Educators’ perspective on parental involvement in homework at a rural primary school in Palala by Hlongolane A. Seleka, Charles S. Masoabi

“…Setting: The research was conducted at a rural primary school in the Palala circuit located in Limpopo. Methods: This study was approached by means of a phenomenological research design. …”
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Japanese Patients’ and Physicians’ Preferences for Anticoagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation: Results from a Discrete-choice Experiment by Ken Okumura, Hiroshi Inoue, Masahiro Yasaka, Juan Marcos Gonzalez, A. Brett Hauber, Bennett Levitan, Zhong Yuan, Jean Baptiste Briere

“… # Objectives The aim of this study was to quantify patients’ and physicians’ willingness to accept tradeoffs between the benefits and risks of anticoagulants in order to 1) document the potential differences between patients’ and physicians’ perceptions of benefits and risks and 2) support physicians’ clinical decision making. # Methods Preferences from Japanese AF patients and board-eligible or board-certified physicians were elicited using a discrete-choice experiment. …”
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Towards a global framework for assessing male involvement in maternal health: results of an international Delphi study by Kristien Roelens, Sally Griffin, Anna Galle, Nafissa Osman, Olivier Degomme

“…The aim of this study was to construct the key elements of a global multidimensional male involvement framework, based on the latest evidence and input of experts in the field.Methods For this purpose, a Delphi study, including an international panel of 26 experts, was carried out. …”
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Reverse Evidence: A Beacon of Hope for Pretrial Reform by Erwin Susilo, Artha Febriansyah, Dharma Setiawan Negara, Muhammad Rafi

“…Using normative juridical methods, this study finds that Habeas Corpus obliges the detaining authority to justify the legality of detention; failure to do so results in the detainee's release. …”
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Optical coherence tomography findings in bipolar disorder - A hospital-based case-control study by Shabir Ahmad Dar, Rayees Ahmad Wani, Ruqaiya, Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi, Inaamul Haq

“…Aim: To evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular, and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in patients with bipolar disorder type-1 (BD-1) and healthy controls. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional hospital-based study in which 49 patients of BD-1 were in different phases of illness, and an equal number of normal healthy controls were taken. …”
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The role of zoophilous flies in the spread of zoonoses in cattle breeding farms of the Ivanovo region and measures to combat them by S. V. Egorov, E. N. Kryuchkova, B. G. Abalikhin, E. A. Sokolov

“…The purpose of the research is to study the fauna of zoophilous flies on the territory of the farms of the Palekh district of the Ivanovo region, to determine the comparative effectiveness of insecticidal preparations and the duration of their action; establish the role of zoophilous flies in the spread of helminth eggs and protozoan oocysts.Materials and methods. The faunistic collection of zoophilous flies was carried out in calf dispensaries of livestock farms in the farms of the Palekh district of the Ivanovo region. …”
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Mental well-being of patients with stages 0-2 of knee osteoarthritis after orthovoltage radiotherapy: open randomized trial evaluating quality of life by Maria V. Makarova, Mikhail Yu. Valkov, Lyubov A. Kuznetsova

“…Objective — To compare the mental component of the quality of life (QOL) in patients with stages 0-2 of knee osteoarthritis (OA) sensu Kellgren-Lawrence after treatment either with symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOA) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or with SYSADOA, NSAIDs and orthovoltage radiotherapy (OVRT), in an open randomized study, using the SF-36 questionnaire. Material and Methods — The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: SYSADOA and SYSADOA+OVRT. …”
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Efficacy of 0.1% sodium hyaluronate combined with ectoine in the treatment of dry eye after phacoemulsification: A randomized controlled study by Disha Sahoo, Jasmita Satapathy, Suprava Das, Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi

“…Results: One hundred and ten patients were included in the study and divided equally into two groups. The mean age in the study and control groups was 60 ± 9.53 and 61.58 ± 6.88 years, respectively. …”
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Population genetic structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Kilifi, Kenya, prior to the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. by Angela B Brueggemann, Beth Mbesu Muroki, Benard W Kulohoma, Angela Karani, Eva Wanjiru, Susan Morpeth, Tatu Kamau, Shahnaaz Sharif, J Anthony G Scott

“…Introduction of any PCV will perturb the existing pneumococcal population structure, thus the aim was to genotype pneumococci collected in Kilifi before PCV10.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Using multilocus sequence typing (MLST), we genotyped >1100 invasive and carriage pneumococci from children, the largest collection genotyped from a single resource-poor country and reported to date. …”
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The Effect of Adding Job’s Tears to Yogurt on Plasma Glycated Albumin, Weight, and Lipid Profile in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nanny Djaja

“…Subjects who used Metformin were distributed equally between the groups (p=0.118). Caloric intake between the groups also did not differ (p=0.856). …”
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BALANCING MOTHERHOOD AND ACADEMIC PURSUITS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIGERIAN WOMEN by Rosemary Onchi Daniel, Doris Lami Madugu

“…Guided by the theoretical framework of liberal feminist theory, which emphasizes gender equality and women's rights. A sample size of 374 Nigerian mothers on academic journey from various universities was selected using a mixed-methods approach. …”
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Women in Teaching: A Study on Selected Public Universities of Bangladesh by Bijon Kumar Roy, Tanami Haider

“…The findings have important organizational and policy implications regarding gender equality and women's empowerment. …”
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Ensuring the right to respect for the dignity of the persons with disabilities by N. O. Filipska

“…The article analyses this aspect in detail, focusing on the impact of the armed conflict and discriminatory practices on the lives of people with disabilities. Using the methods of synthesis and analysis, abstraction, induction, empirical and sociological, the author reveals that violations of the right to respect for the dignity of persons with disabilities are a systemic problem that manifests itself in various spheres of life: from limited access to infrastructure and social services to discrimination in labour relations and negative attitudes of society. …”
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Contingent Convertible Bonds as an Alternative to Strengthen Banks' Ability in Financing a Real Economy by Jolanta Zombirt

“… The main goal of this paper is to analyse whether Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCos) are equally safe for banks and for the real economy because of their, sometimes, uneasy to understand features. …”
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How recurrent floods create inequality in livelihood improvement through education by Leon Vin, Akiyuki Kawasaki, Sutee Anantsuksomsri

“…While floods do not affect the population equally, previous studies have ignored the chronic impact of recurrent flooding on education across different economic strata, thereby overlooking the effect of inequality. …”
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Morphological Perturbation of Human Erythrocytes Exposed to Photoilluminated Riboflavin by Iyad Ali, Imrana Naseem

“…In this work we are interested to show the effect of different ROS on the morphology of fresh human RBCs. Methods: The RBCs were incubated with different reaction mixtures at room temperature and exposed to cool fluorescent light (800 lux). …”
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The Efficacy of the Gans Repositioning Maneuver in Comparison with the Epley Maneuver in Elderly Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo by Amirreza Fazelifard, Majid Ashrafi

“…Conclusion: Both the Gans maneuver and Epley maneuver were almost equally effective and made elderly with PC-BPPV report a better condition in terms of anxiety, emotional factors and quality of life after receiving the maneuvers. …”
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Outcomes in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes receiving a stent for angina by R. N. Akhtereyev, A. S. Galyavich, L. V. Baleeva, Z. M. Galeeva

“…To study the outcomes in hypertensive (HTN) patients receiving a stent for class III angina, depending on concomitant type 2 diabetes (T2D).Material and methods. The study included 295 patients aged 45 to 75 years. …”
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Organ Function Preservation in Locally Advanced Low Rectal Cancer Through Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Liu F, Yu L, Zhao Y, Li G, He X

“…Recent evidence suggests that total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) may further improve complete response rates and overall survival compared to conventional treatment methods. This case report describes a 61-year-old male patient with LARC who achieved a clinical complete response following TNT. …”
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Modeling of a brick building of high storeys on a pile foundation by I. I. Podshivalov, A. V. Zhuravlev

“…Analyzed-deformed state of the system “base – foundation – building”, obtaining the calculated values of tension and reinforcement in the grillage.Materials and methods. The calculation was carried out both in a linear formulation and in a constructively nonlinear formulation with one-sided nonlinear connections between bulk soil elements and pile bar elements. …”
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