Family center maternity care education for pregnant women through the approachin efforts to prevent stunting: a quasi-experimental by Irne Wida Desiyanti, Lisa Ardiningtyas

“…Purpose: This study aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Centered Maternity Care (FCMC)-based education approach in increasing knowledge and efforts to prevent stunting in pregnant women in Kolongan, North Minahasa. Methods: This study uses a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest approach. …”
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Research Dominance Definitions May Not Identify Higher Risk Limb for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in NCAA D3 Student-Athletes by Paul A. Cacolice, Brianna E. Starkey, Christopher R. Carcia, Paul E. Higgins

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The Prevalence of Weak Handgrip Strength in Ambulatory Oncology Patients and its Relationship with Quality of Life by Niamh O'Callaghan, Aoibheann O Sullivan, Catherine McHugh, Laura Keaver

“…Results display how poor muscular strength impacts QoL in an ambulatory oncology setting in the North-West of Ireland. If routine screening of muscle strength was conducted in oncology patients, it could aid timely referral to nutrition support and combat the negative impacts on their future.…”
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Modelling and Simulation of Perturb and Observe MPPT Algorithm Based on The PI Controller for Photovoltaic System by Ahlam Mohamad Shakoor, Hersh Hasan Taha

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Dynamics of perceived threat and media exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic by Talia Morstead, Nancy L. Sin, Anita DeLongis

“…In this study, we used longitudinal data from 3189 primarily North American participants, collected monthly from June 2020 through January 2021 to examine reciprocal associations among media exposure, COVID-19 thought frequency, and perceived threat of COVID-19 at the within-person level of analysis. …”
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Influence of Altered Knee Angle on Electromyographic Activity of Hamstring Muscles Between Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise with Incline Slope Lower Leg Boar... by Taspol Keerasomboon, Toshiaki Soga, Norikazu Hirose

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Pelletization and quality evaluation of torrefied selected biomass with microwave absorber by Obiora S. Agu, Lope G. Tabil, Edmund Mupondwa, Bagher Emadi, Duncan Cree

“…Camelina straw and switchgrass are herbaceous biomass feedstock for biofuel production, and they can be produced in large quantities in North America. The current study investigated the pelleting of optimized microwave torrefied camelina straw and switchgrass with and without biochar and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as a binder during densification. …”
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Kinesiology Tape: A Descriptive Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the United States by Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker, Thomas E Abdenour

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Se me perdieron las llaves, or Back to the Phenomenon of Guilt in Philosophy of Law Again by O. V. Stovba, Yu. V. Mytsa

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Water Quality Evaluation of the Middle and Lower Reaches of Hanjiang River Based on Comprehensive Water Quality Identification Index by MA Jingjiu, YU Ting, CHEN Yanfei, YAO Huaming, LI Yang

“…With the increase of water consumption for economic and social development in Hanjiang River Basin and the completion of middle route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project,the pressure of water ecological environment in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River Basin is increased gradually.This paper selects five main water quality indexes, including ammonia nitrogen (NH₃-N),permanganate index (COD_Mn),dissolved oxygen (DO),biochemical oxygen demand for five days (BOD₅) and total phosphorus (TP) from five monitoring sections i.e.Shenwan,Yujiahu,Huangzhuang,Luohanzha and Shilou in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River from 2001 to 2014,evaluates the water quality in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River by single factor analysis,single factor index and comprehensive water quality identification index, and conducts quantitative analysis of the changing trend of comprehensive water quality in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River with Spearman rank correlation coefficient. …”
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‘You would rather not fill your body with pills’—patient perspectives on polypharmacy and medication reviews by pharmacists in general practice by Josefine Graabæk Als, Janus Laust Thomsen, Sabrina Storgaard Sørensen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Camilla Hoffmann Merrild

“…The demographic shift toward older patients receiving multiple medications increases risk and drug-related problems in these patients.Objective To investigate patient perspectives on polypharmacy and the experienced effects of medication reviews by pharmacists in general practice.Methods Twenty-two semi-structured interviews with patients with polypharmacy (>5 medications) from 6 different general practice clinics in the North Denmark region. The interviewees were from the intervention arm of a randomized clinical trial and had received a medication review with a pharmacist in addition to the usual annual check-up in general practice. …”
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Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Blood Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hassan Nourmohammadi, Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi, Amir Adibi, Seyed Mohammad Amin Hashemipour, Mohsen Abdan, Moloud Fakhri, Zahra Abdan, Diana Sarokhani

“…The seroprevalence of COVID-19 in blood donors in North America 10%, Europe 7%, Asia 23%, South America 5%, and Africa was 4%; Moreover, the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies was estimated to be 23% (95% CI: 18%–29%) and IgM 29% (95% CI: 9%–49%). …”
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Hip and Trunk Variables in University Students with and without Recurrent Low Back Pain by BJ Lehecka, Jordin Burleson, Paige Diederich, Morgan Salem, Rachel Schoonover, Jason Tejano

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The Impact of Digital Challenges On the Development of Startups In the Tourism Sector In Algeria by Narimane Benabderrahmane

“…Most tourism startups are located in the North-Central region due to the region's favorable ecosystem. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Augmented Reality Indoor Navigation versus Conventional Approaches by Tomáš Macháč, Petr Hořejší, Michal Šimon, Andrea Šimerová

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Spatial-temporal Evolution Rule Analysis of Runoff of Hanjiang River under Changing Environment by ZHONG Huayu, HUANG Qiang, YANG Yuanyuan, LIU Dengfeng, MING Bo, REN Kang

“…As the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, the Hanjiang River is thewater source area of middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and Hanjiang-to-Weihe River Water Diversion Project in Shaanxi province. …”
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Postmarketing safety evaluation of belimumab: a pharmacovigilance analysis by Huqun Li, Wenlong Xie, Chongshu Wang, Cuilian Guo

“…Additionally, AEs such as drug ineffective were commonly reported in patients of North America, Asia and Europe, while AEs, including an inappropriate schedule of product administration, had a high incidence in patients of South America.Conclusion The current study provides a valuable evaluation of the postmarketing safety of belimumab. …”
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A new vision of the Adriatic Dense Water future under extreme warming by C. Denamiel, C. Denamiel, I. Tojčić, I. Tojčić, P. Pranić

“…<p>We use the Adriatic Sea and Coast (AdriSC) kilometer-scale atmosphere–ocean model to assess the impact of a far-future extreme-warming scenario on the formation, spreading, and accumulation of North Adriatic Dense Water (NAddW) over the entire basin, including the Jabuka Pit accumulation site, and Adriatic Deep Water (AdDW) over the Southern Adriatic Pit (SAP). …”
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Outdoor Education Coaches Competency Level Self-Assessment Model, Co-Curriculum Centres in Malaysia by Nurul Diyana Sanuddin, Omar Firdaus Mohd Said, Md Amin Md Taff, Jaffry Zakaria, Mohamed Azizul Mohamed Afandi, Adjullea James @ Noew

“…A stratified sampling method was applied to divide the population of trainers according to the main regions of Malaysia, including the North, West, East, and South regions. Results: Regression analysis revealed significant relationships across multiple competency sub-attributes: philosophy, history, and psychosocial aspects (R-square = .681, F (3,236) = 167.60, p = .000); hard skills such as safety, environment, and technical expertise (R-square = .865, F (6,233) = 249.77, p = .000); soft skills like teaching, facilitating, and organizing (R-square = .964, F (9,230) = 690.97, p = .001); and meta-skills encompassing leadership, communication, and decision-making (R-square = .970, F (12,227) = 14209.92, p = .001). …”
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The Influence of Mode-of-Injury on Psychological Readiness for Return-To-Sport Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Matched-Controlled Study by Jenifer Presley, Lane Bailey, Kevin Maloney, Brian Duncan, Mathew Reid, Christopher Juneau, Walter R Lowe

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