Understanding Factors Contributing to Nurses’ Intention to Care for COVID-19 Patients Using the Theory of Planned Behavior by Khalid A. Aljohani, Mohammad S. Aljohani, Maria Jocelyn B. Natividad, Paul Reinald B. Gracia, Ibtehal I. Qazanli

“…Similarly, the experiences of care providers might trigger emotional and physical stress, which could affect the healthcare system's readiness to manage infectious outbreaks. …”
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Psychometric Measurement of Fertility-related Quality of Life across Gender in Primary Infertile Couples by Amita Kumari, Afreen Begum H. Itagi, V. Bhargava Reddy Kanchi, Vijayan Sharmila, Satish Pundlik Dipankar

“…Background: Infertility is a crucial global public health issue that affects millions of people of reproductive age. Fertility-related stress can negatively impact infertile couples’ quality of life (QoL). …”
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The effectiveness of teaching methods for preparing teacher education students to teach road safety-related content by Silke von Beesten, André Bresges

“…IntroductionRoad traffic accidents account for numerous fatalities worldwide, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups such as children. To counteract this trend, innovative educational approaches are essential, integrating road safety into school curricula. …”
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Promoted Catalytic Properties of Acetone over Cerium-Modified Mullite Catalyst YMn2O5 by Xiaotian Mu, Wenhuan Wang, Kai Zhang, Honglei Ding, Weiguo Pan

“…XPS results show that the content of doped CeO2 mainly affects the surface adsorbed oxygen (Oads) and Mn4+ content of the catalyst. …”
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Did Turkey Experience Reductions in Air Pollution During The Covid-19 Lockdown and Partial Lockdown? by İsmet Yener, Kazım Onur Demirarslan

“…Air pollution, one of humanity's essential environmental problems due to the increasing population and urbanization, negatively affects the ecosystem and public health. During reduced human activity, such as martial law, war, and pandemics like COVID-19, improvements in air quality may be observed due to diminished anthropogenic impact. …”
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The diagnosis and treatment of migraine among medical students in 2010–2011 and 2019 by E. Bacevičiūtė, A. Ekkert, K. Noreikaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…Based on questionnaire, prevalence of migraine with and without aura remained stable between the periods of 2010-11 (27.8%) and 2019 (27.9%) (p=0.98); women were affected more often (p=0.02). Pain remained moderately intense (p=0.07), but migraine disability worsened over the time (p=0.01). …”
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Evidence of Negative Effects of Defect Size and Older Patient Age by Quantitative CT-Based 3D Image Analysis in Ultraporous Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Grafted Extremity Bone Defects... by Timothy A. Damron, Kenneth A. Mann

“…Larger size defect and affected bone and advancing age appear to be important negative factors in synthetic graft incorporation. …”
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PPARγ activation attenuates neonatal CRD-induced visceral pain sensitization and anxiety in male rats by alleviating oxidative stress by Minjie Li, Xiyu Zhuo, Yongxiao Liu, Jinchao You, Jianqing Lin

“…Therefore, we aimed to determine whether PPARγ activation ameliorates oxidative stress and affects thus nociceptive sensitization and emotional responses in IBS. …”
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Evaluation of conditioning temperature and retention time on Enterococcus faecium inactivation, vitamin stability, metabolizable energy, and amino acid digestibility by J.I. Vargas, W.J. Pacheco, L.M. Almeida, C.W. Starkey, E. Monu

“…Overall, the manipulation of conditioning temperature and retention time can be a viable strategy to mitigate microbial load in feed and increase TMEn, without negatively affecting AA digestibility and water-soluble vitamin stability.…”
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Gas Expansion Energy Model and Numerical Simulation of Outburst Coal Seam under Multifield Coupling by Jie Cao, Qianting Hu, Yanan Gao, Minghui Li, Dongling Sun

“…The total gas expansion energy consists of free gas and desorption gas expansion energy. Affected by the excavation, free gas expansion energy maintained a constant value in the original coal seam and gradually decreased in the area close to the working face. …”
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Ischemic Heart Disease and Work Disability in Patients Treated at the Internal Medicine Consultation and Assessed by the Expert Medical Labor Commission by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Tania Cuellar Torres, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…<strong>Background</strong>: ischemic heart disease represents a major challenge given the large number of people affected by this condition, its increasing contribution to overall mortality, the frequent disability resulting from it, and the complexity and high cost of its treatment. …”
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Heterogeneity of Ecosystem Service Interactions Through Scale Effects and Time Effects and Their Social-Ecological Determinants in the Tuo River Basin by Simin He, Yusong Xie, Jing Zhang, Yanyun Luo, Qianna Wang

“…The results showed that (1) SC and WY in the region exhibited an increasing trend, HQ and NE declined, and ESs at the county scale showed a central collapse feature; (2) synergies between HQ–NE, HQ–WY, and SC–WY pairs generally increased, the relationships between NE–SC and NE–WY pairs showed slight fluctuations, and there was a decline in the synergies within the HQ–SC pair; and (3) the interplay of all drivers positively affected ESs, with land use/land cover being the most significant and GDP exerting a lower influence. …”
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An expert perspective on diversity-oriented standards for assessing sex and gender in clinical research by Hannah R. Hambruch, Nora M. Laskowski, Robert-Paul Juster, Georg Halbeisen, Georgios Paslakis

“…However, gender minorities are often not included, which affects the generalizability and equity of healthcare outcomes. …”
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Optimization of microwave-assisted hydrolysis of glucose from oil palm empty fruit bunch by Maya Sarah, Isti Madinah, Erni Misran, Fatimah

“…Estimated variables to affect the hydrolysis process are the ratio of OPEFB to solvent (X1: 1:20–4:20 g/ml), solvent concentration (X2: 0.5–1.5 %), and hydrolysis time (X3: 5–15 min). …”
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The Effect of a Combined Scapula and Shoulder Exercise Program with Kinesio Tape on Pain, Shoulder Proprioception, and Upper Limb Function in Swimmers with Shoulder Impingement Syn... by Seyedeh Farzaneh Sadri, Mohammad Saleki

“…These findings underscore the importance of incorporating these exercises to enhance the health and performance of swimmers affected by this condition.…”
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Causal Analysis and Prevention Strategies for Safety Risks in Prefabricated Building Construction Based on Accident Data and Complex Network Theory by Wei Liu, Xiao Luo, Baojun Liang, Junhao Xie

“…Research shows that the attack strategies of betweenness centrality and degree centrality can significantly affect the stability of the network structure, and the EffG attack strategy performs better in identifying key nodes. …”
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Understanding barriers to young people’s utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services in Asia-Pacific countries: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Daniel Mackay, Benjamin Gregory, Evi Germeni, Watcharakorn Riabroi

“…The goal of this study was to identify and synthesise published qualitative research on factors affecting young people’s utilisation of SRH services in Asia-Pacific countries.Methods We systematically searched five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science) for qualitative studies reporting the experiences, attitudes and views of young people (aged 10–24 years) regarding the utilisation of SRH services in Asia-Pacific countries. …”
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A Framework for Fourth Industrial Revolution Adoption by Small-Scale Rural Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review by Willard Munyoka, Nkhangweni Lawrence Mashau, Modimowabarwa Kanyane

“… Climate change is witnessed in unpredictable weather conditions that negatively affect human lives, economies, and farming worldwide. …”
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Complex System Analysis of Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici Isolates Collected in Central Hebei Province, China by Qingping Zhou, Lingli Li, Long Wang

“…In 2019, the cumulative incidence of wheat powdery mildew in China was nearly 8.7 million hm2, which seriously affected the safe production of wheat in China. However, the proportion of disease-resistant wheat varieties in actual production was relatively low, and effective disease-resistant genes were lacking. …”
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A Structural Equation Model For Adopting Additive Manufacturing in the Footwear Firms Supply Chains by Tekalign Lemma, Endalkachew Mosisa Gutema, Hirpa G. Lemu, Mahesh Gopal

“… Goal: The objective of this research is to present a theoretical framework and explore how additive manufacturing (AM) techniques affect supply chain complexity (SCC) in the footwear sector. …”
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