Self- versus clinician-collected swabs in anal cancer screening: A clinical trial. by Clare E F Dyer, Fengyi Jin, Jennifer M Roberts, I Mary Poynten, Annabelle Farnsworth, Leon P McNally, Philip H Cunningham, Andrew E Grulich, Richard J Hillman

“…Almost half (48.5%) of participants expressed no preference for SCA versus CCA; 15.2% preferred SCA and 35.4% CCA.…”
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Agriculture and Culture Based Agrotourism: for the Development of Sibetan Village, Bali by ni putu sukanteri, I Made Tamba, Ni Luh Putu Kirana Pratiwi

“…The research results show that the prospects and challenges for developing natural resource-based agrotourism in Bali are local culture that is open to general visitors and provides the experience of participating in cultural attractions in Sibetan Village. …”
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The path to national leadership: an understanding of the 25-year formation of the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine by Володимир Луговий

“…The most important fundamental achievements obtained with the author’s participation and relevant for the science of universities (university studies), that born in the institute, as well as for creation of leadership universities as locomotives of progress, are noted. …”
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Public and scientific Novgorod Forum «Russian traditions of public administration»: analytical report by Y. V. Gimazova

“…In article the report on holding the public and scientific forum «Russian Traditions of Public Administration» which has taken place on September 14, 2017 in Veliky Novgorod is suggested. …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Lebanese Adults: Prevalence and Predictors from a Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Asma Arabi, Nariman Chamoun, Mona P. Nasrallah, Hani M. Tamim

“…Participants were recruited between March and May. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured using electrochemiluminescent immunoassay. …”
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The Effect of Shear Force on Skin Viability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Luuk A. de Wert, Margot Geerts, Sander van der Brug, Laura Adriaansen, Martijn Poeze, Nicolaas Schaper, Nicole D. Bouvy

“…The reactive hyperaemic response after shear loading was impaired in patients with type 2 DM compared to healthy participants but did not differ between patients with and without DNP. …”
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Sharing electricity over money: Third-person perspectives on human-robot dictator game outcomes by Andreea E. Potinteu, Nadia Said, Gerrit Anders, Markus Huff

“…This relationship was mediated by participant gender as well as robot related risk and opportunity perception. …”
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Preventive interventions for diabetic foot ulcer adopted in different healthcare settings: A scoping review protocol. by Açucena Leal de Araújo, Francisca Diana da Silva Negreiros, Raquel Sampaio Florêncio, Thiago Dos Santos Garces, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Samuel Miranda Mattos, Samara Jesus Sena Marques, Francisca Eridan Fonteles Albuquerque, Wánderson Cássio Oliveira Araújo, Vanessa de Brito Poveda, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira

“…Data will be analyzed and summarized descriptively, including characteristics of studies, participants, and interventions.<h4>Discussion</h4>Understanding the strategies and gaps in diabetic foot ulcer prevention is critical. …”
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Effective Safety and Security Measures in the Prevention of Various Crimes in Selected Ordinary, Public Secondary Schools: A Participatory Framework Approach by Tinyuku David Ngoveni, Dee Khosa, Jacob Tseko Mofokeng, Michael Moreti Mahome

“…To preserve safety and security, community involvement and participation are key because schools cannot rely only on technological advancement. …”
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Challenges in the transition between medical and vocational rehabilitation: a qualitative focus group study with service providers in Germany by Eileen Wengemuth, Lara Kleist, Lukas Kühn, Kyung-Eun Anna Choi

“…Abstract Purpose Rehabilitation aims to empower people to cope with their chronic conditions, to ensure societal and vocational participation and to prevent health-related early retirement. …”
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Cognition and objective sleep quality in post-COVID-19 patients by Anna Carnes-Vendrell, Gerard Piñol-Ripoll, Adriano Targa, Nuria Tahan, Mar Ariza, Neus Cano, Neus Cano, Barbara Segura, Barbara Segura, Barbara Segura, Barbara Segura, Carme Junque, Carme Junque, Carme Junque, Carme Junque, Javier Béjar, Cristian Barrue, Nautilus Project Collaborative Group, Maite Garolera, Maite Garolera, Linh Viet Nguyen, Vanesa Arauzo, Jose A. Bernia, Marta Balague-Marmaña, Berta Valles-Pauls, Jesús Caballero, Ester Gonzalez-Aguado, Carme Tayó-Juli, Eva Forcadell-Ferreres, Silvia Reverte-Vilarroya, Susanna Forné, Anna Bartes-Plans, Jordina Muñoz-Padros, Jose A, Anna Prats-Paris Muñoz-Moreno, Inmaculada Rico, Nuria Sabé, Marta Almeria, Laura Casas, Maria José Ciudad, Anna Ferré, Tamar Garzon, Manuela Lozano, Marta Cullell, Sonia Vega, Sílvia Alsina, Maria J. Maldonado-Belmonte, Susana Vazquez-Rivera, Eva Baillès, Sandra Navarro, Ayoze González Hernández, Yaiza Molina, Victoria Olive, Silvia Cañizares

“…In the current study, we aimed (i) to evaluate sleep quality via wrist actigraphy monitoring of nonhospitalized and hospitalized post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) participants; (ii) to correlate actigraphy measures with subjective measures of sleep quality, such as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); and (iii) to investigate whether total sleep time or sleep efficiency could affect PCC cognitive performance. …”
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Postural Stability in Parkinson’s Disease Patients Is Improved after Stochastic Resonance Therapy by Oliver Kaut, Daniel Brenig, Milena Marek, Niels Allert, Ullrich Wüllner

“…Methods. Fifty-six PD participants were allocated to either experimental or sham groups. …”
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Preoperative smoking cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammed Alsanad, Mohammed Aljanoubi, Faraj K. Alenezi, Amanda Farley, Babu Naidu, Joyce Yeung

“…Sixteen studies were included in the review (3505 participants), and 14 studies were included in the meta-analysis (2940 randomized participants). …”
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Early ultra-processed foods consumption and hyperactivity/inattention in adolescence by Ricardo Campos Ferreira, Angela Helena Marin, Marcia Regina Vitolo, Paula Dal Bo Campagnolo

“…METHODS Data were collected at four distinct stages: when participants were 12-16 months old in 2001 and 2002 and later when they were 3–4, 7–8, and 12–13 years old. …”
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Effects of laughter yoga practiced by the first year nursing students before clinical practice on their perceptions of stress and meaning of life: a randomized controlled trial by Kıvan Çevik Kaya, Çiğdem Gamze Özkan, Derya Ağiş

“…Results The mean age of the students in the intervention and control groups was 19.65 ± 2.27 and 19.18 ± 1.01 years, respectively. Of the participants in both groups, 91.1% were women, and 97.8% were single. …”
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Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation) by Miriam Avery, Nikki Cotterill, Mandy Fader, Margaret Macaulay, Ruth Kirschner-Hermanns, Cathy Murphy

“…Interviews were conducted across 3 rounds and transcribed then thematically analysed based on the questionnaire framework. Results:: All participants were unpaid caregivers; they highlighted the need for the questionnaire. …”
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Event-Related Potentials Elicited by Face and Face Pareidolia in Parkinson’s Disease by Gulsum Akdeniz, Gonul Vural, Sadiye Gumusyayla, Hesna Bektas, Orhan Deniz

“…To examine the response of face and face-pareidolia processing in Parkinson’s patients, we measured the N170, VPP, and N250 components of the event-related brain potentials in a group of 21 participants with Parkinson’s disease and 26 control participants. …”
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Short-term impact of glycaemic control and intravitreal ranibizumab treatment on serum cytokine levels and diabetic macular edema in patients with unregulated blood glucose by Hürkan Kerimoğlu, İbrahim Kılınc, Bülent Savut, Mustafa Kulaksızoğlu, Günhal Şatırtav, Gülfidan Bitirgen, Emine Tınkır Kayıtmazbatır

“…Subjects: Participants were grouped according to their initial best corrected distance visual acuity (BCVA). …”
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Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population by Jenny Eckner, Charlotte A. Larsson, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

“…The study enrolled 2816 participants (participation rate 76%). Blood pressure was categorized according to the 2007 ESH-ESC guidelines. …”
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Low Frequency of Asymptomatic and Submicroscopic Plasmodial Infections in Urabá Region in Colombia by Carolina Rodríguez Vásquez, Sebastián Barrera Escobar, Alberto Tobón-Castaño

“…A convenience sample of 400 subjects was selected. Participants responded to a survey regarding epidemiological data and blood samples were taken from capillary blood obtained by finger prick for thick smear, rapid diagnostic test (RDT), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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