Compilation and functional classification of telomere length-associated genes in humans and other animal species by E. V. Ignatieva, N. S. Yudin, D. M. Larkin

“…The objective of the present study was to characterize the genetic basis of the telomere length regulation using the GWAS data obtained during the studies of various human and other animal populations. …”
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The relationship between stress, social support, and quality of life among spouses of patients at the end-of-life stage in Thailand: A correlational study by Rathapon Thawonphat, Tiraporn Junda, Bualuang Sumdaengrit

“…Data were collected using a questionnaire covering stress, social support, and quality of life and analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment and Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficients. …”
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Empirical prediction intervals applied to short term mortality forecasts and excess deaths by Ricarda Duerst, Jonas Schöley

“…By deriving empirical prediction intervals, we provide a more accurate probabilistic study of weekly expected and excess deaths compared to the use of conventional parametric intervals. …”
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Nano urea’s environmental edge and economic efficacy in boosting wheat grain yield across diverse Indian agro-climates by S. C. Tripathi, Nitesh Kumar, Karnam Venkatesh

“…A potential solution to address the issues arising from the excessive use of urea in wheat is the substitution of conventional urea with nano urea. …”
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Air Heat Pump in Wind Power by L. I. Gretchikhin, A. I. Hutkouski

“…When a three-blade propeller with blades was used on a 300 W motor, then situation has changed dramatically. …”
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Burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance among hospitalised patients in Spain: findings from three nationwide prospective studiesResearch in context by Germán Peñalva, Rafael Cantón, María Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, Juan José González-López, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Ester del Barrio-Tofiño, Cristina Kirkegaard-Biosca, Isabel Sánchez-Romero, Andrea Gutiérrez-Villanueva, Teresa Marrodán-Ciordia, José Manuel Guerra-Laso, Cristóbal del Rosario-Quintana, Laura Suárez-Hormiga, Jordi Cámara, Mireia Puig-Asensio, Eva Heredero, María Antonia Sepúlveda, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Esperanza Merino, Emilia Cercenado, Sofia de la Villa, María Siller, Francisco Arnaiz, Cristina Seral, José Antonio Lepe, José Miguel Cisneros, José Ramón Paño-Pardo

“…Summary: Background: Assessing the burden of antimicrobial resistance is essential to determine the magnitude of this problem and to set its priority. We aimed to estimate the burden of disease caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDRO) in hospitalised patients in Spain. …”
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Scaling Up Kangaroo Mother Care Through a Facility Delivery Model in Rural Districts of Pakistan: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Shah Muhammad, Asif Soomro, Samia Ahmed Khan, Hina Najmi, Zahid Memon, Shabina Ariff, Sajid Soofi, Zufiqar Ahmed Bhutta

“…Key indicators include the proportion of eligible infants enrolled in KMC, the percentage of mother-baby pairs receiving skin-to-skin care postdischarge, and the duration of KMC during the neonatal period. Additionally, the study will assess exclusive breastfeeding rates, neonatal weight gain, and neonatal deaths within the cohort. …”
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Oncologists' views on ototoxicity monitoring in head and neck cancer patients: A South Indian qualitative study. by Varsha Shankar, Jayashree Seethapathy, Satish Srinivas, Raghu Nandhan, Prasanna Kumar Saravanam

“…The current study aims to explore the oncologist's awareness and perspectives of ototoxicity and ototoxicity monitoring for individuals with head and neck cancer in a South-Indian district, using qualitative semi-structured interviews.<h4>Method</h4>The COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research (COREQ) Checklist was used to guide the method of the current qualitative study. …”
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Impact of HACOR Score on Noninvasive Ventilation Failure in Non-COPD Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Respiratory Failure by Min Ding, Xiaoli Han, Linfu Bai, Shicong Huang, Jun Duan

“…Data had been collected prospectively between June 2011 and January 2019. We enrolled non-COPD patients who received NIV due to acute-on-chronic respiratory failure, pH < 7.35, and PaCO2 >45 mmHg. …”
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Impact of multimorbidity and complex multimorbidity on mortality among older Australians aged 45 years and over: a large population-based record linkage study by Alamgir Kabir, An Tran, Sameera Ansari, Damian P Conway, Margo Barr

“…During the 8-year follow-up, there were 25 891 deaths. …”
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Preharvest Factors Affecting Quality on “Abate Fetel” Pears: Study of Superficial Scald with Multivariate Statistical Approach by Alessandro Bonora, Enrico Muzzi, Cristiano Franceschini, Alexandra Boini, Gianmarco Bortolotti, Kushtrim Bresilla, Giulio Demetrio Perulli, Melissa Venturi, Luigi Manfrini, Luca Corelli Grappadelli

“…Although superficial scald (SS) is well characterized on apples, there are only a few insights concerning the influence that agronomic and management variability may have on the occurrence of this physiological disorder on pears. In this study, we aimed to improve our understanding of the effect of different preharvest factors on SS development using a multivariate statistical approach. …”
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Prevalence, Incidence and Predictors of Anal HPV Infection and HPV-Related Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in a Cohort of People Living with HIV by Margherita Sambo, Alessandra Bailoni, Federico Mariani, Massimo Granai, Natale Calomino, Virginia Mancini, Anna D’Antiga, Francesca Montagnani, Mario Tumbarello, Stefano Lazzi, Franco Roviello, Massimiliano Fabbiani

“…No patient developed SCC during follow-up. However, a high incidence of new cytological abnormalities and new HPV infections was observed. …”
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Tectonometamorphic evolution of a subduction plate interface at the base of the Mirdita Ophiolite (Bajram Curri, northeastern Albania) by Madeline Richter, Kilian Pollok, Kujtim Onuzi, Kamil Ustaszewski

“…The assembly of obducted mantle rocks and metamorphic sole constitutes a plate interface that formed during the intraoceanic subduction stage preceding obduction; we call this a fossil intraoceanic plate interface in this paper. …”
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Self-regulated learning strategies adopted by successful Chinese nursing students in the process of learning Nursing English. by Lina Wang, Xuesong Andy Gao, Fan Zhang, Fang Sun, Guangsheng Wan

“…Based on these findings, implications are drawn for Nursing English teachers, material designers, curriculum developers, and program designers. We suggest incorporating explicit strategy instruction into regular Nursing English education to enhance nursing students' self-regulated learning.…”
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Digital Self-Management Intervention Paths for Early Breast Cancer Patients: Results of a Pilot Study by Paula Poikonen-Saksela, Evangelos Karademas, Leena Vehmanen, Meri Utriainen, Haridimos Kondylakis, Konstadina Kourou, Georgios C. Manikis, Eleni Kolokotroni, Panagiotis Argyropaidas, Berta Sousa, Ruth Pat Horenczyk, Ketti Mazzocco, Johanna Mattson

“…The aim of this study was to test the use of a new digital supportive intervention platform for early breast cancer patients. …”
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Effects of bronchoscopic alveolar lavage–assisted mechanical ventilation on postoperative pulmonary infection and inflammatory factors in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery by Hui Zhu, Haiyang Lu

“…Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) during fiberoptic bronchoscopy can be used to clear respiratory secretions and serve as a vehicle to locally deliver antibiotics that fight infection. …”
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Reading from the Guts: of Text and Disgust by Solveig Dunkel

“…Can there be any “pleasure of the text,” to use Roland Barthes’ expression, in the description of something “so, so unpleasant”? …”
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Symptom patterns in patients newly sick listed for common mental disorders and associations with work-related and socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary... by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Irene Svenningsson, Nashmil Ariai, Lilian Wiegner

“…Objective The aim was to determine symptom patterns of depression, anxiety and stress-related mental disorders in newly sick listed due to common mental disorders in Swedish primary care patients and to examine associations with sick leave diagnosis, also in relation to socioeconomic, work-related and demographic factors.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Primary care in western Sweden.Participants From a randomised controlled trial, patients aged 18–67, seeking primary care and on sick leave due to depression, anxiety and/or mental stress, in total 341 individuals, during 2018–2020.Primary outcome measures Patterns of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms measured via self-assessment questionnaires (Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self (MADRS-S), General Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale (KEDS)), sick leave diagnosis, perception of Work Ability Index and job strain via the job strain model.Results A combination of high levels of depressive and stress-related symptoms was more frequent than single symptom clusters among persons with common mental disorders (CMD) on sick leave: 7% of the patients had scores above cut-off for one of the instruments MADRS-S, GAD-7 and KEDS, 12% above cut-off for two and 80% had above cut-off for all three instruments. …”
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Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Kawasaki Disease-Related Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Large Single-Center Assessment in Nanjing, China by Yun Zhou, MD, Mei Chen, MD, Wenting Gao, MD, Yu Chen, MD, Ying Meng, MD

“…Conclusion: Despite improvement in HRQOL scores, children with documented KD-related CAAs without complete recovery often encountered issues that disrupted their well-being during long-term follow-up. Routine outpatient HRQOL screening could be instituted to help eliminate the risk of long-term disability following initial clinical improvement.…”
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Effect of Repeated Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Suffering from Intermittent Claudication by Mehmet Balin, Tarık Kıvrak

“…Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), is a phenomenon in which a short period of sub-critical ischemia, protects tissues against ischemia/reperfusion/injury. We considered to test the hypothesis that RIPC in PAD patients suffering from IC would increase muscle resistance to ischemia and thus improve walking-capacity. …”
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