Effect of pilates on the physical and mental health of drug-dependent individuals — a randomized controlled trial by Feng Ji, Ensong Zhou, Peng Zhao, Xinliang Chen, Hui Wang, Jiabin Zhong, Yi Zhang, Yunhang Lu, Qing Zhang

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The Food Resources and Kitchen Skills intervention: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. by Armando Peña, Emily Dawkins, Mariah Adams, Lyndsi R Moser, Amy Carter, Rebecca L Rivera, Deanna Reinoso, Wanzhu Tu, Richard J Holden, Daniel O Clark

“…Blood pressure is measured using an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device. The (FoRKS, N = 100) intervention integrates hypertension self-management education and support (SMES) with a home-delivered ingredient kit and cooking skills program (16 weeks). …”
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Wearable graphene-patterned gas detection sensor by Mohammadreza Nehzati, Alireza Barati Haghverdi, Amir Ali Mohammad Khani, Ilghar Rezaei, Toktam Aghaee

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COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF PERINDOPRIL AND LOSARTAN IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND OBESITY by S. V. Nedogoda, A. A. Ledyaeva, E. V. Chumachek, V. V. Tsoma, G. G. Mazina, A. S. Salasyuk, I. N. Barykina

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Pragmatic clustered randomised control trial to evaluate a self-regulated learning intervention to be implemented in South Australian primary schools—study protocol by S.A Brinkman, B. Lam, S. Dawson, R. Marrone, D. Schunk, K. Winkel, H. Hermes, F. Gabriel, S. Fowler, D. Engelhardt

“…SRL proficiency has been shown to predict educational success and lifelong outcomes, such as income and health. …”
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Financial Literacy and Credit Card Payoff Behaviors: Using Generalized Ordered Logit and Partial Proportional Odds Models to Measure American Credit Card Holders’ Likelihood of Rep... by Christos I. Giannikos, Efstathia D. Korkou

“…Also, how could financial literacy and education stop the rise in credit card debt in America? …”
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Mobile-Based Platform With a Low-Calorie Dietary Intervention Involving Prepackaged Food for Weight Loss for People With Overweight and Obesity in China: Half-Year Follow-Up Result... by Xi Wang, Suyuan Wang, Lingyu Zhong, Chenghui Zhang, Yanhong Guo, Mingxia Li, Li Zhao, Shuming Ji, Junjie Pan, Yunhong Wu

“…MethodsParticipants in the intervention group were guided to use food replacement products and a scale for weight loss and monitoring, whereas participants in the control group received printed material with a sample diet and face-to-face education on weight loss at enrollment. …”
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Rapid Expansion of Coastal Mangrove Forest in Guangxi Beibu Gulf: Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts by Ziyu Sun, Weiguo Jiang, Ziyan Ling, Jun Sun, Ze Zhang, Shihui Huang, Qiuling Li

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Learning models for predicting pavement friction based on non-contact texture measurements: Comparative assessment by Xiuquan Lin, You Zhan, Zilong Nie, Joshua Qiang Li, Xinyu Zhu, Allen A. Zhang

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Comparative study on the depression, anxiety, and some risk factors among different nationalities during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Walaa A. Fouad, Thanaa M. Rabah, Asmaa M. Fathy, Sherif M. Eldeeb, Doaa E. Ahmed, Ahmed Aboulghate, Ghada A. Abdellatif, Amira Mohsen, Dalia M. Elmosalami, Rehan M. Saleh, Hala A. Amer, Iman I. Salama, Aida M. Abdelmohsen, Fardos S. Bayomi, Somaia I. Salama, Lobna A. El Etreby, Samia M. Sami, Fatma A. Shaaban, Hanaa Emam, Hazem M. El-Hariri

“…Monitoring of mental health during crises is an immediate priority. …”
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Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triang... by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Chen Liang, Jihong Liu, Peiyin Hung, Shan Qiao, Berry A Campbell, Myriam E Torres, Neset Hikmet

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Effectiveness of a Family-Based Self-Management Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Patients Receiving Family Doctor Contract Services: A Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial by Lan Zhu, Jing Wang, Zhigang Pan, Wei Zhang, Jing Tang, Hua Yan, Fulai Shen, Yi Shen

“…Research Design and Methods: We conducted a community-based, single-center, parallel randomized controlled trial in the Xietu community of Xuhui District, Shanghai. …”
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Innovación didáctica: la gestión ambiental como eje transversal en educación primaria y secundaria Teaching innovation: environmental management as a central focus in primary and s... by Álvaro Fernández González, Nancy Hidalgo Dittel, Florangel Villegas Verdu, Jeison Alfaro Aguirre, Yanury Chaves Solano, Miguel Guevara Agüero

“…The project began with the Regional Office of Education at Perez Zeledón in 2012, the project was extended to the Regional Office of Education at Grande de Térraba (which includes the districts of Buenos Aires de Puntarenas and Osa).…”
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Integrative proteomic-transcriptomic analysis revealed the lifestyles of Lactobacillus paracasei H4-11 and Kluyveromyces marxianus L1-1 under co-cultivation conditions by Na Liu, Likang Qin, Haiying Zeng, Anyan Wen, Song Miao

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Application of dual branch and bidirectional feedback feature extraction networks for real time accurate positioning of stents by Shixiao Wu, Rui Hu, Chengcheng Guo, Xingyuan Lu, Peng Leng, Zhiwei Wang

“…The model can be applied in various areas such as coronary intervention therapy, peripheral vascular intervention therapy, cerebrovascular intervention therapy, postoperative monitoring and follow-up, and medical training and education. …”
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Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Weight Loss Intervention with Telephone Support for Merchant Women With Obesity in Côte d'Ivoire: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Rui Usui, Maki Aomori, Shogo Kanamori, Setsuko Watabe, Bi Tra Jamal Sehi, Kei Kawano, Yuka Kanoya

“…MethodsThe intervention will run for 6 months, and its efficacy will be assessed in an unblinded, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with 108 participants per group. …”
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Effects of Intermittent Versus Continuous Small-Sided Games on Athletic Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players: A Pilot Study by Zarife Pancar, Mehmet Kaan Akay, Muhammet Taha İlhan, Emre Karaday, Burak Karaca, Mustafa Sencer Ulema, Ali Muhittin Taşdoğan, Yücel Makaracı, Francisco Tomás González-Fernández

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Barriers and facilitators to self-management in people with back-related leg pain: a qualitative secondary analysis by Anna-Marie L. Ziegler, Don Thorpe, Douglas Kennedy, Craig Schulz, Stacie A. Salsbury, Gert Bronfort, Roni Evans

“…Barriers were mapped to all 9 Intervention Functions, most common being modelling and education. Frequently identified Behavior Change Techniques included information, feedback, self-monitoring, graded tasks, restructuring, social support, goal setting, reviewing goals, and action planning. …”
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Great transitions in Donaumoos land reclamation (Bavaria, Germany) since the late 18th century – a palaeohydrological and historical perspective by C. Zielhofer, C. Zielhofer, M. Kaniecki, A. Köhler, V. Seeburg, A. Rollo, A. Rollo, L. Bergmann, S. Berg, B. Stammel, B. Stammel, R. Gudermann, W. J. Fletcher, U. Werban, A. Linstädter, N. Mehler

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Adaptive Just-in-Time Intervention to Reduce Everyday Stress Responses: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jillian A Johnson, Matthew J Zawadzki, Martin J Sliwinski, David M Almeida, Orfeu M Buxton, David E Conroy, David Marcusson-Clavertz, Jinhyuk Kim, Robert S Stawski, Stacey B Scott, Christopher N Sciamanna, Paige A Green, Emily M Repka, Meynard John L Toledo, Nicole L Sturges, Joshua M Smyth

“…Participants enrolled in both conditions will engage in self-monitoring for the entire study period and have access to a general stress management education module. …”
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