Assessing the Psychosocial Impact of Expressive Writing on Adults With Spinal Cord Injury: Qualitative Study by Shelly M Xie, Molly McKenna, Kendall Veach, Sydney Williams, Mary Grace Jones, Elizabeth Vander Kamp, Salaam Green, Lauren Edwards, Kimberly Kirklin, Benjamin A Jones, Hon K Yuen

“…A total of 5 participants did not complete the postprogram assessments, including the exit interview. The program sessions were structured with reflective prompts designed to explore their emotions and life experiences related to their conditions. …”
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Language, Gender Bias and Identity in Arabic Language Learning by Qushayyi Akbar Editia, Zakiah Muftie Daradjah, Shofil Fikri

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Psychometric properties of a questionnaire assessing the extent of integration in a problem-based learning curriculum by Marwan F. Abu-Hijleh, Salah Eldin Kassab, Soumaya Allouch, Raja Mahamade Ali, Noor Al-Wattary, Michail Nomikos, Abdel Halim Salem, Mohamed H. Shehata, Reginald P. Sequeira

“…Further CFA also supported the four-factor structure. Another three items were removed due to high modification indices. …”
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Context specific challenges of the WHO infection prevention and control core components in the Faranah region: a mixed methods approach by Anna Borodova, Amadou Aziz Diallo, Christine Timbo Songbono, Carlos Rocha, Ibrahima Nabé, Frederic Le Marcis, Mahamoud Sama Cherif, Sophie Alice Müller

“…Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs have been reported to reduce healthcare associated infections by up to 70%. …”
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Exploring the impact of an interventional approach to resident teaching in anesthesiology clerkships by Carine Zeeni, Halah Ibrahim, Nathalie Khoueiry Zgheib, Elie Saliba, Marc Moukarzel, Reine Obeid, Nadine Abi Younes, Midhat Siddik, Gladys Honein Abou Haidar, Fatima Msheik-El Khoury

“…Findings provide effective resident teaching strategies which educators can use to refine training programs in anesthesiology. Future research should explore structured evaluations of resident perspectives on the training program and explore broader implementation across different specialties and institutions.…”
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Understanding restoration and transaction costs in a payment for ecosystem service water quality market in Oregon, USA by Kathleen Guillozet

“…Despite a growing literature on transaction costs in PES programs, there is little consensus or guidance on what is a reasonable percentage of total costs in order for PES programs to be deemed “efficient”. …”
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Lived Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Best-Fit Framework Synthesis and Inductive Thematic Analysis by Murdoch Leeies, Carmen Hrymak, David Collister, Emily Christie, Karen Doucette, Ogai Sherzoi, Tricia Carta, Ken Sutha, Cameron T. Whitley, Tzu-Hao Lee, Matthew J. Weiss, Sonny Dhanani, Julie Ho

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Social Intelligence Mining: Transforming Land Management with Data and Deep Learning by Mohammad Reza Yeganegi, Hossein Hassani, Nadejda Komendantova

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Stakeholder-informed approach improves national modelling of water resources for a Sub-Saharan African basin by Rebekah Hinton, Dor Fridman, Mikhail Smilovic, Barbara A. Willaarts, Brighton Chunga, Limbikani Banda, Kit Macleod, Mads Troldborg, Robert Kalin

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Empirical evidence for a process-based model of health-related quality of life using network analysis by Nicolette Stogios, Nicolette Stogios, Troy Francis, Troy Francis, Rachel G. Peiris, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Valeria Rac, Valeria Rac, Robert P. Nolan, Robert P. Nolan

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“Beyond the flood: Exploring the psychosocial consequences and resilience challenges in the aftermath of “El Niño” in Tumbes, Peru” by Elaine C. Flores, Daniela C. Fuhr, Victoria Simms, Andres G. Lescano, Nicki Thorogood

“…Methods: Between May-June 2017, we conducted 27 semi-structured interviews and three focus groups in Spanish with 24 adult residents, including local authorities and residents from heavily and minimally El Niño affected areas. …”
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“Each one of us did the best we could for the community, while also supporting each other”: community residents’ perspectives on community health worker (CHW) response during the C... by Melina Michelen, Beatriz Lopez Galeana, Salvador Zárate, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Lindsay Donaldson, Patricia J. Cantero, Noraima Chirinos, Rocio Salazar, Mary Anne Foo, Samantha Peralta, Pilar Lara de Cortez, Guadalupe Capistran, John Billimek, Alana M.W. LeBrón

“…Methods CHWs completed a popular education qualitative methods program under a Community Science Worker (CSW) model to design and facilitate four semi-structured focus groups and three interviews with 32 residents in Orange County, California, to understand their pandemic experiences and interactions with CHWs. …”
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Genome wide locus-specific ancestry analysis revealed adaptive admixtures in crossbred cattle of India by Rangasai Chandra Goli, Kiyevi G. Chishi, Karan Mahar, Indrajit Ganguly, Sanjeev Singh, S. P. Dixit, Oguru Sai Sruthi, Sonu Choudhary, Vikas Diwakar, Pallavi Rathi, Chandana Sree Chinnareddyvari, Mahesh Dige, Muralidhar Metta, Amit Kumar, Ganesh N. Aderao, Nidhi Sukhija, K. K. Kanaka

“…Future advancements in genomic tools may enable controlled inheritance of desirable traits, maximizing heterosis in structured breeding programs for sustainable cattle production.…”
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Food safety knowledge, attitude, and hygiene practices (KAP) and microbial quality of meat in slaughterhouses: a study in gopalganj, Bangladesh by Nur Mohammed Imran Hossain, Md Entaduzzaman Jony, Progati Bakshi, Juwel Rana, Zannatul Ferdoush, Md Golam Maula Shomrat, Md Mehedi Hasan Titu, Daniel Chakma, Lima Khatun, Muha Rakibul Islam

“…A cross-sectional survey of 60 meat handlers from 20 slaughterhouses was conducted between February and October 2024 using structured questionnaires, and 100 raw meat samples underwent microbiological analysis for Total Staphylococcus aureus Count (TSAC), Total Viable Count (TVC), and Total E. coli Count (TEC).Findings revealed that only 28.3 % of handlers had adequate food safety knowledge (mean score: 8.12 ± 3.03 out of 20). …”
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Brazilian guideline for screening and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: a position statement from the Brazilian Diabetes Society by Melanie Rodacki, Lenita Zajdenverg, Wellington Santana da Silva Júnior, Luciano Giacaglia, Carlos Antonio Negrato, Roberta Arnoldi Cobas, Bianca de Almeida-Pititto, Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci

“…The 1-h OGTT is preferred over the 2-h OGTT, as it is both more practical and a superior test. A structured approach to reevaluation intervals is provided.…”
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What do patients and informal caregivers value in IBD care? A narrative inquiry by Britt J.M. Thomassen, Evelien M.B. Hendrix, Zlatan Mujagic, Fabiënne G.M. Smeets, Marin J. de Jong, Tom J.G. Gevers, Govert Veldhuijzen, Daniëlle van der Horst, Menne Scherpenzeel, Gerard Dijkstra, Merel L. Kimman, Stephanie M.C. Ament, Marieke J. Pierik

“…Methods A purposive sample of 18 IBD patients and 8 informal caregivers was drawn from an academic and a non-academic hospital in the Netherlands. Semi-structured interviews with a narrative approach focused on capturing real-life experiences and personal stories related to IBD care. …”
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Termination of Pregnancy Following Periconception Isotretinoin Exposure in South Korea by Young-Rae Lee, Dong-Won Hwang, Kyoung-Chul Chun, Young-Ah Kim, Jae-Whoan Koh, Jung-Yeol Han, June-Seek Choi, Hye-Young Kwon

“…Background: Despite South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) risk management program (RMP) since June 2019, isotretinoin prescriptions have surged 2.5 times from 0.39 million in 2017 to 0.97 million in 2021. …”
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Magnitude and determinants of anemia among patients at Garbo Primary Hospital, Somali Region of Ethiopia by Addisu Assfaw Ayen, Getachew Yitayew Tarekegn, Tilaye Arega Moges, Getaneh Atikilt Yemata, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Sisay Sitotaw Anberbr, Tesfaye Yimer Tadesse, Mengistu Melak Fekadie, Musse Ahmed Ibrahim, Wali Ahmed Nur, Abdirahman Ahmed Abdulahi, Fisseha Nigussie Dagnew

“…The Data was collected using structured questionnaires and checklists. Data was coded and entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported into STATA version 17, Texas 77845 USA, for analysis. …”
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Application of multidimensional statistics methods in soil research by Kozlova A.A., Pristavka A.A., Utkina A.D., Ludwig U.I., Ivanova T.S., Badmaev M.A.

“…They are developed in conditions of hummocky-hollw paleocryogenic microrelief and are in a virgin, arable, and fallow state. Using the Past 4.13 program, cluster analysis (to create dendrograms that allow combining close groups) and the principal component method (PCA), multidimensional analysis, used to simplify a complex data structure, were performed. …”
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Charge-Trapping Devices Using Multilayered Dielectrics for Nonvolatile Memory Applications by Wen-Chieh Shih, Chih-Hao Cheng, Joseph Ya-min Lee, Fu-Chien Chiu

“…Charge-trapping devices using multilayered dielectrics were studied for nonvolatile memory applications. The device structure is Al/Y2O3/Ta2O5/SiO2/Si (MYTOS). The MYTOS field effect transistors were fabricated using Ta2O5 as the charge storage layer and Y2O3 as the blocking layer. …”
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