Interdisciplinarity and intersectoriality in the Family Health Strategy and Nuclei of Support to Family Health: potentialities and challenges by Luís Felipe Ferro, Emelin Cristina da Silva, Ana Beatriz Zimmermann, Regina Célia Titotto Castanharo, Fernanda Rodrigues Leite de Oliveira

“…Thus, we underline the need for new strategies that promote formal meetings among professionals from different social equipments for developing effective actions.…”
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Preventing suicide by restricting access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs): A systematic review of international evidence since 2017. by Bruna Rubbo, Chao-Ying Tu, Lucy Barrass, Shu-Sen Chang, Flemming Konradsen, David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston, Chris Metcalfe, Duleeka Knipe

“…However, this review only covered studies published since 2017 and there is a need for data from other regions to investigate the generalisability of this approach.…”
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Beyond minutiae: inferring missing details from global structure in fingerprints by Rachel A. Searston, Matthew B. Thompson, Samuel G. Robson, Jason M. Tangen

“…This study explores the role of visual inference as a function of expertise in the context of fingerprint examination, where professional examiners need to determine whether two fingerprints were left by the same person, or not, often based on limited or impoverished visual information. …”
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Assessment of adherence to dietary recommendations and associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients in selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Wabi Temesgen Atinafu, Kefyalew Naniye Tilahun

“…Years of diagnosis of DM, having a family history of DM, having comorbidities, and having received diabetic nutrition education were significantly associated with adhering to diabetic dietary recommendations among type 2 diabetic patients.Conclusion and recommendationThe study found that overall adherence to dietary recommendations among type 2 diabetic patients was relatively high at 62.8%, suggesting the need to develop and implement tailored dietary education and counseling programs for this patient population.…”
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Health-Related Quality of Life Impact, and Economic Burden of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Christina Soeun Kwon, Patrick Daniele, Anna Forsythe, Christopher Ngai

“…IgAN is a rare disease where disease progression causes increasing patient burden, underscoring the need for therapies that prevent kidney function decline and HRQoL deterioration while reducing mortality.…”
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Stepping into adulthood: pediatric cancer survivors and their parents’ perspectives on the transition from pediatric to adult care by Aleshchenko Ekaterina, Langer Thorsten, Calaminus Gabriele, Glogner Juliane, Enno Swart, Katja Baust

“…Survivors expressed the need to initiate the transition process while still under pediatric care. …”
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DIGITAL SECURITY IN EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS: A STUDY BASED ON FUTURE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS by María José Latorre-Medina, Chaimae Tnibar-Harrus

“…The intention, after applying descriptive and inferential statistics tests, was to determine whether students in pre-service training really feel competent on digital matters or if they feel need more theoretical-practical training, especially in the area of security. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude of Pharmacy Students Regarding Timing of Prescribed Medicines Administration: Chronotherapy by Humayun Mirza, Ayesha Mansoor, Farheen Ahmad, Warda Idrees, Talmeez Zeb, Amir Naveed

“…Conclusion: Despite positive attitudes towards chronotherapy, the study concluded that there exists a considerable gap in awareness, underscoring the need for targeted educational interventions. Recommendations include the development of comprehensive chronotherapy-related educational programs to enhance pharmacy students' understanding and ultimately improve the quality of pharmacy services. …”
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Molecular self-assembly strategy tuning a dry crosslinking protein patch for biocompatible and biodegradable haemostatic sealing by Lisha Yu, Zhaodi Liu, Yong Zheng, Zongrui Tong, Yihang Ding, Weilin Wang, Yuan Ding, Zhengwei Mao

“…Abstract Uncontrolled haemorrhage is a leading cause of trauma-related fatalities, highlighting the critical need for rapid and effective haemostasis. Current haemostatic materials encounter limitations such as slow clotting and weak mechanical strength, while most of bioadhesives compromise their adhesion performance to wet tissues for biocompatibility and degradability. …”
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Survey of Vegetation cover Changes in Forcados Area of the Niger Delta by Akuro Adoki

“…The results of this study underscore the need for a field study to verify the results obtained from the unsupervised image classification carried out in this work. …”
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Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Prepapillary Arterial Loop: An Isolated Ocular Disease? Case Report and Literature Review by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Casella AMB, Kheir WJ, Bashshur ZF

“…Precipitating factors included exercise in 4 cases, head trauma in 2 cases, blunt ocular trauma, severe sneezing, ocular rubbing and sun exposure in 1 case each.Conclusion: A branch retinal artery occlusion linked to a prepapillary loop appears as a distinct ocular condition in young healthy individuals. There is no definite need for additional diagnostic testing in such patients with a negative systemic history.Keywords: prepapillary arterial loop, branch retinal artery occlusion, systemic workup…”
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A survey of perceptions and behavioural responses towards the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa by Takana M. Silubonde, Catherine E. Draper, Shane A. Norris

“…In particular, policymakers should consider the importance of providing scientific information through channels accessible to each socioeconomic group to promote positive behavioural changes, as well as the need to adapt pandemic responses to different socioeconomic groups.…”
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Comparison of Birth Weights of Pre-Delivery Anemic and Non-Anemic Routine Iron Supplemented Pregnant Women by Tolga Atakul

“…This study did not show any association between pre-delivery anemia and low birth weight irrespective of maternal age. There is a need for further reports investigating the prognostic importance of hemoglobin reduction during pregnancy for infant birth weight in specific age groups and placental insufficiency related conditions. …”
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VULNERABLITY OF RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN NINH THUAN PROVINCE TO DROUGHT by Tan Luc Chau, Ha Anh Hoang, Thai Hiep Vo, Thanh Ha Dang

“…Enhancing human capital by raising awareness and skills in adapting to drought and developing comprehensive abilities to implement drought adaptation strategies is needed. …”
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Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study by Burhan Karadaghy, Niaz Mustafa Kamal, Nasih Othman

“…In general, it is highlighting the need for communication and education among students in order to overcome the lack of knowledge about genital warts and HPV infection. …”
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Preference learning based deep reinforcement learning for flexible job shop scheduling problem by Xinning Liu, Li Han, Ling Kang, Jiannan Liu, Huadong Miao

“…First, a reward predictor based on preference learning is designed to model reward prediction by comparing random fragments, eliminating the need for complex reward function design. Second, a novel intelligent switching mechanism is introduced, where proximal policy optimization (PPO) is employed to enhance exploration during sampling, and masked proximal policy optimization (Mask-PPO) refines the action space during training, significantly improving efficiency and solution quality. …”
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A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Future research and policy implications by Trinh Thi Xuan Nguyen, Sumeet Lal, Yoshihiko Kadoya

“…Conclusions: Our study highlights an increasing interest in research on loneliness during the pandemic and suggests the need for enhanced global cooperation between developed and developing countries. …”
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Air Quality Status in Wuhan City during and One Year after the COVID-19 Lockdown by Crystal Jane Ethan, Kingsley Katleho Mokoena, Yan Yu

“…One year post the lockdown, air quality in Wuhan has observed some drastic changes. Hence, there is a need for more studies to identify other specific and peculiar sources of emissions in the city. …”
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Effect of different instrument systems on the quality of bio-ceramic obturation material by Dizhwar Hussein Mahmoud, Salman R. .F

“… Background and Objectives: Bioceramic-based root canal sealers need more evidence for proving its sealing ability. …”
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The Prototype of National Projects is the “Health” Program of the Kalmyk ASSR in the 1980s by Margarita V. Baduginova

“…The social sphere came to the forefront of the country's policy due to the fact that in the 1980s there was a need to reform the health care system in the RSFSR and the USSR. …”
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