Physical Activity Behavior in Swiss Secondary School Students: A Segmented Analysis by Marion Gasser, Andrea-Maria Nadenbousch, Fabienne Egger, Mario Kamer, Stefan Valkanover, Mirko Schmidt

“…Results Swiss adolescents engage in significantly more MVPA during the after-school segment than during school time (9.60% vs. 8.53%, respectively; p < 0.001). …”
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The Metempiricism of Margins: Professor Anthony Aṣiwaju and the Circumference of Knowledge by Toyin Falola

“…Let me begin this journey from Paris, and not from Imeko, the starting point in this engaging frontier of scholarship. It was in the elegant living room of Professor Ọlábìyí Yai, the then Ambassador of the Republic of Benin to UNESCO. …”
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Construction of a Practical Oriented Tool for Evaluating the Ability of Community Medical Staff to Provide Hospice Care Services and Its Reliability and Validity by SHA Jingjing, JING Limei, DING Tongjiu, XIN Yurong, TANG Lan, LI Shuijing

“…The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that: gender, education, years of working in the community, whether or not they experienced the death of a relative, whether or not they experienced hospice training, the length of hospice service work, and whether or not they were willing to engage in hospice service were the influencing factors of hospice service competence (P&lt;0.05) . …”
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Traditional herbal medicine legislative and regulatory framework: a cross-sectional quantitative study and archival review perspectives by Sileshi Dubale, Rashed Edris Usure, Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Gemmechu Hasen, Firdos Hafiz, Dereje Kebebe, Sultan Suleman

“…Additional challenges for regulatory offices included traditional healers’ reluctance to engage with scientific communities (56.5%), inadequate inspections (55.3%), and limited data on the safety, quality, and efficacy of certain medicinal plants (54.4%).ConclusionOverall, the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) is significantly strengthening the legislative and regulatory framework for traditional herbal medicines (THM), although full implementation is still forthcoming. …”
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Effectiveness of Massive Open Online Course on Risk Communication Knowledge in Global Health Emergencies Among Nurses by Khin Thandar Aung, Rafiza Abdul Razak, Muhammad Fadli Zulkafley

“…A quasi-experimental research design was conducted, employing a one-group pre-test and post-test design using the convenience sampling method with 40 registered nurses from the medical center of International Islamic University Malaysia. These nurses engaged in a four-week MOOC hosted on i-Taleem (the university's eLearning platform), focusing on knowledge about risk communication. …”
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Efficacy of the internet-based intervention “Cultivating our resilience” (CORE) for improving resilience and coping strategies in university students: A randomized controlled trial... by Rocio Herrero, Marvin Franke, Dennis Görlich, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Rosa Baños, Corinna Jacobi, Thomas Berger, Michael P. Schaub, Tobias Krieger, David D. Ebert, Cristina Botella

“…Participants were instructed to engage in six interactive modules delivered weekly in a sequential order. …”
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“CPR Posture” for Hemorrhage Control

“…Cette information apporte des preuves sur la meilleure manière d’exercer une pression directe de haute qualité pour stopper les risques d’hémorragies engageant le pronostic vital. Cette méthode semble pouvoir s’appliquer sans considération d’âge ou de sexe, ou sans connaissances médicales au préalable. …”
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Evaluation of the adherence of municipalities and states to the Ministry of Health’s microplanning for high-quality vaccination activities and the increase in vaccination coverage... by Ana Catarina de Melo Araújo, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Luciana Maiara Diogo Nascimento, Carla Conceição Ferraz, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Eder Gatti Fernandes

“…Conclusion The findings underscore the impact of OM on improving VC in Brazil, demonstrating that its effective implementation is correlated with meeting VC targets, especially in states and municipalities that enacted all recommended actions. Municipalities engaging in all OM actions met VC objectives for crucial vaccines, highlighting the OM’s positive influence on VC. …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…Most participants wished to continue once the study was over.We have confirmed that non-immersive virtual reality exercise can engage older adults to exercise more, with the potential to improve their health and independence. …”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…Given Contextual information needs of people in life transitions struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder Dawei Wu, Yuxiang Chris Zhao, Yan Zhang, Shijie Song Engaging with AI painting: exploring motivations and challenges in laypeople's creative information practices Xiaoyu Zhang, Sicheng Zhu, Yuxiang Chris Zhao, Mingxia Jia, Qinghua Zhu Examining information needs of public data service users: a study based on the ‘Message Board for Leaders of People’s Daily in China’ Xiaoyue Zhang, Jinya Liu, Xinyue Wang, Wanteng Ma, Pu Yan…”
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Exploring the Interaction between Local Communities and Environmental Policies: A Qualitative Study of Conflicts between Natives and Rangers around the Protected Areas of Bojaq Nat... by Yaser Khoshsirat Salimi, Ali Ruhani, Hossein Afrasiabi, Sadegh Salehi

“…The locals argued that instead of addressing seawater pollution and regulating the Fisheries Organization and military entities that contributed to a challenging natural environment for local wildlife, the environmental organization had focused on controlling hunters, who used to engage in limited harvesting. When regulatory institutions fail to make substantial and foundational decisions, their capacity for environmental protection becomes restricted, often targeting the weakest links in the chain of culpability, thereby further depleting resources. …”
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Survey on the Status and Training Demands of Capabilities for Diagnosing and Treating Common Diseases of Primary Care General Practitioners in Hunan Province by LI Lingqi, GAO Yinyan, ZHANG Yuqin, SUN Dingkui, WU Xinyin, ZHANG Weiru

“…The primary care general practitioners have a high demand for training, they prefer to engage in advanced training in high level institutions, and training in standardized treatment of common diseases and multiple coexisting diseases is needed. …”
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Presenting a Framework of Effective Factors on the Implementation of Policies in the Field of Protection and Exploitation of Forests in the North of the Country by Davoud Hosseinpoor, Seyed Mahdi Alvani, Hossein Aslipour, Aghil Ghorbani Paji

“…In the qualitative section, the study engaged 14 experts with substantial experience in the field, achieving theoretical saturation after conducting in-depth interviews with 12 of these participants. …”
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Comparative Study of the Chemical Composition Disparities Between Fast-twitch and Slow-twitch Muscles in Marine Teleost Fishes by Huan WANG, Shufang LIU

“…Slow-twitch muscles, engaged in long-distance movements, necessitate more SFA and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) for oxidative energy supply. …”
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Influence of Exposure to Different Green Rooftop Spaces on Stress Restoration of College Students by Zhixiong ZHUO, Liang DONG

“…Although green rooftops have limited space, their natural elements provide people with opportunities to engage with nature and gain restorative experience, making them important places to promote healthy and sustainable human settlement environments. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…Yet, each generation also has the duty not to engage in the wishful thinking that the problem can be left for descendants to solve. …”
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Les orangs-outans aiment-ils peindre ? Étude préliminaire des variations du stress en captivité par dosage du cortisol et observation comportementale lors de l'enrichissement du mi... by Baptiste Sadoughi, Victor Narat, Morgane Debuigne, Michel Saint Jalme, Sabrina Krief

“…Ces résultats préliminaires nous engagent à poursuivre l’étude afin de confirmer les bienfaits de la mise à disposition de matériel de peinture et à utiliser plus largement le dosage salivaire du cortisol pour le suivi du stress chez les orangs-outans en parc zoologique.…”
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Development of a comprehensive model to predict stock prices in the stock market with an interpretive structural modeling approach by Shiva Rezaeyan, Mohammad Taleghani, Azita Sherej Sharifi

“…Materials and MethodsThe sample consisted of two groups: investors and academic experts. The investors, who engaged in the stock market prediction and investment by analyzing technical, fundamental, and macroeconomic indicators, possessed a deep understanding of financial indicators. …”
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Bridge Employment Model of Qualified Employees in Iran's Public Organizations by Seyedeh Sanaz Sadafi Mousavi, Mir ali Syed nagavi, Seyed Mehdi Alvani, Alireza Koushki Jahromi

“…Population aging can even be beneficial if countries can meaningfully engage with older people. Employment after retirement from regular full-time jobs and before complete withdrawal from income-generating activities is known as bridge employment, which is divided into two types: professional bridge employment and non-professional bridge employment.Case study The case study of the present research is to present the bridge employment model of expert employees in Iranian government organizations from the perspective of experts active in bridge employment as opinion leaders in this field.Materials and Methods This research is qualitative, developmental, interpretive and inductive, which was implemented with the foundation's data approach. …”
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Osiąganie kompromisu potrzeb człowieka i przyrody by Karol Lewandowski

“…The attention of researchers engaged in human activities in the natural environment was focused on criticizing of destruction and diverse propositions to stop this destruction, mainly by protectoral actions. …”
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