Perceptions, attitudes, and challenges regarding continuing professional development among Ethiopian medical laboratory professionals: a mixed-methods study by Adugna Negussie, Abay Sisay, Agumas Shibabaw, Edosa Kebede, Firehiwot Tesfaye, Gizachew Kedida, Nadew Deneke, Takele Teklu, Waqtola Cheneke

“…SPSS version 28 was used for the data analysis. Results The average age of the study participants was 32.6 ± 6.4 (SD) years, the majority were men (88.6%), and 44.3% had worked for more than ten years. …”
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Sarcopenia as a predictor of postoperative complications in patients with pancreatic cancer by V.M. Kopchak, L.O. Pererva, V.P. Shkarban, V.I. Trachuk, S.V. Lynnyk

“…We performed a retrospective analysis of treatment of 152 patients who underwent radical pancreatic resections. …”
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The Role of Freeze-Drying as a Multifunctional Process in Improving the Properties of Hydrogels for Medical Use by Kacper Odziomek, Anna K. Drabczyk, Paulina Kościelniak, Patryk Konieczny, Mateusz Barczewski, Katarzyna Bialik-Wąs

“…Swelling ability was pH-dependent and remained in the same range (175–282%). Thermogravimetric analysis showed that freeze-dried hydrogels exhibited higher thermal stability than their non-freeze-dried equivalents. …”
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INTER-ILEAL-ABDOMINAL DISSECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED BONY AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS by V. A. Derzhavin, V. Yu. Karpenko, A. V. Bukharov, M. V. Ivanova

“…The clinical stage was established as IIb in 14 (54%), Ib in 3 (11%), IVa 1 (3.5%) and IVb in 3 (11%) patients, respectively.Results. The average duration of the operation was 4.1 hours (2.7–6 hours). …”
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Knowledge, attitude, practices and their associated factors towards diabetes mellitus among non diabetes community members of Bale Zone administrative towns, South East Ethiopia. A... by Chanyalew Worku Kassahun, Alemayehu Gonie Mekonen

“…Finally, multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to indicate the independent predictors of knowledge, attitude and practice.…”
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Temporal subtypes and characteristics of insomnia treatment responses by Yajie Zhang, Zhaowei Jiang, Hongjing Mao, Mingfen Song

“…Since patients in this study underwent multiple assessments and exhibited varying degrees of treatment response, the average reduction rate was ultimately used to determine treatment effectiveness within this time dimension. …”
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Epidemiological profile of SARS-CoV-2 among selected regions in Ghana: A cross-sectional retrospective study. by Michael Owusu, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Sampson Twumasi Ankrah, Philip El-Duah, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Richmond Yeboah, Richmond Gorman, Jesse Asamoah, Tabea Binger, Godfred Acheampong, Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, Sally-Ann Ohene, Rita Larsen-Reindorf, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, John Amuasi, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Richard Odame Phillips

“…OR (95%CI): 24.39 (20.18, 29.49). We observed an average reproductive number of 1.36 with a minimum of 1.28 and maximum of 1.43. …”
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Validation of a Portable Ionized Calcium Detection Device and Changes in the Ionized-to-Total-Calcium Ratio in the Blood of Postpartum Holstein Cows by Zhongming Cao, Yan Zhao, Bo Zhang, John P. Kastelic, Mengjie Hu, Jia Cheng, Mingchao Liu, Jian Gao

“…The Horiba LAQUAtwin Ca-11C and Abbott i-STAT 1 had significant consistency in the measurement of ionized calcium concentration in whole blood (the frequency of differences between the measured values was within ±20% of the average, reaching 95.53%), and the measurement results of the two instruments were correlated (Deming regression analysis R² = 0.87). …”
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Factors Associated with Men’s Awareness of Danger Signs of Obstetric Complications and Its Effect on Men’s Involvement in Birth Preparedness Practice in Southern Ethiopia, 2014 by Alemu Tamiso Debiso, Behailu Merdekios Gello, Marelign Tilahun Malaju

“…Background. Compared to average maternal mortality ratio of 8 per 100,000 live births in industrialized countries, Ethiopia has an estimated maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births. …”
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SSVEP Enhancement in Mixed Reality Environment for Brain–Computer Interfaces by Jieyu Wu, Feng He, Xiaolin Xiao, Runyuan Gao, Lin Meng, Xiuyun Liu, Minpeng Xu, Dong Ming

“…The proposed SA-xTRCA significantly outperformed the other four traditional algorithms. The online average information transfer rate (ITR) achieved 57.58 ± 5.31 bits/min. …”
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Development and attestation of a standard sample of calcium nadroparin by A. V. Zykova, S. V. Krivoshchekov, D. A. Isakov, A. M. Guryev, M. V. Belousov

“…The values of the relative standard deviation of the molecular weight of the samples and the content of the controlled fractions did not exceed 2.5 %. A detailed analysis of the molecular weight distribution showed the "classical" dependence of RSD (relative standard deviation) from the average value with a significant increase up to 30 % for small fraction values (less than 0.5 %). …”
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Benefits, challenges, and strategies related to using presumptive recommendations for HPV vaccination: A qualitative study with rural and non-rural-serving primary care professiona... by Olufeyisayo O. Odebunmi, Lisa P. Spees, Caitlin B. Biddell, Tatenda Yemeke, Juan Yanguela, Colleen Higgins, Melissa B. Gilkey, Sachiko Ozawa, Stephanie B. Wheeler

“…HPV vaccination coverage remains far below the national target of 80% among US adolescents, particularly in rural areas, which have vaccine uptake rates that are 10% points lower than non-rural areas on average. Primary care professionals (PCPs) can increase coverage by using presumptive recommendations to introduce HPV vaccination in a way that assumes parents want to vaccinate. …”
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Supply Chain Management in Renewable Energy Projects from a Life Cycle Perspective: A Review by María E. Raygoza-Limón, J. Heriberto Orduño-Osuna, Gabriel Trujillo-Hernández, Miguel E. Bravo-Zanoguera, José Alejandro Amezquita Garcia, Luis Roberto Ramírez-Hernández, Wendy Flores-Fuentes, Joel Antúnez-García, Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico

“…The extraction of critical raw materials such as neodymium, dysprosium, indium, tellurium, and silicon is associated with emission levels ranging from 0.02 to 0.09 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour for rare earth elements, along with an estimated average land degradation of 0.2 hectares per megawatt installed. …”
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Short-term outcome and predictors of post-operative complications following transurethral resection of the prostate among patients with benign prostate hyperplasia in Northern Tanz... by Esther E. Lekei, Jasper S. Mbwambo, Frank Bright, Magreth Elias, Zerra I. Cheyo, Alfred Kien Mteta, Orgeness Mbwambo, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi

“…Results A total of 181 patients underwent TURP; 2 (1.1%) patients had lost to follow-up, and 33 (18.2%) had prostate cancer (PCA) after histology results hence excluded from the analysis. The average change of IPSS score was 78.42% ± 18.62 (P ≤ 0.001), while for QoL was 76.22 ± 30.96 (P ≤ 0.001) hence significant improvement. …”
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Grassland diversity across an aridity gradient in northern Sumatra is strongly associated with shifts in disturbance regimes by Adek Adi Putra, Nurainas, Waraporn Phoncharoen, Ade Prasetyo Agung, Yiran Zhao, Kyle W. Tomlinson

“…We recorded 89 groundlayer species across all plots, with an average of 29 species per plot. Our analysis confirmed that the strongest axis of community differentiation was with respect to the fire-grazing trade-off axis, which selected for specific adaptive stem and leaf placement morphologies. …”
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Acceptance of illness and quality of life of patients under long-term home nursing care by Bożena Majchrowicz, Krystyna Kowalczuk, Katarzyna Tomaszewska

“…Mann–Whitney U test and Spearman’s rho coefficient were used in the statistical analysis. Statistical significance of p ≤ 0.05 was assumed.ResultsThe average illness acceptance score determined by respondents according to the AIS scale was 16.11 ± 6.57. …”
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Association of eating out of home and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese urban workers: A nationwide study by Fangyan Chen, Sitong Wan, Jinjuan Hao, Ke Sun, Annan Liu, Ling Zhu, Shuyan Wang, Jingjing He, Ping Zeng

“…Methods The cross‐sectional study involved an analysis of 13,904 urban workers recruited from 11 health examination centers in the major cities of China to explore the relationship between EOH and T2DM between 2013 September and 2016 March. …”
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Study on the effect of simulation-based case teaching method on the preclinical teaching of tooth defects restoration by Xiaoshi Jia, Jiawen Guo, Maodan Wu, Xiaodong Wang, Le Fan, Yichen Yao, Xiaoyi Deng, Ling Yang

“…We obtained effective and comprehensive classroom feedback through teaching effect evaluation by comparing the case analysis results before and after the SCT course, and questionnaire survey from students after class. …”
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Internal consistency and structural validity of the parent-report preschool (2-4 years) Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in 1-year-old children by Sarah L. Blower, Kate E. Mooney, Nicole Gridley, Fionnuala Larkin, Tracey J. Bywater, G. J. Melendez-Torres

“…Methods A secondary data analysis of two clinical trial datasets was conducted to examine the internal consistency reliability and structural validity of the parent-report English preschool version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a sample of 505 infants with mean average age of 18 months (SD .81). …”
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Acute effect of proprioceptive exercises on balance, joint position sense and muscle strength among elder and adult by Mansour Sahebozamani, Abdolhamid Daneshjoo, Saeid Bahiraei, Shima Sheikhbahaie, Sanaz Namazi Zadegan, Faeze Firouzi, Elahe Nasrolahzade, Maliheh Soltanabi

“…Methods: In a semi-experimental, 20 adults and 20 elderly individuals (with average ages of 27.20 and 65.73 years) were randomly selected. …”
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