EFFECT OF TRAINING ON CAREER PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENSE CORPS (NSCDC) PERSONNEL IN KADUNA STATE COMMAND by LEKSHUM SUNDAY AMOS

“…The reliability of the instrument was determined by a pilot study using 30 respondents who were not part of the main study, respondents were entered into the statistical packages for the social sciences (SPSS) Version 21. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multicentred rand... by Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Phillipa Logan, Marcus Bateman, Benjamin E Smith, Fiona Moffatt, Paul Hendrick, James Selfe, Toby O Smith

“…Participants within the intervention group described narratives demonstrating self-efficacy, with greater internal locus of control compared with those who received usual physiotherapy, particularly in relation to physical activity.Conclusions Implementation, delivery and evaluation of the intervention in clinical settings may be challenging, but feasible with the appropriate training for physiotherapists. …”
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Exploring the adoption of diaphragm and lung ultrasound (DLUS) by physiotherapists, physical therapists, and respiratory therapists: an updated scoping review by Simon Hayward, Camella Cardinael, Chloe Tait, Michael Reid, Andrew McCarthy

“…Results 133 studies met all inclusion criteria, an increase of 107 new studies compared to the original scoping review searches 7-years ago. Studies were included from 17 new countries and included 17 new participant populations. …”
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Guiding Sole Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer According to ASTRO Guidelines: Mitigating Adverse Outcomes in a Taiwan Single‐Center by Hsin‐Yi Yang, Yuk‐Wah Tsang, Chi‐Wen Tu, Yu‐Chen Hsu

“…However, the broader criteria applied by the Taiwan IORT Study Cooperative Group led to an increased rate of locoregional recurrence (LRR) among patients receiving only IORT. Consequently, we revised the criteria for sole IORT treatment to include patients who meet the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) eligibility standards. …”
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Analysis of factors affecting pregnancy outcomes in patients with adenomyosis after high intensity focused ultrasound ablation: a retrospective study by Rong Ma, Diego Armando Burgos Briones, Min Zou, Yu Xiong, Jin Bai, Lian Zhang

“…Objectives To investigate all pregnancies and analyze the factors influencing pregnancy outcomes in patients with adenomyosis after high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).Materials and methods A total of 231 patients with adenomyosis who completed HIFU and wished to conceive were enrolled. …”
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CHATGPT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT: EXPLORING EFL INSTRUCTORS’ EXPERIENCE by Inna Zaiarna, Olena Zhyhadlo, Olha Dunaievska

“…Hesitancy in implementing ChatGPT in teaching practice primarily stems from a lack of guidance as to its effective utilization closely followed by academic integrity concerns. However, educators who have employed ChatGPT recognize its potential as an assistant in lesson planning, content creation, task design, and assessment, especially for vocabulary, grammar, and writing. …”
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Construction and validation of a nomogram predictive model for assessing the risk of surgical site infections following posterior lumbar fusion surgery by Jin-Zhou Luo, Jie-Zhao Lin, Qi-Fan Chen, Chang-Jian Yang, Chu-Song Zhou

“…A retrospective study was conducted on 1015 patients who underwent posterior lumbar fusion surgery at our hospital from January 2019 to December 2022. …”
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Genetic variations and clinical significance in young-onset nasopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of EBV interaction with cellular receptor variants and viral glycoproteins by Sulistyo Emantoko Dwi Putra, Farizky Martriano Humardani, Hikmawan Wahyu Sulistomo, Yulanda Antonius, Jonathan Jonathan, Riyan Charlie Milyantono, Artika Uthary, Risma Ikawaty

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Impact of Coronary Artery Disease and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Anthony G. Matta, Thibault Lhermusier, Francisco Campelo Parada, Frederic Bouisset, Ronan Canitrot, Vanessa Nader, Stéphanie Blanco, Meyer Elbaz, Jerome Roncalli, Didier Carrié

“…Instead, the management of a concomitant CAD remains unclear. We evaluate the impact of CAD and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on TAVI procedures. …”
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CoronaVac-induced antibodies that facilitate Fc-mediated neutrophil phagocytosis track with COVID-19 disease resolution by Chuang Li, Jie Yu, Rahma Issa, Lili Wang, Mingzhe Ning, Shengxia Yin, Jie Li, Chao Wu, Yuxin Chen

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Perioperative Exhaled Nitric Oxide as an Indicator for Postoperative Pneumonia in Surgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study Based on 183 Cases by Gui-Xian Liu, Yue Yang, Lei Chen, Mi-Qi Gu, Jin-Tao He, Xin Wang

“…This study is conducted to investigate the correlation between perioperative fractional exhaled nitric oxide and postoperative pneumonia (POP) and the feasibility of perioperative FeNO for predicting POP in surgical lung cancer patients. Methods. Patients who were diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were prospectively analyzed, and the relationship between perioperative FeNO and POP was evaluated based on patients’ basic characteristics and clinical data in the hospital. …”
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Relationship of Serum Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 with Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Glucose Tolerance in Korean Children and Adolescents by Sun-Young Kim, Minsun Kim, Youngman Oh, Dae-Yeol Lee

“…Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels were correlated with age, HbA1c, C-peptide, insulin, and HOMA-IR in the NGT group. …”
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Barriers to orthodox medical care of prostate cancer in Ghana by Patrick Opoku Manu Maison, Prince Arkoh, Ahmed Sani, Emmanuel Ekow Mensah-Baidoo, Gifty Owusu, Esther Yeboah Danso, Nana Benyin Koufie, Susanna Andzie, Perez Gyamfi, Emmanuel Omane, Sylvester Antwi, Nallasivam Palanisamy, Clara Hwang, Eleanor Walker, Valerie Ofori Aboah, Evelyn Mawunyo Jiagge

“…This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2022 at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) and in four local communities. We investigated why men prefer traditional over orthodox medicine and identified cultural beliefs, attitudes, and gaps in health awareness that contribute to delays in diagnosing and treating PCa. …”
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Real-world clinical evidence of oral semaglutide on metabolic abnormalities in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter retrospective observational study (the Sapporo-Oral SEMA... by Sho Furusawa, Hiroshi Nomoto, Chiho Oba-Yamamoto, Jun Takeuchi, Miki Ito, Hiroyoshi Kurihara, Shin Aoki, Aika Miya, Hiraku Kameda, Akinobu Nakamura, Tatsuya Atsumi

“…However, the complicated dosing instructions hamper to use this drug; therefore, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral semaglutide in subjects with type 2 diabetes in a real-world clinical setting. …”
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BIMSSA: enhancing cancer prediction with salp swarm optimization and ensemble machine learning approaches by Pinakshi Panda, Sukant Kishoro Bisoy, Amrutanshu Panigrahi, Abhilash Pati, Bibhuprasad Sahu, Zheshan Guo, Haipeng Liu, Prince Jain

“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 9.9 million people died from cancer in 2020. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF GREEN FINANCING IMPLEMENTATION by Galih Suprapto

“…There are a number of factors that fall under this category, including banking products that support sustainability, green operational management, the preferences of customers who are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious, and the policies and regulations that are implemented by banks. …”
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MODEL OF COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT IN THE PERSONALITY OF ENGLISH TEACHER CANDIDATES THROUGH STUDENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT BASED ON ISLAMIC ACADEMIC CULTURE by Nuridin Nuridin, Choiril Anwar

“…The effort to realize this vision was carried out through the implementation of Islamic Academic Culture as an implementation of fostering students who gave birth to the best generation. This study aims to (1) find a student development management model based on Islamic Academic Culture at Sultan Agung Islamic University, (2) find a model of personality development competence in English Education Study Program students as prospective teachers. …”
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Self-actualization of families with a cerebrovascular disease patient by nurses, and of self-actualization of nurses themselves: an integrative review based on family care/caring t... by Hiroko Ota, Naohiro Hohashi

“…The purpose of this integrative review was to clarify the self-actualization of the nurse as an outcome of family care/caring, and the self-actualization of other individuals (that is, the family) who are supported by nurses. Methods A search conducted on 23rd December, 2023, using Ichushi-Web, CiNii and J-STAGE, which are extensive Japanese literature databases, identified 1,061 original articles using the keywords “cerebrovascular disease AND nurse.” …”
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Relationship between high-sensitivity C reactive protein and the risk of gallstone disease: results from the Kailuan cohort study by Tong Liu, Wenqiang Li, Sarah Tan Siyin, Nan Yao, Ning Duan, Guoshuai Xu, Jun Qu, Siqing Liu

“…Whether hs-CRP represents an independent risk factor for GSD is still unclear. We prospectively investigated hs-CRP in relation to the occurrence of GSD based on the Kailuan study.Study design Prospective cohort study.Setting The Kailuan cohort study was conducted in Tangshan City in northern China.Participants 95 319 participants who were free from GSD were recruited in this study. …”
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Structured lactation support for mothers of very low birthweight preterm infants and establishment of human donor milk banks in German NICUs (Neo-MILK): protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation cluster-randomised controlled trial by Angela Kribs, Nicole Ernstmann, Nadine Scholten, Martin Hellmich, Antje Hammer, Eva Mildenberger, Andreas Müller, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Juliane Köberlein-Neu, Tim Ohnhäuser, Katja Matthias, Jens Ulrich Rüffer, Nicola Gabriela Dymek, Julia Jaschke, Anna Katharina Stirner, Isabella Schwab, Daniel Wiesen, Till Dresbach, Friederike Eyssel, Katharina Lugani, Anne Sunder-Plaßmann, Melanie Klein, Christoph Rupprecht

“…VLBW infants and their mothers will receive either standard care or the Neo-MILK intervention according to the NICU’s group status. …”
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