Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…Qualitative analysis showed that these technologies improved functional independence by enabling participants to control their home environment remotely, increase safety, and enable them to access up-to-date information. They had a significant reduction in loneliness after 5 weeks (p = .003), attributed to increased social connections and entertainment and viewing the voice-activated digital assistants as companions. …”
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The potential for gene-editing to increase muscle growth in pigs: experiences with editing myostatin by A. C. Dilger, X. Chen, L. T. Honegger, B. M. Marron, J. E. Beever

“…Abstract Gene-editing holds promise as a new technique for growth promotion in livestock, especially in the face of increased opposition to traditional methods of growth promotion like feed additives. However, to date, there has been only limited progress toward models of growth promotion through gene-editing. …”
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Cervical cancer screening by cotesting method for Vietnamese women 25–55 years old: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Hien Thu Bui, Van Nu Hanh Pham, Thang Hong Vu

“…Currently, Vietnam lacks both a national CC screening intervention and an HPV vaccination programme for women and girls. To date, cost-effectiveness studies evaluating CC screening methods in Vietnam remain limited.Objectives To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of two CC screening strategies for Vietnamese women aged 25–55 years: (1) cotesting combining cytology and HPV testing conducted three times at 5 year intervals (intervention) and (2) cytology-based screening conducted five times at 2 year intervals (comparator). …”
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Associations between autistic traits and early ear and upper respiratory signs: a prospective observational study of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) ge... by Amanda Hall, Dheeraj Rai, Jean Golding, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Steven Gregory, Richard Maw

“…Eligible pregnant women resident in the area with expected date of delivery between April 1991 and December 1992 inclusive.Participants 10 000+ young children followed throughout their first 4 years. …”
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Future climate change impacts on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) phenology and yield with crop management options in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Adem Mohammed, Estifanos Feleke

“…A simulation study was conducted with the objectives (1) to calibrate and evaluate the CROPGRO-dry bean model of DSSAT for simulating phenology, growth and yield of common bean (2) to assess impacts of future climate on phenology and yield (3) to explore climate adaptive strategies for common bean. Three sowing dates (early, normal and late) and two water regime (rainfed and irrigated) were evaluated as climate adaptive measures. …”
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The Performance of Irrigation Schemes in Sudan Affected by Climate Variability and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam by Shamseddin M. Ahmed, Khalid G. Biro Turk, Hassan Ali Dinar

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The comparison of dexmedetomidine and midazolam used for sedation of patients during upper endoscopy: A prospective, randomized study by Yavuz Demiraran, Esin Korkut, Ali Tamer, Ilknur Yorulmaz, Buket Kocaman, Gulbin Sezen, Yusuf Akcan

“…A brief questionnaire was used to collect demographic data; patients were asked to rate anxiety, satisfaction with care to date and expected discomfort on a visual analogue scale. …”
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The book policy in a democratic society: the case of Estonia by Mare Lott, Aile Möldre

“…The realization of this idea in Estonia dates back to the 1920s when the Cultural Endowment was founded in 1925. …”
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Biological characteristics of bream (Abramis brama Linnaeus, 1758) of the Kremenchuk Reservoir as an object of commercial fishery by N. Rudyk-Leuska, O. Buzevych, M. Leuskyi, I. Burjak

“…It is caused by the need to obtain up-to-date data on the state of self-reproducing populations with the determination and analysis of integral characteristics that affect the conditions of formation and exploitation of their commercial stock. …”
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Minimal clinical data sets for spine-related musculoskeletal disorders in primary care and outpatient settings: a scoping review protocol by Pierre Côté, Andrea C Tricco, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Jérémie Mikhail, Isabelle Pagé

“…Studies published in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish will be included, with no limit on date of publication. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Index to Chiropractic Literature, MANTIS, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global and medRxiv preprint repository will be searched from database inception to 25 July 2021. …”
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Unlocking the full potential of resistance training: a comparative analysis of low- and high-intensity effects on neurotrophic growth factors and homocysteine by Chongwen Zuo, Yi Yin, Zhiyang Zheng, Ren Mu, Yuxin Liang, Shan Wang, Chaoqun Ye

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06114550. Date of registration 01/30/2024.  https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06114550 .…”
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Comparative effects of Health Qigong and closed motor exercise on the physical and mental health of female drug rehabilitation participants: a randomized controlled trial by Guang Yang, Deyu Meng, Shichun He, Meiqi Wei, Man Li, Lu Zhang, Zhendong Pan, Ziheng Wang

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06454565. The date of registration is 2024.07.11 (Retrospectively registered).…”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in People with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, Helene Hardy, Christopher D. Pericone, Wing Chow

“…Adult PLWH who initiated INSTI- or PI-based regimens between March 1, 2016 and June 30, 2018 (index date was the first INSTI or PI prescription in this period) with ≥12-month baseline and follow-up periods, ≥1 weight measure during each period, and no prior antiretroviral use were included. …”
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Identifying Complex Scheduling Patterns Among Patients With Cancer With Transportation and Housing Needs: Feasibility Pilot Study by Allan Fong, Christian Boxley, Laura Schubel, Christopher Gallagher, Katarina AuBuchon, Hannah Arem

“…Location complexity reflects the proportion of appointment dates at 2 or more different locations. Schedule complexity captures deviations from chronological order, unresolved appointments, and coordination across multiple locations. …”
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Using a clinical decision support system to reduce excess driving pressure: the ALARM trial by Ursula Burger-Klepp, Mathias Maleczek, Robin Ristl, Bettina Kroyer, Marcus Raudner, Claus G. Krenn, Roman Ullrich

“…Patients were assigned to control or intervention by their date of admission: First, the control group was included without changing anything in clinical practice. …”
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Early effects of LT3 + LT4 combination therapy on quality of life in hypothyroid patients: a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group comparison trial by Fatemeh Hajtalebi, Fariba Alaei-Shahmiri, Fatemeh Golgiri, Najmeh Shahini, Hamideh Akbari, Kasra Assadian, Seyedarad Mosalamiaghili

“…Trial registration number: IRCT20200410047012N1. Date of registration: 2020–06-12.…”
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The issue of motivation for foreign languages learning in international research works: Scoping review by I. K. Tsalikova, S. V. Pakhotina

“…In the review, the geographical principle of data selection was not used and the publication date was not taken into account. The main selection criterion was a research paper to be published in a journal peer-reviewed by international databases over the last 15 years.Such a principle was necessary to understand research trends in the issue of motivation for mastering a foreign language competence and to determine similar (or specific) factors for different countries, which cause students' lack of interest in learning foreign languages.Practical significance. …”
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Anti-SARS-Cov-2 S-RBD IgG Formed after BNT162b2 Vaccination Can Bind C1q and Activate Complement by Anas H. A. Abu-Humaidan, Fatima M. Ahmad, Dima Awajan, Raba’a F. Jarrar, Nader Alaridah

“…Participants’ demographic data, type of vaccine, date of vaccination, as well as adverse effects of the vaccine were recorded. …”
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Empowering biomedical learners to navigate FDA regulatory processes and entrepreneurship with a novel interdisciplinary training approach by Philip A. Cola, Philip A. Cola, Tawna L. Mangosh

“…High participant engagement and broad representation across fields over the curriculum’s three-year lifespan to date affirm its relevance and value with participants representing the fields of basic science, medicine, law, business, and engineering. …”
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Analyzing and modeling urban sprawl and land use changes in a developing city using a CA-Markovian approach by M. Tajbakhsh, H. Memarian, Y. Shahrokhi

“…Having applied the matrices utilized in model calibration, the best kappa coefficient proved to be associated with the land use maps dated 1996 and 2002. The Kappa index of quantity and allocation agreement was determined to be 0.9189 and 0.9529, respectively, which established an almost perfect agreement between simulated and observed land uses according to the year 2015. …”
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