Nature, prevalence and determinants of mental health problems experienced by adolescents in south Asia: a systematic reviewResearch in context by Chethana Mudunna, Medhavi Weerasinghe, Thach Tran, Josefine Antoniades, Lorena Romero, Miyuru Chandradasa, Jane Fisher

“…Summary: Background: Adolescence is a sensitive phase of human development where individuals, aged 10–19 years, are particularly vulnerable to developing mental health problems (MHPs). …”
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Delirium and Cognitive Screening in National Hip Fracture Registries: Scoping Review Protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Pamela Hickey, Rose S. Penfold, Louise Brent, Niamh A. Merriman, Eithne Sexton, Tara Coughlan, Mary E. Walsh, Antony Johansen, Catherine Blake, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Andrew J. Hall, Cristina Ojeda-Thies

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Comorbidities And Reducing InEquitieS (CARES): Feasibility of self-monitoring and community health worker support in management of comorbidities among Black breast and prostate can... by Laura C. Schubel, Ana Barac, Michelle Magee, Mihriye Mete, Malinda Peeples, Mansur Shomali, Kristen E. Miller, Lauren R. Bangerter, Allan Fong, Christopher Gallagher, Jeanne Mandelblatt, Hannah Arem

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Analyzing Serum Level Changes in Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Dihydrotestosterone, Progesterone, and Prolactin after Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Mehrosadat Alavi, Mohammad Atefi, Farzaneh Raeisi

“…Material and Methods: 60 patients (30 male and 30 female) who underwent total thyroidectomy due to PTC and aged 25-50 were selected using convenient sampling. …”
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Rehabilitation success and related costs following stroke in a regional hospital: a retrospective analysis based on the Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient (AN-SNAP)... by Fan He, George Mnatzaganian, Michael Njovu, David Rutherford, Tara Alexander, Irene Blackberry

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Balance Changes in Adult Cancer Survivors Participating in a 16-Week Therapeutic Yoga Program by Mark J. Miller BS, Daniel C. Hughes PhD, Nydia T. Darby DPT, Tim Calderon MS, Darpan I. Patel PhD, Monica C. Serra PhD, Amelie G. Ramirez Dr. PH, Alexis Ortiz PT, PhD, Gustavo J. Almeida PT, PhD

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Towards a cervical cancer-free future: women’s healthcare decision making and cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa by Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Joshua Okyere, Bupe Mwamba

“…We employed multilevel binary logistic regression modelling.Setting Sub-Saharan Africa.Participants Women aged 15–49 years in Benin (n=5282), Côte d’Ivoire (n=1925), Cameroon (n=7558), Kenya (n=6696), Namibia (n=1990) and Zimbabwe (n=5006).Primary outcome measures Cervical cancer screening uptake.Results The overall prevalence of cervical cancer screening across the six sub-Saharan African countries was 13.4%. …”
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Presence and Absence in Margaret Atwood’s Dearly by Pilar Sánchez-Calle

“…Her subsequent collection, The Door (2007), while not explicitly elegiac, explores topics such as memory, aging, death, loss, and decay. These subjects are often central to both traditional and contemporary elegies. …”
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Influence of Self-Compassion, Social Support, and Living Arrangements on Subjective Well-being of the Elderly by Yufi Adriani, Siska Handika

“…The study included 225 participants aged 60 years and above, residing in DKI Jakarta, Indonesia. …”
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Research and Application Progress of Dual-energy CT in Prostate Lesions by Yize LI, Ziqi CHEN, Luyao ZHANG, Yingmin CHEN

“…Prostate lesions are common in middle-aged and elderly men. Dual-energy CT (DECT) can capture projection data at high and low X-ray energies in a single scan, significantly enhancing its ability to differentiate substances compared with traditional CT. …”
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The Role of Higher Education in Reproduction of Social Inequality in the Labor Market of Kazakhstan by M. K. Shnarbekova

“…The author analyzes how the modern education system contributes to the formation of socio-economically determined choice of higher education, where the latter includes a decision on continue studying, choosing a university and specialty.The functioning of the higher education system is analyzed in the context of the interconnections of education, the labor market and family resources, which reflect the movement of human capital and current trends in social mobility in Central Asia, as exemplified by Kazakhstan.The article presents data from a study conducted among young professionals aged 21 to 29 years with a different level of education. …”
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A Case Report on Kimura Disease by Biswajit Adhikari, Sarmila Sen, Somnath Saha

“…This disease is endemic in middle-aged Asian males and is seen sporadically in the non-Asian population.There is no standardized treatment protocol present for Kimura Disease. …”
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Failure evidences of reduced span bridges in case of extreme rainfalls - The case of Livorno by Mario Lucio Puppio, Sara Novelli, Mauro Sassu

“…These events were due to: (1) improper land-use; (2) aging of infrastructures, (3) insufficient maintenance and protection; (4) climate changes causing rainstorms similar to tropical events. …”
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A Cable Defect Assessment Method Based on a Mixed-Domain Multi-Feature Set of Overall Harmonic Signals by Ruidong Wang, Ruzheng Pan

“…Four typical defect types—thermal ageing, cable moisture, excessive bending, and insulation damage—were simulated under laboratory conditions. …”
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“This Rude Chivalry of the Wilderness”: Chivalry and Native Americans in Cooper’s and Irving’s American Novels by Pauline Pilote

“…The enthusiasm of the American readership in the early decades of the 19th century seems to reveal a general attraction for the European Middle Ages. Indeed, Scott’s American contemporaries resort to the medieval apparatus that was brought back into fashion by Ivanhoe – stereotypes of knight-errantry, damsels in distress, code of honour, etc. – to describe the Native Americans that people their narratives. …”
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Evaluation of the anti-acne effectiveness of Andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC) nanoemulgel in propionibacterium acnes-induced male wistar rats by Micella Tanessa, Chrismis Novalinda Ginting, Linda Chiuman, Masdalena, Mangatas Halomoan Parluhutan Hutagalung

“…This experimental involved 30 male Wistar rats aged 6-8 weeks, weighing 150-200 grams, divided into 6 groups: 1) normal, 2) negative control (P. acnes induction and base gel), 3) positive control (P. acnes induction and Mediklin TR gel), 4) Treatment 1 (P. acnes induction and 2% Nanoemulgel), 5) Treatment 2 (P. acnes induction and 3.5% Nanoemulgel), and 6) Treatment 3 (P. acnes induction and 5% Nanoemulgel). …”
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A Review of the Studies on the Effect of Different Additives on the Fatigue Behavior of Asphalt Mixtures by Mahmoud Ameri, Mehdi Ebrahimzadeh Shiraz

“…Further research is needed on factors such as additives’ dispersity, compatibility, aging resistance, economic viability, and modifying mechanisms in morphological and micromechanical aspects to enhance the fatigue performance of the modified asphalt mixture.…”
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Eosinophilic mastitis: A chameleon disease in rheumatologists' domain by Shruti Bajad, Rohit Bajaj, Dhaval Tanna, Muzaffar Bindroo, Kanchan Kaur, Rajiva Gupta

“…To the best of our knowledge, this happens to be the youngest female patient aged 27 years who also had urticaria along with other eosinophilic manifestations, which is unreported in other cases and makes our case exceptional. …”
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Scan it - get it: A study on the socio-demographic characteristics of consumers using qr codes by Esma Ebru Şentürk

“…A total of 556 individuals aged 18 and above residing in Türkiye were included in the study. …”
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Biological treatment options for eosinophilic asthma, with consideration of markers of eosinophilic inflammation as predictors of treatment efficacy by Aleksandra Niemiec, Olga Branicka, Barbara Rymarczyk, Radosław Gawlik

“…Asthma is one of the most common allergic diseases affecting millions of people of all ages worldwide and influencing socioeconomic issues. …”
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