Characterizing the Prevalence of Psychiatric Conditions and Fear-Potentiated Startle Response in Civilians with a History of Trauma and Seizures by Trinidi Prochaska, Helena Zeleke, Sean T. Minton, Abigail Powers, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Jon T. Willie, Daniel L. Drane, Tanja Jovanovic, Sanne J.H. van Rooij

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Impact of dexmedetomidine on agitation and inflammatory response during recovery from anesthesia in young children following cochlear implantation surgery by Qing Cheng, Chao-Yang Chen, Xiang Li, Li-Jun Wu, Ze-Yu Zhao

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of dexmedetomidine (Dex) on agitation and inflammatory response during recovery from anesthesia in young children following cochlear implantation surgery. Methods We randomly divided 80 children who underwent unilateral cochlear implantation into two equal groups. …”
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Stationary thermal-gas-dynamics of flows in the cylinder and exhaust system of a piston engine by L. V. Plotnikov, V. A. Shurupov, V. A. Slednev, D. A. Davydov, D. N. Krasilnikov

“…The velocity field, isolines of equal velocities, and tangential velocity vectors were chosen as the gas-dynamic characteristics of the flow. …”
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REGULARITIES OF THE AVERAGE HEAT EXCHANGE FOR PIPES WITH ROUGH WALLS AND ROUGH FLAT CHANNELS UNDER ONE-SIDED THERMAL LOADING by Igor' E. Lobanov

“…Objectives The aim of the present work is to carry out mathematical modelling of heat exchange in rough flat channels and round pipes with rough walls during one-sided heating. Methods The calculation was based on the superposition principle of turbulent viscosity. …”
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Help-seeking behaviors among survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in 54 low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data by Mariella Stiller, Michael Lowery Wilson, Till Bärnighausen, Adebola Adedimeji, Erin Lewis, Anne Abio

“…Strong advocacy and action are needed, including fostering survivors’ educational attainment, diminishing pregnant women’s social and financial dependencies on their intimate partners, promoting pre- and peri-natal health care, informing survivors about help, and increasing gender equality by engaging women and men equally within the whole community.…”
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Development of entrustable professional activities framework for clinical microbiology residency: a national multi-step consensus using modified Delphi study by Mennatallah H. Rizk, Niveen Ghoraba, Hanaa S. Elhoshy, Omayma Hamed

“…Subsequently, three rounds of the modified Delphi method were employed, engaging ten clinical microbiology experts from various medical schools. …”
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Te Ara Waiora-Implementing human papillomavirus (HPV) primary testing to prevent cervical cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand: A protocol for a non-inferiority trial. by Melanie Gibson-Helm, Tania Slater, Evelyn J MacDonald, Kendall Stevenson, Anna Adcock, Stacie Geller, Varsha Parag, Charles Lambert, Matthew Bennett, Merilyn Hibma, Peter Sykes, Marion Saville, David Hawkes, Jo-Ann Stanton, Mary-Ann Clueard, Grahame Jelley, Bev Lawton

“…Currently, we do not know the best model for implementing an equitable HPV self-testing screening programme.<h4>Methods</h4>This implementation trial aims to assess whether a universal offer of HPV self-testing (offered to all people eligible for cervical screening) achieves non-inferior screening coverage (equal) to a universal offer of cervical cytology alone (the present programme). …”
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Left ventricle ejection fraction and strain derived by three-dimensional echocardiography are associated with exercise capacity in the patients with heart failure by Pavlović-Kleut Milena, Šljivić Aleksandra, Ćelić Vera

“…LVEF, global longitudinal, circumferential, radial and area strains were significantly lower in the subgroups of subjects with a peak VO2 less, or equal to 15 mL O2/kg per min and with a VE/VCO2 slope greater, or equal to 36 compared to the subgroups of subjects with a peak VO2 greater than 15 mL O2/kg per min and with a VE/VCO2 slope less than 36. …”
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Did the reform of the public hospitals' pay system increase the physicians' pay in China? A cross-sectional study by Yaxin Zhao, Zhongliang Zhou, Xiaohui Zhai, Guanping Liu, Zhichao Wang, Qiwei Deng

“…The government should promote the RPHPS to enhance physicians' pay and implement initiatives aimed at achieving equal pay for equal work, irrespective of gender.…”
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Viral infections in cancer patients at the stages of antitumor treatment by T. A. Zykova, D. A. Rozenko, N. N. Popova, E. A. Solovova, Yu. Yu. Kozel, A. V. Shulga

“…In children, viral infection was diagnosed only on CT (71.9 % of those receiving CT, p = 0.098, F = 0.13), and in adults it was equally common (75 % each), both during CT and after surgery. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors in Antiretroviral-Treated HIV/AIDS-Positive Adults from 2013 to 2018 at Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Yared Asmare Aynalem, Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw, Zeleke Woldiye

“…Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin level of less than or equal to 13.9 g/dl for male and less than or equal to 12.2 g/dl for female adults. …”
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Chopped Basalt Fibers Reinforced Mortar for Strengthening the Architectural Heritage by Micaela Mercuri, Marco Vailati, Amedeo Gregori

“…The fiber content (FC) optimization with respect to the mechanical properties leads to a basalt FC equal to 1.2% for long-fiber samples and an FC equal to 1.9% for short-fiber ones.…”
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‘They were just enjoying love and she was making money’: A qualitative analysis of UN peacekeeper sexual interactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Samantha Gray, Sandrine Lusamba, Heather Stuart, Sabine Lee, Susan A. Bartels

“…This study aims to demonstrate that not all sexual interactions between peacekeepers and host community members are equally exploitative or abusive. Methods The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was chosen for this study due to its longstanding history of UN peacekeeping operations, documented cases of peacekeeper-perpetrated SEA, and socio-economic and gendered inequalities that contribute to transactional and coercive sexual interactions. …”
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Predicting postoperative coronal alignment in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty using the arithmetic hip-knee-ankle angle by Chengyuan Ma, Zifan Luo, Guanghui Zhao, Jianbing Ma, Jianpeng Wang

“…The postop HKA was nearly equal to the preoperative aHKA (176.09° ± 2.86° vs. 176.23° ± 3.15°). …”
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Nonlinear modification to Hildebrand equation for accelerometry assessment of physical activity: improved accuracy for low activity levels by Laura A. Frey-Law, Shannon L. Merkle, Dana Dailey, Kathleen A. Sluka

“…Despite the increasing use of wearable sensors to track PA in healthy and patient cohorts, few algorithms are equally accurate in assessing sedentary and light PA as moderate and vigorous. …”
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The open health-promoting activities programme: redefining health promotion and family dynamics by engaging parents in socioeconomically deprived Swedish communities by Lisette Farias, Mai-Lis Hellenius, Johanna Gringmann, Gisela Nyberg, Susanne Andermo

“…The findings suggest that emphasising equal opportunities, a safe space approach and participation are essential for increasing family engagement in physical activity. …”
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Critical discourse analysis of “Rostam and Esfandiyar” story of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh based on Van Dijk’s (2006) ideological square by Abbas Ali Ahangar, Saeid Oveisi Kahkha

“…Moreover, in order to polarize between “in-group” and “out-group, the poet has minimized the negative points of “in-group” and the positive points of “out-group”.Accordingly, the poet has mostly used the actor description strategy in 508 cases, equal to %23.27 and the irony strategy in 429 casesm equal to %19.65. …”
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Ocular graft host disease after allogeneic stem cell transplant: unique risk factors and outcomes by Maaly A.M Abdel Fattah, Ghada ElGohary, Shahrukh K Hashmi

“…The patients identified with mild to moderate ocular GVHD had less than or equal to three corneal staining, 13–32 points ocular surface disease index (OSDI), and Schirmer’s test of 6–15 mm were classified as group 1, while those with severe ocular GVHD defined as having more than four corneal stainings, more than or equal to 33 points OSDI, and less than or equal to 5 mm Schirmer’s test were classified as group 2. …”
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SEPLINE: Socioeconomic Position in Epidemiological Research&amp;mdash;A National Guideline on Danish Registry Data by Hjorth CF, Kjærulff TM, Thomsen MK, Cronin-Fenton D, Dalton SO, Olsen MH

“…Workshop II (fall 2024) addressed analytical methods, including causal inference challenges and income/wealth assessment methods. …”
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Research on Power Transmission Capacity of Transmission Section for Grid-Forming Renewable Energy via AC/DC Parallel Transmission System Considering Synchronization and Frequency S... by Zhengnan Gao, Zengze Tu, Shaoyun Ding, Liqiang Wang, Haiyan Wu, Xiaoxiang Wei, Jiapeng Li, Yujun Li

“…The theoretical framework and methodology enhance system transfer capacity while ensuring AC/DC parallel transmission security, with case studies validating the theory’s correctness and method’s effectiveness.…”
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