Resistance training improves quality of life in people with HIV: a randomized clinical trial by Hugo Zanetti, Camilo Lourenço, Lucas Cruz, Edmar Mendes

“…Before and after the twelve weeks, all volunteers answered a quality of life questionnaire (Patient-Reported Outcomes Quality of Life-HIV) in the Portuguese language version, containing eight domains: 1) physical health and symptoms (PHS); 2) body change (BC); 3) social relationships (SR); 4) intimate relationships (IR); 5) stigma (ST); 6) emotional distress (ED); 7) health concerns (HC); and 8) treatment impact (TI). …”
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Impact of a blended curriculum on nursing handover quality: a quality improvement project by Xavier Losfeld, Laure Istas, Quentin Schoonvaere, Michel Vergnion, Jochen Bergs

“…Nurses also felt that the timely provision of patient information improved significantly (M=4.50±0.34 vs M=5.16±0.40; p=0.01).Conclusion The applied intervention resulted in an improved awareness on the importance of Relevance of information during handovers. …”
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Impact of online patient reminders to improve asthma care: A randomized controlled trial. by Andrew C Pool, Jennifer L Kraschnewski, Jennifer M Poger, Joshua Smyth, Heather L Stuckey, Timothy J Craig, Erik B Lehman, Chengwu Yang, Christopher N Sciamanna

“…Participants in the IC reported a greater mean improvement in the ACT score than participants in the CC (2.3 vs. 1.2; p = 0.02) and 9 of 11 individual asthma control survey items showed non-significant improvements favoring the IC. …”
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Serum Lipid Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Towards Improved Clinical Management by Li R, Wang J, Wang J, Xie W, Song P, Zhang J, Xu Y, Tian D, Wu L, Wang C

“…A user-friendly smartphone application was developed to facilitate the straightforward “input-index, output-answer” screening process, enhancing both clinical decision-making and patient care.Conclusion: The diagnostic model based on the serum lipid-related indexes (TC, TG, LDL, HDL, ApoA1, and ApoB) may be the useful tool for NMOSD in diagnosis and monitoring of disease stage, thereby improving the treatment outcome for patients. …”
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A systematic evaluation of GPT-4V's multimodal capability for chest X-ray image analysis by Yunyi Liu, Yingshu Li, Zhanyu Wang, Xinyu Liang, Lingqiao Liu, Lei Wang, Leyang Cui, Zhaopeng Tu, Longyue Wang, Luping Zhou

“…Our evaluation shows that GPT-4V excels in understanding medical images can generate high-quality radiology reports and effectively answer questions about medical images. Meanwhile, it is found that its performance for medical visual grounding needs to be substantially improved. …”
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Preliminary report of improved sleep quality in patients with dry eye disease after initiation of topical therapy by Ayaki M, Toda I, Tachi N, Negishi K, Tsubota K

“…Improvement in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was significant (P<0.05) and strongly correlated with improvement in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (P<0.05) for new patients, but not for patients with established DED. …”
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Does digital collective learning improve with more participants? An experiment on a collective learning platform by Santos Orejudo, Oscar Casanova, Jacobo Cano-Escoriaza, Ana Cebollero-Salinas

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Improving Data Privacy in the Internet of Things by Using Artificial Immune System, in Regard with the Internet Limitations by Marzieh Faridi Masouleh, Ali Harounabadi, Asal Sayyad

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IMPROVING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MENTALITY OF LEARNERS: STUDYING THE EFFECT OF DIGITAL GAMES THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by A. Rahmanipur, S. Mohammadi, H. Zangeneh

“…The main goal of the current research was to review the studies conducted in the field of using digital games for learners to improve their entrepreneurial mindset and answer the research questions. …”
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The effect of the reutilization of an open educational experience on the improvement of the reflexive process of education - learning in university students. by C. Ramirez, J. Lorenzo, A.C. Jiménez, J. Rivilla-García

“…The aim of this experience has been to analyze the effect on the improvement of the process of education - learning, the interest and the perception of the student body that generates the reutilization of aopen didactic resource. …”
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Investigating the use of Chenopodium quinoa to improve rumen biofermentability and reduction of methane and carbon dioxide production by Mohammad Javad Abarghuei, Alidad Boostani

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Effectiveness of the Federal ‘Clean Air’ Project to Improve Air Quality in the Most Polluted Russian Cities by Roman V. Gordeev, Anton I. Pyzhev, Ekaterina A. Syrtsova

“…What is the effectiveness of this spending? In this article, we answer this question by analyzing the effectiveness of the Federal ‘Clean Air’ Project, part of the National ‘Ecology’ Project, which aimed to improve air quality in 12 of the most polluted Russian cities. …”
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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING TO IMPROVE THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN CARE FOR ODGJ IN SUMBERWARU VILLAGE, EAST JAVA by Dewi Rahmawati, Soffia Dwi Anjani, Yani Ambari, Arista Wahyu Ningsih, Bella Fevi Aristia, Ivan Charles Seran Klau, Eka Putri Nurhidayah

“…The methods used included counseling through lectures, interactive discussions, and question and answer sessions. Evaluation of success was carried out with a pre-test and post-test to measure the increase in participants' understanding before and after the activity. …”
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Explaining the Impact of Government Policies on Economic, Social and Physical Changes in Rural Housing Using Importance-Performance Technique (IPA), Case Study: Rural Villages of K... by Hamed Ghadermarzi, Afshin Bahmani

“…To this end, the present study seeks to answer the following question: How were the social, economic and physical effects of the Special Housing Improvement Project implemented in the rural areas of Kurdistan province? …”
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Machine Learning to Select Experiments Driven by Fundamental Science and Applications for Targeted Nuclear Data Improvement by D. Neudecker, T. E. Cutler, M. Devlin, P. Brain, N. Gibson, M. J. Grosskopf, M. W. Herman, J. Hutchinson, T. Kawano, A. Khatiwada, N. Kleedtke, E. Leal-Cidoncha, R. C. Little, A. E. Lovell, A. Stamatopoulos, E. C. Thompson, S. A. Vander Wiel, E. Williamson

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The Correlation Between British Virtual Materials and Improving EFL ‎Students' ‎Vocabulary and British Chunks Awareness by Abdullah A. Hardan

“…A rubric model was prepared to categorize the participants' answers. Results: The results revealed that there was high correlation between the use of British virtual materials and students' vocabulary improvement, the students learned vocabulary from authentic British context that they did not expose to in the syllabus and can last for life such as how to say "I am tired" (the levels of tiredness): I'm tired to the bone; I'm exhausted; I'm dog-Tired; I'm dragging; and I'm running on empty. …”
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The Relationship between Lean Practices and Organizational Performance: An Analysis of Operations Management in a Public Institution by Patricia Inês Schwantz, Leander Luiz Klein, Eugênio de Oliveira Simonetto

“…A valid sample of 116 answered questionnaires was obtained. Data analysis was carried out through multivariate statistical treatment, known as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), using the Smart-PLS software. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING-BASED LEARNING TOOLS TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICAL ADAPTIVE REASONING SKILLS by Nunu Nurhayati, Yaya Sukjaya Kusumah, Dadang Juandi

“…Therefore, a Collaborative Problem Solving-based tool was developed that can stimulate an active learning process, motivate students and improve mathematical adaptive reasoning skills. This research is a development research using the Plomp development model. …”
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The Perception of Effort as a Basis for Improving Physical Efficacy and Efficiency in Italian Military School Students by Gabriele Signorini, Raffaele Scurati, Andrea Bosio, Maurizio Pizzoli, Angelo Pagano, Gaetano Raiola, Pietro Luigi Invernizzi

“…All groups performed tests of physical efficacy (maximal tests) and physical efficiency (self-perception-based submaximal test) and answered psychological questionnaires to assess motivation, self-efficacy, and enjoyment. …”
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Quality Improvement of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Chien-Yi Chen, An-Kuo Chou, Yu-Lien Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou, Po-Nien Tsao, Wu-Shiun Hsieh

“…We introduced a quality improvement project to expedite the application of NCPAP therapy and decrease the incidence of nasal trauma. …”
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