The NCAN gene: schizophrenia susceptibility and cognitive dysfunction by Wang P, Cai J, Ni J, Zhang J, Tang W, Zhang C

“…The rs1064395 single nucleotide polymorphism, within the gene encoding neurocan (NCAN), is reported to be associated with schizophrenia in European populations and may influence brain structure in patients with schizophrenia.Methods: In this study, we aimed to explore whether NCAN rs1064395 confers some risk for schizophrenia and cognitive dysfunction in Han Chinese. …”
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Assessment of Sexual Functions among Infertile Women by Azza A. Mohamed, Aziza A. Attia, Hanan A. Mahjoub

“…The study conducted at the infertility clinic of Ain Shams Maternity University Hospital on 135 women attending the previous settings. A Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet used to collect data concerning socio-demographic characteristics, female sexual history& infertility-related characteristics, and current condition of woman. …”
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Exploring characteristics and severity of road traffic injuries in Lebanon using emergency department hospital-based data by Dalal Youssef, Pascale Salameh, Walid Al-Shaar, Nada Ghosn, Louis-Rachid Salmi

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Knowledge and practice among caregivers having children with autism in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study by Md. Al Imran, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Sharif Hossain, Shahina Pardhan, Nakiba Bari, Zebunnesa Zeba

“…The data were collected from May to June 2021 through face-to-face interviews by a semi-structured questionnaire including informed consent, socio-demographics, as well as questions regarding knowledge (12-item) and practice (6-item) towards children with ASD using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Changes of regional mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases and cognitive disorders in Russia over 2019-2021 by I. V. Samorodskaya, M. A. Starinskaya, S. A. Boytsov

“…The largest SMRs and their proportion in the mortality structure are in group 1 (chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) — an average of 17,8±5,8% over 3 years) and group 6 (causes with unclear criteria for the disease, but associated with CI — 13,9±5,9%). …”
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Family members' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and caregiver burden in managing the health of patients with severe burn injuries by Huili Wang, Jiaming Yang, Mengjia Xia, Linying Zhu, Mirong Liao

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified that income levels of 5,001–10,000 Yuan (OR = 12.6, 95% CI: [2.57, 62.4], P = 0.002) and 10,001–20,000 Yuan (OR = 8.05, 95% CI: [1.53, 42.3], P = 0.014) were found to be independently associated with increased caregiver burden.ConclusionThe study demonstrates that while family members generally hold positive attitudes and are proactive in the care management of patients with severe burn injuries, their knowledge levels remain suboptimal, and they experience a mild to moderate caregiver burden. Structured caregiver education programs focusing on long-term burn complications and psychological support should be implemented to enhance care quality and reduce caregiver burden.…”
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Gestão do conhecimento em indústria de alta tecnologia Knowledge management in a high technology industry by Isabel Cristina dos Santos, João Amato Neto

“…Data collecting was supported by questionnaires, filled by a technical group, and also some non-structured interviews made to another group. At the end of the investigative process some conclusions have been pointed out such as: innovative aspects of Hi-Tech are limited by the available knowledge in sciences related and also its appliances; Hi-tech enterprises generates themselves innovation through R&D, aiming to fulfill the lack of a governmental investments program. …”
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Older Adults' Experiences and Expectations of Doctor–Patient Interactions During Early Hospital Care by George Wells, Kate White, Vasi Naganathan, Natalie Ambrose, Janani Thillainadesan

“…Methods This was a qualitative study. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted at a major teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia with adult inpatients who were > 75 years old, admitted from the Emergency Department, and had multimorbidity, polypharmacy or frailty. …”
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Assessing the gap between policy and practice: community health workers’ contributions to nutrition services in Sub-Saharan Africa by Akriti Singh, Mahamadou Mansour Ndiath, Djeinam Toure, Romance Dissieka, Lennie Kyomuhangi Bazira, Carolyne Wanyonyi, Rolf DW Klemm

“…Methods We combined structured interviews with 735 CHWs from six countries with a document review of national CHW policies and training manuals to assess the alignment between policy and practice in nutrition service delivery. …”
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Developing and implementing a multi-stage conservation strategy for Egyptian endemic flora: from assessment to action by Karim Omar, Ibrahim Elgamal

“…Conclusions: Investing in fieldwork monitoring and rehabilitation for endemic plant taxa is crucial. This structured program ensures systematic data collection, effective implementation, ongoing monitoring, and identification of conservation gaps, ultimately safeguarding these unique species.…”
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Assessment of Lassa fever reporting among healthcare workers in a Southwest state, Nigeria by Adewale Moses Adejugbagbe, David Dele Sunday, Ayokunle Oluwafiyifunmi Orimolade, Olawumi Feyisike Johnson, Stephen Fagbemi, Elvis Efe Isere, Aderonke Fagbemi

“…Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 219 healthcare workers in Ondo State, Nigeria in June 2023. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to participants to assess their knowledge of Lassa fever, attitudes towards reporting notifiable diseases and practices for reporting suspected cases of LF. …”
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The Chinese Version of the DigiHealthCom (Digital Health Competence) Instrument for Assessing Digital Health Competence of Health Care Professionals: Translation, Adaptation, and V... by Lu Gao, Meilian Chen, Jingxin Wei, Jinni Wang, Xiaoyan Liao

“…Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and factor structure were examined. Item analysis tested item discrimination, item correlation, and item homogeneity. …”
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Virtual Life Story Club Intervention to Improve Loneliness and Apathy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study by Chava Pollak, Helena M Blumen, Lily Zhou, Jennifer Wong, Ying Jin, Atul Bhattiprolu, Sophie Anfang, Mirnova E Ceïde

“…Group reminiscence therapy combines structured social engagement and recounting of personal stories that address both social connection (a risk factor for cognitive decline) and cognition. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ZINC AND RISEDRONATE ON BONE TURNOVER IN RAT MODEL OF OSTEOPOROSIS ASSESSED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF β-CROSSLAPS by Adam Fajar, Mohammad Rizal Chaidir, Dicky Mulyadi, Ahmad Ramdan, Yoyos Dias Ismiarto

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The impact of physical activity on working memory in children with ADHD: a meta-analysis by Gong Cheng, Gong Cheng, Ce Song, XiaoQin Hong

“…These findings support the inclusion of structured physical activity programs in clinical and educational settings.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD420250653800.…”
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Ultrasound applied to nursing in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS): a scoping review by Enrico Lucenti, Lucrezia Lavelli, Walter De Luca, Maurizio Beretta

“…At the level of training in the ultrasound field, on the other hand, a certain heterogeneity is highlighted in the structuring of training courses, both in terms of hours of theory and of controlled practice. …”
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Prevención y resolución del conflicto en educación física desde la perspectiva del alumnado (Conflict prevention and resolution in physical education according to pupils’ perspecti... by Montse Martín Hocajo, Oriol Ríos González

“…Regarding to this overall goal a survey with 184 participants have been administered and issue six semi-structured interviews with pupils were carried out to fifth and six grade. …”
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THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION BRAND MANAGEMENT by Oksana Kononenko

“…The concept of "brand book" and the advantages of its use are considered. The structure of the brand book is described. It is shown that it is important for the development of companies to create a marketing strategy for rebranding. …”
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Targeting MARCO in combination with anti-CTLA-4 leads to enhanced melanoma regression and immune cell infiltration via macrophage reprogramming by Hidenori Takahashi, Rana Falahat, Patricio Perez-Villarroel, James J Mulé

“…Macrophage Receptor with Collagenous Structure (MARCO) is one of a family of class-A scavenger receptors expressed by Mφ in the TME and is one of the most upregulated transcripts in dendritic cells (DC) following their ex vivo uptake of dead tumor cells. …”
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) factors and the incidence of communicable diseases in Urban Bangladesh: Evidence from municipal areas. by Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Fatema Hashem Rupa, Ishrat Jahan, A B M Nahid Hasan, Farah Naz, Iqbal Masud, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Mosharop Hossian

“…A total of 607 interviews were conducted using a structured questionnaire, collecting data on socio-demographics, hygiene practices, and disease history. …”
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