COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the adult population in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional survey. by Mohammad Bellal Hossain, Md Zakiul Alam, Md Syful Islam, Shafayat Sultan, Md Mahir Faysal, Sharmin Rima, Md Anwer Hossain, Abdullah Al Mamun

“…The participants were more hesitant to accept the vaccine from a specific country of origin (India, USA, Europe).…”
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Perception of Orthodontists on Posed and Dynamic Smile in Terms of Buccal Corridor Space: A Pilot Study by Kreethika Suresh, Thirunavukkarasu Ramanathan, Sola Rajan

“…A more comprehensive evaluation can be made with the help of dynamic images. …”
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Environmental DNA Epigenetics Accurately Predicts the Age of Cultured Fish Larvae by Eliot Ruiz, Fabien Leprieur, Gérard Sposito, Martina Lüthi, Michel Schmidlin, Jacques Panfili, Loïc Pellissier, Camille Albouy

“…DNA methylation from tissue DNA (tDNA) was recently proposed as a method to overcome these issues and showed more accurate results than telomere‐length‐based age assessments. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative characterization of mutations and genetic diversity analysis in M2 populations of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) by Nazarul Hasan, Sana Choudhary, Neha Naaz, Nidhi Sharma, Megha Budakoti, Dinesh Chandra Joshi, Mahendar Singh Bhinda, Rafiul Amin Laskar

“…Genetic divergence among the cluster populations provides more opportunities to use chemical mutagens for inducing heritable changes in genetic material of Capsicum annuum L. and for further improvement of desirable traits. …”
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Changes in prefrontal hemodynamics and mood states during screen use: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study by Daniel Fehring, Alexandra Gaillard, Emiliano Mazzoli, Susan Rossell, Paddy Dempsey, Michael Wheeler, Neville Owen, David W. Dunstan, Mats Hallgren

“…Deoxygenated hemoglobin (HbR) and total hemoglobin (HbT) increased more following exposure to gaming (largest increase), social media, and TV-viewing (smallest increase), respectively. …”
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Modeling the Dynamic Loads Affecting a Bridge Crane during Start-Up by I. R. Antipas

“…By reducing the impact of dynamic loads during the start-up, the overall performance and longevity of a bridge crane can be improved, ultimately enhancing safety and efficiency of the industrial operations. The present research offers a new approach to improving the efficiency and safety of industrial operations by providing a more precise account of the dynamic loads during the start-up of a bridge crane. …”
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Reoperations in the treatment of acute appendicitis in children by O. M. Horbatiuk, Yu. V. Pashchenko, A. A. Momotov, K. Yu. Pashchenko

“…There were 22.06 % of complications in this patient group. More than 2/3 of patients were admitted late to the surgical department – more than 24 hours after the onset of the disease. …”
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Public attitudes towards responsibilities and actions to curb obesity in South Africa: Second South African Human Development Pulse Survey by Ashleigh Craig, Gudani Mukoma, Witness Mapanga, Asanda Mtintsilana, Siphiwe N Dlamini, Lisa K Micklesfield, Shane A Norris

“…Regarding responsibility for addressing overweight/obesity, more respondents with low dietary recommendation knowledge (DRK) felt that none of the suggestions made were responsible (by +12.5%) compared with those with higher knowledge. …”
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COMBINED PLASMA FILTRATION, SELECTIVE ADSORPTION OF CYTOKINES WITH HEMOFILTRATION AND PLASMA EXCHANGE IN THE CORRECTION OF PLATELET AND COAGULATION HEMOSTASIS IN PATIENTS WITH THE... by L. V. Belskikh, A. B. Zulkarnaev, I. A. Vasilenko, A. V. Vatazin

“…When dealing with coagulation version of disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome the number of activated cells is on the rise up to 40% or more. The development of consumption coagulopathy is characterized with progressive increase of degenerative platelets up to 10% or more. …”
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Bounce: A High Performance Satellite-Based Blockchain System by Xiaoteng Liu, Taegyun Kim, Dennis E. Shasha

“…The main challenges facing blockchains are to achieve this no-forking condition while achieving high throughput, low response time, and low energy costs. This paper presents the <i>Bounce</i> blockchain protocol along with throughput and response time experiments. …”
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The evolution of aerosol mixing state derived from a field campaign in Beijing: implications for particle aging timescales in urban atmospheres by J. Liu, F. Zhang, J. Ren, L. Chen, A. Zhang, Z. Wang, S. Zou, H. Xu, X. Yue

“…Here, by using field measurements at a site in urban Beijing, we have identified four different real-time mixing patterns of size-resolved particles, which are defined as less hygroscopic (LH) internally mixed, externally mixed, transitional externally mixed and more hygroscopic (MH) internally mixed particles, with atmospheric fractions of 0 %–10 %, 20 %–46 %, 17 %–24 % and 27 %–56 %, respectively. …”
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TREATMENT OF HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA ACCORDING ON THE SPECIFIC MOLECULAR FEATURES OF THE TUMOR (A LITERATURE REVIEW) by A. I. Stukan, R. A. Murashko, V. N. Bodnya, O. Yu. Chukhray, E. V. Dulina

“…Target therapy focused on the ways of tumor growth suppression is a much more serious challenge than inhibition of oncogenic signals, because it requires reactivation of tumor suppressors and restoration of their functions, which is more difficult than conventional chemical and biological blockage. …”
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MOODLE – COMPUTERIZED DISTANT LEARNING SUPPORT SYSTEM by V. A. Tunda, E. A. Tunda

“…Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is the system developed by the English-speaking community around the world for more than 10 years, supports both, offline and online training. …”
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Silent changes in taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of birds in Qiyunshan National Nature Reserve, south China by Binqiang Li, Jian Lu, Xin Zhong, Daohan Li, Bailin Li, Nehafta Bibi, Kechuan Linghu, Shanjun Ma, Pinghua Zhong

“…This approach provides a more comprehensive understanding of the complexity of ecological communities and provides information for more effective conservation strategies.…”
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The addition of lactate to SOFA score improves the prediction of mortality in patients with severe burns–A retrospective cohort study by Martin Huss Knave, Romans Elvihs, Jyrki Tenhunen, Fredrik Huss, Filip Fredén, Annelie Barrueta Tenhunen

“…Methods: The goal of the present study was to investigate two early composite indexes, with the hypothesis that they would more accurately predict mortality. …”
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<p><strong>The effects of maize pollen on development and population growth potential of <em>Amblyseius swirskii</em> and<em> Cydnoseius negevi</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in subseq... by Mohamed Lamlom, Shimaa F. Fahim, Faten M. Momen

“…Thus, using a non-prey diet (such as plant pollen) instead of natural prey could be more cost-effective in mass-production of phytoseiid predatory mites. …”
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Follicular Occlusion Syndrome — a Possible Option of Follicular-Retension Origin of Pilonidal Sinus by D. D. Shlyk, M. N. Pikuza, Yu. E. Kitsenko, A. S. Pirogova, N. B. Paramonova, R. T. Rzaev, N. P. Teplyuk, P. V. Tsarkov

“…PSD as a manifestation of follicular occlusion syndrome is characterized by a more cranial and more superficial location of the cavity in the sacrococcygeal region. …”
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Rheoencephalographic observations in migraine Reoencefalografia: observações na enxaqueca by B. G. L. Von Almay, G. S. Barolin, F. L. Jenkner

“…The pathophysiological concept of migraine presently held attributes the major changes to vascular factors. …”
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A reach-integrated hydraulic modelling approach for large-scale and real-time inundation mapping by R. Chlumsky, R. Chlumsky, J. R. Craig, J. R. Craig, B. A. Tolson, B. A. Tolson

“…Recent advances in generating flood maps have been made seemingly in parallel between geospatial methods and hydrodynamic models, such as the Height Above Nearest Drainage (HAND) method, hybrid 1D–2D hydrodynamic models, and more efficient computing of 2D models. This study presents the Geospatially Augmented Standard Step (GASS) method, which combines a novel improvement to the HAND method, Dynamic Height Above Nearest Drainage (DHAND), with a 1D hydraulic model for rapid flood inundation mapping at large scales while maintaining the accuracy of hydrodynamic models. …”
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Characteristics and prognosis in acute myocarditis and unexplained acute chest pain: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Elmir Omerovic, Emanuele Bobbio, Marie Björkenstam, Christian L Polte, Clara Hjalmarsson, Niklas Bergh, Entela Bollano

“…AM patients were younger compared with UCP patients, median age 37 years (Q1, Q3; 26, 52) vs 59 years (Q1, Q3; 49, 69) and more likely to be men (79.9% vs 51.4%, p&lt;0.001). …”
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