Correlations between caregiver competence, burden and health-related quality of life among Chinese family caregivers of elderly adults with disabilities: a cross-sectional study us... by Yan Shi, Shuzhen Niu, Silian Ding, Songqi Wu, Jiajia Ma

“…HRQoL was the main outcome, measured using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short form Health Survey. Caregiver competence was assessed using the Family Caregiver Task Inventory, and caregiver burden was assessed with the Zarit Burden Interview.Results Caregivers of moderately and severely disabled elderly adults showed poorer scores in Physical Component Summary (F=20.463, p<0.05) and Mental Component Summary (F=17.062, p<0.05) compared with caregivers of older adults with mild disabilities. …”
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Atypical Mucin Expression Predicts Worse Overall Survival in Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Yunzhen Qian, Yitao Gong, Yu Liu, Yusheng Chen, Ruijie Wang, Zhengjie Dai, Xuan Zou, Yesiboli Tasiheng, Guopei Luo, Xuan Lin, Xu Wang, He Cheng, Xianjun Yu, Chen Liu

“…MUC5AC absence tended to be associated with short-term death.…”
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Rapid fabrication and dissolution of pressed 58Ni/Mg matrix targets for 55Co production by Jonathan Siikanen, Stefan Milton, Klas Bratteby, Wilson Lin, Jonathan W. Engle, Emma Jussing, Thuy A. Tran

“…Abstract Background Beyond the use of conventional short-lived PET radionuclides, there is a growing interest in tracking larger biomolecules and exploring radiotheranostic applications. …”
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The latest diagnostic methods for esophageal and gastric examinations. High-resolution manometry is now available in Ukraine by Yu.M. Stepanov, N.V. Prolom, S.O. Tarabarov

“…One of the main advantages of HR manometry is accurate diagnosis of functional esophageal disorders due to the use of special catheters with numerous sensors located at a short distance from each other (about 1 cm). This allows you to create detailed topographic maps of pressure in the esophagus, which show the contraction of its muscles in real time. …”
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The Use of Trichostatin A during Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation Does Not Affect MHC Expression Level by Sara Farahi, Sara Hosseini, Hossein Ghanbarian, Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi, Mohammad Salehi, Samaneh Hosseini

“…It is concluded that the use of short-term and low concentration of TSA during reprogramming in PSC generation procedure significantly increases PSC generation efficiency, but do not affect the MHC expression in established cell lines, which is in the benefit of cell transplantation in regenerative medicine.…”
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Regions enriched for DNA repeats in chromosomes of Macrostomum mirumnovem, a species with a recent Whole Genome Duplication by K. S. Zadesenets, N. B. Rubtsov

“…Taking together, karyotype peculiarities (a high level of intraspecific karyotypic diversity associated with chromosome number variation, structural chromosomal rearrangements, and the formation of new regions enriched for DNA repeats) and some phenotypic features of M. mirumnovem (small body size, short lifecycle, easy maintenance in the laboratory) make this species a perspective model in the studies of genomic and karyotypic evolution in species passed through a recent WGD event.…”
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Investigation of the use of a sensor bracelet for the presymptomatic detection of changes in physiological parameters related to COVID-19: an interim analysis of a prospective coho... by Stefanie Aeschbacher, David Conen, Diederick E Grobbee, Raphael Twerenbold, Thomas Lung, Theo Rispens, Jakob Kjellberg, Lorenz Risch, Martin Risch, Marianna Mitratza, Harald Renz, Spiros Denaxas, Billy Franks, Diederick Grobbee, Martina Rothenbühler, Janneke Wijgert, Santiago Montes, Richard Dobson, Hans Reitsma, Christian Simon, Titia Leurink, Charisma Hehakaya, Patricia Bruijning, Kirsten Grossmann, Ornella C Weideli, Marc Kovac, Fiona Pereira, Nadia Wohlwend, Corina Risch, Dorothea Hillmann, Daniel Leibovitz, Vladimir Kovacevic, Andjela Markovic, Paul Klaver, Timo B Brakenhoff, George S Downward, Ariel Dowling, Maureen Cronin, Brianna M Goodale, Brianna Goodale, Ornella Weideli, Regien Stokman, Hans Van Dijk, Eric Houtman, Jon Bouwman, Kay Hage, Lotte Smets, Marcel van Willigen, Maui Chodura, Niki de Vink, Tessa Heikamp, Timo Brakenhoff, Wendy van Scherpenzeel, Wout Aarts, Alison Kuchta, Antonella Chiucchiuini, Steve Emby, Annemarijn Douwes, George Downward, Nathalie Vigot, Pieter Stolk, Duco Veen, Daniel Oberski, Amos Folarin, Pablo Fernandez Medina, Eskild Fredslund

“…Based on a random split, the test set included 30% of participants and 70% were selected for the training set. The developed long short-term memory (LSTM) based recurrent neural network (RNN) algorithm had a recall (sensitivity) of 0.73 in the training set and 0.68 in the testing set when detecting COVID-19 up to 2 days prior to SO.Conclusion Wearable sensor technology can enable COVID-19 detection during the presymptomatic period. …”
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Possibilities of Using Regional Index-Flood Method with Annual Maximum and Partial Duration Series: A Case Study of Susurluk River Basin, Turkey by Havva Eylem Polat, Ayşe Doğanülker, Alper Serdar Anlı

“…The study concluded that instead of annual maximum flood series, partial duration flood series can be used in many stations in the short and medium term but can be used in fewer stations in the long-term estimations. …”
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3-MA attenuates collagen-induced arthritis in vivo via anti-inflammatory effect and autophagy inhibition by Chong Feng, Zi-rou Wang, Chen-yu Li, Xiang-yu Zhang, Xin-xing Wang

“…However, present clinical drugs have various disadvantages such as poor bioavailability and short biological half-life and drug resistance, or adverse effects. …”
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Does the AO/OTA fracture classification dictate the anesthesia modality for the surgical management of unstable distal radius fractures? A retrospective cohort study in 127 patient... by Sascha Halvachizadeh, Merav Dreifuss, Thomas Rauer, Anne Kaiser, Dirk Ubmann, Hans-Christoph Pape, Florin Allemann

“…Complication rates were comparable, Group GA 12.2% versus Group PA 5.4% p = 0.407, OR 2.44; 95%CI 0.51 to 11.58, p = 0.343). Short-term functional outcomes favored Group PA at three months (e.g., Pronation: 81.1° ± 13.6 vs. 74.3° ± 17.5, p = 0.046). …”
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Explainable artificial intelligence in web phishing classification on secure IoT with cloud-based cyber-physical systems by Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Hend Khalid Alkahtani, Mohammed Aljebreen, Asma Alshuhail, Muhammad Kashif Saeed, Shouki A. Ebad, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi, Moneerah Alotaibi

“…The XAIAOA-WPC method utilizes a multi-head attention-based long short-term memory (MHA-LSTM) model for web phishing recognition. …”
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Specialized Medical Weight Management Intervention for High-Risk Obesity by Gitanjali Srivastava, Chelsea Paris, Jessica Johnson, Emma Barnes, Brittany L. Cunningham, C. J. Stimson, Kevin D. Niswender, Sabrina J. Poon

“…**Objective:** As a first step, we sought to evaluate short-term medical weight loss outcomes over 6 months at the obesity center. …”
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Regional Ionospheric Parameter Estimation by Assimilating the LSTM Trained Results Into the SAMI2 Model by Jeong‐Heon Kim, Young‐Sil Kwak, Yong Ha Kim, Su‐In Moon, Se‐Heon Jeong, Jong Yeon Yun

“…The NN model was constructed from the data set of Jeju ionosonde (33.43°N, 126.30°E) for the period of 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 by using the long‐short term memory (LSTM) algorithm. The NN model provides 24‐hr prediction of the peak density (NmF2) and peak height (hmF2) of the F2 layer over Jeju. …”
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Activity impairment, work productivity, health-related quality-of-life, and costs associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection among females in Germany. by Megan O'Brien, Alen Marijam, Fanny S Mitrani-Gold, Laura Terry, Gavin Taylor-Stokes, Ashish V Joshi

“…We examined: activity impairment and work productivity using Activity Impairment Assessment (AIA), and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaires, respectively; HRQoL using a modified Short Form-36, and participants completed the treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication. …”
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A simple and efficient method to extract polar metabolites from guar leaves (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) for GC-MS metabolome analysis by S. B. Teplyakova, A. L. Shavarda, T. V. Shelenga, E. A. Dzyubenko, E. K. Potokina

“…Another method of sample preparation is based on the short-term methanol extraction of metabolites from frozen and homogenized material. …”
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Correlation between acute mountain sickness and body constitution of Tibetan medicine and other factors: A case–control study by Hui Luo, Qian Wang, Dan Re

“…Insomnia or insufficient sleep within the week prior to entering the plateau and fatigue after arrival were risk factors for AMS, with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of 5.012 (1.871–13.426) and 3.387 (1.393–8.236), respectively. A history of short-term plateau travel is a protective factor for AMS (OR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.129 to 0.792). …”
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Estrategias de afrontamiento funcionales y disfuncionales y salud mental positiva en universitarios by Lorena Toribio Pérez, Patricia Andrade Palos

“…Se aplicaron, en formato online, los instrumentos: Mental Health Continuum-Short Form y la Escala de Afrontamiento. Los resultados mostraron altos niveles de salud mental positiva y afrontamiento funcional y menores niveles de afrontamiento disfuncional. …”
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Effect of gallic acid on ram semen spermatological parameters at +4 ⁰c storage by Şükrü Güngör, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Ayhan Ata

“…<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> In conclusion, gallic acid 2 mM and gallic acid 5 mM should be supplement to ram semen extender at short term storage period on non-breeding season for improvement of sperm motility.…”
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Sustained Intraocular Pressure Rise after the Treat and Extend Regimen at 3 Years: Aflibercept versus Ranibizumab by Alper Bilgic, Laurent Kodjikian, Jay Chhablani, Anand Sudhalkar, Megha Trivedi, Viraj Vasavada, Vaishali Vasavada, Shail Vasavada, Samaresh Srivastava, Deepak Bhojwani, Aditya Sudhalkar

“…Secondary outcome measures included determining the incidence of IOP rise (short term and sustained), visual field, and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) changes. …”
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Refreshing medical students’ intravenous-cannulation skills: a blinded observer three-arm randomised comparison of mental imagery, part-task trainer simulation and written instruct... by Robert Greif, Joana Berger-Estilita, Rafael Blülle, Daniel Stricker, Mathias Balmer, Christoph Berendonk

“…With the same outcome, written instructions and mental imagery had a better return on effort, compared with resource-intensive hands-on training with part-task trainers.Conclusion A single, short refresher seems to have a limited effect on intravenous-cannulation skills in first-year medical students. …”
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