Exploring the causal paths and longitudinal impact of telework on health: the TeleHealth survey–data linkage study protocol by Barbara Cagnie, Bas de Geus, Robby De Pauw, Eduardo Antonio Bracho Montes de Oca, Laura Int Panis, Mathieu Verbrugghe, Els De Waegeneer

“…In total, a non-probabilistic sample of 5000 non-teleworkers and teleworkers will be recruited. …”
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Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

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Positive effects of hearing and speech rehabilitation on lexical fund quality in hearing impaired children by Maletić-Sekulić Ivana, Veselinović Ivana, Jeličić Ljiljana, Šijan-Gobeljić Mirjana, Dragutinović Ninoslava

“…All examined children had average intellectual abilities and no additonal impairments. The sample was divided into 2 groups: E1 group consisted of 30 children with cochlear implants and E2 group consisted of 25 children who were amplified by individual hearing aids. …”
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Trends in chronic kidney disease and calories from ultra-processed foods: NHANES at the highly granular level by Kristin E. Leonberg, Manish R. Maski, Tammy M. Scott, Yutong Chen, Bingjie Zhou, Elena N. Naumova

“…We applied a sequential model building approach incorporating time-fixed and time-varying socioeconomic and sociodemographic variables for the total sample and each race/ethnic group. Results Each NHANES cycle showed a steady increase in eGFR (RR = 1.026; 95% CI 1.019–1.033) and UPFc (RR = 1.038; 95% CI 1.014–1.062) for the overall sample for fully adjusted models. …”
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Innovative activity of teachers - myth or reality? by A. P. Usol’tsev, E. P. Antipova

“…The innovative activity of teachers is usually described as the creative activity of a sole inventor and the activity of mass teachers, who follow prepared algorithms in the framework of large-scale innovative projects. It is obvious that these types of activity differ considerably. …”
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Biochar mitigation potential in Norway estimated by IPCC Tier 1 and Tier 2 methods by Andreas Hagenbo, Adam O’Toole, Rasmus Astrup, Daniel Rasse

“…Here we retrieved biochar samples from local producers and measured their H/Corg to estimate the persistence of biochar in Norwegian croplands post application. …”
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Digital morphometry of onion seeds by F. B. Musaev, M. I. Ivanova, N. S. Priyatkin, S. V. Kuznets

“…Analysis of the color characteristics of seeds (values of color components according to the RGB model) Allium cristophii Trautv. revealed a statistically significant decrease in all color channels in the row from the lower tier – the upper, which is an indicator of different levels of maturity. Seeds of various samples of Allium schoenoprasum L. in size (projection area) varied significantly within the species from 2.39 to 3.06 mm2 , in shape they also turned out to be unaligned: elliptical with an elongation factor of 1.99 to 2.21 relative units. …”
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Comparison of Compression Parallel to Grain of Acacia Hybrid for Untreated and Treated at Different Combination of Age Groups by Gaddafi ISMAILI, Mohamad Yakub BIBI SURIANI, Iskanda OPENG, Nur Syahina YAHYA, Ismaili ZURINA

“…All the tested samples were in air-dry condition, with the MC ranging from 12 % to 19 %. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking relapse among US adult smokers: a longitudinal study by Filippos T Filippidis, Satomi Odani, Israel Terungwa Agaku, Ahmed Alboksmaty

“…Objectives This research project aims at estimating the prevalence of cigarette smoking relapse and determining its predictors among adult former smokers in the USA.Setting This research analysed secondary data retrieved from the Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Survey 2010–2011 cohort in the USA.Participants Out of 18 499 participants who responded to the survey in 2010 and 2011, the analysis included a total sample size of 3258 ever smokers, who were living in the USA and reported quitting smoking in 2010. …”
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Effect of Palm Kernel Shell Ash Supplement with Egg Shell Ash on Stabilized Lateritic Soil for a Road Work by Sulaiman Olayinka Subair

“…Therefore, this blend is recommended for effectively stabilizing lateritic soil for road infrastructure projects. …”
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Cement Grout Nonlinear Flow Behavior through the Rough-Walled Fractures: An Experimental Study by Yuhao Jin, Lijun Han, Changyu Xu, Qingbin Meng, Zhenjun Liu, Yijiang Zong

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Risk factors associated with early childhood caries in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia by Tušek Ivan, Tušek Jasmina, Ukropina Snežana

“…The survey was designed as a cross-sectional analytical study of preschool children in the region of Vojvodina, the Republic of Serbia. Sample type has been projected as a systematic sample and contained both parents and their children from 13 to 71 months of age. …”
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Irony, deception and theory of mind in people with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnoses by Đorđević Mirjana, Glumbić Nenad, Brojčin Branislav

“…Half of the sample comprised people with DD. Four subscales from the Assessment Battery for Communication were used to assess the participants’ abilities to produce and comprehend irony and deception. …”
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Heritability and causality of QRS duration and chronic heart failure risk by Zequn Zheng, Xinhan Li, Yongfei Song

“…Methods and results Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) cohort for QRS duration included 10 815 samples from the IEU Open GWAS project, while exome‐wide association studies (EWAS) data were sourced from the CHARGE Exome‐Chip EKG consortium, involving 77 898 European individuals. …”
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Characteristics of Fault Rocks Within the Aftershock Cloud of the 2014 Orkney Earthquake (M5.5) Beneath the Moab Khotsong Gold Mine, South Africa by T. Miyamoto, T. Hirono, Y. Yokoyama, S. Kaneki, Y. Yamamoto, T. Ishikawa, A. Tsuchiyama, I. Katayama, Y. Yabe, M. Ziegler, R. J. Durrheim, H. Ogasawara

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Factores que influyen en la decisión de licitar o no licitar en la Franja de Gaza - perspectivas de los contratistas Factors affecting bid/no bid decision in the Gaza Strip -contra... by Adnan Enshassi, Sherif Mohamed, Ala'a El Karriri

“…<br>To bid or not to bid for a certain project is considered to be a crucial decision for contractors' survival. …”
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Delivery of Supported Self‐Management in Primary Care Asthma Reviews: Insights From the IMP2ART Programme by Emma Kinley, Hilary Pinnock, Liz Steed, Kirstie McClatchey

“…Patient and Public Contribution Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR) PPI members were involved throughout, including project conception, providing feedback on participant‐facing documents, and discussing implications of study findings.…”
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LA ADAPTACIÓN METODOLÓGICA DE LA ENSEÑANZA DE LENGUAS AL EEES: UN ESTUDIO EUROPEO by María Luisa Pérez Cañado

“…After contextualizing the study within the broader framework of the Project and specifying its objectives, procedure, sample, and statistical methodology, the article goes on to describe the main outcomes of the investigation for teachers and students. …”
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Cytotoxicity of a titanium alloy coated with hydroxyapatite by plasma jet deposition by Magić Marko, Čolović Božana, Jokanović Vukoman, Vasilijić Saša, Marković Milan, Vučević Dragana, Rudolf Rebeka, Čolić Snježana, Čolić Miodrag

“…Methods. The Ti6Al4V samples prepared as discs, 10 mm in diameter and 2 mm in thickness, were coated with HAP (one or both sides of the alloy) by an innovative atmospheric plasma jet method. …”
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Outpatient Virtual Care Among People Living With and Beyond Cancer From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in Australia: A Protocol for a Realist Evaluation by Prince Peprah, Sagda Osman, Rebecca Mitchell, Ashfaq Chauhan, Ramya Walsan, Maryam Sina, Bronwyn Newman, Nadine El‐Kabbout, Jan Mumford, Emilie Francis‐Auton, Elizabeth Manias, Virginia Mumford, Kate Churruca, Michelle Moscova, Natalie Taylor, Craig Nelson, Alexander Cardenas, Robyn Clay‐Williams, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Reema Harrison

“…Phase 3 will validate the program theory with a small purposive participant sample outside those who participated in phases 1 and 2. …”
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