Reconstruction of drought and long-rain chronologies since the 17th century in central Japan using intra-annual tree-ring oxygen isotope ratios and documentary records by H. Iizuka, K. Sho, Z. Li, M. Sano, Y. Kato, T. Nakatsuka

“…For tree-ring <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i>¹⁸O</span> measurements, we prepared cellulose samples from a long-living cedar tree with continuously broad ring widths. …”
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How Does Indonesian Chronic Disease Patient Adhere to Their Treatment? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 11,408 Subjects by Pradipta IS, Aprilio K, Ningsih YF, Pratama MAA, Gatera VA, Alfian SD, Iskandarsyah A, Abdulah R

“…Treatment nonadherence was associated with socioeconomic-related factors of being aged 15– 65 years, living in rural areas, having history of formal education, and having a household size of 2– 6 people. …”
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L’insegnamento dell’italiano in Germania nell’era digitale by Ines de Florio-Hansen

“…These areas need to be given greater consideration not only with regard to learning here and now, but also for students’ future lives. It is shown how learning by means of digital media is meaningful and promising. …”
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REGIONAL FACTORS OF MECHANISMS TRANSFORMATION FOR STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR OF UKRAINE by Tetyana Calinescu, Olena Zelenko, Serhii Pidmohylnyi

“…Results of the study: it is determined that the formation of economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector of Ukraine at the regional level is carried out by increasing the volume of sales of products/services against the background of ensuring the resource, production, scientific, technical, human resources potential, provided that the welfare of employees and the absence of inflation; an instrumentarium for assessing the status of economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector at the regional level has been defined, which provides for the analysis of individual coefficients with a threshold value, as well as the calculation of an integral indicator of the status of economic security of entrepreneurial activity in the industrial sector of the region; the article characterises modern factors of formation of economic security of entrepreneurial activity at the level of regions of Ukraine, in particular, the most promising branches of the industrial sector for a particular region of Ukraine and the standard of living of the economically active population with the status of internally displaced persons. …”
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A qualitative study on facilitators and barriers to adoption and implementation of nutrition interventions in higher education settings in Flanders by Evelyn Fonderie, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Benedicte Deforche, Maïté Verloigne, Lotte Braeckman, Jolien Plaete, Tom Deliens

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Nickel removal from electroplating industry wastewater: A bamboo activated carbon by D. Sivakumar, J. Nouri, T.M. Modhini, K. Deepalakshmi

“…Water is prime requirement for surviving of any living beings.  The existence of surface water and groundwater sources are used for domestic, agriculture and industrial purposes in all over the world. …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy for academic burnout, procrastination, self-handicapping behavior, and test anxiety among adolescents: a randomized control trial by Khizra Khurshid, Rabia Mushtaq, Umara Rauf, Nida Anwar, Qasir Abbas, Sumayah Aljhani, Zoobia Ramzan, Mafia Shahzadi

“…General Procrastination Scale (GPS), Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS), Self-handicapping Scale (SHS), Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), and Living up to Parental Expectation Scale (LPES). Repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze the results. …”
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Trends in clinical encounters and management for infertility among women attending Australian general practice: a national longitudinal study using MedicineInsight, 2011 to 2021 by Alice R Rumbold, Michael Davies, Danielle Mazza, Jacqueline Boyle, Vivienne Moore, Renae C Fernandez, Luke E Grzeskowiak

“…Factors associated with increased likelihood of being provided infertility medications included younger age, holding a Commonwealth concession card (indicating low income), lower socioeconomic status and living outside a major city.Conclusions Clinical encounters related to infertility are increasing in primary care, with large variation evident in corresponding clinical management. …”
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Predictors of Neurological and Functional Recovery in Patients with Moderate to Severe Ischemic Stroke: The EPICA Study by Manuel Murie-Fernández, Mercedes Molleda Marzo

“…A large proportion of patients recovered from severe dependency on activities of daily living (ADL) at D0 to a mild or moderate disability requiring some help at M3: mean NIHSS=10.8 to 5.7; median modified Rankin Scale mRS=4 to 3; Barthel index BI=40 to 70; all p values<0.001. …”
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Smoking habits, awareness and support needs for cessation among people with multiple sclerosis in Australia: findings from an online survey by Roshan das Nair, Ron Borland, Claudia H Marck, Isabelle Weld-Blundell, Lisa Grech, Sarah L White

“…Objectives To assess smoking habits, nicotine use, exposure to passive smoking, awareness of associated harms, and experiences with and preferences for smoking cessation support among people with multiple sclerosis (MS).Design Online survey, convenience sampling.Setting Community setting, Australia.Participants Adults living in Australia with probable or diagnosed MS were recruited via social media and newsletters to participate in 2020.Results Of the 284 participants in our convenience sample, 25.7% were current smokers (n=73) and 38.0% were former smokers (n=108). …”
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Effect of Stroke Unit Nursing Mode on the Prognosis of Patients with Ischemic Stroke by Limin ZHANG, Dong PANG

“…NIH stroke scale (NIHSS) was used to evaluate neurological deficit, Fugl-Meyer assessment (FML) was used to assess limb motor function, modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to assess daily living ability, Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) was used to assess depression status, and clinical outcomes, complication rates and patient satisfaction with care were recorded.Results:Before intervention, there was no significant difference in the levels of visfatin, adiponectin, triglyceride, total cholesterol and the scores of NIHSS, FMA, HAMD, MBI of both groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Pregnant Women in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Tadesse Hailu, Bayeh Abera, Wondemagegn Mulu, Simachew Kassa, Ashenafi Genanew, Arancha Amor

“…The disease burden of these parasites is significantly high among pregnant women in developing countries like Ethiopia. Poor living conditions, sanitation, and hygiene are believed to be the contributing factors. …”
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Co-design in healthcare with and for First Nations Peoples of the land now known as Australia: a narrative review by James Gerrard, Shirley Godwin, Kim Whiteley, James Charles, Sean Sadler, Vivienne Chuter

“…True co-design centres First Nations cultures, perspectives of health, and lived experiences, and uses decolonising methodologies in addressing health determinants of dispossession, assimilation, intergenerational trauma, racism, and genocide. …”
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Functional Dependency as a Marker for Positive SARC-F Screen among Older Persons at the Emergency Department by Edward Chong, Eileen Fabia Goh, Wee Shiong Lim

“…We compared both groups for baseline characteristics using univariate analyses, and performed multiple linear regression to examine the association between Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and Lawton’s instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) against SARC-F, and binary logistic regression to examine the associations between individual ADL domains and SARC-F+. …”
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An exploration of desired abstinent and non-abstinent recovery outcomes among people who use methamphetamine by Alex Elswick, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Karen L. Roper, Evan Batty, Christopher J. McLouth, William Stoops, Hilary L. Surratt, Carrie B. Oser

“…Conclusion Our findings indicate the importance of non-abstinent recovery outcomes among PWUM, suggesting high acceptability of non-abstinent recovery targets by people with lived experience. Further, the essential importance of non-abstinent outcomes, especially in the financial/social/relationship and mental health domains, were highlighted, providing novel targets for delivering SUD treatment/recovery.…”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of improved shared sanitation facilities among households in Ethiopia: Using 2019 mini-Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. by Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Daniel Gashaneh Belay

“…Significant factors related to the use of shared toilet facilities were being 55 years of age or older, possessing secondary or higher education, having a middle or rich wealth status, living in urban areas, and residing in metropolitan or peripheral regions. …”
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Effects of a 16-week dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left behind children: a randomised controlled trial by Xiaolin Li, Qian Yang, Jiayi Long, Linghui Zhou, Chunxia Lu, Zhenqian Zhou, Ming Zeng, Weixin Dong

“…The Control group maintained their original living conditions. Participants were measured three times using the Children’s Loneliness Scale and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale: baseline (T0), after 8 weeks (T1), and post-intervention (16 weeks, T2). …”
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Clinical Effect of MOTOmed Intelligent Motion Feedback Training Combined with Refined Rehabilitation Training on Patients with Hemiplegia after Cerebral Infarction by WANG Bin, GAO Songnian, LIU Qiaoyun, DONG Xinchun

“…Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) scale was used to evaluate limb motor function; modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to evaluate activities of daily living. The world health organization quality of life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) scale was used to evaluate quality of life. …”
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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…Our primary goal is to enhance independence and functionality, ultimately improving their overall standard of living.<h4>Trial registration</h4>ClinicalTrials.gov; ID: NCT06035263. …”
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Plasma galectin-3 is associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate in chronic HIV by Diana L. Vares-Lum, Louie Mar A. Gangcuangco, Juwon Park, Eduardo Manzano, Michael Ortega, Dominic C. Chow, Cecilia Shikuma

“…Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have higher rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with HIV-uninfected individuals. …”
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