Positive aspects of caregiving among informal caregivers of persons with dementia in the Asian context: a qualitative study by Qi Yuan, Yunjue Zhang, Ellaisha Samari, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Richard Goveas, Li Ling Ng, Mythily Subramaniam

“…Results The results revealed a total of three major themes with 11 sub-themes including: 1) positive aspects within self (i.e., better understanding of dementia and caregiving, personal growth, role satisfaction, and improved awareness of self-care); 2) positive aspects between caregiver and PWD (i.e., chance to demonstrate filial piety towards PWD, happiness and positive attitudes of PWD, positive interactions with PWD, and closer relationships with PWD); and 3) positive aspects between caregiver and others (i.e., empathy towards other caregivers, befriending peers, and sharing dementia and caregiving knowledge with others). …”
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Improving quality of life with nutritional supplementation in Schizophrenia: A literature review by N. Hassan, N. Dumlao, K. Tran, A. Zamiri

“…Previous research in nutritional psychiatry has shown that a balanced and healthy diet in this patient population has the potential to improve cognition, decrease positive and negative symptoms of the disease, and improve the overall metabolic profile.1,3 Objectives To understand the evidence on the role that nutritional supplements play in improving quality of life in Schizophrenia by improving cognitive symptoms and decrease mortality by decreasing chances of metabolic syndrome and CVD. Demonstrate how certain supplements can improve cognitive symptoms, and decrease positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenics Methods PubMed was used to search for articles within the past 10 years Results A total of 29 articles were initially generated, of which only 5 fit the search criteria. …”
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Public knowledge about oral cancer in Uganda: a free dental camp experience by Rose Chalo Nabirye, Adriane Kamulegeya

“…Findings - The results showed a low level of awareness/knowledge about oral cancer in studied population. In total, 60 percent and less than 50 percent of respondents identified smoking and alcohol use as risk factors for oral cancer, respectively. …”
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Digital Behavioral Activation Interventions During the Perinatal Period: Scoping Review by Elisa Mancinelli, Gaia Dell'Arciprete, Davide Pattarozzi, Silvia Gabrielli, Silvia Salcuni

“…In total, 2 studies were protocols for randomized controlled trials, 5 were empirical studies, and 1 was a qualitative study. …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Escherichia Coli in Bagmati River, Kathmandu Valley by Bindu Ghimire, Muna Kumari Pokherel, Megha Raj Banjara, Komal Raj Rijal, Prakash Ghimire

“…Beta lactamase gene types were detected by using conventional multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Results: A total of 615 bacterial isolates were identified among which 39 % (n=241) were Escherichia coli. …”
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Frequency of Lower Extremity Injuries in Soccer players by Sufian Ahmed, Humera Ambreen, Hania Farheen, Farah Manzoor, Shahid Ishaq, Bilal Umar

“…All the sports other than soccer were excluded. The total sample of the study was 54. Sample size was calculated by using 90% confidence level and 7% margin of error. …”
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Machine learning to predict unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016 by Daniel Niguse Mamo, Yosef Haile Gebremariam, Jibril Beshir Adem, Shimels Derso Kebede, Agmasie Damtew Walle

“…Using these important features to help direct appropriate policy can significantly increase the chances of mother survival.…”
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Dissolving the segmentation of a shared mobility market: A framework and four market structure designs by Guo, Xiaotong, Qu, Ao, Zhang, Hongmou, Noursalehi, Peyman, Zhao, Jinhua

“…The proposed market designs can reduce the total vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) by 6\% while serving more customers with 8.4\% fewer total number of trips. …”
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An Improved Evolutionary Algorithm in Formulating a Diet for Grouper by Cai-Juan, Soong, Abd Rahman, Rosshairy, Ramli, Razamin

“…Subsequently, the novel selection operator embeds the concept of standard deviation in the SR-SD-EA as part of the function in minimizing the total cost of the formulated grouper fish feed. Eventually, the enhanced boundary-based mutation is also introduced in the algorithm to ensure the crucial constraint of the ingredients’ total weight must be met. …”
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Assessing Climate Adaptation and Flood Security Using a Benchmark System: Some Swedish Water Utilities as Good Learning Examples by Nasik Najar, Kenneth M. Persson

“…Three believed capacity building increased their chances of success. The biggest challenge was sharing responsibility. …”
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Correlation of cervical range of motion with Prakriti: A cross-sectional study by Nisha Yadav, Amrish Chanana, Amit Sharma, Dattu Bandapalle

“…Methods: The study's design was a cross-sectional study. A total of 150 apparently healthy individuals of either sex of age 21–40 years were selected through simple random sampling from the population residing in Delhi. …”
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Public survey of financial incentives for kidney donation in Bahrain by Amgad E El-Agroudy, Adel A Alalwan, Mohamed R Rajab, Asma M Alqahtani

“…IBM SPSS Statistics version 23 software was used for data entry and analysis. Of the total participants, 39% were male and 61% were female. …”
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A prospective observational study to know the origin of lymphorrhea in post-renal transplant patients using creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase by Eeshansh Khare, Debansu Sarkar, Debojyoti Bhattacharjee, Dilip Kumar Pal

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 68 renal transplant recipients (including live and deceased-donor [DD] transplantation) were evaluated for2 years. …”
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Comparison of Dysphagia Between Infratentorial and Supratentorial Stroke Patients by Yong Kyun Kim, Jung Hyun Cha, Kyun Yeon Lee

“…This suggests greater chances of problems occurring with swallowing, the major functions of pons. …”
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Serum Zinc Level in Patients with Severe Genital Warts: A Case-Control Study in a Dermatology Hospital by Thuy Nguyen Dac Luong, Chuyen Thi Hong Nguyen, Al-Niaimi Firas, Trung The Van

“…Nondestructive action, ease of use, and promising results with low chances of relapse were reflected in the treatment. …”
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The Effect of COVID-19 on Middle-Aged Adults’ Mental Health: A Mixed-Method Case–Control Study on the Moderating Effect of Cognitive Reserve by Barbara Colombo, Giulia Fusi, Kenneth B. Christopher

“…COVID-19 significantly affected the chances of reporting different mental health symptoms; levels of CR played a protective role in reducing their severity. …”
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Risk factors related to preventable infant mortality in Espirito Santo, Brazil by Barbara Almeida Soares Dias, Katrini Guidolini Martinelli, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Edson Theodoro dos Santos-Neto

“…Methods: Data were collected from records of notifiable of infant death of the Mortality Information System. A total of 5,089 infant deaths were classified as preventable and non-preventable according to the International Collaborative Effort on Infant Mortality (ICE) and the State System of Data Analysis Foundation (SEADE) methods. …”
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Innovative way to break the stone: Master lithoclast for bilateral simultaneous Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy by Waqar Ahmed, Adeel Mahesar, Javed Altaf Jat, Imran Idrees, Kashifuddin Qayoom, Pooran Mal, Sana Tariq

“…In Guy’s stone scoring 7(17.5%) patients classified in Group I, 28 (70%) in group II and the remaining 5(12.5%) patients were placed in group III. Total operative time observed was 74.8 ± 17.9 minutes. …”
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A Mathematical Program for Scheduling Preventive Maintenance of Cogeneration Plants with Production by Khaled Alhamad, Rym M’Hallah, Cormac Lucas

“…This objective encourages the plants’ production and enhances the chances of meeting consumers’ needs. It reduces the chance of power cuts and water shortages that may be caused by emergency disruptions of equipment on the network. …”
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Transgender health and medical education: the existing gaps and the need for curricular reforms – A systematic review by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava

“…An extensive search of all materials related to the topic was carried out on the PubMed and Google Scholar search engines, and a total of 49 articles were selected based on their suitability with the current review objectives. …”
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