Assessing the mental health literacy of healthcare workers at a Johannesburg tertiary hospital by Carla A. Smit, Belinda S. Marais

“…The overall median MHLS score was 129, in keeping with a previous study conducted in SA and Zambia. Younger HCWs with less than 5 years of experience scored higher. …”
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Obtaining multi-component chrome plated coatings for press tooling equipment by Borys Sereda, Andrii Udod

“…As part of this study, we plan to conduct a broad review of existing methods, thoroughly study the features of the SHS processes, conduct a series of experimental studies to determine the optimal process parameters, and analyze the data obtained to determine the effectiveness of the SHS method for improving the mechanical properties of materials and extending the service life of machine parts and equipment for vulcanizing products from new elastomeric materials. …”
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Spiritual intelligence: a scoping review on the gateway to mental health by Cristina Teixeira Pinto, Lúcia Guedes, Sara Pinto, Rui Nunes

“…Most studies (n = 48) were conducted in educational (n = 29) and healthcare (n = 19) settings, with the Spiritual Intelligence Self Report Inventory (SISRI-24) emerging as the predominant instrument for assessing SI (n = 39). …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) and Associated Sub-scales by Emilie N. Miley, Madeline P. Casanova, Scott W. Cheatham, Lindsay Larkins, Michael A. Pickering, Russell T. Baker

“… # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Individual confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted for the HOOS, HOOS-JR, HOOS-PS, and HOOS-12. …”
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Optimizing Pile Bearing Capacity Prediction Using Specific Random Forest Models Optimized by Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Enhanced Geomechanically Applications by Nengyuan Chen

“…To validate the effectiveness of this model, a comprehensive analysis is conducted, leveraging PBC samples gathered from diverse soil types derived from previously conducted stabilization tests. …”
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Treatment approaches for idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Annik Steimer, Mike O. Becker

“…A meta-analysis with a subgroup analysis was conducted for the primary outcomes “regression of fibrosis,” “freedom from ureteric stents” and “relapse rate,” and the secondary outcome “clinical improvement.” …”
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Relative perioperative analgesic efficacy of single-shot serratus anterior plane block versus thoracic paravertebral block in breast and thoracic surgeries – A systematic review an... by Jeetinder K. Makkar, Narinder P. Singh, Bisman Jeet Kaur Khurana, Preet M. Singh

“…Statistical analysis was conducted in Review Manager Version 5.3, and results were analysed and reported separately for breast and thoracic surgery subgroups. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Gaseous Acetone by Photocatalysts with Visible Light and their Potential Applications in Painting by Yu-Hua Li, Sheng-Hua Yang, Chung-Shin Yuan, Huazhen Shen, Chung-Hsuang Hung

“…The degradation test conducted in the environmental chamber indicated that the degradation efficiencies of acetone were 24.9, 46.2, and 32.4% for the paints made of TiO2, 3% Fe-TiO2 and 1% Ag-TiO2, respectively. …”
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Process industry disrupted: AI and the need for human orchestration by M.W. Vegter, V. Blok, R. Wesselink

“…To provide an answer, we conducted ‘ethics parallel research’ which involves empirical research. …”
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Neuroimaging findings and balance problems after mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review protocol. by Todd Boscarello, Robby Boparai, Nathan Samson, Alan Rodriguez, Thomas Knoblauch, Cheryl Vanier, Travis Snyder

“…The process of study selection, critical assessment, data extraction, and summarizing findings will be conducted by two independent reviewers, with disagreements resolved by a third. …”
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Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study by Jin Li, Chen Wang, Dan Luo, Yan Shi, Hua Qing Guo, Zhi Guang Duan

“…Objectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities.Design A cross-sectional study conducted from June 2023 to April 2024.Setting This study was conducted in three districts of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China.Participants The study enrolled 1658 older adults (> 60 years old) in urban communities in Taiyuan.Methods The analyses included assessments using the technophobia, e-health, self-efficacy and social support scales, and the mediating effects of these indices were investigated using Model 6 in SPSS V.26.Results The level of technophobia in older adults was found to be moderately high. …”
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Aetiopathogenesis, clinico-epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of human ocular trematode infections: a scoping review protocol by Harshi Weerakoon, Kosala Weerakoon, Piyumi Kodithuwakku, Anjana Silva, Susiji Wickramasinghe

“…Accordingly, the PCC (Population, Concept, Context) framework and three-stage search strategy will be used to develop the research question and to conduct the search respectively. Publications up to December 2024 will be searched across multiple databases, including MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, CINAHL and Google Scholar.Ethics and dissemination Since the study will make use of secondary data, ethical approval will not be required. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review of economic evaluations considering costs and health outcomes of weather and climate-related extreme events in humans by Collins Iwuji, Saeideh Babashahi, Kingsley Orievulu, Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon, Dominic Kniveton

“…A comprehensive search will be conducted using several search engines, for example, PubMed, Scopus and Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science. …”
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A global review of the impact on women from men’s alcohol drinking: the need for responding with a gendered lens by Ingrid M. Wilson, Bree Willoughby, Amany Tanyos, Kathryn Graham, Mary Walker, Anne-Marie Laslett, Leane Ramsoomar

“…Methods A narrative review, using inductive analysis, was conducted of peer-reviewed qualitative studies that: (a) focused on alcohol (men’s drinking), (b) featured women as primary victims, (c) encompassed direct/indirect harms, and (d) explicitly featured alcohol in the qualitative results. …”
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Cultural and contextual adaptation of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale in drought-affected Kilifi, Kenya by Syed Shabab Wahid, Linda Norah Khakali, Felix Agoi, Benjamin Oestericher, Emily Mendenhall, Edna N. Bosire

“…Our objective was to conduct a transcultural translation and cultural adaptation (TTA) of the Solastalgia subscale of the Environmental Distress Scale (EDS-Solastalgia) in Kilifi, Kenya, which is undergoing transformational changes due to climate change. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…Although studies have been conducted to assess the health status of police personnel in India, most of them suffer from small sample sizes, selection bias, and poor generalizability. …”
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Disclosure of the six capitals in strategy, risk and performance sections: Evidence from South Africa by Amy C.R. Steenkamp, Warren Maroun, Nirupa Padia, Dusan Ecim

“…A qualitative content analysis was conducted to evaluate the level of detail of multi-capital disclosures in the strategy, risk and performance sections of the sampled companies’ integrated reports. …”
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Comparing the Global Tariff and Actual Costs of Surgeries at Imam Khomeini Hospital Affiliated with Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences by Jamil Sadeghifar, Nasim Eyvani, GHasem Rajabi Vasukolai, Naser Farhamand Moghadam, Shahram Ekhtyari

“…Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Imam Khomeini Educational and Therapeutic Hospital in Kermanshah in 2022. …”
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Epizootic situation for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in the Karaganda Oblast, the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2021–2022 by V. V. Kirpichenko, F. A. Bakieva, S. B. Mamanova, E. K. Ospanov, S. E. Kaimoldina

“…The paper presents the results of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis retrospective analysis and own studies conducted in 2021–2022. Statistical analysis and graphical visualization of investigation results were performed using Statistica, Excel, and QGIS programs.It was established that the epizootic situation for this disease was unfavourable in the Karaganda Oblast in 2021–2022. …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF THE KEY DRIVERS AND BARRIERS OF CLOUD MIGRATION IN COMPANIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Kasim Tatić, Zijad Džafić, Mahir Haračić, Merima Haračić

“…The aforementioned research results are correlated with studies conducted by other authors over different time periods. …”
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