The role of innovation in the internationalisation process of Slovakian businesses by Jakub Garncarz, Adam Michalik

“…Contribution & Value Added: The novelty of this article lies in its targeted focus on Slovak enterprises – a mid-sized economy – using a robust quantitative approach that integrates World Bank Enterprise Surveys data with the application of the Mann–Whitney U test. …”
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Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Asplenium dalhousiae and their potential biological properties. by Shafia Parveen, Shazia Iqbal, Saima Maher, Paul Wilson, Habib Nasir, Samreen Soomro, Shazia Nisar, Muhammad Imran, Musarat Riaz, Rabail Urooj, Mah Ganj Bakhshi, Maria Essa, Farah Mukhtar, Attya Bhatti, Hussnain A Janjua, Amir Faisal, Arsalan Saleem

“…By assimilating natural products with nanotechnology, it deals an inventive approach to developing targeted, eco-friendly therapies, paving the way for cutting-edge biomedical applications and improved treatment outcomes.…”
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Can We Empower Patients for Joint Surgery? Assessing the Impact of a Telemedicine Coaching Intervention by Christopher Q. Lin, MS, Hikmat R. Chmait, MS, Jordan P. Conroy, MD, MS, Nathaniel J. Nelms, MD, Michael Blankstein, MD, MSc, FRCSC

“…Fifty-two percent of patients targeting smoking cessation succeeded, and those addressing diabetes saw an average decrease in HbA1c by 0.24. …”
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Interactive relationship between carbon flow and economic growth and influencing factors based on land use transition by ZHANG Changren, HAN Zenglin, ZHAO Yuqing, YAN Xiaolu

“…During the study period, the negative carbon flow in the eastern coastal provinces was higher than that in other provinces. (2) The comprehensive evaluation index of economic growth of 30 provinces in China in 2000-2020 shows an overall upward trend, with the average value increasing from 0.08 to 0.21. The coupling coordination level rises first from 0.79 in 2000-2005 to 0.93 in 2010-2015, and then declines to 0.87 during 2015-2020. …”
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Investigating age-related muscle force adaptations in males and females during sit-to-walk transition motion using EMG-informed modeling by Zakia Hussain, Alpha Agape Gopalai, Siti Anom Ahmad, Mazatulfazura Sf Binti Salim, Darwin Gouwanda, Pei-Lee Teh

“…The vasti, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, dorsiflexors, and soleus generated the highest average muscle forces during STW. However, older adults consistently generated lower forces in these muscles during rising (except for the soleus). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision and uptake of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe. by Elizabeth Chappell, Anesu Chimwaza, Ngoni Manika, Catherine J Wedderburn, Zivai Mupambireyi Nenguke, Hannah Gannon, Frances Cowan, Tom Gibb, Michelle Heys, Felicity Fitzgerald, Andrew Phillips, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Diana M Gibb, Deborah Ford, Angela Mushavi, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi

“…Zimbabwe is targeting elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by December 2025, however the COVID-19 pandemic challenged health service delivery globally. …”
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Application and Analysis of Random Forest and Support Vector Classification in Risk Prediction of Childhood Obesity and Hyperuricemia by Wang Y, Shi S, Wei X, Wu Y, Shi Y, Cai J

“…The SVC model achieved slightly higher average precision and recall, making it more suitable for community- or school-based screening of high-risk children. …”
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343 Adversities, Distress, and Resilience in Hispanic Pregnant Women from Puerto Rico by Mary Rodríguez-Rabassa, Luisa I. Alvarado Domenech, Lillian Rivera, Karen G. Martínez-González, Sara Montalvo, Yolanda González, Roberto Burgos

“…Early identification and targeted interventions addressing adversities, can improve maternal mental health and child health-development outcomes.…”
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Bridge Deformation Monitoring Combining 3D Laser Scanning with Multi-Scale Algorithms by Dongmei Tan, Wenjie Li, Yu Tao, Baifeng Ji

“…The results revealed significant deformation, with an average settlement of 8.2 mm in the left deck area. …”
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of two psychological treatments for controlled drinking in individuals with alcohol use disorder by Sergio Flores, Egill Jónsson-Bachmann, Stina Ingesson-Hammarberg, Anders Hammarberg, Camilla Nystrand, Filipa Sampaio

“…Conclusions In comparison to MET, BSCT is less costly and more beneficial for health, indicating its potential as a valuable treatment option for individuals with AUD targeting controlled drinking. The model can be applied to assess the cost-effectiveness of various other AUD treatment interventions.…”
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Single-variant genome-wide association study and regional heritability mapping of protein efficiency and performance traits in Large White pigs by Esther Oluwada Ewaoluwagbemiga, Audald Lloret-Villas, Adéla Nosková, Hubert Pausch, Claudia Kasper

“…We also highlighted a range of noncoding RNAs. Their targets and roles in gene regulation should be further investigated in this context.…”
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Epidemiological analysis of turner syndrome in children aged 0–14 years: global, regional, and national perspectives (1990-2021) by Fang Ding, Jiaoli Xu, Jingxuan Xiong, Qinhong Li, Zugen Cheng, Lili Deng

“…A log-transformed linear regression model was applied to estimate the average annual percentage change (EAPC) and evaluate temporal trends.FindingsGlobally, the prevalence of TS in children in 2021 was 240598.45 cases (95% UI, 185491.24,318611.47), with 174,186.30 DALYs (95% UI, 127,104.64–223,265.92). …”
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Epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of the cluster outbreaks of influenza-like illness in Yangpu District， Shanghai， 2012‒2022 by XIE Qianru, JIANG Chenyan, TAO Fangfang, QIAO Peng

“…The duration of outbreaks reported for >2 days was longer than those reported for ≤2 days (OR=8.604, 95%CI: 1.509–49.067).ConclusionThe ILI outbreaks in Yangpu District present a seasonal pattern, with primary schools and Changhai Rd. Street as the targeted places for implementing prevention and control measures. …”
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Identification of risk factors for diabetes in Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults by Shuzhen Ma, Qianqian Sun, Yanqi Xu, Qiang Tu, Simao Xu

“…The longitudinal analysis from 2015 to 2020 revealed a substantial increase in diabetes prevalence, underscoring the critical need for sustained and targeted public health efforts.…”
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An Application of Deep Learning Models for the Detection of Cocoa Pods at Different Ripening Stages: An Approach with Faster R-CNN and Mask R-CNN by Juan Felipe Restrepo-Arias, María José Montoya-Castaño, María Fernanda Moreno-De La Espriella, John W. Branch-Bedoya

“…To improve model robustness, the dataset was subsequently augmented and balanced, followed by targeted hyperparameter optimization for both architectures. …”
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Risk Communication and Public Health Emergency Responses During COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Communities in Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wilberforce Cholo, Fletcher Njororai, Walter Ogutu Amulla, Caleb Kogutu Nyaranga

“…Results: The results showed that 55% of participants were male and 45% were female, with an average moderate compliance with safety measures (mean = 5.15). …”
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Urban morphology dataset of Reunion Island based on the local climate zone classification using satellite imagery and GIS dataMendeley Data by Alexandre Lefevre, Bruno Malet-Damour, Fiona Benard, Harry Boyer, Garry Rivière

“…Each grid point contains geospatial and morphological attributes, including LCZ classification, average building height (m), and built surface fraction (%). …”
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Factors Influencing Preoperative Blood Pressure Fluctuations in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Study by Cheng Z, Zhang L, Liu M, Liang D, Li Y, Huang X, Peng L

“…These findings underscore the need for targeted preoperative interventions to minimize blood pressure variability, particularly in elderly and hypertensive patients with inadequate sleep duration.Keywords: risk factors, sleep duration, hypertension, anesthesia management, systolic and diastolic variability, perioperative hemodynamics…”
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Unraveling gestational diabetes in Ethiopia: Insights from a cross-sectional study on prevalence and risk factors among Sidama’s pregnant population by Girma Tenkolu Bune

“…The results emphasize the critical need for targeted interventions and continuous monitoring of GDM among pregnant women, particularly in regions with high prevalence. …”
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Viral kinetics among persons living with HIV (PLWH) on Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral Regimen: A retrospective and prospective analysis from selected HIV clinics in Ghana. by Samuel Badu Nyarko, Joel Adu Twum, Aikins Sarpong Obeng, Helena Dede Djangba, Oksana Ryabinina, Foster Kyei, George Boateng Kyei, Nicholas Ekow Thomford

“…<h4>Results</h4>Complete data was obtained for a total of 902 PLWH in this study. The average age was 45 ± 15.30 years, and 72.62% were female. …”
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