Food consumption and adherence to dietary guidelines among Jordanian children and adolescents [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Islam K. Al-Shami, Buthaina Alkhatib, Huda Al Hourani, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh

“…Methods This cross-sectional study used data from Jordan’s Population-based Food Consumption Survey, a household population-based study conducted in Jordan between 2021 and 2022 (561 children and adolescents 8-19 years). …”
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Designing a behaviour change intervention to address the behavioural risk factors for stillbirth: A study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations... by Richard A. Greene, Keelin O'Donoghue, Tamara Escañuela Sánchez, Molly Byrne, Karen Matvienko-Sikar

“…We will use multiple studies already conducted in our research team to inform the different stages of the BCW framework, these include a series of systematic reviews of the literature, qualitative interviews with pregnant women, and a survey study with healthcare professionals. Further, we will utilise a stakeholder group to obtain input through the process of the design of the intervention. …”
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Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Daily Routine Driving Practice in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Carsten Buhmann, Eik Vettorazzi, Christian Oehlwein, Fred Rikkers, Monika Poetter-Nerger, Alessandro Gulberti, Christian Gerloff, Christian K. Moll, Wolfgang Hamel

“…A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was done in 121 DBS-PD patients. The influences of patient characteristics and DBS on current driving and driving at time of surgery and the predictive value of the preoperative levodopa-test on postoperative driving were evaluated. …”
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Maternal Opioid Drug Use during Pregnancy and Its Impact on Perinatal Morbidity, Mortality, and the Costs of Medical Care in the United States by Valerie E. Whiteman, Jason L. Salemi, Mulubrhan F. Mogos, Mary Ashley Cain, Muktar H. Aliyu, Hamisu M. Salihu

“…Costs of care were estimated from hospital charges. Survey logistic regression was used to assess the association between maternal opioid use and each outcome; generalized linear modeling was used to compare hospitalization costs by opioid use status. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in South Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Masum Ali, Md Mahbub Alam, M. A. Rifat, Sonjida Mesket Simi, Sneha Sarwar, Md Ruhul Amin, Sanjib Saha

“…Method A systematic literature review and meta-analysis is performed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Afghanistan using studies based on only the nationally representative surveys and published from 2012 until June 2024. The quality of the included articles was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. …”
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Students’ perceptions of endodontic typodont teeth with simulated canals printed from novel materials by Alexander Jon Cresswell-Boyes, Alexander Jon Cresswell-Boyes, Graham Roy Davis, Aylin Baysan

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate students' perceptions of the use of 3D-printed typodonts by implementing a questionnaire and evaluating the students' comparisons between extracted, commercial and 3D-printed teeth.MethodsEthical approval was obtained (QMER20.586/2021) and questionnaire feedback was collected anonymously using an online survey. A total of 143 fourth- and fifth-year dental students were approached to participate during pre-clinical courses focussing on root canal therapy. …”
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Ultralight aircraft and conventional digital cameras as an alternative for urban mapping by Román Edén Parra-Galaviz, Manuel de Jesús Pérez-Valdez, Omar Llanes-Cárdenas, Lennin Enrique Amador-Castro, Rafael Macías-Segura, Ciro de la Concepción Díaz-Hernández, Alberto Gaxiola

“…ULACs equipped with CDCs showed quality results and precision comparable to those obtained in surveys with photogrammetric cameras and UAV technology. …”
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Definition of minimum clearance height of railway bridges in a windblown sand area based on numerical simulation by Xian Zhang, Shengbo Xie, Yingjun Pang

“…These results provide a theoretical basis for the survey and design of bridges in the windblown sand areas.…”
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Need analysis of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Psychology: Identifying linguistics demands for academic and professional success by Benny Dele Bintang Ananta, Muhammad Firza Thoriq Sholahuddin, Dede Akmal Khotib, Rafika Rabba Farah

“…Data was collected through an online survey using closed-ended questionnaires for quantitative insights, and qualitative data was gathered through Semi-structured Interviews to explore learners' perceived needs. …”
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Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion with ASEPT® Pleural Catheter: Quality of Life, Feasibility, and Patient Satisfaction by Inderdeep Dhaliwal, Masoud Mahdavian, Shabnam Asghari, Benson Chun To Wong, Rosalie Labelle, Kayvan Amjadi

“…Compared to precatheter insertion, global health status (−18, p<0.001), QLQ-C30 dyspnea (−39, p<0.00001), and LC13 dyspnea (−11, p<0.0005) significantly improved at 2 and 6 weeks after intervention. Provider surveys indicated favourable ease of use. Conclusion. …”
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Predictors of Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Disease, Patient, and Surgical Factors by Hesham Abboud, Gencer Genc, Nicolas R. Thompson, Srivadee Oravivattanakul, Faisal Alsallom, Dennys Reyes, Kathy Wilson, Russell Cerejo, Xin Xin Yu, Darlene Floden, Anwar Ahmed, Michal Gostkowski, Ayman Ezzeldin, Hazem Marouf, Ossama Y. Mansour, Andre Machado, Hubert H. Fernandez

“…PD patients who underwent DBS at our Center from 2006 to 2011 were evaluated by chart review and email/phone survey. Postoperative UPDRS II and EQ-5D were analyzed using simple linear regression adjusting for preoperative score. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental coping and emergency ability of public health emergency in COVID-19 department healthcare workers in ICU nurses of Beijing in China by Tiantian Gai, Yin He, Ying Yin, Yu Cui, Qiuping Li, Yanzhen Hu, Zhenhui Lu

“…Methods Data were collected from 486 subjects through electronic surveys from November 8 to 15, 2022, in seven general public hospitals (all tertiary A hospitals) in Beijing, China. …”
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“When you’re in the office, it means you managed to get somewhere”: An interpretive descriptive study of the perceptions of adolescents accessing primary care for mental health ser... by Lisa De Panfilis, RN, MSc, Rebecca Ganann, RN, MSc, PhD, Gillian Mulvale, MA, PhD, Naomi Thulien NP-PHC, PhD, Ruta Valaitis, MA, PhD

“…Data generation methods included photo-elicitation, demographic survey, and semi-structured interviews. Analysis was guided by a health care access framework and ecological model. …”
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O contexto da indústria brasileira acerca das mudanças climáticas by Ana Paula Perlin, Marcos Filho Lima Bastos, Andreza Rodrigues de Araújo, Miriam Karla Rocha, Clandia Maffini Gomes

“…A pesquisa apresentou natureza quantitativa, abordagem descritiva, fonte de dados por meio da realização de uma survey e, enquanto técnica para processamento dos dados. …”
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AI-assisted exposure-response data analysis: Quantifying heterogeneous causal effects of exposures on survival times by Louis Anthony Cox, Jr., R. Jeffrey Lewis, Saumitra V. Rege, Shubham Singh

“…By applying these methods to an illustrative dataset on blood lead levels (BLL) and mortality risk among never-smoker men from the NHANES III survey, we show how AI can clarify inter-individual variations in exposure-associated risks. …”
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The association between the health promotion levy and employment in South Africa: an interrupted time series analysis by Chengetai Dare, Micheal Kofi Boachie, Susan Goldstein, Evelyn Thsehla

“…Methods We employed single-group interrupted time series analyses using the Quarterly Labour Force Survey data from Statistics South Africa. Results Our results show that the HPL has not been associated with job losses (or generation) in the sugar-related industries in South Africa. …”
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Elevated Incidence of Fractures in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients on Glucocorticoid-Sparing Immunosuppressive Regimens by B. J. Edwards, A. Desai, J. Tsai, H. Du, G. R. Edwards, A. D. Bunta, A. Hahr, M. Abecassis, S. Sprague

“…Medical record review and surveys were performed. Patients received less than 6 months of glucocorticoids. …”
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High serum uric acid levels are associated with increased prevalence of gallstones in adult women: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Guozheng Lv, Guozheng Lv, Decai Wang, Decai Wang, Yu Huang, Ruizi Shi, Chuan Qin, Xi Chen, Xintao Zeng, Hua Luo, Pei Yang, Sirui Chen, Jianjun Wang, Jianjun Wang

“…ObjectiveWe investigated the association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and gallstone (GS) prevalence in adult women.MethodsParticipants' information were taken from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2017–2020). Logistic regression analysis and dose-response curve were used to assess the association between SUA levels and the prevalence of GS in adult women. …”
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Detection of <i>Ehrlichia</i> spp. and <i>Theileria</i> spp. in <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i> ticks collected in Tajikistan by M. Yu. Kartashov, Yu. V. Kononova, I. D. Petrova, N. L. Tupota, T. P. Mikryukova, V. A. Ternovoi, F. H. Tishkova, V. B. Loktev

“…The objectives of our study were to survey the prevalence of genetic markers for Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., and Theileria spp. in Hyalomma anatolicum ticks collected in southwestern Tajikistan and to perform sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of fragments of the 16S rRNA gene and groESL ope-ron from Ehrlichia spp. and fragments of the 18S rRNA gene of Theileria spp. detected in H. anatolicum ticks. …”
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling and Roof Deformation Analysis of Yuanjue Cave Based on Point Cloud Data by Zhigang Meng, Manchao He, Zhigang Tao, Bin Li, Gang Zhao, Mingru Xiao

“…In order to preevaluate the stability characteristics of the Yuanjue Cave rock mass and provide key parameters for the preventive protection of the Yuanjue Cave, this paper firstly established a refined database of key parameters of Yuanjue Cave and adjacent areas (geometry, geology, physical properties) based on three-dimensional laser point cloud scanning, a fine survey of adjacent areas, engineering geophysical prospecting, and indoor multifactor coupling tests. …”
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