Delving into the Elements Impacting Treatment Acceptance among patients with Substance Use Disorder using Health Belief Model: a qualitative study by Sarah Hazem Muslim, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Hadeer Akram Al-Ani

“…Convenience sampling was employed to interview patients from the two specialized treatment centers in Baghdad between Nov. 2023 through Feb 2024. …”
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Assessment of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex With Men and Men of Diverse Sexual Identities: Protocol for an International, Multilingual, Online, Comparative Sexuality Stu... by Andrew D Eaton, Travis R Scheadler, Megan Rowe, Salem Rao, Sandra Kwan, Oliver W J Beer, Paul A Shuper, Tyrone J Curtis, Adam Busch, Daniel Vandervoort, Lauren B McInroy

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to survey adult cisgender men in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom to gain greater insights into how demographics, identity development, attraction, behavior, technology use, relationship negotiation and communication skills, and pre-exposure prophylaxis and life satisfaction relate to each other, and then to interview H-MSM for an in-depth follow-up on survey concepts. MethodsPurposive sampling will be used to recruit men via online and offline venues. …”
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RBMDC-Net: Effective Jaw Cyst Segmentation Network Using Residual Bottleneck and Multiscale Dilated Convolution by Huixia Zheng, Xiaoliang Jiang, Xu Xu, Zhenfei Yuan

“…Next, we process each feature extracted from the encoder by passing it through a series of multiscale dilated convolution modules (MDCM), which capture more diverse and reliable features by increasing the acceptance field. …”
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Effects of communication, trust, and respect on shared decision-making: insights from healthcare providers in Chinese public hospitals by Lu Chen, Huijun Chu, Hui Wang, Liang Du, Yumeng Gao, Jie Shen

“…Focusing on healthcare providers, this study aimed to explore the mechanism by which provider-patient communication, trust, and respect influenced SDM within the context of China’s three-tier public hospital system.MethodsA stratified sampling was employed to survey doctors and nurses from public hospitals in Shanghai, China. …”
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Prevalence and Patterns of Physical Activity amongst Students of Ameeruddin Medical College, Lahore by Rozina Shahadat Khan, Sarah Khalid, Nabeel Athar, Ayesha Saleem, Laiba Saeed, Tahreem Sana

“… Objective: To determine the low, moderate, and high-levels of physical activity based on total metabolic equivalent task (MET)- minutes per week of physical activity in relation to gender, accommodation, and academic year of medical school amongst students of a medical college. Methods: This cross-sectional study includes 177 medical undergraduate students, selected through simple random sampling from December 2023 to March 2024. …”
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Determinants of antenatal care dropout in South Mecha woreda, Amhara regional state, North west Ethiopia, 2024 by Worku Andiso, Gebiyaw Wudie, Kebadenew Mulatu, Deresse Daka

“…The final sample included 111 cases and 215 controls, totaling 326 participants. …”
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Types and Characteristics of Hair Across the Globe: Results of a Multinational Study on 19,461 Individuals by Flament F, Maudet A, Barbarat P, Jabnoun M, Bayer-Vanmoen M, Imbert legrain A, Leclerc-Mercier S, Taieb C, Skayem C, Lebarbanchon L

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and statistical tests (T-test, Pearson’s test).Results: Thin hair was reported by 23.7% of males and 29.2% of females. Dry hair was more common in females (38.9%) than males (32.1%). …”
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Parents’ perspective on children’s access to healthcare services and associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Nona Salimi, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Vahid Ghavami, Reza Matinfar, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi

“…This research aimed to explore parents’ perspective on children’s access to healthcare services and its associated factors. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 317 parents of children aged ≤ 18, chosen by two-stage cluster sampling participated. …”
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Emerging Healthcare Technologies in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: 75 Years of Evolution by Irina Florina CHERCIU HARBIYELI, Elena Daniela BURTEA, Vlad IOVANESCU, Dan Nicolae FLORESCU, Ion ROGOVEANU, Dan Ionut GHEONEA, Adrian SAFTOIU

“… Introduction: Over the past 75 years, gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) has undergone remarkable transformative advancements that continue to shape its future. Material and Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to gather relevant studies on emerging technologies in GIE. …”
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Correlates associated with health insurance on cervical cancer screening in Tanzania: a comparison between the insured and uninsured women using demographic and health survey 2022 by Malale Tungu, Pankras Luoga, Amani Anaeli, Tumaini Nyamhanga

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. This cancer affects more women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Tanzania. …”
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Dignified care and associated factors among adult patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, south west Ethiopia, 2023 by Midhagsaa Dhinsa Kitila, Abiru Neme Negewo, Asresu Feleke Bate, Birhanu Muleta Bayecha, Birhanu Wogane Ilala, Merga garoma Jatu, Misganu Diriba Olana, Mesfin Beharu Deme

“…A simple random sampling technique was utilized to recruit study participants. …”
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Efficacy of computerized cognitive training using mobile devices to promote cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older adults with or without risk of mild cognitive impairme... by Kenneth N K Fong, Alex W K So, Kevin C H Cheung, Jack Y L Cheung, Anson M H Lee, Ryan C Y Wong, Joyce S Y Lau, Pablo Cruz Gonzalez, Wilson W S Wong, Danny K F Li, Diana S H Kam

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy of a 5-month computerized cognitive training programme (CCT) “Exercise your Brain” using mobile devices in improving cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older adults with and without risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods One hundred thirty-four older adults were recruited from 5-day activity centres for the older adults in Hong Kong using convenience sampling to participate in a 5-month CCT training. …”
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Parental perspectives on the maltreatment of children with autism spectrum disorder and associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia by Lilis Lestari, Ramadhaniyati Ramadhaniyati, Ruka Saito, Akiko Tsuda

“…Conversely, participants aged >35 years were more likely to have inappropriate perspectives (OR=0.532, CI=0.290–0.976, p=0.042). …”
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The relationship between diabetes distress and eHealth literacy among patients under 60 years of age with diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional survey by Haoyang Chen, Bin Wang, Yongqing Liu, Qiaoyun Liu, Jiayan Bai, Lijuan Yao, Biyu Shen

“…Future research should explore more representative samples and long-term study designs to validate these findings and evaluate the effectiveness of various interventions.…”
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Evaluation of stroke sequelae and rehabilitation effect on brain tumor by neuroimaging technique: A comparative study. by Xueliang Guo, Lin Sun

“…This study aims at the limitations of traditional methods in the evaluation of stroke sequelae and rehabilitation effect monitoring, especially for the accurate identification and tracking of brain injury areas. …”
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Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study by Sawudatu Zakariah-Akoto, Benjamin Abuaku, Godfred Egbi, Bismark Edem Kofi Klu, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Michael Fokuo Ofori, Collins Stephen Ahorlu, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…IntroductionAdolescent girls are more sensitive to hormonal imbalance with major impact on their nutritional, reproductive, physical, psychosocial, and academic wellbeing. …”
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Synchronous and anti-phase drumming elicit similar prosocial behavior ratings by Sean McWeeny, Sean McWeeny, Adam C. Luoma, Yaseen Al-Saleem, Laurel J. Trainor, Laurel J. Trainor

“…Models provided moderate to extremely strong evidence that the anti-phase and in-phase coordination conditions rated their affect, trust, similarity, and cooperation more strongly than dyads in the alone condition (all BF10 > 3). …”
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Identifying High-Risk Intersections for Walking and Bicycling Using Multiple Data Sources in the City of San Diego by Mahdie Hasani, Arash Jahangiri, Ipek Nese Sener, Sirajum Munira, Justin M. Owens, Bruce Appleyard, Sherry Ryan, Shawn M. Turner, Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani

“…Data mining techniques, a new sampling strategy, and automated video processing methods were adopted to demonstrate a holistic approach that can be applied to identify facilities with highest need of improvement. …”
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Factors that influence uptake of routine postnatal care: Findings on women's perspectives from a qualitative evidence synthesis. by Emma Sacks, Kenneth Finlayson, Vanessa Brizuela, Nicola Crossland, Daniela Ziegler, Caroline Sauvé, Étienne V Langlois, Dena Javadi, Soo Downe, Mercedes Bonet

“…High confidence study findings included the perceived low value of postnatal care for healthy women and infants; concerns around access and quality of care; and women's desire for more emotional and psychosocial support during the postnatal period. …”
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Health-promoting behavior and its determinants towards non-communicable diseases among adult residents of the Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: the application of the health belief model by Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Tizalegn Tesfaye Mamo, Mesfin Abebe, Berhanu Gidisa Debela

“…The baseline characteristics of the participants were summarized using descriptive statistics. The independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare two groups and more than two groups, respectively. …”
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