Health risk behaviours of high school learners and their perceptions of preventive services offered by general practitioners by Caron Thomas

“…The aim of the research is to provide a profile of adolescent health risk behaviours and describe their GPs’ provision of preventive services to address these health risk behaviours. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among senior high school learners (grades 10, 11 and 12) from 18 randomly selected secondary public, coeducational schools with an ordinary curriculum in the Johannesburg educational districts, during the first three school terms of 2002. …”
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Intravitreal Injection of Conbercept Combined with Minimally Invasive Photocoagulation and Phacoemulsification Intraocular Lens Implantation in the Treatment of Neovascular Glaucom... by Xue Li, Dawei Zhang

“…According to the random number table method, they were divided into the study group and the control group, with 42 cases in each. …”
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Determination of Some Plant Characteristics, Nutritive Value and Seed Germination Rates of Ranunculus constantinopolitanus by Erdal Çaçan, İhsan Arslan

“…The plant material of this study consists of 50 Ranunculus constantinopolitanus plants collected by random sampling method from the meadow area in Çayağzı village located in Bingöl city center in 2018. …”
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Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and violence in the population of England: does comorbidity matter? by Rafael A González, Constantinos Kallis, Constantinos Kallis, Jeremy W Coid

“…A randomly selected sample of 7,369 completed the Adult Self-Report Scale for ADHD and the self-reported violence module, including repetition, injury, minor violence, victims and location of incidents. …”
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Psychiatric morbidity, risk-taking behavior, internalized stigma and perceived social support in men having sex with men: A cross-sectional study by Neil Pawar, Neena Sawant, Shrikala M. Acharya

“…Aim: To understand the occurrence of psychiatric morbidity, risk-taking behavior, stigma, and social support in the men having sex with men (MSM) population and correlate its relation with each other. Materials and Methods: One hundred participants were selected via randomized sample selection from the existing list of registered MSM accessing services from MDACS, and a detailed psychiatric interview was taken with diagnoses as per ICD10 criteria. …”
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Family-Centered Interventions and Quality of Life of Clients with Ostomy by Arash Golpazir-Sorkheh, Teimor Ghaderi, Saeed Mahmoudi, Khalil Moradi, Amir Jalali

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Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Normalization of Brain Activation in Patients with Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review of Neurophysiolo... by Melody M. Y. Chan, Yvonne M. Y. Han

“…Randomized controlled trials that studied the effects of tDCS on brain activity by comparing experimental and sham control groups using either electrophysiological or neuroimaging methods were included. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of existing TNF blocking agents in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. by Kalle J Aaltonen, Liisa M Virkki, Antti Malmivaara, Yrjö T Konttinen, Dan C Nordström, Marja Blom

“…Hence, a systematic review is required to indirectly compare the substances. The aim of our study is to estimate the efficacy and the safety of TNF-blockers in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and indirectly compare all five currently available blockers by combining the results from included randomized clinical trials (RCT).…”
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The Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Theory of Planned Behavior on Preventing and Decreasing Tobacco Smoking Among Post-secondary Students by Yadollah Fathi, Babak Moeini, Amir Bazvand, Majid Barati, Ghodratollah Roshanaei

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Effects of yoga on impulsivity in patients with and without mental disorders: a systematic review by Yuri de Castro Machado, Mariana Oliveira, Jogiely Larissa Ferreira Lima, Hemant Bhargav, Shivarama Varambally, Débora Marques de Miranda, Marco Aurélio Romano-Silva

“…Objective To investigate the potential effects of yoga as an adjunct intervention in conditions involving impulse control issues, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), borderline personality disorder, bipolar affective disorder, and substance use disorders. Methods We performed a systematic review of placebo-controlled, randomized trials of yoga in patients with impulsivity. …”
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Effect of a Web-Based Educational Program on Prevention of Tobacco Smoking among Male Adolescents: An Application of Prototype Willingness Model by Alireza Heidarnia, Majid Barati, Shamsoddin Niknami, Hamid Allahverdipour, Saeed Bashirian

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Chronic low back pain management: clinical and psychophysiological outcomes of multimodal approaches—a randomised controlled trial on yoga and mindfulness by Basit Ansari, Shamoon Noushad, Sadaf Ahmed, Yusra Saleem

“…Traditional treatment methods often have limited efficacy, necessitating the exploration of alternative therapies such as yoga and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). …”
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Efficacy of Aloe Vera-Loading Chitosan Nanoparticles and Submucosa on Nerve Regeneration by Hussein H. Nahi, Omar A. Bader, Farah N. Abbas, Moshtak A. Wtwt

“…They were randomly divided into four equal groups. The rabbits were anesthetized with Ketamine and Xylazine and administered intramuscularly. …”
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Patterns and Correlates of Tobacco Use Among PLWH in Viet Nam: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Reet Kapur, Nam Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Gloria Guevara Alvarez, Charles M. Cleland, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Donna Shelley

“…This paper describes patterns and correlates of tobacco use among PLWH in Viet Nam. Methods This cross-sectional analysis utilized baseline survey data from a randomized controlled trial. …”
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Primary care models for treating opioid use disorders: What actually works? A systematic review. by Pooja Lagisetty, Katarzyna Klasa, Christopher Bush, Michele Heisler, Vineet Chopra, Amy Bohnert

“…<h4>Data sources</h4>PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsychInfo.<h4>Methods</h4>We included randomized controlled or quasi experimental trials and observational studies evaluating OUD treatment in primary care settings treating adult patient populations and assessed structural domains using an established systems engineering framework.…”
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Color stability of artificial teeth after exposure to acid and staining agents by Mateus Guimaraes Lage Reggiani, Fernanda Alves Feitosa, Rodrigo Máximo de Araújo

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in color of artificial teeth before and after immersion in beverages and disinfectants. Material and Methods: 96 artificial resin teeth were randomly divided into 8 groups. …”
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Alleviation of the hepatotoxicity effects of fluoxetine using acetylcysteine with the royal jelly in rats by Azad Hayal Nahy, Manal AbdulKhaliq Ibrahim, Manal N. Alhayder

“…Materials and methods Rats were being randomized to five groups and orally administered every day for 28 days: Control group (0.2 ml of distilled water), fluoxetine group (10 mg/kg), royal jelly (150 mg/kg) + fluoxetine (10 mg/kg) group, NAC (200 mg/kg) + fluoxetine (10 mg/kg) group, and royal jelly (150 mg/kg) + NAC (200 mg/kg) + fluoxetine (10 mg/kg) group. …”
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The Effect of Applying Organic Compounds on the Amount of Lead, Nickel and Cadmium in Urban Sewage Sludge (Case Study: Sewage Sludge in Sari Refinery) by Mohammad Ali Bahmanyar, Seyed Mostafa Emadi, Mehdi Ghajar Sepanlou, Mehdi Hosseini

“…Material and Methods: This study was conducted in two separate designs in the form of a randomized complete block with 9 treatments and 3 replications. …”
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Comparative pharmacodynamics of intranasal and enteral administration of captopril for uncomplicated hypertensive crises by I. L. Kechyn, V. V. Hladyshev, I. О. Pukhalska

“…Because of asymmetric distribution, the non-parametric method – the Wilcoxon signed-rank test – was used. …”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Gamification, Tracking Patterns, and Visual Gauges in Improving Hand Motor Performance Through Biofeedback by Ayda Ebrahimi, Amir Salar Jafarpishe, Mohsen Vahedi, Marzieh Izadi Laybidi, Somayeh Mohammadi

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