Developing an Individual Neurosurgical Strategy in Patients With a Two-Level Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease by V. A. Byvaltsev, A. A. Kalinin, M. A. Aliev, B. M. Aglakov, V. V. Shepelev, A.  V. Kukharev, N. O. Azhibekov, E. E. Satardinova, I. E.  Komogortsev

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Health fitness, physical activity, and quality of life in patients undergoing first chemotherapy for lung cancer: a cross-sectional study by Jiahui Xu, Hui Lu, Tingting Fang, Huihong Wang, Ying Chen, Jianing Hua, Yaoyao Hu, Dongyan Cai, Ping Cai, Yuqing Zhou, Hui Su

“…Females tended to report higher symptom burdens and lower functional scores. Multivariate analysis indicated that sex, educational level, comorbidities of chronic diseases, disease stage, and activity levels were associated with QoL measures. …”
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In teamwork, is the whole sum of the parts? by Rosalinda Arroyo-Hernández, Isaac Camacho-Miranda, Eduardo Fernández-Nava, José Vladimir Ruíz-Pérez, Daniela Sarahi Anaya-Lima

“…Teamwork is one of the most common educational strategies in Higher Education Institutions, documenting widely that cooperative learning has advantages in terms of individual performance, comprehensive knowledge, school performance and even in school adaptation. …”
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Freelance Market Development Factors by D. Zh. Abdreissova, D. T. Baitenizov, T. A. Azatbek, S. N. Valieva

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A Faster, Integrated, and Trusted Certificate Authentication and Issuer Validation System Based on Blockchain by Rojalina Priyadarshini, Rhishav Pandey, K. C. Ankit, Deepesh Bhandari, Birendra Khadka, Rabindra Kumar Barik, Manob Jyoti Saikia

“…Verifying the legitimacy of original documents such as educational degree certificates is crucial. If these are found to be fraudulent, it can cause significant disruptions in the hiring process, resulting in substantial productivity losses. …”
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Impact of socioeconomic status on obesity in older adults: the suppressive effect of social support and sleep quality by Xi Yang, Xi Gao, Yang Shu, Lei Li, Ying Xiong, Xueyan Zhou, Wanyanhan Jiang, Qun Sun, Chengchao Zhou, Lian Yang

“…Pearson correlation analysis and the SPSS function “PROCESS macro” were used for correlation and serial multiple mediation analysis, respectively, to analyze the relationship between SES and OB, and the mediating role of social support and sleep quality. …”
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Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of bundled care interventions on pressure ulcer incidence in neurosurgical patients by Ai-Hua Lv, Xi Zhang, Xiu-Ling Sun, Xiu-Lan Liu, Jun-Qing Qi, Hui-Na Li

“…The study group also exhibited significantly improved quality of life outcomes across all domains, including physical, physiological, emotional, and social functioning (p < 0.001 for all). In physical functioning, the study group scored 83.33 ± 2.12, while the control group scored 77.20 ± 1.89. …”
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Brain Network Changes in Lumbar Disc Herniation Induced Chronic Nerve Roots Compression Syndromes by Yan-Peng Zhang, Guang-Hui Hong, Chuan-Yin Zhang

“…The present study aimed to investigate the changes of brain functional network in LDH patients with chronic sciatica using graph theory analysis. …”
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Green synthesis and detailed characterization of selenium nanoparticles derived from Alangium salviifolium (L.f) Wangerin by Karunya Saravanan, Manivannan Madhaiyan, Prabu Periyasamy, Prasath Manivannan, Alpaslan Bayrakdar, Dr. V. Balakrishnan

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Water crisis in hospitals: challenges, and recommendations– a qualitative study in Iran by Ahmad Kameli, Kazem Naddafi, Reza Saeedi, Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh

“…Abstract Introduction Reliable access to water is essential for hospitals to function effectively. Water shortage can disrupt critical hospital operations. …”
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The Effect of Counseling Based on Problem-Solving Skills on Sexual Dysfunction and Satisfaction in Pregnant Women by Masoumeh Fathi, Masoumeh Davoodabadi, Fereshteh Farzan Azar, Efat Noroozi, Azam Moslemi

“…Methods: In a pre-test-post-test intervention study, 70 pregnant volunteers meeting the inclusion criteria, referring to health centers in Arak City, and with sexual function and sexual satisfaction questionnaire scores of less than 28 and 42, respectively, were randomly assigned to two intervention groups of 35 and a control group. …”
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Do Short-Term Improvements in Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Have Association With Return to Work in Workers With Occupational Injury? From... by Fa-Chen Lin, Chia-Pin Lin, Hung-Yi Chuang, Tse-Wei Wu, Peng-Ju Huang, Chen-Cheng Yang, Chao-Hung Kuo

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Temperature-driven metabolic shifts in duck egg components during early embryogenesis: from diapause to active developmental phase by Zekuan Zuo, Qian Chen, Chengxin Hu, Qian Tang, Chenling Song, Hehe Liu

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The efficiency of treatment with a combined chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride drug for knee and hip osteoarthritis: intermediate results of a Russian observational... by A. M. Lila, L. I. Alekseeva, K. A. Telyshev, A. A. Baranov, E. A. Trofimov

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Investigating cooked rice textural properties by instrumental measurements by Keyu Tao, Wenwen Yu, Sangeeta Prakash, Robert G. Gilbert

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NORDIC denoising on VASO data by Lasse Knudsen, Lasse Knudsen, Luca Vizioli, Federico De Martino, Lonike K. Faes, Daniel A. Handwerker, Steen Moeller, Peter A. Bandettini, Peter A. Bandettini, Laurentius Huber

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The trajectory of intrinsic capacity and its related factors among elderly Chinese patients with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study by Yanyin Cui, Shanyan Lei, Yubing Xia, Fang Yang

“…The classification of the IC trajectories in elderly CVD patients is connected with baseline characteristics and time-varying factors. The analysis of associated factors show that non-time-varying characteristics such as educational level, residential area, housing type, toilet facilities, and energy sources, are significantly associated with the IC trajectories of CVD patients. …”
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Sexual Health Determinants of Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Sexual Minority Men by Henrique Pereira

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Sexuality Assessment in Women Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, Edison Enrique Sotalin Nivela, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to evaluate sexuality in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, with central interest in changes in sexual function, sexual desire, sexual satisfaction and sexual problems related to the disease and its treatment. …”
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Association between the high-dose use of benzodiazepines and rehospitalization in patients with schizophrenia: a 2-year naturalistic study by Takita Y, Takaesu Y, Ono K, Futenma K, Shimura A, Murakoshi A, Komada Y, Inoue Y, Inoue T

“…A multivariate analysis by the Cox proportional hazards model revealed that low educational history (hazard ratio =2.43, P=0.032), younger onset age of schizophrenia (hazard ratio =2.10, P=0.021), and higher diazepam-equivalent dose (hazard ratio =6.53, P=0.011) were significantly associated with the time to rehospitalization after hospital discharge.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that high-dose use of BZPs at discharge in patients with schizophrenia might be associated with a shorter time to rehospitalization. …”
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