Use of Electronic and Conventional Cigarettes and Self-Rated Mental Health in High School Students by Payam Sheikhattari, Rifath Ara Alam Barsha, Chidubem Egboluche, Shervin Assari

“…<b>Background:</b> Youth tobacco use remains a significant public health concern, particularly in urban communities disproportionately burdened by health disparities. …”
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Assessing the relative significance of key risk factors for child undernutrition in Punjab, Pakistan by Abid Aman Burki

“…Abstract Background Child undernutrition remains a pressing global concern, with Pakistan among the most affected countries in South Asia. …”
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Psychosocial Interventions for Families with Parental Cancer and Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation and Use - A Systematic Review. by Laura Inhestern, Anne-Catherine Haller, Olga Wlodarczyk, Corinna Bergelt

“…The thematic analyses indicate that barriers for use of support services refer to aspects concerning the patients and families, such as practical difficulties, perceived need for support or fear of stigma. …”
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Knowledge Management Applied to a University Training System in Angola Through a Diagnostic Tool by Diamilin Cutins Nodarse, Caridad Alonso Camaraza, Marcelina Cruz da Fonseca, Francisco Farnum Castro

“…Its primary objective involves diagnosing the initial state of the training received by Psychology students at the Technical University of Angola (UTANGA) concerning the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). …”
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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Improvements in health care delivery to populations living in Amazonian communities are possible with the judicious use of tested integrated interventions, particularly when the community identifies various concurrent health problems. SBE control programs in remote areas of the Brazilian Amazon should be planned with a multidisciplinary and intercultural approach, preferably integrated with broader interventions that address the population's needs for a range of health issues.…”
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Magnitude, risk factors and economic impacts of diabetic emergencies in developing countries: A systematic review. by Halefom Kahsay Haile, Teferi Gedif Fenta

“…Noticeable scarcity of data concerning the magnitude, the cost expenditures as well as well unidentified predictors of these complications made the management more difficult in the resource limited health care settings. …”
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A Self-Harm Awareness Training Module for School Staff: Co-Design and User Testing Study by Anne-Marie Burn, Hayley Gains, Joanna K Anderson

“… BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of self-harm among adolescents is a significant public health concern. School staff are often the first professionals to notice when a young person is self-harming and are in a unique position to intervene and offer support. …”
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The association of psychological resources and personality traits with preference for psychotherapy models: evidence from two explorative studies by Alessio Gori, Pierluigi Imperatore, Alessandro Musetti, Eleonora Topino

“…In addition, study participants also fulfilled a demographic and informative section that encompassed queries concerning their attitudes on diverse theoretical orientations. …”
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Cumulative Risk Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues in Brown Rice (Oryza sativa L.) from the Three Main Rice-Growing Regions in China during 2016–2020 by Zhenzhen Cao, Xiaolong Zheng, Meiyan Guan, Wanyue Zhang, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaohua Zhao, Mingxue Chen

“…The cumulative risk assessments based on the relative potency factor (RPF) approach revealed that the cumulative risks of chronic and acute dietary exposure to organophosphorus, neonicotinoid insecticides, and triazole fungicides from rice ranged from 7.43 × 10−4 to 3.36 × 10−2, which were not considered of health concern. The study provides national-scale information on the contamination levels and health risks of pesticide residues in rice, which can help develop continuous monitoring programs for pesticide residue contamination in rice in China.…”
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Shear Strengthening of High-Strength Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams with Openings Using High-Performance Concrete Mortars by Ahmed Hamoda, Mohamed Emara, Mizan Ahmed, Aref A. Abadel

“…To facilitate this, an experimental program consisting of testing ten high-strength RC deep beams was carried out. …”
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Epidemiology and socioeconomic correlates of colorectal cancer in Asia in 2020 and its projection to 2040 by Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Mehran Ilaghi, Romina Hamidi Rad, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi

“…CRC is a significant public health concern in Asia, with substantially high incidence and mortality rates in East Asia and lower quality of care and survival in less developed regions of the continent. …”
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Impact of an Interprofessional Collaboration Between Physicians and Pharmacists on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs in Older Patients with Trauma in the Emergency Department by Benjamin J. Hellinger, André Gries, Thilo Bertsche, Yvonne Remane

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: In older patients, falls constitute a significant public health concern and a major cause of hospital admission. Fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) represent a key risk factor for falls. …”
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Effects of interventions on physical activity behavior change in children and adolescents based on a trans-theoretical model: a systematic review by Chao Xie, Ziyun Zhang, Xinlu Zhang, Yan Li, Peng Shi, Shuai Wang

“…Abstract Background The Trans-theoretical Model (TTM) has been applied in numerous empirical studies concerning physical activity (PA) interventions for children and adolescents. …”
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Diagnóstico e análise de sistemas da qualidade: um modelo para avaliação e preparação dos sistemas para a certificação ISO 9000 by Denise Dumke de Medeiros

“…Because the proposed model allows the visualization of strong anaweak points of the existing organization concerning the quality, for the companies in the first case. …”
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Real-world safety profile of live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine before and after the vaccine administration law. by Chao Zhang, Yan Liu, Xiaofu Luo, Liping Han, Jianyong Shen

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine (JEV-L) was included in the Expanded program on immunization on Immunization (EPI) in 2008 and has had a satisfactory effectiveness and safety profile in protecting children from JE virus infection. …”
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Asian swamp eels (Synbranchidae, Monopterus) in Florida: distribution, spread, and range of hydrologic tolerance over twenty-seven years (1997–2023) by Matthew R. Pintar, Nicole D. Strickland, Jeffrey L. Kline, Mark I. Cook, Nathan J. Dorn

“…We used records from continuous long-term monitoring programs, sporadic monitoring studies, and online databases to reconstruct swamp eel presence across Florida. …”
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Effect of technology-supported mindfulness-based interventions for maternal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis with implementation perspectives for resource-limited... by Bekelu Teka Worku, Misra Abdulahi, Demissew Amenu, Bruno Bonnechère

“…Context-specific trial studies are pivotal for successful program adoption.…”
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Integrating univariate and multivariate stability indices for breeding clime-resilient barley cultivars by Ammar Elakhdar, Ahmed A. El-Naggar, Sally El-Wakeell, Anas H. Ahmed

“…Abstract Studying genetic variability through the phenotypic performance of genotypes is crucial in the breeding program. Therefore, evaluating both yield performance and stability across diverse environments is essential in yield trials to identify high-yield potential and stable cultivars. …”
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Knowledge about first aid of childhood emergency conditions among caregivers attending primary care centers in Bahrain – A cross-sectional study by Hasan Ali Al Haddad, Mahmood Alawainati, Hawra Fawzi Hasan, Hasan Abduljabbar Husain, Sadiq Mubarak, Ali Husain Sanad

“…Background: Child injuries pose a significant global public health concern and are considered a leading cause of child mortality. …”
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La actitud hacia la docencia, la formación integral en la educación secundaria y a su proyecto de vida: Una visión desde los estudiantes de colegios en áreas rurales Attitude towar... by Elionay Quirós Meneses, Xiomara Jiménez Sánchez

“…The study was conducted in 2011 with the participation of 41 students from the 11th grade of the Costa Rican rural schools involved in the Esperanza Joven program of the School of Educology of the Universidad Nacional. …”
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