Payment Reforms for Prehospital Care Services in a Middle Income Country: Assessing Implementation and Patient Outcomes Using a Mixed-Methods Approach by Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Samrit Srithamrongsawad, Pongsakorn Atiksawedparit, Khanisthar Phooseemungkun, Krongkan Bunchaiyai, Thanita Thongtan

“…Analysis of data from focus-group and individual interviews ended up with a causal loop diagram demonstrating potential explanatory mechanisms for those findings. …”
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Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Inclusion criteria included individuals of any gender, aged 35–92, residing in these communities. …”
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Empowerment resources, decision-making and gender attitudes: which matter most to livestock keepers in the mixed and livestock-based systems in Ethiopia? by Wole Kinati, Derek Baker, Elizabeth C. Temple, Dina Najjar, Annet Abenakyo Mulema

“…More specifically, policies and intervention efforts to empower individuals or groups must begin by first building their psychological assets and consider contextual gendered perceptions of resources.…”
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A novel framework unveiling the importance of heterogeneous selection and drift on the community structure of symbiotic microbial indicator taxa across altitudinal gradients in amp... by Jin Zhou, Zhidong Liu, Sishuo Wang, Jing Li, Lin Zhang, Ziyan Liao

“…ABSTRACT Existing analytical frameworks for community assembly have a noticeable knowledge gap, lacking a comprehensive assessment of the relative contributions of individual or grouped microbial distinct sampling units (DSUs) and distinct taxonomic units (DTUs) to each mechanism. …”
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Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on salivary and gingival crevicular fluid concentration of visfatin in periodontal health and disease by Hira Ismail, Anjani Kumar Pathak, Nand Lal, Pavitra Rastogi, Kaleem Ahmad, Mohd. Aamir Khan

“…The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of non-surgical periodontal therapy (scaling and root planing) on visfatin concentrations in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid in individuals with Periodontitis (stage-II grade-A) Materials and methods: 54 individuals were divided into Group A (Periodontally Healthy) and Group B1(Periodontitis baseline) based on periodontal parameters including plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), and radiographic parameters. …”
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Bright night sleeping environment induces diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in non-human primates by Shuxing Wang, Zhenyi Chen, Zihao Liang, Qiang Xu, Jiankai Zhang

“…Data pertaining to the glucose metabolism such as concentrations of fasting glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, plasma insulin and C-peptide were collected monthly and analyzed.Results1) Bright night exasperated glucose metabolism in individuals with pre-existing diabetes, led to premature death; 2) Stronger white light intensity-dependently induced diabetes and IFG in previous healthy monkeys: the brighter the light, the quicker the metabolism disturbance and IFG developed, and also the higher morbidity of LID and IFG; 3) Exposure to nocturnal light had a synergistic impairing effect on glucose metabolism with aging and weight. 4) Female were more susceptible to night brightness.ConclusionsLight in sleeping environment exacerbates glucose metabolism in individuals with pre-existing diabetes, leads to IFG and diabetes in healthy primates. …”
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Variable factors in literary critical evaluation (on the examples of selected literary critical polemics from the 1930s and 1940s) by Martin Makara

“…., the relevant functions of a literary work and their corresponding norms. The influence of individual variable factors on the final evaluation of a literary work is demonstrated through period evaluative reflections on Slovak literary works from the 1930s and 1940s. …”
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Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

“…Our findings indicate that goats are capable of discriminating between two-dimensional con- and heterospecific faces, but also raise questions on their ability to categorise other individuals regarding their familiarity using 2D face images alone. …”
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A survey of the Sli gene in wild and cultivated potato by Mercedes Ames, Andy Hamernik, William Behling, David S. Douches, Dennis A. Halterman, Paul C. Bethke

“…Three diploid and four polyploid individuals of wild species collected from geographically disjointed localities contained Sli with the 533 bp insertion. …”
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A machine learning framework for short-term prediction of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations using personal air quality monitors and lifestyle data by M. Atzeni, G. Cappon, J. K. Quint, F. Kelly, B. Barratt, M. Vettoretti

“…The SHAP analysis also shown that overall clinical factors and individual symptomatology play the most significant role in this setup to determine exacerbation risk.…”
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Epidemiology of clinically significant migraine in Israel: a retrospective database study by A. Shifrin, E. Domany, M. Tirosh, D. Davidovici, S. Vinker, I. Forschner, A. Israel

“…Each migraine patient was matched 1:1 with a control individual of similar age, sex, socioeconomic status, and ethnic background. …”
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Gambaran NAFLD pada Pasien dengan Sindrom Metabolik di Poliklinik Penyakit Dalam RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Nadila Andam Astari, Eva Decroli, Eti Yerizel

“…<p>Abstrak<br />Sindrom metabolik adalah kumpulan faktor risiko penyakit kardiovaskular yang terjadi secara bersamaan pada seorang individu, antara lain: peningkatan glukosa darah puasa, obesitas sentral, dislipidemia, dan hipertensi. …”
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ALTERNATYVI MODERNYBĖ IR JOS STRATEGIJOS by Arūnas Gelūnas

“… Straipsnyje svarstomas modernybės fenomenas bei pamatinės moderniosios filosofijos ir humanitarinių mokslų nuostatos, susilaukiančios radikalios nūdienos mąstytojų kritikos: atotrūkis tarp faktų ir vertybių, bendruomenę jungiančių saitų susilpnėjimas, mokslinės-technologinės sistemos susiformavimas ir dėl to kylantys svarbūs individų savivokos pokyčiai. Tokie žymūs modernybės kritikai kaip Stephen Toulmin, Leszek Kolakowski, Friedrich August von Hayek ir Louis Dumont tvirtina, jog dekartiškasis racionalumas ir su juo susijusi kieta ir nelanksti geometrinė žinojimo paradigma jau nebeatitinka nei šiuolaikinio mokslo atradimų, nei žmonių poreikių, ir todėl daug labiau atitinkanti tikrovę būtų biologinė, į evoliuciją ir kaitą orientuota žinojimo paradigma. …”
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Association of Hormonal Contraceptives with Depression among Women in Reproductive Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study by Sadia Sultan, MD. Abu Bashar, Rahma M. Bazhair, Doaa O. Abdurahman, Renad A. Alrehaili, Meimouna E. Ennahoui, Yasmeen S. Alsulaiman, Seba D. Alamri, Elgawhara F. A. Mohamed

“…We conclude that there was no significant difference in mean depression scores between groups. However, a few individual symptoms of depression were high in HC users suggesting depression as a potential side effect of hormonal contraceptive use.…”
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An Outdoor Walking Program for Immigrant Muslim Older Adults: A Community‐Based Participatory Intervention by Jordana Salma, Shelby Yamamoto, Nancy M Salbach, Ruth Barclay, Allyson Jones

“…A fitness instructor delivered the weekly program that was followed by individual semistructured interviews to explore participants' satisfaction and program acceptance. …”
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Characterizing pediatric discharge diagnoses associated with daily extreme heat exposure in the Midwestern US: A retrospective case-crossover study by Sarah Oerther, Zachary Phillips, Zidong Zhang, Joanne Salas, Sarah Farabi, Tamara Otey

“…Aim: To explore the association between daily extreme heat exposure (daily mean temperature is greater than the 90th percentile for the month) and pediatric (birth to 18 years old) urgent care clinic, emergency department, and inpatient hospitalization discharge diagnoses for any causes and 12 individual morbidities of interest. Design: A time-stratified, case-crossover study design. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults in Lishui city, China: a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

“…Both individual-environment interaction factors as better HSM ability as well as SPHA might help predict older adults’ healthy aging in mountainous areas in China. …”
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Autoantibodies in myasthenia gravis: cluster analysis and clinical correlations by Xupeng Sun, Meijie Qu, Xi Rong, Mingxing Lv, Yunbin Zhao, Yunjun Yan, Lin Liu, Na Sun, Hua Yue, Min Liu

“…Separate association analyses between individual autoantibodies and clinical manifestations as well as among different MGFA subtypes were also performed without prior clustering.ResultsTwo separate autoantibody clusters were identified, with significantly different clinical manifestations. …”
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Using the socioecological model to explore factors associated with obesity among reproductive age women by Amanda Gilbert, Alicia Persaud, Sarah Farabi, Sarah Farabi, Cindy Schwarz, Debra Haire-Joshu, Rachel G. Tabak

“…Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine associations between individual, interpersonal, and environmental level factors with weight status (overweight vs. obesity).ResultsAmong 221 participants (43% Hispanic/Latino, 51% High school or less), 37% were overweight and 63% had obesity. …”
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Exploring the impact of robot interaction on learning engagement: a comparative study of two multi-modal robots by Ka Yan Fung, Kwong Chiu Fung, Tze Leung Rick Lui, Kuen Fung Sin, Lik Hang Lee, Huamin Qu, Shenghui Song

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