Assessment of Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Normal Glucose Tolerance, Hyperinsulinemia with Normal Blood Glucose Tolerance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, and Newly Diagnosed Ty... by Guang Yang, Chunlin Li, Yanping Gong, Fusheng Fang, Hui Tian, Jian Li, Xiaoling Cheng

“…Methods. 5 NGT, 25 HINS, 25 IGT, and 25 T2DM subjects participated in this research. The hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique (HECT) was performed in all of them to evaluate IR levels. …”
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Defensive healthcare practice: systematic review of qualitative evidence by James Thomas, Melissa Harden, Theo Lorenc, Claire Khouja, Helen Fulbright

“…We assessed quality using Hawker et al’s tool and synthesised data thematically.Results 17 studies were included. Participants identify a range of clinical decisions which may be defensively motivated, relating to diagnosis and documentation as well as to treatment. …”
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Analysis of Changes in Retinal Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes without Diabetic Retinopathy by Jing Jiang, Yan Liu, Yingchao Chen, Bo Ma, Yiwen Qian, Zhenzhen Zhang, Dongqing Zhu, Zhiliang Wang, Xiaofang Xu

“…A randomization, crossover, retrospective practice. Participants. 43 diabetic patients and 43 ethnic-, age-, and sex-matched controls. …”
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A comparative analysis on the research competency of medical students across the COVID-19 periods by Euihyeon Na, Sang Ah Lee, Jung-Sik S. Huh, Kyu Bum Seo, Eun Kwang Choi, Sang-Pil P. Yoon

“…The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students’ experiences with research is likely that the weakened student initiative observed in participating in and conducting research will persist, especially after the pandemic. …”
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Decreased Choroidal Vascular Index in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Hang Wang, Rui Wang, Le Cao, William Robert Kwapong, Ruishan Liu, Fayun Hu, Bo Wu

“…A lumbar puncture was performed for ICP measurement. All the participants underwent OCT examinations. The choroid was automatically segmented and imaged by the OCT tool. …”
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Anthropomorphic service recovery: the panacea following service failure of automated CSAs by Nobukhosi Dlodlo

“…Research design, approach and method: A scenario-based quantitative survey was distributed as a hyperlink, yielding 287 valid participants. Main findings: The SEM-PLS analysis demonstrated good model fit. …”
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Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution before wound closure during gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Motoi Uchino, Koji Tamura, Shinsuke Nomura, Seiichi Shinji, Keita Kouzu, Hiroji Shinkawa, Tomohiro Ishinuki, Toru Mizuguchi, Hiroki Ohge, Seiji Haji, Junzo Shimizu, Yasuhiko Mohri, Chizuru Yamashita, Yuichi Kitagawa, Katsunori Suzuki, Motomu Kobayash, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanai, Hiroshi Nobuhara, Hiroki Imaoka, Masahiro Yoshida, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, on behalf of SSI Prevention Guideline Committee in Japan Society for Surgical Infection

“…Regarding other antiseptic or antibiotic solutions, the number of studies and participants were too small for evaluation. Conclusion Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution did not have enough efficacy for preventing SSI during gastroenterological surgery.…”
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Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

“…A total of 274 households provided consent to participate in the survey. The variations in tobacco prevalence were observed across all five slums, ranging adult tobacco prevalence from 16.3% to 36.7%. …”
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Quality of Life and Events in the First Year of Life. Results from the Prospective Copenhagen Birth Cohort 1959?61 by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…The design was a prospective cohort study based on material from the Copenhagen Birth Cohort 1959–61 with 7,222 participants and two sets of questionnaires used: one by a physician during the child's first year and one by the ?…”
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Evaluating Executive Functions in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Using Frontal Assessment Battery by Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Masoud Doost Hoseini, Mohammad Reza Khaleghi, Abbas Tafakhori, Mahsa Dolatshahi, Shayan Pourmirbabaei, Elmira Agah, Shakila Meshkat, Vajiheh Aghamollaii

“…Thirty-one JME patients and 110 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled in this study. The participants were assessed using six subsets of FAB, including conceptualization, mental flexibility, motor programming, sensitivity to interference, inhibitory control, and environmental autonomy. …”
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Un estudio sobre la posibilidad de aplicar la inteligencia artificial en las decisiones judiciales by Erick Rincón Cárdenas, Valeria Martinez Molano

“…Este artículo pretende resolver diferentes interrogantes que existen en relación a la aplicación de inteligencia artificial a decisiones judiciales, analizando si la misma genera utilidad, si es factible su implementación y las consecuencias que trae consigo que un sistema jurídico experto participe en la toma de decisiones jurídicas. Como resultado de esta investigación académica y teórica, se determina que la participación de un sistema experto jurídico en la toma de decisiones judiciales tiene como principal implicación el aumento de la seguridad jurídica en el sistema judicial, como consecuencia de un aumento de confianza en la misma. …”
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Relato de experiência: sequência didática com a introdução do jogo Traverse no Ensino Fundamental by Elaine Morais da Conceição, Cristiane Johann Evangelista

“…A experiência ocorreu numa escola municipal em Santana do Araguaia, durante as atividades da disciplina de Prática Pedagógica em Matemática II do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática de uma universidade pública do Pará. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Augmented Reality Indoor Navigation versus Conventional Approaches by Tomáš Macháč, Petr Hořejší, Michal Šimon, Andrea Šimerová

“…ARCore and ARFoundation were used for development. Participants are tested using three different approaches to orientation in the environment. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy by Luca DI GIAMPAOLO, Andrea ROSSETTI, Teresa GALANTI, Simone DE SIO, Luca COPPETA, Hector NIETO, Hiroo WADA, Niu QUIAO, Younes RAMI, Hicham KHABBACHE, Driss AIT ALI, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Murat YILDIRIM, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Francesco CHIRICO

“…For depersonalization, 26.88% of participants reported high levels. In contrast, only 3.75% of residents report high levels of personal accomplishment. …”
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Knights in shining armour and (M)others in life jackets: Women’s experiences of advocating for care alone when suffering recurrent early pregnancy loss during the SARS-CoV-2 pandem... by Flora E. Kent-Nye, Kayleigh S. Sheen, Karen Burgess, Munira Oza, Laura A. Magee, Davor Jurković, Sergio A. Silverio

“…A total of 16 women who had suffered two or more early pregnancy losses (≤ 14 weeks gestation) during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the United Kingdom participated. Data were recorded, transcribed, and analysed by hand, following a Classical Grounded Theory Analysis, appropriate for cross-disciplinary health research. …”
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Associations between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Metabolic Risk Factors beyond Obesity by Yusuke Wakabayashi, Rie Oka, Masako Nakaya, Shigehiro Karashima, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Masaru Sakurai, Kenichi Yoshimura, Takashi Yoneda

“…Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was assessed using a portable monitor for obstructive sleep apnea by admission. Of these, 451 participants took an oral glucose tolerance test to assess homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and Matsuda insulin sensitivity index (ISI). …”
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RISK RANKING OF OPEN-END INVESTMENT FUNDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA by Ivana Srdarević, Ivan Kristek

“…These are separate assets controlled by investment fund management companies and investors participate in income return of the overall portfolio fund by purchasing shares in investment funds. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Androgens versus Erythropoietin for Anaemia of Chronic Kidney Disease: Implications for Developing Countries by B. Adamu, S. M. Ma'aji, P. J. Erwin, I. M. Tleyjeh

“…We also searched reference lists of relevant articles. Statistical Analysis Used. Data was analyzed using Review manger 5 software. …”
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Associations between intake of different types of vegetables and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a population-based study by Chong Liu, Yubo Liu, Jie Liu, Jia Liu, Ting Lu, Jingjia Yu, Guogang Zhang, Kai Xu

“…Results Our analysis encompassed a total of 3162 participants. Remarkably, heightened intake of dark green vegetables demonstrated an innovative association with reduced odds of MAFLD (OR = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.36–0.81; p-value = 0.01), while other kinds of vegetable shown no significant association with MAFLD in the full adjusted model (all p-vale > 0.05). …”
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Programa de Qualificação Profissional by Cristine Martins Gomes de Gusmão, Elevângela Ferreira Gomes, Thays Mirelly Campos da Silva, Rebeca da Silva Fraga Botelho

“… A inovação pedagógica é uma tendência e necessita de abordagens baseadas em competências técnicas profissionais, que precisam ser trabalhadas para melhor atingir os objetivos estratégicos definidos junto à educação mediada por tecnologia. Cada vez mais, essa prática é vista como facilitadora do processo de aprendizagem aberta, flexível e a distância, especialmente em países em desenvolvimento, devido à importância da educação para o crescimento e avanço da ciência e tecnologia. …”
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