An RTM-Driven Machine Learning Approach for Estimating High-Resolution FAPAR From LANDSAT 5/7/8/9 Surface Reflectance by Guodong Zhang, Gaofei Yin, Yi Zhang, Jiangchuan Hu, Zongyan Li, Changjing Wang, Dujuan Ma, Jiangliu Xie

“…The simulated dataset encompassing diverse canopy structural and atmospheric states is utilized to train a random forest model relating Landsat surface reflectance bands to FAPAR. …”
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Identifying the Antecedents of Humble Leadership for Managers with a Meta-synthesis Approach by Tahereh Mohammadi, Adel Zahedbabelan, Ali Khaleghkhah, Hossein Taghavi Qarabulagh

“…This involves encouraging participation, implementing structural empowerment, and fostering an organizational culture that values humility. …”
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Zooming into paternalistic leadership: evidence from high power distance culture by Talat Islam, Saleha Sharif, Hafiz Fawad Ali, Saqib Jamil

“…Findings – Structural equation modeling confirms that benevolent and moral dimensions of PL positively affect nurses' job satisfaction which helps them reduce their turnover intention. …”
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How does social support influence autonomous physical learning in adolescents? Evidence from a chain mediation and latent profile analysis. by Jiamin Zhu, Ziyou Huang, Xiaoping Meng, Zhiyong Zhang, Xiaotong Yuan

“…Participants completed the Chinese versions of the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Motivation for Physical Activity Measure-Revised (MPAM-R), and Autonomous Physical Learning Behavior Scale (APLBS). Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, t-tests, one-way ANOVAs, and hierarchical regression; Mplus 8.3 for Latent Profile Analysis (LPA); and AMOS 27.0 for Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with bootstrapping (10,000 resamples).…”
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The First 6 Years’ Experiences of a National Centralized Offspring Surveillance Setting for Dutch Children Prenatally Exposed to Maternal Cancer to Inform Future International Prac... by Evangeline A Huis in 't Veld, Anouk M Kruse, Emma J Verwaaijen, Sterre C Huizer, Elisabeth M van Dijk-Lokkart, Christianne Lok, Maaike Kuethe, Frederic Amant, Mathilde M A van Gerwen, Martine van Grotel, Marry M van den Heuvel-Eibrink

“…ConclusionsThe CIP offspring outpatient clinic provides a unique, structured approach to long-term surveillance for in utero–exposed children, which enables early detection of potential late effects and provides comprehensive family support. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminth infection, loss of education and cognitive impairment in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Noel Pabalan, Eloisa Singian, Lani Tabangay, Hamdi Jarjanazi, Michael J Boivin, Amara E Ezeamama

“…We re-examine the hypothesis that STH infection is associated with cognitive deficit and educational loss using data from all primary epidemiologic studies published between 1992 and 2016.…”
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Centering Youth Voice in the Adaptation of an mHealth Intervention for Young Adults With HIV in South Texas, United States: Human-Centered Design Approach by Nhat Minh Ho, Catherine Johnson, Autumn Chidester, Ruby Viera Corral, Jacundo Ramos, Miguel Garcia, Rishi Gonuguntla, Cyrena Cote, Divya Chandramohan, Hueylie Lin, Anna Taranova, Ank E Nijhawan, Susan Kools, Karen Ingersoll, Rebecca Dillingham, Barbara S Taylor

“…Interventions to increase care engagement could aid young adults living with HIV in overcoming structural and social barriers and leveraging youth assets to improve their health outcomes. …”
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¿Consolidación o retroceso? Explorando las actitudes sociales hacia la diversidad sexual en España (1980-2022) by José María Ramírez-Dueñas, Guillermo Cordero

“…Although it is still too early to confirm a structural backlash, our findings indicate that the recent stagnation, together with the regressions seen in specific social sectors, raises important questions about a potential threat to the social acceptance of LGTBIQ+ people in Spain. …”
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Malaria parasitemia and its association with CD4 cells, viral load and haematological parameters among HIV-infected children < 15 years in the Bonasssama Health District, Douala, C... by Ambe Fabrice Ngwa, Ekwi Damian Nsongmayi, Tanyi Pride Bobga, Bih Vanessa Tita, Judith Ngong Nyeme, Nyanjoh Eugine Mbuh

“…Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study involving 287 HIV-infected children <15 years and convenient sampling was used to enrol participants. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the characteristics of the participants from the caregivers. …”
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Perceptions and Attitudes of People With Cancer and Diabetes Towards Patient Guidelines: A Mixed Methods Study by Lijiao Yan, Ning Liang, Zeyu Yu, Loraine Cook, Sarah E. Scott, Karen Graham, Xing Liao, Haili Zhang, Jiale Hu, Nannan Shi, Jianping Liu

“…Methods An exploratory sequential mixed‐methods design was employed. Initial semi‐structured interviews were conducted with a diverse group of individuals, including people with diabetes or oncology, and clinicians. …”
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Políticas de cuotas en el empleo público: desafíos para la inclusión de personas trans en Aragón by Julieta Vartabedian, Maribel Blázquez Rodríguez, José Luis Gómez, J. Ignacio Pichardo

“…Data shows that 49.2% of respondents oppose the existence of the trans quota. …”
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Capacitação de agentes comunitários de saúde para a detecção da demência na fase leve [Capacitating community health workers to detect dementia at the mild stage ] [Capacitación de... by Emanuela Bezerra Torres Mattos, Mariana de Castro Barbosa, Rosilda Mendes

“…Method: this descriptive study compared the performance of eight CHWs from a Basic Health Unit in Santos, by applying semi-structured questionnaires before and after a CPD workshop held in 2018, after approval by the research ethics committee. …”
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A visual positioning method for tunnel boring machines in underground coal mines based on anchor net features by Xuhui ZHANG, Yunkai CHI, Yuyang DU, Junying JIANG, Wenjuan YANG, Youjun ZHAO, Jicheng WAN, Yanqun WANG, Chenhui TIAN

“…This method enhanced the extraction capacity using the edge drawing lines (EDLines) with adaptive thresholding and improved the matching accuracy using the structural similarity index measure (SSIM). A pose estimation model with minimized reprojection errors of line features was constructed. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study and Rare Variant Association Studies of Strabismus in the All of Us Research Program by Kyoung A Viola Lee, MPH, Corey Tesdahl, Inas F. Aboobakar, MD, Ashish Jain, PhD, Mayra Martinez Sanchez, PhD, Kimberly Jin, BA, Isdin Oke, MD, Mary C. Whitman, MD, PhD

“…Participants: The All of Us Research Program includes genotypic and phenotypic data from a diverse population of adults (age ≥18 years at time of enrollment) across the United States. …”
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Phenotype and surgical management of drug‐resistant epilepsy in patients with COL4A1 and COL4A2 variants by Jie Shi, Jiuluan Lin, Jianjun Bai, Haixiang Wang, Bingqing Zhang, Qian Feng, Zhaohui Sun, Yiou Liu, Jing He, Xiancheng Song, Siyu Wang, Xiaoyan Liu, Wenjing Zhou

“…Neuroimaging revealed various brain abnormalities. Structural abnormalities outside the seizure‐onset zone did not appear to affect surgical prognosis. …”
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Atenção profissional à criança com paralisia cerebral e sua família [Professional care for children with cerebral palsy and their families] [Atención profesional al niño con paráli... by Meryeli Santos de Araujo Dantas, Vanessa Medeiros da Nobrega, Carla Patricia Novaes dos Santos Fechine, Isolda Maria Barros Torquato, Wesley Dantas de Assis, Neusa Collet

“…Method: this qualitative, descriptive study was conducted with seven relatives of children with cerebral palsy in care for more than six months at a teaching clinic in João Pessoa, Paraíba. Data were collected in March and April 2009, by semi-structured interviews, and subjected to thematic analysis. …”
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A Virtual Self-Management Intervention for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Protocol for the VISTA-JIA Randomized Controlled Trial by Jessica Booth, Kathryn A Birnie, Kelsey Chomistek, Maria Santana, Jennifer N Stinson, Babatope O Adebiyi, Julia Brooks, Jaime Guzman, Robin Hellweg, Lily SH Lim, Dax Rumsey, Brian M Feldman, Jamie Tagseth, Jennifer Wilson, Heinrike Schmeling

“…ConclusionsThis is the first evidence-based, virtual, interactive, group-structured JIA SMP in Canada. This SMP will address needs for disease information, self-management skills, and peer support in adolescents with JIA. …”
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Intersecções do cuidado à saúde nos centros de educação infantil: percepção das mães [Health care intersections at child day care centers: perceptions of mothers] by Bruna Caroline Rodrigues, Eloana Ferreira D’Artibale, Mayara Caroline Barbieri, Luciana Olga Bercini, Ieda Harumi Higarashi

“…It is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted through semi structured interviews with 13 mothers of children enrolled in a CEI located upstate West Paraná, Brazil, in August, 2011. …”
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Cuidado domiciliar à criança e ao adolescente com diabetes mellitus tipo 1 na perspectiva do cuidador [Home care for child and adolescent home care with type 1 diabetes mellitus fr... by Rebeca Rosa Souza, Verônica Francisqueti Marquete, Viviane Cazetta de Lima Vieira, Mayara Johann Batista Fischer, Dandara Novakowski Spigolon, Sonia Silva Marcon

“…Method: in this qualitative, descriptive study conducted – after approval by the Standing Committee for Ethics in Research with Human Participants – with 11 caregivers residing in a municipality in northwestern Paraná, data were collected between February and May 2018 by recorded, semi-structured interview, and then subjected to thematic content analysis. …”
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High acceptability, feasibility and sustainability of a direct‐to‐pharmacy differentiated PrEP delivery model in public health HIV clinics in Kenya: perspectives of PrEP clients an... by Emmah Owidi, Kenneth Ngure, Vallery Ogello, Njeri Wairimu, Lydia Etyang’, Winnie Waituika, Margaret Mwangi, Dominic Mwangi, Simon Maina, Elizabeth Irungu, Catherine Kiptinness, Nelly Mugo, Kenneth Mugwanya, for the Efficiency Study Team

“…We analysed data using thematic content analysis and organised findings by CFIR constructs. …”
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