Association between Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormone Indices and Bone Mineral Density in US Males by Shuai Chen, Wucui Huang, Guowei Zhou, Xiaohe Sun, Jie Jin, Zhiwei Li

“…However, available data about the relationship between sensitivity to thyroid hormone and bone mineral density (BMD) remain limited and conflicting. …”
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Describing Caregiver and Clinician Experiences with Pediatric Telerehabilitation Across Clinical Disciplines by Meaghan Reitzel, Lori Letts, Cynthia Lennon, Jennifer Lasenby-Lessard, Monika Novak-Pavlic, Briano Di Rezze, Michelle Phoenix

“…Discussion: Findings highlight the importance of being informed about the telerehabilitation service model, feeling prepared for telerehabilitation appointments and being responsive to families’ choice. …”
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Budgetary VAT Compensation as a Tax-Budgetary Tool for Fiscal Consolidation in Public Finances by Viktor Synchak, Yuriy Yarmolenko

“…The concept of public finances about the state budget as their main link was revealed. …”
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Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Predicting the Neurological Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Parisa Jafari Khouzani, Erfan Rahmani, Mehdi Rezaei, Sasan Pohrbagher Benam, Atousa Moghadam Fard, Reza Amani-Beni, Maziar Daneshvar, Faezeh Jalayer Sarnaghy, Naghme Masoomi Goodarzi, Ramila Abedi Azar, Amirhossein Mirbolook, Peyman Bashghareh, Elham Bibak, Babak Goodarzi, Zahra Salarinezhad, Reza Zahedpasha, Marzieh Hajizaman, Negar Pourhossein Rahmani, Azam Darvishi, Alireza Hadizadeh, Fatemeh Zandi, Ashkan Azizi, Armin Naderi, Sepideh Shah Hosseini, Asie Sanjary, Mozhdeh Mohammadi Virsoudi, Habibollah Afshang, Seyedsaber Mirabdali, Navid Fathalian, Pouria Momeni, Mahsan Valizade, Fateme Nozari, Hamed Ghorbani, Sanam Mohammadzadeh, Seyed Kiavash Sajadi, Azam Abdollahi, Mehrdad Farrokhi

“…However, there is still much uncertainty about using optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurement as an indirect method for predicting neurological outcomes following cardiac arrest. …”
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MA-VoxelMorph: Multi-scale attention-based VoxelMorph for nonrigid registration of thoracoabdominal CT images by Qing Huang, Lei Ren, Tingwei Quan, Minglei Yang, Hongmei Yuan, Kai Cao

“…It also proved to be fast in 3D image registration, using about 1.5 s, and faster than most methods. Qualitative and quantitative assessments proved that the proposed MA-VoxelMorph has the potential to realize precise and fast tumor localization in clinical interventional surgeries.…”
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What are the characteristics of disposable electronic cigarettes users in Switzerland? A quantitative study among 14–25 year olds by Luc Lebon, Karin Zürcher, Lorraine Chok, Diana Fernandes-Palhares, Jérémy Cros, Alexandre Dubuis, Cathy Berthouzoz, Yara Barrense-Dias

“…Among DEC users, compared with the ONCE group, those in the CURRENT group were less likely to be cisgender males, to have acquired their last DEC through peers or family and to use DEC out of curiosity.Conclusions Although most youth do not consume DEC regularly, these results raise concerns about growing exposure of young people to highly addictive products. …”
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Morale in Old Age and Its Association with Sociodemographic, Social, and Health-Related Factors in Different Age Groups by Marina Näsman, Johan Niklasson, Jan Saarela, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson, Yngve Gustafson, Fredrica Nyqvist

“…Promoting morale in old age could be considered to have important implications for aging well, and increased knowledge about morale in different stages of old age is needed. …”
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NK Cell-Dependent Growth Inhibition of Lewis Lung Cancer by Yu-Ping-Feng, an Ancient Chinese Herbal Formula by Yingbin Luo, Jianchun Wu, Xiaowen Zhu, Chenyuan Gong, Chao Yao, Zhongya Ni, Lixin Wang, Lulu Ni, Yan Li, Shiguo Zhu

“…Little is known about Yu-Ping-Feng (YPF), a typical Chinese herbal decoction, for its antitumor efficacy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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CSO (Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery) position paper on return to Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Clinic Practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cana... by Y. Chan, D. Angel, M. Aron, T. Hartl, S. P. Moubayed, K. A. Smith, D. D. Sommer, L. Sowerby, P. Spafford, D. Mertz, I. J. Witterick

“…All semi-urgent and elective medical care has come to a halt to conserve capacity to care for patients during this pandemic. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Ventriculitis in External Ventricular Drains by Stephen Albano, Blake Berman, Glenn Fischberg, Javed Siddiqi, Bolin Liu, Yasir Khan, Atif Zafar, Syed A. Quadri, Mudassir Farooqui

“…Nosocomial EVD-related ventriculitis is a major complication and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill neurological patients. Questions remain about best management of EVDs. The purpose of this study is to compare our incidence of ventriculitis to studies using different catheters and/or antibiotic coverage schemes and determine whether c-EVD with prolonged antibiotics given for the duration of drain placement is inferior to ac-EVD with pp-abx or ac-EVD with prolonged antibiotics for prevention of ventriculitis. …”
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Enhancing the targeted and untargeted analysis of honey by vacuum-assisted SPME-GC × GC-MS. A green, practical, and highly informative approach by Damien Eggermont, Francesca Pardi, Giorgia Purcaro

“…The absolute quantification of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural was fully validated, obtaining a limit of quantification of about 5 µg/g, largely below the lowest required limit for the presence of this compound in honey (i.e., 15 µg/g). …”
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Arabic translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients by Ahmed S. Abdelhamid, Saad Elzayat, Mohamed A. Amer, Hossam S. Elsherif, Garyfalia Lekakis, Sam P. Most

“…The screening is assumed positive if the patients expressed bother and preoccupation about their appearance (questions 1 and 2 “yes”), as well as a moderately disrupted everyday life (question 7 "yes" or questions 3, 4, 5, or 6 are equal to or greater than “3′′). …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Additionally, leveraging prosocial motivations and imposing restrictions on non-vaccinated individuals have been effective strategies for promoting vaccination uptake, albeit restricted to pandemic contexts. As some individuals will remain resistant to vaccination efforts, tailored interventions for vaccine-hesitant individuals may yield greater success rather than attempting to persuade strict opponents of vaccination.…”
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Cancer Loyalty Card Study (CLOCS): protocol for an observational case–control study focusing on the patient interval in ovarian cancer diagnosis by Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Sudha Sundar, Yasemin Hirst, Hannah R Brewer, James M Flanagan

“…Introduction Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in women worldwide, and about 1 in 5 women with ovarian cancer do not receive treatment, because they are too unwell by the time they are diagnosed. …”
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Repellents against Aedes aegypti bites: synthetic and natural origins by Melissa Noguera-Gahona, Cindy Peña-Moreno, Natalia Quiñones-Sobarzo, Natalia Quiñones-Sobarzo, Caroline Weinstein-Oppenheimer, Caroline Weinstein-Oppenheimer, María Guerra-Zúñiga, Ximena Collao-Ferrada, Ximena Collao-Ferrada

“…Among synthetic repellents, DEET is the most widely used, supported by investigations demonstrating its efficacy and safety, although concerns about its toxicity exist in exceptional cases. Other compounds, such as picaridin, IR3535, and PMD are also common and offer alternatives with variable safety and efficacy profiles. …”
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The Role of Empathy in Developing Professional Identity of would-be Economists in the home Reading Classroom by M. V. Grineva

“…The author concludes that such information about the profession in question is likely to prove valuable, as it "has been digested" by students by identifying their moral and professional attitude to it.…”
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No Difference in Hip Muscle Volumes and Fatty Infiltration in Those With Hip-Related Pain Compared to Controls by Timothy H Retchford, Kylie J Tucker, Harvi F Hart, Adam I Semciw, Patrick Weinrauch, Alison Grimaldi, Sallie M Cowan, Kay M Crossley, Joanne L Kemp

“…# Background Little is known about muscle morphology in people with hip-related pain, without signs of femoro-acetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS). …”
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Investigating the effects of home-based rehabilitation after intensive inpatient rehabilitation on motor function, activities of daily living, and caregiver burden. by Kenji Sato, Eri Otaka, Kenichi Ozaki, Kenta Shiramoto, Rie Narukawa, Takeshi Kamiya, Masaki Kamiya, Daiki Shimotori, Chiaki Kamizato, Naoki Itoh, Hitoshi Kagaya, Izumi Kondo

“…The effects on the patient's motor function and activities of daily living (ADLs), and caregiver burden for community-dwelling patients are well-documented; however, little is known about the immediate benefits in patients discharged from the hospital. …”
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Two chromatographic methods for analyzing paracetamol in spiked human plasma with its toxic metabolite, N-acetyl parabenzoquinone imine and its antidote, N-acetyl-l-cysteine by Omar M El-Abassy, Michael Gamal Fawzy, Ebraam B. Kamel

“…Abstract Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol (APAP), is a highly utilized pharmaceutical agent on a global scale, particularly in the field of pediatrics. …”
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Social support from different sources and its relationship with stress in spaceflight analog environments by Suzanne T. Bell, Steven R. Anderson, Peter G. Roma, Lauren Blackwell Landon, Sheena I. Dev

“…While there is a large body of research on social support in traditional work settings, less is known about how the unique context of long-term isolation and confinement affects perceived social support. …”
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