A call to invest in post-TB lung disease to halt TB transmission in communities by P. M. Mbelele, F. J. Mtei, F. Thobias, K. S. Msaji, L. Løchting, L. M. Subi, D. Bwana, R. M. Kisonga, P. Neema, P. Howlett, M. Drage, S. K. Heysell, S. G. Mpagama

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Effects of a therapeutic suit based on myofascial meridians on postural control and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a multiple-baseline, single-subject study by Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Rafhael Guimarães Capuchinho, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Ianara Pereira Silva, Patrícia Aparecida Neves Santana, Lia Constantino Criscoullo, Vitor Geraldi Haase, Vitor Geraldi Haase

“…The intervention was a programme designed for the use of a therapeutic suit, that is, the TREINI Exoflex. …”
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Report on the Dutch Consensus Development Meeting for Implementation and Further Development of Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Based on FOBT by M. de Visser, M. van Ballegooijen, S. M. Bloemers, S. J. H. van Deventer, J. B. M. J. Jansen, J. Jespersen, C. Kluft, G. A. Meijer, J. Stoker, G. A. de Valk, M. F. Verweij, F. A. Vlems

“…It was considered essential that infrastructure for future research would be embedded in the screening programme. A project group to arrange this should be formed.…”
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Can the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Be Delayed by a Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Women with Prediabetes following Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)? Findings from a Randomi... by Angela O’Dea, Marie Tierney, Brian E. McGuire, John Newell, Liam G. Glynn, Irene Gibson, Eoin Noctor, Andrii Danyliv, Susan B. Connolly, Fidelma P. Dunne

“…To evaluate a 12-week group-based lifestyle intervention programme for women with prediabetes following gestational diabetes (GDM). …”
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Physiologists as medical scientists: An early warning from the German academic system by Katrin Streckfuss‐Bömeke, Nicolle Kränkel, Christoph Maack, Renate B. Schnabel, Laura C. Zelarayán, Norbert Frey, Peter Jezzard, Martina Krüger, Nico Lachmann, Susanne Lutz, Claudia Noack, Eric Schoger, Katrin Schröder, Laura C. Sommerfeld, Sabine Steffens, Holger Winkels, Christina Würtz, Tanja Zeller, Eva A. Rog‐Zielinska, Peter Kohl

“…However, medical scientists in Germany face limited long‐term career prospects and a lack of dedicated training and support programmes. They also face time limits on their career progression arising from national academic employment legislation, and imminent reforms by the German government are likely to make this worse. …”
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Using a narrative approach in self-help groups for young people experiencing employment problems: Japanese experience by D. N. Iashin

“…A narrative approach has been proposed as an alternative to the government employment programmes. The characteristics of psychological assistance formats that use narrative methods are given. …”
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Appraisals of Salient Visual Elements in Web Page Design by Johanna M. Silvennoinen, Jussi P. P. Jokinen

“…Therefore, knowledge of programmers’ appraisals of visual elements can be utilized to understand the web page designs we interact with. …”
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STUDENT AFFAIRS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENTS-EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT VORONEZH STATE UNIVERSITY by Oleg V. Grishaev

“…One of the indicators of effective work in this area is the sustained support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation within the Programme for Student Community Development.…”
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Training of Specialists in the Field of Electronic Marketing: Staff for the Digital Economy of the Republic of Belarus by L. I. Arhipova, E. N. Zhivitskaya, L. P. Knyazeva, I. V. Marakhina, V. A. Parhimenko

“…The special features of this field of study are distinguished in comparison with the baccalaureate and in comparison with related directions of the master's programm.…”
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PROGRAM-ORIENTED AND GOAL-ORIENTED APPROACH TO RESEARCH PLANNING by Vasily N. Popov

“…Additionally, it discusses research support mechanisms and the university target programme results.…”
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Różnorodność działań podejmowanych w Kielcach na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju by Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska, Elżbieta Buchcic

“…In the article, the information concerning the undertaken actions in favour of the natural environment has been introduced, they refer not only to the changes in the curriculum, but also to the realization of the ecological and sozological presentation in the range of the programme offers dealing with the sources and ecological, cultural and recreation institutions. …”
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Karlsruhe Deserves Recognition — On the PSPP Ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court of 5 May 2020 by Martin Höpner

“…Abstract On 5 May 2020, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of Germany ruled that the European Central Bank had overstretched its mandate because its Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) lacked a transparent proportionality analysis. …”
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“…Generally, Open and Distance Learning has given women tremendous opportunities to higher education in the region considering that over twenty-five thousand women registered for various programmes using the ODL during the period under review. …”
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It depends on how you tell: a qualitative diagnostic analysis of the implementation climate for community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminth by Judd L Walson, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Sarah Lawrence, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Amy Roll, Angelin Titus, Yesudoss Jacob, Marie Claire Gwayi-Chore, Félicien Chabi, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Abiguel Belou Elijan, Providence Nindi, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Kumudha Aruldas, Arianna Rubin Means

“…However, the success of such programmes depends on achieving high treatment coverage and uptake. …”
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Implementing injury prevention training in youth handball (I-PROTECT) in Sweden: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial by Per Nilsen, Alex Donaldson, Eva Ageberg, Sofia Bunke, Jennie Linnéll, Karin Moesch, Karolina Lucander, Axel Ström, Robert Wedberg, Per Ekberg

“…The anticipated total number of potential participants (players, coaches, club administrators, parents/guardians) is ~3500. The I-PROTECT programme includes end-user-targeted information and physical and psychological injury prevention training available in a specifically developed interactive mobile application. …”
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Midwives’ knowledge and perspectives on neonatal resuscitation and survival before and after Helping Babies Breathe training: a qualitative study in Uganda by Anna Bergstrom, Josaphat Byamugisha, Susanna Myrnerts Höök, Marielle Abrahamsson, Sarah Namusoko

“…Encouraging women to deliver in hospitals has become a pivotal strategy. Numerous training programmes, such as Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), have been designed to impart neonatal resuscitation and infant care skills to support breathing at birth. …”
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How international research consortia can strengthen organisations’ research systems and promote a conducive environment and culture by Justin Pulford, Nadia Tagoe, Yan Ding, Imelda Bates, Susie Crossman, Taghreed El Hajj, Tara Tancred, Lorelei Silvester, Martina Savio, Natasha Bevan

“…This paper collates real-life examples from several large international consortia-based research programmes about how they strengthened organisations’ research capacity. …”
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Co-creation and application of a framework for the de-prioritization of urban communities during insecticide-treated bed net mass campaigns for malaria prevention and control in Kw... by Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Laurette Mhlanga, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe, Cyril Ademu, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Akintayo O. Ogunwale, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Beatriz Galatas

“…In response to funding constraints in the Global Fund Grant Cycle 7, Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) aimed to develop an approach that maximizes the impact of limited malaria interventions by focusing on areas with the greatest need. …”
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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

“…There is a need for strengthened surveillance and control programmes in neighboring countries (such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana) to reduce the importation and spread of malaria in this region. …”
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Respiratory Medicine at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario: 1968 To 2013 by Norman L Jones, Paul M O’Byrne

“…Moran Campbell, already a world figure in respiratory medicine and physiology, arrived at McMaster in September 1968, and he invited Norman Jones to be Coordinator of the Respiratory Programme.…”
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