An online intervention relationship enhancement couple therapy program versus systematic desensitization on sexual performance anxiety in women undergoing infertility treatment wit... by Maryam Afzal Dehkordi, Tahmineh Farajkhoda, Mahdi Khanabadi, Farimah Shamsi

“…The main outcome variable, sexual performance anxiety, was assessed via Davis’s questionnaire at baseline, completion of the intervention (week 8), and follow-up (week 12). The secondary outcome variable spouse’s satisfaction was assessed (weeks 8 and 12, via visual analog scale). …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 within Accra Metropolis Postlockdown by Frank T. Aboagye, Lawrence Annison, Henry Kwadwo Hackman, Maame E. Acquah, Yvonne Ashong, Isaac Owusu-Frimpong, Bill C. Egyam, Sharon Annison, George Osei-Adjei, Samuel Antwi-Baffour

“…Samples were subjected to nucleic acid extraction and followed by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. …”
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Application of deep learning and feature selection technique on external root resorption identification on CBCT images by Nor Hidayah Reduwan, Azwatee Abdul Aziz, Roziana Mohd Razi, Erma Rahayu Mohd Faizal Abdullah, Seyed Matin Mazloom Nezhad, Meghna Gohain, Norliza Ibrahim

“…Results RF + VGG exhibited the highest performance in identifying ERR, followed by the other tested models. Similarly, FST combined with RF + VGG outperformed other models with classification accuracy, F1-score, precision, and specificity of 81.9%, weighted accuracy of 83%, and area under the curve (AUC) of 96%. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self-Administration among Type 1 Diabetic Patients at Metu Karl Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Tewodros Yosef

“…Diabetes and insulin self-administration education should be imparted by health professionals at each follow-up visit. Besides, strengthening of information, education, and communication (IEC) on the issue of diabetes and insulin self-administration using mass media (television/radio) plays paramount importance.…”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities, Pharmacokinetics, and In Silico Molecular Docking Study of Phytochemicals from the Roots of Ziziphus spina-christi by Hadush Gebrehiwot, Urgessa Ensermu, Aman Dekebo, Milkyas Endale, Tariku Nefo Duke

“…The CH2Cl2 : CH3OH (1 : 1) extract (IC50 : 1.51 µg/mL) and β-sitosteryl-3β-glucopyranoside-6′-O-palmitate (4) (IC50 : 5.41 µg/mL) also exhibited auspicious DPPH scavenging activities, followed by stigmasterol (5) (IC50 : 6.88 µg/mL) compared to the ascorbic acid standard (IC50 : 0.46 µg/mL). …”
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Water Quality Assessment of Rivers in Aquatic Eco-environmental Function Regions in Changzhou City by WANG Xuesong, ZHANG Ge, LI Ying, XU Jinqian, CAI Yongjiu

“…In 2018,57 monitoring sections were arranged for a quarterly water quality survey in Changzhou,which can help grasp the water quality of 13 aquatic eco-environmental function regions.The current situation,characteristics of spatial heterogeneity,and seasonal changing laws of main water quality indicators are evaluated by multiple methods such as the water quality grade analysis,comprehensive water quality identification index (WQII) method,redundancy analysis,and principal component analysis.In this way,we can explore the major influencing factors of water quality.The results are as follows:① In 2018,the water quality of rivers in Changzhou City was mainly classified as Grade IV according to the Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water (GB 3838—2002),which indicates the poor water quality.② The results show significant spatio-temporal difference in the concentration of main water quality indicators,and the water quality in the western hills is better than that in the eastern plains.The grade of water quality is higher in summer and autumn than in spring and winter.③ From the perspective of aquatic eco-environmental function regions,the water quality of III-09 (ecologically Grade III), IV-02 (ecologically Grade IV),and IV-03 (ecologically Grade IV) regions in the eastern urban area is poor,while the water quality of I-02 (ecologically Grade I), II-01 (ecologically Grade II),III-08 (ecologically Grade III) regions in the west is good.The grades of aquatic eco-environmental function regions are highly consistent with the water quality,which proves that the function regions can provide scientific reference for the monitoring, assessment,and environmental management of water quality.④ The redundancy analysis shows that the land for construction is the main influencing factor in the deterioration of water quality.The increase in the relative proportion of arable land and the decrease in the aquatic area closely correlate with the deterioration of water quality when the scale is over 2,000 m.⑤ The principal component analysis indicates that the five-day biochemical oxygen demand,COD,and permanganate index have high interpretation rates.This shows that the water quality of rivers in Changzhou City is mainly affected by organic pollution and eutrophication. …”
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The Effects of Soft Tissue Flossing on Hamstring Range of Motion and Lower Extremity Power by Zachary Maust, Debbie Bradney, Sean M Collins, Caroline Wesley, Thomas G Bowman

“…# Background Flossing includes wrapping a specialized latex band around a muscle group providing compression, partially occluding blood flow, followed by performing exercises. This is hypothesized to improve flexibility by dissipating myofascial adhesions; however, research is lacking…”
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Effect of nutrition education on hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Girma Beressa, Susan J. Whiting, Tefera Belachew

“…A multistage cluster sampling technique followed by systematic sampling was used to select the pregnant women. …”
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The Effect of a Patient Activation Tailored Intervention on Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management and Clinical Outcomes: A Study from Saudi Arabian Primary Care Settings by Nasser Almutairi, Vinod Gopaldasani, Hassan Hosseinzadeh

“…The intervention consisted of monthly face-to-face sessions for three months and a telephone follow-up per month for three months postintervention. …”
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Drivers of methane-cycling archaeal abundances, community structure, and catabolic pathways in continental margin sediments by Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Damian Bölsterli, Clemens Glombitza, Bo Barker Jørgensen, Hans Røy, Mark Alexander Lever, Mark Alexander Lever

“…We observe major changes in community structure that largely follow vertical gradients in sulfate concentrations and lateral gradients in organic carbon reactivity and content. …”
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A clinical study on the efficacy and safety of poly-herbal formulation in managing functional dyspepsia by Debasish Hota, Anand Srinivasan, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Snigdha Suman Dalua, Poorva Tiwari, Ramachandran Valavan

“…The burning feeling behind the breastbone, pain behind the breastbone, burning feeling in the center of the upper stomach, acid taste in the mouth, and unpleasant movement of material upwards towards the mouth improved significantly from the beginning of the study to the follow-up visits. The mean VAS score reduced by 71.5 % in the PHF arm and 67.85 % in the Pantoprazole arm. …”
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Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Henan, China from 2023 to 2024 by Yun Song, Bicong Wu, Hongxia Ma, Yafei Li, Su Yan, Jingjing Pan, Haifeng Wang, Ying Ye, Xueyong Huang, Wanshen Guo

“…The majority of cases were mild (5,451 cases, 91.38%), followed by moderate (311 cases, 5.21%) and severe or critical cases (203 cases, 3.4%). …”
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Comparing the cost-benefit of breast cancer screening programs in rural and urban areas across four economic zones in China: a Markov modeling analysis by Dachuang Zhou, Kejia Zhou, Wenjuan Wang, Hanqiao Shao, Hongliu Zhang, Wenxi Tang

“…Methods Using a decision-analytic Markov model, we evaluated 5,280 scenarios involving different ages and screening technologies. The model followed individuals from birth through 100 yearly cycles in eight settings. …”
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Resilience-based interventions in the public sector workplace: a systematic review by Malin H. L. Hollaar, Bram Kemmere, Paul L. Kocken, Semiha Denktaş

“…Cohen’s D was calculated to depict the effect sizes within the intervention groups from pre-test to post-test and, when possible, from pre-test to 3-month follow-up. Results Included studies applied a wide range of definitions; most definitions fitted within the trait-orientation, conceptualizing resilience as an individual characteristic or ability, or the process-orientation, conceptualizing resilience as a dynamic process. …”
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Factors determining primary or delayed surgery for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor: a multicentric Egyptian study by Ahmed Elgendy, Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Mohamed El-Debeiky, Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Marwa Romeih, Ahmed Ebeed, Mohamed Abouheba, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed Khairi, Osama El-Naggar, Sameh Shehata

“…However, tumor diameter and midline crossing showed no significant differences (p-value = 0.137 and 0.152, respectively). At a median follow-up of 37 months, seven patients experienced relapses, and six died. …”
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Application of comprehensive nursing interventions in prevention of deep vein thrombosis after free flap transplantation in patients with oral cancer (综合护理干预降低口腔癌患者皮瓣移植术后深静脉血栓发生率的效... by YU Xiaolin (余晓林)

“…Methods Totally 132 patients undergoing free flap transplantation followed by radical operation of oral cancer were randomly divided into two groups: 66 cases in the control group received routine care during the perioperative period, and 66 cases in the study group received comprehensive nursing interventions during the perioperative period. …”
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Inheritance of cleistogamy in interspecific hybridization of Gossypium barbadense L. by T. I. Mukhiddinov, A. A. Abdullayev, E. Kuchkarov, A. H. Choriev, S. K. Jumaev

“…The classes segregated in F2 as follows: 1 (cg1cg1Cg2Cg2) : 2 (cg1cg1Cg2cg2) : 1 (cg1cg1cg2cg2), where cleistogamy was double recessive (This trait shows the complete dominance inheritance pattern.) …”
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The impact of the triglyceride-glucose index on the deterioration of kidney function in patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: insight from a large cohort study in... by Zhi Shang, Song-Tao Feng, Hui Qian, Zhen-Ling Deng, Yue Wang, Yue-Ming Gao

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves and multivariate Cox analysis were used for analysis.Results 3,248 outcome events were recorded during a mean follow-up period of 34 months. The RCS plot displayed a U-shaped curve between the baseline TyG index and the deterioration of kidney function (P for non-linear < 0.001). …”
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Fully Covered Stent-TIPS for Advanced HCC Patients with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus-Related Severe Symptomatic Portal Hypertension by Liu Z, Lyu T, Yang J, Xie Y, Fan S, Song L, Zou Y, Wang J

“…One patient (4.0%) experienced overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) and three (12.0%) patients developed shunt dysfunction during the follow-up period. None of the patients experienced shunt-induced extrahepatic metastasis. …”
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Non-inferiority study to compare the efficacy of relugolix with dienogest for endometriosis-associated pain and usefulness of administering relugolix prior to dienogest (READY stud... by Fuminori Taniguchi, Motoko Fukui, Yutaka Osuga, Tasuku Harada, Jo Kitawaki

“…Patients in the relugolix group will receive 40 mg oral relugolix once daily for 16 weeks, followed by 1 mg oral dienogest twice daily for 24 weeks. …”
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