Skill-Level Dependent Lower Limb Muscle Synergy Patterns During Open-Stance Forehand Strokes in Competitive Tennis Players by Yucheng Wang, Dong Sun, Dongxu Wang, Diwei Chen, Fengping Li, Zhanyi Zhou, Xuanzhen Cen, Yang Song, Danica Janicijevic, Yaodong Gu

“…Conclusions: Elite athletes exhibited more optimized and stable muscle activation patterns, enabling more efficient coordination of major muscle groups. …”
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Evidence-based medicine research for the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis by GUO Jincai, XIE Hui

“…In order to evaluate the safety and efficacy of these methods to improve the maximum mouth opening, alleviate the burning sensation, increase tongue flexibility, and other symptoms that accompany OSF, researchers have completed some evidence-based studies in recent years. …”
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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Primary Schoolchildren in the Koh Yao Islands of Southern Thailand by Nonthapan Phasuk, Prasit Na-Ek, Udomsak Narkkul, Stephen J. Scholand, Chuchard Punsawad

“…Demographic data and associated risk factors were collected and analyzed. Stool samples were collected and examined for parasites using the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation concentration and the modified Kato-Katz methods. …”
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Protocolled practice nurse-led care for children with asthma in primary care: protocol for a cluster randomised trial by Patrick J E Bindels, Arthur M Bohnen, Sara Bousema, Annemieke J Verwoerd, Lucas M Goossens, Gijs Elshout

“…Therefore, this study aims to determine whether protocolled practice nurse-led asthma care for children in primary care provides more effective asthma control than usual care.Methods and analysis The study will be a cluster-randomised open-label trial with an 18-month follow-up. …”
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Gender composition in the work environment and physicians’ income from Medicare Part B fee-for-service payments: evidence from longitudinal data by Qing Gong, Xiaochu Hu

“…In this study, we explore the role of representation of women in the work environment in physicians’ income from Medicare Part B fee-for-service payments and the income gender gap. Methods Our main analytic sample is a balanced panel of 371,472 physicians over 9 years, obtained from the Medicare Part B fee-for-service (FFS) Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2012–2020) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). …”
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To What Extent Can Statistical Learning Explain Language Profiles in Autism? Methodological and Theoretical Challenges by Charlotte Dumont, Emma Peri, Arnaud Destrebecqz, Mikhail Kissine

“…This study aimed to examine the predictive roles of joint attention and statistical learning, specifically nonadjacent dependency learning, on expressive vocabulary and morphosyntactic outcomes in autistic children. Methods Participants included 40 autistic children aged 5–8 years with diverse linguistic profiles, ranging from verbally fluent to minimally verbal, and 40 non-autistic children. …”
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Effects of 6-weeks Bhastrika Pranayama Intervention on health-related components of physical fitness by Baljinder S. Bal, Parmjit Kaur, Davinder Singh, Manoj Bhardwaj

“…The present study investigated the effects of 6-weeks bhastrika pranayama intervention (BPI) program on health-related components of physical fitness. Material and Methods. We used a quasi-experimental design with fifty-two healthy girls (Mean ± SD; age, 23.6346±1.1551 yrs; body height, 158.0961±3.8616 cm; body weight, 55.6826±3.4002 kg) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India. …”
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Is functional brain connectivity atypical in autism? A systematic review of EEG and MEG studies. by Christian O'Reilly, John D Lewis, Mayada Elsabbagh

“…., development, topography, lateralization).<h4>Methods</h4>Literature reviews were done using PubMed and PsychInfo databases. …”
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An assessment of prevalence of Type 1 CFI rare variants in European AMD, and why lack of broader genetic data hinders development of new treatments and healthcare access. by Amy V Jones, Darin Curtiss, Claire Harris, Tom Southerington, Marco Hautalahti, Pauli Wihuri, Johanna Mäkelä, Roosa E Kallionpää, Enni Makkonen, Theresa Knopp, Arto Mannermaa, Erna Mäkinen, Anne-Mari Moilanen, Tongalp H Tezel, SCOPE Study group, Nadia K Waheed

“…The lack of available non-European AAMD datasets prevented us exploring this relationship more globally, however a statistical association may be detectable by future sequencing studies that sample approximately 2,000 AAMD individuals from Ashkenazi Jewish and Latino/Admixed American ethnicities.…”
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Towards promoting timely treatment: Uncovering the determinants of prompt malaria care seeking behavior among febrile children under-five years in Tanzania. by Huda Omary, Suleiman Chombo, Pankras Luoga, Jackline Vicent Mbishi, Heavenlight A Paulo, John Andrew, Abdallah Zacharia, Isaac Y Addo

“…This study examined the prevalence of prompt care-seeking behaviors among under five febrile children in Tanzania and the associated determinants.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS), including a nationally representative and weighted sample of 1,050 under-five children who experienced fever within two weeks prior to the survey. …”
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Pathways to care: Factors predicting women’s access to clinic versus pharmacy-based medication abortion in Ghana by Caesar Agula, Adriana Biney, Pearl Kyei, Ayaga A. Bawah

“…Results: Our results show that women were more likely to spend more on accessing MA in clinics than in pharmacies (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.0, p  < 0.01). …”
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Perceptions of Stigma Among Patients With Hepatitis B in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey by Bettina M Zimmermann, Theresa Willem, Michael Rost, Nina Matthes, Alena Buyx

“…The mean (SD) stigma score throughout the sample was 5.52 (6.02; range 0-24) and the median was 3.50 (IQR=9.75). …”
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Epidemiology and Inpatient Outcomes of Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Liver Failure and Cirrhosis by Aditya Sharma, Bashar Mohamad, Ayman O. Soubani

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence and inpatient outcomes of liver failure and cirrhosis (LFC) admissions with invasive aspergillosis (IA) in the United States. Methods: This retrospective cohort study utilized the 2016–2020 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to analyze outcomes of IA in LFC admissions. …”
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The Influence of Job Crafting on Nurses’ Intent to Stay: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mª Carmen Rodríguez-García, Ángeles Ramos-Martínez, Celia Cruz-Cobo

“…<b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with a sample of 284 registered nurses using a self-reported online questionnaire with the standardized Spanish version of the Job Crafting Scale. …”
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Enhancing holistic patient care of black individuals diagnosed with HIV and comorbid chronic conditions by Marc Fleming, Saharnaz Nedjat, Jon C. Schommer, Crystal K. Hodge

“…Conclusion: Access to medical records enables pharmacists to focus more on mental health, lifestyle, and social determinants of health.…”
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Incidence of Postoperative Complications among Patients with Active or Resolved COVID-19 Undergoing Elective Abdominal Wall Reconstruction by Fabiola Aguilera, MD, Grant Wagner, BS, Madeline Bald, BS, Joshua Richman, MD, PhD, Jorge I. de la Torre, MD, FACS, MSHA

“…Patients with COVID-19 were more likely to be younger (48 versus 57; P = 0.049) and more likely to have a shorter length of stay in the hospital (3 versus 5.8; P = 0.038). …”
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Application of microscopic smartphone attachment for remote preoperative lab testing by Kefan Song, Kefan Song, Alexander T. Adams, Alexander T. Adams

“…Future enhancements, including wider field-of-view, adjustable magnification, more advanced and integrated algorithms as well as integration with a microfluidic channel for direct sample analysis, are proposed to expand the device’s functionality. …”
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: A Clinical, Radiological, and Outcome Study of 144 Cases by Jerry A George, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Roopa Rajan, Mamta B Singh, Rohit Bhatia, Shariq Shah, Ajay Garg, Pradeep Venkatesh, Achal K Srivastava, Manjari Tripathi, MV Padma Srivastava, Anu Gupta

“…We aimed to describe the clinical spectrum, radiological features, outcomes, and prognostic factors in patients with SSPE and provide a comparison of childhood- versus late-onset disease. Methods: An observational study was conducted in a tertiary hospital in India, documenting the spectrum and functional outcome [modified Rankin Scale (mRS)] of patients with SSPE. …”
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Invasive Candidiasis Prevalence Among Patients in Intensive Care Unit, Hasan Sadikin Hospital by Hafizh Ridwan Maulana, Uun Sumardi, Raspati C. Koesoemadinata

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of IC and associated risk factors in ICU patients. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted including medical records of patients treated in ICU Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung admitted in June 2016-June 2017 whose blood sample were sent for culture. …”
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Knowledge, Perception, and Attitudes of Nursing Staff about Assessment and Management of Neonatal Pain by Isam AL-Zwaini, Ali Obaid, Zeyad jabbar

“…A total sample of 121 nurses was recruited from these hospitals. …”
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