Comparative effects of Health Qigong and closed motor exercise on the physical and mental health of female drug rehabilitation participants: a randomized controlled trial by Guang Yang, Deyu Meng, Shichun He, Meiqi Wei, Man Li, Lu Zhang, Zhendong Pan, Ziheng Wang

“…Results At the study’s conclusion, the ClosedG group showed significant improvements in relapse tendency, vital capacity, and sleep quality compared to baseline. The QigongG showed significant improvements in relapse tendency, sleep quality, and choice reaction compared to baseline. …”
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Patients’ and family members’ knowledge, attitudes and perceived family support for SMBG in type 2 diabetes: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis by Jun Lu, Xiaohong Li, Qian Zhao, Ying Guo, Xinying Yu, Yuheng Feng, Yuxi Zhao

“…Combined effects were analysed by a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) using fsQCA V.3.0. Other analyses and calculations were performed by STATA V.14.0.Results SMBG was very poor (20%), and behaviour was characterised by ‘multiple complications,’ and ‘all paths lead to the same destination’ for patients. …”
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Is it beneficial to use lateral protective crossing K-wires during medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy? A retrospective comparative study by Hossam Fathi Mahmoud, Ahmed Hatem Farhan, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab, Ahmed Mohamed Elshaer, Mahmoud Abdo Mahmoud, Fahmy Samir Fahmy

“…Level of evidence retrospective cohort comparative study; level III.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Financial Flows in the Healthcare Systems of Germany, Austria and Czechia: Opportunities for Savings and Assessing the Tax-Like Nature of Health Insurance Contributions by Mini, Patrick

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A randomized comparative effectiveness trial to evaluate two programs for promotion of physical activity after spinal cord injury in manual wheelchair users by Jenna M. Martinez, Jenna M. Martinez, Lisa L. Haubert, Valerie J. Eberly, Walter B. Weiss, Jeffery W. Rankin

“…WODAA physical activity and physiological outcomes were compared to outcomes from individuals using a traditional planned arm crank exercise (PACE) program. …”
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Financial inclusion: Is it a precursor to agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda? A comparative analysis between Lango and Buganda sub-regions by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Mary, Ejang, Sammy, Godfrey Poro

“…The researcher adopted a comparative study and cross-sectional survey design where descriptive, bivariate and multivariate data analysis was used. …”
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Modeling of drying kinetics and chemical analysis for optimal preservation of pitahaya, aguaymanto and pineapple fruits using a parabolic solar dehydrator in the Amazon region - Peru by Merbelita Yalta Chappa, Wildor Gosgot Angeles, Luz Quispe-Sanchez, Diana Carina Mori Servan, Homar Santillan Gomez, Manuel Oliva-Cruz, Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón

“…This study states that the parabolic solar dehydrator is effective for optimal pitahaya, aguaymanto, and pineapple preservation, aligning perfectly with the Midilli and Weibull kinetic models while maintaining quality standards.…”
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Repensando la geometría solar y la enseñanza del diseño en los Trópicos: Limitaciones y oportunidades de los métodos actuales by Andrea Sancho-Salas, Jan-Frederik Flor, Daniel Fishel

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Prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) and its association with some risk factors in group of children attending two specialized dental centers in Erbil city by Dilan Yaseen Ismail, Sazan Sherdl Saleem

“… Background and objectives: Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is frequent in children and the etiology is different. …”
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Targeting transforming growth factor-β1 by methylseleninic acid/seleno-L-methionine in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Aseel O. Rataan, Yan Xu, Sean M. Geary, Yousef Zakharia, Eman S. Kamel, Youcef M. Rustum, Aliasger K. Salem

“…Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) poses a significant global health challenge as its incidence continues to rise, resulting in a substantial annual mortality rate. …”
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Implementasi Color Quantization pada Kompresi Citra Digital dengan Menggunakan Model Clustering Berdasarkan Nilai Max Variance pada Ruang Warna RGB by Tommy Tommy, Rosyidah Siregar, Andi Marwan Elhanafi, Imran Lubis

“…Abstract Image compression can be done by using color quantization where by reducing the number of colors contained in the image it can reduce the number of bits used to represent the colors. …”
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Effect of planting distances and Humic Acid application on some vegetative growth and yield of Broad bean (Vicia faba L. var. Somar) in outdoor condition by Chnar Hama noori Meerza, Arsalan Azeez Marif, Ardalan Jalal Majeed

“…The seeds of the Somar variety (local production) were planted in mid of October (after being soaked with water for 16 hours) in panels 1.5 x 2 meters. …”
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Harmonizing the Assessment of the Impacts of Natural Disasters to Florida Agriculture by Christa Dean Court, Alan W Hodges, Matthew Lollar

“…This 15-page fact sheet written by Christa Court, Alan Hodges, and Matt Lollar and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department describes the online survey instrument, explains how to use it, and communicates how the data collected will be used in analyses of economic losses. …”
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Comparative experimental anesthesia efficacy study of epidural injection at the sacrococcygeal space using ultrasound guidance versus blindness technique in Egyptian donkeys (Equus asinus) by Mohamed A. Hamed, Hazem Hamouda, Mohammed Elmetwally, Foad Farrag, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Mohamed M. A. Abumandour, Yamen Mohammed Hegazy, Alaa Samy

“…Our findings comparing the blind and US-guided injection approaches showed substantially higher needle accuracy penetration to comparatively assess these two injection techniques. …”
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Diagnostic pathways for breast cancer in 10 International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) jurisdictions: an international comparative cohort study based on questionnaire and registry data by David Weller, Usha Menon, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Henry Jensen, Andriana Barisic, Anne Kari Knudsen, David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eva Grunfeld, Elizabeth Harland, Mats Lambe, Rebecca-Jane Law, Yulan Lin, Martin Malmberg, Donna Turner, Richard D Neal, Victoria White, Samantha Harrison, Peter Vedsted, Una MacLeod, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Jon Emery, Oliver Bucher, Jatinderpal Kalsi, Chantelle Anandan, Evangelia Ourania Fourkala, Therese Kearney, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, Sigrun Saur Almberg, Breann Hawryluk, Jacqueline Kelly, Jackie Boylan, Jan Willem Coebergh, David Brewster, Stefan Bergström, Victoria Hammersley, Rebecca Bergin, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Andriana Barisi, Kerry Moore, Maria Rejmyr Davis

“…To explore this association, the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership Module 4 examined differences in breast cancer diagnostic pathways in 10 jurisdictions across Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.Setting Primary care in 10 jurisdictions.Participant Data were collated from 3471 women aged >40 diagnosed for the first time with breast cancer and surveyed between 2013 and 2015. …”
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Meta-analysis to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of enzalutamide and abiraterone acetate for first-line treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in real-world settings by Armen Aprikian, Amit Bahl, Aurelius Omlin, Giulia Baciarello, Abhiroop Chakravarty, Prashanth Kondaparthi, Georgia Gourgioti, Thomas McLean, Alexis Serikoff, Andrew Chilelli

“…The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of published real-world evidence studies comparing outcomes among patients treated with enzalutamide or abiraterone in the first-line setting.MethodsWe conducted a systematic literature review to identify eligible studies. …”
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Effects of local infiltration of analgesia and tranexamic acid in total knee replacements: safety and efficacy in reducing blood loss and comparability to intra-articular tranexamic acid by Harish Sivasubramanian, Cheryl Marise Peilin Tan, Lushun Wang

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed to compare the effects of IA and PA TXA with analgesic components in reducing blood loss and improving immediate postoperative pain relief and functional outcomes in patients after unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). …”
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A quantitative module of avalanche hazard – comparing forecaster assessments of storm and persistent slab avalanche problems with information derived from distributed snowpack simulations by F. Herla, P. Haegeli, S. Horton, P. Mair

“…</p> <p>We applied our approach to 10 winter seasons in Glacier National Park, Canada, and compared the numerical predictions to human hazard assessments. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Syrian Adolescent Refugees and Local Adolescent Turkish Citizens: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Türkiye by Ceren Golbasi, Tayfun Vural, Burak Bayraktar, Hakan Golbasi, Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aim to compare the maternal and obstetric outcomes between local adolescent Turkish citizens and adolescent Syrian refugees admitted to a tertiary care center in Turkey. …”
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A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Technical Difficulty and Safety between Right and Left-sided Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in a Nondilated Biliary System by Ranjan Kumar Patel, Taraprasad Tripathy, Bramhadatta Pattnaik, Tanmay Dutta, Sunita Gupta, Hemant Kumar Nayak, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Deepak Das, Sandip Kumar Barik, Sudipta Mohakud, Suprava Naik, Nerbadyswari Deep Bag

“… Objective The aim of this study was to compare the technical difficulty and safety between right-sided percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (R-PTBD) and left-sided percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (L-PTBD) in patients with nondilated bile ducts.…”
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