Critical review of healthcare financing and a survey of system quality perception among healthcare users in Nigeria (2010-2023). by Blessing Osagumwendia Josiah, Emmanuel Chukwunwike Enebeli, Brontie Albertha Duncan, Prisca Olabisi Adejumo, Chinelo Cleopatra Josiah, Lordsfavour Anukam, Muhammad Baqir Shittu, France Ncube, Kelechi Eric Alimele, Mercy Emmanuel, Oyinye Prosper Martins-Ifeanyi, Fawole Israel Opeyemi, Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Abosede Peace Adebayo, Busiroh Mobolape Ibraheem, Ubiebo Ataisi Ekenekot, Mudiaga Sidney Edafiejire, Solomon Oluwaseun Olukoya, Ufuomaoghene Jemima Mukoro, Siyouneh Baghdasarian, Joy Chioma Obialor, Gloria Oluwakorede Alao, Blessing Onyinye Obialor, Ndidi Louis Otoboyor, Oghosa Gabriel Josiah, Joshua Okonkwo, Precious Ebinehita Imoyera, Ajao Adewale Gbolabo, Blessing Chiamaka Nganwuchu, Olukayode Joseph Oladimeji, Timothy Wale Olaosebikan, Marios Kantaris

“…Results show that the average rating of healthcare experiences did not vary significantly over the last decade. …”
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Examining a brief web and longitudinal app-based intervention [Wysa] for mental health support in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic: mixed-methods retrospective observational... by Chaitali Sinha, Dyuthi Dinesh, Creighton Heaukulani, Ye Sheng Phang

“…Users who used the longitudinal intervention after first using a brief intervention demonstrated significantly higher engagement and retention (P < 0.001). In user ratings received for mindline.sg (n = 8,959), 83.03% rated the app 3 or higher (out of 5) on helpfulness. 91.6% of the users (n = 862) who attempted cognitive restructuring (n = 790) on the app successfully reframed a thought. …”
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AI usage among medical students in Palestine: a cross-sectional study and demonstration of AI-assisted research workflows by Mahmoud Yousef, Salahaldeen Deeb, Khaled Alhashlamon

“…Time management was highly rated (mean score: 4.6, SD = 0.5), highlighting AI's ability to automate repetitive tasks. …”
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Optical and photoluminescence characteristics of Pr3+-doped P2O5 +BaO+La2O3 glasses by C.R. Kesavulu, Ch. Basavapoornima, Pikkili Ramprasad, C.J. Deviprasad, Shobha Rani Depuru, C.K. Jayasankar

“…A luminescence peak at 600 nm was used as a monitoring level, and a 445 nm excitation was used to assess the decay curves. The decay rates exhibit a bi-exponential pattern, meaning that as the concentration of Pr3+ ions increase, the lifetimes become shorter. …”
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Use of complementary medicine and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among US adults by Holger Cramer, Holger Cramer, Mirela Bilc, Mirela Bilc

“…However, vaccination uptake was lower for both COVID-19 and flu vaccines, respectively, in individuals who visited chiropractors (AOR = 0.78, 95% CI [0.69, 0.89], p < 0.001; AOR = 0.71, 95% CI [0.63, 0.81], p < 0.001) and naturopaths (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI [0.51, 0.86], p = 0.002; AOR = 0.72, 95% CI [0.55, 0.94], p = 0.017). Uptake rates for both COVID-19 and flu vaccines were higher among individuals who visited an acupuncturist (COVID-19: AOR = 1.46, 95% CI [1.15, 1.86], p = 0.002; flu: AOR = 1.32, 95% CI [1.08, 1.63], p = 0.008). …”
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The association between cognitive ability and body mass index: A sibling-comparison analysis in four longitudinal studies. by Liam Wright, Neil M Davies, David Bann

“…<h4>Background</h4>Body mass index (BMI) and obesity rates have increased sharply since the 1980s. While multiple epidemiologic studies have found that higher adolescent cognitive ability is associated with lower adult BMI, residual and unobserved confounding due to family background may explain these associations. …”
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Impact of LDL-C levels on severity and outcome of intracranial haemorrhage: a single-centre retrospective study by Kang-Po Lee, Li-Chi Hsu

“…Moreover, statin use is associated with better long-term outcome and may attenuate the effects of initial LDL-C in ICH patients.Conclusions In patients with ICH, particularly those with deep ICH, lower LDL-C levels are associated with more severe ICH and higher short-term and long-term mortality rates. Further randomised controlled trials are warranted to determine the optimal LDL-C levels in patients with ICH and dyslipidaemia.…”
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A Global Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Methods Used to Evaluate Predation and Diet of Domestic Cats (Felis catus) by Hannah L. Lockwood, Maren Huck

“…Palatability and detectability of prey appear to influence the data reported, and these aspects should be considered when calculating total predation rates.…”
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The Use of Sound Recorders to Remotely Measure Grass Intake Behaviour in Horses by Daisy E. F. Taylor, Bryony E. Lancaster, Andrea D. Ellis

“…Grazing was identified audibly (SR_ear) and visually through soundwave pattern software (SR_wav). Chew rates (SR_ear: 47 ± 5 chews/min, VD: 43 ± 4 chews/min) were similar between methods. …”
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Integrated evaluation and optimization of acid fracturing effectiveness in carbonate reservoirs: Experimental insights and field validation. by Peng Lu, Songlei Li, Jinsong Liu, Nan Yuan, Heng Liu

“…Implementation of the proposed methodology has increased stimulation success rates from 55% to 82% in pilot fields, with sustained production gains exceeding 35%. …”
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The magnitude and time course of pre-saccadic foveal prediction depend on the conspicuity of the saccade target by Lisa M Kroell, Martin Rolfs

“…Foveal enhancement defined as the difference between hit rates to target-congruent and target-incongruent foveal probes increased with target opacity. …”
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Cognitive processing of Chinese verbal irony: the role of reverse adjacency relations in reaction time and accuracy by Mian Huang, Zijian Li, Yu Zheng, Caini Yang

“…Results revealed statistically significant difference across conditions, for experimental ironic sentences (6,012 ms) compared to control (4,901 ms) and baseline sentences (3,987 ms all p &lt; 0.001). Accuracy rates followed a similar pattern, with the experimental condition (64.1%) lower than the control (73.6%) and baseline (82.3%, all p &lt; 0.01). …”
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Multiple sclerosis mortality trends in Spain from 1981 to 2020 by L. Cayuela, A. de Albóniga-Chindurza, S. Gómez Enjuto, J. Lapeña-Motilva, S. Sainz de la Maza, A. González García, A. Cayuela

“…Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) and trend analysis were performed using joinpoint regression software. …”
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Gesture recognition for hearing impaired people using an ensemble of deep learning models with improving beluga whale optimization-based hyperparameter tuning by Mohammed Assiri, Mahmoud M. Selim

“…For the feature extraction process, the squeeze-and-excitation capsule network (SE-CapsNet) effectively captures spatial hierarchies and complex relationships within gesture patterns. In addition, an ensemble of classification processes, such as bidirectional gated recurrent unit (BiGRU), Variational Autoencoder (VAE), and bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM) technique, is employed. …”
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An Overview of Deep Learning Applications in Groundwater Level Modeling: Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Industry Applications by Ahmed Shakir Ali Ali, Farhad Jazaei, Peyman Babakhani, Muhammad Masood Ashiq, Alireza Bakhshaee, Brian Waldron

“…Later, this article delves specifically into the latest advancements in DL for modeling GWL, including recurrent neural network (RNN), long short-term memory (LSTM), and gated recurrent unit (GRU), and discusses their technical promising performance and advantages. …”
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Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus mediates resistance to ethanol through Cav3.1 T-type Ca2+ regulation of neural activity by Charles-francois V Latchoumane, Joon-Hyuk Lee, Seong-Wook Kim, Jinhyun Kim, Hee-Sup Shin

“…Thalamocortical activity is known to orchestrate sensory gating and consciousness switching. The precise thalamic regions involved, or the firing patterns related to the unconsciousness, remain unclear. …”
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Development of approaches to the evaluation of pharmacotherapy effectiveness for chronic hepatitis C by I. A. Narkevich, E. A. Tsitlionok

“…Objective: to analyse the consumption pattern of antiviral therapy (AVT) for chronic hepatitis C on the example of an infectious hospital.Material and methods. …”
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Perception of quality and adoption of health-preventive measures in gym-goers after the COVID-19 pandemic peak in Italy by L Falese, E Langiano, M Ferrara, P Diotaiuti, A Rodio, T Di Libero, A Andrade, E De Vito

“…Participants generally rated the gym positively, with 34.49% considering it "Good" and 39.23% rating it "Very good." …”
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Coping and positive mental health in Canada among youth and adults: findings from a population-based nationally representative survey by Mihojana Jhumi, Laura L. Ooi, Karen C. Roberts, Melanie Varin

“…MethodsWe analyzed data from the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey on the self-rated ability of adults and youth (N = 60 643; 12+ years) to cope with unexpected or difficult problems and day-to-day demands along with three PMH outcomes: selfrated mental health (SRMH), happiness and life satisfaction. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of Internet-Based Exercise programme Aimed at Treating knee Osteoarthritis (iBEAT-OA) in the community: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Abhishek Abhishek, Sameer Akram Gohir, Paul Greenhaff, Ana M. Valdes

“…The participants will be assessed using a Numerical Rating Scale, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, the Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, 30 s sit to stand test, timed up and go test, quantitative sensory testing, musculoskeletal ultrasound scan, muscle thickness assessment of the vastus lateralis, and quadriceps muscles force generation during an isokinetic maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). …”
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