Depression, anxiety, and quality of life among kidney donors before and after the kidney donation: A prospective study from a tertiary care center in India by Geetika Chopra, Vikas Gaur

“…Background: Kidney donation is a significant procedure that can profoundly impact the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of renal donors. However, there is a lack of sufficient evidence regarding the specific effects of donation on the mental health and quality of life (QOL) of living kidney donors. …”
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Do relationships with parents determine citizens’ reactions to war trauma? by Alicja Senejko, Ewa Gurba, Piotr Oleś, Mateusz Marek, Tomasz Franc, Krzysztof Gurba

“…Participants and procedure The methods used mainly concerned the specifics of experiencing strong threats (trauma) and responding to them (PCL-5 questionnaire, Psycho-Social and Psychic Defenses Questionnaire, Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory), determination of closeness to parents (Scale of Closeness to Biological Parents) and secure and non-secure attachment style (Attachment Style Questionnaire). …”
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Las políticas públicas territoriales como redes de política pública y gobernanza local: la experiencia de diseño y formulación de las políticas públicas sobre desplazamiento forzad... by Gloria Naranjo Giraldo, Juan Esteban Lopera Morales, James Granada Vahos

“…El segundo apartado, se ocupa de la “recontextualización” de las redes de política pública y gobernanza local en contextos como los de América Latina y Colombia, señalando la existencia de redes de clientelismo político, redes políticas sociobélicas, y de redes de acción política comunitaria y social. En tercer lugar, se presentan las políticas públicas territoriales como redes de política pública y gobernanza local, y se retoma la experiencia de diseño y formulación (hechura), de las políticas públicas de desplazamiento forzado en el Departamento de Antioquia y la ciudad de Medellín en Colombia. …”
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Severity of Emotional Maladaptation and Ability to Recognize Emotions in Patients with Facial Nerve Damage by A.A. Rakhmanina, A.B. Kholmogorova, L.B. Zavaliy

“…Compared with the control group, they had significantly higher rates of social anxiety (fear of negative evaluation) and depression. …”
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Profesoras Edutubers. Análisis comparativo de la interacción discursiva by John Anzola-Gómez, Diana Rivera-Rogel

“… En las redes sociales y en el campo investigativo pareciera que la presencia, producción, e impacto de las mujeres es mínimo. …”
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Protocol for a cluster randomized study to compare the effectiveness of a self-report distress tool and a mental health referral service to usual case management on program complet... by Shawna Bailey, Carrie Stoner, Kelly Cruise, Giulio DiDiodato

“…<h4>Participants</h4>Students enrolled in Community Builder's Trades & Diversity Training Program in either the city of Barrie or Sudbury (in Ontario, Canada) will be eligible for enrollment if they have an active Ontario Health Insurance Plan number and Canadian Social Insurance Number and provide written informed consent prior to Training program commencement.…”
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Challenges and Choices Amidst Military Conflict: The Present and Future of Medical Education and Healthcare in Sudan by Sohaib Mohammed Mokhtar Ahmed, Mohanned Bushra Masaad, Mohamed Salah Abdulrazeg Abdulrahman, Elnazeir Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamedzain

“…We distributed the questionnaire electronically through an Online Google Form via social media platforms, such as WhatsApp Messenger. …”
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Autoetnografía queer/cuy(r) decolonial. Apuntes de la docencia universitaria para una (re)educación sentimental antirracista by Salomé Carvajal-Ruiz

“…Mientras los cambios estructurales y políticos transforman la universidad pública en clave de justicia epistémica y de justicia social, se presenta una praxis docente queer/cuy(r) desde una perspectiva decolonial, antirracista, tortillera y migrante. …”
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Ambiente alfabetizador del hogar. Análisis de perfiles según nivel socio-económico by Carla Muñoz, Nicole Frez-Aróstica, Jorge Valenzuela, Alex Centeno

“… El confinamiento producto de la crisis sanitaria de Covid-19 limitó las oportunidades de interacción social y acceso al aprendizaje formal escolar, lo que afectó de manera particular a los niños de nivel socioeconómico bajo. …”
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Censura e liberdade de expressão by Ana Carolina Prodorutti Alves, Giovani da Silva Corralo

“…É por essa razão que a repercussão social e jurídica da exposição Queermuseu e outras exibições ainda  possuem importância e merecem a atenção do mundo jurídico, especialmente a compreensão dos limites à liberdade de expressão artística no direito brasileiro – problema atacado. …”
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Why do people use a mobile wallet? The case of fintech companies in Jordan by Ohoud Khasawneh, Rana AlBahsh

“…Meanwhile, perceived value, security, privacy, and social influence had a moderate effect. The attractiveness of alternatives and attitudes towards m-wallet usage showed lesser impact, with R-square values at 26.7% and 22.8%, respectively, illustrating varied influences on adoption rates in determining consumer adoption of m-wallet services in Jordan.This paper enhances research on mobile commerce in developing economies, focusing on Jordan. …”
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Factors involved in the development of hospital-acquired conditions in older patients in acute care settings: a scoping review by Mélanie Verdon, Thomas Agoritsas, Cécile Jaques, Sophie Pouzols, Cédric Mabire

“…Personal factors, medications, and the human and work environment were the most frequent subcategories of factors retrieved, whereas social factors, hydration and nutrition, and organizational factors were less common. …”
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The blue revolution: sustainable water management for a thirsty world by Amarachi Paschaline Onyena, Kabari Sam

“…The policy recommendations emphasize the importance of collaborative governance to ensure long-term environmental and social sustainability in water resource management.…”
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A Lexicon-Based Framework for Mining and Analysis of Arabic Comparative Sentences by Alaa Hamed, Arabi Keshk, Anas Youssef

“…People tend to share their opinions on social media daily. This text needs to be accurately mined for different purposes like enhancements in services and/or products. …”
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Emotional State as a Key Driver of Public Preferences for Flower Color by Juan She, Renwu Wu, Bingling Pi, Jie Huang, Zhiyi Bao

“…However, research on flower color preferences has largely been descriptive, and there is a lack of exploration of potential mechanisms influencing flower color preferences, such as economic and social factors. This study created visual samples through precise color adjustment techniques and introduced the L*, a*, and b* parameters from the CIELAB color system to quantify the flower colors of the survey samples, conducting an online survey with 354 Chinese residents. …”
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Does accountability for reasonableness work? A protocol for a mixed methods study using an audit tool to evaluate the decision-making of clinical commissioning groups in England by Sarah Clark, Katharina Kieslich, Peter Littlejohns, Albert Weale

“…Accounts of what constitutes fair and legitimate priority setting in healthcare include Daniels’ and Sabin's accountability for reasonableness (A4R) and Clark's and Weale's framework for the identification of social values. This study combines these accounts and asks whether the decisions of those CCGs that adhere to elements of such accounts are perceived as fairer and more legitimate by key stakeholders. …”
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Family Profile of Substance Addicted Individuals by Fatmanur Alsancak, Hülya Yıldız, Hüseyin Zahid Kara, Hasan Hüseyin Taylan, Yusuf Genç

“…When families learn that the addicted person is using drugs, they are shaken economically and psychologically and experience a loss of social reputation. It is noteworthy that family members trained on substance addiction are highly aware of addiction and have a hortative attitude towards the addicted individual.…”
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The Foreign Economic Vector of Agribusiness Activity in the Western Region of Ukraine by Yuriy Hubeni, Oksana Krupa, Volodymyr Krupa, Sofiia Tsiolkovska

“…It was established that the Agreement and social political events in Ukraine changed the direction of some export-import flows of agribusiness from CIS countries towards the markets of the European Union and Asian countries. …”
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Health system barriers to hypertension care in Peru: Rapid assessment to inform organizational-level change. by Kendra N Williams, Janeth Tenorio-Mucha, Karina Campos-Blanco, Lindsay J Underhill, Armando Valdés-Velásquez, Antonia Fuentes Herbozo, Laura K Beres, Lisa de las Fuentes, Lucy Cordova-Ascona, Zoila Vela-Clavo, Gonzalo Mariano Cuentas-Canal, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Velasquez, Sonia Mercedes Paredes-Barriga, Raquel Hurtado La Rosa, Makeda Williams, Elvin H Geng, William Checkley, Joel Gittelsohn, Victor G Davila-Roman, Stella M Hartinger-Peña

“…Systems-level interventions are required to address factors challenging hypertension control across a social ecological framework, an under-studied topic particularly salient in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Peru. …”
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Telemedicina como protagonista na inserção de novas tecnologias em saúde by Andreza Ribeiro Pinho, Antônio Sérgio de Aguiar Reges, Ana Emília Souza de Holanda Vieira

“…Conclusão: Constatou-se que a telessaúde pode auxiliar na inclusão social no sistema de saúde, na autonomia de pacientes, no acesso à saúde, na continuidade do acompanhamento e na educação em saúde. …”
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