Early Infant Diagnosis Sample Management in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, 2017 by Hamufare Mugauri, Owen Mugurungi, Addmore Chadambuka, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Tafara Gombe, Gerald Shambira, Mufuta Tshimanga

“…Delayed feedback (up to 4 weeks) from NMRL extended EID delay for 14 (93.3%) of the facilities. Of the 53 participants, 62% knew valid sample identification. Insufficient samples resulted in most rejections (77.9%). …”
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Language-mixing in Content and Language Integrated Learning: benefit or burden? An auditory recall perspective by Thomas Caira, Mathieu Declerck, Esli Struys

“…Using an Old/New recognition task design, participants in the present study had to differentiate between previously defined concepts and new ones in three different language contexts (i.e., single-language L1; single-language L2 and a mixed context). …”
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Upper Extremity Freezing and Dyscoordination in Parkinson’s Disease: Effects of Amplitude and Cadence Manipulations by April J. Williams, Daniel S. Peterson, Michele Ionno, Kristen A. Pickett, Gammon M. Earhart

“…Methods. Twenty-seven participants with PD and 18 healthy older adults made alternating bimanual movements between targets under four conditions: Baseline; Fast; Small; SmallFast. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and suicidal ideation in patients with major depressive disorder: investigating the mediating role of emotional reactivity and probabilistic and reinf... by Somayeh Daneshvar, Jahangir Mohammadi Bytamar, Zahra Zeraatpisheh, Setareh Zand, Ali Sahraian, Laura Jobson

“…Method The study included 201 inpatients diagnosed with MDD hospitalized in various psychiatric wards across Shiraz, Iran. Participants were selected using a convenient sampling method. …”
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Environmental stewardship: A systematic scoping review. by Lynette J McLeod, Jane C Kitson, Zack Dorner, Natasha A Tassell-Matamua, Philip Stahlmann-Brown, Taciano L Milfont, Donald W Hine

“…Despite many studies identifying characteristics and underlying behavioral factors that predicted actors' participation in stewardship actions, there were few studies formally evaluating interventions to increase stewardship. …”
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La dérivation philosophique de l’homme et les enjeux de l’écologie humaine by Jean-Hugues Barthélémy

“…Une nouvelle et étrange alliance, objective plutôt que concertée, est en train de naître chez les nouvelles générations : celle entre le vieil obscurantisme et un récent relativisme tendanciel, qui participent tous deux à ce que la théorie de l’évolution des espèces ne soit plus reçue comme un savoir, mais comme une opinion que l’on pourrait combattre au nom du « débat démocratique d’opinion ». …”
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VOCAL HANDICAP AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND JOB DISSATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS by Lilian Souza Melo, Josiane Santos Brant Rocha, Viviana Maia Santos, Leonardo Rodrigues de Souza, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Desirée Sant´Ana Haikal, Adriane Mesquita Medeiros, Luiza Augusta R. Rossi-Barbosa

“…A total of 1782 teachers participated in this study. The outcome variable used was the Voice Handicap Index 10 (VHI-10), which makes it possible to quantify the individual's perception of vocal alteration. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention by Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan

“…Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers (10) and patients with hypertension (10) from the Haiti Cardiovascular Disease Cohort, using guides developed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling, and thematic content analysis was conducted in NVIVO software. …”
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Validity of the German Version of the Continuous-Scale Physical Functional Performance 10 Test by Irene Härdi, Stephanie A. Bridenbaugh, M. Elaine Cress, Reto W. Kressig

“…Forward-translations and backtranslations as well as cultural adaptions of the test were conducted. Participants were German-speaking Swiss community-dwelling adults aged 64 and older. …”
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Consensus on rapid screening for prodromal Alzheimer’s disease in China by Yao Lu, Ying Wang, Jianping Jia, Qihao Guo, Ya Miao, Lin Huang, Xiaochun Chen, Qinjie Li, Fengfeng Pan, Liang Cui, Tianlu Chen, Yatian Li, Jingnan Wu

“…National meetings were held to allow participants to review, vote and provide their expert opinions to reach a consensus. …”
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A principal component analysis of regulatory environment features for sustainable building construction in South Africa by Chijioke Emere, Clinton Aigbavboa, Didibhuku Thwala

“…The study showed that the significance of RGE features is widely acknowledged by professionals who participated in the study. The findings added to knowledge by confirming two fundamental factors for the regulatory environment. …”
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The regulation of tobacco growth under preceding crop planting: insights from soil quality, microbial communities, and metabolic profiling by Peiyan Zhao, Houfa Zhou, Xiaolin Liao, Leifeng Zhao, Yuanxian Zheng, Tiane Xiong, Gaorun Zhang, Sirong Jiang, Jiming Wang, Yuansheng He, Jiangtao Li, Jieying Zhu, Yongjun Zhang, Yanrun Li, Fuzhao Nian, Di Liu

“…Preceding crops regulated rhizosphere metabolites which potentially participated in soil carbon and nitrogen cycling, balancing soil nutrients, and improving tobacco yield. …”
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Enhancing trauma cardiopulmonary resuscitation simulation training with the use of virtual reality (Trauma SimVR): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Josef Michael Lintschinger, Philipp Metelka, Lorenz Kapral, Florian Kahlfuss, Lena Reischmann, Alexandra Kaider, Caroline Holaubek, Georg Kaiser, Michael Wagner, Florian Ettl, Leonhard Sixt, Eva Schaden, Christina Hafner

“…The study will compare the clinical performance in a simulated scenario between participants who received virtual reality training and those who received traditional e-learning courses for preparation. …”
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Pic2Plate: A Vision-Language and Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Personalized Recipe Recommendations by Yosua Setyawan Soekamto, Andreas Lim, Leonard Christopher Limanjaya, Yoshua Kaleb Purwanto, Suk-Ho Lee, Dae-Ki Kang

“…The ingredient detection module, powered by GPT-4o, achieved strong results with precision (0.83), recall (0.91), accuracy (0.77), and F1-score (0.86), demonstrating effectiveness in recognizing diverse food items. A survey of 120 participants assessed recipe relevance, with model rankings calculated using the Bradley–Terry method. …”
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Anthropometric but not motor characteristics of young volleyball players were improved after a one-week-long intense training sports camp by Robert Podstawski, Joanna M. Bukowska, Krzysztof Borysławski, Elżbieta Biernat, Daria Grodź, Ferenc Ihasz, Jacek Wąsik

“…Abstract This study aimed to examine potential changes in the anthropometric and motor characteristics of volleyball players aged 17.98 ± 0.51 years after participation in a week-long sports camp. Potential changes in anthropometric characteristics were determined by bioelectrical impedance, and the players’ motor characteristics were assessed in a reaction time test, grip strength test, 5 × 20 s interval test on a rowing ergometer, and vertical, approach and standing long jump tests. …”
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Unified blended learning environment: the Kazakhstani context by S. M. Bakhisheva, E. V. Tikhonyuk, Z. G. Mukhtar, R. S. Kinzhekova, A. M. Kemeshova

“…The first stage involved conducting surveys with participants in the educational process to identify the challenges they encountered while working in a digital educational environment and explore potential solutions. …”
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Russian industry intellectualization development: Strategic approach by L. S. Zelentsova, V. F. Ukolov, A. I. Tikhonov

“….; to develop the concept of intelligent industrial development and the mechanism of integrating all participants in the processes of digital transformation, including the state. …”
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The effect of bovine colostrum usage on serum immunoglobulins and protein levels in basketball players by Ali Kıvrak, Gurkan Ucar

“…This study was done to investigate the effect of bovine colostrum usage on serum immunoglobulins and protein levels in basketball players. 24 male basketball players from students at Physical Education and Sports in Selcuk University participated in this study. These players were divided into two groups including a control group of 12 persons and an experimental group of 12 persons. …”
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Evaluation of Irisin Level in Iraqi Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Status as a Predictive Factor by Hiba Mohammed Hatem, Kadhim Khudhair Ghudhaib

“…The current study included 138 subjects divided into three groups based on fasting blood glucose (FBG) and glycosylated hemoglobin criteria, including T2DM, 46 patients, pre-diabetes, 46 participants, and healthy subject groups, 46 persons) when they enrolled in the National Diabetes Center/ Al-Mustansiriya University. …”
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Minority ethnicity patient satisfaction and experience: results of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England by Henrik Moller, Richard J Pinder, Jamie Ferguson

“…Objectives This study sought to explore the differential patient satisfaction reported by patients with cancer who are from ethnic minority backgrounds, examining patient-reported experience of interacting with medical and nursing staff.Setting As a secondary analysis, we collated data collected over two consecutive annual rounds of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) from September 2012 to November 2013.Participants There were 138 878 responses from 155 hospital trusts across the National Health Service in England, representing a response rate of 63.9% based on the total identified cohort of patients receiving cancer care over those 2 years.Outcomes We used the results of the annual survey, which sought to assess overall patient satisfaction along with patient experience of interacting with clinical nurse specialists, hospital doctors and ward nurses.Results Ethnic minority patients reported lower satisfaction and less positive experiences of care overall. …”
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