Science-based communication and education needed to improve forest carbon science, policy, and management outcomes by Chad C Papa, Kylie Clay, Lauren T Cooper, Scott C Stark

“…While there has been significant investment and advancement in forest carbon science to inform policy and planning, there remains a persistent science-practice gap to further integrate scientific information into forest carbon policy and management. Here, we use a survey, semi-structured interviews, and a review of relevant policy literature to assess the nature and extent of, as well as possibilities to bridge, the science-practice gap with regards to forest carbon science, management, and policy. …”
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The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Satisfaction: Hospitaly Contex by Paniran Paniran, Juliansyah Noor, Soleh Soleh, Mukhtar Wahyudi

“…This study employed regression modeling on online survey collected data. Findings/Results: Research has demonstrated that human resource management (HRM) practices, including job security, empowerment, training, and quality of work life, have a substantial influence on employee retention rates. …”
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Infant Oral Healthcare and Anticipatory Guidance Practices among Dentists in a Pediatric Care Shortage Area by Eman A. Bakhurji, Hassan M. Al-Saif, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Khalid M. Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed M. Hassan

“…A regional, cross-sectional survey was distributed to 340 (323 general dentists (GPs) and 17 pediatric dentists (PDs)) working in a governmental setting in eastern Saudi Arabia. …”
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Improving compliance and evaluating physician–patient concerns in glaucoma: a pilot study by Mohannad Albdour, Aaron Shi, Chuhan Wang, Ibrahim Saleh, Karanjit S Kooner

“…An independent group of sixteen glaucoma specialists were also surveyed regarding their concerns for their glaucoma patients. …”
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Neuroethical issues in adopting brain imaging for personalized chronic pain management: Attitudes of people with lived experience of chronic pain by Karen Deborah Davis, Monica de Oliveira, Ariana Besik, Daniel Z. Buchman

“…Brain imaging technologies can potentially inform pain management but raise neuroethical questions.Aims We examined the degree of endorsement and concerns of adults in Canada with chronic pain regarding the use of brain imaging to detect and treat chronic pain in six areas: new brain imaging technologies, brain data privacy, stigma, treatment, objective representations of pain, and dismissing pain self-reports.Results An online survey was completed by 349 Canadian adults living with chronic pain. …”
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Comparison of the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L instruments in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by Zhipeng Tai, Zhipeng Tai, Dongping Wan, Qiang Zan, Yuanchi Huang, Chao Xu

“…PurposeThe purpose of this investigation is to assess and contrast the effectiveness of the two EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D) versions—EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L—in assessing one-year quality of life outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).Material and methodFrom the medical records at the Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 402 individuals aged 50 and above, who were one-year post-operation, were selected to fill out survey questionnaires during their return hospital visits. …”
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Phylogeography and population structure of the global, wide host-range hybrid pathogen Phytophthora × cambivora by Martin S. Mullett, Kris Van Poucke, Annelies Haegeman, Fran Focquet, Nicholas C. Cauldron, Brian J. Knaus, Marilia Horta Jung, Koji Kageyama, Ayaka Hieno, Hayato Masuja, Seiji Uematsu, Joan F. Webber, Clive M. Brasier, József Bakonyi, Kurt Heungens, Niklaus J. Grünwald, Thomas Jung

“…The highest genetic diversity was found in Japan, suggesting that East Asia is the centre of origin of the pathogen. Further surveys in unsampled, temperate regions of East Asia are needed to more precisely identify the location and range of the centre of diversity.…”
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Effects of Pharmacotherapy Training Course on Improving the Drug Prescription Skills of Medical Students: A Pharmacy-based Intervention by Fatemeh Taheri Asl, Mohammadhossein Taherynejad, Maryam Emadzadeh, Mina Akbari Rad, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Amirreza Rostami, Sepideh Hejazi, Mitra Ahadi, Samaneh Sajjadi, Amirali Moodi Ghalibaf, Ali Moradi, Sahar Ravanshad

“…The present study investigated the effects of a pharmacy-based rational pharmacotherapy training course on improving medical students’ pharmacotherapy knowledge and skills.Method: In 2023, thirty internal internship students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences were assigned to the intervention and control groups. A pre-test survey was administered to all participants at the beginning of their internal internship. …”
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and cognitive impairment in Chinese older men: a 7-year longitudinal study by Jie Lin, Hongchen Shen, Wenjuan Yang, Guojun Zhang, Jie Sun, Wenqin Shen, Li Huang, Huajian Chen

“…This study aims to investigate the association between WWI and cognitive function in older Chinese men.MethodsData from the 2011–2018 China Longitudinal Health and Longevity Survey (CLHLS) were used in this study. WWI and cognitive function were examined in both linear and non-linear situations using Kaplan–Meier survival curves, multivariate Cox regression models, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression.ResultsThis study included 1,392 older Chinese men aged 65 years and over for whom complete data were available. …”
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Uninvestigated Dyspepsia and Heartburn Overlap Syndrome at Industrial Hub of Eastern Siberia by V. V. Tsukanov, A. V. Vasiutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, O. V. Smirnova

“…Each participant signed an informed examination consent, in accordance to the regulations by the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki. The survey data were analysed with common statistical methods.Results. …”
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Using Food Composition Tables to Estimate Decreases in Sodium Intake Due to the Reformulation of Packaged and Ultra-Processed Foods in a Young Population in South Africa by Alexandra Ross, Elizabeth C Swart, Joelaine Chetty, Malory Jumat, Tamryn Frank, Averalda van Graan

“…Setting: Langa, Western Cape, South Africa Participants: Surveyed participants were residents of Langa between 18-39 years old (n=2,148) Results: Before and after the implementation of the regulation there was a statistically significant decrease in the estimated sodium intake among adults of 189.4 mg (137.5, 241.4; p=0.00). …”
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Demographic Characteristics Associated With Adolescent Receipt of Provider E-Cigarette Screening and Advice and the Impact on Harm Perception by John S. Acosta-Peñaloza, MS, Karen W. Geletko, MPH, Jon Mills, PhD

“…Methods: Using data from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, the authors examined provider E-cigarette screening and advice to not use from 16,910 participants who self-reported receiving medical care within the preceding year. …”
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A Multimodal Workshop to Improve Medical Student Self-Assessment of Knowledge and Comfort Managing Patients With Suicidality by Paige C. Chardavoyne, Amanda Liewen, Paige McKenzie, Jill Sorby, Ana Navarro, Julie R. Owen

“…This improved to 4.0 and 3.9, respectively, on the postworkshop survey. Students felt the workshop was helpful and relevant. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and telomere length: the NHANES 1999–2002 by Mingjie Liu, Chendong Wang, Bai Wei

“…This study aims to investigate their association in a nationally representative US population.MethodsData from 6,342 adults aged ≥20 were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2002. The NHHR was calculated and categorized into tertiles. …”
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Detecting the Black Hole Candidate Population in M51’s Young Massive Star Clusters: Constraints on Accreting Intermediate-mass Black Holes by Kristen C. Dage, Evangelia Tremou, Bolivia Cuevas Otahola, Eric W. Koch, Kwangmin Oh, Richard M. Plotkin, Vivian L. Tang, Muhammad Ridha Aldhalemi, Zainab Bustani, Mariam Ismail Fawaz, Hans J. Harff, Amna Khalyleh, Timothy McBride, Jesse Mason, Anthony Preston, Cortney Rinehart, Ethan Vinson, Gemma Anderson, Edward M. Cackett, Shih Ching Fu, Sebastian Kamann, Teresa Panurach, Renuka Pechetti, Payaswini Saikia, Susmita Sett, Ryan Urquhart, Christopher Usher

“…We find that of 44 bright ( L _X  > 10 ^38 erg s ^−1 ) X-ray point sources in M51, 24 had probable matches to objects including possible associated star clusters in the HST Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey catalog, seven of which were classified as contaminants (background galaxies or foreground stars). …”
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A dataset on bathymetry and hydrology of an emerging periglacial lagoon in Svalbard, ArcticMendeley Data by Andrius Šiaulys, Aleksej Šaškov, Greta Kilmonaitė, Dzmitry Lukashanets, Tobia Politi, Aurelija Samuilovienė, Anastasija Zaiko, Sergej Olenin

“…Various hydrological parameters were measured during surveys (temperature, salinity, oxygen saturation, dissolved oxygen concentration, pH, photosynthetically active radiation, turbidity, conductivity, density, pressure and sound velocity), which indicate strong vertical stratification with pronounced halocline and thermocline in some parts of the lagoon.The data collected will be utilized to analyze the physical and geographical conditions of the lagoon, as well as the distinguishing characteristics of its various sections, which vary in age by several decades. …”
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Longer Breastfeeding Associated with Childhood Anemia in Rural South-Eastern Nigeria by Sean Buck, Kevin Rolnick, Amanda A. Nwaba, Jens Eickhoff, Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue, Emma Esenwah, Olachi J. Mezu-Ndubuisi

“…Results. 96 children were selected for the study; 90 completed surveys were analyzed (43% male and 57% females). …”
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Developing Green Marketing Strategies: A Comprehensive Analysis of Consumer Behaviour and Business Practices by Ahmad Mansour, Hind Al-Ahmed, Anan Deek, Khaled Alshaketheep, Mohammad Al-Ma'aitah, Bara Asfour, Muhammad Alshurideh

“…A hypothesized quantitative survey with 500 consumers and a qualitative case study of leading organisations to assess modern tendencies and approaches were carried out. …”
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Cost-effectiveness evaluation of neonatal emergency transport organization in Italy by Carlo Bellini, Maurizio Gente, Diego Minghetti, Luca A. Ramenghi

“…Methods: Using data from the 2023 national NETS survey conducted by the Italian Society of Neonatology, regional cost-effectiveness of operating the system were calculated. …”
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A Study of the Star Clusters’ Population in the Giant Molecular Cloud G174+2.5 by Tatyana A. Permyakova, Giovanni Carraro, Anton F. Seleznev, Andrej M. Sobolev, Dmitry A. Ladeyschikov, Maria S. Kirsanova

“…Our investigation is based on photometric data from the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey catalog and astrometric data from the Gaia DR3 catalogs. …”
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