Characterization of older adults' sexual life in a health area by Juan Miguel Benítez García, Julio César Camero Machín, Jesús Cuello Ávila, Juan Carlos Curbelo Fajardo

“…The following variables were analyzed: sex, marital status, education, sexual life, preferred sexual techniques, sexual functioning, causes that prevent the performance of the sexual act, associated diseases and drug use.…”
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Evidence of factors influencing delays in the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in adolescents and young adults. Protocol for a systematic scoping review. by Kamyar Keramatian, Emma Morton, Alexander Levit, John-Jose Nunez

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This protocol for a systematic scoping review will be reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline (PRISMA-ScR). …”
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A Systematic Review of Spironolactone Nano-Formulations for Topical Treatment of Skin Hyperandrogenic Disorders and Chronic Wounds by Saedah Dereiah, Muhammad Usman Ghori, Barbara R. Conway

“…The review process, including screening, inclusion, and exclusion criteria, adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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An Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of Unconditional EducationalAssistance Program as a Programmatic Electoral Strategy in the Philippines: The Case of Makati City’s Project... by Miguel Enrico Gutierrez Ayson, Esther Marylerma Calvo

“…By using thematic analysis, five themes emerged from the interview data: (1) financial relief, (2) educational security, (3) unique source of local citizen satisfaction, (4) personally dispensed patronage of a benefactor politician, and (5) invaluable benefits and project continuity: influencing vote preference. Beyond the particularistic and contingency-based patronage exchange prevalent in the Philippine local political setting, this study’s findings also offer in-depth explanations for what motivates voters to reciprocate their local political leader with electoral support for its education-based programmatic inducements.…”
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Reaching Syrian migrants through Dutch municipal registries for hepatitis B and C point-of-care testing. by Chrissy P B Moonen, Elfi E H G Brouwers, Christian J P A Hoebe, Nicole H T M Dukers-Muijrers, Jamila Bouchaara, Inge H M van Loo, Casper D J den Heijer

“…Thereby, other methods may be preferred to identify new HBV and HCV infections, such as opportunistic testing within existing care processes.…”
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Language interpretation and translation in emergency care: A scoping review protocol. by Henry Li, Samina Ali, Lisa Hartling, Liz Dennett, Elena Lopatina, Kayathiri Ganeshamoorthy, Jaspreet Khangura

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Patients with preferred languages other than English face barriers to communication and access to appropriate care in English-speaking emergency care systems, leading to poorer communication and quality of care, as well as increased rates of investigations and healthcare utilization. …”
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CORPORATISM IN WESTERN EUROPE: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR EVOLUTION by Р. Ja. Feldman

“…Large multinational companies prefer to influence the political decision-making centers autonomously, ignoring the associative membership in the guild organizations. …”
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Morphological Diversity among Accessions of Apple Tree (Malus × Domestica Borkh) by Simon Mada Mbovora, Cousin Musvosvi, Edmore Gasura

“…Their diversity has further been decreased through the use of preferred few accessions in breeding programmes. Determination of morphological diversity among the accessions maintained at Nyanga Experimental Station is key for identification and informed use of the accessions in adaptive research. …”
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Availability of caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs): an updated international scoping review protocol by Allison Williams, Reed Ciarloni

“…Comparative analysis between the previous published scoping reviews will allow for further conclusions with respect to the changing landscape of CFWPs over time.Methods This scoping review will be conducted with methodological guidance from the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Reviewers Manual, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews guidelines and checklist and the scoping review protocol checklist by JBI. …”
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What is left in miombo woodlands? Rarity and commonness of woody species, commercial timber species, and lawful harvestable diameter classes by Tarquinio Mateus Magalhães

“…Based on the results obtained, it was recommended that (1) timber harvesting should be restricted to the humid ecoregion, prohibited for the timber species that were either absent or rare, and halted for the top nine desired species; (2) except B. spiciformis, B. boehmii, and J. globiflora, MWs should preferably undergo a forest closure period corresponding to at least one cutting cycle; (3) to ensure long-term viability, a minimum harvestable density for commercial-sized trees should be determined for each species.…”
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Chemical and Sensory Characterisation of Two Rubus rosifolius (Red Raspberry) Varieties by Theresa F. Rambaran, Camille S. Bowen-Forbes

“…Our findings, which revealed that the WR variety was the preferred choice among consumers, may be used to guide future product-development endeavours of these commercially valuable fruits.…”
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Comparison of Studies Conducted in the Field of Neuromarketing and Artificial Intelligence Using Bibliometric Method by Abdullah Ballı

“…Neuroscientific imaging and measurement methods are not preferred in every study due to their high costs and expertise requirements. …”
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Mobile Application to identify and recognize emotions for children with autism: A systematic review by Abdelrahman Mohammed Al-Saadi, Dena Al-Thani

“…Developers are producing many mobile applications to assist ASD children in improving their facial expression detection and reaction abilities and increasing their independence.ObjectiveThis systematic review aims to explore the mobile application in helping children with ASD to identify and express their feeling.MethodsThe inclusion and exclusion articles for our analysis were mapped using the PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis diagram. …”
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Movement Competency Screen: Rethinking the Rating by Justine Benoit-Piau, Mélanie Morin, Christine Guptill, Sylvie Fortin, Nathaly Gaudreault

“… # Conclusion The 5-level scoring system showed better metrologic properties in terms of internal consistency and concurrent validity and therefore, should be preferred over the 3-level scoring system in future research…”
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A Hybrid Model for Assessing the Performance of Medical Tourism: Integration of Bayesian BWM and Grey PROMETHEE-AL by Chin-Cheng Yang, Chih-Chien Shen, Tso-Yen Mao, Huai-Wei Lo, Chun-Jui Pai

“…In addition, this study proposes a model that integrates the Bayesian Best-Worst Method (Bayesian BWM) and grey Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations based on Aspiration Level (grey PROMETHEE-AL) to assess the performance of assessed MT operators. …”
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Chronic hepatitis C course at elderly and therapeutic approach by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

“…To assess the stage of disease and degree of fibrosis methods, alternative to liver biopsy, are preferable. Before onset of treatment, additional investigation to establish severity of concomitant diseases and risk of their complications should be carried out. …”
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MetaRange.jl: A Dynamic and Metabolic Species Range Model for Plant Species by Jana Blechschmidt, Juliano Sarmento Cabral

“…The model integrates species‐specific parameters such as preferred environmental conditions, biomass and dispersal ability with demographic rates (e.g., reproductive and mortality rates) derived from local temperature and biomass via the metabolic theory of ecology. …”
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Optimizing Automotive Logistics Using MCGDM: A Data-Driven Approach to the Selection of Warehouse Location With Octagonal Neutrosophic Application by Kalaivani Kaspar, Palanivel Kaliyaperumal

“…The conventional decision-making approaches such as weighted sum model (WSM), weighted product model (WPM), technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), and VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) are employed to obtain the optimal warehouse location using OSVN application. …”
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Extensions to Mean–Geometric Mean Linking by Alexander Robitzsch

“…Our results suggest that robust loss functions are preferable when dealing with outlying DIF effects, with the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>L</mi><mn>0</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> function showing particular advantages in tests with larger item sets and sample sizes. …”
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Autoimmune Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review of Published Cases by Mohsen Farjoud Kouhanjani, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi, Zahra Noroozi, Paniz Sadeghi, Armita Jokar-Derisi, Mohammad Saleh Jamshidi Mouselou, Meysam Ahmadi, Armin Attar

“…Methods. We applied the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) to report this review. …”
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