Willingness to donate eyes and associated factors among adults in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach by Ejigu Gebeye Zeleke, Merkineh Markos Lorato, Wubalem Addis Tefera, Hirut Gebremeskel Mengistu

“…Objective This study intended to assess willingness to donate eyes and associated factors among adults in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia.Methods and analysis This study used a triangulated phenomenological mixed-methods design, involving 1293 adults and eight key informants selected through multistage and purposive sampling. …”
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Faktor Risiko yang Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Tuberkulosis Paru di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Andalas Tahun 2013 by Shabrina Izzati, Masrul Basyar, Julizar Nazar

“…This Study used a case control design. Samples in this study were 66 respondent consisting of 33 cases (obtained from medical record of Andalas public health center) and 33 controls (according to the inclusion criteria of controls). …”
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Risk factors for postoperative ileus in hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhuoer Hou, Ting Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Hangpeng Lv, Qiuhua Sun

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The study intended to evaluate the risk factors of postoperative ileus in hysterectomy patients.<h4>Study design</h4>Systematic review and meta-analysis.<h4>Methods</h4>This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Program for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis statement. …”
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Safe Implementation of Treatments in Stroke: a study on intravenous thrombolysis in patients over 80 years of age with acute ischaemic stroke by Manju Krishnan, Danilo Toni, Niaz Ahmed, Anand Dixit, Ana Paiva Nunes, Marius Matusevicius, Jose Egido, Letizia Concari, Monica Reggiani, Alain Pagès, Thierry Danays

“…Objectives To investigate the safety and efficacy outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in patients aged &gt;80 years with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) after IVT was approved in this patient population in several European and non-European countries during 2018–2019.Design This is an observational registry study using prospectively collected data from the Safe Implementation of Treatment in Stroke (SITS) registry. …”
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New Onset of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Patients in COVID-19 Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2022 by Asaminew Habtamu Sane, Migbar Sibhat Mekonnen, Melsew Getnet Tsegaw, Wuletaw Chane Zewde, Edmialem Getahun Mesfin, Hailu Asmare Beyene, Taye Mezgebu Ashine, Kasie Gebeyehu Tiruneh, Melkie Ambaw Mengistie

“…Institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study design was conducted by reviewing 244 patient’s records in the Addis Ababa COVID-19 care center. …”
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Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“… OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the frequency of psychological distress and related factors in infertile women who underwent assisted reproductive technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic and to develop health policies accordingly. STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 352 infertile women who applied to the in vitro fertilization clinic between December 2020-February 2021. …”
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Blade pitching in vertical axis wind turbines: A double multiple stream tube theoretical approach to performance enhancement by Antim Gupta, Ussama Ali, Hamid Ait Abderrahmane, Isam Janajreh

“…The findings confirm that integrating variable blade pitching would substantially improve VAWT performance and offer a clear direction for revolutionary future wind turbine aerodynamic design enhancements.…”
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Assessing the readability, quality and reliability of responses produced by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity regarding most frequently asked keywords about low back pain by Erkan Ozduran, Volkan Hancı, Yüksel Erkin, İlhan Celil Özbek, Vugar Abdulkerimov

“…In order to prevent possible bias that could be created by the sequential processing of keywords in the answers given by the chatbots, the study was designed by providing input from different users (EO, VH) for each keyword. …”
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Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes by Nicolette Ingel, Victoria Vice, Courtney Dommer, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Ariel Zaleski, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory Faherty, Jody Feld, Timothy Sell

“…. # Hypothesis There will be no difference in visual reliance between sexes during static postural stability. # Study Design Cross-sectional Study # Methods Static postural stability was assessed during a single session for football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball intercollegiate athletes (males, n=135, females, n=51) under eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions via performance of single limb stance on a force plate. …”
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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

“…Subgroup analysis considering mean body mass index (BMI), mean age, ethnicity, and study design type consistently showed significantly elevated serum/plasma cystatin C levels in the OSAHS category relative to the controls. …”
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Impact of Physical Features on Visual Walkability Perception in Urban Commercial Streets by Using Street-View Images and Deep Learning by Gonghu Huang, Yiqing Yu, Mei Lyu, Dong Sun, Bart Dewancker, Weijun Gao

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Faktor Risiko yang Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Infeksi Toksoplasma pada Ibu Hamil di RSUD Arifin Achmad Pekanbaru Tahun 2010-2013 by Rika Andriyani, Kiki Megasari

“…This research used quantitative analytical research with case control design. The data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate with chi-square test and multivariate. …”
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UK multiple sclerosis risk-sharing scheme: a new natural history dataset and an improved Markov model by Jacqueline Palace, Martin Duddy, Thomas Bregenzer, Mike Boggild, Joel Oger, Helen Tremlett, Charles Dobson, Fheng Zhu

“…This study aims to identify a more suitable natural history cohort and to develop a robust analytical approach using the new cohort.Design The Scientific Advisory Group, recommended the British Columbia Multiple Sclerosis (BCMS) database, Canada, as providing a more suitable natural history comparator cohort. …”
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Favorable Nonclinical Safety Profile of RSVpreF Bivalent Vaccine in Rats and Rabbits by Jun Zhou, Christopher J. Bowman, Vicki R. Markiewicz, Balasubramanian Manickam, Emily Gomme, Rani S. Sellers, Cynthia M. Rohde

“…<b>Methods</b>: Nonclinical safety studies, including a repeat-dose toxicity (RDT) study in rats and a combined developmental and reproductive toxicity (DART) study in rabbits, were conducted to support early clinical development. Study designs and parameters evaluated in these studies were consistent with principles and practices as outlined in relevant regulatory guidelines. …”
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Creating accountable hospital service areas in China: a case analysis of health expenditure in the metropolis of Chengdu by Jay Pan, Peiya Cao, Xiaoshuang Zhao, Yili Yang

“…Objectives To delineate hospital service areas (HSAs) using the Dartmouth approach in China and identify the hypothesised demand-side, supply-side and region-specific factors of health expenditure within HSAs.Design Population-based descriptive study.Setting We selected the metropolis of Chengdu, one of the three most populous cities in China as a case for the analysis, where approximately 16.33 million residents living.Participants Individual-level in-patient discharge records (n=904 298) during the fourth quarter of 2018 (from 1 September to 31 December) were extracted from Sichuan Health Commission. …”
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Acceptability and Preliminary Effects of Intensive Brief Trauma-Focused PTSD Treatment for Refugees by Petter Tinghög, Lina Vågbratt, Julia Jennstål, Maria Bragesjö, Niklas Möller

“…Acceptability was assessed by analyzing journal notes, and clinicians’ and patients’ open-ended responses to sets of questions designed to elicit the patients’ experiences and potential adverse events. …”
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Efficiency and heat transport processes of low-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage systems: new insights from global sensitivity analyses by Luka Tas, Niels Hartog, Martin Bloemendal, David Simpson, Tanguy Robert, Robin Thibaut, Le Zhang, Thomas Hermans

“…Commonly applied strategies to decide upon the ATES feasibility and well design standards for optimization need to be adapted. …”
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Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Limi O. Matondo, Edward Kija, Karim P. Manji

“…The Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure test (ROCF) which is used to test memory and visual special functions and KOH block design tools that have been previously validated through another study locally were used. …”
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Application of amorphous zirconium (hydr)oxide/MgFe layered double hydroxides composite in fixed-bed column for phosphate removal from water by A. Nuryadin, T. Imai

“…This study provides insights into the design of amorphous zirconium (hydr)oxide/MgFe layered double hydroxides composite for phosphorus removal and recovery in a practical system. …”
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Enhancing cracking resistance in semi-flexible pavements using an interfacial immersion method by Xiaoyu Liu, Kuanghuai Wu, Giovanni Giacomello, Yunpeng Yue, Fengming Ren, Xu Cai, Marco Pasetto

“…The results will enhance the cracking resistance and durability of SFP, providing support for SFP design.…”
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