Use of virtual reality in port implantation to reduce perioperative anxiety and pain: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial at a single German university hospital (VIP-t... by Christoph W Michalski, Felix J Hüttner, Colette Dörr-Harim, Sandra Graf, Hannah Feldmann, Lisa S Hunold, Kira C Steinkraus, Nadir Nasir

“…The results will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal in the field and will be presented at applicable conferences to ensure rigorous evaluation and access for the academic community.Trial registration number German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00028508; registration date 15 March 2022; Universal Trial Number: U1111-1275-4995.…”
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Introduction by Anne Marie Devlin, Katie Ní Loingsigh, T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, Aisling O'Donnell

“… Is mór an onóir é don Fhoireann Eagarthóireachta nua an 31ú heagrán den iris TEANGA a chur i láthair agus clochmhíle thábhachtach á chéiliúradh againn: comóradh cúig bliana daichead na hirise. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness of narrative therapy and EMDR-GTEP protocols in the treatment of post-traumatic stress in children exposed to humanitarian crises by Elisabetta Dozio, Elisabetta Dozio, Cécile Bizouerne, Valdes Wamba, Ninon Atienza

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Effect of arm-ergometry versus treadmill supervised exercise on health-related quality of life and mental health in patients with peripheral artery disease: secondary outcomes from... by Sandra Magalhães, Mário Santos, Sofia Viamonte, Fernando Ribeiro, Joana Martins, Cristine Schmidt, Henrique Cyrne-Carvalho

“…Differences between groups in the change from baseline to the end of the study were analyzed using ANCOVA, adjusted for baseline values, or the Mann-Whitney U test. Results Fifty-six patients (66 ± 8.4 years; 87.5% male) were included: AEx (n = 28) and TEx (n = 28). …”
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Aplicación de un modelo asistencial para perfeccionar la atención en cirugía mayor ambulatoria y en la de corta estadía by Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Abraham Dimas Reyes Pérez, Joaquín Zurbano Fernández, María del Carmen Rodríguez Fernández, Fara Rodríguez Becerra, Eusebio Alejandro Hernández Lema

“…Para las comparaciones entre los grupos experimental y de control, se aplicó la Dócima U de Mann-Whitney para dos muestras independientes. …”
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Sleep as a mediator between chronic diseases and depression: a NHANES study (2005–2018) by Ming Tan, Ming Tan, Haihong Zhao, Haihong Zhao, Ruya Nie, Ruya Nie, Pingping Deng, Pingping Deng, Cuixiao Wang

“…Furthermore, trouble sleeping mediated 11.07% of the impact of hypertension on depression, while sleep hours mediated 5.36% of this impact.ConclusionChronic diseases and sleep problems may increase the likelihood of depression among U.S. adults, with sleep serving as a mediator between chronic diseases and depression.…”
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Testicular Cancer Presenting as Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, David Hernández-Barajas, Edio Llerena-Hernández, José Luis González-Vela, María Inés Contreras-Salcido, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Omar David Borjas-Almaguer, Luis Alberto Pérez-Arredondo, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…The serum alpha-fetoprotein level was 17,090 ng/mL, lactate dehydrogenase was 1480 U/L, and human chorionic gonadotropin was 287.4 IU/mL. …”
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Prevalence, causes and outcomes of hospital admissions in Mongolia: a national registry-based descriptive analysisResearch in context by Altanchimeg Sainbayar, Ganbold Lundeg, Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Jens Meier, Martin W. Dünser

“…Descriptive methods, Chi-square tests, Mann-Whitney-U-tests, and ANOVA on ranks were used for data analysis. …”
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A scalable multi-modal learning fruit detection algorithm for dynamic environments by Liang Mao, Liang Mao, Zihao Guo, Mingzhe Liu, Yue Li, Linlin Wang, Jie Li

“…Subsequently, the positioning loss function is replaced with the EIoU loss function, and the confidence loss is substituted by VFLoss to further improve the accuracy of the detection bounding box and reduce the missed detection rate in occluded targets. …”
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PTEN suppresses renal cell carcinoma proliferation and migration via inhibition of the PI3K/AKT pathway by Xu Xu, Yuan-Yue Tang, Xiaohong Liang, Wen Luo, Dong-Mei Jiang, Jie Chen

“…Statistical analyses were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test. Cell viability and migration were assessed using the CCK-8 assay and wound healing assay. …”
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A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

“…Fisher’s exact, Mann–Whitney U, and unpaired t-tests were used. Results The average time for the entire procedure was 62 min for the balloon group and 31 min for the stent-retriever group (p < 0.001). …”
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Pulse wave parameters as a predictor of the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation by Dominika Macakova, Josef Zadrazil, David Karasek, Veronika Kucerova, Katerina Langova, Lubica Cibickova

“…Data were analyzed using Wilcox test, Bonferroni correction, May-Whitney U-test, and Fisher’s exact test, with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant. …”
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Study of Ultrasound-Assisted Low-Pressure Closed Acid Digestion Method for Trace Element Determination in Rock Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry by Xijuan Tan, Yunxiu Ren, Ting Liang, Denghong Wang

“…., 36 metal elements from Li to U) in basalt BCR-2, diabase W-2a, andesite AGV-2, granodiorite GSP-2, and granite GSR-1 were comparable with the reported reference values, giving REs with absolute values less than 10%. …”
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Identification of novel cytoskeleton protein involved in spermatogenic cells and sertoli cells of non-obstructive azoospermia based on microarray and bioinformatics analysis by Danial Hashemi Karoii, Hossein Azizi, Maryam Darvari, Ali Qorbanee, Dawan Jamal Hawezy

“…Cell-cell junction assembly, cell-matrix adhesion, and regulation of SNARE complex assembly were significantly correlated with common DEGs for BP. In the study of MF, U3 snoRNA binding, and cadherin binding were significantly associated with common DEGs. …”
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High Glucose Exacerbates TNF-α-Induced Proliferative Inhibition in Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells through Upregulation and Activation of TNF Receptor 1 by Wenjun Zhu, Qihong Qiu, Haoyuan Luo, Fuping Zhang, Juan Wu, Xiaorui Zhu, Min Liang

“…Cell proliferation and cell cycle were evaluated by CCK-8, EdU incorporation assay, and flow cytometry. Cell apoptosis was assessed by annexin V/PI staining. …”
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Rural-urban disparity in uptaking skilled antenatal care visits by pregnant women in Bangladesh: Zero and One Inflated Poisson regression model. by Lubana Tanvia, M Ershadul Haque, Wasimul Bari

“…Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test has been performed for exploring unadjusted association of covariates with the response and Mann-Whitney U test has been conducted for multiple comparison in case of significant association for a covariate having more than two categories. …”
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Türkiye’de Kütüphanecilik ve Bilgibilim Alanında Araştırma-Uygulama Boşluğu: Makaleler Kapsamında Yazarlık ve İş Birliğinin Bir Analizi by Talih Öztürk, Mithat Baver Zencir

“…Toplam yazar sayısının (845) yaklaşık %10’u uygulayıcılardan oluşmaktadır. Her iki derginin ana yazar grubunu akademik bölümlerdeki araştırmacılar oluşturmaktadır. …”
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Nurses' Sleep Quality and Its Influencing Factors During the First Explosive COVID‐19 Outbreak in Zhejiang, China, After the Relaxation of Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures:... by Lifen Lu, Di Sheng, Yaling Zhu, Xiaowei Xia, Guanghui Chen, Jiali Liang, Xiulan Shen, Gui Zheng

“…Statistical methods employed included t‐tests, one‐way analysis of variance (ANOVA), chi‐square tests and Mann–Whitney U‐tests for comparisons between groups. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to analyse the relationship between the SRSS score and the DASS‐21, PSSS and BRS scores. …”
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Mothers’ Knowledge of and Practices Toward Oral Hygiene of Children Aged 5-9 Years in Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study by Tahazid Tamannur, Sadhan Kumar Das, Arifatun Nesa, Foijun Nahar, Nadia Nowshin, Tasnim Haque Binty, Shafiul Azam Shakil, Shuvojit Kumar Kundu, Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, Shafkat Mahmud Rafsun, Umme Habiba, Zaki Farhana, Hafiza Sultana, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman

“…Statistical analyses, including the χ2U ResultsOf 400 participants, the mean age of mothers was 30.94 (SD 5.15) years, and 388 (97%) were of the Muslim faith, 347 (86.8%) were housewives, and 272 (68%) came from nuclear families. …”
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The Question of Rusian Nobily Existence from the Second Half of 19th Century to the Beginning 20th Century by Ryšard Gaidis

“…Solowjow, W. Djakin, A. Korelin u. a.).   Nach der Aufhebung der Leibeigenschaft in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. …”
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