Application of the health belief model to study weight management behavioral intentions among adults in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Thang T. Vo, Quoc-Duy Le

“…Abstract Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing globally, particularly in developing countries such as Vietnam, leading to heightened risks of chronic diseases and significant economic burdens. …”
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Design and validation of an online interventions protocol for post-divorce adjustment by Abbas Sadeghi, Mahmoud Goudarzi, Parviz Karimisani

“…Results: In the developed protocol, interventions were categorized into three sections: self, children, and emotions and stress. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Orchard Tractors Powered by Diesel and Hydrogen Fuel Cell by Salvatore Martelli, Valerio Martini, Francesco Mocera, Aurelio Soma’

“…The study was conducted according to the LCA technique (defined by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards), combining secondary data, mainly derived from studies and reports available in the literature, with the use of the Ecoinvent 3.0 database. …”
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Social networks, social capital and end-of-life care for people with dementia: a realist review by Patrick Stone, Elizabeth L Sampson, Nuriye Kupeli, Joseph M Sawyer, Libby Sallnow

“…Objectives (1) To develop an understanding of how social capital may be conceptualised within the context of end-of-life care and how it can influence outcomes for people with dementia and their families with specific reference to the context and mechanisms that explain observed outcomes. (2) To produce guidance for healthcare systems and researchers to better structure and design a public health approach to end-of-life care for people with dementia.Design A realist review.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and grey literature.Analysis We conceptualised social capital as a complex intervention and, in order to understand how change is generated, used realist evaluation methods to create different configurations of context, mechanism and outcomes. …”
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The acceptability of a novel seismocardiography device for measuring VO2 max in a workplace setting: a mixed methods approach by Anouska M Carter, Liam Humphreys, Alison Beswick, Sue Kesterton, Alex Bugg, Katharine Platts

“…Data were analysed using t-tests and deductive thematic analysis. …”
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Factors Contributing to Muscle Fatigue of Low Back Region in ICU Nurses: A Qualitative Study by Yuting Yang, Jing Li, Honghong Wang, Yangyang Liu, Xuxin Wang, Su'e Yuan

“…Methods Eighteen ICU nurses participated in focus group interviews. Data were analysed using Nvivo11.0 software with content analysis. …”
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Experiences in healthcare for weight management – a qualitative interview study of retired individuals with obesity and low or high education by Hilla Nordquist, Anu Joki, Jatta Salmela, Tea Lallukka

“…The interviews were conducted in 2023 and the data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. …”
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Clinical and immunological features of primary and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome by T M Reshetnvak, T N Kotelnikova, L A Kalashnikova, T A Lisitsyna, E N Alexandrova, E S Mach, T L Tihonova, Z S Alekberova, V A Nassonova, A. V. Volkov, V A Nassonova, E L Nassonov

“…Objective. Rertrospective analysis of clinical and laboratory features of primary (PAPS) and secondary (SAPS) antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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Single Cell Transcriptomics Genomics Based on Machine Learning Algorithm: Constructing and Validating Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Gene Model in COPD by Yu J, Xiao T, Pan Y, He Y, Tan J

“…This study aimed to identify NET signature genes in different COPD patients.Methods: We analyzed single-cell RNA sequencing data from COPD and non-COPD individuals to identify differentially expressed neutrophil genes. …”
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Mother’s perceptions of healthy diet for children in Ukraine by Lesia Heiko, Tetiana Yurochko

“…As the research instrument, a topic guide was developed. It is based on the categories of analysis. …”
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Functional effects of preserving the intercostobrachial nerve and the lateral thoracic vein during axillary dissection in breast cancer conservative surgery by Ivanović Nebojša, Granić Miroslav, Ranđelović Tomislav, Bilanović Dragoljub, Đukanović Blagoje, Ristić Nataša, Babić Darko

“…Although we did not prove that the preservation of LTV prevents breast edema after conservative surgery for breast cancer, we think that more complex analysis, including parameters such as the extent of resection of breast tissue, the dimension and constitutional characteristics of the breast, tumor location, obesity, and further developments in surgical technique, would reveal at least discrete improvements in the functional results of this surgical approach.…”
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Improving patient safety through better teamwork: how effective are different methods of simulation debriefing? Protocol for a pragmatic, prospective and randomised study by Wolf E Hautz, Juliane E Kämmer, Julia Freytag, Fabian Stroben, Dorothea Eisenmann

“…The study aims to evaluate the effects of two teamwork-focused debriefings on team performance after an extensive medical student teamwork training.Methods and analyses A prospective experimental study has been designed to compare a well-established three-phase debriefing method (gather–analyse–summarise; the GAS method) to a newly developed and more structured debriefing approach that extends the GAS method with TeamTAG (teamwork techniques analysis grid). …”
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Understanding Informal Settlement Transformation through Google’s 2.5D Dataset and Street View based Validation by S. G. Veeravalli, S. G. Veeravalli, J. Haas, J. Friesen, S. Georganos

“…Monitoring change in informal settlements remains a critical challenge, particularly in data-scarce contexts across the Global South. While satellite remote sensing provides strong temporal coverage, conventional approaches for mapping the built environment often rely on very high-resolution imagery or LiDAR, which lack consistent temporal availability and are costly to scale especially for capturing vertical growth. …”
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Combining ability and heterosis for some canola characteristics sown on recommended and late planting dates using biplot by Hassan AMIRI OGHAN, Farnaz SHARIATI, Naser SABAGHNIA, Bahram ALIZADEH, James MILLNER, Amir Hossein SHIRANI RAD, Majid GHOLAMHOSEINI

“…According to combined analysis of variance there were significant differences among the genotypes for most studied traits. …”
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Killer whale range expansion and extended seasonal presence in the eastern Canadian Arctic, 2002-2023 by Steven H. Ferguson, Brooke A. Biddlecombe, Kristin Westdal, Stephen D. Petersen, Cortney Watt, Cory J. D. Matthews, Jeff W. Higdon

“…Despite inherent biases favoring data collection near communities and coastal areas, spatiotemporal analyses reveal significant shifts in killer whale distribution linked to changing sea ice conditions.MethodsWe developed a clustering metric representing the mean distance to the five nearest sightings and included it in a linear model to investigate spatial trends. …”
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CURRENT ASPECTS OF ETIOTROPIC COVID-19 THERAPY by D. N. Zemskov, L. A. Balykova, O. A. Radaeva, K. Ya. Zaslavskaya, P. A. Bely, E. V. Semenova, M. V. Shirmankina, K. N. Koryanova

“…The search for new effective and safe etiotropic drugs for the treatment of COVID-19, as well as the collection and analysis of post-registration data on the drugs already used in clinical practice, continues.…”
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From seagrass roots to saline soils: discovery of two new genera in Lulworthiales (Sordariomycetes) from osmotically stressed habitats by Martina Réblová, Jana Nekvindová, Ondřej Hynar, Martin Vohník

“…Thalassodendromyces clustered in a strongly supported clade with Spathulospora, a parasitic genus of the red macroalga Ballia, while the closest relatives of Halomyrma were identified as the asexual genera Halazoon and Halophilomyces (nom. inval. Art. 40.7). An analysis of published metabarcoding ITS rDNA data from environmental samples in the GlobalFungi database indicated that H. pluriseptata is widely distributed across temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. …”
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A simple simultaneous envelope/system optimization for energy efficiency improvement in near-zero energy buildings by Martín Muñoz-Salcedo, José L. Saquinaula-Brito, Jhonny Ortíz-Mata, Fernando Peci-López

“…This study develops a simple yet innovative framework for the simultaneous long-term optimization of building envelope strategies and energy systems in near-zero energy buildings (nZEB). …”
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Sustainable leadership styles adopted by small businesses in the UAE during and post COVID-19 by Ansarullah Tantry, Sayed Abdul Majid Gilani, Saher Al Sabbah, Charli Sitinjak, Nida Khan, Tausif Mulla, Soumaya Askri, Rayees Mohammad Bhat

“…Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 70 SMEs between September and December 2023, and the data were analysed through thematic analysis. Out of the 70 interviewed SMEs, 42 SMEs changed their leadership style during the pandemic whereas 28 SMEs did not change their style. …”
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Urban-rural differences in the prevalence and influencing factors of insomnia: a cross-sectional study in Foshan, China by Zhaosong Chu, Jianling Xie, Rui Liu, Liqin Ou, Zheng Lan, Jiaquan Liang, Guojun Xie

“…Using Foshan as a case study, this research aims to identify these differences to develop targeted interventions for improving sleep quality.MethodsData were obtained from the 2022 Foshan City Residents’ Mental Health Survey, which included 9,044 adult participants (4,546 urban and 4,498 rural residents). …”
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