How and why does mode of birth affect processes for routine data collection and use? A qualitative study in Bangladesh and Tanzania. by Harriet Ruysen, Tamanna Majid, Donat Shamba, Shema Mhajabin, Jacqueline Minja, Ahmed E Rahman, Titus Ngopi, Mary Ramesh, Shams El Arifeen, Rosie Steege, Janet Seeley, Joy E Lawn, Louise T Day, EN-BIRTH-2 Study Group

“…We conducted 44 in-depth interviews in Bangladesh (Sept-Dec 2020) and 35 in Tanzania (Feb-April 2023). Participants included health and data professionals, managers, and leaders from sub-national and national levels. …”
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Determinants of traditional Korean medicine utilization by individuals with physical disabilities: inference of causal relationships using Korea health panel data by Chihyoung Son, Jong-hyun Kim, Eunkyung Yoon, Eunji Ahn, Minjung Park, Dongsu Kim

“…A panel analysis was conducted to analyze the correlation between the characteristics of participants and their influence of the TKM utilization. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a care partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia by Bei Wu, Gary Yu, Brenda L Plassman, Patricia Poole, Shahrzad Siamdoust, Melanie Bunn, Bobbi Burwell, Yaolin Pei, Christine Downey, Danni Gomes, Angela Kamer, A Leak Bryant, Ruth A Anderson

“…Care partners’ behaviour factors, such as oral care self-efficacy and implementation of the care plan, serve as mediators of the intervention. Participant–care partner dyads will be randomly assigned to either Treatment Group 1, Treatment Group 2 or the Control Group. …”
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The Impact of Ageing on Diaphragm Function and Maximal Inspiratory Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Ultrasound Study by Toru Yamada, Taro Minami, Takahiro Shinohara, Shuji Ouchi, Suguru Mabuchi, Shunpei Yoshino, Ken Emoto, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Mitsuko Saito, Ayane Horike, Kenji Toyoshima, Yoshiaki Tamura, Atsushi Araki, Ryoichi Hanazawa, Akihiro Hirakawa, Takeshi Ishida, Takuma Kimura, Haruka Tohara, Masayoshi Hashimoto

“…<b>Methods</b>: From 2022 to 2024, ambulatory and communicative adult volunteers and outpatients were recruited from four Japanese medical institutions. Each participant’s background factors (including height, weight, and underlying diseases) and pulmonary function test results were assessed. …”
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Salivary alpha-amylase activity and its association with early childhood caries and rampant caries experience: a cross-sectional study by Vivek Padmanabhan, Md Sofiqul Islam, Muhammed Mustahsen Rahman, Manjunatha B. K. Goud, Latifa Majed Sulaiman Allay Alshehhi, Hebah Mushref Ahmad Hamed, Sheela Haridas, Dileep Sharma

“…It also examines the relationship between salivary alpha-amylase levels and increased caries activity in the children with ECC or RC.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at RAK College of Dental Sciences (RAKCODS) with 100 children aged 3–12 years. Participants were divided into ECC and RC groups, each consisting of study and control groups. …”
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Communities of Practice of the Future in Russian Universities: Fablabs, Centers for Youth Innovative Creativity, Kruzhoks by D. I. Zemtsov

“…The purpose of this article is to determine the potential for constructive social change that can reach the communities of technology enthusiasts in Russian universities, and to identify possible directions for such changes. …”
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Study on perspective taking in online discussions among university students with hearing impairments by A. A. Gareyev, Yu. V. Krasavina, E. P. Ponomarenko, A. A. Shishkina

“…The experiment involved 17 students, consisting of 8 Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students and 9 hearing students, who participated in online discussions via Telegram chats over a period of six weeks. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Endalew Mulugeta Worku, Sofonias Addis Fekadu, Bersufekad Wubie Alemie, Merkineh Markos Lorato

“…Variables with a p value of less than 0.05 according to the multivariable logistic regression analysis were considered to be statistically significant.Results and conclusion The prevalence of corneal opacity among the study participants was 27.2% (95% CI 24.4% to 30.4%). In this study, age 49–60 years (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.90; 95% CI 1.03 to 3.32), age ≥61 years (AOR=2.12; 95% CI 1.17 to 3.87), inability to read and write (AOR=2.65; 95% CI 1.68 to 4.16), middle-income level (AOR=2.12; 95% CI 1.30 to 3.47) and poor income level (AOR=4.96; 95% CI 3.04 to 8.09) were factors that were significantly associated with corneal opacity.In this study, the prevalence of corneal opacity was considerably high. …”
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Microstructural and defect characterization in single beads of the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy processed by the multi-beam laser directed energy deposition by Kholqillah Ardhian Ilman, Yorihiro Yamashita, Takahiro Kunimine

“…Additionally, higher speeds and lower powers resulted in increased porosity, supported by partially melted and unmelted powder. Microstructural analysis revealed that increasing scanning speeds reduced grain size, transitioning from larger and uniform grains to finer and irregular grains. …”
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The prevalence and burden of musculoskeletal disorders amongst Indigenous people in Pimicikamak, northern Manitoba, Canada: A community health survey by André Bussières, Melissa Atkinson-Graham, Jennifer Ward, Muriel Scott, Jean Moss, Patricia Tavares, Deborah Kopansky-Giles, Jacqueline Ladwig, Cheryl Glazebrook, David A. Monias, Helga Hamilton, Donald Z. Mckay, Randall Smolinski, Scott Haldeman, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Steven Passmore

“…Results: The survey was completed by 130 adults (65 % females, mean age, 48.4 years). Nearly all participants (89.6 %) reported having spine symptoms in the past four weeks, with a majority experiencing activity limitations lasting one day or more due to neck (77.9 %) or low back pain (55.6 %). …”
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Impact of Experimental Tonic Pain on Corrective Motor Responses to Mechanical Perturbations by Elodie Traverse, Clémentine Brun, Émilie Harnois, Catherine Mercier

“…Two sessions (Pain (induced with capsaicin) and No pain) were performed using a robotic exoskeleton combined with a 2D virtual environment. Participants were instructed to maintain their index in a target despite the application of perturbations under four conditions of sensory feedback: (1) proprioceptive only, (2) visuoproprioceptive congruent, (3) visuoproprioceptive incongruent, and (4) visual only. …”
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Risk of Cirrhosis in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Previous Viral Hepatitis B by S. N. Batskikh, E. V. Vinnitskaya, E. S. Sbikina, Zh. V. Borunova, A. S. Dorofeev, Yu. G. Sandler

“…To confirm previous and occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, blood of all participants was examined for anti-HBc (IgG) and HBV DNA. …”
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Validity of the Actigraph-GT9X accelerometer for measuring steps and energy expenditures in heart failure patients. by Jisu Kim, Jonathan Kenyon, Hayley Billingsley, Natalie Bohmke, Syed Imran Ahmed, Hannah Salmons, Jung-Min Lee, Danielle Kirkman, Salvatore Carbone, Youngdeok Kim

“…<h4>Methods</h4>16 patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (mean age = 60.3±12.1yrs) completed a total of 41 symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise tests on a treadmill across multiple time points (median (IQR) = 2.5 (1.5-3.5)). All participants wore the AG (model: GT9X) on both the right ankle and waist locations during the test. …”
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IMAGINARIOS SOCIALES SOBRE FILOSOFÍA EN LA LICENCIATURA EN EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LA GUAJIRA by Harol Ever Castaño Giraldo

“…Ante esta realidad, el estudio de las representaciones sociales que emergen de los estudiantes de la licenciatura en Educación Infantil en el campo de la filosofía, teje valores teóricos conceptuales para el desarrollo de nuevas formas de enseñanza de la filosofía que serán punto de partida para nuestro estudio desde lo interpretativo, lo cualitativo y lo fenomenológico. …”
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Relationship between the latent profiles of health information-seeking behaviour and glycated haemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey in rural... by Xin Zhang, Lin Zeng, Yan-Ping Zhang, Jing-Feng Chen, Chao-Qun Bai, Xiao-Xue Lei, Gui-Fen Fu

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to analyse the heterogeneity of health information-seeking behaviour (HISB) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in rural areas based on latent profiles and to explore the relationship between various behaviours and glycaemic control rates and the factors influencing glycaemic control rates.Methods Between January and July 2022, a stratified cluster random sampling method was used to sample T2D patients in the rural Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Participants completed a general information questionnaire and a HISB scale. …”
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A árvore Carolina Maria de Jesus: uma literatura vista de longe by Gilmar Penteado

“…Tomando como punto de partida las ideas de Moretti, el artículo visualiza el desarrollo de este proceso a partir de la aparición de Carolina. …”
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The neural correlates of guilt highlight preclinical manifestations between bipolar and major depressive disorders by Yu-Chi Lo, Chenyi Chen, Yawei Cheng

“…The results of the multivariate pattern classification analysis showed that in the ambiguous scenarios, the accuracy of using brain activation patterns in the dmPFC, pgACC, and IPL to distinguish between participants with MDD and BD-I was 70.0 %, 71.5 %, and 68.7 %, respectively. …”
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Consequences of violence experienced in childhood by Danutė Klokmanienė, Loreta Klokmanienė, Audronė Rimkuvienė

“…It has been determined that in their childhood, the respondents who participated in the research experienced all four forms of violence distinguished in the scientific literature: physical, psychological, sexual, and neglect. …”
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In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Findings in Corneal Stromal Dystrophies by Süleyman Okudan, Emine Tınkır Kayıtmazbatır, Ayşe Bozkurt Oflaz, Banu Bozkurt

“…<b>Results</b>: A total of 72 eyes from 36 participants were included in this study. Twelve patients (33.33%) had granular corneal dystrophy (GCD), ten (27.77%) had macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) and fourteen (38.88%) had lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD). …”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the US–Colombia Relations (Part I) by A. A. Manukhin

“…While initially the US assistance was determined by the desire to counter the growing influence of the leftist parties and movements in the region, the prioritization of the fight against drug trafficking in the national security strategy in the 1980s resulted in the re-orientation of the US regional policies to the war on drugs. …”
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