Digital Age Transformation in Patient-Physician Communication: 25-Year Narrative Review (1999-2023) by Mingming Song, Joel Elson, Dhundy Bastola

“…The review methodology involved carefully designed steps to provide a comprehensive summary of existing research. …”
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Calculating the High‐Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics Using a Machine Learning‐Based Field‐Aligned Current Model by V. Sai Gowtam, Hyunju Connor, Bharat S. R. Kunduri, Joachim Raeder, Karl M. Laundal, S. Tulasi Ram, Dogacan S. Ozturk, Donald Hampton, Shibaji Chakraborty, Charles Owolabi, Amy Keesee

“…ML‐AIM is unique and innovative because it predicts ionospheric responses to the time‐varying solar wind and geomagnetic conditions, while the other traditional empirical models like Weimer (2005, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004ja010884) designed to provide a quasi‐static ionospheric condition under quasi‐steady solar wind/IMF conditions. …”
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The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by Naeime Arasteh, Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Monirsadat Nematollahi, Atefe Ahmadi, Behnaz Bagherian

“…To this end, the present study sought to investigate the effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program on spiritual health in mothers of infants admitted to the NICU.MethodsThis quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test-post-test design in two intervention and control groups. The participants were 50 mothers of infants admitted to the NICU of Afzalipur Hospital, Kerman, who were selected via convenience sampling and randomly divided into two control and intervention groups (25 mothers in each group). …”
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Who is engaging with lateral flow testing for COVID-19 in the UK? The COVID-19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses (CORSAIR) study by Nicola T Fear, Susan Michie, Richard Amlot, G James Rubin, Louise E Smith, Henry WW Potts

“…Objectives To investigate uptake of lateral flow testing, reporting of test results and psychological, contextual and socio-demographic factors associated with testing.Design A series of four fortnightly online cross-sectional surveys.Setting Data collected from 19 April 2021 to 2 June 2021.Participants People living in England and Scotland, aged 18 years or over, excluding those who reported their most recent test was a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test (n=6646, n≈1600 per survey).Main outcome measures Having completed at least one lateral flow test (LFT) in the last 7 days.Results We used binary logistic regressions to investigate factors associated with having taken at least one LFT. …”
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Development and evaluation of patient-centred polygenic risk score reports for glaucoma screening by Georgina L Hollitt, Mark M Hassall, Owen M Siggs, Jamie E Craig, Emmanuelle Souzeau

“…This informed the development of a draft glaucoma screening PRS report for a hypothetical high risk individual from the general population. We designed three versions of the report to illustrate risk using a pictograph, a pie chart and a bell curve. …”
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Entrepreneurial agility and organizational performance of IT firms: A mediated moderation model by Leul Girma Haylemariam, Stephen Oduro, Zewdu Lake Tegegne

“…METHODOLOGY: Employing an explanatory research design and convenience sampling technique via an online survey to gather data from a sample of 411 Italian IT firms, the study tested the formulated hypotheses using the structural equation modeling technique in AMOS statistical software. …”
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Systemic Predictors of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema in an Adult Veteran Population by Tran EM, Gregori NZ, Rachitskaya A, Nandan A, Pershing S, Goldberg JL

“…Elaine M Tran,1 Ninel Z Gregori,2 Aleksandra Rachitskaya,2 Abhishek Nandan,2 Suzann Pershing,1,3 Jeffrey L Goldberg1– 3 1Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA; 2Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/Miami VA Health Care System, Miami, FL, USA; 3VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USACorrespondence: Jeffrey L Goldberg, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA, Email jeffrey.goldberg@stanford.eduPurpose: To investigate the influence of systemic and serum measures and hypoglycemic medications on the initial presentation and ongoing development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME).Design: Using Veterans Affairs electronic health records, we identified patients with a diabetes mellitus diagnosis and at least one eye examination between 1997 and 2010. …”
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Incidence and influencing factors of occupational pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao Yu, Xinri Zhang, Xuesen Su, Xiaomei Kong

“…Objectives To determine the incidence of pneumoconiosis worldwide and its influencing factors.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Setting Cohort studies on occupational pneumoconiosis.Participants PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched until November 2021. …”
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Efficacy and safety of nivolumab plus ipilimumab in gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bowen Dai, Jiaping Jiang, Xiaoyu Yu, Haihua Zhan, Zhengchuan Hu

“…The inclusion criteria were designed according to the principles of Participants, Intervention, Control, Outcomes, and Study (PICOS). …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-determination Skills Training and Affect Phobia Therapy on the Meta-Emotional and Mental Toughness in Adolescent Girls with Sexual Abuse Experie... by Fatemeh Dafeian, Zahra Yousefi

“…The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of self-determination skills training and agoraphobia treatment on emotional regulation and psychological resilience in adolescent girls who have experienced sexual abuse.Method: This study employed a quasi-experimental design featuring a pretest-posttest approach, including a control group and a two-month follow-up period. …”
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Validating a digital depression prevention program for adolescents in Jordan: cultural adaptation and user testing in a randomized controlled trial by Latefa Ali Dardas, Obada Al-leimon, Tracy Gladstone, Abd Arrahman Dabbas, Insaf Alammouri, Benjamin Van Voorhees

“…It evaluated the feasibility, cultural acceptability, and effectiveness of the translated and culturally adapted DHI, named Al-Khaizuran, with comparisons to school-based group CBT.MethodsA two-arm, single-blind randomized controlled trial with a mixed-methods design was conducted among 109 Jordanian adolescents aged 15–17 years experiencing mild to moderate depression. …”
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miR-424-5p Promotes Proliferation, Migration and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer Cells via the Targeting TXNIP/Hippo Axi by Zhang F, Zhu KL, Chen R, Su F

“…And disordered Hippo pathway and YAP/TAZ-TEAD activity are related to tumor progression. The study was designed to clarify the function of miR-424-5p and thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) in the progression of CRC.Methods: The expression pattern of TXNIP and miR-424-5p was detected by immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR and/or Western blotting. …”
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Banana plant waste composting through microbial inoculation and its performance in spinach by Likhesh Kumar Verma, Kishan Kumar Raj, Dippal, Safina Ismail, Tapas Chowdhury, Ravindra Soni

“…A polybag experiment was also carried out to study the effect of biodegraded waste on the growth performance of spinach (Spinacia oleracae) using completely randomized design (CRD). Results: The results revealed an increasing concentration of nitrogen (1.73%), phosphorus (0.369%) and potassium (2.621%) in treatment T3 (banana plant waste + P. aeruginosa) which were significantly higher as compared to other treatments. …”
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The anthropogenic activities in Makere north forest reserve in Tanzania and implications to conservation by Eberehard Daudi, Hussein Luswaga, Pensia Mapunda, Hamisi Nchimbi

“…The cross-sectional study design applied a mixed-method approach to quantify and qualify the extent and situation of direct anthropogenic activities in MNFR. …”
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Understanding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Hesitancy in Japan Using Social Media: Content Analysis by Junyu Liu, Qian Niu, Momoko Nagai-Tanima, Tomoki Aoyama

“…Future public health strategies can benefit from these insights by designing effective interventions to boost vaccine confidence and uptake.…”
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Penyusunan Solusi Model Konseptual untuk Pembangunan Strategi Sistem Informasi pada Perusahaan Bisnis TI: Metode Systematic Mapping by Ariani Dwi Wulandari, Bima Ajie Bahari, Bq. Zuyyina Hilyatur Rozalia, Mudjahidin Mudjahidin

“…Further studies related to the development of the SI strategy formulation model will be carried out using the concept of systematic mapping with the initiation stage of searching, collecting and classifying papers, analyzing the results and discussion involving various perspectives of researchers and practitioners in the field of strategy management, and designing conceptual models will be built. The outcome is a picture of a modern conceptual paradigm that offers a summary of the development process, the description of priorities, domain classification, and formulation of an IT strategy. …”
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“Listening to understand,” exploring postpartum women’s perceptions of their social networks and social support in relation to their health behaviors and weight: A qualitative expl... by Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, Kristin G Cloyes, Ana Clark, Monica Angulo, Kayla de la Haye, Michelle Precourt Debbink, Cristina Creal, Bob Wong, Sara E Simonsen

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand postpartum people’s perceptions about the relationship between their social networks and support, and their health behaviors and weight. Design: We used a qualitative descriptive approach and in-depth interviews. …”
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Point-of-care tests, diagnostic uncertainty and antimicrobial stewardship in the ICU: procalcitonin or PCR to aid antibiotic-stop decisions – an observational cohort study by Luke Moore, Suveer Singh, Martine Nurek, Nabeela Mughal, Timothy Lau, Archit Singhal

“…Accordingly, we tested antibiotic-stop decisions when presented with a negative PCR-POCT despite borderline-positive PCT.Designs Observational prospective study.Setting ICU.Participants 66 ICU clinicians from University hospitals.Methods Clinicians saw four scenarios of different clinico-biological trajectories: (1) clear improvement, (2) clear worsening, (3) discordant—clinically better/biologically worse and (4) discordant—clinically worse/biologically better. …”
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Performance of 1-year-old camel calves fed a basal ration of alfalfa hay supplemented with different levels of concentrate by Ahmed R. Askar, Rawia Darwesh, Sabbah Allam, Galal M. Abdul Aziz, Afaf A. El Shereef, Ehab Y. Eid, Hamedi M. Kandil, Samir S. Abou El Ezz, Mohsen M. Shoukry

“…This experiment was designed to study the effects of feeding different levels of concentrate in their diet on growth performance and digestion in a desert climate. …”
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Inorganic nitrogen absorption in the aquaponics farming of sangkuriang catfish (Clarias gariepinus) at uneven retention periods by Zahidah Zahidah, Yuli Andriani, Yayat Dhahiyat, Isni Nurruhwati, Asep Sahidin, Herman Hamdani, Stephanie Marcelia Victoria

“…This study conducted in 40 days between May to June 2016 at Ciparanje Fish Hatchery Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran. The design of this study was completely randomized, with five treatments and three replications. …”
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