Effectiveness of HPV vaccination in reducing infection among young Brazilian women by Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Mariângela Carneiro, Wendel Coura-Vital, Angélica Alves Lima

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the quadrivalent vaccine in reducing the prevalence and incidence of HPV infection in women, aged 18 to 24 years old, in the cities of Ouro Preto and Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Impact of biochar amendment on soil microbial biomass carbon enhancement under field experiments: a meta-analysis by Yogesh Kumar, Wei Ren, Haiying Tao, Bo Tao, Laura E. Lindsey

“…Repeated application significantly increased the SMBC by 50.11%, and fresh biochar in the soil (≤ 6 months) enhanced SMBC compared to the single application and aged biochar. Biochar applied with nitrogen fertilizer (up to 300 kg/ha) and manure/compost showed significant improvements in SMBC, but co-application with straw resulted in a slight negative impact on the SMBC. …”
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“I can see a lady with a curly brown hair” - A Corpus-Based Investigation of Article Use in the Language of Young Norwegian EFL Learners by Sofie Larsen, Kristian A. Rusten

“…By means of the recently compiled Corpus of Young Learner Language (CORYL), we investigate the frequency of overuse, underuse and ungrammatical use of the definite and indefinite articles among Norwegian EFL learners aged 12-13 and 15-16 years. We also quantitatively contrast learners’ non-target-like uses of the articles with their (overt) target-like uses, and we demonstrate how the learners’ use of articles develops from Year 7 to Year 10 of primary and lower secondary education. …”
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Hubungan antara Harga Diri dan Kepercayaan Diri dengan Motivasi Berprestasi Siswa SMA by Yeniar Indriana, Muhammad Dzikron Fadhlurrohman

“…The study population consists of high school students majoring in science in grade XI, aged between 17 and 19 years. Eleventh grade science students were chosen because they already had sufficient self-esteem and self-confidence and were considered to have better achievements. …”
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Intimate partner violence help-seeking norms: scale reliability and cross-sectional multilevel associations with intimate partner violence among youth in Nairobi, Kenya by Peter Gichangi, Mary Thiongo, Anaise Williams, Bianca Devoto, Shannon N. Wood, G Wamue-Ngare, Kristin G. Bevilacqua, Michele R. Decker

“…Multilevel mixed-effects models assessed associations with IPV experience for young women.Setting and participants A youth cohort of 586 men and 591 women aged 15–24 years in Nairobi, Kenya.Primary outcome measure Past 6-month physical and/or sexual IPV among young women.Results The IPV Help-Seeking Attitudes Scale had acceptable internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha >0.60). …”
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Feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week low-level laser acupuncture therapy for shoulder and neck pain in office workers: Protocol for a pilot, single-blind, double-arme... by Carol Chunfeng Wang, Lisa Whitehead, Travis Cruickshank, Johnny Lo, Jianhong Cecilia Xia, Jun Wen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a pilot, single-blind, double-armed, randomised controlled trial on the feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week LLLA therapy for office workers with SNP, aged 18 to 65 years. Each of the two study groups will contain 35 participants: the intervention group will receive LLLA from a licensed acupuncturist at the researchers' university clinic (10-20 min/session, 3 sessions/week) for two weeks; the control group will receive usual care without painkillers. …”
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Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Insiden Miopia Pada Siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas di Kota Padang by Martga Bella Rahimi, Yanwirasti , Kemala Sayuti

“…The objective of this study was to determine the relation of those factors and the incidence of myopia on senior high school students in Padang city.This study was conducted on senior high school students in Padang city aged 15-17 years old. This study used population based case control design with 140 samples, consisted of 70 students for the control group and 70<br />students for the case group. …”
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Pattern of antibiotic dispensing at pharmacies according to access, watch, reserve (AWaRe) classification: multicenter study after COVID-19 waves in different districts of Pakistan by Faiz Ullah Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Aqsa Sajjad, Tawseef Ahmad, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Sayyad Ali, Kamran Hidayat Ullah, Shahid Shah

“…In all bivariate and multivariate models, male gender was associated with reduced likelihood (COR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.12–0.72; p = 0.0079 and AOR: 0.03, 95% CI: 0.005–0.15; p = 0.0001). Individuals aged 30 years and older exhibited increased odds of dispensing in both bivariate (COR: 3.67, 95% CI: 1.69–8.87; p = 0.0018) and multivariate analyses (AOR: 9.44, 95% CI: 2.55–61.70; p = 0.001). …”
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Hyperuricemia is a Risk Factor for One-Year Overall Survival in Elderly Female Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Shi Tai, Xuping Li, Zhaowei Zhu, Liang Tang, Hui Yang, Liyao Fu, Xinqun Hu, Zhenfei Fang, Shenghua Zhou

“…This retrospective cohort study included 711 consecutive ACS patients aged ≥75 years, hospitalized in our center between January 2013 and December 2017. …”
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Measuring implicit associations with behaviours to improve resident mood: development of implicit association tasks for nursing home care providers by Inge Knippenberg, Ruslan Leontjevas, Ine Declercq, Jacques van Lankveld, Debby Gerritsen

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Cultural revitalization for tourism development from an Indigenous perspective: the case of Ta Oi people, A Luoi District, Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam by Thu-Suong Thi Nguyen, Diem-Huong Thi Phan, Diem-Huong Thi Phan, Diem-Hang Le Doan, Diem-Hang Le Doan, Minh-Ngoc Thi Chau, Thanh-Thuy Thi (Jessica) Doan, Thanh-Thuy Thi (Jessica) Doan

“…Furthermore, focus groups were conducted with 20 Ta Oi people, divided into two groups: the elderly (aged over 50) and the young people, to gather thorough and various information from their perspective on the meaning and the revitalization of local culture. …”
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Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Comunicación Familiar en estudiantes universitarios / Psychometric Properties of the Family Communication Scale in College Students by Anthony John Erik Copez-Lonzoy, David Villarreal-Zegarra, Ángel Paz-Jesús

“…Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Family Communication Scale (FCS) in a sample of 491 students at a private university in Lima, Peru, aged between 16 and 28 years (χ. = 20.31, SD = 3.08). …”
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Mechanism of <italic>Coptis chinensis</italic> in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking by LIU Huiling, TAN Dingying, HUANG Min, CHEN Pingping, ZHANG Wang

“…It can act on mitogen-activated proteinase 1 (MAPK1), serine/threonine protein kinase (AKT1), tumor protein p53 (TP53), transcription factor AP-1 (JUN), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), which can regulate MAPK, AGEs-RAGE, PI3K-Akt, Toll-like receptors, HIF-1, TNF signaling pathways, etc. ④ The molecular docking results showed that, the molecular docking affinity between the active ingredients of <italic>Coptis chinensis</italic> and the above core targets was less than -7.0 kcal/mol (1 kca/mol=4.186 kJ/mol), and the binding activity was better.Conclusion<italic>Coptis chinensis</italic> may play an important role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications by regulating glucose and lipid metabolism, inflammatory response, cell proliferation and apoptosis and promoting oxidative stress, etc.…”
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Understanding the relationship between the frequency of HbA1c monitoring, HbA1c changes over time, and the achievement of targets: a retrospective cohort study by Elton Mukonda, Diederick J. van der Westhuizen, Joel A. Dave, Susan Cleary, Luke Hannan, Jody A. Rusch, Maia Lesosky

“…Research design and methods The study utilised routinely collected HbA1c test data on patients with diabetes aged ≥ 18 years in the Western and Northern Cape between 2015 and 2020. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The current study included 826 men and 1,148 women who were aged 50-70 years, from Beijing and Shanghai, and without T2D in 2005 and who were resurveyed in 2011. …”
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Cardiac Myosin-binding Protein-C as a Biomarker in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Differentiation of Its Types by Ali Abdul Rasool Hussein, Abdulkareem Hamadi Issa, Abbas Naji Muslem Al Shareeifi

“…Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty patients (72 males and 48 females), aged ≥30 years selected from those who were admitted to emergency department (ED) of Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital and diagnosed with ACS by cardiologists. …”
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Provided Through a Web Application for Subthreshold Depression, Subthreshold Insomnia, and Subthreshold Panic: Open-Labeled 6-Arm Rand... by Kayoko Taguchi, Mirai Miyoshi, Yoichi Seki, Shiori Baba, Eiji Shimizu

“…Additionally, this study aimed to explore the minimally important change (MIC) of each subthreshold group’s effectiveness outcome. MethodsParticipants aged 18-70 years from internet research monitors were categorized into SD, SI, and SP groups based on screening assessment. …”
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Effects of tongue tamers and customized bonded spurs as an early treatment of anterior open bite: a randomized clinical study by Safa B. Alawy, Shaimaa S. EL-Desouky, Ibrahim A. Kabbash, Shimaa M. Hadwa

“…Materials and methods A sample of seventy-five children aged 7–9 years were assigned into three groups in which anterior open bite was treated using tongue tamers (group-I), customized composite bonded spurs(group-II), and conventional fixed palatal cribs (group-III). …”
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Is longer really better? Results of a retrospective real-life cohort study evaluating the benefit of adding a weekly educational session to a traditional 8-week home-based pulmonar... by Cécile Chenivesse, Olivier Le Rouzic, Jean-Marie Grosbois, Sarah Gephine, Sophie Peres

“…Primary hypothesis was that 8 home-based supervised sessions will be equivalent to 16 home-based supervised sessions at both short- and long-term after PR.Design Retrospective cohort study conducted on prospectively collected real-life data, from January 2010 to December 2021.Setting FormAction Santé, Pérenchies France.Participants Eligible individuals were aged &gt;18 years with a diagnosis of COPD and referred to the home-based PR programme by their respiratory physician. …”
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Virtual Reality Interventions for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Qin Yang, Liuxin Zhang, Fangyuan Chang, Hongyi Yang, Bin Chen, Zhao Liu

“…MethodsA total of 4 web-based databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and Ovid) were searched up to December 30, 2023, for randomized controlled trials assessing the self-reported outcomes of VR-based technology on cognition, mood, quality of life, and physical fitness in older adults (aged ≥55 years) with MCI. Two reviewers independently screened the search results and reference lists of the identified papers and related reviews. …”
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