Efficacy of a Digital Educational Intervention for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective, 6-Month Follow-Up Study by Irene Caballero Mateos, Cristóbal Morales Portillo, María Lainez López, Ángel Vilches-Arenas

“…The intervention group received education through social networks and digital tools in a structured program of healthy lifestyle changes. This was provided by a “Digital Coach” for weekly and on-demand advice and individualized support. …”
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Research on the Influence Mechanism of “Scenery-Relics” Landscape on Public Spatio-Temporal Behavior and Perception Preference in Industrial Wasteland: A Case Study of Shougang Ind... by Sijia QIU, Lige BAO, Jing XU, Fang WEI

“…This approach provides a theoretical reference for the design and transformation of post-industrial landscapes, the optimization of urban green space structure, and the organic renewal of industrial wastelands.…”
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument to Assess Physical Activity Participation Behavior Among Chinese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Liao Y, Wang H, Zhan Y, Liu Y, Wang W, Ke H, Lan F, Zhi Q, Li W, Yu J

“…A sample of COPD patients diagnosed over a year was randomly divided into two groups for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the factor structure. The scale’s content validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were further assessed.Results: 433 COPD patients from four hospitals in a city in China participated in this study. …”
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Menopausia y estereotipos de género: importancia del abordaje desde la educación para la salud [Menopause and gender stereotypes: the importance of the health education approach] by Alicia Botello Hermosa, Rosa Casado Mejía

“…The research was held in Seville (Spain), with 43 women of both rural and urban areas, from different age groups, namely, the young ones (18-25 years, 26-35 years), the middle aged (36-45 years, 46-55 years, 56-65 years), and the elderly (> 65 years). Data collection took place from March, 2008 to December, 2011, and made use of techniques such as semi-structured interviews and 3 focus groups. …”
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Organisation of physical education in universities for students with disabilities: Modular approach by L. V. Zakharova, O. N. Moskovchenko, U. Solimene, N. V. Tretyakova, N. V. Bannikova, N. V. Lyulina, O. A. Kattsin

“…Also, the authors used the methods of mathematical statistics to process the study results. The received data were processed with Microsoft Office Excel. …”
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Examining the relationship between oral health indicators, obesity, and Xerostomia in older adults by Raziyehsadat Rezvaninejad, Mahdie Zeinali, Amirreza Fatemi, Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour

“…Methods This cross-sectional study involved 439 adults aged 50 years or older. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire consisting of five sections: (I) demographic information, (II) oral health (issues such as loose teeth, tooth loss, use of dentures/implants, bleeding gums - self based on reported questionnaires and dental examination), (III) general health, (IV) overweight and/or obesity ( based on BMI- Height and weight measurement by a final year dental student), and (V) xerostomia (self-reported questionnaires). …”
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Business model development for installation of rubber floor mats to support productivity in dairy farming by Suteera Chanthes, Weerasak Sawangloke, Rujira Luangsakdapich, Adisak Pattiya, Yottha Srithep

“…It also used semi-structured interviews to scrutinise the subjective experiences of farmers. …”
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Optimising neonatal services for very preterm births between 27+0 and 31+6 weeks gestation in England: the OPTI-PREM mixed-methods study by Thillagavathie Pillay, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Natalie Armstrong, Sarah E Seaton, Miaoqing Yang, Victor L Banda, Kelvin Dawson, Abdul QT Ismail, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Caroline Cupit, Alexis Paton, Bradley N Manktelow, Elizabeth S Draper, Neena Modi, Helen E Campbell, Elaine M Boyle

“…We studied national neonatal data, costs of care, staff and parents’ perspectives, quality of care and outcomes. …”
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Unlocking winter maize potential: pioneering on-farm strategies for resilient yields in challenging climates by Raj Kumar Jat, Shubham Durgude, Vijay Singh Meena, Vijay Singh Meena, RK Sohane, RN Singh, Illathur R. Reddy, Suneel Kumar, S. Pazhanismy, Sunita Kumari Meena, Kumari Sharda, Susheel Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Seema Kumari, Seema Kumari, Pankaj Kumar, Govind Kumar, Amit Kumar Lenka, Asheesh Chaurasiya, Anup Das, Anil Kumar Jha, Dhananjay Pati Tripathi, Swati Sagar

“…The key factors evaluated for maize yields encompassed sowing windows, varietal performance, topography, seed treatment, earthing up, planting methods, spacing, tillage practices, irrigation, and nutrient management. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire that was validated by visiting on-farm experimentation at fields. …”
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Rainfall as an important process for net N gain during the initial phase of natural recovery in karst desertification by Xia Li, Yu Pang, Hengsheng Lao, Linfang Luo, Tongxin He, Guangting Pei, Shuangshuang Xiao, Baoqing Hu, Jianfei Sun

“…Abstract Nitrogen (N) losses driven by rapid hydrologic processes in karst regions were once considered a potentially key mechanism of N limitation during the initial phase of natural recovery following karst desertification. However, field data are still lacking for studying the hydrologic N budget. …”
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Prognostic Role of Ultrasound Diagnostic Methods in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Zhanna D. Kobalava, Tolkacheva Veronika Vladimirovna, Sarlykov Bekbolot Kanatbekovich, Rena Sh Aslanova, Lapshin Artem Alekseevich, Nazarov Ivan Sergeevich, Smirnov Ilya Pavlovich, Maria V Vatsik-Gorodetskaya, Ghazaal Alavi Tabatabaei, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Georgiana Luisa Baca, Peter A Brady, Rajesh Rajan, Bhavesh Talera

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using a structured telephone survey method at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. …”
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Local QSAR based on quantum chemistry calculations for the stability of nitrenium ions to reduce false positive outcomes from standard QSAR systems for the mutagenicity of primary... by Shigeharu Muto, Ayako Furuhama, Mika Yamamoto, Yasuteru Otagiri, Naoki Koyama, Seiji Hitaoka, Yusuke Nagato, Hirofumi Ouchi, Masahiro Ogawa, Kisako Shikano, Katsuya Yamada, Satoshi Ono, Minami Hoki, Fumiya Ishizuka, Soichiro Hagio, Chiaki Takeshita, Hisayoshi Omori, Kiyohiro Hashimoto, Satsuki Chikura, Masamitsu Honma, Kei-ichi Sugiyama, Masayuki Mishima

“…Abstract Background Primary aromatic amines (PAAs) present significant challenges in the prediction of mutagenicity using current standard quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) systems, which are knowledge-based and statistics-based, because of their low positive prediction values (PPVs). …”
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Conceptualizing the implementation of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in Malawi using a co-design approach by Myness Kasanda Ndambo, Kristine Bærøe, Kamija Samuel Phiri, Isabel-Kazanga Chiumia, Inger Lise Teig, Bjarne Robberstad, Oddvar Martin Kaarbøe, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Tinashe Alinafe Tizifa, Elisabeth Mamani-Mategula, Lumbani Munthali, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

“…Results The inductive analysis yielded four overarching themes from the data. These key themes are PDMC adaptability, trialability, implementability, and sustainability. …”
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Performance of GPT-4 for automated prostate biopsy decision-making based on mpMRI: a multi-center evidence study by Ming-Jun Shi, Zhi-Xiang Wang, Shuang-Kun Wang, Xuan-Hao Li, Yan-Lin Zhang, Ying Yan, Ran An, Li-Ning Dong, Lei Qiu, Tian Tian, Jia-Xin Liu, Hong-Chen Song, Ya-Fan Wang, Che Deng, Zi-Bing Cao, Hong-Yin Wang, Zheng Wang, Wei Wei, Jian Song, Jian Lu, Xuan Wei, Zhen-Chang Wang

“…GPT-4 generated structured reports with given prompts. The performance of GPT-4 was quantified using confusion matrices, and sensitivity, specificity, as well as area under the curve were calculated. …”
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A qualitative study on dietary behaviors and nutritional management needs of patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (系统性红斑狼疮活动期患者饮食行为与营养管理需求的质性研究)... by SONG Weiting (宋炜婷), LI Yuwei (李雨蔚), QIAO Caicai (乔彩彩), WANG Sa (王飒), XUE Fei (薛菲), WANG Yuzhen (王玉珍), MIAO Huali (苗华丽)

“…Methods A descriptive study was conducted, involving semi-structured interviews with 10 patients with active SLE and 6 healthcare providers. …”
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Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy by Stephana Julia Moss, Sonia Siddiqui, Cristina Zuniga Chacon, Cynthia Sriskandarajah, Maia Stelfox, Ben Gaunce, Micaela Harley, Stacie Smith, Sofia B. Ahmed, Kathryn Birnie, Donna Halperin, Scott Halperin, Christine Hampson, Jia Hu, Laura Leppan, Angie Nickle, Kristine Russell, Andrea Soo, May Solis, Henry T. Stelfox, Sharon Straus, Perri R. Tutelman, Quincy Wiele, Kirsten M. Fiest, Nicole Racine, Jeanna Parsons Leigh

“…Phase II consisted of a modified Delphi consensus process to determine evidence-based consensus statements (N = 352 (13% youth) Round 1; N = 87 (33% youth) Round 2). Semi-structured focus groups in Phase III were conducted to refine the consensus statements (N = 16, 25% youth) and design the digital mental health literacy tool (N = 24, 33% youth). …”
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Lethal clinical outcome and chemotherapy and immunotherapy resistance in patients with urothelial carcinoma with MDM2 amplification or overexpression by Weijuan Zhang, Jiejie Xu, Hailong Liu, Yu Zhu, Zewei Wang, Han Zeng, Zhaopei Liu, Yuan Chang, Le Xu, Kaifeng Jin, Jingtong Xu, Xiaohe Su, Yawei Ding, Lingkai Zhang, Jiaxing Sun, Yuzhen Wu

“…In addition, UC with MDM2 amplification or overexpression was associated with an immuno-evasive contexture characterized by lower proportion of tertiary lymphoid structure infiltration, lower abundance of CD8+ T cells, IFN-γ+ cells, GZMB+ cells, and decreased expression of immune checkpoint molecules including programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), programmed death-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4).Conclusions MDM2 amplification or overexpression defines a lethal subset of patients with UC with inferior prognosis and resistance to both platinum-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy irrespective of TP53/p53 status. …”
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A qualitative analysis on the awareness of noise pollution and occupational protection among staff members of the Central Sterile Supply Department (消毒供应中心工作人员对噪声污染的认知及职业防护质性分析)... by HUANG Xuanxuan (黄玄玄), FU Li (付立), SUN Ziwen (孙子文), YU Jiang (于江), ZHANG Shenhong (张沈弘), ZHANG Tianqiang (张天强)

“…Methods Through face-to-face and semi-structured interviews, 10 staff members from the Central Sterile Supply Department were interviewed in depth. …”
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Risk factors for low knowledge and negative attitudes among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Iraq: a multi-centre cross-sectional study by Hiba Qahttan Khaleel Al-Juhaishi, Hiba Qahttan Khaleel Al-Juhaishi, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Faris Lami, Faris Lami, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Ghaith Al-Gburi, Ghaith Al-Gburi

“…Before educational interventions can address these issues, local knowledge and attitudes must be assessed, including the identification of high-risk groups that require prioritisation.MethodsBetween February 17 and September 10, 2024, Al-Subtain Academy for Autism and Baghdad’s National Centre for Autism and Child Psychiatry conducted a cross-sectional study. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire developed based on the Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q) and a review of previous studies. …”
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Research on coal mine robot positioning algorithm based on integration of ORB-SLAM3 vision and inertial navigation by Wei CHEN, Shuaida WU, Zijian TIAN, Fan ZHANG, Yi LIU

“…In order to improve the positioning accuracy of monocular visual positioning algorithm of coal mine mobile robot in low illumination, weak texture and unstructured environment features, the ORB-SLAM3 positioning algorithm is improved. …”
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