How to Reduce Delayed Gastric Emptying After Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis by Artur Rebelo, MD, Randi Kresse, Yoshiaki Sunami, PhD, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, MD, Jörg Kleeff, MD, Johannes Klose, MD

“…Although these results are partially based on observational studies, they contribute valuable insights to the current understanding of interventions impacting DGE in these complex procedures.…”
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Mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between family functioning and self-management behaviors in patients with coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional study in Jia... by Yang Wang, Khemaradee Masingboon, Chintana Wacharasin

“…Moreover, self-efficacy had a partially intermediary function in the relationship between family functioning and self-management behaviors (indirect effect = 0.14, 95% CI [0.04, 0.27]; direct effect = 0.39, p <0.001). …”
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Occupational burn-out, fatigue and stress in professional rescuers: a cross-sectional study in Kazakhstan by Denis Vinnikov, Zhangir Tulekov, Gulnara Kapanova, Zhanna Romanova, Ilya Krugovykh, Sundetgali Kalmakhanov, Aliya Ualiyeva, Kaini Baigonova, Damet Ongarbaeva

“…Objectives To find predictors of burn-out in a cohort of rescuers.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Republican Rescue Squad (N=105) and Republican Mudslide Rescue Service under the Ministry of Emergency Situations (N=480) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Participants In total, we included 268 (80% men, median age 38 (IQR 22) years) rescuers from both organisations.Primary and secondary outcome measures We offered a questionnaire to rescuers, which included Maslach Burnout Inventory, quantifying emotional exhaustion (EX), cynicism (CY) and professional efficacy (PE) along with fatigue, stress and health-related quality of life (HRQL) tools.Results Lower scores of HRQL (Physical Component Score (PCS) beta −0.04 (95% CI −0.06 to −0.02); Mental Component Score beta −0.03 (95% CI −0.05 to −0.01)), higher fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score beta 0.03 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.04)) and stress (Perceived Stress Score-10 beta 0.04 (95% CI 0.02 to 0.06)) independently predicted greater EX. …”
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The Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Patients at Pawe General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Abayeneh Girma, Aleka Aemiro

“…Among the 141 study participants, twenty-nine (20.6%) showed significant bacteriuria. …”
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Facilitation of students’ disembedding in an online visual arts and mathematics education program by Mehtap Kus, Nora S. Newcombe

“…Seven sixth-grade students participated remotely in this program, utilizing GeoGebra Classroom. …”
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Characteristics of management subjects of personalized development of management personnel of educational organization by V. V. Tarasenko

“…In conclusion, a meaningful characteristic of the functions of the subjects of management personalized development of management personnel of the educational organization has been provided.In the process of solving the problems of the study, the following methods were used: structural and functional analysis of the domestic education system; analysis of the legal and organizational and methodological support of the activities of the subjects of development of administrative personnel of educational organizations; monitoring of participants in educational relations.…”
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Geospatial clustering and correlates of deaths during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia: a Bayesian geoadditive semiparametric analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional sur... by Fiifi Amoako Johnson, Barbara Sakyi

“…Objective To investigate the extent of geospatial clustering of reported deaths during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia and the covariates associated with the observed clustering.Design Cross-sectional study.Participants Male and female respondents from the 2019–2020 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey. …”
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A liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry method for separation and identification of hemoglobin variant subunits with mass shifts less than 1 Da by Ainslie Chen, Ryan M. Aquino, Hector A. Vidal, Carolyn V. Wong, Ruben Y. Luo

“…With further evaluation to prove the clinical utility, the HR-MS methods including CE-HR-MS have the potential to complement or partially replace conventional methods of Hb variant identification in clinical laboratories.…”
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Separation of iron-nickel alloy nugget from limonitic laterite ore using self-reduction by Ju P., Ryom K., Hong K.

“…Nickel was preferentially reduced in the reduction process, while iron was partially reduced due to the lack of reductant. After reduction, a certain amount of FeO existed in the reduced product. …”
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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…All the experts who participated in writing and directing this conference belong to different Egyptian universities, and their main clinical interest was infectious diseases. …”
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Biphasic Modulation of NOS Expression, Protein and Nitrite Products by Hydroxocobalamin Underlies Its Protective Effect in Endotoxemic Shock: Downstream Regulation of COX-2, IL-1β,... by André L. F. Sampaio, Jesmond Dalli, Vincenzo Brancaleone, Fulvio D'Acquisto, Mauro Perretti, Carmen Wheatley

“…During the immune response, pro-inflammatory phase, parenteral hydroxocobalamin (HOCbl) treatment partially inhibits hepatic, but not lung, iNOS mRNA and promotes lung eNOS mRNA, but attenuates the LPS hepatic rise in eNOS mRNA, whilst paradoxically promoting high iNOS/eNOS protein translation, but relatively moderate •NO production. …”
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The efficacy of parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhuoqi Cheng, Yumeng Chai, Zhongbao Zhou, Yong Zhang

“…From the literature review, eight RCTs (351 participants) comparing PTENS and other treatments (standard urotherapy/anticholinergics/biofeedback/placebo stimulation) were considered.ResultsThe overall complete response rate with PTENS was 1.90 times that of children undergoing other treatment (relative risk 1.90, 95% confidence interval 1.45–2.49). …”
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Monocular Clinical Outcomes and Range of Near Vision following Cataract Surgery with Implantation of an Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens by Rahul T. Pandit

“…Retrospective case series. Participants. Consecutive patients of a single surgeon from January 2017 through March 2018. …”
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Aprendizagem colaborativa com suporte computacional: Uma perspectiva histórica by Gerry Stahl, Timothy Koschmann, Dan Suthers, Hugo Fuks e Tatiana Escovedo

“…Além disso, é importante entender a CSCL como uma visão do que é possível alcançar usando computadores, e de quais pesquisas devem ser desenvolvidas, e não como um corpo estabelecido de experimentos aceitáveis e de práticas de ensino. Nós começaremos a partir de algumas noções comuns extraídas de artigos sobre CSCL e gradualmente revelaremos sua natureza mais complexa. …”
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Factors related to milk donation based on the theory of planned behavior in pregnant women by Leili Alizamani, Rasoul Raesi, Vahid Ghavami, Hadi Tehrani, Javad Moghri, Sara Khazaei Nasir Abadi, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee

“…Age (r = 0.118), awareness (r = 0.413), attitude (r = 0.562), perceived behavioral control (r = 0.542), and subjective norms (r = 0.521) had positive and significant correlations with the intention to donate milk among participants (p < 0.05). Awareness was significantly correlated with attitude (r = 0.575), perceived behavioral control (r = 0.555), and subjective norms (r = 0.503). …”
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Handgrip strength measurement protocols in individuals with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-regression<subtitle>Handgrip strength measurement protocols and Down syndrom... by Geiziane L. R. Melo, Rafaela C. Espírito Santo, Viney P. Dubey, Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho

“…Meta-regression was utilized to assess bias associated with HGS values concerning different measurement protocols.Results Out of 29 studies involving 1816 participants, most controlled for body position (65%), arm position (82%), elbow position (82%), wrist position (62%), handgrip duration (55%), hand adjustment to dynamometer (62%), verbal encouragement (75%), and familiarization (44.8%). …”
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The association between the dietary inflammatory index during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study and a meta-analysis by Nastaran Payandeh, Hossein Shahinfar, Ahmad Jayedi, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Alireza Emadi, Sakineh Shab-Bidar

“…During the first trimester of pregnancy, food intake was measured using a food frequency questionnaire. Each participant’s DII score was calculated, and then, the Cox proportional hazard model was used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CI of GDM across the quartiles of DII. …”
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Omicron Positivity in Air of Hospital Settings Gathered COVID-19 Patients, Vaccinated/Unvaccinated Populations by Zeynep Ece Kuloğlu, Zeynep Bengi Eren, Bedirhan Haykar, Cansel Vatansever, Tayfun Barlas, Mert Ahmet Kuskucu, Gülen Güney-Esken, Füsun Can

“…In the longitudinal study, samples were collected 0, 2.5, 4.5, and 24 hours after a meeting in which all attendees were wearing masks and three participants were diagnosed with COVID-19. Only one sample collected 24 hours after the meeting was weakly positive for the viral RNA (1.12 × 102 PFU m−3). …”
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Problems of developing a strategic planning methodology for regional socio-economic systems by A. G. Ataeva

“…This happens both through their participation in determining strategic priorities and selecting specific strategic projects at the goal setting stage, and through the use of special model tools, which are characterized by the presence of built-in interaction loops for different classes of economic situations and allowing them to adapt their resource strategies while agreeing on common goals of functioning. …”
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Adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care by Felix Naughton, Stephen Sutton, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Katharine Bowker, Katarzyna Campbell, Melanie Sloan

“…Objectives To adapt a tailored short message service (SMS) text message smoking cessation intervention (MiQuit) for use without active health professional endorsement in routine antenatal care settings, to estimate ‘real-world’ uptake and test the feasibility of its use.Design Single-site service evaluation.Setting A Nottinghamshire (UK) antenatal clinic.Participants Pregnant women accessing the antenatal clinic (N=1750) over 6 months.Intervention A single-sheet A5 leaflet provided in the women's maternity notes folder describing the MiQuit text service. …”
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