Investigation of the effects of combined exercises and self-management education, with and without functional exercises, on pain and functional outcomes in patients with avascular... by Zohreh Gholami, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Elham Madreseh, Raghad Mimar

“…This study will plan to enrol 53 male and female participants, aged 18–50 years, who have been diagnosed with AVNFH. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) the Exe+Functional group, which will receive 12 weeks of mixed therapeutic exercises combined with functional resistance exercises and self-management education and (2) the control group, which will receive the same interventions but without functional exercises. …”
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Self-actualization of families with a cerebrovascular disease patient by nurses, and of self-actualization of nurses themselves: an integrative review based on family care/caring t... by Hiroko Ota, Naohiro Hohashi

“…The purpose of this integrative review was to clarify the self-actualization of the nurse as an outcome of family care/caring, and the self-actualization of other individuals (that is, the family) who are supported by nurses. Methods A search conducted on 23rd December, 2023, using Ichushi-Web, CiNii and J-STAGE, which are extensive Japanese literature databases, identified 1,061 original articles using the keywords “cerebrovascular disease AND nurse.” …”
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The collection of oat genetic resources held by VIR as a source of information on the history of cultivation and taxonomy of the genus, and breeding trends (a review) by I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, A. A. Gnutikov

“…This review provides historical background of the collection of cultivated and wild oat species, and who were the main donors of these holdings. The taxonomic system of the genus is briefly presented, which is used as a tool for efficient work and guaranteed safe preservation of accessions. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…Addiction, as a coping mechanism for prior trauma, is common among people who are homeless and can have a gendered dimension. …”
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Formation of primary school children self esteem on the basis of criteria-based assessment by A. D. Syzdykbayeva, R. K. Izmagambetova, A. S. Amirova, T. B. Bainazarova, M. K. Sadykova

“…The ongoing socio-economic transformations in society and science education actualise the modern educational policy in the field of personality formation of students who are capable of self-development and self-realisation. …”
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Social support sources for people with palliative care needs at home: a scoping review by Trudy Schutter, Ian Koper, Kris Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar

“…Abstract Background Recent literature suggests an increase in attention for the social dimension of palliative care. However, who provides social support to patients with palliative care needs at home and their relatives is often unclear, and insight in the role of the community and professionals with a main focus on social support, not being health care professionals, is lacking in this respect. …”
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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of Stomach by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ayman Azzam, Asma AlNajjar, Hussa Al-Hussaini, Tarek Amin

“…Herein, we report a 26-year-old otherwise healthy female patient who presented with a 1-month history of epigastric pain. …”
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Multiple Dental Inclusion in Monozygotic Twins with Congenital Visual Impairment by G. Galluccio, A. Impellizzeri, A. A. De Stefano, E. Serritella, E. Guercio Monaco

“…The patients were referred by a general dentist, who diagnosed the presence of multiple inclusions. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm formation, and virulence genes among atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli stool isolates in Tehran, Iran by Shahnaz Halimi, Akram Rezaei, Shirin Mohebi, Farhad Bonakdar Hashemi

“…This study aims to examine and compare the characteristics of EPEC isolates from patients, who suffer from diarrhea versus isolates from patients without diarrhea. …”
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Risk factors for postoperative acute kidney injury after cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Dengzhuo Chen, Yongli Ma, Jinghui Li, Liang Wen, Linfeng Liu, Guosheng Zhang, Hongkai Hu, Chengzhi Huang, Xueqing Yao

“…Results A total of 7 studies were included in this study, comprising 1550 patients who developed AKI after CRS + HIPEC. The results of meta-analysis showed that the significant preoperative risk factors were age, sex, BMI, eGFR, Hb, PCI, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. …”
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Technical difficulties and success of endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography in a group of patients by Pedro Juan Vázquez González, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Gustavo Becerra Terón, Mayelin González Pérez, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> prospective, descriptive, observational study that included all the patients who were tested through this procedure from January to December 2009 in the hospital “Dr. …”
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Constructing a machine learning model for systemic infection after kidney stone surgery based on CT values by Jiaxin Li, Yao Du, Gaoming Huang, Yawei Huang, Xiaoqing Xi, Zhenfeng Ye

“…This study included 833 patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) or percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for kidney stones. …”
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High prevalence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and identification of associated factors, in high-risk adults in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study by Tran Bao Vuong, Triet Minh Tran, Nam Quang Tran

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study at the clinics of the University Medical Center in Ho Chi Minh City included 360 patients who were 18 years of age or older, and were at risk of developing T2D. …”
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Analysis of Factors Related to Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Hypertensive Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: A Cross-Section... by Hoang M. Tran, Hung P. Truong, Cuong C. Tran, Tuan M. Vo, Dung N. Q. Nguyen, Liem T. Dao

“…<b>Objective:</b> The purpose of this research was to assess the factors linked to early left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in hypertensive patients who have preserved ejection fraction (EF ≥ 50%) using speckle tracking echocardiography. …”
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Analysis of Charcoal Producers Perceptions of Its Production, Forest Degradation, and Governance in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia’s Dry Afromontane Forests by Alemayehu Hido, Abebe Teka, Asabeneh Alemayehu

“…The findings reveal that charcoal production is dominated by males (68.4%) compared to females, who were within the age range of 20‒43 years. About 59.18% did not attend any formal education and 18.37% attended elementary education. …”
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Association between Ophthalmic Timolol and Hospitalisation for Bradycardia by Nicole L. Pratt, Emmae N. Ramsay, Lisa M. Kalisch Ellett, Tuan A. Nguyen, Elizabeth E. Roughead

“…A self-controlled case-series study was undertaken in patients who were hospitalised for bradycardia and were exposed to timolol. …”
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Gaps in the Management of Hypertensive Patients in a Metropolitan Area of Havana by Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alejandra Caridad Piña Alonso, Addys Díaz Piñera, René García Roche, Susana Balcindes Acosta

“…Out of the total of 18 year-old or older 4480 people, who were identified as hypertensive, a sample of 531 was selected by means of a two-stage cluster sampling, studying 521. …”
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Efficacy and safety of high-voltage versus standard-voltage pulsed radiofrequency ablation for patients with neuropathic pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zheng Wang, Yitong Jia, Yanhui Ma, Tengteng Wang, Kunpeng Feng, Guang Feng, Tianlong Wang

“…This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of high-voltage PRF ablation and standard-voltage PRF ablation for the treatment of patients with NP.Methods and analysis We will search PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, conference proceedings for relevant abstracts, clinical trials registers (ClinicalTrials.gov) and the WHO’s International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (from the date of inception until 15 March 2022). …”
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Family planning in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): A scoping review. by Relmah Baritama Harrington, Nichole Harvey, Sarah Larkins, Michelle Redman-MacLaren

“…More than 60% of women who would like to avoid or delay their pregnancies are unable to do so. …”
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Learning deep forest for face anti-spoofing: An alternative to the neural network against adversarial attacks by Rizhao Cai, Liepiao Zhang, Changsheng Chen, Yongjian Hu, Alex Kot

“…This work provides a competitive option in a fusing scheme for improving system-level security and offers important ideas to those who want to explore methods besides CNNs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt at exploiting the deep forest model in the problem of FAS, with the consideration of adversarial attacks.…”
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