Visual hermeneutics as a tool to introduce empathy and core physician attributes in doctor-patient relationship for first-year medical undergraduate students by Sushma Prabhath, Uma Kulkarni, Vani Lakshmi R., Bikash Patra, Eshwari K., Divya Arvind Prabhu, Kirtana R. Nayak

“…Methods A newly developed and validated educational module on the “Doctor-patient relationship” was administered to 250 first-year undergraduate medical students at Kasturba Medical College Manipal. The session was structured into three key steps: Introduction Presenting Sir Luke Fildes’ famous painting, The Doctor. …”
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Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Instruments The study used a structured interview questionnaire, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Quality of Working Life Scale (QWL), and the Oswestry Disability Index. …”
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Autorreportes verbales en voz alta para la identificación de procesos de razonamiento en pruebas estandarizadas / Verbal Self-reporting to Identify Reasoning Processes in Standard... by Armel Brizuela, Karol Jiménez-Alfaro, Nelson Pérez-Rojas, Guaner Rojas-Rojas

“…Thus, this article presents the results of a study that involved the execution of semi-structured interviews with a group of 15 college freshmen, whose oral reports were analyzed to provide support for a set of strategies to answer previously identified verbal items from the “Academic Aptitude Test” (Prueba de Aptitud Académica) at the Universidad de Costa Rica. …”
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Migration Crisis in West Africa: Limits and Prospects of Political Regulation by Ivan A. Zakharov, Maksim M. Agafoshin, Stanislav A. Gorokhov

“…The analysis of the migration situation in West Africa is based on an extensive statistical database that provides the information on the number and structure of migrants, including refugees and IDPs, as well as on the direction of migration flows. …”
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Diagnostic Decision-Making Variability Between Novice and Expert Optometrists for Glaucoma: Comparative Analysis to Inform AI System Design by Faisal Ghaffar, Nadine M. Furtado, Imad Ali, Catherine Burns

“…Furthermore, approaches to the exam assessment and decision differed significantly: experts emphasized comprehensive risk assessments and progression analysis, demonstrating cognitive efficiency and intuitive decision-making, while novices relied more on structured, analytical methods and external references. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of academic stress and its effects on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and academic outcomes: Study protocol. by Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Claudio Bustos

“…To analyze mediations, structural models (SEM) will be applied, considering biological and psycho-behavioural variables as mediators.…”
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Disclosure of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use for HIV prevention among women enrolled in a contraceptive study: qualitative findings from Durban, South Africa by Ivana Beesham, Mags Beksinska, Cecilia Milford, Cecilia Milford, Leila E. Mansoor

“…Here, we describe disclosure of PrEP use among young women enrolled in a contraceptive study.MethodsIn this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 13 women aged 18–25 years who initiated oral PrEP for HIV prevention during the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial. …”
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Effect of Swimming on Gut Microbiota and Inflammation in Colorectal Cancer Cells Transplanted Mice by LI Jiapeng, XIE Qiurong, WEN Ying, CHEN Haichun, PENG Jun, SHEN Aling

“…Compared with the model group, the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in serum decreased, while that of IL-10 increased in the swimming group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionRegular swimming could significantly inhibit the growth of CRC transplanted tumors, improve the structural abundance of intestinal flora, and reduce the levels of inflammatory factors in the serum of mice.…”
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Isolation, Identification, and Susceptibility Profile of E. coli, Salmonella, and S. aureus in Dairy Farm and Their Public Health Implication in Central Ethiopia by Umer Seid Geletu, Munera Ahmednur Usmael, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim

“…A total of 607 samples consisting of fresh cow milk (125), fecal sample (211), nasal swab (211), pooled milkers’ hand swabs (20), pooled floor swabs (20), and tank milk (20) samples were collected from 20 dairy farms, which included 211 animals. Structured questionnaire was designed and administered to dairy farm owners and dairy food consumers to assess their consumption behavior and antibiotics usage. …”
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Protection of housing rights of Ukrainian citizens in conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine by Samoylenko G., Kosyrev D.

“…The work uses general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge: dialectics, induction and deduction, system-structural analysis, functional, comparative-legal, prognostic. …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 3; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov NCT06460090 Trial Management There is a formal governance structure to oversee the conduct and running of the trial, consisting of a trial management group and a steering committee. …”
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Cognitive impairment, depressive and anxiety disorders among post-COVID-19 survivors: a follow-up study by Ayman A. Aziz, Ahmed A. Latif, Sandra W. Elseesy

“…However, anxiety and depressive disorders were identified via structured clinical interview for DSM IV, axis I (SCID-I) and their severity was examined by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) consecutively. …”
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The Modification of Sodium Polyacrylate Water Solution Cooling Properties by AL2O3 by Wojciech Gęstwa, Małgorzata Przyłęcka

“…The cooling medium containing nanoparticles provides lower cooling speed in the smallest surface austenite occurance (500–600 C) in the charts of the CTP for most nonalloy structural steels and low-alloy steels. However lower cooling temperature at the beginning of martensitic transformation causes the formation of smaller internal stresses, leading to smaller dimensional changes and hardening deformation. …”
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Antidiabetic agent use and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jordan N. Keels, Isabella R. McDonald, Christopher S. Lee, Andrew A. Dwyer, Andrew A. Dwyer

“…Independent reviewers used a structured data extraction form to retrieve relevant data. …”
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Perspectives of People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Towards a Decision Aid Assessing Preferences of Glucose-Lowering Drugs: The Dilemma of Choosing by Roldan Munoz S, Mol PGM, de Vries F, van Dijk PR, Hillege H, Postmus D, de Vries ST

“…A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted among Dutch patients with T2D who were or had ever been under pharmacological treatment for T2D. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Soil Improvement Measures in Apple Orchards on the Loess Plateau: A Meta-Analysis by DUAN Shunxia, LIU Jiayuan, ZHAO Hongxiang, LI Yangyang

“…[Objective] Soil acidification, structure and fertility degradation and poor water-holding capacities are common problems in the apple orchard on the Loess Plateau, effective soil improvement techniques are crucial for enhancing soil quality, and promoting the healthy and sustainable development of the orchards. …”
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Gains and pains: a qualitative study on the implications of value-based health care for professionals by Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Fabio Mieris, Malou Ensink, Anne Stiggelbout, Kees Ahaus, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…In addition, it explores how these outcomes are regulated at both the individual and organizational levels. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 healthcare professionals across six Dutch hospitals. …”
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Treatment options for Achilles tendinopathy: a scoping review of preclinical studies by Nathanael Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh, Huub Maas, George L. Burchell, Neal L. Millar, Maarten H. Moen, Theodoor Henri Smit

“…The main results were; maximum load and stiffness improvement; fibre structure recovered and less inflammation was observed; collagen I fibrils increased, collagen III fibrils decreased, and fewer inflammatory cells were observed after treatment. …”
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Factors associated with malaria in pregnancy among women attending ANC clinics in selected districts of the Ashanti Region, Ghana by Emmanuel Abu Bonsra, Petra Amankwah Osei, Emmanuel Adjei Kyeremeh, Stephen Adama, Akua Grace Sekyi, Elsie Fafa King

“…Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including regression analysis. …”
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Microstructure of the human metastatic vertebral body by Giulia Cavazzoni, Giulia Cavazzoni, Giulia Cavazzoni, Enrico Dall’Ara, Enrico Dall’Ara, Marco Palanca, Marco Palanca, Marco Palanca

“…IntroductionBone spinal metastases disrupt the bone homeostasis, inducing a local imbalance in the bone formation and/or resorption, with consequent loss of the structural optimisation of the vertebrae and increase of the risk of fracture. …”
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