Self-Esteem and College Students’ Online Impulse Buying: The Independent and Interactive Moderating Role of Interdependent Self-Construal and Interpersonal Relationships by Guo T, Cai C, Xu Y, Huang M, Ni Y

“…Drawing on the theory of compensatory consumption, the current study aimed to examine the influence of self-esteem on college students’ online impulse buying and the independent and interactive moderating role of interdependent self-construal and interpersonal relationships.Patients and Methods: This study recruited 323 college students through random sampling and invited them to complete self-reported questionnaires measuring self-esteem, online impulse buying, interdependent self-construal, and interpersonal relationships. …”
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Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults by Takashi Yoshioka, Kenji Omae, Satoshi Funada, Tetsuji Minami, Rei Goto

“…Abstract Objectives To determine the health utility values (HUVs) of overactive bladder (OAB), defined as urinary urgency, usually accompanied by urinary daytime or nocturnal frequency, with or without urinary incontinence, among adults aged ≥65 years and to assess the HUV decrements (disutilities) of OAB according to its severity. Methods This cross‐sectional Internet‐based study was conducted between 2 and 9 November 2023, with quota sampling with equal probability for each sex and age group (age 65–74 years and ≥75 years). …”
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The Effects of Hyperlipidemia on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gynecological Tumor Surgery by Shen H, Xiong Y, Liang Y, Liu Z, Guo L, Qin Y, He J, Lin F

“…However, the association between hyperlipidemia and POCD has not been well examined.Methods: A total of 98 patients were divided into hyperlipidemia group and normal lipid group based on blood lipid level. …”
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The Chinese-Adapted Jefferson Scale of Empathy - Medical Student Version for Assessing the Level of Empathy in Medical Students: A Study of the Reliability and Validity by Liu J, Lin T, Wu W, Duo H, Tian C

“…Jiong Liu,1,* Tonghao Lin,1,* Wencheng Wu,1 Hong Duo,2 Cuijiao Tian3 1Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology; Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors; Hubei Province Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 2Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Transplant Center of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Medical Technology on Transplantation, Wuhan, 430071, People’s Republic of China; 3Teaching Affairs Office, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Cuijiao Tian, Email ZN000985@whu.edu.cnPurpose: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Chinese-Adapted Jefferson Scale of Empathy–Medical Student Version (JSE S-Version) and evaluate its applicability.Methods: The JSE S-Version was translated into Chinese and subsequently converted into an electronic questionnaire. …”
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USE IN THE TREATMENT OF BIOFLAVONOIDS PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME (EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH) by O. А. Glazunov

“…Research aim: to study therapeutic and preventive effect of “Kvertulin” on a paradontium in rats with the metabolic syndrome. Materials and methods: an experimental metabolic syndrome was reproduced in white rats of Wistar line. …”
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Vitamin D Supplementation Selectively Affects Peripheral Lymphocyte Subsets in Infertile Women by Fan J, Zhao J, Zhang J, Chen Y, Bi X, Liu H, Liu J, Wang J, Wu X

“…Junmei Fan,1,* Jinghui Zhao,2,* Junkun Zhang,3 Yanhua Chen,1 Xingyu Bi,1 Huiping Liu,1 Junfen Liu,1 Jinbao Wang,1 Xueqing Wu1 1Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030013, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Intensive Care Unit, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, The Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xueqing Wu, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi, 13th Xinmin North Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030013, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 351 3360725, Email xueqingw_wu95@163.comBackground: This study aimed to explore the effect of vitamin D supplementation on lymphocyte subsets in infertile women.Methods: The study involved a total of 247 patients who suffered recurrent embryo implantation failure (RIF) or recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) between January and December 2019 in the Reproductive Medicine Center of Children’s Hospital of Shanxi and Women Health Center of Shanxi. …”
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Investigation of sexual life and perceived spousal support in female recipients after kidney transplantation by Sennur Kula Sahin, Semra Bulbuloglu

“…To examine the perceived spousal support and sexual lives of female kidney recipients in the aim of this study. Methods: The study was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional research. 158 female kidney recipients were included in the study. …”
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Oxygen consumption, locomotory‐respiratory coupling and exercise‐induced pulmonary hemorrhage in horses during the Paso Fino gait by Shannon Massie, Renaud Léguillette, Warwick Bayly, Ray Sides, Angélica María Zuluaga‐Cabrera

“…Animals Eleven Paso Fino horses. Methods Prospective cohort study. Horses performed a standardized Paso Fino gait test across a wooden sounding board, simulating competition. …”
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Local Structural Indices Changes During Different Periods of Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Graphical Study in Structural Covariance Networks by Xiong J, Gu L, Jiang X, Kuang H, Lv H, Li Z, Xie Y, Luo Q, Jiang J

“…Jiaxin Xiong,1,* Lili Gu,2,* Xiaofeng Jiang,1 Hongmei Kuang,1 Huiting Lv,1 Zihan Li,1 Yangyang Xie,1 Qing Luo,1 Jian Jiang1 1Department of Radiology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pain, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jian Jiang, Department of Radiology, The 1 st Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13576129759, Email ndyfy02072@ncu.edu.cnPurpose: In this study, we aim to explore the changes in network graph theory indices of structural covariance networks (SCNs) in PHN patients with different disease durations.Patients and Methods: High-resolution T1 magnetic resonance images were collected from 109 subjects. …”
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Pola komunikasi organisasi pada UKM UMY e-sport arena (UMY e-sport) by Idham Azhar Alfarizi, Pratiwi Wahyu Widiarti

“…This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The tada colletion methods used were observation, semi structured interview, and documentaion. …”
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Are Children’s Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviours at 5 Years Predicted by Maternal Perinatal Depression Trajectory Profiles? by Stefan Kurbatfinski, Henry Ntanda, Jackson Mullin, Deborah Dewey, Brenda M. Y. Leung, Nicole Letourneau

“…The purposes of this study were to: (1) identify profiles of mothers characterized by their prenatal and postnatal (up to 3 years postpartum) depressive symptom trajectories and (2) examine the associations between maternal depressive symptom profile trajectories and preschool children’s internalizing and externalizing behavioural problems at 5 years of age. <b>Methods:</b> This study used data derived from the APrON Study. …”
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The effect of changing patterns of obstetric care in Scotland (1980-2004) on rates of preterm birth and its neonatal consequences: perinatal database study. by Jane E Norman, Carole Morris, James Chalmers

“…We aimed, in a population-based database of 5 million people, to determine the temporal trends and obstetric antecedents of singleton preterm birth and its associated neonatal mortality and morbidity for the period 1980-2004.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>There were 1.49 million births in Scotland over the study period, of which 5.8% were preterm. …”
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RESULTS OF BIODEGRADABLE VASCULAR ENDOPROSTHESES IMPLANTATION IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES by Z. Kh. Shugushev, D. A. Maksimkin, Yu. S. Vorob'eva, A. G. Chepurnoj, G. I. Veretnik, A. G. Fajbushevich

“…To evaluate efficacy of endovascular treatment in patients with diabetes, operated with biodegradable vascular endoprostheses and everolimus eluting stents.Material and methods. Primarily, 143 patients were selected into the study. …”
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Mental and physical health of US rural/urban caregivers of persons with dementia. by Phoebe Tran, Fei Wang, E-Shien Chang

“…We assessed the association between rural/urban residence and mental and physical health among US caregivers of PWD.<h4>Methods</h4>Using 2020-2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, we identified caregivers of PWD from rural (n = 2311) and urban (n = 15094) areas. …”
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Potential Inflammatory Biomarkers and Differential Gut Microbiota in Cognitive Impairment After Ischemic Stroke by Wu L, Jiang Y, Xu W, Wang L, Li L, Zhang C, Huang K, Yang Y, Dai J, Zhou F

“…Although studies have been focused on posted-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI), its pathological mechanism remains unclear.Methods: Here, we enrolled 66 participants stratified into three groups: healthy controls (HC, n=15), post-stroke patients without cognitive impairment (PSWCI, n=15), and PSCI patients (n=36). …”
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Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography and stress computed tomography myocardial perfusion: potential for early imaging of asymptomatic patients with myocardial bridges by N. T. Mirzoev, K. S. Shulenin, G. G. Kutelev, T. G. Tedeev, D. V. Cherkashin, V. V. Ivanov

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of left ventricular (LV) peak global longitudinal strain and potential of computed tomography myocardial perfusion (CT perfusion) for the early diagnosis of asymptomatic patients with myocardial bridges (MBs).Material and methods. Forty patients were examined (20 with asymptomatic MBs in the area of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery and 20 without MBs) at the S. …”
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TO A PROBLEM OF ARTIFICIAL STIMULATION OF CONVECTION IN ATMOSPHERE by Marina Aleksandrovna Simakhina, Valentina Ivanovna Volkova, Arthur Robertovich Zakinyan, Anastasia Yurievna Didenko

“…This energy can be realized in the form of ascending movements (convective flows) as a result of heating relatively small volumes of air near the surface of the earth. Materials and Methods: To predict the parameters of cloud convection, radiosonde data is used, which are plotted on the upper-air diagram. …”
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Profile of Stroke Patients in John Piet Wanane General Hospital Sorong: A Descriptive Study by Djohan Ardiansyah, Agustinus Ruma, Lu Jordy Luhur

“…Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile of stroke patients treated in John Piet Wanane General Hospital. Methods: This descriptive, hospital-based study was conducted at John Piet Wanane General Hospital, Sorong, Southwest Papua, from August 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024. …”
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Who is Focusing on Women&rsquo;s Health: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends on Overweight in Female Patients with Gynecologic or Breast Cancer by Gu J, Zhang H, Qian K, Ye X, Wu G

“…This bibliometric review aims to analyze global research trends on overweight women, particularly those with gynecologic and breast cancers, to identify research hotspots, key contributors, and emerging areas of study.Methods: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, covering the period from January 2013 to September 2024. …”
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Development and Validation of an Anoikis-Related Gene Signature for Prognostic Prediction in Cervical Cancer by Meng S, Li X, Zhang J, Cheng X

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of anoikis-related genes (ARGs) and develop a risk scoring model for accurate survival prediction in cervical cancer patients.Methods: The expression profiles of cervical cancer tissue and survival data were downloaded from TCGA-CESC and CGCI-HTMCP-CC. …”
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