The impact of mobile health interventions on service users' health outcomes and the role of health professions: a systematic review of systematic reviews by Fathiya Alkhuzaimi, Deborah Rainey, Christine Brown Wilson, Jacqueline Bloomfield

“…This systematic review of systematic reviews (SR of SRs) critically appraises and synthesises evidence to examine both the impact of mHealth interventions on service users' outcomes and the role of health professions in facilitating their adoption. …”
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Adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care by Felix Naughton, Stephen Sutton, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Katharine Bowker, Katarzyna Campbell, Melanie Sloan

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Human Capital Growth and Employee Performance in Local Government in Uganda by moses Agaba

“…The results therefore show clear evidence of a moderately positive relationship between the variables, implying that human capital development does not directly affect employee performance. …”
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The Contributions of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Towards Economic Development of Kisoro District: A Case Study of Gisozi Parish. by Munyambabazi, Danny

“…There was a need to carry out a study to establish why a phenomenon is in place and what should be done to mitigate the problem. …”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…Clinical studies also showed evidence of multi-drug resistance on DA and ISM (RR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.71–1.43; I2 = 46%, P = 0.16). …”
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health workers in rural Uganda: A mixed methods study by Ouni, Patrick Diox, Namulondo, Racheal, Wanume, Benon, Okia, David, Olupot, Peter, Nantale, Ritah, Matovu, Joseph K.B., Napyo, Agnes, Lubaale, Yovani A. Moses, Nshakira , Nathan f, Mukunya, David

“…Besides, although health workers were prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine in most countries, anecdotal evidence points to high levels of reluctance to take the vaccine among health workers. …”
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ICT Usage in School Finance Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Mbarara City. by Karamuzi, Beende Richard

“…For this reason, the null hypothesis was rejected based on the evidence that the p-value was smaller than the significance level, and an alternative hypothesis was supported that there was a significant relationship between ICT Usage and finance management practices in selected public secondary schools in Mbarara City. …”
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Experiences and Perceptions on Community Client-Led ART Delivery (CCLADS) Model of Antiretroviral (ART) Delivery: Patients’ and Providers’ Perspectives in South Western Uganda. by Kasande, Meble, Tusimiirwe, Happiness, Taremwa, Michael, Lamulatu, Kabiite, Amanyire, Mark, Nakidde, Gladys, Kabami, Jane

“…However, there is limited evidence on the exact experiences and perceptions of patients and care providers regarding the CCLADS model of ART delivery. …”
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The Climate Change Impact on Agriculture Productivity in Karama Sector, Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Odile, Twagiramariya

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The Influence of Early Grade Reading On Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools in Rukiga District by Muhumuza, Boaz

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ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF SIMULATIVE MODELLING OF THE INFORMATION SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE CORPORATE NETWORKS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Vagif Gasimov, Balami Ismailov

“…Conducted experiments based on the proposed models and algorithm for analyzing the characteristics of the ISS from the UA as a single-phase multi-channel QS with unlimited waiting time for requests in the queue confirmed the expected results. …”
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Save a trip: Clinical outcomes of cardiac allografts recovered by local surgeons compared to recipient center surgeons. by Awab Ahmad, MD, Timothy R. Harris, MD, Aaron Williams, MD, Alexandra DeBose-Scarlett, MD, Rubayet Kamal, BS, Enock Atta Adjei, MD, Hasan K. Siddiqi, MD, Chen Chia Wang, Mark Petrovic, Clifton D. Keck, Shelley R. Scholl, RN, Ashish S. Shah, MD, Swaroop Bommareddi, MD, Brian Lima, MD MBA, John M. Trahanas, MD

“…Conclusion: Cardiac allografts recovered by a local surgeon team are high quality with similar rates of organ acceptance, PGD, and 30-day survival. This provides evidence that leveraging the expertise of the local surgical team is a safe and effective method for decreasing travel risks, financial expenditure, and opportunity cost associated with cardiac allograft recovery.…”
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Interactions between ABC gene polymorphisms and processing speed in predicting depression severity by Meijiang Jin, Lei Ji, Maojia Ran, Yan Bi, Hang Zhang, Yuanmei Tao, Hanmei Xu, Shoukang Zou, Hong Zhang, Tao Yu, Li Yin

“…Conclusion The results suggest that ABC family genes influence the severity of depression through cognitive functioning, providing possible evidence for genetic markers in MDD patients.…”
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Real-world enrollment for a prospective clinico-genomic database using a pragmatic technology-enabled platform by Alexia Exarchos, Ariel B. Bourla, Maneet Kaur, Katja Schulze, Sophia Maund, Yi Cao, Yihua Zhao, Elizabeth H. Williams, Sarah C. Gaffey, Richard Zuniga, Shaily Lakhanpal, Vladan Antic, Michelle Doral, Johanna Sy, Neal J. Meropol, Anne C. Chiang

“…This pragmatic study platform has potential research applications where prospective real-world data may contribute to evidence generation.…”
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Plasma Metabolite Profiles of Healthy Volunteers after Administration of a Thai Herbal Formula for Dizziness by Ranida Boonrak, Kajee Pilakasiri, Suksalin Boonranasubkajorn, Natchagorn Lumlerdkij, Pravit Akarasereenont

“… The Thai herbal Yahom 20 formula (YHF20), is traditionally used for dizziness and fainting and off-label use for sleep aid, with inadequate substantial evidence afterward. This study’s primary objective is to employ metabolomics to investigate YHF20's effects, comparing it with lorazepam and a placebo in healthy volunteers. …”
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Pre-gestational diabetes in a young woman with a pathogenic INSR missense mutation, p.(Met1180Lys) by Emma L Prehn, Mairéad Crowley, David Fennell, Brendan T Kinsley, Kevin Colclough, Maria M Byrne

“…At 18 months post-partum, her body mass index was 26.3 kg/m2, with no evidence of acanthosis nigricans or features of lipodystrophy. …”
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Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making by Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood

“…A stepped approach was applied to gain a comprehensive understanding of why people with MND accept or decline gastrostomy. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

“…Where relevant, the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) will be used to assess the certainty of the evidence found.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not needed. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of Russian Gastroenterological Association and RENDO Endoscopic Society on Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastritis and Duodenitis by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, T. L. Lapina, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. V. Kononov, R. A. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, N. N. Dekhnich, I. L. Klyaritskaya, R. S. Kozlov, E. A. Kogan, M. P. Korolev, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. A. Kurilovich, M. A. Livsan, M. F. Osipenko, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Tertychny, A. V. Tkachev, Yu. P. Uspensky, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…The clinical guidelines are intended to supplement specialty decision-making for improved aid quality in patients with gastritis and duodenitis though acknowledging the latest clinical evidence and principles of evidencebased medicine.Key points. …”
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Evaluation of variation in special educational needs provision and its impact on health and education using administrative records for England: umbrella protocol for a mixed-method... by Stuart Logan, Ruth Gilbert, Tamsin Ford, Johnny Downs, Jugnoo Rahi, Ania Zylbersztejn, Katie Harron, Kate Boddy, Bianca De Stavola, Vincent Nguyen, Isaac Winterburn, Kate Lewis, Lucy Karwatowska, Lorraine Dearden, Sarah Barnes, Jacob Matthews, Matthew Lilliman, Jennifer Saxton, Antony Stone, Kristine Black-Hawkins

“…The proportion of children with SEN provision varies between schools and demographic groups, which may reflect variation in need, inequitable provision and/or systemic factors. There is scant evidence on whether SEN provision improves health and education outcomes.Methods The Health Outcomes of young People in Education (HOPE) research programme uses administrative data from the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data—ECHILD—which contains data from all state schools, and contacts with National Health Service hospitals in England, to explore variation in SEN provision and its impact on health and education outcomes. …”
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