German college students’ mental health state and their willingness to use mental health prevention: An online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic by Lena Ehl, Christin Scheiner, Antonia Wasserscheid, Grit Hein, Matthias Gamer, Arne Bürger

“…Besides validated questionnaires (PHQ-2, ASI-3, CD-RISC-10) to assess their mental health status, we asked specific questions on students’ general interest in mental health prevention, whether students knew where to get help, and how many activities they engaged in to maintain their mental health. …”
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Operation time as a prognostic indicator on postoperative complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy by Alireza Pakdel, Abdolreza Mohammadi, Amirreza Shamshirgaran, Ehsan Zemanati Yar, Leila Zareian Baghdadabad, Farshid Alaeddini, Roghayeh Koohi Ortakand, Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir

“…Area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was used as a general indicator of quality. Results: Out of 165 enrolled patients, 157 were analyzed (8 excluded due to follow-up and surgery data issues). …”
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Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown on Self-Efficacy in Endodontics among Dental Students by Jelena Vidas Hrstić, Ema Paljević, Ivana Brekalo Pršo, Ivana Vidović Zdrilić, Luka Šimunović, Elvis Božac, Romana Peršić Bukmir

“…Materials and Methods: The Endodontic General Self-Efficacy Scale was used. Data for this longitudinal study were obtained from two generations of students who have completed the same three self-efficacy questionnaires at the end of each academic year over a three-year period. …”
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Identifying [between] Geser and Genghis Khan. Part 1: Contamination of Images in Folklore and Historical Memories of Central and Inner Asia by Natalia N. Nikolaeva, Evgenii V. Nolev

“…The involvedness of Siberia’s peoples ― including Buryat clans and tribes (despite their largely peripheral locations) ― in general Mongolian historical events led to the two characters became equally popular, widespread, and somewhat sacral folklore images. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Polyether Ether Ketone Cage in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Rishab Chandraprakash, Rajavel Kalirajan, Milap Bhalodiya, Vijayanand Balasubramanian, Gowthaman Nambiraj, Mohan Mahendramani

“…Aim: Lumbar spondylolisthesis has been a major cause of disability in the general population, mostly in the later part of the productive age-group. …”
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Effects of the disconnection technique and preemptive one-lung ventilation on lung collapse during one-lung ventilation in thoracoscopic surgery by Hongru Zhang, Silin Xiang, Longyong Mei, Yonggeng Feng, Han She, Yi Hu, Li Wang

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Período óptimo de enraizamiento de clones superiores de Gmelina arborea Roxb by Juan Pablo Villegas-Espinoza, Rafael Murillo-Cruz, Carlos Ávila-Arias, William Hernández-Castro

“… Aunque la clonación de Gmelina arborea por estaca es relativamente simple, aún se carece de un protocolo de producción clonal con criterios científicos, necesario para mejorar la producción y disminuir los tiempos de enraizamiento, evitar la aparición de plagas y enfermedades, y disminuir costos de reforestación en general. Con tal fin, se evaluó el periodo óptimo de enraizamiento de esquejes de clones superiores de G. arborea dentro de túneles de enraizamiento. …”
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Empowering access: unveiling an overall composite spatial accessibility index to healthcare services in Southeastern Iran by Ahmad Raeesi, Soheil Hashtarkhani, Mahmood Tara, Narjes Sargolzaei, Behzad Kiani

“…Spatial accessibility for general practitioners, nursing, dentistry, midwifery, pharmacy, medical laboratory, nutrition, public health, radiology, psychology, environmental health, rural health workers, inpatient hospital beds, and five medical specialty services were calculated. …”
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Accounting for racial bias and social determinants of health in a model of hypertension control by Yang Hu, Nicholas Cordella, Rebecca G. Mishuris, Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis

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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…Conclusion In a quiet state, there are significant differences in body shape and function between different track and field training teams and the general population. In a quantitative load state, long-distance runners have the strongest adaptability to load.…”
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Tough choices: the experience of family members of critically ill patients participating in ECMO treatment decision-making: a descriptive qualitative study by Xiangying Yang, Yao Lin, Amao Tang, Xiaokang Zeng, Weiying Dai, Qian Zhang, Li Ning

“…The cohort included nineteen family members of critically ill ICU patients from a general hospital in China. Results Eleven family members consented to ECMO treatment, and 8 refused. 4 themes and 10 subthemes emerged: (1) tough choices: the dilemma in the emergency situation, the guilt and remorse after giving up; (2) rationalisation of decision-making: ethics and morality guide decision-making, expected efficacy influences decision making, and past experience promotes decision making; (3) decision-making methods: independent decision-making, group decision-making, decision making based on patient preferences; (4) influencing factors of decision making: information and communication, social support. …”
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La adecuación de la imagen urbana como propuesta para el desarrollo turístico de la Región del Río Sonora, México. El caso de Ures. by Martha Cajigas-Heredia, Patricia Lorena Salido-Araiza, David Manuel Romero-Escalante, Pablo Wong-González

“…Metodología: Para la realización del estudio se utilizó un procedimiento metodológico basado en un enfoque de carácter exploratorio-descriptivo, el cual combina métodos y técnicas, que incluyen la aplicación de entrevistas semiestructuradas, observación directa, taller comunitario participativo y encuesta turística. Resultados: En general, la valorización que dan los visitantes a la imagen urbana de Ures, tiene una connotación distinta a la emitida por sus habitantes, para quienes su significado es más profundo al considerar que las edificaciones antiguas contienen elementos de su identidad y cultura, que difícilmente podrían ser expresados a través de otros medios. …”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy at 12 weeks of Gestation Following Natural Conception With Literature Review by Wang F, Xu Y, Dong X, Jiang P, Yu QQ

“…An urgent laparoscopic salpingectomy was performed under general anesthesia, revealing a distended right fallopian tube (3.5 cm) with a thickened appearance, bluish-purple discoloration, and a 2 mm rupture with active bleeding surrounded by clots. …”
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Factors associated with recognition at work among nurses and the impact of recognition at work on health-related quality of life, job satisfaction and psychological health: a singl... by Latifa Alahiane, Youssef Zaam, Redouane Abouqal, Jihane Belayachi

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The Association of Retinal Disease with Vision Impairment and Functional Status in Medicare Patients by Vincent Garmo, Xiaohui Zhao, Carmen D. Ng, Aimee Near, Tania Banerji, Keiko Wada, Gary Oderda, Diana Brixner, Joseph Biskupiak, Ferhina S. Ali, Archad M. Khanani, Alicia Menezes, Ibrahim M. Abbass

“…**Background:** The association of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO) with functional status in the general Medicare population are not well established. …”
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Association of urban green and blue space with accelerated ageing: A cohort Study in the UK Biobank by YiNi Wang, XinYu Shi, Fei Yang, ShengYuan Wang, TianShu Han, Kun Ma

“…Methods: Analyzed UK Biobank data (2006–2010) on 440,785 participants, focusing on urban green and blue space (UGBS). General linear models and logistics models assessed links between UGBS and accelerated ageing (Klemera-Doubal method, telomere length and frailty). …”
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Hepatic and renal functions of paediatric patients with thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study from two large thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka by Meranthi Fernando, Anuja Premawardhena, Sachith Mettananda, Hashan Pathiraja, Wasana Wijenayake, Raveen Thennakoon, Dayananda Bandara, Roshitha De Silva

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Effects of increasing levels of rubber seed cake on growth performance, nutrient digestion metabolism, serum biochemical parameters, and rumen microbiota of Hu sheep by Huwei Zhao, Jinling Hua, Wenwen Lu, Longfei Yan, Min Zhang, Chao Chen, Xiaokang Lv

“…The ruminal NH3-N and the relative abundance of norank_Muribaculaceae quadratically (P < 0.05) changed with increased RSC supplementation, and the greatest relative abundance of norank_Muribaculaceae was observed in the RSC6% diet. In general, incorporating RSC into the diet of Hu sheep did not adversely affect growth performance and rumen fermentation characteristics. …”
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Opioid-free versus opioid-based anesthesia in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a single-center, randomized, controlled trial by Hanane Barakat, Linda Gholmieh, Jessy Abou Nader, Vanda Yazbeck Karam, Obey Albaini, Mohamad El Helou, Rony Al Nawwar

“…Abstract Background Opioids are commonly used in general anesthesia for pain management. However, they are linked to significant side effects. …”
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Cities as parasitic amplifiers? Malaria prevalence and diversity in great tits along an urbanization gradient by Caizergues, Aude E., Robira, Benjamin, Perrier, Charles, Jeanneau, Mélanie, Berthomieu, Arnaud, Perret, Samuel, Gandon, Sylvain, Charmantier, Anne

“…In this study, we focused on a host species and investigated the prevalence and diversity of avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium/Haemoproteus sp. and Leucocytozoon sp.) in great tits (Parus major) living across an urbanization gradient. In general, we observed high prevalence in adult birds (from 95% to 100%), yet lower prevalence in fledglings (from 0% to 38%). …”
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