Proportion, quality of life and factors associated with perinatal urinary incontinence among pregnant women attending at Muhimbili national hospital by Geofrey P. Chiloleti, Fransia Arda Mushi, Aboud Muhsin, Ally Mwanga

“…Quality of life (QoL) was assessed by ICIQ-UI SF tool. Results A total of 354 women were approached, all of whom participated in the study. …”
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Efficacy of intermittent fasting on improving liver function in individuals with metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mousa Khalafi, Sara K Rosenkranz, Faeghe Ghasemi, Shokoufeh Kheradmand, Aref Habibi Maleki, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Jung-Piao Tsao

“…The risk of bias was assessed using the PEDro scale and the NIH quality assessment tool. Results A total 21 studies involving 1,226 participants with metabolic disorders were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalised children: a retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary children’s hospital in China by Linan Zeng, Lingli Zhang, Dan Yu, Huiqing Wang, Liang Huang, Siyu Li, Guo Cheng, Zhi-Jun Jia

“…Introduction For improving and optimising drug use in children, we previously developed a tool (including a series of criteria for identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in children) by literature review and the two-round Delphi technique to prevent inappropriate medication prescriptions at the prescribing stage.Objective To assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription (PIP) among hospitalised children and explore risk factors associated with PIP.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary children’s hospital in China.Participants Hospitalised children with complete medical records who received drug treatment and discharged from 1 January to 31 December 2021.Outcome measures We evaluated the medication prescriptions by using a series of previously developed criteria for detecting the prevalence of PIP in hospitalised children and used logistic regression to explore the risk factors (including sex, age, number of drugs, number of comorbidities, days of hospitalisation and admission departments) for PIP in children.Results A total of 87 555 medication prescriptions for 16 995 hospitalised children were analysed, and 19 722 PIPs were detected. …”
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Pooling the complex survey data across the 64 lower and middle-income countries: A study on antibiotic usage in under-five children by Md Fakrul Islam, Prosenjit Basak Arka, Mahfuzer Rohman, Md Sabbir Hossain, Md Rashed Babu, Hasin Anupama Azhari, Md Jamal Uddin

“…For geospatial analysis, we utilized ArcGIS, a powerful tool for mapping and spatial analysis. Findings: We used data from 141,018 children under five who were reported to have had fever/cough recently in 64 LMICs. …”
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Code-Switching in Algerian English as a Foreign Language Speakers’ Facebook Interactions: Exploring Functions and Motives by Saida Tobbi

“…Code-switching also served as a facilitative tool, enabling smoother interactions and fostering mutual understanding in a bilingual or multilingual online setting. …”
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Microinvasive interventions in the management of proximal caries lesions in primary and permanent teeth- systematic review and meta-analysis by Robina Tasleem, Saleh Ali Alqahtani, Naif Abogazalah, Hussain Almubarak, Ammara Riaz, Sarosh Sher Ali, Zeeshan Allana

“…The risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. We performed analysis with the help of RevMan5.4 and calculated odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for evaluation of efficacy. …”
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Fine particulate matter concentrations forecasting using long short-term memory network and meteorological inputs by T. Istiana, B. Kurniawan, S. Soekirno, A. Wihono, D.E. Nuryanto, B.A. Pertala, A. Sopaheluwakan

“…Therefore, it might benefit areas lacking sufficient data, providing a valuable tool for air pollution mitigation.…”
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Study on the effect of health education on dietotherapy and medicated diet for the community-dwelling elderly in Nanning city (南宁市社区老年人食疗药膳健康教育效果研究)... by LIN Xiaomin (林小敏), QIN Yi (覃毅), LING Xingping (凌鑫萍), HUO Lijuan (霍李娟), CHEN Yu (陈裕)

“…Health education is an effective tool to improve the community-dwelling elderly people’s awareness and skills of conducting dietotherapy and medicated diet, thereby improving the quality of life. …”
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Your period and your pregnancy, a cohort study of pregnant patients investigating the associations between menstruation and birth outcomes in Australia: study protocol by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Billie Bradford, Adrienne Gordon, Beverley Vollenhoven, Kirsten Rebecca Palmer, Kirstin Tindal, Caroline E Gargett, Fiona Cousins, Stacey Ellery

“…Therefore, this study aims to understand the association between menstruation and pregnancy outcomes to identify which menstrual characteristics could provide value as a pregnancy risk assessment tool.Methods and analysis This is a prospective study of women aged 18–45 with a singleton pregnancy. …”
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INSTRUMENT ASSESSMENT IN STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME FOR FACTUAL AND CONCEPTUAL HOTS ON SCIENCE EDUCATION by Endang Widi Winarni, Endina Putri Purwandari, Rinto Hartono

“…ABSTRACT   The research objective is to provide a depiction of the practicality of factual and conceptual HOTS as an assessment tool in the context of science education, as well as the profiles of student learning outcomes. …”
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Translation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI) in Nursing Students by Valeria Vannini, Rosario Caruso, Sara Alberti, Sergio Rovesti, Paola Ferri

“…Thus far, no Italian validation of this tool has been performed. The aim of this study is to validate the Italian version of the Team-Based Learning Student Assessment Instrument (TBL-SAI) among nursing students. …”
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The Association Between Medication Adherence, Internalized Stigma and Social Support Among Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Stu... by Halim R, Kaur M, Syed Mokhtar SS, Chemi N, Sajatovic M, Tan YK, Siau CS, Ng CG

“…Participants answered questionnaires consisting of demographic and clinical information (medical history, duration of anti-depressant treatment for MDD, psychiatric ward admission history, and any medication side effects experienced), the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (comprising alienation, stereotype, perceived discrimination, and social withdrawal), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (comprising family, friend, and significant other support), and the Malaysia Medication Adherence Assessment Tool. Simple and multiple logistic regression and mediation analyses were conducted.Results: Of the 268 participants (69% female), 57.1% were suboptimally or moderately adherent to their medication. …”
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Evaluating Whether Nonimmersion Virtual Reality Simulation Training Improves Nursing Competency in Isolation Wards: Randomized Controlled Trial by Dandan Zhang, MuLi Fu, Jianzhong Zhang, Yuxuan Li, Li Chen, Yong-Jun Chen, Zhefeng Zhong, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…Its capacity for safe, repetitive practice and realistic scenario simulation makes NIVR a valuable tool in medical education. Further research and optimization of VR simulation training programs are recommended to enhance nurses’ practical skills and pandemic preparedness. …”
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A novel multi-model estimation of phosphorus in coal and its ash using FTIR spectroscopy by Arya Vinod, Anup Krishna Prasad, Sameeksha Mishra, Bitan Purkait, Shailayee Mukherjee, Anubhav Shukla, Nirasindhu Desinayak, Bhabesh Chandra Sarkar, Atul Kumar Varma

“…Our findings suggest that FTIR combined with the multi-model approach combining PLR, PLSR, and RF regression models is a reliable tool for rapid and near-real-time measurement of phosphorus in coal and coal ash and can be suitably modified to model phosphorus content in other natural samples such as soil, shale, etc.…”
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A Nomogram Based on Circulating Inflammatory Factors for Predicting Prognosis of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients by Wang M, Yue X, Ding Y, Cai Z, Xiao H, Huang H, He J

“…Patients were divided into high-risk and low-risk groups based on their total nomogram scores, with a threshold of 106.2, where the median OS of patients in the high-risk group was significantly shorter than that of patients in the low-risk group.Conclusion: The proposed nomogram based on circulating inflammatory factors is an inexpensive, widely available, and easily interpretable risk-stratification tool for NDMM patients.Keywords: multiple myeloma, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, platelet to lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte to monocyte ratio, IL-10, nomogram…”
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Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions on cognitive impairment: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials by Minmin Wu, Wenjing Song, Xue Wang, Lili Teng, Jinting Li, Jiongliang Zhang, Xinyue Li, Donghui Yu, Huanhuan Jia, Binhan Wang, Qiang Tang, Luwen Zhu

“…The methodological quality of the SRMAs was evaluated using the Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2, and the quality of evidence was assessed through the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation criteria. …”
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Design of an RCT on cost-effectiveness of group schema therapy versus individual schema therapy for patients with Cluster-C personality disorder: the QUEST-CLC study protocol by Iuno Z. Groot, Anne-Sophie S. M. Venhuizen, Nathan Bachrach, Simone Walhout, Bregje de Moor, Kasper Nikkels, Susanne Dalmeijer, Myrte Maarschalkerweerd, Joël R. van Aalderen, Hinde de Lange, Renske Wichers, Agatha Ph. Hollander, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Raoul P. P. P. Grasman, Arnoud Arntz

“…., childhood trauma, autistic features, and introversion. A tool supporting patients and clinicians in matching treatment to patient will be developed. …”
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Analysis of the accuracy of disease prediction in pediatric ward patients based on the modified early warning score for children: A randomized controlled trialWhat is already known... by Kang Lin, Xiaojun Weng, Bing Du, Ting Tian, Xiaoxiang Quan

“…Conclusion: As an effective tool for assessing patient conditions, the probability of receiving nursing care significantly increases for patients with a modified PEWS score above 1. …”
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Development of an Alternative Protocol to Study Muscle Fatigue by Daniela A. Alambarrio, Benjamin K. Morris, R. Benjamin Davis, Emily B. Grabarczyk, Kari K. Turner, John M. Gonzalez

“…The data indicated that EMS is a valuable tool for replicating ambulatory movement or physical activity, but super-contraction is not a means to accelerate postmortem muscle fatigue onset. …”
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Exosomes Derived from Apelin-Pretreated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction by Alleviating Cardiomyocyte Pyroptosis via Delivery of miR-34a-5p by Li T, Zhao Y, Cao Z, Shen Y, Chen J, Huang X, Shao Z, Zeng Y, Chen Q, Yan X, Li X, Zhang Y, Hu B

“…Ting Li,1,2,* Yuechu Zhao,3,* Zhi Cao,2,* Ying Shen,2 Jiaqi Chen,2 Xinran Huang,2 Zhuang Shao,2 Yi Zeng,2 Qi Chen,2 Xiaofei Yan,3 Xin Li,1,2 Yuelin Zhang,1,2 Bei Hu1,2 1School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuelin Zhang; Bei Hu, Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-20-83827812-20974, Email zhangyuelin1999@163.com; qhubei@hotmail.comBackground: Exosomes sourced from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-EXOs) have become a promising therapeutic tool for sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SMD). …”
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