Web-based intervention program to foster need-supportive behaviors in physical education teachers and parents: a cluster-randomized controlled study to increase students’ intention... by Pille-Riin Meerits, Henri Tilga, Andre Koka

“…Participants were cluster-randomized by schools into the following groups: PE teacher training only; parent training only; combined PE teacher and parent training; and control group. Data from students were collected at four time points: baseline, post-intervention, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up, using web-based questionnaires. …”
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HORMONE IMBALANCE AS A MANIFESTATION OF STRESS IN THE FORMATION OF OLIGOMENORRHEA IN TEENAGE GIRLS by В. Диннік, О. Диннік, С. Новохатська

“…Differences were considered significant at ρ < 0.05. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and frequency counts. …”
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Insomnia and depressive symptoms mediate childhood abuse and psychotic experience of male juvenile offenders: a chain mediation model by Yijie Wang, Zheng Zhang, Yanyue Ye, Juan Xu, Jiansong Zhou

“…Assessment tools included the Childhood Trauma Screener (CTS) for childhood abuse, the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS-8) for insomnia, the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) for depressive symptoms, and the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences-8 (CAPE-8) for psychotic experiences. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, hierarchical regression, and SEM with SPSS 26.0 and Mplus 8.0. …”
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Motivators and barriers for smoking cessation in people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study to inform the design of a tailored intervention by Alex M. Keller, Barbara von Glasenapp, Daniel Kotz, Claudia H. Marck, Christoph Heesen, Karin Riemann-Lorenz

“…Interviews were conducted online and via telephone during May and June 2023. Data were analysed using thematic analysis based on a realistic approach. …”
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Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study by Jamie Boisvenue, Youssef A. Elezzabi, Kim Young, Kathleen Gibson, Heather Hinz, Reid McClure, Robyn Homulos, Jude Spiers, Peter Senior, Roseanne Yeung

“…Methods Using a community‐based participatory research design, we involved four patients and four clinicians as co‐researchers throughout the research. …”
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Home-based digital counselling by frontline community workers for anxiety and depression symptoms in rural Sindh, Pakistan: the mPareshan intervention by Fauziah Rabbani, Javeria Nafis, Samina Akhtar, Amna Siddiqui, Zul Merali

“…We piloted ‘mPareshan digital intervention’ locally, adapted from WHO mhGAP and delivered by trained and supervised women lay workers to learn if it was feasible and possibly effective in reducing anxiety and depression prior to proposing implementation on a larger scale. Methods Using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a baseline household survey was conducted by independent data collectors to measure anxiety and depression. …”
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Co-designing a physical activity intervention for low-income mothers of preschool-aged children with community leaders: a qualitative study by Deirdre Dlugonski, Abby Cecil, Elisabeth Ohrnberger, Randi Osborne, Brandi White, Rebecca Mabson, Johanna M. Hoch

“…The PRACTical planning for Implementation and Scale-up (PRACTIS) guide provided a framework for each session to address implementation and sustainability barriers and facilitators. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Framework Analysis method with inductive and deductive coding. …”
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Safety Culture Through Patient Voice: Qualitative Validation of the Patients' Perceptions of Safety Culture Scale (PaPSC) in Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery by Clara Monaca, Matthias Weigl, Holger Pfaff, Antje Hammer

“…Results Data saturation was reached after 22 interviews, providing a comprehensive account of patients' experiences. …”
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Erythrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles transcytose across the blood-brain barrier to induce Parkinson’s disease-like neurodegeneration by Hélèna L. Denis, Aurélie de Rus Jacquet, Melanie Alpaugh, Michel Panisset, Roger A Barker, Éric Boilard, Francesca Cicchetti

“…In contrast, non-dopaminergic neurons were not affected by treatment with PD EEVs. In summary, our data suggest that EEV interactions at the human BBB can be studied using a highly translational human-based brain chip model, and EEV toxicity at the neurovascular unit is exacerbated by disease severity.…”
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Virtual Health Research Capacity Strengthening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Integrative Review by Chelsea M. McGuire, Nikolina Boskovic, Bolatito Betty Fatusin, Pius Ameh, Taylor Reed, Priyanka Jethwani, David Flynn, Jo Cooke, Robert Saper

“…We analyzed virtual tool usage via content analysis. Using NVivo, we coded until theoretical saturation and analyzed data using the constant comparison method. …”
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Mapping the Excitation Mechanisms in the LINER I Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 5005: Positive Feedback and a Thin LINER Cocoon by Anna Trindade Falcão, G. Fabbiano, M. Elvis, P. Zhu, S. Kraemer, W. P. Maksym, R. Middei, D. L. Król

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Machine Learning Approach to Investigating Macrophage Polarization on Various Titanium Surface Characteristics by Changzhong Chen, Zhenhuan Xie, Songyu Yang, Haitong Wu, Zhisheng Bi, Qing Zhang, Yin Xiao

“…Artificial intelligence, with its capacity to analyze large datasets, can help explore complex material–cell interactions. Methods: In this study, the effect of titanium surface properties on macrophage polarization was analyzed using intelligent prediction models, including random forest, extreme gradient boosting, and multilayer perceptron. …”
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Outcomes of haploidentical vs mismatched unrelated donor HCT with posttransplant cyclophosphamide prophylaxis by Yosra M. Aljawai, Jeremy Ramdial, Gabriela Rondon, Portia Smallbone, Partow Kebriaei, Uday Popat, Betul Oran, Katayoun Rezvani, Richard E. Champlin, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Rohtesh S. Mehta

“…Abstract: Limited data exist comparing haploidentical and mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with posttransplantation cyclophosphamide for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis, especially considering donor age. …”
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Soluble immune checkpoint landscape in sickle cell disease links systemic inflammation, autoimmunity, and pain by Wei Li, Andrew Q. Pucka, Lina Houran, Xiaoqing Huang, Candice Debats, Brandon A. Reyes, Andrew R. W. O’Brien, Qigui Yu, Ying Wang, Ying Wang

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Abiotic drivers of activity in a large, free-ranging, freshwater teleost, Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii). by Jason D Thiem, Ian J Wooden, Lee J Baumgartner, Gavin L Butler, Jamin Forbes, Matthew D Taylor, Robyn J Watts

“…The temporal changes observed in the behaviour of Murray cod likely reflect the complex interactions between physiological requirements and prey resource behaviour and availability in driving activity, and highlight the importance of empirical field data to inform bioenergetics models.…”
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A Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Quantification of Cystic Fibrosis Drugs (Caftors) in Plasma and Its Application for Therapeutic Monitoring by Valentina D’Atri, Fabrizio Corrado, François Versace, Susana Alves Saldanha, Thomas Mercier, Monia Guidi, Paul Thoueille, Sylvain Blanchon, Angela Koutsokera, Michael Vogeser, Catia Marzolini, François Girardin, Georgia Mitropoulou, Zisis Balmpouzis, Isabelle Rochat, Alain Sauty, Laurent Arthur Decosterd, Eva Choong

“…The developed method can be applied for the clinical monitoring of caftors’ plasma concentrations and preliminary data suggest that it can also be applied to alternative matrices, such as breast milk. …”
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Enhancer transcription profiling reveals an enhancer RNA-driven ferroptosis and new therapeutic opportunities in prostate cancer by Sheng Ma, Zixian Wang, Zezhong Xiong, Yue Ge, Meng-Yao Xu, Junbiao Zhang, Yuzheng Peng, Qin Zhang, Jiaxue Sun, Zirui Xi, Hao Peng, Wenjie Xu, Yanan Wang, Le Li, Chunyu Zhang, Zheng Chao, Baojun Wang, Xu Gao, Xu Zhang, Gong-Hong Wei, Zhihua Wang

“…Mechanistically, LTFe promotes the transcription of its target gene, lactotransferrin (LTF), by interacting with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein F (HNRNPF) and facilitating enhancer-promoter chromatin interactions. …”
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Understanding discrepancies in soil moisture from SMAP and AMSR2: insights into performance and dry-down behavior by Zhiqing Peng, Tianjie Zhao, Jiancheng Shi, Lu Hu, Thomas J. Jackson, Michael H. Cosh, Hui Lu, Xiaodong Gao, Jingyao Zheng, Panpan Yao, Qian Cui, Peng Guo, Peilin Song, Zushuai Wei, Mengjia Wang, Anmin Fu

“…The satellite-derived SM data are evaluated and compared using 40 globally distributed SM observation networks at both regional (dense network) and grid scales. …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Components of Virtual Arabic Language Education in Iraq by Abbas Taher Allavi Gharabat, Nasrolah Ghashghaeizadeh, Jalal Shanta Jabir, Faranak mosavi

“…The research collection tool is semi-structured interviews with experts and scholars, whose validity was confirmed by the triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by the agreement coefficient between the two coding methods as 0.81. Data analysis was carried out using the content analysis method and MAXQDA software. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Chi-square tests, Pearson correlation and simple regression analyses were run between different variables to assess their interactive effects on adoption of the technology. …”
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