Selective Use of Pulmonary Vasodilators in Patients with Fontan Physiology by Thomas Glenn, Nicole Duster, Jerry Dwek, Jose Silva-Sepulveda, Howaida G. El-Said

“…The mean Fontan pressure decreased from 15.4 ± 3.3 mmHg to 13.3 ± 2.5 mmHg (p=0.026), after initiation of pulmonary vasodilatory therapy. There was no change in end-diastolic pressure, transpulmonary gradient, wedge pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, cardiac index, or saturation. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS AND PHENOTYPICAL VARIABILITY OF TOMATO INITIAL BREEDING MATERIAL ACCORDING TO THE MAIN ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE TRAITS AND PROPERTIES by R. K. Rechets

“…The market of Moldova has a large assortment of seed of foreign selection, such as large-fruited tomatoes, cherry and cocktail tomato. …”
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Region-specific establishment of bacterial communities in the small intestine of neonatal calves from birth by Nilusha Malmuthuge, Yanhong Chen, Guanxiang Liang, Anna Widenmann, Le Luo Guan

“…Initial microbial colonization plays an important role in neonatal gut health. …”
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Mentoring in education: an analysis of international practices and their implementation in Russia by N. V. Tikhonova, F. L. Ratner, I. Y. Vergasova

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Relative resistance of the initial material of peas to pea weevil (Bruchus Pisorum L.) in the Donbass by V. N. Gelyuks, A. R. Ashiev, А. V. Baranovsky, A. S. Sadovoy

“…The purpose of the current study was to identify a seed damage rate (Bruchus pisorum L.) of pea collection samples with different vegetation periods, to select valuable initial material with subsequent use as a donor of increased resistance to the harmfulness of pea weevil. …”
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Use of Active Games in Physical and Tactical Training of Young Handball Players at the Initial Stage by Ihor Hrynchenko, Asia Tykhonova, Tеtiana Karpunets, Olexandr Chupryna

“… The purpose of the study is to increase the effectiveness of physical and technical training of young handball players aged 10-11 by means of moving games, game exercises and relays at the stage of initial training during the pedagogical experiment in 2020-2021. …”
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The Production and the Syllabic Nature of Word Initial sC- Clusters in European Portuguese Speakers by Henriques Isabel

“…Having this purpose in mind, we selected some speakers from different age groups and from different dialectal origin. …”
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Predictors of Late Antenatal Care Initiation: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana by Jonathan Gbene MPH, Mohammed Augustine Takase PhD, Valentine Ayangba MPhil, Williams Azumah Abanga MPhil, Anwar Sadat Hamza MPhil, Justina Atogichiga Alechana RM, MPhil, Edem Kojo Dzantor MPH, Elvis E. Tarkang PhD

“…Multistage sampling was employed to select 352 pregnant women attending ANC in selected health facilities. …”
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China as a “Green Soft Power” and the Belt and Road Initiative: Evidence From Pakistan by Agnieszka Nitza-Makowska

“…By taking a proactive role in international negotiations on climate change and extending the ecological dimension of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has been strengthening its position as a leader in global environmental governance. …”
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How to choose initial treatment in multiple sclerosis patients: a case-based approach by Samira Luisa Pereira Apóstolos, Mateus Boaventura, Natalia Trombini Mendes, Larissa Silva Teixeira, Igor Gusmão Campana

“…Objective: To discuss the state of art of selecting the initial therapy for relapsing MS patients. …”
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EXPLORING STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Katleho Nolwandle MAFONGOSI, Bankole Osita AWUZIE, Alfred Atsango TALUKHABA

“…This prompted the introduction of the Green Campus Initiative (GCI) in South Africa in 2012, among other things. …”
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Fracture Initiation in Aluminum Alloys Under Multiaxial Loading at Various Low Strain Rates by Mehmet Haskul, Eray Arslan

“…The initiation of ductile fractures in medium-strength AW5754 and high-strength AW6082 aluminum alloys at different quasi-static strain rates and under multiaxial stress states was investigated through a series of tensile tests using various specimen geometries. …”
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Initiatives of Female Empowerment in Computing Implemented at the High School Level: A Systematic Mapping by Ramayane Bonacin Braga, Mirelle Amaral de São Bernardo, Sara Luiz de Farias, Thalia Santos de Santana, Marcos de Moraes Sousa

“…This article is part of an umbrella project that systematically maps related studies and aims to understand the current literature on initiatives to attract girls to high school through female empowerment projects in computing. …”
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Exploring the influence of collaborative leadership on the effectiveness of school improvement initiatives in Eswatini high schools by Naboth Mudavanhu Phebeni

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Utilizing Clinical Transformation Criteria for Prognostic Stratification in Follicular Lymphoma Prior to Initial Immunochemotherapy by Yoshikazu Hori, Hiroki Hosoi, Takayuki Hiroi, Ke Wan, Shogo Murata, Masaya Morimoto, Toshiki Mushino, Akinori Nishikawa, Takashi Sonoki

“…We retrospectively applied the clinical transformation criteria used for FL transformation assessments at relapse or disease progression to conduct transformation assessments before the initial immunochemotherapy. Methods: Sixty-six FL patients who first received immunochemotherapy between January 2009 and February 2023 at our institution were selected. …”
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Factors influencing insulin initiation in primary care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa by Tasunungurwa T. Mathose, Robert Mash

“…This study aimed to explore factors that influence the initiation of insulin in patients with T2DM in primary care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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Experiences of Participants in An Agricultural Livelihood Support Initiative for People Living With HIV In Central Uganda. by Tumwine, Christopher, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Zakumumpa, Henry, Seeley, Janet, Oucul, Lazarus

“…This study aimed to assess the experiences of people living with HIV who participated in an agricultural livelihood support initiative in selected districts of Uganda. The initiative, implemented from 2017 to 2018, involved the provision of agricultural inputs such as beans, cassava cuttings, goats, chickens, and pigs to participants. …”
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The association of caregiver attitudes, information sources, and trust with HPV vaccine initiation among adolescents by Akila Anandarajah, Thembekile Shato, Sarah Humble, Alan R. Barnette, Heather M. Brandt, Lisa M. Klesges, Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Michelle I. Silver

“…This study described caregiver attitudes and the information sources they access about HPV vaccination for adolescents and determined their influence on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiation. An online survey was administered to 1,016 adults in July 2021. …”
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Source-Free Model Transferability Assessment for Smart Surveillance via Randomly Initialized Networks by Wei-Cheng Wang, Sam Leroux, Pieter Simoens

“…These results demonstrate that our framework consistently selects the most transferable model, even when the specific downstream task or objective is unknown. …”
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Improving the availability of antihypertensive drugs in the India Hypertension Control Initiative, India, 2019-2020. by Abhishek Kunwar, Prabhdeep Kaur, Kiran Durgad, Ganeshkumar Parasuraman, Meenakshi Sharma, Sudhir Gupta, Balram Bhargava, "India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) collaboration

“…<h4>Results</h4>All states selected drug- and dose-specific protocols with Amlodipine as the initial drug and shifted to morbidity-based forecasting. …”
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