Awareness About Diabetes And Its Complications Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Faiza Batool, Kausar Malik, Lubna Meraj, Shazia Siddiq, Abbas Majeed, Sadia Khan

“…The Chi-square test was used to investigate the association of awareness of diabetes mellitus with various independent variables variable as age and duration of diabetes. …”
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Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a multicenter study by Ximing Wang, Jingxiang Sun, Na Chang, Menghan Liu, Shuai Zhang

“…Multivariable regression analysis revealed that the NAFLD was independently associated with AAA progression (HR, 4.28; 95% CI, 2.20–8.31; p < 0.001). …”
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Assessing the Relationship of Psychological Sport Readiness, Single-leg Vertical Jump, and Non-Sagittal Single-Leg Hops to Quadriceps Strength After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reco... by Paul Kuwik, Erin Florkiewicz, Timothy Benedict, John Mason, Jamie Morris, Michael Crowell

“…Between-group comparisons were made with independent t-tests and Mann-Whitney U test. Within the ACLR group, bivariate correlation and multivariate regression analysis were performed to assess the relationship between the outcome measures and quadriceps strength asymmetry…”
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A bibliometric analysis of the effects of electronic waste on the environment by M. Maphosa, V. Maphosa

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The pneumococcal bacteriocin streptococcin B is produced as part of the early competence cascade and promotes intraspecies competition by J. D. Richardson, Emily Guo, Ryan M. Wyllie, Paul Jensen, Suzanne Dawid

“…The ComR-type regulator found directly upstream of the scb locus in S. pneumoniae strains can activate scb expression independent of the presence of the ComE binding site but only when stimulated by a peptide that is encoded in the scb locus of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae, a closely related bacterium that also inhabits the human nasopharynx. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions on healthcare professionals’ understanding and use of conscience: a systematic review protocol by Alex Clark, Megan Kennedy, Christina Lamb, Edith Pituskin, Ken Kirkwood, Yolanda Babenko-Mould

“…Study screening, selection, extraction and risk of bias assessments on each study using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool will be independently conducted by independent reviewers. Descriptive data synthesis will be carried out. …”
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The Prediction Model of High-Frequency Ultrasound Combined with Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Scoring System Improved the Diagnosis of Sclerosing Adenosis and Early Breast Cance... by Ma B, Wu G, Zhu H, Liu Y, Hu W, Zhao J, Liu Y, Liu Q

“…In the training group, the AUC of the sonographer and AI in differential diagnosis was 0.67(95% CI, 0.62– 0.71) and 0.89(95% CI, 0.84– 0.93), respectively, and the sonographer’s assessment showed better sensitivity (1.00 VS 0.73), but AI showed a higher accuracy rate (0.66 VS 0.80).Conclusion: Age, lesion size, burr, blood flow, and AI risk score are independent predictors of sclerosing adenosis and early breast cancer. …”
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Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Lucy Alpine, Emer Barrett, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Julie Broderick

“…Background Performance-based assessment (PBA) is a complex process undertaken in the workplace by healthcare practitioners known as clinical educators, who assist universities in determining health professional students’ readiness for independent practice. Preparing healthcare professionals for PBA is considered essential to ensuring the quality of the assessment process in the clinical learning environment. …”
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Comparable Enhanced Prothrombogenesis in Simple Central Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome by Noor Shafina Mohd Nor, Hanis Saimin, Thuhairah Rahman, Suraya Abdul Razak, Nadzimah Mohd Nasir, Zaliha Ismail, Hapizah Mohd Nawawi

“…Fasting plasma glucose and diastolic blood pressure were independent predictors after correcting for confounding factors. …”
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Studying grain color diversity in the barley collection of VIR by A. Y. Glagoleva, L. A. Novokreschenov, O. Y. Shoeva, O. N. Kovaleva, E. K. Khlestkina

“…It was shown that in 60% of the accessions the dark color of their grain was induced by independent accumulation of melanin, while the accessions characterized by accumulation of only anthocyanins, and those with combined accumulation of anthocyanins and melanins, were 14.6% and 14%, respectively. …”
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Potensi Ekstrak Kunyit (Curcuma longa) Terhadap Kadar Ischemia Modified Albumin (IMA) pada Tikus Model Penyakit Jantung Koroner by Gde Arisetyawan Dharmaputra, Elvina Veronica, Cindy Liora Driansha, Agung Bagus Sista Satyarsa, Ni Wayan Sucindra Dewi

“…Hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna kadar IMA antara semua kelompok penelitian, yakni kelompok kontrol positif, kontrol negatif, maupun kelompok perlakuan (p>0,05). Berdasarkan Independent  t-test menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan yang bermakna kadar IMA antara kelompok perlakuan ekstrak kunyit 100 mg/kgBB, 200 mg/kgBB dengan kelompok kontrol positif. …”
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The interventions of physical education by using augmented reality based mobile learning can significantly improve gross motor skills in elementary school students by Mohammad Faruk, Mohammad Ali, Rudi Susilana, Laksmi Dewi, Norlidah Alias, I Made Sri Undy Mahardika, Imam Syafi’i, Muchamad Samsul Huda, Achmad Rizanul Wahyudi, Laily Mita Andriana, Adi Pranoto

“…The data analysis techniques used were normality test, influence test, and independent samples t-test. Results: The results showed that interventions of physical education by using augmented reality based mobile learning, provided a greater improvement in gross motor skills. …”
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The Frequency of Clinic Visits Was Not Associated with Medication Adherence or Outcome in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Cheryl Kluthe, Jenkin Tsui, Donald Spady, Matthew Carroll, Eytan Wine, Hien Quoc Huynh

“…Duration of disease was the only independent factor found to be associated with a reduction in blood work and immunomodulator adherence (“OR 0.86 and 95% CI: 0.74–0.99” and “OR 0.82 and 95% CI: 0.71–0.97”) per year, respectively. …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…Using SPSS V 22.0, comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) scores, correlation between KAP and between KAP and social demographic characteristics were done using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Pearson correlation, and independent t-test respectively. Among the 422 caregivers who participated in the study, 267 (63.2%) were females and mean age was 44.94 years. …”
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Knowledge translation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia: scoping review protocol by Raymond Lovett, Makayla-May Brinckley, Sarah Bourke, Felecia Watkin Lui

“…Abstracts and full-text articles will be screened by two independent reviewers. We will include studies that relate to KT in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research, regardless of the research topic. …”
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Polymorphism of MTHFR C677T Gene and the Associations with the Severity of Essential Hypertension in Northern Chinese Population by Junli Song, Jie Hou, Qiang Zhao, Xuezhi Liu, Qian Guo, Donghong Yin, Yan Song, Xiaoxia Li, Shuyun Wang, Xinchun Wang, Jinju Duan

“…MTHFR677CT genotype, MTHFR677TT genotype, smoking, family history of hypertension, Hcy, and triglycerides (TG) were independent risk factors for the severity of hypertension (OR = 2.29, 2.24, 2.04, 1.81, 1.04, 1.26). …”
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Purchasing Intentions toward Fast Food: The Mediating Role of Consumer Attitudes toward Fast Food by Jian Xue, Wenjing Zhang, Zeeshan Rasool, Mohsin Ali Khan, Ahmad Imran Khan, Anum Afzal Khan, Syed Arslan Abbas

“…The existing studies are centered on connections between facts about fast food and unique consumer traits (independent variables), attitudes toward fast food (mediator), and fast food purchasing expectations (dependent variable). …”
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Composite Primary Outcomes Reported in Studies of Critical Care: A Scoping Review by Prashanti Marella, MD, Sansuka De Silva, Antony G. Attokaran, Kevin B. Laupland, PhD, Lars Eriksson, BA, Mahesh Ramanan, MMed

“…All studies (both non-randomized controlled trial [RCT] and RCT) conducted in ICUs treating adult patients (18 yr old or older) that described CPOs and their definitions, were included for mapping, reporting, and analyzing CPOs without any restrictions. DATA EXTRACTION:. Independent double-screening of abstracts/full texts and data extraction was performed using a pilot-tested extraction template. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients with HFrEF who had improvement in their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and independent predictors of improvement. Methods: This retrospective cohort study conducted at the advanced heart failure (HF) clinic in Qatar recruited patients who visited the clinic between January 2017 and December 2018. …”
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MDFGNN-SMMA: prediction of potential small molecule-miRNA associations based on multi-source data fusion and graph neural networks by Jianwei Li, Xukun Zhang, Bing Li, Ziyu Li, Zhenzhen Chen

“…Moreover, the experimental results of an independent test set confirmed the model’s generalization capability. …”
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