Petroleum Jelly Versus Tea Tree Oil and Tea Tree Facial Wash Lid Scrub in Patients with Blepharitis Associated with Above-normal Demodex Count by Karen Angela L. Tiuseco, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, Johann Michael Reyes, MD, Eleonor B. Iguban, MD

“…Digital photographs of the lid margins were taken. Lash sampling was done using the modified Coston method for lash epilation. …”
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Sugar-sweetened beverages, relative grip strength, and psychological symptoms among rural adolescents in western China: a cross-sectional study by Yanni Zhang, Jianping Xiong, Rong Sun, Guangxin Chai, Li Xiong

“…This study aims to explore the association of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, and relative grip strength with psychological symptoms among rural adolescents in western China.MethodsIn this study, 11,018 adolescents aged 13–18 years from rural areas of Xinjiang and Tibet in western China were recruited using stratified randomized whole-cluster sampling in 2023. The participants were assessed for sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, relative grip strength, and psychological symptoms. …”
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Adherence to chemotherapy and associated factors among adult patients with cancer in the Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2022 by Sewunet Ademe, Tariku Mohammed, Afework Edmealem, Belachew Tegegne, Bekalu Bewket, Atsedemariam Andualem, Abebaw Bires

“…Methods and materials Between May 28, 2022, and June 22, 2022, 460 cancer patients in the Amhara region participated in a cross-sectional study carried out by systematic randomized sampling. Data were gathered using an interview-based, previously approved questionnaire. …”
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Breast self-examination practice and associated factors among pastoralist women in the West Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Mohammed Aliyi, Yimar Hotessa, Abdisa Haro, Belda Negesa Beyene, Misgana Desalegn, Derese Eshetu Debela

“…A systematic sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. …”
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The effect of 8 weeks of aquatic and land exercise training on balance and proprioception of the ankle joint in children with diplegia cerebral palsy by Hamid Abbasi, Hossein Ghasemsharifi, Saeed Abedinzadeh, Reza Sharifatpour

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a functional training protocol combining water and land exercises on the balance and proprioception of the lower limbs of children with cerebral palsy and diplegia.Materials and Methods: Thirty children with diplegia cerebral palsy were selected through available sampling and randomly divided into two equal groups of experimental (age, 9.33±1.63 years; height, 1.32±0.06 m; weight, 33.88±3.63 kg) and control group (age, 9.46±1.30 years; height, 1.30±0.05 m; weight, 32.04±3.52 kg). …”
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Coverage and factors associated with full immunisation among children aged 12–59 months in Bangladesh: insights from the nationwide cross-sectional demographic and health survey by Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Raisul Akram, Nausad Ali, Marufa Sultana

“…Immunisation status was categorised as ‘fully immunised’ if the children had received all the eight recommended vaccine doses otherwise ‘partially/unimmunised’.Settings Bangladesh.Participant Children aged 12–59 months were the study participants. Participants were randomly selected through a two-stage stratified sampling design. …”
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Designing, implementing, and evaluating a gamification approach in childbirth training for midwifery students using computer and mobile application by Fereshteh Behmanesh, Zeinab Gholamnia-Shirvani, Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Sana Nazmi

“…Students were selected via census sampling and randomly assigned to two groups in a crossover design. …”
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The Effects of the Faranak Parent-child Mother Goose Program on the Development of Auditory and Vocalization Skills of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children Under Six Years Old by Hakimeh Sadeghikhah, Somayeh Sadat Sadati Firoozabadi, Tahereh Soleimanieh-Naeini, Guita Movallali

“…They were selected through a convenience sampling method and divided randomly into two groups, an intervention group and a control group. …”
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Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rasht by naeima Khodadady, farzaneh shikholeslami, hayedeh mahmuodi, mojgan Baghaie, mahmuod hafezi

“…‎ Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive survey that was done on ‎‏52‏‎ patients with ‎schizophrenia visiting outpatient clinic in Shafa hospital which were selected by convenience ‎sampling. Also ‎‏153‏‎ healthy people in Rasht were selected randomly by cluster method. …”
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Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene services within nineteen Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in 2022 by Saira Butt, Md. Samiur Rahman Chowdhury, Sohana Sadique, Abdullah Al Faisal, Adrien Mahama, Alexander Gorski, Biserka Pop-Stefanija, David Beversluis, Jackson Mojong Lochokon, Kalyan Velivela, Kennedy Uadiale, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Teju Gebeyaw Worku, Thok Johnson Gony Billiew, Patrick Keating

“…Methods From January to March 2022, a lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) survey was conducted across 19 camps. …”
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Investigating the effect of the digital storytelling of peers’ childbirth experiences on the perception and mode of childbirth: a quasi-experimental study by Zahra Mahdavi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Sally Pezaro, Hamid Salehiniya, Soghra Omrani Saravi

“…Convenience sampling was used to recruit 65 eligible participants from each center group. …”
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The Effectiveness of Multisensory-Based Perceptual-Motor Exercises on Quality of Life and Daily Living Activities in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Clinical Trial by Maryam Binesh, Jamil Eslami, Shima Shahrokhi, Hossein Mirzabeigi, Ensieh Naimi, Mina Sadat Mirshoja

“…Purposive and convenience sampling was used to select 30 older adults, who were then randomly and equally assigned to control and intervention groups. …”
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Effects of replacing rye silage with mixed rye-vetch-straw silage on feed intake, milk production, digestion processes, and blood metabolites in dairy cows by G. Terler, T. Gruber, T. Hartinger, Q. Zebeli

“…Data showed that feeding the RVSS diet tended to decrease the DMI without affecting performance (mean ECM yield: 28.4 kg/d) or the mean BW during the sampling period. Feeding the RVSS diet tended to increase dairy feed efficiency (kg ECM/kg DMI), likely due to the higher apparent total-tract OM digestibility of the RVSS diet compared with the RS diet. …”
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Changes in the prevalence of forcible rape, physical violence, and physical partner violence among men and women in Norway: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study in 201... by Maria T. Grønning Dale, Helene Flood Aakvaag, Alexander Nissen, Ida Frugård Strøm

“…Methods The 2022 and 2013 studies employed a cross-sectional design, utilizing identical sampling procedures and measures in 2022. Participants aged 18–74, including males and females, were randomly selected from the Norwegian National Population Registry. …”
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The inhibitory effect of doxycycline on oxidative stress injury after corneal alkali burn in rats by WANG Lizhi, ZOU Wenjin

“…Methods A total of 204 healthy SD rats were randomly divided into normal group, model group and Doxy group, with 68 rats in each group. …”
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Family capital and entrepreneurial intentions of vocational undergraduates: the chain mediating role of social support and critical thinking by Zeqing Zhang, Zeqing Zhang, Haslinda Abdullah, Akmar Hayati Ahmad Ghazali, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Ismi Arif Ismail, Zerui Huang, Zerui Huang

“…Understanding the psychological mechanisms underlying their entrepreneurial intentions is essential for improving support strategies.ObjectiveThis study investigates the chain mediating effect of social support and critical thinking on the relationship between family capital and entrepreneurial intentions among vocational undergraduate students.MethodsA convenience sampling method was used, with the questionnaire link randomly distributed across departments of a vocational university in Guangdong, China. …”
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Effects of Dietary Fiber and Copper on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Finishing Pigs by Bo Liu, Jun Yan, Houxu Hao, Feng Yong, Lianyu Yang, Wenyan Yang, Dongsheng Che

“…Forty-eight hybrid barrows (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire), with an initial body weight of 76 kg ± 1.5 kg, were randomly assigned to four groups: LN, LS, HN, and HS, with 12 replicates per group and one pig per replicate. …”
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In vitro evaluation and comparison of the abrasive capacity of zirconia whitening toothpaste at different concentrations on the radicular dentin surface of human teeth by Miranda Stavileci, Teuta Pustina, Besir Salihu, Jacques Veronneau, Xhevahir Bajrami, Afrim Gjelaj

“…After crown removal, root dentin samples were randomly divided into four experimental groups based on zirconia toothpaste concentration: Group A (10 samples) brushed for 5 min with 0.5 % zirconia toothpaste, Group B (10 samples) with 1 %, Group C (10 samples) with 2 %, and the last 10 samples with 5 %.Before brushing, specimens were weighed three times using a precision analytical scale and measured with a Profile Projector. …”
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Causal inference study of plasma proteins and blood metabolites mediating the effect of obesity-related indicators on osteoporosis by Maomao Huang, Maomao Huang, Maomao Huang, Fei Xing, Fei Xing, Yue Hu, Fuhua Sun, Fuhua Sun, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Zhangyu Xv, Yue Yang, Qi Deng, Ronglan Shi, Lei Li, Jiayi Zhu, Fangyuan Xu, Dan Li, Dan Li, Jianxiong Wang, Jianxiong Wang, Jianxiong Wang

“…Observational studies have found that osteoporosis might be related to obesity. Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis could overcome the limitations of observational studies in assessing causal relationships.ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the causal potential relationship between obesity-related indicators and osteoporosis by using a two-sample MR analysis and to identify potential mediators.MethodA total of 53 obesity-related indicators, 3,282 plasma protein lists, and 452 blood metabolite lists were downloaded from the public data set as instrumental variables, and the osteoporosis GWAS data of the MRC IEU Open GWAS database was used as the outcome indicators. …”
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Investigating the shared genetic information between serum concentration levels of liver enzymes and cholelithiasis by Wenhao Tian, Zixin Wu, Wen Yang, Hongyang Wang, Qiyu Feng

“…To explore causal effects, we applied both two-sample Mendelian randomization and multivariable Mendelian randomization. …”
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