Are preschool Kosovar children anxious on the edge? Validating the Preschool Anxiety Scale by Samire BLLACA BALAJ, Merita SHALA, Mimoza SHAHINI, Pranvera JETISHI ÇOLLAKU

“…The confirmatory factor analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Amos, Version 25.0. The means and standard deviations, reliabilities (Cronbach’s α and mean inter-item correlations), scale intercorrelations for the focal test (PAS), and McDonald’s Omega for internal consistency were computed. …”
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Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibition on Biomarkers of Kidney Injury and Vascular Calcification in Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thananda Trakarnvanich, Bancha Satirapoj, Swangjit Suraamornkul, Thanit Chirananthavat, Anoma Sanpatchayapong, Torpong Claimon

“…A total of 201 participants were enrolled and randomly assigned to one of two groups, one received treatment with 50 mg gemigliptin daily along with standard care for diabetes mellitus for 6 months. The changes in the coronary calcium score (CAC score), cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), vascular calcification level, and tubular renal injury marker expression were evaluated at baseline and 6 months. …”
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Detection of Retinal and Choriocapillaris Microvascular Changes in Retinal Vein Occlusion and Fellow Eyes by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Systematic Review and Meta-... by Linxin Wei, Qing Zhao, Youxin Chen

“…Pooled results were presented as mean differences or standardized mean differences with 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Assessment of thermal ablation for treating Bethesda IV thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jia-shan Yao, Xi-han Zhang, Zi-geng Li, Yu Xi

“…The mean change in tumor volume at 12 months postthermal ablation was characterized by a standardized mean difference (SMD) of -1.13 (95% CI: -1.36 - -0.90, p = 0.000). …”
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Previous Crop and Cultivar Effects on Methane Emissions from Drill-Seeded, Delayed-Flood Rice Grown on a Clay Soil by Alden D. Smartt, Kristofor R. Brye, Christopher W. Rogers, Richard J. Norman, Edward E. Gbur, Jarrod T. Hardke, Trenton L. Roberts

“…., Cheniere (pure-line, semidwarf), CLXL745 (hybrid), and Taggart (pure-line, standard-stature)) on CH4 fluxes and emissions from rice grown on a Sharkey clay (very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Epiaquerts) in eastern Arkansas. …”
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Assessing the Air Quality Impact of Train Operation at Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station from Portable Sensor Data by Deepanshu Agarwal, Xuan Truong Trinh, Wataru Takeuchi

“…Air pollution remains a critical global health concern, with 91% of the world’s population exposed to air quality exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) standards and indoor pollution causing approximately 3.8 million deaths annually due to incomplete fuel combustion. …”
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Phase 1 study of novel anti-platelet agent to overcome pharmacogenomic limitations of clopidogrel by Anil Pareek, Nitin Chandurkar, Vivek Raut, Kumar Naidu

“…Therefore, we planned a study with an objective of evaluating safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a novel thienopyridine antiplatelet agent AT-10 in healthy Indian subjects compared with standard dosage regimen of clopidogrel based on their CYP2C19 genotyping.Methods Two CYP2C19 genotype–based groups were identified, that is, poor metabolisers and extensive metabolisers, with 20 subjects in each group (n=40) for participating in a randomised, two-period, crossover study. …”
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QUANTIFICATION OF ECTOPIC FAT DEPOTS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE by A. N. Kokov, N. K. Brel, V. L. Masenko, O. V. Gruzdeva, Yu. A. Dyleva, E. V. Belik, O. L. Barbarash

“…Estimation of the prevalence of obesity according to BMI data in the compared groups showed no significant differences. Considering the standard values of the area and volume of visceral adipose tissue, the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in the group of patients with IHD. …”
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Biodiversity of Marine Mollusk Assemblages from Two Contrasted Algal Habitats in the Mediterranean Sea (Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, NE Spain) by Manuel Ballesteros, Angra S. Silva, Óscar F. Villamizar, Miquel Pontes, Francesc Oliva

“…Every two months, for a year, samples were collected via scuba diving and scraping standardized surfaces (20 × 20 cm) of the algal communities. …”
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A cost-utility analysis of adding SGLT2 inhibitors for the management of type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease in Thailand by Natthakan Chitpim, Pattara Leelahavarong, Juthamas Prawjaeng, Sakditat Ittiphisit, Varalak Srinonprasert, Tanawan Kongmalai

“…This study evaluates the cost-utility of adding SGLT2i (dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and canagliflozin) to standard of care therapy (SoCT) for T2D patients with CKD in Thailand. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of postpartum PTSD following emergency cesarean sections: implications for perinatal mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Eirini Orovou, Evangelia Antoniou, Ioannis Zervas, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…Future research should aim for standardized diagnostic criteria and explore the long-term psychological outcomes of emergency C-sections.…”
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Association between psychological resilience, social support and oral health behaviours in patients with implant dentures by Tingting Cui, Liying Qiu, Deqiang Hou

“…Abstract Background With the improvement of living standards, implant dentures have become the choice of more and more patients with missing teeth. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety Management Practices in Pediatric Anesthesia: Comparative Analysis of an Online Survey Presented to Experts and Social Media Users by Armin Sablewski, Christine Eimer, Marcus Nemeth, Clemens Miller

“…Additionally, regarding preoperative anxiety, further recommendations are needed that could help to standardize and improve anxiety levels in children.…”
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Operationalising user behaviour: a study on the life cycle assessment of smart home technologies by Mareike Tippe, Henning Wigger, Urte Brand-Daniels, Thomas Vogt

“…By adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, this literature study contributes to the future development of a standardized methodology for the operationalisation of behaviour in LCAs. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of the screening program of autism spectrum disorder in Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain by Muna A. Almohri, Mahmood A. Alawainati, Zahra A. Ayoob, Nayla A. Nasser, Noof A. Abdulaal, Ahmed A. Aldailami, Donya A. Aldailami

“…SPSS version 25.0 was used for data analysis; mean and standard deviation were calculated for continuous variables, and categorical variables presented as frequency and percentage. …”
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Development of a Brief Assessment Tool to Evaluate Early Low Nutrition Risk in Community Elderly: Creation of the Tool and Examination of Its Reliability and Criterion-related Vali... by Shoji Shinkai, Miki Narita, Hiroshi Murayama, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara

“…Methods: 1,192 community elderly with a mean age of 74.7 (standard deviation, 5.8) years responded to a questionnaire consisting of 48 (Hatoyama) or 34 items (Kusatsu), which have been reported to be associated with nutritional state in older people. …”
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Analytical Approach to the Selection of Research Topics for Gallstone Disease and Acute Cholecystitis (an Overview of Cochrane Reviews) by S. I. Panin, T. V. Nechay, A. V. Sazhin, A. V. Puzikova

“…In the context of bile duct injury between early and delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy, number of complications between early and delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy, small-incision cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, single-port and standard four-ports cholecystectomy and low-pressure laparoscopy the required size of meta-analysis information is unlikely to be achieved — in current versions of Cochrane library DARIS is less than 1 % of required. …”
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Capacity and market potential for local production and distribution of electric two-wheelers in Southeast Asia, focused on Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam by Hyung Ju Kim, Shritu Shrestha, Kanya Pranawengkapti

“…Lastly, the governments must support this transition through both financial and non-financial policies, including technical standards, offer preferential policies for E2Ws and charging equipment, and facilitating rapid development. …”
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An Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Point of View to Develop Controllers of Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Ngo Van Hien, Van-Thuan Truong, Ngoc-Tam Bui

“…Based on the industrial control point of view, development engineers must take costs and existing standards into account in order to effectively design, implement, and deploy control systems with reasonable costs. …”
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One hundred years of zoonoses research in the Horn of Africa: A scoping review. by Lisa Cavalerie, Maya Wardeh, Ophélie Lebrasseur, Mark Nanyingi, K Marie McIntyre, Mirgissa Kaba, Daniel Asrat, Robert Christley, Gina Pinchbeck, Matthew Baylis, Siobhan M Mor

“…Recommendations arising from this scoping review include: (i) ensuring zoonoses research aligns with national and global research agendas; (ii) encouraging researchers to adopt a holistic, transdisciplinary One Health approach following high quality reporting standards (COHERE, PRISMA, etc.); and (iii) empowering local researchers supported by regional and international partnerships to engage in zoonoses research.…”
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