Increase in intimate partner violence during the COVID19 lockdown in uganda: a household survey by Freddy Eric Kitutu, Ronald Olum, Sharon Kitibwakye Nakamanya, Olivia Nakisita, Sian E. Clarke, Eleanor Hutchinson

“…Methodology A household survey was conducted in Luwero and Mukono districts among 1680 respondents from 84 villages from October 25th, 2021, to December 3rd, 2021. Data were collected using standardized structured questionnaires adapted from UN guidelines for producing statistics on violence in women. …”
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MARIA (Medical Assistance and Rehabilitation Intelligent Agent) for Medication Adherence in Patients With Heart Failure: Empirical Results From a Wizard of Oz Systematic Conversati... by Nik Nailah Abdullah, Jia Tang, Hemad Fetrati, Nor Fadhilah Binti Kaukiah, Sahrin Bin Saharudin, Vee Sim Yong, Chia How Yen

“…In collaboration with pharmacists, we structured MARIA’s dialogue into a workflow based on Adlerian therapy, a psychoeducational theory. …”
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Association of oral health status and salivary profile of rheumatoid arthritis disease subjects and healthy subjects and prediction of caries risk using cariogram- A cross-sectiona... by Ananya Jha, Aparna K S, Praveen Jodalli, Avinash B R

“…Methods: A total of ninety volunteers were enrolled, forty-seven of whom were age-matched healthy individuals and forty-three of whom were patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A structured questionnaire, clinical assessment, and saliva collection were used in the data gathering process. …”
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Long-term outcomes for children with disability and severe acute malnutrition in Malawi by Seema Patel, Marko Kerac, Melissa Gladstone, Natasha Lelijveld, Nora Groce, Theresa Nnensa, Emmanuel Chimwezi, Macpherson Mallewa, Jonathan Wells, Andrew Seal

“…Although they can cause and influence each other, data on their co-existence are sparse. We aimed to describe the prevalence and patterns of disability among a cohort of children with SAM.Methods A longitudinal cohort study in Malawi followed SAM survivors up to 7 years postdischarge. …”
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Ocio y procesos educativos en el contexto del movimiento de los trabajadores rurales sin tierra (MST) de la región de ribeirão preto – sp – Brasil (Leisure and educational process... by Robson Amaral de Silva, Luiz Gonçalves-Junior, Jose Maria Pazos Couto

“…Field journals were used for the data collection. For the results, we constructed two categories: A) Leisure as time-space of struggle of the MST; B) Unequal appropriation of leisure by women of the MST. …”
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Genome-wide analysis of fatty acid desaturase genes in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) reveal their important roles in abiotic stresses responses by Chun Fu, Qinchao Fu, Shanshan Wang, Fangzhou Wu, Na Jiang, Ruoqi Zhou, Yaojun Yang, Yufei Xue

“…Phylogenetic analysis indicated that PeFAD genes were divided into 6 groups and ADS/FAD5 group was absence in momo bamboo, and gene structure and histidine-motifs remained highly conserved in each group. …”
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Espodossolos in Brazil: A review of the criteria and conceptualization of the spodic B horizons by Andressa Rosas de Menezes, Ademir Fontana, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos

“…Around 48 % of the spodic B horizons have Alo and Feo data and, by calculating the equation Alo + 0.5 Feo, around 47 % of the horizons have a value ≥0.25 %. …”
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Birds as sacred ‘children of god’, beholders of spirit and symbols of twinhood: Human–bird interaction among the Nuer in western Ethiopia by Abebayehu Aticho, Abebe Beyene, Shimelis Aynalem Zelelew, Changkuoth Puok, Andrew G. Gosler, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Desalegn Chala

“…Relying on preexisting bird survey data, we conducted focussed group discussions and semi‐structured interviews with Indigenous Nuer in western Ethiopia to explore human–bird interactions and documented associated traditional ecological knowledge and considered their conservation implications. …”
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Investigation of the genetic diversity of gut mycobiota of the wild and laboratory mice by Ji-Xin Zhao, Hany M. Elsheikha, Kai-Meng Shang, Jin-Wen Su, Yong-Jie Wei, Ya Qin, Zi-Yu Zhao, He Ma, Xiao-Xuan Zhang

“…Here, we studied the diversities and structures of cecal fungal communities in wild (Lasiopodomys brandtii, Apodemus agrarius, and Microtus fortis) vs laboratory C57BL/6J mice to disentangle the contributions of gut fungi to the adaptation of mice to genetic diversity. …”
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Healthcare provider recommendations to improve post‐violence care HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis access and adherence in Mozambique by Meghan Duffy, Etevaldo M. F. Xavier, Anabela deAlmeida, Della Correia, Maria Nhavane dos Prazeres, Jacinto Adriano, Bainabo Parruque, Maria Olga Bule, Langan Denhard, Maura Almeida, Ana Baptista, Raquel Cossa de Pinho

“…Data were analysed using inductive and theoretical thematic analysis. …”
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ILN-YOLOv8: A Lightweight Image Recognition Model for Crimped Wire Connectors by Xiaojian Zhou, Jicheng Kan, Nur Fatin Liyana Mohd Rosely, Xu Duan, Jiajing Cai, Zihan Zhou

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An EG-Tree Model Incorporating Spatial Heterogeneity for Analyzing Multifactorial Coupling Effects on Carbon Emissions Across Industries and Regions in China by Jinrui Zang, Xin Hu, Kun Qie, Zian Zhang, Shi Zhang

“…The causes of carbon emissions are examined from multiple perspectives utilizing the panel data spanning from 1997 to 2022, encompassing 30 provinces in China. …”
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A qualitative analysis of healthcare professionals’ experiences with an internet-based emotion regulation intervention added to acute psychiatric inpatient care by Laura Luisa Bielinski, Gwendolyn Wälchli, Anna Lange, Elianne von Känel, Lena Katharina Demel, Christoph Nissen, Franz Moggi, Thomas Berger

“…A thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the interview data. Results The following themes and corresponding subthemes were identified: lack of experience (few or no previous experiences, no expectations, few points of contact), the intervention as a contemporary complement (positive expectations, necessary and contemporary, positive effects on therapeutic work and patients, characteristics of the internet-based program), concerns about fit for acute psychiatric inpatient care (fit for acute psychiatric inpatients, doubts about implementation), the human factor as essential for implementation (the team makes or breaks it, guidance is key, patient characteristics), and requirements for implementation beyond the human factor (integration into existing treatment structure, resources, changes to the internet-based program, timing). …”
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Impact of MBBS Curriculum on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Organ Donation by Pari Sharma, Ketaki Poorey, Amol Rajendra Gite, Nakul Sharma

“…Students were given a structured and validated questionnaire comprising of 30 questions developed on the basis of previous studies. …”
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Identification and Characterization of SQUAMOSA Promoter Binding Protein-like Transcription Factor Family Members in <i>Zanthoxylum bungeanum</i> and Their Expression Profiles in R... by Shengshu Wang, Weiming Hu, Xueli Zhang, Yulin Liu, Fen Liu

“…This study used transcriptomic and bioinformatics data to conduct a thorough genomic identification and expression investigation of the <i>ZbSPL</i> gene family. …”
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Sehat Card Plus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Confronting challenges, strengthening governance, ensuring financial sustainability by Sameen Siddiqi, Shifa Salman Habib, Waqas Hameed, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Junaid Ur Rehman Siddiqui, Kiran Sohail Azeemi, Adil Haider, Soonman Kwon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien

“… Objective: To conduct an in-depth policy analysis of the Sehat Card Plus (SCP), focussing on its governance, financing structures, achievements, and long-term sustainability. …”
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Effect of Human Resource Interventions on Innovation Performance The Mediating Role of Innovative Work Behavior by Abbas M.M Al Hawamdeh *, Manal Mohammed Mahmoud Al Hawamdah, Hamzeh Mohammad AL-Hawamdeh, Mahd Eid Alhawamdeh, Tharwat Alhawamdeh

“…The current research utilized a quantitative approach and deductive methodology with a cross-sectional layout to gather data from various instances at a sole moment. The primary goal was to analyse the influence of interventions in human resources on performance in innovation, with innovative work behaviours functioning as a mediator in corporations in Jordan. …”
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Research on correlation between regional seismic characteristics and coal mine rockburst in Hegang by LAN Tianwei, TANG Xiaofu, ZHAO Wenqi, GUO Weiqiang, ZHANG Zhijia, WANG Shunxiang, LU Kaixiang

“…Taking natural earthquakes and coal mine rockbursts in Hegang as the research backgrounds, and based on seismic data from multiple platforms of seismic stations and mobile seismic monitoring stations, this study analyzed the geodynamic environment and spatiotemporal correlation between regional seismic characteristics and coal mine rockbursts. …”
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Self-Care Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Quality of Life: A Comprehensive Study in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Emirjona Kiçaj, Aurela Saliaj, Rudina Çerçizaj, Vasilika Prifti, Sonila Qirko, Liliana Rogozea

“…<b>Methods</b>: In this cross-sectional study, 332 individuals recently diagnosed with diabetes were surveyed between April and July 2024. Data were collected using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Summary Diabetes Self-Care Activity (SDSCA) surveys. …”
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Incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with COVID-19 infection according to 24-hour electrocardiogram monitoring by V. O. Zbitnieva, O. B. Voloshyna, I. V. Balashova, O. R. Dukova, I. S. Lysyi

“…Further study on the structure of arrhythmias in this category of patients will reveal clinically significant arrhythmias and select the optimal management. …”
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