Prevalence and associated risk factors of overweight and obesity among adolescent population of India: a scoping review by Arpita Panda, Jayashree Parida, Susangita Jena, Swati Sukalyani Behera, Abinash Pradhan, Prasanna Kumar Patra, Sanghamitra Pati, Harpreet Kaur, Subhendu Kumar Acharya

“…Addressing these gaps will be essential for generating robust evidence to inform and implement effective, evidence-based policies and interventions.…”
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Regulación Saturada con Ganancia Variable Derivativa de Robots Manipuladores by Miguel A. Limón-Díaz, Fernando Reyes-Cortés, Emilio J. González-Galván

“…In order to illustrate the performance and functionality of the proposed family of control schemes, an experimental comparison between seven control schemes was implemented. Five of these control schemes belong to the proposed family while two additional control schemes are well-known strategies such as the proportional-derivative (PD) and hyperbolic tangent (Tanh) control schemes. …”
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Real-time cortical activity during virtual reality practice in people with multiple sclerosis: a pilot fNIRS study by Rotem Lavi, Massimiliano Pau, Sapir Dreyer-Alster, Tali Drori, Eleonora Cocco, Alon Kalron

“…This study aimed to examine cortical activation in pwMS during an upper-limb daily life activity performed in VR versus actual performance (AP), and to assess the additional impact of an explicit cognitive challenge implemented as a memory recall and sequencing task performed simultaneously with the motor activity. …”
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Research training curriculum and projects undertaken by medical students in Australia and New Zealand by Joanne Hart, Adam Collison, Jon Cornwall, Natalie Edmiston, Di Eley, Kathryn Hird, Wendy Hu, Eleonora Leopardi, Christine Metusela, Lise Mogensen, Judy Mullan, Shannon Pike, Veronica Preda, Kerry Uebel, Megan Wallace, Justin Bilszta

“…Most medical programs worldwide include opportunities for students to implement projects. However, gaps remain in understanding how research training is delivered, integrated and assessed with project completion, and little data exists on the range of project types and topics. …”
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Global burden of gallbladder and biliary diseases (1990–2021) with healthcare workforce analysis and projections to 2035 by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Shangjin Yang, Jingyang Zhang, Yong Dai

“…Health systems should implement enhanced screening programs for high-risk populations, expand surgical workforce capacity in underserved regions, develop region-specific clinical guidelines for early intervention, and adopt policies addressing modifiable risk factors such as obesity and diet. …”
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Clinical experience of cone-beam computed tomography in interventional neuroradiology by D.V. Shchehlov, S.V. Chebanyuk, O.E. Svyrydiuk, S.V. Konotopchyk, O.F. Sydorenko, V.R. Pankiv, M.B. Vyval

“…To control the position of the stent and its relations to the vessels, the «fusion» mode was used, providing additional information about the vascular structures imposed during conventional angiography, as well as the ability to rotate the volume at any angle regardless of the mechanical capabilities. …”
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A transactional analysis training program on cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation in undergraduate nursing students: an experimental study by Atena Abbasszade, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Mahya Torkaman, Sakineh Miri

“…It is recommended that this intervention be implemented in medical education, particularly for nursing students who frequently interact with patients and may experience increased stress, anxiety, and reduced cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation during initial patient encounters. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation on the stability, adaptability and location for waxy maize varieties in Zhejiang Province by LI Yan, LIN Feng, LI Lulu, XU Haiming

“…Wherein, 67.6% of variance for rows per ear was from variety effects, 36.3% of variance for yield from location effects. Additionally, the location related effects explained 6.9%-62.0% of the total variance for each agronomic trait. …”
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Effects of land uses and slope gradients on soil physicochemical properties in Woynwha watershed, Northwest Ethiopia by Workineh Ejigu Mesfin, Degitu Wassie, Temesgen Gashaw Tarkegn, Yihenew G. Selassie, Eyayu Molla

“…Hence, we conclude that integrated nutrient management and sound land use planning should be implemented for improving soil fertility and crop productivity in the study area and others having similar environment. …”
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‘RegReflections’: building a culture of collaborative working that transcends clinical specialism at a busy district general hospital by Hannah Costelloe, Charlotte Ainscough

“…This ultimately enhances patient care and safety.3 The findings suggest that similar initiatives should be implemented elsewhere to strengthen professional relationships, improve interdisciplinary communication and support leadership development within clinical training.…”
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First report of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), biotypes B and Q, in soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabales: Fabaceae) in Paraguay by Nancy Noemí Espinoza-Morel, Marta Alicia Fernández-Gamarra, Liliana Noelia Talavera-Stefani, Cinthia Noemí Burgos-Cantoni, Felipe Giménez, Claudia Cabral, Andrés Sanabria-Velazquez

“…Together, these factors make whitefly control a challenge for farmers, who must implement integrated pest management strategies to mitigate both the direct damage and the associated diseases that whiteflies can spread. …”
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Prehospital transfusion training in Canada: a national survey of critical care transport organizations by Pierre-Marc Dion, Andy Pan, Andrew Beckett, Kanwal Singh, Adam Greene, Axel Benhamed, Melissa McGowan, Brodie Nolan

“…In Canada, several Critical Care Transport Organizations (CCTOs) have implemented prehospital transfusion programs to reduce geographic disparities in access to definitive care. …”
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Comparison between Go-GutDx, a novel diagnostic stool test kit with potential impact in low-income countries, and BioFire test. by Quarshie Glover, Xiao Jiang, Alexis Marie Onderak, Abigail Mapes, Fauzia Hollnagel, Joseph Buckley, Chang Hee Kim, Dawd Siraj

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>Our study confirms that Go-GutDx® is a novel diagnostic tool for diarrheal pathogens with statistically comparable sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values with the current gold standard testing kit, BioFire. In addition, the simplicity of the technology and lower price both to healthcare systems and to patients makes Go-GutDx® an ideal diagnostic test to be implemented in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Conceptualizing the Theoretical Framework of Management Accounting: A Grounded Theory Approach by Mohammadreza Mehrabanpour, Rezvan Hejazi, Rayan Ramezanian

“…This framework assists accountants in preparing financial information aligned with organizational objectives and aids managers in accurately interpreting this information for effective decision-making. Additionally, it enhances the efficiency and quality of financial information and increases trust in organizations. …”
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Improving Acceptability of mHealth Apps—The Use of the Technology Acceptance Model to Assess the Acceptability of mHealth Apps: Systematic Review by Ahmer Adnan, Rebecca Eilish Irvine, Allison Williams, Matthew Harris, Grazia Antonacci

“…For mixed methods studies (1/14, 7%), the JBI checklist for qualitative studies was applied, in addition to the JBI checklist most suited to the quantitative design. …”
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Bacterial gastroenteritis in the world of culture-independent diagnostic testing: a study to evaluate the kinetics of bacterial shedding by culture and CIDT by Nathan K. McCartney, Surangi H. Thilakarathna, Tara Hluchy, Dylan R. Pillai, Linda Chui, Byron M. Berenger

“…Many clinical microbiology laboratories have implemented CIDT methods for screening stool specimens due to the slower turnaround times and variable sensitivity of culture. …”
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Determining mosquito age using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and artificial neural networks: insights into the influence of origin and sex by Zili Gao, Yuzhen Zhang, Laura C. Harrington, Courtney C. Murdock, Elisabeth Martin, Dalton Manbeck-Mosig, Steve Vetrone, Nicolas Tremblay, Christopher M. Barker, John M. Clark, Lili He, Wei Zhu

“…Performance metrics included accuracy, correlation coefficient (R), and root mean square error (RMSE). t-Distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) visualizations and confusion matrices offered additional model insights into effectiveness. Results The ANN models demonstrated superior performance in differentiating mosquito age relative to non-ANN methods. …”
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Development of the Japanese version of the perceived time poverty scale. by Takeshi Miura, Koji Hara, Azusa Arimoto, Masato Kaneko, Sayuri Shiraishi, Shingo Matsumura, Shuichi Ito, Kentaro Kurasawa, Yohei Matsuzaki, Makoto Kuroki

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In developing the Japanese version of the Perceived Time Poverty Scale, cultural adaptations were made in addition to the standard translation and back-translation procedures. …”
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A qualitative study to explore healthcare providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers to early detection of breast and cervical cancers among women attending primary healthcar... by Gugulethu Tshabalala, Charmaine Blanchard, Keletso Mmoledi, Desiree Malope, Daniel S O'Neil, Shane A Norris, Maureen Joffe, Janan Janine Dietrich

“…Nevertheless, cost-effective interventions can be implemented to address these perceived barriers including multistakeholder education, mobile and tent screening facilities and using existing community fieldworkers and NGO partners in providing screening services. …”
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Exploration of pharmaceutical graduate course teaching reform under the concept of translational medicine: a case study of the ‘biopharmaceuticals and translational medicine’ cours... by Shihui Zhang, Qin Zhu, Qiuyu Sun, Jianan Ni, Yuxin Lei, Wenjie Guo, Yanmin Han, Lin Cai

“…Therefore, it is necessary to implement pharmaceutical education based on the principles and practices of translational medicine to help students gain a deeper understanding of the drug development process and to cultivate professionals capable of translating basic research findings into clinical applications. …”
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