Behavioural factors associated with cigarette quitting behaviour: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected in three low-income South African communities by Laura Rossouw, Samantha Filby

“…Objective To study the behavioural factors associated with sustained cigarette smoking cessation, and those associated with a current smoker attempting to quit, among current and former cigarette smokers living in low-income South African communities.Setting Three low-income areas in South Africa.Design In-person surveys with structured questions that asked respondents about their cigarette smoking and quitting behaviour, sociodemographic information and behavioural attributes.Participants Current smokers were eligible to participate if they had smoked at least one cigarette in the week prior to the interview (n=569). …”
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Building a new life in Australia: an analysis of the first wave of the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants in Australia to assess the association between social integration... by Wen Chen, Li Ling, Andre M N Renzaho

“…Objectives To assess the relationship between social integration and physical and mental health among humanitarian migrants (HMs) in Australia.Design, setting and participants We used the recently released first wave of data from the 2013 ‘Building a New Life in Australia’ survey, which is an ongoing nationwide longitudinal study. …”
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Methylome profiling of cell-free DNA during the early life course in (un)complicated pregnancies using MeD-seq: Protocol for a cohort study embedded in the prospective Rotterdam pe... by Marjolein M van Vliet, Sam Schoenmakers, Ruben G Boers, Lotte E van der Meeren, Joost Gribnau, Régine P M Steegers-Theunissen

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>Our study design involves three sub-studies. Sub-study 1 is a single-centre prospective, observational subcohort embedded within the Rotterdam Periconception cohort (Predict study). …”
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Correlation of serum Vitamin D levels and disease severity in patients with atopic dermatitis: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study from North India by Shreya Malhan, Loveleen Kaur, Maninder Kaur, Dimple Chopra, Sharang Gupta, Snehdeep Kaur

“…AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to determine the serum levels of Vitamin D in children with AD and to establish a correlation between serum Vitamin D levels and disease severity. …”
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Cardiovascular risk profiles and the uptake of the NHS Healthcheck programme in male prisoners in six UK prisons: an observational cross-sectional survey by Kamlesh Khunti, Richard Morriss, Christopher Packham, Elizabeth Butcher, Marie Williams, Joanne Miksza

“…Current policy is to offer Healthchecks to those serving over 2 years in prison.Objectives, methods, setting and design An observational cross-sectional survey in six male prisons in England between September 2017 and January 2019 in prisoners aged 35–74 to identify who was eligible for a Healthcheck and compare CVD risk data with those that were not, and factors associated with uptake.Outcome measures Characteristics of those accepting a Healthcheck were compared with those declining. …”
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The Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment on Early Neonatal Problems by Selcan Sinaci, Gulsum Kadioglu Simsek, Bedri Sakcak, Izzet Ozgurluk, Fuat Emre Canpolat, Dilek Sahin

“…We aimed to examine the relationship between pregnancy complications and newborn morbidities. STUDY DESIGN: The newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between September 2019 and August 2022 were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. …”
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The Role of Aspartate Aminotransferase/Platelet Ratio Index Score in Predicting Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and its Relationship with Total Bile Acid Level: A Case-Contro... by Merve Demir, Emre Sertel

“…Another aim of the study is to determine the relationship between APRI scores and total bile acid (TBA) levels in pregnant women with ICP. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective case-control study was conducted by examining the hospital records of women diagnosed with ICP (n=66) and healthy controls (n=70) among women followed during pregnancy. …”
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Mixed-methods study to examine the response of opioid addiction treatment programmes to COVID-19: a study protocol by Sugy Choi, Rhea Naik, Kamila Kiszko, Charles Neighbors, Thomas D’Aunno

“…This paper describes the protocol for a mixed-methods study analysing organisational-level factors that are associated with changes in clinic-level practice changes and treatment retention.Methods and analysis We will employ an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to study the treatment practices for opioid use disorder (OUD) patients in New York State (NYS). …”
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A study of mydriatic effect on intraocular pressure and anterior chamber angle morphology by anterior segment optical coherence tomography by Srinivasapuram Krishnacharya Prabhakar, Meghana Hiremath

“…Aims Purpose is to investigate IOP variations during dilation phases and to discover association of anterior segment optical coherence tomography measurements. Settings and design Observational study. Patients and methods Thirty-two participants were recruited and IOP measured by rebound tonometer in pre, mid, and full pupillary dilation phases. …”
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Public perceptions on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a qualitative meta-synthesis by Jing Gao, Xinyu Chen, Xiaolian Jiang, Chenxi Wu, Huiqiong Xu, Dingxi Bai

“…Here, a meta-synthesis was conducted to analyse and summarise the public’s understanding of the application of AI in the healthcare field, to provide recommendations for future use and management of AI in medical practice.Design This was a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Method A search was performed on the following databases to identify studies published in English and Chinese: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of science, Cochrane library, Embase, PsycINFO, CNKI, Wanfang and VIP. …”
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Le lieu-dit des « Trois-Piliers » : un ensemble à caractère monumental du iiie s. apr. J.-C. dans la périphérie nord-est de Reims/Durocortorum ? by Philippe Rollet, Émilie Jouhet

“…The low representation of large structural nails can be explained by a framework design centered on the use of triangulated trusses, for which the mortise and tenon joints of the crossbeams are held together by wooden pegs. …”
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Perinatal consequences of a category 1 caesarean section at term by Sailesh Kumar, Leah Grace, Ristan M Greer

“…Objective To characterise maternal demographics, obstetric risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with term category 1 caesarean sections (CS).Design and setting and main outcome measures Retrospective study of term singleton pregnancies delivering at a major tertiary unit in Brisbane, Australia. …”
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Screening approaches and potential of isolated lactic acid bacteria for improving fermentation of Saccharina latissima by Evangelia Zioga, Susan Løvstad Holdt, Fredrik Gröndahl, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen

“…The overarching aim is the deeper understanding of the selection criteria when designing starter cultures for seaweed fermentation. …”
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The influence of internal spatial coupling characteristics of blue-green space on cooling benefit in metropolitan areas: Evidence form Hangzhou, China by Qianru Lu, Weifeng Qi, Dongye Yang, Mingyu Zhang

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SDF-1α/OPF/BP Composites Enhance the Migrating and Osteogenic Abilities of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Linli Li, Xifeng Liu, Bipin Gaihre, Sungjo Park, Yong Li, Andre Terzic, Lichun Lu

“…SDF-1α at 100 ng/ml was optimal for enhanced migration and osteogenic proficiency. Thus, designed SDF-1α/OPF/BP composites were competent in promoting the homing and osteogenesis of MSCs and thus offer a promising bioactive scaffold candidate for on-demand bone tissue regeneration.…”
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life changes in an Australian rapid access chest pain clinic by J Andrew Black, James E. Sharman, Gang Chen, Andrew J. Palmer, Barbara de Graaff, Mark Nelson, Niamh Chapman, Julie A. Campbell

“…Data sources and study setting Primary data was collected at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia, between 2014 and 2020. Study design Patients attending an Australian chest pain clinic were randomised into a prospective, open-label, blinded-endpoint study over a minimum 12-months follow-up. …”
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A Fourfold Bi-Filter and Permuted Bi-Quad-Wrapper Feature Selection Method for Finding Optimal Moments of Multi-Trajectory Transient Records in Transient Analysis by Seyed Alireza Bashiri Mosavi, Omid Khalaf Beigi

“…Fast and accurate transient analysis (TA) requires a meticulously explored nonlinear transient excursion space (NTES). Hence, designing a polyhedral feature selection scheme (FSS) to fix the TA bottleneck raised by feeding non-discriminative transient records into predictive models is a significant task to avoid discordant TA indices results. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE WIDELY-USED EQUATIONS OF HYDRAULIC LOSS CALCULATION AND CALIBRATION OF THE HAZEN-WILLIAMS EQUATION IN DRIP IRRIGATION LATERALS by Sh. Shafaei, Gh. Zarei, K. Ebrahimi, Sh. Soleimani, M. Shamsi

“…Hazen-William’s equation is usually used to determine the hydraulic head loss when designing drip irrigation systems. The mentioned equation is suggested for pipes with diameters greater than 75 mm and flow rates above 2.3 l/s. …”
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Low-density Lipoproteins and Degrees of Cardiovascular Risk in Adults over 40 Years of Age: Case-control Study by Abel Pérez Pavón, Francisco Sánchez Hernández, Karla Doriam Gámez Ávalos, Donovan Casas Patiño, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> an investigation was carried out with a case-control design during 2023, using the 1:1 case-control ratio formula, (230 subjects) who met the selection criteria. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…In the proposed research, we will test the above speculation by manipulating the amount of music-therapy elements into a 10-week Taekwondo training program designed specifically for children with autism.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a randomized controlled trial. …”
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