Enablers to high vaccination uptake among a disadvantaged minority population: a qualitative study of the Arab population of Israel by Jumanah Essa-Hadad, Danielle E.M.C. Jansen, Johanna P.M. Vervoort, Michael Edelstein

“…On the leadership/governance level, the Arab community felt equal treatment and distribution of services, which was also an enabler reported. …”
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Influence of wave effect on fiber stress limit under tensile tests of composite material by I. R. Antypas, Amer Karnoub, A. G. Dyachenkо

“…The work objective was to study the influence of the wave effect on the tensile strength of polymer composites of a fibrous structure.Materials and Methods. In the tests, samples of multilayer materials of various thicknesses with continuous, long and short fibers that form a fabric, as well as a layered structure, were used. …”
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Personality and Situational Determinants of Sustained Helping Towards Ukrainian War Refugees in 2022 by Walczak R, Błońska K, Zdybek P, Kardasz Z

“…Radosław Walczak,* Katarzyna Błońska,* Przemysław Zdybek,* Zofia Kardasz Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Radosław Walczak, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Opole, Staszic Square 1, 45– 052, Opole, Poland, Tel +48 77 4527370, Email rwalczak@uni.opole.plPurpose: The aim of the research was to determine the personality and situational predictors of helping behavior towards war refugees from Ukraine in 2022.Patients and Methods: A survey with repeated measurement was conducted, in which 720 people participated in the first date in March 2022 and in the next one in June 2022, n = 127. …”
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Effect of Biodegradable Microneedle Acupuncture in Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: a single-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial by Soo-Yeon Park, Ji-Hoon Song, Nguyen Cong Duc, Gihyun Lee

“…Thirty adult participants were recruited from a single hospital and were equally divided into the experimental or control group. …”
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Outcomes of Sjögren's versus non-Sjögren's related dry eye in a longitudinal, tertiary clinic-based sample. by David Cui, Priya Mathews, Gavin Li, Shanna VanCourt, Esen Akpek

“…<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective longitudinal cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>SS and non-SS dry eye patients with clinic visits for a minimum of 5 consecutive years at a tertiary, dedicated dry eye clinic were included. …”
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Tuberculosis is a significant problem in children on biologics for rheumatic illnesses: Results from a survey conducted among practicing rheumatologists in India by G Chengappa Kavadichanda, Latika Gupta, Suma Balan

“…Nineteen (52.8%) believed that TB in this setting required longer therapy while 7 (20%) thought adverse drug effects were seen often. Equal number of respondents thought that TB induced diosease flares. …”
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The results of two-stage optico-functional rehabilitation of patients with refractive disorders and the risk of postoperative asthenopic syndrome after FemtoLASIK by I. A. Mushkova, M. L. Mitronina, T. A. Kornyushina, N. V. Maychuk, L. T. Shamsetdinova

“…A comparative analysis of the results of two-stage optico-functional rehabilitation of patients with a high risk of postoperative asthenopic syndrome (AS).Materials and methods. 36 patients (72 eyes) who had no binocular vision at a distance of 5 m and had a symmetrical position of the eyes, or a position close to symmetry, were randomly divided into 2 equal groups of comparison. …”
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Optimum Profile of Chisel Front Surface by Y. P. Lobachevskiy, S. I. Starovoytov

“…The coefficient of the curve parabola describing a profile of a chisel surface, being negative, is equal to ratio of chisel overhang to the doubled parameter of the running depth.…”
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Repolarization time map in catheter ablation for scar‐related reentrant ventricular tachycardia by Naoya Kataoka, Teruhiko Imamura, Takahisa Koi, Keisuke Uchida, Koichiro Kinugawa

“…However, existing mapping techniques have predominantly focused on conduction delay. Methods This retrospective study analyzed 33 consecutive cases of catheter ablation for sustained VT. …”
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IRGM Deficiency Exacerbates Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Autophagy Through the AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Guo N, Xia Y, He N, Cheng H, Zhang L, Liu J

“…The immune-related GTPase M (IRGM) and its murine homolog Irgm1 mediate autophagy and are implicated in inflammatory diseases, yet their roles in sepsis-induced ALI remain unclear.Methods: We used RNA sequencing and bioinformatics to explore IRGM regulation. …”
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Attribution of global foodborne disease to specific foods: Findings from a World Health Organization structured expert elicitation. by Sandra Hoffmann, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Willy Aspinall, Roger Cooke, Tim Corrigan, Arie Havelaar, Frederick Angulo, Herman Gibb, Martyn Kirk, Robin Lake, Niko Speybroeck, Paul Torgerson, Tine Hald

“…This study reports the findings of a structured expert elicitation providing globally comparable food source attribution estimates for 11 major FBDs in each of 14 world subregions.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used Cooke's Classical Model to elicit and aggregate judgments of 73 international experts. …”
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Re-exposition to ipilimumab plus nivolumab in metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma by Valerie Glutsch, Patrick Schummer, Matthias Goebeler, Anja Gesierich, Bastian Schilling, Bastian Schilling

“…However, clinical data on patients with progression after an initial response to IPI/NIVO are still lacking.MethodsClinical data of three metastatic MCC patients who were re-exposed to IPI/NIVO after progression were retrospectively evaluated.ResultsTwo of the three patients showed primary resistance to avelumab with progressive disease, while one patient showed complete response (according to RECIST V.1.1). …”
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Validity and Reliability of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Posture Estimation Software for Measuring Cervical and Lower-Limb Alignment Versus Radiographic Imaging by Sung Cheol Park, Sanghee Lee, Jisoo Yoon, Chi-Hyun Choi, Chan Yoon, Yong-Chan Ha

“…This study evaluated the validity and reliability of MORA Vu, an AI-based posture estimation software, against radiographic parameters. <b>Methods</b>: A prospective pilot study was conducted with 72 participants, divided equally into the cervical and lower-limb alignment groups. …”
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Relaxed natural selection contributes to global obesity increase more in males than in females due to more environmental modifications in female body mass. by Wenpeng You, Maciej Henneberg

“…We aim to examine and compare the effects of relaxed natural selection on male and female obesity prevalence.<h4>Methods</h4>Data for 191 countries of the world were captured for this ecological study. …”
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Doxycycline: An antibiotic with brain protective function in vanadium-intoxicated rats by Negia Emtawel Mohamed, Ezeddin Gassar, Sara Abdulla, Mustafa Elfakhri, Ayyub Patel, Syed Haider

“…Objectives: This research investigates the neuroprotective effects of doxycycline, in different rat brain areas in an animal model intoxicated with vanadium. Materials and Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were equally divided into the following four groups: control group, doxycycline-treated group, vanadium-treated group, and concomitant doses of doxycycline plus vanadium-treated group, all given orally for 10 consecutive days. …”
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Assessment of addiction behavior and spermatogenesis in glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-treated cannabis-addicted rats: An experimental study by Rozhina Laleh, Mitra Heydari Nasrabadi, Parvin Khodarahmi, Jamshid Soltani

“…Objective: This research aimed to determine if the injection of exogenous GDNF into the brain of cannabis-addicted rats has a positive impact on their behavior and spermatogenesis. Materials and Methods: This study involved 15 male Wistar rats divided into 3 equal groups: control, model, and experimental. …”
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Gait Rehabilitation in Ambulant Diplegic Children Using Botulinum A Injection and Ankle Weights by Nahla M. Ibrahim, Hatem Galal Abdallah Ibrahim, Tarek Alsayad, Mahrous I. Seddeek, Talal A. Dawa, Adel Ibrahim Azzam, Abd El-Hamid Gaber, Ashraf Abdelkader

“…So, this study aims to investigate the combined effect of botulinum A injection and ankle weight on excessive knee flexion in diplegic children with crouch gait. Methods. Sixty children with spastic diplegia walking with a crouch gait were included in this study. …”
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Residual Right Coronary Artery Stenosis after Left Main Coronary Artery Intervention Increased the 30-Day Cardiovascular Death and 3-Year Right Coronary Artery Revascularization Ra... by Chien-Ho Lee, Shaur-Zheng Chong, Shu-Kai Hsueh, Wen-Jung Chung, Cheng-I Cheng

“…In patients with LM disease and concomitant above or equal to 70% RCA stenosis, PCI for RCA lesion during the same hospitalization is recommended to reduce the 30-day cardiovascular death and 3-year RCA revascularization rate.…”
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Dynamics of own income in Moscow polyclinics for 2019–2021 by I. V. Elbek

“…Based on the totality of indicators, it can be concluded that, despite the equal rights enshrined in Russian law, medical organizations of the Moscow healthcare system, due to territorial differences, have different opportunities to replenish the revenue side of the budget through the provision of paid medical services.Conclusion. …”
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The effect of the use of positioning materials and hand-face maneuvers on physiologic parameters and stress symptoms in preterm newborns by Işıl Ar, Serap Balcı

“…Abstract Background Correct locating in the short and long term is very important for infants.The purpose of the present study is performed to evaluate the effect of positioning with materials and hand-face maneuvers on physiological parameters and stress symptoms in preterm newborns. Methods This study was a randomized controlled trial. …”
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