Regional features of hospitalizations and outpatient medical care among adults with established hypertension by R. N. Shepel, M. I. Kolesnokova, V. P. Lusnikov, A. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…The ratio values ranged from 1,2 in the Nizhny Novgorod region to 12,26 in the Republic of Dagestan.Conclusion. …”
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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analyses of the mitogenome of Wan-Xi white goose, a native goose breed in China by Lunbin Xia, Shaoshuai Bi, Yafei Zhang, Cunwu Chen, Naidong Chen

“…Abstract Background The Wan-Xi white goose (WXG), an indigenous Chinese waterfowl (Anserini: Anserinae), is crucial for goose germplasm conservation. This study aimed to sequence and analyze the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of WXG using the BGISEQ-500 platform. …”
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Stability of Blood DNA Methylation Across Two Timepoints in Three Cohorts by Mikołaj Danielewski, Jarosław Walkowiak, Karolina Wielgus, Jan Krzysztof Nowak

“…We aimed to identify methylation sites that remain the most stable across two timepoints in human whole blood. …”
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Management of Psychosis and Schizophrenia by Primary Care GPs: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain by Jesús Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Casta Quemada González, María M. Hurtado Lara, Ángel Manuel Gutiérrez García, Celia Martí-García, José María García-Herrera Pérez-Bryan, José Miguel Morales-Asencio

“…Aim: To investigate the detection and initial management of first psychotic episodes, as well as established schizophrenia, within the primary care of the Andalusian Health System. …”
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Supervisors’ self-assessment of feedback skills: a psychometric validation study of the English version of the SwissSETQ questionnaire for supervisors by Fabienne Schwitz, Joy Backhaus, Monika Brodmann Maeder, Eva K. Hennel

“… STUDY AIMS: We created an instrument to assess the supervisors’ perspective on their feedback behaviour to residents and investigated its validity. …”
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Urban Heritage Revitalization: Significance of Cultural Heritage: Attributes of Sense of Places for Kuala Lumpur by Saidatul Haziah Ramli, Zalina Samadi, Aidatul Fadzlin Bakri

“…The conservation of heritage significance and cultural values requires exceptional attentiveness through its elements and attributes. …”
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Machine learning-based predictive modeling of angina pectoris in an elderly community-dwelling population: Results from the PoCOsteo study. by Shahrokh Mousavi, Zahrasadat Jalalian, Sima Afrashteh, Akram Farhadi, Iraj Nabipour, Bagher Larijani

“…The bivariate analysis revealed significant correlations between RAQ and several other variables. LDA, RF, and LR had the highest AUC values, averaging 0.772, 0.770, and 0.764, respectively. …”
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Chronic Pain: Among Tertiary Care Psychiatric Out-Patients in Singapore—Prevalence and Associations with Psychiatric Disorders by Pratika Satghare, Edimansyah Bin Abdin, Aditi Hombali, Wen Lin Teh, Ellaisha Samari, Boon Yiang Chua, Swapna Verma, Yee Ming Mok, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

“…Eight possible cut-off values for the C.P.s between 3 and 7, representing 8 different categorical variables, were created and their relationships were examined with BPI’s set of seven interference items using multivariate analysis of variance. …”
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Immunoinflammatory biomarkers as predictors of hemorrhagic transformation in acute ischemic stroke patients after endovascular thrombectomy by Li Bao, Yuhang Wang, Shuang He

“…Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was used to select variables, and backward stepwise multivariable logistic regression identified independent predictors and predictive models for HT and sICH. …”
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Ultrasound non-invasive measurement of intracranial pressure in neurointensive care: A prospective observational study. by Chiara Robba, Danilo Cardim, Tamara Tajsic, Justine Pietersen, Michael Bulman, Joseph Donnelly, Andrea Lavinio, Arun Gupta, David K Menon, Peter J A Hutchinson, Marek Czosnyka

“…Several attempts have been made to develop methods to monitor ICP non-invasively. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between ultrasound-based non-invasive ICP (nICP) and invasive ICP measurement in neurocritical care patients.…”
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The Structure of the Relationship of Physical Activity and Selected Factors Shaping the Condition and Self-assessment of Health of Patients with the Lumbar Spine Pain Syndrome by Anna Mazur, Elżbieta Bartoń, Danuta Zarzycka, Robert Ślusarz

“…The analysis of multidimensional relations between the variables was performed using the SEM structural equation modeling using the IBM SPSS 25 program with the AMOS extension. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Propensity to Cheat Scale Validation in the Ethiopian Public Higher Education Institutions [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with res... by Tesfaye Semela, Samuel Assefa, Dame Taye

“…Background This study aimed to validate a comprehensive and psychometrically sound instrument—the Propensity to Cheat Scale (PCS)—designed to measure undergraduate students’ propensity toward academic dishonesty in Ethiopian universities. …”
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Exploring the Dynamics of Dietary Self-Monitoring Adherence Among Participants in a Digital Behavioral Weight Loss Program: Model Development Study by Hui Lin, Min Yang, Zhiheng Zhou, Yu Zhang, Ning Deng

“…Predictor and outcome variables were defined as adjacent elements in the sequence of self-monitoring of dietary behaviors. …”
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Evaluation of Eating Behavior in Children with Psoriasis: Retrospective Cross Sectional Study by Vladislav V. Ivanchikov, Eduard T. Ambarchyan, Anastasiya D. Alekseeva

“…Studying the associations between EB and markers of adipose tissue functional activity in children with psoriasis may help to better understand this variables correlations in the scope of comorbidities. …”
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Observational study of ground-level ozone and climatic factors in Craiova, Romania, based on one-year high-resolution data by Hasan Yildizhan, Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu, Tugce Pekdogan, Arman Ameen

“…Using Python, the daily values were calculated and compared with the limit values recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Environment Agency (EEA). …”
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Desenvolvimento profissional de treinadores de tênis: situações e contextos de aprendizagem (Tennis coaches’ professional development: situations and contexts of learning) (Desar... by Caio Corrêa Cortela, Michel Milistetd, Jorge Both, Juan Pedro Fuentes, Carlos Adelar Abaide Balbinotti

“…A existência de perfis distintos alerta para a necessidade de se conhecer os profissionais (aprendiz), quando se almeja proporcionar ambientes mais favoráveis à aprendizagem. Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the situations and contexts of learning most valued by tennis coaches, as well as to identify the presence of different profiles according to the assessed constructs. …”
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Improvement of Statistical Models by Considering Correlations among Parameters: Local Anesthetic Agent Simulator for Pharmacological Education by Toshiaki Ara, Hiroyuki Kitamura

“…In the Monte Carlo simulation, the variability in duration was significant for small <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>r</mi><mrow><mi>μ</mi><mo>−</mo><mo form="prefix">log</mo><mi>σ</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> values, and the correlation for the duration between two drugs was significant for large <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>r</mi><mi>μ</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>r</mi><mrow><mo form="prefix">log</mo><mi>σ</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> values. …”
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Changes in Central Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormones vs. Urine Iodine during Pregnancy by Ioannis Ilias, Charalampos Milionis, Maria Alexiou, Ekaterini Michou, Chrysi Karavasili, Evangelia Venaki, Kostas Markou, Irini Mamali, Eftychia Koukkou

“…Introduction/Aim: Central sensitivity to thyroid hormones refers to the responsiveness of the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) axis to changes in circulating free thyroxine (fT4). …”
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A Dutch clinical practice guideline for paediatric palliative care: a systematic review and recommendations on psychosocial care including preloss and bereavement care by Kim C. van Teunenbroek, Renée L. Mulder, A. A. Eduard Verhagen, Leontien C. M. Kremer, Jeanette. L. Falkenburg, Petra Honig-Mazer, Esther M. M. van den Bergh, Marijke C. Kars, Johannes M. A. Verheijden, Hester Rippen, Brigitt C. M. Borggreve, Eline M. Kochen, Erna M. C. Michiels, on behalf of the working groups psychosocial care, and preloss and bereavement care of the Dutch paediatric palliative care guideline

“…In this paper, we provide recommendations that aim to optimise psychosocial care including preloss and bereavement care in paediatric palliative care. …”
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Indo-Pacific Role in Iran’s East Look Strategy by Mohammad Reza Mohammadi

“…The second point of view, which does not have a geographical view and is mainly based on values, views the East as an ideological geography that can challenge the Western values and norms governing the field of international politics. …”
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