Medical Student Mentors for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Mentors by Adrienne S. Viola, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, Hanin Rashid, Richard Drachtman, Amanda Kaveney, Ashwin Sridharan, Beth Savage, Cristine Delnevo, Jerlym S. Porter, Katie A. Devine

“…We developed an intervention where medical students serve as similar-aged “peer” mentors to offer informational and developmentally appropriate support to AYA patients during the period of transition. …”
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The effect of water consumption on the aqueous layer of the tear film by Urvashni Nirghin, Sikelela E. Dlamini, Nontobeko Mkhize, Tabitha Munsami, Nosipho Nzama, Renaishia Pillay

“…Methods: A quantitative experimental design was implemented on 85 healthy participants of both genders aged between 18 and 34 years old. Pre-screening procedures, followed by baseline Schirmer 1 readings were obtained on all participants. …”
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Frost resistance and micro mechanism of metakaolin and polypropylene fiber modified coastal cement soil by Xukun Ma, Pengfei Wei, Ping Jiang, Haoqing Xu, Na Li, Sijia Qian, Wei Wang, Guoxiong Mei

“…In addition, the incorporation of PP fiber considerably enhanced both UCS and STS in metakaolin-modified cementitious soil (FMCS). At curing ages of 7 and 28 days, the UCS and STS of FMCS achieved their highest values with 0.5% fiber content, indicating that the optimal PP fiber dosage was 0.5%. …”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…Methods We adopted a co-produced qualitative design, guided by ecological systems theory, conducting focus groups in 2022 with 32 adolescent girls aged 16 to 18 years in England. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Impact of Corona Virus on The Life Status of Kurdish People Living in Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Pary M. Azize, Chia H. Sadiq, Lavin Luqman Othman

“…The finding shows that the majority of gender respondents were female aged mostly between 15-25 years old, majority were employed, 92.7%,   living in Sulaimani city, which was the highest rate among all locations. 50% of the participants identified that coronavirus was a threatening disease which was the highest. …”
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Epidemiology of dengue fever in Somaliland: clinical features, and serological patterns from a retrospective study by Dek Kahin Yosef, Ahmed Saeed Ismail, Barwaqo Saleban Awil, Halima Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan

“…The majority of the patients were male (60.57%) and aged 19–38 years (45.1%). Most cases were from urban areas (58.9%). …”
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The REpeated ASSEssment of SurvivorS in intracerebral haemorrhage: protocol for a multicentre, prospective observational study by Daniel Woo, Richard Thompson, Carl D Langefeld, Nichol McBee, Daniel Hanley, Matthew L Flaherty, Lauren Sansing, Karen Lane, Lee A Gilkerson, Achala Vagal, Nathan Walborn, Wendy Ziai, Noeleen Ostapkovich, Kevin Triene, Timothy David Howard

“…Background The REpeated ASSEssment of SurvivorS (REASSESS) study will conduct long-term cognitive, functional and neuropsychiatric performance assessments to determine whether evacuation of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) reduces the risk of later cognitive decline in the ageing brain.Methods and analysis This study will compare rates of cognitive decline under two treatment strategies for ICH. …”
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Supplemental technologies of liver ultrasound investigation at the 1-st type tyrosinemia in pediatrics by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, S. I. Polyakova

“…Overall 14 children with the 1-st type tyrosinemia aged 3 months to 14 years (6 — with acute and subacute forms and 8 — with chronic form) were studied. …”
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Self-assessed depressive symptoms in adolescents comparing two Swedish cohorts born 15 years apart by Carl Wikberg, Pia Augustsson, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Tord Ivarsson, Gudny Sveinsdottir, Eiríkur Örn Arnarson, W. Edward Craighead, Ina Marteinsdottir, Josefine Lilja

“…Method: A cohort study was conducted with two adolescent groups aged 13–16 years old, born nearly twenty years apart. …”
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A comparative study of traditional high-fidelity (manikin-based) simulation and virtual high-fidelity simulations concerning their effectiveness and perception by Izabela Sałacińska, Patrycja Trojnar, Krisztina Éles Gebriné, Viktória Törő, Viktória Törő, Attila Sárváry, Paweł Więch

“…However, within the virtual simulation group, females rated active learning significantly higher. Students aged 24–33 rated satisfaction with learning, self-confidence, overall effectiveness and perception of HFS, problem-solving, and active learning more favorably. …”
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The compressive strength development and pH of cement mortars incorporating high volume supplementary cementitious materials under accelerated curing by Sumra Yousuf, Muhammad Rizwan, Belal Alsubari, Mustabshirha Gul, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Abid Latif

“…The pH values were measured at different curing ages, and thermal gravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction were used to support the findings. …”
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Diagnosis and Classification of Tuberculosis Chest X-ray Images of Children Less Than 15 years at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Using Deep Learning. by Kawuma, Simon, Kumbakumba, Elias, Mabirizi, Vicent, Nanjebe, Deborah, Mworozi, Kenneth, Mukama, Adolf Oyesigye, Kyasimire, Lydia

“…It is estimated that 1.12 million TB cases occurred among newborns, children, and adolescents aged less or equal 14 years. In Uganda, TB prevalence is 8.5% in children and 16.7% in adolescents. …”
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Sport Specialization, Physical Performance and Injury History in Canadian Junior High School Students by Chris Whatman, Carla van den Berg, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Carolyn Emery

“… # Methods Junior high school students (grades 7-9, ages 11-16) were invited to participate. All participants completed a questionnaire capturing specialization level (low, moderate, high; based on year-round training, exclusion of other sports, and single-sport training) and injury history in the previous 12-months. …”
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Gluteal Muscle Activation During Common Yoga Poses by B.J. Lehecka, Sydney Stoffregen, Adam May, Jacob Thomas, Austin Mettling, Josh Hoover, Rex Hafenstine, Nils A Hakansson

“… # Study Design Cross-Sectional # Methods Thirty-one healthy males and females aged 18-35 years were tested during five yoga poses performed in a randomized order. …”
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Using the alternative model of personality disorders for DSM-5 traits to identify personality types, and the relationship with disordered eating, depression, anxiety and stress by Tanya Gilmartin, Caroline Gurvich, Joanna F. Dipnall, Gemma Sharp

“…Methods A total of 391 women, 167 men and 10 gender-diverse individuals aged 16 to 31 years completed measures of the alternative model of personality disorder traits, disordered eating behaviours, eating pathology, depression, anxiety and stress. …”
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Effects of supplementing a polyphenol-rich sugarcane extract through drinking water on egg production and quality of laying hens. by Namalika D Karunaratne, Sasmitha De Silva, Minoli Herath, Ruvini Liyanage, Pabodha Weththasinghe, Barana C Jayawardana, Eranga De Seram, Anil Pushpakumara, Mathew Flavel

“…A total of 120 Shaver Brown hens, aged 43 weeks, were randomly allocated to 12 litter-floor pens in two open-sided poultry houses. …”
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The association between life’s essential 8 and gallstones: A cross-sectional study by Yang Zhao, Xuesong Liu, Jingru Han, Bin Feng, Chowtin Yan, Jianfu Zhao

“…We analyzed data from 5,024 participants aged 20 and older, using information from the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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A Study to Assess Resilience and Empathy among the BSc Nursing Students by S. Anand, K. R. Anoopa, J. P Haripriya

“…Most of the participants were aged 21 and above. The Percentage of the student in the first year is 27.3%, while the number who belongs to the 3rd year is 25.8% and equal number of students belongs to 4th year. …”
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Validating the self-competence in death work scale for end-of-life care volunteers by Zhuyun Lin, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Wallace Chi Ho Chan

“…Abstract There is an increasing demand for end-of-life care (EoLC) volunteers in Hong Kong’s aging population. However, there is no validated measure that assesses volunteers’ self-competence in coping with death. …”
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Sacral buildings suitable for defense purposes and their ensembles in Vilnius in the 14th-18th centuries by Linas Girlevičius

“…The further research of sacral buildings used for defense purposes is prospective and relevant when seeking to determine the defensive potential of Vilnius in the Middle Ages and the New Times. In the process of the research, the list of objects discussed in this article can be supplemented with new ones. …”
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