Trends in Glycemic and Cardiovascular Risks Control in Cantonese Adults in Primary Healthcare Settings: 2018 to 2022 by Wu X, Fan L, Chen X, Huang M, Zhang X

“…Lifestyle modifications presented a paradoxical pattern: despite alcohol, diet, physical activity were improved, smoking (+2.8%) and waist circumference (WC, +0.7cm) increased significantly. …”
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Quality of life, mental health and social relationships among older adults participating in the Recreovía physical activity community program by Nicolle Wagner-Gutiérrez, Silvia A. Gonzalez, Maria Alejandra Rubio, Sharon Sánchez-Franco, Leonardo Palencia-Pérez, Martha Blanco, Deepti Adlakha, Juan Sebastián Aguirre-Patiño, Natalia Ossa, Gianfranco Vietto, David Suárez, Olga L. Sarmiento

“…In Latin America, this demographic shift presents challenges for under-resourced health and social systems. …”
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Genotypic Variation in Drought-Season Stress Responses Among Traditional Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) Varieties from Mediterranean Transition Zones of Northern Morocco by Mohammed Elmeknassia, Abdelali Boussakouran, Rachid Boulfia, Yahia Rharrabti

“…In contrast, Ghouddane and Fassi displayed better stress tolerance, presenting higher levels of oxidative stress markers. …”
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Determinants and geographic distribution of unimproved sanitation facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, spatial and multilevel analysis using demographic and health survey (DHS) data by Lidetu Demoze, Mitkie Tigabie, Eshetu Abera Worede, Helen Brhan, Zemichael Gizaw, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Gelila Yitageasu

“…Multilevel analysis was employed to identify contributing factors, with associations presented as adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (p < 0.05). …”
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Adaptaciones metodológicas y necesidades formativas del profesorado de Educación Física bilingüe (Methodological adaptations and training needs of bilingual Physical Education teac... by Alfonso Ordóñez-Dios, Daniel Bores-García, Beatriz Polo-Recuero

“…The results obtained have shown that the use of a foreign language in Physical Education classes has led teachers to use more directive teaching styles, with a generalised lack of methodological training to enable them to deal with the complexities of this type of teaching. …”
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COMPARATIVE DESCRIPTION OF POPULATION PARAMETERS OF THE LIFE QUALITY OF INHABITANTS OF DAKHADAEV DISTRICT, REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN by Patimat Asadullamagomedowna Bekshokova, Patimat Iman-Vazalievna Gabibova, D. I. Kadieva

“…The study presents the population indices of the life quality of inhabitants of Dakhadaev district, Republic of Dagestan. …”
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Compiling Investment Attractiveness Rating of the Largest Russian Companies Using Minimax Approach by I. Y. Vygodchikova

“…The author recommends using presented tools for optimization the investment resources for development of the most important industry companies in Russia.…”
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Imaging based risk factors for heart failure death in childhood dilated cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Christina Street-de Palma, Zhia Lim, Zhia Lim, Ella Field, Ella Field, Juan Pablo Kaski, Juan Pablo Kaski, Gabrielle Norrish, Gabrielle Norrish

“…Background and aimDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common heart muscle disease presenting in childhood and is associated with an increased risk of heart failure related death. …”
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Stressors contributing to burnout among acute care and trauma surgery care teams: a systems-analysis approach by Karthik Adapa, Lukasz Mazur, Elizabeth Kwong, Thomas Ivester, Caprice Greenberg, Viola Goodacre, Lisa Vizer, Jin Ra, Nadia Charguia, Lawrence B Marks

“…Stressors were summarized and presented to participants in focus groups. Contextual inquiries (CIs) were conducted to gather additional information about key stressors. …”
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Tropomyosin-based cross-reactivity and asymptomatic shellfish sensitization in patients with perennial allergy by Moritz Maximilian Hollstein, Marie Charlotte Schuppe, Katharina Klara Hahn, Prasad Dasari, Susann Forkel, Caroline Beutner, Timo Buhl, Timo Buhl

“…Further, they were more often sensitized to German cockroach, crab, claw, or shrimp (each p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Study of the interval width of features for improving forecasting efficiency of the transport flow intensity by I. N. Pugachev, N. G. Sheshera, D. Yе. Grigorov

“…If we explain the patterns of phenomena present during road accidents, we will be able to model some transport processes. …”
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Controlled Freezing and Open-Pulled Straw (OPS) Vitrification of In vitro Produced Bovine Blastocysts Following Analysis of ATP Content and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Level by Xue-ming ZHAO, Wei-hua DU, Dong WANG, Hai-sheng HAO, Tong QIN, Yan LIU, Hua-bin ZHU

“…Thirdly, ROS level in fresh IVF ((47.33±3.56) c.p.s (counted photons per second), ICSI ((36.51±2.58) c.p.s) or SCNT blastocysts ((26.44±1.49) c.p.s) was significantly lower than that found in the OPS vitrification group ((72.14±4.31), (58.89±3.89) or (40.11±5.73) c.p.s; P<0.05), but higher than that of the controlled freezing group (34.41±3.32), (23.13±1.26) or (15.46±2.45) c.p.s; P<0.05). The present study indicated that vitrification is more efficient in the cryopreservation of bovine blastocysts derived from IVF, ICSI or SCNT than controlled freezing. …”
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Assessment of the relationship between synaptic density and metabotropic glutamate receptors in early Alzheimer’s disease: a multi-tracer PET study by Elaheh Salardini, Ryan S. O’Dell, Em Tchorz, Nabeel B. Nabulsi, Yiyun Huang, Richard E. Carson, Christopher H. van Dyck, Adam P. Mecca

“…Results A strong positive correlation between mGluR5 and synaptic density was present in the hippocampus for participants with AD (r = 0.81, p < 0.001) and in the CN group (r = 0.74, p = 0.005). …”
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Co-Precipitation Method of BaS and Na2S for Treatment of Radioactive Waste Liquid by Jing-yuan YANG, Xiao-qi YAO, Li YE, Hai-rui JIN, Yi WANG

“…One treatment by barium sulfide can remove more than 99% radioactive nuclides except 125Sb, and reduce the radioactivity in the sample radioactive waste liquid to the standard discharge level. …”
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Mortality and Predictors of Mortality Among COVID-19 Patients in Kiambu County, Kenya by Teresia Njoki Kimani, Nyamai Mutono, Anita Makori, Patricia Mumbua Wambua, Patrick Nyaga, Jesse Gitaka, Omu Anzala, Samuel M. Thumbi

“…A proportion of patients presented with persistent chest pain, cough, and hypoxia and continued oxygen therapy for more than two months. …”
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Age diversity among older surgically treated patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective comparative study of early and late older adults by Ken Takase, Soya Kawabata, Takehiro Michikawa, Yuki Akaike, Takao Tobe, Risa Tobe, Sota Nagai, Takaya Imai, Hiroki Takeda, Shinjiro Kaneko, Shigeki Yamada, Nobuyuki Fujita

“…Abstract Background At present, the threshold defining older adults is 65 years, and this classification has been widely accepted globally. …”
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Secondary School and University Results as Predictors of Success in Law by Patrick Parkinson, Karen Tremayne, Julie Stubbs

“…Those goals should not be taken for granted. At present, in Australian law schools, the main criterion for selection is academic merit according to the results achieved either in the HSC or its equivalent, or tertiary performance. …”
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Clinical outcomes of a peri-implant keratinized mucosa augmentation procedure using concentrated growth factor: a prospective case series by Lu Zhan, Yang Yang, Xiwen Zhao, Chenbing Wang, Yi Man, Yili Qu

“…This prospective case series aimed to present the clinical outcomes of apically repositioned flap (ARF) combined with CGF and to provide histological evidence. …”
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Predictive Value of N-Terminal Prohormone of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Long-Term Remodeling of the Left Ventricle in Diabetic Patients of Young and Middle Age With Acute Coronar... by Z. Wang, E. A. Asaphyeva, T. I. Makeeva

“…The NT-proBNP level of more than 776 pg/ml on the first day after PCI is an indicator of an unfavorable long-term prognosis in patients with young and middle-aged diabetes in terms of the development of LV systolic dysfunction.…”
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Comparison of wind-farm control strategies under realistic offshore wind conditions: wake quantities of interest by K. Brown, G. Yalla, L. Cheung, J. Frederik, D. Houck, N. deVelder, E. Simley, P. Fleming

“…In the high veer environment considered, the MKE recovery is dominated by mean convection, and this is shown to especially benefit the WS strategy when a neighboring turbine is directly downstream: there is <span class="inline-formula">≈65</span> % more available power for a downstream turbine than in the baseline case, and this power is gained primarily through mean convection on the left-tip and top-tip faces of the control volume. …”
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