Effects of land uses and slope gradients on soil physicochemical properties in Woynwha watershed, Northwest Ethiopia by Workineh Ejigu Mesfin, Degitu Wassie, Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Yihenew G. Selassie, Eyayu Molla

“…Abstract Soil quality degradation has become a major problem that results in low agricultural productivity and increasing food insecurity in sub‐Saharan Africa. …”
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Modelling the interaction between stem cells derived cardiomyocytes patches and host myocardium to aid non-arrhythmic engineered heart tissue design. by Damiano Fassina, Caroline M Costa, Stefano Longobardi, Elias Karabelas, Gernot Plank, Sian E Harding, Steven A Niederer

“…We explored which EHT design variables have the potential to restore physiological propagation. …”
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Allostatic load in patients with breast cancer by K. F. Makkonen, N. M. Agarkov, U. S. Stanoevich, A. A. Titov, M. S. Mitikhina, E. A. Moskaleva

“…The allostatic load and its variables should be used as biomarkers of increased risk of breast cancer.…”
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Construction and validation of a prognostic model for NK/T-cell lymphoma based on random survival forest algorithm by HUANG Zhen, HUANG Zhen, WU Yazhou

“…Then the patients were divided into high- and low-risk groups based on the median risk score, and survival curve was plotted for comparison. …”
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Exposure patterns and the risk factors of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus amongst humans, livestock and selected wild animals at the human/livestock/wildlife interface in Isi... by Eugine Mukhaye, James M Akoko, Richard Nyamota, Athman Mwatondo, Mathew Muturi, Daniel Nthiwa, Lynn J Kirwa, Joel L Bargul, Hussein M Abkallo, Bernard Bett

“…Age, sex and species of wild animals were considered as the key risk factors in the analysis, but none of these variables was significant (P-value = 0.891, 0.401 and 0.664, respectively). …”
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Quality of life and professional wellbeing of Portuguese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Ricardo Salgado, Francisco Sampaio, Jonathan Jubin, Philippe Delmas, Annie Oulevey Bachmann, Ingrid Gilles, Claudia Ortoleva Bucher

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, participants who reported low perceived stress, high resilience, high social support from supervisors, high social support from colleagues, and/or high job satisfaction tended to report greater professional well-being and physical and psychological QoL. …”
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Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated factors among pregnant women with disabilities in Ethiopia: from the social model of disability perspective by Abebe Alemu Anshebo, Abebe Alemu Anshebo, Yilma Markos Larebo, Yilma Markos Larebo, Sujit Behera, Natarajan Gopalan

“…BackgroundIn low-income countries, women with disabilities face numerous challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health services and experience high unintended pregnancy rates and adverse pregnancy outcomes, with 42% of cases ending in abortion. …”
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Electronic health literacy and its associated factors among university students using social network sites (SNSs) in a resource-limited setting, 2022: cross-sectional study by Selamawit Abrha, Fira Abamecha, Demuma Amdisa, Dagmawi Tewolde, Zegeye Regasa

“…Multivariate linear regression modeling was performed to examine the associations between the dependent and independent variables. A P value < 5% was considered statistically significant. …”
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Evolution of climate, glaciation and subglacial environments of Antarctica from the deep ice core and Lake Vostok water sample studies (Key results of implementation of the Russian... by V. Ya. Lipenkov, A. A. Ekaykin, I. A. Alekhina, Yu. A. Shibaev, A. V. Kozachek, D. O. Vladimirova, N. I. Vasilev, A. V. Preobrazhenskaya

“…The study reveals that the concentration of gases in the lake water beneath Vostok is unexpectedly low. A clear signature of the melt water in the surface layer of the lake, which is subject to refreezing on the icy ceiling of Lake Vostok, has been discerned in the three different properties of the accreted ice (the ice texture, the isotopic and gas content of the ice). …”
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Genetic association analysis between LDL-c lowering drugs and portal hypertension using Mendelian randomization analysis by Qing-Ao Xiao, Xiao-Long Li, Lei Qin, Xiao-Lin Zhang

“…However, there is a lack of population-level studies on the use of non-statin Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-c) reduction agents for the treatment of PH. …”
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Health-Promoting Lifestyle of Breast Cancer Patients and Family Members in a Chinese Genetic Counseling Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shengqun Hou, Liqin Chen, Xiaofang Lu, Cuixia Fu, Qianqian Yu, Tingting Su, Jiajia Qiu, Yun Li, Zhenqi Lu

“…This study aimed to describe the health-promoting lifestyle of breast cancer patients and their family members in a Chinese genetic counseling clinic, and to explore its various levels encompassing different socio-economic variables. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. …”
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Comportamento de atributos químicos de um solo salino-sódico tratado com gesso e fósforo Behavior of chemical parameters of a saline sodic soil treated with gypsum and phosphorus... by Adriana de F. M. Vital, Rivaldo V. dos Santos, Lourival F. Cavalcante, Jacob S. Souto

“…The application of gypsum and phosphorus increased P and decreased Na. For the others variables the effect of the treatments was not significant.…”
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Projection of hydrological drought based on SSP scenarios using surface water supply index and SWAT model in mountainous watershed by Omid Babamiri, Yagob Dinpashoh, Alireza Samavati, Faeze Shoja

“…Additionally, due to the generally low streamflow in this period, the relative increase appears more significant. …”
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Features of management and treatment of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by L. Yu. Morgunov, E. V. Zemskova

“…Elderly patients have greater variability in glycemia and are more prone to arrhythmias, but active glucose control can reduce the risk of severe arrhythmia. …”
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Key aspects of seawater intrusion in the Dniester River during storm surges by Юрій Тучковенко, Наталія Лобода, Валерія Овчарук

“…This process represents a significant threat to the region’s freshwater resources, especially during periods of low river discharge and adverse wind conditions. …”
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Association of altitude and eosinophil with the one-year mortality of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cohort study by Junqing Li, Zhangchun He, Chengyue Zhu, Rongrong Li, Zixuan Zheng, Hanwei Zhao, Yue Dong, Zhijun Jie, Heyuan Ding, Jindong Shi

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) was used to investigate the relationship between variables and outcome. In addition, a post hoc analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between EOS and one-year mortality of AECOPD patients at high altitude. …”
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Antenatal magnesium sulfate and the need for mechanical ventilation in the first three days of life by Ololade Okito, Adeolu Aromolaran, Beri Massa-Buck, Dinan Abdelatif, Hany Aly, Mohamed A. Mohamed

“…This study examined the relationship between MgSO4 exposure with neonatal respiratory outcomes. Methods: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants exposed to antenatal MgSO4 were included. …”
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Development and validation of a postoperative risk model for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy by Hai Zhang, Cui Li, Jiangbo Lin, Xihao Xie, Fengyuan Peng, Caihou Feng, Weibi Che, Jiawei Huang, Bomeng Wu

“…Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression identified the 10 most significant variables associated with recurrence: smoking history, drinking history, diarrhea, number of lymph nodes dissected, number of lymph node dissection stations, pathological N (pN) stage, pathological TNM stage, tumor regression grade, nerve invasion, and postoperative arrhythmia. …”
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Perioperative temperature management and coagulation: effects of mild hypothermia in a prospective study by Alena Trčková, Tereza Bönischová, Tereza Bönischová, Hana Zelinková, Petr Štourač, Petr Štourač

“…Our study confirmed the previously established association between variability in operating room temperature and intraoperative hypothermia. …”
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Prognostic Value of Gd-BOPTA Enhanced MRI in Solitary Resected Hepatocellular Carcinoma Without Microvascular Invasion by Zhang J, Luo H, Li Y, Feng Y, Pan X, Ouyang B, Nian G, Jia N, Li Y

“…The nomogram based on these variables demonstrated good predictive accuracy, with concordance indices (C-index) of 0.740 and 0.701 in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. …”
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