Prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption and knowledge of drug/alcohol-related sexual assaults among Italian adolescents by Antonio Villa, Alessia Fazio, Anna Esposito

“…Methods: The study population was a sample of 512 students of secondary education (high school) from 3 public schools in Milan, Italy. Two hundred and fourty-nine boys and 263 girls aged 15 to 21 years old (M = 16.2, SD = 2.1) answered a specially structured anonymous questionnaire. …”
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Impact of Post-Thaw Incubation Time of Frozen Embryos on Clinical Pregnancy Rate by G. Geovin Ranji, Kundavi Shankar, Yamini Asokan, Geetha Veerasigamani, Rashmi Gingade Vittal, Nithya M. Naaram, KR Hema Niveda

“…Materials and Methods: Three hundred and ten FET cycles were analysed, of which 125 had day 2 freezing and 185 had day 3 freezing. …”
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A systematic approach to the recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection at the cricothyroid junction by Oleksandr Butskiy, Brent A. Chang, Kimberly Luu, Robert M. McKenzie, Donald W. Anderson

“…Results Surgical photographs and illustrations demonstrate the four steps in the retrograde medial approach to dissection of the RLN in thyroid surgery. Three hundred forty-two consecutive thyroid surgeries were performed in 17 months, including 213 hemithyroidectomies, 91 total thyroidectomies, and 38 completion thyroidectomies. …”
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Metformin Use and Survival in Patients with Advanced Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single-Center Cohort Study in Fuyang, China by Jinqing Wu, Yabo Zhou, Guizhou Wang

“…The metformin use and survival time of the subjects were asked by telephone, out-patient, or door-to-door visit, after they left the hospital. Results. One hundred and thirty-three study cases and 589 controls were included in the analysis. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Mohammad-Amin Khajezadeh, Gholamreza Zamani, Bobak Moazzami, Zahra Nagahi, Mahdie Mousavi-Torshizi, Vahid Ziaee

“…In the present study, we aimed to assess neuropsychiatric manifestations in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in Iran. Methods. One hundred and forty-six pediatric onset patients with SLE who had registered in our pediatric rheumatology database were evaluated prospectively and cross sectionally within 2013-2015. …”
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Functional Movement Screen Detected Asymmetry & Normative Values Among College-Aged Students by Craig R Triplett, Bryan S Dorrel, Matthew L Symonds, Corey A Selland, Daniel D Jensen, Christopher N Poole

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional Study # Methods One hundred university students completed the FMS™ and an associated survey to determine which sport(s) and for how many seasons they participated in each sport(s) during high school. …”
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Intraoperative Complications of Cataract Surgery Using Intracameral Illumination in the Elderly over 75 Years by Yu Jeong Kim, Su Jin Park, Jong Yeon Lee, Dae Yeong Lee, Dong Heun Nam

“…A retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series Participants. Two hundred eighty-six eyes of 184 patients older than 75 years who underwent cataract surgery using microscope and intracameral illuminations. …”
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Is the Retinal Vasculature Related to β-Peripapillary Atrophy in Nonpathological High Myopia? An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study in Chinese Adults by Jiao Sun, Jialin Wang, Ran You, Yanling Wang

“…In a cross-sectional study, one hundred and thirty eyes with nonpathological high myopia were included. β-peripapillary atrophy was analysed using Image J software based on fundus photographs. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Some Probiotic Bacteria and Their Potential Role in Improving Immune Response and Resistance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Comparison w... by Mosleh M. Abomughaid

“…Sixty fish were used to test the safety of a potential probiotic. One hundred and eighty fish were used in a two-month feeding experiment. …”
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Normal Ranges of Left Atrial Strain and 3D Echocardiographic Volume Measurements in Türkiye by Özden Seçkin Göbüt, Serkan Ünlü, Burcu Cihan Talay

“…Methods: The echocardiographic data of one-hundred and forty-six volunteers without known cardiovascular pathologies were analyzed. 3D volume measurements and LA longitidinal strain in the reservoir, conduit, and contraction phase were investigated. …”
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Uropathogen antibiogram regional variations—Are Australian antimicrobial guidelines appropriate? by Gavin Wei, James Antony Sidney Sewell, Caroline Bartolo, Amelia Pearce, Owen Harris, Richard Grills

“…Results Three thousand seven hundred and seventy‐seven positive urine cultures from Barwon Health and 6821 from Monash Health were identified. …”
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Possible Roles of Micro RNA‑142‑5p and Claudin-1 in Development of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Iraqi Patients by Khaled Nather Taha, Farhan Abood Risan, Abdulameer Jasim Mohammed

“…This study tries to evaluate these findings in serum of HT before starting treatment. Methods: One hundred-twenty subjects enrolled in this study, divided into 40 newly diagnosed HT patients before treatment are classified into (Euthyroid HT, Subclinical HT, and Overt HT) based on thyroid function test presentation, 40 non-immune hypothyroidism, and 40 healthy controls. …”
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Double Barrel Nasal Trumpets to Prevent Upper Airway Obstruction after Nasal and Non-Nasal Surgery by Macario Camacho, Justin M. Wei, Lauren K. Reckley, Sungjin A. Song

“…The modified version describes a method for placing nasal trumpets even when there are nasal splints in place. Over one-hundred patients have had nasal trumpets placed without postoperative oxygen desaturations. …”
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Determination of Fire Damage and Fire Susceptible Areas Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: A Case Study Aydıncık (Mersin) District, Türkiye by Fatih Ocak, Feride Cesur, Amira İsmail Aden, Sevim Keklik

“…As a country located in the Mediterranean climate zone, hundreds of forest fires occur every year in Türkiye and these fires cause many damages. …”
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Influence of perceived impostorism on self-esteem and anxiety among University Nursing Students: Recommendations to implement mentorship program by Devendra Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kumar, Yogesh Bahurupi

“…Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey randomly selected nursing students from the six established nursing institutions in Uttarakhand state. Three hundred eight (n = 308) participants completed the survey questionnaires, which included a structured socio-demographic sheet, the Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale (CIPS), the Generalized Anxiety Scale-7 (GAS-7), and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES). …”
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The Ka’ulayawaa festivals among the Wayùu. Exploring continuities and variations in forms, meanings and contexts through ethnographic sources by Alessandro Mancuso

“…Any attempt of “reconstruction” of the form, meaning and context the ka’ulayawaa festivals, and of their place in the Wayùu “socio-cosmology” must take in account not only the convergences and the divergences in the descriptions present in the ethnographic documentation available, but also, and above all, the continuous processes of change that have affected the Wayùu, at least in the last five centuries and, with an accelerated pace, in the last hundred years, and to which their sociocultural forms dynamically adapted. …”
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Climate Change and Environmental Influence on Prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Pokot County, Kenya by Bulle Abdullahi, Joshua Mutiso, Fredrick Maloba, John Macharia, Mark Riongoita, Michael Gicheru

“…Locations were randomly selected, and households were systematically selected. Three hundred sixty-three household questionnaires, eleven key informant interviews, and five focus group discussions were undertaken. …”
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Studying genetic resources of spring bread wheat in the environments of Northern Kazakhstan by A. T. Babkenov, S. A. Babkenova, E. K. Kairzhanov

“…The world diversity of wheat genetic resources should be widely used in breeding programs in order to develop new wheat cultivars with stable yields and with resistance to adverse environmental factors.Materials and methods. One hundred collection accessions of spring bread wheat were studied in 2015–2017 at the A.I. …”
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A Study of the Occurrence of Resonance under the Influence of Dynamic Forces on the Structural Elements of Electrical Installations by Y. V. Potachits

“…In case of a short circuit in the network, currents tenfold exceeding the rated one hundreds of times can flow through the current-carrying part of the device. …”
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Nasal Carriage and Methicillin Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen by Arwa Mohammed Othman, Belques Sharaf Al-Huraibi, Rowa Mohammed Assayaghi, Huda Zaid Al-Shami

“…This is a cross-sectional study conducted from January 2018 to May 2020. Five hundred and thirty-six students were enrolled. Their age ranged from 5 to 19 years with the mean age and standard deviation equal to 13.3 ± 3.5 years. …”
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