Association between nutritional status, daily nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a protocol for Isfahan... by Awat Feizi, Sabrina Schlesinger, Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Somayeh Rajaii, Milad Nasiri Jounaghani

“…Patient data recorded in the electronic survey will be documented pseudonymously using de-identified patient ID codes, and authorised staff at each participating site will have access to only their identifiable data. …”
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Effectiveness of Malaysia football DNA application on the performance of players under 16 years by Hadi Syahmi Hamzah, Zulakbal Abd Karim, Abdul Rahaman, Fakrul Hazely Ismail, Amin Akbar

“…A total of eight coaches from among teachers were involved as study participants and were interviewed to obtain data. Result: Based on the research conducted, it was found that the level of effectiveness of football DNA application among coaches consisting of teachers emerged into three themes, namely coach competence, coach management and coach leadership. …”
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Examining the Association of Personality Traits and Grit on Greek Students’ Wellbeing in Higher Education by Eirene Katsarou, Paraskevi Chatzipanagiotou

“…Adopting a cross-sectional research design, this study seeks to explore undergraduate students’ academic wellbeing within a Greek academic context by identifying profiles of academic wellbeing as reported by participants in our sample, examine the extent to which these profiles differ by their demographic characteristics, personality traits, and grit, and determine the effects of the big five personality traits and grit on student wellbeing. …”
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User avoidance behavior in pharmaceutical e-commerce intelligent customer service: a stressor-strain-outcome perspective by Jing Jia, Lu Chen, Chengzhen Wu, Manling Xiao

“…It expands the boundaries of technology acceptance research by focusing on ICS use and avoidance in high-risk environments.MethodA total of 418 valid questionnaires were collected from participants, ensuring data quality through rigorous screening. …”
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BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF LISTED OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Aliyu Abubakar, Yunusa Nasiru, Umar Abubakar

“…It was recommended that the management of listed oil and gas companies need to have more independent outside directors on the board to enhance monitoring and CSR performance. Also, higher participation of female on the board will improve CSR performance because of their concern for environmental issues. …”
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Сhallenges of the modern model of formation and implementation of the Russian state innovation policy by A. N. Gusarova, D. Yu. Znamenskiy

“…The state innovation policy of modern Russia has been analyzed in the article. The problems of the existing model of formation and implementation of the state innovation policy have been considered. …”
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Studi Fenomenologi: Pengalaman Interaksi Sosial Lansia Dengan Sesama Lansia Dan Pengasuh Di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha ‘Sabai Nan Aluih’ Sicincin Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 20... by Debby Sinthania, Emil Huriani, Gusti Sumarsih

“…It is suggested that caregivers provide more intensive and proactive social assistance, be more flexible, and actively participate in every nursing activity. It is also recommended that nursing leadership offer training for elderly social workers and further research in quantitative social interaction according to the identified themes. …”
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Instationary metabolic flux analysis reveals that NPC1 inhibition increases glycolysis and decreases mitochondrial metabolism in brain microvascular endothelial cells by Bilal Moiz, Matthew Walls, Viviana Alpizar Vargas, Anirudh Addepalli, Callie Weber, Andrew Li, Ganesh Sriram, Alisa Morss Clyne

“…Finally, we found that co-treatment with hydroxypropyl-β cyclodextrin (HPβCD) partially restored metabolic phenotype in U18666A-treated BMECs, suggesting that this drug may have therapeutic effects on the brain endothelium in NP-C. …”
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The impact of different ankle positions on postural balance and weight-bearing distributions during different kneeling positions by Hande Guney Deniz, Gizem İrem Kınıklı, Fırat Tan, Gamze Arın Bal, Ezgi Ünüvar Yüksel, Sibel Bozgeyik, Ferhat Öztürk

“…The objective of this study is to investigate the variations in weight distribution and balance parameters between the knees when executing different kneeling positions with different ankle conditions. Twenty-eight participants, with a mean age of 23.35 ± 3.29 years, were included in the study. …”
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The effectiveness of critical thinking training on dark triad personality traits((Machiavellianism, anti-socialism and narcissism) in elite sports students by Ali Jalilishishavan

“…The statistical population of the research was elite male athletes and 30 people (10 people in the experimental group and 10 people in the control group) were selected and participated in the research as a sample. In the pre-test, all the subjects completed the critical thinking questionnaires (Heipel (2005) and Fisher (1986) and the dark triad of personality (Jennison and Webster). …”
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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Treating Migraine: A Meta-Analysis by Yu Zhang, Haijiao Wang, Ling Liu

“…In total, three randomized controlled trials, one pooled study, and eight retrospective case series including 1,165 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with control intervention in migraine, PFO closure could significantly reduce headache frequency (OR = 1.5698, 95% CI: 1.0465–2.3548, p=0.0293) and monthly migraine attacks and monthly migraine days (OR = 0.2594, 95% CI: 0.0790–0.4398, p=0.0048). …”
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Perspectives of medical sciences students regarding COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study by Maryam Aghabarary, Mahsa Khedmatizare, Roohangiz Norouzinia

“…A total of 722 students who were willing to participate in this study were included using convenience sampling. …”
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Self-Management Components as Experienced by People with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Carers: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature by Remco Tuijt, Aylin Tan, Megan Armstrong, Jennifer Pigott, Joy Read, Nathan Davies, Kate Walters, Anette Schrag

“…The studies reviewed consisted of 147 participants: 104 were people with Parkinson’s and 43 were carers. …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…The rapid increase of educational participation and connected democratisation from the 1960s made the grant system influential, however costly. …”
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Young Adults’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Permanent Noise-Induced Tinnitus and its Influence on Behavioural Intentions by Lucy Runciman, Christine Johnson

“…Results: Whilst 83% knew about the link with hearing loss, only 75% knew that loud music may cause permanent tinnitus. The participants viewed tinnitus as closer temporally than hearing loss, perceived themselves as equally susceptible to both, but perceived hearing loss as more severe. …”
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Health profile assessment of school children of Jodhpur District of Rajasthan by Shazia Shafi, Pankaja Raghav, K H Naveen, Yachana Chowdhary, Ashish Pundhir

“…Result: A total of 525 school children participated in the study. On general physical examination, it was observed that the majority (4.1%) of the school children from rural area were seen with ‘flag sign’ in comparison with those in urban region. …”
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Consumer’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Self-medication: Questionnaire Development and Validation by Nahid Ansari, Abhishek Dadhich

“…Materials and Methods: The research involved 100 consumer participants from Delhi, India. Reliability and validity testing was conducted to assess reproducibility, internal consistency, and content validity. …”
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Zakat-based urban farming: A tool for poverty alleviation, community empowerment, financial inclusion, and food security by Kinan Salim, Baharom Abdul Hamid, Ziyaad Mahomed, Wiaam Hassan

“…Finding – The research findings demonstrated positive impacts both at the individual participant level and within the broader community. …”
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Evaluation of the implementation of governmental policies and actions to create healthy food environments in Burkina Faso by Viviane Aurélie Tapsoba, Ella WR Compaore, Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba, Jerome Winbetourefa Some, Julien Soliba Manga, Adama Diouf, Jean-Claude Moubarac, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Mamoudou H Dicko

“…Setting: Burkina Faso. Participants: Expert evaluators divided into two groups: the group of independent experts from universities, NGO and civil society and the group of experts from various government sectors. …”
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Implicit Learning of Parity and Magnitude Associations with Number Color by Talia L. Retter, Christine Schiltz

“…Here, we investigated whether associative learning would occur between color and numerical categories, while participants performed a color task. In category-level experiments for each parity and magnitude, high-probability pairings of four numbers with one color were categorically consistent (e.g., the Arabic numerals 2,4,6, and 8 appeared in blue with a high probability, p = .9). …”
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