O multiculturalismo e as divergências teóricas no debate multicultural by Willian Martini

“…A partir dessa perspectiva, pretendemos analisar por meio desse artigo as divergências que surgem entre os diferentes “multiculturalismos” a partir de diferentes pontos de vista, tentando, assim, oferecer uma explanação destes em relação às questões relevantes para cada tipo de multiculturalismo. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on paediatric admissions to a Chinese hospital: a single-centre retrospective chart review by Jie Zheng, Yan-hui Chen

“…Objective To explore the impact of the COVID-19 on the distribution, type and patterns of diseases in hospitalised children under local antiepidemic measures.Design Retrospective chart review.Setting Electronic medical records of patients hospitalised in the paediatric department of a tertiary hospital in South China from 21 January 2019 to 20 January 2021.Participants Records of 2139 patients.Outcome measures Data were analysed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Conhecimento e adesão às medidas preventivas da pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica na pandemia de COVID-19 by Hélio Galdino Júnior, Ana Clara Alves Campos, Jessica de Oliveira Montebello, George Oliveira Silva

“…No entanto, esses profissionais demonstraram disposição em receber capacitação para melhoria das taxas de adesão ao bundle e das boas práticas de prevenção da PAV vigentes.…”
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Comparison of Option Pricing with Stochastic Volatility in Heston and Heston Nandi Model by Mohammad Reza Haddadi, Hossein Nasrollahi

“…Objective The significance of the capital market in driving the economic growth and development of a country necessitates a thorough examination of this market from multiple perspectives. Participating in this market invariably involves a heightened level of risk, prompting the emergence of various tools aimed at mitigating these risks. …”
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Do preoperative interventions affect patient satisfaction or expectation fulfilment following total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review by April-Rose Matt, Joanne L. Kemp, Andrea B. Mosler, Lucy Salmon, Diogo Almeida Gomes, Alysha De Livera, Erica Hateley, Adam L. Semciw

“…Results: Seven studies were included. Participants who received preoperative interventions were more satisfied (SMD -0.54 [-0.87, −0.21] p ​= ​0.001), and had better function postoperatively when compared to controls (SMD -1.86, 95%CI, −3.11, to 0.61, p ​= ​0.004). …”
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Torque visuomotor feedback training versus standard eccentric exercise for the management of patellar tendinopathy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by David Evans, Francesco Negro, Michail Arvanitidis, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Ragul Selvamoorthy, Patricio Pincheira

“…Introduction Patellar tendinopathy (PT) rehabilitation programmes frequently incorporate eccentric exercise (EE), where participants have limited control over the range of motion, speed, force production and load. …”
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Determinants of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension among Mothers Attending Public Hospitals in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: Findings from Unmatched Case-Control Study by Yitagesu Belayhun, Yibeltal Kassa, Niguse Mekonnen, Wakgari Binu, Mahilet Tenga, Bereket Duko

“…A total of 283 study participants were recruited for this study. Cases were selected consecutively as they were being diagnosed for pregnancy-induced hypertension, and two controls were selected for each case. …”
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Cross-cultural Adaptation, Translation, and Validation of Gujarati Version of Neck Disability Index in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain by Shlesha Vaidya, Shreya Vaid

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 100 patients suffering from chronic neck pain and aged between 18 and 65 years participated in the study. In phase I, translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the original English version of NDI was performed according to the published guidelines. …”
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Grounds and conditions for the application of preventive measures during the pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses by V. V. Romaniuk, R. I. Login

“…The article is devoted to clarifying the content of the grounds and conditions for the application of preventive measures during the pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses. …”
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Peut-il y avoir une vie sobre sans travail sobre ? by Valérie Deruelle, Jean-Luc Metzger

“…Parmi les facteurs permettant d’identifier les vulnérabilités et leur inégale distribution, le travail joue un rôle clé.Nous poserons qu’un travail peut être dit sobre s’il respecte les conditions suivantes : 1) les travailleurs participent aux décisions concernant leur production et l’organisation de leur activité ; 2) celles-ci répondent à l’intérêt général ; 3) ils prennent en compte l’impératif de limiter les empreintes de leurs activités ; 4) les évolutions du droit du travail rendent pérenne cette configuration.Pour tester la pertinence de ce cadre d’analyse, nous mobilisons les résultats d’une étude empirique portant sur des travailleurs « engagés » du numérique : a) les premiers ont mis en oeuvre des projets/organisations de plateformes coopératives numériques ; b) les seconds, salariés d’une multinationale, essayent, dans leurs pratiques quotidiennes, de mener des activités sobres. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Xiyun Rao, Ziyi Xin, Qingwen Yu, Lanlan Feng, Yongmin Shi, Ting Tang, Xuhan Tong, Siqi Hu, Yao You, Shenghui Zhang, Jiake Tang, Xingwei Zhang, Mingwei Wang, Ling Liu

“…The results indicated that Compared with the lowest TyG-BMI index category, the highest TyG-BMI index was related to a higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) (HR = 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.35–1.95; I2 = 94%),coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR = 1.69; 95% (CI): 1.23–2.31; I2 = 94%). stroke(HR = 1.57; 95% (CI): 1.11–2.23; I2 = 94%).In the dose–response analysis, there was a linear association of the TyG-BMI index with the risk of CVD (Pnonlinear = 0.223), CAD (Pnonlinear = 0.693), and stroke (Pnonlinear = 0.122)No significant effects were observed regarding participants’ gender, length of follow-up, sample size or mean age(P > 0.05). …”
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The Association Between Posting WeChat Moments and the Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Prospective National Cohort Study by Wei Wang, Hui Wang, Xinru Hu, Qian Yu, Fangyi Chen, Xirui Qiu, Xiaoxiao Wang

“…ResultsA total of 9670 eligible participants were included in the cohort study, and the incidence rate of depressive symptoms was 19.08% (1845/9670, 95% CI 19.07%‐19.09%) from the fourth to fifth waves of the CHARLS. …”
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Is grip strength linked to body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in primary schoolchildren? Cross-sectional data from three African countries by Juerg Utzinger, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Honorati Masanja, Uwe Pühse, Bassirou Bonfoh, Ivan Müller, Cheryl Walter, Rosa Du Randt, Stefanie Gall, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Peter Steinmann, Markus Gerber, Fredros O Okumu, Serge Ayekoé, Jean T Coulibaly, Dao Daouda, Bomey Clément Gba, Benal Kouassi, Sylvain G Traoré, Marceline F Finda, Elihaika G Minja, Getrud J Mollel, Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Kurt Z Long

“…Therefore, this study examines whether HGS is associated with body composition and markers of cardiovascular risk in children from three sub-Saharan African countries.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Public primary schools (grade 1–4) in Taabo (Côte d’Ivoire), Gqeberha (South Africa) and Ifakara (Tanzania).Participants Data from 467 children from Côte d’Ivoire (210 boys, 257 girls), 864 children from South Africa (429 boys, 435 girls) and 695 children from Tanzania (334 boys, 361 girls) were analysed.Primary and secondary outcome measures Body composition (assessed via bioelectrical impedance analysis) was the primary outcome. …”
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A Comparison of Pitching Biomechanics and Sport Specialization in High School Pitchers by Tyler J. Hamer, Adam B. Rosen, Samuel J. Wilkins, Kristen F. Nicholson, Garrett S. Bullock, Brian A. Knarr

“… # Study Design Case-Control Study # Methods Thirty-six high school baseball pitchers completed a custom sport specialization questionnaire before participating in a three-dimensional pitching motion analysis. …”
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Is rewilding too wild? Assessing the benefits and challenges of forest succession on abandoned land in the mid‐hills of Nepal by Nicola McGunnigle, Douglas Bardsley, Ian Nuberg, Bishnu Hari Pandit

“…Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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Individualized diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease based on multivariate magnetic resonance imaging radiomics and clinical indexes by Qianqian Ye, Chenhui Lin, Fangyi Xiao, Tao Jiang, Jialong Hou, Yi Zheng, Jiaxue Xu, Jiani Huang, Keke Chen, Jinlai Cai, Jingjing Qian, Weiwei Quan, Yanyan Chen

“…ObjectiveTo explore MRI-based radiomics models, integrating clinical characteristics, for differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) to evaluate their diagnostic performance.MethodsA total of 256 participants [153 PD, 103 healthy controls (HCs)] from the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical Hospital, were enrolled as the training set, and 120 subjects (74 PD, 46 HCs) from the PPMI dataset served as the test set. …”
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On the Role of the Institute of Headmen of Academic Groups in Russian Universities by Yu. S. Ezrokh

“…The total number of students who were invited to participate in the survey was 238 people (12 academic groups); the actual number of respondents was 193 (81% of students). …”
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A blinded comparison of fluticasone propionate with budesonide via powder devices in adult patients with moderate-to-severe asthma: a clinical evaluation by N. Ringdal, P. Swinburn, R. Backman, P. Plaschke, A. P. Sips, P. Kjaersgaard, G. Bratten, T. A. J. Harris

“…A total of 518 patients participated in the study, 256 of whom received FP and 262 BUD. …”
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Characterising melanoma diagnostic pathways for patients in routine practice using administrative health data in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study by Frances C Wright, Timothy P Hanna, Patti A Groome, Nicole J Look Hong, Meaghan E Mavor, Yuka Asai, Hugh Langley

“…Objective To characterise diagnostic pathways for patients with melanoma in routine practice and compare patient, disease and diagnostic interval (DI) characteristics across pathways.Design Descriptive cross-sectional study using administrative health data.Setting Population-based study in Ontario, Canada.Participants Patients with melanoma diagnosed from 2007 to 2019.Main outcome measures We used latent class cluster analysis to create clusters of patients with similar diagnostic experiences to characterise diagnostic pathways in routine practice. …”
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The link between smoking, emphysema, and fibrosis: A retrospective cohort study by Liying Zhai, Haihong Gong, Wencheng Yu

“…Methods A total of 800 patients hospitalized for ILD at the affiliated hospital of Qingdao University, Shandong, Qingdao, China, from December 2012 to December 2020 were included in our retrospective cohort study. Participants were divided into CPFE and non-CPFE groups. …”
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