Architecture and the Time of Space by Deborah Hauptman

“…My interest also developed from a general disposition towards others and world founded in principles of human equality and rights with respect to both freedom and responsibility. …”
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Association of Birthweight Discordance with Adverse Birth Outcomes Among Live-Born Twins: A Multi-Center Study in China by Shi B, Tan X, Chen Q, Lu D, Ren S, Huang K, Shen W, Chen Z, Liu J, You C, Li G, Jiang H, Rao H, Qiu J, Wei X, Zhang Y, Lin X, Jiang H, Han S, Wang F, Yang X, Wang Y, Lin N, Lin L, Lin X, Cui Q

“…Birthweight discordance (BWD), a critical complication, remains understudied in its epidemiological context, particularly regarding its population-level associations with adverse neonatal outcomes.Methods: This multi-center, retrospective cohort study leveraged data from 21 hospitals across 18 Chinese cities (2018– 2020) to assess BWD and its epidemiological implications. …”
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Effect of the Foliar Application of Copper Nanoparticles on the Growth and Yield of Persian Leek (Allium ampeloprasum subsp. Persicum) under Salinity Stress by F. Shakarami, S. Mousavi-Fard, A. Rezaei Nejad, F. Beiranvand

“…The soil mixture comprised an equal ratio of agricultural soil, cow manure, and sand, maintaining a clay-sand loam texture. …”
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Developing a Randomised Efficacy PREcision medicine Platform trial design for Cavernomas: the CARE PREP study by Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, Kasia Adamczuk, Richard A Parker, Christopher J Weir, Roberto Latini, Helen Kim, David White, Helen Evans, Jana Bergholtz, Cornelia Lee, Carlos Casaus

“…A trial manager supported the Chief Investigator in growing and leading a multidisciplinary international collaboration, including a patient and public involvement advisory group, in a series of meetings to optimise study design, equality, diversity and inclusion. Edinburgh Innovations established connections with commercial partners with candidate drugs. …”
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The Correlation of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Visceral Fat Area and Thyroid Nodules in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by ZENG Jialing, MENG Yan, DENG Tingting, LI Jinhua, ZHAO Ping

“…VFA predicts NAFLD in T2DM patients with the optimal cut-off value of 88.4 cm2, which is equal in females and 99.45 cm2 in males.…”
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脑静脉窦血栓形成患者动态脑血流自动调节受损：基于TCD和默读刺激的评估 Impaired Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation in Patients with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Evaluation Using Transcranial Doppler and Silent Re... by 陈松伟1，2，3*，陈虹秀1，2，3*，段建钢4，崔柳平1，2，3，刘然1，2，3，邢英琦1，2，3（*第一作者） (CHEN Songwei1,2,3*, CHEN Hongxiu1,2,3*, DUAN Jiangang4, CUI Liuping1,2,3, LIU Ran1,2,3, XING Yingqi1,2,3 (*contributed equally) )

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Analysis of genetic tendencies in fruit traits of macadamia hybrid F1 generation by LI Zhiqiang, WU Chao, MA Jing, LI Tingyu, LI Yang, TAO Liang, GONG Lidan

“…This study analyzed the variation and genetic tendencies of traits related to the fruits of hybrid F1 generation of macadamia, in order to offer valuable insights of the inheritance patterns of these traits and to select hybrid parent materials for hybridization. [Methods] Three hybrid combinations of macadamia varieties, O.C, 863 and 344 were utilized to create a total of 275 F1 individuals, including 89 offspring from the combination O.C (♀) × 344 (♂), 78 from O.C (♀) × 863 (♂), and 108 from 863 (♀) × O.C (♂). …”
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Landscapes of Trade by Merten Nefs

“…By combining different perspectives and methods of empirical research, this thesis aims to shed light on and generate multi-disciplinary insights into the rise of the logistics complex and its planning discourse whilst focusing specifically on XXL DCs in the Netherlands. …”
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Interleukin-6 as a prognostic marker in acute kidney injury and its klotho-dependent regulation by Laura González-Lafuente, Elisa Mercado-García, Sara Vázquez-Sánchez, Daniel González-Moreno, Lisardo Boscá, María Fernández-Velasco, Julián Segura, Makoto Kuro-O, Luis M. Ruilope, Fernando Liaño, Gema Ruiz-Hurtado

“…The aim of this work was to explore the association between renal function and systemic levels of IL-6, as well as FGF23 and klotho in the early stages of AKI, analysing the predictive capacity of IL-6 in early mortality associated with AKI. Material and methods: Plasma levels of IL-6, klotho and FGF23 were analysed in samples from 28 patients with AKI and related to renal function on hospital admission, and after 24 and 72 h. …”
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CREATING THE KULTUK POLYGON FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION: VARIATIONS OF (234U/238U) AND 87SR/86SR IN GROUNDWATER FROM ACTIVE FAULTS AT THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE BAIKAL by S. V. Rasskazov, E. P. Chebykin, A. M. Ilyasova, E. N. Vodneva, I. S. Chuvashova, S. A. Bornyakov, A. K. Seminsky, S. V. Snopkov, V. V. Chechel'nitsky, N. A. Gileva

“…In 1970s and 1980s, only quite laborious methods were available for measuring uranium isotopic ratios. …”
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Sport participation as an educational tool and a means of promoting physical, mental, and social well-being by Francesco Sgrò

“…Finally, Coppola et al. (2024) reviewed the training methods used in youth volleyball, identifying strengths and weaknesses that emerged in the studies they analyzed…”
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The Challenges of Safety Culture: No more risk! by Julija Melnikova

“…</p><p>That is why the implementation of self-governance and self-management methods is the main way of encouraging employees’ self-safety thus reducing the number of accidents at work. …”
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The role of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council in steering undergraduate medical curriculum reforms in Pakistan by Gohar Wajid, Lubna Baig, Syeda Kauser Ali, Usman Mahboob, Ahsan Sethi, Rehan Ahmed Khan

“…Moreover, medical universities and medical colleges in the country are equally important stakeholders in pursuing these reforms. …”
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Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…The project is a collaboration between five countries (Austria, Belgium, Greece, the UK, and Sweden) and entails a cross-national mixed-methods intervention study with an embedded process and impact evaluation. …”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…In line with realist methods, eight context–mechanism–outcome configurations and an overarching programme theory were used to explain the why and how of preventing and reducing the use of restrictive practices for people with a learning disability. …”
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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori for prevention of aspirin-associated peptic ulcer bleeding in adults over 65 years: the HEAT RCT by CJ Hawkey, Anthony J Avery, Carol AC Coupland, Colin J Crooks, Jennifer S Dumbleton, FD Richard Hobbs, Denise Kendrick, Michael Moore, Clive Morris, Gregory Rubin, Murray Smith, Diane Stevenson

“…We investigated whether H. pylori eradication would protect against aspirin-associated ulcer bleeding. Methods The Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial was a randomised placebo-controlled trial (European Union Drug Regulating Authorities Clinical Trials 2011-003425-96), conducted in United Kingdom primary care using routinely collected clinical data. …”
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What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Compared with all patients combined, patients diagnosed through an emergency hospitalisation were less likely to have had pre-diagnosis spirometry in cohorts 1 and 2, but equally likely in cohort 3. They were much more likely to have had a chest X-ray and FBC in each cohort. …”
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