Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…To describe the baseline characteristics of adults with hypertension who were randomized to receive either hypertension related nutrition education plus hospital-based standard of care or only the standard of care (control group) in Asesewa, a semi-rural community in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Only baseline data were used in the present analysis. …”
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Microbiome of <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Ticks: Variation in Community Structure with Regard to Sex and Host Habitat by Nighat Perveen, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Daniil Iliashevich, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Olivier Andre Sparagano, Arve Lee Willingham

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Groundwater denitrification using electro-assisted autotrophic processes: exploring bacterial community dynamics in a single-chamber reactor by Javiera Toledo-Alarcón, Eduardo Ortega-Martinez, Javier Pavez-Jara, Oscar Franchi, Ivan Nancucheo, Héctor Zuñiga-Barra, Jose Luis Campos, David Jeison

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Assessment of MPOX infection-related knowledge levels, concerns, and associated factors: a community-based cross-sectional study by Mehmet Emin Arayici, Suleyman Dolu, Hasan Ozdek Sayilir, Hatice Simsek, Sükran Kose

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Scheele Judith, Village  Matters. Knowledge, Politics &amp; Community in Kabylia, Algeria, James Currey, 2009, 224 p. by Kamel Boukir

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Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study by Elizabeth Broadbent, Carol Coupland, Trudie Chalder, Kavita Vedhara, Ru Jia, Kieran Ayling, Adam Massey

“…We focus on the first wave of data collection, which examined short-term consequences for mental health, as reported during the first 4–6 weeks of social distancing measures being introduced.Design Cross-sectional online survey.Setting Community cohort study.Participants N=3097 adults aged ≥18 years were recruited through a mainstream and social media campaign between 3 April 2020 and 30 April 2020. …”
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Impact of social determinants and medical mistrust on parent-child HPV vaccination in economically disadvantaged communities: implications for cancer prevention by Marcelo M. Sleiman, Mary Rose Yockel, Mingqian Liu, Joanne Wendolowski, Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Chiranjeev Dash, Lisa Carter-Bawa, Abraham Aragones, Sahana Arumani, Kenneth P. Tercyak

“…IntroductionHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and intentions, their correlates, and barriers among age-eligible parents and their children living in very economically disadvantaged communities were assessed.MethodsParents (N=198; 45% Black, 42% Latine, 57% educated &lt;=high school [HS], 74% income &lt;$60k annually) with children ages 10-17 from Washington, DC and Hackensack, NJ were intercepted at community events and surveyed.ResultsAmong age-eligible parents, 20% were vaccinated against HPV. …”
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Impact of antibiotics, iron oxide, and sodium sulfate on microbial community composition in laboratory-built municipal solid waste microcosms. by Judy Malas, Sarah C Khoury, Michael Tanzillo, Gracie A Fischer, Jean E Bogner, D'Arcy R Meyer-Dombard

“…The addition of Fe(OH)3 altered the overall community composition and increased Shannon diversity and Chao1 richness. …”
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Integrated development, risk management and community-based climate change adaptation in a mountain-plains system in Northern Tanzania by Elisabeth Edna Wangui, Thomas A. Smucker, Ben Wisner, Eric Lovell, Adolfo Mascarenhas, Maingi Solomon, Daniel Weiner, Abubakari Munna, Gaurav Sinha, Charles Bwenge, Hubert Meena, Pantaleo Munishi

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Advanced clinical services in community pharmacies: training challenges and real-world applications – a focus on Greek-speaking countries by Aliki Peletidi, Michael Petrides, Vasilis Birlirakis, Diamantis Klimentidis, Konstantinos Liaras, Christos Petrou

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Sepiolite immobilizes soil Cd to optimize microbial community structure thereby promoting wheat growth and reducing Cd accumulation by Ziqi Li, Xiaoxun Xu, Xin Qi, Changlian Xu, Guiyin Wang, Shirong Zhang, Zhanbiao Yang, Zhang Cheng, Junzhuo Cai, Guochun Lv, Ting Li, Yulin Pu, Yongxia Jia

“…This shift indicated an optimized microbial community structure. Furthermore, the relative abundance of soil Cd fixing and promoting bacterial communities, including Massilia, Pseudomonas, and Pantoea, respectively increased by 80.20 %, 64.91 %, and 85.19 % when the usage of sepiolite reaches 4500 kg ha−1. …”
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The regulation of tobacco growth under preceding crop planting: insights from soil quality, microbial communities, and metabolic profiling by Peiyan Zhao, Houfa Zhou, Xiaolin Liao, Leifeng Zhao, Yuanxian Zheng, Tiane Xiong, Gaorun Zhang, Sirong Jiang, Jiming Wang, Yuansheng He, Jiangtao Li, Jieying Zhu, Yongjun Zhang, Yanrun Li, Fuzhao Nian, Di Liu

“…These findings offer new insights into the potential interactions between rhizosphere metabolites and microbial communities and strategies of comprehensively regulating tobacco growth.…”
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Analysis of community older adult care facility construction and demand differentiation based on residential area and population attribute differences by Yanzhe Liu, Yaolei Wang, Guiping Guo, Tubao Yang, Tubao Yang, Yupeng Liu, Hongmei Gao, Tiejian Jiang, Xiangmin Li

“…The construction and efficient utilization of community older adult care facilities have become urgent issues that need to be addressed. …”
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Psychological effects of water scarcity on community members: a case study of Lephalale municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa by Mmakwena Linda Seretlo-Rangata, Tholene Sodi, Saraswathie Govender

“…The study can provide policy makers and mental health care practitioners valuable insights into the mental health challenges faced by communities affected by water scarcity. Moreover, these study findings can assist mental health care practitioners to tailor their interventions to address the specific needs of communities experiencing water scarcity, particularly community members presenting with mental health challenges associated with this issue.…”
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Effect of delayed sea ice retreat on zooplankton communities in the Pacific Arctic Ocean: a generalized dissimilarity modeling approach by Yuya Hibino, Kohei Matsuno, Kohei Matsuno, Amane Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Abe, Nanami Hosoda, Motoyo Itoh, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yamaguchi

“…Subsequently, we assessed the effect of delayed sea ice melt on the zooplankton community by comparing the zooplankton community of the sea ice retreat year with that in 2021.ResultsIn GDM, numerous satellite parameters significantly affected the zooplankton distribution, with the highest effect during the open-water period and annual primary production (APP) and the lowest in water temperature. …”
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Effect of ecological restoration on physicochemical properties, bacterial and fungal communities of red sand soil in Longquan Mountain forest park by Yan Wang, Yu-Long Zhang, Rui Zhang, Cai-Xia Li, Xian-Jun Lai, Xin-Rong Ma

“…This study examined changes in the physicochemical properties and microbial communities of soils through ecological restoration. …”
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Female Infertility in Sonepat District of Haryana: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Deepika Kataria, Babita Rani, Anita Punia, S. K. Jha, M. Narendran, Jagmohan Singh

“…Settings and Design: This observational community-based cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 444 reproductive age group (18–49 years) women residing in district Sonepat, from August 2021 to May 2022. …”
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Microbial community dynamics in shallow-water grass-type lakes: Habitat succession of microbial ecological assembly and coexistence mechanisms by Chen Feng, Junping Lu, Tingxi Liu, Xiaohong Shi, Shengnan Zhao, Chunjian Lv, Yujiao Shi, Zixuan Zhang, Yuqi Jin, Jiaqi Pang, Aojie Sun

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Siliceous rocks of the Polish part of the Tatra Mountains. Potential source of raw materials for the Stone Age communities. Preliminary report by Katarzyna Kerneder-Gubała

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Unlocking cultural tourism: Local community awareness and perceptions of cultural heritage resources in Katavi Region in southern circuit of Tanzania by Shakila Halifan Mteti, Chakupewa Joseph Mpambije, David James Manyerere

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