Outcome Mapping as a Monitoring and Evaluation Tool for Livestock Value Chain Interventions: The Case of imGoats by Hailemichael Taye Beyene, Kees Swaans, Birgit Boogaard, Ramkumar Bendapudi, Saskia Hendrickx

“…Project/intervention duration has implication to fully utilize OM. As behavioral change is a slow process and needs reasonable time, OM could not be fully utilized in terms of measuring some of the behavioral changes in short duration projects.  …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Pharmacotherapy in Augmenting Quit Rates Among Hispanic Adults in an App-Delivered Smoking Cessation Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Contr... by Margarita Santiago-Torres, Kristin E Mull, Brianna M Sullivan, Ana Paula Cupertino, Ramzi G Salloum, Matthew Triplette, Michael J Zvolensky, Jonathan B Bricker

“…While the combination of pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions are considered best practices for smoking cessation, its efficacy among Hispanic adults, especially alongside smartphone app–based interventions, is uncertain. …”
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Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease by Alexander K. Song, Wesley T. Richerson, Megan A. Aumann, Spencer L. Waddle, R. Sky Jones, Samantha Davis, Lauren Milner, Chelsea Custer, L. Taylor Davis, Sumit Pruthi, Dann Martin, Lori C. Jordan, Manus J. Donahue

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Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jeffrey Lambert, Maria Loades, Noah Marshall, Nina Higson-Sweeney, Stella Chan, Arif Mahmud, Victoria Pile, Ananya Maity, Helena Adam, Beatrice Sung, Melanie Luximon, Keren MacLennan, Clio Berry, Paul Chadwick

“…ObjectiveCOMET (Common Elements Toolbox) is an online self-help SSI that includes behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, gratitude, and self-compassion. …”
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Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Model Based on Machine Learning by YUE Haitao, HE Chanchan, CHENG Yuyou, ZHANG Sencheng, WU You, MA Jing

“…Methods Utilizing cross-sectional survey data from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in the United States, a cohort of 112 606 participants was identified, featuring 24 variables related to risk behaviors and health status, with self-reported coronary heart disease (CHD) as the outcome measure. …”
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Modeling the potential impact of rectal microbicides to reduce HIV transmission in bathhouses by Romulus Breban, Ian McGowan, Chad Topaz, Elissa J. Schwartz, Peter Anton, Sally Blower

“…To evaluate the potential impact of rectalmicrobicide usage, we quantify the effect of rectal microbicides (ranging in efficacyfrom 10% to 90%) on reducing the number of HIV infections in the bathhouse.We conduct uncertainty analyses to assess the effect of variability in both biologicaland behavioral parameters. We find that even moderately effective rectalmicrobicides (if used in 10% to 50% of the sex acts) would substantially reducetransmission in bathhouses. …”
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Investigations on Driver Unique Identification from Smartphone’s GPS Data Alone by Arijit Chowdhury, Tapas Chakravarty, Avik Ghose, Tanushree Banerjee, P. Balamuralidhar

“…Further, it is shown that certain behavioral attributes like high driving skill impact identification accuracy. …”
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Parenting in the Digital Age: A Scoping Review of Digital Early Childhood Parenting Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) by Lena Jäggi, Lena Jäggi, Stella M. Hartinger, Stella M. Hartinger, Stella M. Hartinger, Günther Fink, Günther Fink, Dana C. McCoy, Milagros Alvarado Llatance, Milagros Alvarado Llatance, Kristen Hinckley, Kristen Hinckley, Kristen Hinckley, Lucero Ramirez-Varela, Leonel Aguilar, Andreana Castellanos, Daniel Mäusezahl, Daniel Mäusezahl, Daniel Mäusezahl

“…Parent-level outcomes, such as mental health and parenting behaviors, showed consistent positive impacts.ConclusionDigital parenting interventions are feasible in LMICs but face challenges in implementation and reaching vulnerable families. …”
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Peer and parental support for sweet snack consumption habits among suburban adolescents in Palu City by Utami Dewi Nikmah, Ayu Hartini Diah, Aisyah Solechah Siti, Nurul Fadjriah Rasyika

“…Parents positively influenced adolescents' eating habits, particularly by engaging them in discussions about healthier eating and changes in their eating behaviors. Positive peer support was negatively correlated with sweet snacks consumption (r=-0.27), while negative peer support was positively correlated with this habit (r=0.19) among adolescent boys (p<0.05).…”
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The Criteria of Underground Rock Structure Failure and Its Implication on Rockburst in Roadway: A Numerical Method by Xiaofei Guo, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xu Gao, Zhenkai Ma, Nianjie Ma

“…To study the failure laws of the surrounding rock in the process of rockburst in roadway, the evolution behaviors of the plastic zone and the criteria of large-scope failure were studied by using FLAC numerical simulation. …”
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Multidisciplinary Assessment and Diagnosis of Conversion Disorder in a Patient with Foreign Accent Syndrome by Harrison N. Jones, Tyler J. Story, Timothy A. Collins, Daniel DeJoy, Christopher L. Edwards

“…We will present the clinical history, neurological examination, neuropsychological assessment, cognitive-behavioral and biofeedback assessments, and motor speech examination of a patient with FAS without a known vascular, traumatic, or infectious precipitant. …”
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Foundations of Second Language Acquisition: Strategies and Motivation of Banjarese Young Learners in Learning English as a Foreign Language by Rusnadi Ali Kasan, Ridha Fadillah, Muhammad Yusuf

“…The study offers valuable insights into the language learning behaviors and motivations of young Banjarese EFL learners, which can inform more effective English language teaching and learning practices in the region. …”
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Rostral Agranular Insular Cortex Lesion with Motor Cortex Stimulation Enhances Pain Modulation Effect on Neuropathic Pain Model by Hyun Ho Jung, Jaewoo Shin, Jinhyung Kim, Seung-Hee Ahn, Sung Eun Lee, Chin Su Koh, Jae Sung Cho, Chanho Kong, Hyung-Cheul Shin, Sung June Kim, Jin Woo Chang

“…After inducing neuropathic pain (NP) rat models by the spared nerve injury method, we made a lesion on the rostral agranular insular cortex (RAIC) unilaterally and compared behaviorally determined pain threshold and latency in 2 groups: Group A (NP + MCS; n=7) and Group B (NP + RAIC lesion + MCS; n=7). …”
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An Evaluation of the Role of School Institution in the Reproduction of Cultural-Social Inequalities and of Privileges by Eren Ağın, Duygun Göktürk

“…The school includes participation and certain types of behaviors formed under the influence of normative structures; has public influence, legitimacy and recognition; and as a stable structure is based on certain internal working mechanisms and assets. …”
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Exploring the effect of digital applications on toddlers’ cognitive and language abilities: Frequency and duration by Juniarti Wiharti Ifta, Murniati, Triana Noor Yunida, Putri Noor Rochmah Ida Ayu Trisno

“…In order to help educators and caregivers promote healthy digital behaviors, this study looks at how smartphone usage length and frequency affect these skills. …”
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An Area-Efficient Integrate-and-Fire Neuron Circuit with Enhanced Robustness against Synapse Variability in Hardware Neural Network by Arati Kumari Shah, Kannan Udaya Mohanan, Jisun Park, Hyungsoon Shin, Eou-Sik Cho, Seongjae Cho

“…Here, practical neuron circuits must overcome the variations arising from nonideal behaviors of synaptic devices, such as stuck-at-fault and conductance deviation. …”
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The intersection of infant substance exposure, foster care placement &amp; child welfare policy by Abigail Novak, Colleen K. Gutman, Vitoria De Francisco Lopes, Brian B. Boutwell

“…Using the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAWII)'s sample of infants (<1 year) referred to the child welfare system for substance exposure (Feb 2008–April 2009), we used propensity score weighting to assess the association between out-of-home placement in infancy and measures of child attachment, behaviors, and social and cognitive development at 18 and 36 months. …”
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Older Adults Accessing HIV Care and Treatment and Adherence in the IeDEA Central Africa Cohort by Jamie Newman, Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Anna Freeman, Wilfred Akam, Ashu Balimba, Lucien Kalenga, Marcel Mbaya, Brigitte Mfangam Molu, Henri Mukumbi, Théodore Niyongabo, Joseph Atibu, Innocent Azinyue, Modeste Kiumbu

“…Older adults differed from their younger counterparts in terms of medication adherence, sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics.…”
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Psychosocial Underpinnings of Pain and Sleep Disturbance in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients by Sarah Griffin, Joseph Tan, Paul B. Perrin, Allison B. Williams, Erin R. Smith, Bruce Rybarczyk

“…The findings support integrated primary care as a way to target not only behavioral health issues but also the psychosocial factors entangled with physical health.…”
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Friction-Induced Pain: From Skin Surface to Brain Activation by Xingxing Fang, Wei Tang, Shousheng Zhang, Yanze Wu, Yifeng Zeng, Yangyang Xia, Ming Zhang

“…The frictional pain was systematically studied based on skin tribological behaviors and brain activation. The results showed that the skin frictional pain was affected by the combination of friction and mechanical properties of anatomic regions and liner materials. …”
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