Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alanoud F. Alsumait, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Mostafa I. Waly, Issa S. Al-Qarshoobi, Samir Al-Adawi, Nawaf H. Albali, Mansour S. Al-Moundhri

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Factors associated with decreased anal sphincter tone and the accuracy of forced anal examinations to detect individuals having receptive anal intercourse: an observational study by John A Schneider, Alan G Nyitray, Derek Smith, Michael W Ross, Elizabeth Y Chiao, Timothy J Ridolfi, Bridgett Brzezinski, B R Simon Rosser, Aniruddha Hazra, Jenna Nitkowski, Sandrine Sanos, Ever Mkonyi, Lucy Mgopa

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Estimating Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Risk for the EXPOSE (Explaining Population Trends in Cardiovascular Risk: A Comparative Analysis of Health Transitions in South Africa a... by Shaun Scholes, Jennifer S Mindell, Mari Toomse-Smith, Annibale Cois, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

“… BackgroundCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Demographic, behavioral, socioeconomic, health care, and psychosocial variables considered risk factors for CVD are routinely measured in population health surveys, providing opportunities to examine health transitions. …”
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Colorado Immersion Training in Community Engagement: Ten years of learning and doing by Leslie A. Wright, Reginaldo Garcia, Mary E. Fisher, Kaylee Gordon, Donald E. Nease, Elizabeth Sweitzer, Crystal LoudHawk-Hedgepeth, Charlene Barrientos Ortiz, Montelle Taméz, Lorenzo Ramírez, Linda Zittleman, Bruno Walther Santos Sobral

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Explaining the model of value creation of tax income and gross domestic product based on tax system reforms by Bahram Ramazani, Mojtaba Malekichoobari, Sina Kheradyar

“…Ramezani et al, (2024) investigated the explanation of the improvement pattern of tax revenue and GDP based on the behavioral reforms of the tax system. The findings of the research showed that the improvement of tax revenue and gross domestic product based on the behavioral reforms of the tax system (including the themes of causal conditions: economic, social, and political; central conditions: tax structure, reducing tax corruption, reforming the tax monitoring and enforcement system; conditions Strategies: promoting tax culture, decreasing tax discrimination, and tax system reform; intervening conditions: legal reforms and tax policies; background conditions: level of economic development, level of tax ability, and establishment of a fair tax system; conditions of consequences: increase in production, increase in economic competitiveness, and reduction of tax corruption) can have an effect. …”
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First Aid Education Guidelines for the General Approach: Integrating Physical and Mental Care in Approaching any First Aid Situation

“…In this paper, the Chain of Survival Behaviors and core educational principles of link to learners, variety, simplicity & clarity, discovery, and outcome driven, are used to explore the context of the general approach and psychological first aid. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy among incarcerated people living with HIV in Iran: insights from a qualitative study by Azam Bazrafshan, Ali Ahmad Rafiei-Rad, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshan, Nima Ghalekhani, Soheil Mehmandoost, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Fatemeh Mehrabi, Mehrdad Khezri, Gelareh Mostashari, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

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Non-formal encounters between Israeli families and African immigrant families foster lifelong learning competence by Michal Ganz Meishar

“…In this case study, it is possible to generalize from the local to the global and examine processes, actions and behaviors in the studied case (Creswell et al., 2018; Yin, 2009). …”
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Validation Indicator Identification and Customer Ranking in Microloans: A Study at Middle East Bank in Iran by Azadeh Ahmadi Kousha, Faegh Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein Ranjbar, Hamidreza Kordlouie

“…This system should be able to place customers in different categories by considering credit and behavioral criteria and assigning them appropriate points based on their performance. …”
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PSTR: A Test Case Reuse Method Based on Path Similarity by Xinyue Xu, Sinong Chen, Zhonghao Guo, Xiangxian Chen

“…While the generation of test cases can be automated, the creation and adjustment of test oracles (expected outputs or behaviors) still require significant manual effort. …”
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Feasibility of trancutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in Black and Hispanic/Latino people with peripheral neuropathy by Marlon L. Wong, Eva Widerström-Noga, Jessica L. Bolanos, Gabriel Gonzalez, Frank J. Penedo, Peter J. Hosein, Melissa M. Tovin, Juan P. Gonzalez, Lisa M. McTeague

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Ten simple rules for working with high resolution remote sensing data by Mahood, Adam L., Joseph, Maxwell B., Spiers, Anna I., Koontz, Michael J., Ilangakoon, Nayani, Solvik, Kylen K., Quarderer, Nathan, McGlinchy, Joe, Scholl, Victoria M., St. Denis, Lise A., Nagy, Chelsea, Braswell, Anna, Rossi, Matthew W., Herwehe, Lauren, Wasser, Leah, Cattau, Megan E., Iglesias, Virginia, Yao, Fangfang, Leyk, Stefan, Balch, Jennifer K.

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The Effects of MyChoices and LYNX Mobile Apps on HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use by Young US Sexual Minority Men: Results From a National Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie B Biello, Kenneth H Mayer, Hyman Scott, Pablo K Valente, Jonathan Hill-Rorie, Susan Buchbinder, Lucinda Ackah-Toffey, Patrick S Sullivan, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Albert Y Liu

“…Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics did not differ by study arm. …”
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Measuring the uptake of clinic-based HIV treatment and prevention services following HIV testing and referral at private pharmacies in Kenya by Victor Omollo, Stephanie D. Roche, Shengruo Zhang, Magdalene Asewe, Bernard K. Rono, Benn Kwach, Greshon Rota, Patricia Ong’wen, Kendall Harkey, Josephine Odoyo, Daniel Were, Kenneth Ngure, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Katrina F. Ortblad

“…Based on their test result and recent self-reported behaviors associated with HIV risk, clients were encouraged to consider pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), or antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, informed where they could access free services, and issued a referral. …”
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Implementing and evaluating the comprehensive integration of physical activity into a major health system: study design and protocol by Alex Ewing, Mark Stoutenberg, Jennifer L Trilk, Christopher Wichman, Paul A Estabrooks, John M Brooks, Meenu Jindal, James Rosemeyer, Leah M Schumacher, Lia K McNulty, Stephanie Eskuri, Frankie Bennett

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Neuropsychiatric profile in tuberous sclerosis complex patients with epilepsy by Mahmoud Fawzi Osman, Mahmoud Fawzi Osman, Faisal Hadid, Tawfeg ben Omran, Tawfeg ben Omran, Tawfeg ben Omran, Munira Aden, Fatima Al-Maadid, Sondos Altaraqji, Khalid Mohamed, Ruba Benini, Ruba Benini

“…Optimizing seizure control is a clear priority, but equally important is the need for addressing the cognitive and behavioral components of TAND. Early intervention with tailored, multidisciplinary approaches including neurology, psychiatry, psychology, and educational specialists could mitigate the long-term impact of these comorbidities, particularly in children. …”
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Hepatocyte-derived liver progenitor-like cells attenuate liver cirrhosis via induction of apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells by Xu Zhou, Wen-Ming Liu, Han-Yong Sun, Yuan Peng, Ren-Jie Huang, Cai-Yang Chen, Hong-Dan Zhang, Shen-Ao Zhou, Hong-Ping Wu, Dan Tang, Wei-Jian Huang, Han Wu, Qi-Gen Li, Bo Zhai, Qiang Xia, Wei-Feng Yu, He-Xin Yan

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The progress in the field of clinical staging for mental disorders within the last decade: an updated systematic review by Sharon L. Clarke, Sharon L. Clarke, Nicole Soons, Arjan C. Videler, Arjan C. Videler, Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen, Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen, Henricus Van, Linda Dil, Laurens Pappijn, Sven Corbeij, Beau Broekhof, Beau Broekhof, Andrew M. Chanen, Andrew M. Chanen, Joost Hutsebaut, Joost Hutsebaut

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A Digital Tool (Technology-Assisted Problem Management Plus) for Lay Health Workers to Address Common Mental Health Disorders: Co-production and Usability Study in Pakistan by Maham Saleem, Shamsa Zafar, Thomas Klein, Markus Koesters, Adnan Bashir, Daniela C Fuhr, Siham Sikander, Hajo Zeeb

“…Thematic analyses using the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation for Behavioral Change (COM-B) model were conducted. Stage 2 included over eight online workshops, and a multidisciplinary intervention development group co-produced TA-PM+. …”
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The long-term impact of childhood sexual assault on depression and self-reported mental and physical health by Oluwasegun Akinyemi, Temitope Ogundare, Mojisola Fasokun, Fadeke Ogunyankin, Nkemdirim Ugochukwu, Walia Ajisafe, Seun Ikugbayigbe, Oluebubechukwu Eze, Kakra Hughes, Miriam Michael

“…This study quantifies the impact of CSA on the likelihood of being diagnosed with depression in adulthood, as well as its influence on poor mental and physical health days.MethodsWe analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (2016–2023), comprising 321,106 respondents. …”
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