Patient experience with eosinophilic esophagitis symptoms and impacts on daily life based on in-trial qualitative interviews by Calvin N. Ho, Harald Fjällbrant, Evan S. Dellon, Cecilio Santander, Marc E. Rothenberg, Julie Bailey, Shehan McFadden, Jason Ritchie

“…The encouraging feedback on study participation underscores the importance of patient insights in developing holistic management strategies for EoE.…”
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On the road to universal coverage of postnatal care: considerations for a targeted postnatal care approach for at-risk mother–baby dyads in low-income and middle-income countries i... by Joseph de Graft-Johnson, Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Melanie Yahner, Michael Kiragu

“…Participants were identified through purposive sampling based on content and context expertise.Results Seventeen experts, (5 men and 12 women), drawn from policymakers, implementing agencies and academia participated and surfaced several key themes. …”
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Application of Mobile Internet Applications in Rehabilitation by LI Jiehui, LI Dongxia, ZHOU Mingchao, XUE Kaiwen, LONG Jianjun, WANG Yulong

“…In the improvement of patients' participation in social activities, APPs can be used to assist activities of daily living, improve participation in work and study, and facilitate recreational activities. …”
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Antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian emergency departments: an analysis of the Hospital NAPS data set by Lenna Zosky-Shiller, Karin Thursky, Sarah Park, Rodney James, Lisa Hall, Caroline Chen, Courtney Ierano

“…Setting EDs in public and private Australian hospitals (n = 652). Participants Hospitals (n = 652) that participated in the Hospital NAPS from 2013 to 2022. …”
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A randomized controlled study of auricular point acupressure to manage chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: Study protocol. by Nada Lukkahatai, Michael V Nguyen, Jingyu Zhang, Yu-Min Cho, Chitchanok Benjasirisan, Heijingzi Monica Jia, Claudia M Campbell, Jennifer Kawi, Hulin Wu, Hongyu Wang, Rupsikha Bora, Johannes Thrul, Constance M Johnson, Thomas J Smith

“…During the four-week program, participants in the mAPA receive an in-person APA treatment and training; the sham control participants (vAPA) receive a self-guided smartphone APA application with APA demonstration videos; and the UC participants will continue with the usual care and be re-randomized into one of the APA groups. …”
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New-onset Diabetes Mellitus among adults as sequelae of COVID-19 in selected tertiary care hospital, Puducherry – A cohort study by Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Mahadevan Duraiswamy, Manju Rajaram, Vikas Menon, Mukta Wyawahare, D.R. Veda Priya, Ravivarman Lakshmanasamy, Vanessa Ravel, Renjana Sivaji

“…Results: Among the study participants, the relative risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus was 2.83 (95 % CI: 1.98–4.06) for the exposed group (moderate/severe cases) compared to the comparison group (mild/asymptomatic). …”
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Gamification with Codeathon for Productivity Toward Sustainable Development Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth by Swati Tayal, K Rajagopal

“…Practical Implications: Gamification encourages the participants' motivation level, making them productive at work and bringing sustainability. …”
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The survey of impact of entrepreneurial courses on intention and psychological characteristics of physical education students (a case study of Iranian universities) by Fahimeh Rezaeı, Ali Zareı, Faride Ashraf Ganjoueı

“…Results show that entrepreneurship intention of participants in entrepreneurship classes is different than students who do not participate in entrepreneurship classes. …”
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Advance care planning readiness among older adults in aged service centers: A cross-sectional study by Kalok Wong, Haobin Yuan, Stephen Tee, Sinkei Cheong

“…The score for advance care planning readiness was 65.55 ± 10.69, and 59.5% of participants (n = 182) were willing to participate in ACP. …”
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The Basas Spanish Squat: Superimposition of Electrical Stimulation to Optimize Patellar Tendon Strain: A Case Series by Carlos Basas, Naoaki Ito, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Fernando Reyes-Gil, Ángel Basas

“… # Methods Four healthy participants performed the three exercises while a physical therapist collected simultaneous unilateral ultrasound images from the patellar tendon. …”
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Food security and dietary intake of a cohort of South African students during COVID-19 by Juanita Jonker, Corinna Walsh

“…Focus group participants indicated an increase in the intake of starchy foods and reverted to binge eating. …”
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Preserved ratio impaired spirometry, airflow obstruction, and their trajectories in relationship to chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study by Ikramulhaq Patel, JingYan Zhang, YinHe Chai, YuShun Qiao, HongJian Gong, Hui Xu, JianBo Zhou

“…This UK Biobank cohort study included participants with CKD who underwent spirometry at baseline (2006–2010). …”
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PERCEPTION OF ONLINE VERSUS PHYSICAL LEARNING AMONGUNIVERSITY STUDENTS by Ramna Shafique, Muhammad Abdullah, Tooba Nasir, Sundas Salim, Sabrina Jam, Bina Fawad

“…Informed consent was obtained from each study participant. The data was collected online via Google Forms. …”
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Cardiometabolic index and mortality risks: elevated cancer and reduced cardiovascular mortality risk in a large cohort by Junjie Wang, Li Xiao, Zhou Li

“…Results The decreased participants exhibited considerably higher CMI than the alive’s. …”
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Readability of informed consent documents and its impact on consent refusal rate by Yash V. Kamath, Yashashri C. Shetty, Ishita C. Lanjewar, Ankita Kulkarni

“…Introduction: Informed consent documents (ICDs) are integral to a research project and must provide all required information to the participant. We undertook a 6-year retrospective cross-sectional analysis of ICDs to assess the same. …”
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Cross-sectional survey to explore knowledge, attitude, practices and impact of an intervention programme related to antibiotic misuse and self-medication among general population o... by Tahir Mehmood Khan, Arifa Saif, Allah Bukhsh, Muhammad Osama Yaseen, Alia Saif

“…The interventional video was shown to 31.64% (n=156/493) of participants who lack proper knowledge about antibiotic use and its associated problems. …”
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The impact of visual fidelity on screen-based virtual reality food choices: A randomized pilot study. by Bianca Curi Braga, Pejman Sajjadi, Mahda Bagher, Alexander Klippel, Jessica Menold, Travis Masterson

“…<h4>Setting</h4>Online.<h4>Participants</h4>84 participants recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk.…”
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The influence of a STEM unit on the interest in and understanding of science and engineering between elementary school girls and boys by Tracy Hewitt, Frank Forcino

“…Students self-reported gaining knowledge about STEM subjects as a result of their participation in this unit. These findings were substantiated through the analysis of pre- and post-unit surveys as well as detailed case studies conducted on six students participating in the instructional unit. …”
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The effect of physical activity on markers of oxidative and antioxidant stress in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Laerte Jônatas Leray Guedes, Victória Brioso Tavares, Saul Rassy Carneiro, Laura Maria Tomazi Neves

“…Conclusion Cancer patients who participated in physical activity programs may have exhibited an increased concentration of antioxidants. …”
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Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and the prevalence of gallstone disease in Minhang District, Shanghai: a cross-sectional study by Jian Wang, Zixuan Zheng, Hongyu Tan, Shan Wei, Yufeng Gu, Yingsheng Cheng, Chengyan Xu, Wei Wang

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 19,426 participants divided into stone (n = 4,398) and non-stone (n = 15,028) groups based on ultrasound-confirmed GSD. …”
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