Initiating HERMÓPOLIS Collaborative Design: Local Definitions for Building a Global Smart City Platform to Improve the Quality of Life of the Elderly by Víctor Manuel Padrón Nápoles, José Luis Esteban Penelas, Esther Pizarro Juanas, Juan Diego López-Arquillo, Esther Delgado-Pérez, Alberto Bellido-Esteban, Rafael Muñoz Gil, Olalla García Pérez, Patricio Martínez García, Ignacio Loscertales, Silvia Álvarez Menéndez, Mariana Bernice Arteaga Orozco

“…PD was applied to capture the users’ preferences and general specifications regarding the architectonic aspect of the project, while PAR was used to capture these groups’ quality-of-life needs, determine the initial acceptance of the project and define the initial activities to be realized for mitigating the detected needs. …”
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Nursing Home Admission and Home Care Initiation After Acute Aortic Dissection: A Nationwide Registry-Based Cohort Study by Maria Weinkouff Pedersen, MD, PhD, Riina Oksjoki, MD, PhD, Jacob Eifer Møller, MD, PhD, Anna Gundlund, MD, PhD, Emil Fosbøl, MD, PhD, Dorte Guldbrand Nielsen, MD, PhD, Lars Køber, MD, DMSc, Mikkel Porsborg Andersen, MScPH, PhD, Christian Torp-Pedersen, MD, DMSc, Peter Søgaard, MD, DMSC, Niels Holmark Andersen, MD, PhD, Kristian Kragholm, MD, PhD

“…The aim of this research was to evaluate rates of home care initiation and nursing home admission during the first year after discharge and to assess factors associated with these needs. …”
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Initiation and intensification of antihyperglycemic therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Update of Russian Association of Endocrinologists expert consensus document (2015) by Ivan Ivanovich Dedov, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova, Alexander Sergeevich Ametov, Mikhail Borisovich Antsiferov, Gagik Radikovich Galstyan, Alexander Yur'evich Mayorov, Ashot Musaelovich Mkrtumyan, Nina Alexandrovna Petunina, Olga Yur'evna Sukhareva

“…The update was needed due to new data on the safety of the traditional therapeutic options, availability of the new class of the antidiabetic medications, and necessity to add chapter about initiation and intensification of the insulin therapy. …”
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Media Influence and Public Opinion on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Projects in Myanmar: A First-Level Agenda-Setting Analysis by Zeyar Oo, Yonghong Dai

“…This study investigates the relationship between news media and public opinion on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Myanmar since media liberalization in 2011, using first-level agenda-setting theory. …”
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Assessment Of Quality and Utilization of PMIS in Project Success: A case study of Integrated community Based Initiatives in Kabale District, Uganda by Prudence, Kansiime

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Preliminary design of an Initial Test of Integrated Skills within TRADILEX: an ongoing project on the validity of audiovisual translation tools in teaching English by Pilar Couto-Cantero, Mariona Sabaté-Carrové, María Carmen Gómez Pérez

“…This article shows the preliminary design process for a tailor-made Initial Test of Integrated Skills (ITIS) specially adapted to the needs of TRADILEX, a project (2020-2023) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities to study the scope and validity of using audiovisual translation (AVT) tools to develop communicative competence in a foreign language. …”
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"It Would Help If We Actually Knew about the Initiative": The Barriers Female Refugees Face in Accessing Incentive Teacher Training in Ethiopia by Andie Reynolds

“…These investments include an incentive teacher training initiative in the country's refugee-hosting regions. …”
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Managers and Hygiene Representatives' Perceptions of a Patient Safety Initiative to Reduce Healthcare‐Associated Infections: A Mixed‐Methods Study by Eva Sving, Katarina Wijk, Maria Lindberg

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“What is my initial impression of midwifery”: a phenomenological study of first year student experiences after a redeveloped course by Lanli Zou, Huanying Yi, Siqi Zhang, Caihong Zhang, Rong Zhou, Rong Hu, Tong Li, Honghua Guo

“…Additionally, those activities of teaching and learning facilitated significant changes in students’ learning behaviours, demonstrating that a constructivist-based curriculum aligns with the current needs of midwifery students. Implications for practice This study showed that, on the basis of constructivist learning theory, the redevelopment of “Introduction to Midwifery” changed the students’ initial impressions of midwifery, showed great potential for cultivating students’ identity and attitudes towards midwifery, promoted changes in students’ learning behaviour, and provided new ideas for midwifery pedagogies.…”
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The Bacterial Cell Wall Components Lipopolysaccharide and Peptidoglycan Initiate Divergent Local Tissue and Systemic Inflammatory Response Profiles in the Chicken Model by Kristen A. Byrne, Gisela F. Erf

“…Limited cytokine transcriptome analyses did not reveal differences that could explain the divergent response profiles to LPS versus PGN. More research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying the divergent inflammatory responses to LPS and PGN in chickens.…”
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Bilateral Hip Pain Caused by Adductor Pyomyositis as the Initial Presentation of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a 17-Year-Old Child by Ming-Chun Chen, Shang-Hsien Yang, Ting-Kuo Yao, Pau-Nyen Chong, Shu-Huey Chen

“…This is the first report of bilateral hip pain caused by pyomyositis as the initial presentation of CML. Pyomyositis needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of hip pain in pediatric patients.…”
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Breastfeeding Continuation at One Month Postpartum Among Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Who Initiated Breastfeeding: Prevalence and Determinants by Julia Eisenberg, Meghan Gannon, Kim McLaughlin, Diane J. Abatemarco, Vanessa L. Short

“…Conclusions: Lactation support programs are needed to help women with opioid use disorder meet their infant feeding goals. …”
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Initial Effects of Dynamic Tape on Foot Arch Height Under Cyclic Loading: A Pilot Study Among University Students by Ting-Chen Chang, Po-Cheng Cheng, Yu-Hsuan Chung, Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Chia-Jung Chang

“…This study aims to investigate the initial effects of dynamic taping on maintaining foot arch height under cyclic loading among university students. …”
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A systematic review of individual and contextual factors affecting ART initiation, adherence, and retention for HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women. by Ian Hodgson, Mary L Plummer, Sarah N Konopka, Christopher J Colvin, Edna Jonas, Jennifer Albertini, Anouk Amzel, Karen P Fogg

“…Further research on this population, including those who drop out of or never access health services, is needed to inform effective implementation.…”
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Age and initial spherical equivalent influence the axial length elongation in children aged 9–17 years undergoing orthokeratology therapy by Guangbin Zhong, Ruinian Zheng, Linyi Luo

“…Mixed-effects model analysis confirmed that the duration of lens wear (mean: 18.3 ± 5.4 months), age, initial spherical lens value, and initial axial length significantly impacted axial length (P < 0.05). …”
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The global leadership initiative on malnutrition criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with chronic liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhiming Wang, Yuping Cao, Yumei He, Menghao Hao, Shiyan Wu, Lu Li, Qiong Wang, Xiaobin Sun, Xiaobin Sun, Liping Wu, Liping Wu

“…The Global Leadership Initiative for Malnutrition (GLIM) offers a novel diagnostic framework for malnutrition. …”
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SACrA score to predict the initiation of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: a single-center retrospective study by Ginga Suzuki, Saria Nishioka, Toshimitsu Kobori, Yuka Masuyama, Saki Yamamoto, Hibiki Serizawa, Yoshimi Nakamichi, Mitsuru Honda

“…Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a prevalent complication in critically ill patients that affects the timing of renal replacement therapy (RRT) initiation. This study aimed to develop and validate the SACrA score for predicting non-emergent initiations (BUN ≥112 mg/dL or oliguria for >72 h) of RRT in critically ill patients.Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from two cohorts. …”
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Fracture Resistance and Initial Penetration Time of a Novel Zirconia Crown Design for Simplifying Future Endodontic Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Hafiz Ahmed Adawi

“…<b>Objectives</b>: This study aimed to investigate the fracture strength of a novel-designed Zirconia crown before and after access opening, and to evaluate the mode of fracture and the time needed for initial penetration through the crown. …”
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Evaluation of Treatment Patterns and Maintenance Dose Titration Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease Initiating Biologics With 3 Years of Follow-Up by Ruizhi Zhao, Zhijie Ding, Parul Gupta, Laurence Gozalo, Robert Bruette, Victor M. Johnson, Keshia Maughn, Yihang Liu, Sumesh Kachroo

“…# Background There is limited real-world evidence on treatment patterns of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) initiating biologics with an extensive follow-up period. …”
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Susceptibility to transmitting HIV in patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in rural district hospitals in Cameroon (Stratall ANRS 12110/ESTHER Trial). by Gilbert Ndziessi, Julien Cohen, Charles Kouanfack, Fabienne Marcellin, Maria Patrizia Carrieri, Maria Patrizia Carierri, Gabrièle Laborde-Balen, Camélia Protopopescu, Avelin Fobang Aghokeng, Jean-Paul Moatti, Bruno Spire, Eric Delaporte, Christian Laurent, Sylvie Boyer, Stratall ANRS 12110/ESTHER Study Group

“…<h4>Results</h4>Despite an initial decrease from 76% at M0 to 50% at M6, the rate of inconsistent condom use significantly increased from M12 (59%) to M24 (66%) (p = 0.017). …”
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