Direct and Indirect Protection with Pediatric Quadrivalent Live-Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in Europe Estimated by a Dynamic Transmission Model by Laetitia Gerlier, Judith Hackett, Richard Lawson, Sofia Dos Santos Mendes, Catherine Weil-Olivier, Markus Schwehm, Martin Eichner

“…One-way sensitivity analyses were conducted on QLAIV efficacy in 7–17 year-olds (59% instead of 80%), durations of natural (±3 years; base case: 6, 12 years for influenza A, B respectively) and QLAIV vaccine-induced immunity (100% immunity loss after 1 season; base case: 30%), and R0 (+/-10% around all-year average value). …”
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An action research study on the needs and perspectives of medical students and junior residents on peer physical examination guidelines to respect medical students’ autonomy and pr... by Emily Suzuki, Nobutoshi Nawa, Eriko Okada, Yu Akaishi, Ayako Kashimada, Mitsuyuki Numasawa, Kumiko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Takada, Masanaga Yamawaki

“…We drafted a set of PPE guidelines with reference to PPE policies overseas by reflecting participants’ needs as identified through Questionnaire Survey 1. We then conducted interviews of 16 participants and revised our guidelines accordingly. …”
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EVALUATION OF MODIFIED UNILATERAL NASOPLASTY IN PATIENT WITH POST OPERATION OF UNILATERAL LABIOPLASTY AT MALAHAYATI HOSPITAL BANDA ACEH: COHORT STUDY FROM 2017-2019 by Devyana Enggar Taslima, Muhammad Taufik, Muhammad Jailani, Syamsul Rizal, Mirnasari Amirsyaha

“…Muhammad Jailani, SpBP-RE in Aceh. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study involving 139 patients who is done the rhinoplasty unilateral operation at Malahayati Hospital from January 2017 to November 2019. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…In the "Taekwondo training with elements of music therapy" group, elements of music therapy will be incorporated into the Taekwondo training. Assessment will be conducted before the program commences, immediately after the completion of the 10-week program, and 2 months after the post-test. …”
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Abuse and misuse of tramadol in patients with non-oncologic pain in a region of Southern Europe by M. Perelló, K. Rio-Aigé, G. Cereza, P. Rius, F. J. Pérez-Cano, M. Rabanal

“…Its use has increased recently, especially in patients with chronic pain, and although a growing body of literature identifies a non-therapeutic use, patterns of misuse of tramadol is so far limited.Methods Two-year observational and cross-sectional study (January 2020 - December 2021) was conducted in 75 community pharmacies from Catalonia. …”
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Assessment of ABCDE approach knowledge among residents and interns in multiple Egyptian hospitals, a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Saad Rakab, Ahmed B. Zaid, Malak Abbas Hamadein, Salma Abbas Hamadein, Mahmoud Abd Elgawad Ashour, Alaa Samir El-Shamia, Dina Ayman Mostafa, Rahma Mogahed Rateb, Marwa Abdelrahman Elashry, Mennat-Allah Mostafa El-Badawy, Rehab Shaheen Bahram Shaheen

“…Methods An online survey was conducted in Egypt targeting resident doctors and medical interns. …”
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Nomogram Predicting 90-Day Readmission in Patients with Diabetes: A Prospective Study by Dong Z, Xie W, Yang L, Zhang Y, Li J

“…A 90-day follow-up was conducted after discharge. Multivariate logistic regression was employed to develop a nomogram, which was validated with the use of a validation set. …”
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ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WITH A HOLLOW PERFORATED ROTOR by A. N. Annenkov, S. V. Sizikov, A. I. Shiyanov

“…The paper presents a brief analysis of the conducted researches of the asynchronous executive motors and the induction motor, as well as the design of the asynchronous executive motor with a hollow perforated rotor. …”
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Sex-specific differences in recurrence and progression following cytostatic intravesical chemotherapy for non-muscle invasive urothelial bladder cancer (NMIBC) by Laila Schneidewind, Bernhard Kiss, Thomas Neumann, Jennifer Kranz, Friedemann Zengerling, Sebastian Graf, Annabel Graser, Annemarie Uhlig

“…Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted on studies published between 1976 and 2024, following PRISMA guidelines. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on musculoskeletal disorders-related sick leave among healthcare workers: a retrospective analysis of Slovenian national data by Dorjana Zerbo Šporin, Žiga Kozinc, Žiga Kozinc, Ticijana Prijon, Ticijana Prijon, Tanja Metličar, Nejc Šarabon, Nejc Šarabon, Nejc Šarabon

“…The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and duration of MSDs-related SL among HCWs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on differences between age and gender groups.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted using Slovenian national SL data on work-related MSDs within NACE Rev. 2 “Human health activities” for 2019, 2020, and 2021, categorized by gender and age.ResultsThe study found that older HCWs, particularly women, consistently had a higher incidence of work-related MSDs SL than their younger counterparts. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

“…Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study and conducted at the Assisted Reproductive Technology center of Uludag University School of Medicine, between the years 2011-2017. …”
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The impact of physical exercise on adolescents’ mobile phone dependency: the serial mediating role of self-esteem and depression by Jingtao Wu, Yanhong Shao, Wanli Zang

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to examine the impact of physical exercise on the prevalence of mobile phone dependency among middle school students, as well as to delineate the serial mediating roles of self-esteem and depression within this relationship.MethodsA convenient cluster random sampling method was employed to conduct a questionnaire survey among 3,786 middle school students from Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Henan, and other provinces. …”
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Wheat landraces as sources of high grain quality and nutritional properties by V. P. Shamanin, I. V. Pototskaya, S. A. Esse, M. S. Gladkih, S. S. Shepelev, E. V. Zuev, N. A. Vinichenko, H. Koksel, A. I. Morgounov

“…Field and laboratory research were conducted in the experimental field of Omsk State Agrarian University under the conditions of the southern forest-steppe of Western Siberia in 2020–2021. …”
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Dietary Intake Pattern and Nutritional Status of Women of Reproductive Age in Slum Areas of Pokhara Metropolitan by Babita Kandel, Dhurba Khatri, Arun Kumar Koirala, Yamuna Chhetri, Alisha Manandhar

“…A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted to assess the dietary intake pattern and nutritional status among 404 women of reproductive age in the slum area of Pokhara from June 2019 to December 2019. …”
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THE COURSE OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY COVID-19 DISEASE, COMPLICATED BY COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PATHOLOGY by T.A. Trybrat, Yu.M Kazakov, O.O. Honcharova, S.V Shut, V.D. Sakevich

“…We examined 104 patients with acute respiratory COVID-19 disease, complicated by community-acquired pneumonia. We conducted general clinical methods of research, determined the SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA by PCR and chest X-ray in 2 projections or computed tomography (CT) to identify the features of the lung tissue damage. …”
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Safety Evaluation for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles’ Exclusive Lanes considering Penetrate Ratios and Impact of Trucks Using Surrogate Safety Measures by Jian Zhang, Kunrun Wu, Min Cheng, Min Yang, Yang Cheng, Shen Li

“…Plenty of studies on exclusive lanes for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) have been conducted recently about traffic efficiency and safety. …”
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The hidden cost of digital learning: a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) among medical students in Jordan by Hazim Alkousheh, Yara Alkousheh, Rana Qawaqzeh, Layan Al Juneidi, Lina Al-Zerikat, Ayat Hussain, Motasem Al-latayfeh

“…Our study aims to evaluate the prevalence of CVS among Jordanian medical students, which is a gap in existing knowledge.Design Cross-sectional studySetting National multicentre study conducted across six universities in Jordan.Participants Medical students from first to sixth year.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome: Prevalence of CVS among medical students in Jordan.Secondary outcomes: Identification of risk factors associated with CVS, assessment of the correlation between screen time and the severity of CVS symptoms.Results The prevalence of CVS among medical students was 56.3%. …”
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Exploring Gait Recognition in Wild Nighttime Scenes by Haotian Li, Wenjuan Gong, Yutong Li, Yikai Wu, Kechen Li, Jordi Gonzàlez

“…This framework models the intrinsic correlations of human joints by integrating self-attention and graph convolution modules. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the proposed method and existing approaches using both the GaitDN dataset and other available datasets. …”
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Geodetic data inversion to estimate a strain-rate field by introducing sparse modeling by Yohei Nozue, Yukitoshi Fukahata

“…To investigate the validity and limitation of the proposed method, we conduct synthetic tests, in which we consider an anti-plane strain problem due to a steady slip on a buried strike-slip fault. …”
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Floral diversity and conservation status of vascular plants in arid mountainous areas by Sara Hassanen, Elsayeda Gamal Eldin, Wafaa Kamel, Mohamed Saad Zaghloul, Yasmin M. Hassan

“…Moisture content, organic matter, electrical conductivity, pH, cations, anions, and total carbonate were identified as the significant factors controlling distribution of plant clusters by detrended correspondence analysis. …”
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