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176 Did Hand Washing and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Reduce Transmission of Surgical Site Infections During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic?

A. Hunt, H. Nasr, H. Willmott et al. · 2022 · British Journal of Surgery

Abstract Aim A retrospective case-control study comparing Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) following primary hip and knee arthroplasty before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic across East Sussex NHS Trust (ESHT). The aim of this study was…

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185 OVIDUCTAL CO-CULTURE CELL DID NOT REDUCE THE RATE OF CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES IN IN VITRO-PRODUCED BOVINE EMBRYOS

S. Demyda-Peyrás, P. Peral-García, M. Moreno-Millán · 2016 · Reproduction, Fertility and Development

One of the major causes of embryo failure on in vitro-produced cattle embryos is their increased rate of chromosomal abnormalities. It was demonstrated that they can be increased by the pre- and post-environmental conditions of culture,…

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Pharmacists did not reduce opioid or benzodiazepine use or falls

Alison Knopf · 2026 · Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

High doses of opioids or benzodiazepines among older adults can lead to falls, but deprescribing has proven difficult. A recent clinical trial looked at a centralized consultant pharmacist model to assist. The researchers found that a…

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Counseling did not reduce overdoses in fentanyl era: Study

Alison Knopf · 2025 · Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

Researchers have found that REBOOT, a repeated dose motivational interviewing intervention, had a statistically significant effect on opioid overdose in two cities — San Francisco and Boston — where fentanyl was the main street opioid.…

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Did Emergency Admissions Reduce During Covid Lockdown in India?

Madhumathi Ramakrishnan, Prakash Subbarayan · 2020 · Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Corona Virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related lockdown has affected the health sector in many ways. In this study we have analysed the impact of lockdown on emergency admissions. Aim: To compare the trend and number of claims for medical…

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Neurofeedback did reduce medication for ADHD

Alison Knopf · 2020 · Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

Many parents are opposed to the idea of stimulant medication for their child's moderate to severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), even though it is the first‐line recommended treatment. A recent study has found that…

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موقف عمر بن الخطاب من كتب الفرس: أأمر بإتلافها أم استفاد منها؟ تحليل نقدي تاريخي لأخبار تاريخية متعارضة.

عبدالله العبيد · 2024 · المجلة العربية للعلوم الإنسانية

تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى التحقق من ثلاثة أخبار متعارضة وردت في ثلاثة مصادر ويصعب الجمع بينها. أحدها يشير إلى مجالسة عمر بن الخطاب للعجم في المدينة المنورة واستفادته من كتب الفرس، وأول من أورد هذا الخبر المؤرخ والفيلسوف مسكويه (421هـ/ 1030م) في…

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Championship interseason period did not reduce knee peak moment: A 10-years retrospective study of 467 elite soccer players

Robson Dias Scoz, Ricardo Lima Burigo, Isabella Christina Ferreira et al. · 2022 · Biomedical Human Kinetics

Abstract Study aim : To compare knee moment profiles of professional soccer players from different playing positions before and after an interseason period. Material and methods : Retrospective study of 467 healthy, professional elite…

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A search fails to find any evidence for the continuing presence of southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in south-western New South Wales

Michael Swinbourne, David Taggart, Bertram Ostendorf · 2019 · Australian Mammalogy

Following up on two reports from the 1990s, we undertook a ground survey and analysed satellite imagery in order to determine whether there are any extant colonies of southern hairy-nosed wombats in south-western New South Wales. No…

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When young adults preparing to enter the workforce find task support stressful: an investigation on individual differences and implications for human resource management

Krzysztof Nowak · 2023 · Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship

Purpose When young employees enter the workforce, young employees typically require extensive task support to perform well and adjust to the workplace setting. However, this support often incorporates controlling supervisor behaviors that…

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Extending the interval from presynch to initiation of ovsynch in a presynch-ovsynch protocol did not reduce fertility of lactating dairy cows not detected in estrus that received timed artificial insemination

M. J. Thomas, J. O. Giordano, M. D. Curler et al. · 2015 · American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings

Remarkably, no large scale field study has been conducted to evaluate the reproductive performance of cows synchronized with Presynch-Ovsynch with a 12 versus a 14 d interval from Presynch to the beginning of Ovsynch when cows are…

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Freeze-dried jaboticaba peel powder rich in anthocyanins did not reduce weight gain and lipid content in mice and rats

Anne Y. Castro Marques, Nathalia Romanelli Dragano, Sabrina Alves Lenquiste et al. · 2026 · Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición

Jaboticaba, a native fruit from Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is an important source of anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have been recently identified as modulators of lipid metabolism and energy expenditure ‘in vivo’. The purpose of this study was…

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We Set the Policies but Find Your Way Out: Teachers' and Students' Perspectives on Using Inclusive Curricula and Pedagogies in Cross‐Disciplinary Classrooms

David Kyei‐Nuamah, Ziyue Ma, Lisha Chen et al. · 2026 · European Journal of Education

ABSTRACT Higher education institutions are increasingly promoting cross‐disciplinary learning between the natural sciences and humanities. Several institutions have enacted policies that allow students to choose courses across disciplines…

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Did a workplace sugar-sweetened beverage sales ban reduce anxiety-related sugar-sweetened beverage consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Laurie M Jacobs, Laura A Schmidt, Dean Schillinger et al. · 2024 · Public Health Nutrition

Abstract Objective: Workplace sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) sales bans can reduce SSB consumption. Because stress and anxiety can promote sugar consumption, we examined whether anxiety among hospital employees during the COVID-19 pandemic…

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