Symptoms and coronary risk factors predictive of adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients in an Asian emergency department: the need for a local prediction score by Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Qai Ven Yap, Cheryl Shumin Kow, Yiong Huak Chan, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, Anantharaman Venkataraman

“…The ACSS score had an area under the curve of 0.769 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.735–0.803) and 0.760 (95% CI: 0.727–0.793) for 30-day and 1-year MACE, respectively, outperforming EDACS. …”
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The incidence of eating disorders in the UK in 2000–2009: findings from the General Practice Research Database by Irene Petersen, Nadia Micali, Janet L Treasure, Katrina W Hagberg

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Potencial Terapêutico da Vortioxetina: Respostas Cardíacas ao Estresse Crônico Moderado Imprevisível em um Modelo de Rato by Ozlem Ozmen, Serife Tasan, Gulin Ozdamar Unal

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Stochastic processes govern gut bacterial community assembly in a Schistosoma mansoni-transmitting snail, Biomphalaria straminea. by Zhanhong Yuan, Jinni Hong, Jehangir Khan, Jinghuang Lu, Benjamin Sanogo, Zhongdao Wu, Xi Sun, Datao Lin

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Awareness of medical students about standard isolation precautions In Sulaimani City by Bushra M. Ali, Saman A. Mohammed, Balen Tayb Abdullah, Osama Muhammed, Mutasam Fabian, Muhammed Rauf

“…Majority of medical students had accepted knowledge (67 %), their attitude was positive (70 %), and had low practice (35 %). Most of the students answered wrongly regarding gloves should be worn if they attached to mucous membrane or non-intact skin and the highest percentage was among nursing college (85.3%), there was a significant association regarding P value (0.035).Most of the students believed that all health providers are at risk of occupational infections (75.6%), and the highest percentage was among nursing college (94.1%) and there was a significant association regarding P value (0.006). …”
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Accidental findings of maxillary sinuses in dental patients on CBCT images. A retrospective study by Fedil Andraws Yalda

“…The relation of the age (≤50 and >50) and sinus status, however, was statistically significant (p=0.035) Conclusion: According to the present study results, the most common referral reasons for CBCT examination were for implant assessment. …”
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Liver cirrhosis epidemiology in Chelyabinsk region in 2006-2015 by A. I. Dolgushina, Ye. R. Olevskaya, A. N. Tarasov, M. S. Kazakova, A. Yu. Markina

“…Since 2013 there was a gradual gain in mortality which in 2015 reached 38.35. By 2015 the decline in mortality due to alcohol-induced LC down to 12.6 cases per 100,000 population alone with increase of female proportion up to 42.5% was noted. …”
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How bumblebees manage conflicting information seen on arrival and departure from flowers by Marie-Geneviève Guiraud, HaDi MaBouDi, Joe Woodgate, Olivia K. Bates, Oscar Ramos Rodriguez, Vince Gallo, Andrew B. Barron

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Design aplicado ao conteúdo e sua relação com a performance das mídias by Lays Almeida Alves, Reginaldo Campolino Jaques

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Supplemental technologies of liver ultrasound investigation at the 1-st type tyrosinemia in pediatrics by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, S. I. Polyakova

“…In the areas of normal liver parenchyma no significant differences from the control group were found and the range was equal to 1,10–1,35.Conclusion. Obtained data may be used for objective estimation of the process stage in children with the 1-st type tyrosinemia when liver biopsy is contraindicated.…”
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Microbial dysbiosis in periodontitis and peri-implantitis: pathogenesis, immune responses, and therapeutic by Ziwei Cui, Peng Wang, Weiyue Gao

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Potassium-pillared Na4FeV(PO4)3@C cathode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries by Jiafeng Zhou, Wei Zhang, Jin Bai, Qingqing Wang, Bo Ding, Hao Gong

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The relationship between weight-adjusted waist index and peripheral artery disease by Zhe Wu, Yang Liu, Bin Wang

“…Additionally, compared to the first quartile of WWI, the risk of PAD significantly increased in the second quartile (OR: 2.042, 95% CI: 1.333–3.129), third quartile (OR: 2.134, 95% CI: 1.354–3.364), and fourth quartile (OR: 2.491, 95% CI: 1.435–4.325). The ROC results showed that the AUC value for WWI was 0.697, while the AUC value for BMI was 0.520. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1986-2018): AUTO-REGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG APPROACH by Isiaka Kareem JIMBA, Rosemary Bukola AJALA

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Investigation of Serum Cartonectin Concentrations in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; a Prospective Non-Interventional Cohort Study by Onur Gebes, İbrahim Kale, Tuba Beser Gebes, Murat Muhcu

“…The lowest median cartonectin concentration was detected in the overweight study group, followed by the overweight control group, normal weight study group, and normal weight control group (5.8 ng/ml, 6.5 ng/ml, 6.9 ng/ml, and 8.2 ng/ml, respectively, p=0.235). CONCLUSION: Serum cartonectin concentrations were found to be similar in the GDM and control groups. …”
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The Role of Education in Preventing E-Smoking Behavior is to Increase Student Knowledge and Attitudes by Sri Sunarti, Tukimin bin Sansuwito, Purwo Setiyo Nugroho, Nida Amalia, Rusni Masnina, Linda Suwarni

“…The Different Tests Within Control Group Of Knowledge, Attitudes From One Month After Intervention, Knowledge P-Value 0,97 and attitudes P-Value 0,135. Conclusion: After the education was carried out, the results demonstrated that there were differences in the experimental group's knowledge and attitudes before and after the education was carried out. …”
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The ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBE2D maintains a youthful proteome and ensures protein quality control during aging by sustaining proteasome activity. by Liam C Hunt, Michelle Curley, Kudzai Nyamkondiwa, Anna Stephan, Jianqin Jiao, Kanisha Kavdia, Vishwajeeth R Pagala, Junmin Peng, Fabio Demontis

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SARS-Cov-2 Incidence Monitoring and Statistical Estimation of the Basic and Time-Varying Reproduction Number at the Early Onset of the Pandemic in 45 Sub-Saharan African Countries. by Oduro, Michael Safo, Arhin‐Donkor, Seth, Asiedu, Louis, Kadengye, Damazo T., Iddi, Samuel

“…The region’s basic reproduction number (R0) was 1.89 (95% CI: 1.767 to 2.026) using the growth model and 1.513 (95% CI: 1.491 to 1.535) with the maximum likelihood method, indicating that, on average, infected individuals transmitted the virus to less than two secondary persons. …”
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Thematic Curriculum and Pupils’ Academic Performance: A case study of Kitumba Sub-County, Kabale District. by Bibian, Kemigisha

“…Findings for the first objective revealed that an increase in academic performance during thematic curriculum implementation is greatly influenced by an increase in the quality of the content extended to pupils in primary schools (R=0.935, P-Value 0.01). The second objective indicated that there was a positive relationship between the quality of teaching methods used in thematic curriculum and academic performance (R=.887, P-value=0.17). …”
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Effect of body mass index on inpatient rehabilitation outcome after stroke in a Southeast Asian cohort: a prospective study by Sze Chin Jong, Jovic Aguipo Fuentes, Angie En Qin Seow, Chien Joo Lim, Gobinathan Chandran, Karen Sui Geok Chua

“…The mean age of the cohort was 59.48 (standard deviation [SD] 12.35) years; 64.4% (n = 159) were male and 52.6% (n = 130) had ischaemic stroke. …”
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