Prevalence and associated factors of chronic pain among nurses: a national cross-sectional study by Zhenhui Ren, Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Qiang Yu, Xuting Li, Zengyu Chen, Dan Zhang, Chunhui Bin, Meng Ning, Yiting Liu, Jianghao Yuan, Yamin Li, Yusheng Tian

“…Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain and its associated factors among nurses in tertiary hospitals in China. Methods This was a multicentre cross-sectional study of 147,832 nurses from 67 tertiary hospitals in China between December 2023 and January 2024, using cluster sampling and online methods. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of post-stroke patients in the southern region of Kazakhstan by M.I. Assylbek, M. Anartaуeva, N. Zharkynbekova, G. Sarsenbayeva, K. Kemelbekov

“…The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of patients who have had a stroke. Materials and Methods: The sample was selected according to strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, which minimized possible data distortions, increased the accuracy and reliability of the research results, and the reliability of accounting for the specifics of the life of patients after a stroke in a pandemic. …”
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What drives weight status among female university students? A machine learning analysis of sociodemographic, dietary, and lifestyle determinants by Radwan Qasrawi, Radwan Qasrawi, Abir Ajab, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Sharifa Alblooshi, Razan Abu Ghoush, Stephanny Vicuna Polo, Malak Amro, Suliman Thwib, Ghada Issa, Haleama Al Sabbah

“…The aim is to identify the strongest predictors and support more targeted weight management strategies.MethodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 7,092 female university students (aged 18–30 years) in Palestine and the UAE. …”
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Optimal DCE design for modelling nonlinear time preferences in EQ-5D-5L valuation studies: exploration of data from Denmark and Peru by Alice Yu, Deborah Street, Marcel Jonker, Sterre Bour, Brendan Mulhern, Federico Augustovski, Cathrine Jensen, Claire Gudex, Morten Jensen, Romina Tejada, Richard Norman, Rosalie Viney, Elly Stolk

“…Although estimated discount rates varied widely from 1 to 117%, both type of choice set format and type of design construction method influenced the utilities for more severe health states. …”
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Evaluation of Pencycuron Residue Dynamics in Eggplant Using LC-MS/MS and Establishment of Pre-Harvest Residue Limits by Da-Geon Lee, Jae-Woon Baek, Hye-Ran Eun, Ye-Jin Lee, Su-Min Kim, Tae-Gyu Min, Yong-Won Cho, Yoon-Hee Lee, Yongho Shin

“…To enable timely interventions by farmers and regulators, pre-harvest residue limits (PHRLs) propose maximum allowable pesticide concentrations for each day during the pre-harvest period. An analytical method was developed to conduct residue determination trials, demonstrating that graphitized carbon black (GCB) effectively removes eggplant matrices during sample preparation. …”
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The Rational Use of Oxalic Acid Against to “Varroa Destructor”; Regional Scale Pilot Scheme by Fatih Yılmaz, Sedat Sevin, Gökhan Akdeniz, Seyit Hasan Öztürk, Ahmet Kuvancı, Hasan Ese, Mücahit Buldağ, Gülden Ayvaz Baykal

“…The scope of this project is aimed to determine the appropriate control method of Varroa by investigating the efficiency values of the evaporation and dropping methods of Oxalic acid. …”
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A Novel SSVEP Brain-Computer Interface System Based on Simultaneous Modulation of Luminance and Motion by Meng Li, Ning Li, Xiaorong Gao, Ruijuan Ma, Jianwei Dong, Xiaogang Chen, Hongyan Cui

“…We adopted the sampled sinusoidal stimulation method to encode the frequencies and phases of stimulus targets. …”
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In-Situ Measurement of Gas Permeability for Membranes in Water Electrolysis by Shuaimin Li, Chuan Song, Li Xu, Yuxin Wang, Wen Zhang

“…However, currently, no desirable measurement method has been developed for evaluating the gas barrier behavior of the membranes. …”
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The role of graphene Oxide’s aromatic rings in activated carbon made from banana leaves (ACBL) and Fe3O4 in hydrogen production by Dewi Sartika, Denny Widhiyanuriyawan, Agung Sugeng Widodo, Purnami, I.N.G Wardana

“…The Fe3O4 was synthesized using the coprecipitation method, while ACBL was obtained through an activation process to produce graphene oxide. …”
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Determination of Voriconazole Plasma Concentration by HPLC Technique and Evaluating Its Association with Clinical Outcome and Adverse Effects in Patients with Invasive Aspergillosi... by Sahar Yousefian, Farzaneh Dastan, Majid Marjani, Payam Tabarsi, Saghar Barati, Nahid Shahsavari, Farzad Kobarfard

“…For each patient, the plasma sample was collected under steady-state condition and analyzed using a validated HPLC method. …”
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Intestinal colonisation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci among patients with cancer at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study by Amanuel Teferi, Rahel Tamrat, Diriba Fufa, Kasahun Gorems, Tadele Akeba Diriba, Mulualem Tadesse

“…Vancomycin resistance was determined by minimum inhibitory concentration and disk diffusion method, whereas antibiotic susceptibility to other antibiotics was performed by disk diffusion method. …”
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Copper–Ammonia–Thiosulfate Leaching of High-Sulfide Concentrates: Process Optimization and Additive Effects on Gold Extraction by Azizbek Bolikulovich Buronov, Blackie Korul Yayabu, Labone Lorraine Godirilwe, Batnasan Altansukh, Sanghee Jeon, Kazutoshi Haga, Atsushi Shibayama

“…This research focuses on finding an environmentally friendly method for extracting gold from a sulfide flotation concentrate. …”
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Enhancing Hierarchical Classification in Tree-Based Models Using Level-Wise Entropy Adjustment by Olga Narushynska, Anastasiya Doroshenko, Vasyl Teslyuk, Volodymyr Antoniv, Maksym Arzubov

“…This approach aligns statistical optimization with class semantic relationships, enabling more accurate and coherent predictions. Experiments conducted on real-world datasets structured according to the GS1 Global Product Classification (GPC) system demonstrate the effectiveness of our method. …”
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Research on the detection of obstacles in front of unmanned vehicles in opencast mines based on binocular vision by Shunling RUAN, Huiguo ZHANG, Qinghua GU, Caiwu LU, Di LIU, Jing MAO

“…The Feffol network model proposed in this paper selects Efficient-v2 as the backbone network structure for feature extraction in the feature extraction stage, selects the Ebifpn feature pyramid module based on the SppCSP structure with SppCSP structure to improve the feature sensing field while enhancing the feature information of different sizes, uses the Focal Loss and CIoU Loss loss functions to balance positive and negative samples, and solve the problem of method failure when there is no intersection between the prediction frame and the real detection frame. …”
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The efficiency of Amil Zakat Institutions (LAZ) in Indonesian Islamic Banks: Data Envelopment Analysis Approach by Rofiul Wahyudi, Agus Susetyohadi

“…This study aims to analyze the level of efficiency of the LAZ of Islamic bank corporations in Indonesia. This research method uses a quantitative design with an associative approach. …”
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Study of calcium-containing compounds as catalysts for the esterification of glycerol with higher carboxylic acids by Yu. L. Zotov, D. M. Zapravdina, E. V. Shishkin, Yu. V. Popov

“…To investigate the catalytic activity of calcium-containing basic catalysts for the esterification of glycerol with higher carboxylic acids in order to develop a low-waste technology for the production of multifunctional additives, as well as to assess the possibility of using the reaction products for the processing of polyvinyl chloride.Methods. The consumption of oleic acid during synthesis was monitored using a titrimetric method of analysis with visual indication. …”
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The Sensitivity, Specificity and Cutoff of Physical Activity and Psychological Stress on Chronic Kidney Disease by Tasnim Tasnim, Imran Imran, Sugireng Sugireng, Nur Illiyin Akib

“…They were interviewed with a questionnaire and took urine samples to determine proteinuria as a biomarker of CKD, using the 24-hour urinalysis method. …”
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Detection of pbp2b and ermB genes in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Navindra Kumari, Parasakthi Navaratnam, Shamala Devi Sekaran

“…Dual-labelled Taqman probes were used in the real-time detection method comprising three different genes labeled with individual fluorophores at different wavelengths. …”
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Toward optimizing new nurse anaesthetist training: a qualitative study of perceptions, experiences, and systemic challenges by Tingting Yang, Xueyan Xing, Ying Sun, Jiale Hu, Jiamin Kang, Shumin Tu

“…Objectives This study was conducted to understand the perceptions, experiences and systemic challenges for conducting training for new nurse anaesthetists in anaesthesia from the perspectives of both junior nurse anaesthetists who had received a full induction and the training implementers: (1) understanding the experiences and needs of the training process from the perspective of a junior nurse anaesthetist who has received a full induction programme. (2) understanding the recommendations of training implementers (anaesthesiologists educators, administrators, and anaesthesia nursing educators, administrators) on training implementation. Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed with a purposive sample of 14 participants, comprising junior nurse anaesthetists, anaesthesiologists educators, administrators, and anaesthesia nursing educators, administrators. …”
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Efficacy and safety of eszopiclone combined with drug therapy in the treatment of insomnia after stroke: A network meta-analysis and systematic review. by Ruo-Yang Li, De-Liang Zhu, Ke-Yu Chen

“…However, due to the limitations of this study, efficacy ranking cannot fully explain the superiority or inferiority of clinical efficacy. In the future, more multicentre, large sample, double-blind randomized controlled trials are needed to supplement and demonstrate the results of this study.…”
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