Opening the black box of health systems performance management using the behaviour change techniques taxonomy: implications for health research and practice by Jenna M. Evans, Sarah M. Wheeler

“…BCTs were concentrated in four domains: (1) goals and planning, (2) reward and threat, (3) feedback and monitoring and (4) identity. The BCTs coded most often included: (1) discrepancy between current behaviour and goal, (2) feedback on outcome(s) of behaviour, (3) social comparison and (4) social incentive/reward. …”
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Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

“…During a house-to-house visit, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in five different slum areas, coded as Zone 1 to Zone 5. To ensure a representative sample, 20% of households were randomly selected from each slum. …”
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The Role of NF-κB/MIR155HG in Regulating the Stemness and Radioresistance in Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Yunbao Xu, Lu Yang, Guangming Li, Chuangzhou Rao

“…The development of breast cancer and radiation sensitivity is intimately pertinent to long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). This work is formulated to investigate how the lncRNA MIR155HG affects the stemness and radioresistance of BCSCs. …”
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DNAH11 and a Novel Genetic Variant Associated with Situs Inversus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fatemeh Sodeifian, Noosha Samieefar, Sepideh Shahkarami, Elham Rayzan, Simin Seyedpour, Meino Rohlfs, Christoph Klein, Delara Babaie, Nima Rezaei

“…Biallelic pathogenic variants in one of the many coding genes involved in the process of ciliogenesis lead to PCD.…”
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An Exploration of Iran's Banking System Based on Islamic-Social Banking Principles with an Emphasis on Improving Social Capital (Bank Sepah Case Study) by Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah, Keramatollah Rasekh, Majid Reza Karimi

“…In order to analyze the data of the present study, coding in the qualitative part and structural equation test and t-test in the quantitative part were used. …”
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Transmutations of Long-Lived and Medium-Lived Fission Products Extracted from CANDU and PWR Spent Fuels in an Accelerator-Driven System by Alper Buğra Arslan, İlayda Yilmaz, Gizem Bakir, Hüseyin Yapici

“…MCNPX 2.7 and CINDER 90 computer codes are used for the time-dependent burn calculations. …”
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Impact of Corona Virus on The Life Status of Kurdish People Living in Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Pary M. Azize, Chia H. Sadiq, Lavin Luqman Othman

“…All statistical computations are enhanced using statistical method (SPSS 21). The data was coded, tabulated, and presented in a descriptive form. …”
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Global stellarator coil optimization with quadratic constraints and objectives by Lanke Fu, Elizabeth J. Paul, Alan A. Kaptanoglu, Amitava Bhattacharjee

“…Most present convex coil optimization codes use the least square winding surface method by Merkel (NESCOIL), with recent improvements in conditioning, regularization, sparsity, and physics objectives. …”
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Pseudocitrobacter cyperus, a novel bacterial species recovered from Cyperus alternifolius in Egypt by Samira M. Hamed, Mai A. Amer

“…Cyp38ST was predicted as a potential human pathogen and carried a unique ß-lactamase-coding gene. Conclusion Here we present Cyp38ST (= CCASU-2024-73T) as the type strain of a novel species within the genus Pseudocitrobacter to which we propose the name Pseudocitrobacter cyperus sp. nov. …”
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Use of Sildenafil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Findings from a U.S. Healthcare Claims Database by Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Simon Teal, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Gerry Oster

“…**Methods:** Using a large U.S. healthcare claims database, we identified all patients with evidence of PAH (International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] diagnosis codes 416.0, 416.8) and receipt of sildenafil between January 1, 2005 and September 30, 2008. …”
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Transmission of potato spindle tuber viroid between <i>Phytophthora infestans</i> and host plants by O. S. Afanasenko, A. V. Khiutti, N. V. Mironenko, N. M. Lashina

“…Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) is a naked, circular, single-stranded RNA (356–363 nucleotides in length) which lacks any protein-coding sequences. It is an economically important pathogen and is classified as a high-risk plant quarantine disease. …”
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Causes of admissions and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to critical care units in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam in 2018: a multicentre retrospective stu... by Vu Quoc Dat, Bui Thi Khanh Linh, Giang Bao Kim

“…Objective The goal of this study was to describe the burden of disease and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to the critical care units (CCUs) in Vietnam.Design Retrospective study.Setting The whole 1-year data of admissions to CCUs were collected from 34 hospitals from January to December 2018.Participants A total of 44 013 episodes of admission to CCUs were analysed.Primary outcome We used International Classification of Diseases-11 codes to assess the primary diagnosis associated with admissions and in-hospitals mortality. …”
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Exploring the attitudes of solid organ transplant recipients towards COVID-19 shielding communications and the language of ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’: a qualitative study in... by Jason Ali, Dominic Summers, Abbie E Greig, Kirsten L Rennie

“…Interviews were transcribed, anonymised and thematically analysed and coded using NVivo V.12.Results Communications about shielding evoked significant fear and anxiety among participants. …”
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Isolation, characterization and therapeutic efficacy of lytic bacteriophage ZK22 against Salmonella Typhimurium in mice by Yihong Sun, Qing Qu, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Hua Xiang, Wei Wang

“…The genome of ZK22 consisted of a double-stranded DNA with a total length of 47,066 base pairs and a GC content of 45.71%. A total of 78 coding sequences were predicted, with no virulence genes or drug resistance genes predicted. …”
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Stan biologiczny populacji ludzkich a przemiany środowiska społeczno-ekonomicznego by Anna Siniarska, Napoleon Wolański

“…Environment influences variation in three ways: (1) by causing mutations or by altering gene expression and (2) by providing conditions for the formation of a phenotype coded by a particular genotype and (3) as a factor of selection, including occurrence of cultural behaviors modifying effects of natural selection.  …”
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‘I can’t understand why others don’t screen more’: a qualitative study exploring why Australian general practitioners screen for primary aldosteronism by Sanne Peters, Jun Yang, Grant Russell, Abhir Krishan Nainani

“…Objective We sought to understand the factors that influence a general practitioner’s (GP’s) experience of screening for primary aldosteronism (PA) in hypertensive patients.Design A qualitative study, framed by phenomenology, using semistructured interviews that were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim, entered into NVivo V.12.0 for coding and analysed for emerging themes.Setting Melbourne, Australia.Participants Eligible GPs had received education on PA as part of a previous study. …”
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La complejidad de los ecosistemas del norte de la provincia de Mendoza by Moria Alessandro, María Codes, Natalia Pucciarelli, Gabriela Sari, Fernanda Soler, Matias Rodriguez, Jésica Cabanillas, Jorge Fernández

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The Sequence of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Gene in Women with Cervicitis by Maha A. Ahlial, Nazar Sh. Mohammed, Maysara S. Khalaf

“…Prostaglandin endo peroxide synthase2 (Cyclooxygenase-2) is a key enzyme in prostaglandin synthesis, which is coded by the PTGS2 gene, and recognized as the master switch that activates the inflammatory response; its induction leads to the biosynthesis of prostaglandins. …”
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Perspectives of substance use disorder counselors on the benefits and drawbacks of medications for opioid use disorder by Nicholas C. Cardamone, Rebecca E. Stewart, Kyle M. Kampman, Steven C. Marcus

“…Counselor responses were coded for one or more advantage and disadvantage. …”
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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…High-perceived stress was coded as binary data, categorized as ‘yes’ or ‘no’ based on daily stress levels. …”
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