Restless Leg Syndrome and Sleep Quality in Lumbar Radiculopathy Patients by Ersoy Kocabicak, Murat Terzi, Kursad Akpinar, Kemal Paksoy, Ibrahim Cebeci, Omer Iyigun

“…The PSQI revealed that sleep quality was impaired in 46 (69.7%) patients and 35 (57.4%) controls (P>0.05). The number of individuals having substantial depression according to the BDI was significantly higher in the patients than in the controls. …”
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The moderating effects of physical activity on social anxiety and sleep disturbance: managing gaming disorder in young e-sports players by Serdar Solmaz, Mehmet İnan, Mustafa Yaşar Şahin

“…The immersive and competitive nature of online gaming has been associated with an increase in mental health issues such as anxiety and insomnia among individuals with IGD. This study aims to examine the potential relationship between IGD, social anxiety, and insomnia, investigate the mediating role of social anxiety in this relationship, and explore the moderating role of physical activity in alleviating the negative effects of IGD.MethodsThe study involved 475 adolescent and young e-sports players aged 14–24, who typically engage in an average of 6 h of gaming per day. …”
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Benchmarking for locally tuned sustainability: The case of energy and water use in New Zealand vineyards by Vicent Gasso, Andrew Barber, Henrik Moller, Enrique Bayonne, Frank W. Oudshoorn, Claus G. Sørensen

“…Aggregated and non-locally tuned benchmarking might best suit consumers and national-level policy makers, but they do not capture the local and diverse challenges faced by the individual farmers. Use of locally-tuned benchmarking approaches can better identify actual sustainability improvement opportunities and may enhance farmers’ trust in the sustainability exercise, improve participation and better incentivise change towards sustainability.…”
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Strong immune responses and robust protection following a novel protein in adjuvant tuberculosis vaccine candidate by Marcellus Korompis, Christopher J De Voss, Shuailin Li, Alexandre Richard, Salem Salman Almujri, Alberta Ateere, Géraldine Frank, Céline Lemoine, Helen McShane, Elena Stylianou

“…Heterologous vaccination strategies were also explored by combining intranasal ChAdOx1.PPE15 viral vector, with intramuscular PPE15-LMQ resulting in improved protection compared to individual vaccines. These findings support the progression of this vaccine candidate to the next stages of development.…”
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Differential expression of 10 genes in the hypothalamus of two generations of rats selected for a reaction to humans by N. V. Klimova, I. V. Chadaeva, S. G. Shichevich, R. V. Kozhemyakina

“…Individual behavioral differences are due to an interaction of the genotype and the environment. …”
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Association Between Opioid-Related Mortality and History of Surgical Procedure: A Population-Based Case-Control Study by Mhd Wasem Alsabbagh, BScPhm, PhD, Michael A. Beazely, BSP, PhD, Leona Spasik, PharmD

“…A case-control study design using deceased controls compared individuals with and without opioid death and their exposure to common surgeries in the preceding 4 years. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Approach of Adolescent-Centered Mindfulness (ACM) and Integral Deep Listening (IDL) on the Academic Vitality of Students with Anxiety Dis... by Elaheh Nekoie Isfahani, Mansoureh Bahramipour Isfahani, Mohsen Golparvar

“…Two experimental groups and one control group were replaced. Individuals in the experimental groups participated in parallel sessions of ACM and IDL, but there was no intervention for the control group. …”
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Effectiveness of Academic Engagement Training on the Ability to Forgiveness and increasing Positive Orientation Towards School by Vajiheh Zohoorparvandeh, Elham Zirak

“…In this way, this intervention was able to increase the ability of forgiveness and positive orientation of high school students; Therefore, it can be said that teaching academic engagement by using techniques such as familiarity with the concept of forgiveness, accepting emotions, facing emotions, individual and collective responsibility skills, and self-awareness can be an effective method to increase the ability to forgive and have a positive orientation towards school in knowledge. …”
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A Push on Job Anxiety for Employees on Managing Recent Difficult to Understand Computing Equipment in the Modern Issues in Indian Banking Quarter by Ragunathan Gopalakrishnan, Chellapa Swarnalatha

“…These can have a human being focus, aimed at raising an individual’s ability to cope with stressors and the implementation of the CRM is essential to establish a better performance of the banking sector. …”
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Evaluation of Serum Zonulin Level and Intestinal Permeability in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and the Relationship Between Serum Zonulin Level and Disease Severity by Simge Ünal, Selda Pelin Kartal, Ahmet Ozsoy, Fevzi Nuri Aydın

“…Methods: The study involved 61 patients with CSU and 59 healthy control individuals. For the CSU patients, comprehensive data was collected, encompassing various aspects: age at onset of the condition, duration of the most recent attack, presence of any comorbid conditions, dosage of antihistamines being used, the urticaria activity score, as well as detailed personal and family medical histories. …”
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Effects of family socioeconomic status on the self-expectations of children under grandparenting in China by QiXuan Hu

“…Thus, to improve the quality of life for children under grandparent care and promote their physical and mental health requires a multi-level approach involving the state, society, and individuals within the family.…”
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Novel risk loci encompassing genes influencing STAT3, GPCR, and oxidative stress signaling are associated with co-morbid GERD and COPD. by Ava C Wilson, Alison Rocco, Joe Chiles, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Wassim Labaki, Deborah Meyers, Bertha Hidalgo, Marguerite R Irvin, Surya P Bhatt, Hemant Tiwari, Merry-Lynn McDonald

“…We found several loci associated with co-morbid GERD and COPD previously associated with GERD or COPD individually, including HCG17, which plays a role in oxidative stress mechanisms. …”
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Relationship between Thyroid Hormone Levels and Crime Type: A Controlled Study in Prisoners by Hasan Acar, Ayse Ulgen

“…Moreover, mental and behavioural disorders possibly occur in individuals with impairment in thyroid hormone balance. …”
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Functional analysis of conserved C. elegans bHLH family members uncovers lifespan control by a peptidergic hub neuron. by G Robert Aguilar, Berta Vidal, Hongzhu Ji, Joke Evenblij, Chien-Po Liao, Hongfei Ji, Giulio Valperga, Christopher Fang-Yen, Oliver Hobert

“…We show (a) that 2 orthologs of the vertebrate bHLHe22/e23 genes, called hlh-17 and hlh-32, function redundantly to specify the identity of a single head interneuron class (AUA), as well as an individual motor neuron (VB2); (b) that the PTF1a ortholog hlh-13 acts as a terminal selector to control terminal differentiation and function of the sole octopaminergic neuron class in C. elegans, RIC; and (c) that the NHLH1/2 ortholog hlh-15 controls terminal differentiation and function of the peptidergic AVK head interneuron class, a known neuropeptidergic signaling hub in the animal. …”
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Tobacco Use and Cardiovascular Diseases in Older Adults by María Gabriela Balarezo García, Karla Hurtado Serrano, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero

“…The study population was made up of 352 older adults and the sample was obtained through simple random probabilistic sampling and consisted of 184 individuals. The study variables were: presence of cardiovascular diseases, tobacco consumption, age and marital status. …”
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Rehabilitation and violence-related traumatic brain injury: A scoping review. by Samira Omar, Maria Jennifer Estrella, Muzna Ahmad, Angela Colantonio, Jessica Babineau, Vincy Chan

“…To be included, articles had to report primary findings on rehabilitation interventions that included individuals who sustained a TBI through interpersonal violence. …”
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Malnutrition in the Outcome of Wound Healing at Public Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Netsanet Fentahun, Yeabsira Anteneh, Yonatan Menber

“…To assess the association between nutritional status and wound healing progress among adult individuals who had undergone abdominal surgery at Public Hospitals, Ethiopia. …”
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mecA and PVL genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens: a cross-sectional hospital based study from Nepal by Sirjana Adhikari, Supriya Sharma, Sanjib Adhikari, Sanjit Shrestha, Dwij Raj Bhatta

“…Conclusion: The high prevalence of MRSA in a burn unit underscores the need for more rigorous infection control practices that follow standard protocols to reduce MRSA transmission in both individuals and the hospital environment. …”
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Implicit bias assessment by career stage in medical education training: a narrative review by Alisha Crump, May Saad Al-Jorani, Sunya Ahmed, Ekas Abrol, Shikha Jain

“…Abstract Implicit biases involve associations outside conscious awareness that lead to a negative evaluation of a person based on individual characteristics. Early evaluation of implicit bias in medical training can prevent long-term adverse health outcomes related to racial bias. …”
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The Importance of Olfaction for Mixed Paternity in Birds by Charlotta Kvarnemo, Alice Anderstedt, Maria Strandh, Donald Blomqvist

“…ABSTRACT Olfaction can aid individuals in finding genetically compatible mates in many animals, while high levels of mixed paternity may result from a limited ability to evaluate their mate's genetic profile against their own before mating. …”
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