Association of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Type 2 Diabetic Individuals by Noor ul ain, Sheikh Abdul Saeed, Muhammad sajid Abbas jaffri, Shazia Shakoor, Shah jabeen, Sana Kashif

“…Methodology: After taking an informed consent from each study subject a total of 72 type 2 diabetic patients were enrolled in this study and all of them underwent thyroid tests, including TSH, free T3 and free T4. Seventy-two non-diabetic subjects of same age group were considered as controls .Diabetic status was assessed by fasting blood sugar, random blood sugar and HbA1c levels. …”
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Estimating the Torsional Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using ANFIS Models by Zhao Wenwu, Zeng Shaowu, Gong Guilin, Li Qiangqiang, Li Kexing

“…To facilitate the application of the 𝐴𝑁𝐹𝐼𝑆 models, a training set and a testing set were created from the database. Out of the 202 samples in the database, 25 percent (51) were used for evaluation and 75 percent (151) were used for learning. …”
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Early and long-term performance evaluation of low NaOH concentrated waste HBP-GGBS based alkali activated composites by Mine Kurtay-Yıldız

“…Mechanical properties, including compressive, flexural, and split tensile strengths, were evaluated over 7, 28, 90, 180, and 365 days, while durability tests (sulfate resistance, carbonation, and capillary water absorption) were carried out at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. …”
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Clinical Traits of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. L. Dzhakhaya, N. D. Potskherashvili, K. B. Puzakov, O. Yu. Кiseleva, N. I. Kokina, E. R. Buklis, T. V. Roshchina, I. I. Коmkova

“…The analysis included demographic data, the presence of concomitant diseases, chest computed tomography (CT) results, laboratory tests (including SARS-CoV-2-diagnostic PCR, general and metabolic blood panels, coagulogram) and the duration of disease.Results. …”
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Impact of adjuvant trastuzumab therapy and its discontinuation on cardiac function and mortality in patients with early-stage breast cancer: An analysis based on the Japanese Recei... by Keiko Miyazato, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Akihiko Shimomura, Naohiro Yonemoto, Chikako Shimizu, Kazuhiro Sase, Shinichiro Ueda

“…The cumulative incidence of CTR-CVT was significantly higher in CMP_PSM than INT_PSM (log-rank test, P = .0096). The mortality rate was significantly higher in INT_PSM than in CMP_PSM. …”
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Bioaccumulation, sources and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Lilium davidii var. unicolor. by Haixu Sun, Tianxiang Xia, Hongguang Cheng, Zhenzhen Wu, Qianding Cheng, Lu Lu, Chunbao Fu

“…Correlation analysis and principal component analysis with multivariate linear regression indicated that biomass and wood burning, coal combustion, diesel combustion, and petroleum leakage were the major sources of PAHs in the raw bulbs. The paired t-test showed that the PAH concentrations in the baked bulbs were higher than those in the raw bulbs. …”
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Reducing the effective dose of doxycycline using chitosan silver nanocomposite as a carriers on gram positive and gram-negative bacteria by Elham M. Mostafa, Y. Badr, M. M. Hashem, K. Abo-EL-Sooud, Amna H. Faid

“…This combined therapeutic agent restored the susceptibility of doxy and showed an antibacterial activity against tested bacteria. AgNPs has absorption peak at 445 nm, mixing of Doxy with AgNPs causes all doxy absorptions to red shift and a broadening in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for AgNPs and show a slight increase in particle size of AgNPs from 12 ± 2 nm to 14 ± 2 nm with high stability as zeta potential was 29 mv and 48.5mv for AgNPs and Doxy/AgNPs respectively. …”
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Razrada modela za utvrđivanje maksimalnog protoka vozila na putnoj mreži by Samir Šehović

“…Pored toga, pruža se mogućnost davanja takvih ulaznih podataka pri kojima izlazno rješenje odgovara pretpostavljenoj realnoj situaciji. Isto tako, postoji mogućnost brzog prilagođavanja ulaza novonastaloj situaciji i davanje altemativnih rješenja. …”
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Peptic ulcer: does it changed identity? by Ye. A. Pyatenko, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Significant number of patients present with heartburn and belching, that is explained by high frequency of PU to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) combination (in 93.8% of men and 83.0% of women). Positive test for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection were received in 94.9% of patients. …”
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Evaluation of Toxicological Risks and Effects of Microplastics on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) under in Vitro Laboratory Conditions by Macarius Pancras Mtega, Matobola Joel Mihale, Kessy Fidel Kilulya

“…The observed responses were loss of equilibrium for 35% of fish, abnormal swimming for 49% of fish, abnormal ventilator behavior for 59% of fish, abnormal appearance for 39% of fish and average growth weight increase in control experiment fish was 6.10±2.62 g compared to 1.7 ± 3.62 g in test fish. There was no mortality of Nile tilapia. …”
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Family Characteristics, Food Security, Expenditure, and Dietary Diversity among Families with and without Concurrently Wasted and Stunted Children in Semarang by Rachma Purwanti, Ignasia Agatha Br Ginting, Nurhanna Putri Aulia, Nuryanto Nuryanto, Fillah Fithra Dieny

“…Differences were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and the Kruskal-Wallis test. A confidence level of 95% was utilized, and the results were significant, with a p-value<0.05 Results: There were significant differences in age, maternal nutrition knowledge, family income, food security, food expenditure, and food diversity between children under five with and without WaSt (p-value=0.010; 0.002; 0.026; 0.001; <0.001; 0.021). …”
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Ríos y ciudades: análisis de los usos del suelo en el espacio fluvial de las áreas urbanas españolas by Francisco Durán Vian, Juan José Pons Izquierdo

“… En el presente artículo se analizan los usos del suelo existentes en las zonas de inundación frecuente de las áreas urbanas españolas. Estos se clasifican en grupos, distinguiendo las coberturas naturales de las antrópicas y, dentro de ellas, los usos compatibles y no compatibles con las inundaciones fluviales. …”
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Low Birth Weight, Child Gender, Number of Children, and Maternal Education as Risk Factors for Stunting in Palu City - Indonesia by Fahmi Hafid, Nasrul Nasrul, Amsal Amsal, Kadar Ramadhan, Taufiqurahman Taufiqurahman, Sarina Sariman

“…The data were analyzed using univariate analysis, chi-square test bivariate, and logistic regression. Data collection is carried out through the Cobocollect platform. …”
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Estrategias implementadas por el Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Colombia para conservar los páramos by Paulina Alejandra Vergara-Buitrago

“…[Conclusiones]: Las autoridades ambientales de Colombia deben implementar estrategias de conservación para casi la mitad de los complejos de páramos del país y, con esto, asegurar la continuidad de sus procesos ecológicos, así como el flujo de servicios ecosistémicos para las comunidades que les habitan. …”
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ANALYSIS OF IMMUNITY IN OSTEOSARCOMA AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING THERAPY by Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Mouli Edward, Muhammad Hardian Basuki, Kadek Seta Prawira

“…Results: Analysis of the data using a Mann-Whitney test, and the results were obtain is the number of macrophages expressing TNF-α in group-I was greater than in group-II (p <0.05). …”
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The Impact of Green Human Resource Management on IT Employees’ Environmentally Eco-friendly Performance and Behavior: The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment by KDV Prasad, Shivoham Singh, Ved Srinivas, Hemant Kothari, Devendra Shrimali

“…Data normality and questionnaire internal consistency and reliability were assessed measuring Chronbach’s alpha statistic, which reveals the data were normally distributed, and the questionnaire maintained internal consistency and reliability. 500 valid responses were analyzed and four reflective constructs, organizational commitment, green human resource management, organizations’ environmental performance, and employees’ eco-friendly behavior, were assessed via exploratory, confirmatory factor analysis, and hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling analysis. …”
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Compressive strength of different tricalcium silicate–based materials used for primary teeth: in vitro study by Avin Nanakali, Sazan Sh. Salem

“…Specimens were crushed along their long axis using a universal testing machine. The load was recorded in mega Pascal. …”
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Controls on the geotechnical properties of plastic-bonded pavement blocks produced by artisanal means in Bamenda, Cameroon by Bertrand Tatoh Aziwo, Moses Kuma Mbuh, Irene Bongsiysi Bame, Paul Venyite, Moyouwou Amadou Njoya, Fidelis Toke Ntam, M.V. Nsongka, Ndigui Billong

“…This study evaluates the controls on the geotechnical properties of pavement blocks produced by artisanal means, using various aggregate (washed weathered granite sand- WS, 0/5 basalt quarry sand-QS &amp; 5/15 basalt gravel -G) and aggregate combinations (50WS50QS, 50WS50G, 50QS50G, 70WS20QS10G) with varying low- and high-density polyethylene (L/HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste content. Geotechnical tests were carried out on aggregates and samples of various formulations. …”
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Effect of 940 nm Diode Laser Irradiation and Dentin Bonding Agent on Permeability of Furcation Area in Primary Molars by Mohammad Atif, Nitesh Tewari, Vijay P. Mathur, Kalpana Bansal, Morankar Rahul

“…The samples were prepared and seven from each group were tested by dye penetration and three were sent for scanning electron microscopy. …”
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN THE BENUE STATE CIVIL SERVICE by HUNDU IORFA RAYMOND, A.A. HANGEIOR, O. AULE

“…The multiple regression analysis t-test was used alongside with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) technique in estimation. …”
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