Challenges and opportunities of Italian-qualified pharmacists relocated to work in Great Britain: A cross-sectional survey by Giuseppe Pasculli, Corrado Giua, Enrico Keber, Osvaldo Cancellu, Naoko Arakawa, Andrea Manfrin

“…Convenience sampling was used, and a sample power calculation was not deemed necessary. Statistical analysis involved descriptive analysis presenting frequencies and percentages for Likert-type and categorical items. …”
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Aspetti geografici del confronto fra sapere esperto e contestuale: un’analisi regionale nei paesaggi del “degrado” by Giorgia Bressan, Andrea Guaran, Francesco Visentin, Gian Pietro Zaccomer

“…On the one hand, similarly to other participatory projects, the analysis presents problems in terms of quality and territorial coverage, on the other hand, it offers reflections on the possible synergies between local and expert knowledge.…”
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Comparing the effectiveness of attachment-based play therapy and parent-child relationship therapy on the psychological well-being of children with separation anxiety disorder by Mahsa Najmi, Reza Ghorban Jahromi, Esmail Sadipour, Mansoureh Karimzadeh

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS.24 software using repeated measure analysis of variance. Results: The results of repeated measure analysis of variance showed that each Attachment-based play therapy and parent-child relationship play therapy significantly improved the psychological well-being of children with separation anxiety disorder (P< 0.05). …”
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NanoAbLLaMA: construction of nanobody libraries with protein large language models by Xin Wang, Haotian Chen, Bo Chen, Lixin Liang, Fengcheng Mei, Bingding Huang

“…While NanoAbLLaMA excels in germline-specific generation, limitations include restricted germline coverage and framework flexibility. Future efforts should expand germline diversity and incorporate druggability metrics for clinical relevance. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and preference for future delivery among language minority, newcomer, and racialized peoples in Canada: a national cross-sectional and longitudinal stud... by Robin M. Humble, Janet Sau Wun Lee, Crystal Du, S. Michelle Driedger, Eve Dubé, Shannon E. MacDonald

“…Background Despite high COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Canada, vaccine acceptance and preferred delivery among newcomers, racialized persons, and those who primarily speak minority languages are not well understood. …”
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Assessing the impacts of short-course multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in the Southeast Asia Region using a mathematical modeling approach. by Win Min Han, Wiriya Mahikul, Thomas Pouplin, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Lisa J White, Wirichada Pan-Ngum

“…The population-level impacts of short-course treatment regimens were compared with the impacts of conventional regimens. Multi-way analysis was used to evaluate the impact by varying programmatic factors (eligibility for short-course MDR-TB treatment, treatment initiation, and drug susceptibility test (DST) coverage). …”
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Measurement of respectful maternity care in exit interviews following facility childbirth: a criterion validity assessment in Nigeria by Nasir Umar, Antoinette Bhattacharya, Josephine Exley, Inuwa B. Jalingo, Abdulrahman Shuaibu, Tanya Marchant

“…Just six of the 16 negative maternity care experience indicators met the criteria for validation analysis; and these showed low to moderate sensitivity (32% to 74%), high specificity (97% to 100%) and moderate (0.60\<AUC\<0.70) to high (AUC≥0.70) individual-level validity…”
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Accessible viral metagenomics for public health and clinical domains with Jovian by Dennis Schmitz, Florian Zwagemaker, Sam Nooij, Thierry K. S. Janssens, Jeroen Cremer, Robert Verhagen, Harry Vennema, Annelies Kroneman, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Jeroen F. J. Laros, Miranda de Graaf

“…To address these challenges, we developed Jovian, an open-source, virus-focused, metagenomic analysis workflow for Illumina data. Jovian generates scaffolds enriched with pertinent annotations, including taxonomic classification, combined with metrics needed for quality assessment (coverage depth, average GC content, localization of open reading frames, minority single nucleotide polymorphisms), and incorporates host and disease metadata. …”
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Modelling the health labour market outlook in Kenya: Supply, needs and investment requirements for health workers, 2021-2035. by James Avoka Asamani, Brendan Kwesiga, Sunny C Okoroafor, Evalyne Chagina, Joel Gondi, Zeinab Gura, Francis Motiri, Nakato Jumba, Teresa Ogumbo, Nkatha Mutungi, Stephen Muleshe, Yusuf Suraw, Hanah Gitungo, Kiogora Gatimbu, Mutile Wanyee, Amos Oyoko, Angela Nyakundi, Stephen Kaboro, Mary Wanjiru Njogu, Maureen Monyoncho, Njoroge Nyoike, Wesley Ogera Ooga, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Julius Korir, Paul Marsden, Mona Almudhwahi Ahmed, Julius Ogato, Pascal Zurn, Annah Wamae

“…Kenya is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) within its devolved health system in which significant investments have been made in health infrastructure, workforce development, and service delivery. …”
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How Much Power Is Needed for RIS to Beat Relays? A Sustainability Framework by Mohammad Abualhayja'a, Mahmoud Wagih, Anthony Centeno, Muhammad Ali Imran, Lina Mohjazi

“…Future wireless networks are expected to utilise reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) to enhance coverage and communication quality. However, to ensure efficient RIS deployment and operation, it is crucial to understand the operational costs of RIS-assisted communication systems. …”
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In silico design and evaluation of a multiepitope vaccine against Bordetella pertussis: structural, immunological, and biological properties by Negar Souod, Hamid Madanchi, Fariborz Bahrami, Saeed Reza Pakzad, Fereshteh Shahcheraghi, Soheila Ajdary

“…Immunoinformatic analysis revealed strong immunogenic properties, effectively eliciting both systemic and mucosal immune responses. …”
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Socio-economic disparities in the utilization of improved sanitation facilities among Indian households by Pradeep Kumar, Nihal Hasan, Rahul Rajak

“…Abstract Despite the significant improvement in sanitation coverage , utilization of improved sanitation still does not reach the optimal level across all socioeconomic groups in India. …”
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How to assess multimorbidity: a systematic review by Li Yao, Li Yao, Qiaoxing Li, Yan Liu, Qinqin Li, Tingrui Wang, Zihan Zhou, Jiajia Yin

“…It can be divided into four categories: (1) assessment based on equal weight of disease count and disease severity; (2) based on physiological and psychological health status assessment; (3) evaluation based on drug use; (4) natural language processing evaluation system.ConclusionAttention should be paid to the assessment of patients with multiple chronic diseases, and standardized and unified assessment methods should be developed in the future to expand the coverage of diseases and deepen the depth of assessment, so as to provide more comprehensive and accurate health management for the growing number of patients with multiple chronic diseases.Without patient or public contributionThis systematic review is primarily based on the comprehensive analysis of published literature and did not involve new data collection or direct participation of patients, hence there was no direct contribution from patients or the public.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, CRD42024530474.…”
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A Reanalysis Precipitation Integration Method Utilizing the Generalized Three-Cornered Hat Approach and High-Resolution, Gauge-Based Datasets by Lilan Zhang, Xiaohong Chen, Bensheng Huang, Jie Liu, Daoyi Chen, Liangxiong Chen, Rouyi Lai, Yanhui Zheng

“…Reanalysis systems are particularly promising for this type of research due to their long-term observations and wide spatial coverage. This study aims to construct a more robust precipitation dataset by integrating three widely-used reanalysis precipitation estimates: Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications Version 2 (MERRA2), Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis v5 (ERA5). …”
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In vivo imaging and pharmacokinetics of percutaneously injected ultrasound and X-ray imageable thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with doxorubicin versus free drug in swine. by Jose F Delgado, Ayele H Negussie, Nicole A Varble, Andrew S Mikhail, Antonio Arrichiello, Tabea Borde, Laetitia Saccenti, Ivane Bakhutashvili, Joshua W Owen, Robert Morhard, John W Karanian, William F Pritchard, Bradford J Wood

“…Intratumoral injections often lack visibility, leading to unpredictable outcomes such as incomplete tumor coverage, off-target drug delivery and systemic toxicities. …”
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Shotgun sequence-based metataxonomic and predictive functional profiles of Pe poke, a naturally fermented soybean food of Myanmar. by Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Pynhunlang Kharnaior, Priyambada Pariyar, Namrata Thapa, Ni Lar, Khin Si Win, Ae Mar, Nyo Nyo

“…Similarly, a non-parametric Shannon's diversity index was also highest in Sds. Good's coverage of 0.99 was observed in all samples. Beta diversity analysis using PCoA showed no significant clustering. …”
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Demand-Responsive Evaluation and Optimization of Fitness Facilities in Urban Park Green Spaces by Xiaohui Lv, Kangxing Li, Jiyu Cheng, Ziru Ren

“…By collecting and integrating various types of data, such as geographic spatial data, field investigation data, and behavioral observations, we developed a population demand quantification method and a modular analysis approach for park service functions. This framework enabled correlation analysis between diverse user needs and park services. …”
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Risk of adverse swallowing events and choking during deworming for preschool-aged children. by James Wyatt Kernell, Rosalie V DePaola, Alec M Maglione, Lacey N Ahern, Naomi G Penney, David G Addiss

“…Eighteen (1.1%) children choked, none fatally; 17 choking incidents occurred with crushed tablets. In a multivariate analysis that controlled for distribution site, the only significant risk factor for choking was non-content demeanor (OR 20.6).…”
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Color Masking of Two Types of Medium Translucency Lithium Disilicate Ceramic Restorations by Spectrophotometry by T Rostamzadeh, S Alipour, F Golsorkhtabar

“…CIEDE 2000 (ΔE00) and translucency parameter (TP) were calculated. One-way analysis of variance and Post-hoc Tuckey test at significance level of 0.05 were used for analysis. …”
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Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). by Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Emmanuel Opoku-Asante, Mylene Lagarde, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

“…Segmented regression analysis as an interrupted time series analysis was employed to assess the effect of the pandemic on utilization of services.…”
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