Research Advances and Emerging Trends in the Impact of Urban Expansion on Food Security: A Global Overview by Shuangqing Sheng, Ping Zhang, Jinchuan Huang, Lei Ning

“…The analysis focuses on knowledge production, collaborative structures, and thematic research trends. The results indicate the following: (1) The publication trajectory in this field exhibits a generally increasing trend with three distinct phases: an incubation period (1982–2000), a development phase (2001–2014), and a phase of rapid growth (2015–2024). …”
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Contraceptive use among women with severe mental illness at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Northern Uganda by Betijuma Luwedde, Bives Mutume Nzanzu Vivalya, Joshua Muyomba, Mpamizo Emmanuel

“…Methods: This study purposely screened 377 women with severe mental illness who attended Gulu hospital between March and June 2023 for contraceptive use using a semi-structured questionnaire with questions specific to the different contraceptive methods used such as condom use, injectable use, and others. …”
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Expectations of Intensive Care Physicians Regarding an AI-Based Decision Support System for Weaning From Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Predevelopment Survey Study by Benjamin Popoff, Sandie Cabon, Marc Cuggia, Guillaume Bouzillé, Thomas Clavier

“…The questionnaire consisted of 20 questions structured around 4 axes: overview of the problem and current practices concerning weaning from CRRT, opinion on AI-based CDSS, implementation in daily clinical practice, real-life operation and willingness to adopt the CDSS in everyday practice. …”
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Sociocultural and Demographic Risk Factors for the Development of Multiple Sclerosis in Kuwait: A Case - Control Study. by Suhail N Al-Shammri, Magdy G Hanna, Arpita Chattopadhyay, Abayomi O Akanji

“…Both groups of subjects were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, in relation to anthropometric, socio-cultural and demographic data, residence during the 1990/91 Gulf War and current and past medical history, including medications. …”
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Barriers to community engagement during the response to an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda by Ann Robins, David Musoke, Henry Mwebesa, Edwinah Atusingwize, George Upenytho, Seungwoo Nam, Jesse Bonwitt, Chimwemwe Msukwa, Meddy Rutayisire, Henry Kyobe

“…In addition, 32 key informant interviews were conducted with staff from the Uganda Ministry of Health, district health officials, local leaders, non-governmental organisation staff and other stakeholders. Data were analysed according to the thematic approach using ATLAS.ti (V.6).Results The main barriers to community engagement identified during the EVD outbreak response are presented under four main themes: (1) delayed consultations between partners and communities; (2) poor communication and misinformation; (3) limited support to human resources; and (4) institutional and coordination challenges. …”
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Making, not breaking the young, aspiring athlete: the development of Prep to be PRO (Nærmere Best) – a Norwegian school-based educational programme by Roald Bahr, Grethe Myklebust, Christine Holm Moseid, Hege Heiestad

“…Long-term sustainability will be secured by organisational commitment, resource alignment and integrating the initiative into existing structures.…”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Phase 1 Periodontal Therapy on Serum Procoagulant State of Systemically Healthy Chronic Periodontitis Subjects: A Clinico-Biochemical Study by Sapna Raje, Ruchi Banthia, Pallavi Singh, Anshita Shrivastava, Neha Mehrotra, Santosh Gupta

“…Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory condition that targets the structures supporting the teeth and has been linked to various systemic diseases, particularly cardiovascular conditions. …”
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Patient characteristics associated with their level of twelve-step attendance prior to entry into treatment for substance use disorders by Marc Galanter, William L. White, Michael L. Dennis, Brooke Hunter, Lora Passetti, Dan Lustig

“…All patients were administered the structured interview-based Global Appraisal of Individual Needs upon admission. …”
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Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention on Health Locus of Control and Self-Efficacy in Women with Gestational Diabetes by Sabah R. H. Ahmed, Safaa G. Salem, Nahed M. Saber, Reda T. A. Abou Elazab, Merfat M. Atia

“…Three tools were used for collecting the study data: A structured self-administered questionnaire, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale-C Form, and the General Self-efficacy Scale. …”
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Research progress and prospect of medium manganese steel by XU Juan-ping, FU Hao, WANG Zheng, YAN Yu, LI Jin-xu

“…This paper summarized the current research status of medium manganese steel in China and abroad and analyzed the mechanical properties data of medium manganese steel with different chemical compositions, deformation process, and heat treatment process in the literature. …”
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Barriers to effective antimicrobial resistance management in Nigerian livestock: the role of veterinary practices and client expectations by Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu, Esther Gbeja Olusegun, Godwin Adegbehingbe, Sola Emmanuel Komolafe, Oluwakemi Christiana Daodu

“…A cross-sectional study of veterinarians from 36 states (including the Federal capital territory) was conducted using a paper-based structured questionnaire survey. The questionnaire was made available to the 1,117 veterinarians who attended 2023 Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA). …”
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Health outcomes of lifestyle treatment for patients with obesity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic—a retrospective pre-post study by Sadegh Alizadeh, Sophie Grindheim, Christian A. Klöckner, Christian A. Klöckner, Ingrid S. Følling, Ingrid S. Følling

“…PA levels and HRQoL increased for both groups, however, the group that attended treatment before COVID-19 had significantly higher PA levels and HRQoL (p < 0.001) than the group that attended during COVID-19.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that structured lifestyle treatment supports improvements in BMI, HRQoL, and PA levels, even with reduced in-person contact. …”
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Comparison of Image Preprocessing Strategies for Convolutional Neural Network-Based Growth Stage Classification of Butterhead Lettuce in Industrial Plant Factories by Jung-Sun Gloria Kim, Soo Chung, Myungjin Ko, Jihoon Song, Soo Hyun Shin

“…Grad-CAM visualizations further confirmed that raw image-trained models consistently attended to meaningful plant structures, whereas segmentation-trained models often failed to localize correctly in cross-domain tests. …”
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The Role of Digital Health Equity Audits in Preventing Harmful Infodemiology by Massimiliano Biondi, Fabio Filippetti, Giorgio Brandi, Elsa Ravaglia, Sofia Filippetti, Pamela Barbadoro

“…ResultsThe main result is the articulation of the DHEA framework: a structured, 6-phase cyclical model to guide organizations in the analysis and proactive mitigation of digital health–related disparities. …”
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The effects of internet self-health management on patients with chronic disease multimorbidity: a 4-year longitudinal study by Yuyang Wang, Qiang Hu, Botian Chen, Defu Ma

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of internet-based self-health management in improving health behaviors and clinical indicators in patients with multimorbidity.MethodsA total of 30,745 adults aged ≥18 years from five northwestern Chinese provinces were enrolled. Following baseline data collection in 2013, participants received structured online health guidance covering diet nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being. …”
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A Stepwise Anatomy-Based Protocol for Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Educational Tool with Broad Clinical Utility by Rudolf Lampé, Nóra Margitai, Péter Török, Luca Lukács, Mónika Orosz

“…Patient demographics, operative data, and perioperative outcomes were extracted and analyzed. …”
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Evolution of deep learning tooth segmentation from CT/CBCT images: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wai Ying Kot, Sum Yin Au Yeung, Yin Yan Leung, Pui Hang Leung, Wei-fa Yang

“…Included studies were assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Study (QUADAS-2) tool. Data were extracted for meta-analyses by random-effects models. …”
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Factors creating favorable conditions for activating innovative entrepreneurship and startups in post-war Ukraine by Oksana Khymych, Enno Masurel

“…The analysis is based on inductive, qualitative data from 24 interviews with the respondents from Ukraine and the Netherlands (eight scientists, ten startup founders and entrepreneurs, two government officials, and four entrepreneurs) to identify a range of favorable factors by utilizing qualitative analysis. …”
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A Case-Control Study of the Factors Associated with Anemia in Chinese Children Aged 3–7 years Old by Jinsong Mou, Haishan Zhou, Zhangui Feng, Shiya Huang, Zhaohui Wang, Chaoyu Zhang, Yudong Wang

“…Cases were children who were diagnosed with anemia by the doctor of physical examination and checked by one deputy chief physician of pediatrics, and controls were healthy children without anemia. Data were collected using a self-designed structured questionnaire. …”
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Co‐Authoring and Reporting on Lived Experience Engagement in Mental Health and/or Substance Research: A Qualitative Study and Guidance Document by Natasha Y. Sheikhan, Kerry Kuluski, Melissa Hiebert, Charlotte Munro, Vivien Cappe, Mary Rose vanKesteren, Sean Kidd, Lisa D. Hawke

“…Methods This study included a qualitative description study underpinned by pragmatism. Data were collected through virtual interviews with 13 PWLE/F and 12 researchers across Canada and analysed using template analysis. …”
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