Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial protocol by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kirsten Black, Heather McKay, Marion Haas, Jayne Lucke, Jeffery F Peipert

“…Any protocol modifications will be communicated to Ethics Committee and Trial Registration registry. …”
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Effective Facial Expression Recognition System Using Artificial Intelligence Technique by Imad S. Yousif, Tarik A. Rashid, Ahmed S. Shamsaldin, Sabat A. Abdulhameed, Abdulhady Abas Abdullah

“… Facial expressions are the most basic non-verbal method people use to communicate feelings, intentions and reactions without words. …”
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LEVERAGING AI TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PROJECT TEAM DYNAMICS: IMPACT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT by Olena Kuzminska, Denys Pohrebniak, Mariia Mazorchuk, Viacheslav Osadchyi

“…Since intragroup dynamics is a key factor affecting team performance, this paper is the result of the study conducted as part of the Group Dynamics and Communications course at National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES) to determine the potential of using AI tools as tools to support the group dynamics of self-organised teams during the implementation of educational projects. …”
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Assessment of Blood Pressure Control Status Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Rwandan District Hospital NCD Clinics: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study by Evariste Ntaganda, Ziad El-Khatib, Regine Mugeni, Boniface Nsengiyumva, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, James Gafirita, Francois Uwinkindi, Richard Kalisa

“…We assessed blood pressure (BP) control among adult hypertensive patients attending non-communicable disease (NCD) clinics in five Rwandan district hospitals. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…Overall, participants found the dashboard easy to navigate and found the resources, notifications, and ability to communicate with the health care team to be especially helpful. …”
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Prebiotic emergent sources for aquaculture: Microalgae and insects by Mónica Vanessa Oviedo-Olvera, Ana Angélica Feregrino-Pérez, María Isabel Nieto-Ramírez, Marta Montserrat Tovar-Ramírez, Humberto Aguirre-Becerra, Juan Fernando García-Trejo

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The involvement of reactive oxygen species in wounding-induced archeospores production in Neopyropia yezoensis by Dahai Gao, Chaofeng Teng, Xinghong Yan

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Optimizing alpha–beta filter for enhanced predictions accuracy in industrial applications using Mamdani fuzzy inference system by Junaid Khan, Muhammad Fayaz, Umar Zaman, Eunkyu Lee, Awatef Salim Balobaid, Muhammad Bilal, Kyungsup Kim

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Achieving high precision and productivity in laser machining of Ti6Al4V alloy: A comprehensive study using a n-predictor polynomial regression model and PSO algorithm by Avinash Chetry, Sandesh Sanjeev Phalke, Arup Nandy

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Microstructural modification, mechanical properties, and wear behaviour of aged Al–Si–Mg/Si3N4 composites for aerospace applications by Chinmay Mundayadan Chandroth, Jithin Vishnu, Bassiouny Saleh, K.R. Ananthakrishnan, Deva Narayan A, Aswin R. Kurup, Sidharth S, Karthik V. Shankar

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The Effects of Foot Reflexology Massage on the Sleep Quality of Nurses Working in the Selected Hospitals of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences by Mojgan Gholitabar Omrani, mohammad Reza Ghasemi, Mohammad Gholizadeh Gerdrodbari, Roghayeh Javan, Neda Mahdavifar

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Urban Development and Business Growth: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Natukwatsa, Doreen

“…From the findings, businesses have advanced internal communications quite a bit as well, making it possible for employees at many companies to work from home throughout the coronavirus pandemic. …”
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Urban Development and Business Growth: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Natukwatsa, Doreen

“…From the findings, businesses have advanced internal communications quite a bit as well, making it possible for employees at many companies to work from home throughout the coronavirus pandemic. …”
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Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study by Jos M G A Schols, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma Everink, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Christa Lohrmann

“…QoL was assessed using the WHO Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire.Settings Participants were drawn from two slums in Ghana, one in a fishing-dominated community and the other in an industrial community.Participants This study included 400 participants aged 60 and above who had lived in either slum for at least 1 month and were able to communicate verbally.Results Although the means of all participants’ transformed scores were poor in the physical and psychological domains, they were moderate in all other domains. …”
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Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results by Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Roberto Esporcatte, Mário Henrique Elesbão de Borba, Ana Clara Neri Ávila Baleeiro, Beatriz Caldas Gonçalves, Enzo Inumaru, Enzo Mata de Sousa, Giovana Barros Leal, Henrique Soares de Araújo Pereira Farias, Juliana Alves de Souza, Lure Emilly Barreto da Silva, Matheus Canguçu de Paiva Queiroz, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, John Eikelboom, Álvaro Avezum

“…Following baseline evaluation, including lifestyle questionnaires, and measurements of office and central blood pressure (BP), home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) and flow mediated dilation (FMD), patients were randomized to a spirituality-based intervention, which included training for forgiveness, gratitude, optimism, and life purpose delivered by daily WhatsApp communications, or to the control group (CG). Main outcomes were between group difference in change from baseline to 12 weeks in office and central BP, HBPM and FMD, using t-tests, analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) adjusting for baseline differences, and, in addition, missing data imputation as a sensitivity analysis. …”
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Contribution of the Geodiversity knowledge to social, economic, and environmental health development by Cassio Silva, Edson Farias Mello, Gilberto Dias Calaes, Patricia Duringer Jacques, André Luiz Invernizzi

“…Regarding infrastructure, geosciences support both social (housing, sanitation, education, healthcare) and economic (energy, transportation, communications) developments. Tourism benefits from geoparks and scenic areas, while environmental studies focus on impact assessments, disaster prevention, and the rehabilitation of degraded areas. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…To compare mortality trends of patients who died in hospital from SARS‐CoV‐2 infection during the first three waves of infection as defined by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases of South Africa. Methods. This was a retrospective cohort study at a district level hospital of 311 adults who died within the first three waves of COVID‐19. …”
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Overweight and obesity among adolescents: health-conscious behaviours, acceptance, and the health behaviours of their parents by Anna Lewandowska, Grzegorz Rudzki, Tomasz Lewandowski, Anna Bartosiewicz, Michał Próchnicki, Aleksandra Stryjkowska-Góra, Barbara Laskowska, Małgorzata Sierpińska, Sławomir Rudzki, Sergii Pavlov

“…Obesity in children is associated with an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, but in addition to somatic problems, it also causes negative psychosocial effects. …”
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Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial examining the effects of temporarily pausing Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy to coincide with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination... by Abhishek Abhishek, Jonathan A Cook, Helen M Parry, Anne Francis, Lelia Duley, Vicki S Barber, Paul Moss, Nicholas Peckham

“…Dissemination will be via peer-review publications, newsletters and conferences. Results will be communicated to participants, the CLL patient and clinical communities and health policy-makers.Trial registration number ISRCTN14197181.…”
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Use of spent yeasts from bioethanol production plant as low-cost nitrogen sources for ethanol fermentation from sweet sorghum stem juice in low-cost bioreactors by Thanawat Thanapornsin, Rattanaporn Phongsri, Lakkana Laopaiboon, Pattana Laopaiboon

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