A web-based pilot randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of education and contact-based interventions in reducing public suicide stigma by Nathalie Oexle, Matthias Lühr, Daniele Valacchi, Nicolas Rüsch

“…Methods We conducted a web-based randomized controlled trial among N = 2,043 participants recruited from an established online research panel. …”
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The development and pilot testing of a behavioral activation-based treatment for depressed mood and multiple health behavior change in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome. by Emily C Gathright, Katherine Diaz Vickery, Woubeshet Ayenew, Matthew C Whited, Melissa Adkins-Hempel, Michelle Chrastek, Jill K Carter, Rochelle K Rosen, Wen-Chih Wu, Andrew M Busch

“…Finally, patients with post-ACS depression and health behavior non-adherence were recruited to complete an open pilot trial to evaluate acceptability (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire [CSQ], exit interview) and treatment engagement (number of sessions attended; treatment completion was considered completion of 8 out of 10 possible sessions).…”
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The relation of MEFV gene variants to clinical phenotype and selected laboratory markers in Egyptian patients with familial Mediterranean fever by Hala T. El-Bassyouni, Ghada Nour Eldeen, Mona F. Sokkar, Mohamed B. Taher, Mohammed M. Sayed-Ahmed, Iman I. Salama, Hala M. Raslan

“…Patients and methods The present study enrolled 302 patients with FMF from both sexes with a mean age 18.01±8.73 years. Patients were recruited from the Clinical Genetic Clinic, Medical Research Centre of Excellence, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, during the period from 2021 to 2023. …”
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Associations between Age-Related Changes in the Core Vestibular Projection Pathway and Balance Ability: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study by Sang Seok Yeo, Jung Won Kwon, In Hee Cho

“…Methods. This study recruited eleven old adults (6 males, 5 females; mean age 63.36±4.25 years) and 12 young adults (7 males, 5 females; mean age 28.42±4.40 years). …”
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Spectrum, Pattern, and Clinical Outcomes of Adult Emergency Department Admissions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study by Ashenafi Habte Woyessa, Birhanu Yadecha Dibaba, Getahun Fetensa Hirko, Thanasekaran Palanichamy

“…Finally, the consecutive sampling technique was utilized to recruit the study participants. Results. The mean age of the patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs) of the selected hospitals was 34.98 years. …”
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Testing the acceptability and feasibility of video observational methodology to measure parent-adolescent communication and interaction by Fortunate Lekhuleni, Rachana Desai, Bronwyne Coetzee, Rebecca Pearson, Tamsen Jean Rochat, Tamsen Jean Rochat

“…This study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of this methodology, and analysis using automated coding software in an urbanized context.MethodsThis study recruited parent-adolescent pairs in Soweto, South Africa which included 11–15-year-old adolescents and their biological parents. …”
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Food groups, macronutrient intake and objective measures of total carotenoids and fatty acids in 16-to-24-year-olds following different plant-based diets compared to an omnivorous... by Synne Groufh-Jacobsen, Christel Larsson, Isabelle Mulkerrins, Dagfinn Aune, Anine Christine Medin

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional design, with healthy 16-to-24-year-olds (n = 165) recruited from the Agder area in Norway, following a vegan, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian or omnivore diet. …”
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The Factors Hindering the Performance of Tour Operations in the Development of Tourism in Rwanda: A Case Study of Primate Safaris in Kigali, Rwanda. by Alphonse, Ntabana

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Decentralization and Primary Health Care Service delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Julius, Kisembo

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Association of coronary revascularisation after physician-referred non-invasive diagnostic imaging tests with outcomes in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: a post ho... by Takao Kato, Moriaki Inoko, Naoya Matsumoto, Yukari Uemura, Masanao Naya, Mitsuru Momose, Satoshi Hida, Takao Yamauchi, Takatomo Nakajima, Eriko Suzuki, Tohru Shiga, Nagara Tamaki

“…Objective We aimed to evaluate the association of the prognostic impact of coronary revascularisation with physician-referred non-invasive diagnostic imaging tests (single photon emission CT (SPECT) vs coronary CT angiography) for coronary artery disease.Design A post hoc analysis of a subgroup from the patient cohort recruited for the Japanese Coronary-Angiography or Myocardial Imaging for Angina Pectoris Study.Setting Multiple centres in Japan.Participants From the data of 2780 patients with stable angina, enrolled prospectively between January 2006 and March 2008 in Japan, who had undergone physician-referred non-invasive imaging tests, 1205 patients with SPECT as an initial strategy and 625 with CT as an initial strategy were analysed. …”
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CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis reveals an essential role of PI4KB in promoting growth and resisting hemorrhagic disease caused by GCRV-II infection in juvenile grass carp by Jie Zhang, Liqiang Zhang, Xiaoman Wu, Minhui Tao, Yang Chen, Mingxian Chang

“…In vitro studies in CIK cells revealed that gcPI4KB interacted with NS80 and VP3 of GCRV-I, and that gcPI4KB was recruited by NS80 for promoting the generation of GCRV viral inclusion bodies (VIBs). …”
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Stiffness characteristics of the lower extremities in Women’s Chinese Basketball Association competition athletes: normative values and position differences by Dan Wang, Zhihai Wang, Mingming Yang, Kaiyuan Qu, Xinyu Mao, Xin Yang, Zhiye Zhang, Che Shao, Eamonn Delahunt, Eamonn Delahunt, Wenxuan Fang

“…Therefore, this study aims to establish normative data for lower extremity stiffness characteristics of players in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) and compare the characteristics based on position.MethodsA total of 124 WCBA athletes (over 70% of the WCBA teams) were recruited for this study, including 63 forwards, 22 centres and 39 guards. …”
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Zoonotic diseases awareness and food safety practices among livestock farmers in Nepal by Deepak Subedi, Alok Dhakal, Sumit Jyoti, Sanjay Paudel, Sanjay Paudel, Ganesh Ranabhat, Ananda Tiwari, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha

“…This study evaluated the awareness of zoonotic diseases and preventive practices for zoonotic and foodborne diseases among livestock farmers of the Chitwan, Rupandehi, and Tanahun districts of Nepal by conducting a cross-sectional survey of 280 livestock farmers. They were recruited using the purposive sampling method from October to December 2022. …”
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Effectiveness of a specialist palliative home care nurse–patient consultation followed by an interprofessional telephone case conference compared with usual care among patients wit... by Judith Dams, Hans-Helmut König, Tim Friede, Nils Schneider, Stephanie Stiel, Martin Scherer, Silke Böttcher, Gabriella Marx, Ingmar Schäfer, Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Hendrik van den Bussche, Friedemann Nauck, Michael Freitag, Eva Hummers, Tina Mallon, Franziska Schade, Manuel Zimansky, Thomas Asendorf, Christiane A Mueller

“…The study is located in Northern Germany and aims to recruit 616 patients in 56 GP practices (because of pandemic reasons reduced to 191 participants). …”
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Assessment of vitamin D status in obese and non-obese patients: A case-control study by Salma Derbel, Lamiae Zarraa, Imane Assarrar, Nisrine Bouichrat, Siham Rouf, Hanane Latrech

“…Obese patients (n= 67) over 18 years old were recruited from our Endocrinology-Diabetology and Nutrition department between March 2018 and September 2023. …”
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Comprehensive prognosis assessment of cardiovascular magnetic resonance parametric mapping in light chain amyloidosis by Xiao Li, Yubo Guo, Kaini Shen, Sisi Huang, Yajuan Gao, Lu Lin, Jian Wang, Jian Cao, Xinxin Cao, Zhengyu Jin, Zhuoli Zhang, Akos Varga-Szemes, U. Joseph Schoepf, Jian Li, Yining Wang

“…Results: In total, 195 patients (age, 57.2 ± 9.1 years; male/female, 123/72) were recruited. At the median follow-up time (19 months), the survival probability was approximately 67.2% (131/195). …”
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The effect of HLA genotype on disease onset and severity in CTLA-4 insufficiency by Sara Posadas-Cantera, Sara Posadas-Cantera, Noriko Mitsuiki, Florian Emmerich, Virginia Patiño, Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Olaf Neth, Ingunn Dybedal, Kjetil Taskén, Alejandro A. Schäffer, Bodo Grimbacher, Bodo Grimbacher, Bodo Grimbacher, Bodo Grimbacher, Laura Gámez-Díaz, Laura Gámez-Díaz

“…Twenty-six out of the 43 recruited individuals presented moderate or severe clinical symptoms whereas 17 were completely healthy. …”
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Data recording and use of data tools for pig health management: perspectives of stakeholders in pig farming by Xiao Zhou, Andrea Knörr, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Carla Correia-Gomes, Lucia Dieste Pérez, Joaquim Segalés, Joaquim Segalés, Joaquim Segalés, Marina Sibila, Marina Sibila, Marina Sibila, Carles Vilalta, Carles Vilalta, Carles Vilalta, Alison Burrell, Tijs Tobias, Michael Siegrist, Angela Bearth

“…The current study aimed to explore individual views on data recording and use of data tools for pig health management by recruiting stakeholders (N = 202) in Spain, Ireland, and the Netherlands.MethodsQuestionnaire focused on current on-farm challenges, current status of data recording on farms, and evaluation of the two mock data tools. …”
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Predictors of Noncompliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Hypertensive Patients Ghana: Application of Health Belief Model by Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Enoch Odame Anto, Daniel Gyamfi, Selorm Philip Segbefia, Michael Opoku Boateng, Dari Pascal Dapilla, Peter Kojo Brenya, Bright Amankwaa, Evans Asamoah Adu, Emmanuel Nsenbah Batu, Adjei Gyimah Akwasi, Beatrice Amoah

“…This descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Kintampo Municipality in Ghana recruited a total of 678 hypertensive patients. The questionnaire constituted information regarding sociodemographics, a five-Likert type HBM questionnaire, and lifestyle-related factors. …”
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Humanizing processes after harm part 1: patient safety incident investigations, litigation and the experiences of those affected by Lauren Ramsey, Laura Sheard, Justin Waring, Siobhan McHugh, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Gemma Louch, Katherine Ludwin, Jane K. O’Hara

“…Nonetheless, there remains little UK-based evidence exploring how this relates to the experiences of those affected over time, including the factors influencing decisions to litigate.AimsWe aimed to explore the experiences of patients, families, staff and legal representatives affected by safety incidents over time, and the factors influencing decisions to litigate.MethodsParticipants were purposively recruited via (i) communication from four NHS hospital Trusts or an independent national investigator in England, (ii) relevant charitable organizations, (iii) social media, and (iv) word of mouth to take part in a qualitative semi-structured interview study. …”
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