A quasi-experimental study assessing the effectiveness of a community-based egg intervention in the nutritional and health status of young children from rural Honduras. by Ana M Palacios, Mario Keko, Haresh Rochani, Dziyana Nazaruk, Asli Aslan, Joana Tome, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Gisela Ramos, Laura Manship

“…Lower odds of respiratory infections were observed for the intervention vs. the control group at 6- and 12-month post: AOR = 0.28; 95%CI (0.12, 0.63), p = 0.002; AOR = 0.30; 95%CI (0.12, 0.75), p = 0.010, respectively.…”
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Enhancing nursing’s role in community-based palliative care: closing gaps to improve patient outcomes by Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz, Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir, Ateya Megahed Ibrahim

“…Methods A quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-test assessments was conducted at the Oncology and Palliative Care Unit of Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. …”
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HIV-1 prevalence, drug resistance, and associated factors in the urban Ethiopian population by Teshiwal Deress, Abebaw Worede, Abebe Birhanu, Mekonnen Girma

“…Lower educational attainment (primary school: AOR = 2.5; secondary school: AOR = 2.2) was associated with increased HIV prevalence compared to post-secondary education. Previously married individuals had higher infection odds than never-married participants (AOR = 2.7). …”
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Unraveling regional variability in Dengue outbreaks in Brazil: leveraging the Moving Epidemics Method (MEM) and climate data to optimize vector control strategies. by Ayrton Sena Gouveia, Marcelo Ferreira da Costa Gomes, Iasmim Ferreira de Almeida, Raquel Martins Lana, Leonardo Soares Bastos, Lucas Monteiro Bianchi, Sara de Souza Oliveira, Eduardo Correa Araujo, Danielle Andreza da Cruz Ferreira, Dalila Machado Botelho Oliveira, Vinicius Barbosa Godinho, Luã Bida Vacaro, Thais Irene Souza Riback, Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, Flávio Codeço Coelho, Cláudia Torres Codeço

“…Statistical outputs from MEM included the mean outbreak onset, duration, and variation of these measurements, pre- and post-epidemic thresholds, and the high-intensity level of cases. …”
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INTERPRETATIVE STRATEGIES OF MODERN PROSE IN THE CONTEXT OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL CRITICISM by Iryna V. Kropyvko

“…Modern prose, positioned as belonging to post-non-classical literature, in contrast to classical and non-classical ones, are able to implement not one, but several different strategies focused on different types of perception. …”
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Effects of Willow Bark (Salix Extract) on Pain and Stress Following Disbudding of Organic Dairy Calves by Madison E. Bacon, Marcia I. Endres, Bradley J. Heins

“…Neither LID nor WB alleviated the pain of calves throughout the post-disbudding period. The results highlighted the need to discover suitable options for pain mitigation of calves in organic livestock production.…”
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Negative association between body roundness index and constipation: insights from NHANES by Lingting Chen, Huirong Xiao, Xuchao Yu, Bingbin Huang, Sirong Guo, Ting Yuan, Siyang Deng

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was implemented to match constipated and non-constipated populations with similar baseline characteristics. …”
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Benefits of the Global Integration Method (Método de Integração Global - MIG) in functional priorities of parents of Brazilian children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorde... by Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Gabriela Silva Oliveira, Vitor Geraldi Haase

“…Descriptive statistics were used to provide the priority profile. Pre- and post-intervention data were analyzed using paired t-test. …”
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An Efficient Process for the Management of the Deterioration and Conservation of Architectural Heritage: The HBIM Project of the Duomo of Molfetta (Italy) by Enrique Nieto-Julián, Silvana Bruno, Juan Moyano

“…The methodological process is mainly aided by the precise semantic segmentation of global point clouds, a semi-automatic process assisted by classification algorithms implemented in the Cyclone 3DR post-processing software, which has allowed the classification of the unstructured information provided by the remote sensing equipment when identifying the architectural-structural systems of a building with high historical values. …”
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Self-care behaviors towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention in hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional study by Mobina Kaviani, Nasrin Rasoulzadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Rana Haddadi

“…ANOVA analysis revealed a significant relationship between self-care and age (P=0.01), with post-hoc Scheffé’s test indicating that participants under 40 years old had lower self-care levels. …”
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Enhancing clinical risk assessment in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: A novel scoring system using ultrasound and laboratory data by Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, Elahe Nasri Nasrabadi, Zahra Rabiei, Neda Al-Sadat Fatemi, Farhad Heydari

“…A score of 2 or more strongly indicates the presence of IAI, improving decision-making for further imaging and treatment. Implementing this system can reduce unnecessary CT scans and radiation exposure, enhancing pediatric trauma care.…”
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The Effectiveness of Yoga-Based Breathing-Physical Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life of Intensive Care Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Ahmad Darvishi, Moloud Farmahini farahani, Hadi Jafarimanesh

“…It is recommended to implement yoga-based breathing-physical exercises to reduce fatigue among intensive care nurses. …”
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Uncovering the key miRNA-target network of tea plants in resistance to sooty mold disease by Shuangshuang Wang, Ran Zhang, Litao Sun, Xiuxiu Xu, Jiazhi Shen, Xiaojiang Li, Chaoling Wei, Zhaotang Ding, Shengrui Liu

“…Results Integrated transcriptomic, sRNAome, and degradome analyses revealed that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) exhibited infection-level-dependent expression patterns. Post-transcriptional regulation by miRNAs was identified through sRNAome-degradome mapping, with six miRNA-target defense pairs validated by 5′ RLM-RACE and qRT-PCR. …”
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Factors of a physician quality improvement leadership coalition that influence physician behaviour: a mixed methods study by Pamela Mathura, Narmin Kassam, Karen Spalding, Reidar Hagtvedt, Jennifer Medves, Lenora Duhn, Sandra Marini

“…Quantitative phase/analyses included: monthly total and average of the BUN test for six hospitals (medicine programme and two EDs) were compared pre initiative and post initiative; a cost avoidance calculation and an interrupted time series analysis were performed (participants were divided into two groups: high (>50%) and low (<50%) BUN test reduction based on these findings). …”
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Evaluation of fetal outcomes in dichorionic diamniotic twins with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy by the fetal middle cerebral artery and umbilical artery doppler by Ling-ling Liu, Hai-hua Xu, Xin Lin

“…The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to predict and evaluate small for gestational age (SGA) neonates in HDP twin pregnancies.Results Significant differences were shown between the HDP group and the normotensive control group in terms of maternal age, gestational weight gain, blood pressure, post 20-week urinary protein, the use of maternal medication utilization (magnesium sulfate, labetalol, dexamethasone), inter-twin growth discordance, and SGA (p < 0.05). …”
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The mediating role of coping style in the relationship between fear of childbirth and psychological birth trauma among natural childbirth women in China: a structural equation mode... by Ying Wang, Cuiping Liu, Yujie Sun, Yaqing Yuan, Liping Chen

“…Researchers mostly focus on the impacts of postpartum mental health issues, such as postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder, minimal attention has been given to the antecedents of psychological birth trauma. …”
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Lebanese Dentists’ Preparedness to Deal With Medical Emergencies in Their Clinics: A National Survey by Antoine Choufani, Marianne Moussallem, Julia Bou Dib, Michèle Kosremelli Asmar, Joumana Stephan Yeretzian

“…An overwhelming 87.8% expressed a need for more emergency training. Post-graduation training, prior defibrillator use, and having an emergency kit were linked to better emergency management capabilities in the logistic regressions. …”
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Comparison of a Novel Machine Learning–Based Clinical Query Platform With Traditional Guideline Searches for Hospital Emergencies: Prospective Pilot Study of User Experience and Ti... by Hamza Ejaz, Hon Lung Keith Tsui, Mehul Patel, Luis Rafael Ulloa Paredes, Ellen Knights, Shah Bakht Aftab, Christian Peter Subbe

“…Focusing on new staff at beginning of their post might be the most suitable study design.…”
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The contribution of remote sensing for the development of a Green-Holistic IoT Platform for Forest Management and Monitoring: Reforestation and Deforestation Modules by M. Prodromou, M. Tzouvaras, C. Mettas, A. Konstantinidis, A. Pamboris, I. Iasonos, D. Hadjimitsis

“…This project is funded by the Cyprus Research &amp; Innovation Foundation (CODEVELOP-GT/0322) and is currently being implemented in Cyprus. Cyprus is located in the Eastern Mediterranean, an area frequently affected by various incidents that impact the preservation of forests (for example, forest fires, illegal logging, hunting, trespassing, and other activities that are damaging to biodiversity), especially during the summer season. …”
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Effectiveness of theory-based breast self-examination intervention for breast cancer prevention among female college teachers in Pakistan: A cluster randomized controlled trial stu... by Benazir Mahar, Malina Binti Osman, Fatimah Binti Ahmad Fauzi

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>The primary goal of this study is to design and implement an educational intervention on breast self-examination and evaluate its effectiveness among college teachers in Pakistan. …”
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