Predicting resilience based on the components of spiritual health in the elderly of Urmia city: a coping strategy for the future by Yeganeh Dadashzadeh Sangary, Masoud Janbozorgi, Parsa Javanmard, Selva Mohamadhasanpuor, Jamileh Amirzadeh-Irangh

“…Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional correlational study, 180 married elderly individuals living in Urmia were selected through cluster sampling. …”
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Assessment and analysis of factors influencing suicidal ideation in young adults: a large cohort study using an elastic network logistic regression model by Zixuan Guo, Xiaoli Han, Tiantian Kong, Yan Wu, Yimin Kang, Yanlong Liu, Fan Wang

“…Abstract Objectives This study aims to review and analyze factors associated with suicidal ideation to provide a rationale for subsequent effective interventions. Methods Data from this study were obtained from the Assessing Nocturnal Sleep/Wake Effects on Risk of Suicide (ANSWERS). …”
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COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment rate prediction for developing countries of Asia: A hybrid approach. by Lumin Shi, Yousaf Ali Khan, Man-Wen Tian

“…As unemployment plays an important role in the planning of a country's monetary progress for policymakers and researcher. Determining the unemployment rate efficiently required an advance modeling approach. …”
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Basketball shooting motion analysis according to the BEEF concept by Ahmad Panji Ramadhan, Fajar Awang Irawan

“…BEEF is a shooting concept that makes it easier for athletes to understand and handle shots properly and correctly with the advantage of being more efficient and effective in the shooting. The methods in this study use quantitative descriptive by using survey methods with test and measurement techniques to collect data.  …”
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Indices of Severity of Pulmonary Stenosis in Dogs: Reproducibility and Effects of General Anesthesia by Evan S. Ross, Lance C. Visser, Lalida Tantisuwat, Khursheed Mama, Brianna M. Potter, Brian A. Scansen

“…Determine the reproducibility of indices of severity of PS. …”
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Risk factors for venous thromboembolic events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by M. A. Satybaldyeva, T. M. Reshetnyak, N. V. Seredavkina, S. I. Glukhova, D. E. Karateev, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective: to determine the incidence and risk factors of venous thromboembolic events (VTEE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Subjects and methods. …”
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Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess the health related Social Capital for Chronic Kidney Disease among Mexican adolescents. by Carolina Quiñones-Villalobos, Carlos Alberto Prado-Aguilar, Gregorio Tomás Obrador-Vera, José Manuel Arreola-Guerra, Jannett Padilla-López, Alicia Alanis-Ocádiz, Diana Lorena Cisneros-García, Diana Cristina Navarro-Rodriguez, Laura Leticia Tirado-Gómez

“…There was a mild-to-strongly significant correlation (p ≤ 0.001) among items and dimensions within each domain, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.23 to 0.83. As a determinant of the reliability of the questionnaire, the Cronbach's alpha was 0.84 and 0.94 for the cognitive and structural domain, respectively.…”
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The Effect of Season and Breed on Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Hormones, Metabolic Hormones, and Oxidative Markers in Ponies and Horses by Sarah Alison Vaughn, Margaret B. Lemons, Kelsey A. Hart

“…Linear mixed effects modeling with a random effect for animal was used to determine the effects of season and breed. Correlation coefficients were calculated for relevant variables. …”
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Health facility readiness and facility-based birth in Haiti: a maximum likelihood approach to linking household and facility data by Christopher G Kemp, Reed Sorensen, Nancy Puttkammer, Reynold Grand’Pierre, Jean Guy Honoré, Lauren Lipira, Christopher Adolph

“…. # Methods Our task was to characterize facility delivery readiness and link it to nearby births. …”
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Assessing the Inter-Rater and Inter-Trial Reliability of the NeurOptics Pupillary Light Response-3000 Pupillometer by Deborah A Jehu, Lori A Bolgla, Samantha Armas, Forest Dutton

“… # Study Design: Observational, reliability study Methods: Forty-eight healthy adults (age 18-40 years) without a history of neurological injury, optical surgery, or cognitive impairment participated. …”
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Use of evidence-based health professions education: Attitudes and practices of academic leaders. by Shazia Nawabi, Rida Fatima Waseem, AbdulAziz Binrayes, Ayman Moaz Abulhamael, Zaina Ahmad, Kiran Imtiaz Khan, Syed Rashid Habib, Muhammad Qasim Javed

“…Spearman correlation was utilized to determine any relationships between the questionnaire's three sections.…”
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Exploring the associations between health confidence, self-efficacy, health activation and healthy behaviours in primary school children by Lixia Ge, Joseph Antonio De Castro Molina, Hui Ting Foo, Rochelle Chua, Chin Fung Ong

“…This study investigated their association to inform strategies for health educators, healthcare providers, researchers, and policymakers in developing tailored interventions for this population. Methods A cross-sectional survey with 597 children from four primary schools was conducted. …”
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Intra-Rater Reliability of Pressure Pain Threshold with Different Algometers in Healthy Participants by Alexandre Nunes, Vanessa Leite

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the intra-reliability of pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) measured using a digital algometer with and without a digital screen by different raters at the same time in a pain-free population. …”
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Genetic and Agromorphological Characterization of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes for Dehiscence-Related Traits and Grain Yield Performances by Gazali B. T. A. Sanni, Vincent Ezin, Antoine Abel Missihoun, Quenum Florent, Adam Ahanchede

“…Capsule dehiscence was evaluated using the sun-drying and oven-drying methods at 60°C for 6 hours. The capsule split (ECS, %) and capsule open (ECO, %) were calculated to quantify dehiscence. …”
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Unveiling the immune microenvironment of complex tissues and tumors in transcriptomics through a deconvolution approach by Shu-Hwa Chen, Bo-Yi Yu, Wen-Yu Kuo, Ya-Bo Lin, Sheng-Yao Su, Wei-Hsuan Chuang, I.-Hsuan Lu, Chung-Yen Lin

“…Additionally, mySORT outperforms existing methods like CIBERSORT in accuracy and provides a wide range of data visualization features, such as hierarchical clustering and cell complexity plots. …”
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Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of Participation and Environment Measurement—Children and Youth (PEM-CY) by María Gómez-Vela, Mª Begoña Orgaz Baz, Isabel Vicario-Molina, Eva González Ortega, Marta Badia Corbella

“…This study aims to adapt the PEM-CY for use with children and youth in Spain, and to investigate its psychometric properties. Methods Seven hundred thirteen parents of children with (n = 233) and without (n = 480) disabilities, aged 5 to 17, completed the Spanish version of PEM-CY. …”
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Comparison of Hip Abductor Muscle Composition and Its Age-Related Alterations Between Female Patients with Unilateral and Bilateral Osteoarthritis of the Hip by Tadashi Yasuda, Satoshi Ota, Sadaki Mitsuzawa, Shinnosuke Yamashita, Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Hisataka Takeuchi, Eijiro Onishi

“…The cross-sectional area ratio of the individual composition to the total muscle was calculated. Correlation coefficients were calculated to determine associations between age and muscle composition variables. …”
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Stochastic and Percolating Models of Blocking Computer Networks Dynamics during Distribution of Epidemics of Evolutionary Computer Viruses by S. A. Lesko, A. S. Alyoshkin, V. V. Filatov

“…On one hand, this model is based on the use of percolation theory methods, which makes it possible to determine such structural-information characteristics of networks as the dependence of the percolation threshold on the average number of connections per one node (network density). …”
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Reliability of Spatiotemporal Characteristics During Single-Legged Hop and Bilateral Drop Jump Tasks Using an Instrumented Pressure Walkway by Matthew McManigal, Austin Post, Michael Allen, Alyx Jorgensen, MIke Rosenthal, Michael Wellsandt, Matthew Tao, Elizabeth Wellsandt

“…This study aimed to determine if the Zeno walkway can reliably measure spatiotemporal (ST) characteristics of hop tests…”
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Urban-rural disparities in skilled birth attendance among women in Ethiopia: Multivariate decomposition analysis. by Tsegereda Abebe Andargie, Emebet Birhanu Lealem, Betelhem Abebe Andargie

“…Thus, this study aims to assess the urban-rural disparity in skilled birth attendance in Ethiopia using the 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic health survey.<h4>Methods and materials</h4>The study was based on data obtained from demographic and health surveys in Ethiopia. …”
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