The level of hand hygiene compliance by operating room personnel of ‎Educational Hospitals in Hamadan University of Medical Science by Mitra Zandiyeh, Seyed Reza Borzo

“…‎ Methods: The study sample included all surgical operating room nurses of educational ‎hospitals of Hamadan. …”
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Locomotive Syndrome Digital Therapeutics Provided via a Smartphone App: Protocol for a Single-Group Trial by Tatsuru Sonobe, Yoshihiro Matsumoto

“…MethodsWe conducted a multicenter, prospective, longitudinal, nonrandomized, single-group study of Japanese adults aged ≥40 years who were eligible for LS checks. …”
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Comparison of preoperative aortic valve imaging techniques for patients with aortic insufficiency undergoing aortic valve repair surgeryCentral MessagePerspective by Kyle A. McCullough, MD, Zuyue Wang, MD, John B. Eisenga, MD, Ghadi Moubarak, MD, Tsung-Wei Ma, PhD, Denise Espinoza, CCRC, Payton Conway, BS, Shannon Connelly, CCRC, Sarah M. Hale, CCRC, Amro Alsaid, MD, J. Michael DiMaio, MD, William T. Brinkman, MD

“…Methods: This is a prospective, observational study of preoperative AV imaging for AV repair surgery. …”
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Reliability and validity of a Japanese version of life-space assessment in institutionalized settings by Tomoyuki Shinohara, PhD, Shota Saito, MS, Ayumi Maruyama, Yuta Yabana, Yosuke Tomita, PhD, Klaus Hauer, PhD

“…For test-retest reliability, the same assessor evaluated the LSA-IS-J within two days. Correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the construct validity. …”
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Comparison of Different Scores in Predicting Mortality in Patients with Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital by Raja Taha Yaseen Khan, Hina Ismail, Abbas Ali Tasneem, Saleem Shahzad, Shoaib Ahmed Khan, Mehboob Jan, Syed Mudassir Laeeq, Zain Majid, Muhammad Qaiser Panezai, Danish Kumar, Nasir Hasan Luck

“…These scores were subjected to multivariable cox-regression analysis to determine the independent determinants of both short- and long-term mortality in ACLF patients. …”
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Preterm oral feeding scale to assist in deciding initial oral feeding of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units by Yu-Jung Chang, Grace Hao, Anpin Ni, Thomas Layton, Jing-Yang Huang, Shun-Fa Yang, Shiuan-Chih Chen

“…Scale scores, physician orders, and smooth oral intake of 5 mL of milk were analyzed. Kappa coefficients were examined to determine concordances within the results. …”
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PolyA polymorphisms in 3' flanking region of pig neuronal protein 3.1 gene and their relationships with meat traits by Yang Yun, Zeng Yongqing, Zhang Zhe, Xu Zhenggang, Chen Wei, Fang Guofeng, Wang Shoudong

“…The ear and Longissimus dorsi samples were collected for DNA extraction and meat traits determination. The extracted DNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the products were used to detect the polymorphic type with the method of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and sequencing. …”
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EGFR-TARGETING PEPTIDE INHIBITS HELA CELL PROLIFERATION: A NOVEL STRATEGY FOR CERVICAL CANCER THERAPY? by Reem Hussin, Danielle Vieira Sobral, Fernanda Ferreira Mendonça, Leonardo Lima Fuscaldi, Luciana Malavota

“…Materials and Methods: The YHWYGYTPQNVT peptide was synthesized using solid-phase peptide synthesis, purified via HPLC, and confirmed by mass spectrometry. …”
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Revisiting sylvian fissure dissection - A preliminary investigation into surgical process modelling for evaluating surgical proficiency by Félix Buyck, Jef Vandemeulebroucke, Ine Dirks, Jan Frederick Cornelius, Johnny Duerinck, Sebastien Froelich, Henry Schroeder, Wietse Geens, Frederick Van Gestel, Michaël Bruneau

“…Material and methods: Eight aneurysm clipping cases by three senior neurosurgeons were recorded via a surgical microscope. …”
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Caffeine’s influence on vertical jump height: a real-life collegiate student-athlete approach by Zacharias Papadakis, Vassilios Panoutsakopoulos, Antonella Schwarz, Jose Antonio

“…This study examined whether acute caffeine ingestion at this threshold improves squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) performance in NCAA Division II student-athletes, while exploring sex-specific responses and trial-to-trial variability.Methods Forty NCAA Division II athletes (18 females, 22 males; 21.3 ± 2.4 years) participated in a single-blind, randomized, crossover trial. …”
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Antimicrobial Action of Essential Oil of <i>Tagetes minuta</i>: Role of the Bacterial Membrane in the Mechanism of Action by Anahí Bordón, Sergio A. Rodríguez, Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves, Andrea C. Cutró, Axel Hollmann

“…For this reason, this study focuses on the antimicrobial action of the EO obtained from <i>Tagetes minuta</i> and its impact on bacterial membranes. Methods: The EO was chemically characterized by chromatography–mass spectrometry, and its antimicrobial activity and its effects on surface and bacterial membrane were assessed by using Zeta potential, membrane transition temperature (Tm) determination; and fluorescence spectroscopy with Laurdan and Di-8 ANEPPS. …”
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Detection of prostate cancer in the PSA gray zone using prostate-specific antigen mass ratio combined with PI-RADS score by Weilin Li, Zhiqi Wang, Weihong Zhao, Gaobo Zhou, Miaomiao Peng, Zhicheng Su, Tao-Hsin Tung

“…Background: The study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of prostate-specific antigen mass ratio (PSAMR) in combination with the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) score for detecting prostate cancer (PCa) in patients presenting with mildly elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels (4–10 ng/mL). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted involving 208 patients with PSA levels between 4 and 10 ng/mL who underwent multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and transrectal ultrasound-guided transperineal prostate biopsy. …”
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Effects of β-Mannanase Alone or Combined with Multi-Carbohydrase Complex in Corn–Soybean Meal Diets on Nutrient Metabolism and Gut Health of Growing Pigs by Gabriela Miotto Galli, Ines Andretta, Camila Lopes Carvalho, Thais B. Stefanello, Bruna Souza de Lima Cony, Alícia Zem Fraga, Karine Ludwig Takeuti, Aline Beatriz da Rosa, Marcos Kipper

“…The feces samples were collected from all the pigs to determine fecal biomarkers using commercial ELISA tests. …”
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Construction and application of a TCN-LSTM-SVM-based time series prediction model for water inflow in coal seam roofs by Xuan LIU, Yadong JI, Kaipeng ZHU, Chunhu ZHAO, Kai LI, Chaofeng LI, Chenhan YUAN, Panpan LI, Pengzhen YAN

“…BackgroundThe accurate prediction of mine water inflow plays a significant role in the prevention and control of water hazards and the safe and efficient production in coal mines. MethodsTo construct a prediction model of water inflow in mines under threat of water hazards from extremely thick sandstones aquifer in West China, this study investigated a typical mine (also referred to as the studied mine) severely affected by such water hazards in the Binchang mining area of Shaanxi Province. …”
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Optimal power flow using recent red-tailed hawk optimization algorithm by Ahmed M Nassef, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Mohamed Louzazni

“…The optimal power flow (OPF) solution determines the most efficient and secure operating point by considering certain objective functions and ensuring the system's operational restrictions are met. …”
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Potential applications of a low-cost gas sensor to monitor enteric methane emission from ruminant animals by Mulisa F. Dida, Milad Bagheri Shirvan, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Sergio C. Garcia, Luciano A. Gonzalez

“…However, accurately and economically measuring CH4 emissions from individual animals remains challenging due to current methods' high cost, slow speed, and labor intensity. …”
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Relationship Between Shoulder Rotation Strength and Upper Extremity Functional Assessments in Collegiate Baseball Players by Andy Waldhelm, Jaclyn Aida, Jackson Boyd, Garrett Chandler, Matthew Demboski, Caroline Monson, Neil Schwarz

“…Relationships were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r), with a significance level set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. …”
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Assessing the Skeletal Muscle Pump During Lower Limb Counterpressure: Lags and Causality in Cardiovascular Regulation by Silvin P. Knight, Eoin Duggan, Feng Xue, Roman Romero‐Ortuno

“…Cross‐correlation and Granger causality analyses were conducted to determine the temporal and causal relationships between the signals. …”
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Population‐based norms for the human papillomavirus‐quality of life (HPV‐QoL) questionnaire: A cross‐sectional multicenter study by Javier Calvo‐Torres, Javier Rejas‐Gutiérrez, Mar Ramírez‐Mena, Melissa Bradbury, Marta Del Pino, Carmen González‐Granados, Beatriz Procas, Pluvio J. Coronado, HPV‐QoL study group

“…Thus, the objective was to describe the population‐based norms of the HPV‐QoL for Spanish women aged 25–65 years and to test the questionnaire's construct validity. Material and Methods This was a cross‐sectional nationwide multicenter study. …”
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Prediction Equation for Spirometric Parameters in Cairo Governorate Adult Population by Omar M. A. Abdelzaher, Gamal A. Salem, Ashraf A. Elmaraghy

“…In addition, equations had diverse determination coefficients from those reported by authors in adult Omani and Jordanian populations. …”
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