Effect of the PakCat program on nutrition status, dietary pattern and nutrition knowledge and skills of Pakistani women living in Catalonia evaluated by a mixed-method randomized c... by Saba Mohamed-Bibi, Blanca Ribot-Serra, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas

“…<h4>Background</h4>Pakistani women are among the most affected groups by obesity and heart failure in Catalonia. …”
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Household food insecurity, living conditions, and individual sense of security: A cross-sectional survey among Burkina Faso refugees in Ghana. by Abdul-Wahab Inusah, Ken Brackstone, Tahiru Issahaku Ahmed, David Tetteh Nartey, Jessica L Boxall, Ashley I Heinson, Michael Head, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim

“…Follow-up research, such as repeated community surveys, can track this evolving situation to continuously inform decision-making for refugee support.…”
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Effect of Enhanced Exercise Program on Pain and Physical Activity for Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty by Safaa M. Hamed, Rasha F. M. Gaballah

“… Context: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is considered the most effective orthopedic procedure for treating knee osteoarthritis. …”
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Key Principles of Governing Business-Incubator in University by M. V. Nachevskiy

“…Efficiency of economy development directly depends on implementation of measures supporting business entities, including upgrading entrepreneurial infrastructure. This problem was repeatedly discussed at the highest level of state governance of the Russian Federation, in particular within the frames of the President of Russian address to the Federal Assembly in 2021. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness booklet and web based health education interventions on psychological well-being of menopausal women: A quasi- experimental study by Homeira Kiasi, Bahar Morshed Behbahani, Parvin Ghaemmaghami, Parvin Yadollahi

“…Objective(s): During menopausal period, women experience many symptoms, and most lack adequate knowledge to manage these symptoms. …”
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Bullying in the healthcare workplace: a cross-sectional study among Nigerian physiotherapists by Ifeoma Uchenna Onwuakagba, Ebubechukwu Ogochukwu Uchendu, Sochima Johnmark Obiekwe, Favour Chidera Kanu, Ifeoma Adaigwe Amaechi, Anita Chinwendu Okafor, Christopher Olusanjo Akosile, Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye

“…Results The prevalence of bullying was 42.1%, with participants reporting repeated experiences within the previous 6 months. …”
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Percutaneous Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparison of Various Ablation Techniques and Surgery by Shuichiro Shiina, Koki Sato, Ryosuke Tateishi, Motonori Shimizu, Hideko Ohama, Takeshi Hatanaka, Masashi Takawa, Hiroaki Nagamatsu, Yasuharu Imai

“…Ablation is potentially curative, minimally invasive, and easily repeatable for recurrence. Ethanol injection used to be the standard in ablation. …”
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An Eight-Year Experience of Transvaginal Urethral Diverticulectomy: A Single-Center Study by Hyeon Woo Kim, Jeong Zoo Lee, Yangkyu Park, Dong Gil Shin

“…The pre- and post-operative symptoms, post-operative complications, and pathological findings were analyzed by reviewing the medical records. Results The most frequent pre-operative symptom was dysuria (n=18), followed by incontinence (n=14), and these symptoms persisted until 3 months post-operatively in one and six patients, respectively. …”
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Outcome of enzyme replacement therapy for hematological and visceral manifestations in children with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency: a single center experience in upper Egypt by Mervat A. M. Youssef, Esraa Hefzy Shaker, Nahed A M Saleh

“…Abstract Background Thrombocytopenia is the most common hematologic manifestation of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD). …”
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Motivation and achievement in EFL: the power of instructional approach by Jingdan Liu, Jingdan Liu, Hazrul Abdul Hamid, Xujie Bao, Xujie Bao

“…The AI-blended approach produced the most substantial gains in self-efficacy, instructional support, and key language skills such as listening comprehension, translation, and writing. …”
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Changes in microbial community structure during adaptation of kombucha symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast to fermentation of sweet and acid whey by Alyssa Thibodeau, Patrick Reardon, Bjarne Bartlett, Christopher Curtin

“…Based on its composition, there is potential to upcycle whey into fermented beverages for human consumption. Most focus to date has been upon alcoholic fermentation to generate alcohol for distillation, or use of kefir grains to make acidic beverages. …”
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Treatment of laryngeal paresis after thyroid surgery by R. M. Zakhokhov, Z. N. Lovpache, A. A. Teuvov, A. M. Baziev, I. S. Teunikova

“…In general, the incidence of postoperative complications varies considerably: different authors indicate a range from 0.2% to 15%, with an increase in persistent innervation disorders in repeated interventions (1-5%) compared with primary thyroid surgery (15-30%). …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on association between social non-participation and falling in depressive state among the older adult people by Priya Das, Subhadeep Saha, Tanu Das, Partha Das, Ranjan Roy, Tamal Basu Roy

“…Abstract Geriatric depression is one of the most common mental disorders globally. The relationship between social participation and having depressive disorders can be considered as reciprocal. …”
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Chickpea NCR13 disulfide cross-linking variants exhibit profound differences in antifungal activity and modes of action. by James Godwin, Arnaud Thierry Djami-Tchatchou, Siva L S Velivelli, Meenakshi Tetorya, Raviraj Kalunke, Ambika Pokhrel, Mowei Zhou, Garry W Buchko, Kirk J Czymmek, Dilip M Shah

“…However, the importance of intramolecular disulfide pairing and MoA against fungal pathogens for most of these plant peptides remains to be elucidated. …”
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Regulation of static and dynamic balance in healthy young adults: interactions between stance width and visual conditions by Wei Luo, Zhirui Huang, Hao Li, Tao Zhong, Peishun Chen, Yu Min

“…Statistical analysis of the test indices was conducted using repeated measures ANOVA.ResultsIn static balance tests, index values were higher with eyes closed than with eyes open, with this difference being most pronounced at narrower stance widths. …”
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Taking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol by Charles S Wiysonge, Sten H Vermund, Akhenaten Siankam Tankwanchi, Anelisa Jaca, Heidi J Larson

“…Although vaccination is often a requirement for immigration, repeated outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases within certain immigrant communities in some host nations suggest that vaccine hesitancy could be a factor in their susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases. …”
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Povidone-iodine pleurodesis for congenital chylothorax in an infant: A case report by Citra Cesilia, Riky Candra, Hariadi Hatta, Nurhasanah, Muhammad Afdhal, Mutiara Arcan

“…Introduction: Chylothorax in infants can be classified into five types: congenital, traumatic, postoperative, embolic, and spontaneous, the last one being the most common one. Its etiology is not fully understood, it has a relatively high mortality rate, and there are no standardized guidelines regarding its treatment. …”
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The Application of Statistical Parametric Mapping to Evaluate Differences in Topspin Backhand between Chinese and Polish Female Table Tennis Players by Ziemowit Bańkosz, Sławomir Winiarski

“…The research is aimed at comparing the kinematics (the movement pattern in the most important joints and accelerations of the playing hand) between female table tennis players coached in Poland (POL) and China (CHIN) during the performance of a topspin backhand stroke (so-called quick topspin). …”
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The implication of liquid hemostatic matrices to prevent hemorrhages during stereotactic biopsy of brain tumors by E. E. Rostorguev, N. S. Kuznetsova, S. E. Kavitskiy, B. V. Matevosyan, G. A. Reznik, V. E. Khatyushin, O. I. Kit

“…The target of the biopsy is the most representative area of tumor tissue according to the data of various modalities of MRI neuroimaging, including contrast-enhanced ones. …”
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Pharmacoeconomic effectiveness of using modern technologies in the follow-up care of patients with arterial hypertension by A. Yu. Efanov, I. V. Medvedeva, S. V. Shalaev, I. M. Petrov, E. Yu. Yusupova, S. Yu. Volkova, Yu. A. Petrova

“…After 12 months (±3,2), the patients had repeated examination. We conducted pharmacoeconomic analysis of the intervention.Results. …”
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