A systematic review and meta-analysis on light therapy for sleep disorders in shift workers by Chenyao Zhao, Nuoyi Li, Wenqing Miao, Ying He, Yandan Lin

“…This study conducted a systematic review across five databases from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 2023. A total of 11 articles were selected for meta-analysis using a random-effects model. …”
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Analisis Wacana Kritis Model Teun Van Dijk Pada Berita Online Fakta Terbaru Kasus Agus Buntung, Jumlah Terus Bertambah Hingga Jadi Sorotan DPR RI by Novi Fitriani, Afni Maikalsum

“… This study aims to analyze the discourse surrounding a sexual harassment case reported on the online news portal Liputan6.com on December 7, 2024, titled “Latest Facts About the Agus Buntung Case: Increasing Number of Victims and Attention from the Indonesian Parliament (DPR RI).” …”
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Universal Health Care for Childhood Cancer in India: Challenges and Solutions for Implementation by Anukriti Srivastava, Nita Radhakrishnan, Archit Pandharipande, Zeenat Brar, Amit Pandey

“…Methods: The data of children aged between 0-18 years who underwent treatment for cancer with financial support from PMJAY scheme between Jan 2018 to December 2022 (5 years) was analyzed from hospital records. …”
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Circle of Willis Variants: Fetal PCA by Amir Shaban, Karen C. Albright, Amelia K. Boehme, Sheryl Martin-Schild

“…This paper is a retrospective review of prospectively identified patients with acute ischemic stroke from July 2008 to December 2010. We defined complete fPCA as absence of a P1 segment linking the basilar with the PCA and partial fPCA as small segment linking the basilar with the PCA. …”
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Knowledge-related iron deficiency anemia among undergraduate nursing female students in the University of Baghdad by Massara A. Najm, Ali Hussein Alek Al-Ganmi, Ahmed Fleih Hassan

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out from the period of June 18, 2023 to December 20, 2023. Nonprobability (purposive) samples of 100 female nursing students were selected from the second, third, and fourth stages in the College of Nursing, University of Baghdad. …”
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A nomogram based on InLDH and InNLR for predicting disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with heat stroke by Lulu Wan, Gan Lin, Jiale Yang, Anwei Liu, Xuezhi Shi, Jinhu Li, Lian Xie, Ronglin Chen, Huasheng Tong

“…Methods: This retrospective study analyzed clinical data of patients with HS in a tertiary hospital from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2020. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed to identify the risk factors for DIC in HS. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccinations in India: a state-wise analysis by Abhigayan Adhikary, Manoranjan Pal, Raju Maiti

“…The COVID-19 vaccination program in India started after the first wave of infections (March – December 2020) had almost subsided. Objective In this work, the objective is to perform a state-wise analysis to assess the impact of vaccination in slowing down the spread of infections during the second COVID-19 wave (February – October 2021) in India. …”
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Peritoneal Breach as an Indication for Exploratory Laparotomy in Penetrating Abdominal Stab Injury: Operative Findings in Haemodynamically Stable Patients by Jasmina Kevric, Victor Aguirre, Kate Martin, Dinesh Varma, Mark Fitzgerald, Charles Pilgrim

“…We conducted retrospective cohort study of all patients presenting with PAI at a major trauma centre from January 2007 to December 2011. We measured the incidence of peritoneal breach and correlated this with intra-abdominal visceral injury diagnosed at surgery. …”
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Clinical-surgical characterization of acute cholecystitis in patients treated in the General Surgery Service. Cienfuegos, 2017-2019 by Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Jorge Luis Estepa Ramos, José Antonio Feliú Rosa

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and prospective study of patients treated for acute cholecystitis in the Surgery Service was carried out from January the 1st, 2017 to December the 31st, 2019. Data were obtained from medical records and operative reports, using a data collection model. …”
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Assessment of the G2 model estimations and comparing it with erosion plots and observed sediment data in the Southern Caspian Sea river basins by Khadijeh Haji, Abdulvahed Khaledi Darvishan, Raoof Mostafazadeh

“…Peak erosion and sediment yield were observed in October-November and April-May, with the lowest rates in August and December. Observed sediment values were often lower than estimated values. …”
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Mortality Prediction in COVID-19 Using Time Series and Machine Learning Techniques by Tanzina Akter, Md. Farhad Hossain, Mohammad Safi Ullah, Rabeya Akter

“…Data were gathered between December 31, 2019, when COVID-19 began, and March 31, 2021. …”
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Second Trimester Genetic Amniocentesis: Five- Year Experience of a Maternal- Fetal Medicine Unit by Orkun Çetin, Fatma Ferda Verit Atmaca, Ali Galip Zebitay, Ayşegül Deregözü, Begüm Aydoğan, Seda Keskin, Oğuz Yücel

“…STUDY DESIGN: This study was designed as a retrospective analysis of amniocentesis results of the 1667 pregnant patients between January 2007 and December 2012 in the Süleymaniye Women’s Health Education and Research Hospital. …”
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Concentration of metals in water around roads: a case study in Southern Brazil by Vagner José Albuquerque, Caroline Müller, Marilia Hartmann, Paulo Afonso Hartmann

“…Two water samples were collected at each site, the first in October and the second in December 2022. The estimation of the presence and concentration of metal elements was carried out using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). …”
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Characterization of suicidal behavior in the Province of Villa Clara by Dairon Vázquez Ramos, Ariel Arango Díaz, Yunior Jesús Pacheco Fuentes, Edel Castellanos Sánchez, Yadira Janet Sierra Ruíz, Milagros Caridad Ruíz Ramos

“…Objective: to characterize suicidal behavior in the Province of Villa Clara in the period from January 2016 to December 2020. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. 5,700 patients who had suicidal behavior in the province during the period studied were studied. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on intention to screen for cervical cancer and predictors among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia by Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Tesfahun Simon, Wondimu Ewunetu, Wondafrash Kussia

“…Therefore, this protocol describes a planned systematic review and meta-analysis that will evaluate the intention to use cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women of childbearing age in Ethiopia.Methods and materials The online databases of EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, HINARI, Google Scholar, and African Journals online databases will be comprehensively searched from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2023. The Joanna Briggs Institute quality rating instrument will be used to assess the quality of the included studies. …”
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Erythrocyte modified controlling nutritional status as a biomarker for predicting poor prognosis in post-surgery breast cancer patients by Jingjing Hu, Jiaming Dong, Xiang Yang, Zhiyi Ye, Guoming Hu

“…The clinical data of 536 female breast cancer patients with invasive ductal carcinoma who underwent surgery at Shaoxing People’s Hospital from January 2012 to December 2018 were retrospectively evaluated. The predictive effects of nutritional and inflammatory indicators on DFS were evaluated. …”
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Survival and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A 10-Year Experience by Roberto Mazzanti, Umberto Arena, Pietro Pantaleo, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Greta Cipriani, Bruno Neri, Clara Giordano, Fabio Lanini, Serena Marchetti, Paolo Gentilini

“…One hundred twenty-seven patients (85 men, 42 women, mean age 63 years, range 51 to 92 years, 115 hepatitis C virus-positive, 12 hepatitis B virus-positive) were enrolled between January 1993 and December 2002. They all underwent a standard PEI procedure and were prospectively followed-up. …”
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Dynamics of CO2 fluxes and environmental responses in a Poplar plantation by Mengyu Ge, Mengyu Ge, Weifeng Wang, Honghua Ruan, Guobing Wang, Shuang Zhang, Shuiqiang Yu

“…By using continuous eddy covariance technique, we observed net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE), gross primary production (GPP), ecosystem respiration (ER), and meteorological variables from August 2018 to December 2019 in a Poplar plantation. The Poplar plantation ecosystem was a carbon sink overall, with high carbon uptake in growing season and limited uptake/emission in non-growing season. …”
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Online applications as a protective factor for amnestic mild cognitive impairment by Yordanis Garbey Pierre, Marlene Gorguet Pi, Yudit Batista Delgado, Yoismel Álvarez Heredia, Darriela Annet Ramos Gorguet

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> analytical observational study, case-control type, carried out in family doctor's office number 1, at the Ramón López Peña Teaching Polyclinic health area, Santiago de Cuba province, from July to December 2023. The studied population were 182 older adults, 60 years or older (45 cases and 135 controls). …”
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Remote Sensing Observations of the Winter Yellow Sea Warm Current Invasion into the Bohai Sea, China by Jie Guo, Hua Zhang, Tingwei Cui, Yijun He, Jie Zhang, Kai Guo, Chawei Hou, Rongjie Liu

“…Using ASCAT, QuikSCAT, and MODIS data, we analyzed the sea surface wind field, temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll concentrations in the mixed zone between the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea in the winter (the period of winter 2013 included December 2013 and January-February 2014) from 2002 to 2013. …”
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