Influence of sleep duration and quality on depression symptoms among nurses during the Omicron outbreak: a cross-sectional survey by Yingying Gu, Pinglang Hu, Caijun Dai, Shuhong Ni, Qiqi Huang

“…Participants (N = 2140) were evaluated for depression symptoms via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and sleep was evaluated via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and "short sleep duration" was defined as ≤ 5 h per day. Demographic information was also collected. Binary and multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the relationships between sleep duration, sleep quality, and depression symptoms. …”
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Patients’ satisfaction with services provided by family physicians at the Comprehensive Healthcare Centers in Northern Jordan by Hadeel B. Heilat, Muntaha K. Gharaibeh, Wanas M. Shtaiyat, Raghad S. Gharaibeh, Ayah M. Ananbeh, Manar J. Baniyaseen, Shahd M. Alsharaydeh, Aya B. Alqawaba’h, Emad A. Alzu’bi, Nour G. Amayreh, Reem R. Aldawagreh

“…Study has implications for the health care system in Jordan, as regards the strengthening of the health information system to incorporate policies on appointments, quality of consultation times, and waiting times.…”
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Detection of Inguinal Hernia in Patients with Groin Pain on Ultrasound by Muhammad Arif Afridi, Imran Khan, Adnan Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmad, Mehmood Khan, Malik Mairaj Khalid

“…Data collection involved the use of a self-structured questionnaire after obtaining ethical approval and informed consent.The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 25. …”
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Reducing lead requirements for wearable ECG: Chest lead reconstruction with 1D-CNN and Bi-LSTM by Kazuki Hebiguchi, Hiroyoshi Togo, Akimasa Hirata

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Continuous tunability of refractive index contrast in LiNbO3 optical waveguides fabricated by high-vacuum vapor-phase proton exchange by Mihnea Raoul Sandu, Alicia Petronela Rambu, Laura Hrostea, Sorin Tascu

“…Therefore, the presented technique offers the opportunity for customization of photonics circuitry, scalability of integrated photonics platform, enhancement of non-linear optical efficiency at the single photon level for quantum information platforms.…”
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Electroencephalography Correlation of Ketamine-induced Clinical Excitatory Movements: A Systematic Review by Emine M. Tunc, Neil Uspal, Lindsey Morgan, Sue L. Groshong, Julie C. Brown

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Effect of Future Climate Change on Stratosphere-to-Troposphere-Exchange Driven Ozone in the Northern Hemisphere by Shovan Kumar Sahu, Lei Chen, Song Liu, Jia Xing, Rohit Mathur

“…Abstract Future estimates of atmospheric pollutant concentrations serve as critical information for policy makers to formulate current policy indicators to achieve future targets. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards ankle sprain management among primary care physicians in the department of family medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah A. Alzahrani, Norah A. AlQarni, Fahad S. Alghamdi, Tariq A. Alghamdi

“…A total of 55 (62.5%) of the study physicians utilize the Ottawa Ankle Rules to guide the need for X-ray imaging in ankle sprains, and 52 (59.1%) routinely provide information on preventive measures to patients diagnosed with an ankle sprain. …”
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Challenges for funders in monitoring compliance with policies on clinical trials registration and reporting: analysis of funding and registry data in the UK by Rachel L Knowles, Frances Rawle, Kam Pou Ha, Julia Mueller, Rosa Parker

“…Identifying trials from grant management and grant monitoring systems was challenging therefore funders should ensure investigators reliably provide trial registries with information and regularly update entries with details of trial publications and protocols.…”
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Ability of pulse oximetry-derived indices to predict hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Yuriko Kondo, Eishin Nakamura, Hisashi Noma, Sayuri Shimizu, Takahisa Goto, Takahiro Mihara

“…We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ClinicalTrials.gov, European Union Clinical Trials Register, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry databases from inception until June 15, 2023. …”
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El desafío de la escritura académica utilizando herramientas virtuales by Verónica Patricia Simbaña Gallardo, Lilian Mercedes Jaramillo Naranjo, Santiago Fernando Vinueza Vinueza

“…La metodología empleada está enmarcada dentro del paradigma cualitativo de tipo no experimental y documental, posee un muestreo probabilístico intencional de 57 fuentes documentales primarias que reúnen artículos científicos, libros, fuentes oficiales, informes técnicos, autores y organizaciones que respaldan las teorías de las herramientas digitales para sustentar de forma científica el artículo. …”
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Perceived MOOC satisfaction: A review mining approach using machine learning and fine-tuned BERTs by Xieling Chen, Haoran Xie, Di Zou, Gary Cheng, Xiaohui Tao, Fu Lee Wang

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Evaluation of Dermatology Treatment Satisfaction towards Hospital Reputation among Chronic Skin Disease Patients at An Eastern Indonesian Referral Hospital by Shienty Gaspersz, Ferdi Antonio, Paulus Mario Christopher

“…This study aimed to evaluate the factor of treatment satisfaction moderated with recurrency towards hospital reputation among patients with chronic skin disorder utilizing the modified Dermasat questionnaire with six variables (treatment effectiveness, convenience of use, impact on daily living, medical care information, treatment side effect tolerable) and an additional variable (physician communication). …”
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The rational use of glucocorticoids may reduce the risk of readmission in menopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: results from a five-year longitudinal study by Huang Xi, Hao Huiqin, Liu Hongqi, Zhang Ruqi, Zhang Junfeng

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of glucocorticoids (GCs) on the risk of readmission in menopausal women with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Information and methods The study cohort comprised 80 menopausal women with knee OA treated at a tertiary hospital affiliated with Shanxi Medical University and who underwent follow-up between September 2018 and September 2023. …”
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Vertical Characteristics of Potential PM2.5 Sources in the Urban Environment by Ho-Tang Liao, Yu-Chi Lai, Hsing Jasmine Chao, Chang-Fu Wu

“…Source apportionment of urban PM2.5 provides information to develop effective control strategies, thus reducing the exposure concentrations and health risks. …”
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Micro-computed tomographic analysis of the morphology of maxillary canines by Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Theodora Rempapi, Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Andrea Lisa Waber

“…Conclusions: This study contributes detailed information about the RCCs of MxC. The most prevalent RCC is 1-1-1/1, with accessory or connecting canals present in over half of the samples. …”
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Enhancing drug discovery and patient care through advanced analytics with the power of NLP and machine learning in pharmaceutical data interpretation by Nagalakshmi R, Surbhi Bhatia Khan, Ananthoju Vijay kumar, Mahesh T R, Mohammad Alojail, Saurabh Raj Sangwan, Mo Saraee

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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…Some users felt intimidated by numbers or the amount of information, although they perceived there could be a learning curve while using generic formats. …”
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The Effects of TMR® Fab 6 on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Subjects; An Exploratory Observational Investigation by Richard D. Patterson, Alexander Zettlemoyer, Mary Plackowski, Russell Baker, Scott W. Cheatham, Alan Nasypany

“…Following collection of demographic information and a brief medical history, each participant performed a five minute warm-up on the stationary bike at a moderate intensity (80-90 RPMs) followed immediately by the bilateral performance of the Active Knee Extension Test (AKET) and Passive Straight Leg Raise (PSLR) to assess hamstring muscle length. …”
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General practice database on mortality in adults on methylphenidate: cohort study by Bruno Stricker, Katia Verhamme, Kiki Cheung

“…We investigated whether methylphenidate in adults was associated with an increased risk of psychiatric events such as depression, and suicide attempt and overall mortality.Design A population-based matched cohort design.Setting The Integrated Primary Care Information system, a general practitioners (GP) database in the Netherlands with a source population of 2.5 million inhabitants.Participants During the study period between 1 June 1996 and 1 January 2018, 8905 adults started methylphenidate and were matched to 10 non-users on sex, age, GP practice and ad prescription date. …”
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