Mortality trends from 2003 to 2009 among adolescents and young adults in rural Western Kenya using a health and demographic surveillance system. by Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Frank O Odhiambo, Mary Hamel, Kubaje Adazu, Marta Ackers, Anne M van Eijk, Vincent Orimba, Anja van't Hoog, Caryl Beynon, John Vulule, Mark A Bellis, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin deCock, Robert Breiman, Kayla F Laserson

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This study aimed to explore changing trends in deaths among adolescents (15-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years), using census and verbal autopsy data in rural western Kenya using a HDSS. …”
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Effects of Solid-state Fermentation of Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Physical, Structural and Functional Properties of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Highland Barley Bran by Xuzhao WEI, Huicui LIU, Yuchen YANG, Xiaohai CAO

“…The surface structure of highland barley bran SDF was loose and porous, the crystal structure and the groups were not changed, and the thermal stability was decreased. …”
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Increased Case Notification through Active Case Finding of Tuberculosis among Household and Neighbourhood Contacts in Cambodia. by Fukushi Morishita, Mao Tan Eang, Nobuyuki Nishikiori, Rajendra-Prasad Yadav

“…A cumulative reduction of case notification for five quarters after ACF reached more than -200% of additional cases.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The Cambodia's ACF with Xpert MTB/RIF that retrospectively targeted household and neighbourhood contacts resulted in the substantial increase in case notification during the intervention period and reduced subsequent case notification during the post-intervention period. …”
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Neural Network-Based Descent Control for Landers with Sloshing and Mass Variation: A Cascade and Adaptive PID Strategy by Angel Guillermo Ortega, Afroza Shirin

“…Additionally, neural network models are developed, to approximate the lander’s mass properties as they change during descent. The challenge lies in the significant mass variations due to fuel, oxidizer, and pressurant consumption, which affect the lander’s inertia and sloshing behavior and complicate control efforts. …”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions of exopolysaccharide production from Saccharomyces cerevisiae YY-02 and its functional properties analysis by WANG Changli, ZHANG Cheng, BIN Xiaoyun, ZHAO Yunhui, ZHANG Yunye, YE Guangbin

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MULTISEMIOTIC PATTERNS OF EMOTIVE MEANING-MAKING IN FILM by Tetiana A. Krysanova, Iryna S. Shevchenko

“…The number of blends can be countless as the process of meaningmaking is dynamic and depends upon the communicative situation. The change of any semiotic element may cause the construction of a new meaning demonstrating the emergent character of meaning-making. …”
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A methodological framework for deriving the German food-based dietary guidelines 2024: Food groups, nutrient goals, and objective functions. by Anne Carolin Schäfer, Heiner Boeing, Rozenn Gazan, Johanna Conrad, Kurt Gedrich, Christina Breidenassel, Hans Hauner, Anja Kroke, Jakob Linseisen, Stefan Lorkowski, Ute Nöthlings, Margrit Richter, Lukas Schwingshackl, Florent Vieux, Bernhard Watzl

“…., in the linear-relative modNUT-DRV model, 46 food groups of the observed diet were changed to reach the model's goal, in linear-absolute 78 food groups, squared-relative 167, and squared-absolute 248. …”
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A multi-objective synergistic optimization model considering the water-energy-food-carbon nexus and bioenergy by Gaiqiang Yang, Yuxin Su, Lijuan Huo, Dongpeng Guo, Yusi Wu

“…As global climate change continues to pose significant challenges, it is increasingly essential to explore sustainable agricultural development strategies. …”
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Tislelizumab and GP regimen neoadjuvant therapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with nimotuzumab in patients with stage IVA nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study by Mingfen Lai, Shuai Li, Zhongwen Jin, Mingzhang Chang, Fangming Li, Peixin Yang, Yiming He, Qinhua Zhang

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Formation and investigation of characteristics of thermoresistive structures based on vanadium oxide films by T. D. Nguyen, A. I. Zanko, D. A. Golosov, S. M. Zavadski, S. N. Melnikov, V. V. Kolos, N. К. Тоlochko

“…However, the specific contact resistance of the VOx/Ti contact increases with an increase in the oxidation state of the VOx films and reaches ρc = 0.1 Ohm·m2 at the specific resistance of vanadium oxide ρ = 0.1 Ohm·m. …”
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Indicators Of Morbidity And Mortality From Diseases of the Digestive System in the Krasnodar Krai and the Quality of Medical Care for Gastroenterological Patients by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, K. I. Popandopulo

“…Over the study period (13 years), the structure of mortality from DD has not changed significantly among the region’s population. …”
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Enhancing cancer prevention behaviors through social media: the role of source credibility and message characteristics in Ghana by Barikisu Issaka, Precious Allor, Ebenezer Ato Kwamena Aidoo, Sandra Freda Wood, Anne Amegbeha Amissah, Nancy Muturi

“…By tailoring messages to align with these source characteristics, practitioners can enhance the reach and effectiveness of their health communication efforts. …”
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Measurement of greenhouse gas fluxes in agricultural soils with a flexible, open-design automated system by S. Franco-Luesma, M. Alonso-Ayuso, M. Alonso-Ayuso, B. Wolf, B. Latorre, J. Álvaro-Fuentes

“…<p>Over the last decades and due to the current climate change situation, the study of the impacts of human activities on climate has reached great importance, with agriculture being one of the main sources of soil greenhouse gas. …”
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Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults aged 70 years and older, 1990-2021: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. by Kaifang Meng, Xu Chen, Zhishang Chen, Jing Xu

“…Estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was used to illustrate temporal trends at global and regional levels from 1990 to 2021.…”
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Respiratory Failure due to Hemorrhagic Alveolitis in a Patient with Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia by Martina Cuccarelli, Lorenzo Schiavoni, Felice Eugenio Agrò, Giuseppe Pascarella, Fabio Costa, Rita Cataldo, Massimiliano Carassiti, Alessia Mattei

“…In the end, the patient started her weaning from the mechanical ventilation and reached 12 hours of spontaneous ventilation in oxygen therapy. …”
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Effect of respiratory resistance training combined with weight loss exercise on balance function in patients with central obesity by WANG Haimei, XIN Wei, HU Tao, DENG Zhongyi, WEI Xiaomei, XIANG Xiaoxin, CHEN Yanming

“…Balance function assessments included the Balance Error Scoring System （BESS） for evaluating static balance and the Functional Reach Test （FRT） for evaluating dynamic balance. …”
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Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Extra-Prevertebral Fascial Suprascapular Nerve and Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block on Postoperative Analgesia and Phrenic Nerve Function in Should... by Hu Z, Hu J, Ai Z, Xu S, Li H, Guo R, Wang Y

“…It eliminates the need for patients to change positions, thereby improving comfort. Additionally, when combined with the infraclavicular brachial plexus block, it can effectively block the suprascapular nerve, providing satisfactory postoperative analgesia without the HDP at 30min after blockade compared to the anterior approach.Keywords: suprascapular nerve block, ultrasound, diaphragm, prevertebral fascia…”
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THE PECULIARITY OF GENE EXPRESSION IN TOXIC LIVER DAMAGE WITH ACRYLAMIDE by Татьяна Георгиевна Якупова, Денис Олегович Каримов, Надежда Юрьевна Хуснутдинова, Эльвира Фаридовна Репина, Яна Валерьевна Валова, Гузель Фанисовна Мухаммадиева

“…Acrylamide at a dose of 20 mg/kg of animal body weight in a subacute experiment has a mild toxic effect on the body, expressed in a change in genetic parameters.…”
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Mobility of professors in the university system of the Russian Empire of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries by Andrei Andreev

“…Chains of transitions were also considered, which could reach up to three or four subsequent transfers between universities. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and Safety Profile of SNS812, a First in Human Fully Modified siRNA Targeting Wide‐Spectrum SARS‐CoV‐2, in Healthy Subjects by Yi‐Chung Chang, Yi‐Fen Chen, Chi‐Fan Yang, Hui‐Ju Ho, Jen Fu Yang, Yuan‐Lin Chou, Ching‐Wen Lin, Pan‐Chyr Yang

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