Reaction at the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin Inoculation Site in Patients with Kawasaki Disease by Chi-Chieh Lai, Pi-Chang Lee, Chih-Chien Wang, Be-Tau Hwang, C.C. Laura Meng, Ming-Chih Tsai

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the age at diagnosis was the only factor significantly associated with a reaction at the BCG inoculation site in KD patients. …”
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The Effect of Communication Skills Training on Females Referred to Health Centers in Bahar; Applying the Social Support Theory for Increasing Marital Satisfaction Among Couples by Babak Moeini, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini, Ali Reza Soltanian, Zahra Valipour Matlabi

“…Data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software using independent t test, paired t test, Fisher Exact test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Results: Results showed that the mean scores of communication skills, marital satisfaction, and social support after the intervention were significantly increased in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.05). …”
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First-trimester medication abortion via telemedicine: A retrospective cohort study by Leonardo Cely-Andrade, Luis Carlos Enríquez-Santander, Karen Cárdenas-Garzón, Biani Saavedra-Avendaño, Guillermo Antonio Ortiz Avendaño

“…Methods: The study analyzed data from users who received Profamilia's telemedicine abortion services between August 2021 and August 2022 (n = 3073). A descriptive analysis of their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics was performed, grouping, and comparing them according to follow-up status and abortion outcome. …”
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Defense Budget Gaps and Legal Implications of Alternative Financing in Indonesia: A Legal Reform Perspective by Aris Marsudiyanto, Athor Subroto, Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, A. Hanief Saha Ghafur

“…Using the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) approach, we predict future budget availability and compare it with the projected defense needs, revealing a significant gap. …”
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Improving Power Distribution Resilience Through Optimal PV and BES Allocation With a Cost-Based Optimization Framework for Normal and Emergency Conditions by Mohammad Taghi Ettehad, Reza Mohammadi Chabanloo, Mohammad Taghi Ameli

“…Additionally, energy losses are reduced by 6.7%, while ENS improves by 7.2% compared to configurations optimized solely for normal conditions. …”
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Effectiveness of a twelve-week manual therapy intervention for shoulder injury prevention and management in female volleyball players by Tamilarasu Thenmozhi, Murugan Senthil Kumar, Yuliya Kalmykova, Swamynathan Sanjaykumar, Daria Okun

“…The intervention group received a comprehensive manual therapy program, including soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization, and tailored exercise therapy, administered by a licensed physical therapist. …”
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Effectiveness of a Family-Based Self-Management Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Patients Receiving Family Doctor Contract Services: A Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial by Lan Zhu, Jing Wang, Zhigang Pan, Wei Zhang, Jing Tang, Hua Yan, Fulai Shen, Yi Shen

“…Although quality of life and biochemical indicators of glycated hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose, and blood lipids showed a decreasing trend, the differences were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Compared to the control group, patients with type 2 diabetes who received the SeCe-STRIVE program intervention showed significant improvements in self-management behaviors, accompanied by enhancements in family support, family functioning, and self-efficacy. …”
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Electrocoagulation for Cattle Slaughterhouse Wastewater Management: A Review of Technologies and Treatment Parameters by Iip Sugiharta, Agung Abadi Kiswandono, Kamisah Delilawati Pandiangan, Wasinton Simanjuntak

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Evaluating Bioassays for the Determination of Simvastatin’s Osteogenic Activity: A Systematic Review by Lara Steiner Back, Isabella Schönhofen Manso, Mariane Beatriz Sordi, Gabriel Leonardo Magrin, Águedo Aragonês, Ricardo de Souza Magini, Reinhard Gruber, Ariadne Cristiane Cabral Cruz

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Impact of vaccination strategy adjustments on antibody levels against measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella in China: a single-center serological survey by Zhixin Geng, Wen Wang, Yuanyuan Zhu, Yan Xu, Qiang Chen, Lei Zhang, Jing Yu, Xiang Sun, Zhiguo Wang

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Deep Learning for Weed Detection and Segmentation in Agricultural Crops Using Images Captured by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Josef Augusto Oberdan Souza Silva, Vilson Soares de Siqueira, Marcio Mesquita, Luís Sérgio Rodrigues Vale, Thiago do Nascimento Borges Marques, Jhon Lennon Bezerra da Silva, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Lorena Nunes Lacerda, José Francisco de Oliveira-Júnior, João Luís Mendes Pedroso de Lima, Henrique Fonseca Elias de Oliveira

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Pentoxifylline in diabetic kidney disease (VA PTXRx): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Rajiv Agarwal, Ian Craig, Domenic J Reda, Grant D Huang, Kimberly Carlson, David J Leehey, Christina Clise, Todd A Conner, James S Kaufman, Robert J Anderson, Douglas Lammie, Jeffrey Huminik, Linda Polzin, Conor McBurney, Nicholas V Emanuele

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Diagnostic value of Epstein – Barr virus DNA quantification in blood leukocytes in children with infectious mononucleosis by M. I. Popkova, E. N. Filatova, E. A. Soboleva, D. A. Bryzgalova, E. A. Kulova, N. A. Sakharnov, O. V. Utkin

“…Threshold was determined based on VL data from children with active and latent EBV infection. The R program and the RStudio environment were used for satistic analysis.Results. …”
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A study on the effect of print parameters on the internal structural quality of 316 L samples printed via laser powder bed fusion: Experimental and algorithmic approach by Suresh Alaparthi, Sharath P. Subadra, Roy Skaria, Eduard Mayer, Shahram Sheikhi

“…It was observed that Set‐C had the least drop in density of approx. 0.65% when compared to the wrought samples. Microscopic analysis revealed that the melt pools were clearly visible in all the samples, with no significant effect from different print parameters. …”
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Influence of induced diabetes mellitus on hormonal profile of Lewis lung carcinoma in BALB/c Nude mice by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, A. I. Shikhlyarova, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, L. K. Trepitaki, N. D. Cheryarina

“…Animals with LLC without DM were used as controls. The statistical analysis was performed using the Statistica 10 program; differences were considered significant at p &lt; 0.05.Results. …”
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Model description of combined numerical and stochastic groundwater flow in Bandung-Soreang Groundwater Basin, West Java, Indonesia by Achmad Darul, Dasapta Erwin Irawan, Prihadi Sumintadireja, Gumilar Ramadhan

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The metabolome of fecal extracellular vesicles in patients with malignant solid tumors by Surbhi Mishra, Arina Maltseva, Anni I. Nieminen, Mikael Niku, Sonja Karikka, Jenni Hekkala, Sirpa Leppä, Pia Vihinen, Kaisa Sunela, Jussi Koivunen, Arja Jukkola, Ilja Kalashnikov, Päivi Auvinen, Okko-Sakari Kääriäinen, Juha Saarnio, Sanna Meriläinen, Tero Rautio, Raila Aro, Reetta Häivälä, Peeter Karihtala, Terhi Ruuska-Loewald, Justus Reunanen

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Diluted Indocyanine Green Angiography: A Novel Approach to Free Flap Perfusion Evaluation in Reconstructive Microsurgery by Parintosa Atmodiwirjo, MD, Mohamad Rachadian Ramadan, MD, Aditya Wicaksana, MD, Michael Djohan, MD, Nadira Fildza Amanda, MD, Nadhira Anindita Ralena, MD, Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo, MD, PhD, Purnomo Sidi Priambodo, MSc, PhD, Retno Asti Werdhani, MD, PhD, Em Yunir, MD, PhD, Lisnawati Rachmadi, MD, PhD, Alida Roswita Harahap, MD, PhD, Prasandhya Astagiri Yusuf, PhD, Lisa Hasibuan, MD, PhD, Daisuke Mito, MD

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Comparison of genotyping assays for detection of targeted CRISPR/Cas mutagenesis in highly polyploid sugarcane by Eleanor J. Brant, Eleanor J. Brant, David May, David May, Ayman Eid, Ayman Eid, Fredy Altpeter, Fredy Altpeter

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Effect of Integrated Postural Training in Individuals with Text Neck Syndrome by Radha Bhende, Sandeep Shinde, Pooja Jain

“…Pre- and post-assessment scores of visual analog scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI), range of motion (ROM) of the cervical spine, tragus to wall test (TTW), Vernier Caliper measurements for rounded shoulders and cervical joint position error testing (CPJE Testing) were taken and the results were obtained by statistical analysis of the data. Results: The results of this study showed that there was an extremely significant improvement in neck pain, cervical ROM, forward head posture, and rounded shoulder posture in both the groups with a p-value of <0.0001 except for the CPJE testing, which showed to be significant in the Group B with a p-value <0.0001 as compared to Group A. …”
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