Investigating the Causes of Blindness and Vision Impairment in Children Younger Than 15 Years Old by Abbas Riazi, Fatemeh Riazi

“…The average age of the participants was 3.50±8.99. Congenital retinal diseases include 42% of the causes of blindness and vision impairment in these children. …”
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Health symptoms and associated factors in times of a pandemic: a population-based study by J. Gerbecks, C. Plevier, C. J. Yzermans, M. L. A. Dückers, C. Baliatsas

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey using validated questionnaires was conducted shortly after the first COVID-19 wave in 2020, with nearly 46,000 adult participants from Utrecht, the Netherlands. Negative binomial regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between pandemic-related factors and symptom reports, adjusting for demographics, chronic conditions, lifestyle, and socio-economic status. …”
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Dental implant placement accuracy with robotic surgery compared to free-hand, static and dynamic computer assisted techniques: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Hariram Sankar, M. Shalini, Anjana Rajagopalan, Satish Gupta, Amit Kumar, Rukhsar Shouket

“…Results: A total of 134 models and 100 patients with edentulous and partially edentulous arches were included. Eight studies (four in vitro, four in vivo) were reviewed, demonstrating that r-CAIS offers superior accuracy compared to freehand, s-CAIS, and d-CAIS techniques. …”
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Digital Transformation in Villages: A Policy Implementation Approach in Kajowair Village, Nusa Tenggara Timur by Beatrix Brightany Hieng, Ni Putu Anik Prabawati

“…Employing a qualitative descriptive method, this research engaged 15 key participants, including village leaders, administrative officials, and community members. …”
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The feasibility of a novel national quality improvement programme for tobacco dependency treatment pathways in acute UK hospitals by Robyn Fletcher, Alexander Hammant, Christina Moll, Miguel Souto, Sanjay Agrawal

“…Conclusion: This novel, national, online QI programme supported participating multidisciplinary teams in acute trusts across the UK to deliver tobacco dependency treatment pathway improvements using QI tools and methodology. …”
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How does BMI correlate with menarche onset? Evidence from the Italian HBSC cross-sectional study by Domitilla Marconi, Dario Lipari, Andrea Pammolli, Paola Dalmasso, Paola Nardone, Alessio Vieno, Rita Simi, Giacomo Lazzeri

“…Our study aims to investigate the relationship between body mass index and age at onset of menarche; Methods We used a unique standardized national dataset on adolescent girls participating in the Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. …”
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Twin testosterone transfer hypothesis and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio in females of same‐sex and opposite‐sex twin pairs: An exploratory study by Moses Banyeh, Martha Nyewie, Abdul‐Rafik Abdulai, Charles Nkansah, Gabriel Abbam, Thea Kangkpi, Kervin Edinam Zogli, Shafiat Omotoyosi Shittu, David Bure, Romarick Kofi Wemegah, Mikail Ihsan Azindow, Suleman Yakubu, Musah Seidu, Mohammed Madde Baba, Elisha Essoun, Nancy Owireduwaa, Augusta S. Kolekang

“…Conducted in Tamale from January to December 2022, the study included 40 participants aged 18–27 years: 10 males of OS, 10 females of OS, and 20 females of SS twin pairs. …”
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The determination of knowledge levels related to doping in elite athletes by Hayri Demır, Nevzat Dıncer

“…The athletes, who participated in this study, did not have enough knowledgeabout doping. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Saeed Alqahtani, Ahmad Ayed Alshbriqe, Ahmed A. Awwadh, Turki Ali Alyami, Mohammed Saad Alshomrani, Adel Alhazzani

“…In a cross-sectional study, 110 caregivers of AD patients participated in this study (51 males and 59 females). …”
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Impact of OER-assisted Problem-based Learning on Creative Thinking and Self-Efficacy in Physics Education by Agung Sedayu, Herpratiwi Herpratiwi, Dwi Yulianti, I Wayan Distrik

“…This study applied quasi-experiment research with pretest-post-test control group design in which 60 students in a public secondary school in Bandar Lampung were involved as the participant. Creative thinking test using physics content and self-efficacy questionnaire were administrated to students to collect the data. …”
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INDONESIA’S “MARITIME WORLD FULCRUM” AND CHINA’S “MARITIME SILK ROAD” by L. M. Efimova

“…In addition China agreed to participate in building and reconstructing Indonesian ports. …”
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The contribution of forest coffee certification program to household income and resource conservation: Empirical evidences from Southwest Ethiopia by Diriba Abdeta, Alemayehu N. Ayana

“…However, these programs have faced criticism, particularly regarding their impact on participants' livelihoods and resource conservation. …”
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Nostalgia, ideología y simbología franquista en ROJO: A Spanish Horror Experience by Sara Rebollo-Bueno, Antonio Francisco Campos-Méndez

“…Así, ROJO se erige como un videojuego de terror que utiliza la sátira para enviar un mensaje antifascista, utilizando símbolos que, hoy día, son parte de la imagen de partidos como Vox, pues los usan para su propia identificación. …”
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Telephone coaching supports exercise in people with prediabetes and diabetes: A mixed-methods study by Ana Paula Delgado Bomtempo, Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, Mariana Balbi Seixas, Adriano Luiz Pereira, Paul Oh, Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira, Lilian Pinto da Silva

“…Conclusion: The telephone coaching intervention can support people with prediabetes and diabetes in adhering to exercise recommendations outlined in diabetes guidelines, especially after participating in programs focused on promoting lifestyle changes. …”
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Incentive Mechanism Design for Distributed Autonomous Organizations Based on the Mutual Insurance Scenario by Yiguang Pan, Xiaomei Deng

“…The rise of blockchain has led to discussions on new governance models and the cooperation of multiple participants. Due to the cognitive defects of the blockchain protocol in terms of intelligent contracts and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), it is often unclear as to how to make decisions about the evolution of blockchain applications. …”
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Addressing the mental health needs of India’s aging population: Understanding depression prevalence and social risk factors in tertiary care outpatients by Joanne Lydia Rajkumar, Surekha Viggeswarapu, Suja Kurian, Munaf B. Nandyal, Mahasampath Gowri

“…Results: A total of 171 participants were recruited. The prevalence of depression was found to be 53.2% with PHQ-2 and 35.6% with GDS. …”
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus screening among African individuals in Spain: Lessons to learn by Helena Miriam Lorenzo Juanes, Amparo López-Bernus, Belen Vicente, Montserrat Alonso-Sardón, Beatriz Rodríguez Alonso, Josue Pendones Ulerio, Pedro Fernandez Soto, Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido, Antonio Muro, Moncef Belhassen-García

“…Forty-seven percent of the immigrant participants were from Equatorial Guinea; thus, the IgG seroprevalence among the Equatorial Guinean immigrant population (13/228) was 5.70 %. …”
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Perceived Burden and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior in Family Caregivers of the Persons with Disabilities in Bukhara by Hülya YÜCEL, Nurhayat KORKMAZ

“…Methods: The sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were recorded. The number of children in the family, duration of care period, disability group of the one who is cared, duration and type of disability, age and gender of the young person were asked. …”
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The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing as a Complementary Therapeutic Strategy in Stress of Children and Teenagers 6–18 Years Old by Pelagia Tsakona, Ioannis Kitsatis, Thomas Apostolou, Ourania Papadopoulou, Alexandra Hristara-Papadopoulou

“…The studies were based on DB, muscle relaxation, nutrition, counseling, music therapy, and slow breathing exercises. The participants in the intervention group improved in comparison to those in the control group in terms of stress and depression in most included studies, in terms of school performance in two studies, in terms of better family relationships in one study, and showed improvement in anthropometric indicators in two studies. …”
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Sequence Analysis-Enhanced AI: Transforming Interactive E-Book Data into Educational Insights for Teachers by Yaroslav Opanasenko, Emanuele Bardone, Margus Pedaste, Leo Aleksander Siiman

“…We specified the process for developing a chatbot for transferring teachers’ queries into sequence analysis results and gathered feedback from teachers, allowing us both to estimate current design solutions to make sequence analysis results available and to find potential vectors of its development. Participants provided explicit feedback on CustomGPT, appreciating its potential for group and individual analysis, while suggesting improvements in visualization clarity, legend design, descriptive explanations, and personalized tips to better meet their needs. …”
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