Effects of high-power pain threshold ultrasound technique in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A single-blind randomized controlled trial by Yomna F. Ahmed, Rania M. Tawfik, Ahmed M. Tawfick, Shimaa T. Abu El Kasem

“…The MANOVA test revealed statistically significant improvements in all variables (VAS, PPT, knee ROM) post-treatment compared to pre-treatment values in the HPPTUS group (experimental group) (p < 0.05), while the control group revealed statistically significant improvement only in VAS post-treatment compared with pre-treatment (p < 0.05). …”
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Perspectives, benefits and challenges of a live OSCE during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional study by Anne Herrmann-Werner, Teresa Loda, Rebecca Sarah Erschens, Stephan Zipfel, Andrew B Nevins

“…Items were rated on a 6-point Likert scale (1=completely to 6=not at all). Means, SDs, frequencies and percentages were calculated.Results 149 students, 32 SPs and 59 examiners participated. …”
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THE EDUCATION AND SOCIALIZATION CONCEPT OF THE DEFENDANTS IN RUSSIAN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS by Vyacheslav T. Volov, Vsevolod V. Volov

“…Due to external macro-isolation the defendant at all desire can not be isolated from criminogenic micro-society of the custodial institution, where he/she serves the sentence. …”
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Voices on academic accreditation: lived experiences of nurse educators, administrators, students, and alumni in nursing education by Ebtsam Aly Abou Hashish, Hend Alnajjar, Hawazen Rawas

“…Findings Six main themes emerged: (1) knowledge and experience of accreditation; (2) importance and benefits of accreditation; (3) impact of accreditation; (4) preparation for professional practice; (5) challenges of accreditation; and (6) suggestions for improvement. Stakeholders across all groups recognized accreditation as essential for program quality and career readiness. …”
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INFORMACINIS GENOMAS, INDIVIDO IR POPULIACIJOS GENOMAI by Jonas Rubikas

“…The population genome is the information of all individuals composing the population. In the genome of unicellular organisms (Dictyostelium, for instance) there is the information allowing formation of the cells with different functions during the life cycle (cell-aggregation-fruitful body-spore). …”
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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Ugochinyere Ijeoma Nwagbara, Emmanuella Chinonso Osual, Rumbidzai Chireshe, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Balsam Qubais Saeed, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Khumbulani W Hlongwana

“…Studies included populations from the following SSA countries: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Sierra Leone. All the included studies showed evidence of knowledge related to COVID-19. …”
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Cancer patients’ sense of coherence – psycho-oncological consultations and therapeutic alliance as salutogenic factors by Natalia Cecon-Stabel, Ibrahim Demirer, Holger Pfaff, Antje Dresen

“…Results One hundred patients filled out all three SoC subscales at T1 and T2 and were treated by a psycho-oncologist. …”
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Soil organic carbon increase on conversion of native savanna to improved pasture in two regions of Colombia by Sandra Loaiza, Ciniro Costa Jr, Mayesse A. daSilva, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Idupulapati Rao, Jacobo Arango, Jeimar Tapasco, Glenn Hyman

“…Grassland type, soil properties, and land‐use change all influence SOC accumulation. These data inform sustainable land management for low‐emission livestock production.…”
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GUARANTEEING THE ACCES OF THIRD PARTIES TO THE NETWORK INDUSTRIES SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURES – A VITAL COMPONENT OF EU'S POLICY IN THE FIELD OF COMPETITION ON THE ENERGY MARKET, IN T... by Iulian BĂICULESCU, Dragoș-Adrian BANTAȘ

“…Any deterioration of the free nature of competition results in a proportional decrease in consumer satisfaction (from the perspective of both previously identified dimensions) and, at the same time, an exponential deterioration of the functionality of the market in which competition occurs. From all these main considerations, but also in the light of the American experience, capitalized on the occasion of the recovery policies implemented as a result of the Great Crisis, exported through the conditionalities associated with the Marshall Plan, the European Communities and, subsequently, the Union have carried out a constant and active policy in the field of competition, whose legal basis is represented by numerous provisions of primary law, supplemented by provisions of secondary law and, of course, a rich jurisprudence on the matter. …”
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Thermal Stability of Schottky Contacts and Rearrangement of Defects in β‐Ga2O3 Crystals by Palvan Seyidov, Joel B. Varley, Ymir Kalmann Frodason, Detlef Klimm, Lasse Vines, Zbigniew Galazka, Ta‐Shun Chou, Andreas Popp, Klaus Irmscher, Andreas Fiedler

“…In the temperature ramp‐down DLTS, the 1.17 eV level disappears, and the 0.60 eV level appears for all Schottky contacts. DFT calculations suggest that rearrangement and dissociation of a single hydrogen from a doubly‐hydrogenated Ga─O divacancy complex occurs during the temperature sweep under bias. …”
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Catastrophic lava flow levee failure: precursors, processes, and implications by Elisabeth Gallant, Hannah R. Dietterich, Matthew R. Patrick, David Hyman, Brett B. Carr, John Lyons, Elinor S. Meredith

“…Our analyses show that surges in effusion rate, rheologic transitions between pāhoehoe and ‘a‘ā flow regimes, slope-breaks, pre-existing topographic highs, and the structure of perched levee walls all played a role in the failure of the levee and subsequent re-routing of the lava flow. …”
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Co-inoculation of Trichoderma viride with Azospirillum brasilense could suppress the development of Harpophora maydis-infected maize in Egypt by Rasha M. Elmeihy, Omar A. Hewedy, Maryam S. Alhumaidi, Khadijah A. Altammar, Eman O. Hassan, Samah A. El-Debaiky

“…Further, there was a noticeable increase in all plant growth and yield parameters. An anatomical examination of the control and inoculated maize roots was also reflective of plant responses under biotic stress. …”
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The effect of instability resistance training on balance ability among athletes: a systematic review by Jianxin Gao, Xinxin Fu, Hang Xu, Qi Guo, Xiaopeng Wang

“…The scoring of 20 studies ranges from 4–8, and study quality is moderate to high.ResultsOut of 285 identified studies, only 20 articles fulfilled all the eligibility criteria after screening. IRT could significantly improve reciprocal, static, and dynamic balance ability among judo athletes, basketball players, weightlifters, archery athletes, soccer players, rhythmic gymnasts, badminton players, track and field athletes, handball players, volleyball players, and gymnasts using unstable surfaces or environments (i.e., BOSU, Swiss, Wobble boards, Suspension trainer, Sissel pillows, Inflated disc and foam surface, Airex balance pad, Togu power ball, Thera-Band, Elastic band strap, Sand surface and so on).ConclusionThe finding suggests that different types of IRT benefit athletes as this training method can effectively enhance reciprocal, static, and dynamic balance ability in athletes. …”
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An X-Linked Hyper-IgM Patient Followed Successfully for 23 Years without Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Necil Kutukculer, Neslihan Edeer Karaca, Guzide Aksu, Ayca Aykut, Erhan Pariltay, Ozgur Cogulu

“…In conclusion, diagnostic delay is a clinical problem for patients with CD40LG deficiency, because of low or normal IgM levels, showing that all the hypogammaglobulinemic patients, not only with high serum IgM levels, but also with normal to low IgM levels, have to be examined for CD40LG expression on activated T lymphocytes. …”
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Shear bond strength of three different fixed retainers: Stainless steel wires versus fiber reinforced composite (An in Vitro study) by Anees Mahmood Mudhir

“…Results: There was a statistically high significant difference among all three retainers groups (p < 0.001); db Straight 8 braid flat soft wire debonding force was (130±29.6N), followed by Speed fiber reinforced splint group (107.5±18.9 N), whereas the minimum was observed 3M Unitek coxial multi strand wire group(76±27.6 N).The site of failure was predominantly at the wire composite interface except in FRC was in enamel/composite interface. …”
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Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka by Kavinda Dayasiri, S. F. Jayamanne, C. Y. Jayasinghe

“…In addition, focus group discussions were performed on all children and their families who had deliberate poisoning events and medication errors. …”
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Thermal and Fluid Flow Performance Analysis of Tubular Microchannel Heat Sinks with Inward Protrusions and Nanofluids by Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Antônio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Ebenezer Aderibigbe Adeyemi

“…Furthermore, at a Reynolds number of 400 and a volume fraction of 4%, the Al2O3–water nanofluid reduced the maximum temperature of the MCHS wall by 4% , whereas - and -nanofluids decreased the MCHS wall maximum temperature by 0.5% and 0.48% when compared to pure water, respectively. However, for all the cases of volume fraction (1% to 4%), there was an increase trend in the value of thermal performance for the Reynolds number range of 400 to 800 , and decrease with the Reynolds number range of 800 to 2 000. …”
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Association of Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) with hematological parameters: a data mining approach by Nafiseh Hosseini, Sara Saffar Soflaei, Pooria Salehi-Sangani, Mahdiyeh Yaghooti-Khorasani, Bahram Shahri, Helia Rezaeifard, Habibollah Esmaily, Gordon A. Ferns, Mohsen Moohebati, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…The dataset was divided into training and test, and each model’s performance was appraised on the test dataset. All data analyses used SPSS version 26 and SPSS Modeler 10. …”
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Genetic structure of the collection of ryegrass (<i>Lolium</i>) cultivars: a study based on SSR and SCoT markers by Yu. M. Mavlyutov, E. A. Vertikova, A. O. Shamustakimova, I. A. Klimenko

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Utility of Computed Tomographic Enteroclysis/Enterography for the Assessment of Mucosal Healing in Crohn's Disease by Shinichi Hashimoto, Kensaku Shimizu, Hiroaki Shibata, Satoko Kanayama, Ryo Tanabe, Hideko Onoda, Naohumi Matsunaga, Isao Sakaida

“…The proportion of previous surgery, clinical remission, stenosis, and CDAI score all showed significant difference between groups. …”
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