Comparing personality traits of healthcare workers with and without long COVID: Cross‐sectional study by Keiko Sakai, Seiichiro Tarutani, Takehiko Okamura, Hiroshi Yoneda, Tatsuhito Kawasaki, Masatoshi Takeda

“…Abstract Aim Pathological mechanisms of “long COVID” after recovery from the main symptoms of COVID‐19 are unclear. We compared psychological differences between individuals with and without long COVID symptoms after initial COVID‐19 infections. …”
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Changes and continuities in gambling careers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative study of regular sports bettors in Britain by Ashley Brown, Craig Donnachie, Nathan Critchlow, Christopher Bunn, Fiona Dobbie, Cindy M Gray, Richard Purves, Gerda Reith, Heather Wardle, Kate Hunt

“…Changes and continuities in gambling during the pandemic were influenced by a range of factors which we have grouped into two main themes relating to ‘gambling and the sports landscape’ and ‘disruption to day-to-day life’. …”
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Grounds and conditions for the application of preventive measures during the pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses by V. V. Romaniuk, R. I. Login

“…The specified scientific search was carried out taking into account the specifics of the mechanism of commission and, accordingly, investigation of the selected category of criminal offenses. The main purpose of the study is to identify and characterize the grounds and conditions for applying preventive measures during the pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses. …”
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The Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Preeclampsia Contributed to Trophoblast Cell Proliferation, Invasion, and Migration via lncRNA BC030099/NF-κB Pathway by Rong Tang, Gong Xiao, Yu Jian, Qiongjing Yuan, Chun Jiang, Wei Wang

“…Preeclampsia (PE) is the main reason of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Identifying Factors Associated with Barriers in the Number of Antenatal Care Service Visits among Pregnant Women in Rural Parts of Ethiopia by Sali Suleman Hassen, Belete Mulatu Teshale, Lema Abate Adulo

“…Antenatal care visit is the service given to pregnant women to have a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby. The main objective of this study was to identify potential factors for the barriers in the number of antenatal care visits. …”
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics in Controversial Sectors: Analysis of Research Results by Włodzimierz Sroka, Richard Szántó

“…The target subjects included a group of 48 companies (25 Hungarian and 23 Polish ones). Our survey mainly focused on the degree of insttutonalizaton of business ethics (such as the presence of a code of conduct, an employee appointed to deal with ethical issues, ethical training, and so on), the perceived ethical behavior of the frms, and their relatonship with their key stakeholders. …”
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Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Selenized Apigenin by Yawen GAO, Guopeng WU, Bo HAN, Rongwu WANG, Fangming LOU

“…Based on the results of structural characterization analysis, there could be concluded that new Se-O and C-O-Se bonds were formed without altering the main structure of the flavonoid backbone in selenized apigenin. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The control group consisted of 20 patients comparable to the main group by gender, age and underlying diseases in the absence of CHF. …”
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Realizing Decent Work in a "Sandwich" Position: Assessing VET Trainers' Working Conditions in Times of Multiple Transformations by Manuel Nicklich, Marco Blank, Sabine Pfeiffer

“…Within this system, organizational VET trainers (OVETT) are the main persons of reference for apprentices in the organization, in most cases for the whole three-year training period. …”
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Effect of pore throats on the reservoir quality of tight sandstone: A case study of the Yanchang Formation in the Zhidan area, Ordos Basin by Wei Fanrong, Yan Xinzhi, Bai Yubin, Bai Yanjun, Zhou Kai

“…Due to the tight sandstone widespread development of nanoscale pore-throat systems, the microscopic pore-throat characteristics of tight reservoirs are the focus of research. Taking the main tight oil production province of the Ordos Basin in China as a case study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), pressure-controlled mercury injection (PMI), scanning electron microscopy, and micro-computed tomography (μCT) are used to analyze the characteristics of four types of tight sandstones with different pore throats. …”
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Health loss and economic burden of asthma in China: a qualitative review based on existing literature by Peng Zhang, Jiaxin Xu, Baichuan Xu, Yiyin Zhang, Yang Xie

“…The analysis focused on two main aspects: health loss burden, measured by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), including years of life lost (YLLs) and years lived with disability (YLDs); and economic burden, assessed through direct and indirect costs. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of <i>blaCTX-M1</i> Gene Expression Alongside <i>iutA</i>, <i>csgA</i>, and <i>kpsMII</i> Virulence Genes in Septicemic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Using Real-Ti... by Mohsen Karbalaei, Mojgan Esmailpour, Valentyn Oksenych, Majid Eslami

“…<b>Background:</b> Sepsis is a serious worldwide health concern, and <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>) is the main cause. This study investigates the co-expression of <i>blaCTX-M1</i> and <i>iutA, csgA</i>, and <i>kpsMII</i> genes in <i>E. coli</i> isolated from septicemic patients, aiming to clarify the interaction between virulence and resistance. …”
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Dynamic Parameters and Hysteresis Loop Characteristics of Frozen Silt Clay under Different Cyclic Stress Paths by Furong Liu, Zhiwei Zhou, Wei Ma, Shujuan Zhang, Zhizhong Sun

“…The results show that the loading angle of cyclic stress path and the phase difference between cyclic axial stress and confining pressure are the main factors that remarkably affect the development characteristics of the resilient modulus and damping ratio. …”
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Effectiveness Assessment of Bispectral Index Monitoring Compared with Conventional Monitoring in General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yichun Gu, Jiajun Hao, Jiangna Wang, Peng Liang, Xinyi Peng, Xiaoxiao Qin, Yunwei Zhang, Da He

“…Two independent reviewers screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality, with analyses conducted using R 4.0 software. Main Results. Forty studies were included. In comparison to the conventional depth of anesthesia monitoring, BIS monitoring reduced the postoperative cognitive dysfunction risk (RR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.73∼0.99, P=0.04), shortened the eye-opening time (MD = −1.34, 95% CI: −2.06∼−0.61, P<0.01), orientation recovery time (MD = −1.99, 95% CI: −3.62∼−0.36, P=0.02), extubation time (MD = −2.54, 95% CI: −3.50∼−1.58, P<0.01), and postanesthesia care unit stay time (MD = −7.11, 95% CI: −12.67∼−1.55, P=0.01) and lowered the anesthesia drug dosage (SMD = −0.39, 95% CI: −0.63∼−0.15, P<0.01).​ …”
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Effects of Dietary Resveratrol, Bile Acids, Allicin, Betaine, and Inositol on Recovering the Lipid Metabolism Disorder in the Liver of Rare Minnow Gobiocypris rarus Caused by Bisph... by Yingying Zhang, Yinan Jiang, Ziying Wang, Jiayu Wang, Mingzhen Zhu, Hui Yang

“…The fatty liver is one of the main problems in aquaculture. In addition to the nutritional factors, endocrine disrupter chemicals (EDCs) are one of the causes of fatty liver in fish. …”
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Capacity-building interventions for health extension workers in Ethiopia: A scoping review. by Tigist Astale, Helina Mesele, Sarah-Louise Pasquino, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Aklilu Endalamaw, Yibeltal Assefa, Getnet Mitike

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Capacity-building interventions for Ethiopian HEWs were found to be effective, but they mainly focused on improving technical competencies, such as knowledge and skills. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF AN EFFECTIVE INFORMATION AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Valerii Yu.  Habrusiev, Hryhorii V. Tereshchuk, Alla V. Stepanyuk, Tetiana M. Olendr

“… The article deals with the information and learning environment as a component of integral training system of the educational system in higher education institutions. The main function of the information and learning environment, which is ensuring the coordinated functioning of subjects of educational activity, has been established. …”
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Firm, yet flexible: a fidelity debate paper with two case examples by Bianca Albers, Lotte Verweij, Kathrin Blum, Saskia Oesch, Marie-Therese Schultes, Lauren Clack, Rahel Naef

“…This debate paper explores these tensions, drawing on experiences from developing fidelity assessments in two ongoing effectiveness-implementation hybrid trials. Main body First, given often scarce knowledge about the core components of complex interventions and implementation strategies, decisions about fidelity requirements involve a degree of subjective reasoning. …”
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Accuracy of 3D Printer Technologies Using Digital Dental Models by Şule Gökmen, Serkan Görgülü, Kübra Gülnur Topsakal, Gökhan Serhat Duran

“…In the mesiodistal dimensional measurement evaluations, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the averages of the main reference and DLP, PolyJet, and SLA measurements for all teeth. …”
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Experiences and practices of people categorised as being ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the UK and Germany by Susannah Mayhew, Stephanie Drössler, Katharina Wabnitz

“…Reflexive thematic analysis was carried out to inductively develop themes illustrative of shared patterns of meaning across the whole data set.Results Three main themes are reported. ‘Establishing safe spaces’ (perceiving safety and risk in relation to others and implementing prevention measures to maintain safe spaces); ‘Assessing and responding to risk’ (risk as danger relative to others and risk management as a responsibility of the individual) and ‘Considerations on the value of a life’ (in relation to quality of life, length of life and capacity to contribute to society). …”
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