FACTORS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC YOUTH by Monika Szafrańska

“…The research was conducted in 2018 with the PAPI method on a group of 337 respondents. The interview was conducted with young people studying at the second largest academic centre in Poland – Kraków. …”
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Thermal Conductivity Performance of Silica Aerogel after Exposition on Different Heating under Ambient Pressure by Israa F. Al-sharuee

“…The varied thermal conductivity (insulation) of silica aerogel with heating for different pH has been investigated, it has been depended on ambient pressure drying method in the preparing silica aerogel samples, also six different pH of samples (1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9) were treated under five degree of heating with (50,100,150,200 and 250) ᴼC. …”
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Spatial Variation of Hypsometric Analysis in Nerwa Watershed by Hozan Sadiq Mawlood

“… The hypsometric analysis (area-relief analysis) of drainage basins is an effective method for measuring the percentage of subsurface materials remaining in watersheds and highlighting the influence of slope leveling factors on them. …”
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PSCP Cognitive Engagement Scale: A Scale Development Study by Seval Fer, Filiz Özek

“…An exploratory correlational method was employed to develop the scale. 446 university pre‐degree students learning English as a foreign language participated in the study. …”
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School-Partnered Collaborative Care (SPACE) for Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Development and Usability Study of a Virtual Intervention With Multisystem Community Partners by Christine A March, Elissa Naame, Ingrid Libman, Chelsea N Proulx, Linda Siminerio, Elizabeth Miller, Aaron R Lyon

“…Quantitative and qualitative assessments indicated appropriate degree of usability to move forward with pilot-testing.…”
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The effect of rehabilitation fitness on mature women with scoliosis by Liubov Chekhovska, Myroslav Dutchak, Olha Zhdanova, Maryana Luzhna, Oksana Guzii

“…The purpose of the study is to substantiate the content of rehabilitation fitness for mature women with scoliosis. Materials and methods. The study involved 15 women aged 45-55 years with scoliosis of 1-2 degrees. …”
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Development and validation of COVID-19 vaccination perception (CoVaP) instrument among healthcare workers in Malaysia by Siti Nur Aisyah Zaid, Azidah Abdul Kadir, Mohd Noor Norhayati, Basaruddin Ahmad, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff, Anis Safura Ramli, Jasy Suet Yan Liew

“…Results The analysis showed excellent content (item content validity index (I-CVI) = 0.83 to 1.0, average content validity index (S-CVI/Ave) = 0.97) and face (item face validity index (I-FVI) = 0.87 to 1.0, average face validity index (S-FVI/Ave) = 1.02) validity. …”
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Comparison of Prolonged Transversus Abdominis Blockade with Systemic Anesthesia During Local Access to Double-Barreled Intestinal Stoma Closure (Preliminary Results of a Prospectiv... by I. A. Ermakov, V. V. Valetova, A. V. Savushkin, I. E. Gridchik, I. V. Molchanov, A. I. Moskalev, D. O. Kiselev

“…Patients were randomly divided into two groups depending on the method of postoperative pain relief. Randomization was carried out using the envelope method. …”
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Smartphone Usage Patterns and Sleep Behavior in Demographic Groups: Retrospective Observational Study by Ting Wang, Anja Seiger, Alexander Markowetz, Ionut Andone, Konrad Błaszkiewicz, Thomas Penzel

“…Participants predominantly used smartphones for social contact (average daily usage duration=1.52 h) and recreational activities (average daily usage duration=1.08 h) through apps like Facebook and YouTube. …”
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Correlations of Cancer-Related Fatigue with Clinicopathological Features and Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer by Dong Liu, A-Dong Xia, Yue-Long Xing, Kai Zhang, Dan Chen

“…To explore the correlations of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) with clinicopathological features and quality of life in gastric cancer. Methods. Using a convenient sampling method, 230 patients with gastric cancer admitted to our hospital from March 2020 to July 2022 were collected. …”
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Assessment of cardiometabolic age and aging rate in individuals with type 2 diabetes by A.V. Pysaruk, Ya.A. Saenko, B.M. Mankovsky

“…Its value will assess the degree of hemodynamic and metabolic disturbances. …”
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Factors Influencing Adherence to Dietary Interventions Among Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Qualitative Study Based on the COM-B Model by Jia CL, Wang LJ, Li LH, Lu YJ, Yang Y

“…The face-to-face semi-structured interviews were used to collect data; Guided by the COM-B model, the directed content analysis was used to analyze data.Results: Nineteen women from a great variety of socio-demographic backgrounds participated in this study. The average age of the participants was 32.26± 4.58 years, the average gestational age of them was 36.03± 1.75 weeks. 73.69% of them have a bachelor’s degree or above in education level, 68.42% of participants were primipara. 52.63% of them had a normal weight, 26.32% were obesity, 15.79% were overweight, only 5.26% were underweight. …”
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X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets and nephrocalcinosis: clinical characteristics of a single-center pediatric cohort in North America before and after burosumab by Neil J. Paloian, Lindsey R. Boyke-Lohmann, Lindsey R. Boyke-Lohmann, Robert D. Steiner

“…None of the variables, including a positive family history of XLH, average age at diagnosis of XLH, duration or dosage of treatment with conventional therapy, average age at the initiation of burosumab, and all measured laboratory values, were significantly different between the groups with and without NC. …”
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The effect of active and passive smoking during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A cohort study in Shanghai by Xiaokai Wang, Xia Gao, De Chen, Xuelian Chen, Qingwei Li, Jiani Ding, Fangyuan Yu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Nannan Zhang, Yifang Chen

“…Results A total of 3446 pregnant women were included in this study, among which 2.1% were active smokers, 43.5% were passive smokers, and 54.4% were nonsmokers. The average age of the pregnant women was 29.9 years, and 41.2% had a university degree or higher. …”
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Changes in coordination of departments for major epidemic prevention and control in China before and after the outbreak of COVID-19： an analysis on official documents by HE Zhonghui, SHI Peiwu, SHEN Qunhong, CHEN Zheng, PU Chuan, XU Lingzhong, HU Zhi, MA Anning, XU Tianqiang, WANG Panshi, WANG Hua, ZHOU Qingyu, LI Chengyue, HAO Mo

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the changes in the degree of coordination of China's major epidemic prevention and control efforts before and after the outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), so as to explore the impact of epidemic prevention and control measures on coordination dynamics.MethodsA total of 3 864 policy documents related to epidemic prevention and control from January 2000 to December 2020 across 31 provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities) in China were systematically collected. …”
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Impact of Masked Replacement of Sugar-Sweetened with Sugar-Free Beverages on Body Weight Increases with Initial BMI: Secondary Analysis of Data from an 18 Month Double-Blind Trial... by Martijn B Katan, Janne C de Ruyter, Lothar D J Kuijper, Carson C Chow, Kevin D Hall, Margreet R Olthof

“…We investigated the impact of sugar-free versus sugary drinks separately in children with a higher and a lower initial BMI z score, and predicted caloric intakes and degree of compensation in the two groups.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This is a secondary, explorative analysis of our double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) which showed that replacement of one 250-mL sugary drink per day by a sugar-free drink for 18 months significantly reduced weight gain. …”
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Comparative analysis of the functional status of hip joints before total hip replacement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis and coxarthrosis: preliminary... by A. O. Dubinin, A. E. Khramov, T. V. Dubinina, E. V. Ilinykh, E. I. Byalik

“…The average total score on the Harris scale before surgical treatment in AS was significantly higher than in RA and lower than in OA. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Occlusion of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect with Aortic Valve Prolapse: A Six-Year Follow-Up Study by Wenqian Zhang, Chaojie Wang, Shenrong Liu, Lingmei Zhou, Junjie Li, Jijun Shi, Mingyang Qian, Shushui Wang, Yu-Mei Xie, Zhiwei Zhang

“…AVP was divided into 3 degrees according to right coronary leaflet morphology at end-diastole during aortic root angiography. …”
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Trends and differences in the rates of autopsy in the United States, 2003 to 2020: A nationwide analysis by Dean M. Nelson, BBiomed, MD, Stephanie J. Rowe, BBiomed, MD, Adam Trytell, MBBS (Hons), Louise Fahy, MB BCh, BAO, Kelila Freedman, MSc, Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, Dion Stub, MBBS, PhD, Andre La Gerche, MBBS, PhD, Elizabeth D. Paratz, MBBS, PhD

“…Objective: To describe contemporary trends and disparities in autopsy rates according to sex, race, and urbanization, with particular attention to patients who have died because of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: We accessed the Center for Disease Control Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research “Underlying Cause of Death” dataset for 2003 to 2020, to assess trends in autopsy rates in all-comers and for different subgroups stratified by sex, race, and degree of urbanization. …”
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Demographic Linkages between Rural and Urban Areas and Its Impact on Creating Social Capital (Case study: Damavand, Firouzkoh, Shemiranat) by Nasrin Kazemi, Mohammad Salmani, Seyed Ali Badri, Sharif Motavaf

“…Social capital indicator averages (participation and cooperation, compatibility and coexistence, social relations, social identity, trust, and commitment), were higher than average level (almost 3/5 base on Likert Scale) and this result suggests the studied indicators are acceptable. …”
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