The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health. Causes and consequences - an overview by Michał Jakub Cioch, Urszula Kaczmarska, Aleksandra Woźniak, Julia Nowak, Kamil Hermanowicz, Katarzyna Doman, Agnieszka Najdek, Daria Oleksy, Marcin Mycyk, Dawid Komada

“…Conclusion: The pandemic of COVID-19  has affected not only people's physical health but also their mental health. …”
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Cross-Modal Augmented Transformer for Automated Medical Report Generation by Yuhao Tang, Ye Yuan, Fei Tao, Minghao Tang

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Context makes a difference: a qualitative study exploring how to implement a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community by Sara Vandervelde, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Ellen Vlaeyen, Johan Flamaing, Sien Valy, Goedele Belaen, Koen Milisen

“…Abstract Background Falls are a major problem in community-dwelling older people. Multifactorial falls prevention interventions are recommended as intervention. …”
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Smartphone postural sway and pronator drift tests as measures of neurological disability by Michael Calcagni, Peter Kosa, Bibi Bielekova

“…In conclusion, a simple 1-min postural sway test accurately measures body oscillations that increase with natural aging and differentiates them from abnormally increased body oscillations in people with neurological disabilities.…”
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Development of Predictive Models for Progression from Diabetic Kidney Disease to End-Stage Renal Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hu H, Mu X, Zhao S, Yang M, Zhou H

“…Huiyue Hu, Xiaodie Mu, Shuya Zhao, Min Yang, Hua Zhou Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hua Zhou; Min Yang, Department of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, 213003, People’s Republic of China, Email zhouhua2323@suda.edu.cn; yangmin1516@suda.edu.cnAim: The aim of this study was to develop a predictive model for the progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and to evaluate the effectiveness of renal pathology and the kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) in this context.Methods: The study comprised two parts. …”
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Association between C-reactive protein and chronic pain in US adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study. by Chunsheng Huang, Qizhen Tong, Qiaoling Tong

“…The objective of this study is to ascertain the prevalence of chronic pain among people in the United States and investigate its association with C-reactive protein (CRP) levels.…”
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Exploring the Mediating Role of Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis-Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Its Impact on Worsening Prognosis by Guangjie Wang MD, Chenxiao Hao MD, Sun Yao MD, Yiqin Wang PHD, Zongtao Xu MD, Huiying Zhao MD, Youzhong An MD

“…Using data from the Peking University People's Hospital Investigation on Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy database, we categorized patients into DIC and non-DIC groups based on DIC scores within 24 h of ICU admission (< 5 cutoff). …”
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NT5E (CD73) as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target associated with immune infiltration in lung adenocarcinoma by Leyan Chen, Tuoya Qi, Bishu Zhang, Xuelong Wang, Mingfeng Zheng

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Assessment of Knowledge Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Chinese Women: A Comprehensive Population-Based Study by Huang X, Ruan G, Sun P

“…Xinxin Huang,1 Guanyu Ruan,2 Pengming Sun2 1The Ministry of Health, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Clinical Research Center for Gynecologic Oncology, Fujian Matermity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Guanyu Ruan; Pengming Sun, Email ruangy_fjsfy@163.com; sunfemy@hotmail.comBackground: While studies on cervical cancer screening (CCS) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake exist in China, few have examined both within populations participating in CCS programs.Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based survey included 37,797 women aged 18– 64 years attending gynecological outpatient clinics. …”
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Finding mobility in place attachment research: lessons for managed retreat by Robin Willcocks-Musselman, Robin Willcocks-Musselman, Julia Baird, Karen Foster, Julia Woodhall-Melnik, Kate Sherren

“…Climate change will affect many global landscapes in the future, requiring millions of people to move away from areas at risk from flooding, erosion, drought and extreme temperatures. …”
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Equitable transportation and resilience hubs: Analysis of underserved population needs, usage, and travel behaviour by Thayanne G.M. Ciriaco, Syeda Narmeen Zehra, Veronica Wambura, Stephen D. Wong

“…Extreme weather events and other hazardous events often require a range of strategies to safely shelter people, distribute resources, and facilitate recovery efforts. …”
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Advertisement and Sales Performance in Mtn Uganda, Kabale Branch. by Mwebesa, Acleo

“…The results further revealed that there is no significant relationship between media advertisement and sales performance (r = 0.511, p = 0.663), there is a significant effect of billboards and sponsorship of events on sales performance (r = 0.003, p = 0.412), and lastly, there is no significant relationship between advertisement and sales performance of MTN Uganda Kabale district (r = 0.610, p = 0.713).Based on research findings, the following recommendations were made: there is a need for MTN Uganda to conduct a customer communication needs assessment and be in a better position to design a clear and dependable medium to reach out to the public with services and products; there is a need to hire marketing professionals with the ability to package advertisement messages; and there is a need to choose the right people and approach to deliver messages. While designing advertisement messages, there is a need to strike a balance between the message content, medium or channel used, and personal qualities of the people involved in the ads if the process is to be impactful. …”
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Micro Finance Institutions and Poverty Eradication: A Case Study of Pride Africa Mbarara Branch. by Musinguzi, John

“…Regarding the effect of microfinance savings on poverty alleviation in Mbarara city council, the study findings showed that there are educational services provided to the people by this microfinance 92%, there is the support of education through the provision of loans for school fees 94%, there are health services provided by the microfinance institutions 96%. …”
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Alcoholism in Families and Children Welfare in Kabale Municipality, Uganda. by Gumisirjza, Hillary

“…The study findings reported that alcohol usage negatively affects the welfare of Families through domestic violence, and loss of responsibility on families most of the people involved in alcohol have lost responsibility for families such as providing scholastic materials, and food. …”
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Assessing the Influence of High Population Growth Rate on Food Security in Nyamweru Subcounty Rubanda District. by Twinamasiko, Derrick

“…The study recommends that family planning programs should be designed to provide information, services, and modern means of fertility control to those who are interested, the study recommended that the government should use several methods to control high population growth such as one or two children per family policy, girl child education through giving them scholarships and the researcher recommended that there should be sensitization of people through mass media about the dangers of high population so that people can reduce on early marriages.…”
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The Impact of Drug Abuse on The Learner's Academic Performance in Kisoro Municipality Kisoro District. by Arinitwe, Edward

“…The study recommended that students should reduce and if possible abstain from drugs taking if they are to keep track of education well and improve their academic performance, the government should intervene by putting strict laws on the way sellers of drugs should put the time to open their bars and to close them to reduce on drugs taking among people, students should look for other ways of reducing stress not to end it by drugs taking since it affects their brain and also affects their academic performance, students' leisure time should be spent productively on doing some activities like reading and discussing but not to spend it on drugs abusing if they are to move forward effectively with the education process and there should be massive sensitization on the dangers of drugs on academic performance of students to reduce and if possible end drugs taking among school learning children.…”
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Effect of Gender Based Violence on Women’s Health and Wellbeing in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Ninsiima, Irene

“…The study findings revealed the impact of Gender Violence on the wellbeing of people in Northern Division, Kabale Municipality and these included the low economic status and poverty of women within and outside of marriage, women in abusive relationships frequently change or lose their employment. …”
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Effects of Teenage Motherhood and The Social Welfare of Victims in Kisoro District. by Natukunda, Jowel

“…Sensitization should also be done by the district education office in conjunction with other local actors in schools and communities to disabuse the minds of people to refrain from stigmatizing teenage mothers who re-enter school.…”
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Domestic Violence and Psychosocial Development of Children in Rukungiri Municipality Uganda. by Nyakahoza, Jackline

“…The study recommended that community-wide campaigns should be launched to inform people about the connections between drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence. …”
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Debt Management and Financial Performance of SACCOs in Karamoja Region: A Case of Kamukoi, Thurr and Lotuke SACCOs. by Apio, Brenda

“…This implies that if people are sensitized about the benefits of paying debts to the SACCOs, financial performance will increase. …”
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