Contribution of Human Resources for Health competence and skill mix on compliance with healthcare quality standards among Primary Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania: evidence from d... by Syabo M. Mwaisengela, Patricia A. Materu, Chrisogone J. German, Issa I. Mmbaga, Danny J. Temba, Raymond R. Kiwesa, Martin S. Mapunda, Erick S. Kinyenje, Nathanael Sirili, Pankras W. Luoga, Simon P. Ernest, Joseph M. Burra, Joseph C. Hokororo, Godfrey Kacholi, Ntuli A. Kapologwe, Mackfallen G. Anasel, Claud J. Kumalija, Michael Habtu, Grace E. Saguti, Janeth S. Masuma, Talhiya A. Yahya, Eliudi S. Eliakimu

“…Inadequate numbers with poor skill mix compromise health system functioning that negatively affect delivery of quality healthcare services. …”
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Overtraining syndrome in bodybuilding and the difficulty of searching for informative biomarkers for disadaptation diagnostics by Vadym Koval, Anatolii Tsos, Oleh Olkhovyi, Kateryna Drobot, Andrii Chernozub, Vladimir Potop

“…Material & Methods. 90 people aged 22±1.3 years, with experience in strength training of 3.2±0.5 years, were examined. 3 groups (30 people each) were created. …”
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Loneliness among dementia caregivers: evaluation of the psychometric properties and cutoff score of the Three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale by Amira Mohammed Ali, Saeed A. Al-Dossary, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Abeer Selim, Abeer Selim, Abeer Selim, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees, Aljawharah Fahad Aljubilah, Musheer A. Aljaberi, Ebtesam Abdullah Alzeiby, Annamaria Pakai, Haitham Khatatbeh

“…IntroductionDementia is a chronic progressive syndrome, with an entire loss of function in the late stages. The care of this demanding condition is primarily provided by family members, who often suffer from chronic burnout, distress, and loneliness. …”
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Self-rated health and its association with the individual’s activities of daily living: A cross-sectional study among elderly residing in an urban settlement by Sahoo Priyaranjan, Mohapatra Ipsa, C Acharya Geeta

“…The SRH also had an association with their functional status. It is recommended that SRH be used as a proxy marker with their functional status and independence to carry out their daily activities.…”
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Does model type influence the effectiveness of combined action observation and motor imagery training for novices learning an Ankle Pick takedown? by Samantha Chye, Ashika Chembila Valappil, Ryan Knight, Andrew Greene, David Shearer, Cornelia Frank, Ceri Diss, Adam Bruton, Adam Bruton

“…A motor learning design incorporating pre-test (Day 1), acquisition (Days 2–6), post-test (Day 7), and retention-test (Day 14) was utilized. …”
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Chronic kidney disease among patients with hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gebrie kassaw Yirga, Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Amare Kassaw, Endalk Getasew Hiruy, Kirubel Shiferaw, Astewle Andargie Baye, Gashaw Kerebeh, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Mengistu Ewunetu, Abraham Tsedalu Amare, Tekalgn Amera Birlie, Fentahun Dires Wassie, Tadila Diress, Getu Abeje, Yeshiambaw Eshetie, Yirgalem Abere, Berihun Bantie

“…Abstract Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined by the presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for at least three months, irrespective of the cause. …”
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A space-gamified approach to examine muscle contraction behaviour in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: feasibility, acceptability and repeatbility by Jule Heieis, Jule Heieis, Jule Heieis, Ibrahim Duran, Ibrahim Duran, Eckhard Schönau, Eckhard Schönau, Christoph Fritzsche, Bettina Götz, Laura Kehe, Moritz Meier, Karoline Spiess, Wilhelm Bloch, Jörn Rittweger, Jörn Rittweger

“…However, relatively little is known about the muscle phenotype and the resulting impairments in muscle function of this population. We therefore examined feasibility and acceptability of a muscle testing protocol that is based on the muscle examinations of astronauts and in bed-rest studies in children and adolescents with CP (clinical trial registry number DRKS00031107).MethodsTwelve participants, aged between 8 and 18 years, with CP and age-matched able-bodied counterparts (Ctrl) have been included to the study. …”
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Corporate Real Estate alignment by Monique Arkesteijn

“… One of the long-standing issues in the field of corporate real estate management is the alignment of an organization’s real estate to its corporate strategy. In the last thirty years, fourteen Corporate Real Estate (CRE) alignment models have been made. …”
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Use of Active Games in Physical and Tactical Training of Young Handball Players at the Initial Stage by Ihor Hrynchenko, Asia Tykhonova, Tеtiana Karpunets, Olexandr Chupryna

“…We claim that the physical fitness of handball players is closely related to various aspects of training. The selected tests fully characterize the physical development and functional state of the main life support systems of a body and allow determining the effectiveness of the proposed authors’ method. …”
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Association between coronary microvascular dysfunction and exercise capacity in dilated cardiomyopathy by Abhishek Dattani, Benjamin A. Marrow, Gaurav S. Gulsin, Jian L. Yeo, Amitha Puranik, Emer M. Brady, David Adlam, Anvesha Singh, Mohammedimran M. Ansari, Jayanth R. Arnold, Hui Xue, Peter Kellman, James S. Ware, Gerry P. McCann

“…Adenosine-stress perfusion CMR to assess cardiac structure, function and automated inline myocardial blood flow quantification, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing to determine peak VO2 was performed. …”
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Experimental Research on Environment Assistant Fatigue of Domestic SA-508-Ⅲ-1 Steel and Prediction Model Development for PWR Nuclear Power Plant by SHEN Rui, LIU Chang, TANG Lichen, WANG Bingxi

“…The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued regulatory guideline RG 1.207 in 2007 and upgraded it in 2018, which not only requires the design of new nuclear power plants to consider the impact of coolant environment on the fatigue life of nuclear level 1 components, but also requires in-service nuclear power plants to consider environment assistant fatigue (EAF) issues when updating their operating licenses. Over the past 30 years, the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the United States and countries such as Japan have obtained fatigue test results in high temperature and high pressure water environments for primary circuits through extensive simulations. …”

Simple and Discriminatory Reaction Times in Preovulatory and Postovulatory Phases of Menstrual Cycle in Healthy Young Females: A Cross-sectional Study by Hemalatha Manjeshwara, V Suganthi, Amudharaj Dharmalingam, Milind V Bhutkar, Gopinath Manavazhagan

“…Introduction: The menstrual cycle plays a significant role in the functioning of the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. …”
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Effect of a Discharge Planning Program on the Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer by Yasaman Tamri, Zohreh Parsa Yekta

“…The collected data were analyzed using ANOVA, chi-square test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA. The significance level was set at 0.05. …”
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Digital health intervention to optimise heart failure management after hospital discharge in Brazil (OPT-HF): a randomised clinical trial protocol by Chris T Longenecker, Luisa C C Brant, Andrea Zawacki Beaton, Zahra Azizi, Antonio L P Ribeiro, Alexander T Sandhu, Ana Luiza Ciminelli, Beatriz Polachini A Gonçalves, Lilian C Rezende, Rafael Z S Lino, Victoria Bramucci, Edmar G Ribeiro, Adson Patrik Vieira Carvalho

“…Inclusion criteria are ≥18 years of age, reduced ejection fraction HF (EF<50%) and medication optimisation gaps (at least one GDMT class not started or two among those with prescribed dosage≤50% of the target dose). …”
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SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ICT USE FREQUENCY AND THE BARRIERS THEY WERE EXPOSED by Fatma TAŞKIN EKİCİ, Seçil DEMİRHAN, İzzet KARA, Erhan EKİCİ

“…As statistical analysis technic, t-Test, ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis H-Test and Scheffe was used for comparison of subgroups.…”
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Nivel de actividad física y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en profesores de educación primaria (Physical activity level and health-related quality of life in primary scho... by Jose Bravo-Moya, Belen Baeza Arellano, Patricia Valdes Retamal, Yeny Concha-Cisternas

“…Spearman's non-parametric test was performed to establish the correlation between variables. …”
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Insights on the User Experience and Feasibility of an Electromyography-Driven Exergame Combined With Blood Flow Restriction for Strength Training in Hospitalized Older Adults: Mixe... by Ruben Debeuf, Reinhard Claeys, Margo Berlanger, Myrthe Bunt, Aziz Debain, Daan De Vlieger, Matthias Eggermont, Mahyar Firouzi, Stefania Guida, Katarína Kostková, Siddhartha Lieten, Lubos Omelina, Silvia Zaccardi, Bart Jansen, Eva Swinnen, David Beckwée

“… Abstract BackgroundHospitalized older adults often spend prolonged periods of time bedridden, leading to decreased muscle strength and function. To tackle this, rehabilitation aims to keep patients active and train affected muscles. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Risk Factors of Early Poor Outcome in Patients With Childhood‐Onset Lupus Nephritis—A Single‐Center Retrospective Study by Wei Qijiao, Huang Fujia, Yang Bing, Wang Changyan, Zhong Linqing, Dong Yanqing, Wang Wei, Song Hongmei

“…In the study, a complete remission (CR) was defined as laboratory test results were completely normal, including blood routine, renal function, albumin, complement, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the 24‐h urinary total protein (24 h UTP) was less than 150 mg. …”
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Pre-sleep casein ingestion with probiotic strains improves anaerobic power and lower-body-specific strength and power performance in soccer players by Reza Sadeghi, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Fereshteh Eftekhari, Babak Imanian, Negar Koureshfard

“…Researchers have recently focused on the relationship between probiotic consumption and improved gut microbiota function, enhanced digestion, increased nutrient absorption, and enhanced sports performance. …”
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Multimodal dynamic retinal vessel analysis offers new insights in microvascular defects in Fabry’s disease by Abdelrahman Assaf, Konstantin Kotliar, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Ines Lanzl

“…Abstract Fabry’s Disease (FD) is one of many disorders that result in altered vascular function. With the Dynamic Vessel Analyzer (DVA, IMEDOS Systems), retinal vessels can be recorded non-invasively in real time and dynamic responses to stimuli that affect vessel diameter can be directly visualized. …”
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