In-hospital mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka City: a retrospective cohort study by Ahmed Hossain, Ahmed Hossain, Md. Maruf Hasan, S. M. Sorowar Kamal, Shahnewaz Dewan, Gias U. Ahsan, Juwel Rana, Juwel Rana

“…After applying specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, 218 patients with complete medical records were selected for the analysis. The independent variables examined included demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and clinical features. …”
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Baoshentongluo Formula relieves podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease through regulating mitophagy via PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway by Yanyu Pang, Lei Tian, Yufei Liu, Yifan Guo, Jingwen Zhao, Yutong Wang, Mengdi Wang, Wenjing Zhao

“…Notably, BSTL treatment markedly reduced protein levels of both PINK1 and Parkin (P<0.01), key regulators of mitophagy initiation. Genetic silencing of PINK1 in podocytes phenocopied BSTL's protective effects, confirming the pathway specificity. …”
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Canadian Judicial Nomination Processes and the Press: ‘Interesting, in a Sleepy Sort of Way’ by David Schneiderman

“… Most of the recent appointees to the Supreme Court of Canada have participated in a new Canadian judicial nomination process initiated by the current Conservative government. As originally formulated in early policy platforms, the process was intended to mimic features of US Senate judicial confirmation hearings and so would highlight the distinction (popular in US political discourse) between ‘applying’ and ‘making’ law. …”
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Application of Mask R-CNN for automatic recognition of teeth and caries in cone-beam computerized tomography by Yujie Ma, Maged Ali Al-Aroomi, Yutian Zheng, Wenjie Ren, Peixuan Liu, Qing Wu, Ye Liang, Canhua Jiang

“…For the verification of tooth recognition, the data from the validation set were randomly selected for analysis. Three groups of Mask R-CNN networks were compared: A scratch-trained baseline using randomly initialized weights (R group); A transfer learning approach with models pre-trained on COCO for object detection (C group); A variant pre-trained on ImageNetfor for object detection (I group). …”
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Activation, Utilization, and Exchange of Existing Knowledge Among Employees in Organizations by Magda Lužar

“…Method: Based on a theoretical literature review, we initiate the research protocol using the Delphi technique, where experts respond to open questions. …”
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Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among mothers of children under the age of six months in Sekota Zuria woreda, Waghimra zone, Ethiopia by Fitsum Zekarias Mohammed, Mulugeta Desalegn Berie, Abinet Dagnaw Mekuria, Sadat Mohammed Yesuf, Besufekad Mulugeta Urgie

“…Abstract Background Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) are critical practices for ensuring optimal early-life and long-term well-being among human populations, particularly in resource-limited settings. …”
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Efficacy and safety of venetoclax in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Russia routine clinical practice by E. A. Dmitrieva, S. V. Voloshin, K. D. Kaplanov, V. Touliet, V. V. Zasypkina, O. V. Magdych, E. F. Klinushkina

“…The primary endpoint was the overall response rate at 12 months after initiation of treatment.Results. The study included 71 previously treated patients with relapsed/refractory CLL. …”
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Effect of person-centered intervention on women’s knowledge and attitude towards obstetric violence during facility childbirth in southwest Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study by Ayanos Taye, Tefera Belachew

“…Methods A quasi-experimental study with a control group was conducted in public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, involving a randomly selected sample of 396 postpartum women (198 in the control group and 198 in the intervention group). …”
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Clinical effects comparison of different approaches and anterior attachment release methods in temporomandibular joint disc repositioning and anchoring surgery by WANG Hao, WANG Wei, LI Qiang, YAN Jiaxuan, NIE Wei, GUO Yanjun, YAN Wei, CHEN Yong

“…Results After surgery, the MMO of all four groups of patients initially shrunk and then gradually increased compared to before surgery. …”
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Catalytic reduction of N2O by CO molecules using transition metal-phosphomolybdic acid (TM1/PMA) single-atom catalysts: A theoretical perspective by Shamraiz Hussain Talib, Babar Ali, Arif Hassan Dar, Ahsanulhaq Qurashi, Jun Li, Sharmarke Mohamed

“…A concerted reaction mechanism can also initiate the reaction by first adhering CO molecules to the TM1/PMA surface. …”
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Efecto del foco atencional sobre el aprendizaje de las habilidades deportivas individuales (Effect of attentional focus on the learning of individual sports skills) by Pablo Camacho Lazarraga

“…The titles, abstracts and complete texts were reviewed. We selected 37 studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria for eligibility. …”
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Skills Development and Graduate Employability in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector of Southwestern Uganda: A Case of Kabale District by Tushabe, Sylivia Byarugaba

“…Quantitative data were collected from 400 graduates of three purposively selected HEIs using stratified random sampling (response rate: 89.5%). …”
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Exploring Candesartan, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist, as a novel inhibitor of NLRP3 inflammasome: alleviating inflammation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection by Wen-Yu Lin, Jin-Lian Tsui, Hsiao-Wen Chiu, Wei-Ting Wong, Chun‑Hsien Wu, Hsien-Ta Hsu, Chen-Lung Ho, Shan-Pei Yeh, Yerra Koteswara Rao, Ann Chen, Chien-Chun Wang, Chung-Hua Hsu, Oleg V. Chernikov, Kuo-Feng Hua, Lan-Hui Li

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TNFR2 blockade promotes antitumoral immune response in PDAC by targeting activated Treg and reducing T cell exhaustion by Eliane Piaggio, Allan Thiolat, Anais Debesset, Caroline Pilon, Benoît Laurent Salomon, José Laurent Cohen, Sylvain Baulande, Sylvain Meunier, Orianne Cuelenaere-Bonizec, Wilfrid Richer, Claire Houppe, Matteo Ponzo, Jeanne Magnan, Jonathan Caron, Pamela Caudana, Jimena Tosello Boari, Nhu Han To, Ilaria Cascone

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Identifiying and Prioritizing the Iran’s Handicrafts Export Challenges (the Case of Marquetry) by Reza Karimi Mehrani, Hamid Reza Irani, Mostafa Esmaeili Mahyari

“…For the interviews, the statistical population was selected using a combination of selective and snowball sampling methods. …”
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Presenting the model of factors affecting the resilience of entrepreneurial behavior in Technical and Vocational University of Alborz province by Ali Abdi Jamayran, Manouchehr Niknam, Hasan Rangriz

“…For analysis, open and axial and selective coding through MAXQDA software was used. …”
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A Study on the Possibility of Molecular Communication between Honey Bees and Sunflower through the Interspecies Transfer of Small RNAs by Leila Gharehdaghi, Gholamhosein Tahmasbi, Taher Harkinezhad

“…Over a decade has passed since the initiation of research on the interspecies transfer of dietary microRNAs (miRNAs) and their regulatory roles in host organisms, yet this topic remains vibrant and current. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The statistical population in the qualitative section includes 28 university experts familiar with the subject, who were selected in a non-probability and judgmental manner. …”
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First-Line Therapy for Patients with Advanced Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Efficacy and Toxicity of Intensive ЕАСОРР-14 Program (NN Blokhin National Medical Cancer Research Center Data)... by EA Demina, AA Leont’eva, GS Tumyan, YuE Ryabukhina, OP Trofimova, NV Volkova, YuI Pryamikova, VM Sotnikov, VB Larionova, EG Medvedovskaya, EV Paramonova, LV Manzyuk, NA Probatova, NV Kokosadze, EA Osmanov

“…Consolidation RT with a total dose of 30 Gy for residual tumor lesions and/or initially large tumors was performed after the chemotherapy. …”
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Study design and procedures for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation incomplete stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a differentiated point-of-care HIV diagnosis and... by Michael E. Herce, Caitlin Cassidy, Alexandra Munson, Jessie K. Edwards, Sarah E. Rutstein, Mitch Matoga, Chimwemwe Kumwenda, Katherine R. Simon, Joep J. van Oosterhout, Carrie M. Cox, Funny Kamanga, Wiza Kumwenda, Sam Phiri, Ethel Rambiki, Agness Thawani, Jacqueline Huwa, Bridget Malewezi, Tisu Mvalo, Agatha Bula, Lameck Chinula, Irving Hoffman, Madeleine A. Squibb, Rose K. Nyirenda, Friday Saidi, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Maganizo B. Chagomerana

“…Secondary outcomes include the proportion of infants newly diagnosed with HIV initiating ART and maternal VL testing reach. These outcomes will be assessed using routinely collected clinic data augmented with field surveys enrolling a sample of MIPs randomly selected from each clinic. …”
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