Impact of the national health guidance intervention for obesity and cardiovascular risks on healthcare utilisation and healthcare spending in working-age Japanese cohort: regressio... by Yusuke Tsugawa, Shingo Fukuma, Mitsuru Mukaigawara, Toshiaki Iizuka

“…However, little is known about whether the population-level health guidance intervention for obesity and cardiovascular risk factors is associated with reduced healthcare utilisation and spending. …”
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Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study by Paul Kelly, Nadine Dougall, Coral L Hanson, Lis Neubeck, Sheona Mchale

“…Barriers to implementation included lack of healthcare professional awareness, funding and workforce capacity. Views about the minimum dataset (suggested essential or desirable data fields to be collected for monitoring and evaluation) contained in the standards were divided. …”
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Effects of socioeconomic and human-modified landscape variables on medicinal species richness at a macroscale: the case of the Caatinga, Brazil by Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

“…The interaction between human-modified landscapes and socioeconomic status revealed a significant nonlinear relationship, with different combinations yielding varying levels of knowledge about woody medicinal species. Interestingly, socioeconomic status alone does not appear to influence this knowledge. …”
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A contentious intervention to support the medical workforce: a case study of the policy of introducing physician associates in the United Kingdom by Martin McKee, Louella K. Vaughan, Giuliano Russo

“…We review published literature and official documentation about this policy to understand the drivers of its development, its benefits, and risks. …”
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Exploring relationships between social media use, online exposure to drug-related content, and youth substance use in real time: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study in a... by Meredith Gansner, Meredith Gansner, Anna Katharine Horton, Rasika Singh, Zev Schuman-Olivier

“…They were also more likely to report these exposures (OR: 7.7) and use substances (OR: 29.6) on days when Snapchat was one of their most frequently used smartphone applications.DiscussionOur results support existing concerns about specific social media platforms being potential mediators of youth substance use. …”
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Grazing reduces shrub-facilitated diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods in semiarid ecosystems by Jiancai Sun, Rentao Liu, Marcelo Sternberg, Lei Zhou, Zhimin Yang

“…However, there is limited knowledge about whether shrubs continue to exhibit these facilitative effects under grazing regimes. …”
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Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care by Elizabeth Broadbent, Craig Sutherland, Ngaire Kerse, Mikaela Law, Ho Seok Ahn, Bruce A MacDonald, Kathy Peri, Deborah L Johanson, Dina-Sara Vajsakovic

“…Technical issues still need to be fixed.Conclusion This study adds to knowledge about healthcare robots for people with MCI by developing and testing a new robot with daily-care activities including safety checks. …”
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A Simple Separation Method of the Protein and Polystyrene Bead-Labeled Protein for Enhancing the Performance of Fluorescent Sensor by Hye Jin Kim, Dong-Hoon Kang, Seung-Hoon Yang, Eunji Lee, Taewon Ha, Byung Chul Lee, Youngbaek Kim, Kyo Seon Hwang, Hyun-Joon Shin, Jinsik Kim

“…Finally, in 3 μm and 15 μm hole, the AIFs were approximately 3.143 and −1.346 by 2 nm of protein and about −2.515 and 4.211 by 30 nm of the PS beads, respectively. …”
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Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China by Yi-Zhou Chen, Guo-Hua Liu, Hui-Qun Song, Rui-Qing Lin, Ya-Biao Weng, Xing-Quan Zhu

“…Little is known about the prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei infection in pet dogs in China. …”
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Reprogramming the tumor immune microenvironment using engineered dual-drug loaded Salmonella by Dinh-Huy Nguyen, Sung-Hwan You, Hien Thi-Thu Ngo, Khuynh Van Nguyen, Khang Vuong Tran, Tan-Huy Chu, So-young Kim, Sang-Jun Ha, Yeongjin Hong, Jung-Joon Min

“…Abstract Synergistic combinations of immunotherapeutic agents can improve the performance of anti-cancer therapies but may lead to immune-mediated adverse effects. …”
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Phytotoxic Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Growth Morphology, Photosynthesis, Gaseous Exchange and Oxidative Stress of Wheat Vary with Concentration and Shape by Komal Riaz, Tahira Yasmeen, Kotb A. Attia, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Saleem Arif

“…However, little is known about how plants react to microplastics with different concentrations and shapes. …”
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The Relation Between Learning Engagement and Academic Self-Efficacy Toward Academic Achievement among University Students by Hong-Ping Pang, Arsaythamby Veloo

“…Students’ statistical community from Shangrao Normal University in Jiangxi Province, China that their number is about 15,000 people, and 1,507 people were selected as a sample by simple random method. …”
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A Model of ESG-Transparency Index in Corporate Reporting by R. P. Bulyga, M. V. Melnik, I. V. Safonova, V. B. Gisin

“…This rating gradation assists in determining the level of information disclosure about public companies' activities, fulfilling societal (state) requirements and optimizing business objectives.…”
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Hyperemia-Related Changes in Arterial Stiffness: Comparison between Pulse Wave Velocity and Stiffness Index in the Vascular Reactivity Assessment by Juan Torrado, Daniel Bia, Yanina Zócalo, Ignacio Farro, Federico Farro, Ricardo L. Armentano

“…Stiffness index (SI) is obtained by analysis of the peripheral pulse wave and gives reproducible information about stiffness of large arteries. This study assessed the effects of hyperemia on SI and compared it with PWVcr in 14 healthy subjects. …”
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Development of a New Sequential Extraction Procedure of Nickel Species on Workplace Airborne Particulate Matter: Assessing the Occupational Exposure to Carcinogenic Metal Species by Catalani Simona, Fostinelli Jacopo, Gilberti Maria Enrica, Orlandi Francesca, Magarini Riccardo, Paganelli Matteo, Madeo Egidio, De Palma Giuseppe

“…Due to the specific toxicological properties of the different Ni species, there is a growing interest about the availability of analytical methods that allow specific risk assessment, particularly related to exposure to the Ni species classified as carcinogenic. …”
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Evaluation of Cancer Patient Satisfaction: A Transversal Study in Radiotherapy Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco by Boujemaa EL Marnissi, Fouad Abbass, Hafida Charaka, Nawal Mouhoute, Abdelaziz Tritha, Touria Bouhafa, Khalid Hassouni

“…However, 44.34% of patients complained about the complexity of administrative formalities. 60.87% of cases judged that the waiting time was too long, whereas 31.4% of patients claimed that care-quality of their pain was insufficient or bad. …”
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Assessment of Weight Management Practices among Adults in the United Arab Emirates by Amita Attlee, Nour Atmani, Viktor Stromtsov, Fatima Ali, Rim Tikarly, Sarah Ryad, Ghada Salah, Hayder Hasan, Reyad Obaid

“…Most UAE adults had WM goals that were associated with sociodemographic variables and WM practices. Awareness about the ill-effects of unhealthy WM practices and importance of dietitian’s consultation are imperative.…”
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Consultations for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis before and after health insurance coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis to a university-based emergency department in Germany by Lennert Böhm, Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Hubert Schelzig, Tom Luedde, Michael Bernhard

“…Therefore, PEP remains an important prevention for HIV transmission and presentations to the ED for PEP counseling may provide an opportunity to educate persons at risk of HIV infection about PrEP, thereby helping to prevent new HIV infections.…”
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Criminal procedural consequences of the court’s return of an indictment to the prosecutor by O. M. Drozdov, N. V. Glynska, I. V. Basysta

“…It has been argued that no practical attempts should be made, contrary to the provisions of the current Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, to impose on the existing (albeit not perfect) procedural procedure for the prosecutor to eliminate the deficiencies of the indictment, the features of additional investigation which are not inherent to it. …”
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Targeting Angiogenesis and Tumor Microenvironment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Role of Aflibercept by Guido Giordano, Antonio Febbraro, Michele Venditti, Serena Campidoglio, Nunzio Olivieri, Katia Raieta, Pietro Parcesepe, Giusy Carmen Imbriani, Andrea Remo, Massimo Pancione

“…Accordingly, novel antiangiogenic targeted agents bevacizumab, regorafenib, and aflibercept have been approved for mCRC treatment as the result of several phase III randomized trials. …”
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