Forced randomization: the what, why, and how by Kerstine Carter, Olga Kuznetsova, Volodymyr Anisimov, Johannes Krisam, Colin Scherer, Yevgen Ryeznik, Oleksandr Sverdlov

“…FR is a useful design feature of multi-center RCTs provided it is properly planned for and carefully implemented.…”
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Web-Based Education Program for Care Partners of People Living With Dementia (iGeriCare): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Anthony J Levinson, Stephanie Ayers, Sandra Clark, Rebekah Woodburn, Maureen Markle-Reid, Brian McKenna, Doug Oliver, Alexandra Papaioannou, Henry Siu, Richard Sztramko

“…Web-based interventions in dementia have been shown to improve care partner mental health and reduce burden, but few have been widely implemented or rigorously studied. We developed a web- and email-based dementia education platform for care partners, iGeriCare, which includes 12 asynchronous, multimedia, e-learning lessons and email-based content to reinforce the learning. …”
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Intervention With WhatsApp Messaging to Compare the Effect of Self-Designed Messages and Standardized Messages in Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Young People Living With... by Jeffrey Freidenson-Bejar, Dianne Espinoza, Rodrigo Calderon-Flores, Fernando Mejia, Elsa González-Lagos

“…Although mobile health interventions, particularly those using SMS text messaging, have been implemented to improve ART adherence, many lack a focus on specific behavioral mechanisms. …”
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Advanced lung cancer inflammation index and its predictive value for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among osteoarthritis patients: a NHANES-based study from 2001 to 2018 by Guiyou Wu, Guiyou Wu, Dongqiang Gu, Dongqiang Gu, Haigang Jia, Haigang Jia, Lei Hong, Lei Hong, Xishun Wang

“…To assess potential nonlinear associations between ALI and mortality outcomes, a restricted cubic spline (RCS) approach was implemented. Additionally, stratified analyses (e.g., by age, sex, or comorbidities) and interaction tests were conducted to evaluate effect modification and validate the robustness of findings across subgroups. …”
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Boosting Blood Donations Through Facebook Engagement: Randomized Controlled Field Trial by Steven Ramondt, Peter Kerkhof, Eva-Maria Merz

“…Regular, day-to-day status updates form a significant part of the communication strategies implemented by blood banks. ObjectiveDespite social media’s promise as a tool for behavior change, evidence supporting the persuasive effects of routine day-to-day status updates remains limited—not only within the context of blood donation but also across broader health domains. …”
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Pengembangan Alat Bantu Komunikasi bagi Penyandang Disabilitas Buta-Tuli Menggunakan IMAP by Agung Wahyu Setiawan, Abdullah Faqih A. Mubarok, Akhmad Dyma H. Syababa

“…The last proposed development is to develop and implement the Braille keyboard that has standardized button. …”
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Major depression among pregnant women attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Northern Uganda assessed using DSM-V criteria by Jerom Okot, Henry Ochola, Nozuko P. Blasich, Michael Job Aeku, Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Felix Bongomin, Simple Ouma

“…These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted interventions, including prevention, screening, and treatment services for Major Depression within Antenatal Care clinics. Implementing such measures is crucial to improving maternal, foetal, and neonatal health outcomes in the region.…”
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Percepciones de alumnado y profesorado en Educación Superior sobre la evaluación en formación inicial en educación física (Perceptions of students and tutors in Higher Education a... by Luis Fernando Martínez Muñoz, María Luisa Santos Pastor, Francisco Javier Castejón Oliva

“…This suggests that there is a need to improve assessment practices in Higher Education, by implementing educational assessment focused on learning. …”
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Pouvoir politique et pouvoir religieux. L’exploitation de la Sanusiyya au sein de la Libye indépendante (1951-1958) by Carlotta Marchi

“…Nevertheless, they lost their autonomy and were subjected to an extreme phenomenon of political exploitation implemented by the monarchy and, more in general, by the state itself. …”
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A portable biosensor for simultaneous diagnosis of TNF-<i>α</i> and IL-1<i>β</i> in saliva biomarkers using twin electronic devices by M. Monajjemi, F. Mollaamin, M. Dehghandar, S. Shahriari, P. Latifi, S. Mohammadi

“…These bio-affinity recognition methods have been successfully implemented to realize the experimental twin-model sensor, based on electrolyte-gated transistor (EGT) and semiconductor field-effect transistor (ZnO-SFET) biosensors, to test for these two disease biomarkers, both individually and simultaneously, with high performance. …”
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A Framework for Leadership in Organizational Development: A Novel Approach for Advancing Women Administrative and Faculty Leaders in Academic Medicine by Williams WE, Baker MK, Denton L, Andreski P, Jacobs SR, Wooten LP, Singer K

“…In response, we developed and evaluated a novel, comprehensive, and collaborative training designed for both mid-career to senior faculty and administrative leaders which addresses leader development and institutional culture.Methods: A novel 18-month program for faculty and administrative leaders which includes 14 days of immersive workshops, a 360° assessment, personalized executive coaching, and an institutional group project was implemented and evaluated. Pre- and post-program assessments were analyzed using factor analysis to create seven composite scales defining various aspects of leadership competencies. …”
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Concrete Dam Deformation Prediction Model Based on Attention Mechanism and Deep Learning by ZHANG Hongrui, CAO Xin, JIANG Chao, ZU Anjun, XU Mingxiang

“…Traditional statistical methods based on hydrostatic-season-time (HST) theory, while having clear physical meanings and being easy to implement, are limited by their inherent linear assumptions, resulting in constrained prediction accuracy. …”
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The application of an escape room teaching method on the training for ICU new nurses: a quasi-experimental study by Qiulan Hu, Yangjuan Bai, Yuanxiang Mo, Rui Ma, Lan Ding, Ming Zhou, Yimei Zhang, Fang Ma

“…As for the reaction level, the satisfaction of ICU new nurses with the escape room training was high (9.23 ± 0.869), and the majority of them (95.24%) were willing to participate in the escape room training. Conclusion Implementing the escape room teaching method could promote teamwork attitudes and intensive care knowledge of ICU new nurses, and they were satisfied with and willing to participate in the escape room training. …”
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TableStructureFormer: an improved masked-attention mask transformer model with long-distance feature aggregation and deep detail supervision for table structure recognition by Chenglong Yu, Weibin Li, Zixuan Zhu, Wei Li, Jianchao Du, Shiwei Zhang

“…In summary, the proposed TableStructureFormer can accurately and robustly implement row–column segmentation and table structure recognition, even when facing different styles of tables.…”
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Building HPV vaccine confidence through codesigned interventions with and for healthcare workers in Nigeria: protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Adegoke G Falade, Claudia Hanson, Ayobami Adebayo Bakare, Carina King, Sibylle Herzig van Wees, Julius Salako, Damola Bakare, Kofoworola O. Akinsola, Elisa Gobbo

“…The aim of our pilot cluster randomised control trial (cRCT) is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a trial that evaluates codesigned interventions to improve HPV vaccine confidence in healthcare workers and the acceptability and feasibility of delivering this intervention.Methods and analysis This is a 3-arm pilot cRCT, using a mixed-methods approach to assess the feasibility of the trial design, alongside the feasibility and acceptability of intervention delivery in two states in Nigeria (Jigawa and Oyo). We will implement two interventions: one with a focus on digital delivery, and one with an HPV champion present at a health facility. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and perception of the parents towards HPV vaccine administration to their children in Saudi Arabia by Dr Abrar Thabit, Dr. Saja Aljilani, Dr. Noura Alkinaidri, Mr. Abdulaziz Felimbam, Mr. Abubaker Bakhashab, Mr. Nawaf Bashah, Mr. Moheealdeen Habbal, Dr. Diena Almasri, Dr. Ragia Ghoneim

“…In Saudi Arabia, a recent initiative was launched to implement the HPV vaccination program, specifically for girls who age ≥12 years. …”
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Integrating single-cell RNA-Seq and bulk RNA-Seq data to explore the key role of fatty acid metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma by Hua Dai, Xin Tao, Yuansen Shu, Fanrong Liu, Xiaoping Cheng, Xiushen Li, Bairui Shu, Hongcheng Luo, XuXiang Chen, Zhaorui Cheng

“…Subsequent to this, consensus clustering analysis was implemented to stratify patients into distinct subgroups, contingent upon the expression patterns of lipid metabolism genes. …”
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Application of mental fitness tools in the prevention of stress-associated conditions of female students of higher education establishments by Olena Andrieieva, Nataliia Byshevets, Vitalii Kashuba, Liubomyr Pasichniak, Yuliia Lazakovych

“…Results: the positive experience of implementing mental fitness programs into the practice of physical activity of higher education students is summarized. …”
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RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE STATE AS A PARTICIPANT OF CRIMINAL LAW RELATIONS by GUZEEVA O.S.

“….) ; 2) The rights and obligations of state bodies to implement the status of the state in criminal law relations (the obligation of the investigating authorities to carry out criminal prosecution, the obligation of the prosecutor to appeal on cassation every unlawful or unreasonable sentence, the obligation to provide everyone with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with documents and materials directly affecting his rights and freedom, etc.); 3) Obligations of the state in relation to the person who committed a crime and the victim (to ensure that everyone has his case examined by at least two courts, to guarantee the victim access to justice; to assist the rehabilitated person in protecting his rights and legitimate interests, etc.). …”
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Assessment of drug utilization evaluation and post-dispensing knowledge of ophthalmic medications: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study at the University of Gondar Compreh... by Abaynesh Fentahun Bekalu, Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Gebremariam Wulie Geremew, Abebech Tewabe Gelaye, Habtamu Semagn Ayele, Demis Getachew, Alemante Tafese Beyna, Assefa Kebad Mengesha, Esileman Abdela Muche

“…These findings highlight the urgent need to improve prescribing practices, enhance counseling, and implement targeted educational programs to ensure safer and more effective ophthalmic care.…”
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