Associations between parental bonding and health-related quality of life in a clinical sample of youths aged 14–35 years in Singapore by Yoke Boon Tan, Eng Hong Tay, Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Mythily Subramaniam

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The Rising Burden of Diabetes and Hypertension in Southeast Asian and African Regions: Need for Effective Strategies for Prevention and Control in Primary Health Care Settings by Viswanathan Mohan, Yackoob K. Seedat, Rajendra Pradeepa

“…To review the available literature on burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) and its coexistence in Southeast Asian (SEA) and the African (AFR) regions and to suggest strategies to improve DM and HTN prevention and control in primary health care (PHC) in the two regions. Methods. A systematic review of the papers published on DM, HTN, and prevention/control of chronic diseases in SEA and AFR regions between 1980 and December 2012 was included. …”
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Effects of Different Inspiratory Muscle Training Protocols on Exercise Capacity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Hypertension by İrem Hüzmeli, Nihan Katayıfçı, Fatih Yalçın, Esra Doğru Hüzmeli

“…This study aimed to explore how varying inspiratory muscle training workloads affect exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), depression, peripheral and respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, dyspnea, fatigue, and physical activity levels in hypertension (HT) patients. …”
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Development and pilot testing of a mobile health solution for asthma self-management: Asthma action plan smartphone application pilot study by Christopher J Licskai, Todd W Sands, Madonna Ferrone

“…BACKGROUND: Collaborative self-management is a core recommendation of national asthma guidelines; the written action plan is the knowledge tool that supports this objective. Mobile health technologies have the potential to enhance the effectiveness of the action plan as a knowledge translation tool.…”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the writer-reader relationship in non-translated and translated English health information websites on HIV and TB diagnostic testing by Amy Dara Hochberg

“…The ideal multilingual health information website is relatable to all readers. …”
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Incorporation of Structural Health Monitoring Coupled Data in Dynamic Extreme Stress Prediction of Steel Bridges Using Dynamic Coupled Linear Models by Xueping Fan, Zhipeng Shang, Guanghong Yang, Xiaoxiong Zhao, Yuefei Liu

“…In this article, an approach for using structural health monitoring coupled extreme stress data in dynamic extreme stress prediction of steel bridges is presented, where the coupled extreme stress data means the extreme stress data with dynamicity, randomness, and trend. …”
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Association of Urinary Phthalates with Self-Reported Eye Affliction/Retinopathy in Individuals with Diabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010 by Manju Mamtani, Joanne E. Curran, John Blangero, Hemant Kulkarni

“…Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2010, we studied the association of 12 urinary phthalate metabolites with self-reported eye affliction/retinopathy in 1,004 participants with diabetes. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Health Risk Evaluation of Trace Elements in Atmospheric PM_2.5 in Liaocheng, the North China Plain by Yanhui Wang, Zhanfang Hou, Jiangkai Ma, Xiaoting Zhang, Xuan Liu, Qizong Wang, Chen Chen, Kaiyue Yang, Jingjing Meng

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Attitudes towards vaccines and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis—implications for public health communications in Australia by Leslie Swartz, Jean Bourbeau, Naja Hulvej Rod, Colleen Norris, Molly Byrne, Samir Gupta, Juhee Cho, Amos Laar, Jacqueline Boyle, Eva Suarthana, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Bronwynè Coetzee, Susan Michie, Richard Fleet, Jason Bantjes, Beate Ditzen, Justin Presseau, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Claudia Gemme, Valeria Raparelli, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Sandra Peláez, Hannah Durand, Olivier Drouin, Sze Man Tse, Louise Pilote, Hagai Levine, Richard Ayah, Drieda Zaçe, Paul Poirier, Helena J Teede, Paula Griffiths, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Lisa Kakinami, Angelos Kassianos, Chiwoza Bandawe, Ariane Belanger-Gravel, Lise Gauvin, Ilda Hoxhaj, Stefania Boccia, Jovana Stojanovic, Keven Joyal-Desmarais, Emily Petherick, Joanne Liu, Linda Booij, Joanne Enticott, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Kyle Warkentin, Roland Grad, Michael Vallis, Gary Garber, Mohsen Alyami, Johannes Thrul, Gregory Ninot, Susanne Fischer, Lauren Sherar, Paula Simão, Daniel Akunga, Jackim Nyamari, John Bosco Isunju, Michel Fournier, Francine Ducharme, Sarah Bernard, Shawn Aaron, Susan Bondy, Rizwana Roomaney, Jiyoung Lee, Violet Naanyu, Chris Noone, Abdhalah Ziraba, Eli Puterman, Jaskirath Singh Gill, Simon L. Bacon, Kim L. Lavoie, Daniel S. Epstein, Shrinkhala Dawadi, Zahir Vally, Analía Verónica Losada, Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Arobindu Dash, Marilia Estevam Cornelio, Darlan Lauricio Matte, Angela Alberga, Tracie Barnett, Silvana Barone, Lisa Maureen Birch, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Rachel Burns, Tavis Campbell, Linda Carlson, Kim Corace, Mohsen Farhadloo, Carl Falk, Jennifer Gordon, Kim Hellemans, Catherine Herba, Heungsun Hwang, Jack Jedwab, Eric Kennedy, Sunmee Kim, Joshua Rash, Paula A B Ribeiro, Paramita Saha Chaudhuri, Nicolás Bronfman Caceres, Manuel Ortiz, Paula Beatriz Repetto, Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos, Mathieu Beraneck, Thomas Kubiak, Sam Codjoe, Lily Kpobi, Naorem Kiranmala Devi, Sanjenbam Meitei, Suzanne Tanya Nethan, Lancelot Pinto, Kallur Nava Saraswathy, Dheeraj Tumu, Silviana Lestari, Grace Wangge, Jennifer McSharry, Oonagh Meade, Gerry Molloy, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Stefania Paduano, Ala'S Aburub, Chris Barasa, Pamela Miloya Godia, Nicholas Mutuku, Teresa Mwoma, Hildah Oburu, Joyce Olenja, Dismas Ongore, Loh Siew Yim, Andrea Herbert, Daniela Liggett, Ademola Ajuwon, Nisar Ahmed Shar, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Rosario Mercedes Bartolini Martínez, Hilary Creed-Kanashiro, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Abu Zeeshan Bari, Iveta Nagyova, Brendon Barnes, Ashraf Khagee, Tebogo Mothiba, Man-gyeong Lee, Anne Berman, Nouha Saleh Stattin, Debbie Hu, Yasin Kara, Ceprail Şimşek, Bilge Üzmezoğlu, James Mugisha, Joanne Hart, Will Johnson, Nicola Paine, Robert M Bilder, Matthew Burg, Susan Czajkowski, Ken Freedland, Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Alison Holman, Gilberto Lopez, Sylvie Naar, Michele Okun, Lynda Powell, Sarah Pressman, Tracey Revenson, John Ruiz, Sudha Sivaram, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Abehaw Yohannes, Rhea Navani, Kushnan Ranakombu, Daisuke Hayashi Neto, Tair Ben-Porat, Anda Dragomir, Amandine Gagnon-Hébert, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, Mahrukh Jamil, Lisa Maria Käfer, Ariany Marques Vieira, Tasfia Tasbih, Maegan Trottier, Robbie Woods, Reyhaneh Yousefi, Tamila Roslyakova, Lilli Priesterroth, Shirly Edelstein, Tanya Goldfrad, Ruth Snir, Yifat Uri, Comfort Sanuade, Olivia Crescenzi, Katya Grinko, Lalita Angne, Jigisha Jain, Nikita Mathur, Anagha Mithe, Sarah Nethan

“…Key influencing factors identified (eg, knowing vaccine is safe and effective, and doctor’s recommendation to get vaccinated) can inform public health messaging to enhance vaccination rates.…”
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Investigating the impact of diversion projects on river health using the spherical fuzzy cloud TOPSIS model and the SHapley Additive exPlanation technique by Ting Cheng, Maosen Ju, Wenhui Zhang, Chenhui Wu, Qi Liu, Qingqing Ban

Subjects: “…River health assessment…”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a care partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia by Bei Wu, Gary Yu, Brenda L Plassman, Patricia Poole, Shahrzad Siamdoust, Melanie Bunn, Bobbi Burwell, Yaolin Pei, Christine Downey, Danni Gomes, Angela Kamer, A Leak Bryant, Ruth A Anderson

“…Introduction Individuals with mild dementia are at high risk of poor oral health outcomes. To address this issue, we describe an intervention to teach care partners skills to guide individuals with mild dementia in proper oral hygiene techniques and provide reminders to practice oral hygiene care. …”
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Incorporating health literacy principles into the adaptation of a methods motivational interviewing approach for enrolling black adults in a pilot randomized trial by Olayinka O. Shiyanbola, Meng-Jung Wen, Martha A. Maurer

Subjects: “…Health literacy…”
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Health-related quality of life, lifestyle habits and chronic pain in individuals with knee pain – a 2-year follow-up study by Charlotte Sylwander, Emma Haglund, Ingrid Larsson, Maria L. E. Andersson

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Methods for modeling gestational weight gain: empirical application using electronic health record data from a safety net population by Anna Booman, Kimberly K. Vesco, Rachel Springer, Dang Dinh, Shuling Liu, Kristin Lyon-Scott, Miguel Marino, Jean O’Malley, Amy Palma, Teresa Schmidt, Jonathan M. Snowden, Kalera Stratton, Sarah-Truclinh Tran, Janne Boone-Heinonen

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THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: PANEL DATA ANALYSIS FOR MIDDLE TOP INCOME COUNTRIES by Ümit Çıraklı, Osman Şenol, Durmuş Gökkaya

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Updates on Prevalence and Trend Status of Visceral Leishmaniasis at Two Health Facilities in Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study by Mulat Yimer, Endalkachew Nibret, Gizachew Yismaw

“…Despite this, yet there are no active and passive surveillance activities in the Amhara Region that will give up-to-date information about the disease status at the health facility levels. Therefore, this study aimed to report up-to-date information about visceral leishmaniasis and its trend status at two health facilities and the surrounding areas. …”
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Association of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reported diabetes in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a prospective cohort study by Ian J Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Jackie Price

“…Objectives We investigated whether functional health literacy and cognitive ability were associated with self-reported diabetes.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Data were from waves 2 (2004–2005) to 7 (2014–2015) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a cohort study designed to be representative of adults aged 50 years and older living in England.Participants 8669 ELSA participants (mean age=66.7, SD=9.7) who completed a brief functional health literacy test assessing health-related reading comprehension, and 4 cognitive tests assessing declarative memory, processing speed and executive function at wave 2.Primary outcome measure Self-reported doctor diagnosis of diabetes.Results Logistic regression was used to examine cross-sectional (wave 2) associations of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with diabetes status. …”
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Mental health and learning achievement during the COVID-19 outbreak: A lesson from online learning among Indonesian college students by M. A. Rafsanjani, P. A. Wijaya, A. Baskara, H. D. Wahyudi

Subjects: “…mental health…”
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The effect of periodontal health and disease on interleukin 1β and nesfatin-1 levels in gingival crevicular fluid: A cross-sectional study by Meral Uzunkaya, Eda Çetin Özdemir, Hasan Gündoğar, Ergül Belge Kurutaş

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