Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices amid COVID-19 in four Gauteng public hospitals by Almien Smit, Andreas Engelbrecht, Suma Rajan

“…Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study used purposeful and snowball sampling to recruit 131 participants. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics. …”
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Hemochromatosis Patients as Voluntary Blood Donors by Tara E Power, Paul C Adams

“…The present study was designed to investigate hemochromatosis patients' suitability as blood donors as well as their perceptions and experience with the current public donation system. Participants were gathered from a list of current hemochromatosis patients (n=120) and members of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society (n=1000). …”
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The use of the species <i>Triticum petropavlovskyi</i> Udacz. et Migusch. to expand the genetic diversity of spring bread wheat by A. E. Druzhin, S. N. Sibikeev, L. V. Andreeva

“…Spring bread wheat lines L163 and L164 produced with the participation of bread wheat cv. ‘Voevoda’ and an accession of T. petropavlovskyi were target materials of the study. …”
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Glycyrrhizin attenuates renal inflammation in a mouse Con A-hepatitis model via the IL-25/M2 axis by Lingyun Li, Yuanyue Zhang, Zhongyan Wang, Xiangyu Chen, Min Fang

“…Our data revealed that GL has anti-inflammatory effects on Con A-induced kidney injury and that the GL/IL-25/M2 axis participates in the anti-inflammatory process. This study suggested that GL is a potential therapeutic for protecting against acute kidney injury.…”
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Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA’s MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its Relation to the Air Quality Index by Chimurkar D. Navinya, V. Vinoj, Satyendra K. Pandey

“…Abstract The PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter ≤ 2.5 µm), an essential component of air pollution, is closely linked to adverse effects on human health, including premature mortality following prolonged exposure. …”
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Rail Corrugation Characteristics of Cologne Egg Fastener Section in Small Radius Curve by Zhiqiang Wang, Zhenyu Lei, Yang Zhao, Yao Xu

“…The results show that the variation amplitude of creep force on the inside of a guiding wheelset is large, and it coincides with that of the saturated creep force partially and the coincident part appears periodically. …”
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STUDI FENEMONOLEGI: STRATEGI KOPING ORANG TUA DALAM MERAWAT ANAK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) by Ridhoyanti Hidayah, Ahmad Yusuf, Rizky Fitryasari

“…This descriptive phenomenology study used in-depth semi-structured interviews to explore parents experiences. Six participants were recruited from Pusat Layanan Autis Kota Malang by using purposive sampling. …”
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Correlation between Serum Platelet Count and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dandan Sun, Quanliang Wang, Jie Kang, Jie Zhou, Ruijuan Qian, Wenqing Wang, Haichen Wang, Qingyun Zhang

“…Cognitive function assessment and clinical and laboratory examinations were performed on all participants. After adjusting the related confounding factors, the relationship between platelet count and cognitive function was analyzed. …”
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Multi-environmental traits selection and farmer's participatory assessment of mean performance and stability of orange-fleshed sweet potato genotypes in Benin by Idrissou Ahoudou, Nicodeme V. Fassinou Hotegni, Dêêdi E.O. Sogbohossou, Tania L.I. Akponikpè, Charlotte O.A. Adjé, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Ismail Moumouni-Moussa, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako

“…We concluded that farmers’ participation in the OFSP genotype evaluation process for future dissemination is necessary to select the most suitable genotypes for production and increase the chances of adopting of these genotypes in rural areas. …”
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Timing of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation to the nondominant primary motor cortex fails to modulate cortical hemodynamic activity and improve motor sequence... by Minxia Jin, Xiaomeng Xu, Ziwei Zhang, Weili Xia, Xiaoyu Lou, Zhongfei Bai

“…Method A single-blind, randomized, cross-over experiment was conducted. Twenty healthy participants engaged in a sequential finger-tapping task with their left hand. …”
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The comrade of Vaclovas Biržiška - Izidorius Kisinas by Žiedūnė Zaveckienė

“… In this article, the lesser-known periods of L. Kisinas's life and activities connected with V. …”
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Relationship of Autophagic Dysfunction With the Quality of Life and Sleep, Depression and Disease Severity in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome by Esen Çiçekli, Hamza Malik Okuyan, Canan Birimoğlu Okuyan, Şeyda Öznur Ayçiçek, Dilcan Kotan

“…The severity of the disease was assessed using the international RLS rating scale. All participants were administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Quality‐of‐Life Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory. …”
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Impact of aging on hepatic reserve after preoperative portal vein embolization in hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by Shinichi Nakanuma, Takahiro Ogi, Hiroaki Sugita, Ryosuke Gabata, Tomokazu Tokoro, Ryohei Takei, Kaichiro Kato, Satoshi Takada, Mitsuyoshi Okazaki, Isamu Makino, Shintaro Yagi

“…Methods: We enrolled 25 patients who underwent right hepatectomy with percutaneous transhepatic PVE. Participants aged <70 years (n = 13) and ≥70 years (n = 12) were compared; correlation coefficients were evaluated using all cases. …”
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Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria by Harriet U. Ugboko, Obinna C. Nwinyi, Solomon U. Oranusi, Fasina F. Fagbeminiyi

“…This study evaluated the association between the risk factors and diarrhoea prevalence among children under five years in Lagos and Ogun States, located in Southwest Nigeria. Participants included 280 women aged 15–49 years and children aged 0–59 months. …”
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Primary Angioplasty in a Catastrophic Presentation: Acute Left Main Coronary Total Occlusion—The ATOLMA Registry by A. Gutiérrez-Barrios, L. Gheorghe, S. Camacho-Freire, F. Valencia-Serrano, D. Cañadas-Pruaño, G. Calle-Pérez, I. Alarcón de la Lastra, E. Silva, D. García-Molinero, A. Agarrado-Luna, R. Zayas-Ruedas, R. Vázquez-García, A. Serra

“…In the period of the study, 7930 emergent PCI were performed in the five participating centers, and 46 of them had a true ATOLMA (0.58%). …”
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Hackathon: Definition, Practice and Perspectives of Use in Higher Education by N. V. Grechushkina, E. A. Arefieva

“…It was found that publications about personal experience of participation and organization of hackathons and analytical articles revealing the author’s position on the issues considered in them dominate in the scientific literature on various aspects of hackathons use in the practice of higher education. …”
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Poor control of oxidative stress index is associated with increased DNA methylation in retinopathy patients of a sample from babylonian population by Farah A. Al-Hassan, Hawraa Sabah Al-Musawi

“…Materials and Methods: The study included 120 participants, of whom 40 were healthy, 40 patients with retinopathy, and 40 non-retinopathy diabetes patients (type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)). …”
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Gut microbial alteration in chronic spontaneous urticaria unresponsive to second generation antihistamines and its correlation with disease characteristics‐ a cross‐sectional case‐... by Indrashis Podder, David Pesqué, Nerea Carrón, Pedro Iñaki González Torres, Ramon M. Pujol, Ana M. Giménez‐Arnau

“…Clinico‐demographic profile, laboratory investigations and stool analysis were conducted in all study participants. 16S RNA gene sequencing and DNA isolation was performed for all stool samples, followed by bioinformatic analysis. …”
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Multicentre Harmonisation of a Six-Colour Flow Cytometry Panel for Naïve/Memory T Cell Immunomonitoring by Iole Macchia, Valentina La Sorsa, Irene Ruspantini, Massimo Sanchez, Valentina Tirelli, Maria Carollo, Giorgio Fedele, Pasqualina Leone, Giovanna Schiavoni, Carla Buccione, Paola Rizza, Paola Nisticò, Belinda Palermo, Stefania Morrone, Helena Stabile, Aurelia Rughetti, Marianna Nuti, Ilaria Grazia Zizzari, Cinzia Fionda, Roberta Maggio, Cristina Capuano, Concetta Quintarelli, Matilde Sinibaldi, Chiara Agrati, Rita Casetti, Andrea Rozo Gonzalez, Floriana Iacobone, Angela Gismondi, Filippo Belardelli, Mauro Biffoni, Francesca Urbani

“…The coordinating centre distributed frozen peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and fresh whole blood (WB) samples from healthy donors, reagents, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to participants who performed experiments by their own equipment, in order to mimic a real-life scenario. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Nigerian medical and nursing students: a comparative study by Tobi Olajide, Favour Ajao, Inioluwa Joshua, Abigail Oyedokun, Ayosubomi Odubiyi, Oluwadabira Adewara, Feziechi Anele, Ayomide Fatola, Samuel Ayeni, Nneka Amakom, Oluwanifemi Osakuade, Oluwabunmi Adeyeye, Chidera Ezeh, Gbenga Shittu, Rashidat Mufutau, Serena Atoyebi, Michael Apata, Sandra Obatowon, Aminat Abdul, Jesufemi Adeyeye, Akin Ojagbemi

“…Results The mean age of participants was 22.61 years (SD ± 2.56). Medical students demonstrated significantly higher knowledge scores (19.82, SD ± 3.17) compared to nursing students (17.39, SD ± 2.65; p < 0.001) on a scale of 0 to 30. …”
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