Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study by Monique Maqungo, Nadine Nannan, Beatrice Nojilana, Erin Nichols, Diane Morof, Mireille Cheyip, Chalapati Rao, Carl Lombard, Jessica Price, Kathleen Kahn, Lorna J. Martin, Francois Bezuidenhout, Ria Laubscher, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Tracy Glass, Oluwatoyin Awotiwon, Nesbert Zinyakatira, Noluntu Funani, Jané Joubert, Debbie Bradshaw, Pamela Groenewald

“…Feasibility was evaluated based on response rates, participation, and data quality. Results Of the total 36,976 deaths registered, only 26% were identified during recruitment, with a 55% overall response rate for VA interviews. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Various Segments of the Population in Turkey: A Literature Review by Sezer Okay

“…Hesitancy rates and reasons in the general population and specific groups such as pregnant women, parents, healthcare workers and students were presented based on published research articles. Approximately half of the Turkish population declared their hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines. …”
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Bridging gaps in healthcare: child health services and specialist care collaboration for young children with autism and coexisting conditions by Gudrun Nygren, Gudrun Nygren, Christopher Gillberg, Emilia Carlsson, Emilia Carlsson

“…Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted to capture the perspectives of participating child health nurses. Data were analyzed using content analysis.ResultsThe mean age for referral from primary to specialist care for suspected autism decreased from 38 to 27 months at (n = 59). …”
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Relationship between Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity with Health-Related Physical Fitness Indicators among Pakistani School Adolescents: Yaali-Pak Study by Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Zhuang Jie, Syed Ghufran Hadier, Wang Tian, Syed Danish Haider Hamdani, Shaista Shireen Danish, Syeda Urooj Fatima

“…The researcher adopted the cross-sectional research design for the study. A total of 2970 participants (1477 boys and 1493 girls) aged adolescents from South Punjab, Pakistan, completed health-related physical fitness indicators measuring strength, endurance, and aerobic capacity through a hand-grip strength test, modified pull-up test, plank test, and 20-m shuttle run test, and physical activity were subjectively assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). …”
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Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Elyas Admasu Basha, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abate Dargie Wubetu, Nigus Alemnew Engidaw, Kefyalew Dagne Gizachew

“…The prevalence of poor social support among study participants was 12.6%. Poor adherence to their antiretrovirus drugs was highly associated with poor social support (AOR = 2.06, 95% CI: 1.36, 3.13). …”
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A Family History of Diabetes Modifies the Association between Elevated Urine Albumin Concentration and Hyperglycemia in Nondiabetic Mexican Adolescents by Aida Jiménez-Corona, Antonio Ávila-Hermosillo, Robert G. Nelson, Guadalupe Ramírez-López

“…Hyperglycemia (OR = 9.8, 95% CI 1.6–59.4) and number of MetS components (OR = 4.5, 95% CI 1.5–13.3) were independently associated with elevated UAC. Among female participants, abdominal obesity was associated with elevated UAC (OR = 4.5, 95% CI 1.2–16.9). …”
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Association of dietary niacin intake with osteoporosis in the postmenopausal women in the US: NHANES 2007–2018 by Li Li, Wankun Liang, Bing Deng, Yue Jiang, Xiaomin Huang, Yanlin Zhang, Tianrui Lu, Lu Wang, Yunxiang Xu, Guizhen Chen

“…This study aimed to clarify the relationship between dietary niacin intake and the incidence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women aged ≥50 years.MethodsIn this study, we gathered details on participants’ bone mineral density, osteoporosis status, dietary niacin intake, and several other critical variables. …”
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An analysis of the quality of educational services provided for rural administrators (A case study of Dehyars in Nasrabad District, Torbat Jam County) by hamdolah sojasi qedari, hamide mahmoodi, mahboobe shirmohamadi

“…Nevertheless, due to small number of the participants, all Dehyars were included in the study. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of postural restrictions after Semont liberatory maneuver on immediate reactions and short-term outcome in the posterior semicircular canal canalolithiasis... by Andrea Albera, Marco Boldreghini, Sergio Lucisano, Roberto Albera, Claudia Cassandro, Alma Barci, Giuseppe Riva, Andrea Canale

“…Postural restrictions were recommended to 55 participants, while the remaining 40 were instructed to engage in normal head movements, even immediately following the maneuver.ResultsThe resolution rate was almost the same (69% versus 62%), regardless of postural behavior, while a significantly high success rate was obtained in the presence of Ny in position 2 of the Semont maneuver.ConclusionOur results support the hypothesis that postural restriction is not necessary after the Semont maneuver and that the occurrence of Ny during position 2 is the main outcome indicator.…”
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Identidade gaúcha, jogo da tava e lazer no CTG Seiva Nativa by Rose Bergmann Goulart, Marco Paulo Stigger, Ileana Wenetz

“… Nos dias de hoje a procura por práticas de lazer vem crescendo de forma acentuada, e observa-se que o lazer tem sido tema de diversos estudos na área da Educação Física. …”
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How can Physical Education teachers’ high directiveness impact students’ experiences of enjoyment and boredom? by Sergio Diloy Peña, Javier García-Cazorla, Carlos Mayo-Rota, Luis García-González, Zilia Villafaña-Samper, Ángel Abós

“…A convenience sample of 697 students (51% girls; Mage = 14.52; SD = 1.45), aged between 12 and 17 years, participated in this cross-sectional study. The results  show that enjoyment during Physical Education lessons was positively and significantly predicted by the guiding and clarifying approaches. …”
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Effects of lower-limb intermittent pneumatic compression on sports recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Filipe Maia, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Hugo Sarmento, Rui Marcelino, João Ribeiro

“…A total of 17 studies (319 participants) were included. The studies’ methodological quality was assessed using the PEDro scale, ranging from fair to good. …”
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Pós-fordismo e coworking: Uma nova fase do trabalho flexível by Breilla Valentina Barbosa Zanon

“…Dá-se início a um ciclo onde novos modelos e dinâmicas produtivas introduzem a flexibilidade como um valor a ser internalizado e colocado em prática. É nessa tendência que o coworking aparece como uma nova forma de organização do mercado de trabalho capaz de aliar a flexibilidade aos desejos de autonomia e de liberdade de um novo perfil de trabalhador. …”
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Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Adjustment among Doctors and Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi-Pakistan: A Cross Sectional Study by Naushaba Malik, Minaal Ahmed Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Usman Khalid, Tayyaba Shahzad

“…Study groups were provided with a self-administered questionnaire that was filled out after getting consent from the study participants. Data analysis was done by entering it into SPSS version 22. …”
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Alterations in Parafoveal and Optic Disc Vessel Densities in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Turgay Ucak, Ethem Unver

“…To analyze the effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on ocular parameters and determine the alterations in macular vasculature by optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCT-A) in patients with different stages of OSAS. Methods. All the participants underwent a full ophthalmological examination. …”
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Study on the Dynamic Evolution of Transverse Collusive Bidding Behavior and Regulation Countermeasures Under the “Machine-Managed Bidding” System by Zongyuan Zhang, Jincan Liu, Zhitian Zhang, Bin Chen

“…Results indicate that: (1) The MMB model significantly mitigates vertical collusive bidding behavior but lacks measures for governing transverse collusive bidding; (2) The game model has five evolutionarily stable strategies, with the one where the collusion initiator adopting the “non-collude” strategy, the free bidder adopting the “bid” strategy, and the regulator adopting the “negative regulate” strategy being the optimal evolutionary stable strategy; (3) Decreasing the costs associated with preparing bid documents, enhancing supervision costs, increasing the technical complexity of collusive bidding, and expanding the total number of construction enterprises with high-credit and low-credit ratings can expedite the evolution of the three participants toward the optimal evolutionarily stable strategy. …”
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Employees’ training to master digital tools in the process of modeling pedagogical design for work programs in the disciplines’ psychological cycle by O. I. Shcherbakova

“…Before conducting the teaching, the author conducted a survey of the participants, which demonstrated that 77 % of respondents are willing to learn new skills; 74 % view learning as a question of personal responsibility; 80 % sure that they can adapt to new technologies in the teaching of their subject. 72 % of respondents said that they had not used digital tools before. …”
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Individual-Specific Physical Activities on Cognitive Function among Older Adults by Emily Frith, Paul D. Loprinzi

“…The DSST (Digit Symbol Substitution Test) was used to assess participant executive cognitive functioning. Individual specific physical activities were associated with higher cognitive performance. …”
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Perioperative Management of a Patient with Hereditary Angioedema and Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to an Ileal Tumor: A Case Report by Antony Peter Gatheru, Anne Kasyoka Barasa, Isaac Karogo Mwangi, Stanley Ngare, Dan Kiptoon, Edwin Oloo Walong

“…We describe the successful management of a 41-year-old female with HAE presenting with features of intestinal obstruction, which only partially resolved with the administration of C1-INH and conservative bowel decompressive management. …”
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Analysing perceptions of nature and nature's contributions to people for a Swiss ecological infrastructure by Marina Cracco, Gretchen Walters, Romain Loup

“…Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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