Optimization of a Newly Developed Chamber Setup for Spatial Dust Measurements in the Context of Containment by Hendrik Küllmar, Martin Schöler, Claudia S. Leopold

“…Based on the model for atomization effectiveness, the totally detected acetaminophen amount may be increased by more than double at a constant sample mass. <b>Conclusions:</b> In summary, the measurement procedure of the chamber setup was optimized in terms of the cleaning method, surrogate choice, and the adjustment of the atomization parameters, giving valuable insights to deepen our understanding of dustiness and the spatial distribution of dust in the context of containment.…”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Setting The setting for this study was amongst healthcare workers in Greece, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by significant psychological demands on medical staff. # Methods We conducted an unbiased exploratory factor analysis on the Toulouse Coping Scale's 54 items, drawing from a sample of 144 healthcare workers, adhering to strict methodological criteria…”
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Community Approaches to Combat Dengue Transmission in Morelia, Michoacan by Ezequiel Sandoval, Damaris Guzmán, Bruno Michel Muñiz

“…Prevalence of actions or use of personal protection tools From the whole sample, 28% use two or more personal protection tools, followed by mosquito repellent (17%), but 55% do not use it. 30% of participants do not use any personal protection tools. …”
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Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls by Maria H. Nilsson, Maria Haak, Susanne Iwarsson

“…The number of physical environmental barriers did not differ (P=0.727) between the samples. The PD sample had more (P<0.001) accessibility problems than controls and perceived their homes as less (P=0.003) usable in relation to activities. …”
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One-class modeling for verification of botanical identity: a review by James Harnly

“…One-class modeling and multi-class modeling employ different approaches for identification with one-class modeling being more flexible. While most methods to date have had a quantitative basis, qualitative methods are possible. …”
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Dietary habits of shooting athletes by Tadeja Jakus, Nika Černe, Mojca Stubelj

“…The aim of this paper is to compare the dietary habits, timing of meals and training frequency of Slovenian and foreign athletes. Methods: The sample included 88 shooter athletes (35 Slovenian and 53 foreign athletes), aged 14 to 60, who participate in competitions. …”
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Recognition of emotional expressions of a face depending on the professional activity of an observer: an experimental study by T. Todić Jakšić, M. Pavićević

“…<strong>Methods and materials.</strong> The sample consisted of students of both genders (N = 145, of which 74 were from the FM, and 71 from the FTS). …”
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Role of mucinohistochemical analysis in verification of malignant potential of colorectal adenoma by Radovanović-Dinić Biljana, Katić Vuka, Nagorni Aleksandar, Stamenković Ivanka

“…Sialomucins are more reactive in adenomas of the right colon (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Sickness presenteeism in Norway and Sweden by Vegard Johansen

“…It also discusses relations between SP and various work characteristics and personal factors in the two countries. Methods: More than 2500 Norwegian and Swedish workers between 20 and 60 years of age answered a postal questionnaire. …”
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Predictors of Late Antenatal Care Initiation: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana by Jonathan Gbene MPH, Mohammed Augustine Takase PhD, Valentine Ayangba MPhil, Williams Azumah Abanga MPhil, Anwar Sadat Hamza MPhil, Justina Atogichiga Alechana RM, MPhil, Edem Kojo Dzantor MPH, Elvis E. Tarkang PhD

“…Multistage sampling was employed to select 352 pregnant women attending ANC in selected health facilities. …”
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The Effect of Dynamic Service Innovation Capabilities on Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Perceived Environmental Dynamism and the Mediating Role of Service Innovation and... by Rasoul Nosratpanah, Samad Barani, Aref Ashrafzadeh, Gholamhosein Atashi

“…A total of 218 responses were collected through a standard questionnaire using an available sampling method during an online survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26 and Smart PLS 3 software. …”
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Sleep quality and burnout in higher education teachers by Italo Everton Bezerra Barbosa, Isabela Saura Sartoreto Mallagoli, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca, Angélica Gonçalves Silva Belasco

“…There was a predominance of teachers with a specialist title (48.6%), with a salary range of up to R$ 5,000.00 (85.7%), with two or more employment relationships (52.1%). It was found that teachers who received more than R$ 5,000.00 (p=0.003), with two or more jobs, classified the usual sleep efficiency as poor/feeble (p=0.027). …”
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Sleep quality and burnout in higher education teachers by Italo Everton Bezerra Barbosa, Isabela Saura Sartoreto Mallagoli, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca, Angélica Gonçalves Silva Belasco

“…There was a predominance of teachers with a specialist title (48.6%), with a salary range of up to R$ 5,000.00 (85.7%), with two or more employment relationships (52.1%). It was found that teachers who received more than R$ 5,000.00 (p=0.003), with two or more jobs, classified the usual sleep efficiency as poor/feeble (p=0.027). …”
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Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among Parents of Children with Bipolar I Disorder: Parental Difference by Shahrokh Amiri, Mohammad Ali Ghoreishizadeh, Yasaman Alavizadeh, Farnaz Saedi

“…Cluster B personality disorder and substance dependence were more prevalent among fathers while major depressive disorder was more prevalent among mothers. …”
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Machine Learning-Enhanced River Ice Identification in the Complex Tibetan Plateau by Xin Pang, Hongyi Li, Hongrui Ren, Yaru Yang, Qin Zhao, Yiwei Liu, Xiaohua Hao, Liting Niu

“…RF and SVM methods offer more precise boundary recognition when identifying river ice across different ice periods. …”
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Voice analysis and deep learning for detecting mental disorders in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study by Hikaru Ooba, Jota Maki, Hisashi Masuyama

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 204 pregnant women, from whom voice samples were collected during their one-month postpartum checkup. …”
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Reducing Allergenicity by Biocatalytic Conversion of Whey Protein Using Aspergillus oryx season by Podlegaeva Tatiana V., Kozlova Oksana V., Kriger Olga V., Poturaeva Natalia L.

“…Introduction. More than 170 foods can cause allergic reactions in humans. …”
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An international, cross-sectional survey of preprint attitudes among biomedical researchers [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Valerie Chow, Lucas J. Santoro, Jeremy Y. Ng, David Moher, Kelly D. Cobey, Anna Catharina Vieira Armond, Sanam Ebrahimzadeh Pirshahid

“…Methods Corresponding authors of articles published in biomedical research journals were identified from a random sample of journals from the MEDLINE database. …”
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Comparison of immediate postpartum contraception among women with a high versus low risk pregnancy in Mexico: a retrospective cohort study by Evelyn Fuentes-Rivera, Jacqueline Powell, Blair Darney

“…Objective We tested whether women who reported high-risk pregnancies or deliveries were more likely to receive immediate postpartum contraception prior to discharge compared with normal-risk women in Mexico.Methods This is a retrospective study using the National Health and Nutrition Survey. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of a Commercial Herbal Extract and 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Three Periodontal Facultative Anaerobes: An In Vitro Study by Mohammad Mahdi Yaghooti Khorasani, Yasaman Mohammadi Kamalabadi, Somaye Salari Sedigh, Mina Jafari, Mostafa Sadeghi, Sahar Assar

“…The application of herbal and/or chemical antimicrobial mouthwashes in addition to the mechanical methods of bacteria removal helps reduce the periopathogens and thus increase the periodontal tissues’ health. …”
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