Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions to Promote Behavioral Health: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Lauren M Henry, Morkeh Blay-Tofey, Clara E Haeffner, Cassandra N Raymond, Elizabeth Tandilashvili, Nancy Terry, Miryam Kiderman, Olivia Metcalf, Melissa A Brotman, Silvia Lopez-Guzman

“…Accordingly, JITAIs are promising for advancing accessible, equitable, and evidence-based treatment for behavioral health. To guide future inquiry in this space, a review of the literature is needed to describe the state of research on JITAIs for behavioral health. …”
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Cissus quadrangularis L. hexane extract infused glyoxal cross-linked chitosan-collagen scaffold elicits early osteoinduction by Praseetha R. Nair, P.S. Unnikrishnan, Sachin J. Shenoy, G.S. Sailaja

“…Purpose: This study presents histopathological evidence for the significant osteoinductive potential of CQ hexane extract in a mechanically reinforced natural scaffold in rat models of critical sized calvarial defects. …”
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Utilizing Hip Abduction Strength to Body-Weight Ratios in Return to Sport Decision-Making After ACL Reconstruction by Steven Higbie, Jacquelyn Kleihege, Brian Duncan, Walter R. Lowe, Lane Bailey

“… # What is Known About the Subject Three prospective studies have provided conflicting evidence regarding the relationship between hip abduction strength and ACL injury. …”
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Using a co-design approach to develop a Preventative Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY): a quality improvement project by Elnaz Moghimi, Kimberly Belfry, Sarah Farr, Shavon Stafford, Arina Bogdan, Megan Brush, Christopher Canning, Soyeon Kim

“…Literature reviews were conducted to identify existing evidence-based programs targeting youth. Youth perspectives were primarily gathered via the Youth Advisory Group, comprising a Youth Resilience Coordinator and a Youth Engagement Lead, who contributed to a literature review, surveys, focus groups, and program assets. …”
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Impacts of National Reimbursement Drug Price Negotiation on drug accessibility, utilization, and cost in China: a systematic review by Zheng Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Quan Wang, Yu Qi, Li Yang

“…However, there is insufficient evidence to explore the health outcome changes after the NRDPN policy. …”
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Participant Compliance With Ecological Momentary Assessment in Movement Behavior Research Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Systematic Review by Shirlene Wang, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Denver Brown, Alan Cheng, Matthew Y W Kwan

“…ResultsSynthesizing the existing evidence revealed several factors that influence compliance. …”
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Understanding Multiple Ecosystem Services of Urban Agriculture Across Scales by Jiangxiao Qiu, Hui Zhao

“…We found a general agreement that urban agriculture could deliver: (1) food production; (2) microclimate and air quality regulation; (3) stormwater retention; (4) waste management and nutrient recycling; (5) biodiversity conservation; (6) climate regulation and mitigation; (7) energy conservation; and (8) social-cultural values. But quantitative evidence is scarce for many ecosystem services, especially those that are intangible. …”
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SPIRITUAL DETERMINANTS AND SITUATIONAL CONTINGENCIES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP by F.V. Anthony, C.A.M. Hermans

“… There is a strong evidence that transformational leadership gives rise to loftier motivation among the teaching staff, creative school innovation, enhanced learning results among students and critical openness to diversity in society. …”
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Case report: Low-dose radiation reverses pembrolizumab resistance in melanoma by Ka Hey Agnes Fong, Isaac Ho, Tsz Him So

“…However, upon disease progression on first- and second-line immunotherapy, further systemic treatment options are limited especially for cases without actionable molecular alterations. With emerging evidence suggesting that radiotherapy can enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy via various mechanisms, together with its potential abscopal effect, the possibility of overcoming immunotherapy resistance with radiotherapy is theoretically sound. …”
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Editorial presentation: Innovation towards Building a Sustainable Future by Valentina Gomes Haensel Schmitt, Jean Pierre Seclen Luna

“…In this sense, this special issue of the GECONTEC Journal presents four selected papers from the Congress of the Latin-Iberoamerican Association of Technological and Innovation Management (ALTEC 2021), whose evidence corroborates what we propose here. …”
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Climate change and its impact on infectious diseases in Asia by Amanda Zain, Sapna P Sadarangani, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Shawn Vasoo

“…In this narrative review, we outline the evidence of the impact of climate change on infectious diseases of importance in Asia, including vector-borne diseases, food- and water-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance and other infectious diseases. …”
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THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT TRENDS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AS A FIELD OF STUDY IN NIGERIA by Toye Manuwa

“…It assesses how political science relates to other disciplines and to public policy by providing analytical tools and empirical evidence for understanding and addressing political issues and problems. …”
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Comparative studies of the mountain Kinnekulle vegetation by Marina Voinova, Benny Lönn

“…In the present study, we compare our plant inventory results and those provided by Carl Linnaeus in his book “Västgöta Resa År 1746” (“The trip to Västra Götaland, 1746”), providing evidence that most of the plants listed by Linnaeus can still be found in the Kinnekulle area (58–94% occurrence). …”
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The use of mathematical Modeling and linear programming in agribusiness by Jandrić Mersida, Vico Grujica, Nedeljković Miroslav

“…Although there are specialized software and add-ons such as Solver in MS Excel, they are still not accessible enough to a wider range of users in the agro-industrial sector. It is evident that there is a need for the development of new specialized software solutions with user-friendly interfaces, which would make them more accessible, primarily to advisors, and then to agricultural producers.…”
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South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare – where to next? by G Solanki, T Wilkinson, N G Myburgh, J E Cornell, V Brijlal

“…The challenges faced by the South African healthcare system are huge, and we cannot afford to wait for NHI to address them all. It is critical that the process of strengthening the health system to advance universal healthcare (UHC) begins now, and there are several viable initiatives that can be implemented without delay. …”
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Successes and challenges of learning to support children post-COVID-19 by Megan Adams, Sanjuana Rodriguez, Karla Ramirez, Allison Garefino, Virginie Jackson

“…The college students worked as tutors, implementing an evidence-based reading program supported by training in mental health and behavior interventions. …”
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A Novel Management of Vertical Root Fracture in an Endodontically Treated Mandibular Premolar with Titanium Screw: A Case Report by Chellaswamy Savrimalai Karumaran, M. R. Srinivasan, Anil Kumar Ramachandran, Remya Venkatesan, Chandrasekaran Nirmala, P.S. Sreelakshmi

“…Result: The tooth was functional with evidence of new bone formation. Conclusion: Reattachment of the fracture fragments with a titanium screw might be considered as an option for managing vertical root fracture cases with poor prognosis.…”
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Biochemical Markers as Predictor of Preterm Labor - and Their Clinical Relevance - the Current Status by Suneeta Singh, Madhusudhan Dey, Sanjay Singh, Shibu Sasidharan

“…This paper provides a summary of the current literature on the use of biochemical markers in predicting spontaneous preterm birth in symptomatic and high risk-asymptomatic women. Evidence from the literature suggests cervico vaginal fetal fibronectin,interleukin-6, phosphorylated Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1(phIGFBP1), placental alpha macroglobulin-1 (PAMG-1) and serum …”
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Mind the gap: inheritance and inequality in retirement wealth by Lukas Brenner, Oscar A. Stolper

“…The sizable difference in private pension savings between heirs and non-heirs persists when we take into account other investments of heirs and non-heirs potentially intended to provide for old age. Our evidence supports the impact of gifts and inheritances on inequality in retirement wealth highlighted in recent research on intergenerational justice. …”
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Abdominal Wall Defects: Hydrogel based solutions in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction by Alook Kumar Ajay, Shashi Ranjan, Rajendra Singh, Shalini Kapoor Mehta

“…Preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that hydrogel technology could revolutionize the standard of care for abdominal wall defects, offering a more effective and patient-friendly solution. …”
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