Recruitment Challenges and Strategies in a Technology-Based Intervention for Dementia Caregivers: Descriptive Study by Eunjung Ko, Ye Gao, Peng Wang, Lahiru Wijayasingha, Kathy D Wright, Kristina C Gordon, Hongning Wang, John A Stankovic, Karen M Rose

“…MethodsThe smart health intervention was a 4-month, single-arm trial designed to evaluate an in-home, technology-based intervention that monitors stressful moments for caregiving dyads through acoustic signals and to provide the caregivers with real-time stress management strategies. …”
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Sarcopenia in head and neck cancer: A scoping review. by Nedeljko Jovanovic, Tricia Chinnery, Sarah A Mattonen, David A Palma, Philip C Doyle, Julie A Theurer

“…<h4>Study selection</h4>Inclusion criteria represented studies of adult HNC patients in which sarcopenia was listed as an outcome, full-text articles written in English, and empirical research studies with a quantitative design.<h4>Data extraction</h4>Eligible studies were assessed using a proprietary data extraction form. …”
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A SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR REAL-TIME COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF MEDICAL DATA FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTS by Andrii Kopp, Iryna Liutenko, Viktor Yamburenko, Andrii Pashniev

“…This paper presents a web-based application designed for real-time monitoring of health indicators, enabling healthcare professionals to track patient data efficiently. …”
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Association between right atrial area measured by echocardiography and prognosis among pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ke Liu, Chunhua Zhang, Bingyu Chen, Mingfeng Li, Peican Zhang

“…Objective The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the association between enlarged right atrial area (RAA), as measured by echocardiography, and prognosis of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources To identify potential publications, a comprehensive literature search through MEDLINE, the Cochrane database and the Embase database was performed up to December 2019.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Studies were included if they reported Cox regression based-HRs with 95% CIs for all-cause mortality or composite endpoint consisting of death and PAH-related events for echocardiography measurements of the RAA or the right atrial area index (RAAI) in patients with PAH.Data extraction and synthesis The unadjusted HR with 95% CI was extracted for the final pooled analysis. …”
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What are the general public’s expectations about the likely duration of common acute infections? A cross-sectional survey of Australian residents by Mark Jones, Tammy Hoffmann, Mina Bakhit, Kwame Peprah Boaitey

“…Objectives To explore the general public’s expectations about the likely duration of acute infections that are commonly managed in primary care and if care is sought for these infections, reasons for doing so.Design A cross-sectional online survey.Participants A nationwide sample of 589 Australian residents, ≥18 years old with representative quotas for age and gender, recruited via an online panel provider.Outcome measures For eight acute infections, participants’ estimated duration of each, time until they would seek care, and reasons for seeking care.Results For four infections, participants’ mean estimates of duration were within an evidence-based range—common cold (7.2 days), sore throat (5.2 days), acute otitis media (6.2 days) and impetigo (8.3 days); and &gt;70% of the participants estimated a duration within the range. …”
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Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) by Natasha Slater, Simon White, Martin Frisher

“…Furthermore, this paper aims to determine whether polypharmacy and other factors, previously found to be associated with overall polypharmacy, are associated with the most common CNS drug classes.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (wave 6).Participants 7730 participants (≥50 years).Main outcome measures Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for CNS drug classes.Results 31% of the sample were currently taking ≥5 medications (polypharmacy), of whom 58% (n=1362/2356) were taking CNS medicines as part of their regimen. …”
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Phage display as a tool for identifying HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies by A. N. Chikaev, A. P. Rudometov, Yu. A. Merkulyeva, L. I. Karpenko

“…We provide an outline of phage display technology, briefly describe the design of antibody phage libraries and the affinity selection procedure, and discuss the biology of HIV-1-specific broadly neutralizing antibodies. …”
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Effect of vehicle operating parameters on fuel consumption and the overall energy efficiency of the drive system by Jaroslaw Gonera, Michał Janulin, Oleksandr Vrublevskyi

“…Tests identifying fuel consumption and efficiency characteristics as a function of vehicle load were carried out using passenger cars with different drive designs. Carrying out tests under laboratory conditions on a chassis dynamometer bench enabled the precise determination of the change in operating conditions. …”
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Relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study of 1,140 individuals by Yihao Wang, Jiali Chen, Yanwei Zou, Mengshu Yang, Xiaoyun Kong, Ling Wang, Jingyuan Xue, Ci Dong

“…Objectives: To investigate the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in stroke survivors. Design: A cross-sectional study utilizing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2018 data, employing propensity score matching to control for confounders. …”
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Career Motivation in the Process of State Regulation of Youth Employment by Natalya Stativka, Anna Batiuk

“… Purpose: The main objective of the study is to find new methods for the state promotion of career motivation in the process of providing youth employment. Design/Methodology/Approach: To accomplish the research objectives, a set of mutually reinforcing general scientific and special research methods was used. …”
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Help-seeking behaviors among survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in 54 low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data by Mariella Stiller, Michael Lowery Wilson, Till Bärnighausen, Adebola Adedimeji, Erin Lewis, Anne Abio

“…Conclusion Practitioners are encouraged to consider the study’s outcomes when designing interventions and support for survivors seeking help in response to IPV during pregnancy. …”
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Evaluation of the Production-Education Integration Performance of the High-Tech Industry: An Empirical Comparison between Three Urban Agglomerations in China by Quan Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Zhuomei Li, Sifeng Li, Tianzhen Tang

“…Firstly, the action mechanisms of the education system and industry system in PEI were expounded, and the design framework of the evaluation index system (EIS) was derived from the interactions between two elements (technologies and talents) and two market relationships (supply and demand), forming a two-dimensional four-quadrant EIS. …”
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Effects of Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases Admitted to ED by Behcet Al, Mustafa Bogan, Suat Zengin, Mustafa Sabak, Seval Kul, M. Murat Oktay, Hasan Bayram, Ertan Vuruskan

“…Objective. This study was designed to investigate the effects of Desert Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases admitted to emergency department in Gaziantep. …”
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Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Ability With Introduction, Connection, Application, Reflection, and Extension Models by Andi Susanto, Sabli Mayana, Fitria Mardika

“…Quasi Experiment with research type with a randomized control group only design. The population is class IX students of SMP Negeri 5 Padang; a sample of class IX.7 as an experimental class is 31 people, and class IX.3 is a control class with 32 people.The t-test was used to analyze the data. …”
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Acceptance for Social Health Insurance among Health Professionals in Government Hospitals, Mekelle City, North Ethiopia by Alemtsehay Tewele, Mezgebu Yitayal, Adane Kebede

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study design was used. The study participants were selected using systematic random sampling. …”
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Impact of handgrip strength on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality in the Korean longitudinal study of ageing by Gyu Ri Kim, Jiyu Sun, Minkyung Han, Sohee Park, Chung Mo Nam

“…Objective To examine whether reduced handgrip strength, as a marker of muscle weakness, is linked with the risk of cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality among older adults.Design We used data from the 2006 to 2014 Korean longitudinal study of ageing study. …”
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Reliability of the Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (CAST) to Assess Trunk and Limb Alignment During a 45-Degree Side-Step Cut by Lauren S Butler, Eryn K Milian, Amie DeVerna, Kevin Latz, Henry B Ellis, Alexa R Martinez, Kristin Hayden, Christian Gerstenkorn, Sara C Carpenito, Charles W Wyatt, Dai Sugimoto

“…The hypotheses were: 1) there would be good–to-excellent inter-rater and intra-rater reliability among sports medicine providers, 2) there would be good to almost perfect agreement for cut width and trunk lean variables and moderate to good agreement for valgus variables of the CAST. # Study Design Repeated Measures # Methods Ten videos of a 45-degree side-step cut performed by adolescent athletes were independently rated on two occasions by six raters (2 medical doctors, 2 physical therapists, and 2 athletic trainers). …”
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The Specifics of Religious Identity of Armenian Youth in Russia and Armenia by A.S. Berberyan, H.S. Berberyan, O.R. Tuhina

“…Since the church plays an important role in the history and life of the Armenian people, for Armenians it is a symbol of national identity and a link between the Armenian diaspora and the title ethnos. <br><strong>Study design. </strong>The study examined the relationship between religious identity of Armenians in Russia and Armenia and other social identities, the link between social identities and psychological well-being, their relationship with values. …”
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Exploring nonlinear and interaction effects of urban campus built environments on exercise walking using crowdsourced data by Bo Lu, Bo Lu, Qingyun Liu, Hao Liu, Tianxiang Long, Tianxiang Long

“…Additionally, strong interactions were identified among variable combinations, highlighting the synergistic impact of elements like sports facilities, green spaces, and waterfront areas when strategically integrated.ConclusionThis research contributes to the understanding of how campus built environments affect walking activities, offering targeted recommendations for campus planning and design. Recommendations include optimizing the spatial configuration of sports facilities, green spaces, and water bodies to maximize their synergistic impacts on walking activity. …”
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Investigation of Information Overload in Electronic Health Records: Protocol for Usability Study by Saif Khairat, Jennifer Morelli, Marcella H Boynton, Thomas Bice, Jeffrey A Gold, Shannon S Carson

“…The insights gained from this study may lead to potential improvements in EHR usability and interface design, which could improve health care delivery and patient safety. …”
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