Gender differences in self-management activation among patients with multiple chronic diseases: a qualitative study by Laia Llubes-Arrià, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, José Tomás Mateos, Joaquim Sol-Cullere, Montserrat Gea-Sánchez, Esther Rubinat-Arnaldo

“…This study aimed to explore gender differences in self-management among individuals living with multiple chronic diseases. Methods We conducted a qualitative phenomenological study using in-depth semi-structured interviews with 43 patients, purposively sampled to capture variation in age, socioeconomic background, and healthcare setting. …”
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Clinical applicability and cost of a 46-gene panel for genomic analysis of solid tumours: Retrospective validation and prospective audit in the UK National Health Service. by Angela Hamblin, Sarah Wordsworth, Jilles M Fermont, Suzanne Page, Kulvinder Kaur, Carme Camps, Pamela Kaisaki, Avinash Gupta, Denis Talbot, Mark Middleton, Shirley Henderson, Anthony Cutts, Dimitrios V Vavoulis, Nick Housby, Ian Tomlinson, Jenny C Taylor, Anna Schuh

“…From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, solid tumour samples (including non-small-cell lung carcinoma [NSCLC], colorectal carcinoma, and melanoma) were sequenced in the context of the UK National Health Service from 351 consecutively submitted prospective cases for which treating clinicians thought the patient had potential to benefit from more extensive genetic analysis. …”
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Ghana's National Health Insurance enrollment: Does the intersection of educational and residential status matter? by Roger Antabe, Florence W Anfaara, Yujiro Sano, Daniel Amoak

“…<h4>Results</h4>Overall, we found that more women (90%) than men (73%) enrolled on the NHIS. …”
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Three-dimensional geometric morphometric studies of modern human occipital variation. by Yameng Zhang, Lynne A Schepartz

“…Larger occipital bones were associated with a more curved occipital plane, a pronounced inion, a narrower biasterionic breadth, a more flexed clivus, and a lower and relatively smaller foramen magnum.…”
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Description and comparison of the skin and ear canal microbiota of non-allergic and allergic German shepherd dogs using next generation sequencing. by Neoklis Apostolopoulos, Stefanie P Glaeser, Ruchi Bagwe, Stefan Janssen, Ursula Mayer, Christa Ewers, Peter Kämpfer, Reto Neiger, Nina Thom

“…Macrococcus spp. were more abundant on non-allergic skin while Sphingomonas spp. were more abundant on the allergic skin. …”
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Causes and Intervention Strategies to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Ambato by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez, María Augusta Reyes Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> evaluate the implementation of an action program aimed at reducing the rate of childhood obesity in the population under study.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental study, before-after type without a control group, was carried out in children between 7 and 15 years old residing in Ambato, Ecuador, during the year 2022; The sample consisted of 350 children. …”
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Medical Students’ Experience of and Reaction to Stress: The Role of Depression and Anxiety by Coumaravelou Saravanan, Ray Wilks

“…The results showed that 44% (n=158) of the students were anxious and 34.9% (n=125) were depressed. More female students exhibited anxiety compared to male students. …”
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Do the Energy-Related Uncertainties Stimulate Renewable Energy Demand in Developed Economies? Fresh Evidence from the Role of Environmental Policy Stringency and Global Economic Po... by Chafic Saliba

“…Remarkably, the findings underline that the effect of the EUI on REN is more positive in high EPS countries and that the positive effect of the EUI is more moderate when GEPU is high. …”
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Physician skin cancer screening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health Interview Survey. by Elliot J Coups, Baichen Xu, Carolyn J Heckman, Sharon L Manne, Jerod L Stapleton

“…The study sample consisted of 2,826 individuals who reported being military veterans. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant Capacity (ABTS and CUPRAC) and Total Phenolic Content (Folin-Ciocalteu) Assays of Selected Fruit, Vegetables, and Spices by Jenson George, David Edwards, Sharon Pun, David Williams

“…Concurrent use of lipophilic and hydrophilic solvents made the results more reliable and understandable. Findings from this study will aid to address the existing challenges and bring a more rational basis to the AOX capacities. …”
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The Survival Rate of Zirconia Versus Titanium Dental Implants: A Systematic Review by Francisca Abreu, Francisco Correia, Tiago Caetano, Ricardo Faria-Almeida

“…Due to the lack of data available with follow-up times of more than five years, it is not possible to conclusively describe the benefits of zirconia in comparison with titanium implants. …”
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Evaluating Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Impact of Predisposing Conditions in a Retrospective Cohort by Lina Adwer

“…Patients who had at least one sleep-related comorbidity were more likely to be in the yellow pathway (p < .001). …”
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Nutritional care for adult burn survivors during the rehabilitation phase by Alyaa M. Zagzoog

“…Using more than one database and including more than one reviewer would increase the rigours of the methodology, therefore, the findings.…”
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STATE OF SETTLEMENTS, RESOURCES AND FISHERY OF GRAY MUSSEL CRENOMYTILUS GRAYANUS AT THE COAST OF PRIMORSKY REGION (JAPAN SEA) by L. G. Sedova, D. A. Sokolenko

“…Thus, more than 96 % of this species resource is concentrated in Peter the Great Bay. …”
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The prevalence of erythrocyte alloimmunization in clinical practice: A hospital-based study by Inas Bashar Faisal, Mohammed Saleem Abbas, Zahraa Akram Thabit, Dhargam Muhamed Aljebouri, Yakoob Abdulwahid Almusawi

“…Alloantibody screening was performed, and samples with positive results were subjected to antibody titration and identification. …”
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Multimorbidity, disease count, mortality and emergency care use in persons attending the emergency department: a cross-sectional data-linkage study by Chris McParland, Mark A Cooper, David J Lowe, Bethany Stanley, Bridget Johnston

“…Aim This study sought to explore the relationship between multimorbidity, mortality and health-care utilisation in a large urban cohort of persons attending emergency departments. Methods Validated algorithms for the identification of 28 chronic conditions from ICD-10 codes were deployed on a cross-sectional sample of patients attending emergency departments in Glasgow, Scotland between April 2019 and March 2020. …”
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A Spatial–Temporal Time Series Decomposition for Improving Independent Channel Forecasting by Yue Yu, Pavel Loskot, Wenbin Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yu Gao

“…Specifically, the multivariate samples are first segmented into equal-sized matrix symbols. …”
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Value of CD5 and CD79 in Evaluation of GIT Lymphoma by Huda Mohammed Abdulwahid, Haider AbdulRidha Alkafaji, Zainab Wehab Al Maaroof

“…Objective: Our study was designed to assess CD5 and CD79 overexpression in Iraqi patients with GIT lymphoma. Materials and Methods: Samples included in this study represented 30 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy tissue blocks of patients with GIT lymphoma age from 3 to 78 years. …”
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Voices of change: experiences of early women urology residents — a single institution qualitative research study by Aurora J. Grutman

“…Abstract Objective To understand the experiences of early women urology residents at a single institution, as told in their own words. Methods A convenience sample of women residents who trained at the Brady Urological Institute between 1980 and 2022 was chosen. …”
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Employment brand equity and corporate’s job growth and reputation by Hong T.M. Bui, Aryani Irmayanti

“…Design/methodology/approach – Mixed methods of content analysis, ANOVA and regression analyses were employed to answer the research questions. …”
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