A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Mental Health among School-Going Adolescents by Esra Tajik, MohammadReza Mohammadi, Hamid Rahmanian

“… Objective: Despite growing evidence on the influence of lifestyle on adolescent mental health, structured educational interventions addressing multiple health dimensions remain limited. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among febrile under-five refugee children attending Panyadoli Health Centre III, Kiryandongo District, Mid-western Uganda by Dorcus Acan, Robert Opiro, Benson Musinguzi, Bosco B. Agaba, Simon Peter Alarakol

“…Simple random sampling was employed to select 380 participants, who were then tested for the presence of malaria parasites using malaria rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy techniques. Data on risk factors of malaria was collected using a pre-tested and standardized semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Toward healthy behavior: fear of missing out, smartphone, social networking addiction, and life satisfaction among medical students at Tanta University, Egypt by Eman Ali Younis, Asmaa Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad, Aya Farag Attia Elsebaey

“…A total of 630 students were selected by a simple random technique. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire that involved the FOMO, smartphone and social media addiction, and life satisfaction scales. …”
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Effect of Body Mechanics Training Program on Low Back Pain and Disability among Patients with Lumbar Disc Prolapse by Rawia A. Ibrahim, Wataneya K. Atya

“…This study was conducted in the neurosurgery department and neurosurgery outpatient clinic at Benha University Hospital on a purposive sample of patients diagnosed with lumbar disc prolapse. Three tools for data collection were used; a Structured interviewing questionnaire for patients; a visual analog pain scale, and Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire. …”
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Food insecurity and dietary intakes as correlates of anxiety and depression in underserved settlements in Khulna Division of Bangladesh: a developing country perspective by Suvasish Das Shuvo, Ambika Charan Mandal, Lisa Khanum, Md Abu Bashar, Deepa Roy, Dipak Kumar Paul

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between food insecurity and dietary intake with anxiety and depression among residents of underserved urban settlements in Bangladesh.Design This cross-sectional study was used to collect data from participants through face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires. …”
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Design and Evaluation of ADANet: A High-Fidelity Motion Acquisition Framework for Assistive Gesture-Based Interfaces by Md Ettashamul Haque, Atique Tajwar, Akm Azad, Salem A. Alyami, Md Mehedi Hasan

“…The proposed system combines a high-fidelity ADXL335 triaxial accelerometer with an ESP32 microcontroller, forming a lightweight and cost-efficient motion acquisition pipeline. A structured preprocessing architecture is developed, incorporating zero-lag Butterworth filtering, entropy-based temporal smoothing, and computation of 33 handcrafted statistical features, including axis-specific jerk, signal magnitude area (SMA), and range-normalized entropy. …”
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Effects of culturally-appropriate group education for migrants with type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare: pre-test-post-test design by Katarina Hjelm, Emina Hadziabdic

“…Methods Observational study evaluating the intervention using a pre-test-post-test design. It involved structured interviews and HbA1c measurements before, immediately after, and three months post-participation in the group-based intervention. …”
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Xerophthalmia and Its Associated Factors among School-Age Children in Amba Giorgis Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 by Gizachew Tilahun Belete, Assefa Lake Fenta, Mohammed Seid Hussen

“…The study participants were selected through systematic random sampling method. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and ophthalmic examination with different ophthalmic instruments. …”
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Title not available by Elham Keramati, Yekta Rezazadeh, Fatemeh Ehsani, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Mohades Paknazar, Mina Sadat Mirshoja

“…Materials and methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design utilizing a pre-test–post-test structure with experimental and control groups. The sample comprised 60 married female university students with a mean age of 24.76 years (SD= 3.75). …”
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Nutritional Recovery and Its Predictors among Adult HIV Patients on Therapeutic Feeding Program at Finote-Selam General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Gedefaw Diress, Nurilign Abebe Moges

“…An institutional-based retrospective cohort study was conducted among 376 randomly selected adult undernourished HIV patients enrolled in the therapeutic feeding program from July 2010 to January 2017 at Finote-Selam General Hospital. Data were collected by reviewing patients’ charts, follow-up cards, and undernutrition treatment registration books using a pretested structured checklist. …”
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Cyanidin-3-glucoside protects the photooxidative damage of retinal pigment epithelium cells by regulating sphingolipid signaling and inhibiting MAPK pathway by Tingting Liu, Wentao Qi, Wenting Peng, Jianan Zhang, Yong Wang

“…C3G inhibited apoptosis and preserved the structure of mitochondria and lysosome by regulating sphingolipid signaling and suppression of MAPK activation in RPE cells. …”
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Efficacy of Remineralizing Agents for Prevention of Microhardness Reduction and Change in Mineral Content of Enamel in Anterior Primary Teeth after Exposure to Iron Drop by Aneseh Sadat Tabatabaei Rad, Sara Tavasoli-Hojati, Saba Aghaei, Reyhane Sadat Hoda

“…Background: Some alterations in the enamel structure of primary teeth have been reported following iron drop consumption. …”
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Economic damage from smoking associated with four groups of chronic non-communicable diseases in the Russian Federation in 2016 by I. D. Sapunova, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. O. Myrzamatova, D. K. Mukaneeva, M. B. Khudyakov, P. V. Ipatov, O. M. Drapkina

“…The ED associated with tobacco smoking in 2016 exceeded 421,4 billion rubles (0,49% of gross domestic product). In the ED structure of the analyzed nosologies, tobacco smoking accounts for 12,41% (for CVD in general), 18,74% (for COPD), 11,32% (for DM2) and 23,13% (for bronchopulmonary CT).Conclusion. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT ON THE CHOICE OF RESPONSE STRATEGY IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS by Olena V. Karapetrova

“…The concept of social intelligence, its structure and functions, modern approaches to the problem of social intelligence development in young people are considered. …”
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Trends and Medical Indications of Cesarean Section in the Public Health Sector by Rebar Yahya Abdullah, Harjeen Rasul Mohammed Ali

“…A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 400 women admitted for cesarean deliveries. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire covering sociodemographic and maternal factors, while cesarean indications were extracted from medical records. …”
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Wild medicine - exploring medication management challenges in transition and interaction across actors and health sectors related to older adults receiving polypharmacy: a qualitat... by Gitte Wind, Karen-Marie Olesen, Janne Friis Andersen, Line Hillersdal

“…Data collection was followed by thematic analysis. …”
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Knowledge and self-care practice among patients with hypertension in tertiary public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study by Freweini Gebremeskel Gebresilase, Yohannes Ayalew Bekele, Ketema Bizuwork Gebremedhin, Boka Dugassa Tolera

“…A face-to-face interview was administered using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 27.0. …”
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The association between repeated abortions during childbearing age and the psychological well-being of postmenopausal women in Southwest China: an observational study by Xu Li, Anjiao Peng, Lin Li, Lei Chen

“…A standard structured questionnaire was used to assess abortion status among women of childbearing age. …”
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Análise das práticas de gestão PDP em empresas de um polo industrial de revestimento cerâmico Analysis of PDP management in the ceramic tile industry pole by Marcela Avelina Bataghin Costa, José Carlos de Toledo

“…It was also possible to observe that, in general, all companies are structured with little regard to PDP management, using few management tools, and are technologically dependent on the innovation capacity of their suppliers, mainly producers of enamels ('Colorificio').…”
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INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT OF THE POPULATION OF RUSSIA: ASSESSMENT OF THE SCALE AND THE IMPACT ON PUBLIC FINANCES OF THE COUNTRY by V. N. Salin, V. V. Narbut

“…The study is based on statistical methods: data grouping, analysis of indexes’ dynamics, one-factor analysis of variance. …”
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