Traditional ecological knowledge and practices in Zimbabwe: medicinal ethnobotany and ethnozoology among communities in Chipinge district by Justice Muvengwi, Alfred Maroyi

“…Methods Between December 2018 and March 2019, data were collected from 22 traditional healers using semi-structured questionnaires focusing on medicinal species, their uses, harvesting or collection methods, and their socioeconomic impacts. …”
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The request for assisted suicide – a challenging topic to teach in medical education. Project report on a compulsory elective course at the Aachen University Hospital by Scherg, Alexandra, Wegmann, Miriam, Biersching, Thekla, Fink, Daniel, Lemos, Martin, Elsner, Frank

“…In order to gain a better understanding of the students’ perspectives and fears, a comparative analysis of the digital course and semi-structured student interviews are currently underway.…”
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Medico-Social Approach to the Development of a Methodology for Assessing the “Quality of Life” after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 1 by I. G. Ovechkin, N. I. Ovechkin, A. V. Shakula, A. I. Pavlov, D. F. Pokrovsky

“….); analysis of proven methods for studying QoL in keratorefractive surgery and asthenopic conditions in patients with RNT; analysis of the classification structure of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) from the standpoint of the development of characteristic “domains”.Results. …”
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Modeling the Causal Loop Diagram of the Waste Management Cycle and Providing a Solution to Organize the Existing Situation (Kerman Case Study) by Hossein Vahidi, Mohammad Ali Bagherzadeh Kohbanani

“…The purpose of this study is to create a new financial structure in the form of an activity license and investigate the informal flow of waste collectors in three scenarios by the causal loop diagram of the waste management cycle in Vensim software. …”
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Patient perspectives of jail based MOUD treatment: views of individuals who have returned to the community following incarceration by Claudia Santelices, Warren Ferguson, Rebecca Rottapel, Ekaterina Pivovarova, Elizabeth Evans, Thomas Stopka, Peter Friedmann

“…Methods We conducted qualitative analyses of semi-structured interviews that were conducted in 2022 with 38 adults released to the community who had been treated with MOUD while living in one of eight Massachusetts jails. …”
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The Growth and Yield of Shallots and Melons Based on the Interseasonal Windbreaks Cropping System in Anticipation of Climate Change by Saparso, Sudarmaji Arief, Bachtiar Musthafa Muhammad, Tamad

“…The result of the observation data were observed by means of variance and the Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) 5% test was performed. …”
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Home Healthcare Medication Safety risks among older adults with chronic diseases: a qualitative study by Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh, Zahra Amrollah Majdabadi Kohne, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Forough Rafii, Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki

“…Methods Qualitative research employing conventional content analysis was conducted using Graneheim and Lundman’s approach. was conducted in three home care centers in Tehran (Iran) from August 2020 to July 2022. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 7 nurses, 2 supervisors, 2 nursing assistants (experts in non-nursing careers), 1 home care inspector (expert of the Deputy of Treatment), and 3 family caregivers in home settings, along with four participatory observations and visual methods (narrative photography) focusing on medication safety challenges. …”
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Health worker experiences on the integration of digital health tools for HPV vaccination and cervical cancer services in Rwanda by Hassan Sibomana, Joyeuse Ukwishaka, Hassan Mtenga, Oswald Luoga, Diana Acosta, Marcie Fisher-Borne, Grace Juan Soma, Marcel Bahizi, Francois Uwinkindi, Marc Hagenimana, Irene Mukanyandwi, Innocent Mbele, Maya Rivera Hildebrand

“…Methodology Using a qualitative approach, the study engaged 15 participants using purposeful sampling to ensure data saturation and maximum variation. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with key informants in selected Rwandan healthcare facilities that currently use digital health interventions for HPV vaccinations (e-tracker), and cervical cancer screening and treatment (mUzima app). …”
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Correlation with viruses enhances network complexity and stability of co-occurrence prokaryotes across the oceans by Bo Wang, Yantao Liang, Kaiyue Lian, Chuyu Zhang, Meiaoxue Han, Min Wang, Hongbing Shao, Andrew McMinn, Hualong Wang

“…However, the mechanisms behind the association and structuring of microbiomes with viruses still remain largely unknown. …”
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Social support and symptoms of antenatal depression among women screened for gestational diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study in Northern Vietnam (the VALID II study). by Ai T Nguyen, Kien Dang Nguyen, Hieu Minh Le, Thanh D Nguyen, Dan W Meyrowitsch, Ib C Bygbjerg, Jens Søndergaard, Hanh T T Nguyen, Christina A Vinter, Ditte S Linde, Tine M Gammeltoft, Vibeke Rasch

“…The women were screened for GDM and structured questionnaire were used to collect data on social support factors, GDM factors, and symptoms of depression. …”
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Interrogating green social prescribing in South Wales; A multi-stakeholder qualitative exploration. by Menna Brown, Katharine Sarah Aylett

“…Three multi-discipline research workshops and ten semi-structured, one-to-one interviews were conducted either in person or via zoom. …”
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Information access and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among foreign-born persons in Sweden – a focus group interview-study by Mia Söderberg, Juhaina Swaid, Kristina Aurelius, Annika Rosengren, Kristina Jakobsson, Maria Magnusson

“…Methods We used purposive sampling to recruit foreign-born adults who expressed being hesitant towards getting vaccinated, as well as health guides and doulas who were assigned to spread COVID-19 related information in immigrant-dense urban areas. Data were collected using semi-structured focus group interviews, which were transcribed verbatim and analysed according to systematic text condensation. …”
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Hypoglycemia and Anemia Associated with Malaria among Pregnant Mothers living with HIV attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State-Nigeria by Sani, N. M., Mukhtar, A. U., Mohammed, Y.

“…After obtaining ethical approval, a total of 200 HIV positive and equivalent numbers of HIV negative pregnant mothers were selected from whom socio-demographic and biomedical data was collected using structured Questionnaire. …”
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Gender characteristics of the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in the adult population of the Vladimir region by M. N. Mamedov, L. T. Sushkova, R. V. Isakov, V. A. Kutsenko, O. A. Drapkina

“…Cerebrovascular diseases occupy fourth place in the NCD structure. Their prevalence was 6,1% among men and 4,4% among women. …”
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Analysis of informativeness of features of classification of dangerous weather events based on radar observation results by O. V. Vasiliev, E. S. Boyarenko, A. N. Savelyev, N. V. Gorbachev

“…The classification criterion based on the maximum probability functional was chosen to determine the structure of classification algorithms and decision rules. …”
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Pig Aggression Tracking and Analysis Application Based on A RPMeMOTR Method by Shuqin Tu, Haoxuan Ou, Aqing Yang, Yun Liang, Jiaying Du, Yuefei Cao, Ruilin He, Fang Yuan

“…Firstly, we create a new backbone structure named RKNet to enhance aggression feature extraction and representation learning ability. …”
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Misconceptions and Behavioral Risks in Parental Antibiotic Use on Romanian Children: A Cross-Sectional Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices by Alin Iuhas, Radu Galiș, Marius Rus, Andreea Balmoș, Cristian Marinău, Larisa Niulaș, Zsolt Futaki, Dorina Matioc, Cristian Sava

“…Participants completed a 15 item structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression to examine associations and control for potential confounding effects between education level, residential environment, and parental misconceptions regarding antibiotic use. …”
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Solid-State Circuit Breaker Topology Design Methodology for Smart DC Distribution Grids with Millisecond-Level Self-Healing Capability by Baoquan Wei, Haoxiang Xiao, Hong Liu, Dongyu Li, Fangming Deng, Benren Pan, Zewen Li

“…The proposed topology employs a symmetrical bridge structure compatible with both pole-to-pole and pole-to-ground fault scenarios. …”
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Evaluation of an assistive exosuit for alleviating neck and shoulder muscle fatigue during prolonged flexed neck posture by Hang Man Cho, Jae-Ryeong Choi, Jung-Hwan Moon, Kyu-Jin Cho, Seung-Won Kim

“…This research presents a novel assistive exosuit, characterized by its slim and lightweight structure and intuitive control without the use of hands, designed to mitigate muscle fatigue in the neck and shoulders during prolonged flexed neck posture. …”
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Computer Program for Primer Design for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) by L. U. Akhmetzianov

“…A modification of the direct sampling method using a stencil approach was proposed, taking into account the GC composition and annealing temperature of primers depending on their structure. A software package with a friendly interface was developed. …”
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