Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making by Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood

“…Other reported factors included: reducing carer burden, improving quality of life, increasing independence, continuing participation in social outings and gaining control.Conclusions Future research may give greater insight into how healthcare organisations can better facilitate gastrostomy decision making, to meet the needs of people living with MND. …”
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Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq by Ismail Ahmed Ali, Shewaz Abdalrahman Hussein, Shelan Omar Ali, Fuaad Azad Muhamad

“…Fundamentally, there is a necessity for systemic change at the level of health organization and continuous training course for HCP to improve patient safety culture are strongly recommended. …”
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GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE MINING ENGINEERS by Vladimir S. Morkun, Serhiy O. Semerikov, Svitlana M. Hryshchenko

“…Upon completion of the experimental training, it was found that 49.33% of the students in the control groups reached an average level of environmental competence, 20% reached a sufficient level, while in the experimental groups 37.33% of the students reached a sufficient level and 36% reached an average level. In the continuation of scientific research of this problem, it is advisable to develop a methodological system of teaching Geoinformation technologies for students of specialty 122 "Computer Science". …”
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The effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in reducing adverse effects associated with inhaled hypertonic saline therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-an... by Sana Arshid, Saad Ehsan Ullah, Junaid Imran, Meeran Asher Syed, Aakash Choradia, Nicole Gousy, Sukhman Boparai, Mudassir Shoaib, Bidhan Bikram Shah, Aadarsh Netha

“… # Conclusion The addition of HA is advantageous in CF patients who require continuous HS therapy and have previously shown poor tolerance to therapy.…”
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Utilisation of an in vivo malaria model to provide functional proof for RhopH1/CLAG essentiality and conserved orthology with P. falciparum by Mitchell L. Trickey, Mrittika Chowdury, Georgina Bramwell, Natalie A. Counihan, Tania F. de Koning-Ward

“…Conclusions This work provides valuable insight regarding the essentiality of the RhopH1 clag genes to the NPPs functionality and validates the continued investigation of the RhopH complex as a therapeutic target to treat malaria infections.…”
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Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors as controllable predictors of academic self-efficacy after reforming a medical education system; the Egyptian Nationwide expe... by Ahmed Amir Samir, Ahmed Hussein Elamir, Mohamed Basyouni Helal, Yomna Goudy, Khaled Elbarbary, Mohamed El-Mezayen, Wesam Abo-Elenien, Ebtehal Hashem Abdelazim, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, the ASE-Egypt Group, Kerollos Abdelsayed

“…Categorical variables were described using frequencies and percentages, while Continuous variables were summarized as mean and standard deviation. …”
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Geospatial Modelling for Estimation of PM2.5 Concentrations in Two Megacities in Peninsular India by V. P. Lavanyaa, S. Varshini, Souvik Sankar Mitra, Kiran M. Hungund, Rudrodip Majumdar, R. Srikanth

“…This model is based on covariates such as aerosol optical depth (AOD), meteorological parameters, and Land-use-Land-cover (LULC) variables and is validated with extensive datasets from continuous and manual air quality monitoring stations through a 10-fold cross-validation process. …”
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Supply chain performance in the age of Industry 4.0 by Tahsina Khan, Md Mehedi Hasan Emon

“…It also fosters SCI by driving innovative practices, adaptability, and continuous improvement within the supply chain. Furthermore, Industry 4.0 adoption improves SCV, enhancing traceability, transparency, and risk management. …”
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Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“…Despite actively participating in running, nervous system sensitization may contribute to continued pain in these individuals. For female runners with chronic PFP, physical therapy management may need to include interventions which address signs of central and peripheral sensitization…”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…With improved knowledge and the ability to retain it resulting in improved attitude and practices, caregivers are a cornerstone for continued and improved hypertension care for the patients.…”
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Analysis of Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits under Low Carbon Pathway in Taiwan by Hsin-Chih Lai, Shih-Ming Chung, Li-Ling Li, Wen-Yinn Lin, Min-Chuan Hsiao

“…Abstract Climate change has been proven to have adverse effects on human health and ecosystems, especially, the continuous increase in greenhouse gas emissions that are able to drive extreme weather events around the world. …”
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Purchase intention of Millennial Muslims toward B2C e-commerce by Nur Rizqi Febriandika, Luthfiyatillah, Syed Marwan Mujahid bin Syed Azman

“…Indonesia’s e-commerce market, particularly B2C, continues to expand, attracting both domestic and foreign investments. …”
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Levobupivacaine versus ropivacaine for brachial plexus block: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Abdullah M. Alharran, Muteb N. Alotaibi, Yaqoub Y. Alenezi, Yousef M. Alharran, Ahmad A. Alahmad, Abdulmuhsen Alqallaf, Mohammad F. Al-Mutairi, Abdulbadih R. Saad, Mohammed H. Alazemi, Duaij S. Saif, Ebraheem Albazee, Ahmad Y. Almohammad

“…Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis synthesising randomised controlled trials (RCTs), retrieved by systematically searching PubMed, EMBASE, WOS, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and CENTRAL since inception till June 2024. Continuous and dichotomous outcome variables were pooled using mean difference (MD) and risk ratio (RR), with a 95% confidence interval (CI), using Stata v. 17. …”
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Impact of predictive selection of LbCas12a CRISPR RNAs upon on‐ and off‐target editing rates in soybean by Linda Rymarquis, Chenxi Wu, Diane Hohorst, Miguel Vega‐Sanchez, Thomas E. Mullen, Vijetha Vemulapalli, Douglas R. Smith

“…Around 80% of the on‐target edits observed in T0 plants were inherited in the T1 generation, and ~49% of the total observed on‐target edits in T1 were not observed at T0, indicating continued activity of LbCas12a throughout the life cycle of the plant. …”
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Causes of death among older children and adolescents (5–19 years) in the Magu Health and Demographic Surveillance Study, Tanzania, 1995–2022 by Sophia Kagoye, Milly Marston, Yasson Abha, Eveline T. Konje, Mark Urassa, Jim Todd, Ties Boerma

“…Further progress will depend on continued reduction in communicable disease mortality, particularly among the poorest, and effectively addressing non-communicable and injury mortality.…”
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Elbow Injuries Among MLB Pitchers Increased During Covid-19 Disrupted Season, But Not Other Baseball Injuries by Chelsea Martin, Jozef Palasiewicz, Jesse Grullon, Ellen Shanley, Charles Thigpen, Daniel Kline, Stefan Kluzek, Gary Collins, Garrett Bullock

“… # Conclusion The groin/hip/thigh demonstrated the highest IR in 2020 among position players across all season time frames, indicating that continued injury mitigation for this region is necessary. …”
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On Chinese Translations of Colloquial Russian Pragmatic Approximator Markers: Analyzing Speech Patterns from Literary Fiction by Xiang Yanan, Natalia V. Bogdanova-Beglarian

“…It has been revealed that the markers traced across examined character speech patterns do correspond to authentic colloquial Russian units, i. e. they perform the main function of approximation, often combined with those of hesitation, xeno-narration (to introduce someone else’s speech into narrative), and delimitation (to mark a beginning, continuation or final part of phrase). Moreover, Russian approximator markers are often used together with other pragmatic units to form various pragmatic chains, which essentially complicates the translator’s tasks. …”
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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…Objectives Improving the quality of care requires specific, comprehensive and continuous attention from the administration of a health system. …”
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Rootstocks for Florida Stone Fruit by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, Jose Chaparro, Thomas Beckman

“…‘Nemaguard’ and ‘Nemared’ rootstocks had been used in north Florida for many years, but continued use may increase nematode populations to damaging levels on these rootstocks.   …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

“…Methods This prospective study included critically ill patients admitted to the Uonuma Kikan Hospital Emergency Center who received physical therapy between June 2020 and December 2022. We continuously measured rSO2 during the initial mobilization using a wearable brain near-infrared spectroscopy device. …”
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