Experience, access and utilisation of fertility care for infertile men within the biomedical sector in urban Bangladesh: protocol for a qualitative study by Papreen Nahar, Gitau Mburu, Sohana Shafique, Priya Satalkar-Götz, Foyjunnaher Sultana

“…This study aims to provide insights into the lived experience of male infertility, the availability and access of infertility services for men within the biomedical sector in Bangladesh and the potential willingness of men to use home-based semen testing.Methods and analysis This qualitative study will be conducted in Dhaka and Khulna districts in Bangladesh over 18 months (late 2023–2025). …”
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Real-world cost-effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir as treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Belgian setting with omicron variant by Sophie Marbaix, Sophie Marbaix, Steven Simoens, Philippe Clevenbergh, Pascal Van Bleyenbergh, Keliane Liberman, Dimitri Dehenau

“…Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is 100% likely to be cost-effective at a willingness to pay of €2,000 per QALY.…”
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Cross-Disciplinary Application for Qualitative Magnesium Corrosion Assays by Xinzhe Gao, Yunhan Sun, Qi Jia, Eui-Seok Lee, Heng Bo Jiang

“…At the moment, unserviceable magnesium implants make a good case in point for further responsible study in this field. Whether we are willing to admit it or not, existing methods for corrosion monitoring are exposed to susceptibility and instability. …”
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By activating endothelium histone H4 mediates oleic acid-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome by Yanlin Zhang, Jingjin Tan, Yiran Zhao, Li Guan, Shuqiang Li

“…Heparan sulfate (HS) degradation was evaluated using immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. The released von Willebrand factor (vWF) was measured using ELISA. P-selectin translocation and neutrophil infiltration were measured via immunohistochemical analysis. …”
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The Significance of Team Dynamics in Students’ Entrepreneurial Decision-Making by Quynh Duong Phuong

“…It offers a nuanced perspective on the understanding of how collaborative contexts shape students’ willingness to pursue projects beyond the entrepreneurship classroom.…”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to a Healthy Diet Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease by Trigueros-Flores XB, Luna-Hernández G, Santos-Lopez MF, Pérez-Galván L, Flores-Camacho KJ, Díaz-Canchola LM, Cueto-Manzano AM, Chávez-Chávez HE, Cerrillos-Gutiérrez JI, Rojas-Campos E, Martín-del-Campo F

“…Nutritional evaluation included subjective global assessment, anthropometry, quality of food consumption (Mini-ECCA v.2), self-perception about diet and willingness to change. Barriers and facilitators were evaluated with a qualitative approach (semi-structured interviews). …”
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of nicotine chewing gum and nicotine patches as nicotine replacement therapy using salivary cotinine levels as a biochemical validation measu... by T Sivasankari, Avudaiappan Sankaran, Senthil Murugappan, Veni Subramanyam, Balanehru Subramanian, RC Jagat Reddy, S Vandana

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 72 known smokers who were willing to receive nicotine replacement therapy for cessation of smoking habits. …”
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Determination of Medical Students’ Perception on Disaster Awareness by Bilge DELİBALTA, Abdul Samet ŞAHİN, Enes BULUT, Berkay YILDIZ, Abdülkadir GÜNDÜZ

“…Results: It was found that exposure to disasters, presence of individuals exposed to disasters in the family and environment, participation in disaster exercises, receiving disaster training, willingness to volunteer in disasters, the level of participants' perception of themselves as prepared for disasters, the level of perception of the disaster risk of the region of residence, were effective on the mean total score of the scale. …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of €21 493/QALY in LGS is below the willingness-to-pay threshold of €80 000/QALY in the Netherlands. …”
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mHealth knowledge and usage in maternal healthcare delivery: perspectives and experiences of healthcare practitioners in Ghana by Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Pascal Agbadi, Aikins Amoako Asiama

“…In each of these regions, one urban and one rural setting were selected to ascertain pertinent data from a wide range of maternity health practitioners and directors of health services operating within these regions.Participants Purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 32 participants, who fall into two primary groups: directors of health services (n=9) and maternity health practitioners (23).Results The findings revealed that maternal healthcare providers were familiar with and frequently used mHealth technologies (typically video calls/conferences and text messages). mHealth was considered a useful tool in maternal healthcare as it enhanced the efficiency of service delivery and improved practitioners’ performance. mHealth facilities eased access to digital medical information, user-friendly interfaces and the ability to facilitate remote consultations. The willingness and ability of health professionals to use mHealth were conditioned by the nature of organisational and infrastructural support they received, including technical guidance and equipment availability. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Five Moroccan Thyme Species: Insights into Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, Anti-Enzymatic Properties, and Insecticidal Effects by Mohamed Ouknin, Hassan Alahyane, Naima Ait Aabd, Sara Elgadi, Youssef Lghazi, Lhou Majidi

“…<i>broussonetii, T. maroccanus</i>, <i>T. willdenowii</i>, <i>T. zygis</i> subsp. <i>gracilis</i>, and <i>T</i>. …”
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What’s love got to do with it? A biophilia-based approach to zoonoses prevention through a conservation lens by Jason R. Kirkey

“…When these feelings of empathy are directed toward nature and applied to conservation actions, they can overcome the effects of compassion collapse, a phenomenon observed to lower study participants willingness to engage in altruistic behavior when there are many or diffuse victims of a disaster. …”
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May Sinclair’s Literary Criticism: A Commitment to Modernity by Isabelle BRASME

“…A prolific novelist, Sinclair also wrote extensively on ways in which literature could participate in the modern movement, from the Brontë sisters to the Imagist poets, and is perhaps best known for first applying William James’s metaphor of the “stream of consciousness” to literary technique in her analysis of Dorothy Richardson’s first three instalments of Pilgrimage. …”
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Violence symbolique et résistances populaires by Ugo Palheta

“…After asserting the position of this concept within the (social) reproduction paradigm, this paper emphasizes the theoretical debates opened by the uses of this concept in the social sciences (and particularly in education sciences), especially initiated by the works of Paul Willis, but also Claude Grignon and Jean-Claude Passeron. …”
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IMPLICITINĖ PREDIKATO KVANTIFIKACIJA IR PORT ROYALIO LOGIKA by Laisvūnas Šopauskas

“…The conclusions of this investigation are following: first, it is possible to attribute to Arnauld and Nicole negation of the IQP thesis and the thesis of analogous structure – thesis of implicit quantification of the subject; second, chapters of Port-Royal logic discussing conversion provide the evidence not for attribution of IQP thesis, but only for the attribution of a weaker proposition and, third, William Hamilton should be held to be the first adherent of IQP thesis. …”
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Perceived Effectiveness and Sustainability of Face Masks Among German Citizens During the 2nd Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Cross-Sectional Study by Maren Theresa Christin Fendt, Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Juliane Boenecke

“…However, the knowledge level directly influenced the choice of MNP.ConclusionThere seems to be an inclination to use sustainable MNP, provided their level of protection is similar to medical masks or FFP2/FFP3 masks. The willingness to wear a sustainable option increases with age.…”
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The Effect of Tax Education on Generation Alpha’s Tax Awareness: An Experimental Study by Osman Geyik, Gamze Yıldız Şeren, Yusuf Yakşi

“…Additionally, an increase was observed in students' willingness to engage in tax education.…”
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Students’ social representations about world culture by E. V. Zvonova, A. S. Gruzdeva

“…The findings suggest that there are differences in the concepts that American and Russian students are willing to designate as categories reflecting their perceptions of world culture. …”
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PREVENTION OF INJURIES IN THE GAME OF HANDBALL LOCALED AT THE LEVEL OF THE UPPER LIMBS by Popa Roxana-Nicoleta, Ene-Voiculescu Virgil, Seciu Alex-Paul

“…Handball is a sports game that allows direct contact with opposing players, it is a sport whose basic motor quality is strength, and nowadays the practice of performance handball implies a great willingness to act as a consequence of aspects such as the fact that the actions are not standardized but are very dynamic and determine the athlete to develop a capacity for anticipation of both the teammate, and of the opponent. …”
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Women’s development organisations in rural areas of Tunisia: rethinking support to strengthen their autonomy by Hanafi Anissa, Mazhoud Houda, Chemak Fraj, Faysse Nicolas, Kharroubi Fatma

“…In a workshop in which presidents of these organisations, their members, and administrative support staff took part, participants pointed out that the members’ technical and management skills, their willingness and ability to organise collective action play a key role in ensuring the autonomy of the organisations. …”
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