Improving accuracy of self-reported diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis in the French prospective E3N-EPIC cohort: a validation study by Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Yann Nguyen, Carine Salliot, Gaëlle Gusto, Elise Descamps

“…Combining self-reported diagnoses to answers to a specific IRD questionnaire or to the medication reimbursement database improved the PPV (75.6% and 90.1%, respectively). …”
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Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Maternal Depression, Anxiety and Attachment in Gestational Diabetes by Improving Mediterranean Diet Quality: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Fatma Bengü Kuyulu Bozdoğan, Seray Kabaran, Aybala Tazeoğlu

“…Considering the impact of probiotics on mental health, our study aimed to answer the question of whether probiotic supplementation is effective on depression and anxiety in women with gestational diabetes. …”
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Improved injury detection through harmonizing multi-site neuroimaging data after experimental TBI: a Translational Outcomes Project in Neurotrauma consortium study by G. Kislik, R. Fox, A. V. Korotcov, A. V. Korotcov, J. Zhou, M. Febo, Babak Moghadas, Adnan Bibic, Adnan Bibic, Yunfan Zou, Jieru Wan, R. C. Koehler, T. Adebayo, T. Adebayo, M. P. Burns, J. T. McCabe, K. K. Wang, J. R. Huie, A. R. Ferguson, A. Paydar, I. B. Wanner, N. G. Harris, N. G. Harris, the TOP-NT Investigators

“…Multi-site neuroimaging studies have become increasingly common in order to generate larger samples of reproducible data to answer questions associated with smaller effect sizes. …”
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Determining the Teachers' Attitude towards "Mistake" and "Making Mistakes" in the Learning Process and Improving the Culture facing it (case study: elementary school students) by Mazhar Babaee, Hedyeh Azagh

“…The purpose of this research was to identify the attitude of teachers towards mistakes and making mistakes in the learning process and to improve the culture of dealing with it in elementary school students. …”
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Construction of Q&A methods based on knowledge graphs and large language models-improving the accuracy of landscape pest and disease Q&A by Zhixin Gu, Ting Long, Shuairan Wang, Xiaowei Shang, Weizheng Shen, Xiaoli Wei, Kaihong Xu

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Developing Techniques to Improve L2 Learning Motivation and Willingness to Communicate through Utilizing Johari Window Model in Foreign Language Contexts by Saeede Esmaeeli, Hooshang Yazdani

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Does systematic analysis of patient complaints and compensation cases at hospitals provide useful information to guide quality improvement? Experience from Denmark by Lars Morsø, Søren Fryd Birkeland, Helle Rexbye, Søren Bie Bie Bogh, Sisse Walløe, Peter Sigerseth Grøn

“…All four raters passed the online test with >80% correct answers. Using rater feedback, we handled 25 cases of doubt. …”
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Machine Learning Creates a Simple Endoscopic Classification System that Improves Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s Oesophagus amongst Non-expert Endoscopists by Vinay Sehgal, Avi Rosenfeld, David G. Graham, Gideon Lipman, Raf Bisschops, Krish Ragunath, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Marco Novelli, Matthew R. Banks, Rehan J. Haidry, Laurence B. Lovat

“…We hypothesised that a DT generated from recognised expert endoscopists could be used to improve dysplasia detection in non-expert endoscopists. …”
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The Effect of Interactive Book Ceria to Improve Listening Skills of 5 to 6-Year-Old Children at TK PG Lab FKIP Universitas Riau by Resy Nur Aisya Adma, Daviq Chairilsyah, Devi Risma

“…The research background is the children’s low listening skills, especially in paying attention, understanding the content, and the ability to repeat and answer questions from the story. The research used a one-group pretest-posttest experimental design with 16 children as subjects. …”
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Conceptualizing the learning organization in nursing homes: a scoping review by Clariska van Biessum, Bellis van den Berg, Kim van Erp, Paulien Vermunt, Johannes Ket, Henk Nies, Bianca Beersma

“…All studies highlight organizational performance improvement as the primary aim of a learning organization, with only a few operationalizations (n = 3) examining the concept’s full scope; most examine only single aspects. …”
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Development of the Intersectoral Care Reported by Patients Survey for Primary and Oral Healthcare by Kirsten P. J. Smits, Marieke M. van der Zande, Reanne Hek, Pim W. J. J. Assendelft, Fred R. Rozema, Kenneth R. Wright, Maria C. Dolce, Christine A. Riedy, Jane R. Barrow, Fabian Hüttig, Stefan Listl

“…The consensus procedure also yielded improvements in the understandability of survey items: one survey item was changed from a multiple-choice question into a yes/no question, answer options were added to three other survey items, four survey items were slightly changed in wording, and five items remained unchanged. …”
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Brock's approaching zero method improved as approaching fixed point frequency to solve optimum damping ratio of dynamic vibration absorber in machine tools and experimental confirm... by Hongliang Tian, Xixiao Liang, Xuan Du

“…The Brock's approaching zero method was improved as approaching the fixed point frequency method. …”
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Brazil nut consumption within an energy-restricted diet improved cardiometabolic risk markers in women: a quasi-experimental, controlled study (Brazilian Nuts Study) by ALESSANDRA DA SILVA, BRENDA KELLY S. SILVEIRA, BRENDA V.M. DE FREITAS, KARINA WASKOW, HELEN HERMANA M. HERMSDORFF, WALMIR DA SILVA, JOSEFINA BRESSAN

“…Abstract Consuming functional foods alongside the energy-restricted diet can be a great ally in weight loss and improving cardiometabolic risk factors. Whether Brazil nut (BN) consumption in the context of energy restriction affects them remains to be answered. …”
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Effectiveness of Oral Health Education in Improving Oral Health Related Knowledge in Pregnant Mothers Attending the Ante-natal Clinic at the Divisional Hospital, Kotaligoda by R M ​ Jayasinghe, W N Kularatne, K K N D De Silva

“… Objective of this study were to assess effectiveness of oral health education in improving oral health related knowledge in pregnant mothers attending ante-natal clinic. …”
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Improving a data mining based diagnostic support tool for rare diseases on the example of M. Fabry: Gender differences need to be taken into account. by Philipp Hahn, Werner Lechner, Rainer-Georg Siefen, Christina Lampe, Peter Nordbeck, Lorenz Grigull, Thomas Lücke

“…These records contained answered AI questionnaires, general information on disease progression, demographic information and quality of life (QoL) measures. …”
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My child’s legacy: a mixed methods study of bereaved parents and providers’ opinions about collaboration with NICU teams in quality improvement initiatives by Annie Janvier, Sonia Dahan, Claude Julie Bourque, Ginette Mantha, Martin Reichherzer

“…Many wanted to give back, help other families, improve the system and meet with providers who had cared for their child. …”
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An expert patient program for people living with multiple sclerosis improves knowledge and empowerment: a pre-test, post-test multicenter implementation study by Miguel Ángel Robles-Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Robles-Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Robles-Sánchez, Paloma Amil-Bujan, Cristina Bosch-Farré, Clàudia Coll-Martínez, Clàudia Coll-Martínez, María Jesús Arévalo, Elisenda Anglada-Clofent, Rebeca Menéndez-Díaz, Montserrat Aroca-Alsina, Montserrat Aroca-Alsina, Miguel Merchan-Ruiz, Miguel Merchan-Ruiz, Santiago Pérez-Hoyos, Santiago Pérez-Hoyos, Ángel Guillermo Arévalo-Bernabé, Ángel Guillermo Arévalo-Bernabé, Xavier Montalban, Ana Hernando, Sara LLufriú, Silvia Peralta-Moncusí, Lluís Brieva, Cristina Ramo-Tello, Mariona Carabí, Nuria Solà-Valls, Maria Cinta Zabay, Maria Alba Mañé-Martínez, Jaume Sastre-Garriga, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Carmen Bertran-Noguer

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Does a waiting room increase same-day treatment for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women? A quality improvement study at South African primary healthcare facilities by Ranjana M. S. Gigi, Mandisa M. Mdingi, Lukas Bütikofer, Chibuzor M. Babalola, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Andrew Medina-Marino, Christina A. Muzny, Christopher M. Taylor, Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert, Remco P. H. Peters, Nicola Low

“…Methods We conducted an observational quality improvement study at 5 public primary healthcare facilities in South Africa from March 2021 to May 2023. …”
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Which social determinants of health have the highest impact in community oncology to advance patient care equity and improve health outcomes? A scoping review by Kayleigh R. Majercak, Emily F. Gorman, Nicholas J. Robert, Barbara Palmer, Henry Asante Antwi, C. Daniel Mullins

“…Abstract Introduction To better understand the SDOH‐health equity landscape within a community oncology setting to answer the research question, “Which SDOH can have the highest impact in community oncology to advance patient care equity and improve health outcomes?” …”
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Developing a data-informed care planning improvement intervention in long-term care in Nova Scotia: protocol for an advisory-led interpretive qualitative study by Andrea Iaboni, Caitlin McArthur, John Hirdes, Olga Theou, Elaine Moody, Steve Iduye, Luke Turcotte, Lori E Weeks, Michael Kalu, Nazanin Nasiri, Parisa Ghanouni, Kathleen Norman, Samuel Searle, Linda Verlinden

“…This study aims to develop a data-informed care planning improvement intervention that uses routinely collected data to guide resident-centred care planning in LTC. …”
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