Burden of Coronary Artery Disease and Peripheral Artery Disease: A Literature Review by Rupert Bauersachs, Uwe Zeymer, Jean-Baptiste Brière, Caroline Marre, Kevin Bowrin, Maria Huelsebeck

“…Worldwide data showed approximately 5–8% prevalence of CAD and 10–20% prevalence of PAD, dependent on the study design, average age, gender, and geographical location. …”
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Exploring Cultural Competence amongst OT Students by Pragashnie Govender, December M. Mpanza, Tarryn Carey, Kwenzile Jiyane, Bicolé Andrews, Sam Mashele

“…An explorative qualitative study design was utilised with a nonprobability purposeful sample of 21 final year undergraduate students at a tertiary institute in South Africa. …”
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The Implementation of Therapeutic Alliance in the Rehabilitation of an Elite Pediatric Athlete with Salter-Harris Fracture: A Case Report by Lucas VanEtten, Matthew Briggs, John DeWitt, Cody Mansfield, Christopher Kaeding

“… # Level of Evidence 4 # Study Design Case Report…”
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Using Gap Visualization to Navigate Multivariate Metabarcode Data, Select Primer Pairs, and Enhance Reference Data Quality by Xin‐Yi Chua, Louise Ord, Stephen J. Bent, David Lovell, Annette McGrath

“…We show how these visualization methods can enable amplicon survey study design and make fundamental molecular resources more accessible to a wider research audience beyond bioinformaticians and data scientists.…”
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Effect of Individualized Progesterone Supplementation for Luteal Support in Frozen-Thawed Cycles on Pregnancy Outcomes by Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Gizem Bektas, Esengul Turkyilmaz, Halime Goktepe, Meltem Sonmezer, Yavuz Emre Sukur, Batuhan Ozmen, Cem Atabekoglu, Murat Sonmezer

“…Aim of this study is to provide individualized luteal support in hormonally replaced FET cycles, and to evaluate mid-luteal serum progesterone levels and pregnancy outcomes. Study Design: In this prospective cohort study, 30 patients were included in a university hospital in six month-period. …”
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A Qualitative Study on the Pathways to Evidence-Based Antenatal Care in Periurban Ghana by Jones Asafo Akowuah, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Benedict Osei Asibey

“…The exploratory case study design was used with respondents comprising two focus groups and interview participants. …”
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Reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Performance Tests for Overhead Sports Activities by Bryan L Riemann, Kevin E Wilk, George J Davies

“… # Purpose \(1\) To establish the intersession reliability of several open kinetic chain FPT in healthy young adults with a history of overhead sport participation. (2) To examine the intersession reliability of the limb symmetry indices (LSI) from each test. # Study Design Test-retest reliability, single cohort study…”
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Kombinasi Abdominal Stretching Exercise dan Massage Kneading Terhadap Penurunan Nyeri Haid (Dismenorea) pada Remaja Putri by Nikmatur Rosidah, Daima Fitria Muslechaty, Atika Yulianti

“…Metode penelitian kuantitatif pre-eksperimental study design metode one group pretest- posttest design. …”
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IL-8, IL-10, TGF-β, and GCSF Levels Were Increased in Severe Persistent Allergic Asthma Patients with the Anti-IgE Treatment by Arzu D. Yalcin, Atil Bisgin, Reginald M. Gorczynski

“…In this study, we compare the anti-IgE treatment modality in the dynamics of immune system cytokine levels in severe persistent asthma (SPA) patients who had no other any allergic disease, newly diagnosed allergic asthma patients and healthy volunteers. Study Design. The study population consisted of 14 SPA patients, 14 newly diagnosed allergic asthma patients and 14 healthy volunteers included as controls. …”
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Frequency of congenital hypothyroidism in new born admitted with neonatal jaundice at tertiary care hospital peshawar by Abdul Ahad, Romana Bibi, Sijad Ur Rehman, Majid Ali Shah, Matea Ullah, Shahinda

“…METHODOLOGY: Settings: removed for blind review Duration: Period of 1 year from January 2020- January 2021. Study Design: Descriptive (cross sectional) study. …”
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Thoracolumbar And Lumbopelvic Spinal Alignment During The Deadlift Exercise: A Comparison Between Men And Women by Victor Bengtsson, Ulrika Aasa, Fredrik Öhberg, Lars Berglund

“…Secondary aims were to compare lumbar spine alignment during the deadlift to standing habitual posture, and determine whether male and female lifters differ in these aspects. # Study Design Observational, Cross-sectional. # Methods Twenty-four (14 men, 10 women) lifters performed three repetitions of the deadlift exercise using 70% of their respective one-repetition maximum. …”
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Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, John H McGinniss

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The primary purpose of this study was to compare rates of compliance with the National Committee for Quality Assurance -- Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) recommendations for diagnostic imaging in low back pain between physical therapists and primary care providers in young, athletic patients. # Study Design Retrospective cohort study. # Methods Military Health System Data Repository (MDR) data from January 2019 to May 2020 was reviewed for compliance with the low back pain HEDIS recommendation. …”
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Shoulder Rotational Strength Profiles of Danish National Level Badminton Players by Martin B Stausholm, Martin Baun, Jan M Bjordal, Dorte Nielsen, Henrik Aagaard, S Peter Magnusson, Christian Couppé

“… # Purpose To compare the internal and external rotation strength of the shoulder in adolescent and adult elite badminton players. # Study design Cross-sectional. # Methods Thirty-one adolescent (12 females aged 16.8 ± 1.6 years and 19 males aged 17.1 ± 1.6 years) and 29 adult (10 females aged 25 ± 2.9 years and 19 males aged 26.2 ± 4.6 years) national level badminton players were tested pre-seasonally for external rotation (ER) and internal rotation (IR) isometric muscle strength bilaterally, using a hand-held dynamometer. …”
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Erythrocyte levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a history of positive and negative COVID-19 by Siti Nur Chasanah, Aslani Thereestiana Sari, Djamila Zakaria, Ayutia Safira Rusidana Thalib

“…Methods: An analytic study design was employed. Participants were recruited using consecutive sampling. …”
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Uncovering Barriers to Maternal Mortality Audits: An Unseen Challenge by Salsabila Dinda Nuril Ishlahi, Metta Octora, Ratih Barirah, Ario Danianto

“…We used qualitative study with case study design through in-depth interviews with nine informants from two MPDSR program holders at the Health Offices and one Maternal Perinatal Death Notification (MPDN) coordinator at the West Nusa Tenggara Health Office in 2022. …”
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Association of impaired levels with outcomes for cervical fracture dislocation using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Kazuma Doi, Naoki Otani, Norihiko Inoue, Junichi Mizuno, Kiyohide Fushimi, Atsuo Yoshino

“…Study Design: Retrospective study of data abstracted from the diagnosis procedure combination (DPC) database. …”
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Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements Can Be Used to Measure Bilirubin Levels during Phototherapy by Saad Abdullah Alsaedi

“…To determine whether transcutaneous bilirubin measurements (TcB) before and during phototherapy taken from covered skin during phototherapy correlate with total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels. Study Design. In this prospective observational study, healthy term newborns who required TSB measurements were included. …”
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Cooking with confidence for autistic youth: outcomes from a pilot program evaluation model by Mi-Yeet Wong, Conner Carlton, Shelby Paul, Jonathan Deutsch, Rachel Sherman, Brandy-Joe Milliron, Nicole Farmer, Rachel Hingst, Claire Richardson, Lindsay Shea

“…Recognizing the need for more opportunities for autistic individuals to practice these skills, the program was created through public and private partnerships. A pre-post study design was employed, with participants completing surveys before and after their involvement in the program. …”
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Healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspectives in initiating discussion on mammogram screening, and their perceived barriers and enablers to screening in women-A qualitative study. by Xuefei Wang, Qi He Mabel Leow, Hwee Khim Lee, Ching Yee Mok, Wei Teen Wong, Hui Min Joanne Quah, Ngiap Chuan Tan

“…<h4>Method</h4>A qualitative descriptive study design was used. Focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted with a purposive sample of doctors and nurses from SingHealth Polyclinics between February 2019 to July 2020. …”
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Fit for purpose? Evaluating multiple-choice question quality in E-learning for emergency primary healthcare by Kate-Torunn Aas Vold, Monika Kvernenes, Une Elisabeth Stømer, Erik Zakariassen

“…This study explores the quality of multiple choice questions (MCQs) used in a mandatory cross-disciplinary Norwegian CPD e-learning course in emergency medicine primary care.Design Cross-sectional study design.Setting We extracted MCQ assessment data from the e-learning platform ‘Oppvakt’ at National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care (NKLM).Subjects Physicians and nurses working in the Out-of-Hour service in Norway.Main outcome measures Results from the MCQ exam and information about the participants’ professional role was extracted. …”
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