Determination of dry residue of drinking water by quartz crystal microbalance method by A. G. Zavodovsky

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Hubungan Lama Penggunaan Obat Anti Nyamuk Bakar dengan Kadar Kolinesterase Darah pada Masyarakat Kelurahan Jati Rumah Gadang Padang by Amelia ., Yustini Alioes, Sofina Rusdan

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Effet de l'irradiation gamma en traitement de quarantaine sur la qualité des fruits conservés de la mandarine 'Nadorcott' et la clémentine 'Marisol' by Lamyaa Zelmat, Sarra Erraji, Mohammed Ibriz, Abdelhak Hamza, Abdelali Samdi, Mohamed Mouhib, Mohammed El Guilli

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“CPR Posture” for Hemorrhage Control

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Poor sleep quality and associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study by Milen Mihertabe, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Gidey Rtbey

“…Therefore, this study will provide baseline information by assessing the burden of poor sleep quality and associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess poor sleep quality and its associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2023.MethodsA comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from 20 March to 20 May 2023, and a systematic random sampling technique was employed to obtain a total of 535 study subjects. …”
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Acceptance, Safety, and Effect Sizes in Online Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Interventional Pilot Study by Ruben Vonderlin, Tali Boritz, Carola Claus, Büsra Senyüz, Saskia Mahalingam, Rachel Tennenhouse, Stefanie Lis, Christian Schmahl, Jürgen Margraf, Tobias Teismann, Nikolaus Kleindienst, Shelley McMain, Martin Bohus

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to provide initial effect size estimates of symptom change from pre- to post treatment, and the acceptance and safety of telehealth dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). MethodsA total of 39 individuals meeting the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [Fifth Edition]) criteria for BPD received 1 year of outpatient telehealth DBT at 3 sites in Germany and Canada. …”
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Virtual Reality Interventions for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Qin Yang, Liuxin Zhang, Fangyuan Chang, Hongyi Yang, Bin Chen, Zhao Liu

“…The examined outcomes include cognitive abilities, mood, quality of life, and physical fitness, including general cognitive function, memory performance, attention and information processing speed, executive function, language proficiency, visuospatial abilities, depression, daily mobility of individuals, muscle performance, and gait and balance. MethodsA total of 4 web-based databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and Ovid) were searched up to December 30, 2023, for randomized controlled trials assessing the self-reported outcomes of VR-based technology on cognition, mood, quality of life, and physical fitness in older adults (aged ≥55 years) with MCI. …”
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Exploratory study on the ascending pain pathway in patients with chronic neck and shoulder pain based on combined brain and spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging by Zhiqiang Qiu, Tianci Liu, Chengxi Zeng, Maojiang Yang, HongYing Yang, Xiaoxue Xu

“…ObjectiveTo explore the changes in the white matter microstructure of the ascending pain conduction pathways in patients with chronic neck and shoulder pain (CNSP) using combined brain and spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging techniques, and to assess its correlation with clinical indicators and cognitive functions.Materials and methodsA 3.0T MRI scanner was used to perform combined brain and spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging scans on 31 CNSP patients and 24 healthy controls (HCs), extracting the spinothalamic tract (STT) and quantitatively analyzing the fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) which reflect the microstructural integrity of nerve fibers. …”
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Effect of Forbrain Cognitive Training Intervention Prescriptions Based on Risk Factors on Patients with Cognitive Impairment After Traumatic Brain Injury by ZHANG Xueru, WANG Hongbin, CUI Huiying, HAO Xijun, CHEN Changxiang

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Forbrain cognitive training intervention prescriptions based on risk factors on cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury (TBI).MethodsA total of 120 patients with cognitive impairment after TBI treated in Tangshan Workers' Hospital from October 2021 to May 2022 were randomly divided into control group, observation group 1 and observation group 2 according to Excel random function, with 40 cases in each group. …”
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Social Media Use and Oral Health–Related Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Rahaf Hamdan BinHamdan, Salwa Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Arwa Zohair Gazzaz, AlBandary Hassan AlJameel

“…Additionally, it assessed the associations between engagement with oral health information, self-reported oral health, and the presence and count of these misconceptions. MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted over 10 weeks, targeting adults aged 15 years and older in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Transformers for Neuroimage Segmentation: Scoping Review by Maya Iratni, Amira Abdullah, Mariam Aldhaheri, Omar Elharrouss, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Zahiriddin Rustamov, Nazar Zaki, Rafat Damseh

“…ObjectiveThis scoping review will synthesize current literature and assess the use of various transformer models for neuroimaging segmentation. MethodsA systematic search in major databases, including Scopus, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, and ACM Digital Library, was carried out for studies applying transformers to neuroimaging segmentation problems from 2019 through 2023. …”
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Health Care Professionals and Data Scientists’ Perspectives on a Machine Learning System to Anticipate and Manage the Risk of Decompensation From Patients With Heart Failure: Quali... by Joana Seringa, Anna Hirata, Ana Rita Pedro, Rui Santana, Teresa Magalhães

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the perspectives of health care professionals and data scientists regarding the relevance, challenges, and potential benefits of using machine learning (ML) models to predict decompensation from patients with HF. MethodsA total of 13 individual, semistructured, qualitative interviews were conducted in Portugal between October 31, 2022, and June 23, 2023. …”
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Analysis of the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasound, MRI, and combined examination in benign and malignant breast tumors by Dianpei Ma, Dianpei Ma, Changliang Wang, Jie Li, Jie Li, Xiaohan Hao, Yun Zhu, Zhizhen Gao, Zhizhen Gao, Chun Liu, Changfan Luo, Yu Huang

“…BackgroundTo compare the diagnostic effectiveness of ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and their combined application in distinguishing between benign and malignant breast tumors, with particular emphasis on evaluating diagnostic performance in different breast densities—fatty breast tissue, where fat predominates, and dense breast tissue, which contains a significant amount of fibroglandular tissue.Materials and methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 185 patients with breast tumors, including 90 malignant and 95 benign cases. …”
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Digital Platform for Pediatric Mental Health Support During Armed Conflicts: Development and Usability Study by Hila Segal, Arriel Benis, Shirley Saar, Iris Shachar-Lavie, Silvana Fennig

“…In addition, the study aimed to evaluate the platform’s usability and relevance through feedback from primary users, thereby assessing its potential for implementation in pediatric practice. MethodsA digital platform was developed using a collaborative approach that involved pediatricians and mental health professionals from various hospital clinics. …”
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Mindfulness Intervention for Health Information Avoidance in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study by Chenyu Gu, Liquan Qian, Xiaojie Zhuo

“…In addition, it evaluates the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation as an intervention strategy to mitigate these behaviors. MethodsA mixed methods approach was used, combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies. …”
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Epidemiology of endometriosis in Kazakhstan: a national population-based cohort analysis (2014–2019) using data from the national electronic healthcare system by Gulzhanat Aimagambetova, Yesbolat Sakko, Talshyn Ukybassova, Milan Terzic, Milan Terzic, Aizada Marat, Nazira Kamzayeva, Arnur Gusmanov, Gulnur Zhakhina, Sauran Yerdessov, Kamilla Mussina, Dmitriy Syssoyev, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Abduzhappar Gaipov

“…Therefore, the aim of this was to investigate the epidemiology, complications, surgical management approach, and outcomes of endometriosis in Kazakhstan by analyzing large-scale Kazakhstani healthcare data from the Unified Nationwide Electronic Health System (UNEHS).MethodsA population-based study among women with endometriosis treated in any healthcare setting of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the period of 2014–2019 was performed. …”
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Effect of Jin's Three-Needle Therapy Combined with Behavioral Intervention on Preschool Children with Mild-to-Moderate Autism Spectrum Disorder by HONG Yu, KANG Jie, GUO Jingmin, LIU Guihua, OU Ping, CHEN Xiaofang, HUANG Longsheng

“…ObjectiveTo explore the clinical efficacy of Jin's three-needle therapy combined with behavioral intervention on core symptoms and anxiety disorder of preschool children with mild-to-moderate autism spectrum disorder (ASD).MethodsA total of 109 preschool children with mild-to-moderate ASD who were treated in the Child Health Center of Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital from January 2018 to December 2018, were divided randomly into control group and observation group by the rand function of Excel software, with 55 cases and 54 cases respectively. …”
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Predicting recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma: predictive value of the optimal cut-off value of Ki67 by Rende Peng, Yaoyu Zhang, Mingzhu Jia, Xinping Yi, Xiaoyao Yi, Shadan Li, Jiangchuan Pi, Wenjun Meng

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the optimal cut-off value of immunohistochemical marker Ki67 as a prognostic factor to predict the recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma (NMIBUC).MethodsA total of 331 patients diagnosed with NMIBUC who underwent surgery in the Yongchuan Hospital and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2012 to January 2020 were finally included in this study. …”
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A network comparison on efficacy and safety profiling of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Jie Fu, Jie Fu, Yi-Dan Yan, Xu Wan, Xiao-Fan Sun, Xiao-Fan Sun, Xiu-Mei Ma, Ying-Jie Su

“…This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, which have completed phase 3 clinical trials, as a first-line treatment in patients with advanced NSCLC.Materials and methodsA systematic search of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library was performed to extract eligible literature up to October 2023. …”
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Combined with Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy on Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by FAN Jingjing, HUANG Lihua, XU Yiming, LIU Kun, FANG Ping

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of muscle energy technique combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy on elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) .MethodsA total of 84 patients with KOA in the rehabilitation medicine department of Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital from February 2021 to August 2022 were randomly divided into control group and observation group according to the random number sequence generated by SPSS 22.0 statistical software, with 42 cases in each group. …”
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