Anti-constitutional activities and cover organisations of national-socialist movement in Klaipėda region in 1935-1937 by Mindaugas Valiukevičius

“…A broad agent network had been established - informants and cooperatives had been recruited in „larger Lithuania" and its state institutions. …”
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Parallel-group, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial of high-flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation for emergency patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oed... by Apichaya Monsomboon, Onlak Ruangsomboon, Nattakarn Praphruetkit

“…Interim analyses evaluating the primary outcome will be performed after half of the expected sample size are recruited.Ethics and dissemination This study protocol has been approved by the Siriraj Institutional Review Board (study ID: Si 271/2021). …”
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Modulation of High-Frequency rTMS on Reward Circuitry in Individuals with Nicotine Dependence: A Preliminary fMRI Study by Tao Wang, Ruiyang Li, Dongyan Chen, Mei Xie, Zhiqiang Li, Huan Mao, Yuting Ling, Xiaoyun Liang, Guojun Xu, Jianjun Zhang

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of high-frequency rTMS with the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) as a target region on smoking addiction in nicotine-dependent individuals by detecting the change of spontaneous brain activity in the reward circuitry. We recruited 17 nicotine-dependence participants, who completed 10 sessions of 10 Hz rTMS over a 2-week period and underwent evaluation of several dependence-related scales, and resting-state fMRI scan before and after the treatment. …”
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Microbiological assessment reveals that Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter infections are widespread in HIV infected and uninfected patients with diarrhea in Mozambique. by Delfina Fernandes Hlashwayo, Emília Virgínia Noormahomed, Leonilde Bahule, Constance Benson, Robert T Schooley, Betuel Sigaúque, Kim E Barrett, Custódio Gabriel Bila

“…We conducted a case-control study at the Centro de Saúde de Mavalane and Centro de Saúde 1° de Maio in Maputo, Mozambique, from November 2021 to May 2022. We recruited 300 patients, including 150 HIV-infected (cases) and 150 HIV-uninfected patients (controls), aged between 0-88 years, presenting with diarrhea. …”
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Like milk on the stove: Healthcare professionals navigating uncertainty when caring for families with 22q11DS. by Sophie Ayoub, Eva De Clercq, Cheryl Cytrynbaum, Luzius A Steiner, Bernice S Elger

“…The qualitative aspect of this study focused on capturing the experiences of healthcare professionals involved in their care, recruited purposively through collaborators and snowball sampling methods. …”
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Clinical Profile and Risk Factors of Group B Streptococcal Colonization in Mothers from the Eastern District of China by Jin Jiao, Weiwei Wu, Feng Shen, Zhongyuan Liu, Huiru Zhou, Gang Fan, Yuxia Zhou

“…A total of 2761 pregnant women were recruited for this study. The GBS colonization rate was 6.70% (185/2761). …”
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Parental wellbeing, parenting, and child mental health in families with young children in Arghakhanchi, Nepal by Sirjana Adhikari, Hari Rana³, Mahesh Prasad Joshi, Sabrina Cheng, Theresa Castillo, Keng-Yen Huang

“…Methods This cross-sectional study recruited parents (N = 393) whose children attended preschool to primary classes in the Arghakhanchi district of Nepal. …”
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An assessment of awareness, knowledge and perception of monkeypox (mpox) disease among internet users in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey by Omotayo Olojede, Damola Bakare, Abiodun Sogbesan, Julius Salako, Ayobami Bakare

“…We used Mann-Whitney U tests to identify factors associated with perception. Results: We recruited 277 participants. Most (90.6%) were aware of mpox and social media (39.8%) was the most popular source of information. …”
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Minimization of the Bacillus subtilis divisome suggests FtsZ and SepF can form an active Z-ring, and reveals the amino acid transporter BraB as a new cell division influencing fact... by Ilkay Celik Gulsoy, Terrens N V Saaki, Michaela Wenzel, Simon Syvertsson, Taku Morimoto, Tjalling K Siersma, Leendert W Hamoen

“…Bacterial cytokinesis begins with polymerization of the tubulin homologue FtsZ into a ring-like structure at midcell, the Z-ring, which recruits the late cell division proteins that synthesize the division septum. …”
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Understanding repeated non-attendance in health services: a pilot analysis of administrative data and full study protocol for a national retrospective cohort by Alex McConnachie, Philip Wilson, Ross McQueenie, David A Ellis, Andrea E Williamson

“…The full study, using a retrospective cohort design, will link routine health service and education data to determine the relationship between GP appointment attendance, health outcomes, healthcare usage, preventive health activity and social circumstances taking a life course approach and using data from the whole journey in the National Health Service (NHS) healthcare. 172 practices will be recruited (∼900 000 patients) across Scotland. The statistical analysis will focus on 2 key areas: factors that predict patients who serially miss appointments, and serial missed appointments as a predictor of future patient outcomes. …”
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Novel Osteo Refurbishment Method and Choice of Colouring Materials for Anatomy Specimens by Dibakar BORTHAKUR, Rajesh KUMAR, Neerja RANI, Rima DADA

“…Methods: Undergraduate and postgraduate students of anatomy were recruited in the study. Participants responded to a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. …”
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Higher Levels of Income and Education are Associated with More Specialized Sport Participation Behaviors: Results from a Representative Sample of Youth Sport Parents from the Unite... by Eric G Post, Matthew J. Rivera, Darleesa Doss, Lindsey E. Eberman

“… # Methods Parents of youth athletes in the United States (n=236, age: 39.2±8.1 years, 57.2% female) were recruited to complete an online questionnaire by Qualtrics Online Samples (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) using a combination of actively managed, double-opt-in market research panels. …”
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Characteristics of Anterior Segment in Congenital Ectopia Lentis: An SS-OCT Study by Haotian Qi, Guangming Jin, Minjie Zou, Charlotte Young, Liyan Liu, Zhangkai Lian, Dongwei Guo, Zhenzhen Liu, Danying Zheng

“…Methods. 35 CEL patients and 35 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were recruited. Axial length (AL) and anterior segment parameters including anterior chamber width (ACW), angle open distance (AOD), angle recess area (ARA), trabecular-iris space area (TISA), and trabecular-iris angle (TIA) were measured. …”
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A Simple Clinical Measure of Quadriceps Muscle Strength Identifies Responders to Pulmonary Rehabilitation by James R. Walsh, Norman R. Morris, Zoe J. McKeough, Stephanie T. Yerkovich, Jenny D. Paratz

“…Participants with COPD who attended pulmonary rehabilitation between 2010 and 2012 were recruited. Baseline measures evaluated included physical activity, quadriceps strength, comorbidities, inflammatory markers, and self-efficacy. …”
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The Effect of Exercise-Induced Central Fatigue on Cervical Spine Joint Position Error, Strength, and Endurance by Antonio Vintimilla, Troy Hooper, C. Roger James, Ho Cheng Lu, Karthick Natesan, Jeegisha Kapila, Phil Sizer

“… # Methods Nineteen healthy subjects and five subjects with a history of concussion were recruited for the study. Cervical joint position error, muscle strength, and neck flexor endurance were tested before and after exercise induced fatigue…”
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Relationship Between Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-age Children in China by Mandana Zanganeh, Peymané Adab, Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei J. Liu, Lin Rong, Wei Liu, James Martin, Kar K. Cheng, Emma Frew

“…**Methods:** Baseline HRQOL and demographic data were collected from children recruited to the CHIRPY DRAGON obesity prevention trial in China. …”
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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation in Portuguese of an Acceptance Scale for Human–Robot Interaction in an Industrial Context by Ana Pinto, Leticia Lemos, Carla Carvalho, Joana Santos, Paulo Menezes, Tatsuya Nomura

“…To conduct an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), 140 participants (male=45%, female=52%, and nonbinary=3%) were recruited. The results revealed a four-factor structure for the Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire–Industrial Context (FSQ-IC): “general anxiety towards cobots” (α=0.87), “trustworthiness towards developers of cobots” (α=0.83), “apprehension towards cobots in the industrial context” (α=0.73), and “expectation of cobots in social change” (α=0.69). …”
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Morphological Characteristics of Normal Foveal Avascular Zone by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Zeiad Eldaly, Wael Soliman, Mohamed Sharaf, Ali Natag Reyad

“…Healthy volunteers were recruited and evaluated using Triton-DRI SS-OCT Angiography. …”
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Recovery process of patients with iliac vein compression syndrome after stenting: a grounded theory study by Yi-Yun Zeng, Wen-Ling Chen, Jimmy Wei Hwa Tan, Shih-Chun Lin, Kuan-Yi Yen, Fan-Hao Chou, Peta-Anne Zimmerman

“…Methods This qualitative study employed a grounded theory approach, conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 16 patients who had undergone stenting for IVCS. Participants were recruited from a teaching hospital in Taiwan and interviewed between August 2022 and July 2023. …”
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Public Understanding and Expectations of Digital Health Evidence Generation: Focus Group Study by Paulina Bondaronek, Jingfeng Li, Henry W W Potts

“…MethodsA total of 4 focus group discussions were held with UK residents aged 18 years and older, recruited through targeted advertisements to ensure demographic diversity. …”
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