Attitudes toward end-of-life concerns and associated factors among hospitalized older adults with end-stage cancer in Iran by Salman Rahnama, Mohammad Sajjad Lotfi, Maryam Asadi, Zahra Rezaei-Shahsavarloo

“…Addressing patient concerns and associated factors is essential for enhancing care during the end-stage period.Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes toward end-of-life concerns and associated factors among hospitalized older adults with end-stage cancer.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2022 to March 2023 at Omid Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. A sample of 150 participants was selected through consecutive sampling. …”
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Geographical distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil in Myanmar. by Myo Maung Maung Swe, Mo Mo Win, Joshua Cohen, Aung Pyae Phyo, Htet Naing Lin, Kyaw Soe, Premjit Amorncha, Thin Thin Wah, Kyi Kyi Nyein Win, Clare Ling, Daniel M Parker, David A B Dance, Elizabeth A Ashley, Frank Smithuis

“…Of the 387 sites, 31 (8%) had one or more positive samples and of the 3,870 samples cultured, 103 (2.7%) tested positive for B. pseudomallei. …”
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A spatiotemporal analysis of opioid prescriptions in Indiana from 2015 to 2019 by Paula A. Jaimes-Buitron, Nicole Adams, Nan Kong, Carolina Vivas-Valencia

“…This study utilizes a sample of Medicaid claims data from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration from 2015 to 2019 to analyze spatiotemporal patterns of patients receiving at least one opioid prescription across Indiana. …”
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The construction and validation of the novel nomograms for the risk prediction of prenatal depression: a cross-sectional study by Lanting Huo, Xingfeng Yu, Anum Nisar, Lei Yang, Xiaomei Li

“…Univariate and multivariate binomial logistic regression models were subsequently employed to identify the associated factors of prenatal depression. …”
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Preferences for Starting Daily, On-Demand, and Long-Acting Injectable HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States (2021-2022): Nationwide Onlin... by Duygu Islek, Travis Sanchez, Jennifer L Glick, Jeb Jones, Keith Rawlings, Supriya Sarkar, Patrick S Sullivan, Vani Vannappagari

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the preferences for starting various PrEP options among a US nationwide online convenience sample of MSM from September 2021 to February 2022. …”
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Protocol for an observational study to assess the impact of pharmacogenetics on outcomes in vascular surgery (PROSPER) by John H McDermott, William G Newman, Stuart Wright, Kerry Anne Burke, Selman Mirza, Nicholas S Greaves

“…All remaining outcomes will be analysed using negative binomial models. Potential competing events for the risk of amputation will be investigated as part of a sensitivity analysis. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding anthrax among affected communities, Kazo district, South-Western uganda, May 2022 by Shaban Senyange, Edirisa J. Nsubuga, Benon Kwesiga, Lilian Bulage, Alex R. Ario

“…Participants’ responses were scored to KAP questions as 1 = correct or 0 = incorrect; adequate knowledge score was ≥ 4. One sample binomial test was used to find the difference in proportions. …”
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Effect of posteriorly inclined sagittal osteotomy on posterior tibial slope in biplanar medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a case series study by Umut Öktem, Emin Süha Dedeoğulları, İzzet Bingöl, Saygın Kamacı, İbrahim Bozkurt, Durmuş Ali Öçgüder

“…Changes were categorized as decreases, no change, or increases, and these three groups were compared using the one-sample binomial test. Results Ninety-five patients (77 women and 18 men) with a mean age of 52.8 ± 7.0 were included in this study. …”
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Interplay of education and community norms in justifying intimate partner violence among ever-married women aged 15–49 years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Hridoy Patwary, Sumaiya Nusrat Esha

“…Methods This study utilized data from the 2022 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). A sample of 19,022 ever-married women was analyzed. …”
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Do autistic individuals show atypical performance in probabilistic learning? A comparison of cue-number, predictive strength, and prediction error by Jia Hoong Ong, Lei Zhang, Fang Liu

“…Limitations Due to the online nature of the study, we could not confirm the diagnosis of our autistic sample. The autistic participants were likely to have typical intelligence, and so our findings may not be generalisable to the entire autistic population. …”
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Timing of progesterone treatment to prevent preterm birth in pregnancies with a short cervix: A population‐based historical cohort study by Anders Einum, Roy Miodini Nilsen, Quaker E. Harmon, Linn Marie Sørbye, Nils‐Halvdan Morken

“…Risks of preterm birth <28, <34, and <37 gestational weeks were compared between mothers with and without progesterone treatment in the full study sample and in three periods of gestational age at diagnosis (16–21, 22–27, and 28–31 weeks) using log‐binomial regression analyses. …”
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Study of the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-12 questionnaire in rural Bangladesh. by Fakir M Amirul Islam

“…The analysis demonstrated the scale's unidimensionality, as shown by the lower bound of a binomial 95% confidence interval (CI) for the observed proportion (5.2%) being within the 95% confidence limit.…”
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder—an undervalued diagnosis? A cross-sectional study in Hungarian women by Boglárka Pataki, Bianka Luca Kiss, Sára Kálmán, Ildikó Kovács

“…Results: Based on a DSM-5-based screening Tool, the sample was divided into women with probable PMDD diagnosis (PMDD group, n = 68) and women without probable PMDD diagnosis (nonPMDD group, n = 45). …”
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Monocropping vs mixed cropping systems under a changing climate: Smallholder farmers' perceptions and farm profitability in Eastern Rwanda by Hashakimana Léonidas, Tessema Toru, Niyitanga Fidèle, Mulugeta D. Watabaji, Tadele Bedo Gelete, Hirwa Hubert

“…Purposive and multi-stage random sampling techniques were used for selecting sample households (n = 196). …”
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Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a blended transdiagnostic group CBT for the treatment of emotional disorders by Noelia Jiménez-Orenga, Amanda Díaz-García, Rosa Lorente-Català, Alberto González-Robles, Macarena Paredes-Mealla, Azucena García-Palacios, Juana Bretón-López

“…A total of 34 adults (mean age = 32.21 years; 79.4 % female) from a community sample with at least one ED diagnosis according to DSM-5-TR criteria participated in the study. …”
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The mediating effect of sleep quality in the relationship between nocturia and psychosocial functions in nurses: a cross-sectional survey based on TARGET by Na Wei, Xinyue Zhang, Guanglin Liu, Youjuan Zhang, Li Li, Xiaoyan Lv, Yingjuan Cao

“…proj=121683 ; subsequently renewed to accommodate an expanded sample size, clinical trial number: ChiCTR2300072756. …”
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Associations of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke by Rentang Bi, Yanhao Wei, Pengcheng Li, Haokun Peng, Mohammad Alizadeh, Bo Hu, Yanan Li

“…Methods AND RESULTS We established a large‐sample size, multicenter prospective cohort study (SMART [Cerebral Small Vascular Disease Registry Multicenter Clinical Trial]) across 13 subcenters in central China. …”
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Willingness to pay for dental check-ups and the associated socioeconomic factors among Japanese adults with fewer than 20 remaining teeth: a cross-sectional study by Katsuo Oshima, Moeka Araki, Rika Takei, Yasushi Kumono, Ryutaro Kobayashi, Tomoko Tanaka, Masaomi Fukuda

“…Results The sample for analysis included 442 and 378 participants in the DCR and non-DCR groups, respectively. …”
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A Study on the Social Responsibilities of Iranian Public Libraries by Parnian Eisazadeh, Mehdi Shaghaghi

“…Data collection occurred between January 2023 - June 2023. The sample size was calculated to be approximately 160 participants using Cochran's formula. …”
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Autistic and transgender/gender diverse people’s experiences of health and healthcare by Kate Green, Elizabeth Weir, Lily Wright, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…In addition, our recruitment strategies, use of a convenience sampling method, and the use of a self-report survey limit the generalizability of the study. …”
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