Chronic and infectious respiratory mortality and short-term exposures to four types of pollen taxa in older adults in Michigan, 2006-2017 by Peter S. Larson, Allison L. Steiner, Marie S. O’Neill, Alan P. Baptist, Carina J. Gronlund

“…Deaths from infectious and chronic respiratory-related causes were selected using International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes. Pollen data were obtained from a prognostic model of daily pollen concentrations at 25 km resolution. …”
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Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Hye Yeon Koo, In Young Cho, Yoo Jin Um, Yong-Moon Mark Park, Kyung Mee Kim, Chung Eun Lee, Kyungdo Han

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study used representative linked data from the Korea National Disability Registration System and the National Health Insurance Service database. …”
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Pulmonary complications in trauma patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing pelvic or lower limb operation by David H Livingston, Michele Fiorentino, Franchesca Hwang, Sri Ram Pentakota, Anne C Mosenthal

“…OSA is a well-described predictor of pulmonary complications after elective operation. Yet, data are lacking on its effect after operations for trauma. …”
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Implementation of Patient Complaint Management Mechanisms for Quality Improvement in Maternal Health Services: Exploration of Provider Perspectives at Mkuranga District Hospital by August F, Nyamhanga T, Kakoko DC, Anaeli A, Mwangu MA

“…A well-structured system of receiving and managing complaints may result in, but is not limited to, improved accountability, control of abuse and vulgar language, and assurance/compliance with the code of conduct or procedure. Tanzania established a National Guide for Complaint Management in Health Facilities. …”
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Self-efficacy, Marital Adjustment, and Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Sara Shahbazi, Seyed Mousa Kafi Masuleh, Mahnaz Fallahi, Vida Shafti

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Australian Aboriginal children have higher hospitalization rates for otitis media but lower surgical procedures than non-Aboriginal children: A record linkage population-based coho... by Darren W Westphal, Deborah Lehmann, Stephanie A Williams, Peter C Richmond, Francis J Lannigan, Parveen Fathima, Christopher C Blyth, Hannah C Moore

“…Australian Aboriginal children have higher rates of OM than non-Aboriginal children; however, there are no data comparing OM hospitalization rates between them at the population level. …”
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“I heard at home. The leader came by to inform”. The role of community leaders and community distributors in promoting uptake of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nampula Provinc... by Mercia Sitoe, Baltazar Candrinho, Kevin Baker, Jossias Machava, Regina Passe, Ivan Alejandro Pulido Tarquino

“…All FGDs and KIIs were conducted in Portuguese or Emakhuwa. Data were coded and thematically analysed using MAXQDA2022. …”
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Contraceptive access experiences and perspectives of Mexican-origin youth: a binational qualitative study by Ashley Mitchell, Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez, Claire D. Brindis, Martha J. Decker

“…Using a modified grounded theory approach, qualitative data were coded and thematically analysed based on Penchansky and Thomas's Theory of Access, and results were compared by location. …”
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The association between the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors /angiotensin receptor blockers and the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive c... by Hongfeng Cai, Hongtao Shen, Xiaohua Cao

“…Methods Utilizing a retrospective cohort approach, the data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators of the Use of Computerized Critical Care Information Systems in the Intensive Care Unit: Qualitative Interview Study by Alica Thissen, Eduardo Salgado-Baez, Daniel Fürstenau, Renate Delucchi Danhier, Christian Meske, Pauline Kuss, Stefan Angermair, Claudia Spies, Felix Balzer

“…The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded using MAXQDA and then analyzed through both deductive and inductive content structure methods. …”
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The effect of hope-based counseling on perceived stress and the quality of life in pregnant women experiencing nausea and vomiting: a randomized control trial by Mahsa Piri, Azam Maleki, Omid Saed

“…Trial registration The study was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials website under the code IRCT20150731023423N22. Registration date 23/07/2023.…”
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Feasibility of decentralised deployment of Xpert MTB/RIF test at lower level of health system in India. by Neeraj Raizada, K S Sachdeva, Achuthan Sreenivas, Bhavin Vadera, R S Gupta, Malik Parmar, Shubhangi Kulsange, Ameet Babre, Rahul Thakur, Christen Gray, Ranjani Ramachandran, Umesh Alavadi, Mayank Ghedia, Balasangameshwara Vollepore, Puneet Dewan, Catharina Boehme, C N Paramsivan

“…Factors contributing to test failures were analysed from GeneXpert software data which provides 'failure codes' and causes for test failures.…”
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Prospective, observational, single-centre cohort study with an independent control group matched for age and sex aimed at investigating the significance of cholinergic activity in... by Benjamin Mayer, Eberhard Barth, Benedikt Schick, Claire-Louise Weber, Theresa Hagemeyer, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona

“…This will be followed by a comprehensive statistical analysis of the data set.Ethics and dissemination The study was registered prospectively in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS-ID: DRKS00023143,URL: https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?…”
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Arabic Linguistics And Phonetics* An Introduction To The Neo-khalilian Theory by Abderrahmane Hadj Saleh

“…The notion of open corpus: Similarly to those of the physician or biologist, the data colleted by the linguist need to be validated thanks to their verifiable characteristic. 2. …”
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Association Between the Information Environment, Knowledge, Perceived Lack of Information, and Uptake of the HPV Vaccine in Female and Male Undergraduate Students in Belgrade, Serb... by Stefan Mandić-Rajčević, Vida Jeremić Stojković, Mila Paunić, Snežana Stojanović Ristić, Marija Obradović, Dejana Vuković, Smiljana Cvjetković

“…The research instrument was a questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data, information environment (sources of information, trust in sources of information, as well as questions related to perceived lack of information), knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccines, and vaccination status. …”
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A randomized controlled trial testing supervision strategies in community mental health by Shannon Dorsey, Rashed AlRasheed, Suzanne EU Kerns, Rosemary D Meza, Noah Triplett, Esther Deblinger, Nathaniel Jungbluth, Lucy Berliner, Lavangi Naithani, Michael D Pullmann

“…One hundred and thirty-three clinicians had recorded TF-CBT session data for 258 youth. We examined six adherence outcomes, including potential moderators. …”
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The level of hand hygiene compliance by operating room personnel of ‎Educational Hospitals in Hamadan University of Medical Science by Mitra Zandiyeh, Seyed Reza Borzo

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Flapless Immediate Implant Placement With and Without Bone Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Saeed Sadat Mansouri, Farhan Musaie, Abbas Mirzaei, Samad Samadizadeh, Salar Chaychi Salmasi, Tahereh Bitaraf

“…The protocol was registered in PROSPERO with code CRD42024499377, ensuring transparency and accountability in our research. …”
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Numerical Study of Surrounding Rock Damage in Deep-Buried Tunnels for Building-Integrated Underground Structures by Penglin Zhang, Chong Zhang, Weitao Chen, Chunhui He, Yang Liu, Zhaofei Chu

“…A finite element model was established to analyze surrounding rock damage under cyclic blasting loads, and the model was validated using field data. Simulations were then carried out to explore the evolution of the damage zone under various stress conditions. …”
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Agricultural Innovation Characteristics and Their Utilisation: A Case of National Agricultural Research Organization by Barekye, Alex

“…In order to establish how the innovation characteristics and market attributes affect utilization of innovations, a total of 91 households involved in cassava, maize and rice production were interviewed in Kihiihi sub-county, one of the sub-counties in Kanungu district where the NARO innovations on cassava, maize and rice have been promoted. The data was collected, coded, cleaned and analysed using SPSS to generate frequency tables and STATA to generate an ordered logistic regression of innovation characteristics and market attributes on utilization of agricultural innovations. …”
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