Relationships between mental health and styles of help-seeking among care workers in comparison with the general population by Tomoko Matsui, Hikaru Oba, Ryosuke Uchida, Tsukasa Teraguchi

“…Meanwhile, age (β = −0.116, p = 0.009), excessive help-seeking (β = 0.120, p = 0.014), and avoidant help-seeking (β = 0.331, p < 0.001) were associated with the K6. Conclusion This study revealed the tendency of care workers’ help-seeking behavior and its relationship to mental health. …”
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Deep learning improves physician accuracy in the comprehensive detection of abnormalities on chest X-rays by Pamela G. Anderson, Hannah Tarder-Stoll, Mehmet Alpaslan, Nora Keathley, David L. Levin, Srivas Venkatesh, Elliot Bartel, Serge Sicular, Scott Howell, Robert V. Lindsey, Rebecca M. Jones

“…The AI system accurately detected chest X-ray abnormalities (AUC: 0.976, 95% bootstrap CI: 0.975, 0.976) and generalized to a publicly available dataset (AUC: 0.975, 95% bootstrap CI: 0.971, 0.978). Physicians showed significant improvements in detecting abnormalities on chest X-rays when aided by the AI system compared to when unaided (difference in AUC: 0.101, p < 0.001). …”
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Effects of Endurance Training and Chlorogenic Acid on Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress Markers in Prediabetic Male Mice by Sahar Ghasemi Pour, Sayyed M. Marandi

“…Results: Endurance training significantly decreased glutathione (P = 0.01) and glutathione peroxidase (P = 0.026). Chlorogenic acid consumption also significantly decreased glutathione peroxidase (P = 0.007) and significantly increased the total antioxidant capacity (P = 0.011). …”
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Improving children’s cooperativeness during magnetic resonance imaging using interactive educational animated videos: a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial by Evelyn Gabriela Utama, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Phua Hwee Tang

“…Results: In the interactive video group (n = 277), 86 (31.0%) children needed repeated MRI sequences, two (0.7%) needed GA and the proportion of children who had confidence in staying still for more than 30 min increased by 22.1% after the video. …”
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ADVERTISEMENT AND CONSUMERS’ PATRONAGE: EVIDENCE FROM TABLE WATER BRANDS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA by Kayode Muhammed IBRAHIM, Oluseyi AJAYI, Akintunde Aremu AKINTAYO, Dolapo Stephen Akinwumi

“…The model was statistically significant, with a p-value of 0.000 and an F-value of 7.231. The research recommends that producers should ensure they employ multi-level advertising strategies, especially outdoor and radio advertising if customer patronage is to be improved. …”
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Mediating effect of frailty on social isolation and cognitive function among the elderly by JIANG Meiting，YANG Wenfei，ZHANG Xiang，CAI Xin，GUAN Aijun，ZENG Dongyang

“…The median frailty index was 0.11 (interquartile range, 0.15). There were 1 111 individuals without frailty, accounting for 39.37%; 1 214 individuals with pre-frailty, accounting for 43.02%; and 497 individuals with frailty, accounting for 17.61%. …”
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A Health Economic Analysis Exploring the Cost Consequence of Using a Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Germany by Rhodri Saunders, Rafael Torrejon Torres, Henning Reuter, Scott Gibson

“…Sensitivity analyses confirmed these findings, indicating a median saving of 2.22% (95% credible interval: 1.00%-3.79%]). The SPB also reduced inpatient SSI incidence from 2.96% to 0.91%. …”
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Purpose built catheters for minimally invasive surfactant therapy: Experience from a Canadian tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit by Talib Al Harthy, Michael R Miller, Orlando daSilva, Soume Bhattacharya

“… # Methods This retrospective cohort study included neonates who received MIST using purpose-built catheters between January 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. …”
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IMPACT OF AUDIT QUALITY ON EARNINGS MANAGEMENT OF CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Sirajo Bappah, Awwal Saad, Saidu Adamu, Shehu Usman Hassan

“…The population of the covers all twenty-one (21) listed consumer goods firm in Nigeria and two-stages filter was used to arrive at a sample size of fifteen (15) consumer goods firms listed the floor of Nigerian Exchange group as at 31st December, 2022, the data were extracted from annual reports and accounts of the sampled firms for the period of ten (10) years from 2013-2022. …”
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Injury and Illness Incidence in 2017 Super Rugby Tournament: A Surveillance Study on a Single South African Team by Kim Buchholtz, Curt Barnes, Theresa L. Burgess

“…The proportion of players who sustained a time-loss injury was 76.9% (n=30). …”
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Orthopedic Trauma Epidemiology in Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Care Trauma Center in North India by Syed Faisal Afaque, Vikas Verma, Farhat Fatima, Ajai Singh

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiology, etiology, mechanisms of injury, and outcomes of orthopedic trauma in pediatric patients who are admitted to a tertiary care trauma center located in North India. …”
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Appropriate Use of Inpatient Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents by Chenghao Cui, Timothy Nguyen, Mohammad Rattu

“…One dose was dispensed when the Hb was 11.1 g/dL to a patient on renal replacement therapy, and one dose was dispensed when the Hb was 13.8 g/dL to a surgical patient who refused blood transfusions. …”
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A Comparison of the Morbidities Associated with Different Early Treatments in Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Patients by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…The length of stay in the hospital among the tubo-ovarian abscess patients favored the initial parenteral antibiotic only treatment (WMD= -3.26; 95% CI= -4.93 to -1.58; p<0.001; I2=80.9%; p-value of Cochranes Q=0.005); however, on sensitivity analysis (meta-analysis with random-effect model) this difference disappeared. …”
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Positive airway pressure therapy adherence and outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea: An exploratory longitudinal retrospective randomized chart review by Daniel Stevens, Michaela Title, Kathleen Spurr, Debra Morrison

“…An increasing number of hospitalizations also corresponded with a significant decrease in odds of being adherent (OR=0.741; 95%CI=0.551--0.995; p=0.046). # Conclusion The present study supports a steadily growing body of literature calling for more consideration and evidence to support a definition of PAP therapy adherence that is clinically meaningful.…”
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Optimizing the PM2.5 Tradeoffs: The Case of Taiwan by Shihping Kevin Huang, Sin-Yao Chen, Kuei-Lan Chou, Wei Chung Hsu, Kang-Hua Lai, Tung-Hung Chueh, Lopin Kuo, William Lu

“…Overall, central Taiwan and Chiayi regions have the highest PM2.5 projections at XGBoost output of 68.5 and 59.1 level. Finally, our model indicates that the use of fossil fuel based small tracks and tractor trailers should be reduced by 80% to maintain a reasonable level of PM2.5.…”
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Epidemiological panorama of type 2 diabetes in Mexico: differences by state and social determinants by Guadalupe Soto-Estrada, Laura Moreno-Altamirano, Naghielli Álvarez-Chombo, Juan J. García-García

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Immediate and short-term effects of neurodynamic techniques on hamstring flexibility: A systematic review with meta-analysis. by Sergio Núñez de Arenas-Arroyo, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, Ana Torres-Costoso, Sara Reina-Gutiérrez, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Iván Cavero-Redondo

“…Pooled results showed a significant improvement in HF for immediate (SMD = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.44 to 1.59) and short-term effects (SMD = 1.21, 95% CI: 0.90 to 1.52). …”
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Landing Technique and Ankle-dorsiflexion Range of Motion are not Associated with the History of Lower Limb Injuries among Youth Basketball Athletes by Luiz Augusto Borges Gomes, Ronaldo Alves da Cunha, Alexandre Dias Lopes, Fábio Andrelino de Souza, Felipe Cruvinel Costa, Carlos Vicente Andreoli

“…Sprains were the most frequent type of injury (29.1%; n=46), and the ankle (30.4%; n=48) and knee (21.5%; n=34) were the most affected anatomic locations. …”
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DESIGN ANALYSIS OF A LOW-COST PARABOLIC ANTENNA FOR DEVELOPING NATION by FRANK ONAIFO, ALEXANDER AKPOFURE OKANDEJI, FISAYO IDOWU, OMOWUMMI GRACE OLASUNKANMI, OLAWALE OLALUWOYE, OLAOLU FOLORUNSHO

“…The Parabolic antenna is designed to receive microwave signals in the K-band with the down converter converting it to very high frequency (VHF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) employing the super-heterodyning principle. …”
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PARENTING STYLE AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS OF NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY STAFF SCHOOL KADUNA by JONATHAN IORNENGE UGESE, OKOLO IFELUNWA, CHIBUIKE CHINONSO MGBEANULI, CHINONSO NDUBISI UGWUOWO, OKAFOR ONYEDIKACHI JOSEPH, SUNNI ISAAC MALLO, WALTER IWOBI CHUKWUEMEKA

“…Findings reveal that permissive parenting style (β=-0.278, t=-3.913, P<0.001) positively correlates with psychological well-being, while authoritative parenting style (r (198) =-0.235; p<0.05) exhibits a negative correlation. …”
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