Assessing the impact of educational methods on influenza vaccine uptake and patient knowledge and attitudes: a randomised controlled trial by Pei Lin Hu, Eileen Yi Ling Koh, Jolene Shi Han Tay, Valerie Xin-Bei Chan, Shermin Shi Min Goh, Sinead Zhen Wang

“…Performing vaccination at the initial point of contact improves actual uptake rates.…”
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Sexología basada en la evidencia: historia y actualización by Mirta Granero

“…Señala que la sexología es un área de conocimiento “incómoda” que debe luchar contra los prejuicios, los estereotipos y las costumbres de la sociedad.  …”
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Energías renovables y cambios de usos del suelo en el sur de la Península Ibérica: una lectura territorial de la política energética by Mª Ángeles Barral, Alba Ruíz Díez, María-José Prados, Ramón García-Marín, Ana Delicado

“… La lucha contra el cambio climático necesita de una transformación del modelo energético que está siendo fuertemente apoyado desde las políticas de la Unión Europea y de los estados miembros. …”
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Agroecología y cambio climático: ¿adaptación o transformación? by Miguel A. Altieri, Clara Nicholls

“…Parte del problema es que se requiere un cambio revolucionario que va en contra del crecimiento económico y de la hegemonía política-económica que mantiene a todo costo el sistema capitalista imperante. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in pediatric surgery training in Germany: a view from the trenches by Sabine Drossard, Louisa Schuffert

“…Additionally, information was gathered via analysis of available statistics and through direct contact with the State Chambers of Physicians. Results 75 pediatric surgery residents and 15 young specialists participated in the survey. 12 of 17 state medical chambers responded to our inquiry, but only 4 maintain detailed statistics. …”
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Antioxidant Activity of Bioactive Compounds in the Ethyl Acetate Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) by Nelson, Desy Vania Silaban, Faizar Farid, Ratih Dyah Puspitasari, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Ilham Ifandi Ramadhan, Madyawati Latief

“…This identifies that the putat plant contains chemical compounds that potentially have antioxidant activity. …”
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Memórias sobreviventes à “Solução Final”: reflexões inspiradas em “A mulher de pés descalços” de Scholastique Mukasonga by Anita Maria Pequeno Soares

“…Os conflitos entre tais grupos já vinham escrevendo a história do país com letras de sangue e o mundo falhou em evitar a “solução final” perpetrada contra os tutsis. Em “A mulher de pés descalços” (2017), a escritora ruandesa Scholastique Mukasonga utiliza a arte para dar vazão às dores profundas que carrega. …”
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La percepción del cambio climático en espacios insulares: el caso de Tenerife by Jordan Correa González, Abel López Díez, Pedro Dorta Antequera, Nerea Martín Raya

“… En el contexto del actual cambio climático, resulta prioritario vehicular mecanismos que faciliten la integración de la perspectiva ciudadana en la lucha contra este fenómeno. Organismos como el IPCC han puesto de manifiesto la importancia de atender, en la inexorable transición que se avecina, a la percepción y a las experiencias de la población como fuentes de información complementarias a las evidencias científicas. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Different Types of Luting Cements by Sazan Sherdl Saleem

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial effect of four dental luting cements Materials and methods: Four luting cements (GC FUJI PLUS, GC FUJI I glass ionomer, GC Gold Label glass ionomer, and G-CEM ONE resin cement) were tested for antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans using agar diffusion test (ADT) (by preparation of seventy-two disc for each bacteria) and modified direct contact test (MDCT) at one hour, one day, and one-week intervals. …”
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Comparative Study of Cervical Pap Smear and Visual Inspection of The Cervix To Detect Premalignant Disease of The Cervix by Rozhan Yassin Khalil, Khanda Abdolrahman Qader

“…This study include 115 samples were reproductive women and premenopausal  between ages 20-50 years old with symptomatic women ( vaginal discharge, dyspareunia, post coital bleeding , intermenestrual bleeding ) and prepared patients for a Pap smear test done for them. …”
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Incidence and Implications of Culture-Positive Corneoscleral Rims in Corneal Transplantation by Meeraalam Z, Alreshidi SO, ALBalawi HB, Alali NM, Hashem F, Kirat OM

“…Statistical analysis revealed no significant association between CPCR occurrence and death-preservation or preservation-surgery times.Conclusion: The study underscores the reduced impact of contaminated CPCR on graft outcomes, advocating for targeted fungal culturing, intraoperative practices to mitigate post-transplant infections, and maintaining current prophylactic antibiotic regimens, such as optisolGS ™, which contains streptomycin and gentamicin.Keywords: corneal transplant, keratitis, endophthalmitis, infection, bacterial keratitis…”
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Psychiatric nurses’ knowledge of COVID-19 within a patient care context: A qualitative study by Sandisiwe Dyonase, Isabelle Swanepoel, Gian Lippi

“…Nursing staff spend most hours caring for patients and are the first contact that patients utilise when reporting symptoms or receiving treatment. …”
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Regulation of the Employment Status of Seafarers by Boris Jerman

“…This article discusses the specifics of the employment relationship of seafarers who not only perform their obligations on a ship under an employment contract, but also live far away from their permanent residence, with limited contact with their home environment, including their families. …”
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Is COVID-19 pandemic associated with sadness? A prepandemic and postpandemic comparison by Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Elizabet Saes-Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Lauro Miranda Demenech

“…The exposure variables were infection by the coronavirus SARS-COV-19, contact with someone infected by COVID-19, presence of any symptoms of COVID-19, remote work after the pandemic, social distancing, infodemic behavior, and fear of COVID-19. …”
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GOLD POTENTIAL OF THE UPPER DEVONIAN BASAL CONGLOMERATES OF THE KANIN PENINSULA (NENETS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT, RUSSIA) by M.A. Pavlova, D.A. Varlamov, S.M. Snigirevsky, D.V. Zarkhidze, S.V. Petrov, M.A. Rassomakhin

“…Native gold is mainly characterized by a heterogeneous composition and contains Ag, Cu and Hg. The poorly rounded native gold grains, the absence of supergene rims and preservation of mineral inclusions in the margins indicate its proximal primary source. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Flavonoid Characteristics of Camellia oleifera Flowers in Different Plantations in Guizhou, China by Yurui Hao, Guandi He, Sanwei Yang, Zhannan Yang, Wenxuan Quan

“…There were significant differences in total flavonoid content among the different plantations (P < 0.05), with Tianzhu County having the highest total flavonoid content (average value of 13.60 mg/g) and Liping County having the lowest total flavonoid content (average value of 2.39 mg/g). …”
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Evaluation and testing of polymethylmetacrylic (PMMA) bone cements with admixed Amphotericin B by Florian A. Frank, Barbara Krampitz, Julia Steiner, Rainer Strathausen, Mario Morgenstern, Martin Clauss, Klaus-Dieter Kühn

“…Sterile Amphotericin B powder for preparing an infusion solution contains only small amounts of pure drug. In vivo polymicrobial Candida-infections with bacterial co-infection were successfully treated using the combination of Copal cements with added Amphotericin B without systemic nephrotoxic impact. …”
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Use of Population Weighted Density Index for Coronavirus Spread in the United States by Huseyin Yuce, Hannah Stauss, Adrienne Persad

“…**Results:** Using U.S. county-level data, we calculated the elasticity of COVID-19 spread with respect to population-weighted density to be 0.085 after controlling for other factors. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical property degradation mechanism of Cu–Cr–Zr rail after extreme electromagnetic launches by Chengcheng Li, Weihao Li, Shiyu Hao, Huantong Shi, Li Chen, Chuncai Kong, Feng Jiang, Xingwen Li

“…The results reveal significant decreases in the dislocation density and the precipitate size but not the content, and the almost unchanged grain size near the contact surface after the 12 shots. The hardness and yield strength of the rail surface decrease, especially in the middle section. …”
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Multiscale Physics of Atomic Nuclei from First Principles by Z. H. Sun, A. Ekström, C. Forssén, G. Hagen, G. R. Jansen, T. Papenbrock

“…By developing reduced-order models for symmetry-projected states, we perform a global sensitivity analysis and find that the subleading singlet S-wave contact and a pion-nucleon coupling strongly impact nuclear deformation in chiral effective field theory. …”
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