Effectiveness of educational interventions for adults living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria: A systematic review of original research by NA Abdulmalik, OA AKPOR, OA ADEOLUWA, KS Olaniyi, Adetunji Dayo Atimiwoaye

“…Main Body: A comprehensive search of databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Google Scholar, identified 591 studies, of which 14 met the inclusion criteria. Data extraction focused on intervention type, outcomes, and study quality, assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist. …”
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255 The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ social connectedness: A qualitative analysis by Pooja Rao, Joel E Segel, Kristin Bingen, Katie A Devine, Allison M Scott, Laura M Koehly, Ashton M Verdery, Courtney L Rumbaugh, Emily Wasserman, Heather J Costigan, Smita Dandekar, Kevin Rakszawski, Natthapol Songdej, George F Blackall, Monali Vasekar, Seema Naik, Eugene J. Lengerich, Lauren J Van Scoy

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Social, lifestyle, and health status characteristics as a proxy for occupational burnout identification: A network approach analysis by Fengshi Jing, Fengshi Jing, Mengyuan Cheng, Mengyuan Cheng, Jing Li, Chaocheng He, Hao Ren, Jiandong Zhou, Hanchu Zhou, Hanchu Zhou, Zhongzhi Xu, Weiming Chen, Weibin Cheng, Weibin Cheng

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Effects of ethical leadership on individual learning and unlearning: Mediation through affective commitment by Muhammad Aamir Shafique Khan, Jianguo Du, Ahmed Abdul Hameed, Farooq Anwar, Muhammad Waqas, Arqam Javed Kayani, Razaz Waheeb Attar, Amal Hassan Alhazmi

“…Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping are used to test these interrelationships based on three-wave survey data collected from 508 employees at five dental and surgical manufacturing firms in Pakistan. …”
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Seismic fragility analysis of reinforced concrete shear walls with high-strength reinforcing bar for nuclear power plants by Bu-Seog Ju, Jang-Woon Baek, Hong-Gun Park, Hoyoung Son, Sangwoo Lee

“…High-strength reinforcing bar is increasingly considered for nuclear structures to mitigate reinforcement congestion and improve constructability while maintaining structural integrity. Using experimental data, FE models were developed and validated to accurately capture shear and flexural failure behaviors. …”
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Peak steps to measure ‘‘capacity for activity’’: Actigraphy in the ADAPT registry with oral treprostinil by Daniel Lachant, DO, James Gagermeier, MD, Scott Seaman, PhD, Andrew Wang, MPH, Meredith Broderick, PharmD, JD, R. James White, MD, PhD

“…We developed a novel treatment responsive metric, Peak Steps, to measure the ‘capacity for movement’ in patients with PAH. Using data from the ADAPT registry (NCT03045029), we calculated Peak Steps and used summary actigraphy measurements and correlated it with six-minute walk distance (6MWD) and emPHasis-10 quality of life scores. …”
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Thermal-Hydraulic Network Model for steady-state thermal analysis and design of power transformer magnetic cores by L.H. Medeiros, M.M. Oliveira, C.E.G. Falcão, V.C. Bender, T.B. Marchesan

“…The analytical results are compared to experimental measurement using an optical fiber sensor allocated in the core of a prototype transformer, indicating that the model can satisfactorily predict the hydraulic and thermal behaviors of magnetic cores.…”
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Development of a Scale for Measuring Cognitive Biases Related to Risk-Taking Among Firefighters: The Five Cognitive Bias Risk Scale (5 CBR-S) by Sébastien Lhardy, Emma Guillet-Descas, Guillaume Martinent

“…Data were collected from two distinct samples, each consisting of 202 firefighters. …”
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Navigational decision-making method for wide inland waterways with traffic separation scheme navigation system by Luping Xu, Liwen Huang, Xingya Zhao, Jinlai Liu, Jiahao Chen, Kun Zhang, Yixiong He

“…Subsequently, a multi-ship navigation decision-making experiment was conducted using available Automatic Identification System (AIS) data for the study area. …”
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Discrepancies between supervisor self-evaluations and staff perceptions of leadership: a cross-sectional study in healthcare by Nguyen Hoang Long, Julie Sochalski

“…Both groups agreed that transactional contingent reward behaviors were most frequently used, as indicated by mean scores above 2.5, whereas laissez-faire behaviors were least often utilized, with the lowest overall ratings (supervisors: 0.92 ± 0.67; staff: 1.23 ± 0.78). …”
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Prevalence of and factors associated with long COVID among US adults: a nationwide survey by Juanjuan Shi, Rui Lu, Yan Tian, Fengping Wu, Xiaozhen Geng, Song Zhai, Xiaoli Jia, Shuangsuo Dang, Wenjun Wang

“…This study aimed to determine long COVID prevalence and factors associated with it among US adults using nationally representative data. Methods This cross-sectional analysis utilized data from 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, a nationally representative telephone survey conducted among noninstitutionalized adults aged ≥ 18 years residing in the United States. …”
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Associations between childhood socioeconomic characteristics, race, and risk of adverse childhood experiences in a population-based sample of US-born non-Hispanic Black and White w... by Lydia Marcus Post, J. Topitzes, D. Phuong Do, Young I. Cho, Dorothy R. Pathak, Amani Nuru-Jeter, Jamila L. Kwarteng, Tyan Parker Dominguez, Ann S. Hamilton, Kelly A. Hirko, Ann G. Schwartz, Ellen M. Velie

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of osteoporosis prevention in elder patients following lumbar fusion surgery: a cross‐sectional study by Shaoying Sheng, Manman Wang, Chengfei Yu, Qing Li, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Yaojing Ma

“…PurposeTo assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding osteoporosis prevention among older adult patients following lumbar fusion surgery and identify associated factors.Patients and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with participants aged ≥50 years. Data on demographic characteristics, KAP related to osteoporosis prevention, and lifestyle behaviors were collected using structured questionnaires. …”
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Organizational Injustice and Police Misconduct: Predicting Organizational Defiance Among Police Officers by P. D. Reynolds, R. C. Helfers

“…Data was collected using an online self-report survey distributed to a convenience sample of sworn police officers that were members of a police officer association in a southern state.Scientific novelty: for the first time, the work analyzes the impact of organizational injustice on police defiance. …”
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Strain differences between C57Bl/6 and DBA/2 mice (Mus musculus) in delayed matching and nonmatching-to-position tasks: impact of sample responses and delay intervals by Kazuhiro Goto

“…Overall, these results emphasize the need for considering strain-specific traits and experimental conditions when interpreting behavioral data, particularly for DBA/2 mice, frequently used as models for hippocampal dysfunction.…”
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Measurements of Gasification Characteristics of Coal and Char in CO2-Rich Gas Flow by TG-DTA by Zhigang Li, Xiaoming Zhang, Yuichi Sugai, Jiren Wang, Kyuro Sasaki

“…The TG-DTA results with gas analyses have presented basic reference data that show the effects of O2 concentration and heating rate on coal physical and chemical behaviors for the expected technologies on coal gasification in CO2-rich gas and oxygen combustion and underground coal gasification.…”
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Perspectives of physical activity in combating metabolic syndrome: insights from a multi-ethnic urban population by Bushra Ali, Tim Evans, Rhonda Cohen, Anne Elliott

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 stakeholders, including policy officials, gym owners, trainers, gym members, and inactive individuals, recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and Hofstede's cultural framework to examine cultural influences on PA behaviors. …”
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Impacts of proactive personality on students' academic achievement: a moderated mediation model by Dongmei Liu, Ye Lin, Yongchao Jin, Zongjin Li, Kexin Fu, Rui Yang

“…Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS and Mplus software, including correlation analysis, principal component analysis, t-tests, and parametric statistics.ResultsResults indicate that proactive personality positively predicts academic achievement, with academic self-efficacy serving as a significant mediator. …”
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Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context by Beatriz Pérez, Àlex Boso, Mauricio Herrera, Boris Álvarez, M. Cecilia Castilla

“…Utilizing an instrumental design, we gathered data from 497 participants using convenience sampling. …”
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Investigating asymmetry in fetal and maternal heart rate accelerations and decelerations by Rafał Pawłowski, Fatimah Al-Ani, Amna Samjeed, Katarzyna Buszko, Ahsan Khandoker

“…Several HRA indices, which evaluate the accelerations and decelerations in RR interval time-series data, were utilized to examine the variations in HRA in both the fetus and the mother. …”
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