Rehabilitation Impact of Vivifrail Exercise Program Type C on the Cognitive Function of Pre-Frail Elderly People in the Community by Sri Soenarti, Dwi Indriani Lestari, Muhammad Barlian Nugroho, Harien Lestari, Tita Hariyanti

“…This study was a quasi-experiment with a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The sample was chosen by the quota sampling method. Twenty-seven subjects were analyzed, comprising 16 individuals in the exercise group and 11 individuals in the control group. …”
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Effects of Urban Park Construction Period on Plant Multidimensional Diversities, Landscape Patterns of Green Spaces, and Their Associations in Changchun City, Northeast China by Xiao Yao, Dan Zhang, Yuhang Song, Hongjian Zhang, Xiaolei Zhang, Yufei Chang, Xinyuan Ma, Ziyue Lu, Yuanyuan Wang

“…Taking Changchun, a provincial city, as an example, a total of 240 plots were surveyed using the stratified random sampling method. We studied the effects of the urban park construction period on plant multidimensional diversities, landscape patterns of green spaces, and their associations in Changchun City, Northeast China. …”
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Virtual Integration of Satellite and In-situ Observation Networks (VISION) v1.0: In-Situ Observations Simulator (ISO_simulator) by M. R. Russo, M. R. Russo, S. L. Bartholomew, S. L. Bartholomew, D. Hassell, D. Hassell, A. M. Mason, E. Neininger, A. J. Perman, D. A. J. Sproson, D. Watson-Parris, D. Watson-Parris, N. L. Abraham, N. L. Abraham

“…<p>This work presents the first step in the development of the VISION toolkit, a set of Python tools that allows easy, efficient, and more meaningful comparison between global atmospheric models and observational data. …”
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Healthcare Providers and Patients Perception on Telehealth Services Adoption for Post-Operative Follow-Ups at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (Ghana) by Jonathan Kissi, Vivian Kruh, Godwin Adzakpah, Caleb Annobil, Daniel Kwame Kwansah Quansah, Sarkodie Yaw Appiah, Veronica Adwubi, Kerzia Jacobell Owusuwa, Daniel Opare, Joseph Owusu-Marfo

“…Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data involving 350 participants, (doctors (29), nurses (96), and patients (225)) at KBTH’s surgical department using the priori power calculation method. Participants were selected via purposive and convenience sampling. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of complications of type 2 diabetes in a community screening program in Kerala by Sumithra Selvam, Jaideep C Menon, Mathews Numpeli, Aswathy Sreedevi, Shana Shirin Najeeb, Syama Sathish, Gopal S Pillai, Vishnu B Menon, Steffi A Varughese, Sneha Georgy, Aparna Ajay, Neeraj V Mohandas, Rajeesh R Nair, Vineetha Rijju, Revathy Krishnan Radhakrishnan, Prem Nair

“…Introduction This study aims to estimate the prevalence and identify the determinants of peripheral neuropathy (PN), retinopathy and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) among persons with type two diabetes mellitus.Methods A cross-sectional study with a two-stage cluster sampling was conducted in Kerala in 33 clusters among individuals with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Morphological and functional characteristics of Trichinella sp. larvae in bears and badgers in the Kirov Region by O. B. Zhdanova, I. I. Okulova, A. V. Uspensky, L. A. Napisanova

“…The purpose of the research is study of morphological and functional characteristics of Trichinella sp. larvae in bears and badgers in the Kirov Region.Materials and methods. The compressor trichinelloscopy (CT) method was used to study 72 sections of muscle tissue samples (in accordance with the Guidelines "Prevention of helminthiasis transmitted through meat and meat products" dated September 23, 1996) from animals obtained during scientific culling. …”
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The relationship among the digit ratio (2D:4D), physical activity, aggression and sensation seeking in mature and immature boys by Taher Afsharnezhad, Farahnaz Ayatizadeh Tafti, Ali asghar Marzi, Nazanin Maleksabet

“…Individuals with low 2D:4D are more aggressive and tend to engage in more physical activity.Aim: We examined the relationship between 2D:4D and physical activity, sensation seeking and aggression in mature and immature boys.Materials and Methods: The study population consisted of Mazandaran male students aged 9 to 17 years in 2019-2020. …”
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Maximum lq-likelihood estimator of the heavy-tailed distribution parameter by Mohammed Ridha Kouider, Nesrine Idiou, Samia Toumi, Fatah Benatia

“…Additionally, the Hill estimator is one type of maximum likelihood estimator, which is a more robust with a large sample than a small sample. …”
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Green astaxanthin extraction using microwave and ultrasound pretreatments by Parisa Feizi, Yahya Maghsoudlou, Hoda ShahiriTabarestani, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Amir-Houshang Bahri

“…The results showed that for both samples, the ionic microemulsion solvent performed better in ASX extraction and the F. merguiensis shrimp produced more total carotenoids compared to the other sample. …”
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Metagenomic estimation of absolute bacterial biomass in the mammalian gut through host-derived read normalization by Gechlang Tang, Alex V. Carr, Crystal Perez, Katherine Ramos Sarmiento, Lisa Levy, Johanna W. Lampe, Christian Diener, Sean M. Gibbons

“…B:H ratios in stool were correlated with bacterial-to-diet (B:D) read count ratios, but B:D ratios exhibited a substantial number of outlier points. Host read depletion methods reduced the total number of human reads in a given sample, but B:H ratios were strongly correlated before and after host read depletion, indicating that host read depletion did not reduce the utility of B:H ratios. …”
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Social and emotional learning - Portuguese and Spanish teachers’ representations and classroom practices by Marco Ferreira, Marco Ferreira, José Reis-Jorge, José Reis-Jorge, Gustau Olcina-Sempere

“…IntroductionThis study aims to uncover the representations and practices of Portuguese and Spanish school teachers regarding social and emotional learning (SEL), hoping to contribute to filling a perceived gap in the empirical literature of these two countries.MethodsThis is an exploratory qualitative study with a convenience sample of 68 Portuguese and Spanish teachers who responded to an open-ended questionnaire. …”
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Diagnostic role of fine needle aspiration cytology in breast lesion by Rakesh Pathak, Shreesti Adhikari, Bipin Maharjan, Monika Shrestha

“…Conclusion: Fine needle aspiration cytology serves as a secure and easy method for diagnosing breast lesions with minimal invasiveness.…”
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Epidemiological features of healthcare associated infection of newborns in the Russian Federation during 2007–2017 by M. V. Ivanova, A. Ya. Mindlina

“…Objective: to offer additional criteria for assessing registration quality of congenital infections and neonates’ pyoseptic infections. Material and methods: a retrospective epidemiological analysis of congenital infections incidence, pyoseptic infections of puerperas and neonates during 2007–2017 was conducted in this study. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IMAGE RESULTS OF PANCREAS IN PORTAL VEIN PHASE ON CT SCAN ABDOMEN CONTRAST WITHOUT AND WITH MINIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION IN CT SCAN 64 SLICE by Maria Ramandita, Lailatul Muqmiroh, Pramono Pramono

“…Methods: This study is a retrospective study with an observational analytic method to assess differences of pancreatic image in contrasting contrast CT scans with and with MinIP reforms on CT 64 slice modalities Philips Briliance. 30 images as samples, with the criteria set by the researchers. …”
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The health effect of relaxing entry regulation for private hospitals and its nonlinear characteristics: evidence from China by Wanwen Jia, Wanwen Jia

“…This conclusion remains robust when different explanatory variables, measurement models and modified samples are applied. The heterogeneity analysis reveals that the health benefits of private hospital market entry are more pronounced in Central-Western region, regions with high medical resource endowment, and regions with High-quality competition. …”
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A cross-sectional profile and outcome assessment of adult patients triaged away from Steve Biko Academic Hospital emergency unit by Andreas Engelbrecht, F. G. du Toit, M. M. Geyser

“…This study examined an approach to this problem at a central hospital. Methods: A prospective observational study was done to provide a cross-sectional profile of patients triaged away from the emergency unit (EU) and to evaluate their outcome by telephonic survey. …”
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A SuperLearner-based pipeline for the development of DNA methylation-derived predictors of phenotypic traits. by Dennis Khodasevich, Nina Holland, Lars van der Laan, Andres Cardenas

“…We found evidence for higher agreement between duplicate samples run on alternate DNAm arrays when using SL PCA clocks relative to traditional methods. …”
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Determinants of hospital delivery among mothers attending post-natal mother-baby clinic services from January to August 2020: a cross-sectional study of Busia, Uganda by Kizito Omona, Vincent Ritara Ojok

“…Despite the importance of delivering at health institutions, in many countries, mothers still prefer to give birth at home.Study aim The aim was to ascertain the determinants of hospital delivery among mothers attending post-natal mother-baby clinic services in Busia district.Methods We used analytical cross-sectional design, with mixed method approach. …”
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A Computationally-Efficient Data-Driven Safe Optimal Algorithm Through Control Merging by Marjan Khaledi, Bahare Kiumarsi

“…Compared to existing optimal control learning methods for CT systems, which are typically iterative, a one-shot optimization is considerably more sample-efficient and computationally efficient. …”
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Exploratory study on the quality of forensic assessments using the Istanbul Protocol in a virtual versus face-to-face environment. by Andrea Galán Santamarina, Clara González Sanguino, Gabriela López Neyra, Pau Pérez-Sales

“…Method. Based on a sample of 21 Istanbul Protocols (IPs) conducted with survivors of torture (SoT) applying for international protection between 2020 and 2021, both professionals (n=21) and SoT (n=21) were interviewed comparing face-to-face (n=10) and remote (n=11) interviews concerning the assessment process, satisfaction, difficulties encountered and fulfilment of therapeutic aspects. …”
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