Perspectives of Rural Teachers on the Effects of Peer Pressure on Learners’ Behaviour – A Case of the Mqanduli Magisterial District, South Africa by Berington Zanoxolo Gobingca, Nomhle Mqolombeni

“…There is general unhappiness and insecurity concerning school dropouts and reports of criminal activities through various news sources and media platforms in cities, villages and townships of South Africa. …”
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Understanding factors that influence whether a woman will seek care for reproductive health: A national survey by Pooja Kanyadan, Latha Ganti, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, Lindsey Hahn, Marcos Sosa

“…This study found that women of minority races (African American and Hispanic) were more likely to report that they didn’t feel like they were asked for their opinions about their healthcare. …”
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Evidence based use of antibiotics in epidemic keratoconjunctivitis to prevent development of microbial resistance by Shalini Kumari, Imsensenba Longkumer, Mamta Sharma, Shashank Tripathi

“…In view of presence of MRSA in neo-natal sample, and its known serious complications, we suggest prophylactic use of topical antibiotic and its modifications once reports of culture and sensitivity are available.…”
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Lumboperitoneal shunts in children: a retrospective study by Mohammad Elbaroody, Basem Ismail Alhayen, Mohamed Eltoukhy, Ahmed Atallah, Hossam Eldin Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed Alselisly

“…This retrospective study reports the indications, outcomes, and possible complications of lumboperitoneal shunts placed in children. …”
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Analytic two-loop four-point form factor of the stress-tensor supermultiplet in N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 4 SYM by Yuanhong Guo, Lei Wang, Gang Yang, Yixiong Yin

“…The symbol of our remainder confirms the bootstrap results reported by Dixon et al. [PRL 130 (2023) 11]. We perform various non-trivial checks of our results, including the triple-collinear limit, which recovers the two-loop six-gluon remainder. …”
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Spontaneous thought separates into clusters of negative, positive, and flexible thinking by Marta Migó, Jessica A. Cooper, Philip A. Kragel, Michael T. Treadway

“…Our results support a method for modeling spontaneous thought and isolate distinct sub-types that may not be accessible using retrospective self-report methods. We discuss implications for clinical and cognitive science.…”
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Distribution of pathologic smear results and histopathologic agreement in precancerous cervical lesions by Eser Colak, Esra Zeynep Coskunoglu

“…In glandular lesions, normal biopsy results were reported in 93% of AGC-NOS cytology results, whereas there was a 100% malignancy correlation with AGC-FN cytology results. …”
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Sex ratio at birth in Kogi state, North-Central Nigeria by Adekunle Bakare, Deborah Peter, Motunrayo Mojoyin Coker, Silas Fagbenro, Okunola A. Alabi

“…Studies have shown that due to some factors, there has been deviation towards one sex in different populations. There has been no report on the sex ratio at birth (SRB) from Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria. …”
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Development and validation of an Age-related Language Decline Scale (ALDS) for older adults by Xinan Zhou, Yanping Dong

“…Objectives: Language decline in older adults poses a great threat to their independence. A self-report scale designed to measure age-related language decline could be very efficient, but it is still lacking. …”
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Development of a PM2.5 Forecasting System Integrating Low-cost Sensors for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Nguyen Ky Phung, Nguyen Quang Long, Nguyen Van Tin, Dang Thi Thanh Le

“…Output from the MOZART model served as the boundary conditions for CMAQ, and AOD values reported by the MODIS Aerosol Product were assimilated to enhance the accuracy of the results. …”
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Evaluation of Pathology Results of Patients with a History of Breast Cancer who were Operated on for Gynecological Pathologies or Prophylaxis by Necim Yalcin, Isin Ureyen, Aysun Alci, Mustafa Gokkaya, Alper Kahraman, Gorker Sel, Gulsum Ekin Sari, Tayfun Toptaş

“… Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the operation results of patients who were followed up due to breast cancer and were operated on due to gynecological pathologies or for prophylactic purposes, and determine the distribution of gynecological pathologies in breast cancer patients Study design: Patients with breast cancer who had gynecological surgery in our institution between December 2015 and January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed in this cross-sectional study. The pathological reports and medical records of the included patients were obtained from the gynecologic oncology electronic database system and the patient files. …”
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Causal relationship between educational attainment and the occurrence of venous thromboembolism by Sitong Guo, Sitao Tan, Shiran Qin, Dandan Xu, Henghai Su, Xiaoyu Chen

“…Abstract Background The association between educational attainment (EA) and arterial thrombotic disease has been reported, but the causal relationship between EA and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is not clear. …”
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MRI Features of Malignant Transformation of Pelvic Endometriosis: A Systematic Review by Shirin Yaghoobpoor

“…We included English articles reporting MRI features of pelvic endometriosis pointing to malignant transformation. …”
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Additional Language Learning in Montessori settings: insights from the implementation process of a Second Language Programme in a Scottish Montessori school by Romali Rosales Chavarría

“…This is a field that has grown and evolved from the ground as schools face the need to include additional language learning and develop bilingual programmes as part of their curricula. This article reports on the research findings of an action research exploratory study in a Montessori school in Scotland, which was a follow-up to a three-year action research inquiry in Mexico into the development of a second language programme in a Montessori setting. …”
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Efficacy of a guided internet-based intervention (iSOMA) for somatic symptoms and related distress in university students: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Harald Baumeister, Michael Witthöft, Eileen Bendig, Severin Hennemann, Katja Böhme, Maria Kleinstäuber, David Daniel Ebert

“…As part of the ‘Studicare’ project, the present study aims to recruit n=154 university students indicating somatic symptom burden at baseline in German-speaking universities. Self-report assessments will take place at baseline and after intervention completion (8, 16 weeks after randomisation). …”
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Pain catastrophizing is associated with high-dose opioids in patients with cancer pain by Simon van Rysewyk, Melanie Lovell, Paul Glare

“…The study design included the linkage of collected self-report questionnaire responses sourced from the Electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (ePPOC) with medical records in cancer patients referred to a hospital-based pain clinic in Sydney, Australia, from January 2013 to June 2019. …”
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DIFFERENT CERVICAL LAMINOPLASTY TECHNIQUES - UPDATE AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by FRANCISCO ALVES DE ARAÚJO JÚNIOR, JURANDIR MARCODES RIBAS FILHO, OSVALDO MALAFAIA, ALUÍZIO AUGUSTO ARANTES JÚNIOR, GUILHERME HENRIQUE WEILER CECCATO, PEDRO HELO DOS SANTOS NETO

“…The first laminoplasty was described in 1973 and, since then, there have been, at least, six more techniques described that involve opening the spinal canal. Other studies report slight modifications in the type of spine access or details related to the osteotomy technique. …”
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SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF FACEBOOK USERS IN EKITI STATE by Awosenusi Omolara Christianah, Awofadeju Peter Olayinka, Babatola Deborah Bukunmi

“…It also recommends that government agency in-charge of social media regulation should regulate social media in order to curb deception in the social media report on issues related to injustice in Nigeria. …”
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Sentinels of environmental change: shifts in fish diversity through the lens of artisanal fishers by Marco Aurélio Alves Santos, Fernando Mayer Pelicice

“…Fishery catches before river regulation were composed of large migratory characids and catfishes, while landings in the reservoir were composed of mid-sized non-migratory fish. Fishers also reported changes in the composition of the most valued fish. …”
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Revitalizing Physiology Education: Integrating Notability and Video-Based Learning by James Davis

“…Students could then review these videos at their convenience. Students reported increased understanding of the material. To gauge the effectiveness of this teaching approach, exam scores were analyzed. …”
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