Spatiotemporal variations in water quality parameters and assessment of the current status and challenges of eutrophication in Lake Dian by Huayu Li, Hucai Zhang, Lizeng Duan, Qi Liu, Donglin Li, Jiaping Huang, Jiawen Fu, Lihua Zi, Tianbao Xu

“…Spatial interpolation, correlation analysis, and time-series modeling were employed to explore the distribution patterns and interaction mechanisms of these parameters. …”
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Evaluation of Simulated Weightlessness Model of Hindlimb Unloading Miniature Pigs and Their Tissue Damage by TU Yingxin, JI Yilan, WANG Fei, YANG Dongming, WANG Dongdong, SUN Zhixin, DAI Yuexin, WANG Yanji, KAN Guanghan, WU Bin, ZHAO Deming, YANG Lifeng

“…Statistical analysis was also conducted on the thickness of arterial vessels and the diameter of skeletal muscle fibers. …”
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VACCINATION AGAINST PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION: SOCIAL AND PHARMACOECONOMIC ASPECTS by A. V. Rudakova, N. I. Briko, Yu. V. Lobzin, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, S. N. Avdeev, G. L. Ignatova, M. P. Kostinov, I. S. Koroleva, R. V. Polibin, I. V. Fomin

“…If moderate and high risk groups only are vaccinated, the average cost-effectiveness ratio will drop to RUR 67,6 thousand /QALY. …”
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Digital Storytelling and Students’ Academic Engagement in Civic Education: Implications for Sustainable Development by Celestine Nkanu, David Francis Ekpoto, Amina Peter Adams, Idorenyin Edet Johnson, Anthony Etta Bisong, Odim Otu Offem, Efut Etim Nkanu, Fredrick Awhen Opoh, Samuel Manyo Takon, Agnes Edet Asuquo Offiong, James Eburikure Olayi, Samuel Orim Orim, Flora Michael Monity, James Abua Ewa, Oyobo-Gladys Tom Abam, John Edogi Egbe, Akaninyene Billy Orok, Joseph Enyia Ekpang

“…The AEI received validation from specialists and exhibited a Cronbach's Alpha reliability value of .82 before administration, marking, scoring, and coding for analysis. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was utilized to evaluate the null hypotheses at a significance level of .05. …”
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Correlation Between Fixed-Luminance Flicker Full-Field Electroretinogram Response and Macular Cone Density in Healthy Individuals by S. Saeed Mohammadi, Woong-Sun Yoo, Negin Yavari, Hassan Khojasteh Jafari, Christopher Or, Azadeh Mobasserian, Vahid Bazojoo, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Dalia El Feky, Osama Elaraby, Jia-Horung Hung, Cigdem Yasar, Ankur Gupta, Tanya Jain, Battuya Ganbold, Trung Ba Nguyen, Anadi Khatri, Zheng Xian Thng, Diana Do, Quan Dong Nguyen

“…The mean age of the subjects was 30 ± 3 years. The average magnitudes of the flicker response and phase response were 13.44 ± 4.88 μV and 332.63 ± 22.12°, respectively. …”
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Economic evaluation of acupuncture in treating patients with pain and mental health concerns: the results of the Alberta Complementary Health Integration Project by Mingshan Lu, Mingshan Lu, Mingshan Lu, Mingshan Lu, Sumaiya Sharmin, Yong Tao, Xin Xia, Xin Xia, Xin Xia, Xin Xia, Gongliang Yang, Gongliang Yang, Yingying Cong, Yingying Cong, Guanhu Yang, Negar Razavilar, Riffat Aziz, Jing Jiang, Yun Xiao, Laura Peng, Bentong Xu, Bentong Xu

“…The cost–benefit analysis demonstrated annual cost savings ranging from CND1,487 to CND5,255, with an average of CND3,371.ConclusionThe study findings indicate that ABCHIP’s treatment for pain, depression, anxiety, and sleep issues is cost-effective, leading to substantial cost savings and improved quality of life for patients. …”
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Immunopathological features of highly pathogenic Korean Lineage B PRRSV-2: insights into virulence indicators and host immune responses by Gyeong-Seo Park, Gyeong-Seo Park, Seung-Chai Kim, Hwan-Ju Kim, Chang-Gi Jeong, Chang-Gi Jeong, Sang-Chul Kang, Go-Eun Shin, Seoung-Hee Kim, Hye-Young Jeong, Kyoung-Ki Lee, Sang-Myeong Lee, Won-Il Kim

“…Immunopathological analysis showed severe respiratory and neurological lesions in PJ10-infected pigs. …”
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Variation patterns of physical property parameters for pipeline transportation of impurity-containing NH3 by Pengbo YIN, Bo WANG, Zhenchao LI, Chaofei NIE, Jiaqing LI, Xiucan JIA, Lin TENG, Lilong JIANG

“…This analysis facilitated the selection of a suitable model for subsequent calculations of the physical properties of impurity-containing NH3. …”
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Evaluating Food Intake of Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients According to a European Guideline and Mediterranean Diet Score: DICA-NUTS Substudy by Rodrigo Damasceno de Oliveira, Lívia Costa de Oliveira, Marcio Santos Prazeres, Tais Saint Martin Fonseca, Aline Marcadenti, Angela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira, Rachel Helena Vieira Machado, Elisa Maia dos Santos, Annie Seixas Bello Moreira, Grazielle Vilas Bôas Huguenin

“…Analyses were conducted using Stata Data Analysis and Statistical Software version 15.0. Values were considered statistically significant when the <i>p</i>-value < 0.05. …”
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Effects of <i>Fructus Aurantii</i> Extract on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, Serum Parameters, and Fecal Microbiota in Finishing Pigs by Haiqing Gan, Qian Lin, Yecheng Xiao, Qiyu Tian, Chao Deng, Renjie Xie, Hongkun Li, Jiajie Ouyang, Xingguo Huang, Yang Shan, Fengming Chen

“…Similarly, beta diversity analysis indicated that FAE feeding altered the fecal microbial structure (<i>p</i> = 0.083). …”
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Fermented Buffalo Milk with Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Producing Bacteria: Strain Selection and Functional Applications by Bruna Samara dos Santos Rekowsky, Lorena Brandão Rocha Martinez Fernandez, Katherine Gutierrez Alzate, Carini Aparecida Lelis, Marcelo Resende de Souza, Carolina Oliveira de Souza, Bruno Dutra da Silva, Carlos Adam Conte-Júnior, Carla Paulo Vieira, José Givanildo da Silva, Marion Pereira da Costa

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Heart failure medication treatment and prognosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Qiankai Lin, Zongjie Lv, Daiyi Li, Qiao Ling, Sha Qiu, Xiaomei Lei, Fang Qin, Na Wang

“…The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) have been reported.ResultsIn this study, a total of 5,356 HF patients (51.0% female; average age 77 years) were included. Among these patients, the most commonly used medications were mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) (69.3%), Beta-blockers (54.2%), and lipid-lowering agents (46.0%). …”
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Features of the profession loss crisis in older teachers by E. E. Symanyuk, G. I. Borisov, A. A. Pecherkina, V. V. Saveliev

“…The study involved 956 teachers working in educational organisations of the Sverdlovsk region (58 men and 898 women). The average age of the respondents was 57.9 years. The features of the profession loss crisis were determined using the biographical method, which allowed the authors to consider the dynamic process of professional development and highlight the psychological characteristics of the crisis based on content analysis. …”
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Diarrhoeal admissions among children aged <5 years in public sector facilities in Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019 - 2021) by K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, B Eley, T Redaniel, M-A Davies

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of diarrhoea admissions from January 2019 to November 2021. …”
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Global trends in the burden of alcohol use disorders in the working-age population from 1990 to 2021 and projections for the next 20 years by Xinyu Cui, Xinyu Cui, Kexin Liu, Yuanyi Ji, Su Han, Yongzhong Cheng

“…Furthermore, critical inflection points and local trends Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) were further explored via joinpoint regression analysis, and the burden of AUD was predicted via the Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model.ResultsGlobally, the incidence number of AUD cases among people aged 15-64 years in 2021 was estimated to be 51340.37 × 103 (95%UI 37577.93 × 103 −68135.93 × 103). …”
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Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Through Genome-Wide Association Studies of pH Traits in Goose Meat by Haiwei Wang, Zhuping Chen, Lin Ma, Yifan Wu, Xianzhi Zhao, Keshan Zhang, Jiajia Xue, Yi Luo, Chao Wang, Zuohua Liu, Youhui Xie, Ying Chen, Guangliang Gao, Qigui Wang

“…The sequencing of 203 individuals yielded a total of 2601.19 Gb of genomic data, with an average sequencing depth of 10.89×. Through GWAS analysis, a total of 30 SNPs associated with pH were identified. …”
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Association between post-PCI vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings: Results from the FAST OCT study by Annemieke C. Ziedses des Plantes, Alessandra Scoccia, Frederik T.W. Groenland, Maria N. Tovar Forero, Mariusz Tomaniak, Janusz Kochman, Wojciech Wojakowski, Pawel Gąsior, Koen Ameloot, Tom Adriaenssens, Wijnand K. den Dekker, Rutger-Jan Nuis, Isabella Kardys, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Ernest Spitzer, Joost Daemen

“…Median post-PCI vFFR was 0.93 [25th–75th percentile 0.90–0.96], median vessel minimal lumen area (MLA) was 3.48 mm2 [25th–75th percentile 2.42–4.89] and median in-stent MLA was 5.37 [25th–75th percentile 4.14–6.82]. In multivariable analysis, post-PCI vFFR was significantly associated with vessel MLA (average decrease of 20.6 % per 0.10 decrease in vFFR (95 % CI −34.6 % to −3.7 %), p = 0.021). …”
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ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol... by Helen Elsey, Catherine Hewitt, Richard Harding, Ada Keding, Justin Fenty, Mary Abboah-Offei, Andrews Ayim, James Akazili, Stephen Ayisi Addo, Kennedy Bashan Nkhoma, Gladys Dzansi, Samson Abboah-Offei, Antonina Yakimova, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey

“…This protocol describes a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) and process evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the extra community-based enhanced care intervention (ExtraCECI) to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for PLWHA in Ghana.Methods and analysis This cRCT will randomly assign 26 recruited HIV clinics using 1:1 allocation to either ExtraCECI intervention or standard HIV care, with each clinic recruiting an average of 25 participants, that is, 650 in total. …”
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Evaluation of health care providers’ ability to identify patient-ventilator triggering asynchrony in intensive care unit: a translational observational study in China by Shengjun Liu, Zhangyi Zhao, Xiangyu Chen, Yi Chi, Siyi Yuan, Fuhong Cai, Zhangwei Song, Yue Ma, Huaiwu He, Longxiang Su, Yun Long

“…Results Among 109 qualified professionals, the average recognition accuracy was 3.45 out of 8 sets. …”
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Oxygen vacancies mediated ferromagnetism with enhanced optical and dielectric properties in Gd3+ and Co2+/Mn2+ co-doped ZnO nanocrystals by Adil Murtaza, Xianghao Song, Saddaf Noreen, Wei Zhang, Wu Haoyi, Awais Ghani, Fazal Kabir, Wen-Liang Zuo, Kaili Li, Azhar Saeed, Sen Yang

“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) based morphological analysis showed irregularly shaped NCs with an average crystallite size of 32–40 nm. …”
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