Resilience in the Vaccine Supply Chain: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic by Megan Hay, Anika Teichert, Sarah Kilz, Agnes Vosen

“…Insights from this study are aimed at supporting helping managers and policy-makers build a more resilient vaccine supply. <b>Methods:</b> A qualitative semi-structured interview study was conducted with 12 industry experts along the VSC. …”
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CSSA-YOLO: Cross-Scale Spatiotemporal Attention Network for Fine-Grained Behavior Recognition in Classroom Environments by Liuchen Zhou, Xiangpeng Liu, Xiqiang Guan, Yuhua Cheng

“…Experiments involving the SCB03-S dataset showed that CSSA-YOLO outperforms traditional methods, achieving an <i>mAP</i>₅₀ of 76.0%, surpassing YOLOv8m by 1.2%, particularly in complex background and occlusion scenarios. …”
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Effectiveness of a new thermal insulation blanket in the control of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and comfort: a randomized controlled trial by Isaura Carvalho, Miguel Carvalho, Fernando Abelha, Teresa Martins

“…The hypothesis posited that the textile blanket could provide cutaneous thermal protection comparable to that of the standard protection (forced-air warming blanket), in terms of temperature variation and safety. Methods This randomized controlled trial was conducted at a Portuguese orthopedic hospital from October 2018 to January 2019, comprising 124 adult patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty. …”
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The Analysis of Risk Factors of Development of Macular Edema after Phacoemulsification by V. L. Kokorev

“…Purpose: To identify and analyze factors contributing to the development of macular edema after cataract phacoemulsification (FEC).Methods: over 3 years of follow-up, 6218 surgeries were performed in 4608 patients. …”
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The Library as a Form of Cultures Communication by T. B. Markova

“…The result of this research is the understanding of the role of libraries in the extension and development of the world communities in the Search for optimal ways of meeting the reader and the book, effective methods of development of texts contributes to the solution of problems of intercultural communication.Conclusion. …”
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Social prescribing of cultural opportunities to support health and wellbeing: the importance of language, community engagement, and inclusion in developing local approaches by Anna Dadswell, Hilary Bungay

“…It covers activity associated with the artforms and organisations such as collections, combined arts, dance, libraries, literature, museums, music, theatre and the visual arts. Methods A qualitative exploratory descriptive approach using focus groups was employed to explore the perspectives and experiences of social prescribing and the cultural provision in an area of the East of England. …”
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Impact of restorative treatment for symptomatic deep dentin caries on anxiety: the role of personality traits by Fikri Öcal, Yasemin Demirtaş Öcal

“…Abstract Objectives This study aimed to examine the short-term effects of restorative treatment for deep dentin caries on patients’ pain, state-trait anxiety, and mood, and to explore how these outcomes are associated with personality traits. Methods This prospective clinical study included 67 participants (45 female, 22 male; mean age = 30.1 ± 13.2 years) presenting with symptomatic deep dentin caries. …”
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LANDSCAPE AND RECREATIONAL CAPACITY OF THE TERRITORY OF CAUCASUS MINERALNYE VODY REGION FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT by V. S. Proskurin

“…Results of a research allow to distinguish sites of potential development of separate types of tourism taking into account integrated assessment. Materials and methods: complex assessment of landscape and recreational capacity of the territory, includes the analysis of components of a landscape: relief and raschlenennost of the territory, climate, hydrography, landscape biotics. …”
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Effect of Articular Needling Therapy Combined with Proprioceptive Training on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by CHEN He, LI Xuemei, KUANG Xuehui, YU Jin

“…ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of articular needling therapy combined with proprioceptive training on patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).MethodsA total of 90 KOA patients in the Foshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Medicine from February 2021 to October 2022 were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 45 cases in each group. …”
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Near working distances adopted by university students while viewing printed materials by Nabeela Hasrod

“…The age range was from 17 years to 33 years with the mean age and standard deviation (s.d.) of 20.93 ± 2.06 years. Methods: While reading a 40 cm near chart in the seated position, in a room with a standardised chart luminance of 500 lux, three consecutive measurements of habitual near distance were measured. …”
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Disease Progression Modeling of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR): A Pharmacometrics Approach by Sohail Aziz, Sabariah Noor Harun, Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi

“…This study aimed to develop and validate a disease progression model of eGFR in Malaysian T2DM patients, with and without diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods Retrospective data from 251 patients (3241 observations) were analyzed using NONMEM software. …”
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The visuomotor synchronization immersive virtual reality of a depression avatar in a stigma context experience mobilizes the fronto-parietal cortex and anterior insula by Kelssy Hitomi dos Santos Kawata, Kelssy Hitomi dos Santos Kawata, Wey Guan Lem, Koki Ono, Hiroshi Oyama

“…Although neuroimaging studies have explored the neural correlates of some SoE subcomponents of visuomotor synchronization, the neural correlates of individual differences in SoE and how humans acquire virtual body representations through SoE subcomponents remain to be investigated.MethodsHere, we used the right hand of a virtual patient with depression in immersive virtual reality (IVR) to induce SoE in participants and measured whole brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). …”
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Posterior Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy for Single-Segment Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Retrospective Study with Minimum 3-Year Follow-Up by Wang X, Li T, Li Y, Long Y

“…This study aims to investigate the medium-long-term efficacy and imaging findings of P-PECD in the treatment of single-segment CSR.Methods: The data of 51 patients with single-segment CSR treated with P-PECD were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Behaviour of 3D-Printed Part for Brake Pedal Applications by T. Niranjan, B. Singaravel, S. Srinivasulu Raju, R. Thanigaivelan

“…It can be used to collect visual data to recreate models of desired objects using 3D scanning methods. …”
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Choroidal microvascular dropout and its relationship to progression in primary open-angle and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma by Jimin Park, Youn Hye Jo, Kyung Rim Sung

“…Abstract Background To compare the longitudinal change of choroidal microvascular dropout (CMvD) and its relationship with glaucoma progression between primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG). Methods The analysis included 114 eyes of 114 patients, with 57 POAG and 57 PXG eyes matched by age and visual field (VF) mean deviation (MD). …”
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Is relief the most common reaction to abortion? Self-assessed intensity of emotions attributed to abortion in a national sample of women aged 41 to 45 [version 2; peer review: 2 ap... by David Reardon

“…The objective of this study is to obtain self-assessed data on the intensity of emotional responses to abortion and pregnancy loss in a random national sample. Methods Using visual analog scales, a random sample of 1,925 women aged 41 to 45 completed a survey in which respondents rated the degree to which they experienced emotional responses to their first abortion or natural pregnancy loss. …”
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Gaze behavior and decision-making among handball referees: exploring gender and expertise differences by Jacek Świdwa, Stefanie Klatt, Adam Kantanista

“…This study investigates gaze behavior and decision-making processes among male and female handball referees of varying expertise levels. Methods A total of 51 handball referees (aged 30.25 ± 7.61 years), including 11 females and 40 males from the Polish Handball Federation, participated in the study. …”
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471 Defining proteomic and cellular elements of the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumor microenvironment with mass spectrometry imaging by Caroline Kittrell, Blake Sells, Lyndsay Young, Peggi Angel, Richard Drake

“…To personalize care, knowledge of tumor protein posttranslational modifications, extracellular matrix makeup, and infiltrating immune cells is imperative. Methods/Study Population: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) was employed to characterize the N glycosylation state, the ECM composition, and immune cell populations present within 10 formalin fixed paraffin embedded PDAC patient samples. …”
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Evaluating Eye Tracking Technology in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review on Medication Administration Training by Jiranut Chaichana, Rob Eley, Chris Watling, Linda Ng

“…<b>Objectives</b>: To explore the current evidence on the application of eye tracking technology in training nursing students for drug administration. <b>Methods</b>: Eligible studies included peer-reviewed empirical papers, both qualitative and quantitative, and reports published in English. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on surgical treatment for painful neuromas by Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, William Andrés Florez-Perdomo, Juan Sebastián Reyes Bello, Claudia Marcela Restrepo Lugo, Amgad Hanna

“…Objective: With the increasing advances in therapeutic approaches for painful neuromas in upper and lower limbs, this study aims to comprehensively assess surgical interventions by evaluating their effectiveness, techniques, and outcomes. Methods: The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following guidelines such as the MOOSE declaration for systematic reviews and the Cochrane Manual of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. …”
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