Understanding variations in diarrhea management across healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: a formative qualitative study by Nour Elshabassi, Stephanie C Garbern, Rochelle K Rosen, Monique Gainey, Sabiha Nasrin, Nur H Alam, Sufia Sultana, Tahmida Hasnin, Adam C Levine

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Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention on Health Locus of Control and Self-Efficacy in Women with Gestational Diabetes by Sabah R. H. Ahmed, Safaa G. Salem, Nahed M. Saber, Reda T. A. Abou Elazab, Merfat M. Atia

“…A purposive sample of 120 women with GD was carefully chosen from the nominated setting and dispersed accidentally into two identical groups (study and control group). Three tools were used for collecting the study data: A structured self-administered questionnaire, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale-C Form, and the General Self-efficacy Scale. …”
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Effect of healthy lifestyle score trajectory on all-cause mortality in the late middle-aged and older population: Finding from 17-year retrospective cohort study by Jeong Min Yang, Jieun Hwang

“…To evaluate this, the Healthy Lifestyle Score (HLS), which focuses on health protecting behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index), is widely used. …”
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Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Nepal: A case control study. by Chanda Thakur, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Sabina Marasini, Dinesh Timalsena, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Biraj Man Karmacharya

“…The ratio of cases to control was 1:1. The data collection was done through telephonic interviews using structured questionnaires. …”
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Building a Robust Scenario Library for Safety Assurance of Automated Driving Systems: A Review by Antonio A. Bruto da Costa, Patrick Irvine, Tudor Dodoiu, Siddartha Khastgir, Paul Jennings

“…The diverse environmental conditions and road traffic behaviors present unique challenges that distinguish one region from another. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Cyberchondria and Suicidal Ideation: Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis by Richard Huan Xu, Xiao Liang, Vladan Starcevic

“…Understanding this relationship is critical, given rising digital health-seeking behaviors and the need to mitigate suicide risk. Emerging evidence suggests that psychological distress can mediate the relationship between cyberchondria and suicidal ideation. …”
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A pilot randomized trial comparing face-to-face and internet-based unified transdiagnostic treatment for adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders in Iran by Nasim Mousavi, Fereshteh Momeni, Abbas Pourshahbaz, Hamid Poursharifi, Zahra Daneshian, Gerhard Andersson, Gerhard Andersson

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Effects of dam fear and stress on metrics of puppy welfare in commercial breeding kennels by Aynsley C. Romaniuk, Shanis Barnard, Traci Shreyer, Candace Croney

“…Finally, birth and weekly weights were collected from puppies, and litter health metrics were recorded. Data were analyzed using mixed-effects and simple linear regression models. …”
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Three-year changes in ocular biometric components in children with amblyopia by Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Roqayeh Aliyari, Ali Nouraeinejad, Mohsen Heirani, Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Hassan Hashemi, Akbar Fotouhi

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Activity-based mindfulness: large-scale assessment of an online program on perceived stress and mindfulness by Eliane Timm, Yobina Melanie Ko, Theodor Hundhammer, Ilana Berlowitz, Ursula Wolf

“…Linear-mixed models were used for data analysis.ResultsA total of 830 individuals took part in the study, of which 53.5% filled in at least 2 surveys. …”
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Multi-Objective Automated Machine Learning for Inversion of Mesoscopic Parameters in Discrete Element Contact Models by Xu Ao, Shengpeng Hao, Yuyu Zhang, Wenyu Xu

“…In this study, a total of 361 PFC3D uniaxial compression simulations using a linear parallel bond model with varied mesoscopic parameters were generated to capture a wide range of rock and geotechnical material behaviors. …”
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Mental health care-seeking and barriers: a cross-sectional study of an urban Latinx community by Jennifer A. Newberry, Michelle A. Gimenez, Fatma Gunturkun, Erica Villa, Maritza Maldonado, Dilza Gonzalez, Gabriel Garcia, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Haley Hedlin, Debra Kaysen

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Risk–Cost Equilibrium for Grid Reinforcement Under High Renewable Penetration: A Bi-Level Optimization Framework with GAN-Driven Scenario Learning by Feng Liang, Ying Mu, Dashun Guan, Dongliang Zhang, Wenliang Yin

“…This work offers a new methodological paradigm, in which optimization and generative AI co-evolve to produce robust, data-aware, and stress-responsive transmission infrastructure designs.…”
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Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among caregivers of children with malnutrition: a cross‑sectional study by Biazin Yenealem Mekuriaw, Berhanie Getnet, Endris Seid, Tadese Teferi, Amare Alemwork, Mastewal Aschale, Aklile Tsega

“…Outcome variable was assessed using Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10).The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. …”
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Determinants of engagement in muscle-strengthening activities among children and adolescents: insights from a large-scale school-based study by Hongtao Sheng, Bin Ge, Yang Li, Zehan Xu, Xingyi Yang, Wenjun Wang, Jin Yan

“…Results were presented using odd ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results38.6% of participants met the MSE guidelines. …”
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Relationship between dietary intake, eating attitudes, and premenstrual syndrome severity among Iranian women: insights from a cross-sectional study by Sara Mighani, Fatemeh Taghizadeh Shivyari, Alireza Razzaghi, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Maryam Javadi

“…Data concerning PMS, dietary factors, and eating disorders were collected using online questionnaires, including the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST), 3-day dietary recall, and Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) questionnaires. …”
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Intrinsic capacity trajectories and cardiovascular disease incidence among Chinese older adults: a population-based prospective cohort study by Zhiting Guo, Yuling Chen, Binu Koirala, Jiaying Li, Yingying Jia, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Jingfen Jin

“…Methods The prospective cohort study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) between 2011 and 2020. …”
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The four Cs of physician leadership: A key to academic physician success by R. Thomas Collins II, Neha J. Purkey, Meenu Singh, Alan D. DeSantis, Rania A. Sanford

“…Subsequently, for the present study, we performed a secondary analysis of the data. To do this, we reviewed all transcripts, seeking to identify if and how participants discussed leadership in relation to success in academic medicine. …”
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Rumination and psychological resilience in Chinese civil aviation flight students: the chain mediating role of proactive coping and generalized anxiety disorder by Mingyu Liao, Haozhe Wang, Zongyu Liu, Enliang Hu

“…However, the internal mechanism of how rumination affects psychological resilience, particularly the chain mediating effect of proactive coping and generalized anxiety, has not been thoroughly explored in high-stress populations.MethodsEmploying a cross-sectional design, 1,235 flight students from the Civil Aviation Flight University of China were surveyed using the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) to gather data. …”
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Smoking and asthma mediate the protective effect of educational attainment on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk: a mediation Mendelian randomization analysis by Xue Bai, Lantao Chen, Fenghai Ren, Ying Zhao, Yue Zheng, Yanbo Wang, Sainan Pang, Jian Zhang, Erliang Guo, Huiyan Li

“…Methods Genome-wide association data for years of schooling, cognitive performance, intelligence, COPD, and COPD-related risk factors such as smoking and asthma were obtained from public databases. …”
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