Identification of natural and anthropogenic factors in the spatial pattern of Pb in the surface soil of the Nanliu River Basin by Xu Liu, Zhongfang Yang, Huading Shi, Tiansheng Wu, Tao Yu, Bo Li, Lei Wang, Yuxiang Shao, Zexin He, Minghui Xie, Chenning Deng

“…This study addresses the knowledge gap in understanding the combined influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on the spatial pattern of lead (Pb) in the surface soil of the Nanliu River Basin. …”
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SkelETT—Skeleton-to-Emotion Transfer Transformer by Pedro Victor Vieira Paiva, Josue Junior Guimaraes Ramos, Marina Gavrilova, Marco Antonio Garcia de Carvalho

“…Following this foundational knowledge acquisition, the model undergoes fine-tuning on a smaller, labeled dataset tailored for emotion classification tasks. …”
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Social Acceptance of Smart Glasses in Health Care: Model Evaluation Study of Anticipated Adoption and Social Interaction by Niek Zuidhof, Oscar Peters, Peter-Paul Verbeek, Somaya Ben Allouch

“…ConclusionsThe empirical findings of this study provide new insights into how the mediation perspective can increase the explained variance compared to existing knowledge about adoption. Against expectations based on previous literature and despite the social issues raised earlier, these social aspects do play important roles for health care professionals but are ultimately not decisive for the intention to use. …”
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Nutrition and Physical Therapy in the Prevention and Treatment of Endometriosis by Paulina Krzemińska, Maciej Gołębski, Wojciech Nowak, Jagoda Mikołajczyk, Zuzanna Kukla, Stella Mieruszyńska, Izabela Sadowska, Joanna Kołodziej, Mirosław Sawicki, Jakub Włosiański, Sebastian Musialik

“…The purpose of this review is to provide knowledge about the symptoms, effects of nutrition and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of endometriosis. …”
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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

“…Overall, motivation to seek professional support is high but knowledge about where to find such support is low. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection diagnostics and choice of eradication treatment: results of inquiry of doctors from different regions of Russian Federation by N. N. Dekhnich, R. S. Kozlov, O. A. Sablin, Ye. A. Prischepova

“…Data acquisition provided voluntary anonymous application of questionnaire consisting of 12 questions that will allow estimating knowledge of indications to H. pylori testing, diagnostic methods for this infection and utilized antihelicobacter treatment modes. …”
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High-intensity statin therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing Wang, Ling Wu, Yu-Ling Yan, Bo Qiu, Song-Bai Deng, Xiao-Dong Jing, Jian-Lin Du, Ya-Jie Liu, Qiang She

“…Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-intensity statin therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Design A systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing high-intensity statin therapy (atorvastatin 80 mg or rosuvastatin 20/40 mg) with moderate/mild statin treatment or placebo were derived from the databases (PubMed, Embase, Ovid, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in the Cochrane Library, and ISI Web of Knowledge).Outcome measure Primary end points: clinical events (all-cause mortality, stroke, myocardial infarction and heart failure); secondary end points: serum lipid, renal function changes and adverse events.Results A total of six RCTs with 10 993 adult patients with CKD were included. …”
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Two rare cases of primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra: clinical experience, case report and literature review by Bohao Jiang, Jiyuan Hu, Benqiao Wang, Xujia Liu, Ling Tong, Yitong Xu, Hao Zhang

“…Future investigations on CCAU are necessary to advance clinical knowledge and to provide treatment guidance.…”
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Dimensions of suffering and the need for palliative care: experiences and expectations of patients living with cancer and diabetes and their caregivers in Mexico – a qualitative st... by Svetlana V Doubova, Ingrid Patricia Martinez-Vega, Felicia Knaul, Afsan Bhadelia, Diana Pérez-Moran, Nancy García-Cervantes

“…Participants lacked knowledge of palliative care. They expressed the importance of relief from suffering, viewing it as the health sector’s responsibility and requesting more humane, personalised care and access to medicines and pain clinics.Conclusions The multifaceted nature of SHS highlights the health system’s responsibility to provide high-quality palliative care. …”
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Need to clamp indwelling urinary catheters before removal after different durations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Fan, Sumin Ma, Jiayi Gu

“…Objective This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of bladder training by clamping on bladder urethral function in patients with indwelling urinary catheters used for different durations.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources The UpToDate, Cochrane Library, OVID, PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, CINAHL and Embase were screened from 1 January 2000 to 28 February 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-experimental designs comparing the efficacy of bladder training in patients with an indwelling urinary catheter by clamping or free drainage before urinary catheter removal were published in English or Chinese.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted the data and assessed the quality of studies. …”
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Genesis of the term "savilaida": from collections of avant-garde poetry till Lithuanian neologism by Egidijus Jaseliūnas

“…A part of press publishers, multipliers, and distributors contributed to the partisan press or came in contact with it in 1944-1953; therefore, the entire press circumventing the Soviet censorship and published without the knowledge of the authorities was generally referred to as the "underground press". …”
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The mechanical test as a supplemental decision support tool for the safe removal of an Ilizarov circular external fixator by Yulin Xu, Jialin Liu, Jinghong Yang, Tao Zhang, Zhong Li, Yanshi Liu

“…In group II (45 patients), from July 2015 to October 2019, the supplemental axial load–share (LS) ratio test was accomplished without the knowledge of the clinical results by another medical team. …”
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Pain Associated with Endometriosis. A Review of Quality of Life. Psychological Aspects, Career Development, Sexual Health, and Intimate Partner Relationships by Marlena Zubiak, Martyna Byrska, Hanna Barska-Kobylińska, Sara Langner, Ewa Katarzyna Malaka, Marta Janura, Jagoda Elias, Wiktor Biesiada, Sara Szydłowska, Krzysztof Błaszków

“…Based on the available literature and current knowledge, it can be concluded that it is crucial to provide not only medical treatment but also sexological and psychological support. …”
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Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System guided objective function parameter optimization for inverse treatment planning by Eduardo Cisternas Jiménez, Fang-Fang Yin, Fang-Fang Yin, Fang-Fang Yin

“…This process is informed by a Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) that incorporates prior knowledge from experienced planners, captured through “if-then” rules based on routine planning adjustments. …”
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The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community Science Approach to Explore Infant Formula Preparation Safety in the Home by Sara Jones, Jonie Cooper, Abbie Dolling, Tara McNamara, Susan Dvorak, Vicky Sibson, Amy Brown, Emma Yhnell, Phyll Buchanan, Sharon Breward, Rebecca Ellis, Aimee Grant

“…Many parents reported enjoyment in taking part and feeling valued for their knowledge, although for a minority, increased awareness of the risks of preparing infant formula caused distress. …”
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THE COLLABORATIVE DESIGNING OF A PERSONALIZED HYBRID LMS USING A VIRTUAL MACHINE IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT by Lina Čeponienė, Péter Galambos, Tamás Haidegger, Dariusz Mikulowski, Branislav Mišota, Oliver Moravcik, Enikő Nagy, Mariya P. Shyshkina, Pavel Smolka, Stefan Svetsky

“… A teacher currently needs to acquire a huge amount of educational information and knowledge as part of his/her practice for the purposes of teaching, self-study, publishing, research, language support and related activities. …”
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Effects of community family doctors-led intervention for self-management and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: study protocol of a cluster randomised contr... by Yue Chen, Biqi Ren, Ningsheng Wang, Shuang Lei, Shuzhi Lin, Lianye Liu, Yufang Xiang, Bianling Feng

“…The primary outcomes are changes in fasting blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, self-management knowledge and behaviour, and medication adherence from baseline to the 3rd and 6th months. …”
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Status of continuous glucose monitoring use and management in tertiary hospitals of China: a cross-sectional study by Xiaoqin Liu, Hongmei Dai, Liping Wu, Yong Zhao, Zumin Shi, Qin Lin, Liping Chen

“…Head nurses perceived patients’ limited knowledge about CGM (60.2%), the high costs of CGM and inaccessibility to medical insurance (59.0%), and imperfect CGM management systems (44.6%) as the top three factors. …”
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Food addiction and associated factors in newly diagnosed patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional comparison with siblings and healthy controls by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Abir Hakiri, Wided Homri, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…Abstract Background Despite the potential clinical and treatment relevance of food addiction (FA) among individuals with schizophrenia, the scientific literature on its characteristics and correlates within this population is sparse. Limited knowledge on FA in patients with schizophrenia may impede progress in developing effective treatments for pathological eating patterns and the common obesity and metabolic syndrome problems in this population. …”
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Emotion dysregulation in adolescents is normalized by ADHD pharmacological treatment by Krisztina Kondi, Mária Takács, Evelyn Kovács-Posta, Claudia Szajli, Tünde Sebők-Welker, János M. Réthelyi, Nóra Bunford

“…First- and second-line ADHD pharmacotherapy is effective at ameliorating core symptoms and improving cognitive functioning and accumulating evidence indicates primairly in children and adults, active ADHD pharmacotherapy has beneficial effects on emotional symptoms. Gaps in knowledge remain about whether in adolescents, ADHD pharmacotherapy has beneficial effects on ED or about the extent to which effects are apparent for discontinued/ past ADHD pharmacotherapy. …”
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