Enhancing evidence-based practice into healthcare: Exploring the role of scientific skills in occupational therapists- by Desirée Valera-Gran, Irene Campos-Sánchez, Daniel Prieto-Botella, Paula Fernández-Pires, Miriam Hurtado-Pomares, Iris Juárez-Leal, Paula Peral-Gómez, Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz

“…Recruitment was conducted through a non-probability convenience sampling method between April to June 2020, using social networks and email dissemination to education and professional organizations in Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.Results Out of a total score of 115 points, participants showed a moderate level of scientific skills (mean: 62.7, SD: 21.6), with literature searching skills ranking the highest and scientific writing skills ranking the lowest. …”
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Ocular microbiota types and longitudinal microbiota alterations in patients with chronic dacryocystitis with and without antibiotic pretreatment by Shengru Wu, Limin Zhu, Tingting Wang, Chenguang Zhang, Jiaqi Lin, Yanjin He, Junhu Yao, Tingting Lin, Juan Du

“…Compared to healthy participants, DC patients without antibiotic pretreatment exhibited greater ocular microbiota diversity before dacryocystorhinostomy. …”
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Toward Enteral Nutrition in the Treatment of Pediatric Crohn Disease in Canada: A Workshop to Identify Barriers and Enablers by Johan Van Limbergen, Jennifer Haskett, Anne M Griffiths, Jeff Critch, Hien Huynh, Najma Ahmed, Jennifer C deBruyn, Robert Issenman, Wael El-Matary, Thomas D Walters, Cheryl Kluthe, Marie-Eve Roy, Elizabeth Sheppard, Wallace V Crandall, Stan Cohen, Frank M Ruemmele, Arie Levine, Anthony R Otley

“…To chart and address enablers and barriers of use of EEN in Canada, a workshop was held in September 2014 in Toronto (Ontario), inviting pediatric gastroenterologists, nurses and dietitians from most Canadian pediatric IBD centres as well as international faculty from the United States and Europe with particular research and clinical expertise in the dietary management of pediatric CD. Workshop participants ranked the exclusivity of enteral nutrition; the health care resources; and cost implications as the top three barriers to its use. …”
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Challenges and Alternative Solutions for Implementing Chemistry Practicums in Public High Schools by Suci Nabila, Sulastri Sulastri, Sri Winarni, Zulfadli Zulfadli, Ibnu Khaldun, Lilia Ellany Mohtar

“…A cluster sampling technique selected 13 schools, comprising 80 participants, including principals, chemistry teachers, and students. …”
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“They paved the Atlantic with books”: William and Jenny Bradley, literary agents and cultural passeurs across borders by Laurence Cossu-Beaumont

“…The article then unveils the sociability rooted in the agents’ participation in the world of Parisian salons and in the building of literary and intellectual relationships in the transnational space of Paris. …”
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The effectiveness and choice of public pension scheme among Donglan county residents in China by Li Zhu, Zixuan Peng, Qucheng Deng, Xiumei Zhang

“…Our study also found that county residents who are rich, had higher education attainment and better understanding towards policies were more likely to participate in the PPSURR; insured residents with higher income and live in urban area were more likely to select a higher contribution level. …”
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Prediction of football injuries using GPS-based data in Iranian professional football players: a machine learning approach by Reza Saberisani, Amir Hossein Barati, Mostafa Zarei, Paulo Santos, Armin Gorouhi, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Hadi Nobari

“…IntroductionThe study aims to assess and compare the predictive effectiveness of football-related injuries using external load data and a decision tree classification algorithm by unidimensional approach.MethodsThe sample consisted of 25 players from one of the 16 teams participating in the Persian Gulf Pro League during the 2022--2023 season. …”
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“Que Doidice é Essa?”: Recortes do projeto Colonial, Exclusão e Loucura // “What kind of crazy is this?”: Fragments of colonial project, exclusion and mental by Ana Carolina Dias Ramos, Laura Cristina De Toledo Quadros

“…Por fim, em tempos de retrocesso de políticas públicas nesse segmento, consideramos crucial o resgate dessa trajetória tanto para a contextualização de nossas práticas na saúde mental quanto para a evidência dessas desigualdades instauradas por um projeto excludente. …”
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Do final-year medical students in Scotland have the knowledge and confidence to deliver the physical activity guidelines? A cross-sectional online survey to evaluate changes over a... by Gemma C Ryde, Isabelle Schlegel

“…This follows a 2013 survey finding that this cohort lacked this knowledge and confidence; thus, authors recommended improvements to undergraduate medical PA education and re-evaluation of these measures thereafter.Design A cross-sectional online survey.Setting The survey was distributed across four Scottish universities.Participants Final-year undergraduate medical students; n=166 completed the survey. 69% women, 23.3±1.8 years old and 69% met the PA guidelines.Results 27% correctly identified the UK PA guidelines, despite 52% stating awareness of these. …”
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Science Amotivation Scale: Validity and Reliability Study by Busra Karaca, Solmaz Aydin

“…The aim of the present study was to develop the Science Amotivation Scale (SAS) in order to determine amotivation levels among demotivated students in science classes as well as examine the reasons causing amotivation. The participants were 533 students (6th, 7th, and 8th grade) studying across secondary schools located in Kars city centre in Turkey. …”
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Genomic relationships among diploid and polyploid species of the genus Ludwigia L. section Jussiaea using a combination of molecular cytogenetic, morphological, and crossing invest... by Barloy, Dominique, Portillo-Lemus, Luis, Krueger-Hadfield, Stacy, Huteau, Virginie, Coriton, Olivier

“…Results of GISH showed that progenitors of Ludwigia stolonifera (4x) were Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis (2x) and Ludwigia helminthorrhiza (2x), which also participated for one part (2x) to the Ludwigia ascendens genome (4x). …”
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Oscillation Between Resist and to Not? Users’ Folk Theories and Resistance to Algorithmic Curation on Douyin by Hui Lin

“…Yet, while numerous studies have examined how people understand algorithmic power, there are insufficient numbers of studies about how people respond to and resist algorithmic curation in different sociocultural contexts. This article adopts a walk-through method and a diary-interview approach with 31 participants to investigate user resistance to algorithmic curation in different sociocultural circumstances. …”
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A participação de stakeholders no planeamento e gestão do turismo e da recreação em áreas protegidas: Fundamentos sobre o processo participativo by Paulo Filipe Rosa, Luís Alberto Dias Carvalhinho, Jorge Alexandre Pereira Soares

“…Neste sentido, é importante que estas áreas assumam princípios de planeamento e gestão destas práticas, de forma a melhor se enquadrarem neste crescimento e contribuírem para o desenvolvimento sustentável dos territórios onde se inserem. …”
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Not all verbal labels grease the wheels of odor categories by Yaxiong Cao, Asifa Majid, Norbert Vanek

“…This study investigated the impact of linguistic labeling on odor categorization among bilingual participants proficient in Chinese (L1) and English (L2). …”
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Temporomandibular Disorders Related to Stress and HPA-Axis Regulation by Kordian Staniszewski, Henning Lygre, Ersilia Bifulco, Siv Kvinnsland, Lisa Willassen, Espen Helgeland, Trond Berge, Annika Rosén

“…We also assessed anxiety/depression and pain catastrophizing scores from a questionnaire that participants completed prior to the examination. We found that F (P=0.01), E (P=0.04), the F/E ratio (P=0.002), and the sum of glucocorticoids (E + E) in saliva (P=0.02) were significantly higher in the TMD group. …”
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Chinese version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire: psychometric properties and clinical applications by Wei Wei, Zhe Zhang, Lin Zhu, Qian Zhang, Xin-Lu Cai, Qingying Ye, Ke Ni, Minmin Yin, David A. Preece, Bao-Ming Li

“…The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) was recently developed to enable detailed facet-level and valence-specific assessments of alexithymia.Aims In this paper, we introduce the first Chinese version of the PAQ and examine its psychometric properties and clinical applications.Methods In Study 1, the PAQ was administered to 990 Chinese participants. We examined its factor structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, as well as convergent, concurrent and discriminant validity. …”
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Enjoyment of spinning exercise performed in a group session as compared to an individual session by Katrine Trøstrup Beck, Karoline Sofie Lowater, Jan Rafn, Ernst Albin Hansen

“…In other words, the group element of the spinning session was considered to be of minor importance for the participants' perception of enjoyment.…”
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Experimental Study on Multiple Explosions during the Development and Utilization of Oil Shale Dust by Bo Liu, Yansong Zhang, Yuyuan Zhang, Jinshe Chen, Xiangbao Meng

“…Oxygen-containing functional groups, the aliphatic C-H bond, and the aromatic C-H bond in oil shale dust all participated in the oil shale dust explosion process.…”
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Identification of hub genes and pathogenesis in Kawasaki disease based on bioinformatics analysis by Min Cao, Zhenhu Zhang, Qian Liu, Yuda Zhang

“…Results: In this study, 32 Co-DEGs were identified, and these genes mainly participated in neutrophil degranulation, neutrophil activation involved in immune response, and negative regulation of cytokine production involved in immune response; meanwhile, they were primarily enriched in starch and sucrose metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, autophagy and apoptosis, ferroptosis, and other pathways. …”
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Nailfold Capillaroscopy Using Dermatoscope As a Tool to Assess Correlation of Vasculopathy in Nailfolds with Retinopathy in Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Abhirut Thakur, Gurkim Kaur, Nancy Sharma, Devraj Dogra, Suman Kotwal

“…Material and Methods: Cross sectional observational study was conducted on 100 diabetics (50 with diabetic retinopathy and 50 without retinopathy) in outpatient department of dermatology for a period of 1 year. All the participants were subjected to NFC and ophthalmological assessment. …”
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