Concept Mapping and Brainstorming Affecting Writing Anxiety and Accuracy by Abbas Ali Zarei, Behnam Feizollahi

“…The results showed that both experimental groups did better than the control group. In lexical accuracy, the two experimental groups had almost the same mean scores, but in grammatical accuracy and writing anxiety, the concept mapping group obtained the highest mean followed by the brainstorming group. …”
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A Site-Ordered Quadruple Perovskites, RMn₃Ni₂Mn₂O₁₂ with R = Bi, Ce, and Ho, with Different Degrees of B Site Ordering by Alexei A. Belik

“…A magnetic field of 90 kOe had the largest effect on the specific heat of the R = Ho sample, and almost no effects on the specific heat of the R = Bi sample.…”
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Does Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Have Better Functional Outcome Than Vertebroplasty in Single Level Osteoporotic Compression Fractures? A Comparative Prospective Study by F. Omidi-Kashani, F. Samini, E. G. Hasankhani, A. R. Kachooei, K. Z. Toosi, F. Golhasani-Keshtan

“…We had 9 and 6 asymptomatic cement extravasations and 5 and 8 new vertebral fractures in Group A and B, respectively. In comparing the two groups, the results indicated that KP almost failed to show any significant higher effect relative to VP during this period. …”
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COMPARISON OF THE LIFE QUALITY WITH MECHANICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MITRAL PROSTHESES by N. V. Rogulina, E. V. Gorbunova, N. V. Kondyukova, Yu. N. Odarenko, L. S. Barbarash

“…The parameters of the health physical component had maximum importance for bioprosteses recipients (рGH≤0,05; рRP≤0,05; рPF>0,05; рBP>0,05) and did not almost differ (excluding RF) in groups of mechanical valves and “reoperated” (р>0,050). …”
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THE HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70-2 GENE (RS1061581) ASSOCIATES WITH THE ACUTE OTITIS MEDIUM IN CHILDREN by Л. Сидорчук, О. Саковець

“…The A-allele of the HSP70-2 gene (rs1061581) is associated with an almost twofold increase in AOM risk in the studied pediatric cohort. …”
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A Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding the use of Iron–Folic Acid Supplementation amongst Antenatal Women of Surendranagar District by Mital Goswami, Roma Dadwani, Hetal Koringa, Dhruvil Vekariya, Nikita Solanki

“…To achieve this sample size, 26 subcentres were selected randomly. …”
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Screening of substance use in pregnancy: A Danish cross‐sectional study by Nete Lundager Klokker Rausgaard, Inge Olga Ibsen, Palle Bach Nielsen Fruekilde, Ellen Aagaard Nohr, Per Damkier, Pernille Ravn

“…Women submitted a urine sample and filled out a questionnaire. Urine samples were screened on‐site with a qualitative urine dipstick for 15 substances including alcohol, nicotine, opioids, amphetamines, cannabis, and benzodiazepines. …”
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Antibodies to annexin-5 in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus by Z. S. Alekberova, N. M. Kosheleva, E. N. Alexandrova, S. I. Husmieva, A. A. Novikov, E. L. Nasonov

“…Almost half of pregnant women with SLE (7 from 15) had AA5 elevation mainly during the II trimester of gestation. …”
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Acceptability of an open-label wait-listed trial design: Experiences from the PROUD PrEP study. by Mitzy Gafos, Elizabeth Brodnicki, Monica Desai, Sheena McCormack, Will Nutland, Sonali Wayal, Ellen White, Gemma Wood, Tristan Barber, Gill Bell, Amanda Clarke, David Dolling, David Dunn, Julie Fox, Lewis Haddow, Charles Lacey, Anthony Nardone, Killian Quinn, Caroline Rae, Iain Reeves, Michael Rayment, David White, Vanessa Apea, Wilbert Ayap, Claire Dewsnap, Yolanda Collaco-Moraes, Gabriel Schembri, Yinka Sowunmi, Rob Horne, PROUD Study Team

“…After controlling for age, immediate-group participants were almost twice as likely as deferred-group participants to complete the questionnaire (AOR:1.86;95%CI:1.24,2.81). …”
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Differentiating localized autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using endoscopic ultrasound images with deep learning by Hitomi Nakamura, Motohisa Fukuda, Akiko Matsuda, Naohiko Makino, Hirohito Kimura, Yu Ohtaki, Yoshihito Nawa, Soushi Oyama, Yuya Suzuki, Toshikazu Kobayashi, Tetsuya Ishizawa, Yasuharu Kakizaki, Yoshiyuki Ueno

“…This finding may contribute to sample‐efficient dataset preparation to train convolutional neural networks for endoscopic ultrasonography‐imaging diagnosis.…”
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Eating habits among the Omsk Oblast population and poor nutrition in association with cardiovascular diseases according to the ESSE-RF2 study by I. A. Viktorova, V. L. Stasenko, N. G. Shirlina, G. A. Muromtseva, M. A. Livzan

“…In the ESSE-RF2 study with persons aged 25-64 years (random sample, n=1648), the dietary habits of 21 food groups were assessed using the questionnaire method. …”
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Connectivity related to major brain functions in Alzheimer disease progression: microstructural properties of the cingulum bundle and its subdivision using diffusion-weighted MRI by Mattia Ricchi, Guido Campani, Anastasiia Nagmutdinova, Villiam Bortolotti, Danilo Greco, Carlo Golini, James Grist, Leonardo Brizi, Claudia Testa

“…We found differences in almost all the diffusivity metrics among the subdivisions (p < 0.001 for all the metrics) and between AD versus CN and MCI versus CN subjects for mean diffusivity (p = 0.007–0.038), radial diffusivity (p = 0.008–0.049) and neurite dispersion index (p = 0.005–0.049). …”
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Evaluation of the C-reactive protein serum levels in periodontitis patients with or without atherosclerosis – A clinical study by Pooja Khatri, Kaustubh S Thakare, Minal Narendra Ganvir, Mitesh Khatri

“…Results: Higher blood CRP levels were seen in individuals with chronic periodontitis, regardless of the presence or absence of atherosclerosis. When comparing the groups of people with and without atherosclerosis and chronic periodontitis, the rise in blood CRP levels was almost double in the group with atherosclerosis. …”
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Cell therapy efficacy and safety in treating tendon disorders: a systemic review of clinical studies by Seyed Peyman Mirghaderi, Zahra Valizadeh, Kimia Shadman, Thibault Lafosse, Leila Oryadi‐Zanjani, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Mohammad Hossein Nabian

“…Among the rotator cuff studies, 4 comparative studies claimed that cell therapy is a more efficient treatment with a lower retear rate and pain level compared to the control group. However, one study found no differences between the groups. …”
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Amygdala subregional functional connectivity in treatment-resistant depression by Sheryl L. Foster, Ramon Landin-Romero, Sarah Lewis, Ana Rita Barreiros, Sophie Matis, Anthony Harris, Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar

“…Seed-based functional connectivity analyses of three main subregions bilaterally (laterobasal, centromedial and superficial), as well as the whole amygdala, were performed and comparisons made between groups. Results: We found connectivity differences in the right laterobasal amygdala subregion in TRD compared to both groups. …”
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Mechanical properties, chemical and thermo-oxidative resistance of biopolymer matrices based on the epoxy resin and functionalized soybean oil by O. G. Purikova, L. A. Gorbach, O. O. Brovko

“…At the same time, the curing mode has almost no effect on ultimate tensile strength value of the samples with ED-20/UP composition. …”
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Dropout From the Primary Education System of Roma Children from Substandard Settlements in Serbia: The View of Pedagogical Assistants by Stefan Milutinović, Vojin Simunović

“…Pedagogical assistants maintain almost daily contact with children who live in such settlements. …”
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Evaluating birthing individual and infant healthcare utilization and costs among individuals experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by Ashlee J. Vance, Clayton J. Shuman, Sarah Bell, Anca Tilea, Anna Courant, Karen M. Tabb, Kara Zivin

“…Odds of outpatient services utilization were highest among deliveries with post-PMAD present (newborn Outpatient services aOR: 1.687, CI: 1.274, 2.233 and birthing individual Outpatient services aOR: 6.48, CI: 5.490, 7.648). The PMAD + SUD group had the highest dyadic OOPC (median: $798.32, IQR: $316.20, $1,943.74), and the post-delivery PMAD group had the second highest dyadic costs (median: $505.95, IQR: $211.29, $1,169.01), a difference of almost $300. …”
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Comparing visual and automated urine dipstick analysis in a general practice population by S. M. L. Cox, P. Hoitinga, G. J. Oudhuis, R. M. Hopstaken, P. H. M. Savelkoul, J. W. L. Cals, E. G. P. M. de Bont

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Assessment of age-related morphological changes in the testes of mali pig of tripura, india by Rupan SARKAR, Pranab Chandra KALITA, Arup KALITA, Probal Joyti DOLEY, Om Prakash CHOUDHARY

“…This study aimed to investigate the histological, histochemical and electron microscopic features of the testes of Mali pigs of Tripura. The samples were collected from fifteen Mali pigs in five different age groups. …”
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