Problem-solving training: assessing the feasibility and acceptability of delivering and evaluating a problem-solving training model for front-line prison staff and prisoners who se... by Gerry Richardson, Allan House, Amanda Farrin, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Joanne Greenhalgh, Amanda Perry, Mitchell Glenn Waterman, Ann Kathryn Hopton, Nat Wright

“…The study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a problem-solving training (PST) intervention for prison staff and prisoners who self-harm, to inform the design of a large-scale study.Design and setting A mixed-methods design used routinely collected data, individual outcome measures, an economic protocol and qualitative interviews at four prisons in Yorkshire and Humber, UK.Participants (i) Front-line prison staff, (ii) male and female prisoners with an episode of self-harm in the previous 2 weeks.Intervention The intervention comprised a 1 hour staff training session and a 30 min prisoner session using adapted workbooks and case studies.Outcomes We assessed the study processes—coverage of training; recruitment and retention rates and adequacy of intervention delivery—and available data (completeness of outcome data, integrity of routinely collected data and access to the National Health Service (NHS) resource information). …”
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Assessing the Dissemination of Federal Risk Communication by News Media Outlets During Enteric Illness Outbreaks: Canadian Content Analysis by Hisba Shereefdeen, Lauren Elizabeth Grant, Vayshali Patel, Melissa MacKay, Andrew Papadopoulos, Leslie Cheng, Melissa Phypers, Jennifer Elizabeth McWhirter

“…Data were tabulated and visualized using RStudio (Posit). ResultsNews media communicated about almost all PHNs (44/46, 96%). …”
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Chromosome‐level genome assembly of Iodes seguinii and its metabonomic implications for rheumatoid arthritis treatment by Xun Gong, Hantao Zhang, Yinluo Guo, Shaoshuai Yu, Min Tang

“…Here, we achieved the first chromosome‐level assembly of the nuclear genome of I. seguinii using PacBio HiFi and chromatin conformation capture (Hi‐C) sequencing data. …”
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Impact of monitor unit optimization in volumetric modulated arc therapy planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. by Huaqu Zeng, Zhen Li, Zongyou Chen, Shukui Tang, Qifu Lin, Minzhi Zhong, Zunbei Wen

“…Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0 (paired t-tests; significance: P < 0.05).…”
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Safety of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: piloting WHO framework in Iran by Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mondher Letaief, Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Ramin Rezapour, Ahmed Alboksmaty, Mostafa Farahbakhsh

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Labour companionship and respectful treatment of women during childbirth: a cross-sectional study across 16 hospitals in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda by Claudia Hanson, Phillip Wanduru, Jean-Paul Dossou, Meghan A Bohren, Andrea B Pembe, Helle Mölsted-Alvesson, Bianca Kandeya, Fadhlun M Alwy Al-Beity, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Soha El-Halabi, Christian Agossou

“…We assessed the association between labour companionship and mistreatment using a linear regression model with fixed effects and cluster robust standard errors.Results Of the 4006 included women, 39% (n=1573) had a companion during labour and/or birth. …”
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Integrated Glucocorticoids and Traditional Chinese Medicine in a Squamous Lung Cancer Patient with Dermatologic Toxicities Related to Pembrolizumab: A Case Report by Chen YY, Wu T, Yang G, Yu J

“…In conclusion, integrated glucocorticoids and TCM was used to bring the patient out of the acute phase of high-grade irAE dermatologic toxicity successfully. …”
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Factors Associated With the Level of Trust in Health Information Robots Among the General Population From a Socioecological Model Perspective: Network Analysis by Jiukai Zhao, Yuqi Yang, Juanxia Miao, Xue Wang, Dianjun Qi, Shuang Zang

“…The level of trust in health information robots was measured using a self-developed questionnaire. Univariate and multivariate generalized linear model analyses were conducted to investigate the factors associated with the level of trust in health information robots. …”
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Effectiveness of the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV23) against Pneumococcal Disease in the Elderly: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Gerhard Falkenhorst, Cornelius Remschmidt, Thomas Harder, Eva Hummers-Pradier, Ole Wichmann, Christian Bogdan

“…We assessed the risk of bias of individual studies using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomized controlled trials and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for observational studies. …”
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The role of education, human capital, and quality of life in regional development: Evidence from Kazakhstan by Raushan Unerbayeva, Svetlana Kozhirova, Gaukhar Kenzhegulova, Aigul Mukatay, Temirlan Abdykadyr

“…The Quality of Life Index (QLI) was calculated using normalized variables, followed by regional grouping and dynamic modeling. …”
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Expansion of supraglacial lake area, volume and extent on the Greenland ice sheet from 1985 to 2023 by Yubin Fan, Chang-Qing Ke, Lanhua Luo, Xiaoyi Shen, Stephen John Livingstone, James M. Lea

“…Here, we produce the first annual ice-sheet wide database of maximum summer SGL extents spanning 1985 to 2023 using all July and August Landsat images. Lake visibility percentages were calculated to estimate the uncertainty induced by variable image data coverage. …”
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Evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in chronic dialysis recipients in France by Elhadji Leye, Khalil El Karoui, Tristan Delory, Maude Espagnacq, Myriam Khlat, Sophie Le Coeur, Nathanaёl Lapidus, Gilles Hejblum, On behalf of the COVID-HOSP working group

“…Kidney transplantation and survival in the pandemic sub-periods compared to the pre-pandemic period were investigated using longitudinal models with time-dependent covariates. …”
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Tumor associated chromosomal instability drives colorectal adenoma to adenocarcinoma progression based on 17 year follow up evidence by Hui Li, Fang Yang, Bingjun Bai, Zhinong Jiang, Bing Li, Guoxiang Fu, Xiaotong Hu

“…Over a 17-year follow-up period, 119 adenomas were analyzed using low-coverage whole-genome sequencing (LC-WGS) and Ultrasensitive Chromosomal Aneuploidy Detector. …”
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Optimizing LoRaWAN Gateway Placement in Urban Environments: A Hybrid PSO-DE Algorithm Validated via HTZ Simulations by Kanar Alaa Al-Sammak, Sama Hussein Al-Gburi, Ion Marghescu, Ana-Maria Claudia Drăgulinescu, Cristina Marghescu, Alexandru Martian, Nayef A. M. Alduais, Nawar Alaa Hussein Al-Sammak

“…This study investigates how to optimize the placement of LoRaWAN gateways by using a combination of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Differential Evolution (DE). …”
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Socioeconomic Burden of Ovarian Cancer in 11 Countries by Brian Hutchinson, Mikis Euripides, Frances Reid, Gavin Allman, Lily Morrell, Garrison Spencer, Andre Ilbawi, Filip Meheus, Hesham Gaafar, Raffaella Casolino

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Canadian Veterans’ Experiences of Living with Chronic Pain: A Descriptive Qualitative Study by Moizza Zia Ul Haq, Vahid Ashoorion, Cheng En Xi, Eileen Wang, Natasha Ross, Nandana Parakh, Jason W. Busse, Andrea J. Darzi, Elizabeth Alvarez

“…Veterans face health care challenges upon release from the military, increasing difficulties in obtaining chronic pain care.Aims We explored experiences of Canadian Armed Forces veterans living with chronic pain, their transition from military to civilian care, perceived barriers and facilitators to chronic pain care, and impacts of their pain on the domains of well-being.Methods We conducted a qualitative descriptive study using semistructured interviews. We used a deductive/inductive approach to derive themes and concepts from interview transcripts.Results Thirty-five veterans living with chronic pain participated. …”
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Advanced Technology Investment, Transfer, Export and Import: Determinants or Predictors of Economic Growth and Inflation Fluctuations? by Iryna Pozovna, Dariusz Krawczyk, Vadym Babenko

“…The research was carried out using the method of Principal component analysis, canonical analysis, panel regression modeling on the data of 11 countries with developed economies for 2011 and 2021 (World Bank and WIPO statistical databases). …”
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SVseq discloses the genomic complexity of different prenatal, de novo, apparently balanced chromosome rearrangements detected by CMA and karyotype by Shengfang Qin, Xueyan Wang, Chun Chen, Jin Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Yan Yin, Xiangyou Leng

“…Additionally, this case was analyzed using WGS (30X), excluding other pathogenic or likely pathogenic SNVs/Indels that could explain the patient's abnormal phenotype. …”
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Competitive Position of Polish and Ukrainian Food Producers in the EU Market by Łukasz Ambroziak, Iwona Szczepaniak, Małgorzata Bułkowska

“…The analysis was carried out using selected quantitative indicators of competitive position, namely Balassa’s Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCA) and the Trade Coverage Index (TC). …”
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Evaluation in Our New Normal Environment: Navigating the Challenges with Data Collection by Nadini Persaud, Ruby Dagher

“…This new normal has had an impact on evaluation practices in all countries, developed and developing, and has significantly amplified existing challenges in countries with limited evaluation culture, budgets, technological coverage, access, and connectivity. It makes an important contribution to the literature since data collection has historically and traditionally been conducted using primarily face-to-face field work and through the freedom of movement of people to undertake this task. …”
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