Restoration of <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> Meadow Using Cuttings from an Area Impacted by Harbor Extension Project by Mario De Luca, Luigi Piazzi, Ivan Guala, Maria Francesca Cinti, Paolo Marras, Arianna Pansini, Federico Pinna, Alessandra Puccini, Antonio Santonastaso, Myriam Stelletti, Patrizia Stipcich, Vincenzo Pascucci

“…Overall, 7000 patches, each containing 20 cuttings, were transplanted in three periods: June–July 2022, October–November 2022, and February–March 2023. One year after the restoration, all the patches were in situ, with an overall cutting survival of 59%. …”
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Mental health and psychological resilience amid the spread of the Omicron variant: a comparison between China and Korea by Chenyuan Qin, Minjung Lee, Jie Deng, Yubin Lee, Myoungsoon You, Jue Liu, Jue Liu, Jue Liu

“…We aimed to explore the prevalence and correlates of mental distress and its association with psychological resilience among countries amid the Omicron wave.MethodsWe conducted cross-sectional surveys simultaneously in China and South Korea from March 15 to 30, 2023. Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale were used to measured psychological resilience and mental distress.ResultsSelf-reported rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms in 3,000 Chinese participants were 24.5% and 30.5%, while the above-mentioned rates were 17.2%and 34.4% in 1,000 Korean participants. …”
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National survey of US primary care physicians’ perspectives about causes of obesity and solutions to improve care by Wendy L Bennett, Sara N Bleich, Kimberly A Gudzune, Lisa A Cooper

“…Objective To describe physician perspectives on the causes of and solutions to obesity care and identify differences in these perspectives by number of years since completion of medical school.Design National cross-sectional online survey from 9 February to 1 March 2011.Setting USA.Participants 500 primary care physicians.Main Measures We evaluated physician perspectives on: (1) causes of obesity, (2) competence in treating obese patients, (3) perspectives on the health professional most qualified to help obese patients lose or maintain weight and (4) solutions for improving obesity care.Results Primary care physicians overwhelmingly supported additional training (such as nutrition counselling) and practice-based changes (such as having scales report body mass index) to help them improve their obesity care. …”
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Usefulness of an Image Fusion Model Using Three-Dimensional CT and MRI with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Endoscopy as a Multimodal Assistant System in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal... by Akihiro Inoue, Takanori Ohnishi, Shohei Kohno, Naoya Nishida, Yawara Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ohtsuka, Shirabe Matsumoto, Shiro Ohue

“…Thirty-five consecutive patients undergoing ETSS in our hospital between April 2014 and March 2015 were enrolled in the study. In all patients, fusion models of 3D-CT and MRI were created by reconstructing preoperative images. …”
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Predictive Value of Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Quantitative Flow Ratio for Vessel-Oriented Composite Endpoint by Weibin Liu, Huaxiu Cai, Yin Zheng, Yongkang Wen, Sicheng Chen, Xiuying Xie, Huan Zeng, Hengqing Zhu, Zhonghan Ni, Fang Pei, Jun Cao, Gang Cao

“…PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane were searched from inception to March 27, 2022, and the cohort studies about that the post-PCI QFR predicts post-PCI VOCE were screened. …”
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Forecast of the Energetic Electron Environment of the Radiation Belts by Simon N. Walker, Richard J. Boynton, Yuri Y. Shprits, Michael A. Balikhin, Alexander Y. Drozdov

“…Model outputs are compared to Van Allen Probes MagEIS measurements of the electron fluxes in the inner magnetosphere for the March 2015 geomagnetic storm. It is found that the fixed LGEO∗ coupling method produces a more realistic forecast.…”
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Discharge against Medical Advice at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Gujarat, India by Bhanu Devpura, Pranav Bhadesia, Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Sandeep Desai, Ajay Phatak

“…Of 456 babies admitted to NICU during April 2014 to March 2015, 116 babies were DAMA. Parents of randomly selected 50 babies of these 116, residing within 50 kilometers, were approached for in-depth interviews at their homes. …”
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Massive active population inquiry for COVID-19. Experience with medical science students. Cienfuegos, 2020 by Arelys Falcón Hernández, Victor René Navarro Machado, Alexis Díaz Brito, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, María Lina Valdés Gómez

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out at the Cienfuegos University of Medical Sciences, Cuba, between March 19 and April 18, 2020 by 2,280 students and 142 teachers. …”
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Profile of proinflammatory markers in pregnant women who died of severe COVID-19 by Pablo B. Bautista-García, Mariana Bahena-Campos, Diana H. Alcántara-Rosas

“…Introduction: In December 2019, four cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China, caused by SARS-CoV-2. In March 2020, the WHO declared the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The Relationship between Branched-Chain Amino Acid Related Metabolomic Signature and Insulin Resistance: A Systematic Review by Xue Zhao, Qing Han, Yujia Liu, Chenglin Sun, Xiaokun Gang, Guixia Wang

“…We performed systematic review, searching MEDLINE, EMASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science from inception to March 2016. After selection, 23 studies including 20,091 participants were included. …”
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Analisis Kontrastif Kelas Kata Bahasa Arab dan Bahasa Indonesia (The Contrastive Analysis of Arabic Word Classes and Indonesian) by M. Wildan, Tri Pujiati, Zamzam Nurhuda

“…This study uses contrastive analysis to describe the similarities and differences in word classes between the two languages from March - July 2020. The data collection technique used documentation techniques in Arabic and Indonesian texts. …”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Diffuse Skin Thickening as Kaposi Sarcoma Clinical Presentation by Sara Querido, Henrique Silva Sousa, Tiago Assis Pereira, Rita Birne, Patrícia Matias, Cristina Jorge, André Weigert, Teresa Adragão, Margarida Bruges, Domingos Machado

“…Toxicity of calcineurin inhibitor was assumed and, after a switch for everolimus, renal function improved. However, since March 2014, renal function progressively deteriorated. …”
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On the Ionosphere–Atmosphere–Lithosphere Coupling During the 9 November 2022 Italian Earthquake by Mirko Piersanti, Giulia D’Angelo, Dario Recchiuti, Fabio Lepreti, Paola Cusano, Enza De Lauro, Vincenzo Carbone, Pietro Ubertini, Mariarosaria Falanga

“…This work investigates an offshore Mw 5.5 earthquake that struck off the Marche region’s coast (Italy) on 9 November 2022, with a focus on the potential coupling between the Earth’s lithosphere, atmosphere, and magnetosphere triggered by the seismic event. …”
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Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Clients Admitted to Obstetrics and Gynecology Wards of Public Hospitals in Mekelle Town, Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sect... by Taklu Marama, Hinsermu Bayu, Mulualem Merga, Wakgari Binu

“…Data were collected from March 9 to May 8, 2016, using structured questionnaires. …”
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Number of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures Required for Short Biliary Cannulation Time by Koichiro Mandai, Koji Uno, Yasutoshi Fujii, Takuji Kawamura, Kenjiro Yasuda

“…We retrospectively analyzed 605 ERCP procedures performed for bile duct cannulation in patients with native papilla at our institution between March 2012 and December 2015. The successful procedures were divided into 2 groups: group L and group S (cannulation time>15 minutes and ≤15 minutes, resp.). …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Students About Water Pipe Smoking at Technical Institute / Alsuwayra in Middle Technical University by Ahmed K. Jawad, Jasim A. Khaleefah, Ammar A. Okab

“…The sampling technique was a random sample, and data was collected using an interview with students, from December 2021 to March 2022. Results of the study show demographic characteristics of students' age groups (21-24) years (50.0%), type of smoking (21.2%) of smoking both (cigarettes and water pipes), the overall level of knowledge to study sample about waterpipe smoking was intermediate knowledge (67.1%). …”
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A Global Survey of Self-Reported Cancer Screening Practices by Health Professionals for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients by Nida Saleem, Nida Saleem, Nida Saleem, Wai H. Lim, Wai H. Lim, Jacqueline H. Stephens, Jacqueline H. Stephens, Annabelle Wilson, Billie Bonevski, Allison Jaure, Allison Jaure, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Eleonora Dal Grande, Eleonora Dal Grande, Martin Howell, Martin Howell, Farzaneh Boroumand, Farzaneh Boroumand, Anita van Zwieten, Anita van Zwieten, Chandana Guha, Chandana Guha, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Steven J. Chadban, Steven J. Chadban, Carmel M. Hawley, Carmel M. Hawley, Jonathan C. Craig, Jeremy R. Chapman, Danyal Hassan, Greg Knoll, Greg Knoll, Naoka Murakami, Germaine Wong, Germaine Wong, Germaine Wong

“…Health professionals have a critical role in promoting cancer screening participation. From March 2023 to February 2024, an online survey was distributed to kidney transplant health professionals globally to assess their screening practices. …”
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Approach to Breast Lesions with Radiology-pathology Discrepancy: Discussion Based on 3 Cases Diagnosed with Malignancy After Surgery by Sümeyra Emine Bölük, Gülçin Ercan, Leman Damla Ercan

“…Between February 2018 and March 2023, patients who underwent wire marking and excision for suspicious breast lesions were analyzed. …”
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Race/Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Income Are Not Demographic Drivers of Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients at a Diverse Safety Net Academic Medical Center by Divya A. Parikh, Rani Chudasama, Ankit Agarwal, Alexandar Rand, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Taylor Ngo, Ariel E. Hirsch

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors related to mortality at the end of follow-up in March 2012. Results. There was no significant difference in mortality by race/ethnicity, primary language, insurance type, or income in the multivariate adjusted model. …”
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A Hospital-Based Study on the Prevalence of Keratoconus in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Keratoconus in Central China by Yawen Wang, Liyan Xu, Shaopei Wang, Kaili Yang, Yuwei Gu, Qi Fan, Qing Wang, Meng Zhu, Kai Guo, Chenjiu Pang, Shengwei Ren, Dongqing Zhao

“…Methods. From July 2018 to March 2022, 661 first-degree relatives of 384 KC patients were included in the present study. …”
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