Intra- and interspecific competition between glyphosate-resistant and susceptible junglerice (Echinochloa colona) populations and soybean by Gabriel Picapietra, Horacio A. Acciaresi

“…One soybean plant increased (P < 0.05) junglerice productivity at low densities but had no effect at high densities (8 plants pot−1). …”
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The role of proximal femoral bone, muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue in the discriminating of hip fracture types in elderly women by Yangtong Li, Chenjun Liu, Jing Lu, Yuehua Li, Hui Sun

“…Methods 661 female patients with acute low-energy HF and 283 female healthy controls (HC) within the Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Increasing Self-Efficacy for the Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Through an Advanced Practice Education Program for Primary Care Professionals by Bushra Yunis, Paloma Echevarría-Pérez, Juan Jose Hernandez Morante, Isabel Morales-Moreno

“…Background/Objectives: Previous studies have shown that primary care (PC) professionals have a low knowledge about the management of patients with type 2 diabetes, despite being one of the most common chronic diseases. …”
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Home birth and its associated factors among mothers aged 15–49 years in Somalia: a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study by Sahardid Hussein Ibrahim, Zhongliang Zhou, Jiao Lu, Hilal Mohamed Nor

“…By contrast, urban and rural residences, low parity, and first-trimester antenatal visits were associated with a decreased likelihood of home births among mothers of reproductive age 15–49 years in this study. …”
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Assessment of Diabetic Autonomic Nervous Dysfunction with a Novel Percussion Entropy Approach by Hai-Cheng Wei, Ming-Xia Xiao, Na Ta, Hsien-Tsai Wu, Cheuk-Kwan Sun

“…Autonomic function was also assessed by Poincaré index (SD1/SD2 ratio, SSR), low- to high-frequency power ratio (LFP/HFP, LHR), and small-scale multiscale entropy index (MEISS) for comparison. …”
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A GNSS-IR Soil Moisture Inversion Method Considering Multi-Factor Influences Under Different Vegetation Covers by Yadong Yao, Jixuan Yan, Guang Li, Weiwei Ma, Xiangdong Yao, Miao Song, Qiang Li, Jie Li

“…Six GNSS stations from the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) were selected as study sites. A low-order polynomial was applied to separate the reflected signals, extracting parameters such as phase, frequency, amplitude, and effective reflector height. …”
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Real-Time Operation Scheduling Optimization of Electric-Hydrogen Coupling System Under Multiple Time Scales by Yu FU, Xueyue PANG, Weixiong LIU, Zhikeng LI

“…[Result] The results show that the day-ahead planning, based on large time scale, low prediction accuracy data, insufficiently estimated the fluctuation of uncertain variables, leading to the idealization and homogenization of the results. …”
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Prevalence of Mitral Valve Prolapse Among Individuals with Pectus Excavatum: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Andrea Sonaglioni, Antonino Bruno, Alessio Polymeropoulos, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Michele Lombardo, Paola Muti

“…<b>Background</b>: During the last decades, a small number of studies reported a wide range of variability in the estimated prevalence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) among individuals with pectus excavatum (PE). …”
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Cohort data with dropout: a simulation study comparing five longitudinal analysis methods by Rebecca K. Stellato, Rutger M. van den Bor, Maria Schipper, Maud Y. A. Lindeboom, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans

“…Each generated sample comprised two groups: one with low levels (4–10%) of random dropout (missing completely at random, MCAR); the other with higher levels (10–40%), where the chance of dropout depended on lower baseline HRQoL (missing at random, MAR). …”
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Adult education and training for the development of problem-solving skills by I. A. Korshunov, S. V. Lubnikov, N. N. Shirkova

“…At the same time, problem-solving skills barely provide any increase in labour productivity in the routine fields, because such type of jobs does not involve behavioural variability, operational problem solving, and constant cooperation with other people.   …”
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Effect of bio-psychosocial nursing intervention on emotional status, body image, and quality of life of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a quasi-experimental study by Hanaa M. Abo Shereda, Eman A. Shokr, Hanaa A. Radwan, Doaa Lotfi Afifi Alqersh, Shereen Roushdy Hashem, Ashraf Mohamed El-Saiyed Konsouh, Zeinab A. Kasemy, Hanan E. Nada

“…It frequently results in emotional stress, a low quality of life, and body image issues. The purpose of this study was to determine how a nursing program that considers social, emotional, and physical factors would benefit women with PCOS. …”
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Enhancing Process Efficiency in Industry Through Statistical Process Control: Study of Aspartyl Phenylalanine Methyl Ester by Mostafa Essam Eissa

“…L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, an artificial sweetener characterized by its low caloric content, represents a manufacturing process that necessitates diligent monitoring and control. …”
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Haptoglobin 2-2 genotype is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a matched case-control study by Chuanhui Xu, Chuanhui Xu, Lay Wai Khin, Hui Zhen Tam, Liuh Ling Goh, Ee Tzun Koh, Rinkoo Dalan, Rinkoo Dalan, Khai Pang Leong

“…Most participants were in low disease activity or remission (79.3%). The Hp 2-2 genotype was present in 49.6% (137/276). …”
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Husband involvement in postnatal care services utilization and associated factors in Bishoftu Town, Central Ethiopia; community-based cross-sectional study by Hana Israel Gesisa, Befekadu Tesfaye Oyato, Warkitu Sileshi, Husen Zakir Abasimel, Dursa Hussien

“…Binary logistic regression was employed for analysis and variables with a p-value ≤0.2 in the bivariate analysis were entered into multivariable logistic regression analysis. …”
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Smartphone technologies and Bayesian networks to assess shorebird habitat selection by Sara L. Zeigler, E. Robert Thieler, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Nathaniel G. Plant, Megan Hines, James D. Fraser, Daniel H. Catlin, Sarah M. Karpanty

“…We analyzed these data with a Bayesian network that predicted the probability a specific combination of landcover variables would be associated with a nesting site. …”
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Delay Patterns and Associated Factors Among Gastric Cancer Patients Visiting Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia by Tsegab Alemayehu, Semira Abdelmenan, Hailu Wondimu, Segni Kejela, Firaol Dandena, Tesfahun Ali, Zewdu Abadi, Zekarias Seifu

“…Conclusion and Recommendation Delays among gastric cancer patients in this study are much greater than those seen in other low‐income countries. Patient delay and diagnosis delay have a lion's share in the breakdown of the delays in our setup. …”
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Professional career, social capital, and human resource management: Open questions by Tolochek, Vladimir A.

“…Main conclusions: the research shows that the patterns of these variables are diff erent among the representatives of the fi ve professional spheres; they are better (numerically higher) in professions with a &ldquo;high&rdquo; hierarchy (a large number of positions in a &ldquo;vertical career&rdquo; &ndash; among government offi cials) than those with a &ldquo;low&rdquo; hierarchy. …”
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Morbidity profile and health-seeking behavior of rural elderly near Vellore, India by Mark D. Flage, Dip Shukla, Chehan Herath, Ishan Sahu, Paige E. Williams, Charlotte Bolch, Vinod J. Abraham

“…Our data can help inform local providers about potential gender differences in community health and disease types associated with low HSB. Context: Rural areas near Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. …”
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5′-UTR allelic variants and expression of the lycopene-ɛ-cyclase <i>LCYE</i> gene in maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) inbred lines of Russian selection by D. Kh. Arkhestova, B. R. Shomakhov, A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva

“…The parallel β,ε-branch is triggered by lycopene-ε-cyclase LCYE, a low expression of which leads to an increase in provitamin A content and is associated with the variability    of the 5’-UTR gene regulatory sequence. …”
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Construction and Validation of a Predictive Model for Long-Term Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Yang P, Duan J, Li M, Tan R, Li Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y

“…Risk stratification based on the scoring system found that the risk of MACE was 4.51-fold higher (95% CI 3.24– 6.28) in the high-risk group than in the low-risk group. Notably, this scoring system demonstrated better predictive ability than the GRACE risk score (AUC 0.776 vs 0.731; P=0.007).Conclusion: The scoring system developed from the nomogram in this study showed favorable performance in prediction of MACE and risk stratification of patients with AMI.Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, long-term outcome, MACE, nomogram, risk prediction model…”
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