Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis. by Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi, Nicola Christofides

“…Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) occurred with responses of IPV survivors, and involved items from the Community Ideas about Gender Relations, Community Ideas about Rape, and Gender Equitable Women Scales. For each EFA identified scale, we estimated reliability (McDonald's omega (ω)) and correlation with psychosocial outcomes related to IPV stigma. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Apomorphine Sublingual Film as an “On-Demand” Treatment for “OFF” Episodes in Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Andrew Thach, Noam Kirson, Miriam L. Zichlin, Ibrahima Dieye, Eric Pappert, G. Rhys Williams

“…**Methods:** The model estimated total costs and effectiveness for each comparator arm, informed from the treatments’ pivotal studies or literature, over a 10-year horizon. …”
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Defining and measuring long COVID fatigue: a scoping review by Deborah Edwards, Jennifer Davies, Christine Bundy, Rachael Pattinson, Bethan Thomas, Carys Dale, Benjamin Jenkins, Helena Lande

“…Twenty-six measures of fatigue were identified: 21 self-report measures (eg, Fatigue Assessment Scale) and 5 fatigability measures that purport to reflect changes in physiological processes that contribute to or reflect fatigue (eg, change in the force generating capacity of a muscle).Conclusions The definitions identified demonstrate considerable diversity, each highlighting different dimensions of long COVID fatigue. …”
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Isokinetic Assessment of Knee Flexor and Extensor Strength and Lower Extremity Flexibility Assessment of an NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Team by Savanna Perkins, Paul Canavan

“…The team's average for left and right H:Q ratios for each speed were 54.4 and 51.4 at 60°/sec and 61.6 and 63.1 at 180°/sec, respectively. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Comparisons of High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Formulas Used in Critically Ill Patients by Matthew C. Bozeman, Laura L. Schott, Amarsinh M. Desai, Mary K. Miranowski, Dorothy L. Baumer, Cynthia C. Lowen, Zhun Cao, Krysmaru Araujo Torres

“…Median total and daily hospital costs were lower for IP vs PC ($71 196 vs $80 696, _P_<.001) and ($4208 vs $4373, _P_=.019), with each higher than StdHP. However, after controlling for covariates such as mortality risk, surgery, and discharge disposition, average total hospital cost per day associated with IP use was 24% lower than PC, and 12% lower than StdHP (_P_<.001). …”
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Temporal changes in plasma and milk lipids in response to an esophageal bolus of rumen-protected fish oil in lactating Holstein dairy cows by J.E. Rico, V. Sáinz de la Maza-Escolà, N.D. Senevirathne, P. Deme, N.J. Haughey, R. Gervais, J.W. McFadden

“…A 7-d washout period was utilized between each bolus delivery. Extracted plasma was analyzed for individual FA and phospholipid concentrations using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. …”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…Healthcare costs and resource utilization in a 24-month observation period (1:1:1 matching) were compared in 18- to 45-year-old women with CIN (1-3) who underwent a conization procedure (study cohort 1) and in women with CIN (1-3) who did not undergo conization (study cohort 2) to women with neither CIN nor conization (control group). **Results:** For each group, 2749 women were identified. Mean total healthcare costs after 24 months were higher in study cohort 1 (€4446, _P_<.01) and study cohort 2 (€3754, _P_=.09) compared with the control group (€3426). …”
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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

“…A gradient effect was observed in each model, with the highest MFD (> 30,000 mf/ml) having the highest adjusted odds ratio of 17.94 (95% CI: 2.91–110.76, P = 0.002), 5.94 (95% CI: 1.40–25.17, P = 0.016), and 5.77 (95% CI: 1.95–17.12, P = 0.002) for SV ≤ 80, 110, and 150 cm3, respectively. …”
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A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing by Jun Yan Ng, Qi Yi Ambrose Wong, Jun Jie Lim, Dingyu Cen, Jia Yi Karen Wong, Yi Ying Eliza Lim, Yang Yie Sio, Kavita Reginald, Yee-How Say, Fook Tim Chew

“…Telangiectasia, a poor lip fullness, a lighter skin colour, xerosis, ephelides (freckles), ptosis of eyelids (droopy eyelids), eyebags, and a low eyebrow positioning were other key components of skin ageing, accounting for a further 22.49% of the variance of skin ageing phenotypes in our study population. We found that each of these ten skin ageing phenotypes characterises a key and important aspect of skin ageing. …”
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Pathological and radiological assessment of benign breast lesions with BIRADS IVc/V subtypes. should we repeat the biopsy? by Wesam Rjoop, Anwar Rjoop, Alia Almohtaseb, Lama Bataineh, Zeina Nser Joubi, Maha Gharaibeh, Abdalrahman Al-Qwabah, Yousef Alasheh, Ismail Matalka

“…The categorisation of each group is determined by the characteristics of the lesion. …”
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A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial assessing uptake of PrEP and contraception in hair salons in South Africa by Ingrid V. Bassett, Joyce Yan, Sabina Govere, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M. Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Jana Jarolimova, Dani Zionts, Anele Khumalo, Zinhle Zwane, Christina Psaros, Nduduzo Dube, Robert A. Parker

“…Rapid HIV testing was performed in a private area at enrollment and each PrEP dispensing. Women could receive contraception and/or oral PrEP at the initial visit or opt in at a later visit. …”
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Penggunaan Compressive Sensing pada Pengenalan Huruf dengan Tulisan Tangan Menggunakan Metode K-Nearest Neighbor by Zalfa Alif Muhammad, Gelar Budiman, Sofia Saidah

“…After the design stage, several scenarios were tested to obtain the best detection accuracy by changing the size parameters of each block in an image, changing the compression line, and changing the image dimensions. …”
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The variation in the number of roots and canals morphology of permanent mandibular first molar teeth by using cone beam computed tomography imaging in a sample of Erbil city by Hassan Ali Mahmoyd Albarzanji, Alaa Muhamed Sadiq Muhamed Jamil

“…Different measurements were done on the CBCT of each patient by investigating the root numbers, the number of canals and root canal configuration which classified by using Wein’s and Vertucci’s classification. …”
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Global and China trends and forecasts of disease burden for female lung Cancer from 1990 to 2021: a study based on the global burden of disease 2021 database by Bilu Li, Yuyan Wu, Yanhong Zhang, Chengyun Hu, Xue Li, Shanshan Luo, Chenyu Sun, Iyad Yousef, Yefei Wang, Chaoliang Tang

“…These metrics were stratified by gender (BOTH, MALE, FEMALE), and the average annual percentage change (AAPC) was calculated for each metric over this period. The JOINPOINT regression model was used to analyze the trends in female lung cancer in China and globally from 1990 to 2021. …”
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DIGITAL TOOLS FOR MATCHING QUALIFICATIONS TO THE LEVELS OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK by Volodymyr Kovtunets, Sergiy Londar, Serhii Melnyk, Oles Kovtunets

“…The key problem resolved by this research is simplifying procedures to ensure effective access to the tool for qualification standard developers with minimal qualification in mathematics and computing. It is proven that each problem of qualification comparison with NQF level may be reduced to three options of decision. …”
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The carbon cost of impaired welfare on sheep farms by L. Lanzoni, M.C. Reeves, K. Waxenberg, R. Ramsey, A.S. Atzori, J. Bell, R.M. Rees, G. Vignola, C.M. Dwyer

“…In this study, “high welfare conditions” are defined as situations where animals have access to adequate feeding, suitable housing, good health, and opportunities to express natural behaviours. From each high-welfare baseline, scenarios representing common levels of impaired welfare conditions were modelled, using parameters retrieved from the published literature. …”
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Associations of Long-term PM10 Exposure with Mortality in Dialysis Patients: A Population Based Cohort Study by Shih-Feng Chen, Yu-Hui Chien, Yu-Chin Lai, Pau-Chung Chen

“…We used a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model to estimate mortality risk and observed that each interquartile range (IQR) increase in the mean PM10 concentration during follow-up period was associated with a 13.2% higher risk of mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.132, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.097–1.169). …”
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The effects of citral on the intestinal health and growth performance of American bullfrogs (Aquarana catesbeiana) by Xiaoting Zheng, Qiuyu Chen, Xueying Liang, Jingyi Xie, Alfredo Loor, Hongbiao Dong, Jinlong Yang, Jiasong Zhang

“…A total of 200 juvenile bullfrogs (initial weight 6.85 ± 0.71 g) were randomly assigned into six groups, each receiving diets supplemented with citral at 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mL/kg feed for 8 weeks. …”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…Due to complex drugto-drug interactions specificity of metabolism and biological tumor properties, cross-reactions of concomitant diseases in senile patients each step of combined treatment should be discussed at multidisciplinary consultation.…”
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Enhancing privacy and traceability of public health insurance claim system using blockchain technology by Andry Alamsyah, I. Putu Sadhu Setiawan

“…The functional architecture is illustrated via a use case diagram that outlines the roles and actions of each participant. The logical architecture employs Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) diagrams to depict the revised process flow and data movement, while also incorporating a layered design concept. …”
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