Healthcare worker perspectives on adaptations to differentiated anti-retroviral therapy delivery during COVID-19 in South Africa: A qualitative inquiry. by Kwena Tlhaku, Lindani Msimango, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Cecilia Milford, Pedzisai Munatsi, Andy Gray, Munthra Maraj, Nigel Garrett, Jienchi Dorward

“…HCWs reported that COVID-19 adaptations to CCMDD helped keep clients away from clinics, reducing exposure to COVID-19, minimizing queues, alleviating client frustration, and easing workload, which enabled more focused attention on clients with greater needs. Clients reportedly preferred 12-month prescriptions as it gave them independence. …”
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Are community-based nurse-led self-management support interventions effective in chronic patients? Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Azzurra Massimi, Corrado De Vito, Ilaria Brufola, Alice Corsaro, Carolina Marzuillo, Giuseppe Migliara, Maria Luisa Rega, Walter Ricciardi, Paolo Villari, Gianfranco Damiani

“…The expansion of primary care and community-based service delivery systems is intended to meet emerging needs, reduce the costs of hospital-based ambulatory care and prevent avoidable hospital use by the provision of more appropriate care. …”
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Bridging research and practice in a learning health system: Developing and refining an embedded scholars program through insights from scholars and clinical mentors by Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, Luke Hall, Lawrence Fredendall, Janet Hoffman Evatt

“…This qualitative study initially used an inductive technique to analyze responses thematically. …”
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Facilitators and barriers for the implementation of a transmural fall-prevention care pathway for older adults in the emergency department. by W M Charmant, B A M Snoeker, H P J van Hout, I N Nauta, F Boonstra, E Geleijn, C Veenhof, P W B Nanayakkara

“…National guidelines state that the ED is responsible for initiating fall preventive care. A transmural fall-prevention care pathway (TFCP) at the ED can guide patients to tailored interventions. …”
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The Standardisation of handoffs in a large academic paediatric emergency department using I-PASS by Binita Patel, Cara Doughty, Melissa Sydow Chladek, Kyetta Alade, Marideth Rus, Joan Shook, Kim LIttle-Weinert

“…Following review of the literature and focus groups with key stakeholders, I-PASS was selected and modified to fit departmental needs. Implementation throughPlan–Do–Study–Act cycles included the development of educational materials, reminders and real-time feedback. …”
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Application of the Multi-Strategy Improved Walrus Optimization Algorithm in Mobile Robot Path Planning by Yongfu Ke, Limei Shi, Weinan Ji, Peng Luo, Lei Guo

“…In complex environments, planning an efficient, stable, and safe path is an urgent problem that needs to be addressed. To this end, this paper proposes the Improved Walrus Optimization Algorithm (IWaOA) and applies it to path planning. …”
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Workplace arterial hypertension: potential of rilmenidine-based combination therapy by S. I. Drozdetsky, M. E. Glotova, E. M. Kaulina

“…Rilmenidine was administered in the morning (n = 10) or in the evening (n = 10). If needed, beta-adrenoblockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, nitrates, and digoxin were administered. …”
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The reporting of the mode of transmission among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Lviv oblast, Ukraine, 2014-2018 by Maryana Sluzhynska, Olga Denisiuk, Ruzanna Grigoryan, Yulia Sereda, Gennadiy Slabkiy, Olena Levytska, Volodymyr Vozniuk

“…Conclusion: Special measures are needed to improve the reporting of homosexual MoT which can potentially strengthen the HIV care among MSM. …”
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Decoding anxiety: A scoping review of observable cues by Urška Smrke, Izidor Mlakar, Ana Rehberger, Leon Žužek, Nejc Plohl

“…However, as many cues were investigated only in a single study, more evidence is needed to generalise these findings and implement them into practice with greater confidence.…”
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Enhanced Flow Rate-Based Queuing Discipline for Contention Avoidance in SD-WANs by Pavan Iddalagi, Amrita Mishra

“…The software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) architecture is continuously improving to meet the diverse customer needs of different sectors. Traffic-tunneling over a certain uplink is a core part of SD-WAN’s security feature to route desired application traffic over an uplink that caters quality of service (QoS) as per service level agreement (SLA). …”
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A Model for Enhancing the Quality of Services in the Management of Social Security Healthcare in Mazandaran Province by Seyyed Ebrahim Jafari Kelarijani, Yaghoub Alavimatin, Davood Paydarfard

“…Background and purpose: The Family Physician Program is a community-based initiative designed to provide healthcare services to all members of society, regardless of age or gender, in a comprehensive, coordinated, continuous, and patient-centered manner. …”
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Development of low-carbon energy sector in China and Japan: A comparative analysis by K. A. Korneev, I. R. Tomberg

“…However, at present, China already has sufficient technological potential not only to meet its needs in the production of equipment and components for low-carbon energy, but also to export products of this type. …”
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The impact of smartphone addiction on exercise patterns: a systematic review by Siti Kotijah, Ah Yusuf, Rizki Fitryasari P K, Ronal Surya Aditya, Binarti Dwi Wahyuni, Reem Iafi AlMutairi, Fitriana Kurniasari Solikhah, Muhammad Putra Ramadhan

“…Conclusion: Targeted interventions are needed to mitigate smartphone addiction's adverse effects on mental and physical health. …”
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Pulsed Field Ablation: A Systematic Review by Poe Nu Htay, Mya Hnin Aung, Thiri May Sin, May Thet Naing Oo, Sai Say Han, Eaint Nadi Naing, Myat Soe Thet, Khin Maung Htay

“…Result Of the 440 articles initially identified, 28 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Intercontinental translatability of a peer-led GP education model from New Zealand to the UK: a pilot study by Ben Hudson, Matthew Walmsley, Susan Bidwell, Louise Kennedy

“…A wider evaluation to assess the impact of the education initiative is needed to determine the impact on patient care and to demonstrate the benefits of supporting the small group peer education model.…”
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How journalism experience translates to social entrepreneurship: An intention formation study of the Art Yard at Dadaocheng in Taiwan by Huei-Ching Liu, Chaoyun Liang

“…Implications for theory and practice: Social entrepreneurial attitudes can be developed on the basis of passionate empathy and social entrepreneurial alertness is required to address the professional development needs in service programs. Social entrepreneurial self-efficacy in communication and marketing management is closely associated with the journalism profession, and the journalistic passion for social justice can motivate social responsibility activities. …”
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Translation and validation of the Greek version of the Outcome Questionnaire-45.2 by Λητώ Κατάκη, Πάρις Βογαζιανός, Παναγιώτης Παρπόττας, Μαριάννα Αναγνώστου, Μαρία Χρυσικοπούλου, Έλενα Δραγκιώτη, Γιώργος Τσίτσας

“…The OQ-45.2 is a widely utilized instrument for evaluating psychotherapy outcomes and serves additionally as a screening tool to assess client needs at therapy initiation, thereby informing clinical decision-making and optimizing treatment planning. …”
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Evaluation of effective factors in the failure of combining plans in rural regions (Case study: Sharm town, Kermanshah province) by Mehdi Taleb, Hossain Merzaei, Afwat Naderi

“…Rural development planning as a mechanism for rural development requires a precise understanding of the needs and condition of rural communities. Combining villages has been one of the policies developed and implemented in post-war reconstruction projects as well as rural development projects in Iran. …”
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A novel risk factor for dementia: chronic microplastic exposure by Elif Gecegelen, Mete Ucdal, Burcu Balam Dogu

“…While preliminary evidence supports a mechanistic link between microplastics and neurodegeneration, comprehensive epidemiological studies with larger datasets are needed to quantify this relationship and establish dose–response patterns. …”
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LWRNPIP: Design of a light weight restrictive non-fungible token based on practically unclonable functions via image signature patterns by Mahesh Kumar Singh, Pushpa Choudhary, Arun Kumar Singh, Pushpendra Singh

“…To overcome this drawback, while maintaining high security, this text proposes a design of a lightweight, restrictive non-fungible token based on Practically Unclonable Functions (PuFs) via image signature patterns. The proposed model initially collects context-specific information sets about the entity that needs tokenization and uses this information to generate restrictive hash sets. …”
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