Use of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory to Test Patient Satisfaction with Asynchronous Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection by Christina I. Serrano, Vishal Shah, Michael D. Abràmoff

“…Patient satisfaction is influenced by both patients’ expectations (P<.001) and disconfirmation of expectations (P<.001), and patient satisfaction has a positive impact on patient preference for telemedicine services (P<.001). Overall, patients who received telemedicine services were highly satisfied with telemedicine and developed a favorable disposition towards telemedicine services. …”
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Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis by Clemens Scott Kruse, Nicole Krowski, Blanca Rodriguez, Lan Tran, Jackeline Vela, Matthew Brooks

“…The factors listed most often were improved outcomes (20%), preferred modality (10%), ease of use (9%), low cost 8%), improved communication (8%) and decreased travel time (7%), which in total accounted for 61% of occurrences.Conclusion This review identified a variety of factors of association between telehealth and patient satisfaction. …”
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Respectful Maternity Care during Childbirth among Women in a Rural Area of Northern India by Ravneet Kaur, Tejbeer Singh, Mani Kalaivani, Kapil Yadav, Sanjeev K. Gupta, Shashi Kant

“…Self-introduction by health providers, the position of choice during delivery, relief from pain, and availability of preferred companions during delivery were the deficient areas. …”
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The use and impact of virtual reality programs supported by aromatherapy for older adults: A scoping review protocol. by Lillian Hung, Joey Wong, Haopu Ren, W Ben Mortenson, Angelica Lim, Jennifer Boger, Christine Wallsworth, Yong Zhao

“…This review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology or scoping reviews and will be reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. …”
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Changes in Muscles and Tendons Due to Neural Motor Disorders: Implications for Therapeutic Intervention by A. L. Hof

“…Although prevention should always be preferred, a timely surgical intervention cannot always be avoided. …”
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AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DELAYED MARRIAGE AMONG YOUTH IN TARAUNI L.G.A., KANO STATE by ISAH KHAMISU MADACHI

“…., including joblessness, educational pursuits, personal preference and choosiness, particularly among women. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for the development of obesity in preschool children: a logistic model analysis by Huasheng Jin, Huihui Zhou, Kai Chen

“…High birth weight, high parental body mass index (BMI), picky eating habits, preference for meat, frequent consumption of junk food, and binge eating were found to be significant risk factors for obesity in preschool children. …”
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Cognitive and social congruence in peer-assisted learning - A scoping review. by Teresa Loda, Rebecca Erschens, Hannah Loenneker, Katharina E Keifenheim, Christoph Nikendei, Florian Junne, Stephan Zipfel, Anne Herrmann-Werner

“…The scoping review followed the guidelines of the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. …”
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A multi-dimensional decision framework based on the XGBoost algorithm and the constrained parametric approach by Xinxin Wang, BingBing Zhang, Zeshui Xu, Ming Li, Marinko Skare

“…Abstract With the wide access to data and advanced technologies, organizations and firms prefer to use data-based and interpretable analytics to deal with uncertain and cognitive decision-making problems. …”
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About the confusion-matrix-based assessment of the results of imbalanced data classification by V. V. Starovoitov, Yu. I. Golub

“…The paper provides answers to three questions: which term is a more accurate translation of the phrase "confusion matrix", how preferable to represent data in this matrix, and what functions to be better used to evaluate the results of classification by such a matrix. …”
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Graphene Oxide Nanoadsorbent for the Removal of Fluoride Ion from Groundwater: Adsorbent Performance and Adsorption Mechanism by Bayisa Meka Chufa, Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa, Teketel Yohannes Anshebo

“…Hence, this study showed that GO is the preferred adsorbent for the removal of fluoride from groundwater.…”
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Ephedra alte (Joint Pine): An Invasive, Problematic Weedy Species in Forestry and Fruit Tree Orchards in Jordan by Jamal R. Qasem

“…However, E. alte did not climb all plant species, indicating a host preference range. Damaged fruit trees included Amygdalus communis, Citrus aurantifolia, Ficus carica, Olea europaea, Opuntia ficus-indica, and Punica granatum. …”
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Yield and horticultural performance of seed-oil pumpkin in south Florida by Geoffrey Meru, Yuqing Fu

“…Unlike conventional hulled pumpkin seeds, naked seeds lack a complete seed coat, thus are preferred for snacking and oil production because they eliminate the need for manual de-hulling prior to use. …”
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Sympathoexcitation Associated with Renin-Angiotensin System in Metabolic Syndrome by Takuya Kishi, Yoshitaka Hirooka

“…Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is activated in metabolic syndrome (MetS), and RAS inhibitors are preferred for the treatments of hypertension with MetS. …”
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Salário de docente básico by Pedro Demo

“…Therefore, the recent proposal of 40 working hours per week and a basic salary of R$ 950,00 seems to be very unsatisfactory, as it cannot regulate teachers' work time preferably in eight hours daily. It is very important to achieve, over time, a more visible correlation between the improvement of the teachers' remuneration and the improvement of students' learning.…”
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Household food insecurity in rural and urban West Java: The need for coping strategies by Vipta Resti Mauludyani Anna, Khomsan Ali

“…Nonetheless, relying on less-priced and less favored items was the most common coping technique among food-insecure households in both regions. Relying on less preferred and less expensive food was significantly more common in rural areas (40.7%) than urban areas (23.3%). …”
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Tackling Extended Hospital Stays in Patients with Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections by Gavin Barlow, Michael Wilke, Guillaume Béraud

“…This article first aims to provide a review of treatment challenges associated with ABSSSIs in both hospital and outpatient settings, and shows that while more traditionally treatment has been conducted in a hospital setting, for a number of patients, a variety of considerations, including pharmacoeconomics, infection control, and patient preference, has led to the development of recommendations to assess the eligibility of patients for early discharge from hospital to complete their antibiotic regimen in the outpatient setting. …”
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The Mismatch Negativity: An Indicator of Perception of Regularities in Music by Xide Yu, Tao Liu, Dingguo Gao

“…Since MMN can serve as an index of neural plasticity, it thus can be widely used in clinical and other applied areas, such as detecting music preference in newborns or assessing wholeness of central auditory system of hearing illness. …”
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The Evolving Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography before and after Cholecystectomy by SC Ganguli, TM Pasha, BT Petersen

“…Laparoscopy is the preferred approach for cholecystectomy; however the indications for pre- versus postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) are still evolving. …”
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Hyperbaric exposure in rodents with non-invasive imaging assessment of decompression bubbles: A scoping review protocol. by Joshua Currens, Paul A Dayton, Peter Buzzacott, Virginie Papadopoulou

“…This review will adhere to methods outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis and be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). …”
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