Mechanical properties and microstructure of pre-treated luffa fiber reinforced cement mortar. by Renqiang Yang, Zhengjun Guan, Lihua Zhang, Yong Shu

“…When the fiber content was 1% and the length was 1 cm, the 28-day compressive and flexural strengths of the cement mortar reached 57.63 MPa and 9.68 MPa, respectively, representing an increase of 10.81% and 9.47% compared to ordinary cement mortar. …”
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Salivary Biomarkers (Opiorphin, Cortisol, Amylase, and IgA) Related to Age, Sex, and Stress Perception in a Prospective Cohort of Healthy Schoolchildren by Anna Krahel, Elzbieta Paszynska, Justyna Otulakowska-Skrzynska, Szymon Rzatowski, Amadeusz Hernik, Agnieszka Slopien, Tomasz Hanć, Paula Szczesniewska, Ewa Bryl, Yves Boucher, Marta Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor, Maria Gawriolek, Monika Dmitrzak-Weglarz

“…Results. sIgA and sAA exhibited significant differences depending on age and sex: IgA (ng/mL): 86±68.6 vs. 104.9±72.1 for (6-7 y.o.) and (8-11 y.o.), respectively, and 108.1±80.1 vs. 94.6±62.2 for male and females, respectively; sAA (U/mL): 78.9±54.4 vs. 100.5±81.2 for (6-7 y.o.) and (8-11 y.o.). …”
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A Systematic Review of Urban Vegetation Research during 2000–2023: A Bibliometric Analysis by Hassan Boukita, Fathalah Elwahab, Mohamed El Ammari, Abdelazziz Chemchaoui, Boutaina Benchahid, Youssef Haouazine, Najiba Brhadda, Rabea Ziri

“…Therefore, better comprehending the patterns of change over time and space in this vegetation is crucial for more effective urban environment management to enhance urban habitat and counteract the negative impacts of accelerated urbanization. This study examined 1,081 articles listed in the Scopus database on urban vegetation between 2000 and 2023. …”
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Is the flipped classroom more effective than the traditional classroom in clinical medical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xu-Ying Shi, Qing Yin, Qiu-Wen Wang, Bing-Rui Lu, Guo-Xiang Li, Shu-Hong Huang, Zhi-Gang Sun

“…However, no statistically significant difference was observed in student satisfaction (SMD = −0.195, 95% CI: −1.081 to 0.691, p = 0.667).ConclusionThe flipped classroom teaching method is more effective in enhancing the theoretical scores, composite scores, and skill scores of clinical medicine students compared to the traditional classroom teaching method. …”
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The influence of HIV infection on myocardial fibrosis diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observation studies by Katongo Hope Mutengo, Katongo Hope Mutengo, Bruno Bezerra Lima, Wilbroad Mutale, Aggrey Mweemba, Lorrita Kabwe, Clive Banda, Callistus Kaayunga, Mutale Mulenga, Douglas Heimburger, Sepiso K. Masenga, John Jeffrey Carr, Annet Kirabo

“…Meta-analysis included seven studies on late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) (1,081 participants: 669 PWH), eight on native T1 mapping (840 participants: 467 PWH), and ten on ECVF (1,603 participants: 992 PWH). …”
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The U-Shaped Association between Bilirubin and Diabetic Retinopathy Risk: A Five-Year Cohort Based on 5323 Male Diabetic Patients by Miao Liu, Jianhua Wang, Yao He

“…For follow-up TBiL changes, after being adjusted for related covariables and baseline TBiL levels (as continuous variable) in the model, the RRs for DR were 1.411 (95% CI: 1.081–1.842) for those who had decreased TBiL level and 0.858 (95% CI: 0.770–0.947) for those who had increased TBiL level during follow-up. …”
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Association between triglyceride glucose index-related indices and kidney stones in adults based on NHANES 2007–2020 by Ming Liu, Ping Yang, Yunpeng Gou

“…This study aimed to assess the associations between these TyG-related indices and kidney stones.MethodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 10,824 participants obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2007 and 2020. …”
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Genes of Inflammation and Placental Function GWAS Associated with Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage in the Kazakh Population by Alexandra Murtazaliyeva, Gulnara Svyatova, Galina Berezina, Gulfairuz Urazbayeva, Aigerim Sadyrbekova

“…Aims: The aim of the study is to study the relationship between gene polymorphisms of anti- and pro-inflammatory cytokines – interferon-gamma (T874A), interleukin (IL1B) (C3954T), IL6 (G572C) and IL10 (G1082A); placental function, apoptosis and angiogenesis – apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) (G5163C), kinase insert domain receptor (A1719T, G1192A), P53 (Arg72Pro) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) (C1697G) with the development of idiopathic RM (iRM) in the Kazakh population. …”
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Evaluation of Clavulanic Acid Adsorption in MgAl-Layered Double Hydroxides: Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies by Marcus Bruno Soares Forte, Élen Cristina Luna Elias, Heloise O. Pastore, Francisco Maugeri Filho, Maria Isabel Rodrigues

“…The experimental isotherm data were well fitted by a linear equilibrium model with the corresponding adsorption constants being K = 0.404, 0.602, 0.849 and 1.083 ℓ/g at 16.5, 19.0, 21.5 and 24.0 °C, respectively, showing an increased adsorption capacity at higher temperatures. …”
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Capital Social: dados descritivos de estudo de base populacional e associação com comportamentos simultâneos de risco à saúde by Mathias Loch, Regina Souza

“…Observou-se maior prevalência de nenhum comportamento de risco entre os que haviam participado nos últimos 12 meses de alguma atividade cívica/comunitária (15,5% vs 7,8% dos que não haviam participado), enquanto a prevalência de três ou quatro comportamentos de risco foi maior entre os que referiram não ter nenhum amigo (18,1% vs 24,3% dos que referiram quatro ou mais amigos) e entre os que percebiam menor frequência de ajuda entre as pessoas do bairro (23,6% entre os que consideravam que as pessoas no bairro se ajudam somente algumas vezes, raramente ou nunca vs 15,5% daquelas que consideravam que a ajuda entre as pessoas do bairro acontecia sempre ou quase sempre). …”
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Fattening performance, slaughter and carcass characteristics of akkaraman lambs at different slaughter weights by Emine Hesna Şahin, Ali Akmaz

“…The period acquired lor reaching live weights, average daily gains at the fattening period and feed/gain ratios were found as 70.31 day. 199.74 g and 6,17 kg for 35 kg; 87.36 day, 224.30 g and 5.77 kg (or 40 kg; 108.14 day, 225.34 g and 6.12 kg for 45 kg; 134.07 day, 216.37 g and 6.62 kg tor 50 kg, respectively. …”
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Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Study participants who were currently not married (AOR = 10.82; 95% CI: 5.01-23.36%), having poor knowledge about induced abortion (AOR = 3.03; 95% CI: 1.46-6.26%), uncertainty about last normal menstrual period (AOR = 4.12; 95% CI: 2.01-8.44%), late pregnancy testing (AOR = 5.94; 95% CI: 2.5-14.15%), not using contraceptives (AOR = 3.70; 95% CI: 1.85-7.44%), having irregular menstrual cycle (AOR = 4.83; 95% CI: 2.41-9.70%), and three and more live births (AOR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.11-0.59%) were independent predictors of induced abortion in the second-trimester. …”
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Global trends and research frontiers on machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change: Bibliometric analysis aimed at insights and orientations for t... by Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira, Concepta Mcmanus, Iran José Oliveira da Siva

“…The study will provide scholars and professionals with a holistic view of the current state of studies, opportunities and associated risks on this topic, and pathways for future research in this emerging and promising field. In total, 1082 documents published in the last 70 years, in Scopus Database, were selected for the study. …”
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Investigating impact of consulting midwives on maternal rights charter on perception of respectful maternity care and postpartum blues among postpartum women: a quasi-experimental... by Razieh Bagherzadeh, Maryam Chananeh, Farahnaz Kamali, Khatoon Samsami

“…Results After performing the intervention on midwives, the mean score of postpartum respectful maternity care from the perspectives of the mothers in the intervention and control hospitals were 91.08 ± 5.51 and 68.34 ± 10.81 respectively (P < 0.001). Also, the mean scores of postpartum blues in the intervention and control hospitals were 12.88 ± 4.66 and 14.85 ± 5.94 respectively (P = 0.007). …”
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Association between Modifiable Risk Factors and Arterial Hypertension in Adolescents from Moa by Alexander Torres Molina

“…Adolescents who spent more than six hours a day in sedentary activities (10.63%) suffered from hypertension and prehypertension (11.88 %), X2p=14.1081&gt; X2c=13.2767 (VC= 0.1059). 14.22 % ate junk food with a frequency equal to or greater than six times a week and were hypertensive, X2p=29.8662 &gt; X2c=13.2767 (VC= 0.1541). …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Results Patients who received ICIs (2.03% of total population) were younger (68.7 ± 12.6 vs 71.8 ± 13.9; P < 0.001), predominantly male (54% vs 41%; P < 0.0001), and White (68% vs 58%; P < 0.0001), had lower odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (0.366% vs 0.437%, odds ratio [OR] 0.837; P = 0.0005) and systemic sclerosis (0.108% vs 0.135%, OR 0.796; P = 0.0151), and had higher odds of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2.194% vs 1.752%, OR 1.258; P < 0.0001 with hazard ratio 1.746; P < 0.0001). …”
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RECOMENDACIÓN DE NIVELES DE LISINA DIGESTIBLE PARA CODORNICES JAPONESAS EN PERIODO DE POSTURA by V. L. Hurtado Nery, L. Gutiérrez Castro, D. M. Torres Novoa

“…Para las variables peso del huevo (10,81; 10,46; 10,41 y 10,55 g), consumo diario de ración (25,01; 24,83; 24,71; 24,57 g), conversión alimenticia kg de ración/docenas de huevos (0,368; 0,353; 0,357; 0,365) y conversión alimenticia de kg de ración/kg de huevo (2,84; 2,81; 2,86; 2,89) no hubo efectos ( p > 0,05) de los niveles de lisina. …”
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Evaluation of TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-6 Cytokine Production and Their Correlation with Genotype Variants amongst Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts. by Lavanya Joshi, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri, Prathiba Nallari, Sitaramaraju Penmetsa, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam

“…The results of multivariate analysis indicate that IL-10 (-1082) GA genotype was significantly associated with p<0.028 in APTB. …”
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A retrospective record-based study to evaluate the profile of TB patients diagnosed and registered at DOTS center at the tertiary care center and to study the gaps in the implement... by Ruchi Arora Sachdeva, Sahil Singh, MK Sen

“…The most common comorbidity was diabetes mellitus in 154 (30.1%) patients. Diagnosis of PTB was made by sputum microscopy in 410 (33.5%), CBNAAT 712 (58.2%), chest X-ray 21 (1.7%), and CT chest in 79 (6.4%) patients. …”
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The epidemiology of malaria in four districts in southern Mozambique receiving indoor residual spray as part of a cross-border initiative by Rajendra Maharaj, Nada Abdelatif, Mara Maquina, Ishen Seocharan, Vishan Lakan, Krijn Paaijmans, Francois Maartens, Pedro Aide, Francisco Sauté

“…Panda’s overall malaria prevalence decreased from 19.20% to 10.82% (p-value < 0.001) whereas overall prevalence in Inharrime, decreased from 27.68% to 19.50% (p-value < 0.001). …”
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