Smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with disabilities by Joan Hanafin, Salome Sunday, Michael Shevlin, Luke Clancy

“…Methods We analysed weighted data from 4,729 20-year-olds in the Growing Up in Ireland Cohort ’98 study who were present in Waves 1 (2008), 3 (2016), and 4 (2019). …”
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Cognitive and affective processes in second language oral communication: a mixed methods research by Arlene Portugal-Toro, Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Luis Antonio Balderas Ruiz, Angélica Vences Esparza

“…Knowing how to communicate in English, widely recognized as a lingua franca, is a skill that facilitates effective interaction across diverse contexts. This article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying the relationship between cognitive-affective processes and the achievement of oral communication proficiency in English as a foreign language.MethodsA sample of 53 undergraduate students in elementary education participated in the study. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of patients admitted to emergency departments with urinary tract infections in Denmark: a retrospective cohort study by Ida Christine Schütt, Gustav Emil Hansen, Alexander Koch-Pedersen, Annmarie Lassen, Flemming Schønning Rosenvinge, Christian Backer Mogensen, Helene Skjøt-Arkil, Lone Wulff Madsen, Isik Somuncu Johansen

“…Admitted patients were older (median age: 77 years), had more comorbidities, higher CRP and leukocyte levels (p < .001). …”
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Extraction of exact symbolic stationary probability formulas for Markov chains in finite space with application to production lines. part II: unveiling accurate formulas for very s... by Konstantinos S. Boulas, Georgios D. Dounias, Chrissoleon T. Papadopoulos

“…., throughput, maximum utilization, work in process, blocking probability for the second station, probability of the third station being idle, etc.) with two, three, and four stages, absent buffers, are presented herein for the first time in the extant literature. …”
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Evaluation of Computer-Aided Navigation and Augmented Reality for Bicortical Mini-Implant Placement in Maxillary Expansion: An In Vitro Study by Giovanni Giovannini Riso, Javier Flores-Fraile, Gianmarco Perrone, Georgia Tzironi, Ana Belén Lobo Galindo, Cosimo Galletti, Álvaro Zubizarreta-Macho

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The augmented reality placement technique results are more accurate, followed by the computer-aided static navigation technique and the freehand technique for MSE appliances placed in palate.…”
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Native and pegylated forms of L-asparaginase: the assessment of effectiveness and toxicity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with Berlin–Frankfurt–Munster (BFM) protocol by M. A. Shervashidze, D. S. Smirnova, T. T. Valiev, N. A. Batmanova

“…The most common adverse event was a hypersensitivity reaction – 27.6 % (n = 55), which was more common in the cohort of patients receiving native L-asparaginase. …”
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Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair and Remplissage in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in Manual Workers by Sharma DK, Shetty P, Kumar N, Kankane A, Anant K, Jamwal R

“…Introduction: Recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation is particularly more common among occupations involving the frequent use of the upper limb above shoulder height such as manual labour. …”
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La infància en situació de risc. Cap a una nova Llei d'Infància by Carlos Villagrasa Alcaide, Cinta Vizcarro i Masià, Isaac Ravetllat Ballesté

“…Therefore, it would seem that the time has come to call on Catalan legislators to do more than simply revise, order and clarify this aspect of the legal code, and work towards the development of a new Children’s Act.…”
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Comparative analysis of ICSI outcomes with testicular or secondary ejaculated sperm in men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia by Marzieh Derakhshan, Mahsa Foroughi, Ensieh Salehi, Elham Naghshineh, Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani, Maryam Derakhshan, Atefeh Bamarinejad

“…High-quality embryos were slightly more in the secondary ejaculation group (2.61 ± 1.61 vs. 2.47 ± 1.56, P = 0.06). …”
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Comparison of early forecasts of the incidence of thyroid cancer in residents of the Russian Federation after the Chernobyl accident with observational data by I. A. Zvonova, M. I. Balonov

“…The 2018 UNSCEAR Report showed that for 1986-2015, among children and adolescents under 18 years of age on the day of the accident in Belarus, Ukraine and four regions of Russia, more than 19 thousand thyroid cancer cases were detected, of which the share of radiation-induced diseases was estimated at 25%. …”
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Effectiveness of a novel selective medium ‘Modified MacConkey Agar for Burkholderia’ for isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from contaminated specimen by Aunta Melan, Saika Farook, Elisha Khandker, Fahmida Rahman, Farhan Muhib Udoy, Maisha Islam, Md. Shariful Alam Jilani

“…Therefore, MMB medium may be more selective than Ashdown agar in inhibiting other soil saprophytes (p = .04). …”
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Evaluation of the antitumor effects of Echovirus in combination with Doxorubicin in a mouse model of breast cancer by Fatemeh Aminian, Hadi Esmaeili Gouvrchin Ghaleh, Nahid Babaei, Gholamreza Khamisipour, Mahdieh Farzanehpour

“…These trials can help identify optimal dosages, assess safety, and investigate potential side effects, ultimately leading to the development of more effective treatment protocols for patients.…”
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Sobre la Posición sistemática de Brunellia Ruiz & Pavon by Orozco Clara Inés

“…I propose that Brunellia, and Spiraeanthemun-Acsmithia under a different family from Cunoniaceae. More research is necessary to corroborate the relationships of these taxa. …”
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Exploring temporal activity of dholes, their prey, and competitors in East Java, Indonesia by Linnea Worsøe Havmøller, Hariyawan Agung Wahyudi, Mochammad Iqbal, Ventie Angelia Nawangsari, Johan Setiawan, Desy Satya Chandradewi, Peter Rask Møller, Carl Træholt, Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller

“…Single/pairs of dholes were more active both during the day and at night, whereas packs were predominantly active around sunrise and sunset. …”
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Percutaneous nephrostomy versus ureteral stent in hydronephrosis secondary to obstructive urolithiasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Andreia Cardoso, Aparício Coutinho, Gonçalo Neto, Sara Anacleto, Catarina Laranjo Tinoco, Nuno Morais, Mário Cerqueira-Alves, Estevão Lima, Paulo Mota

“…Two works reported significantly more post-intervention urinary symptoms in stenting patients. …”
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Surgical treatment of the ischemic heart disease with lowered contractility of left ventricle and mitral valve insufficiency by S. A. Rudenko, A. V. Rudenko, Yu. V. Kaschenko, V. P. Zakharova

“…Occurrence of a mitral insufficiency in 18.7% patients was caused by direct damage of valvular apparatus, while in 81.3% patients the consequences of the heart cavities were present in disorder of contractile function of myocardium. …”
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A Three-Stage Cellular Automata Model of Complex Large Roundabout Traffic Flow, with a Flow-Efficiency- and Safety-Enhancing Strategy by Xiao Liang, Chuan-Zhi Thomas Xie, Hui-Fang Song, Yong-Jie Guo, Jian-Xin Peng

“…Intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) present new opportunities for enhanced traffic management by leveraging advanced driving behavior sensors and real-time information exchange via vehicle-based and cloud–vehicle communication technologies. …”
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FVPNet: A Fuzzy Visual Positioning Perception Network for Small Object Segmentation in Remote Sensing Images by Yu Yan, Jindong Xu, Qianpeng Chong, Guangyi Wei, Zhixiang Wang

“…The increasing availability of high-resolution remote sensing images (RSIs), driven by advancements in satellite and optical imaging technologies, presents both new opportunities and challenges for small object segmentation (SOS) tasks. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Cyberspace: Between Danger and Innovation by Mykhailo Dumchikov, Olha Maletova, Tetyana Mishchenko, Yevheniia Lytvynenko

“…The systematic method ensured a comprehensive examination of previous studies, identifying trends, challenges, and development prospects in AI and cybersecurity.By adopting this multifaceted and innovative approach, the authors were able to provide a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the emerging landscape of AI-assisted cybercrime. …”
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Comparison of conventional and micro-surgical techniques for gingival augmentation by free gingival grafting: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Hoori Aslroosta, Ghazal Morshedzadeh Tehrani, Solmaz Akbari, Siamak Yaghobee

“…Abstract Objectives The objective of the present study was to compare the conventional and micro-surgical techniques to increase the keratinized gingiva width (KGW) by free gingival grafting (FGG). …”
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