Development of the modified Safety Attitude Questionnaire for the medical imaging department by Ravi Chanthriga Eturajulu, Maw Pin Tan, Mohd Idzwan Zakaria, Karuthan Chinna, Kwan Hoong Ng

“…Methods: Staff members of a teaching hospital medical imaging department were invited to complete the generic short version of the Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ). …”
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Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and nitric oxide as determinants of resting heart rate variability in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals: a cross-sectional study by Lucivalda Viegas de Almeida, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Patricia Martins Santos, Mariana Campos Maia, Victória Pereira Frutuoso, Daniel Santos Rocha, Adriana Sousa Rêgo, Daniela Bassi-Dibai

“…Objective Investigate whether metabolic outcomes may be associated with cardiac autonomic behavior arising from short-term HRV variables in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals. …”
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Enhanced Light Response Performance of Ceria-Based Composites with Rich Oxygen Vacancy by Yanping Li, Xue Bian, Hui Dong, Hongtao Chang, Wenyuan Wu

“…The band gap values of the Ce-O-S composites were less than 3.00 eV, and the minimum value was 2.89 eV (at pH 12), which successfully extended the light response range from the ultraviolet light region to the short-wave blue light region. The remarkable light response performance of Ce-O-S composites can be mainly attributed to the high proportion of oxygen vacancy. …”
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Interventions by Cardiovascular Drugs Against Aircraft Noise-Induced Cardiovascular Oxidative Stress and Damage by Marin Kuntić, Ivana Kuntić, Jiayin Zheng, Leonardo Nardi, Matthias Oelze, Arijan Valar, Dominika Mihaliková, Lea Strohm, Henning Ubbens, Qi Tang, Liyu Zhang, Guilherme Horta, Paul Stamm, Omar Hahad, Dilja Krueger-Burg, Huige Li, Sebastian Steven, Adrian Gericke, Michael J. Schmeisser, Thomas Münzel, Andreas Daiber

“…C57BL/6 mice were treated with the beta-blocker propranolol (15 mg/kg/d s.c. for 5 d) or the alpha-blocker phenoxybenzamine (1.5 mg/kg/d s.c. for 5 d) and noise-exposed for the last 4 d of the drug administration. Short-term noise exposure caused hypertension (measured by tail-cuff blood pressure monitoring) and impaired endothelial function (measured by isometric tension recording in the aorta and video microscopy in cerebral arterioles in response to acetylcholine). …”
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An Automatic Recognition Method of Microseismic Signals Based on S Transformation and Improved Gaussian Mixture Model by Kaikai Wang, Chun’an Tang, Ke Ma, Xintang Wang, Qiang Li

“…Blast vibration signals have short duration, high frequency, and complex frequency spectrum, and their dominant frequencies are mainly over 100 Hz. …”
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Physical exercise is a non-pharmacological method to manage asthma in peoples with asthma: Systematic review by Muhabaw Zewde, Kefelegn Zenebe

“…Characterized by variable expiratory flow and respiratory symptoms such as persistent cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness, asthma can significantly hinder daily activities and quality of life. …”
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Effect of a single rectal fecal microbiota transplantation on clinical severity and fecal microbial communities in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy by Jorge Pérez‐Accino, Mazdak Salavati, Laura Glendinning, Silke Salavati Schmitz

“…Abstract Background Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been advocated as a treatment for chronic enteropathy (CE) in dogs. However, so far only short‐term clinical effects have been reported whereas the effect on the microbiota remains unexplored. …”
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When to Consider a Diagnosis of Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: Precise Diagnosis Leads to Better Management and Quality of Life for the Patients by Yujia Gao, Kalyan Mansukhbhai Shekhda, Sarah N. Ali

“…Since diagnosis, she was treated with insulin glargine without any short-acting insulin, yet persistently suffered from hypoglycemia. …”
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Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi'nde Uzaktan Eğitimde Sunulan Derslere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi by Rahim Arslan, Hüdaverdi Bircan

“…KMO değeri0,962, Barlett testi skoru 23854 (P<0,000) hesaplanmış ve verilerin analizeuygun olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. 36 maddelik taslak ölçekten faktör analizneticesinde 5 faktörden oluşan 21 maddelik ölçek geliştirilmiştir. …”
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No-tillage practice enhances soil total carbon content in a sandy Cyperus esculentus L. field by Cong Wang, Yuxiang Hu, Hui Wu, Zhirui Wang, Jiangping Cai, Heyong Liu, Wei Ren, Ning Yang, Zhengwen Wang, Yong Jiang, Hui Li

“…Results NT increased soil TC content in this sandy agroecosystem within a short-term experimental period, compared to CT. The underlying mechanisms might rely on three aspects. …”
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Use of Antibiotics in Companion Animals from 133 German Practices from 2018 to 2023 by Roswitha Merle, Leonie Feuer, Katharina Frenzer, Jan-Lukas Plenio, Astrid Bethe, Nunzio Sarnino, Antina Lübke-Becker, Wolfgang Bäumer

“…Body weight and breed characteristics influenced the likelihood of antibiotic treatment, with short-nosed breeds showing higher odds. <b>Conclusions</b>: The routine data analysis provided valuable insights into antibiotic use in dogs and cats, enabling tracking trends across species and indications over time. …”
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Inflammatory Mediators in Induced Sputum and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Cough Variant Asthma during Long-Term Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment by Meixuan Liu, Kaixiong Liu, Ning Zhu, Jingwen Xia, Xiaodong Chen

“…CVA has a greater improvement in airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) than classic asthma with respect to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Short-term ICS considerably reduces AHR although longer treatment is required for complete control of airway inflammation.…”
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The Effect of Different Freezing Rates and Long-Term Storage Temperatures on the Stability of Sliced Peaches by Paul Dawson, Wesam Al-Jeddawi, James Rieck

“…The purpose of this research was to determine if freezing rates and holding temperatures influence peach quality during short- and long-term frozen storage. Fresh peaches (Prunus persica) were purchased locally, sliced, dipped in 2% ascorbic acid then drained, and packaged. …”
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Efficacy of Topical Corticosteroid vs PUVAsol Following Split Thickness Grafting in Stable Vitiligo: A Randomised Control Trial by Prafull Mehta, Chinmai Yadav, Ramesh Kumar, Suresh Jain

“…The limitation of our study was short follow-up and small sample size.…”
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Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees by Richard A. Bryant, Rand Habashneh, Maha Ghatasheh, Aiysha Malik, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Katie S. Dawson, Sarah Watts, Mark J. D. Jordans, Felicity L. Brown, Mark van Ommeren, Aemal Akhtar

“…Abstract Aims The majority of studies of mental health interventions for young adolescents have only evaluated short-term benefits. This study evaluated the longer-term effectiveness of a non-specialist delivered group-based intervention (Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions; EASE) to improve young adolescents’ mental health. …”
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Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation Can Yield Good Midterm Clinical Outcomes Regardless of Skeletal Maturity and Joint Laxity by Shinichiro Takada, Hirotaka Nakashima, Keisuke Nakayama, Soshi Uchida

“…While several studies have reported short-term clinical outcomes after medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) repair with suture tape augmentation, there is still a dearth of knowledge regarding midterm clinical outcomes. …”
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Quality of Life and Psychometric Characteristics of Syrian Refugee Physicians Who Migrated to Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ahmet Keskin, Basri Furkan Dagcioglu

“…In this cross-sectional study, a sociodemographic questionnaire form, the short version of the World Health Organization’s quality of life assessment tool (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were applied to Syrian doctors who received integration training to work in refugee health centers established for immigrants in Turkey. …”
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Old believers in the 20th century of Lithuania by Grigorijus Potašenko

“… This article is a short study of Church history of Old Believers, of relation between Old Believers Church and state in the independence Lithuania (1918-1940), Poland (district of Vilnius), and in Soviet Lithuania (1940-1941, 1944-1990).   …”
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Fossil Diatoms Reveal Natural and Anthropogenic History of Jackson Lake (Wyoming, USA) by John Dilworth, Jeffery R. Stone, Kevin M. Yeager, J. Ryan Thigpen, Michael M. McGlue

“…Diatom assemblages prior to dam installation are characterized by high relative abundances of plankton that thrive under low nutrient availability, most likely resulting from prolonged seasonal ice cover and perhaps a single, short episode of deep convective mixing. Following dam construction, diatom assemblages shifted to planktic species that favor more nutrient-rich waters. …”
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Close to the border-Resilience in healthcare in a European border region: Findings of a needs analysis. by Leonie A K Loeffler, Sophie Isabelle Lambert, Lea Bouché, Martin Klasen, Saša Sopka, Lina Vogt, COMPAS Consortium

“…Behavioral data on psychological distress (Patient Health Questionnaire-4), work-related stressors, individual resilience (Brief Resilience Scale, Resilience at Work scale), and organizational resilience (Benchmark Resilience Tool-short) were collected.<h4>Results</h4>2233 participants initiated the survey with 500 responses included in the analysis. 46% of the participants indicated clinically significant psychological distress. …”
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