The role of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (nhhr) in prediabetes progression and the mediating effect of BMI: a longitudinal... by Sichun Wen, Jingfen Li, Zheng Xie, Xiaohui Chen, Junyi Li, Xiayi Lin

“…Subgroup analyses showed consistent associations in most subgroups. BMI mediated 33.8% of the NHHR - prediabetes progression association. …”
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Self-prescription practices by Nigerian medical doctors by Joseph Fadare, Olufemi Desalu

“…Antimalaria drugs, analgesics and antibiotics were the most commonly prescribed drugs. Conclusion: The findings from the two clinical centres in Nigeria demonstrated that self-prescription by medical doctors was highly prevalent. …”
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Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among primary healthcare workers in Johannesburg health district: High rate of underreporting by Collins C.E. Mbah, Zuberu B. Elabor, Olufemi B. Omole

“…Analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square test. Results: Most participants were nurses (87.4%) and female (88.1%). …”
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A Hybrid Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm for Detecting COVID-19 Patients by Alla Ahmad Hassan, Tarik A Rashid

“…COVID-19, one of the most dangerous pandemics, is currently affecting humanity. …”
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New sources of powdery mildew resistance among winter bread wheat for adjusting the breeding immunological programs in the Agricultural Research Center “Donskoy” by Т. G. Derova, N. V. Shishkin, О. S. Kononenko

“…Systematic work on the development of winter wheat varieties possessing resistance to a complex of the most harmful diseases has been carried out in the Agricultural Research Center “Donskoy” since the early 1970s. …”
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Exploring Evaluation of eHealth Lifestyle Interventions for Preschool Children: A Scoping Review by Marissa C.J. Kooij, MD, Ashley J.P. Smit, MSc, Linda D. Breeman, PhD, Lieke Schiphof-Godart, PhD, Isra Al-Dhahir, MSc, Andrea W.M. Evers, PhD, Koen F.M. Joosten, MD, PhD

“…These interventions predominantly targeted children’s diet. The most frequently evaluated outcomes were effectiveness, acceptability, and usage. …”
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Soil health benefits of perennial biofuel crops on claypan soils by Dylan J. Sutton, Kristen S. Veum, Morgan Davis, Samuel Lord, Curtis Ransom, Kenneth Sudduth

“…Claypan depth is one of the most significant drivers of variable soil productivity across different agricultural cropping systems in claypan soils, and the benefits of perennial biofuel cropping systems have been a topic of interest for decades. …”
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Investigating the mechanisms for the gradual and anomalous pattern of increasing H2S content in the Dalan gas field, Coastal Fars of Southern Iran by Rahim Bagheri Tirtashi, Ahmad Reza Rabbani, Morteza Asemani, Abasali Nikandish

“…Abstract The Coastal Fars is the most critical natural gas production region in southern Iran. …”
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A novel waste heat-driven methane reforming membrane reactor and parametric optimization study combining CFD simulation and response surface methodology by Jingyu Wang, Lei Wang, Leilei Shen, Yuqi Shen, Yuqi Wang

“…Then the Plackett-Burman (PB) experiment was employed to screen the three most important influencing factors, which were used as input variables for the Box-Behnken Design (BBD) experiment. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING USING LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW by Oke Oluwafemi Ayotunde, Dashty Ismil Jamil, Nadire Cavus

“…The systematic review research covers a span of 10 years, from 2011 to 2021. The most important finding in this systematic literature review is that the emergence of AI technology is helpful to both students and teachers in the learning of English as a foreign language using a learning management system as it improves and increases speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills processes and provides an easy, interesting, and personalized learning experience. …”
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Smaller plants in warmer water could have implications for future Kelp forests by Thomas Wernberg, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Thibaut de Bettignies, Jean-Charles Leclerc, Dominique Davoult, Laurent Lévêque, Hartvig C. Christie, David C. Dyer, Robert J. Anderson, Mark D. Rothman, John J. Bolton, Kjell Magnus Norderhaug, Albertus J. Smit

“…Abstract Global warming is driving contraction of species’ ranges through migration and mortality at their warm edge. However, for most species more subtle, sub-lethal changes in performance will be a more ubiquitous response to the Anthropocene. …”
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Relationship between Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance and Adherence Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Raw Cow Milk in Shahrekord, Iran by Rasul Pajohesh, Elahe Tajbakhsh, Hassan Momtaz, Ebrahim Rahimi

“…This finding correlates with antibiotic resistance gene detection, in which the gene blaZ was most found (71.42%), followed by mecA and Aac-D (42.85%). …”
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Management of a carcinoma in situ of the tongue margin, using a Nd:YAG laser, cross-linked hyaluronic acid (xHyA) gel and a porcine pericardium resorbable membrane: a case report by Roberta Iaria, Ilaria Giovannacci, Marco Meleti, Jair Carneiro Leão, Paolo Vescovi

“…Abstract Background Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma is the most prevalent cancer of the oral cavity. To date, the mainstay management for carcinoma in situ of the oral cavity is the surgical radical removal of the neoplastic tis-sue. …”
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Exon level machine learning analyses elucidate novel candidate miRNA targets in an avian model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. by Abrar E Al-Shaer, George R Flentke, Mark E Berres, Ana Garic, Susan M Smith

“…We address these limitations with a novel approach and implemented an unsupervised machine learning model, which we applied to an exon-level analysis to reduce data complexity to the most likely functionally relevant exons, without loss of novel information. …”
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Determination of the isotonicity 1 % solution of sodium 2-((4-amino-5-thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)thio)acetate by D. L. Usenko, A. H. Kaplaushenko, B. O. Varynskyi

“…The measurements of crystallization temperature were performed using a Beckman TL-1 thermometer, which allows for research with high precision up to ± 0.005 °C, making it valuable and most effective for studying isotonic concentration. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Low-Silica X and Copper-Modified Low-Silica X Zeolite Adsorbents for Cyanide Ions Removal From Aqueous Solutions by Leta Dereje Wilessa, Abdi Nemera Emana, Abdisa Jabesa, Workisa Bacha Garuma, Mani Jayakumar

“…The findings indicated that adsorption isotherm equilibrium data aligned most closely with the Langmuir (R2 = 0.9975) and the Freundlich (R2 = 0.993) isotherm models. …”
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Exploring the role of armed conflict in progress toward Sustainable Development Goals: Global patterns, regional differences, and driving mechanisms by Di Wang, Zhenci Xu, Unai Pascual, Lei Liu, Waqar Ahmad, Dong Jiang

“…The Middle East was the most affected region, with a 6.10 % slowdown in progress. …”
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Allometric Variation in Modern Humans and the Relationship Between Body Proportions and Elite Athletic Success by Tesla A. Monson, Marianne F. Brasil, Leslea J. Hlusko

“…However, we note that arm span and height, as well as athletic success, are impacted by a myriad of factors, and some of the most successful professional athletes do not have particularly long arms relative to their height.…”
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Adaptive Disconnector States Diagnosis Method Based on Adjusted Relative Position Matrix and Convolutional Neural Networks by Peifeng Yan, Chenzhang Chang, Dong Hua, Haomin Huang, Suisheng Liu, Peiyi Cui

“…Due to long-term outdoor working, High-Voltage Disconnectors (HVDs) are prone to potential faults. Currently, most studies on HVD state diagnosis methods have tested only one type of HVD, and the generalization capability of these methods for other HVDs has not been verified. …”
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Investigating Linguistic Abilities and its Relationship with Empathy, Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Flexibility by Сударшан Дага, Гаріма Раджан

“…In some studies, monolinguals have outperformed the other two groups on emotional tests. Most of the studies have reported mixed findings on this topic, making it difficult to draw conclusions. …”
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