Outpatient visits and treatment methods of patients with hand and wrist injuries in Vreden National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics by Eugeniy V. Veber, Alexander P. Zavyalov, Alexander I. Avdeev, Margarita A. Zhogina, Sergey S. Smirnov

“…Methods. A sample of 18.848 patients who applied to the emergency department with hand and wrist injury in the period from 2020 to 2023 was drawn in the database of the Medialog medical information system of the Center. …”
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Camouflaging in neurodivergent and neurotypical girls at the transition to adolescence and its relationship to mental health: A participatory methods research study by Ailbhe McKinney, Sarah O’Brien, Jacqueline A. Maybin, Stella W. Y. Chan, Simone Richer, Sinead Rhodes

“…This study aims to understand: (a) if the use of camouflaging has started by early adolescence, (b) how components of camouflaging (assimilation, masking, and compensation) present at this age, (c) if age predicts camouflaging and (d) what is the relationship with mental health. Methods Participatory methods: A co‐production team of 15 adult neurodivergent women co‐produced the project and ranked camouflaging as their most important research theme. …”
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Novel Virtual Reality Intervention for Stress Reduction Among Patients With or at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Mixed Methods Pilot Study by Katherine E Makaroff, Christopher Van, Vincent Grospe, Lynae Edmunds, Marcella A Calfon-Press, Karol E Watson, Tamara Horwich

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to assess safety and preliminarily explore how a VR experience can aid in stress reduction among patients with or at risk for CVD. MethodsA convergent mixed methods approach was used for this single-arm prospective pilot study. …”
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Understanding the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of lifestyle modification interventions in adults with learning disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review by Dikshyanta Rana, Sophie Westrop, Nishant Jaiswal, Evi Germeni, Arlene McGarty, Louisa Ells, Phillippa Lally, Michael McEwan, Craig Melville, Leanne Harris, Olivia Wu

“…There needs to be greater reflection on how to make methods more accessible to improve the inclusion of adults with severe and profound learning disabilities in research. …”
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Characterization of volatile compounds in mozzarella cheeses made from bovine and buffalo milk by different aroma extraction and identification methods by Zhijie Yang, Jiao Wang, Bei Wang, Yanping Cao

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Preparation of 2-phenyl-9-diethylaminoethylimidazo[1,2-α]benzimidazole dinitrate tablets and development of quality control methods by A. M. Domanina, M. V. Chernikov, I. P. Remezova, E. F. Stepanova, A. M. Shevchenko, A. V. Morozov

“…The aim of this study was to obtain 2-phenyl-9-diethylaminoethylimidazo[1,2-α]benzimidazole dinitrate tablets and develop methods for quality control.Materials and methods. …”
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Are sexual health survey items understood as intended by African and Asian migrants to Australia? Methods, results and recommendations for qualitative pretesting by Alison Reid, Roanna Lobo, Jo Durham, Limin Mao, Graham Brown, Daniel Vujcich, Meagan Roberts, Zhihong Gu, Lisa Hartley, Piergiorgio Moro, Amy B Mullens, Baden Offord, Enaam Oudih

“…Introduction More research and policy action are needed to improve migrant health in areas such as sexual health and blood-borne viruses (SHBBV). …”
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Characterization of oral swab samples for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. by Rachel C Wood, Alfred Andama, Gleda Hermansky, Stephen Burkot, Lucy Asege, Mukwatamundu Job, David Katumba, Martha Nakaye, Sandra Z Mwebe, Jerry Mulondo, Christine M Bachman, Kevin P Nichols, Anne-Laure M Le Ny, Corrie Ortega, Rita N Olson, Kris M Weigel, Alaina M Olson, Damian Madan, David Bell, Adithya Cattamanchi, William Worodria, Fred C Semitala, Akos Somoskovi, Gerard A Cangelosi, Kyle J Minch

“…The present study modified sample collection methods to increase sample biomass and characterized the viability of bacilli present in tongue swabs. …”
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Design and methods of an adaptive trial to test comparative effectiveness of readmission reduction approaches following infection and sepsis hospitalizations (ACCOMPLISH) by Kristin Mayes, Victor B. Talisa, Adelina Malito, Florian B. Mayr, Kelly Williams, Kalpana Char, Richard Wadas, Elizabeth Lorenzi, Kert Viele, Rana Awdish, Derek C. Angus, Chung-Chou Ho Chang, Sachin Yende

“…Many will have subsequent clinical deterioration, which for some requires hospital readmission while, for others, transition to hospice care may be more appropriate. Unfortunately, there is a lack of high-quality evidence regarding how best to support patients in this period. …”
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Effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia: a multi-methods evidence synthesis by Mari Imamura, Clare Robertson, Jemma Hudson, Daniel Whibley, Lorna Aucott, Katie Gillies, Marcus Beasley, Martin J Stevens, Paul Manson, Debra Dulake, Abhishek Abhishek, Nicole KY Tang, Gary J Macfarlane, Miriam Brazzelli

“…Future work High-quality research is needed to investigate which interventions are more likely to be effective for treating fibromyalgia-related sleep problems. …”
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Latent profiles of emotional intelligence: Russian and Chinese samples by Tatiana V. Kornilova, Qiuqi Zhou, Victoria A. Savelieva

“…Latent structures of EI traits in a cross-cultural comparison of Russian and Chinese samples show more similarities than differences; the latter are manifested in the presence vs absence of discrepancies between the levels of sociality among the classes identified in both samples. …”
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Attributions of cancer 'alarm' symptoms in a community sample. by Katriina L Whitaker, Suzanne E Scott, Kelly Winstanley, Una Macleod, Jane Wardle

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A questionnaire was mailed to 4858 adults (≥50 years old, no cancer diagnosis) through primary care, asking about symptom experiences in the past 3 months. …”
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The Properties of an Edge-On Low Surface Brightness Galaxies Sample by Tian-Wen Cao, Zi-Jian Li, Pei-Bin Chen, Venu M. Kalari, Cheng Cheng, Gaspar Galaz, Hong Wu, Junfeng Wang

“…They are also, on average, more massive than HI-rich dwarf ELSBGs. Star formation rates (SFRs) were calculated using WISE 12 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">μ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>m luminosity conversions and spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting methods, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the influence of polystyrene standards on quantification in environmental samples by Honglin Chen, Kevin V. Thomas, Cassandra Rauert

“…Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) is an emerging analytical method for MNPs in environmental matrices, but there are uncertainties in the analysis as it is an indirect technique. …”
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Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infection Pathogens in Semen Samples by RW Peeling, J Embree

“…Screening for these pathogens should be performed using the most sensitive methods, such as nucleic acid amplified tests. False-negative results due to inhibitory substances in the semen sample should be monitored using amplification controls. …”
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Cognitive styles and psychotic experiences in a community sample. by Sarah Sullivan, Richard P Bentall, Charles Fernyhough, Rebecca M Pearson, Stanley Zammit

“…This study investigates the association between cognitive style and paranoia in a large community sample of young adults.<h4>Methods</h4>2694 young adults (mean age 17.8, SD 4.6) from the ALSPAC cohort provided data on psychotic experiences and cognitive style. …”
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Research and validation of forest carbon sequestration measurement model based on biomass method-A case study of Guizhou Province. by Zhang Min, Wu Yang, Qiu Yan, Yan Jun, Li Chunling, Ran Wen Rui

“…With the establishment of China Certified Voluntary Emission Reduction (CCER) market, more and more people pay attention to the development of forestry carbon sequestration in Guizhou. …”
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Use of the Neutron Activation Analysis, k0-standardized method, in the evaluation of the air quality in critical points of Belo Horizonte by Igor Felipe Silva Moura, Ananda Borjaille Cruz, Raisa Helena Sant'Ana Cesar, Aline Fabiane Gonçalves Oliveira, Alberto Avellar Barreto, Maria Ângela de B. C. Menezes

“…In order to contribute with elemental composition of particulate matter, the Nuclear Technology Development Center / Brazilian Commission for Nuclear Energy, and the Department of Nuclear Engineering of the Federal University of Minas Gerais has developed a research based on environmental samples. This work aims to present the sampling methodology, the concentration values of sampled particulate matter preliminarily, the methodology of analysis of elemental concentration using the nuclear technique of neutron activation analysis, k0-standardized method, and interpreted through statistical techniques and values of the elemental concentrations more representative of the samplings carried out. …”
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Investigation of new construction technologies in terms of efficiency in Iran and selection of the best method based on FAHP fuzzy hierarchical analysis by ehsan roostaee, seyyed yaghoub zolfegharifar

“…Higher manufacturing speed than traditional methods has made it possible to prepare more units for operation in less time. …”
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COPD prevalence and characteristics among sample of working population by Sasho Stoleski, Jordan Minov, Dragan Mijakoski, Hana Brborović, Milan Milošević, Roko Žaja

“…IntroductionCOPD is a global public health problem, causing a very high rates of morbidity, mortality, and work disability in the last decades worldwide.ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and characteristics COPD in a random sample of workers form the city of Skopje, and its relation to occupational exposures.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted including 1,867 workers (959 males and 908 females) from the city of Skopje. …”
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