Exploring Culinary Tourism and Female Consumer Preferences for Selected National Cuisines in Poland: A Sensory and Preference Analysis of Food Products from Four Countries by Agata Kiciak, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, Natalia Kuczka, Agnieszka Bielaszka, Marzena Tudrej, Oskar Kowalski, Marek Kardas

“…This study included 51 sensory panelists and 356 survey participants. Results: Among the evaluated products, rice noodles received the highest median rating (Me = 4.8), while tempeh scored the lowest (Me = 3.8). …”
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Guidance for Rehabilitation Patients with COVID-19 Discharged from Hospital with Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine by Jing ZHOU, Yangpu ZHANG, Yujun LUO, Ziying CHEN, Qin LUO, Yan ZHAO, XIAWenguang

“…Most of them still have the clinical problems in respiratory function, physical function, psychological function, daily living ability and social participation ability obstacles. We have developed a set of rehabilitation guidance of integrated Chinese and Western medicine after clinical application. …”
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Anxiety of Caught New Type Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Professional Soccer Players by Halil Taşkın, Ramazan Göğebakan, İbrahim Halil Şahin

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the anxiety of catching a new type of coranavirus (Covid-19) in professional soccer players. soccer players 188 including 42 professional soccer players from the Turkish Super League, 32 players from the TFF 1st League, 41 players from the 2nd League, and 73 players from the 3rd League were voluntarily participated in this study . Average age of the players is 25.04 ± 4.831 years; average height of the players is 180.11 ± 6.246 cm; average body weight of the players is 75.23 ± 6.118 kg,; average sports age of the players is 12.82 ± 4.256 years. …”
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Role of the hospital pharmacists during COVID-19 pandemic in the RN Macedonia by Zorica Naumovska, Biljana Lazarova, Maja Kovaceva, Aleksandra Kapedanovska Nestorovska, Maja Simonoska Crcarevska, Evgenija Mihajloska, Aleksandar Dimkovski

“…The study revealed that 37.5% of participants always, 20.8% frequently, and 29.2% occasionally felt depressed or fatigued during the pandemic, though 83% never considered leaving their jobs. …”
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The role of candidate genetic polymorphisms in covid-19 susceptibility and outcomes by Anthony Yazbeck, Reem Akika, Zainab Awada, Nathalie K. Zgheib

“…Methods Three hundred and seventy-six Lebanese participants, comprising 151 controls and 225 cases, were included. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of intracranial pressure: consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Neurology’s Headache Study Group by J. García-Ull, N. González-García, M. Torres-Ferrús, D. García-Azorín, I.F.J. Molina-Martínez, I. Beltrán-Blasco, S. Santos-Lasaosa, G. Latorre, A.B. Gago-Veiga, J.M. Láinez, J. Porta-Etessam, C. Nieves-Castellanos, A. Mínguez-Olaondo, A. López-Bravo, S. Quintas, N. Morollón, S. Díaz-Insa, R. Belvís, P. Irimia

“…Therefore, the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group (GECSEN) deemed it necessary to prepare this consensus statement, including diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms to facilitate and improve the management of these disorders in clinical practice.This document was created by a committee of experts belonging to GECSEN, and is based on a systematic review of the literature, incorporating the experience of the participants, and establishes practical recommendations with levels of evidence and grades of recommendation. …”
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Navigating Change: Experiences of Digitalisation Projects Within the Swedish Transport Administration by Fredrik Molin, Eva Norrman Brandt

“…Methods: The study employed a qualitative approach, conducting semi-structured interviews (<i>n</i> = 18) with participants from the Administration. Data from the interviews were analysed using an open coding approach. …”
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Cybersecurity Technology Foresight: 2040 Scenarios for Turkey by Serhat Çakır, Hasan Çifci

“…The study is the most comprehensive cybersecurity foresight in Turkey in terms of topics covered and participants, which comprises nearly 150 experts from government, military, academia, and the private sector. …”
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Effect of different surface treatments on the alteration of color of ceramic by Jessica Bedoya Ocampo, Jessica Bedoya Ocampo, Carlos Andrés Solano Macías, Andrea Bedoya Ocampo

“…In the analysis by (SEM) all groups had partially porous surfaces; however, the varnishes produced the best result groups H and B. …”
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Functional Brain Plasticity Associated with ACL Injury: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence by T. Neto, T. Sayer, D. Theisen, A. Mierau

“…The search yielded 184 articles from which 24 were included in this review. …”
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Nursing staff and supervisors perceptions on stress and resilience: a qualitative study by Madeleine Helaß, Anja Greinacher, Melanie Genrich, Andreas Müller, Peter Angerer, Harald Gündel, Florian Junne, Christoph Nikendei, Imad Maatouk

“…Methods Fifty nurses and supervisors from different departments from a German hospital of maximum medical care participated in this study between August and November 2018. …”
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Master your practice! A quantitative analysis of Device and system handling training to enable competent interactions with intelligent voice assistants by Maximilian Baumann, André Markus, Jan Pfister, Astrid Carolus, Andreas Hotho, Carolin Wienrich

“…Results of dependent t-tests show that completing training modules improves device and system handling and increases the intention to use IVAs more self-determined. In detail, participants perceive IVAs as more useful, tend to be more explorative and indulgent, feel more competent to use IVAs, and perceive them as less disturbing. …”
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Changes in Plasma Levels of N-Arachidonoyl Ethanolamine and N-Palmitoylethanolamine following Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Females with Impaired Glucose Homeostasis by Akhila Mallipedhi, Sarah L. Prior, Gareth Dunseath, Richard M. Bracken, Jonathan Barry, Scott Caplin, Nia Eyre, James Morgan, John N. Baxter, Saoirse E. O’Sullivan, Sarir Sarmad, David A. Barrett, Stephen C. Bain, Steve D. Luzio, Jeffrey W. Stephens

“…Methods. A study of 20 participants undergoing bariatric surgery. Fasting and 2-hour plasma glucose, lipids, insulin, and C-peptide were recorded preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively with plasma ECs (AEA, 2-AG) and endocannabinoid-related lipids (PEA, OEA). …”
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Dropout rates in controlled trials with exergames for blood pressure management: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Camilo Luis Monteiro Lourenço, Aline Rodrigues Barbosa, Vandrize Meneghini, Aline Mendes Gerage

“…Despite this, in primary studies, it is possible to identify that participants dropout of the exergames interventions, but no synthesis of evidence has been produced so far to explore that. …”
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A Narrative Exploration of Transformation of Moral, Social and Cultural Values among Generation Z in the Context of Marriage by Vahid Mostafapour, Hossein Eskandari, Ahmad Borjali, Faramarz Sohrabi, Mohammad Asgari

“…The sample consisted of 29 male and female participants aged 14 to 27 from Tehran, selected through voluntary sampling. …”
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Effects of congruent and incongruent appetitive and aversive well-being comparisons on depression, post-traumatic stress, and self-esteem by Emily N. Keppler, Nexhmedin Morina, Pascal Schlechter

“…Here, baseline aversive and appetitive well-being comparisons (comparison frequency, discrepancy, and affective impact) served as the two predictor variables, while depression, PTSD, and self-esteem three months later served as outcomes.Results: Findings partially confirmed our hypotheses. Congruently high (vs. low) levels of aversive and appetitive comparison frequency and discrepancy predicted more depressive/PTSD symptoms and lower self-esteem. …”
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Aspirations, Apprehensions and the Availability of Career Guidance among Dental Interns in Kerala, India by PS Sajitha, Susan Thomas, Vivek Narayan

“…Results: The majority of the interns were females (87.5%); 75% of the participants had graduated from private institutions and 44% resided in rural areas. …”
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Decline in Memory, Visuospatial Ability, and Crystalized Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults: Normative Aging or Terminal Decline? by R. Bendayan, A. M. Piccinin, S. M. Hofer, D. Cadar, B. Johansson, G. Muniz-Terrera

“…The sample consisted of 671 older Swedish adult participants of the OCTO Twin Study. Linear mixed models with random coefficients were used to analyse change patterns and BIC indexes were used to compare models. …”
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Functional state of the nigrostriatal system of Krushinsky – Molodkina rats during audiogenic seizure expression by N. A. Dorofeeva, L. S. Nikitina, D. V. Zosen, M. V. Glazova, E. V. Chernigovskaya

“…However, at clonus-tonus stage in the striatum we revealed the changes that could participate in further inhibition of seizure activity, such as increased phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase upon increased ERK1/2 activity followed by activation of dopamine release in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. …”
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New Insights into the Role of Metformin Effects on Serum Omentin-1 Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cross-Sectional Study by Hayder M. Alkuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb

“…Venous blood was drawn from each participant for determination of lipid profile, plasma omentin-1, cardiac troponin-I (cTn-I) and other routine tests. …”
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