Incidence of unnatural deaths in Transkei sub-region of South Africa (1996–2015) by B L Meel

“…The figure is 160 per 100 000 among males and 44 per 100 000 among females. The rate of unnatural death has increased from 153 per 100 000 in 1996 to 260 per 100 000 in 2015. …”
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Physical and Chemical Characterization of Drag Reducing Polymer Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in Human Blood Flow by Akram Jassim Jawad, Auda J. Braihi

“…The results showed significant effecting of PVP on blood fluidity characteristics, where the viscosity decreased as the PVP content increased or as a shear rate increased. For a certain shear rate, the shear stress decreased as PVP content increased. …”
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Trends in the Management of Intracranial Vascular Malformations in the USA from 2000 to 2007 by Jae H. Choi, John Pile-Spellman, Jonathan Brisman

“…In 58,051 IVM-related admissions (detection rate 2.4/100,000 person-years; mean age 49±17 years; 52% women) major diagnoses were intracranial hemorrhage (ICrH) in 15%, seizure 32%, ischemia 5%, and headache 9%. …”
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Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections in a trauma care facility in India: trend over ten years by Aparna Ningombam, Arpan Kumar Thakur, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Sharin Varma, Madhavi Kirti, M. Nizam Ahmed, Vanlal Tluanpuii, Kapil Dev Soni, Richa Aggarwal, Gyanendra Pal Singh, Ashish Bindra, Navdeep Sokhal, Keshav Goyal, Kamran Farooque, Purva Mathur

“…Among 546 patients, 577 episodes of CAUTI were recorded, giving a CAUTI rate of 7.4/1,000 catheter days. The average length of stay (LOS) of patients was 19.9 days. …”
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The Interaction of Gender, Occupation, and Fine Phonetic Detail by Melanie Weirich

“…Independent of occupation, men who rated themselves high on femininity were found to have higher mean f0 and more dispersed vowels than men who rated themselves low on femininity. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tick-Borne Viral Encephalitis in the Russian Federation in 2022 and Forecast of its Development for 2023 by E. I. Andaev, A. Ya. Nikitin, M. I. Tolmacheva, I. D. Zarva, E. V. Yatsmenko, V. A. Matveeva, E. A. Sidorova, V. Yu. Kolesnikova, S. V. Balakhonov

“…Despite the increase in the incidence of TBVE in 2022, a significant downward trend has been retained. The rate of infection of ticks removed from humans in 2022 was below the long-term average values. …”
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Association of psychosocial factors and biological pathways identified from rare-variant analysis with longitudinal trajectories of treatment response in major depressive disorder by Haiping Tang, Yan Xia, Chenjie Gao, Yufan Cai, Yongqi Shao, Wenji Chen, Yonggui Yuan, Chunyu Liu, Zhijun Zhang, Zhi Xu

“…Treatment response trajectories were identified through cluster analysis using normalized score change ratios from the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17) at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8. …”
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High-Pressure Cylinder Failure under Fire Conditions – Investigation of the Consequences by Vojtech Jankuj, Petr Lepik, Miroslav Mynarz, Stefan Spitzer, Ales Bernatik

“…Hydrogen cylinders failed at pressures significantly lower than their rated destruction pressure due to thermal stress, generating fewer but substantial fragments and a fireball. …”
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Molecular mechanism and biological pathway of high-expressed RAD51 in regulating cell adhesion and potentially affecting oral squamous cell carcinoma by Yu-Xing Tang, Yu-Yan Pang, Yan Cui, Guo-Jiao Wu, Lin-Qing Huang, Chang-Zhan Zhou, Bin Li, Qi Li, Bang-Teng Chi, Rong-Quan He, Di-Yuan Qin, Jian-Di Li, Gang Chen, Dong-Ming Li, Yi-Wu Dang

“…Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumor in the oral cavity, with over 70% of cases detected in advanced stages and a 5-year survival rate of 50%. RAD51, a crucial DNA repair molecule, has also been implicated in the regulation of cell adhesion. …”
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Enhancing the accuracy of mental health assessments through the integration of self-report and objective measures: A convergence study utilizing biosignals and 14-day wearable data by Nayeon Kwon, Dongwon Lee, Soree Hwang, Soomin Yang, Inchan Youn, Hyuk-June Moon, Sungmin Han

“…Participants performed a laboratory-based mental arithmetic task designed to induce acute stress while their electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded to extract heart rate variability (HRV) features. Additionally, they wore a smartwatch for 14 consecutive days to monitor stress levels multiple times daily, as well as continuous sleep and activity patterns. …”
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The Emergence of Non-communicable Disease in Indonesia by Dyah Purnamasari

“…Meanwhile, the proportion of population aged 50 years and above is significantly reduced, which is thought to be due to high mortality rate in the middle-aged population. The mortality rate in  Indonesia is dominated by non-communicable diseases (NCD). …”
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The specific features of the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in rheumatoid arthritis (Results of the authors’ studies) by Natalya Anatolyevna Khramtsova, E V Trukhina

“…Objective: to study the incidence, pattern, and specific features of CHD in patients with RA. …”
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Patch Testing In Nepalese Population: A Single Center Study From Kathmandu, Nepal by Sushil Paudel, Guma Pun, Niraj Parajuli, Rabindra Sharma

“…Farmers had the highest (57.14%) rate of positive allergic reactions followed by housewives (39.62%). …”
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Patch Testing In Nepalese Population: A Single Center Study From Kathmandu, Nepal by Sushil Paudel, Guma Pun, Niraj Parajuli, Rabindra Sharma

“…Farmers had the highest (57.14%) rate of positive allergic reactions followed by housewives (39.62%). …”
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Spatial Zoning of Housing Quality by Combining CRITIC Weighting Method and Fuzzy Logic; Case Study: Qaen City by Saeed Hossein Abadi

“…Based on the multiple regression, the average age, literacy rate, and employment rate in each block have a positive and significant effect on housing quality. …”
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Characteristics analysis of hydrate reservoirs with different geological structures developed by vertical well depressurization by Zhang Bo, Lu Nu, Sun Tengfei, Bai Yajie, Zhang Qixing

“…The analysis shows that the initial gas production rate of Class I hydrate is high, and then decreases. …”
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To the Question of School Myopia by E. Y. Markova, N. A. Pron'ko, L. V. Aminulla, L. V. Venediktovа, L. Y. Bezmelnitsyna

“…This can be explained by the fact that girls spend more time for learning process and with a faster growth rate of girls in these age periods. This pattern was also revealed in the 11th class, which undoubtedly indicates adverse visual influence of the training loads. …”
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Identification of galectin-9 and its antibacterial function in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) by Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Yuanyuan Hu, Xudong Li, Ziyan Zhang, Nan Wang, Limin Chao, Chengfei Li, Pei Gao, Jinyou Ma, Jinyou Ma, Lei Wang, Xiaojing Xia, Xiaojing Xia

“…IntroductionGalectin-9 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin that functions as a critical pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in the host immune system, initiating immune defense responses by recognizing and binding to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) on the surface of microorganisms. …”
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Sustainability and energy self-sufficiency; overcoming the barriers by Rania Abdel Galil

“…Renewable energy technologies are viewed as radical innovations which necessitate substantial changes in production and consumption patterns, hence often met with resistance from both institutions and individuals. …”
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Optimization of bovine oocyte cryopreservation: membrane fusion competence and cell death of linoleic acid-in vitro matured oocytes subjected to vitrification by Glenda L. Ríos, María Florencia Suqueli García, María Florencia Suqueli García, Rodrigo J. Manrique, Jorgelina Buschiazzo

“…Zona pellucida-free oocytes co-incubated with sperm demonstrated that 43 μM LA better preserved the original sperm adhesion and fusion pattern post-vitrification, although fertilization rate was not improved. …”
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