Invasive procedures and atraumatic care in pediatric nursing practice: nurses’ perceptions by Júlia Neto, Rita Fernandes, Luísa Andrade, Ilda Fernandes, Teresa Martins, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, Fernanda Carvalho, Lígia Lima

“…Non-pharmacological strategies were the most frequently used strategies used by nurses for minimizing distress in children, including distraction (51.2%), preparation (30.7%), and sensory techniques (14.6%). …”
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CYP2C19 Genotype‐Guided Antiplatelet Therapy and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing a Neurointerventional Procedure by Kayla R. Tunehag, Ashton F. Pearce, Layna P. Fox, George A. Stouffer, Sten Solander, Craig R. Lee

“…Clopidogrel remains the most commonly prescribed P2Y12 inhibitor for neurovascular indications. …”
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Are there prophylactic effects of vitamin D among healthier adult patients? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Caroline Goswami, Sherrice Law, Hannah Zhang, Hannah Park, Bhagvat Maheta, Katherine Arnott, Megan Hsu, Kevin Truong, Mark Sheffield, Zahid Iqbal, Chainaronk Limanon, David Pai

“…Conclusion Except for a few outcomes, most prophylactic Vitamin D supplementation was generally not found to have statistically significant benefits in the healthy adult population. …”
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Copy number alternations of the 17q23-rs6504950 locus are associated with advanced breast cancers in Taiwanese women by Chien-Yu Lin, Shu-Fen Yang, Yu-Ling Ho, Cheng-Mao Ho

“…Objective: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies and a leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. …”
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The Determinants of Recall Event Timing of Contaminated Frozen Poultry Products in Retail Outlets in North-Central Nigeria by Emeka Solomon Fidelis, Moradeyo Adebanjo Otitoju, Park Odojoma Idisi, Ugochukwu Emmanuel Anazo, David Ocholi Achemu

“…The results showed that most of the frozen poultry product retailers in outlets in the study area were men within the age bracket of 21 and 40 years and had a monthly restocking frequency of approximately four times. …”
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Use of dignity therapy in palliative care: a comprehensive scoping review by Romel Jonathan Velasco Yanez, Erilaine de Freitas Corpes, Judith Sixsmith, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro, Herla Maria Furtardo Jorge

“…Results Of the 815 records identified, 82 articles with 11 Gy literature documents included. Most studies were published in 2023 (19.5%), originated from the United States (23.1%), used an experimental design (29.2%), and focused on oncology (58.5%). …”
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Plasmonic optical fiber biosensors for ultra-low detection of respiratory syncytial virus via point-of-care tests by Federica Passeggio, Luigi Zeni, Massimiliano Galdiero, Francesco Arcadio, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Chiara Marzano, Ines Tavoletta, Fabiana Napolitano, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Giuseppe Portella, Nunzio Cennamo

“…This protein was selected because it is the most conserved surface protein between the two RSV subtypes, RSV A and RSV B. …”
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Senior nursing student’s confidence in learnt competencies and perceptions of patient safety competency: a multisite cross-sectional study by Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Leila Valizadeh, Akram Ghahramanian, Mostafa Ghasempour, Tonia C Onyeka

“…The nursing students were most confident in their learning of ‘understanding human and environmental factors’ in the classroom and the clinical setting. …”
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Developing a novel hybrid model based on GRU deep neural network and Whale optimization algorithm for precise forecasting of river’s streamflow by Amin Gharehbaghi, Redvan Ghasemlounia, Farshad Ahmadi, Rasoul Mirabbasi, Ali Torabi Haghighi

“…The Pearson’s correlation coefficient (PCC) and Cosine Amplitude Sensitivity (CAS) as feature (input) selection process determine the only precipitation (P m ) as the most effective input variable among a list of on-site potential climate time series parameters recorded in the study area. …”
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RETRACTED: In Vitro Neuroprotective Effect Evaluation of Donepezil‐Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles‐Embedded PVA/PEG Nanofibers on SH‐SY5Y Cells and AP‐APP Plasmid Related Alzheimer Cell... by Ece Guler, Humeyra Betul Yekeler, Burcu Uner, Murat Dogan, Asima Asghar, Fakhera Ikram, Yusufhan Yazir, Oguzhan Gunduz, Deepak M Kalaskar, Muhammet Emin Cam

“…The 1 µM dosage exhibited the most significant neuroprotective effects, which showed enhanced cellular uptake and superior modulation of Alzheimer's‐related proteins, including tau and Aβ.…”
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Results of mitral valve reconstruction using substitute extracellular matrixCentral MessagePerspective by Maria Arbona, MD, MEBCT, Tirone E. David, MD, Carolyn M. David, BN, Vivek Rao, MD, PhD

“…Results: ECM was used to reconstruct the posterior mitral annulus in 69% and to repair the mitral leaflet in 65% of the patients. The most prevalent etiology was dystrophic calcification of the annulus (80%) versus endocarditis for leaflet repair (60%). …”
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Risk factors of coronary artery disease in 27425 outpatients by A. S. Galyavich, R. N. Khairullin, L. V. Baleeva, M. Sluiter, S. V. Akimova, A. F. Galimzyanov, D. D. Aminov, D. D. Safin, A. Yu. Vafin, P. Terpstra

“…In ambulatory patients with no signs of CAD, arterial hypertension (66,2%) and total blood plasma cholesterol of more than 5,2 mmol/l (68%) are the most frequently recorded risk factors. The combination of two risk factors (arterial hypertension + total blood plasma cholesterol more than 5,2 mmol/l) is recorded regardless of age (younger than 60 years and older than 60 years) — in cases of 61,8% and 64,2%, respectively.…”
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Follow-up Study on the Effect of Risk-Stratified, Protocol-Based Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Postoperative Infections in a Tertiary Care Neurosurgical Department over 1... by Ashutosh Agarwal, Sachin A. Borkar, Arti Kapil, Jyotsna Dabral, Ashish Suri, Shashank S. Kale, Ashok K. Mahapatra

“…On comparison, the proportion of infections between 2014 and 2016 was significantly lower than that between 2007 and 2013 (4.61 ± 0.14% vs. 11.52 ± 2.2%, p = 0.001). The most common microorganisms were non–lactose-fermenting gram-negative bacilli, followed by Klebsiella and Escherichia coli. …”
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A bundle-based approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a multi-center study in Chinese tertiary hospitals by Huiping Huang, Lei Huang, Sihan Yan, Chuanpeng Wang, Tingting Wu, Deqin Chen, Tingting Chen, Hongbing Chen, Weimin Huang, Alin Xue, Jianzhou Yang, Houzhi Chen, Guihua Zhuang

“…Abstract Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one of the most common types of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). …”
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An online vignette experiment on stigma and help-seeking attitudes towards five mental health problems in adolescents and emerging adults by Diana Lemmer, Markus Moessner, Nicolas Arnaud, Harald Baumeister, Agnes Mutter, Sarah-Lena Klemm, Elisa König, Paul Plener, Christine Rummel-Kluge, Rainer Thomasius, Michael Kaess, Stephanie Bauer

“…Compared to all of the other conditions, ALC was the most stigmatized. Furthermore, ALC was more likely to prompt any help-seeking as compared to DEP, BN, and NSSI, and professional help-seeking in comparison to DEP. …”
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Coordination of Project and Current Activities on the Basis of the Strategy Alignment Metamodel in the Oil and Gas Company by R. Yu. Dashkov

“…This methodology is based on a Logical Rationale of the Contexts and Assumptions for establishing Goals and Strategies both for the project and for the company, and on preparation of Contexts and Assumptions, Goals and Strategies Alignment Matrices, which provides a flexible adaptation to the internal and external environment in the process of selecting the most successful Strategies to achieve the Goals. …”
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Pharmacological effects of fibroblast growth factor 21 are sex-specific in mice with the <em>lethal yellow</em> (A^y) mutation by E. N. Makarova, T. V. Yakovleva, N. Yu. Balyibina, K. O. Baranov, E. I. Denisova, A. D. Dubinina, N. A. Feofanova, N. M. Bazhan

“…Mutations in the MC4R gene are the most common cause of monogenic obesity in humans. …”
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Singing in Tune: Berimbau Tuning and Song Mode in Capoeira (1937–1978) by Juan Diego Díaz, Alex Rossi

“…Our goal is to infer the most common tuning and singing practices used by practitioners through a systematic study of field recordings by foreign researchers, commercial albums by practitioners, movies, documentary films, TV programs, and transcriptions of capoeira music from the 1937 – 1978 period, a formative period in the development of modern capoeira. …”
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Ratio and interconnections of functional fitness structure key components of elite combat athletes at the stage of maximum realization of individual capabilities by Oleksander Pryimakov, Sergii Iermakov, Jerzy Eider, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Anatoly Skrypko, Natalija Mazurok

“…An increase in the proportion of key integrative functional indices in special work capacity of athletes specialized in various wrestling styles - Greco-Roman, freestyle and judo represents the most significant criterion for improving their functional fitness structure.…”
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Comparison of the effects of modified German volume resistance training versus the traditional method on muscle volume, strength and body composition of active women by Elham Hajivand, Hamid Arazi

“…Background and Purpose: One of the most important variables affecting the effectiveness of resistance training on muscle strength and hypertrophy is training volume. …”
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