Population-based studies suggest an inverse relationship between the dietary share of ultra-processed foods (UPF), as defined by NOVA classification, and the overall dietary nutritional quality. Howev...
Cross-sectional data from IAN-AF 2015-2016 were used for this study. Food consumption data were collected through two 24-h food recalls, and food items were classified according to the NOVA system. Fo...
In this study the consumption of UPF was associated with a worse fatty acids profile in the Portuguese diet, adding evidence regarding the negative impact of UPF on diet quality....
An important aim in psychiatry is the establishment of valid and reliable associations linking profiles of brain functioning to clinically relevant symptoms and behaviors across patient populations. T...
Few studies have explored how science communication projects are evaluated and what impact they have. This study aims to fill this gap by analyzing the results of science communication projects carrie...
Elimination of tuberculosis (TB) is defined as reducing TB disease incidence in the United States to less than 1 case per million persons per year. In 2022, TB incidence in the United States was 2.5 T...
The 5-year period for which the most recent data were available for each of five indicators: 1) overall TB incidence (2018-2022), 2) TB incidence among non-U.S.-born persons (2018-2022), 3) percentage...
The National TB Indicators Project (NTIP) is a web-based performance monitoring tool that uses national TB surveillance data reported through the National TB Surveillance System and the Aggregate Repo...
During the 5-year period for which the most recent data were available, most TB programs had improvements in reducing overall TB incidence (71.2%) and increasing the percentage of contacts receiving a...
This report is the first to describe a 5-year relative change for TB program performance. These results suggest that TB programs are making improvements in activities that help identify persons with T...
Use of NTIP data from individual TB programs enables a more detailed examination of trends in program performance and identification of areas for program improvement. Assessing indicator trends by TB ...
Heavy metal pollution in farmland soil threatens soil environmental quality. It is an important task to quickly grasp the status of heavy metal pollution in farmland soil in a region. Hyperspectral re...
The comparison between chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) images is commonly required in clinical practice to assess the evolution of chest pathological manifestations. Intrinsic differenc...
142 patients who underwent chest CT examination and CXR within 24 hours were enrolled. CT was the standard of reference. Both conventional CXR (c-CXR) and s-CXR images were retrospectively reviewed fo...
Overall, s-CXR sensitivity ranged 45-67% for consolidation, 12-28% for nodule/mass, 17-33% for linear opacities, 2-61% for reticular opacities, and 33-58% for pleural effusion; specificity 65-83%, 83-...
S-CXR images, reconstructed with AIP technique, can be compared with conventional images in clinical practice and for educational purposes....
The primary visual cortex (V1) is one of the most studied regions of the brain and is characterized by its specialized and laminated layer 4 in human and non-human primates. However, studies aiming to...
The discrepancy between blood supply and demand requires accurate forecasts of the blood supply at any blood bank. Accurate blood donation forecasting gives blood managers empirical evidence in blood ...
The monthly blood donation data covering the period 2007 to 2018, collected from the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) was used. The data was disaggregated by gender and blood groups types within...
Blood group O had the highest monthly yield mean of 1507.85 and 1230.03 blood units for male and female donors, respectively. The top-down forecasting proportions (TDFP) under ARIMA, with a MAPE value...
The gradual decrease in future blood donations exhibited by the predictions calls for blood authorities in Zimbabwe to develop interventions that encourage blood donor retention and regular donations....
Patient education plays a critical role in healthcare, influencing outcomes and resource utilization. However, effectively integrating patient education into clinical practice remains challenging due ...
A quasi-experimental, pre-test/post-test design without a control group was employed at the International Medical Center in Riffa, Bahrain. The intervention consisted of modifications to the EHR syste...
A total of 1,239 patients participated in the study, which was divided into two groups: 754 patients in the pre-intervention group and 485 patients in the post-intervention group. A significant change...
Enhancements to EHR systems, combined with comprehensive staff education on patient education, can lead to significant reductions in short-term patient revisits. This underscores the importance of int...
Menstrual health in humanitarian contexts is a neglected topic. Its taboo nature presents difficulties for participants in menstrual health projects in these particularly challenging settings. Namely,...
The project studied was led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies who piloted their adaptable manual for menstruator-friendly water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) fac...
The authors collected interview and focus group data on the contextual factors and processes within the project from nine project staff and 16 settlement inhabitants. They used a realist process of th...
The contextual factors and causal mechanisms promoting participant experience comprised individual (choices influencing and experience during participation), interpersonal (group dynamics and the role...
The research uses a case study from a renowned humanitarian organisation who provided a well-delivered project in a conducive environment to explore the mechanisms and contexts that can promote wider ...
