Impact of a physical activity program on the health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients: a study protocol by Gustavo Galárraga, Gustavo Galárraga, Rebecca Wurtz, Marcos Di Stefano, Marcos Di Stefano, Libet Bosch, Erika Villanueva, Karen Unda, Yunqi Yu, Carmen Apolo, Camila Coloma, José Francisco López-Gil, José Francisco López-Gil

“…This study will examine the impact of a structured physical activity program on the HRQoL of pediatric cancer patients in Quito, Ecuador. …”
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Potentials of interaction of 10,11,12,13B isotopes with 12C by S. Yu. Mezhevych, A. T. Rudchik, O. A. Ponkratenko, K. Rusek, K. W. Kemper, V. M. Kyrianchuk, A. A. Rudchik, Yu. M. Stepanenko, V. V. Uleshchenko

“…The relationship of isotopic effects (differences of the calculated CRC cross sections when replacing the potential for a given pair of nuclei by interaction potential for one nucleus with the isotope of another nucleus) with the internal structure, e.g. the shapes of nucleon density distributions in the interacting nuclei, is investigated. …”
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Key informants’ perspectives on integrating community health workers into palliative care teams by Taleaa Masroor, Shannon Fuller, Olivia Monton, Mahtab Vasigh, Alison P. Woods, Amn Siddiqi, Tracy B. Malone, Robert Joyner, Ronit Elk, Jill Owczarzak, Fabian M. Johnston

“…Materials and Methods: Twenty-five stakeholders were recruited for semi-structured interviews through purposive snowball sampling at three enrollment sites in the USA. …”
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How Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca influences endophytic communities and plant physiology in resistant and susceptible olive tree cultivars by Marzia Vergine, Federico Vita, Mariarosaria De Pascali, Giambattista Carluccio, Erika Sabella, Alessandro Passera, Paola Casati, Luigi De Bellis, Andrea Luvisi

“…In contrast, the compromised endophytic structure in Cellina may exacerbate its vulnerability to Xfp. …”
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Assessment of genotoxicity biomarkers in neotropical fish species from streams of the Ivinhema River basin located in sugarcane cultivation areas by Vandressa Raquel Lucas Poloni Meira, Lucilene Finoto Viana, Bruno do Amaral Crispim, Yzel Rondon Súarez, Alexeia Barufatti, Fábio Kummrow, Júlio César Jut Solórzano, Alessandra Paim Berti

“…In this context, the objective of this study was to analyze the composition and structure of the landscape around the sampling sites located in three streams (Vitória, Rosário, and Piravevê) belonging to the Ivinhema River basin to evaluate the impacts of sugarcane cultivation expansion on water quality and genotoxicity biomarkers in situ and ex situ using native fish species. …”
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Comparison of Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Soybean and Red Kidney Bean Under Continuous Monoculture and Intercropping Systems by Huibin Qin, Aohui Li, Shuyu Zhong, Yingying Zhang, Chuhui Li, Zhixin Mu, Haiping Zhang, Jing Wu

“…The obtained sequencing data provide a robust basis for estimating soil microbial diversity. …”
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Intention to khat chewing among youths in Raya-Azebo district, southern zone of Tigray, Ethiopia: application of the theory of planned behavior by Abadi Hailay Atsbaha, Adugnaw Berhane Mekonnen, Bezawit Ketema, Tigist Haile Gebrehiwot, Hirut Teame Gebru, Embay Amare Alemseged, Yonas Angaw, Haftay Gebremedhin, Fre Gebremeskel, Hagos Degefa Hidru, Zenawi Hagos Gufue

“…As a result, this study aimed to assess the intention to chew among youths in Raya-Azebo district, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 627 youths in northern Ethiopia’s Raya-Azebo district. Data were collected using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Use of virtual reality to remotely train healthcare professionals in paediatric emergency tracheostomy skills: protocol for a multi-centre, non-inferiority educational intervention... by Jonathan R. Abbas, Noorulanne Younis, Emily Johnstone, Azita Rajai, Rachel Isba, Antony Payton, Brendan A. McGrath, Neil Tolley, Iain A. Bruce

“…The primary outcome measure is skill performance in simulation in a pre- and post-intervention structure within subjects. Participant performance will also be assessed using non-inferiority metrics against historical traditional educational control data. …”
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Refining the link between obesity and heart failure: insights from GLP-1 receptor agonist trials and studies adopting direct adiposity measures by Nicola Riccardo Pugliese, Francesco Paneni, Domenico Tricò, Alessandra Violet Bacca, Nicolò De Biase, Hermann Dalpiaz, Alessandro Mengozzi, Agostino Virdis, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Stefano Taddei, Reinhold Kreutz, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Stefano Masi

“…In this context, recent research underscores the role of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in HF pathophysiology, as it directly influences cardiac function and structure through inflammatory, metabolic, and mechanical effects. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on scaling up potassium-enriched salt to reduce cardiovascular disease in Australia: a qualitative study by Juliette Crowther, Annet C. Hoek, Kathy Trieu, Inez Denham, Irene Deltetto, Alain Balaguer-Mercado, James D. Bullen, Katrina Kissock, Dori Patay, Emalie Rosewarne, Simone Pettigrew, Bruce Neal, Jacqui Webster

“…Methods A qualitative, theory-informed study design was used to conduct 24 semi-structured interviews with representatives from civil society, government, and industry. …”
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Leading the way in pediatric sexual health screenings: evaluating pediatric emergency department workflows for the integration of STI screening tools by Laura Schubel, Deanna-Nicole Busog, Azade Tabaie, Monika Lemke, Danielle Foltz, Gia Badolato, Natasha Ajay Kaushal, Monika K. Goyal, Monika K. Goyal, Monika K. Goyal, Kristen Miller, Kristen Miller

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Validity and reliability of the Malay language Perception Towards Smoking Questionnaire (BM-PTSQ) among secondary school adolescents: Further validation using Confirmatory Factor A... by Kuang Hock Lim, Yoon Ling Cheong, Hui Li Lim, Kee Chee Cheong, Mohd Hazilas Mat Hashim, Ali Aman Marine, Yong Kang Cheah, Jia Hui Lim, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali

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A study on the evolution of landscape pattern and driving factors from 1990 to 2020 in the source region of the Yellow River in China by Si Jianhua, Zhang Xiaoyan, Lu Sujin, Zhou Shipeng, Gong Yanhong, Jin Cheng, Qi Yue, Qi Lijuan, Qin Biyu, Huang Hui

“…Based on the remote sensing image data of the source region in the past 30 years, the evolution law of landscape pattern was analyzed by land transfer matrix and landscape pattern index, and the driving factors were explored by principal component analysis. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards dengue fever prevention and treatment among health care workers in Somalia: a cross-sectional study by Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey, Salah Ahmed Nur, Suleiman Elmi Ahmed, Bashiru Garba, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Jaweriya Bashir Ahmed, Hamdi Mohamed Isse, Hodo Aideed Asowe, Jihaan Hassan, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud

“…Data was cleaned, coded, and analysed using R programming software (version 4.4.0). …”
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How individuals with psychosis develop and maintain resilience to suicidal experiences through psychological therapy: a qualitative study by N. Berry, S. Peters, G. Haddock, A. Scott, K. Harris, L. Cook, Y. Awenat, P. A. Gooding

“…Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Response of Vegetation Photosynthesis to the 2022 Drought in Yangtze River Basin by Diurnal Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2/3 Satellite Observations by Zhuoying Deng, Jinghua Chen, Shaoqiang Wang, Tingyu Li, Kun Huang, Peng Gu, Haoyu Peng, Zhihui Chen

“…In summary, we present a new method for obtaining high-resolution temporal SIF data, providing new insights into the vegetation’s diurnal response to drought.…”
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Deep Transfer Learning Based on Hybrid Swin Transformers With LSTM for Intrusion Detection Systems in IoT Environment by Ibrahim A. Fares, Ahmed Gamal Abdellatif Ibrahim, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Mansour Shrahili, Adham Ahmed Elmahallawy, Rana Muhammad Sohaib, Mahmoud A. Shawky, Syed Tariq Shah

“…Utilizing the beneficial properties of Swin Transformers in learning hierarchically structured data combined with the proficiency of LSTM in processing sequential dependencies, the hybrid model generates pre-trained weights in the first phase. …”
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Childcare as a social determinant of access to healthcare: a scoping review by Megan McArthur, Persephone Tian, Kimberly A. Kho, Kavita P. Bhavan, Kavita P. Bhavan, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Bijal A. Balasubramanian, Anisha P. Ganguly

“…A gap exists in synthesizing existing evidence on the role of access to childcare as a SDOH.MethodsThis scoping review aimed to examine and analyze existing literature on the role of childcare needs as a social determinant of access to healthcare. We conducted a structured literature search across PubMed, Scopus, health policy fora, and professional healthcare societies to inclusively aggregate studies across interdisciplinary sources published between January 2000 and June 2023. …”
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Petrofacies types and evolution characteristics of tight sandstone gas reservoirs of Jurassic Shaximiao Formation, Tianfu gas area, central Sichuan Basin by Xu GUAN, Xiaoting PANG, Qi RAN, Changcheng YANG, Xiaojuan WANG, Deyu ZHU, Ke PAN, Fei LI, Boyi XIAO, Binfeng CAO

“…In combination with well logging data, this approach can effectively guide reservoir property modeling.…”
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Multivariate and Spatial Study and Monitoring Strategies of Groundwater Quality for Human Consumption in Corsica by Hajar Lazar, Meryem Ayach, Abderrahim Bousouis, Frederic Huneau, Christophe Mori, Emilie Garel, Ilias Kacimi, Vincent Valles, Laurent Barbiero

“…In addition, the spatial structure of the parameters was studied. The analysis notably distinguishes a seasonal determinism for bacterial contamination (rain, runoff, bacterial transport, and contamination of catchments) and a more strictly spatial determinism (geographic, lithological, and land use factors). …”
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