Estimation of loneliness in students with visual impairments by Stanimirović Dragana V., Jablan Branka Đ., Stojković Slađana S., Stamanković Miroslav R.

“…The aim of this research was to determine the degree of loneliness in students with visual impairments and their peers from general population. Methods. A comparative research was conducted on a sample consisting of 36 visually impaired students and 101 students without visual impairments (control group). …”
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Interpersonal discrimination and self-rated health among sexual and gender minority employees: the moderating role of allyship by Lukas H. Bjerkestrand, Tine M. Stabbetorp, Hege H. Bye

“…Specifically, we hypothesized that there are negative associations between observing and experiencing interpersonal discrimination and self-rated health, and that these can be moderated by experiencing and observing SGM allyship.MethodsWe tested these hypotheses in a large sample of Norwegian SGMs (N = 438) originally recruited for the Sexual Orientation, Gender Diversity, and Living Conditions Study.ResultsBoth experiencing (r = −0.15, p < 0.001) and observing interpersonal discrimination (r = −0.21, p < 0.001) were significantly related to poorer self-rated health. …”
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Effectiveness of Multicomponent Balance Training and Sensorimotor Foot Mobilization on Postural Stability in Patients Following Brain Tumor Surgery by Natasa Kos, Marusa Brcar, Marko Brcar, Tomaz Velnar

“…Conclusions: Our patient sample results suggest that SMFE is more effective than MBE. …”
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Are social inequalities widening in generalised and abdominal obesity and overweight among English adults? by Denise Howel, Elaine Stamp, Thomas J Chadwick, Ashley J Adamson, Martin White

“…This study examines the time trends in the socioeconomic patterning of generalised and abdominal obesity and overweight in English adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were from core annual samples of the Health Survey for England 1993-2008, including 155 661 participants aged 18-75 years. …”
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Mental health service use by young people: the role of caregiver characteristics. by Petra C Gronholm, Tamsin Ford, Ruth E Roberts, Graham Thornicroft, Kristin R Laurens, Sara Evans-Lacko

“…In view of caregivers' key role in young people's pathways to care, this study aimed to advance understanding of caregiver-related characteristics that influence service use among young people.<h4>Methods</h4>We interviewed 407 primary caregivers of young people aged 9-18 years, recruited from a Greater London (United Kingdom) community sample. …”
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Retrospective multicenter analysis of the results of treatment for chronic duodenal ulcers complicated by bleeding by A. O. Tantsev, A. Yu. Korolkov, D. N. Popov, O. A. Udoratin

“…Petersburg for the period from 2018 to 2023. The sample included 379 patients with chronic duodenal ulcers complicated by bleeding. …”
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Persian adaptation and validation of the user version of The Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS). by Zeinab Kohzadi, Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh, Zahra Kohzadi, Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi

“…The sample size was determined using Cochran's formula. …”
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HEE-SegGAN: A holistically-nested edge enhanced GAN for pulmonary nodule segmentation. by Yong Wang, Seri Mastura Mustaza, Mohammad Syuhaimi Ab-Rahman, Siti Salasiah Mokri

“…Finally, a series of ablation experiments on the LUNA16 dataset demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed method. Compared to traditional 3D methods, our approach extracted features more efficiently while preserving spatial information and reducing computational requirements. …”
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Comparison of leg length discrepancy after total hip arthroplasty: Direct anterior and posterior lateral approach. by Yang Lu, Xiang Li, Yihe Hu, Fengchao Zhao

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>DAA results in more accurate leg length equalization, reduced pLLD, and improved short-term outcomes compared with PLA.…”
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Assessment of waste anesthetic gas concentrations in the operating theaters and DNA damage in exposed female nurse anesthetists by Thitiworn Choosong, Jatuporn Pakpirom

“…To decrease the DNA damage score, lifestyle and dietary consumption should be of more concern.…”
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Development of Under-five Wasting Children and Related Factors in Padang City by Desmawati Desmawati, Febri Theresia Sihaloho, Bobby Indra Utama

“…The research sample was under-five wasting children aged 12 – 60 months, totaling 118 people taken as respondents. …”
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Enhanced detection of respiratory pathogens using PCR in COPD and asthma exacerbations by Savaş Gegin, Ahmet Cemal Pazarlı, Burcu Özdemir, Levent Özdemir, Esra Arslan Aksu

“…Bacterial pathogens were evaluated using PCR on nasopharyngeal swab samples, with simultaneous sputum culture results recorded. …”
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Tensile Strength in Vicryl Versus Prolene 5-0 Knots: Impact of Throw Type and Count by Clélia L. Dogny, Jeremy Laedermann, Giorgio C. La Scala, PD, CC

“…Samples were tested using a tensiometer applying a constant force until knot failure or slippage. …”
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Nail Fold Capillaroscopic Changes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Observational, Comparative Study by Deepak Jakhar, Chander Grover, Archana Singal, Gopal Krushna Das, S. V. Madhu

“…Limitations: A larger sample size study with different demographic populations could have provided a broader picture of NFC changes in T2DM. …”
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Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 2 induces chemoresistance in ovarian cancer by regulating ferroptosis and immune infiltration by Linlin Wang, Ning Shao, Yaoyu Qu, Huizhen Sun, Jin Zhao

“…Grasping the processes that contribute to chemoresistance is essential for the advancement of more efficient therapy methods. Firstly, we discovered that nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 2 (NR1D2) was significantly elevated in cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells, as revealed by RNA sequencing. …”
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Impact of geopolitical risks on resilience of lithium resource trade network: Based on complex network and panel regression analysis by ZHANG Yijun, BAI Wenbo, SONG Yi, CHEN Wu

“…[Results] (1) During the sample period, the resilience of the lithium resource trade network showed a fluctuating upward trend, with a particularly significant increase after 2015. (2) Geopolitical risks had a significant negative impact on the resilience of lithium resource trade network, with the impact being more pronounced in core countries and regions of the network and in high-risk countries and regions. (3) Geopolitical risks negatively affected the resilience of lithium resource trade network by hindering trade cooperation and reducing foreign direct investment. …”
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Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a single test rule out biomarker for acute kidney injury: A cross-sectional study in patients admitted to the emergency departm... by Vicky Jenny Rebecka Wetterstrand, Martin Schultz, Thomas Kallemose, André Torre, Jesper Juul Larsen, Lennart Friis-Hansen, Lisbet Brandi

“…A marker for AKI based on a single measurement is needed and therefore the performance of a single measurement of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (pNGAL) to predict AKI in patients admitted to the emergency department was tested.<h4>Methods</h4>Samples from the Triage study which included 6005 consecutive adult patients admitted to the emergency department were tested for pNGAL. …”
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Assessment of Health Beliefs Regarding Weight Control among Overweight and Obese Employees in University of Mosul: Applying Health Belief Model by Mahmoud M. Ahmed, Arkan B. Naji

“…The study was conducted between 1 / March / 2021 to 4 / October / 2021. The sample of the study consist of 80 employees whose Body Mass Index (25) or more. …”
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Improving Pediatric Patients’ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Experience With an In-Bore Solution: Design and Usability Study by Annerieke Heuvelink, Privender Saini, Özgür Taşar, Sanne Nauts

“…Future research can expand on this work by evaluating the clinical impact of the Pediatric Coaching solution in a larger and more diverse sample of pediatric patients.…”
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Apera spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv. resistance to herbicides in Lithuania and Ukraine by O. Auskalniene, V. Zadorozhnyi

“…Beauv. to herbicides from the class of inhibitors acetolactate that are used in crops of winter wheat. Methods. Field and laboratory studies. Visually evaluated the treatment efficacy 4 weeks after application (WAT4). …”
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