Validation of the Spanish Version of the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale by Marina Beléndez, Lawrence Fisher

“…Method: Data were collected on 314 parents recruited through diabetes associations and Facebook groups. …”
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An overview insight into employment of disabilities at workplaces around the world: A review of the literature by Nweiser Mishlin, Dajnoki Krisztina

“…We looked at research on the advantages of hiring people with disabilities, as well as HR management procedures with reference to recruiting persons with disabilities, and also investigated the methodology this literature used. …”
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Influence of Zinc Supplementation in Acute Diarrhea Differs by the Isolated Organism by Archana B. Patel, Michael J. Dibley, Manju Mamtani, Neetu Badhoniya, Hemant Kulkarni

“…We used data on 801 children with acute diarrhea recruited in a randomized, double blind controlled trial (ISRCTN85071383) of zinc and copper supplementation. …”
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The mediating role of physical activity and quality of life in the association between knee osteoarthritis-related symptoms and physical function of post-COVID patients in Metro Ma... by Donald Manlapaz, Jon Timothy Rivero, Eliana Caris Cabildo, Jeremy Christian Advincula, Marc Angelo Aquino, Miguel Gabriel De la Paz, Maria Paulina Duldulao, Andrea Amor Maravilla, Cyd Ahnilark Montera, Kent Stefon Tee

“…However, there is a scarcity of studies relating to knee OA during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its impact on symptoms and quality of life.Methods This analytic cross-sectional study design will recruit participants aged 40 and above from Metro Manila with knee pain and COVID-19 history. …”
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Effect of Age, Education, and Bilingualism on Confrontation Naming in Older Illiterate and Low-Educated Populations by Sameer Ashaie, Loraine Obler

“…We investigated the effects of age as well as the linked factors of education and bilingualism on confrontation naming in rural Kashmir by creating a culturally appropriate naming test with pictures of 60 objects. We recruited 48 cognitively normal participants whose ages ranged from 18 to 28 and from 60 to 85. …”
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fMRI Evidence of Magnitude Manipulation during Numerical Order Processing in Congenitally Deaf Signers by Josefine Andin, Peter Fransson, Jerker Rönnberg, Mary Rudner

“…We found the neuronal networks recruited in the two tasks to be generally similar across groups, with significant activation in the dorsal visual stream for the letter order task, suggesting letter identification and position encoding. …”
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Spindle Activity Orchestrates Plasticity during Development and Sleep by Christoph Lindemann, Joachim Ahlbeck, Sebastian H. Bitzenhofer, Ileana L. Hanganu-Opatz

“…Along with these functional differences, separate synaptic plasticity mechanisms seem to be recruited. Here, we review the generation of spindle oscillations in the developing and adult brain and discuss possible implications of their differences for synaptic plasticity. …”
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Effect and safety of sivelestat on acute severe pancreatitis with systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a retrospective study by Jiafeng Xie, Ruyi Lei, Hui Pei, Yulei Gu, Luanluan Zhang, Jingrong Liu, Yahui Huang, Yepeng Zhang, Yanan Zi, Changju Zhu, Zhiqiang Zhu

“…A total of 102 patients were recruited to control group (n = 56) or SV group (n = 46) according to whether SV was applied or not. …”
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Decreased Cognitive/CNS Function in Young Adults at Risk for Hypertension: Effects of Sleep Deprivation by James A. McCubbin, Hannah Peach, DeWayne D. Moore, June J. Pilcher

“…Fifty-one young adults were recruited for 28-hour total sleep deprivation studies. …”
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Patient and parent knowledge, understanding, and concerns after a new diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos syndrome by Jordan T. Jones, Lora L. Black, William R. Black

“…The objective of this study is to characterize patient and parent knowledge and concerns about EDS after a diagnosis of EDS is made to determine patient and parent concerns and identify barriers that cause discomfort with the diagnosis.6 Methods A convenience sample of patient and parent dyads were recruited after new diagnosis of EDS. Patients and parents completed questionnaires that assessed knowledge, comfort, and barriers of EDS before and after diagnosis, EDS education materials accessed, and additional clinical needs and concerns. …”
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Relationship between iron deficiency and severity of tuberculosis: Influence on T cell subsets by Zheyue Wang, Zhenpeng Guo, Qiang Zhang, Chenchen Yang, Xinling Shi, Qin Wen, Yuan Xue, Zhixin Zhang, Jianming Wang

“…We conducted a case-control study involving 808 pulmonary TB patients recruited from Changzhou Third People’s Hospital (2018–2022) to investigate the association between serum iron levels and TB severity. …”
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Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Malaria, among Adult Patients Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital by Nfor Omarine Nlinwe, Tang Bertilla Nange

“…A total of 160 malaria positive adult patients, together with 81 healthy control adults were recruited for the study. For the malaria positive group, the female to male ratio was 1.38 : 1. …”
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Relationship-Building Skills of Child-Rearing Mothers in Japanese Communities by Hikaru Honda, Nobuko Matsuda, Michiyo Hirano, Kazuko Saeki

“…These participants were recruited at child-rearing salons and childcare centers located in various municipalities in Japan. …”
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Discovering Ways That Influence the Older Nurse to Continue Bedside Practice by LeeAnna Spiva, Patricia Hart, Frank McVay

“…A purposive sample of 18 older nurses was recruited from a healthcare system located in the Southeastern United States. …”
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Brain dynamics and personality: a preliminary study by Francesco Ciaramella, Lorenzo Cipriano, Emahnuel Troisi Lopez, Arianna Polverino, Fabio Lucidi, Giuseppe Sorrentino, Laura Mandolesi, Pierpaolo Sorrentino

“…The present preliminary study explores the dynamic interplay between brain flexibility and personality by taking the dynamic approach to personality into account, thereby drawing from Cloninger's psychobiological model. 46 healthy individuals were recruited, and their brain dynamics were assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) during the resting state. …”
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Cerebral Blood Flow Alterations in High Myopia: An Arterial Spin Labeling Study by Huihui Wang, Shanshan Li, Xi Chen, Yanling Wang, Jing Li, Zhenchang Wang

“…A total of sixteen patients with bilateral HM and sixteen age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. All subjects were right-handed. Image data preprocessing was performed using SPM8 and the DPABI toolbox. …”
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Delay discounting predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster willingness by Julia G. Halilova, Samuel Fynes‑Clinton, Caitlin M. Terao, Donna Rose Addis, R. Shayna Rosenbaum

“…In a multi-nation sample, recruited in June–August 2021, we assessed delay discounting (one’s tendency to choose smaller immediate rewards over larger future rewards), COVID-19 vaccination status, demographics, and distress level. …”
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Metaphors we grow old by: A study of gocalıq (old age) metaphors in Azerbaijani Turkish poetry by Mostafa Shahiditabar

“…A total of 50 Turkish verses on old age were recruited for this study. As an initial step, conceptual metaphors were extracted from the corpus. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics as Predictive Factors of Swelling and Trismus after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Longitudinal Approach by José Manuel Pérez-González, Vicente Esparza-Villalpando, Ricardo Martínez-Rider, Miguel Ángel Noyola-Frías, Amaury Pozos-Guillén

“…Forty-five patients of both genders with clinical and radiographic diagnosis of asymptomatic mandibular impacted third molar and with no intake of analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs 12 h prior to surgery were recruited and evaluated in a 72 h follow-up period. …”
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Does Melanoma Begin in a Melanocyte Stem Cell? by James D. Hoerter, Patrick Bradley, Alexandria Casillas, Danielle Chambers, Brandon Weiswasser, Lauren Clements, Sarah Gilbert, Albert Jiao

“…Zebrafish have a robust regenerative capability, permitting the study of how MSCs are regulated and recruited at specific times and places to generate the pigment pattern following fin amputation or melanocyte ablation. …”
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