Molecular detection of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in stool samples using real-time PCR by Menna allah Mohamed, Rania Abdel Halim, Névine Kassem, Eman kamel, sally saber, Engy Elsayed, samar rashad

“…This bacterial infection is highly prevalent, it affects more than 50% of the world's population. It is common among children in developing countries. …”
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Validation of the Stress Mindset Measure (SMM) in an Italian sample: Practical utility of a short version by Irene FLOREAN, Francesco MARCATTO, Silvia TRENTIN, Barbara PENOLAZZI

“…This study aimed to validate the SMM and examine its factorial structure in an Italian sample. Methods: A sample of 215 adults completed the Italian version of the SMM, along with measures of perceived stress, life satisfaction, and self-efficacy. …”
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Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

“…On average, positive statements were rated significantly higher (2.06) than negative ones (−0.66), supporting the prediction from social exchange theory that dog owners in a voluntary sample tend to perceive more advantages than disadvantages in dog ownership. …”
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Latent classes of resilience in a nationwide sample of US adults during COVID-19 pandemic by Jing Huang, Joyline Chepkorir, Alden L. Gross, Phillip Phan, Phillip Phan, Noelle V. Pavlovic, Melissa D. Hladek, Melissa D. Hladek

“…This study aimed to identify the latent classes of resilience among a nationwide sample of US adults and characterize these classes according to their socio-demographic profiles.MethodsWe conducted a survey of 3,340 US adults from March to June 2020 through Qualtrics panel participants, stratified demographically to represent the US population by gender, race, age, and geographic region. …”
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Longitudinal predictors of alcohol use and problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in an at-risk veteran sample by Angela J. Zaur, Dongho Shin, Jasmine Lewis, Robert A. Perera, William C. Walker, Amma Agyemang, Tara Austin, Cooper Hodges, Sarah L. Martindale, Mary Jo Pugh, Ananda B. Amstadter, Christina M. Sheerin

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Are codesigned programmes more difficult to implement? A qualitative study of staff perceptions on the implementation of a new youth mental health programme by Michelle Kehoe, Rick Whitehead, Kathleen deBoer, Denny Meyer, Liza Hopkins, Maja Nedeljkovic

“…Abstract Background Codesigned interventions are becoming more common in health services and, in particular, in the design and development of mental health programmes and interventions. …”
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Feasibility study of progressive Latin hypercube sampling and quasi-Monte Carlo simulation for probabilistic risk assessment by Seung-Seop Jin, Gungyu Kim, Shinyoung Kwag, Seunghyun Eem

“…P-LHS exhibited the best convergence and variability among the methods, followed by Quasi-MCS and LHS. Although Quasi-MCS showed more significant variability than LHS as the number of events increased, its error rate remained within 2% with 9,000 samples. …”
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Parameter estimation in the Farlie–Gumbel–Morgenstern bivariate Bilal distribution via multistage ranked set sampling by S. P. Arun, M. R. Irshad, R. Maya, Amer I. Al-Omari, Shokrya S. Alshqaq

“…Ranked set sampling is a well-known and efficient method compared to simple random sampling for estimating population parameters. …”
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End-to-End Interrupted Sampling Repeater Jamming Countermeasure Network Under Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio by Gane Dai, Xiaoxuan Yang, Sha Huan, Ziyang Chen, Cong Peng, Yuanqin Xu

“…Interrupted sampling repeater jamming (ISRJ) is characterized by its coherent processing gains and flexible modulation techniques. …”
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Are circadian rhythms more favorable with lithium than with other mood stabilizers? An exploratory actigraphy study in euthymic bipolar disorder type 1 by Vincent Hennion, Jan Scott, Victoire Martinot, Chloé Benizri, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Frank Bellivier, Bruno Etain

“…Experimental research suggests that lithium (Li) modifies CRA, but this has been rarely explored in BD using actigraphy. Methods: The sample comprised 88 euthymic BD-I cases with 3 weeks of actigraphy. …”
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High Mortality and Complications in Patients Admitted With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With More Than Double Mortality in Men Without Improvement in Outcome Over the Years by Mohammad Reza Movahed, Elimira Javanmardi, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh

“…The goal of this study was to evaluate the outcome data of patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy using a large inpatient database. Methods and Results We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database for our study. …”
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Intestinal Ultrasound Combined with Blood Inflammatory Markers Is a More Efficient Tool in Evaluating Severity of Crohn’s Disease: A Pilot Study by Huaying Fang, Jie Liu, Kai Qian, Xuemei Xu, Zhaolong Li, Li Xie, Menghan Sun, Song Wang, Jiaqin Xu, Chaolan Lv, Bo Wang, Weiyong Liu, Gengqing Song, Yue Yu

“…IBUS-SAS combined with ESR and CRP is a more efficient tool than IBUS-SAS alone or inflammatory markers alone in evaluating CD patients with moderate to severe disease activity.…”
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Safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone v/s placebo for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia in patients aged more than 16 years: a systematic review by Ankita Umrao, Monika Pahuja, Nabendu Sekhar Chatterjee

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Assessing daily life activities with experience sampling methodology (ESM): Scoring predefined categories or qualitative analysis of open-ended responses? by Marie Stadel, Anna M. Langener, Katie Hoemann, Laura F. Bringmann

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Variation Characteristics of Sediment Transport for a Vertical Gauze Sand Barrier During Different Sampling Seasons by Yan Deren, Yang Zhiguo, Gao Haiyan, Huang Haiguang, Hu Xiaolong

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Mapping the sources and strands of marine debris via particle modelling and In-situ sampling approaches in archipelagic countries by Noir P. Purba, Ibnu Faizal, David Christie, Munawir B. Pratama, Darryl A. Valino, Marine K. Martasuganda, Titin Herawati, Ajeng Wulandari, Sanny T. Utami, Noor C.D. Aryanto, Muhammad H. Ilmi, Raffy R. Alfarez, Buntora Pasaribu

“…Using a combination of simulation and in-situ sampling methods, the simulation considered 13 hypothetical sources based on external factors such as river locations and surface ocean currents. …”
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Effect of the Sampling of a Dataset in the Hyperparameter Optimization Phase over the Efficiency of a Machine Learning Algorithm by Noemí DeCastro-García, Ángel Luis Muñoz Castañeda, David Escudero García, Miguel V. Carriegos

“…Also, a level of gain is assigned to each partition allowing us to study patterns and allocate whose samples are more profitable. Since Cybersecurity is a discipline in which the efficiency of Artificial Intelligence techniques is a key aspect in order to extract actionable knowledge, the statistical analyses have been carried out over five Cybersecurity datasets.…”
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Clinical research of hemodialysis adequacy evaluation with Kt/V by on-line clearance monitoring and by blood sampling calculation by ZHENG Xin, YANG Tao, HOU Fang, WANG Yu-zhu

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Adrenal Vein Sampling: The Role of a Diagnostic Inspiratory Contrast-Enhanced CT Scan in Interventional Planning by Filip Njavro, Erin Kos, Karin Zibar Tomšić, Maja Prutki, Ana Marija Alduk

“…This study evaluates the utility of inspiratory CT scans in interventional planning, specifically assessing the right adrenal vein visualization and positional discrepancies during fluoroscopy. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis of 133 patients who underwent adrenal vein sampling was performed. …”
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Strong wintering site fidelity contrasts with exploratory breeding site sampling in a socially monogamous shorebird by Eunbi Kwon, Mihai Valcu, Bart Kempenaers

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