Patient Perceptions of Surgeon Attire, Professionalism, and Gender Bias in Pakistani Public Hospitals by Maham Arshad, Zara Ali, Talha Tariq, Kainat Raza, Fatima Hashmi, Tarim Nayab

“…Participants also identified the doctors' likely professions and indicated their preferred gender for seeking medical assistance. …”
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A randomized controlled trial to study the efficacy of 1% vs. 2% lignocaine in topical airway anesthesia in routine bronchoscopy procedures by Danny Prasad, Prince James, Richa Gupta

“…Abstract Background Bronchoscopists worldwide still prefer to use 2% lignocaine as the preferred topical airway anesthetic. …”
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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce by Monu Jabbal, Jennifer Cherry, Deborah Eastwood, Chloe E. H. Scott, Phil Walmsley, Emily Baird

“…A total of 321 of respondents (91%) identified as heterosexual, 14 (4%) preferred not to say, and 18 (5%) identified as LGBTQ+ or preferred to self-describe. …”
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Comparative Efficacy and Tolerability of Imiquimod 3.75% Cream vs 5-Fluorouracil 4% cream in the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis: A Split-Face Study by Cesare Ariasi, Carola Romanò, Cesare Tomasi, Gaetano Licata, Davide Geat, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton, Mariachiara Arisi

“…Complete remission rate of lesions, cosmetic outcome, and patient preference of treatment were assessed after 90 days (T1). …”
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Tibial acceleration alone is not a valid surrogate measure of tibial load in response to stride length manipulation by Jean Tu, Olivia L. Bruce, W. Brent Edwards

“…Methods: Twenty-seven physically active participants ran 10 trials at preferred speed in each of 5 stride length conditions: preferred, ±5%, and ±10% of preferred stride length. …”
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Scope of practice of Japanese primary care physicians and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Toshiyuki Ojima, Machiko Inoue, Mieko Nakamura, Tomoya Higuchi

“…These findings suggest that postgraduate clinical training with a broad scope not limited to internal medicine and continuing medical education after establishing a private clinic, particularly for physicians who prefer broad practice, may be important in expanding the SOP of PCPs.…”
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Vertex degree distributions of growing graphs: calculation methods using error control by V. N. Zadorozhnyi, E. B. Yudin, V. A. Badryzlov

“…Methods for calculating final distributions of vertex degrees in growing graphs with a nonlinear rule of preferred binding are developed. The problem of calculation errors control is solved. …”
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COLD MIXTURE OF INORGANIC BINDER: STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT (INORGANIC VS. ORGANIC) by S. S. Tkachenko, G. A. Kolodiy, L. G. Znamensky, A. A. Ermolenko

“…The use of the latter is preferable for a number of technological indicators. …”
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SELECTION OF POWER TRANSFORMERS by A. A. Gonchar

“…The paper reveals that while loading transformers from idle running till nominal value it is preferable to apply transformers with less power losses in steel because total losses of active power in the indicated range are less than in transformers with larger losses in steel.…”
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Cholesterol Induces Uneven Curvature of Asymmetric Lipid Bilayers by S. O. Yesylevskyy, A. P. Demchenko, S. Kraszewski, C. Ramseyer

“…It is shown that the affinity of cholesterol to anionic DOPS or neutral DOPC lipids is curvature dependent. The cholesterol prefers DOPS to DOPC in either planar or highly curved parts of the membrane. …”
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Navigating Pregnancy: Information Sources and Lifestyle Behavior Choices—A Narrative Review by Christina Gjestvang, Lene Annette Hagen Haakstad

“…Conclusions: Pregnant individuals relied on the Internet and HCP, with a preference for the Internet despite trust in midwives. …”
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Optimal Decision and Coordination of Fresh E-Commerce Supply Chain Considering Double Loss by Shizhen Bai, Yang Lv, Zejun Liu

“…We find that: (i) under the centralized model, the basic quantity loss rate and freshness sensitivity can improve fresh-keeping effort. The online retailer prefers price-raising strategies as the basic quantity loss rate increases and freshness sensitivity decreases. …”
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Mutations to transcription factor MAX allosterically increase DNA selectivity by altering folding and binding pathways by Renee Hastings, Arjun K. Aditham, Nicole DelRosso, Peter H. Suzuki, Polly M. Fordyce

“…Abstract Understanding how proteins discriminate between preferred and non-preferred ligands (‘selectivity’) is essential for predicting biological function and a central goal of protein engineering efforts, yet the biophysical mechanisms underpinning selectivity remain poorly understood. …”
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Multimode Traffic Travel Behavior Characteristics Analysis and Congestion Governance Research by Wen Li, Wei Feng, Hua-zhi Yuan

“…Multimode traffic choice behavior is discussed by establishing multiple logistic regression models to analyze the main influencing factors to travelers’ social and economic attributes, travel characteristics, and preference based on travel survey data of urban residents. …”
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Validation of Balance Map Analysis of Walking at Different Speeds by Takahiro Kagawa

“…The ballistic walking model can be justified in terms of the preferred walking speed because the metabolic energy consumption associated with muscle activity in faster and slower walking is higher than that in preferred speed walking. …”
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Supply Chain Bilateral Coordination with Option Contracts under Inflation Scenarios by Nana Wan, Xu Chen

“…We find that the retailer prefers adopting portfolio contracts, but the supplier prefers providing option contracts under inflation scenarios. …”
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Computer-generated rough sex: An empirical study about the interest in human and artificial sexually explicit media displaying rough and gentle sexual behaviors by Jessica M. Szczuka, Natalia Szymczyk

“…While previous studies suggest that human sexualized stimuli are preferred compared to artificial ones, these studies did not consider the depicted sexual behavior as an influential factor. …”
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Between Problem and Request: Are Students Ready to Accept Psychological Help by E. V. Nekhorosheva, D. A. Kasatkina

“…The study of 654 students of Moscow City University was conducted as a sociological survey.Students experience the greatest need for support in situations of emotional and academic stress, and affective disorders. The preferred formats of assistance vary according to the type of student’s needs, from acquiring self-care skills and managing emotions to advisory or therapeutic work. …”
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How public libraries reach out to adolescents: a study of adolescents’ perceptions of teen spaces1) in Korean public libraries by Gidong Byun, Gyeongyeon Lee, Mikyoung Ha

“…We aim to identify environmental planning factors that influence adolescents’ preference for Teen Spaces, to create dedicated spaces supporting healthy growth. …”
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Performance Enhancement of Flux Switching Motor for Electric Vehicle Applications: An Overview by Jawad Faiz, Majid Maktobian

“…To enhance the torque density and applied flux weakening method, combination of Nd and Al–Ni–Co magnets is preferred.…”
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