Effect of psychological distress on oral health: a cross-sectional study by Amal Asiri, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir, Mishali Alsharief, Suliman Shahin, Asim Al-Ansari, Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate psychological distress and its relationship with caries, oral hygiene status, gingival health, and other factors among adults. Methods This cross-sectional study included a sample of 558 adult patients at the Dental Hospital College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. …”
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From personality diagnosis to pattern diagnosis: the experience of researching persons who have committed terrorist crimes by N.P. Nichiporenko, I.I. Patsakula, I.Sh. Galiev

“…</strong> The basis of the radical pattern is formed by specific deviations in socialization, which are forms of adaptation to unfavorable conditions of development. <strong>Methods and materials.</strong> The sample consisted of 30 persons who committed terrorist crimes and 30 members of their families. …”
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Roles of mindfulness and depressive symptoms on the association between adverse childhood experiences and non-suicidal self-injury by Guangzhe F. Yuan, Yanping Lu, Yuan Tao, Wei Shi

“…Yet, the data on the potential psychological mechanism underlying adverse childhood experiences and NSSI are limited.Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the serial mediating roles of mindfulness and depressive symptoms on the relation between emotional abuse and neglect and NSSI.Method: A cross-sectional design was used in the current study. …”
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Dynamic Plasticity and Fracture of Al 7075 and V95T1 Alloys: High-Velocity Impact Experiments by Egor S. Rodionov, Andrey Ya. Cherepanov, Alfiya G. Fazlitdinova, Timur T. Sultanov, Victor G. Lupanov, Polina N. Mayer, Alexander E. Mayer

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Exploring the perceptual experiences of nurses regarding the care of patients with COVID-19: A mixed methodological approach by Vaishali S. Jadhav, Arunima Sreeletha, Natasha Mahajan

“…This study delves into the perceptual encounters of nurses regarding patient care during this critical period, providing valuable insights into their experiences. Materials and Methods: This study employed a unique mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. …”
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Impact of surface irregularities on coal wall stability and support mechanisms: Insights from physical and numerical experiments by Jiachen Wang, Xiang Yu, Zhong Huang, Lianghui Li, Yubing Wang

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EXPLORING THE NEED FOR LOWER LIMB PROSTHETIC GUIDELINES IN SOUTH AFRICA'S PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SECTOR by Bennie Theron, Surona Visagie

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Education about pain and experience with cognitive-based interventions do not reduce healthcare professionals’ chronic pain by Asaf Weisman, Tomer Yona, Youssef Masharawi

“…Purpose To investigate whether HCPs with chronic pain who (HCPs+CP) are familiar with these methods experience less pain and improved quality of life compared to less experienced HCPs+CP and healthy HCPs (H-HCPs). …”
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The important role of cuproptosis and cuproptosis-related genes in the development of thyroid carcinoma revealed by transcriptomic analysis and experiments by Yani Liu, Yanyan He, Shizhen Lei

“…IHC experiment was performed to confirm gene expressions in THCA and para-tumor samples. …”
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Experience of using internal fixation in the treatment of patients with inflammatory complications of mandibular fractures: a retrospective study by Alexander S. Pankratov, Zauri P. Gotsiridze, Mariya A. Karalkina

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Determinants of adverse childhood experiences and substance use among emerging adults in the context of sustainable development goals. by Ajith K Remesan, Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, Teddy Andrews Jaihind Jothikaran, Kalpana Goel, Lena Ashok

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study found that the prevalence of substance use was 17.97%, while the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) was 18.91% in the sample examined (172 and 181 participants among the total sample of 957, respectively). …”
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Arytenopexy with medialization thyroplasty and cricothyropexy in the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis: A 15-year experience by Bernardo Scarioli Oliveira, Mauro Becker Martins Vieira, Flávia Amarante Cardoso, Lívia Bernardi Lopes, Marianna Novaes da Costa Avila, Kênia Rabelo Santana de Farias

“…Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with a sample of 29 patients submitted to this surgical procedure between 2000 and 2015. …”
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Effect of a Nurse-Led Teaching Program on Sleep Disturbances and Pain Experiences Among Patients With Fibromyalgia by Aziza Ibrahim Abd El Kader PhD, Rasha Hafez Ramadan El-Shaboury PhD, Rehab Fouad Abd Elkodoos PhD, Hend Reda Ali Elkest PhD, Nermen Abdelftah Mohamed PhD

“…Objective This study investigates the effectiveness of a nurse-led teaching program on sleep disturbances and pain experiences among patients with fibromyalgia. Methods A quasi-experimental with pretest and posttest measures was implemented in this study. …”
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Insights From a User Experience‐Focused Virtual Study on the Feasibility and Challenges of Decentralized Clinical Trials by Yue Ma, Le Li, Gaili Gao, Huan Zhou, Jianmiao Yang, Jiao Zheng, Li Zheng, Lu Zhang, Min Jiang, Pu Li, Wenjing Zhou, Xia Chen, Ying Wang, Weiyi Zheng, Yan Zhang

“…This study, conducted between October 2023 and June 2024, engaged stakeholders to simulate the roles of the investigator, study nurse/pharmacist, and patient in a DCT, and explored feasibility, challenges, and procedures locally. Using a mixed‐method approach including focus group interviews, heuristic evaluation, usability testing, surveys, and one‐on‐one interviews, four DCT elements (eConsent, direct‐from‐patient sample collection, televisits, and direct‐to‐patient investigational medicine delivery) were simulated at 11 Chinese investigational sites with 36 researchers. …”
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The interaction of adverse childhood experiences, sex, and transgender identity as risk factors for depression: disparities in transgender adults by Siva Balakrishnan, Wei Yang, Ann M. Weber

“…We assessed whether the known association between ACE and depression was modified (or differed) by adult transgender identity and by assigned sex at birth, which we used as a proxy for adults' biological (e.g., hormonal changes) and social (e.g., sexism) experiences in childhood.MethodsData from a representative sample of 519 transgender and 127,214 cisgender US adults was retrieved from the 2019 and 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys. …”
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Training Nursing Skills: A Quantitative Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences before and after Clinical Practice by Elisabeth Solvik, Solveig Struksnes

“…The purpose of this study was to try out two different learning sessions related to the bed bath procedure. Design and Methods. The study has a descriptive, quantitative design with elements from clinically controlled trials. …”
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Voices of change: experiences of early women urology residents — a single institution qualitative research study by Aurora J. Grutman

“…Methods A convenience sample of women residents who trained at the Brady Urological Institute between 1980 and 2022 was chosen. …”
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Analysis of Consumer Behavioral Factors Between Online Shopping and Physical Store Experience in the M-Commerce Era by Ovidiu-Aurel Ghiuță, Andreea Nistor

“…Thus, our analysis aims to identify the variables influencing consumer preferences and to assess the statistical significance of these differences using quantitative methods and relevant statistical tests. The collected data came from a valid sample of 456 respondents for the general analysis and 271 valid cases for the online shopping analysis. …”
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Pain expectations, experiences and coping strategies used by post-operative patients: A descriptive phenomenological study. by Richard Sakyi, Edward Appiah Boateng, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Kenneth Adjei Afful, Vincent Afriyie Nimoh, Philomena Asakeboba Ajanaba, Mabel Dorothy Adjei, Felix Apiribu, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A descriptive phenomenological design approach was used to study nine purposively sampled surgical patients receiving care at a regional hospital in Ghana. …”
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Enhanced Recovery after Colorectal Surgery: 1st Year Experience in a Safety-Net Hospital by Stephanie D. Talutis, Uma R. Phatak, Angela H. Kuhnen, Pamela Rosenkranz, David McAneny, Jason F. Hall

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