Investigating the Effect of Spiritual Health and Spiritual Intelligence on the Quality of Life in Medical Students by Maryam Shamsaei, Alireza Maleki

“…This study investigates the effect of spiritual health and spiritual intelligence on the quality of life (QOL) of medical students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This study uses a cross-sectional with descriptive-analytical method. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Depression, Sleep Disorders, and Constipation: A Mendelian Randomization and Mediation Analysis by Wang JX, Wei KY, Lin W, Liu YJ

“…The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was applied as the primary analytical approach. …”
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A Precipitation Forecast Score Based on Potential Impact by Liujie PAN, Hongfang ZHANG, Chunjuan QI, Shan LU, Lili DU

“…In traditional contingency tables， the hit and false alarm events are given equal weights when calculating the precipitation TS score.The weight of missed precipitation events with different amounts that satisfy the threshold conditions is also the same.At the same time， the frequency calculation method for hit events of different precipitation amounts within the threshold range is also the same.However， these methods lack precision in the verification of high-resolution grid precipitation forecasts.In fact， the impact of differences in observed precipitation values， even when predictions hit the threshold， may be completely different.Additionally， the impact of differences in the forecasting and observation of precipitation values in missed precipitation events may also vary greatly.The article proposes a precipitation impact forecast score based on the comprehensive consideration of precipitation hit rate， missed alarm ratio， and precipitation amount."…”
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Serial Blood Pressures Versus a Single Repeat Blood Pressure in a Family Medicine Clinic by Ann Philbrick, Caroline Carlin, Christopher Fallert

“… Purpose. The best method to measure blood pressure (BP) in a clinic setting is debatable. …”
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Does Academic Burnout Alleviate or Exacerbate Internet Dependence in University Students with Depression and Anxiety? by Jiang S, Jia Q, Peng Z, Zhou Q, Yi Q, An Z

“…Moreover, it intends to construct a moderated mediation model to examine how academic burnout moderates the relationship between depressive and anxious emotions and internet addiction and how social support mediates this relationship to determine the psychological motivations underlying addiction.Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted using the simple random sampling method, which yielded 757 valid responses (response rate: a 93.11% response rate). …”
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Antiviral Properties of Water Extracts of Mycelium <i>Inonotus rheades</i> (Pers.) P. Karst. (1882) against the Virus of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus <i>in vitro</i> by M. A. Khasnatinov, T. G. Gornostai, I. S. Solovarov, M. S. Polyakova, G. A. Danchinova, G. V. Borovskii

“…The concentration of infectious tick-borne encephalitis virus was determined using the method of titration of plaque-forming components (PFU). …”
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Cognizance and utilization about breast cancer screening among the health professional female students and staffs of University Kuala Lumpur, Royal College of Medicine Perak, Malay... by ATM Emdadul Haque, Muhammad Afif Bin Mohd Hisham, Noor Azwa Laili Binti Ahmad Adzman, Nur Atiqah Binti Azudin, Nursakinah Binti Shafri, Mainul Haque

“…The populations included were the students and staff of UniKL RCMP. The simple sampling method was used and a set of questionnaire was prepared and distributed to the participants who were willing to participate. …”
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PREDICTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS PARAMETERS IN EVALUATION OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN OBESITY PATIENTS by O. Yu. Druzhilova, M. A. Druzhilov, T. Yu. Kuznetsova

“…To evaluate a possibility to apply the arterial stiffness parameters as prediction instrument for cardiometabolic risk stratification in obesity patients.Material and methods. Totally, 274 normotensive males investigated (mean age 44,8±5,0 y.o.), with no clinical signs of cardiovascular disorders and type 2 diabetes, with the SCORE risk &lt;5% and abdominal obesity. …”
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Binary solvent extraction of intracellular lipids from Rhodotorula toruloides for cell recycling by Jingyi Song, Rasool Kamal, Yadong Chu, Shiyu Liang, Zongbao K. Zhao, Qitian Huang

“…Given the complexity of microbial cell walls and the demand for efficient and environmentally friendly extraction methods, further research is still needed in this area. …”
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Comparing the Effects of a Series of Ischaemic Compression Therapy and Muscle Energy Techniques on Pain Threshold and Muscle Tension in People with Upper Crossed Syndrome by Dawid Janczarzyk, Krzysztof Jamka, Edyta Mikołajczyk, Bartosz Zając

“…Trigger points (TP) develop within the affected muscles, generating pain and other symptoms that worsen quality of life. A popular method of therapy is ischaemic compression (IC) of trigger points and muscle energy techniques (MET). …”
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Synthesis of stabilizers based on glycerides of monocarboxylic acids for industrial chloroparaffins by Yu. L. Zotov, D. M. Zapravdina, E. V. Shishkin, Yu. V. Popov

“…The study aimed to develop new effective heat stabilizers based on glycerol esters of monocarboxylic acids for industrial chlorinated paraffins and to select of the optimal ratio of active ingredients in the stabilizing composition in order to provide the maximum thermostabilizing effect.Methods. The thermostabilizing effect of the studied samples on chlorinated paraffins was evaluated according to the standard method for determining the thermal stability of liquid chlorinated paraffins in terms of the mass fraction of split off hydrogen chloride. …”
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Analysis of COL1A1_1 gene (rs1107946) polymorphism as a risk factor for low birth weight by T. Yе. Shumna, T. O. Levchuk, O. M. Kamyshnyi

“…Polymerase chain reaction genotyping method was used. Results. It was found that the frequency of the C allele detection was equal to 39.60 %, the A allele – 60.42 %, chi-square (df = 1) 29.17, P < 0.05. …”
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Diagnostics of Transmission Bearing Units Based on Thermal Load Study by A. G. Pastukhov, E. P. Timashov

“…(Research purpose) To ensure the bearing unit controllability based on the thermal load study. (Materials and methods) The study uses the results of calculating the nominal and operational load of the rear power take-off shaft of the Belarus-82.1 tractor. …”
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Age of Information Analysis for Multi-Priority Queue and Non-Orthoganal Multiple Access (NOMA)-Enabled Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything in Internet of Vehicles by Zheng Zhang, Qiong Wu, Pingyi Fan, Qiang Fan

“…Traditional request-based methods face challenges in terms of latency and bandwidth limitations. …”
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The impact of online games on creativity and the role of imagination by Yung-hsun Cheng

“…This study investigates how playing online games influences creativity and examines the mediating effect of imagination in this relationship.ObjectivesThe primary objectives of this research are to: (1) evaluate the direct impact of online gaming: investigate how participation in online gaming affects players’ imagination and creativity levels, measuring specific outcomes through qualitative and quantitative assessments. (2) explore the mediating role of imagination: analyze the relationship between players’ motivation for gaming and their creative output, focusing on how imagination serves as a mediating factor in this dynamic. (3) differentiate game types and their effects: assess how various genres of online games, specifically role-playing games (RPGs) and sandbox games, uniquely influence players’ imaginative capabilities and creative expressions, using comparative analyses to highlight differences in outcomes.MethodsThis study employed a mixed-method approach, combining survey questionnaires and experimental procedures. …”
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Influence of trust on the acceptance of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Ghana by Eustace Bugase, Paulina Tindana

“…Documented evidence such as the boycott of the oral polio vaccine in northern Nigeria and the failure of the Ebola vaccine trial in Ghana among others highlight the impact of public trust on vaccine acceptance. Methods This is an explorative cross-sectional mixed-method study conducted in the Kassena Nankana districts. …”
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Quality of life of gastric cancer patients after radical surgery depending on the status of the duodenal passage by O. M. Asipovich, I. B. Uvarov, V. A. Porkhanov

“…To assess the impact of preservation of the duodenal passage on the quality of life (QOL) after total gastrectomy (TGE) in patients with gastric cancer (GC). Patients and methods. The study included 55 patients with GC who underwent TGE: group I (n = 29) included patients with preservation of the duodenal passage (PDP) using the double tract reconstruction method; Group II (n = 26) included those with standard Roux-en-Y reconstruction. …”
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Value of Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Chronic Kidney Disease by Lakshmana SK, Koteshwar P, Kamath T

“…We obtained a YM measurement cut-off value of 4.43 kPa, a value less than or equal to this suggested a no diseased kidney. This yielded sensitivity and specificity of 92.6% and 80.6%, respectively, with an AUROC of 0.92.Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that shear wave elastography may provide a low-cost, non-invasive method for the morphological assessment and progression of the disease status in chronic kidney disease patients with CKD.Keywords: chronic kidney disease, shear wave elastography, renal parenchymal stiffness…”
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Effective Dosage of Ciprofol for the Induction of General Anesthesia Across Diverse Age Groups in Adults: A Single-Center, Prospective, Non-Randomized Sequential Trial by Deng L, Zhang C, Tan M, Zeng W, Luo G, Li P

“…This study aims to determine the optimal dosage of ciprofol for inducing general anesthesia in adult patients of different ages and its correlation with Narcotrend index (NTI).Patients and Methods: 105 patients were stratified into three age groups: 18– 40 (Group A), 41– 65 (Group B), and 66– 85 (Group C) years. …”
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Evaluation of pain intensity and airway changes in non-growing patients treated by MARPE with and without micro-osteoperforation: a randomized clinical trial by Moataz Elshehaby, Nehal Fouad Albelasy, Mohamed A. Elbialy, Ahmad Mohammed Hafez, Yasser Lotfy Abdelnaby

“…Objectives To assess the effect of mini-screw assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) with/without micro-osteoperforation (MOP) on the airway and pain intensity in non-growing patients with maxillary transverse deficiency. Method Two equal groups of twenty-four individuals aged ≥ 19 years old with maxillary transverse deficit were randomly assigned. …”
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