Appraisal of Noise Level Dissemination Surrounding Mining and Industrial Areas of Keonjhar, Odisha: a Comprehensive Approach Using Noise Mapping by Satish Krishna LOKHANDE, Satyajeet A. DHAWALE, Samir S. PATHAK, Rakesh GAUTAM, Mohindra C. JAIN, Ghanshyam L. BODHE

“…Recently, as per guidelines of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), India, noise mapping has been made mandatory in the mining expanses. …”
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Empathy Training: Methods, Evaluation Practices, and Validity by Tony Chiu Ming Lam, Klodiana Kolomitro, Flanny C. Alamparambil

“…Being empathetic is also critical to our being able to live with others in general, and ultimately to leading happier lives. …”
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Using the OSCE to assess medical students’ communication and clinical reasoning during five years of restricted clinical practice by Armijo-Rivera Soledad, Zamorano Saavedra Catalina, Vicencio-Clarke Scarlett, Behrens Pérez Claudia, Pérez-Villalobos Cristhian

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INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TREATMENT OF ENDOPARODONTAL LESIONS by F.Y. Mammadov, V.M. Bayramova, R.M. Ahmedbeyli

“…Evaluation of the effectiveness of traditional and proposed methods of treatment of endoperiodontal lesions was carried out by assessing the degree of gingival bleeding (SBI index (Muhlemann H.R. modified by Cowell I., 1975)) and probing depth (PD). …”
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Patient Preferences and Functional Outcomes of Forearm Crutches vs Hands-Free Single Crutches After Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Randomized Crossover Trial by Vincent Georg Werner MD, Christian Plaass MD, Sarah Ettinger MD, Leif Claassen MD, Anna Altemeier-Sasse MD, Lars-Rene Tuecking MD, Kiriakos Daniilidis MD, Daiwei Yao MD

“…This study aimed to compare the usability of forearm crutches (FCs) and hands-free single crutches (HFSCs) during the early postoperative recovery phase in terms of their effects on mobility, speed, safety, range, endurance, personal preference, and quality of life. …”
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A Model of Basement Membrane-Associated Gene Signature Predicts Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by Jiajia Shen, Zhihong Wei, Lizhi Lv, Jingxiong He, Suming Du, Fang Wang, Ye Wang, Lin Ni, Xiaojin Zhang, Fan Pan

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Therapeutic intervention with intravenous ferric carboxy-maltose: addressing iron deficiency among heart failure patients by Muneeza Ijaz, Ali Israr Ahmed, Muhammad Ahmad

“…In conclusion, establishing Ferric Carboxy-maltose as the standard treatment for iron deficiency is recommended due to its cost-effective nature and the near instant improvement in patients health and morale. …”
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Microlaryngoscopic surgery for pyriform sinus fistulas in children: a report of two cases by Akiyoshi Nomura, Koji Fukumoto, Masaya Yamoto, Toshiaki Takahashi, Kengo Nakaya, Akinori Sekioka, Yutaka Yamada, Naoto Urushihara

“…Conclusions MLS allows excellent visualization and effective closure for PSFs, and this approach is suitable for recurrence after open neck surgery. …”
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Ursolic Acid Ameliorates Diabetic Nephropathy by Inhibiting JAK2/STAT3-Driven Ferroptosis: Mechanistic Insights from Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation by Zhou Y, Lou C, Xu X, Feng B, Fan X, Wang X

“…Mechanistically, activation of the JAK2-STAT3 pathway with the agonist RO8191 significantly reduced UA’s anti-ferroptosis and anti-oxidative effects of UA.Conclusion: UA protected against DN by blocking JAK2/STAT3-mediated ferroptosis.Keywords: diabetic nephropathy, ursolic acid, JAK2/STAT3 pathway, ferroptosis, network pharmacology…”
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A qualitative analysis on the implementation of a nudge intervention to reduce post-surgical opioid prescribing by Meghan C. Martinez, Kathryn Bouskill, Xiaowei Sherry Yan, Allison Kirkegaard, Jason N. Doctor, Katherine E. Watkins

“…We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to understand the contextual factors impacting nudge design, implementation, and effectiveness. Results Factors across all five CFIR domains were found to be important in understanding the acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of the intervention. …”
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Phenotypic variability analysis of key sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) moench) genotypes under dry lowland areas by Temesgen Begna

“…The selection and hybridization on these genotypes for a desired traits with high (H2) coupled with higher GCV and GAM will be effective to develop and select high yielding, stable and early sorghum genotypes. …”
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Co-occurring self-efficacy, anxiety, and depression in caregivers of patients with heart failure: A Group-Based Dual-Trajectory Modeling Approach by Qingyun Lv, Hairong Chang, Yaqi Wang, Xueying Xu, Jingwen Liu, Yuan He, Li Fu, Mei Lin, Xinxing Gao, Xiaoying Zang, Xiaonan Zhang

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Gender Differences in the Support of Medical Marijuana Use Among Primary Care Providers by Kathryn Polak, Anna Wiese, Taylor B. Crouch, Wally Smith, Dace S. Svikis

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Color Evaluation and Sensory Analyses of Beef Subprimals Following Extended Frozen Storage by Ariana D. Roldan, Dale R Woerner, Jerrad F. Legako, Keelyn E. Hanlon, Marcos X Sanchez Plata, Sabrina E. Blandon, Thomas W. Dobbins, Tyson R. Brown

“…Color data and purge loss were analyzed using a generalized mixed linear model, while other analyses utilized a mixed model with freezing, packaging, and display as fixed effects. …”
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A comparison of cervical smear adequacy using either the cytobrush or the Ayre spatula: a practice audit by Don O'Mahony, Lech Banach, Ehi U. Igumbor

“…The Ayre spatula has been widely used but is not very effective. Other sampling devices have been developed to improve efficiency, including the cytobrush. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Non-Invasive Prediction of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis in Obese Patients: A Retrospective Study by Jie Chen, Bo Zhang, Yong Cheng, Yuanchen Jia, Biao Zhou

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MHD radiative mixed convective flow of a sodium alginate-based hybrid nanofluid over a convectively heated extending sheet with Joule heating by Yasmin Humaira, Bossly Rawan, Alduais Fuad S., Al-Bossly Afrah, Saeed Anwar

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Reliable protection of lentils against weeds by V. Riznyk

“…The most widespread in crops were plants of foxtail glaucous — 19.5 pieces/ m2 (22.5% in the structure of impurity), Echinochloa ordinary and 17.3 (19.9%), amaranth thrown back to 10.7 (12.3%), nightshade black — 6,8 pieces/ m2 (7.8%). In General, the time of counts (end of III decade of may) the number of weeds was 86.7 pieces/ m2. …”
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Quantity and quality of napping to mitigate fatigue and sleepiness among nurses working long night shifts: a prospective observational study by Kazuhiro Watanabe, Inaho Shishido, Yoichi M. Ito, Rika Yano

“…Assessing sleep reactivity, pre-nap time on electronic devices, and prophylactic naps may be useful in achieving both quantity and quality effectively. Nurses and their managers should have a better understanding of napping and consider strategically taking naps during night shifts.…”
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Social Media as a Source of Information for the Detection of Adverse Drug Reactions in Post-Marketing Surveillance: A Review by E. K. Nezhurina, K. S. Milchakov, A. A. Abramova

“…According to the guidelines on Good Pharmacovigilance Practices, social media can be considered an important additional source of patient-derived information in post-marketing surveillance, but the effectiveness of their use in detecting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is still being investigated.AIM. …”
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