Effects of computerized cognitive training for cognitive and visually impaired: one-group pre- and post-test design by Michael Chih Chien Kuo, Armstrong Tat San Chiu

“…Pre- and post- mean assessment scores were compared. Results: Mean CMMSE score for this group of participants was 18.1. …”
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Agreement between admission and discharge diagnoses: Analysis by the groups of international classification of diseases, 10th revision by Mihailović Nataša, Trajković Goran, Simić-Vukomanović Ivana, Ristić Svetlana, Kocić Sanja

“…Admission diagnostic groups given by the primary care doctor were compared with discharge diagnostic groups filled out by the practicing physician in the hospital ward from which a patient was discharged. …”
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The Ways of Using Social Media for Health Promotion Among Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Samuel Tomczyk

“…In addition, 5 individual interviews with boys were carried out to balance gender representation, as boys were less vocal in group settings. …”
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Kinect Project: People with dementia or mild cognitive impairment learning to play group motion‐based games by Erica Dove, Arlene J. Astell

“…Methods Thirty‐eight PCI were recruited to a 10‐week (20 × 1‐hour sessions) Xbox Kinect bowling group. …”
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Understanding the financial barriers to treatment among individuals with opioid use disorder: a focus group study by Precious Anyanwu, Olajumoke A. Olateju, Vaishnavi Tata, Tyler Varisco, Lauren R. Gilbert, Motolani E. Ogunsanya, E. James Essien, Michael L. Johnson, J. Douglas Thornton

“…Basic demographic information were collected in a pre-focus group survey. Focus group interviews were conducted from December 2021 to February 2022. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Fixed Dose Combination Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Exploratory Focus Group Research by Jean M. Elwing, Stacey Barta, Tim Smith, Gabriela Gomez Rendon, David Lopez, Wesley Peters, Marinella Sandros, Akshay Muralidhar

“…At the time of the focus groups (July 2023), no FDC medications were available for PAH and the discussions were therefore hypothetical. …”
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Study on the characteristics of secondary oxidation and the key reactive groups of fire area coal by different cooling rates by Xun Zhang, Ronghai Sun, Bing Lu, Ge Huang, Ling Qiao, Huimin Liang

“…In the correlation analysis, it was found that the key reactive groups in SC coal were -CH2 and -COOH, whereas in RC coal it was -CH2. …”
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How properties of urban greenspaces shape well-being across age groups: A qualitative study by Rebecca Reece, Lewis Elliott, Isabelle Bray, Anna Bornioli

“…Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted online with 20 participants in four age groups: adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults. …”
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Utilization of and Barriers to HIV and MCH Services among Community ART Group Members and Their Families in Tete, Mozambique by Diederike Geelhoed, Tom Decroo, Sergio Dezembro, Humberto Matias, Faustino Lessitala, Fausto Muzila, Luisa Brumana, Emanuele Capobianco

“…CAG members were open to include MCH in their groups, offering the possibility to extend patient involvement to other health needs. …”
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Gene frequencies and polymorphism of the MNS blood group system in the Han population of voluntary blood donors in Suzhou by XU Zihao, FU Xiaoyan, LIU Zhen, JIANG Jia, JIN Yiming

“…The MNS blood group phenotypes were identified using serological methods. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of synergistic analgesic and neuroprotective action of B group vitamins according to the results of proteomic analysis by O. A. Gromova, I. Yu. Torshin

“…Among 983 proteins involved in the homeostasis of B vitamins, 21 proteins were involved in the molecular mechanisms of nociception, 91 proteins were involved in the regulation of inflammation processes, and 17 proteins were involved in the neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects of B vitamins. …”
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Incidence and clinical characteristics of group A rotavirus infections among children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya. by D James Nokes, John Abwao, Allan Pamba, Ina Peenze, John Dewar, J Kamino Maghenda, Hellen Gatakaa, Evasius Bauni, J Anthony G Scott, Kathryn Maitland, Thomas N Williams

“…Of 15,347 childhood admissions 3,296 (22%) had diarrhoea, 2,039 were tested for group A rotavirus antigen and, of these, 588 (29%) were positive. 372 (63%) rotavirus-positive cases were infants. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study in Palestine by Mohammad Qadi, Adham AbuTaha, Ro’ya Al-Shehab, Salsabil Sulaiman, Abdallah Hamayel, Amjad Hussein, Shatha AbuTaha, Ayman Dawoud, Faizeh Hussein

“…Maternal Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus (GBS)) colonization is an important cause of complications in mothers and neonates during gestation and after delivery. …”
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Phylogenetic Groups and Antimicrobial Resistance among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospitalized Patients in Tehran by Mana Talebi Farahani, Mohammad Karim Rahimi, Mehdi Goudarzi

“…In contrast, resistance rates were found for AMP (100%), SXT (74%), and CIP (51.5%). …”
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Chemokine CCL2 and its receptor CCR2 in different age groups of patients with COVID-19 by Vahid Bagheri, Hossein Khorramdelazad, Mehdi Kafi, Mitra Abbasifard

“…CCR2 gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was measured employing real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results In all age groups, CCL2 serum levels were significantly elevated in patients compared to healthy controls (P < 0.0001). …”
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Findings on conventional ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in different histopathological subtypes of ovarian thecoma-fibroma group by Yuemingming Jiang, Yanhua Ding, Minhua Guo, Yue Yu, Hongpeng Duan, Shengmin Zhang

“…Although 69% of patients were post-menopausal, thecoma patients were significantly younger than those in other two groups. …”
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Understanding quality of contraceptive services from women’s perspectives in Gujarat, India: a focus group study by Ana Langer, Kelsey Holt, Bella Vasant Uttekar, Reiley Reed, Madeline Adams, Lakhwani Kanchan, Sandhya Barge

“…The study objective was to understand women’s experiences with and preferences for contraceptive counselling and care in the public sector in India.Design Qualitative study using eight focus group discussions (FGDs). FGDs were thematically analysed using a framework approach.Setting Rural and urban areas in one district in Gujarat.Participants 31 sterilisation and 42 reversible contraceptive users who were married and represented different backgrounds. …”
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Phytoplankton functional group dynamics and environmental drivers in a tropical monomictic lake (Lake Yambo, Philippines) by Dimple May Gianne Q. Dumaguit, Maxine A.D. Mowe, Rey Donne S. Papa

“…Groups J and LO were associated with cooler, nitrate-enriched surface layers during peak mixing, while Groups B, F, and P were more abundant at deeper layers under the same conditions. …”
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The perception of disability by community groups: Stories of local understanding, beliefs and challenges in a rural part of Kenya. by Karen Bunning, Joseph K Gona, Charles R Newton, Sally Hartley

“…A phenomenological approach was adopted. Focus group discussions were conducted with twenty-one community groups involving 263 participants and audio-recorded. …”
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Safety of switching from natalizumab straight into fingolimod in a group of JCV-positive patients with multiple sclerosis by Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon, Jefferson Becker, Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks, Eber Castro Correa, Alfredo Damasceno, Paulo Diniz da Gama, Rodrigo Assad da Gama, Andre Palma da Cunha Matta, Ernane Pires Maciel, Thereza Cristina d’Avila Winckler

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