Support for young people who are distressed by hearing voices: protocol for an uncontrolled feasibility evaluation of a psychological intervention package delivered within secondar... by Mark Hayward, Mary John, Sarah Parry, Anna-Marie Bibby-Jones, Faith Orchard, Fiona Malpass, Clare Dixon, Akira Naito

“…What is the optimum content, structure, and duration for the intervention package? …”
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…For each question, we examined the proportion of missing data and the distribution of responses. Factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, Spearman’s rank correlations and longitudinal regression assessed dimensional structure, internal consistency reliability, construct validity and responsiveness, respectively. …”
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Development of a social learning theory-based pressure injury training program for nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes by Yanxia Guo, Yanxia Guo, Shengnan Yang, Plernpit Boonyamalik, Arpaporn Powwattana, Wen Zhu, Lingxia Xu

“…The modified Delphi method was used to gather expert consensus on the program’s structure and content.MethodsA two-round Delphi process was performed involving an expert panel in wound care, community nursing, geriatric nursing, and nursing education. …”
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Comparing the psychometric evidence of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) between Spanish and Chinese primary schoolteachers: insights from classical test theor... by Xu Wang, Cui-Hong Cao, Xiao-Ling Liao, Xing-Yong Jiang, Mark D. Griffiths, I-Hua Chen, Chung-Ying Lin, Olga Malas

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Patient safety education in undergraduate medical education through a global lens: a scoping review by Njoud Aldardeir, Qabirul Karan Abdullah, Linda Jones

“…Four themes were identified, cultural and contextual considerations; curriculum structure/session design; student engagement/ application; leadership support and faculty training. …”
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Multi-Scale Crack Detection and Quantification of Concrete Bridges Based on Aerial Photography and Improved Object Detection Network by Liming Zhou, Haowen Jia, Shang Jiang, Fei Xu, Hao Tang, Chao Xiang, Guoqing Wang, Hemin Zheng, Lingkun Chen

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E-Module Learning for Scaling Serious Illness Communication Skills Teaching: A Pilot Study in Family Medicine and Palliative Care by Helen James, Paul Krueger, Daphna Grossman, Warren Lewin

“…Participants liked the structure and design of the e-modules and felt they were appropriate for their learners’ level of training, were effective, time-efficient, and provided relevant SIC information. …”
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Gating Mechanism for Biased Agonism at Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptors by Graham J. Moore, Harry Ridgway, Laura Kate Gadanec, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Anthony Zulli, John M. Matsoukas

“…This study summarizes evidence based on structure activity data for various analogs wherein Tyr⁴ OH interaction with His⁶ imidazole (CRS formation) leads to G protein sequestration and vasoconstriction, whereas Tyr⁴ OH interaction with Phe⁸ carboxylate (bound to K199) engenders arrestin-mediated vasodilation and receptor desensitization. …”
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A community health worker-delivered intervention (STEPS) to support chronic pain self-management among older adults in an underserved urban community: protocol for a randomized tri... by Mary R. Janevic, Rebecca Lindsay, Elizabeth Brines, Kimberlydawn Wisdom, Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, Robin Brewer, Susan L. Murphy, John Piette, Leslie Grijalva, Michael Anderson, Jaye Clement, Courtney Latimer

“…African American older adults are especially at risk due to the health-damaging effects of structural racism. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a chronic pain self-management intervention tailored for this context. …”
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The effect of physical activity on resilience of Chinese children: the chain mediating effect of executive function and emotional regulation by Yifan Xu, Kai Qi, Shuqiao Meng, Xiaoxiao Dong, Shimeng Wang, Dandan Chen, Aiguo Chen

“…SPSS 29.0 and AMOS 29.0 were used for data analysis and structural equation model testing. …”
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Rationale and design of leveraging the HIV platform for hypertension control in Africa: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Uganda by Emmy Okello, Heiner Grosskurth, Moses Kamya, Gerald Mutungi, Starley B Shade, Mucunguzi Atukunda, Jane Kabami, Brian Twinamatsiko, Joan Nangendo, Edwin Charlebois

“…The outcomes will be analysed taking the clustered structure of the data set into account.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval has been obtained from the Research Ethics Committees at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Makerere University School of Medicine. …”
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Intersectional analysis of suicide risk among transgender and non-binary people by Heather Santos, Greta R. Bauer, Thomas Joiner, Agus Surachman, Félice Lê-Scherban, Ayden I. Scheim

“…Suicide prevention research should investigate individual and structural level interventions to reduce disproportionate suicide risk among these groups.…”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients with ankylosing spondylitis: experience from a specialized rheumatology centre in Bangladesh by A. F. M. Mahbubul Alam, Sajeda Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam, Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, Syed Atiqul Haq, Nadia Sultana, A. K. M. Kamruzzaman, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, Salwa Islam, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…Abstract Background Due to limited data on Ankylosing Spondylitis patients in Bangladesh, our cross-sectional study sought to assess the clinical characteristics and disease status of individuals with Ankylosing Spondylitis in this population. …”
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Medico-Social Approach to the Development of a Methodology for Assessing the “Quality of Life” after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 1 by I. G. Ovechkin, N. I. Ovechkin, A. V. Shakula, A. I. Pavlov, D. F. Pokrovsky

“….); analysis of proven methods for studying QoL in keratorefractive surgery and asthenopic conditions in patients with RNT; analysis of the classification structure of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) from the standpoint of the development of characteristic “domains”.Results. …”
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Modeling the Causal Loop Diagram of the Waste Management Cycle and Providing a Solution to Organize the Existing Situation (Kerman Case Study) by Hossein Vahidi, Mohammad Ali Bagherzadeh Kohbanani

“…The purpose of this study is to create a new financial structure in the form of an activity license and investigate the informal flow of waste collectors in three scenarios by the causal loop diagram of the waste management cycle in Vensim software. …”
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The impact of FinTech literacy on digital entrepreneurial intentions: Exploring crowdfunding, blockchain, and AI through a social cognitive career theory lens by Sy Long Pham, Anh Duc Do, Dieu Linh Ha, Mai Van Trinh, Anh Duc Le, Thi Phuong Hien Tran

“…Research Design & Methods: The conceptual model was analysed using structural equation modelling with the bootstrapping method based on data from a sample of 978 university students in Vietnam. …”
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The Growth and Yield of Shallots and Melons Based on the Interseasonal Windbreaks Cropping System in Anticipation of Climate Change by Saparso, Sudarmaji Arief, Bachtiar Musthafa Muhammad, Tamad

“…The result of the observation data were observed by means of variance and the Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) 5% test was performed. …”
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The effects of monetary policy response to the Covid-19 crisis on dynamic connectedness across financial markets in Central and Eastern Europe by Wojciech Grabowski, Jakub Janus, Ewa Stawasz-Grabowska

“…Research Design & Methods: We first quantify a set of time-varying asset correlations using asymmetric generalised DCC-GARCH models and daily data on financial asset returns. Going beyond the domestic stock-bond interdependencies, we explore cross-border connectedness between CEE economies, Germany, and the US. …”
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Correlation with viruses enhances network complexity and stability of co-occurrence prokaryotes across the oceans by Bo Wang, Yantao Liang, Kaiyue Lian, Chuyu Zhang, Meiaoxue Han, Min Wang, Hongbing Shao, Andrew McMinn, Hualong Wang

“…However, the mechanisms behind the association and structuring of microbiomes with viruses still remain largely unknown. …”
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The Mediating Role of Patient Activation on the Relationship Between Social Support and Health-Promoting Behavior in Patients with Thyroid Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study by Li P, Li Y, He C, Wang H, Yin X, Jiang Y, Yin T

“…A convenience sample of 618 thyroid cancer patients from two hospitals in Hunan Province, China, was included in the study. Data were collected from April to November 2023. …”
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