Modular-based psychotherapy (MoBa) versus cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with depression, comorbidities and a history of childhood maltreatment: study protocol fo... by Elisabeth Schramm, Martin Hautzinger, Carolin Jenkner, Moritz Elsaesser, Sabine Herpertz, Hannah Piosczyk

“…All findings will be disseminated broadly via peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and contributions to national and international conferences.Trial registration number DRKS00022093.…”
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Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study by Paul Kelly, Nadine Dougall, Coral L Hanson, Lis Neubeck, Sheona Mchale

“…Some thought it useful, but others considered it onerous or aspirational, and it was unclear whether all service delivery stakeholders would have the resources or capacity to collect and analyse the data.Conclusions The delivery of the standards could be enhanced by a comprehensive communication strategy and by addressing the lack of funding, workforce delivery capacity and skills/capacity required to collect and interpret the proposed minimum national dataset.…”
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Study on Intelligent Classing of Public Welfare Forestland in Kunyu City by Meng Sha, Hua Yang, Jianwei Wu, Jianning Qi

“…The main contributions of this work are as follows: A machine learning model was developed using integrated data from the Third National Land Survey of China, including forestry, grassland, and wetland datasets. …”
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Shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gordon Guyatt, Arnav Agarwal, Mark Loeb, John Basmaji, Ya Gao, Maryam Ghadimi, Layla Bakaa, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Saad Asif, Aninditee Das

“…We intend to disseminate our findings via national and international conferences, and publication in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021283990.…”
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A scoping review and prevalence analysis of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Honduras. by Ana Lourdes Sanchez, José Antonio Gabrie, María Mercedes Rueda, Rosa Elena Mejia, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Maritza Canales

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Firstly, to review the research activity on STH infections in Honduras and secondly, to carry out a national prevalence analysis and map the geographical distribution of these infections in children.…”
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Is vaginal breech delivery associated with higher risk for perinatal death and cerebral palsy compared with vaginal cephalic birth? Registry-based cohort study in Norway by Guro L Andersen, Solveig Bjellmo, Sissel Hjelle, Pål Richard Romundstad, Torstein Vik, Marit Petra Martinussen, Dag Moster

“…Objective This paper aims to study if vaginal breech delivery is associated with increased risk for neonatal mortality (NNM) or cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway where vaginal delivery accounts for 1/3 of all breech deliveries.Design Cohort study using information from the national Medical BirthRegister and Cerebral Palsy Register.Setting Births in Norway 1999–2009.Participants 520 047 term-born singletons without congenital malformations.Main outcome measures NNM, CP and a composite outcome of these and death during birth.Results Compared with cephalic births, breech births had substantially increased risk for NNM but not for CP. …”
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A long‐term study on food choices and nutritional goals of a leaf‐eating primate by Patrick Lauer, Colin A. Chapman, Patrick Omeja, Jessica M. Rothman, Urs Kalbitzer

“…Our major aims were to find effective methods to estimate animals' food choices and to investigate long‐term food choices and underlying nutritional goals of the red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) in Kibale National Park, Uganda, an endangered folivore. We used simulations of different foraging conditions to evaluate the applicability of electivity indices in biologically relevant scenarios to help interpret our results. …”
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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review by Mazin Barry

“…This systematic review reveals a high prevalence of LTBI in the MENA region; enhanced LTBI surveillance and prompt infection prevention steps are urgently needed to prevent active tuberculosis, this would help achieve the World Health Organization End TB Strategy 2035, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 target in the MENA region.…”
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The association between neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and gallstones: a cross-sectional study by Yinkang Wang, Xingchen Shang, Yinchao Zhang, Yu Zhang, Wei Shen, Qian Wu, Wenyi Du

“…Methods This study investigated the correlation between NHR and gallstone prevalence among US adults using population-based data from the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Identifying falsified COVID-19 vaccines by analysing vaccine vial label and excipient profiles using MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry by Benediktus Yohan Arman, Rebecca Clarke, Tehmina Bharucha, Laura Gomez Fernandez, John Walsby-Tickle, Michael Deats, Sara Mosca, Qianqi Lin, Sneha Banerjee, Shrikrishna R. Chunekar, Kundan D. Patil, Sunil Gairola, Susanna Dunachie, Hamid A. Merchant, Robert Stokes, Rutendo Kuwana, Alexandrine Maes, Jean-Philippe Charrier, Fay Probert, Céline Caillet, Pavel Matousek, James McCullagh, Paul N. Newton, Nicole Zitzmann, Bevin Gangadharan

“…This approach has the potential to be integrated into the national regulatory standards and WHO’s Prevent, Detect, and Respond strategy as a novel effective tool for detecting falsified vaccines.…”
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Una nueva estrategia integral para modelar materiales urbanos para ciudades térmicamente habitables. Un caso de estudio en Madrid = A new integrated strategy for modelling urban ma... by Emanuela Giancola, Helena López, Silvia Soutullo, M. Nuria Sánchez, Luis F. Zarzalejo, Ana Gamarra, Israel Herrera, J. Antonio Ferrer, Emanuele Naboni

“…This article shows the simulation strategy to be used in a national research project aiming to validate the feasibility of using optimised urban materials through simulation. …”
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Personal Responsibility with Health. Differents Social Actors Knowledges and Perceptions by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzálvez, Yusdany Torres Jiménez, Adolfo Álvarez Pérez

“…There has been a repositioning of the issue of personal responsibility with health at the national level, but the social representation of this term in different social actors that intervene in health governance at the community level, community and local level, is unknown. …”
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Research Dominance Definitions May Not Identify Higher Risk Limb for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in NCAA D3 Student-Athletes by Paul A. Cacolice, Brianna E. Starkey, Christopher R. Carcia, Paul E. Higgins

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between the LE used to kick a ball with and the limb identified at greater risk of ACL injury in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III athletes…”
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Cohort study evaluating pressure ulcer management in clinical practice in the UK following initial presentation in the community: costs and outcomes by Julian F Guest, Graham W Fuller, Peter Vowden, Kathryn Ruth Vowden

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to estimate the patterns of care and annual levels of healthcare resource use attributable to managing pressure ulcers (PUs) in clinical practice in the community by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), and the associated costs of patient management.Methods This was a retrospective cohort analysis of the records of 209 patients identified within a randomly selected population of 6000 patients with any type of wound obtained from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) Database, who developed a PU in the community and excluded hospital-acquired PUs. …”
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: Practice patterns, dose selection and factors impacting survival by Jared R. Robbins, Ryan K. Schmid, Abdulrahman Y. Hammad, Thomas Clark Gamblin, Beth A. Erickson

“…Materials/Methods Query of the National Cancer Database (NCDB) identified patients with unresectable, nonmetastatic HCC who received SBRT from 2004 to 2013. …”
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Utilization, Demand, And Willingness to Pay for Telehealth Services: A Study of Patients in Selected Vietnamese Provinces by Hung Ta, Hoan Van Vu, Thu Xuan Mai, Hieu Thi Minh Nguyen, Toan Thanh Thi Do, Hoat Ngoc Luu

“…The findings underscore the need for investment in telehealth infrastructure and supportive policies to integrate telehealth into the national healthcare system, particularly in underserved regions. …”
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Cultures of Display: The Mirror of Imperialism by John M. MacKenzie

“…When the revolution in the writing and teaching of history began to take place in the 1960s, the emphasis changed into aspects of resistance, notably the rise of nationalism and the study of instances of revolt within the empire. …”
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The Association of Obesity and the Antiaging Humoral Factor Klotho in Middle-Aged and Older Adults by Carlos H. Orces

“…Thus, the present study aimed to examine the association of anthropometric measurements, weight history change, and vitamin D status with serum klotho levels. Methods. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data were used to compare sex-specific logarithm transformed serum klotho levels across standardized anthropometric measurements and weight change history in subjects aged 40–79 years. …”
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Reflexiones sobre el proyecto Auto-Demarcación y EtnoCartografía de las Tierras y Hábitats Jodï y Eñepa by Stanford Zent, Egleé L. Zent, Lucas Juae Mölö, Pablo Chonokó

“…In the second place, we analyze the ambiguity of the State in regards to Indian land rights recognition throughout the Bolivarian constitutional period, as reflected in various contradictions between written laws and legal practices, the separate actions and attitudes of different government agents at regional and national levels, the inconsistencies in the institutional authorities and application of norms established to promote the demarcation process, the legal lacunae or recurrent changes in the rules regarding the petition of land rights recognition, among other aspects that have impeded reaching the final goal of indigenous land demarcations: obtaining legal title or ownership rights over their lands. …”
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Modelo CFD con validación de campo para el estudio de los alcances de efectividad de técnicas de mitigación de radón por despresurización = CFD model with field validation for the... by Isabel Sicilia, Borja Frutos, Carmen Alonso, Fernando Martín-Consuegra, Fernando de-Frutos, Ignacio Oteiza, Carlos Sainz, Luis S. Quindós

“…This work is part of the Radon_Flow project (PID2019-109898RB-I00) developed at the Eduardo Torroja Institute, belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).…”
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