Association of the newly proposed dietary index for gut microbiota and constipation: a cross-sectional study from NHANES by Zhuhui Zhang, Chunlu Bi, Runsheng Wu, Muwen Qu

“…Constipation was defined as fewer than three defecation frequencies per week using bowel health questionnaire (BHQ). …”
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The Impact of the 2020 Medicaid Expansion in a Community Clinic Serving the Marshallese Population in a Rural State by Robert Brand, Samantha Robinson, Mohammod Mahmudur Rahman, Alshaimaa Hazaa, Sheena CarlLee, Hanna Jensen

“…Methods Through retrospective review of patients who utilized the community clinic either before (05/2020 to 02/2021) or after (05/2021 to 02/2022) the Medicaid expansion, this study sought to compare patients’ insurance information, number of total patients visiting the clinic, number of total patient visits, referrals per patient, and completed referrals per patient were compared between time periods.   …”
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Evaluation of the Costs and Outcomes of COVID-19 Therapeutic Protocols in Critically Ill Patients in Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran by Majid Davari, Sarah Mousavi, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Elahe Khorasani, Masih Zamani, Mohammadreza Amirsadri

“…Cost evaluation revealed that the dexamethasone protocol had the lowest average cost per patient, while the dexamethasone + methylprednisolone + remdesivir protocol had the highest. …”
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Cost Analysis of Reclaimed Asphalt Concrete for Rigid Pavement Construction. by Ariho, Dan

“…Concrete samples of nominal mixes1:3:6 and 1:2:4 at varying water cement ratios of 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 were prepared and tested for slump. 15 concrete cubes of 150mm x 150 mm x 150 mm per concrete mix per w/c ratio were cast and subjected to curing under water after 24 hours of casting. …”
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Medicinal Plants used for Cutaneous Wound Healing in Uganda; Ethnomedicinal Reports and Pharmacological Evidences. by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Kang, Youngmin

“…Pearson correlation coefficient between the number of wound-healing plant families per part used and the percent of each plant part used was 0.97, and between the number of wound-healing plant families per method of preparation and percent of each method of preparation was 0.95, showing in both strong positively marked relationships.…”
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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…The LOESS estimates of the global DUD mortality rate were 1.84 deaths per 1,000,000 people (95% CI, −0.44 to 4.12) in 1990 and 13.09 deaths per 1,000,000 people (95% CI, 10.74–15.43) in 2021. …”
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Vibration and Stability of 3000-hp, Titanium Chemical Process Blower by Les Gutzwiller, Mark A. Corbo

“…This 74-in-diameter blower had an overhung rotor design of titanium construction, operating at 50 pounds per square inch gauge in a critical chemical plant process. …”
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Stand-up preaching by W. Wessels

“… Stand-Up Preaching, as per the subject line, promises homiletic insights from contemporary comedians. …”
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Chapter 12. Calibration of Chemical Applicators Used in Vegetables by Richard K. Sprenkel

“… Calibration is the process of determining the amount of material applied per acre. Equipment for applying both liquid and dry material must be accurately calibrated for the pesticide to work properly and to avoid damaging or killing the crop if, the case in the case of herbicides, too much is applied. …”
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Is the Financing of German Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Sustainable? by Friedrich Breyer, Normann Lorenz

“…Depending on different assumptions of the future growth of GDP per worker, our estimates show that by 2040 the total social security contribution rate could reach between slightly below 50 % and above 53 % of gross wages. …”
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Crònica parlamentària de les Corts Generals espanyoles. Primer semestre de 2024. by Roser Serra i Albert

“…Recull comentat d’iniciatives parlamentàries tramitades durant el primer semestre de 2024 a les Corts Generals espanyoles per controlar l’acció política i de govern, i altres tipus de procediments parlamentaris relacionats amb el multilingüisme, les llengües oficials i la política lingüística, amb especial referència al català, l’aranès i la llengua de signes catalana.…”
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Pobreza objetiva e subjetiva no Brasil by Alexandre Gori Maia, Antonio Marcio Buainain

“…This paper analyzes poverty in Brazil, measured by objective indicator of per capita income and subjective indicators of income and food insufficiency. …”
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Cost of Production for Processed Oranges in Southwest Florida, 2014/15 by Ariel Singerman

“… UF/IFAS researchers collected data from twelve growers to estimate the cost of production per acre for processed oranges in southwest Florida during 2014/15. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis by Soohyoun Ahn, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider

“…Over 800,000 cases per year of diarrheal disease in the United States were linked to Campylobacter, being ranked No. 4 in the pathogens causing foodborne illnesses. …”
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Research on stochastic matrix mapping Hash for specific flow matching by TANG Hong, WU Yong-jun, ZHAO Guo-feng

“…Because a general Hash algorithm had high collision rate and was not controlled while be used to flow match-ing,a stochastic matrix mapping Hash algorithm was presented,in which the elements of a large set were mapped into a small set through a pre-choosing stochastic number matrix.Tests show that the algorithm has high operation speed,high storage utilization rate and low collision rate,its flow matching speed is up to 2 million packets per second and it supports 50000 matching rules.…”
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Les Quotas by Marie-Laure Schultze, Sujarei Tali

“…Among these rules, the obligation to engage in coitus, with a number of coitus per period fixed by the Inter. In this universe, the choice of whom you have sexual relationships with, how and at which rate doesn’t belong to you anymore.This narrative is presented in three different forms: a comic, an audio recording and a novel, three ways (graphic, audio and textual) as three attempts to thwart Kimée and Djoa’s gender and sexuality—the characters, and their universe. …”
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Pollination of Citrus Hybrids by Stephen H. Futch, L.K. Jackson

“…Honeybees are essential for this process, and one colony per two acres is recommended. …”
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New fast intra-prediction mode selection algorithm based on spatio-temporal predicting for H.264 by XU Ping, SHE Qing-shan, JIN Zhao-yang, XU Wei-dong

“…A new fast intra-prediction mode selection algorithm based on spatio-temporal predicting for H.264 was pre-sented.Using the correlation of spatial and temproal domain in video sequence and constructing the probability histogram of intra prediction mode in the spatial and temporal domain,Pan’s algorithm based on edge direction histogram was im-proved.Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can significantly reduce coding time and enhance the per-formance of H.264 while maintaining same image quality and output rate.…”
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Alcohol in Europe: epidemiology, policies and sustainable health targets to fill the gaps of prevention by Emanuele Scafato, Claudia Gandin, Silvia Ghirini, Alice Maton

“…In the past year, 62.3% of adults in the WHO European Region consumed alcoholic beverages at least once, contributing to nearly one million deaths annually, averaging around 2,500 deaths per day.…”
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« I am content with tentativeness from day to day » : Thomas Hardy et le parti pris poétique du tâtonnement by Laurence Estanove

“…This constitutes a very personal form of literary impressionism which bears testimony to the modernity of Hardy’s writing, though outside the realm of modernism per se.…”
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