Acquiring Pragmatic Competence during Short-Term Study Abroad: The Service Encounter Request by Todd Hernández, Paulo Boero

“…While abroad, they were given structured tasks and guided reflection assignments designed to develop their pragmatic competence and language awareness. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF USING THE PERPLEXITY AI-POWERED ANSWERING SYSTEM FOR EDUCA- TIONAL CONTENT GENERATION by Kateryna Osadcha, Maryna Osadcha

“…The majority of the generated educational content was well-structured, relevant, accurate, up-to-date, and informative, with source quality being ver- ifiable through the hyperlinks provided by the system. …”
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Digital health tools for hypertension self-management: evaluating user experience and effectiveness in referral hospital in Imo state by Ugonma Winnie Dozie, Gift Uchechi Daniel, Clara Ogechi Raphael, Kelechukwu Celestine Nosike Dozie, Chioma Judith Nnadede, Igwe Chidinma Nkem, Agwoko Anthony, Ikechukwu Nosike Simplicius Dozie

“…Methods This is a descriptive study design conducted in hospital setting with three hundred and thirty five (335) persons serving as the respondents. Data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaires and analyzed using the Statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27.0 software to evaluate socio-demographic characteristics, user experience, effectiveness of digital health tools, factors influencing adoption and success, and their relationship with socio-demographic variables. …”
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Effectiveness of Patients’ Education and Telenursing Follow-Ups on Self-Care Practices of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Cross-Sectional and Quasi-Experimental Study by Mohammed Alsahli, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Dalia M Fathy, Sahar A Abdelmohsen, Olfat Abdulgafoor Gushgari, Heba K Ghazy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…They were reminded via telephone follow-up communication of the importance of adhering to recommendations on physical activity, nutritional intake, and the management of blood sugar (ie, insulin). Data collection was undertaken using a structured quantitative questionnaire, encompassing sociodemographic characteristics, medical symptoms and history, and knowledge of DM. …”
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A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda by Gerald Mukisa Nsereko, Khamisi Musanje, Eron Robinah Ayesiga, Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye, Rhoda Namubiru, Moses Sempala, Christine Kiwala, Martin Mabunda Baluku

“…Methods A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted among 46 participants systematically and randomly selected. Data was collected via a validated structured self-administered questionnaire and analysed using the paired samples t-tests and hierarchical multiple regression analysis in SPSS v27. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…A cross-sectional study technique was used from April 2018 to June 2018 and a total of 246 healthcare professionals from health centers of Bushenyi district were included in the study using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by using SPSS version 20, which presented tables and charts in this report. …”
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Automated Recipe Generation AI Tool from Food Images using Machine Learning. Approach for Ingredient Extraction and Cooking Instructions by Lwamaza, Eddy, Nuwasiima, Happy

“…This report represents a crucial step towards fulfilling the requirements for a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Kabale University. It is structured into three main chapters, each playing a distinct role in advancing the understanding and implementation of the proposed project. …”
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Career Development Programs and Employee Performance in Kanungu District, South Western Uganda by Ainebyona, Alex, Moses, Agaba

“…Career progression among the Town Councils was guided by specific criteria, career advancement in the Town Council based on competencies of staff and having a well-structured progression plan guided on equity and merit would improve on employees’ performance. …”
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Factors associated with the dietary total antioxidant capacity of pregnant Brazilian women by Roberta Rejane Santos de Carvalho, Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca Viola, Sandra Patrícia Crispim, Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha França, Anderson Marliere Navarro, Bruno Feres de Souza, Franciane Rocha de Faria, Naiara Sperandio, Nathalia Pizato, Mariana de Souza Macedo, Renata Junqueira Pereira, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Carolina Abreu de Carvalho, Anderson Marliere Navarro, Carolina Abreu de Carvalho, Danielle Góes da Silva, Franciane Rocha de Faria, Naiara Sperandio, Jorge Gustavo Velásquez Meléndez, Míriam do Carmo Rodrigues Barbosa, Nathalia Pizato, Mariana de Souza Macedo, Renata Junqueira Pereira, Sandra Patrícia Crispim, Silvia Eloiza Priore, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study with 2,232 pregnant women aged 18 years old or older, in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy, from eleven cities in the five Brazilian regions. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to assess socioeconomic, demographic, and health data, and a 24-hour dietary recall (R24h) was used to assess food consumption and analyze the dietary total antioxidant capacity (DTAC), estimated using the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) method. …”
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Patients’ acceptability and implementation outcomes of a case management approach to encourage participation in colorectal cancer screening for people with schizophrenia: a qualita... by Tempei Miyaji, Yosuke Uchitomi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masatoshi Inagaki, Maiko Fujimori, Taichi Shimazu, Masaki Fujiwara, Masafumi Kodama, Ryuhei So, Takanori Matsushita, Yusaku Yoshimura, Shigeo Horii, Hirokazu Takahashi, Naoki Nakaya, Shiro Hinotsu, Keita Harada, Norihito Yamada, Yuto Yamada, Tsuyoshi Etoh

“…In addition, three out of six providers were included.Data collection and analysis Using a structured interview, the case manager asked participants about patient acceptability and the helpful components of the intervention. …”
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Parental predictors of childhood vaccination adherence in border areas of Southern Vietnam: a first look at minority communities by An Dai Tran, Charuai Suwanbamrung, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Nirachon Chutipattana, Shamarina Shohaimin, Patthanasak Khammaneechan, Le Minh Luan, Tran Phu Dien, Truong Thanh Nam, Phan Thanh Tung, Cua Ngoc Le

“…A total of 449 ethnic minority parents with children under five years old participated. Data were gathered through face-to-face household interviews using a structured questionnaire, complemented by direct observation of the children’s vaccination cards to verify adherence. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health services access in the Asia-Pacific region: a qualitative study of expert and policymaker perspectives by Manar Marzouk, Sze Tung Lam, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Pearlyn Neo, Mengieng Ung, Ayshath Zaseela, Zeenathnisa Mougammadou Aribou, Sunanda Agarwal, Natasha Howard

“…We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 28 purposively sampled SRH experts in 12 Asia-Pacific countries (e.g. …”
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Development and Application of a Senolytic Predictor for Discovery of Novel Senolytic Compounds and Herbs by Jinjun Li, Kai Zhao, Guotai Yang, Haohao Lv, Renxin Zhang, Shuhan Li, Zhiyuan Chen, Min Xu, Naixue Yang, Shaoxing Dai

“…In the DrugBank database, 98 structurally novel candidate compounds with potential senolytic activity were identified. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Advances in Imaging, Pathology, and Personalized Care by Petar Uchikov, Usman Khalid, Granit Harris Dedaj-Salad, Dibya Ghale, Harney Rajadurai, Maria Kraeva, Krasimir Kraev, Bozhidar Hristov, Mladen Doykov, Vanya Mitova, Maria Bozhkova, Stoyan Markov, Pavel Stanchev

“…However, challenges include data variability, ethical concerns, and real-world validation. …”
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Understanding community pharmacists’ intentions to report adverse drug reactions in Saudi Arabia: a theory of planned behavior analysis by Fahad T. Alsulami, Yousef Saeed Alqarni, Wadia Saad Alruqayb, Mohammed S. Alharthi, Mohammad S. Alzahrani, Majed A. Algarni, Musaad M. Althobaiti, Saad Mohammed Almalki, Nawaf Abid Altowarqi, Hussain Ali Mathkur, Anas Muslih Althumali, Ayman Mohammed Alharthi, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil, Adel A. Altowairqi, Mubarak S. Alharthi

“…Strategies such as structured training, institutional support, and promoting moral responsibility may bridge the gap between awareness and actual reporting practices among community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia.…”
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Discriminant analysis of occupational performance characteristics in patients with major depressive disorders and healthy individuals by Tomonari Hayasaka, Izumi Nagashima, Miku Hoshino, Koji Teruya, Yasuyuki Matumoto, Masami Murao, Taku Maruki, Masako Watanabe, Takeshi Katagiri, Yayoi Imamura, Mariko Kurihara, Yuki Oe, Yoshikazu Takaesu, Takashi Tsuboi, Koichiro Watanabe, Hitoshi Sakurai

“…Abstract Aim Assessing symptoms and daily functioning in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) can be challenging, as their limited self‐monitoring abilities may result in behavior observed during structured interviews not accurately reflecting their daily lives. …”
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Cognition and experience of surgical incisions in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery with enhanced recovery after surgery protocol: A qualitative study by Hongxia Xu, Yihong Xu, Gongjie Shi, Jiaqi Lu, Liping Zhu, Guibing He, Xiao Liang

“…The data were analyzed via the framework method to identify themes related to incision experiences. …”
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Anti-HIV-1 Effect of the Fluoroquinolone Enoxacin and Modulation of Pro-Viral hsa-miR-132 Processing in CEM-SS Cells by Verena Schlösser, Helen Louise Lightfoot, Christine Leemann, Seyedeh Elnaz Banijamali, Aathma Merin Bejoy, Shashank Tiwari, Jeffrey L. Schloßhauer, Valentina Vongrad, Andreas Brunschweiger, Jonathan Hall, Karin J. Metzner, Jochen Imig

“…Results: We established that Enoxacin, but not the structurally similar compound nalidixic acid, exhibits strong anti-HIV-1 effects in the T-cell line CEM-SS, but not MT-4. …”
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Co-producing a transition model of care for eating disorders: lessons learned from a multi-perspective qualitative study with young people, carers and mental health professionals by Maria Livanou, Anya Heneghan, Grace Hill, Alanta McKenzie, Marta Marlais, Francesca Marshall, Zara Smalley, Eleni Xanthopoulou, Nora Kornai, Jessica Wilks, Ailsa McKay, Jun Teh, Isabel Taylor, Charlotte Burton, Julian Baudinet

“…Methods Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with young people (n = 6) and carers (n = 9), alongside two focus groups involving 12 mental health professionals. …”
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Description and Cross-Sectional Analyses of 25,880 Adults and Children in the UK National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases Cohort by Katie Wong, David Pitcher, Fiona Braddon, Lewis Downward, Retha Steenkamp, Sherry Masoud, Nicholas Annear, Jonathan Barratt, Coralie Bingham, Richard J. Coward, Tina Chrysochou, David Game, Sian Griffin, Matt Hall, Sally Johnson, Durga Kanigicherla, Fiona Karet Frankl, David Kavanagh, Larissa Kerecuk, Eamonn R. Maher, Shabbir Moochhala, Jenny Pinney, John A. Sayer, Roslyn Simms, Smeeta Sinha, Shalabh Srivastava, Frederick W.K. Tam, Kay Thomas, A. Neil Turner, Stephen B. Walsh, Aoife Waters, Patricia Wilson, Edwin Wong, Karla Therese L. Sy, Kui Huang, Jamie Ye, Dorothea Nitsch, Moin Saleem, Detlef Bockenhauer, Kate Bramham, Daniel P. Gale, Sharirose Abat, Shazia Adalat, Joy Agbonmwandolor, Zubaidah Ahmad, Abdulfattah Alejmi, Rashid Almasarwah, Nicholas Annear, Ellie Asgari, Amanda Ayers, Jyoti Baharani, Gowrie Balasubramaniam, Felix Jo-Bamba Kpodo, Tarun Bansal, Alison Barratt, Jonathan Barratt, Megan Bates, Natalie Bayne, Janet Bendle, Sarah Benyon, Carsten Bergmann, Sunil Bhandari, Coralie Bingham, Preetham Boddana, Sally Bond, Fiona Braddon, Kate Bramham, Angela Branson, Stephen Brearey, Vicky Brocklebank, Sharanjit Budwal, Conor Byrne, Hugh Cairns, Brian Camilleri, Gary Campbell, Alys Capell, Margaret Carmody, Marion Carson, Tracy Cathcart, Christine Catley, Karine Cesar, Melanie Chan, Houda Chea, James Chess, Chee Kay Cheung, Katy-Jane Chick, Nihil Chitalia, Martin Christian, Tina Chrysochou, Katherine Clark, Christopher Clayton, Rhian Clissold, Helen Cockerill, Joshua Coelho, Elizabeth Colby, Viv Colclough, Eileen Conway, H. Terence Cook, Wendy Cook, Theresa Cooper, Richard J. Coward, Sarah Crosbie, Gabor Cserep, Anjali Date, Katherine Davidson, Amanda Davies, Neeraj Dhaun, Ajay Dhaygude, Lynn Diskin, Abhijit Dixit, Eunice Ann Doctolero, Suzannah Dorey, Lewis Downard, Mark Drayson, Gavin Dreyer, Tina Dutt, Kufreabasi Etuk, Dawn Evans, Jenny Finch, Frances Flinter, James Fotheringham, Lucy Francis, Daniel P. Gale, Hugh Gallagher, David Game, Eva Lozano Garcia, Madita Gavrila, Susie Gear, Colin Geddes, Mark Gilchrist, Matt Gittus, Paraskevi Goggolidou, Christopher Goldsmith, Patricia Gooden, Andrea Goodlife, Priyanka Goodwin, Tassos Grammatikopoulos, Barry Gray, Megan Griffith, Steph Gumus, Sanjana Gupta, Patrick Hamilton, Lorraine Harper, Tess Harris, Louise Haskell, Samantha Hayward, Shivaram Hegde, Bruce Hendry, Sue Hewins, Nicola Hewitson, Kate Hillman, Mrityunjay Hiremath, Alexandra Howson, Zay Htet, Sharon Huish, Richard Hull, Alister Humphries, David P.J. Hunt, Karl Hunter, Samantha Hunter, Marilyn Ijeomah-Orji, Nick Inston, David Jayne, Gbemisola Jenfa, Alison Jenkins, Sally Johnson, Caroline A. Jones, Colin Jones, Amanda Jones, Rachel Jones, Lavanya Kamesh, Durga Kanigicherla, Fiona Karet Frankl, Mahzuz Karim, Amrit Kaur, David Kavanagh, Kelly Kearley, Larissa Kerecuk, Arif Khwaja, Garry King, Grant King, Ewa Kislowska, Edyta Klata, Maria Kokocinska, Mark Lambie, Laura Lawless, Thomas Ledson, Rachel Lennon, Adam P. Levine, Ling Wai Maggie Lai, Graham Lipkin, Graham Lovitt, Paul Lyons, Holly Mabillard, Katherine Mackintosh, Khalid Mahdi, Eamonn Maher, Kevin J. Marchbank, Patrick B. Mark, Sherry Masoud, Bridgett Masunda, Zainab Mavani, Jake Mayfair, Stephen McAdoo, Joanna Mckinnell, Nabil Melhem, Simon Meyrick, Shabbir Moochhala, Putnam Morgan, Ann Morgan, Fawad Muhammad, Shona Murray, Kristina Novobritskaya, Albert CM. Ong, Louise Oni, Kate Osmaston, Neal Padmanabhan, Sharon Parkes, Jean Patrick, James Pattison, Riny Paul, Rachel Percival, Stephen J. Perkins, Alexandre Persu, William G. Petchey, Matthew C. Pickering, Jennifer Pinney, David Pitcher, Lucy Plumb, Zoe Plummer, Joyce Popoola, Frank Post, Albert Power, Guy Pratt, Charles Pusey, Ria Rabara, May Rabuya, Tina Raju, Chadd Javier, Ian SD. Roberts, Candice Roufosse, Adam Rumjon, Alan Salama, Moin Saleem, R.N. Sandford, Kanwaljit S. Sandu, Nadia Sarween, John A. Sayer, Neil Sebire, Haresh Selvaskandan, Sapna Shah, Asheesh Sharma, Edward J. Sharples, Neil Sheerin, Harish Shetty, Rukshana Shroff, Roslyn Simms, Manish Sinha, Smeeta Sinha, Kerry Smith, Lara Smith, Shalabh Srivastava, Retha Steenkamp, Ian Stott, Katerina Stroud, Pauline Swift, Justyna Szklarzewicz, Fred Tam, Kay Tan, Robert Taylor, Marc Tischkowitz, Kay Thomas, Yincent Tse, Alison Turnbull, A. Neil Turner, Kay Tyerman, Miranda Usher, Gopalakrishnan Venkat-Raman, Alycon Walker, Stephen B. Walsh, Aoife Waters, Angela Watt, Phil Webster, Ashutosh Wechalekar, Gavin Iain Welsh, Nicol West, David Wheeler, Kate Wiles, Lisa Willcocks, Angharad Williams, Emma Williams, Karen Williams, Deborah H. Wilson, Patricia D. Wilson, Paul Winyard, Edwin Wong, Katie Wong, Grahame Wood, Emma Woodward, Len Woodward, Adrian Woolf, David Wright

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