Association of Training in Basic Life Support with the Evolution of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performed by Firefighters by Marcelo Donizeti Silva, Ricardo Augusto Barbieri, Yan Figueiredo Foresti, Jônatas Augusto Cursiol, Fernando Antônio Viana, Ednei Fernando dos Santos, Karine Pereira Rodrigues, Guilherme da Silva Rodrigues, Juliana da Silva Garcia Nascimento, Maria Celia Barcellos Dalri

“…This was a descriptive, correlational study involving adult firefighters who were members of a specific firefighter group, comprising a population of 105 individuals with a voluntary sample of 44 participants. …”
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Comparing the clinical effects of balanced electrolyte solutions versus normal saline in managing diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review and meta-analyses by Rozinadya Tamzil, Normalinda Yaacob, Norhayati Mohd Noor, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin

“…Eight randomized controlled trials with a total of 595 individuals were included. The data were analyzed at 95% confidence level using random-effects models. …”
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Disease Burden and Harm of Osteoarthritis by WU Haotian, LIN Jianhao

“…Besides, postmenopausal women, individuals with high body mass index, and residents in rural and mountainous areas are also at relatively higher risk of osteoarthritis. …”
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Procedural aspects of the crime scene inspection as an investigative (search) activity: some issues for discussion by Y. Yu. Koniushenko

“…The existing views of individual lawyers in the scientific literature, according to which the examination is a kind of crime scene inspection are critically analyzed. …”
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Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer – a qualitative interview study by Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie

“…Background Incurable cancer significantly affects an individual’s life, requiering comprehensive palliative care (PC). …”
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Rainfall distribution variability controls surface but not belowground litter decomposition in a semi-arid shrubland by Yulin Li, Li Cheng, Honglin Yang, Rui Zhang, Zhiying Ning

“…Meanwhile, soil burial or litter mixing have greater effects on litter decomposition, individually or jointly. Together, our results highlight the need to consider rainfall distribution variability and incorporate soil-covering and litter-mixing as driving factors of organic matter turnover in drylands.…”
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Foreign experience in ensuring of non-interference in the private life of a person in criminal proceedings by D. V. Simonovych, O. V. Blyshchyk

“…At the same time, the practice of implementing the provisions of the CPC of Ukraine does not always ensure the rights and freedoms of the individual, in particular non-interference in private life. …”
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Effect of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Injection on Postural Stability and Risk of Fall in Patients with Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis by Nafiseh Khalaj, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, John George, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

“…The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of hyaluronic acid injections on postural stability in individuals with bilateral knee osteoarthritis. Fifty patients aged between 50 and 70 years with mild and moderate bilateral knee osteoarthritis participated in our study. …”
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Matched pairs demonstrate robustness against inter-assay variability by Jochem Nelen, Horacio Pérez-Sánchez, Hans De Winter, Dries Van Rompaey

“…We find that potency differences between matched pairs exhibit less variability than individual compound measurements, suggesting systematic assay differences may partially cancel out in paired data. …”
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Ensuring Security for the Participants of Criminal Proceedings: Forensic Aspects by T. P. Matiushkova

“…Methodological and forensic security of the participants of criminal proceedings should include the development of methodical recommendations on such specific features of investigating certain types of crimes due to the security of individuals, in particular due to the interaction of law enforcement agencies in ensuring the security for the participants of criminal proceedings, the use of special knowledge, cooperation with national state institutions, law enforcement agencies of other countries, etc.…”
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Soft Lithography and Minimally Human Invasive Technique for Rapid Screening of Oral Biofilm Formation on New Microfabricated Dental Material Surfaces by Marta Alvarez-Escobar, Sidónio C. Freitas, Derek Hansford, Fernando J. Monteiro, Alejandro Pelaez-Vargas

“…Overall, bacterial adhesion did not significantly differ between the flat and micropatterned surfaces. However, individual analysis of two subjects showed greater bacterial adhesion on the micropatterned surfaces than on the flat surfaces. …”
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An Artificial Intelligent Virtual Reality Interactive Model for Distance Education by Wenjing Yin

“…This is a case study of escape-room-type educational application, wherewith appropriate practices and methodologies promote individual and collective participation, enhance the active role of the learner, personalize the educational experience, and upgrade the process of participation in distance education, strengthening and assisting role of the educator. …”
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Consequences of violence experienced in childhood by Danutė Klokmanienė, Loreta Klokmanienė, Audronė Rimkuvienė

“…Empirical data were analysed after conducting qualitative research based on a semi-structured interview, which allowed a better understanding of an individual, delving into her problems and clarifying the need for assistance and its importance in her personal life. …”
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An Evolutionary Game Model of a Regional Logistics Service Supply Chain Complex Network in a Blockchain Environment by Guangsheng Zhang, Zhaomin Zhang

“…Acknowledging that traditional evolutionary mechanisms often neglect individual heterogeneity and the dynamic changes in the topological structures of complex networks, this study further involves the development of an evolutionary game model tailored for the complex network of a regional logistics service supply chain. …”
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Postdocs in Russia: Peculiarities of Employment and Incentives by L. S. Skachkova, I. P. Malichenko, E. A. Yakovleva

“…As part of the study, tasks related to compiling a socio-economic portrait of a postdoc based on economic, socio-demographic characteristics and indicators of research efficiency, identifying the characteristics of the employment and placement experience of postdocs, objective factors and individual motives for making decisions in the field of choosing postdoctoral programs were solved, as well as diagnostics of tools and channels for young researchers to search for vacancies. …”
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A Study to Assess the Carrying Angle in Children Aged between 8 to 16 Years of Age by Pradip Patil, Umesh D. Jain, Amol Gowaikar, Salim A. Lad, Shivaji Kolli

“…The gender, elbow carrying angle is usually higher in girls compared to boys; respectively however, it can’t be same always cause of inter-observer and individual variability.…”
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Multimorbidity clusters and associated health care cost among patients attending psychiatric clinics in Odisha, India by Priti Gupta, Solveig A. Cunningham, Mohammed K. Ali, Sailesh Mohan, Pranab Mahapatra, Sanghamitra C. Pati

“…Introduction: There is a dearth of data on common multimorbidity clusters and the healthcare costs for individuals with mental health disorders. This study aimed to identify clinically meaningful physical-mental multimorbidity clusters, frequently occurring clusters of conditions, and healthcare utilization patterns and expenditure among patients attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic. …”
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Vascular Pathology in Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficient Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema Patients: Case Reports by Gordon M, Gangemi AJ, Sandwith EL, Kumaran M, Kueppers F

“…AATD should be considered a genetic risk factor for aneurysms and vascular diseases, necessitating cardiovascular monitoring in affected individuals. This report emphasizes both the need for heightened awareness of AATD as a potential etiology of unexplained vascular aneurysms, as well as the need for screening for vascular pathology in patients with AATD-associated COPD and emphysema to facilitate early intervention and improve patient outcomes.Keywords: alpha 1 antitrypsin, lung disease, aneurysm, aneurysm disease, vascular pathology, vascular disease…”
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Concentration of Asprosin Associated with Poor Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Diyala Province by Alaa Abed Mahmoud, Walaa Ismael Jassim, Ahmed Abdul Hussein Mohsin, Ahmed M. Senan

“…Asprosin level in serum was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique for 110 Iraqi patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM), as well as 70 individual healthy controls. Percentage of glycated hemoglobin (HbAIc), fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentration were calculated using Roche cobas integra 400 plus. …”
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Pleasant/Unpleasant Filtering for Affective Image Retrieval Based on Cross-Correlation of EEG Features by Keranmu Xielifuguli, Akira Fujisawa, Yusuke Kusumoto, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Kita

“…In the present study, the affective features comprised cross-correlation features obtained from EEGs produced when an individual observed an image. However, it is difficult to measure the EEG when a subject visualizes an unknown image. …”
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