Evidence from Indian studies on safety and efficacy of therapeutic transcranial magnetic stimulation across neuropsychiatric disorders- A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sai Krishna Tikka, Sangha Mitra Godi, M Aleem Siddiqui, Shobit Garg

“…Several Indian studies have been conducted in this regard. We aimed to quantitatively synthesize evidence from Indian studies assessing efficacy and safety of rTMS across broad range of neuropsychiatric conditions. …”
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Increased risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologics and Janus kinase inhibitor by Ya-Chun Huang, Nan-Yao Lee, Meng-Yu Weng

“…We obtained oral-wash samples from asymptomatic RA patients treated with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and JAKi. A real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay focusing on the mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene of PJ was applied to detect colonization. …”
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A mixed methods exploration of self-presentation, authenticity, and role model function on Instagram: perspectives from female influencers in Germany by Daniel Zimmermann, Colleen Schneider, Kai Kaspar

“…The survey included demographic information, open-ended questions, established and self-developed rating scales, and a social desirability assessment to examine the BFFIs' perceptions of their goals, self-presentation, and role model function. Quantitative data was examined via inter-correlation matrix and ANOVA, and qualitative data was analyzed via an established approach for qualitative content analysis.ResultsInfluencers pursue mostly self-realization (50% of participants gave at least one related answer) and commercial goals (50%). …”
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The role of Pharmaceutical Marketing in Prescribing Decisions in a Developing Country: A Comprehensive Study Exploiting Theory of Planned Behaviour by Mahmoud Al-Areefi, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Abubakr Abdelraouf Alfadl

“…Our objective was to investigate potentially modifiable factors, which may influence prescribing decisions of physicians employing theory of planned behaviour. Method: A quantitative survey approach was used to investigate the proposed hypotheses. …”
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Risk Analysis of Groundwater Contaminant in Rural Areas Using Spatial Distribution by Herawati Herawati, Maria Kanan, Anwar Mallongi, Ramli Bidullah, Sandy N. Sakati, Dwi Wahyu Balebu

“…Method: This study aims to analyse the level of pollution risk of groundwaters in rural areas of Masama District, Banggai Regency using descriptive quantitative methods. Spatial analysis of pollution risk was conducted on 516 Groundwaters selected as samples. …”
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Navigating the landscape: Unveiling the reflection of AI in the sharing economy through bibliometric-based approach by Veljko Uskoković, Milica Maričić, Aleksandra Dacić-Pilčević, Veljko Jeremić

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Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…Also, poor quality and scanty or anecdotal directions of TMPs raises safety concerns. Quantitative statistical cross-analysis of the data indicated some associations between the use of TMPs by patients, their conditions and demographics. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the PIN gene family in the pepper pedicel abscission zone and during root development by HE Lei, YAN Xi, LAI Wei, LIU Chongzheng, YANG Hong, HE Jianwen

“…Transcriptome data analysis revealed that the expression of CaPINs in pepper was tissue-specific. Quantitative PCR results demonstrated that CaPINs exhibited differential expression levels across various fruit pedicel abscission zones and throughout root development. …”
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Inhibition of NF-κB/IL-33/ST2 Axis Ameliorates Acute Bronchiolitis Induced by Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Liwen Zhang, Yu Wan, Liang Ma, Kaihong Xu, Baojin Cheng

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), quantitative real time PCR, western blot analysis, immunohistochemical staining, and flow cytometry analysis were performed to examine relevant indicators. …”
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Effect of different ceramic materials and dentin sealing on occlusal veneers bond strength and fracture resistance by Dina Mohamed Nasr, Rewaa Gaber AboElHassan

“…Abstract Background The effect of immediate dentin sealing (IDS) or delayed dentin sealing (DDS) on bond strength of different ceramic occlusal veneer restorations, was not examined yet, but the digital quantification of surface area of preparations helped in the calculation of the actual bond strength of these restorations, besides that, dentin sealing could influence the fracture resistance values of different ceramic occlusal veneer restorations. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Associated Factors among Primary School Children in Ethiopia by Anguach Shitie, Rahel Addis, Abebe Tilahun, Wassie Negash

“…An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 primary school children, from February 9 to March 8, 2020. …”
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Early Reciprocal Effects in a Murine Model of Traumatic Brain Injury and Femoral Fracture by Katharina Ritter, Kirsten Jung, Christopher Dolderer, Dominik Appel, Christine C. Oswald, Ulrike Ritz, Michael K. E. Schäfer

“…Behavioral alterations were monitored until 5 days post injury (dpi), followed by (immuno-)histology, gene and protein expression analyses using quantitative PCR, western blot, and ELISA. We found that CCI+FF mice exhibited increased neurological impairments, reduced recovery, and altered anxiety-related behavior compared to single injury groups. …”
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Performance Analysis of Iteratively Decoded Convergent Source Mapping with Sphere Packing-Assisted Differential Space-Time Spreading Technique for Efficient Video Transmission by Ishtiaque Ahmed, Nasru Minallah, Jaroslav Frnda, Jan Nedoma

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Eating green in Copenhagen: organic consumers’ path to less meat and minimal food waste by Lea Ellen Matthiessen, Lea Ellen Matthiessen, Sinne Smed, Jørgen Dejgård Jensen, Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Laura Rossi, Susanne Gjedsted Bügel

“…This mixed-method study used quantitative data from an anonymous online survey and qualitative data from semi-structured interviews. …”
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Factors Related to Personal Hygiene of Traditional Jamu Handler in Bantul District, Indonesia by Dyah Suryani, Atika Rahma Indriani, Suyitno Suyitno

“…Methods: This study used a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design, involving 73 traditional jamu handlers who were selected by simple random sampling from a population of 90 handlers. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A Induces Inflammatory Cytokine Expression by Activating IGF-I/PI3K/Akt Pathways by Weiping Li, Hongwei Li, Li Zhou, Zijian Wang, Bing Hua

“…Reverse-transcriptase quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blot were performed to detect gene and protein expressions. …”
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circRNA Expression Profile in Dental Pulp Stem Cells during Odontogenic Differentiation by Ming Chen, Yeqing Yang, Junkai Zeng, Zilong Deng, Buling Wu

“…Total RNA was extracted after 14 days of culture, and then, microarray analysis was performed to measure the differential expressions of circRNAs. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was then performed to validate the microarray results. …”
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Measuring product quality by using the hybrid MCDM based on DANP in a hesitant fuzzy approach by Seyed Mahdi Rouhani Poor, Ahmad Jafarnejad Chaghoshi, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Mohammad Ehsanifar

“…Therefore, the present study was an attempt to figure out how quality factors are related to each other and to determine the relative weight of these factors and to provide a product quality measurement model using hesitant fuzzy linguistic terms.Methodology: The present study falls into the category of applied studies in terms of objective and can be recognized as a quantitative study in terms of methodology. The population of the study incorporates academic experts and university-industry experts. …”
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Ribosomal profiling as a tool for studying translation in plants: main results, problems and future prospects by D. A. Afonnikov, O. I. Sinitsyna, T. S. Golubeva, N. A. Shmakov, A. V. Kochetov

“…The advantage of this method is that it provides quantitative estimates of ribosome coverage of mRNA and can detect relatively rare translation events. …”
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Sedimentary Facies of the Longmaxi Formation Shale Gas Reservoir in the Weiyuan Area Based on Elemental Characteristics by Yijia Wu, Hongming Tang, Ying Wang, Jing Li, Yanxiang Zeng, Songlian Jiang, Yongcheng Mu

“…This paper proposed an evaluation method for shale sedimentary facies based on elemental and electrical logging characteristics, avoiding the limitations of core samples, which makes the quantitative division of shale sediments and the efficient recognition of high-quality reservoirs available. …”
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