The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Paul Leighton, Wei Chern Gavin Fong, Ingrid Muller, Laura Howells, Arabella Baker, Eleanor J Mitchell, Eleanor Harrison, Leila Thuma, Yimin Jiang, Lucy Bradshaw, Alan Montgomery, Fiona Cowdel, Matthew J Ridd, Jane Ravenscroft, Reiko J Tanaka, Miriam Santer, Richard Swinden, Nicholas Hilken, Carron Layfield, Richard Dooley, Sophia Collins, Clare Upton, Tracy Owen, Firoza Davies, Devin Patel, Mars Eddis-Finbow, Hywel C Williams, Goldie Putrym, Kim S Thomas, Amanda Roberts

“…Participants are allocated 1:1 to either the weekly bathing group (bathe 1 or 2 times a week) or the daily bathing group (bathe 6 or more times a week) for 4 weeks. The primary outcome is POEM, assessed weekly over 4 weeks. …”
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Are community-based nurse-led self-management support interventions effective in chronic patients? Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Azzurra Massimi, Corrado De Vito, Ilaria Brufola, Alice Corsaro, Carolina Marzuillo, Giuseppe Migliara, Maria Luisa Rega, Walter Ricciardi, Paolo Villari, Gianfranco Damiani

“…Several studies have determined that nurses, among the health professionals, are more recommended to promote health and deliver preventive programs within the primary care context. …”
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Sustaining heavy crude oil production with chemical EOR: A comparative study by Shekhar Jyoti Dutta, Dhrubajyoti Neog

“…The current work finally concludes that AS solutions are more effective in enhancing heavy oil recovery than alkaline and ASP flooding, as they are capable of lowering the IFT and CA more than alkaline and ASP flooding.…”
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Factors affecting target INR levels in homebound and ambulatory patients who use warfarin by Ozge Tuncer, Ayca Asma Sakalli, Mustafa Ozan Gursoy

“…Group A patients received more education/information about warfarin, and warfarin-related complications were fewere in such patients (p<0.05). …”
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Cultural Intelligence and Intellectual Capital: Evidence from External Audit Firms by Sohail Momeny, Zahra Poorzamani

“…Intellectual capital (IC) is acknowledged as a strategic advantage for improved performance, and cultural intelligence (CI) is becoming a more significant asset for managers, employees, entrepreneurs, and their organizations. …”
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Nutritional Status of a Group of Children Under Five Suffering from Malaria in a Timor Leste District by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Sol Esther García Morales, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> children from 0 to 1 year of age are 2 to 4 times more likely to experience malnutrition. Females are between 2 and 5 times more likely to be undernourished than other children with malaria.…”
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Study on Mesoscopic Damage Evolution Characteristics of Single Joint Sandstone Based on Micro-CT Image and Fractal Theory by Hao Liu, Lulin Zheng, Yujun Zuo, Zhonghu Wu, Wenjibin Sun, Lujing Zheng, Chao Pan, Jianyun Lin, Zehua Zhu, Zhibin Hao

“…The larger the ω, the more serious the damage, and the greater the D, the more complex the failure mode. …”
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Vortex-Induced Vibration Performance Prediction of Double-Deck Steel Truss Bridge Based on Improved Machine Learning Algorithm by Yang Yang, Huiwen Hou, Gang Yao, Bo Wu

“…The prediction model is more efficient in terms of computational efficiency compared to the numerical simulation method.…”
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Efficient grain refinement of as-cast Al-Mg-Si alloy via warm deformation: grain boundary based quantitative analysis on its dynamic recrystallization behaviors by Jiawei Luo, Jin Zhang, Wei Xiong

“…This work demonstrates a more efficient route, where the as-cast 6xxx Al-Mg-Si alloys achieve superior grain refinement (5.43 ± 5.7 µm) compared to homogenized samples (17.13 ± 22.1 µm) at warm deformation temperature (270℃). …”
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Ask the experts: Community Engagement studios to inform research on cannabis use in cancer symptom management by Brittney Greene, Grace Mckenzie, Keenan Gibbons, Salimah H. Meghani, Brooke Worster, Rebecca L. Ashare

“…Our sample primarily included White and Black residents (56% vs. 39%). …”
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Research on territorial spatial planning based on data mining and geographic information visualization by Wang Yingqiao

“…At present, big data and mining technology has been more and more applied to urban planning practice. …”
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Using drone for chemical control of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in canola fields by Roghaiyeh Karimzadeh, Elsa Tabatabaie, Mir Jalil Hejazi, Saeid Behmaram

“…Chemical insecticide application using ground sprayers is the primary method for controlling B. brassicae in canola fields. …”
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Data-driven ethical guidelines for digitized mental health services: principal components analysis by Chinmay Bapat, Snehal Jog

“…Based on these foundational themes, a content-valid 30-item research measure was developed to administer on samples of potential consumers as well as practitioners/trainees. …”
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Life skills in tarung derajat by Ulandari Ulandari, Alek Oktadinata, Anggrawan Janur Putra, Mohd Adrizal, Hendri Munar

“…Apart from that, we also want to know whether the life skills component is more dominant in the programmed training process. …”
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Assessment of the physical activity, body mass index and energy intake of HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected women in Mangaung, Free State province by Z. Hattingh, M. le Roux, M. Nel, C. Walsh

“…This study aimed to assess physical activity, the body mass index (BMI) and energy intake of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-uninfected and HIV-infected black women in Mangaung. Method: A random sample of 500 black women was selected in Mangaung. …”
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Gamma radiation shielding effectiveness of PbO2 doped borosilicate glasses by Mohamed Elsafi, Mohamed Y. Hanfi, Shoaa M. Al-Balawi, M. I. Sayyed

“…The TF increases with rising energy, reaching 37.8–42.11% at 0.662 MeV, indicating that more photons penetrate the glass as the energy increases.…”
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Exploring ultrasound-induced free radical formation: A comparative study in water and sour cherry juice using glutathione and terephthalic acid indicators by Nursena Aktı, Semanur Yildiz

“…Subsequently, ultrasound was applied to aqueous TPA solution using the 19 mm probe—representing the more challenging conditions—at a previously optimized amplitude (67 %) during 30 min. …”
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Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Marketing Innovations of Healthcare Institutions

“…The subject is examined by quantitative research, using the questionnaire method on a sample of N=208 respondents. The data collected from the respondents show that the size of the healthcare facility has an impact on the use of AI as a marketing tool. …”
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Compliance of commercial motorcycle riders with road safety regulations in a peri-urban town of Ghana. by Dorcas Hagan, Elvis E Tarkang, Fortress Yayra Aku

“…Determining motorcycle riders' compliance with road safety regulations is critical in helping to curb this menace.<h4>Method</h4>A cross-sectional study was employed involving a multistage sample of 238 motorcycle riders. …”
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Ovarian histological and gene expression analysis of two Rutilus kutum (Kamensky 1901) races during spawning migration by Saman Farasati, Majidreza Khoshkholgh, Sajad Nazari

“…Caspian kutum, Rutilus kutum is the most common species of the Cyprinidae family in the Iranian coastal waters of the Caspian Sea and comprises, on average, more than 70% of the annual commercial bony fish catch. …”
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