Economic instruments for population diet and physical activity behaviour change: a systematic scoping review. by Ian Shemilt, Gareth J Hollands, Theresa M Marteau, Ryota Nakamura, Susan A Jebb, Michael P Kelly, Marc Suhrcke, David Ogilvie

“…Future research should include measurement of people's actual behavioural responses using study designs capable of generating reliable causal inferences regarding intervention effects. …”
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Patients' perceived needs for medical services for non-specific low back pain: A systematic scoping review. by Louisa Chou, Tom A Ranger, Waruna Peiris, Flavia M Cicuttini, Donna M Urquhart, Kaye Sullivan, Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Andrew M Briggs, Anita E Wluka

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Across many different patient populations with data obtained from a variety of study designs, common themes emerged which highlighted areas of patient dissatisfaction with the medical management of LBP, in particular, the superficial approach to care perceived by patients and concerns regarding pharmacotherapy. …”
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Definition and classification for adverse events following spinal and peripheral joint manipulation and mobilization: A scoping review. by Martha Funabashi, Lindsay M Gorrell, Katherine A Pohlman, Andrea Bergna, Nicola R Heneghan

“…Studies including adults (18 to 65 years old) with a musculoskeletal condition receiving spinal or peripheral joint manipulation or mobilization and providing an adverse event definition and/or classification were included. All study designs of peer-reviewed publications were considered. …”
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Epidemiology and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans: a systematic review by Roxanna M Garcia, Sandi K Lam, Sunny Abdelmageed, Megan Votoupal

“…Objective To comprehensively describe the epidemiology and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans and identify risk factors associated with the increased prevalence of spina bifida.Design A systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Data sources Three databases (MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus) were searched between inception of the database and June 2023. Study designs included case–control, descriptive, cross-sectional and databases.Eligibility criteria Observational and experimental analytical studies reporting epidemiology or morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans or Latinx individuals were eligible.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted independently by authors. …”
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The Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Scale—Bilingual Cultural Adaptation: Validity and Reliability Pilot Study in Nursing Students by Maria José Nogueira, Síria Sas, Lucía Rodríguez, Andrea Carbonero, Uxía Bello, Leandro Nascimento, Susana Mendonça, Delfina Teixeira

“…Design This is a methodological study designed in a convenience sample of 271 Portuguese and Spanish nursing students who volunteered to participate in the research. …”
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Relationship of Dietary Intake of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids with Risk of Prostate Cancer Development: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies and Review of Literature by Michael E. Chua, Maria Christina D. Sio, Mishell C. Sorongon, Jun S. Dy

“…To determine the relationship between dietary omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) and omega-6 fatty acids (n-6 PUFA) with prostate cancer risk from meta-analysis of prospective studies. Design. The literature retrieved from electronic biomedical databases up to June 2011 was critically appraised. …”
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Fall detection method based on spatio-temporal coordinate attention for high-resolution networks by Xiaorui Zhang, Qijian Xie, Wei Sun, Ting Wang

“…In particular, this study designs a pseudo-3D basic block, which simulates the ability of 3D convolution, to ensure the running speed of the network while controlling the number of parameters. …”
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HELMET USE COMPLIANCE SURVEY FOR CRANIOFACIAL TRAUMA PREVENTION AMONG MOTORCYCLISTS IN JAYAPURA CITY RING ROAD by Hendrikus Masang Ban Bolly, Trajanus Laurens Yembise

“…Abstract: Introduction:  Compliance with helmet use by motorcycle riders and passengers passing through the highway is one of the important factors in preventing craniofacial injuries and head injury. This study designed to survey and evaluate the compliance with helmet use among motorcyclists and passengers on the ring road in Jayapura City. …”
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Study protocol for an epidemiological study ‘Multimorbidity − identifying the most burdensome patterns, risk factors and potentials to reduce future burden (MOLTO)’ based on the Fi... by Annamari Lundqvist, Seppo Koskinen, Päivikki Koponen, Tuija Jääskeläinen, Jaana Suvisaari, Jutta Järvelin

“…Both cross-sectional and longitudinal study designs will be used. Multimorbidity patterns will be defined using latent class analysis. …”
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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review by Neema Kaseje, Meghna Ranganathan, Monica Magadi, Kevin Oria, Andy Haines

“…Most of the studies were from Asia [10 of 15 studies]. Study designs varied and included descriptive and analytical studies. …”
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Research status of east Asian traditional medicine treatment for chronic cough: A scoping review. by Boram Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, Ye Ji Kim, Jae Hyun Kim, Kwan-Il Kim, Beom-Joon Lee, Jun-Hwan Lee

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among 474 included studies, the study designs were mainly randomized controlled trials (72.4%), and the population was evenly distributed between children and adults. …”
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Supervised learning and resampling techniques on DISC personality classification using Twitter information in Bahasa Indonesia by Ema Utami, Irwan Oyong, Suwanto Raharjo, Anggit Dwi Hartanto, Sumarni Adi

“…A pure natural language processing (NLP) approach can give decent results, and its reliability can be improved by combining it with machine learning (as shown by previous studies). Design/methodology/approach – In this, cleaning the dataset and extracting relevant potential features “as assessed by psychological experts” are essential, as Indonesians tend to mix formal words, non-formal words, slang and abbreviations when writing social media posts. …”
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Design and experiment of air-suction drum-type seedling seeder for irregular-shaped vegetable seeds by Yanjun Li, Yunqiang Liu, Yichao Ning, Hongxin Wu, Yaqian Zhao

“…Abstract In order to meet the requirements of hole tray seedling transplanting operation for tomato, pepper and other irregular-shaped vegetable seeds, and to solve the problems of poor seeding performance of irregular-shaped vegetable seeder, this study designed an Air-suction Drum-type Precision Seeder. …”
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A systematic scoping review on the consequences of stress-related hyperglycaemia. by Elena Olariu, Nicholas Pooley, Aurélie Danel, Montserrat Miret, Jean-Charles Preiser

“…We aimed to review the available evidence describing the associations between SHG and different outcomes in acutely ill patients admitted to an ICU. Study designs, populations, and outcome measures used in observational studies were analysed.…”
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A scoping review of Do-It-Yourself Automated Insulin Delivery system (DIY AID) use in people with type 1 diabetes. by Amy E Morrison, Kimberley Chong, Peter A Senior, Anna Lam

“…A thematic synthesis methodology was used for analysis of studies of DIY AID use due to the heterogeneity in study designs (case reports, qualitative, cross-sectional and cohort studies), with similarity in outcome themes.…”
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Buckling-Restrained Braces with Different Lengths by Kechuan Wu, Guanglan Wei, Chi Lin, Longfei Zhang, Wenzheng Yu, Xiang Lan

“…To investigate the differences in seismic performance of buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) with significantly different lengths and to explore the influence of length on the energy dissipation efficiency of BRBs within the same structure, this study designed and fabricated two BRBs with lengths of 8.5 m and 3 m based on an actual engineering project. …”
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Nudge strategies for behavior-based prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review and ethical assessment. by Fiona Vande Velde, Hans J Overgaard, Sheri Bastien

“…Secondly, to apply robust study designs including rigorous process and impact evaluation which allow for a better understanding of 'what works' and 'how it works'. …”
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Methods for Developing Evidence Reviews in Short Periods of Time: A Scoping Review. by Ahmed M Abou-Setta, Maya Jeyaraman, Abdelhamid Attia, Hesham G Al-Inany, Mauricio Ferri, Mohammed T Ansari, Chantelle M Garritty, Kenneth Bond, Susan L Norris

“…Where major differences were identified, it was attributed to the inclusion of evidence from different sources (e.g. searching different databases or including different study designs). KQ3: Potential biases introduced into the review process were well-identified although not necessarily supported by empirical evidence, and focused mainly on selective outcome reporting and publication biases.…”
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Zoonotic Babesia: A scoping review of the global evidence. by Kaitlin M Young, Tricia Corrin, Barbara Wilhelm, Carl Uhland, Judy Greig, Mariola Mascarenhas, Lisa A Waddell

“…Articles described a variety of study designs used to study babesiosis in humans and/or zoonotic Babesia species in vectors, animal hosts, and in vitro cell cultures. …”
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Implementation of robotic devices in nursing care. Barriers and facilitators: an integrative review by Martin Mueller, Ricarda Servaty, Annalena Kersten, Kirsten Brukamp, Ralph Möhler

“…No restrictions regarding study designs were imposed. All included articles underwent quality assessments with design-specific critical appraisal tools. …”
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