Associations between caregiver mental health and young children’s behaviour in a rural Kenyan sample by Christina A. Laurenzi, Xanthe Hunt, Sarah Skeen, Phillip Sundin, Robert E. Weiss, Victor Kosi, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Mark Tomlinson

“…We discuss further implications for programming and health services delivery.…”
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Cultivating meaningful work for early-career professionals by Nelesh Dhanpat, Lerato Mabeso, Masego Madiba, Kabelo Malete, Lindiwe Mashanye

“…Research approach/design and method: Eleven early-career professionals participated in semi-structured interviews using purposive-convenience sampling. Data were analysed using Braun and Clarke’s six-phase thematic analysis, identifying five themes. …”
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Simulation Model for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain in a Developing Country: A Case Study of the Banana Supply Chain in Malawi by Evance Hlekwayo Moyo, Stephen Carstens, Jackie Walters

“…<i>Methods</i>: Mixed-methods research was utilised, employing a literature review, participant interviews, observations, and survey data collected from 353 participants from three districts in Malawi to gain insight into the banana SC problem, establish objectives, and develop a simulation model complemented by design science research. …”
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Motives for new psychoactive substances consumption among young adults in Uzbekistan: a qualitative study protocol by Guzalkhon A. Zakhidova, Uladzimir I. Pikirenia, Timur S. Syunyakov, Mariya V. Prilutskaya

“…In Central Asia, while the trafficking in NPS continues to grow, there remains a lack of data on the social, health and psychological consequences of their use. …”
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Pharmacovigilance analysis of secondary primary malignancies and antibiotic interactions in CAR-T cell therapies by Yun Peng, Yuxuan Song, Jiaxing Lin, Caipeng Qin, Yiqing Du, Tao Xu

“…Objective: This study aims to systematically evaluate the association between antibiotics and the incidence and timing of SPMs in patients receiving CAR-T cell therapy, using data from the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. …”
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Can education heal? Staff and students exploring reparative pedagogies in the context of institutional harms in higher education by Havva Görkem Altunbas, Xiaoyan Guo, Yuncong Liu, Helen Knowler, Tor Wright

“…What was interesting about this report was the inclusion of education-related recommendations, signalling a recognition that reckoning with legacies of harm meant going beyond apology towards intentionally confronting the educational implications of post-inquiry work. Reckoning with historic and contemporary harms in educational contexts is under-theorised in learning development literature. …”
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Analysis of research trends on economic growth and environmental degradation: a bibliometric study by Manuel Humberto Vásquez Coronado, Carlos Javier Medina Valderrama, Alejandro Valencia-Arias, Humberto Iván Morales Huamán, Jackeline Valencia, Sebastián Cardona-Acevedo

“…Notably, it underscores the adverse contribution of inadequate natural resource consumption, especially non-renewable energy, to environmental degradation. Overall, these implications underscore the urgency of concerted efforts to address this critical issue.…”
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Is self-perception of cardiac symptoms related to the psychological profile of patients? A cross-sectional study of individuals undergoing 24-hour Holter monitoring by Renata Lima Giolo, Guilherme Fenelon, Marcelo Franken, Marcelo Katz

“…Clinical, demographic, and electrocardiographic data were collected. Psycho-behavioral characteristics were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Type D Scale. …”
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COMBINING ALLOMETRY AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TO ESTIMATE ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS AT THE INDIVIDUAL TREE LEVEL by Marín Pompa-García, Jaime Roberto Padilla-Martínez, Eduardo Daniel Vivar-Vivar, Jose Israel Yerena-Yamallel

“…Methodology: The experiment included a natural stand of mixed and uneven-aged forest (PAW) and a forestry plantation (REB) as strategic areas to contribute to refining the knowledge regarding AGB estimation. Combining field data with the use of a DJI Phantom 4 Multispectral UAV, we explored TH as a predictor variable of AGB using regression procedures. …”
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Direct cost of inpatient wound dressing in South West Nigeria: A cross-sectional study. by Kolawole Damilare Ogundeji, Wilson Wezile Chitha

“…The study investigates the cost implications of wound dressing across wound aetiology among hospitalized patients.…”
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The Role of Neuroscience in Shaping Marketing Narratives for Rural Agricultural Producers: A Systematic Review by Olaitan Shemfe, Ifeanyi Mbukanma

“…Two independent reviewers screened the records, resulting in the inclusion of 20 studies. Key data from each study were extracted and synthesized using an inductive thematic analysis approach. …”
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The association between burnout and medical professionalism in medical trainees: a systematic review by Sanaz Bordbar, Seyed Muhammadreza Mousavi, Shahram Samadi

“…Two authors screened and extracted data from eligible studies, resolving disagreements through a third reviewer. …”
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Time trends in the incidence of clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes in the UK 2009–2018: a retrospective cohort study by Irwin Nazareth, Irene Petersen, Kingshuk Pal, Laura Horsfall, Manuj Sharma

“…Introduction To describe recent trends in the incidence of clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes in people seen in UK general practice.Research design and methods A retrospective cohort study using IQVIA Medical Research Data looking at people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes through primary care registers in the UK between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2018.Results A cohort of 426 717 people were clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and 418 656 people met the criteria for a diagnosis of pre-diabetes in that time period. …”
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Vulnerability of Minors to the Influence of Television Food Advertising: Parental Perspectives by Vusi Mpungane, Tshepo Tlapana

“…This quantitative cross-sectional study, which involved a nonprobability sampling method, specifically convenience sampling, focused on a subset of the larger eThekwini population, particularly 400 parents with minors residing in the region. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 27 software, employing descriptive statistics to summarize the findings. …”
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A review of the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating food insecurity in Africa by Solomon Asamoah, Henry Mensah, Eric Kwame Simpeh, Eric Oduro-Ofori, Sandra Serwaa Boateng, Sarah Boateng, Listowel Koda Frimpong, Priscilla Okyere

“…Abductive reasoning was employed to analyze the collected data, which were then subjected to thematic analysis using an iterative read-and-review procedure. …”
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Macroeconomic factors and venture capital market liquidity: evidence from Europe* by Fauna Atta Frimpong, Ellis Kofi Akwaa-Sekyi, Ibrahim Suleman Anyars, Akua Peprah-Yeboah, Ramon Saladrigues Sole

“…The study effectively shows the aggregate impact of the macroeconomic conditions which is usually not the case with firm-level data.…”
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Public Perception on the Implementation of PON XXI Event North Sumatera-Aceh at Situngkir Panguruan Beach in 2024 by Zuhriyah Zuhriyah, Azadeh Zarei, Louie Peter Gula, Samsuddin Siregar

“…The research examined community attitudes toward event implementation and its implications for local development. Materials and methods. …”
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Effect of educational training about CAM-ICU on nurses’ knowledge, confidence, and practice to detect delirium among critically ill patients in intensive care unit by Mona Ibrahim Hebeshy, Samia Gaballah, Eman Ragab Elsayed

“…Paired t-test was used for data analysis. Results ICU nurses’ knowledge and confidence in using the CAM-ICU significantly improved after training (p < .001). …”
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A novel platelets-related gene signature for predicting prognosis, immune features and drug sensitivity in gastric cancer by Qun Li, Cheng Zhang, Yulin Ren, Lei Qiao, Shuning Xu, Ke Li, Ying Liu

“…This research aims to establish a predictive platelets-related gene signature in GC with prognostic and therapeutic implications.MethodsWe downloaded the transcriptome data and clinical materials of GC patients (n=378) from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. …”
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Exploring Income Convergence for Central and South Asia by Hameed Gul, Ihtisham ul Haq, Dilawar Khan, Piratdin Allayarov, Khurram Abbas

“…The objective of this study is to test income convergence through beta and sigma convergence for Central and South Asia integration using data from 1990 to 2022. Sigma convergence is tested through the standard deviation and coefficient of variation of average per capita income, while beta convergence is tested using panel unit root tests. …”
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