Evaluation of a short training course of chest X-ray interpretation for the diagnosis of paediatric TB by B. F. Melingui, E. Leroy-Terquem, M. Palmer, J-V. Taguebue, A. P. Wachinou, J. Gaudelus, A. Salomao, D. Bunnet, T. C. Eap, L. Borand, C. Chabala, C. Khosa, R. Moh, J. Mwanga-Amumpere, M. T. Eang, I. Manhiça, A. Mustapha, S. Beneteau, L. Falzon, J. A. Seddon, L. Berteloot, E. Wobudeya, O. Marcy, M. Bonnet, P. Y. Norval

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Evaluation de la qualité de vie des femmes souffrant d’une fistule obstétricale à Kinshasa [Evaluation of the quality of life of women with obstetric fistula in Kinshasa] by Jonathan Enguta Mwenzi, Ruth Bukabau Babuya, Francine Manyonga Sabowa

“…Methods - We used a survey method supported by the McGill Quality of Life Scale, which we administered to a sample of 56 women with obstetric fistula managed at the Fistula Clinic in Kinshasa. Results -In terms of socio-demographic variables, the study sample consisted of 20 women under the age of 30, 15 aged 30-39 and 21 aged 40-49. …”
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A retrospective analysis of outcomes and complications of living- and deceased-donor split-liver transplantation in Johannesburg, South Africa by R Crawford, J Loveland, P Gaylard, J Fabian, K Kinandu, B Bobat, A Mahomed, D Parbhoo, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, S Rambarran, F van der Schyff, L Brannigan, B Strobele

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Effects of different rapeseed varieties on egg production performance, egg quality, hormone levels, follicle development, and thyroid function in hens by Liping Zhu, Jianping Wang, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Yue Xuan, Keying Zhang

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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial by Martin R Cowie, Stephen Morris, Gregory Lip, Richard J McManus, Stephen Sutton, Jonathan Mant, Simon J Griffin, Sarah Hoare, Jenni Burt, Rachel Johnson, Mark Lown, Alison Powell, Natalie Armstrong, FD Richard Hobbs, Trudie Lobban, Rakesh Narendra Modi, Ben Freedman, David A Fitzmaurice, Stephen Kaptoge, Jenny Lund, Duncan Edwards, Kate Williams, H Thom, Francesco Fusco, Michael J Sweeting, Andrew Dymond, The SAFER Authorship Group

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Navigating complex choices through legitimation: Narrative strategies in risk-reduction mastectomy decision-making among unaffected women with genetic risk for breast cancer in Swi... by Maria Caiata-Zufferey, Reka Schweighoffer, Monica Aceti, Carla Pedrazzani, Maria C. Katapodi, Souria Aissaoui, Mekdes Alemu, Murat Aykut, Fulvia Brugnoletti, Rachel Bunger, Nicole Bürki, Pierre O. Chappuis, Muriel Fluri, Rossella Graffeo, Karl Heinimann, Ashley Machen, Christian Monnerat, Olivia Pagani, Manuela Rabaglio, Eveline Schönau, Simon Wieser, Ursina Zürrer-Härdi

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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“…Faculties of Agric, Arts, Education Law and Management had enrolment figures of 134 (0.52%), 634 (2.53%), 3,921 (15.4%8), 98 (0.38%), 2,954 (11.66%) respectively while Faculty of Social Sciences had 3,311 (13.07%). …”
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Optimization of salinity range for rearing glass eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor by Ade Yulita Hesti Lukas, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, Tatag Budiardi, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Ridwan Affandi

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Study protocol for the COPE study: COVID-19 in Older PEople: the influence of frailty and multimorbidity on survival. A multicentre, European observational study by Thomas Lee, Sandeep Singh, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Sheila Jones, Ben Carter, Susan Moug, Terry Quinn, Michael Thomas, Emma Bhatti, Angeline Price, Fenella Barlow-Pay, Siobhan Duffy, Lyndsay Pearce, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Michael Stechman, Philip Braude, Emma Mitchell, Alessia Verduri, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan Hewitt, Charlotte Davey, Kiah Lunstone, Alice Cavenagh, Charlotte Silver, Thomas Telford, Rebecca Simmons, Dolcie Paxton, Francis Rickard, Mark Holloway, James Hesford, Tarik Jichi, Norman Galbraith, Jenny Edwards, Carly Bisset, Ross Alexander, Abigail Ingham, Roxanna Short, Aine McGovern, Jemima Collins, Eilidh Bruce, Alice Einarsson, Enrico Clini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Madeline Garcia, Shefali Sangani, Thomas Kneen, George Kyriakopoulos, Denise Tan

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Identifying joint association between body fat distribution with high blood pressure among 7 ∼ 17 years using the BKMR model: findings from a cross-sectional study in China by Manman Chen, Xijie Wang, Yanhui Li, Di Gao, Ying Ma, Tao Ma, Yi Zhang, Li Chen, Jieyu Liu, Qi Ma, Mengjie Cui, Xinxin Wang, Tongjun Guo, Wen Yuan, Yanhui Dong, Jun Ma

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Standard: Human gastric organoids by Fan Hong, Ronghui Tan, Ting Wang, Nanshan Zhong, Hongling Zhao, Rui-hua Xu, Lin Shen, Yingbin Liu, Xuebiao Yao, Dongxi Xiang, Lijian Hui, Jianping Xiong, Dong Gao, Bing Zhao, Zhifeng Miao, Jie Hao, Yong Li, Shijun Hu, Boqiang Fu, Guoqiang Hua, Lei Wang, Zhao-Lei Zeng, Chong Chen, Jianmin Wu, Changlin Wang, Chunnian Wang, Xianbao Zhan, Chen Song, Chunping Yu, Yingying Yang, Gengming Niu, Yalong Wang, Tongbiao Zhao, Ye-Guang Chen

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戶外冒險教育課程對大學生心理賦能之 成效研究 Effects of Integrating Psychological Empowerment Into an Outdoor Adventure Education Curriculum for College Students... by 蕭如軒 Ru-Syuan Hsia, 吳崇旗 Chung-Chi Wu

“…During this stage, students gain autonomy with respect to personal emotion management, living conditions, education, learning, and career planning. …”
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A qualitative study of symptoms and psychological experience of patients with delayed resolution after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm (面肌痉挛行微血管减压术后延迟治愈患者症状体验和心理感受... by JING Dan (井丹), LYU Yan (吕燕), XU Zai (徐再)

“…To investigate the　symptoms and psychological experience of patients with delayed resolution after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm, in order to improve the medical staff awareness of patients ‘symptoms and psychological experience after surgery, and provide reference for improving nursing procedures of symptoms management and psychological care. (目的 本研究旨在探讨面肌痉挛行微血管减压术后延迟治愈患者真实的症状体验和心理感受, 以期为医护人员全面掌握患者术后的症状表现及心理状态, 并为完善术后护理程序症状管理及心理护理干预提供依据。…”
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Investigation and analysis of the demand for smart home automation in patients with ischemic stroke and functional impairment (脑梗死伴功能障碍患者对智慧居家模块需求的调查分析)... by FEI Cailian (费才莲), XIE Juan (谢娟), ZHANG Jingyi (张静怡), WANG Yu (王瑜), GAO Liandi (高连娣)

“…In order to ensure that the implementation of this automation system provides tangible benefits to patients, it is crucial to enhance its functionality, actively promote awareness among the target population, and establish an effective foundation for subsequent clinical trials of the intelligent home management system software. (目的 调查脑梗死伴功能障碍患者对智慧居家管理模块的需求, 为进一步建立完善、科学、合理的智慧居家管理模块提供依据。…”
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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with filling pressure and cardiac output in an outpatient setting: Insights from CardioMEMS™ by Francisco Barbas de Albuquerque, Rita Teixeira, Tiago Pereira-da-Silva, Vera Ferreira, António Valentim Gonçalves, Rita Ilhão Moreira, Ana Teresa Timóteo, Ana Galrinho, Luísa Branco, Pedro Rio, João Alves, Sofia Barquinha, Duarte Cacela, Rui Cruz Ferreira

“…These findings reinforce the value of LVGLS for the management of outpatients with HFrEF. Resumo: Introdução e objetivos: O strain longitudinal global do ventrículo esquerdo (SLGVE) é um indicador de função miocárdica em doentes com insuficiência cardíaca com fração de ejeção reduzida (ICFEr) e com fração de ejeção preservada (ICFEp). …”
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Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras by Timothy R. Baker, Stephen Adu-Bredu, Kofi Affum-Baffoe, Shin-ichiro Aiba, Perpetra Akite, Miguel Alexiades, Everton Almeida, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Esteban Alvarez Davila, Christian Amani, Ana Andrade, Luiz Aragao, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Eric Arets, Luzmila Arroyo, Peter Ashton, Suspense A. Averti Ifo, Gerardo A. C. Aymard, Michel Baisie, William Balee, Michael Balinga, Lindsay F. Banin, Olaf Banki, Christopher Baraloto, Jorcely Barroso, Jean-Francois Bastin, Hans Beeckman, Serge Begne, Natacha Nssi Bengone, Nicholas Berry, Wemo Betian, Vincent Bezard, Lilian Blanc, Pascal Boeckx, Damien Bonal, Frans Bongers, Francis Q. Brearley, Roel Brienen, Foster Brown, Musalmah Bt. Nasaradin, Benoit Burban, David F. R. P. Burslem, Plinio Camargo, Jose Luis Camargo, Wendeson Castro, Carlos Ceron, Victor Chama Moscoso, Colin Chapman, Jerome Chave, Eric Chezeaux, Murray Collins, James Comiskey, David Coomes, Fernando Cornejo Valverde, Flavia R. C. Costa, Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Lola da Costa, Douglas C. Daly, Martin Dančák, Armandu Daniels, Greta Dargie, Stuart Davies, Charles De Canniere, Thales de Haulleville, Jhon del Aguila Pasquel, Geraldine Derroire, Kyle G. Dexter, Anthony Di Fiore, Marie-Noel K. Djuikouo, Jean-Louis Doucet, Vincent Droissart, Gerald Eilu, Thaise Emillio, Julien Engel, Bocko Yannick Enock, Fidele Evouna Ondo, Corneille Ewango, Sophie Fauset, Ted R. Feldpausch, Muhammad Fitriadi, Gerardo Flores Llampazo, Ernest G. Foli, Gabriella Fredriksson, David R. Galbraith, Martin Gilpin, Emanuel Gloor, Christelle Gonmadje, Rene Guillen Villaroel, Jefferson Hall, Keith C. Hamer, Alan Hamilton, Olivier Hardy, Terese Hart, Radim Hédl, Rafael Herrera, Niro Higuchi, Claude Marcel Hladik, Eurídice Honorio Coronado, Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Walter Huaraca Huasco, Wannes Hubau, Muhammad Idhamsyah, Sascha A. Ismail, Kath Jeffery, Eliana Jimenez, Tommaso Jucker, Elizabeth Kearsley, Lip Khoon Kho, Timothy Killeen, Kanehiro Kitayama, William Laurance, Susan Laurance, Miguel Leal, Simon L. Lewis, Stanislav Lhota, Jeremy Lindsell, Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, Jon Lovett, Richard Lowe, William E. Magnusson, Jean-Remy Makana, Yadvinder Malhi, Beatriz Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Andrew Marshall, Colin Maycock, Faustin Mbayu, Casimiro Mendoza, Irina Mendoza Polo, Faizah Metali, Vianet Mihindou, Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza, Sam Moore, Patrick Mucunguzi, Jacques Mukinzi, Pantaleo Munishi, Laszlo Nagy, Petrus Naisso, David Neill, Adriano Nogueira Lima, Percy Nunez Vargas, Lucas Ojo, Walter Palacios, Nadir Pallqui Camacho, Alexander Parada Gutierrez, Julie Peacock, Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Antonio Pena Cruz, Colin Pendry, Toby Pennington, Maria Cristina Penuela-Mora, Pascal Petronelli, Oliver L. Phillips, Georgia Pickavance, G. John Pipoly, Nigel Pitman, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, Ghillean T. Prance, Adriana Prieto, Richard B. Primack, Lan Qie, Simon A. Queenborough, Terry Sunderland, Carlos Quesada, Freddy Ramirez Arevalo, Hirma Ramirez-Angulo, Jan Reitsma, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Anand Roopsind, Francesco Rovero, Ervan Rutishauser, Kamariah Abu Salim, Rafael Salomao, Ismayadi Samsoedin, Muhd Shahruney Saparudin, Juliana Schietti, Ricardo A. Segovia, Julio Serrano, Rafizah Serudia, Douglas Sheil, Natalino Silva, Javier Silva Espejo, Marcos Silveira, Murielle Simo-Droissart, James Singh, Bonaventure Sonké, Thaise Emilio Lopes De Sousa, Juliana Stropp, Rahayu Sukri, Terry Sunderland, Martin Svátek, Michael Swaine, Hermann Taedoumg, Joey Talbot, Sylvester Tan, James Taplin, David Taylor, Hans ter Steege, John Terborgh, Armando Torres-Lezama, John Tshibamba Mukendi, Darlington Tuagben, Peter van de Meer, Geertje van der Heijden, Peter van der Hout, Mark van Nieuwstadt, Bert van Ulft, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Ronald Vernimmen, Barbara Vinceti, Simone Vieira, Ima Celia Guimaries Vieira, Emilio Vilanova Torre, Jason Vleminckx, Lee White, Simon Willcock, Mathew Williams, John T. Woods, Tze Leong Yao, Ishak Yassir, Roderick Zagt, Lise Zemagho

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Epidemiological evidence for a hereditary contribution to myasthenia gravis: a retrospective cohort study of patients from North America by Joel Oger, Joshua D Green, Bryan J Traynor, Richard J Barohn, Michael Benatar, Emanuela Bartoccion, Derrick Blackmore, Vinay Chaudhry, Manisha Chopra, Andrea Corse, Mazen M Dimachkie, Amelia Evoli, Julaine Florence, Miriam Freimer, James F Howard, Theresa Jiwa, Henry J Kaminski, John T Kissel, Wilma J Koopman, Bernadette Lipscomb, Michelanglo Maestri, Mariapaola Marino, Janice M Massey, April McVey, Michelle M Mezei, Srikanth Muppidi, Michael W Nicolle, Robert M Pascuzzi, Mamatha Pasnoor, Alan Pestronk, Carlo Provenzano, Roberta Ricciardi, David P Richman, Julie Rowin, Donald B Sanders, Zaeem Siddiqi, Aimee Soloway, Gil I Wolfe, Charlie Wulf, Daniel B Drachman

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Influence of Exposure to Different Green Rooftop Spaces on Stress Restoration of College Students by Zhixiong ZHUO, Liang DONG

“…As a new form of urban green space, green rooftops have certain ecological service values, such as the reduction of building energy consumption, the management of stormwater and the mitigation of heat island effect. …”
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Grain Yield Stability Analysis of Lentil Genotypes by AMMI Indices by Payam Pezeshkpour, Reza Amiri, Iraj Karami, Amir Mirzaei

“…The low yield of lentil genotypes is caused by various factors, including poor soil fertility, lack of high-yielding improved cultivars, severe moisture stress, diseases, pests, weeds, and inadequate crop management skills. In recent years, global climate change, especially due to rainfall and environmental changes, has significantly impacted lentil production. …”
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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

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