Evaluation of the Relationship Between Placental Thickness and Obstetric Doppler Parameters During the Second Trimester by Emine Aydin, Ayca Nazli Bulut

“…CONCLUSIONS: Although there was no relationship between the placental thickness and obstetric Doppler parameters in this study, we suggest that they are likely important factors and their significance should be evaluated in future studies …”
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Picturebooks and politics: Israeli children’s picturebooks during the shift from pre-state to statehood by Yael Darr

“…This period saw a rapid transition from the former overt politicization of children’s literature to a striking and active avoidance of political content. During the first decade of Israeli statehood children’s picturebooks decisively disencumbered the children of their former active political tasks, thus implementing a new politics of a civic society in a sovereign state. …”
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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…Furthermore, the results highlighted a decrease of 29.85 deaths per 100,000 persons during lockdown Phase 1, primarily due to the reduction in PM2.5 concentrations. …”
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Learning-based locomotion control fusing multimodal perception for a bipedal humanoid robot by Chao Ji, Diyuan Liu, Wei Gao, Shiwu Zhang

“…This lack of multimodal perception also hampers stability and robustness during tasks. In this paper, visual information is added to the locomotion control problem of humanoid robot, and a three-stage multi-objective constraint policy distillation optimization algorithm is innovantly proposed. …”
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Pain Management during Ultrasound Guided Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval – A Narrative Review by Puvithra Thanikachalam, Dilip Kumar Govindan

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Relationship between weather parameters and risk of exertional heat injuries during military training by Beng Hoong Poon, Alexander Wilhelm Gorny, Kaiyuan Zheng, Wee Kiong Cheong

“…Poisson regression modelling was used to determine the incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of the EHI, referencing the first decile of weather parameters. …”
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Microbial community succession characteristics in an anaerobic baffled reactor during phenol gradient acclimation by Yuan LI, Chunmei YU, Daqiang CANG

“…Anaerobic digestion (AD) is extensively used for treating both industrial and municipal wastewater owing to its cost-efficiency and eco-friendly nature. …”
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INFLUENTIAL PARAMETERS DURING PRESSURE RELIEF EXPOSED IN WORKING CHAMBER OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDER PRESS by MILUTIN ŽIVKOVIĆ

“…This paper provide practical guidance for the design and calculation of important design parameters usually embedded devices - hydraulic command check valves (HCCV) (nominal size, pressure and decompression time) and the possibility of determining performance requirements using, from literature, the expressions and the nomograms. …”
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Low-temperature biodegradation of freshwater dissolved organic matter during winter-to-spring transition by Corentin Bouvet, Pascale B. Beauregard, Céline Guéguen

“…Biodegradation ranged from 74% to 77% during the spring freshet, with the lowest microbial alteration observed in DOM collected downstream of a marsh at the end of the spring melt season, likely due to increased primary production. …”
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Lung-homing nanoliposomes for early intervention in NETosis and inflammation during acute lung injury by Jungbum Kim, Donghyuk Seo, So-Yeol Yoo, Hye-Jin Lee, Jisun Kim, Ji Eun Yeom, Jae-Young Lee, Wooram Park, Kyung Soo Hong, Wonhwa Lee

Subjects: “…Lung-homing nanoliposome…”
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The influence of ergonomic factors on the work conditions of paramedics during the rescue of trauma patients in an ambulance by Daniel Celiński, Sylwia Bęczkowska, Iwona Grabarek, Katarzyna Grzybowska, Zuzanna Zysk, Tadeusz Miłowski, Krzysztof Marek Mitura, Sławomir Dariusz Szajda

“…Conclusions: An ergonomic ambulance interior can help reduce the risk of injuries during medical procedures.…”
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Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. by Nelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot, Emmanuel Olal, Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Steven Baguma, Denish Omoya Ochula, Patrick Odong Olwedo, Johnson Nyeko Oloya, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Pamela Okot Atim, Godfrey Smart Okot, Ritah Nantale, Judith Aloyo, David Lagoro Kitara

“…Respondents were selected from the health facilities using a single-stage systematic sampling method. …”
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Assessing brain-muscle networks during motor imagery to detect covert command-following by Emilia Fló, Daniel Fraiman, Jacobo Diego Sitt

“…For the 15/38 participants who showed motor imagery, as indexed by common spatial filters and linear discriminant analysis, we contrasted the configuration of the networks during imagined movement and resting state at the group level, and subject-level classifiers were implemented using as features the weights of the NMF together with trial-wise power modulations and heart response to classify resting state from motor imagery. …”
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How Likely Is a 100-Year Rainfall Event During the Next Ten Years? by Young Gu Her, William R. Lusher, Kati White Migliaccio

“… This 4-page fact sheet describes proper interpretation of rainfall event probabilities and recurrence intervals, particularly as they are used by engineers and water resources managers in the design and construction of hydraulic structures, such as dams, levees, and canals. …”
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The prevalence and distribution of malaria in Mpumalanga Province before and during COVID-19 (2017 - 2022) by I Kleinhans, S Mahanjana, F Els, M Mabona, L A Pitso, G Malatje, G Kok, J Raman

“…Headaches and fever were the most common symptoms before and post COVID-19, while asymptomatic malaria carriage was higher during and post COVID (p<0.05). Prior to the pandemic reporting of the preferred treatment for uncomplicated malaria, Coartem use was at 53%, declining to 21% thereafter. …”
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Level Changes during the Control of COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand by Tin Ko Oo, Noppol Arunrat, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Can Wang

“…The Google Earth Engine JavaScript API was used to retrieve and calculate the NO2 data. Python was also used to extract NO2 values from the output raster data. …”
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Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life? by Sophie Amalie Blirup-Plum, Henrik Elvang Jensen, Katrine Top Hartmann, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Karen Pankoke, Mette Sif Hansen, Ken Steen Pedersen, Inge Larsen, Jens Peter Nielsen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, Egle Kudirkiene, Thomas Hartig Braunstein, Kristiane Barington

“…An inaccurate clinical diagnosis complicates prudent use of antimicrobials in pig herds. In addition, animal welfare may be hampered in infected piglets due to lack of treatment and in healthy piglets due to the antimicrobial effect on the gut microbiome.…”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic implications of intraoperative bleeding during CF-LVAD implant by Ibrahim Mortada, MD, Christos Kourek, MD, PhD, Rupesh Kshetri, MD, Arun Singhal, MD, Anthony Panos, MD, Alexandros Briasoulis, MD, PhD, Mohammed Mhanna, MD, MPH, Shareef Mansour, MD, Kristine Yumul, MD, Paulino Alvarez, MD, Ernesto Ruiz Duque, MD

“…Background: The use of continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) has revolutionized the management of advanced heart failure. …”
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Income tax revenues of local government units in Poland during the COVID–19 pandemic by Elżbieta Życzkowska, Jarosław Dziuba

“…The dynamics of PIT and CIT revenues was compared before, during and after the pandemic period, taking into account the differences between various types of LGUs (municipalities, counties, voivodships). …”
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Factors and barriers to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine uptake for intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy in Ghana by Akua Kumi Yeboah, Patrick Ohemeng Gyaase, Richmond Bediako Nsiah, Regina Amoa-Tutu, Saida Abdul-Rahman Zakaria, Lynna Naa Adede Obeng, Frank Prempeh, Phenihas Kwadwo Opoku, Amos Andoono, Gilbert Elara Dagoe, Kwame Kusi Agyemang, Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Dominic Nyarko, Paul Kofi Awuah, Gifty Sefaah Owusu, Solomon Anum-Doku

“…Sociodemographic factors such as age, education, and parity showed no significant associations. …”
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