RECOVID: Retrospective Observational Study of Renal Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality in Patients With COVID-19-Associated AKI, A Comparison Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Pati... by Niloofar Nobakht, Charley Jang, Tristan Grogan, Peter Fahim, Ira Kurtz, Joanna Schaenman, James Wilson, Mohammad Kamgar

“…In addition, data on booster COVID-19 vaccinations were lacking. …”
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Petrology and mineral chemistry of the Hamaneh granitoid, West of Yazd (Central Iran zone) by Javad Ghanei Ardakani, Maryam Ahankoub

“…Based on mineral chemistry data, the crystallization of minerals was according to the Bowen series. …”
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Blended form of education as an innovative approach in the training of medical students: The experience of Ukraine by Natalia M. Kalyniuk, Valentyn V. Franchuk, Petro R. Selskyy, Nadiia V. Humenna, Olena I. Hladii

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Erector Spinae Muscle to Epicardial Visceral Fat Ratio on Chest CT Predicts the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Takashi Shimada, Tomoki Maetani, Shotaro Chubachi, Naoya Tanabe, Takanori Asakura, Ho Namkoong, Hiromu Tanaka, Shuhei Azekawa, Shiro Otake, Kensuke Nakagawara, Takahiro Fukushima, Mayuko Watase, Yusuke Shiraishi, Hideki Terai, Mamoru Sasaki, Soichiro Ueda, Yukari Kato, Norihiro Harada, Shoji Suzuki, Shuichi Yoshida, Hiroki Tateno, Kaoruko Shimizu, Susumu Sato, Yoshitake Yamada, Masahiro Jinzaki, Toyohiro Hirai, Yukinori Okada, Ryuji Koike, Makoto Ishii, Akinori Kimura, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano, Seishi Ogawa, Takanori Kanai, Koichi Fukunaga

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Using electronic health records to enhance surveillance of diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults: a study protocol for the DiCAYA Network by Hui Zhou, Manmohan Kamboj, Yi Guo, Angela D Liese, Rebecca Anthopolos, Lu Zhang, John Chang, Anna Roberts, Tessa Crume, Brian E Dixon, Hui Shao, David C Lee, Lorna E Thorpe, Dimitri Christakis, Eneida A Mendonca, Katie Allen, Dana Dabelea, Giuseppina Imperatore, Mark Weiner, Meredith Akerman, Rong Wei, Kristi Reynolds, Annemarie G Hirsch, Jasmin Divers, Tianchen Lyu, Alex Ewing, Shaun Grannis, Yuan Luo, Bo Cai, Anthony Wong, Brian S Schwartz, Meda Pavkov, Meredith Lewis, Sarah Conderino, Jiang Bian, Yonghui Wu, Jihad S Obeid, Harold P Lehmann, Charles Bailey, Theresa Anderson, Elizabeth A Shenkman, Elizabeth Nauman, Christopher Forrest, Mattia Prosperi, Seho Park, Cara M Nordberg, Tessa L Crume, Anna Bellatorre, Stefanie Bendik, Marc Rosenman, Levon Utidjian, Mitch Maltenfort, Amy Shah, G Todd Alonso, Sara Deakyne-Davies, Tim Bunnell, Anne Kazak, Melody Kitzmiller, Daksha Ranade, Joseph J DeWalle, H Lester Kirchner, Dione G Mercer, Amy Poissant, Nimish Valvi, Jeff Warvel, Ashley Wiensch, Tamara Hannon, Eva Lustigova, Don McCarthy, Matthew T Mefford, George Lales, Allison Zelinski, Pedro Rivera, Thomas Carton, Victor W Zhong, Andrew Fair, Jessica Guillaume, Shahidul Islam, Alan Jacobson, Chinyere Okpara, Anand Rajan, Andrea Titus, Rebecca Conway, Toan Ong, Jack Pattee, Shawna Burgett, Bethlehem Shiferaw, Sarah J Bost, William T Donahoo, William R Hogan, Piaopiao Li, Lisa Knight, Caroline Rudisill, Jessica Stucker, Deborah Bowlby, Elaine Apperson, Deborah B Rolka

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Research on Restoring Force Model of Self-centering Unidirectional Friction Damper by Liu Yunshuai, Li Bingrui, Lu Wenhui, Liu Huaxing, Han Jianping

“…Secondly, Based on an existing simplified model, by introducing the stiffness of both the damper cylinder and rod, the stiffness calculation methods for different operational phases were revised, and an improved restoring force model was developed. Thirdly, to verify the reliability of the restoring force model, two sets of experimental hysteresis data from self-centering unidirectional friction dampers with different distances between nuts and piston were used for comparison with the improved and simplified models. …”
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Clinical and molecular genetic characteristics of pediatric PFIC3 patients: three novel variants and prognosis for parental liver transplantation by Jiqiang Hu, Chenyu Yang, Bingqian Tan, Qiang Xiong, Ying Le, Jianyang Hu, Haoming Wang, Xiaoke Dai, Mingman Zhang

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High acceptability, feasibility and sustainability of a direct‐to‐pharmacy differentiated PrEP delivery model in public health HIV clinics in Kenya: perspectives of PrEP clients an... by Emmah Owidi, Kenneth Ngure, Vallery Ogello, Njeri Wairimu, Lydia Etyang’, Winnie Waituika, Margaret Mwangi, Dominic Mwangi, Simon Maina, Elizabeth Irungu, Catherine Kiptinness, Nelly Mugo, Kenneth Mugwanya, for the Efficiency Study Team

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The dialog between mother and newborn: insights from immune mediator crosstalk elicited by antenatal SARS-COV-2 exposure by Maria Eduarda Canellas-de-Castro, Maria Eduarda Canellas-de-Castro, Maria Eduarda Canellas-de-Castro, Lizandra Moura Paravidine Sasaki, Lizandra Moura Paravidine Sasaki, Geraldo Magela Fernandes, Geraldo Magela Fernandes, Geraldo Magela Fernandes, Felipe Motta, David Alves de Araújo Júnior, Heidi Luise Schulte, Ângelo Pereira da Silva, Caroline de Oliveira Alves, Rosana Maria Tristão, José Alfredo Lacerda de Jesus, Karina Nascimento Costa, Luiz Claudio Gonçalves de Castro, Luiz Claudio Gonçalves de Castro, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega, Laila Salmen Espindola, Jordana Grazziela Alves Coelho-dos-Reis, Joaquim Pedro Brito-de-Sousa, Ismael Artur da Costa-Rocha, Vitor Hugo Simões Miranda, Ana Carolina Campi-Azevedo, Vanessa Peruhype-Magalhães, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Ciro Martins Gomes, Ciro Martins Gomes, Ciro Martins Gomes, Alberto Carlos Moreno Zaconeta, Cleandro Pires de Albuquerque, Cleandro Pires de Albuquerque, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Alexandre Anderson de Sousa Munhoz Soares, Alexandre Anderson de Sousa Munhoz Soares

“…GoalThe present study intended to evaluate whether the profile of soluble immune mediators observed in cord blood samples resembles the pattern identified for mother serum samples.MethodsFor this purpose, parallel analysis of chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors was carried out in mother–newborn paired samples from acute and convalescent COVID-19 subgroups (Early, Intermediate, and Late) as well as healthy controls (HC).ResultsData demonstrated that increased levels of CCL11, IFN-γ, IL1-Ra, and G-CSF were observed in cord blood samples from most COVID-19 subgroups, with fold change magnitude from 1.6× to 8.2× as compared with HC. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…This research departs from the observation of the existing practice of reuse in the Netherlands to develop a tangible form of analysis and representation of the phenomena in the real world. …”
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Classification of endoscopic spine procedures by Mazda Farshad, MD, Christoph J. Laux, MD, Florian Wanivenhaus, MD, José M. Spirig, MD, Jonas Widmer, PhD, Michael Kelly, MD, Javier Quillo-Olvera, MD, Jin-Sung Kim, MD, Facundo van Isseldyk, MD, Sohrab Gollogly, MD, James Yue, MD, Xuexiao Ma, MD, Vincent Hagel, MD, Frédéric Cornaz, MD

“…Methods: A 2-dimensional classification system was developed, considering both the technical and morphological parameters contributing to the complexity of endoscopic spine procedures. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the distribution strategy in the food industry with the attitude of marketing and online sales by solmaz seyedghafouri, Vahid nasehifar, Farid askari

“…This research applicable-developmental is in terms of purpose, qualitative in terms of data collecting method, and a meta-composite approach in terms of the research implementation method. …”
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The dynamics of the gut microbiota in prediabetes during a four-year follow-up among European patients—an IMI-DIRECT prospective study by Liwei Lyu, Yong Fan, Josef Korbinian Vogt, Marc Clos-Garcia, Amelie Bonnefond, Helle Krogh Pedersen, Avirup Dutta, Robert Koivula, Sapna Sharma, Kristine Højgaard Allin, Caroline Brorsson, Henna Cederberg, Elizaveta Chabanova, Federico De Masi, Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Petra J. Elders, Marieke T. Blom, Monika Hollander, Rebeca Eriksen, Ian Forgie, Gary Frost, Giuseppe N. Giordano, Harald Grallert, Mark Haid, Tue Haldor Hansen, Bernd Jablonka, Tarja Kokkola, Anubha Mahajan, Andrea Mari, Timothy J. McDonald, Petra B. Musholt, Imre Pavo, Cornelia Prehn, Martin Ridderstråle, Hartmut Ruetten, Leen M.‘t Hart, Jochen M. Schwenk, Evelina Stankevic, Henrik S. Thomsen, Jagadish Vangipurapu, Henrik Vestergaard, Ana Viñuela, Mark Walker, Torben Hansen, Allan Linneberg, Henrik Bjørn Nielsen, Søren Brunak, Mark I. McCarthy, Philippe Froguel, Jerzy Adamski, Paul W. Franks, Marku Laakso, Joline W. J. Beulens, Ewan Pearson, Oluf Pedersen

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Providing a model of purchase intention and customer experience on customer behavior in virtual networks by Kazem Tolooee, Hossein budaghi Khajeh Noubar, Hossein Gharehbiglo, Mojtaba Ramazani

“…The collection tool in this research includes a questionnaire of purchase intention pattern based on customers' experience in designed virtual networks. Data analysis was done through SPSS and SMART PLS software. …”
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Clinical relevance of loss-of-function mutations of NEMO/IKBKG by Jin Wang, Kexin Shen, Hongxia Lou, Lina Zhou, Yunfei An, Xiaodong Zhao, Yuan Ding

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Personalized care in dilated cardiomyopathy: Rationale and study design of the activeDCM trial by Farbod Sedaghat‐Hamedani, Ali Amr, Theresa Betz, Elham Kayvanpour, Christoph Reich, Reto Wettstein, Oliver Heinze, Isabell Mohr, Regina Krisam, Anja Sander, Christina Klose, Birgit Friedmann‐Bette, Norbert Frey, Benjamin Meder

“…The study will generate data on the impact of exercise on various aspects of cardiovascular disease, including genetic, metabolic, phenotypic and longitudinal aspects, facilitating the development of future digital tools and strategies, including the incorporation of smart wearable devices.…”
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Year patterns of climate impact models' performance: Long-term simulation of rainfed spring wheat production using five crop models under various climate patterns by Funian Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Heling Wang, Kai Zhang

“…In this study, experiments were conducted in a semi-arid region characterized by significant climate variability, and data collection was undertaken to assess the performance of five distinct crop models (APSIM, AquaCrop, DSSAT, SSM-iCrop, WOFOST). …”
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Study of the Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer (MICO): A Prospective Monocentric Trial by Martina Arcieri, Eleonora Capezzali, Stefano Restaino, Sara Pregnolato, Laura Mariuzzi, Alessandro Mangogna, Maria Orsaria, Angelica Tulisso, Silvia Tonon, Maria De Martino, Miriam Isola, Lorenza Driul, Carlo Pucillo, Giovanni Scambia, Barbara Frossi, Giuseppe Vizzielli

“…The comparison of molecular profiles, in vitro response to drugs, and clinical‐pathological data will allow the definition of a pattern capable of predicting the response of the primary tumor for the identification of those patients who may benefit from specific treatment. …”
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Age-related vaginal microecology and infection epidemiology among premenopausal and postmenopausal gynecologic outpatients: a cross-sectional study by Wenyu Lin, Wenyu Lin, Wenyu Lin, Liying Wang, Liying Wang, Liying Wang, Binhua Dong, Binhua Dong, Binhua Dong, Yuhang Zhang, Yan Zhang, Liang Wang, Liang Wang, Jun Shen, Yanfang Lu, Meijin Zheng, Meijin Zheng, Pengming Sun, Pengming Sun, Pengming Sun

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CONCEPÇÕES DE PROFESSORES SOBRE A INCLUSÃO DE ALUNOS COM DEFICIÊNCIA VISUAL NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR by Joice Fernanda Pinheiro, Silvana Maria Moura da Silva

“…Sixteen professors from visually impaired students, enrolled in the 2019 school year and attending courses at the Center of Social Sciences of the referred university at the Dom Delgado campus participated in this research. The data collection was based on a semi-structured interview, whose analysis was focused on the selection of each participant's speech, with a phenomenological analysis (eidetic reduction) in significant units. …”
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