A prospective model of the potential clinical and economic impact of cervical cancer screening supported by a mobile phone app. by Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Brian W Bresnahan, Faith Yego, Dana Duncan, James K Karichu, Louis P Garrison

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a prospective clinico-economic model to assess the potential impact of a mobile phone-based application ("app") communicating laboratory results and recommendations to improve follow-up care for cervical cancer screening in Kenya. The model is structured to simulate a three-visit pathway for HPV-based screening used in a clinical trial of the app and based on epidemiological data, clinical guideline-based workflow, and patient-based behavioral pathways. …”
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Form and functioning: contextualising the start of the Global Financing Facility policy processes in Burkina Faso by Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Orokia Sory, Issa Kaboré, Yamba Kafando, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Asha S. George

“…Data collection included document review (N = 74) and in-depth semi-structured interviews (N = 23). Data were analysed based on the components of the health policy triangle. …”
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Strategies for enhancing home-based cardiac rehabilitation self-management for patients with coronary heart disease: a qualitative study by Zhen Yang, Xutong Zheng, Yu Gao, Chunqi Zhang, Aiping Wang

“…Clinical nurses were selected using purposive sampling with maximum variation strategies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to capture nurses’ experiences and strategies for enhancing home-based cardiac rehabilitation self-management. …”
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Adherence patterns, risk factors and complications among patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study at Nsawam Government Hospital by Abraham Norman Nortey, Amanda Adjoda, Amidu Alhassan, Godfred Yawson Scott

“…In this study, we determined the level of TB medication adherence, risk factors and complications of TB in outpatients attending the Nsawam Government Hospital.Method This cross-sectional study randomly recruited 277 patients with TB attending the Nsawam Government Hospital for care. Structured questionnaires were used to collect sociodemographic information, adherence and lifestyle characteristics. …”
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Social isolation in the young and middle-aged patients with stroke: role of social support, family resilience and hope by Xiao Jia Wu, Ke Ke, Hui Liu, Shao Ping Zhan, Lei Wang, Juan Feng He

“…SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 26.0 were used for descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling of the data.ResultsThe young and middle-aged stroke survivors had a high level of social isolation(49.57 ± 5.84). …”
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Psychological and Behavioral Insights From Social Media Users: Natural Language Processing–Based Quantitative Study on Mental Well-Being by Xingwei Yang, Guang Li

“…The resultant social interaction influence that users have within their online social group is derived based on users’ emotions, psychological states, and context of communication extracted from status updates and the social network structure. We empirically evaluated the effectiveness of our framework by applying machine learning models to detect depression, reporting accuracy, recall, precision, and F1-score using social media status updates from 1047 users along with their associated depression diagnosis questionnaire scores. …”
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Community’s Perception and Attitude towards People with Epilepsy in Ethiopia by Wubalem Fekadu, Tesfa Mekonen, Shemelash Bitew, Tefera Chanie Mekonnen, Melak Menberu, Seble Shewangizaw

“…Data were collected with face to face interview using a structured questionnaire developed based on the Health Belief Model (HBM). …”
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Detection of damage caused by Nezara viridula on soybean using novel imaging approaches based on computed tomography and image color analysis by Szilvia Gibicsár, Tamás Donkó, Dániel Fajtai, Sándor Keszthelyi

“…The achieved data derived from our external and internal imaging approaches contribute to a better understanding of the internal chemical processes, and CT analysis helps to understand the alteration trends of the hidden structure of seeds caused by a pest. Our results can contribute to the development of a practically applicable system based on image analysis, which can identify lots damaged by insects.…”
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Alström syndrome: the journey to diagnosis by Akshat Sinha, Kerry Leeson-Beevers, Catherine Lewis, Elizabeth Loughery, Tarekegn Geberhiwot

“…Interviews were semi-structured using open questions and a patient-centred approach. …”
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Effects of plasma surface Ta alloying on the tribology behavior of γ-TiAl by Wei D.-B., Zhou X., Li F.-K., Li M.-F., Li S.-Q., Zhang P.-Z.

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Nurses' Experiences With Mentoring Nursing Students in Nursing Homes Where an Active, Collaborative Learning Model Is Introduced. A Qualitative Study by Anne Raustøl, Kirsten Eika Amsrud, Eli‐Anne Skaug, Anne Lyberg, Bodil Tveit

“…When introducing new models to practice learning it is essential to also provide a supportive structure for the mentors. Relevance to Clinical Practice Active collaborative learning models have the potential to provide more clinical placements of high quality. …”
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Identification of the Highly Polymorphic Prion Protein Gene (<i>PRNP</i>) in Frogs <i>(Rana dybowskii</i>) by Chang-Su Han, Sae-Young Won, Sang-Hun Park, Yong-Chan Kim

“…To evaluate the impact of the SNPs on protein aggregation propensity and 3D structure, we utilized AMYCO and ColabFold. We identified 34 novel genetic polymorphisms including 6 non-synonymous SNPs in the frog <i>PRNP</i> gene. …”
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Carbon Budget Assessment and Influencing Factors for Forest Enterprises in the Key State-Owned Forest Area of the Greater Khingan Range, Northeast China by Hui Wang, Wenshu Lin, Jinzhuo Wu, Zhaoping Luan

“…Influencing factors are identified through correlation analysis and the optimal parameter geographical detector (OPGD), while their spatial-temporal variations and causal relationships are analyzed using the geographical and temporal weighted regression model (GTWR) and structural equation modeling (SEM). The carbon budget in the Greater Khingan Range state-owned forest area averaged 10.16 × 10⁶ t CO₂-eq from 2017 to 2021, showing a gradual upward trend. …”
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Effects of physical activity participation on subjective well-being of Chinese residents: mediating effects of physical health status and perceived social development by Pingqiang Wei, Ting Qin, Chengyi Zhu

“…Multiple linear regression models, structural equation models, and bootstrap methods were employed to assess the mediating effects of these variables.Results(1) Physical exercise participation can improve residents’ subjective well-being (β=0.084, t = 4.67) and promote the development of positive psychology. (2) Physical health status has a mediating effect on the impact of physical exercise participation on residents’ subjective well-being, with a mediating effect calculated at 0.05 (95% CI [0.01, 0.09]). (3) The cognitive level of social development has a mediating effect on the influence of physical exercise participation on residents’ subjective well-being, with a documented mediating effect of 0.04 (95% CI [0.01, 0.08]). (4) Both physical health status and social development cognition collectively exhibit a chain mediating effect on the relationship between physical exercise and subjective well-being, with a combined mediating effect of 0.07 (95% CI [0.04, 0.10]).ConclusionParticipation in physical activity has a positive effect on residents’ subjective well-being, with physical health status and social development cognition serving as chain mediators in this relationship. …”
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A data-driven approach to study temporal characteristics of COVID-19 infection and death Time Series for twelve countries across six continents by Sabyasachi Guharay

“…We demonstrate the merit of a multiple analytics frameworks through systematically laying down a methodological structure for analyses and quantitatively examining the evolution of the daily COVID-19 infection and death cases. …”
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Gelling, textural, and sensory properties of grass jelly formulated with different starches by Shiyun Zhou, Maninder Meenu, Baojun Xu

“…All samples showed to have a network structure under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Experience of nurse-guided root cause analysis after a sentinel event: a qualitative study by Li-Li Huang, Yan-Hong Jiang, Ju-Hong Yang, Wei-Wen Hong, Hai-Fei Chen, Wei-Wei Hu

“…A constructivist qualitative research method was used to collect views and opinions from the participants' perspectives through semi-structured face-to-face interviews, and content analysis was applied, the data was further interpreted using thematic analysis. …”
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Synapsis and recombination of autosomes and sex chromosomes in two terns (Sternidae, Charadriiformes, Aves) by A. P. Lisachov, L. P. Malinovskaya, A. V. Druzyaka, P. M. Borodin, A. A. Torgasheva

“…In spite of several autosomal rearrangements, which differentiate these species, the structure and synaptic patterns of the sex chromosomes have not changed over 9 MY, which have passed since the moment of divergence between the genera Sterna and Chlidonias.…”
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The TikTok Addiction Scale: Development and validation by Petros Galanis, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Ioannis Moisoglou, Olympia Konstantakopoulou

“…Factor analysis revealed a six-factor structure, (1) salience, (2) mood modification, (3) tolerance, (4) withdrawal symptoms, (5) conflict, and (6) relapse, which accounted for 80.70% of the total variance. …”
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Perspectives, benefits and challenges of a live OSCE during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional study by Anne Herrmann-Werner, Teresa Loda, Rebecca Sarah Erschens, Stephan Zipfel, Andrew B Nevins

“…Objectives Restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic mandated fundamental changes to student evaluations, including the administration of the observed structured clinical examination (OSCE). This study aims to conduct an in-person OSCE to verify students’ practical skills under necessary infection control practices and the impact of face masks on student–patient interactions.Design Cross-sectional design.Setting The OSCE at Medical School of Tuebingen takes place in October 2020.Participants A total of 149 students (third year of study) completed the survey (RR=80.1%). …”
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