Identification of Individuals at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Aylín Altuna Delgado, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…Mean age was 46.57 years and the mean waist circumference was 90.37 cm. Eleven participants had an abnormal glucose tolerance test. …”
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Neurological Soft Signs in Type I Bipolar Disorder and Bipolar Spectrum Patients and Their Unaffected First‐Degree Relatives: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Seyed Saeed Sadr, Seyed Mehdi Samimi‐Ardestani, Yousef Semnani, Narges Adel, Faezeh Tajari, Nastaran Samani

“…Methods This descriptive cross‐sectional study involved participants referred to the Psychiatric Department of Imam Hossein Hospital. …”
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THE CARPATHIAN RIVER SYSTEM IN ROMANIA – GENESIS AND EVOLUTION by MIHAI IELENICZ, LAURA TÎRLĂ

“…Among other issues, this studyfocuses on the genesis of the great defiles shaped by the rivers that cut across (partially or totally) the mountains (theDanube, Olt, Jiu, Prahova, Crişul Repede, Bistriţa, Trotuş, Buzău, Mureş, Someş, etc.), also explaining lowerordervalleys, of limited length (the Bistricioara, Ilva, Tazlău, Teleajen, Cuejd, Strei, etc.). …”
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Social support for families raising children with autism spectrum disorders by Danutė Klokmanienė, Loreta Klokmanienė, Audronė Rimkuvienė

“…The article reviews the issues the families raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorders encounter and the assistance available. …”

Prevalence of Dentinal Hypersensitivity among Dental Patients Visiting Tertiary Care Center: An Observational Study by Saru Ghimire, Sagar Ghimire, Samarika Dahal, Sirjana Dahal, Neetika Paudel, Prayash Paudel

“…Convenience sampling was employed to select participants, and the prevalence of dentinal hypersensitivity was assessed through a questionnaire. …”
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Impact of political conflict on tuberculosis notifications in North-east Nigeria, Adamawa State: a 7-year retrospective analysis by Nguyen Lam Vuong, Kenji Hirayama, Nguyen Tien Huy, Luis E Cuevas, Emmanuel Pembi, Stephen John, Shyam Prakash Dumre, Baba Usman Ahmadu, Amr Ebied, Shusaku Mizukami

“…Objective We assessed the impact of political conflict (Boko Haram) on tuberculosis (TB) case notifications in Adamawa State in North-east Nigeria.Design A retrospective analysis of TB case notifications from TB registers (2010–2016) to describe changes in TB notification, sex and age ratios by the degree of conflict by local government area.Setting Adamawa State.Participants 21 076 TB cases notified.Results 21 076 cases (62% male) were notified between 2010 and 2016, of which 19 604 (93%) were new TB cases. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Use and Its Determinants Among College Students in a Coastal Town of South India by Shyamashree Das, Veena G Kamath, Divya Arvind Prabhu, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey

“…Results: The mean age of study participants was 19 ± 1.38 years with 39(1.8%) of them indulging in substance use. …”
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Comparison of CIE94 and CIEDE2000 Color Difference Formulas Using Visual Shade Matching by Zeynep Demirekin, Erdal Eroglu, Mehmet Güven

“…To test the reproducibility of this method, the same color-matching protocol was repeated for all participants after one month. Results: In the study, no significant difference was found in any of the colors in both methods (CIE94 and CIEDE2000) in the measurements repeated one month later (p>0.05). …”
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EFFECT OF DIGITAL LEARNING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION OF SELECTED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS by Mohammed Jibril

“…A purposive sampling technique was employed to select the intact class of 200-level computer science education students from two randomly selected colleges. 127 students participated, 65 in the Moodle group and 62 in the hybrid learning group. …”
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lncRNAs: the unexpected link between protein synthesis and cancer adaptation by Mila Gugnoni, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Kishore K. Wary, Alessia Ciarrocchi

“…On one hand, by modulating the overall translation speed, lncRNAs participate in the process of metabolic adaptation of cancer cells under stress conditions. …”
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The effectiveness of exercise-based interventions on muscle mass, muscle strength, functional performance, aerobic capacity, and health-related quality of life in adults with malig... by Charlotte Groenset, Magnus N. Bech, Mary Jarden, Nina Høgdal, Martin Hutchings, Charlotte Suetta, Jan Christensen

“…Results: Six RCTs published between 2009 and 2021, with 838 participants, were included. Due to clinical heterogeneity, a meta-analysis was not feasible, therefore the results were synthesized narratively. …”
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Wellbeing for young elite musicians: development of a health protocol from a student perspective by Ann Shoebridge, Margaret S. Osborne, Margaret S. Osborne

“…Barriers to wellbeing and recommendations for change were collated from the data and distributed to the student body to be rated in priority order. Participants appreciated the existing program for its holistic approach delivered by a range of skilled practitioners. …”
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Future elementary school teachers’ research culture formation employing individual assignments by Dauren Buribayev, Gulshat Bakhtiyarova, Assan Tuxanbayev

“…The study was conducted employing various methods, using questionnaires to study the ability of future elementary school teachers to apply creative approaches and conduct pedagogical research in practice. The research participants were 32 teachers with more than 5 years of experience, a PhD degree, and 348 students – future elementary school teachers. …”
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Adaptation or Degradation: What’s Happen to Educational Innovation in a Typical Educational Process? by A. P. Isaev, L. V. Plotnikov

“…The article is devoted to the study of the processes of changing innovative learning technology in the conditions of a typical educational process. …”
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VIRTUAL TOURISM ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE DEFUNCT KOSCELISKO MEDIEVAL CHURCH IN THE NORTH-WESTERN SLOVAKIA by Vladimír CECH, Pavel HRONČEK, Karol WEIS

“…This paper introduces the opportunities of digital presentation of preserved, partially defunct and, especially, completely defunct historical buildings and sites that are often almost unknown to tourists. …”
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Professional and personal experiences of workplace violence among Italian mental health nurses: A qualitative study by Ilenia Piras, Igor Portoghese, Massimo Tusconi, Federica Minafra, Mariangela Lecca, Giampaolo Piras, Paolo Contu, Maura Galletta

“…The interviews were conducted from July to December 2020 by telephone and were recorded with the consent of the participants. The collected data were transcribed and analyzed.ResultsThe narratives revealed five main themes: (1) Feelings about the violence experienced; (2) the effects of violent incidents on nurses; (3) features of the mental health setting related to the phenomenon of the assault; (4) the care and organizational aspects to prevent the assault; and (5) the care in psychiatric settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Predictive modeling of burnout dimensions based on basic socio-economic determinants in health service managers and support personnel in a resource-limited health center by Grey Castro-Tamayo, Mario Hernandez-Tapia, Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Ivan Portnoy, Jessica Manosalva-Sandoval, Tobías Parodi-Camaño

“…Statistical analyses included correlation tests and predictive models using random forest models to identify significant associations and cast predictions.ResultsA total of 76 participants were included. Of these, 34.21% exhibited high levels of emotional exhaustion (EE), 42.11% showed elevated depersonalization (DP), and 7.89% reported low personal accomplishment (PA). …”
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Characteristics of eye injuries, medical cost and return-to-work status among industrial workers: a retrospective study by Rokiah Omar, Nur Syamilah Anan, Izmel Azim Azri, Chiranjib Majumder, Victor Feizal Knight

“…Objective The aim of this study is to determine the characteristics of eye injuries, medical costs and return-to-work status among industrial workers to provide better vision rehabilitative services.Setting Nationwide data from the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) of Malaysia.Participants A stratified random sample of workers registered with the SOCSO of Malaysia with documentation of eye injury.Primary and secondary outcome measures Characteristics of eye injuries and medical costs related to eye injury (primary) and return-to-work status (secondary).Results A total of 884 from 8861 case files workplace accidents involving eye injury registered with Social Security Services (SOCSO) were identified. …”
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Genotoxic effects in island populations of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia due to environmental exposure to mercury and cadmium [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Doris Gómez-Camargo, Dacia Malambo-García, Eder Cano-Pérez

“…Methods Ninety-four individuals from the four island communities (study group) and 30 individuals from the urban area of Cartagena (control group) participated in this study. The blood samples were collected to measure total mercury (T-Hg) and Cd concentrations, and a Buccal Micronucleus Cytome (BMCyt) assay was used to evaluate exposure effects. …”
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Learning in Operation Theatre; Postgraduate Trainees’ Perspective Using OREEM (Operation Theatre Educational Environment Measure) Survey by Ambreen Syed, Musawer Khan, Syed Nasir Shah, Imtiaz uddin, Shoaib Ur Rehman, Naeem Ul Haq

“…Results: 71 residents participated in the study. 46 (64.8%) were male and 25 (35.2%) females. …”
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