Prospective, observational, single-centre cohort study with an independent control group matched for age and sex aimed at investigating the significance of cholinergic activity in... by Benjamin Mayer, Eberhard Barth, Benedikt Schick, Claire-Louise Weber, Theresa Hagemeyer, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona

“…Both parameters can now be measured using a point-of-care approach. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to investigate whether acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activity differs in patients with various forms of schizophrenia. …”
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Arabic Linguistics And Phonetics* An Introduction To The Neo-khalilian Theory by Abderrahmane Hadj Saleh

“… The starting point of the Neo-Khalilian theory is the discovery, for the most ancient grammarians (8th century), of an original conception that we do not find in the works of the arab grammarians who came after them only in a distorted form (except some cases). …”
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Fear of Falling and Its Relationship with Quality of Life in the Elderly Attending a Family Medicine Clinic in South-South Nigeria by S. S. Uriah, Oguzor Ununuma Chimiyuma, C. T. Atata, N. M. Nwanze, P. O. Dienye

“…FOF is a loss of confidence in one’s balance abilities which affects most elderly at some point in their lives with a significant impact on their QOL. …”
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Flapless Immediate Implant Placement With and Without Bone Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Saeed Sadat Mansouri, Farhan Musaie, Abbas Mirzaei, Samad Samadizadeh, Salar Chaychi Salmasi, Tahereh Bitaraf

“…The protocol was registered in PROSPERO with code CRD42024499377, ensuring transparency and accountability in our research. …”
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Legal nature of affatomia by Stanković Miloš

“…However, almost all further similarities in the field cease at this point. The form for using affatomia with Ripuarian Franks was much simpler than the one with the Salian Franks. …”
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Patient buy-in to social prescribing through link workers as part of person-centred care: a realist evaluation by Stephanie Tierney, Geoffrey Wong, Debra Westlake, Amadea Turk, Steven Markham, Jordan Gorenberg, Joanne Reeve, Caroline Mitchell, Kerryn Husk, Sabi Redwood, Tony Meacock, Catherine Pope, Beccy Baird, Kamal R Mahtani

“…This trust was established through the communication skills and knowledge demonstrated by a link worker, and by their ability to act as an anchor point when required – a reliable, consistent source of support to whom patients could offload. …”
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Effects of 3D-printed concrete permanent formwork on the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams: Experimental and analytical investigations by Tae-Kyung Kim, Sangwoo Oh, Jinsuk Lee, Won-Jun Dong, Bunleang Mak, Seongcheol Choi, Chang-Su Shim

“…Two 3DPF and two cast-in-place beams were fabricated. Four-point bending tests evaluated crack patterns, failure modes, load–displacement relationships, and strain distributions, finding that 3DPF improved the flexural strength of RC beams, emphasizing its importance in structural design considerations. …”
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Was priority setting considered in COVID-19 response planning? A global comparative analysis by Claudia-Marcela Vélez, Lydia Kapiriri, Susan Goold, Marion Danis, Iestyn Williams, Bernardo Aguilera, Beverley M. Essue, Elysee Nouvet

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Health Care Professionals and Data Scientists’ Perspectives on a Machine Learning System to Anticipate and Manage the Risk of Decompensation From Patients With Heart Failure: Quali... by Joana Seringa, Anna Hirata, Ana Rita Pedro, Rui Santana, Teresa Magalhães

“…Two researchers (JS and AH) coded the interviews to ensure the consistency of the codes. …”
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Observations on old Serbian terminology for iron mining and processing: Želězo and gvozdje by Loma Aleksandar B.

“…However, the mention of gvozdje in the Mining Code issued in 1412 by Serbian Despot Stefan Lazarević points in another direction. …”
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Physically based modelling of glacier evolution under climate change in the tropical Andes by J. D. Mackay, J. D. Mackay, N. E. Barrand, D. M. Hannah, E. Potter, E. Potter, N. Montoya, W. Buytaert

“…<p>In recent years, opportunities have opened up to develop and validate glacier models in regions that have previously been infeasible due to observation and/or computational constraints thanks to the availability of globally capable glacier evolution modelling codes and spatially extensive geodetic validation data. …”
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Characteristics of children and adolescents presenting to the emergency department with self-inflicted injury: Retrospective analysis of two teaching hospitals by Tu-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Hsien Yu, Giou-Teng Yiang, Han-Yun Chang, Jun Yi Sim

“…As the emergency department is likely the first point of medical contact for such visits, emergency personnel should be trained appropriately on managing such patients.…”
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Communication skills of residents: are they as good as they think? by Namra Qadeer Shaikh, Ali Aahil Noorali, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Noreen Afzal, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Komal Abdul Rahim, Syeda Fatima Shariq, Rida Ahmad, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, Shayan Shah, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Adil H. Haider

“…Heat maps using means were generated and color-coded to signify the level of communication skills expertise.Results A total of 320 participants (119 residents, 34 fellows, 78 medical students and 89 attendings) completed the survey. …”
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Lowered tackle height law variation in Scottish men’s community rugby: a video analysis evaluation of 18 702 tackles across two seasons by Debbie Palmer, Sharief Hendricks, Ross Tucker, Hannah Walton, Isla Shill, Neil Graham, Lara Paul, Hamish Gornall

“…Sixty games were analysed (30 each season), variables coded for the tackle event included tackle type, body position, contact point and head contact.Results The rate of bent at waist tackling increased during the LTH season (rate ratio (RR)=1.22 (95% CI 1.17 to 1.27)), which resulted in tacklers making initial contact with the ball carriers’ lower torso or arms more often (RR=1.08 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.14)). …”
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Mamba time series forecasting with uncertainty quantification by Pedro Pessoa, Paul Campitelli, Douglas P Shepherd, S Banu Ozkan, Steve Pressé

“…To achieve this, we propose a dual-network framework based on the Mamba architecture for probabilistic forecasting, where one network generates point forecasts while the other estimates predictive uncertainty by modeling variance. …”
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Identification of Factors Affecting Project Financing Risk by Gholamreza Sharafi, Kiamars Fathi Hafashjani, Faegh Ahmadi

“…The highest-ranking item is "financing methods," with 99 allocated codes. Following that is "financial risk" in the second rank, with 86 codes, and "management risk" secures the third rank with 26 codes. …”
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Uptake of routine viral load testing among people living with HIV and its implementation challenges in Yangon region of Myanmar: a mixed-methods study by Pruthu Thekkur, Khine Khine Thinn, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Nyein Su Aye, Tin Maung Zaw, Pyae Soan, San Hone, Htun Nyunt Oo

“…The VL testing uptake needs to be improved by strengthening sample collection and transportation, adopting point-of-care VL tests, increasing trained workforce, providing compensation to patients for wage loss and travel costs for additional visits.…”
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Low Concentration Hydrogen Combustion and Its Influence Analysis outside PCS Internal Heat Exchanger by ZHANG Dong1, DING Ming2, SHAO Xiaozhou1, HAO Xiaohua1, LI Long1

“…Then, compared them with ASME Code Section Ⅲ Division 1, Division NC, and Division 1 Appendices. …”
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Characterizing the structural properties and porosity of mid-urethral slings with varied manufacturing techniques by Katrina Knight, Katrina Knight, Leslie Meyn, Pamela Moalli, Pamela Moalli, Pamela Moalli

“…The porosity of all MUSs significantly decreased with loading (p-values &lt; 0.001); except for ArcTV with the stabilizing suture which showed the least amount of deformation (i.e., percent change in porosity decreasing by only 14%, p &lt; 0.001, at 10 N).DiscussionOverall, heat-sealing decreased deformability at the cost of markedly increasing device stiffness to a point which likely outweighs benefits, and risks increased complications. …”
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The potential cost of hospital bed-days saved over 6 months for management of patients with hypomagnesaemia via same-day emergency care unit by Ryoon Wha Kang, Channa Nadarajah

“…Method: A 6-month retrospective analysis was conducted using electronic patient records to identify patients coded with hypomagnesaemia between 1 February and 31 August 2024. …”
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