Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 breakthrough infection among the fully vaccinated urban population of South Gujarat – A retrospective cohort study by Mayank Jha, Pratham Kholwadwala, Vatsal Kalariya, Mamta Rani, Jayant Patel, Hitesh Shah, Rushikesh Shukla

“…Societies were randomly selected from eight different zones of the city, and all the eligible individuals of the society available at the time of survey were interviewed. Data entry and analysis were done using Microsoft excel, Open Epi, Quantpsy, and SPSS-16 software. …”
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Abnormal Esophageal Scintigraphy Associates With a Distinct Clinical Phenotype in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Antonio D. Salas, Lisa R. Yanek, Laura K. Hummers, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan

“…University of California Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) 2.0 scores measured GI symptoms, Medsger scores measured physician‐assessed SSc disease severity, and the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31 survey evaluated dysautonomia symptoms. Results Of 131 patients, 79 (60%) had delayed esophageal transit by scintigraphy. …”
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The Multifaceted Contributions of Community-Based Breeding Program of Bonga Sheep to Flock Dynamics, Animal Performance, and Socio-economic Benefits of Beneficiaries in Kafa Zone,... by Metsafe Mamiru, Aberra Melesse, Aynalem Haile, Tesfaye Getachew

“…Data were generated through interviews of 222 (111 CBBP members and 111 nonmembers) randomly selected sheep producers. The survey focused on flock dynamics, improvement in biological and aesthetic traits, and livelihood change of farmers. …”
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Vaccination coverage and its determinants in patients with multiple sclerosis—a multicenter cross-sectional study by Paula Schade, Hai-Anh Nguyen, Julia Steinle, Kerstin Hellwig, Teodor Pelea, Philipp Franken, Birte Elias-Hamp, Veit Becker, Stefan Merkelbach, Stephan Richter, Bert Wagner, Christian Geis, Matthias Schwab, Florian Rakers

“…Data were collected through questionnaires, vaccination card analysis, and a survey of GPs who vaccinate pwMS. Results: VI tended to be lower in pwMS ( n  = 397) compared to healthy controls ( n  = 300; 0.58 ± 0.30 vs 0.62 ± 0.31, p  = 0.057). …”
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Electronic patient-reported outcome measures using mobile health technology in rheumatology: A scoping review. by Jaclyn Shelton, Sierra Casey, Nathan Puhl, Jeanette Buckingham, Elaine Yacyshyn

“…A total of 39 (56%) studies directly evaluated the feasibility of ePROMs in clinical practice, 19 (27%) were clinical trials that used ePROMs as study endpoints, 9 (13%) were focus groups or surveys on smartphone application development, and 3 (4%) did not fit into one defined category.…”
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Compound-Specific Chlorine Isotope Analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides by Gas Chromatography-Negative Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry by Jing Zhang, Shenghua Liu, Jianye Gui, Xiaoya Li, Guochen Qi

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Non-employment over the working life: Implications for cognitive function and decline in later life by A.J. Sizer, A. Sacker, R.E. Lacey, M. Richards

“…Method: We used data from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD). Cognitive function was measured by verbal memory and processing speed. …”
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Prevalence and Management Recommendations for Disease-Related Malnutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with and without Diabetes by Li-Li Dai, Wei-Li Li, Ding-Feng Zheng, Wei-Hong Wang, Hao-Fen Xie, Jian-Wei Ma

“…The prevalence of malnutrition was 16.7% (114/683) in the patients included in the survey using the diagnostic criteria of malnutrition (GLIM) (excluding whole body muscle mass index). …”
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Spatial and Temporal Monitoring of North African Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur arenicola (Hartert, EJO, 1894): First Migrants Arrive Early and Select Nesting Trees next to Forag... by Mohamed Mounir, Ismail Mansouri, Wafae Squalli, Soumaya Hammada, Mohamed Dakki

“…Equally, the spatial distribution of nests following potential breeding phases was surveyed weekly in Beni Mellal province following a map of a selected orange orchard. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and chronic kidney disease: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Sheng Chen, Ting Zhang, Hongjun Gao, Jianqiang Zhang

“…Objective This study aimed to explore the association between weekend catch-up sleep (WCS) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in American adults.Methods Utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2017 to 2020, this study encompassed 4,934 individuals aged 20 years and above. …”
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Quadriceps Strength Influences Patient Function More Than Single Leg Forward Hop During Late-Stage ACL Rehabilitation by Meredith Chaput, Marcus Palimenio, Brooke Farmer, Dimitrios Katsavelis, Jennifer J. Bagwell, Kimberly A. Turman, Chris Wichman, Terry L. Grindstaff

“… # Study Design Descriptive Laboratory Study # Methods Forty-eight individuals with a history of ACL-R (32 female, 16 male; mean±SD age=18.0±2.7 y; height=172.4±7.6 cm; mass=69.6±11.4 kg; time since surgery=7.7±1.8 months; IKDC=86.8±10.6) completed the IKDC survey, quadriceps isometric strength, and single-leg forward hop performance. …”
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Rüzgâr Yapısı Gösteren Kuazarların Fotometrik İncelenmesi – I: Parlaklık Değişim Genliği ve Fiziksel Parametreler Arasındaki İlişkiler by Nurten Filiz Ak, Ömür Sayılı

“…Rüzgâr yapısına sahip olduğu tayfsal gözlemler ile belirlenmiş Geniş Soğurma Çizgili 1886 kuazarın zamana bağlı parlaklık değişimleri, Catalina Sky Survey veri tabanından alınan ışık eğrileri kullanılarak incelenmiştir. …”
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Personal Responsibility with Health. Differents Social Actors Knowledges and Perceptions by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzálvez, Yusdany Torres Jiménez, Adolfo Álvarez Pérez

“…The information was obtained through semi-structured interviews and surveys. Discourse content analysis and descriptive data analysis were performed using absolute and relative frequencies. …”
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Whose autonomy support is more effective in promoting exercise adherence in higher vocational college students - based on self-determined theory by Jie Yan, Ting Zhang, Xuezheng Zhou, Hongbo Li

“…Using the data obtained from a survey of 436 higher vocational college students as the unit of analysis, and taking into account the variable of students’ self-determined motivation. …”
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Willingness of end users to pay for e-waste recycling by H.T.T. Nguyen, C.-H. Lee, R.-J. Hung

“…<br /> <strong>METHODS:</strong> The logistic regression model was employed to analyze a qualified data set collected through a personal interview survey in Danang city, Vietnam. All analyses were conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (version 22.0). …”
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Assessment of Clinical Nurses’ Proficiency in Wound Management of Patients with Diabetes at Kubwa General Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria by Olaolorunpo Olorunfemi, Michael Jacob, Oluseyi Adetunmise Olajide

“…Remarkably, 37% of those surveyed also work in hospital surgical wards, and 95.2% of them have extensive understanding of diabetic patient wound care. …”
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A lack of sexual autonomy is associated with increased loneliness in young mothers by Chelsea Bunke, Tara Keck

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included partnered mothers and partnered childfree women between the ages of 20 and 29 from the 2020 Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) in the Republic of Moldova. The De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale was used to assess overall, emotional, and social loneliness. …”
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Towards the Measurement of Sea-Ice Thickness Using a Time-Domain Inductive Measurement System by Danny Hills, Becan Lawless, Rauan Khangerey, Jeremy Wilkinson, Liam A. Marsh

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The University and City Images for Migration of Nonresident Students: a Regional Case by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…The analysis involves statistical data on the socio-economic situation in Russian regions that attract educational migrants, and the results of a survey of out-of-town students of Kazan Federal University.The study found that both the university and the city are equally important bases for educational strategies for the majority of applicants. …”
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The Analyze Comparative of Physics Computational Thinking Skill (CTs) in Experiment Laboratory by Suritno Fayanto, Sul Daeng Naba, Aris Kurniawan, Utami Putri, Veronika Dua Padang

“…Method: Research design using a comparative approach with data collection techniques involved a survey using a Likert scale questionnaire comprising 25 items, covering five dimensions of computational thinking skills: abstraction, decomposition, algorithm thinking, evaluation, and generalization. …”
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