Increasing the level of coordination abilities of young taekwondo athletes aged 13-14 under martial law by Elizaveta Lyuchkova, Olena Nesen, Pavol Bartik, Jerzy Skrobecki

“…All participants were aware during the informed consent process that the results of this study may be published. Results. According to the coaches, the most important qualities for taekwondo athletes are speed and coordination. …”
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Health professionals’ perceptions, barriers and knowledge towards oral health care of dependent people in nursing homes: a systematic review by Joana Pombo-Lopes, Inês Rodrigues, Joana Costa, Ana Catarina Gomes, Jorge Fonseca, Jorge Fonseca, José Grillo-Evangelista

“…IntroductionThis review aimed to evaluate the perceived barriers, knowledge, and training, of different health care professionals in relation to the oral health of dependent people in nursing homes and access, as well, how this data was evaluated.MethodsThree electronic databases—PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and LILACS—were searched independently by two researchers for relevant studies published up to December 2023. Articles were selected according to the established inclusion and exclusion criteria, and a total of 35 studies were included.ResultsFindings from the Nursing Dental Coping Belief Scale studies revealed disparities between training and daily oral health care, with experienced nurses experiencing challenges. …”
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Informing climate-health adaptation options through mapping the needs and potential for integrated climate-driven early warning forecasting systems in South Asia-A scoping review. by Festus A Asaaga, Emmanuel S Tomude, Nathan J Rickards, Richard Hassall, Sunita Sarkar, Bethan V Purse

“…We identified 187 studies reporting on climate-sensitive diseases and information systems in the south Asia context published between 1992 and 2024.<h4>Results</h4>We found very few robust, evidenced-based forecasting systems for climate- and water- sensitive infectious diseases, which suggests limited operationalisation of decision-support tools that could inform actions to reduce disease burdens in the region. …”
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Amazon Journeys and Poetic Re-Discoveries in Jan Conn’s 'Jaguar Rain' and Malu de Martino’s 'Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua' by Magali Sperling Beck, Anelise R. Corseuil

“…In 2006, Canadian poet Jan Conn published Jaguar Rain: The Margaret Mee Poems, in which she poetically recreates Mee’s journeys to the Amazon. …”
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Quantitative and O2 Enhanced MRI of the Pathologic Lung: Findings in Emphysema, Fibrosis, and Cystic Fibrosis by Alfred Stadler, Leopold Stiebellehner, Peter M. Jakob, Johannes F. T. Arnold, Edith Eisenhuber, Isabella von Katzler, Alexander A. Bankier

“…Discussion: results published in literature indicate that T1 mapping and oxygen enhanced MR imaging are promising new methods in functional imaging of the lung and when evaluated in conjunction with the pure morphological images can provide additional valuable information.…”
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Treatment of early stage Supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: meta-analysis comparing primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy by Krupal B. Patel, Anthony C. Nichols, Kevin Fung, John Yoo, S. Danielle MacNeil

“…Methods Systematic methods were used to identify published and unpublished data. Two reviewers independently screened all titles, abstracts and articles for relevance using predefined criteria. …”
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Implementing Two Dimensions Decentralized Carrier Phase Shift Method for Multicell Serial-Parallel Inverters by Phu Cong Nguyen, Quoc Dung Phan, Tuyen Dinh Nguyen

“…Currently, the use of 2D structures has only a few published studies on the aspect of DC&#x002F;DC modulation. …”
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Pharmacological interventions for hidradenitis suppurativa: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials and non-randomised studies by Phichayut Phinyo, Surapon Nochaiwong, Naritthorn Aroonsakul, Lalita Lumkul, Nutcha Jarupanich, Jacek Szepietowski, Mati Chuamanochan

“…Evidence-based synthesis will be based on the magnitudes of effect size, evidence certainty and the surface under the cumulative ranking curve values.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required because this study is based on existing published data. These findings will be disseminated through scientific meetings and publications in peer-reviewed journals.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022302795.…”
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Timosin alpha-1 immunomodulating properties by M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Results of metaanalysis of 4 randomized controlled studies in which efficacy of Timosin alpha-1 and IFNб was compared in treatment of CHB (total number of patients – 199) were published. It is shown, that Timosin alpha-1 efficacy is increased eventually and is more pronounced at the end of monitoring period after termination of therapy. …”
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The negative impacts of bisphenols on thyroid function in adults with bisphenol A exposure level exceeding the tolerable daily intake by Ziwei Pei, Lei Zhang, Yan Bao, Jingguang Li, Qin Zhuo

“…In 2023, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a re-evaluation of the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), establishing the new tolerable daily intake (TDI) as 0.2 ng/kg·bw/day with a 20,000-fold reduction compared to 2015, which regained public concern about the impact of bisphenols (BPs) on human health. …”
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Crop genes modified using CRISPR/Cas system by A. M. Korotkova, S. V. Gerasimova, V. K. Shumny, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The purpose of this review is to analyze published papers describing the utilization of the CRISPR/Cas system for crop gene modification in order to assess the potential of this technology as a new plant breeding technique. …”
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Components of cognitive–behavioural therapy for mitigating core symptoms in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Sayo Hamatani, Kazuki Matsumoto, Yoshihiko Kunisato, Yoshifumi Mizuno

“…We searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, PsycINFO, ClinicalTrials.gov and Cochrane Library for literature published up to 31 March 2022. This review included only randomised controlled trials.Findings 43 trials with 3817 participants were included in the network meta-analyses. …”
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Methods to Compare Predicted and Observed Phosphene Experience in tACS Subjects by Aprinda Indahlastari, Aditya K. Kasinadhuni, Christopher Saar, Kevin Castellano, Bakir Mousa, Munish Chauhan, Thomas H. Mareci, Rosalind J. Sadleir

“…Predicted current densities in the eyes and the occipital lobe were also verified against previously published threshold values for phosphenes. Methods. …”
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A systematic review of the impact of artificial intelligence on educational outcomes in health professions education by Eva Feigerlova, Hind Hani, Ellie Hothersall-Davies

“…Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using electronic databases (CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, Proquest, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) to identify studies published until October 1st 2024, analyzing the impact of AI-based tools/interventions in health profession assessment and/or training on educational outcomes. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Various Eye Diseases in Sulaimani: A Descriptive Study by Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Salah Q. Mahmood, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Bakhtyar Kamal Talabany

“…In accordance to the recently published data; the estimation of 253 million people lives with vision impairment, 36 million are blind and 217 million suffer from moderate to severe vision impairment. …”
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Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review by G Lorimer Moseley, Marianne Gillam, Martin Jones, Sandra Walsh, Richard John Gray, Trevor Barker, Tesfahun Eshetie, Kate M. Gunn, Kham Tran

“…In addition, we wanted to understand whether there were any reported changes in that pain, and how and who delivered BA.Eligibility criteria Primary research published in English.Sources of evidence We searched seven databases MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Ovid Emcare, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science, for primary research. …”
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Self-efficacy instruments for individuals with coronary artery disease: a systematic review protocol by Karolinne Souza Monteiro, Jose Alexandre Barbosa Almeida, Rêncio Bento Florêncio, Darllane Azevedo Lemos, Jéssica Costa Leite, Lucien Peroni Gualdi

“…Two authors will independently evaluate the content of instruments and link this to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.Ethics and dissemination This study does not require ethics committee approval since it is based on previously published data. Evidence from this systematic review will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals and presentation at scientific conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021262613.…”
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Scientometric Evaluation of Research Productivity on Diabetes from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the Last Two Decades (2000-2019) by Zohair Jamil Gazzaz, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Nadeem Alam Zubairi, Ahmad Azam Malik

“…Generally, an increasing productivity trend was observed with the majority published in the last 5 to 10 years. Study findings can benefit relevant stakeholders to better understand the trends and performance of diabetes-related regional research.…”
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Ineffective health maintenance behaviors in people with chronic conditions: Systematic review of etiology and risk by Ana Clara Dantas, Barbara Ebilizarda Coutinho Borges, Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Amanda Barbosa da Silva, Allyne Fortes Vitor

“…Regarding study characterization, the majority were published in 2022 (33.3 %), North America was the continent with the highest number of studies (42.8 %) and 85.7 % of studies were cross-sectional. …”
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PbO2/rGO Electrode as a Superior and Efficient Anode in Electrocatalytic Degradation of Safranine-O by Titin Aryani, Roto Roto, Mudasir Mudasir

“…Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).…”
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