Knowledge and Awareness of Osteoporosis: A Survey of Physical Therapy Providers in Saudi Arabia by Muataz Almaddah, Fahad Alzahrani, RiziqAllah Gaowgzeh, Abdullah Alqarni, Rani Othman, Afnan Gmmash

“…This study aims to investigate the current level of osteoporosis knowledge and awareness among physical therapy providers in Saudi Arabia. Methods. One hundred and sixty-eight physical therapy providers participated in this cross-sectional electronic survey from February to July of 2021. …”
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Lessons Learnt from the Monetary System of Guernsey by Gábor Sárdi, József Varga

“…This atypical status of Guernsey runs back several hundred years: from 1204 the island takes advantage of its special legal status and in general, it has not been managed badly. …”
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Roles And Responsibilities Of The Physical Therapist In Collegiate Athletics: Results Of A National Survey by Michael Zarro, Oliver Silverson, Wade Soenksen, Jill Thein-Nissenbaum, Elise Cataldo Cirone, Robert Rowland, Justin Staker

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional survey # Methods An anonymous, descriptive online survey focusing on the demographic and occupational characteristics of PTs providing care for collegiate athletes was created and distributed electronically through the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT), a subgroup within the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). # Results One hundred forty eligible responses were included. Sixty-four percent (90/140) of the respondents were male; 86% of the respondents (120/140) reported working in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I setting. …”
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Real‐Time Detection, Location, and Measurement of Geoeffective Stellar Flares From Global Navigation Satellite System Data: New Technique and Case Studies by Manuel Hernández‐Pajares, David Moreno‐Borràs

“…Such overionization is directly measured from the dual‐frequency phase measurements gathered from hundreds of worldwide permanent receivers of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems, GNSS (like the Global Positioning System GPS), working many of them in real time. …”
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The Empty Bower and the Lone Fountain by Domenic Leo

“…French poet-composer Guillaume de Machaut’s complete-works manuscripts are illuminated with hundreds of miniatures. Two manuscripts, made in his lifetime (c. 1300-1377), are among the most luxurious (BnF, ms. fr. 1584; BnF, ms. fr. 1586). …”
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Context modulates evidence accumulation in split-second handball penalty decisions by Henrietta Weinberg, Florian Müller, Rouwen Cañal-Bruland

“…Abstract Due to severe time constraints, goalkeepers regularly face the challenging task to make decisions within just a few hundred milliseconds. A key finding of anticipation research is that experts outperform novices by using advanced cues which can be derived from either kinematic or contextual information. …”
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Current Practice and Barriers to an Early Antimicrobial Conversion from Intravenous to Oral among Hospitalized Patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital: Prospective Observ... by Alemseged Beyene Berha, Gizat Molla Kassie

“…Two-tailed P values of < 0.05 were regarded as statistically significant. Results. One hundred forty-two patients were included in the study, of whom two-thirds (67.6%) of the patients were eligible for IV to PO antimicrobial conversion. …”
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Association between Elevated Serum Tau Protein Level and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy in Patients with Severe Sepsis by Teng Zhao, Yan Xia, Dawei Wang, Li Pang

“…The association between the level of serum tau protein and SAE was assessed by multiple logistic regression analysis. One hundred nine patients with severe sepsis were enrolled during a period of two years. …”
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 22-1858C->T (rs2476601) polymorphism is not a genetic risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus in Indian Tamils by Panneer Devaraju, Reena Gulati, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vir Singh Negi

“…Methods: We carried out a case–control genetic study to analyze the association of PTPN22 R620W polymorphism (rs2476601) with disease susceptibility and clinical and autoantibody profile in Indian Tamils with SLE. Three hundred SLE patients satisfying the 1997 revised American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for SLE were enrolled in the study. …”
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Matrix Gla Protein and Nitric Oxide Synthase-3 Genetic Variants in Chronic Kidney Disease and Their Relation with Cardiovascular Risk by G. Priyadarshini, Sreejith Parameswaran, Jayaprakash Sahoo, Sandhiya Selvarajan, Ananthakrishnan Ramesh, Medha Rajappa

“…We aim to study the influence of genetic variants of matrix Gla protein (MGP) gene rs1800801, rs1800802, and rs4236 and nitric oxide synthase-3 (NOS3) gene rs1799983 and rs2070744 on the risk of CKD and its associated cardiovascular comorbidity in South Indian Tamils. Methods. One hundred and eighty-five CKD patients and 185 controls were recruited in this research. …”
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Fipronil in sub-lethal doses leads to immuno-toxicological effects in broiler birds. by Shafia Tehseen Gul, Muhammad Zergham Tahir, Latif Ahmad, Aisha Khatoon, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Farid Shokry Ataya, Riaz Hussain, Bakhtawar Maqbool, Dalia Fouad, Ahrar Khan

“…So, this study was designed to evaluate the toxico-pathological effects of fipronil on the immune system of poultry birds. One hundred a-day-old chicks were purchased from a local hatchery, and standard housing conditions were provided from brooding till the end of the trail. …”
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Movement Competency Screen: Rethinking the Rating by Justine Benoit-Piau, Mélanie Morin, Christine Guptill, Sylvie Fortin, Nathaly Gaudreault

“… # Study design Secondary analyses of a prospective cohort study. # Methods One hundred and eighteen professional and preprofessional dancers evolving in ballet or contemporary dance were recruited. …”
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Snakebite Envenomation in Benue State: A Study of Prevalence and Treatment Approach in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria by G. Ada, R. Malik, B. A. Onuh, Y. O. Peter, S. Dahiru, N. D. Baba, M. A. Titilayo, G. Bilbonga, E. D. Abel

“…Therefore, the study aimed to assess the prevalence, and management of snakebite covering a period of ten years (January 2011 to December 2020). One hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were administered to respondents and analysed using descriptive statistics. …”
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Changements techniques et dynamique d’innovation agricole en Afrique Sahelienne: le cas du Zaï mécanisé au Burkina Faso et de l’introduction d’une cactée en Ethiopie by Danièle Clavel, Albert Barro, Tesfay Belay, Rabah Lahmar, Florent Maraux

“…By mechanizing the operation it only takes 40 h/ha. Today, several hundred farms and craftsmen in around twenty villages in northern Burkina Faso are benefiting from the improved technique. …”
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Explaining and Prioritizing Supplier Evaluation Indicators with a Meta-Synthesis Approach by Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi, Mehdi Papahn Shoushtari, Rasoul Bahalou Houreh, Hamid Reza Rezaei

“…The research started by reviewing 467 titles of articles and then evaluating them. Two hundred eighty-two articles were selected using the meta-synthesis approach. …”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis in People with Type 2 Diabetes by J. S. Nam, C. W. Ahn, S. Kang, K. R. Kim, J. S. Park

“…In this study, we investigated the relationship between RDW and carotid atherosclerosis in people with type 2 diabetes. Methods. Four hundred sixty-nine people with type 2 diabetes without history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases were enrolled. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy of Duloxetine Versus Amitriptyline in Fibromyalgia Patients by Saira Tahir, Obaid ur Rehman, Aliena Badshah, Durkho Atif, Muhammad Muddasser Khan Panezai, Alam Zeb

“…Methodology: This quasi-experimental study was done in the Department of Rheumatology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from November 2022 to April 2023. One hundred fifty-six fibromyalgia patients of either gender between the ages of 25-70 years were included in the study. …”
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Letters of Friedrich Christian Weber to John Robeson from Russia, 1718-1719 by I. I. Fedyukin, A. D. Novikova

“…The set of letters includes over two hundred reports written by the diplomate in French and currently deposited in the French Manuscripts collection of the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford. …”
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Exploring the role of Microbiome in Susceptibility, Treatment Response and Outcome among Tuberculosis Patients from Pakistan: study protocol for a prospective cohort study (Micro-S... by Zia Ul-Haq, Muhammad Shahzad, Simon C Andrews

“…The protocol described in the current study aims to identify microbiome (oral and gut) signatures associated with TB pathogenesis, treatment response and outcome in humans.Methods and analysis Four hundred and fifty, newly diagnosed patients with TB from three district levels (Peshawar, Mardan and Swat) TB diagnosis and treatment centres, will be recruited in this non-interventional, prospective cohort study and will be followed and monitored until treatment completion. …”
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Validating the diagnostic accuracy of medical certification: a population-level comparison between verbal autopsy and Saudi medical records causes of death of deceased with type 2... by Faleh Alyazidi, Deler Shakely, Fawaz R. Alyazidi, Max Petzold, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb

“…Method Death records from 2018 to 2021 were collected from a type 2 diabetes mellitus register at a major specialist hospital in Makkah. Three hundred and two VA interviews were completed with deceased patients’ relatives, and the probable COD was determined using InterVA-5 software. …”
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