Socioeconomic disparities in multimorbidity of chronic diseases in the RaNCD cohort study by Roya Safari Faramani, Keyvan Samian, Farid Najafi, Yahya Salimi, Mitra Darbandi

“…It is recommended that health policymakers prioritize health interventions aimed at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in multimorbidity, particularly for low-SES groups, women, obese individuals, and older adults.…”
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Axiology of law in civil society by S. G. Pevko

“…Society is defined as a set of individuals living in a certain territory with the aim of satisfying common interests, and social relations are defined as a form of interaction between members of society. …”
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Postoperative complications and long-term outcomes after total and subtotal thyroidectomy: a retrospective study by Sobhan Javidi, Sepehr Sadrizadeh, Ali Sadrizadeh, Shokoufeh Bonakdaran, Lida Jarahi

“…The study revealed that TT was associated with a higher postoperative complication rate compared to STT. Individual treatment plans must be developed based on the risks and benefits of each surgical approach.…”
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Problematic issues of vocational guidance and professional selection of candidates for service in the agencies of the National Police of Ukraine by N. E. Miloradova

“…The general shortcomings include both the peculiarities of the organization of vocational guidance (lack of a unified system of vocational guidance work, insufficient level of interaction between the participants in the process of vocational guidance, lack of an individual, differentiated and phased approach to each individual while implementing professional choice, etc.) and its content component (low level of awareness of children, parents and teachers regarding the existing social professional inquiry; improper attention to the motivational component of the profession selection, etc.). …”
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Pre-Service Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of Biogeochemical Cycles of Elements by Luka Ribič, Iztok Devetak, Robert Potočnik

“…The aim of the present study is therefore to investigate students’ level of knowledge about biogeochemical cycles in relation to their secondary school achievements in chemistry, biology, and physics, their individual interest for learning these topics, and their self-esteem regarding cycles of substances on Earth. …”
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Vascular Function and Handgrip Strength in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Mahmoud A. Alomari, Esraa F. Keewan, Rania A. Shammaa, Khaldoon Alawneh, Said Y. Khatib, Michael A. Welsch

“…Forearm BF at rest (RBF) and after upper arm occlusion (RHBF), and handgrip strength were examined in 78 individuals (RA=42 and controls (CT)=36). Subsequently, VR at rest (RVR) and after occlusion (RHVR) were calculated. …”
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The urinary microbiome in association with diabetes and diabetic kidney disease: A systematic review. by Tiscar Graells, Yi-Ting Lin, Shafqat Ahmad, Tove Fall, Johan Ärnlöv

“…In total, the urobiome of 1,571 people was sequenced, of which 662 people had diabetes, and of these 36 had confirmed diabetic kidney disease; 609 were healthy individuals, 179 had prediabetes or were at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and 121 did not have diabetes but had other comorbidities. …”
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Cardiovascular Reactivity: its Association with Physical Activity, and Some Hemodynamic and Anthropometric Variables by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Rosmari Álvarez Hernández, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Cynthia Olivia Morales Pérez, Rachel Yanes Seijo, José Omar de Armas García

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the relationship between cardiovascular hyperactivity, physical activity and some homodynamic and anthropometric variables in normotensive individuals. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive correlational cross-sectional study was conducted. …”
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Testing the Dual-State-Process assumption in the preventive care services use by Dimitris Zavras

“…., sampling zeros concern a group of at-risk individuals, while structural zeros concern a group of not-at-risk individuals. …”
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Evaluation of comorbidity burden on disease progression and mortality in patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: A retrospective cohort study. by Elena K Joerns, Michelle A Ghebranious, Traci N Adams, Una E Makris

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the association of individual comorbidities, the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index (RDCI) with lung disease progression and transplant/mortality outcomes in patients with IPAF.…”
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Effect of Motorized Elephant-Assisted Therapy Program on Balance Control of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Satiansukpong Nuntanee, Sasat Daranee

“…In conclusion, the finding of this study showed that the METP could be an alternative treatment method to facilitate better balance control in individuals with ASD.…”
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Patterns of cannabidiol use among marijuana users in the United States by Ji-Yeun Park

“…Females, adults, Whites, and individuals with fair/poor health status were more likely to use CBD than their respective counterparts. …”
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“Does the Response to Morning Medication Predict the ADL-Level of the Day in Parkinson’s Disease?” by Trine Hørmann Thomsen, Troels Wesenberg Kjær, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen, Anita Haahr, Kristian Winge

“…Background. Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) have bradykinesia during mobility tasks in the morning before intake of dopaminergic treatment and have difficulties managing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). …”
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Extraction of Sodium Picrate by 3m-Crown-m Ethers and Their Monobenzo Derivatives (m = 5, 6) into Benzene: Estimation of Their Equilibrium-Potential Differences at the Less-Polar D... by Yoshihiro Kudo, Tsubasa Nakamori, Chiya Numako

“…Individual distribution constants (KD,A) of picrate ion (Pic−) and extraction constants (Kex±) of NaPic by some crown ethers (L) into benzene (Bz) at 25°C were calculated from data reported previously. …”
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VOICES-POSITIONS IN DISCOURSES: HOW IS IDENTITY POSSIBLE? by T. V. Podolska

“…Thus, continuing scientific research on identity and individual identity are being held, but from a different point of view, i.e. by using modernized methodology. …”
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Can laparoscopic common bile duct exploration be performed without any drainage? A propensity score–matched study by Chufa Zheng, Weifeng Wang, Qiquan Peng, Yunheng Peng, Xiaozhong Wang

“…There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in terms of overall and individual complication rates, except for a lower incidence of hyperamylasemia in the nondrainage group. …”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of older people with multimorbidity accessing primary healthcare in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Duncan Kwaitana, James Jafali, Maya Jane Bates, Dorothee van Breevoort, Thomas Mildestvedt, Eivind Meland, Eric Umar

“…While most conditions increased steadily in prevalence with age, diabetes followed a different pattern, with higher prevalence among individuals aged 50–59 years (53.9%) and 60–69 years (52.4%) compared to those 70 years and older (40.3%). …”
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Continuous monitoring of temporal skills during long-term in-home training by cochlear implant users by Krzysztof R. Szymański, Krzysztof Gawryluk, Marek Brancewicz

“…Cochlear implants improve auditory function in individuals with severe hearing loss, yet cochlear implant users often struggle with tasks such as identifying speaker characteristics and musical elements. …”
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Many faces of the right-wing populism. Book review of ‘Right-wing populism: Global trend and regional features’ ed. by L.S. Okuneva, A.I. Tevdoi-Burmuli by M. V. Nozhenko

“…However, this in no way downplays academic contribution of each individual author and the relevance of the book as a whole. …”
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Forward Modeling Simulations to Validate Changes in Electrical Resistivity Tomography Monitoring Data for a Slope with Complex Geology by Azadeh Hojat, Luigi Zanzi, Greta Tresoldi, Meng Heng Loke

“…However, we decided to investigate the possible inversion artifacts resulting from the individual inversion of the tomographic sections. Forward modeling simulations on simplified time-lapse models of the study site were performed to explore this problem and to compare the individual and time-lapse inversions. …”
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