Overcoming dietary complexity in type 2 diabetes: influencing factors and coping strategies by Yingying Tang, Dongmei Yang

“…Methods This study was a cross-sectional survey. The patients with T2DM undergoing treatment at our hospital from March, 2023, to June, 2024 were included. …”
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Leaf Gas Exchange and Nutrient Use Efficiency Help Explain the Distribution of Two Neotropical Mangroves under Contrasting Flooding and Salinity by Pablo Cardona-Olarte, Ken W. Krauss, Robert R. Twilley

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Benefits and challenges of utilizing Chat-GPT and Gamma.app in teaching, learning and assessment of vocational students in 21st century colleges of education in Enugu State by Onuoha I. Okocha, Ebube I. Aneke, Olaiya Adekunle, Ogochukwu Egbuchulam, Anthony Uwanjimgba

“…The study used descriptive survey research design, was guided by three research questions and had a population of 120 respondents; comprising 60 vocational educators and 60 vocational education students who were selected from 3 Colleges of Education. …”
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A vicious cycle of frailty and acute lower respiratory infection among community-dwelling adults (≥ 60 years): Findings from a multi-site INSPIRE cohort study, India. by Siddhartha Saha, Ritvik Amarchand, Rakesh Kumar, Aslesh O Prabhakaran, Prabu Rajkumar, Sumit Dutt Bhardwaj, Suman Kanungo, Radhika Gharpure, Kathryn E Lafond, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Anand Krishnan

“…During January 2019‒January 2020, participants completed the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) at baseline and every 3 months at four sites in India, with each participant completing a maximum of four surveys. Participants were categorized as non-frail (0-5 points), vulnerable (6-7 points), and frail (≥8 points) based on EFS score. …”
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Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…Questionnaires including the QQ-10, EORTC PATSAT-C33, Preparation for Decision-Making Scale and the NoMAD survey will be analysed during the study. Interviews will be analysed using thematic analysis.Ethics and dissemination Research ethics approval from North of Scotland Research Ethics Service 19/NS/0056 (IRAS 257890) has been granted. …”
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Correlation Analysis of Japanese Literature and Psychotherapy Effects Based on an Equation Diagnosis Algorithm by Zhang Tingting

“…Results/Discussion. In the survey of loyal readers, although readers’ understanding of Japanese literature has improved compared with the general public, it is not high, and their liking and influence on behavior are slightly lower than the preset level. …”
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Artificial intelligence as a factor revolutionizing higher education by Yu. B. Melnyk, I. S. Pypenko

“…Material and Methods: The survey was conducted between January and April 2024. …”
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Attitudes and perceptions of health schools’ students toward mobile learning: a cross-sectional study by Faten Hamad, Suha AlMuhaissen, Christine Urquhart, Ruba Tarawneh, Muzdalifa Asaad, Mays Abu-Ajamieh

“…Over two-thirds of the surveyed students expressed concerns about feeling isolated during mobile learning. …”
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Validating the self-competence in death work scale for end-of-life care volunteers by Zhuyun Lin, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Wallace Chi Ho Chan

“…This scale has been tested previously on health professionals providing end-of-life care, and was adapted for this study with words that fitted the volunteer context. A self-administered survey collected demographic information, personal experiences, the 16-item SC-DWS, 15-item Templer Death Anxiety Scale, and the 8-item Spiritual Wellbeing Scale to examine the internal consistency, concurrent validity, and discriminative validity of this scale among EoLC volunteers. …”
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The Assessment of Knowledge about Tourette’s Syndrome among Medical Students and Primary Physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Anas A. Alalwan, Mohammad A. Alkhamis, Ahmad M. Samman, Enan H. M. Alsharif, Omar E. M. Tarabzoni, Ismail A. Khatri

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results. Survey was completed by 375 students and physicians, of whom 253 (67.5%) were men. …”
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eHealth, digital information and technology use of men with prostate cancer by Stuart R Jackson, Paul Yu, Steven Sowter, Stefano Occhipinti, Suzanne Chambers, Scott Leslie, Manish I Patel

“…Methods Cross-sectional surveys were conducted in three Australian urology clinics (local in Sydney, Western Sydney and Murrumbidgee) in 2023. …”
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Effects of Climate Variation on Spring Potato Growth, Yield, and Quality in South Korea by Hyun Hwa Park, Ei Ei, Yong In Kuk

“…This study examined potato cultivation practices across 12 locations with varying climates, analyzing meteorological factors, soil properties, and potato composition to identify stable cultivation areas. A survey of 45 farms revealed earlier planting dates in G3 regions compared to G2 and G1. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Microsteel Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Its Gradient Design in the Partially Reinforced RC Beam by Xiaobing He, Yakun Fang, Qi Luo, Yong Cao, Han Lu, Runping Ma

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Livelihood training, food production, and food security among vulnerable communities in Bangladesh by Andy Tran, Theresa Fang, Beryl Oranga, Ryan Kopper, Yunhee Kang

“…Methods This secondary data analysis used the endline survey data from 660 host households who participated in the World Vision US Emergency Food System Security Project from 2019 to 2021. …”
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A Comparative Study on the Paradoxical Relationship Between Heavy Metal Exposure and Kidney Function by Jee Hyun Rho, Seungho Lee, Jung-Yeon Kwon, Young-Seoub Hong

“…<b>Methods</b>: Epidemiological studies in vulnerable areas and official data from the Fourth Korean National Environmental Health Survey were analyzed to assess blood levels of lead and mercury and urinary cadmium. …”
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SALIVARY FUNCTION AND BIOMARKER PROFILES IN RELATION TO ORAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Georgiana Florentina Gheorghe, Laura Iosif, Oana Elena Amza, Bogdan Dimitriu, Liliana Gârneaţâ, Alexandra Ripszky Totan, Ana Maria Cristina Ţâncu

“…Material and methods: A cross-sectional survey of 51 pre-dialysis patients at a nephrology center in Bucharest collected socio-demographic data and assessed salivary function, oral health, and renal function. …”
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O CURSO DE DIREITO INTERNACIONAL DOS CONFLITOS ARMADOS E A UTILIZAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA: A VISÃO DOS SEUS DISCENTES by Hercules Guimarães Honorato

“…As coletas de dados foram disponibilizadas via survey online no Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem, ao final do curso e abrangeram os campos da gestão e ensino. …”
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A Study to Determine the Mediating Effect of Novelty Seeking in the Effect of Consumers’ Personal Values on Attitudes Towards Functional Foods by Selçuk Efe Küçükkambak

“…Within the scope of the research, the data collected from 470 people using the online survey method and snowball sampling were analyzed with the structural equation model. …”
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Socioeconomic factors associated with the number of children ever born by married Ghanaian females: a cross-sectional analysis by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Dennis Boateng, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

“…Considering the importance of marriage to fertility in the Ghanaian context, this study seeks to explore the association of socioeconomic characteristics of married Ghanaian women with CEB.Design Data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey were used. Three separate models were considered: linear regression model using CEB and two logistic regression models. …”
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Smart city based on community empowerment, social capital, and public trust in urban areas by H. Herdiansyah

“…This study aims to fill the gap by examining the impact of smart city application on public trust towards the government.METHODS: A primary data collection was conducted in 2021 to profile the citizens' behaviour in terms of smart city application. This study had surveyed four big cities in Indonesia that had built smart city applications well: Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and Surabaya. …”
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