D Tringali, James M Long

“…Within the riverscapes studied, proximity to impoundment appeared to influence invasion and introgression dynamics, and in one case, stream size was also influential. …”
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