Effects of combining sensory-motor exercises with transcranial direct current stimulation on cortical processing and clinical symptoms in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy: A... by Soheila Qanbari, Roya Khanmohammadi, Gholamreza Olyaei, Zohreh Hosseini, Hanie Sadat Hejazi

“…Outcome measures included pain intensity, disability level, motor control ability, amplitudes of N80 and N150, and the amplitude of motor-evoked potential (MEP) and active motor threshold (AMT) for the multifidus (MF) and transversus abdominis/internal oblique (TrA/IO) muscles. A linear mixed-effects model (LMM) analyzed group, time, and interaction effects, while Spearman's correlation assessed relationships between neurophysiological and clinical outcomes.…”
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A theory-based analysis of the implementation of online asynchronous telemedicine platforms into primary care practices using Normalisation Process Theory by Cara Leighton, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Annavittoria Porter, Adrian Edwards, Alison Cooper

“…Studies included were empirical research, published between January 2015 and November 2022, of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods designs, focusing on implementation of online asynchronous telemedicine platforms designed for two-way secure communication between patients and healthcare professionals to give or receive medical advice in primary care. …”
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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease – A multicenter observational study from India by Sham Santhanam, Pravin Patil, Mohit Goyal, C B Mithun, Parthajit Das, Kavitha Mohanasundaram, Neeraj Jain, Vijaya Prasanna, Keerthi Talari, Himanshu Pathak, Parshant Aggarwal, Deepika Ponnuru, Vikram Raj Jain, Sharath Kumar

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was the most common CTD associated with ILD followed by systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disorder. In our cohort, 372 (60%) patients had not received a diagnosis of their rheumatic disease or the ILD before seeing their rheumatologist. …”
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Le flirt à Rabat au Maroc : Engagements des corps et arrangements socio-spatiaux by Chadia Arab, Christophe Guibert

“…The couples met during the survey, by their mere presence in the public space, participate in the deconstruction of institutional gender behaviors and thus in a localized process of gender mixing.…”
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Arte verbal del siglo XXI: la escritura como práctica artística post-literaria en el mundo contemporáneo by Adolfo Rodríguez Posada

“…La importancia clave que alcanza la experimentación con el medio verbal, en la producción vanguardista de los escritores españoles desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX hasta la actualidad y gracias a los nuevos soportes vinculados a la invención de Internet, las redes sociales y los dispositivos electrónicos, convierte en centrales, dentro de la nueva teoría del arte verbal español, aspectos tales como la materialidad de la escritura y su dimensión gráfica y concreta, técnicas y mecanismos de postproducción de textos como el collage, la apropiación y la derivación (détournement), el montaje (editing), la remezcla (mixing) o el sampleado (sampling), así como la performatividad que desmaterializa el objeto poético y reduce la práctica literaria a una acción artística conceptualista. …”
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Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Educational Program to Foster Learning Health Systems: Education Evaluation by Sathana Dushyanthen, Nadia Izzati Zamri, Wendy Chapman, Daniel Capurro, Kayley Lyons

“…To evaluate the purpose of the program, we undertook a mixed methods evaluation consisting of pre- and postsurveys rating scales for usefulness, engagement, value, and applicability for various aspects of the course. …”
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Reproductive Diseases and Disorders of Female Camels: An Assessment and Pathological and Bacteriological Study in Eastern Ethiopia by Dinaol Belina, Amare Eshetu, Sisay Alemu, Bekyad Shasho, Tajudin Mohammed, Ahmedin Mohammed, Bahar Mummed, Dereje Regassa

“…Of the 119 microbiological samples processed, 77.3% were positive for single or mixed bacterial genera, from which 7 different bacterial isolates and 14 other unidentified Gram-negative bacteria were detected. …”
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Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Akine Eshete, Abebe Alemu, Taddes Alemu Zerfu

“…Methods. Community-based mixed-method approach design was employed between September and October 2016 to identify and enroll study participants in rural Gedeo, Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Navigating diabetes care inequities: an observational study linking chronic care model’s structural elements to process and outcomes of type 2 diabetes care in Belgium by Philippe Bos, Katrien Danhieux, Edwin Wouters, Josefien van Olmen, Veerle Buffel

“…By estimating a series of hierarchical mixed-effects models, we assessed the association between primary care practices’ CCM implementation and two process and two outcome indicators of T2D care. …”
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Diagnostic Decision-Making Variability Between Novice and Expert Optometrists for Glaucoma: Comparative Analysis to Inform AI System Design by Faisal Ghaffar, Nadine M. Furtado, Imad Ali, Catherine Burns

“…The responses were coded and analyzed using a mixed method approach incorporating both qualitative and quantitative analysis. …”
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Maximal and Explosive Muscle Strength During Hip Adduction Squeeze and Hip Abduction Press Test Using A Handheld Dynamometer: An Intra- and Inter-tester Reliability Study by Lasse Ishøi, Kristian Thorborg, Laura Krohn, Lars Louis Andersen, Asger Møller Nielsen, MIkkel Bek Clausen

“…Relative reliability for all tests was assessed using ICC~2,1~ two-way mixed model with absolute agreement, thereby taking bias between testers into account…”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of anemia among under-five children in Mozambique by Berhan Tekeba, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Agazhe Aemro

“…ArcGIS version 10.7 software is used to visualize the spatial distribution of under-five anemia. A multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression analysis was employed to identify the determinants of under-five anemia. …”
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Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) of risk management in Iran's construction industry by Hamed Shokri, Abbas Afrazeh

“…The method of the current research is mixed (qualitative-quantitative). In the qualitative dimension, using the fuzzy Delphi method, it has identified the dimensions and components of risk management in the construction industry in Iran. …”
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Choose! A Randomized Cross-Over Study Comparing Fixed and Self-Selected Rest Periods in Interval Running Among Professional Female Soccer Players by Asaf Ben-Ari, Yedidya Silverman, Uri Obolski, Israel Halperin

“…Outcomes were compared using aggregated measures via paired univariate tests, and across the intervals via mixed-effects models. Results We observed comparable results in most outcomes with the exception of higher autonomy (1–15 points) in the SS condition (mean difference = 2.1, 95%CI (0.9, 3.3) points) and a negligibly higher heart rate in the SS condition when comparing the observations across intervals (estimate = 2.5, 95%CI (0.9, 4.2) beats × min−1). …”
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Microstructure of the human metastatic vertebral body by Giulia Cavazzoni, Giulia Cavazzoni, Giulia Cavazzoni, Enrico Dall’Ara, Enrico Dall’Ara, Marco Palanca, Marco Palanca, Marco Palanca

“…In this study, we evaluated to what extent the vertebral body is affected by the presence of a metastatic lesion, the properties of the metastatic lesions, and whether the tissue surrounding the lesion has microstructural features similar to those of healthy tissue.MethodsA total of 30 metastatic vertebrae, including lytic (N = 12), blastic (N = 10), and mixed (N = 8) metastases, and 20 control vertebrae with no visible lesions on computed tomography were scanned using micro computed tomography (voxel size = 39 mm). …”
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The assessment of routine health information system performance towards improvement of quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Ondo and... by Victoria Oladoyin, Sunday Adedini, Kayode Ijadunola, Hassan Ogunwemimo, Olubunmi Folorunso, Elizabeth Chukwu, Ugo Okoli, Anthony Adoghe, Samuel Oyeniyi, Oniyire Adetiloye, Adesegun Fatusi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This paper described the review of health facility records and health facility survey components of a multi-component study which employed a mixed-method research design. Using the routine health information system performance diagnostic tool, service data captured for over one year were critically reviewed in randomly selected sample of 169 public health facilities (Ondo:117; Ekiti:52) and information was obtained from facility heads or designates. …”
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"Effect of modified aramid nanofiber on compatibilization of natural rubber/epoxidized natural rubber composites" by ZHANG Ke-yu1,2, ZHENG Xiao-tong1, XU Ming-han1?鄢

“…The NR/ENR composites were prepared by dry mixing with NR and the pre-composite prepared from ENR latex and the modified aramid nanofibers (t-ANF). …”
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Source rock characterization of the Dingo Claystone, Barrow Sub-basin, Australia – Influence of contamination on geochemical analyses by Ummi Fayyadhah Binti Haji Talipudin, Mohamed Ragab Shalaby

“…Additionally, gas chromatography (GC) analyses are used to interpret the paleodepositional environment showing mixed input between marine and terrestrial origins of the source rocks. …”
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Triaxial compression characteristics and brittleness evaluation of calcareous sand cemented with EICP and coir fiber by Xueliang Jiang, Haodong Wang, Hui Yang, Ting Du, Pan Liu, Jiaxin Duan

“…Consolidated drained triaxial compression tests were conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of EICP-cemented calcareous sand (EICP-S) and EICP-cemented calcareous sand mixed with coir fiber (EICP-FS) under varying levels of cementation and confining pressures. …”
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Association of three single nucleotide polymorphisms in the <i>LPIN1</i> gene with milk production traits in cows of the Yaroslavl breed by A. V. Igoshin, T. M. Mishakova, R. B. Aitnazarov, A. V. Ilina, D. M. Larkin, N. S. Yudin

“…Statistical tests were carried out using a mixed linear model, taking into account the relationship between individuals. …”
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