Impacts of environmental quality and employment resilience during the coronavirus disease 2019 recession and recovery by D.O. Ayuningsih, L. Hakim, A. Suryantoro, I. Mafruhah, S. Hassan, E. Gravitiani, N.Q. Fathoni, A.I. Hakim

“…This study examines the factors that may influence the environmental quality index during the recession and recovery periods due to coronavirus disease 2019.METHODS: The present study applies multiple linear regression techniques. …”
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Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an Independent, Noncommercial Search Engine for Medical Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and User Behavior Tracking Analy... by Lisa Specht, Raphael Scheible, Martin Boeker, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Nikolas Kampel, Marina Schmölz, Andrea Schöpf-Lazzarino, Stefan Schulz, Christian Schlett, Fabian Thomczyk, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Constanze Wegner, Katharina Wollmann, Andy Maun

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the acceptance and usability of this independent, noncommercial search engine from the users’ perspectives and their actual use of the search engine. MethodsFor the questionnaire study, a cross-sectional study design was used. …”
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Perfusion mode as a factor of appearance of cognitive dysfunction in patients after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by S.M. Sudakevych, О.А. Loskutov, І.P. Shlapak, V.V. Babenko, B.М. Todurov

“…The aim – to evaluate the effect of perfusion pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass on the occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Маterials and methods. In a retrospective observational one-center study, data from clinical and instrumental examination of 71 patients selected for surgical intervention for coronary heart disease – on-pump CABG (57 (80.2 %) males and 14 (19.8 % ) of women with an average age of 58.7 ± 7.7 years), were analyzed. …”
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Restorative Neurostimulation Therapy Compared to Optimal Medical Management: A Randomized Evaluation (RESTORE) for the Treatment of Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain due to Multifid... by Frank Schwab, Nagy Mekhail, Kiran V. Patel, Meredith Langhorst, Robert D. Heros, Jonathan Gentile, Sherif Costandi, Gregory Moore, Christopher Gilmore, Smith Manion, Krishnan Chakravarthy, S. Craig Meyer, Justin V. Bundy, Jordan L. Tate, Rebecca Sanders, Sandeep Vaid, Oszkar Szentirmai, Johnathan Goree, Vikas V. Patel, Jeff Lehmen, Mehul J. Desai, Jason E. Pope, Anthony Giuffrida, Salim Hayek, Sohrab Singh Virk, Richard Paicius, William R. Klemme, Robert Levy, Christopher Gilligan, the RESTORE investigators

“…In this randomized controlled trial, we report outcomes from a cohort of patients with CLBP associated with multifidus dysfunction treated with restorative neurostimulation compared to those randomized to a control group receiving optimal medical management (OMM) over 1 year. Methods RESTORE is a multicenter, open-label randomized controlled trial. …”
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Implementation strategies: lessons learned during an e-learning intervention to improve dietary behaviors and feeding practices in early childhood education and care by Henrik Lian, Nina Cecilie Øverby, Frøydis Nordgård Vik, Anine Christine Medin, Natalie Garzon Osorio, Christine Helle, Tormod Bjørkkjær, Penelope Love, Harry Rutter, Mary Elizabeth Barker, Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund, Sissel Heidi Helland

“…This study explores ECEC staff views and experiences with selected strategies for implementing an e-learning resource in ECEC centers in a municipality in Southern Norway. Methods The study is a part of the Nutrition Now study, a hybrid type 1 non-randomized controlled trial. …”
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Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Combined with Kinesio Taping on Plantar Fasciitis by Mingliang JIN, Hua YUAN, Xu HU, Xu JIN, Hongru YUAN, Jiajin FAN

“…Objective:To explore the clinical effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) combined with kinesio taping (KT) in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF).Methods:A total of 87 patients who met the clinical diagnosis standard of plantar fasciitis were randomly divided into control group, ESWT group and ESWT+KT group, with 29 cases in each group. …”
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Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organ... by Bâ Hamidou Oumar, Sangaré Ibrahima, Camara Youssouf, Sidibé Noumou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Cissoko Yacouba, Sidibé Samba, Konaté Massama, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Doumbia Coumba Thiam, Touré Mamadou, Diakité Mamadou, Menta Ichaka, Diall Ilo Bella

“…Finally, a kappa test was performed to check for the interreliability of both methods. For weighted kappa, coefficients were given all five classes of risk groups in 0, 25 steps from 1 for total concordance to 0 for total discordance. …”
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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

“…Our objective was to investigate the impact of L. loa MFD and malaria on spleen’s bi-dimensional dimensions, volume, and parenchymal lesions. Methods We included 981 participants aged 18–88 years in a cross-sectional study conducted in May–June 2022 in the Republic of the Congo. …”
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Eye Collateral Channel Characteristic Analysis and Identification Model Construction of Mild Cognitive Impairment by WU Tiecheng, CAO Lei, YIN Lianhua, HE Youze, LIU Zhizhen, YANG Minguang, XU Ying, WU Jinsong

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the eye collateral channel characteristics of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) population, and to build an MCI identification model based on machine learning algorithms to provide an objective basis for early recognition of MCI.MethodsA total of 316 subjects from 5 communities in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province and the Health Management Center of the Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were recruited from April to December 2022. …”
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Application of stoma powder, skin protective film and hydrocolloid dressing and one-piece ostomy pouch in ICU patients with incontinence-associated dermatitis (护肤粉、皮肤保护膜、水胶体敷料联合一体式... by ZHU Congmei (朱丛梅)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of combination use of stoma powder, skin protective film and hydrocolloid dressing and one-piece ostomy pouch in ICU patients with incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). Methods Totally 40 ICU patients with IAD were divided into control group and observation group according to the order of hospitalization. …”
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Nomogram for predicting early cancer-related death due to recurrence after liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B/C:... by Zhan-Cheng Qiu, Hao-Zheng Cai, You-Wei Wu, Jun-Long Dai, Wei-Li Qi, Chu-Wen Chen, Yue-Qing Xu, Chuan Li, Tian-Fu Wen

“…Our study aimed to establish a nomogram to predict the ECRD due to recurrence for HCC patients with BCLC stage B/C. Methods A total of 672 HCC patients with BCLC stages B/C from four medical centers between January 2012 and December 2018 were included in our study. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Sleep Apnea, Myocardial Infarct Size, and Coronary Collaterals in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Multidisciplinary Study by Kundel V, Devarakonda K, Khan S, Suarez-Farinas M, Cohen O, Santos-Gallego C, Menegus MA, Kini A, Vengrenyuk Y, Okamoto N, Ueda H, Gidwani U, Kizer JR, Redline S, Kaplan R, Shah N

“…Vaishnavi Kundel,1 Kavya Devarakonda,1 Samira Khan,1 Mayte Suarez-Farinas,1 Oren Cohen,1 Carlos Santos-Gallego,1 Mark A Menegus,2 Annapoorna Kini,1 Yuliya Vengrenyuk,1 Naotaka Okamoto,1 Hiroshi Ueda,1 Umesh Gidwani,1 Jorge R Kizer,3 Susan Redline,4 Robert Kaplan,2,5 Neomi Shah1 1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; 3Cardiology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 4Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 5Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence: Vaishnavi Kundel, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1232, New York, NY, 10029, USA, Tel +1-212-241-1967, Email Vaishnavi.kundel@mssm.eduPurpose: We designed a study investigating the cardioprotective role of sleep apnea (SA) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), focusing on its association with infarct size and coronary collateral circulation.Methods: We recruited adults with AMI, who underwent Level-III SA testing during hospitalization. …”
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Adoption and implementation of extended producer responsibility for sustainable management of end-of-life solar photovoltaic panels by S.E. Kabir, M.N.I. Mondal, M.K. Islam, I.A. Alnaser, M.R. Karim, M.A. Ibrahim, K. Sopian, M. Akhtaruzzaman

“…Therefore, this study investigated the adoption and implementation of the extended producer responsibility policy tool within the context of Bangladesh.METHODS: A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the enabling and challenging factors influencing the implementation of this tool. …”
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Research and Optimization on Performance of Magnetorheological Brake in Consideration of Eccentricity Compression by Song Chen, Tianwu Cai, Jin Huang, Dongchuan Wang

“…The effects of working clearance，eccentricity and eccentric distance on braking torque are analyzed. Based on Sobol method，the global sensitivity analysis of structural parameters of the brake is carried out. …”
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Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

“…This study aimed to identify predictors of the onset of CMV infection in patients receiving p-MPSL therapy for connective tissue disease. Methods This was a retrospective, multicenter cohort study. …”
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Influence of spine biomechanics and sagittal balance on the outcome of lumbar discectomy by José Poblete Carrizo, José Poblete Carrizo, Jesús Martínez, Julio González, Alejandra Mosteiro, Ramon Torné, Ramon Torné, Alberto Di Somma, Alberto Di Somma, José Ríos, Joaquim Enseñat, Joaquim Enseñat, Salvador Fuster, Salvador Fuster

“…The present study explores them as prognostic factors in patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy, which could help identify those at higher risk of surgical failure.MethodsProspective analysis of patients treated with lumbar microdiscectomy (n = 52) and healthy control subjects (n = 45) in a single tertiary centre. …”
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Analisis Kepuasan Pengguna Aplikasi Sidawai Menggunakan End User Computing Statisfaction (EUCS) DAn Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) by Kiki Haerani, Khairul Imtihan, Wafiah Murniati

“…To determine the gap between expectations and performance, and measure user satisfaction with the SIDAWAI Application using the IPA (Importance Performance Analysis) method based on the results of processing questionnaire data from the End-User Computing Statisfanction (EUCS) model. …”
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Mesure de la digestibilité <em>in vivo</em> de résidus de récolte de quatre variétés améliorées de sorgho à double usage sur les moutons de race Djallonké by Souleymane Ouédraogo, Lassina Sanou, Issaka Gnegne, Modou Sere, Myriam Adam, Patrice Savadogo, Chantal Yvette Kaboré Zoungrana

“…Objectif : Cette étude avait pour objectif de comparer la digestibilité in vivo de variétés de sorgho améliorées afin d’identifier celles qui pourraient répondent mieux au double usage : production de grains et utilisation des pailles comme fourrage. Méthodes : Des essais ont été conduits sur quatre variétés de sorgho : Fadda, Grinkan, Djiguikala et Zalatimi. …”
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Application of Baduanjin qigong exercise for community-based group of elderly individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain (中医气功八段锦干预社区老年慢性非特异性下腰痛患者的效果分析)... by LI Juan (栗娟), BAI Jianying (白建英), LI Jie (李洁), SHEN Yongqing (沈永青), QI Suwen (戚素文), FENG Huiling (冯会玲)

“…Objective The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Baduanjin qigong exercise on chronic nonspecific low back pain in community-based group of elderly population. Methods Totally 76 patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain were randomly divided into the experimental group(n=37)and the control group(n=39). …”
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Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) with the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes by Liu Y, Liu H, Sun D, Zheng Y, Tse G, Chen K, Qiu J, Wu S, Liu T

“…This study investigates the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels with the risk of new-onset AF in patients with diabetes mellitus.Methods: We included diabetic patients without AF who participated in physical exams in the Kailuan Study from 2006 to 2010. …”
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