Gardening School to Support Youth Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability in Morocco by Salma Idrissi Boutaybi, Tiia Hartikainen, Yahia Benyamina, Sofia Laine

“…It aims to (a) explore new methods for conducting more globally oriented youth research that is ethical and environmentally friendly and (b) examine the wellbeing of young people and their environment, as well as how to support and strengthen both. …”
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WAYS OF MENOPAUSAL HORMONAL THERAPY IN CORRECTION OF METABOLIC DISORDERS AND ANGIOPROTECTION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN by V. Yu. Khripaeva, I. N. Barykina, A. S. Salasyuk, V. O. Smirnova, R. V. Palashkin, S. V. Nedogoda

“…To compare effectiveness of non-drug therapy together with menopausal hormonal therapy (MHT) — estradiol hemihydrate 1 mg/drospirenon 2 mg (Angeliq® Bayer Pharma AG (Germany)) related to normalization of anthropometric and metabolic parameters, elasticity values and vascular age in women with metabolic syndrome (MS) in postmenopause.Material and methods. The open-label prospective comparative controlled randomized study in 2 parallel groups. …”
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A longitudinal study of the impact of social deprivation and disease severity on employment status in the UK cystic fibrosis population. by David C Taylor-Robinson, Rosalind Smyth, Peter J Diggle, Margaret Whitehead

“…We investigated, for the first time in a UK-wide cohort, longitudinal employment status, and its association with deprivation, disease severity, and time in hospital.<h4>Methods</h4>We did a longitudinal registry study of adults with CF in the UK aged 20 to 40 (3458 people with 15,572 observations between 1996 and 2010), using mixed effects models.…”
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Effect of the online module on leadership in knowledge acquisition among nursing students: A randomized controlled study protocol. by Jucielly Ferreira da Fonseca, Silmara de Oliveira Silva, Louise Constancia de Melo Alves Silva, Roberta Paolli de Paiva Oliveira Arruda Camara, Francisco de Cássio de Oliveira Mendes, Laura Lima Souza, Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas, Daniele Vieira Dantas

“…However, there are challenges in leadership training, with conventional expository class methods often neglecting this skill. This study proposes to evaluate the impact of an online educational module focused on leadership for Nursing students, recognizing the importance of training future professionals from the beginning of their careers. …”
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Relation between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and diabetic retinopathy in Egyptian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Mervat E. Elwakeel, Fatma M. El-Senosy, Nesma S. Mohammed, Heba M. Abdelrahman, Eman E. Ebrihem

“…This study aims to evaluate the association of serum 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D deficiency and DR in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 90 Egyptian patients with T2DM. …”
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Correlation between anxiety and social support in elderly patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis by WANG Hui, LI Jing-ru, TIAN Na, SHI Ming

“…Objective To investigate the status of anxiety and social support in elderly patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis(MHD), and to study the relationship between anxiety and social support in MHD elderly patients. Methods This study was a descriptive study, using the questionnaire survey to investigate the status of anxiety and social support in 96 MHD elderly patients, and to analyze the correlation between anxiety and social support. …”
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Low-Complexity Adaptive Chromatic Dispersion Estimation Scheme Using Machine Learning for Coherent Long-Reach Passive Optical Networks by Jin Li, Danshi Wang, Min Zhang

“…What&#x0027;s more, compared with classical methods using the CD scanning and frequent domain equalizers (FDE), the computation complexity of the proposed CD estimation scheme based on the DNN-EVM has been respectively reduced by 72.3 times, 86.7 times and 2.8 times about the amount of multipliers, adders and comparators.…”
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Exploring and Anticipating the Applications of Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Materials in Biomedicine and Dentistry by Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Deng T, Du Y

“…Moreover, owing to their flexible molecular structures and various synthesis systems and methods, it may be possible to design and synthesize materials according to individual physiologic environments of patients in medical applications, making bioimaging more accurate and greatly improving tumor and bacterial killing rates. …”
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The relationship between abdominal fat and sleep quality after combined exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Yu Han, Yue-Xia Han, Fang Huang, Hui-Ming Zou, Qing Gu, Xue Hu, Jing-Xian Fang, Jian Meng, Sui-Jun Wang

“…Therefore, this study investigated the potential relationship between abdominal fat and sleep quality after combined exercise in patients with T2DM (Type 2 diabetes mellitus).Material and methodsA total of 100 adults with T2DM (52 women, 48 men), aged 55-75years, were enrolled in the study who were sufficiently active and physically fit were recruited and were randomized equally into four groups: a control group, an AEX group (aerobic exercise), a REX group (resistance exercise) and a COMB group (combination exercise). …”
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Significance and Correlation of Lupus Anticoagulant and Anticardiolipin Antibody Assay in High-risk Pregnancy by Blessy Mathew, Beenu Singh, Gurpreet Kaur, Metaanksha Ahuja, Ahuja Ankur, Gahlot P. S. Gaurav

“…The utility & comparison of each lupus anticoagulant assay will be analyzed in high-risk pregnancy clinics. Materials and Methods: This retrospective and prospective observational study was conducted over 200 high risk pregnancy cases from Nov 2017 to Jan 2018 at a tertiary care Armed Forces Institute. …”
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First Clinical Results of Modular Intraocular Lens Implantation by E. N. Batkov, T. F. Artemyeva, N. P. Pashtayev, N. A. Pozdeyeva

“…To lower complication risks related to IOL exchange, we introduced a modular IOL model with replaceable optical part.Purpose: preliminary analysis of modular IOL implantation clinical results.Patients and methods. From August 2018 to February 2020, five patients as part of their surgical treatment for various forms of cataract received newly designed modular IOLs. …”
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Global Status of Emerging Lophomonas Infection: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases (1993—2020) by Maryam Nakhaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Ali Sharifpour, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Eisa Nazar

“…This systematic review aimed to elucidate the latest global status of publications reporting human cases of lophomoniasis as a new emerging protozoal disease. Methods. A comprehensive and systematic search was performed in 10 (five English and five Persian) databases for studies reporting cases of lophomoniasis between 1993 and March 2020 (27 years). …”
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EFFICACY ASSESSMENT OF CRYO STORAGE OF DONOR HEARTS BY IMAGEJ BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS by Bao-quan Lin, Sheng-sheng Yang, Zhi-yong Zeng, Cong-wen Zhuang

“…The current study was to examine available evidences for the efficacy of different cold storage solutions that are used to preserve donor hearts in vitro prior to orthotopic transplantation.Material and methods. A systematic search of full-length articles published from 1980 to August 2012 was performed in PubMed and Google Scholar. …”
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Pap smear in Early Detection of Cervical Precancerous Lesions in Erbil by Avin Wlya Muhammad, Haitham Issa Bahoo

“…The goal of the study is to figure out how well the Pap smear works as a way to find cervical precancerous lesions also identify the prevalence of cervical cancer among women and to identify the potential risk factors for cervical cancer. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study conducted using closed end questionnaire tool for the purpose of data collection which started from 1st of October 2021 until 1st of September 2022. …”
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Effect of peri-operative infusion of dexmedetomidine in pre-eclamptic pregnant women undergoing elective caesarian section under general anesthesia by Amr M.A. Abdelmalk, Osama H. Ahmed, Medhat H. Allam

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of infusion of DEX in the perioperative period in mild pre-eclamptic women planned for cesarean section on general anesthesia. Patients and methods This prospective double-blind randomized study was conducted on 90 pregnant women of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status II or III, aged 21–40 years proved to have mild preeclampsia, planned for cesarean section on general anesthesia in a period from May 2021 to November 2023. …”
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Overview of Lysosomal Storage Diseases in Kurdistan Region/ Iraq by Chenar Omer Ali Al-Jaf, Bakir Rahim, Khalid Hama Salih, Jamal Ahmad Rasheed, Adnan Mohammed Hasan

“…The objective of this study was to have a better review of these diseases’ burden in the region. Methods:A data of 37 patients were collected from 2013 to 2017 in the cities of the region, namely (Sulaimany, Erbil, Duhok, and Kirkuk) retrospectively through establishing a questionnaire distributed to the families of patients in whom the disease was established, and diagnosis was settled, and treatment already initiated to the patients. …”
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Comparison of neuraxial acoustic target window of the spine among rider sitting, cross leg, hamstring stretch, and classical sitting position: An observational study by Govind Singh, Priyanka Sethi, Manbir Kaur, Pradeep Bhatia, Pawan K. Garg, Kamlesh Kumari, Pawan K. Dixit

“…The secondary objective was to compare ultra-sonographic measurements of the depth of ligamentum flavum from the skin, and to compare the diameter of intrathecal space and comfort score in the four different sitting positions. Material and Methods: This study is a prospective observational study. …”
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Classification of Arrhythmias Using a Pre-trained Deep Learning Model with Binary Images of Segmented ECG by H. Solieman, S. Sali

“…To study the performance of a modified arrhythmia classification improved by using binary images of segmented ECG signals with combinations of orthogonal and surface signals.Materials and methods. This article studies an arrhythmia classification based on binary images of surface and orthogonal ECG signals. …”
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Evaluating a Fistula Self-Care Bundle's Effect on Hemodialysis Patients’ Complications by Sahar A. Abdelmohsen, Hanan Abdelrazik Abdelall, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Maha Nafady Abd El Hafez

“…Objective To evaluate a fistula self-care bundle's effect on hemodialysis patients’ complications Methods Quasi-experimental design (study/control) study was conducted in the dialysis unit at Assiut University Hospital. …”
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Changes in the Distribution of Thermokarst Lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2015 to 2020 by Rongrong Wei, Xia Hu, Shaojie Zhao

“…In this study, we used four machine learning methods—random forest (RF), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), classification and regression tree (CART), and support vector machine (SVM)—and combined various environmental factors to assess the distribution of thermokarst lakes from 2015 to 2020 via the Google Earth Engine (GEE). …”
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