Fraca pressão aérea intraoral na fala após correção cirúrgica da fissura palatina The presence of low intraoral pressure in speech following surgical correction of cleft palate... by Daniela Aparecida Barbosa, Laura Davison Mangilli, Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade, Nivaldo Alonso

“…<br>BACKGROUND: Several anatomical and functional changes are observed in individuals with cleft lip and palate, including structural abnormalities of the oropharyngeal muscles, which can cause loss of velopharyngeal function and other functions such as sucking, swallowing, and speaking. …”
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Prevalence and drivers of malaria infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic community members in five regions with varying transmission intensity in mainland Tanzania by Gervas A. Chacha, Filbert Francis, Salehe S. Mandai, Misago D. Seth, Rashid A. Madebe, Daniel P. Challe, Daniel A. Petro, Dativa Pereus, Ramadhani Moshi, Rule Budodo, Angelina J. Kisambale, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Catherine Bakari, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Stella Kajange, Samuel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

“…Demographic, anthropometric, clinical, parasitological, type of house, and socio-economic status (SES) data were captured using structured questionnaires. …”
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Transition to competent oral feeding in preterm infants: Analyzing timing and determinants by Gabriela Bolea Muguruza, Cristina de Frutos Martínez, M. Teresa Tamayo Martínez, Judith Martín Corral

“…Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of structuring the transition to oral feeding and identifying the most at-risk group, which in our study were infants with severe morbidity associated with prematurity, for the purpose of targeting potential interventions. …”
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Conhecimentos dos estudantes de pós-graduação em enfermagem sobre má conduta em pesquisa [Postgraduate nursing students’ knowledge of research misconduct] [Conocimiento de estudian... by Danubia Andressa da Silva Stigger, Jamila Geri Tomaschewski-Barlem, Klaus Nobre Stigger, Rosemary Silva da Silveira, Graziele de Lima Dalmolin, Edison Luiz Devos Barlem

“…Method: this exploratory, qualitative, descriptive study, guided by the criteria of the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research: a synthesis of recommendations, considered 40 master's and doctoral students at a public university in southern Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, in October 2020, using a synchronous application, and treated by textual discourse analysis. …”
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Ser enfermeira intensivista: elementos identitários presentes no campo das representações sociais [Being an intensive care nurse: identity elements present in the field of social r... by Rafael Celestino da Silva, Márcia de Assunção Ferreira, Thémis Apostolidis

“…After approval by the Research Ethics Committee, interviews were carried out with 21 nurses working in the assistance of an intensive care unit in a federal hospital, using a semi-structured guide. Data were submitted to the content analysis. …”
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A multimodal MRI-based machine learning framework for classifying cognitive impairment in cerebral small vessel disease by Guihan Lin, Weiyue Chen, Yongkang Geng, Bo Peng, Surui Liu, Minjiang Chen, Chunying Pang, Pengjun Chen, Chenying Lu, Zhihan Yan, Shuiwei Xia, Yakang Dai, Jiansong Ji

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Entre sofrimento e prazer: a vulnerabilidade para enfermeiros nas relações interpessoais com pacientes com HIV/AIDS [Between suffering and pleasure: vulnerability to nurses in thei... by Érick Igor dos Santos, Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Denize Cristina de Oliveira, Caren Camargo do Espírito Santo

“…It was used the semi-structured interview. With regard to the data analysis, the thematic content analysis performed through the software NVivo 9, was adopted. …”
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Evaluation of respiratory anatomical-functional sequelae in patients who recovered from COVID-19 by Margarita de la Luz Martinez-Fierro, Jose Isaias Badillo-Almaraz, Jose Ramon Muñoz-Torres, Griselda Aide Cabral Pacheco, Idalia Garza-Veloz, Edgar Fernando Gutierrez-Vela, Lucia Socorro Hernandez-Marquez, Lizbeth Areli Hernandez-Marquez, Alondra Daniela Torres-Gaytan, Juan Carlos Alvarez-Castro, Claudia Caldera-Villalobos, Ivan Delgado-Enciso, Iram Pablo Rodriguez-Sanchez, Oscar Gustavo Meza-Zavala, Yolanda Ortiz-Castro

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An RTM-Driven Machine Learning Approach for Estimating High-Resolution FAPAR From LANDSAT 5&#x002F;7&#x002F;8&#x002F;9 Surface Reflectance by Guodong Zhang, Gaofei Yin, Yi Zhang, Jiangchuan Hu, Zongyan Li, Changjing Wang, Dujuan Ma, Jiangliu Xie

“…The simulated dataset encompassing diverse canopy structural and atmospheric states is utilized to train a random forest model relating Landsat surface reflectance bands to FAPAR. …”
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Identifying the Antecedents of Humble Leadership for Managers with a Meta-synthesis Approach by Tahereh Mohammadi, Adel Zahedbabelan, Ali Khaleghkhah, Hossein Taghavi Qarabulagh

“…This involves encouraging participation, implementing structural empowerment, and fostering an organizational culture that values humility. …”
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Zooming into paternalistic leadership: evidence from high power distance culture by Talat Islam, Saleha Sharif, Hafiz Fawad Ali, Saqib Jamil

“…Findings – Structural equation modeling confirms that benevolent and moral dimensions of PL positively affect nurses' job satisfaction which helps them reduce their turnover intention. …”
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How does social support influence autonomous physical learning in adolescents? Evidence from a chain mediation and latent profile analysis. by Jiamin Zhu, Ziyou Huang, Xiaoping Meng, Zhiyong Zhang, Xiaotong Yuan

“…Participants completed the Chinese versions of the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Motivation for Physical Activity Measure-Revised (MPAM-R), and Autonomous Physical Learning Behavior Scale (APLBS). Data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, t-tests, one-way ANOVAs, and hierarchical regression; Mplus 8.3 for Latent Profile Analysis (LPA); and AMOS 27.0 for Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with bootstrapping (10,000 resamples).…”
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The First 6 Years’ Experiences of a National Centralized Offspring Surveillance Setting for Dutch Children Prenatally Exposed to Maternal Cancer to Inform Future International Prac... by Evangeline A Huis in 't Veld, Anouk M Kruse, Emma J Verwaaijen, Sterre C Huizer, Elisabeth M van Dijk-Lokkart, Christianne Lok, Maaike Kuethe, Frederic Amant, Mathilde M A van Gerwen, Martine van Grotel, Marry M van den Heuvel-Eibrink

“…ConclusionsThe CIP offspring outpatient clinic provides a unique, structured approach to long-term surveillance for in utero–exposed children, which enables early detection of potential late effects and provides comprehensive family support. …”
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Soil-transmitted helminth infection, loss of education and cognitive impairment in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Noel Pabalan, Eloisa Singian, Lani Tabangay, Hamdi Jarjanazi, Michael J Boivin, Amara E Ezeamama

“…We re-examine the hypothesis that STH infection is associated with cognitive deficit and educational loss using data from all primary epidemiologic studies published between 1992 and 2016.…”
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Centering Youth Voice in the Adaptation of an mHealth Intervention for Young Adults With HIV in South Texas, United States: Human-Centered Design Approach by Nhat Minh Ho, Catherine Johnson, Autumn Chidester, Ruby Viera Corral, Jacundo Ramos, Miguel Garcia, Rishi Gonuguntla, Cyrena Cote, Divya Chandramohan, Hueylie Lin, Anna Taranova, Ank E Nijhawan, Susan Kools, Karen Ingersoll, Rebecca Dillingham, Barbara S Taylor

“…Interventions to increase care engagement could aid young adults living with HIV in overcoming structural and social barriers and leveraging youth assets to improve their health outcomes. …”
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¿Consolidación o retroceso? Explorando las actitudes sociales hacia la diversidad sexual en España (1980-2022) by José María Ramírez-Dueñas, Guillermo Cordero

“…Although it is still too early to confirm a structural backlash, our findings indicate that the recent stagnation, together with the regressions seen in specific social sectors, raises important questions about a potential threat to the social acceptance of LGTBIQ+ people in Spain. …”
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Malaria parasitemia and its association with CD4 cells, viral load and haematological parameters among HIV-infected children < 15 years in the Bonasssama Health District, Douala, C... by Ambe Fabrice Ngwa, Ekwi Damian Nsongmayi, Tanyi Pride Bobga, Bih Vanessa Tita, Judith Ngong Nyeme, Nyanjoh Eugine Mbuh

“…Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study involving 287 HIV-infected children <15 years and convenient sampling was used to enrol participants. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the characteristics of the participants from the caregivers. …”
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Perceptions and Attitudes of People With Cancer and Diabetes Towards Patient Guidelines: A Mixed Methods Study by Lijiao Yan, Ning Liang, Zeyu Yu, Loraine Cook, Sarah E. Scott, Karen Graham, Xing Liao, Haili Zhang, Jiale Hu, Nannan Shi, Jianping Liu

“…Methods An exploratory sequential mixed‐methods design was employed. Initial semi‐structured interviews were conducted with a diverse group of individuals, including people with diabetes or oncology, and clinicians. …”
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Políticas de cuotas en el empleo público: desafíos para la inclusión de personas trans en Aragón by Julieta Vartabedian, Maribel Blázquez Rodríguez, José Luis Gómez, J. Ignacio Pichardo

“…Data shows that 49.2% of respondents oppose the existence of the trans quota. …”
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Capacitação de agentes comunitários de saúde para a detecção da demência na fase leve [Capacitating community health workers to detect dementia at the mild stage ] [Capacitación de... by Emanuela Bezerra Torres Mattos, Mariana de Castro Barbosa, Rosilda Mendes

“…Method: this descriptive study compared the performance of eight CHWs from a Basic Health Unit in Santos, by applying semi-structured questionnaires before and after a CPD workshop held in 2018, after approval by the research ethics committee. …”
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