Supporting antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence: the SUPA research programme and RCT by Rob Horne, Caroline Sabin, Trudie Chalder, Vanessa Cooper, Lucy Campbell, Elizabeth Glendinning, Iris Mosweu, Paul McCrone

“…Workstream 6 (additional workstream): ancillary studies During the programme, we conceived an additional seven ancillary studies (WS6): patients’ perceptions of standard care ART perceptions and treatment outcomes in HIV-positive patients starting ART to protect their partners (treatment as prevention) compared with clinical need the level ART adherence required to achieve virological suppression in treatment-naive patients a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the content of effective adherence interventions beliefs about ART as predictors of side effects (analysis of historical data) associations between self-reported adherence and electronic monitoring of adherence the effect of the SUPA intervention on rates of engagement with HIV services. …”
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Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 4: Lifestyle and diabetes mellitus by M.P. Schwellnus, D.N. Patel, C. Nossel, M. Dreyer, S. Whitesman, E.W. Derman

“…The main elements of the intervention programme are nutritional intervention, exercise training (minimum of 150 minutes at moderate intensity per week), psychosocial support and education. …”
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A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a c... by Luc E Coffeng, Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Matthew Denwood, Marco Albonico, Shaali M Ame, Mio Ayana, Daniel Dana, Giuseppe Cringoli, Sake J de Vlas, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Adama Kazienga, Jennifer Keiser, Stefanie Knopp, Gemechu Leta, Leonardo F Matoso, Maria P Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Greg Mirams, Zeleke Mekonnen, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Simone A Pinto, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Steinmann, Eurion Thomas, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke

“…<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommendations for cost-efficient survey designs for monitoring and evaluation. …”
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Program Report—Transplant Manitoba Adult Kidney Program Cutting Costs, Not Corners: Value of Quality Improvement Initiatives by Christie Rampersad, Aaron Trachtenberg, James Shaw, Nancy Dodd, Krista Maxwell, Martin Karpinski, Chris Wiebe, Peter Nickerson, Julie Ho

“…Third, for increased kidney utilization, cost savings per kidney transplant were derived from published studies and extrapolated using predicted additional transplants. …”
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What We Know About per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Contamination Levels in Milk. A Review from the Last Decade by Dalia Curci, Tamil Selvi Sundaram, Sergio Ghidini, Francesco Arioli

“…However, the wide variability in reported concentration levels highlights a critical lack of consistent data and underscores the absence of coordinated, large-scale monitoring programs. This gap in surveillance significantly limits our understanding of actual exposure risks and reinforces the urgent need for comprehensive, systematic research across different regions and production systems.…”
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ANALISIS KESIAPAN PROGRAM STUDI DALAM PRODUCTION BASED EDUCATION: STUDI PADA PROGRAM STUDI D3 AKUNTANSI POLINES by Muhammad Noor Ardiansah

“…There has been no clear studies to identify, verify and analyze readiness program resources in order to study the implementation of PBE resulted in initial position (existing point) is not clear that the priority programs and activities that are carried out per year tend to be responsive and not directed priorities. …”
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Acute remote home monitoring of acutely ill patients with COVID-19: how Dutch home monitoring initiatives were organized during the pandemic by Karin Smit, Rick T. van Uum, Stella Rijks, Alma C. van de Pol, Abeer Ahmad, Roderick P. Venekamp, Frans H. Rutten, Dorien L. M. Zwart, the Dutch General Practitioners Research Consortium

“…Our aim was to describe common features of acute remote home monitoring programs for acutely ill patients with COVID-19 in the Netherlands. …”
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Analytical and Comparative Analysis of Copper Industry Development Programs in Iran by Adel Rouhi Jouybari, Seyed Mohammad Esmaiel Jalali

“…In general, as mentioned, the existing problems in the country's development plans, especially in mining plans, can be divided into problems in program goals, planning system, approval process of development plans, implementation process of development plans, and how to monitor and evaluate programs. …”
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Effect of Presowing Treatments on Seed Germination and Growth Performance of 1-Year Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers Seedlings in Northeast India by Faisal Ismail Musa, Uttam Kumar Sahoo

“…Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers (Lythraceae family), called pride of India, is an important ornamental and medicinal plant having a very high demand for its fruits. …”
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Target product profiles for new diagnostics to inform strongyloidiasis control programs. by Adama Kazienga, Luc E Coffeng, Sara Roose, Sake J de Vlas, Dora Buonfrate, Salvatore Scarso, Francesca Tamarozzi, Bruno Levecke

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated a range of potential diagnostic TPPs using our previously developed simulation framework for the effect of imperfect diagnostics on the cost and correctness of program decisions. With this framework, we studied the minimum requirements for diagnostic performance, cost per test and sample throughput for future assays while comparing the survey costs with those of the reference Baermann method. …”
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Internet and telephone intervention to support patients discontinuing long-term antidepressants in primary care: the REDUCE research programme including RCT by Tony Kendrick, Beth Stuart, Hannah Bowers, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Helen Page, Christopher Dowrick, Michael Moore, Mark Gabbay, Geraldine Leydon, Guiqing Lily Yao, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little, Gareth Griffiths, Glyn Lewis, Carl May, Joanna Moncrieff, Chris F Johnson, Una Macleod, Simon Gilbody, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Samantha Williams, Wendy O’Brien, Riya Tiwari, Catherine Woods, Tasneem Patel, Naila Khan, Emma Maund, Nadja van Ginneken, Amy Din, Claire Reidy, Rebecca Lucier, Bryan Palmer, Taeko Becque, Yumna Masood, Natalie Thompson, Ellen van Leeuwen, Marta Glowacka, Adam WA Geraghty

“…Primary analysis was performed by intention to treat, with per-protocol and complier-average sensitivity analyses. …”
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Improving outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorders by reducing mental health problems: the IAMHealth research programme including one RCT by Emily Simonoff, Gillian Baird, Bryony Beresford, Tony Charman, Martin Knapp, Andrew Pickles, Carol Povey, Tom Purser, Paramala Santosh, Vicky Slonims, Stephen Scott

“…Funding This award was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research programme (NIHR award ref: RP-PG-1211-20016) and is published in full in Programme Grants for Applied Research; Vol. 13, No. 5. …”
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The effect of a programme to improve men's sedentary time and physical activity: The European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) randomised controlled trial. by Sally Wyke, Christopher Bunn, Eivind Andersen, Marlene N Silva, Femke van Nassau, Paula McSkimming, Spyros Kolovos, Jason M R Gill, Cindy M Gray, Kate Hunt, Annie S Anderson, Judith Bosmans, Judith G M Jelsma, Sharon Kean, Nicolas Lemyre, David W Loudon, Lisa Macaulay, Douglas J Maxwell, Alex McConnachie, Nanette Mutrie, Maria Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Hugo V Pereira, Matthew Philpott, Glyn C Roberts, John Rooksby, Øystein B Røynesdal, Naveed Sattar, Marit Sørensen, Pedro J Teixeira, Shaun Treweek, Theo van Achterberg, Irene van de Glind, Willem van Mechelen, Hidde P van der Ploeg

“…Follow-up measurement was post-programme and 12 months after baseline. EuroFIT is a 12-week, group-based programme delivered by coaches in football club stadia in 12 weekly 90-minute sessions. …”
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Use of Modern Rapid Assessment Methods in Schools to Improve the Physical Health of Children Aged 10–12 Years by Viktor V. Gorelik, Svetlana N. Filippova, Igor V. Kastyro

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Slow, stealthy and steady – capacity development to address land tenure issues in development programmes: experiences of the IFAD/GLTN TSLI-ESA Project by Agatha Achieng Wanyonyi, Solomon Mkumbwa, Harold Liversage, Omar Sylla

“…Key lessons, there is need to exhaustively consider implications of potential land tenure issues from the start including their anticipated consequences, and where possible include them in the programme plan. Secondly, there is need to integrate tenure issues in programme monitoring and evaluation system to keep track of tenure issues and their potential impact on programme delivery. …”
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Monitoring American woodcock abundance in Tennessee using automated recording units by Evan J. Buck, David A. Buehler

“…The automated detection program monitoR successfully classified 52% of peent calls captured in recordings but was unable to consistently classify twitter displays. …”
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Developing mental and physical wellness for looked after young people through a fitness and nutritional guidance programme: a pilot study by N. Fitzgerald, C. Aherne, D. Gaynor, A. Sheppard, I. Gargan

“…This pilot study aimed to explore the suitability of a fitness and nutritional guidance programme (FNGP) for looked after young people and examine changes in physical fitness and mental wellness levels. …”

Designing and piloting a program to provide water filters and improved cookstoves in Rwanda. by Christina K Barstow, Fidele Ngabo, Ghislaine Rosa, Fiona Majorin, Sophie Boisson, Thomas Clasen, Evan A Thomas

“…Over a 5-month period of rigorous monitoring, reported uptake was maintained at greater than 90% for both technologies, although exclusive use of the stove was reported in only 28.5% of households and reported water volume was 1.27 liters per person per day. …”
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Effects of a lifestyle programme on accelerometer-measured physical activity level and sedentary time on overweight and obese women of Somali background living in Norway by Eivind Andersen, Linn Bohler, Maria J. Leirbakk, Danielle Cabral, Mia C. Wedegren, Mark L. Wieland, Haakon E. Meyer, Ahmed A. Madar

“…Methods 169 overweight women of Somali background in Norway were randomised by borough to either a lifestyle programme or a comparison group. The programme consisted of two sessions per week for 12 weeks, combining classroom discussion with graded group-based PA led by coaches, followed by monthly sessions over nine months. …”
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Predicting large-scale spatial patterns of marine meiofauna: implications for environmental monitoring by Fabiane Gallucci, Gustavo Fonseca, Danilo C Vieira, Luciana Erika Yaginuma, Paula Foltran Gheller, Simone Brito, Thais Navajas Corbisier

“… This study aims model the distribution of meiofauna indicators in relation to environmental variables from the Santos Basin continental margin, SE Brazil, using machine learning techniques, to provide baseline information and foster future monitoring programs. A total of 100 sampling stations were distributed in eight transects and 11 isobaths (25 to 2,400 m) perpendicular to the coast. …”
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