Limitations of informed consent in routine clinical practice - An observational survey study to characterize patient populations with limited understanding of the routine informed... by Elisabeth Bär, Tobias Bock, Bettina Bock, Anne Goldbach, Julia Heusner, Saskia Schuppener, Sven Bercker

“…Comparisons between groups were conducted via Mann-Whitney U test for ordinal and continuous variables, and the chi-square (χ²) test for nominal variables. …”
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Chinese translation and validation of the Personalized Psychological Flexibility Index (PPFI) for medical college students by Yue Jiang, Tian Tian, Fanling Li, Jingwen Sun, Qian Guo, Duolao Wang, Xiaomei Li, Lei Yang

“…Abstract Background Psychological flexibility (PF) is defined as the ability to pursue valuable life goals despite the existence of distress. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale Among Children Aged 9 to 12 Years by Satu Lahti, Mika Kajita, Vesa Pohjola, Auli Suominen

“…Construct validity was assessed by examining the ability of MDAS to find differences according to gender and treatment procedures using the chi-square test for categorized and the Mann–Whitney and Jonckheere–Terpstra tests for continuous variables. …”
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of esterified anti-inflammatory drugs with ethylene glycol linkers: cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties by Pascaline M. Deussom, Monique Bassomo Ewonkem, Brice Enang, Michael H. K. Kamdem, Michel A. Mbock, Marthe C. D. Fotsing, Derek T. Ndinteh, Frederic N. Njayou, Flavien A. Toze

“…Ibuprofen and cinnamic acid derivatives (2, 3, 5a and 14) exhibited enhanced anti-inflammatory effects, with IC50 = 0.002 mM for monoethylene glycol mono-ibuprofen (3), while fatty-acid ester salicylates (DEW4) demonstrated weaker NO inhibition. Antioxidant tests (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, ferric reducing ability of plasma and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS)) showed limited activities, with few compounds reducing the ABTS+ radical (0.1 ˂ SC50 ˂ 0.2 mM). …”
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The Boot Camp treatment program for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis in Danish chiropractic care—a feasibility study by Rikke Krüger Jensen, Lisbeth Hartvigsen, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen, Henrik Wulff Christensen, Jan Hartvigsen

“…Abstract Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) affects older people, leading to a decline in functional ability, and its prevalence is projected to rise with the aging population. …”
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Three-dimensional volumetric analysis of bone regeneration following jaw cyst enucleation with and without an autologous albumin gel-platelet-rich fibrin mixture (Alb-PRF): a rando... by Mohamed Magdy Elsayed Mohamed Shokry, Lydia Nabil Fouad Melek, Tasneem Ahmed Amer

“…Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) was conducted immediately following surgery (T1) and six months later (T2) to measure the volume of the residual bone cavity and the mean bone density of the regenerated bone using On-demand 3D viewer. Paired t test was used to compare the postoperative immediate results with the post-6-months results, whereas Student t test was used to compare the Alb-PRF group with the control group. …”
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Digital Innovation in Radiology Education: Assessing the Impact of Instagram-Integrated Learning for Breast Ultrasound Skill. by Sebastián Rivadeneira Rojas, Vasileios Rafailidis, Florentina Guzmán-Aroca, Panos Prassopoulos

“…Moreover, the experimental group demonstrated a marked improvement in their ability to identify benign and suspicious breast findings. …”
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Influences of Diet Quality, Nursery‐Habitat Complexity and Sex on Brain Development and Cognitive Performance of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L.) by J. Peter Koene, Libor Závorka, Matthias Pilecky, Kathryn R. Elmer, Colin E. Adams

“…We tested effects of n‐3 LC‐PUFA deficiency in diet and habitat complexity on somatic growth, cognitive performance, encephalization, n‐3 LC‐PUFA biosynthesis and nutrient routing capacity. …”
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Does Replication of Native Acetabular Anatomy Satisfy Recommended Hip-Spine Targets for Cup Orientation? by Johnathan Sevick, MSc, MD, Christopher Plaskos, PhD, Andrew Speirs, PhD, Jim Pierrepont, PhD, George Grammatopoulos, MBBS, DPhil, FRCS (Tr & Ortho)

“…Whether spinopelvic characteristics influence ability to achieve cup orientation targets when replicating native anatomy and the agreement between algorithm recommendations was tested. …”
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Improved YOLOv8-Based Algorithm for Citrus Leaf Disease Detection by Zhengbing Zheng, Yibang Zhang, Luchao Sun

“…In order to maintain the randomness of the experimental data, this experiment divided the data set into training set, validation set and test set with a ratio of 7:2:1, which contained 1267 images, 362 images and 181 images respectively. …”
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Stability of Glass-ceramic Solidified Body of High Level Chloride Salts from Pyro-reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuels by CHANG Jiong, WANG Jiateng, LIU Xiao, LI Longfei, BAO Liangjin, LONG Haoqi, TAN Shengheng

“…This technology combines the advantages of higher chlorine-containing ability of ceramic and lower sintering temperature with glass. …”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive training improves two executive functions: Cognitive flexibility and information updating after traumatic brain inju... by Fatemeh Afsharian, Razieh Khorram Abadi, Reza Taheri, Saeid Abbasi Sarajehlou

“…Cognitive flexibility refers to the brain's ability to adjust its thinking and behavior in response to changing circumstances, whereas information updating is the process of incorporating new facts into current knowledge. …”
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THE OPTIMISATION OF PARENTING PERSONAL POTENTIAL AS AN ASPECT OF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH MOVEMENT DISORDERS by N. A. Dubrovina, E. S. Naboichenko

“…Mathematical processing of empirical data was carried out using the software statistica 12.0 with the application of the Mann–Whitney U-test and the Wilcoxon T-test.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Synthesis, molecular docking, ADMET profiling, and anti-PC3 activity of new Schiff base derivatives by Duaa Qassim Kamil, Azal Hussein Wasmi, Wesam Abed AL Hassan Alhaidry, Mohammed Kassim Al-Hussainawy, Hussein Ali Kadhim Kyhoiesh

“…Among the derivatives tested, derivative 2 exhibited the highest inhibition zone, indicating its potent antibacterial activity. …”
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AUDIO-VIDEO BASED READING LEARNING MODEL FOR MENTALLY- RETARDED STUDENTS by Alexander Dharmawan, Ana Wahyuni

“…Second, the results of pretest, posttest, and statistical test show that the model significantly improve the reading ability of the mental-retarded students. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Improving Soccer Coaching: Considerations of Individual Learning Styles, Intelligence Levels, and Motivation by Ahmad Chaeroni, Gusril Gusril, Kamal Talib, Mashuri Mashuri, Hendri Susilo, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Mottakin Ahmed, Ardo Okilanda

“…The instruments used were soccer playing skills test and general intelligence test. The data were analyzed using two-way analysis of variance with the help of Statistical Package for the Social Sciens 23. …”
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Machine learning algorithms for risk factor selection with application to 60-day sepsis morbidity risk for a geriatric hip fracture cohort by Zhe Xu, Ruguo Zhang, Qiuhan Chen, Guoxuan Peng, Shanpeng Luo, Chen Liu, Ling Zeng, Jin Deng

“…Methods A total of 697 patients who were older than 65 years of age were selected; 590 patients were divided into training and test sets (at a ratio of 7:3), and 107 individuals were used for external validation. …”
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Characterizing health literacy in cardiac rehabilitation patients: a decade of multinational data (2014–2024) by Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, Crystal Aultman, Paul Oh

“…Health literacy, the ability to access and understand health information, is crucial for effective CR and better health outcomes. …”
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Effects of high-intensity interval training on physical and cognitive function in middle-aged male mice by Justin C. Stephenson, Tuan D. Tran, Ted G. Graber, Ted G. Graber, Ted G. Graber, Ted G. Graber

“…We hypothesized that exercised mice would be resistant to age-related decline in cognitive and physical ability.MethodsTo measure physical function, we used the well-validated comprehensive functional assessment battery (CFAB) scoring system, comprised of determinants including voluntary wheel running, inverted cling, grip test, treadmill maximum speed, and rotarod performance. …”
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Role of emotional control on anxiety and stress among cancer patients by Robert Jan Łuczyk, Kamil Sikora, Agnieszka Bodio, Marta Łuczyk, Monika Baryła‐Matejczuk, Agnieszka Wawryniuk, Katarzyna Sawicka, Agnieszka Zwolak

“…The differences between the patients' results according to various scales and the results produced by the validation group data were examined using one‐sample t‐tests. The relationships between the quantitative variables were determined using Spearman's rho coefficients, and the relationships between the quantitative and qualitative variables were verified using Kruskal‐Wallis tests. …”
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