An educational intervention study on mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence: changes in knowledge and attitudes among healthcare providers by Thea Beate Brevik, Petter Laake, Stål Bjørkly, Kjartan Leer-Salvesen, Solveig Karin Bø Vatnar

“…Risk differences (RD), along with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), were calculated for selected categories. Results The number of participants knowing the MR law increased from 2.9% at baseline to 62.9% at T1 (RD = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.41—0.79) and to 31.4% at T2 (RD = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.11–0.46). …”
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Effectiveness of Digital Health Interventions on Sedentary Behavior Among Patients With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yan Zhang, Fei Wan Ngai, Qingling Yang, Yao Jie Xie

“…Mean differences (MDs) were calculated for intervention effect comparison. …”
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Agerelated parameters of P300 auditory evoked potentials in elderly persons in the context of cognitive health: A study in the European North of Russia by L. V. Poskotinova, E. V. Krivonogova, O. V. Krivonogova, A. V. Kudryavtsev

“…We calculated the 5th–95th percentile values (P5– P95) of the P300 EP parameters and assessed the relationships of these parameters with socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle and the results on the MoCA scale and Beck Depression Inventory.Results. …”
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Precision wings treating skeletal class II in growing patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paulo Mecenas, Renata Travassos da Rosa Moreira Bastos, Nathalia Carolina Fernandes Fagundes, David Normando

“…Eligibility criteria Studies assessing the correction of skeletal Class II malocclusion in growing patients treated with Precision Wings were selected according to the PICOS strategy. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. …”
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Comparison of Lower Limb Joint Reaction Forces in Patients with Cerebral Palsy and Typically Developing Individuals by Yasar Mahsut Dincel, Alina Nawab Kidwai, Kerim Atmaca, Nese Aral Sozener, Yunus Ziya Arslan

“…Ankle, knee, and hip JRFs were calculated using OpenSim’s Joint Reaction tool. Root-mean-square differences and Pearson correlation coefficients quantified the differences between CP and TD JRFs. …”
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Long-Term Administration of Anthraquinone Rhein on Induction of Constipation in Sprague-Dawley Rats via SCF/c-Kit Signaling Pathways by Bo Zhang, Mingdong Huo, Zhicheng Chen, Feng Gao, Yan Liu, Xingxin Zhou

“…Physiological and fecal parameters were calculated, and intestinal transmission function was evaluated. …”
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Towards more reliable gambling cost estimates, a population-based study with register-linkage by Tiina A. Latvala, Matthew Rockloff, Matthew Browne, Tomi Roukka, Tomi P. Lintonen, Anne H. Salonen

“…Methods Three methods were selected for costs calculations: Causality adjustment factors (with two variations: CAF 80%/ CAF 50%), Excess costs, and a method based on Bayes theorem. …”
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Comparative analysis of endometrial gland imaging and pinopode detection for assessing endometrial receptivity by Min-bo Zhu, Bei-lei Chen, Meng Cen, Li-ping Chen, Zheng Shi

“…The endometrial glands were counted, the sizes of gland openings were calculated using an image recognition algorithm, and the number and morphology of endometrial pinopodes were observed through SEM. …”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with the risk of neurodegenerative disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiwen Du, Weiting Shen, Zhenting Zhou, Qiuyan Wu, Zongyao Ai

“…The combined effect sizes were expressed as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and were calculated using a random-effects model. Further exploratory analyses included sensitivity analyses, subgroup analyses, and assessment of publication bias.ResultsForty-one studies involving 159,220 participants were selected for the meta-analysis. …”
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Mapping the groundwater potential zones in mountainous areas of Southern China using GIS, AHP, and fuzzy AHP by Meng Chen, Shuangxi Zhang, Shengbo Liu, Mengkui Li, Tao Zhang, Tengfei Wu, Xiangyu Bu

“…The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy AHP (FAHP) models were employed to calculate factor weights, and GWPZ maps were generated using weighted overlay analysis in GIS. …”
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Clinical application of third-generation dual-source CT-based dynamic imaging reconstruction for pulmonary embolism imaging by Kai Liao, Biao Ye, Xi Li, Wei Liu, Tongtong Jia, Zongbao Han, Ziyi Liang, Yongli Duan, Xiaoli Sun, Jianmei Zhang, Rengui Wang, Jiao Gong

“…The region of interest was selected in the region of the pulmonary trunk and its branches, respectively. …”
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Diabetes distress and associated factors among adults with diabetes mellitus residing in a metropolitan city of India: a community-based study by Anam Anil Alwani, Ravneet Kaur, Mohan Bairwa, Puneet Misra, Baridalyne Nongkynrih

“…The participants were selected using simple random sampling and included adults diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…The stability of factors was calculated using the Lewandowski’s method. The study was conducted in different regions of Russia in 2019–2020. …”
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Storage capacity estimates and site conditions of potential locations for offshore-wind powered carbon dioxide removal and carbon sequestration in ocean basalt by Heather Norton, Devin Todd, Curran Crawford

“…Offshore regions with basalt aquifers along seismic or aseismic ridges which provide potential CO2 storage sites were identified and selected based on sediment thickness, age, and distance from plate boundaries. …”
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Field-independent carbon mapping and quantification in forest plantation through remote sensing by Saverio Francini, Elia Vangi, Giovanni D’Amico, Costanza Borghi, Guido Cencini, Cecilia Monari, Catherine Zolli, Gherardo Chirici

“…For this reason, plantations’ carbon storage is often calculated and reported using generic and inaccurate functions relying exclusively on tree species and plantation age. …”
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A Cost-Effective Saliva-Based Human Epigenetic Clock Using 10 CpG Sites Identified with the Illumina EPIC 850k Array by Christopher Collins, James Brown, Henry C. Chung

“…A linear combination of the 10 methylation sites was used to calculate a “DNA methylation age”. <b>Results</b>: The 10-CpG clock’s predictions were highly correlated with chronological age (r = 0.80, R2 = 0.64), with a mean absolute error of ~5.5 years. …”
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A Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness Studies Reporting Cost-per-DALY Averted. by Peter J Neumann, Teja Thorat, Yue Zhong, Jordan Anderson, Megan Farquhar, Mark Salem, Eileen Sandberg, Cayla J Saret, Colby Wilkinson, Joshua T Cohen

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Calculating the cost per disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted associated with interventions is an increasing popular means of assessing the cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve population health. …”
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Assessment Of Temporal Variability In The Level Of Population Vulnerability To Natural And Man-Made Hazards (The Case Of Moscow Districts) by Roman A. Babkin, Svetlana V. Badina, Alexander N. Bereznyatsky

“…Development and approbation of the dynamic clustering method of Moscow districts using selected variables and periods. The study is based on the impersonal mobile operators’ data on the locations of subscribers for 2019, provided by the Department of Information Technologies of the Moscow city. …”
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The Effect of Swallowing Action Observation Therapy on Resting fMRI in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia by Ming Zeng, Zhongli Wang, Xuting Chen, Meifang Shi, Meihong Zhu, Jingmei Ma, Yunhai Yao, Yao Cui, Hua Wu, Jie Shen, Lingfu Xie, Jianming Fu, Xudong Gu

“…In order to assess the differences in mfALFF values between patients before treatment and HCs, the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) in three frequency bands (conventional frequency band, slow-4, and slow-5) were calculated for fMRI data. The significant brain regions were selected as regions of interest (ROIs) for subsequent analysis. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Olmesartan Medoxomil-Loaded Polymeric Mixed Micelle Nanocarrier by Halah Talal Sulaiman, Nawal A. Rajab

“… Olmesartan medoxomil (OLM) is a selective angiotensin II antagonist that effectively lowers blood pressure. …”
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