The Influence of Loneliness on Pain Outcomes for Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Paula A. Forgeron, Jennifer Stinson, Kathryn Birnie, G Allen Finley, Abbie Jordan, Pamela Qualter, Ligyana Candido, Michelle Lamont, Cassidy Bradley, Delane Linkiewich, Trinity Lowthian, Samuel McNally, Natasha Trehan, Bruce Dick

“…This study describes the types of peer loneliness (intimate, relational, and collective) experienced by these adolescents and the impact that peer loneliness has on pain-related outcomes.Methods A cross-sectional online survey was completed by 128 Canadian adolescents aged 12–18 years who experienced pain for at least 3 months. …”
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Protocol for deep-learning-driven cell type label transfer in single-cell RNA sequencing data by Zoe Zabetian, Jesus Gonzalez-Ferrer, Julian Lehrer, Vanessa D. Jonsson, Mircea Teodorescu, David Haussler, Mohammed A. Mostajo-Radji

“…This protocol outlines data preparation, model training with labeled data or inference using pretrained models, and methods for visualizing, downloading, and interpreting predictions. …”
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Preoperative clinical model to predict myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective analysis from the MANAGE cohort in a Spanish hospital by Victoria Gomez, Ekaterine Popova, Javier Zamora, María Gómez-Rojo, David Pestaña, Gerard Urrútia, José Manuel del Rey, Ana Belen Serrano, Eva Ureta, Monica Nuñez, Borja Fernández Félix, Elisa Velasco, Javier Burgos, Alfonso Sanjuanbenito, Juan Manuel Monteagudo, Basilio de la Torre, Ángel Candela-Toha

“…We used Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator method to choose the factors included in the predictive model with MINS as dependent variable. …”
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Outcome of Ahmed glaucoma valve implant in congenital fibrovascular pupillary membrane with secondary glaucoma by Yingting Zhu, Shufen Lin, Lei Fang, Liming Chen, Pingping Liu, Yimin Zhong, Xing Liu

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Overweight effects on metabolic rate, time perception, diseases, aging, and lifespan: A systematic review with meta-regression analysis by Kuat Oshakbayev, Aigul Durmanova, Altay Nabiyev, Antonio Sarria-Santamera, Alisher Idrissov, Gulnara Bedelbayeva, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Ayan Mitra, Meruyert Gazaliyeva, Bibazhar Dukenbayeva, Gani Kuttymuratov

“…Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06410352 (05/08/2024): https://register.clinicaltrials.gov/prs/app/action/SelectProtocol?sid=S000EG8K&selectaction=Edit&uid=U0006MBT&ts=56&cx=-vph5l9.…”
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Integration and functionality of human iPSC-derived microglia in a chimeric mouse retinal model by Chun Tang, Qi-Qi Zhou, Xiu-Feng Huang, Ya-Yi Ju, Bi-Lin Rao, Zhi-Cong Liu, Yi-An Jia, Zhan-Pei Bai, Qing-Yang Lin, Lin Liu, Jia Qu, Jun Zhang, Mei-Ling Gao

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A eletropirexia no tratamento da neurossífilis by Iracy Doyle

“…A significant fact observed by the AA. is that the artificial fever process was better tolerated by the patients, and in no case were there any unfavorable effects on the general state of health, as so frequently happens with the malarial method. In spite of the foregoing conclusions, the A. still considers eletropyrexy to be in the experimental etage, since there is still a number of details to be studied, not only as to whether classical or short-wave diathermy is to be preferred, but as to the establishment of an optimum technique, based on experimental results. …”
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Epidemiologia de 118 casos de esclerose múltipla com seguimento de 15 anos no centro de referência do Hospital da Restauração de Pernambuco Epidemiology of 118 cases of multiple sc... by Maria Lúcia Brito Ferreira, Maria Íris Moraes Machado, Maria Lúcia Vilela, Maria José Guedes, Luis Ataíde Jr, Silvana Santos, Sílvia Gomes Laurentino

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe the MS epidemiology on a reference center, compared to eight Brazilian series. METHOD: according to a descriptive, prospective, longitudinal, prevalence study, we analyzed data of 118 patients, who attended at the Reference Center for Attention to Patients with Demielinizating Diseases of Hospital da Restauração (CRAPPDD-HR) - Recife - Pernambuco, Brazil, from January 1987 to March 2002, to have MS diagnosed according to Poser criteria. …”
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Healthcare Providers’ Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention and Control Practices in Health Records and Information Management, Ghana by Richard Okyere Boadu, Kwame Adu Okyere Boadu, Nathan Kumasenu Mensah, Godwin Adzakpah, Fortune Afaglo, Rosemary Bermaa Abrefa, Emmanuella Aryee, Nancy Gyamena Botwe, Dinah Baiden-Amissah, Dennis Bless Ashiavor, Larry Lee Mensah, Lovemond Kojo Asamoah, Judith Obiri-Yeboah

“…This study assesses healthcare providers’ perceived adherence to COVID-19 PCP in Health Records and Information Management. Subjects and Method. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect data from 1268 HCPs working in eight randomly selected hospitals across five regions in Ghana. …”
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Pemantapan Proses Sintesis Ligan Dibutilditiokarbamat (DBDTK) Sebagai Pengekstrak Logam Tanah Jarang Berdasarkan Desain Eksperimen by Diana Hendrati, Erianti Siska Purnamasari, Syulastri Effendi, Santhy Wyantuti

“…This research begins with making design of experiment for ligand synthesis and Gd(III) extraction with ligand, then perform the process of synthesis and extraction according to the design of experiment, the result of synthesis and extraction were characterized by spectroscopy method and solubility tested in organic solvent. The data was collected indicate that the optimal condition of dibuthyldithiocarbamate ligan synthesis at 4 °C (temperature), the ratio of di-n-butylamine and carbon disulphide is 1:3 with the mole ratio of ammonia to the di-n-butylamine 1:4, while the optimal conditions for gadolinium extraction with ligand at pH 6, the mol ratio of gadolinium and ligand is 1:4 and 60 minutes extraction time. …”
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Transcription analysis of TIMP-1 and NM23-h1 genes in glioma cell invasion Análise transcricional dos genes TIMP-1 e NM23-H1 na invasão celular em astrocitoma difuso e glioblastoma... by José Augusto Nasser, Asdrúbal Falavigna, Fernando Ferraz, Gregory Duigou, Jeffrey Bruce

“…PURPOSE: To evaluate using transcription analysis the presence and importance of two genes: NM23-H1 and TIMP-1 on control of tumor cell invasion in diffuse astrocytomas (WHO II) and glioblastoma multiforme (WHO IV). METHOD: Northern blot analysis of NM23-H1 and TIMP-1 was performed. …”
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Small-sided games for technical and tactical development in young rink hockey players (Juegos reducidos para el desarrollo técnico de jóvenes jugadores de hockey sobre patines) by Samuel Honório, Marco Batista, Jorge Santos, João Serrano, João Petrica, João Almeida, Miguel Camões

“…For data collection instrument we used the deferred observation method where we proceeded to a descriptive analysis of the data to find the means, standard deviation and totals of: Shots, Passes, Interceptions and Goals. …”
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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during recess and physical education among mexican elementary school students (Actividad física moderada a vigorosa durante el recreo y clase... by Javier Arturo Hall-López, Paulina Yesica Ochoa-Martínez, Rodrigo Zuñiga Burruel, Edgar Ismael Alarcón Meza, Raúl Alexis Macías Castro, Pedro Sáenz-López Buñuel

“…Objective: To compare the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity of physical education classes taught by teachers and their students during recess. Method: In order to determine the physical activity intensity the system for observing fitness instruction time (SOFIT) was used, a descriptive cross-sectional comparative methodological design was used, 63 physical education classes were evaluated selecting randomly four students from each class (2 men and 2 women), the same procedure was followed to evaluate the same 4 students during the 30 minutes of recess. …”
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Efficacy of botulinum toxin and surgery in managing acute acquired comitant esotropia by Xiangxiang Liu, Jiayu Chen, Jie Hao, Zhaojun Meng, Weibin Chen, Huijian Li, Jing Fu

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Exploring the VAK model to predict student learning styles based on learning activity by Ahmed Rashad Sayed, Mohamed Helmy Khafagy, Mostafa Ali, Marwa Hussien Mohamed

“…One of the factors which require this adaptation is the preferred way of students to learn, which is at times considered as a blend of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, (VAK) etc. Knowing such things, not only helps the teacher to improve the delivery of the content, but also assists in improving assessment methods to suit each student. …”
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Legacy ICS Cybersecurity Assessment Using Hybrid Threat Modeling—An Oil and Gas Sector Case Study by Mohamed Badawy, Nada H. Sherief, Ayman A. Abdel-Hamid

“…As security breaches are increasingly widely reported in today’s culture, cybersecurity is gaining attention on a global scale. Threat modeling methods (TMM) are a proactive security practice that is essential for pinpointing risks and limiting their impact. …”
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Electrolytic Cleaning as Part of Surgical Reconstructive Peri-Implantitis Treatment: A Case Series by Jarno Hakkers, Henny J. A. Meijer, Yvonne C. M. de Waal, Gerry M. Raghoebar

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The aim of this study was to assess the workflow and evaluate the clinical, radiographic and patient-reported outcome measures of surgical reconstructive peri-implantitis treatment aided with an electrolytic cleaning device. <b>Methods:</b> This case series describes three patients that presented with peri-implantitis surrounding an implant in the anterior maxilla, eligible for surgical reconstructive peri-implantitis treatment. …”
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Continuous Speech for Improved Learning Pathological Voice Disorders by Syu-Siang Wang, Chi-Te Wang, Chih-Chung Lai, Yu Tsao, Shih-Hau Fang

“…This study proposes a novel approach, using continuous Mandarin speech instead of a single vowel, to classify four common voice disorders (i.e. functional dysphonia, neoplasm, phonotrauma, and vocal palsy). <italic>Methods:</italic> In the proposed framework, acoustic signals are transformed into mel-frequency cepstral coefficients, and a bi-directional long-short term memory network (BiLSTM) is adopted to model the sequential features. …”
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Dry cupping therapy combined with conventional therapy does not provide additional benefits over conventional therapy alone in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a r... by Renjie Xu, Yun Yang, Chengjie Yan, Zhou Li, Chaochen Zhao, Jingming Ma, Guangxu Xu

“…We evaluated whether the addition of dry cupping therapy to guideline‑based conventional therapy would further improve clinical outcomes in CNLBP. Methods Thirty-six patients with CNLBP were recruitedand randomly divided into two groups: the control group and the intervention group. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation of Image Quality and Radiation Dose Using Novel Intelligent Noise Reduction (INR) Software in Chest Radiography: A Phantom Study by Ahmed Jibril Abdi, Helle Precht, Claus Bjørn Outzen, Janni Jensen

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study quantitatively evaluates the novel Intelligent Noise Reduction (INR) software NE 3.10.0.15 across three chest radiography protocols, namely, physical anti-scatter grid, non-grid, and virtual anti-scatter grid, to optimise the patient radiation dose while maintaining sufficient image quality. <b>Methods:</b> Quantitative image quality and radiation dose were evaluated using a CDRAD phantom with 20 cm PMMA to simulate the patient across three chest protocol settings at INR levels of 0, 5, and 8 for both PA and LAT projections. …”
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