Adapting to ulcerative colitis to try to live a ‘normal’ life: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in the Midlands region of England by Rachel Cooney, Christel McMullan, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Laura Magill, Thomas D Pinkney, Jonathan M Mathers, Laura L Jones, Shri Pathmakanthan

“…Objective To provide a framework that is able to categorise whether patients are able to adapt to and lead a ‘normal’ life with ulcerative colitis (UC) and to detail the factors that influence this.Design Qualitative research study using in-depth semi-structured interviews.Setting Four clinical sites in the West and East Midlands regions of England.Participants 28 adult patients diagnosed with UC for years between 1 and 22.Results Medication was rarely sufficient for patients to adapt to UC and live as ‘normal’ a life as possible. …”
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Public Health Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Health Behaviors in South Africa: Past, Current, and Future Implications (2020–2022) by Handan Wand, Jayajothi Moodley, Tarylee Reddy, Sarita Naidoo

“…Our study provided compelling evidence for a substantial decline in COVID-19 vaccine trust which shifted from 62%–70% to 26%–42% overtime. Participants younger than 40 years of age were less likely to receive the vaccine before it became available. …”
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A Study on the Efficacy of ChatGPT-4 in Enhancing Students’ English Communication Skills by Ying Wang

“…This study investigates the potential influence of ChatGPT-4 in enhancing students’ English communication abilities, using an experiment with 68 undergraduate students from the Wuhan University of Engineering Science, China. Participants were randomly assigned to two distinct groups. …”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Facilitators for Improved Health Behaviors and Health Behavior Programs: Mental Health Service Users’ Perspectives by Candida Graham, Crystal Rollings, Sarah de Leeuw, Lesley Anderson, Brenda Griffiths, Nansi Long

“…Four major facilitator themes were identified: (1) factors of empowerment, self-value, and personal growth; (2) the need for social support; (3) pragmatic aspects of motivation and planning; and (4) access. Participants believed that engaging with programs of physical activity, nutrition, creativity, and illness support would motivate them to live more healthily. …”
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Development of Adsorbent Hollow Fibres for Environmental Applications by Chin-Chih Tai, Yun-Hsin Wang

“…The adsorptive properties of HiSiv 3000 hollow fibres and their commercial particulate counterpart have been obtained in a laboratory-scale flow system using n-butane as the adsorbate. …”
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OUTSTANDING RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS: DIMITRY AND ELENA WENTZEL by V. I. LEVIN

“…The paper extensively uses published materials, as well as oral memoirs of the participants of these events – friends and acquaintances of our heroes. …”
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The Rise and Fall of the Iraqi Sunni Awakening Movement by Ramiz Sevdimaliyev

“…The article studies the rise of the Sunni Awakening (or Sahwa) movement as an example of how different groups can be mobilized for collective action and disintegrated by internal and external factors. …”
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Empire in the mirror of geopolitics by Aleksandr Aseev, Vasilii Shishkov

“…The article deals with the geopolitical views of the Empire as a special type of state and politics, the laws of its development and the place of the Empire in the theoretical constructions of modern geopolitics. …”
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Comparing sexual dysfunction in cosmetic rhinoplasty candidates and normal population among married women in Shiraz, Iran: A case-control study by Ali Sahraian, Masoud Janipour, Atoosa Ebrahimi, Zohre Zareizadeh, Pardis Habibi, Amirhossein Babaei

“…To evaluate their sexual performance, the participants filled out the female sexual function index questionnaire. …”
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Bidirectional wireless power transfer: Bridging electric vehicles and the grid through converter analysis, coil topologies, and communication protocol review by M. Venkatesan, Narayanamoorthi R, Petr Kacor, Matous Vrzala

“…However, conventional plug-in charging methods necessitate human intervention for EV participation in V2 G operations. Consequently, wireless power transfer (WPT) technology emerges as a viable solution, eliminating the need for manual intervention in enabling bidirectional operation for EVs. …”
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Diet quality and characteristics of family environment in a school from Itajaí-SC by Ana Luisa Pereira Michereff, Larissa Tachini, Tatiana Mezadri, Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann

“…Four hundred seventeen children participated in the study (95.0%), with a mean age of 8.8 years, being 55.2% eutrophic and 75.1% having an adequate waist circumference. …”
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Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? by Adesola C. Odole, Oluwatobi D. Ojo

“…The CG received physiotherapist-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises in the clinic thrice weekly for 6 weeks while the TG received structured telephone monitoring with self-administered osteoarthritis-specific exercises for the same duration at home. Participants’ QoL was assessed using WHOQoL-Bref at baseline, second, fourth, and sixth week of intervention. …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…In the fully adjusted model, for each 1-unit increase in PNI, the risk of heart failure decreased by 8.2% (odds ratio (OR), 0.918; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.884, 0.953). Participants in the highest PNI quartile (Q4) had a 63% reduced risk of heart failure compared to those in the lowest quartile (Q1). …”
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Information and telecommunication system of pre-trial investigation: international experience and ways of implementation by H. I. Hlobenko

“…The purpose of the article is to study the institute of pre-trial investigation and prospects for its further improvement by converting into electronic format. …”
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Lifestyle and Chronic Constipation in Medical Students by Mehmet Aykut Yildirim, Murat Cakir, Mehmet Bicer, Mustafa Senturk, Harun Yonar, Merve Nur Gur, Zeliha Nur Akiner, Ayse Guldiken, H. Kaan Karagul, Bugra Ceri

“…Demographic data of all the participants and the factors suggested to affect constipation were questioned and analyzed. …”
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Selective ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily C Gene Expression and Proinflammatory Mediators Released by BEAS-2B after PM2.5, Budesonide, and Cotreated Exposures by Jarline Encarnación-Medina, Rosa I. Rodríguez-Cotto, Joseph Bloom-Oquendo, Mario G. Ortiz-Martínez, Jorge Duconge, Braulio Jiménez-Vélez

“…ATP-binding cassette subfamily C (ABCC) genes code for phase III metabolism proteins that translocate xenobiotic (e.g., particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5)) and drug metabolites outside the cells. …”
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Malian field isolates provide insight into Plasmodium malariae intra-erythrocytic development and invasion. by Francois Dao, Amadou Niangaly, Fanta Sogore, Mamadou Wague, Djeneba Dabitao, Siaka Goita, Aboubacrin S Hadara, Ousmaila Diakite, Mohamed Maiga, Fatoumata O Maiga, Chantal Cazevieille, Cecile Cassan, Arthur M Talman, Abdoulaye A Djimde, Alejandro Marin-Menendez, Laurent Dembélé

“…Our findings revealed anaemia in most of P. malariae infected participants presented, in both symptomatic and asymptomatic cases. …”
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Beliefs about medicines’ association with endocrine therapy adherence in early breast cancer survivors in Croatia by Okroša Ana Dugonjić, Silovski Tajana, Plavetić Natalija Dedić, Silovski Hrvoje, Kovačić Ana, Mucalo Iva

“…Based on the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5), 44.4 % (n = 182) of the participants were non-adherers, out of which 63.2 % (n = 115) were unintentional and 36.8 % (n = 67) intentional non-adherers. …”
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In house virtual surgery and 3D complex head and neck reconstruction by Kimberly Luu, Amirreza Pakdel, Edward Wang, Eitan Prisman

“…Such systems are becoming increasingly prevalent in head and neck reconstruction. However, third party access to this technology is costly and removes the opportunity to design, create, and modify the bony reconstructions, as third party technology is a black box. …”
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Colonial Diplomatic Relations and the Development of Pearling Industry in the Netherlands Indies, 1894-1899 by Rangga Ardia Rasyid

“…Instead, it actively participated in creating the legal framework for pearl fishing in the region.…”
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