Evaluation of the digital diabetes prevention programme pilot: uncontrolled mixed-methods study protocol by William Henley, Elizabeth Murray, Kerry Daff, Anthi Lavida, Jenny Irwin, Jonathan Valabhji

“…The primary outcomes are reduction in HbA1c and weight (for people with NDH) and reduction in weight (for people who are overweight or obese) at 12 months. …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“…Additionally, RevMan 5.4.1 facilitated the calculation of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV), offering insights into diagnostic accuracy…”
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Inhaled corticosteroids' effect on COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yasra Badi, Mohamed Hammad, Abdelrahman G. Tawfik, Mona Muhe Eldeen Eshag, Mahmoud M. Elhady, Khaled Mohamed Ragab, Anas Zakarya Nourelden, Mohamed Hesham Gamal, Ahmed Hashem Fathallah

“…Patients treated with intranasal corticosteroids (INC) showed a significant improvement in VAS smell scores from week three to week four (MD =1.52, 95% CI \[0.27 to 2.78\], *p-value* = 0.02), and alleviation of COVID-related symptoms after 14 days (RR = 1.17, 95% CI \[1.09 to 1.26\], *p-value* \< 0.0001). …”
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Gut microbiota dysfunction in Crohn’s disease by Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Gabriela Durão, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron, Olivier Rué, Olivier Rué, Yann Le Cunff, Vincent Cattoir, Guillaume Bouguen

“…Here, we investigated metagenomic functions using PICRUSt2 during the course of CD to better understand microbiota-related disease mechanisms and provide new insights for novel therapeutic strategies.MethodsWe performed 16S rRNA-based microbial profiling of 567 faecal samples collected from a cohort of 383 CD patients, including 291 remissions (CR), 177 mild-moderate (CM) and 99 severe (CS) disease states. …”
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Effect of <i>Cnidoscolus aconitifolius</i> (Family Euphorbiaceae) Aqueous Leaf Extract on Some Antioxidant Enzymes and Haematological Parameters of High Fat Diet and Streptozotocin... by EA Obichi, CC Monago, DC Belonwu

“…Preliminary phytochemical analysis of CA showed the content of tannins (5.72±0.00), saponins (12.49±0.021), alkaloids (17.45 ±0.65), flavonoids  (23.72 ±0.02), cyanogenic glycosides (0.75 ±0.10) and phytate (1.97 ±0.06). …”
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Determinación de la emisión de metano entérico de novillos Brahman en pastoreo en el ecosistema de bosque tropical seco de Costa Rica by Johnny Montenegro, Eduardo Barrantes, Nicolás DiLorenzo

“…De acuerdo con los niveles de consumo estimados, se detectaron diferencias en la cantidad de metano emitido por unidad de consumo de materia seca (CMS), la cual resultó mayor (P < 0.01) en pasto natural (21.8 ± 0.7 g CH4 kg-1 CMS) que en B. brizantha (19.6 ± 0.8 g de CH4 kg-1 CMS); un nivel intermedio se determinó con B. decumbens (20.3 ± 0.8 g de CH4 kg-1 CMS). …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the Netherlands by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…**Results:** In patients with LGS, CBD plus usual care led to additional costs of €28 338 and increased quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) of 1.318 compared with usual care alone. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of €21 493/QALY in LGS is below the willingness-to-pay threshold of €80 000/QALY in the Netherlands. …”
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Теоретичне обґрунтування системи факторів, що впливають на розвиток сільського господарства: український контекст... by Роман Іванов, Юрій Гуртовий

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Evaluation Effective Dose for Patients Undergoing Dental X-Ray Examination by Edrees M. Tahir Nury, Bayan Saber Ibrahim

“…For 16-30 years old were 3.270 μSv, 1.170 μSv forfemales and males, respectively. And for 31-60 years old were 2.020 μSv, 1.131 μSv forfemales and males, respectively. …”
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Закордонний досвід використання суборбітальних ракет-носіїв для вирішення задач у сфері безпеки та оборони... by Владислав Пророка, Микола Дронь, Ілля Лук’яненко, Олексій Кулик

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Exploring advanced nanostructures and functional materials for efficient hydrogen storage: a theoretical investigation on mechanisms, adsorption process, and future directions by Gourhari Jana, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

Subjects: “…promising H2 storage materials…”
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Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: a five-year retrospective review by Lindelwa Mitchele Ngobeni, Lucky Moropeng, Evelyn Thsehla

“… Background: No matter which benefit option members have chosen, medical schemes are required by the Medical Schemes Act no. 131 of 1998 to pay costs associated with the diagnosis, treatment, or care of a specified set of benefits known as Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). …”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Contamination by larvae of nematode was more frequent in fruit stores than in markets (35.9% vs. 19.7%; p=0.039). Areas with high and low economic values had the same frequency of contamination, but there was a trend to higher contamination by cestode eggs in areas with low economic values. …”
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Duncan-Chang Constitutive Model of Vetiver Root and Soil Matrix at Different Growth Stages by WU Ruibin, JI Jinnan, YANG Yuzhe

“…Despite the inability to capture the strain softening phenomenon of individual soil, the stress-strain curve, predicted shear strength indicators, and measured values exhibit a strong correlation (R2>0.91). They effectively predicted the variation characteristics of the curve in the elastic, hardening and plastic stages. (2) The Duncan-Chang constitutive model parameters of root-soil matrixs exhibited a significant correlation with root characteristic parameters. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROLEARNING TECHNOLOGY FOR ECONOMICS STUDENTS THROUGH ONLINE COURSES by Olena Hlazunova, Ralf Schlauderer, Valentyna Korolchuk, Tetiana Voloshyna, Taisia Sayapina, Inna Kostenko, Roman Zolotukha

“…To determine the level of student satisfaction, an online survey was conducted among 61 students enrolled in the specialty 051 "Economics" programs, which include Business Economics, International Economics, Economic Cybernetics, and Digital Economy, at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. …”
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Effect of age on the treatment duration and proposed “impacted incisor severity score” of impacted maxillary incisor: A retrospective study by Umer Mukhtar, Manoj kumar Jaiswal, Rigzen Tamchos, Ashima Goyal, Satinder Pal Singh, Aditi Kapur

“…Results: 75 patients were found to have impacted incisors with a prevalence of 0.21 %. Patients were then divided into group 1 (<11years) and group 2 (11–15years) with a mean age of 9.51 ± 1.2 and 13.31 ± 1.74, respectively. …”
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Imaging study of adult coccygeal morphology using direct digital radiography technology in China by Yingsen Pan, Feipeng Qin, Yi Shen, Ndalyolusha Tileinge Hapulile, Haoyang Zhang, Xin Ye, Shuailin Li, Xiaoming Li, Chao Yang, Xiang Zhou, Xiaoming Ying

“…The subjects exhibited coccyx type III (33.3%), type II (32.7%), type I (16.7%), type IV (16%), type V (0.3%), and type VI (1%). 32 males with coccygeal type II; 76 females with coccygeal type III. …”
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Coupling relationship between land use transition and rural transformation development: A case study of county-level regions in Jiangsu Province by GE Dazhuan, WANG Rumin, LU Xiaoxue

“…[Methods] This paper took the county-level administrative regions in Jiangsu Province as an example from 2000 to 2020, analyzed the theoretical framework of the coupling relationship between land use transition and rural transformation development, and applied the coupling coordination and VAR model to explore their spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and interaction mechanism. …”
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Relationship between Schlemm’s canal incision length and the results of ab interno gonioscopy-assisted transluminal suture trabeculotomy by Hirotaka Tanabe, Shunsuke Nakakura, Kazuaki Nishimura, Etsuko Terao, Yasuko Fujisawa, Yuki Nagata, Satomi Oogi, Miku Adachi, Kanae Matsuya

“…Linear mixed-effects models showed that incision length had significant positive associations with IOP spikes, hyphema grade, and IOP changes (amount/percentage) at 6 months; surgical success rate (IOP ≤ 15 mmHg, ≥ 20% reduction, no additional surgeries [criterion B]) at 6/12 months; and surgical success rate (IOP ≤ 21 mmHg, ≥ 20% reduction, no additional surgeries [criterion A]) at 12 months (Ps < 0.05). …”
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Exploring the role of spiritual leadership among nurse colleagues: an associative analysis of its impact on passion and altruism by Huda Gaber Hamzaa, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Heba Mostafa Ali Taha, Mervat Amin Sayed, Asmaa Kamal Ahmed, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Nadia Mohamed Ibrahim Wahba

“…Subjects & method A multicenter descriptive, cross-sectional research study was conducted at six Nursing Egyptian faculties affiliated with Alexandria, Port-Said, Fayoum, Damanhur, Assiut, and Sohag Universities, with 391 nurse colleagues. Data collection tools Personal and Job-related Data Questionnaire, Spiritual Leadership Questionnaire (SLQ), Passion Scale, and 9- Self-Report Altruism Scale (9- SRA) were utilized to collect data. …”
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