Mental health and wellbeing of further and higher education students returning to face-to-face learning after Covid-19 restrictions. by Shaun Liverpool, Mohammed Moinuddin, Supritha Aithal, Michael Owen, Katie Bracegirdle, Meggie Caravotta, Rachel Walker, Ciaran Murphy, Vicky Karkou

“…<h4>Results</h4>N = 1160 students participated; 69.6% between 16 and 25 years, 67.9% studying in the UK, 66.5% studying away from home, 60.2% identified as she/her, 59.8% studying at the undergraduate degree level, 42.5% belonging to non-White ethnic backgrounds, 29.6% identifying as having additional needs and 22.8% as sexual minority. …”
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Stress Levels and Hormonal Coupling and Their Relationship with Sports Performance in an Elite Women’s Volleyball Team by Álvaro Miguel-Ortega, Julen Fernández-Landa, Julio Calleja-González, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso

“…The present study explored hormone coupling and its relationship to stress levels in the sport performances of an elite women’s volleyball team. (1) Aim: to assess the testosterone–cortisol concentration dynamic over 16 weeks and its link to sport performance in elite female volleyball players (height: 1.8 ± 0.1 m; 24.2 ± 2.7 years; playing experience 15 ± 2.8 years; years played at elite level 4.2 ± 2.2; testosterone–cortisol index time 1: 3.9 vs. time 2: 4.3) (<i>n</i> = 11). (2) Methods: blood samples (hormones among other biochemical parameters) and sports performance measurements (aerobic and anaerobic power among other tests) were taken from members of an elite women’s volleyball team over 16 weeks of competition. (3) Results: female volleyball players showed patterns of hormonal change and adaptation to stress. (4) Conclusions: the current investigation demonstrated that elite female volleyball players have higher basal levels of testosterone and cortisol than normal healthy women. …”
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The future teachers-organizers’ state of preparedness for professional activity in general educational institutions: the indicating stage by Osypova Tetiana

“…According to the results of the preliminary stage of the experiment, it was determined that 17.0% of the students demonstrated their proficiency as educators-organizers at the sufficient level, 42.6% of the respondents – at the satisfactory level and 43.4% of the future teachers – at the low level, which testifies to the necessity of purposeful work with the students in order to increase their proficiency level of / preparedness for their professional activity as educators-organizers in general educational institutions.…”
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Effect of deep-fried oil consumption on lipid profile in rats by Dereje Getachew Feleke, Gizaw Mamo Gebeyehu, Tesfahun Dessale Admasu

“…Deep-fried oil fed rats had increased triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation (28% in male, 58% in female and 40% on average) total cholesterol (TC) level (42% in male, 35% in female, 38% on average) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) level (16% in male, 68% in female, 40% on average). …”
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Socio-cultural context and feelings of hatred and revenge in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder 15 years after war in Kosovo by Ramadan Halimi, Emond Dragoti, Hidajete Halimi, Nazife Sylejmani-Hulaj, Sevdie Jashari-Ramadani

“…DSM-IV-TR criteria for PTSD (very similar to DSM-V) were met by 52.6% of veterans; the data have confirmed existence of thoughts and fantasies of revenge against opposing forces by 42.8% veterans; at the same level 42.8% manifested feelings of hatred. Fantasies of taking revenge<em> a lot</em> was recorded by 19.5% and <em>extremely</em> by 1.4% of veterans, while hateful thoughts at level a lot were likely expressed by 22.3% and <em>extreme</em> by 2.8% of veterans. …”
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The Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration in Pancreatic Cystic Lesions Diagnosis by Tawfik Khoury, Anas Kadah, Amir Mari, Bahir Sirhan, Mahmud Mahamid, Wisam Sbeit

“…One-hundred-and-eleven patients were included. For cyst CEA level, 42.4% of patients with endoscopic diagnosis of pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm (intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) and mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN)) had CEA level >192 ng/mL vs. 15.8% of patients who had another endoscopic diagnosis (chi square = 0.03) with poor agreement level (Kappa = 0.130). …”
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The Status of Observing Patient Rights Charter in Outpatient Clinics of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences: Perspectives of Health Service Clients by Abolghasem Amini, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Abdolreza Shaghaghi, Mohammad reza Narimani

“…Results: Mean and standard deviation of total score for observing all essentials of patients’ rights charter in outpatient centers of the university was at a moderate and reasonable level (42.18±15.15) from the viewpoint of patients. …”
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Relationship between Calcium-Phosphorus Product and Severity of Valvular Heart Insufficiency in Patients Undergoing Chronic Hemodialysis by Masoumeh Kahnooji, Mohammad Masoomi, Ali Naderinasab, Akram Zaeem, Mehrdad Sheikhvatan

“…The receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve illustrated that a Ca-P product level > 42 mg2/dL2 was the optimal value in terms of sensitivity and specificity for predicting the presence of valvular insufficiency. …”
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THE SMALL MAMMALS (INSECTIVORES, BATS AND RODENTS) FROM THE HOLOCENE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF VALLONE INFERNO (SCILLATO, LOWER IMERA VALLEY, NORTHWESTERN SICILY) by JUAN MANUEL LÓPEZ-GARCÍA, HUGUES-ALEXANDRE BLAIN, ENRICO PAGANO, ANDREU OLLÉ, JOSEP MARIA VERGÈS, VINCENZA FORGIA

“…From the four sedimentary complexes identified, only levels 3.4 to 3.1 from complex 3 and 4.2 from complex 4 have yielded small-mammal material. Level 4.2 is poor in remains and as yet without cultural ascription, though it has a radiocarbon age of 9450±50 years BP. …”
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Health Professional’s Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Adolescent Pregnancy Care in Primary Health Care Centers in Erbil City by Srwa Abdulrahman Mustafa, Hamdia Ahmad Mirkhan

“…The highest percentage of the nurse’s knowledge and attitude were in medium level (42.5% and 47.5%, respectively). The highest percentage of physician’s knowledge and attitude were in high level (58.3% and 65.5% respectively). …”
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Alterations of cerebellar white matter integrity and associations with cognitive impairments in schizophrenia by Xuebin Chang, Xiaoyan Jia, Yulin Wang, Yulin Wang, Debo Dong, Debo Dong, Debo Dong

“…To further explore the voxel-wise structural disruption of the cerebellum in SZ, the present study comprehensively examined volume and diffusion features of cerebellar white matter in SZ at the voxel level (42 SZ vs. 52 controls) and correlated the observed alterations with the cognitive impairments measured by MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery. …”
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Hong Kong Chinese school children with elevated urine melamine levels: A prospective follow up study by Chu Winnie CW, Liu Eric KH, Wong Chun, Chan Michael HM, Ho Chung, Choi Kai-Chow, Kong Alice PS, Chow Viola CY, Lau Joseph TF, Chan Juliana CN

“…Of these, 213 subjects had undetectable level (42%). We invited 47 (9%) subjects with high urine melamine level for re-evaluation and one subject declined. …”
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Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of bronchial asthma exacerbation in pregnancy: is there a change from prior estimates? by Eman Shebl, Ahmad Abbas, Mohamed Ramadan

“…Exacerbation was evident in those with higher;Deg;BM;Deg;I (32.86±3.53 kg/m2, P=0.01), current smoker (28.6%, P<0.001), low education level (42.9%, P=0.01), and severe baseline asthma (57.1%, P<0.001). …”
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Socio-economic inequality in Kazakhstani regions: Assessment and impact on regional development management by Umit Sermagambet, Zaira Satpayeva, Gulzhyhan Smagulova, Wieslaw Urban, Raikul Yessenzhigitova

“…According to the proposed index, Kazakhstan is at the above-average level (42, B). From 2011 to 2019, the index was practically at the same level (39-42). …”
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Receipt of healthcare provider’s advice for smoking cessation and quit attempts in Zambia by Cosmas Zyambo, Seter Siziya, Wingston Ng'ambi, Ann. C. Gakumo, Greer A. Burkholder, Peter S. Hendricks

“…The majority of the smokers were men (87.2%), had rural residence (70.9%), no to less than primary education level (42.6%). Among the 475 current smokers included in the analysis, 47.6% made quit attempts and among the 387 current smokers who visited a healthcare provider in the past 12 months for any other medical reason, only 18.6% reported receiving smoking advise. …”
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Menstruation hygiene management among secondary school students of Chitwan, Nepal:a cross-sectional study by Gayatri Khanal, Niki Shrestha, Kishor Adhikari, Usha Ghimire

“…After imparting health education, the level of knowledge on menstruation hygiene had significantly improved (z = 17.129, p = < 0.001) to satisfactory compared to the baseline knowledge level (42.3% vs. 92.5%). During multivariate analysis, factors such as having studied in public schools (AoR = 1.7, p = 0.026), having no or one close female friend (AoR = 2.2, p = 0.011), caste other than Brahmin/Chhetri (AoR = 1.4, p = 0.05) and factors such as living in joint family (AoR = 1.6, p = 0.048) were significantly associated with unsatisfactory level of knowledge on MHM. …”
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Impact of Blood–Brain Barrier to Delivering a Vascular-Disrupting Agent: Predictive Role of Multiparametric MRI in Rodent Craniofacial Metastasis Models by Shuncong Wang, Yuanbo Feng, Lei Chen, Jie Yu, Yue Li, Yicheng Ni

“…Postmortem angiography and pathology showed a significantly larger H&E-stained area of necrosis (86.2% vs. 18.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), lower CD31 level (42.7% vs. 54.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.05), and lower Ki67 level (12.2% vs. 32.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.01) in extracranial tumors, compared with intracranial lesions. …”
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Investigation of Machine Learning Methods for Prediction of Measured Values of Atmospheric Channel for Hybrid FSO/RF System by Maroš Lapčák, Ľuboš Ovseník, Jakub Oravec, Norbert Zdravecký

“…If the value of the RSSI parameter falls below the critical level—42 dBm—the system automatically switches to the backup RF line. …”
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Comparative Ubiquitination Proteomics Revealed the Salt Tolerance Mechanism in Sugar Beet Monomeric Additional Line M14 by He Liu, Jialin Zhang, Jinna Li, Bing Yu, Sixue Chen, Chunquan Ma, Haiying Li

“…At the total protein level, 42 were induced and 20 were repressed with 200 mM NaCl, while 28 were induced and 27 were repressed with 400 mM NaCl. …”
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Effectiveness of fetal scalp stimulation test in assessing fetal wellbeing during labor, a retrospective cohort study by Farzaneh Shakouri, Linda Iorizzo, Hellen Mc Kinnon Edwards, Christina Anne Vinter, Karl Kristensen, Per-Erik Isberg, Nana Wiberg

“…Lactate in scalp blood was measured by the point-of-care device LactatePro™ and pH in artery umbilical cord blood by the stationary blood gas analyzer ABL800. Lactate level < 4.2 mmol/L in scalp blood and arterial cord pH > 7.1 were cut-offs for normality. …”
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