3D Field-Scale Geomechanical Modeling of Potential CO₂ Storage Site Smeaheia, Offshore Norway by Md Jamilur Rahman, Manzar Fawad, Nazmul Haque Mondol

“…The effect of the sensitivity of total pore volume and pore compressibility on rock mechanical deformation is also evaluated. …”
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Effect of long-distance load marching on physiological responses at desert environment by Kavita Arya, Angad Yadav, Debojyoti Bhattacharyya, Subhojit Chatterjee, Madhusudan Pal

“…AIM: The present study was undertaken to examine the effect of long-distance load marching on the physiological responses, walking efficiency, and mobility of soldiers at sandy desert environment. METHODS: A total of nine physically fit soldiers (age, 30.00 [SE 0.9] years; height, 175.56 [SE 1.18] cm; and weight, 77.83 [SE 1.37] kg) volunteered for long-distance (6 km) load marching by self-selected speed when carrying 22 kg (28.27% of body weight [BW]) load and no load (NL). …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding food hygiene among food handlers of eating establishments of a medical college, Pune, Maharashtra: A cross-sectional study by Deepika Nanabhau Sakore, Malangori Abdulgani Parande, Susmita Bhattacharya

“…Background: Food handler is any person who handles food, regardless whether he/she actually prepares or serves it. The chances of food getting contaminated depend on their knowledge of food hygiene and its application. …”
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Delayed first births and completed fertility across the 1940-1969 birth cohorts by Eva Beaujouan, Kryštof Zeman, Mathías Nathan

“…We rely on a decomposition analysis that quantifies how much the changes in age at first birth, mothers' completed fertility conditional on age at first birth, and childlessness contribute to the total change in cohort fertility over the 1940-1969 birth cohorts. …”
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Acute venous thromboembolism in acute pancreatitis based on the severity: a retrospective cohort study by Hassam Ali, Swethaa Manickam, Rahul Pamarthy, Muhamad Fahd Farooq, William Leland

“…The length of stay was 5.9 days longer in the hospital of AP patients with VTE compared to AP with no VTE (P < 0.001). Total hospital charge per patient was $71,914 in patients with VTE compared to AP with no VTE (P < 0.001). …”
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The international system for reporting serous fluid cytopathology: An institutional experience on its implication and assessment of risk of malignancy in effusion cytology by Chayanika Kala, Sanjay Kala, Anurag Singh, R K Jauhari, Ashutosh Bajpai, Lubna Khan

“…The TIS system proposed a tiered scheme, which places the effusion cytology into well-defined categories, and therefore has lesser chances of false-positive and false-negative cases.…”
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Mechanical energy flow analysis in athletes with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during single-leg drop landing by Hamidreza Zanguie, Rahman Sheikhhoseini, Mohammad Yousefi, Julie A. Hides

“…Abstract Techniques that reduce mechanical energy have been linked to lower chances of experiencing an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. …”
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Determinants of mammography screening participation–a cross-sectional analysis of the German population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) by Roman M. Pokora, Matthias Büttner, Andreas Schulz, Alexander K. Schuster, Hiltrud Merzenich, Andrea Teifke, Matthias Michal, Karl Lackner, Thomas Münzel, Sylke Ruth Zeissig, Philipp S. Wild, Susanne Singer, Daniel Wollschläger

“…Two indicators of social inequality (equivalence income and educational status), an interaction term of these two, and different covariables were used to explore an association in different logistic regression models. <h4>Results</h4> A total of 4,681 women meeting the inclusion criteria were included. …”
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Need assessment for history-taking instruction program using chatbot for nursing students: A qualitative study using focus group interviews by Yanya Chen, Qingran Lin, Xiaohan Chen, Taoran Liu, Qiqi Ke, Qiaohong Yang, Bingsheng Guan, Wai-kit Ming

“…Four focus groups, with a total of 22 nursing students, were recruited. Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology was used to analyze the qualitative data generated from the focus group discussions. …”
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Correlation of bone density measured on CT chest with the severity of COVID-19 infection: A retrospective study by Noha Bakhsh, Mai Banjar, Mukhtiar Baig

“…The logistic regression analysis revealed that an elevated PSS upon admission resulted in a reduced chance of survival. Age, gender, and BMD did not predict survival chances. …”
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Increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes among patients evaluated for liver transplantation in a Swiss tertiary referral center: a 10-year retrospective analysis by Sophie Kasmi, Florent Artru, Joana Vieira Barbosa, Ansgar Rudolf Deibel, Lucie Favre, Claire Peuble, Anne-Catherine Saouli, Nicolas Goossens, Beat Müllhaupt, Manuel Pascual, Darius Moradpour, Julien Vionnet, Montserrat Fraga

“…METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of all consecutive patients who underwent liver transplantation evaluation at a Swiss tertiary referral centre between January 2009 and March 2020. RESULTS: A total of 242 patients were included, 83% were male. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of the biliary samples and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern at a teaching hospital in Northern India by Mitra Kar, Akanksha Dubey, Romya Singh, Chinmoy Sahu, Sangram Singh Patel, Ankita Tiwari

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out by compiling data from the hospital information system of a tertiary care center from 2021 to 2022 to evaluate biliary infections in patients who underwent surgical procedures related to the biliary tract and associated organs. Results: A total of 234 patients' bile samples were included in our study. …”
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Effects of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy on Survival in Patients with Stage IIIA-N2 Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Following Pneumonectomy by Chenghao Qu, Rongyang Li, Jingyi Han, Weiming Yue, Hui Tian

“…Restricted cubic splines were used to detect the possible nonlinear dependency of the relationship between the risk of survival and age. Results: A total of 4308 NSCLC patients were enrolled in this study. …”
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Prevalence and under-reporting of sexual abuse in Ruwa: A human rights-based approach by Conrad Chibango, Sheila T. Chibango

“…The under-reporting of sexual abuse reduces the chances of winning the battle against sexual abuse of women and children in Zimbabwe. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK OF SKIN LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DEMODEX MITES IN STUDENTS WITH ACNE VULGARIS by Radko A., Melekhovets O., Kharchenko T., Melekhovets Y.

“…Materials and methods. The total of 132 medical students was divided into two groups: the 1st group: 56 students who didn`t have acne elements, the 2nd group: 76 students with mild acne vulgaris. …”
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Endoscopic Tympanomastoid Surgery - Our Experience by Sukamal Das

“…Materials and methods In this prospective study conducted between January 2012 to January 2014, a total of 67 ears with chronic otitis media of mucosal and/or squamosal disease were operated. …”
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The light and the dark side of social media use: Depression, anxiety, and eating attitudes among adolescents by Ghergut Alois, Maftei Alexandra, Grigore Ana Nicoleta

“…When controlling for gender, social networking use partially mediated the relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms and eating attitudes in the overall group and the not-at-risk for ED group, and a total mediating effect within this relationship in the at-risk ED sample was also found. …”
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Epidemiological features of COVID-19 in Iran by Negah Tavakolifard, Mina Moeini, Asefeh Haddadpoor, Zahra Amini, Kamal Heidari, Mostafa Rezaie

“…As the number of comorbidities increased, the risk of death increased in the total population, so that in patients with more than 4 underlying diseases, compared to the group without disease, the chance of death increased 6.33 times. …”
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Anatomical evaluation of the medial lingual foramen using cone-beam computed tomography: a retrospective study by Márcia Ingrid de CARVALHO, Tânia Mara Pimenta AMARAL, Cláudia Borges BRASILEIRO, Lucas Guimarães ABREU, Evandro Neves ABDO

“…Conclusion: CBCT supplies the provider with a detailed assessment of the foramina and canals, which improves the quality of surgical planning and mitigates the chances of surgical intercurrences.…”
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Generation Z Students’ Perceptions on the Abilities, Skills and Competencies Required in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Sorin George Toma, Oana Simona Hudea

“…Being highly familiar with the use of technology, Generation Z students are very interested in raising their chances of employability in the current digital society. …”
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