Changes in handwashing knowledge, attitudes, and practices among primary schoolchildren in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia during the COVID-19 pandemic by Munguntuul Enkhbat, Ganchimeg Togoobaatar, Ganchimeg Togoobaatar, Oyunchimeg Erdenee, Katsumata Asako Takekuma

“…This study aimed to assess changes in handwashing knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among primary schoolchildren in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, before and during the pandemic.MethodsA longitudinal study was conducted with 399 children aged 8–11 years, with data collected in December 2019 (pre-pandemic) and January 2021 (during the pandemic). …”
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Needle stick injuries among emergency medical services personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Sahebi, Somayeh Tahernejad, Ehsan Rezaei, Fatemeh Shahmahmoudi, Sogand Pirhadi, Azadeh Tahernejad

“…A random-effects model was used for the meta-analysis, and the I² index was employed to assess heterogeneity among studies. Data were analyzed using STATA software (version 15). …”
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Malnutrition mediates the association between handgrip status and asthma risk: an observational and prospective cohort study from multiple European countries by Jun Wen, Xiaowen Shi, Yan Liu, Rongjuan Zhuang, Shuliang Guo, Jing Chi

“…Improving muscle strength could be a potential preventive strategy against asthma, with implications for public health and clinical practice.…”
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Impact Angle Control of Local Intense dB/dt Variations During Shock‐Induced Substorms by Denny M. Oliveira, James M. Weygand, Eftyhia Zesta, Chigomezyo M. Ngwira, Michael D. Hartinger, Zhonghua Xu, Barbara L. Giles, Daniel J. Gershman, Marcos V. D. Silveira, Vítor M. Souza

“…THEMIS all‐sky imager data show a fast and clear poleward auroral expansion in the first case, which does not clearly occur in the second case. …”
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Exploring Culinary Tourism and Female Consumer Preferences for Selected National Cuisines in Poland: A Sensory and Preference Analysis of Food Products from Four Countries by Agata Kiciak, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, Natalia Kuczka, Agnieszka Bielaszka, Marzena Tudrej, Oskar Kowalski, Marek Kardas

“…A custom questionnaire was used to collect data on respondents’ preferences and demographic characteristics. …”
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Enhancing professional communication training in higher education through artificial intelligence(AI)-integrated exercises: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Gunther Meinlschmidt, Sara Koc, Emma Boerner, Marion Tegethoff, Thomas Simacek, Liam Schirmer, Michael Schneider

“…The findings may have broader implications for incorporating AI tools in various educational and professional training contexts, while addressing ethical considerations and promoting responsible use of AI in education. …”
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The Effects of Employee Performance Appraisal on the Company Performance Results: The Mediating Role of HRM Outcomes With an Innovative Application of the Efficiency Index by Marzena Stor

“…To capture the actual relations between the variables under study, the raw data in the variables were adjusted with the efficiency index (EI), which is a novelty in this type of research. …”
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Utility of ChatGPT as a preparation tool for the Orthopaedic In‐Training Examination by Dhruv Mendiratta, Isabel Herzog, Rohan Singh, Ashok Para, Tej Joshi, Michael Vosbikian, Neil Kaushal

“…Methods Questions for the OITE data set were sourced from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) website. …”
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Investigating sex differences in developmental origins of adolescent depression by Elizabeth C. Braithwaite, Esther Hargreaves, Jonathan Hill, Andrew Pickles, Helen Sharp, Nicky Wright

“…Female adaptations appear to implicate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis mechanisms moderated by early tactile stimulation. …”
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RESEARCH TREND IN ISLAMIC FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY AND BLOCKCHAIN: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS by Mohd Fauzi Abu-Husin, Kuni Afifah, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Asnawi, Muhammad Bilal Zafar, Muhammad Hanif Mohd Noor, Siti Nurjanah Mastor Mustafa, Mohd Afandi Salleh

“…Using VOSviewer software, this study focuses on analysing the relevant research and published articles indexed in Scopus by employing bibliometric methodology. The data were obtained from search results of documents indexed by Scopus until 2023. …”
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National Development Banks in Europe – A Contribution to Sustainable Finance by Györgyi Nyikos, Zsuzsanna Kondor

“…The methodology has included a detailed literature review, desk research, data collection and re-assessment of earlier surveys, which has been used for prescriptive comparative analysis and cluster analysis. …”
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The metabolic and physiologic impairments underlying long COVID associated exercise intolerance by Brooks P. Leitner, Phillip Joseph, Andres Figueroa Quast, Maria Alejandra Ramirez, Paul M. Heerdt, Jose G. Villalobos, Inderjit Singh

“…Abstract Data from invasive CPET (iCPET) revealed long COVID patients have impaired systemic oxygen extraction (EO2), suggesting impaired mitochondrial ATP production. …”
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Living alone and alcohol-related mortality: a population-based cohort study from Finland. by Kimmo Herttua, Pekka Martikainen, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki

“…However, few studies have investigated the potential public health implications of this trend. We estimated the relative risk of death from alcohol-related causes among individuals living alone and determined whether this risk changed after a large reduction in alcohol prices.…”
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The effects of dietary acid detergent fibre content on the performance of finishing lambs by OB Einkamerer, AV Ferreira, MD Fair, A Hugo

“…Given the growing use of feedlot systems in South Africa's mutton industry, this research provides locally relevant data on optimising dietary fibre to enhance growth efficiency without compromising carcass quality. …”
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Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in bronchoalveolar lavage among naïve non-small cell lung cancer from tertiary respiratory hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia by Jamal Zaini, Abul A’la Al Maududi, Tasya Fillahihasanah, Muhamad Rizqy Fadhillah, Prasenohadi Pradono, Budi Haryanto, Robiatul Adawiyah, Findra Setianingrum, Anna Rozaliyani, Elisna Syahruddin

“…Further study is needed to delineate its implications for the potential transmission source, lung cancer pathogenesis, and prognosis. …”
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Study Protocol: Evaluating the Impact of Diabetic Medications on Semen Quality: A Comparative Analysis of Diabetic Patients and Nondiabetic Controls with Correlation to Fertility P... by Lakhan P. Padwal, Akash More, Namrata Choudhary, Ganesh L. Kalasakar

“…By generating comparative data on the effects of insulin and oral medications on sperm quality and fertility, the findings will guide clinicians in recommending the most suitable treatment for diabetic men concerned about reproduction. …”
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IL‐27 produced during acute malaria infection regulates Plasmodium‐specific memory CD4+ T cells by Maria Lourdes Macalinao, Shin‐Ichi Inoue, Sanjaadorj Tsogtsaikhan, Hirotaka Matsumoto, Ganchimeg Bayarsaikhan, Jiun‐Yu Jian, Kazumi Kimura, Yoshiaki Yasumizu, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Hiroki Yoshida, Julius Hafalla, Daisuke Kimura, Katsuyuki Yui

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Damage Prediction in the Wire Drawing Process by Álvaro González, Marcela Cruchaga, Diego Celentano, Jean-Philippe Ponthot

“…Good agreement between the experimental and numerical data was demonstrated for the bilinear coupled damage model, validating its effectiveness. …”
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Brief interventions for smoking or alcohol moderated by history of mental health condition: a national survey of adults in Great Britain 2020–2023 by Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Sharon Cox, Leonie S Brose, Vera Helen Buss

“…Background Individuals with mental health conditions can experience lower life expectancy, partly due to risk factors, such as smoking and alcohol use.Objective To assess potential differences in receiving support for smoking cessation or alcohol reduction in British general practice based on history of a mental health condition.Methods Self-reported data were collected between October 2020 and June 2023 from the monthly cross-sectional Smoking and Alcohol Toolkit Study. …”
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Melt generation and evolution in the Adda’do rift segment of the Afar rift from trace elements and petrography by Rhiannon Rees, Rhiannon Rees, Emma J. Watts, Emma J. Watts, Thomas M. Gernon, Rex N. Taylor, Carolina Pagli, Derek Keir, Derek Keir

“…We present new trace element data and petrographic observations from around 50 samples, and combine these with geochemical modelling to investigate depth of melt origin and melt evolution, in the AMS. …”
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