The analgesic effectiveness of auriculotherapy for acute postoperative pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Guilin Zhang, Guixing Xu, Yao Tang, Lingxue Zhang, Xi Chen, Xingyu Liang, Ling Zhao, Dehua Li

“…Background: Postoperative pain is a significant yet inadequately managed complication following surgery, and auriculotherapy to alleviate acute postoperative pain (APP) and reduce the use of opioids remains controversial. Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL Complete, and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to January 23, 2024 for all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of auriculotherapy in the treatment of APP. …”
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Seismic microzonation studies in the Southern part of Progo River, special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Ghina Bani Azifah, Teuku Faisal Fathani, Hendy Setiawan

“…Results Results indicated that the highest value of PGA was obtained using the deterministic GMPE NGA West 2 weighted attenuation equation, which varied from 0.475 to 0.549 g. …”
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Birth Preparedness among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last Twelve Months in Jardega Jarte District, Western Ethiopia by Tiruneh Asrat, Negga Baraki, Nega Assefa, Getachew Alemkere

“…This study aimed to assess birth preparedness and factors associated with it among women who gave birth in the last 12 months preceding the survey in Jardega Jarte district, Western Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January to February 2016. …”
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Determinants of handwashing practice and its associated factors among mothers of under-5 children in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study by Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Maereg Wolde, Meshehsa Abate, Gebremeskel Mandefro, Ezedin Beru, Aysheshim Kassahun

“…Mothers serve as the children’s nurses and poor practice of simple hygiene increases the risk of the spread of diseases to under-5 children.Objective This study aimed at investigating the proportion of handwashing practice at critical times and associated factors among mothers of under-5 children in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia.Design, Setting, participants and outcome measures A community-based cross-sectional study design was carried out from 20 February 2020 to 12 March 2020, in Kolladiba town. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infections among Preparatory School Students in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia by Ayalnesh Asmamaw Kassie, Temesgen Worku Gudayu, Bilen Mekonnen Araya

“…Hence, the aim of this study was to assess students’ knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice towards sexually transmitted infections and the associated factors. Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 24 to November 4, 2018. …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity Activity, and In Silico Molecular Modelling of Compounds Isolated from Roots of Hydnora johannis by Teshome Degfie, Milkyas Endale, Muhdin Aliye, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Tariku Nefo Duke, Aman Dekebo

“…Antioxidant activity was studied by the DPPH assay. Based on the data from the antioxidant study, DCM/MeOH extract (70.32%) and catechin (3) showed good antioxidant activity (65.61%) (IC50 0.25 μg/mL) relative to that of the positive control (78.21%, IC50 0.014 μg/mL) at 12.5 μg/mL. …”
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The age and genetics of individual larches in four rural parks and at the Järvselja Educational and Experimental Forest Centre in Estonia by Sander Heldur, Pâques Luc E.

“…Genetic characterization was applied to determine individual tree species based on morphometric determinations. …”
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Association between chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy and benzodiazepine prescription in patients with radicular low back pain: a retrospective cohort study using real-world data from the USA by Jeffery A Dusek, Robert James Trager, Zachary A Cupler, Kayla J DeLano, Jaime A Perez

“…We hypothesise that utilisation of CSMT for newly diagnosed rLBP is associated with reduced odds of benzodiazepine prescription through 12 months’ follow-up.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting National, multicentre 73-million-patient electronic health records-based network (TriNetX) in the USA, queried on 30 July 2021, yielding data from 2003 to the date of query.Participants Adults aged 18–49 with an index diagnosis of rLBP were included. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Perinatal Outcomes between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Women by Inas Babic, Faten Alsomali, Sana Aljuhani, Sahar Baeissa, Inam Alhabib, Ebtisam AlAhmari, Magdy Omer, Khalid Alkhalifa

“…Maternal infection-associated symptoms per se likely do not pose an increased risk for adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes.…”
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Rehabilitation, reablement, and restorative care approaches in the aged care sector: a scoping review of systematic reviews by Claire Gough, Raechel A. Damarell, Janine Dizon, Paul D.S. Ross, Jennifer Tieman

“…Methods Nine databases were searched (2012 to September 2023) to identify English-language systematic reviews on aged care-based rehabilitation, reablement and/or restorative care. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of parental refusal rates for routine immunisation: a cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-2024 by Muhammad Hakim, Farhad Ali, Zala, Aslam Pervaiz, Saima Afaq, Zia ul Haq

“…It is recommended to deploy mobile immunisation units and outreach sessions to improve access, using targeted, evidence-based education to address vaccine safety concerns.…”
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Mapping the global landscape of chikungunya rapid diagnostic tests: A scoping review. by José Moreira, Patrícia Brasil, Sabine Dittrich, André M Siqueira

“…Further research is crucial to determine the impact of such tests on integrated fever case management and prescription practices for acute febrile patients.…”
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LRP11 promotes stem-like T cells via MAPK13-mediated TCF1 phosphorylation, enhancing anti-PD1 immunotherapy by Zhishui Chen, Gang Chen, Li Chen, Xiangli Zhao, Lingjuan Sun, Zhibo Ma, Xiaosheng Tan, Yuhao Tu, Jingzeng Wang, Peixiang Lan

“…Using a cell-based chimeric receptor screening system, we showed that LRP11 interacted with LDL and activated TCF1. …”
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Low Expression of FFAR2 in Peripheral White Blood Cells May Be a Genetic Marker for Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Jianjun Ruan, Heyu Meng, Xue Wang, Weiwei Chen, Xiaomin Tian, Fanbo Meng

“…Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the expression of the FFAR2 gene. …”
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Pharmacognostic Characterization of Panchatikta, an Ayurvedic Polyherbal Combination—Exploring the Role of Botanical and Phytochemical Techniques in the Standardization and Validat... by C. M. Harinarayanan, M. Deepak, S. P. Geetha, Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Anupam Kumar, Tabarak Malik

“…The HPTLC profile comparison of ethanolic, hydroalcoholic, and aqueous extracts of Panchatikta and single drugs showed some type of synergy and antagonistic activities among the chemical principles present. Marker-based screening of azadirachtin, betulinic acid, and lupeol was done in Panchatikta ethanol using HPTLC. …”
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Fenótipo clínico da obesidade abdominal e dinapenia: Estudo Longitudinal da Saúde dos Idosos Brasileiros (ELSI-Brasil) by Tatiane Melo de Oliveira, Pricilla de Almeida Moreira, Marília Santos dos Anjos, Daniela de Assumpção, Ligiana Pires Corona

“…Foram usados dados da linha do base Estudo Longitudinal da Saúde dos Idosos Brasileiros (ELSI-Brasil) 2015-2016. …”
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Nurses’ Knowledge, Perceived Practice, and their Associated Factors regarding Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Northwes... by Senay Yohannes, Tarkie Abebe, Kidist Endalkachew, Destaw Endeshaw

“…Methods. Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working at Amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northwest, Ethiopia, from April 1 to 30, 2021. …”
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qPRF: A system to accelerate population receptive field modeling by Sebastian Waz, Yalin Wang, Zhong-Lin Lu

“…The system achieves this level of acceleration by pre-computing a tree-like data structure, which it rapidly searches during the fitting step for an optimal parameter combination. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Preterm birth, low birth weight and asphyxiated babies are at high risk for mortality, morbidity and developmental problems Thus, the aim of this study was to assess adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in Tigray public hospitals, northern Ethiopia. Methods Institution based cross sectional study design was conducted from February to April 2020 among randomly selected 309 charts of mothers with chart completeness of 95.4%. …”
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Opportunities for Prevention of Complications in Intestinal Stoma Surgery by V. S. Groshilin, V. D. Kuznetsov, D. V. Kuznetsov, A. A. Pogosyan

“…Aim: to reduce the number of paracolostomy complications and improve the quality stoma patients’ life by justifying the use of a comprehensive approach to the end colostomy, including preoperative marking, taking into account the variants of the structure of the muscular-aponeurotic frame of the anterior abdominal wall, as well as the individual features of vascularity and topography of the intestine section undergoing ostomy surgery.Materials and methods. …”
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