The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep duration and mental health among middle school students: a 3-year cross-sectional survey by Kai-yun Dou, Ru-bao Dong, Chun-long Gan

“…Changes in daily life and teaching methods, along with the high initial mortality rate of COVID-19, have had varying degrees of negative impact on the mental health (MH) of adolescents.PurposesThis study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic status on the sleep duration (SD) and MH of adolescents, investigate the relationship between SD and MH in middle school students, and evaluate the protective effect of SD on MH.MethodsUsing a convenient sampling method, 6 junior high schools and 3 senior high schools in Guiyang City, China, were selected. …”
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Development and validation of an adolescent health literacy scale in Ethiopia: A mixed methods approach. by Adamu Amanu Asari, Ameyu Godesso, Zewdie Birhanu

“…<h4>Results</h4>In the first stage of the study, an initial pool of 88 items was generated and then reduced to 40 items following a rigorous review of their coverage and uniqueness. …”
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Health worker perspectives on, and health system-level facilitators and barriers to early infant male circumcision for HIV prevention in a traditionally non-circumcising community,... by Michael Ediau, Stephanie Brodine, Kimberly C. Brouwer, Anita Raj, Eyal Oren, Susan M. Kiene

“…Health system-related facilitators for EIMC included leadership support and availability of funding and supplies for initial implementation and health workers’ capacity building through EIMC training. …”
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Preparation of adsorbents for the extraction of heavy metals from mining wastewater by Elena I. Mirzaeva, Nurkhon F. Isaeva, Elmurod Ya. Yalgashev, Dilnoza P. Turdiyeva, Rufatjon M. Boymonov

“…These factors make it difficult to select a rational treatment technology, so enterprises have to pay for excessive metal-bearing discharges into the environment. …”
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Results of Water Inflow Elimination in Wells Draining Gas Сondestate Deposits by E. Vaganov, S. Sokhoshko, A. Sarancha, E. Levitina, I. Krasnov, T. Kharitonova

“…The field practice of carrying out measures to eliminate water inflows (WLI) in wells has shown the effectiveness of the technology according to a two-three-component scheme. At the initial stage of LPW implementation, a water-repellent agent is used, which has selective filterability in the most permeable and watered reservoir intervals. …”
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Policy Brief - Unlocking Potential: Addressing Challenges and Harnessing the Role of Cottage Industries, Insight from Oromia Region of Ethiopia by Birku Reta Entele, Yadeta Chimdessa, Mogos Tufa, Hailu Beyecha, Milkessa Seyoum

“…At  last but not least, this study shows that existing cottage industry demands less initial/investment capital, traditional tools and equipment mostly bought from the local market, majority have no formal schooling, their productivity is much less than 50% of their capacity.  …”
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New approaches to quantifying early disorders and perfusion inhomogeneity of the myocardium according to the data of single-photon emission computed tomography by A. A. Ansheles, L. A. Martirosyan, I. V. Sergienko, V. B. Sergienko

“…Objective: to develop novel quantitative approaches of myocardial perfusion analysis, to assess clinical usefulness of new parameters of initial myocardial perfusion impairments.Material and methods. 80 patients selected from our database formed four groups: 20 patients with no cardiac disease suspect, no ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk factors and definitely normal myocardial perfusion (group 1), 40 patients with equivocal perfusion patterns, that are usually described visually as “inhomogeneous”: 20 – with one subtle perfusion defect (group 2), 20 – with multiple ones (group 3), and 20 patients with non-severe but reliable defects, due to post-MI or another nontransmural cardiac event consequence. …”
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Effects of alfalfa meal with different particle sizes on production performance and blood biochemical index of Yangzhou goose by ZHAO Qianming, ZHU Longji, ZHAN Kang, HUO Yongjiu, ZHAO Guoqi

“…Therefore, technical adjustment on particle size, color, flavor and palatability of the alfalfa feed is of great importance in raising livestock and poultry.The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of alfalfa meal with different particle sizes on production performance, meat quality and blood biochemical index of Yangzhou goose, and provide theoretical reference of optimal particle size for production of alfalfa meal.In this study, 180 healthy 28-day-old Yangzhou geese (half male and half female) with similar initial body mass were selected as test materials. …”
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Simulation of the effect of climate change on phenology and yield of dryland wheat in Kurdistan province by Fateme Aghamir, Saeid Soufizadeh, Ahmad Soheili

“…By using modeling knowledge in selecting the appropriate plant and cultivar for a region, determining the optimal plant characteristics, determining the best crop management, predicting the effect of diversity and climate change on crop growth and yield, and estimating potential yield in a low cost, fast and accurate way can be Adverse climate change on agriculture with negative mitigation options. …”
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Accuracy evaluation of dental CBCT and scanned model registration method based on pulp horn mapping surface: an in vitro proof-of-concept by Dianhao Wu, Jingang Jiang, Jinke Wang, Shan Zhou, Kun Qian

“…Materials and methods This vitro study collected 8 groups of oral scanned and CBCT data in which the left mandibular teeth were not missing, No. 35 and No. 36 teeth were selected as the target teeth. The CBCT and scanned model were processed to generate equivalent point clouds. …”
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Further In Vitro and Ex Vivo Pharmacological and Kinetic Characterizations of CCF219B: A Positive Allosteric Modulator of the α_1A-Adrenergic Receptor by Robert S. Papay, Dianne M. Perez

“…A novel α_1A-adrenergic receptor (AR)-positive allosteric modulator (PAM), CCF219B, has been shown to outperform donepezil with rescue of AD cognition/memory deficits with a reduction in amyloid biomarkers and without cardiovascular side effects. Initial pharmacological analysis in transfected cell lines revealed a signal bias with increased efficacy (but not potency) of cAMP signaling and ligand selectivity for norepinephrine (NE). …”
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Mathematical Model of Drilling Mud Movement along a Shale Shaker Screen by I. Yu. Kichkar

“…In this case, the cross-sectional area of the flow above the screen for a specific section was specified as the arithmetic mean between the initial and final values of the drilling mud height in the corresponding section.Results. …”
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Global seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Avijeh Rahimi, Hosna Zarei, Amir Abdolmaleki, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Shamarina Shohaimi, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Methods This study was conducted based on the PRISMA 2020 criteria. Initial searching was conducted using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)-based keywords with no time limitation (by August 1, 2024). …”
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Exploring medical educators’ perspectives on teaching effectiveness and student learning by Adnan Sukkurwalla, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Muhammad Taqi, Zubia Waqar, Ambrina Qureshi

“…Second, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 educators purposively selected from the initial sample. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS and Mann-Whitney U tests. …”
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Strengthening local capacity for mathematical modelling in low- and middle-income countries: the process and lessons learnt in implementing the first cohort of Nigeria malaria mode... by Chijioke Kaduru, Uche Ibe, Shina Aladeshawe, Adaeze Eche-George, Ganiyat Eshikhena, Dumale Aadum, Bassey Okon, Emmanuel D. Iorkase, Kesiye Leghemo, Oladipo Ogunbode, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Onyebuchi Okoro, Ehimario U. Igumbor, Abisoye Oyeyemi, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Seye Babatunde

“…This paper highlights the initiative’s innovative aspects and shares initial implementation insights. …”
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Isotermas de dessorção e calor isostérico dos frutos de crambe Desorption isotherms and isosteric heat of the fruits of crambe by Lílian M. Costa, Osvaldo Resende, Daniel E. C. de Oliveira

“…To obtain an equilibrium moisture content, crambe fruit was used with an initial moisture content of 26.0% (dry basis) and static gravimetric method. …”
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Immunogenicity, Effectiveness, and Safety of Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Split Vaccine in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases Receiving Modern Antirheumatic Therapy by M. M. Baranova, N. V. Muravyeva, B. S. Belov, M. E. Diatroptov, D. V. Bukhanova

“…By the third visit (6 months after vaccination), there was a slight decrease in the immune response, but the level of antibodies remained significantly higher than the initial level for all strains of influenza virus, with the exception of influenza B in the group of patients with RA. …”
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Restraint stress effects on glutamate signaling protein levels in the rats’ frontal cortex: Does β1 adrenoceptor activity matter? by Agnieszka Zelek-Molik, Anna Gądek-Michalska, Michał Wilczkowski, Adam Bielawski, Katarzyna Maziarz, Grzegorz Kreiner, Irena Nalepa

“…In the current study, we adopted a restraint stress (RS) model in male Wistar rats to investigate whether the blockade of β1 adrenergic receptors (β1AR) with betaxolol (BET) in stressed animals influences the body’s stress response and the expression of selected signaling proteins in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC).MethodsThe study was divided into two parts. …”
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Investigating the Use of Generative Adversarial Networks-Based Deep Learning for Reducing Motion Artifacts in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Ma ZP, Zhu YM, Zhang XD, Zhao YX, Zheng W, Yuan SR, Li GY, Zhang TL

“…These metrics increased from initial values of 23.85± 2.85, 0.71± 0.08, and 4.56± 0.67, respectively, to 27.91± 1.74, 0.83± 0.05, and 7.74± 0.39 post-optimization. …”
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Uptake of Home-Based HIV Testing, Linkage to Care, and Community Attitudes about ART in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Descriptive Results from the First Phase of the ANRS 1224... by Collins C Iwuji, Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Joseph Larmarange, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Frank Tanser, Rodolphe Thiebaut, Claire Rekacewicz, Marie-Louise Newell, Francois Dabis, ANRS 12249 TasP trial group

“…Selection bias related to noncontact could not be entirely excluded.…”
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