Feasibility and acceptability of a solution-focused approach to strengthen lay counselling for common mental disorders (DIALOG+) in Pakistan: mixed methods study by Saniya Saleem, Anayat Baig, Onaiza Qureshi, Sana Sajun, Victoria Bird, Stefan Priebe, Aneeta Pasha

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Entropy, Irreversibility, and Time-Series Deep Learning of Kinematic and Kinetic Data for Gait Classification in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Idiopathic Toe Walking, and Hereditar... by Alfonso de Gorostegui, Massimiliano Zanin, Juan-Andrés Martín-Gonzalo, Javier López-López, David Gómez-Andrés, Damien Kiernan, Estrella Rausell

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Degradation-aware neural imputation: Advancing decoding stability in brain machine interfaces by Yun-Ting Kuo, Han-Lin Wang, Bo-Wei Chen, Ching-Fu Wang, Yu-Chun Lo, Sheng-Huang Lin, Po-Chuan Chen, You-Yin Chen

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Support based on psychoeducation intervention to address quality of life and care burden among caregivers of patients with cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Fateme Imani Parsa, Hasan Moghadam-Roshtkhar, Mohammad Hasan Basirinezhad, Malihe Ameri, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…Participants were assigned to either the psychoeducation intervention program or the control group using the quadruple block randomization method. …”
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Adolescent parenthood and HIV-infection in South Africa-Associations with child cognitive development. by Kathryn J Steventon Roberts, Lorraine Sherr, Katharina Haag, Colette Smith, Janina Jochim, Elona Toska, Marguerite Marlow, Lucie Cluver

“…Young mothers and their children may benefit from adapted interventions aimed at bolstering child development outcomes. Targeted programming particularly among younger adolescent mothers and those experiencing education interruption may identify those families, particularly in need. …”
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Impact of early multidisciplinary team interventions on dietary management behavior in breast cancer patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial by Han Tang, Wei Zhang, Xiao Li, Qiong Zou, Xiaochun Li, Yue Liu, Haiyan Shen

“…The control group only received the usual dietary education. The intervention program included 8 themes, which were covered each week. …”
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Exploring perceived barriers and facilitators to using mobile phone technology for delivering HPV test results in malawi: a qualitative study with HPV-Screened women, healthcare pr... by John C. Chapola, Lameck Chinula, Wezzie Dunda, Agatha Bula, Bettie Kasonkanji, Jennifer H. Tang

“…We also explored the perspectives of women, health care providers, and health officials in Malawi’s cervical cancer screening program to provide a comprehensive view of challenges and opportunities. …”
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Energy saving in rail transport by Jan Antoš

“…Based on several partial results, emergent computing tool is functional and sufficiently accurate. The simulation program is supposed to be experimentally verified after its finishing. …”
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Assessing the determinants of drug-resistant tuberculosis in selected hospitals in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: a case-control study by Desalegn Meresa, Gebretsadik Berhe, Kidane Tadesse, Muuz Gebru, Gebremedhin Gebrezgabiher

“…Abstract Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a significant challenge to the national tuberculosis (TB) control program in Ethiopia. The Tigray region in northern Ethiopia has shown a surge in the incidence of DR-TB cases. …”
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Breast Cancer Awareness, Screening Practices, and Perceived Barriers Among Female Undergraduate Students: An Institution‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study by Md. Mayin Uddin Hasan, Mohammad Injamul Hoq, Rijuana Ireen Tanju, Md. Jakaria, Mohammed Abu Sayeed

“…Frequent awareness campaigns are essential to train the students at regular intervals.…”
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Adiposity and body fat distribution based on skinfold thicknesses and body circumferences in Czech preschool children, secular changes by Anna Vážná, Jan M. Novák, Robert Daniš, Petr Sedlak

“…Statistical evaluation was conducted in the R programming language, using Welch’s test, Cohen’s d and the Bland–Altman method. …”
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Entrepreneurship skills application among ICT Graduates of Muni University, Uganda by Ritah, Nafuna, Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi

“…Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) (v.21) program was used to analyse the data. The research instrument was reliable at Chronbach’s alpha 0.960. …”
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Effect of Sleep Characteristics on Rapid Estimated GFR Decline in Adults with Normal Kidney Function by Mohammadreza Akbari, Seyed Alireza Mirhosseini, Kimia Falamarzi, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Zahra Rahimian, Azizallah Dehghan, Hiva Alipanah, Jamshid Roozbeh

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Non-communicable disease (NCD) corners in public sector health facilities in Bangladesh: a qualitative study assessing challenges and opportunities for improving NCD services at th... by Syed Masud Ahmed, Tuhin Biswas, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Lal B Rawal, Kie Kanda, Md. Imtiaz Tanim, Prakash Poudel, Andre M N Renzaho, Abu S Abdullah

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The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010–2023 by Robyn Mitchell, Laura Mataseje, Joëlle Cayen, Erin McGill, Kristine Cannon, Ian Davis, Tamara Duncombe, Chelsey Ellis, Jennifer Ellison, Jennifer Happe, Susy S. Hota, Kevin C. Katz, Pamela Kibsey, Santina Lee, Jerome A. Leis, Xena Li, Allison McGeer, Jessica Minion, Sonja Musto, Connie Patterson, Ewa Rajda, Stephanie W. Smith, Jocelyn A. Srigley, Kathryn N. Suh, Nisha Thampi, Jen Tomlinson, Joseph Vayalumkal, Kristen Versluys, Titus Wong, Yves Longtin

“…We analyzed surveillance data from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program to describe trends and the epidemiology of CPE from 2010 to 2023. …”
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Optimizing treatment for depression in primary care using psychotherapy versus antidepressant medication in a low-resource setting: protocol for the OptimizeD randomized controlled... by Julia R. Pozuelo, Anuja Lahiri, Rahul S. P. Singh, Arvind Kushwah, Mimansa Khanduri, Akanksha Shukla, Azaz Khan, Sruthi G., Varun Shende, Yashika Parashar, Yashwant K. Mehra, Anant Bhan, Ronald C. Kessler, Daisy R. Singla, John A. Naslund, Karmel W. Choi, Pim Cuijpers, Robert DeRubeis, Mohammad M. Herzallah, Chunling Lu, Jordan W. Smoller, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Tamonud Modak, Michelle Melwyn Joel, Debasis Biswas, Shubham Atal, Umay Kulsum, Steven D. Hollon, Vikram Patel

“…Methods We plan to randomize 1,500 patients with moderate to severe depression (defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] score ≥ 10) from primary healthcare settings in Bhopal, India, with equal allocation either to a culturally adapted behavioral activation therapy delivered by trained counselors (Healthy Activity Program) or to antidepressant medication (fluoxetine). …”
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Identifying the risk of Kawasaki disease based solely on routine blood test features through novel construction of machine learning models by Tzu-Hsien Yang, Ying-Hsien Huang, Yuan-Han Lee, Jie-Nan Lai, Kuang-Den Chen, Mindy Ming-Huey Guo, Yan Pan, Chun-Yu Chen, Wei-Sheng Wu, Ho-Chang Kuo

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Community engagement in outbreak response: lessons from the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone by Katharine Owen, Paul Sengeh, Jamie Bedson, Danielle Pedi, Saiku Bah, Allan Oniba, Musa Sangarie, James S Fofanah, Mohammed B Jalloh, Laura Skrip, Benjamin M Althouse, Laurent Hébert-Dufresne

“…CLEA was complemented by interactive radio programming and intensified religious leader engagement.Community mobilisers trained in the CLEA approach used participatory methods, comprised of an initial community ‘triggering’ event, action plan development and weekly follow-ups to monitor progress on identified action items. …”
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Students’ performance in clinical class II composite restorations: a case study using analytic rubrics by Arwa Daghrery, Ghadeer Saleh Alwadai, Nada Ahmad Alamoudi, Saleh Ali Alqahtani, Faisal Hasan Alshehri, Mohammed Hussain Al Wadei, Naif Nabel Abogazalah, Gabriel Kalil Rocha Pereira, Mohammed M Al Moaleem

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Psychological well-being and value-semantic sphere of personality among psychology students by T. S. Pilishvili, A. I. Savushkina, A. L. Danilova, N. C. Soruko Torres

“…The following methods of mathematical statistics were applied: correlation (Spearman's р) and factor analysis (principal component method), IBM SPSS Statistics 22 program.Results. The revealed significant correlations between psychological well-being, value orientations and semantic attitudes of psychology students confirm that the respondents' goal-setting is limited by the lack of a sense of independence, as well as the need to combine new and traditional methods for society to manage and control their activities. …”
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